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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28
CONCERNING O. M. BARBER.
Comment By St Albans Messenger As 10
Coming Platform.

The st Albans Messenger of Mon
day had the following:
"Orion NJ. Barber, of Bennington,
can write a Republican platform for
the state convention at Montpelier
June 30 that will stand for something
on the questions that are coming home
to the doorstep of every taxpayer in
Vermont.
He is a student of Vermont his
tory and Vermont affairs, through a
considerable experience in practical
politics and by reason Of unusual gifts
in political management he has ac-
ouired wide knowledge ofthe temper
ament and mind of the voters, and in
his service as auditor of accounts he
learned the true inwardness OF the
financial and economic situation of the
state and her people. He is man OF
independent convictions and the cour-
age to stand by them on proper occa-
sion.
He can draft a platform that will
be a conservative and yet advanced
declaration along general lines
Of the party attitude toward those
questions that viii he heartily endors-
"a and supported by tho progressive
element in the party as the beginning
Of an organized effort to bring about
better laws and better governmental
institutions and policies for Vermont.
"He may expect that the draft of a
platform along such line will run cor
siderable risk of being smothered in
committee by the old liners that be-
lieve the party should never commit
itself to any definite or positive ideas
about anything, but the $4,000 Ver-
monters that voted for Clement and
the greater part of the %, 200 reg
ulars" that favored his platform and
honestly wanted to vote for it, will
stand up and be counted this year in
support of a platform that represents
the Republican party of Vermont to
be what the party is known to be in
the nation, the party of progress and
constructive craftsmanship"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28
WANTS DIAMOND RING
Brat tlsboro Actress Accused Of Getting Away
With One.

Daisy Wells, who went last year
FROM Athol, Mass, to Brattleboro
where she has gained some local fame
as an actress has been placed under
bonds in the sum of $500 to secure her
appearance in county court Miss
Wells was arrested on an action OF
trover brought by Leon Stanford, OF
Keene, n. H., to recover a diamond
ring valued at fromS300 to 400, which
was the property of the late Charles
Stanford a wealthy resident of Lynn,
N. H.
The ring contained nine diamonds
and was loaned to Miss Wells to wear
at a theatrical performance Miss Wells
secured an exte nsion of the time of
the loan and meanwhile Mr. Stanford
died leaving the ring to his nephew,
Leon Stanford. Miss Wells claims
that two of the stones were lost. She
had the others reset into three rings
and these she claims we're stolen from
her in Lynn, Mass. She has furnish
ed bail.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28
ILLEGAL
FISHING
Two Men We're Boldly Net
ting Trout.
AT SODOM ON SUNDAY
We're Seen by Several People
There and One Man
Recognized,
AT SODOM ON SUNDAY

Editor Bennington Banner: Is there
no law in Vermont to prevent our
little trout streams from being netted?
a party of fish hogs, have been busy
with a seine this morning right here
in front of my house where Gideon
7. Stafford used to line They were
on d. Collins land, | saw them draw
up and empty their net twice. One
man beat the stream drawing the FISH
into the net that the others were hold.
ing in a very narrow place of the
brook.
One man is reported to be from
SALISBURY Hollow. Mr. p. Griffin
saw him and told me his name, They
had two horse rig in waiting,
milk cans and small blue wash tubs,
rubber boots etc, drove one dark
and one grey horse.
am so exasperated to think | was
a woman and could not make them
put the fish back. / reported them to
Mrs Collins, she drove them of but
they took their fish with them. What
can be done about it?
Yours truly,
Mrs l.. b. Surdam.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28
CAUCUSES IN
THIS COUNTY
Manchester, PownaI and Airing
ton Delegates.

AT the Republican caucus at Man
chester Center Saturday evening, A.
l.. Graves was elected chairman and
w. H. Roberts secretary. The follow
ing delegates were elected: State con-
vention, f. c. Archibald, j. W. Fow-
Ter, j. II. Hicks and O. G. Felt; dis
trict convention, w. H. Benedict, II.
Eggleston, j. W. Fowler and F. G.
Archibald.
AT the Republican caucus in Arling-
ton Saturday night the following DEL
egates were elected to attend the dis
trict and state convention to be held
in Burlington and Montpelier on We'd
nesday and Thursday: district, J. r.
Judson, r. h. Shuffleton, and Elmer
Brownson; state, j. j. Shakshober,
Wallace Bailey and F. II. Garfield.
The Sunderland caucus held the
same evening resulted as follows:
state convention, Edward Graves and
W. s. Holt; district, Henry Lawrence
and Mitchell Hard.
The Pownal Republican caucus met
at Pownal Center Saturday evening.
c. Fl. Myers was elected moderator
and A. G. Parker secretary. Dele
gates were elected as follows: district,
Gardner 7. Parker, B. Oscar Barber,
Justin A. Patrell; state, A, B. Card
ner, Fl. W. Morgan, d. S. Gardner.
Voted to allow the delegates to name
their own alternates or to fill any va
cancies in the delegation. Town com
mittee for two years, Alfred N. Smith,
William B. Morgan and Daniel T.
Bates.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28
STATE NEWS.

Oreste Vini, aged % years and un-
married, was drowned while bathing
in the Jail Branch at East Barre viii
lage Sunday evening shortly after 8
o'clock. The water in the Grierson
dam where the man lost his life, is
not over five feet deep at the present
time, and it is thought that Vini
must have been taken with cramp.
Four cows on the farm ol w. c.
Noble, north OF Enosburg Falls were
struck by lightning during the severe
storm Saturday afternoon and killed.
They were insured.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28
WO0DFORD

Mr. Andres and wife of Bennington
were here Sunday.
Mrs c. l. Wood has visited her par
euts and relatives in Bennington.
Charles l. Wood and Algie c. Cut
Ter were guests Sunday Of Mr. and Mrs
Byron LeRay of Searsburg.
Woodford is a mecca for good Ben
nington people on Sundays, or any
day of the week. We're glad of it.
At odd spells since the snow went
off, Masters John Knapp and Darrell
Sawyer have built them summer cot
tage.
Miss Hutchinson made very interest
ing remarks at the YPSCE meeting
Sunday evening on the missionary
theme.
A. F. Loomis, wife and daughter at
tended the Union church Sunday and
were entertained by Rev Scott during
the day.
Jacob Harbour and wife Of Benning-
ton were at the Mount Pleasant house
Saturday night and on Sunday enjoy
ed drive to Wi mington.
Good Templar's hall was packed
Saturday evening. Ned Donnelly
gave more than satisfaction with his
Shakespearean selections.
Mrs S. L. Godfrey has been guest
of Miss Anna Park for several days.
Miss Eugenia Hutchinson is at the
cottage Sunshine at this writing.
Merritt Burnham and wife OF Ben
nington are camping on the Bradford
eminence and Harold Sweet and Rog
er Ramsdell on the northwest shore OF
the lake.
Luther Fisk is chuck full Of melody
and music. l don't see how any one,
male or female, could fight with Lu.
ther. He now has his fine new banjo
and assists at the concerts and enter
Jainments.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28

Vice President and General :M ana
ger George 7. James of the Rutland
railroad, accompanied by his wife,
were in town today in his private car
to take Mrs C. NJ. Tibbals and Miss
Martha Tibbals to Rutland for visit
James Welch was before Judge Bates
Monday on two charges, disturbing
the peace and intoxication. For both,
the fine and costs amounted to about
$50; or ten days in the county Jail for
one, and about 45 days in the House
of Correction. He will probably pay
the whole amount today. His father,
Miles Welch, came near being arrest
ed for contempt of court, his talk to
the Judge being entirely uncalled for,
abusive and very much out of place.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28
EDWARD and xalsor at KieI.

KEEL, Prussia. June 2S-The Ger
man naval review planned 10 be held
here has been abandoned, at the request
Of King Edward. After viewing q
grand boat procession the emperor re-
ceived the winners of the HehoglaD
race on board the Hohenzollern and
presented the prizes King Edward
attended reception given by the en-
press on board the HohenzoileTn. His
majesty chatted affably with maAy Of
the empress guests, Last night King
Edward, Emperor WilliaH and the
members of the royal party attended
q banquet given by the Royal Yacht
club In honor OF King Edward, who n
an honorary member Of the club,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28
Piet CronIe wan Celrbrate

ST. LOUIS, June 2S.-On the Ameri.
can national fete day General Piet
Cronje is to wed Mrs. Johanna Sterzel.
His admiration for the Americans is
so strong that he has selected the
Fourth of July in preference to any
other day. The ceremony will be pri-
vats, in Difference to the wishes OF the
general The bHdal couple will be
driven from the Boer war encampnent
at the fair in the feur in hand Cape
cart. They will be accompanied by a
military escort.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28
BATCHELDER
A CANDIDATE
He Would Like to Resume the
States Attorneyship.

j. X. Batchelder, of Arlington, is
announced as a candidate for the
states attorneyship to succeed Mr.
Stakeholder. Mr. Batchelder is one of
the older lawyers Of the county and is
known to practically everybody and
his coming into the field at this late
day is calcul ated to be somewhat dis.
quieting to the younger men who ale
aspirants.
Mr. B atchelder has held the Office of
states attorney of the county for eight
years and several times been consid-
cred for other places of Importance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28
WILL COST HIM $4,000

M Hulns Has to Pay Wifes Expenses In
Court.
In addition to the increase Of ali
mony awarded by the court to Mrs
Florence Huling as already noted in
the Banner, c. Floyd Huling, her
former husband, is compelled to pay
all her expenses at the trial. With
the alimony and all. Mr. Huling will
have to pay her upwards Of $4,000 be-
fore their childbecomes OF age
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28
NO POLITICAL INFLUENCE
Pension Claimants In Vermont Used Same As
In Doubtful States.

Governor Mccullough has received
information from the Commissioner
OF Pensions, Hon E, F. Ware, that the
claimants for pensions in this state
are receiving the very same attention
that the pension claimants from all
other states are receiving-in other
words all are treated alike; and that
any reports that any political influence
is being used in the doubtful states in
this matter are untrue.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28
Woodford, VT,
Dear Sir:

Dear Sir:
| understand that Mr. L.
W. Cole of South SALISBURY is can
didate for seAatorship from Benning-
ton county. He is royal man, as
you know, strong and safe man.
There ought to be no question in the
minds of the good people of Benning-
ton county as to the nomination and
election of Mr. Cole to serve in the up
per House.
The time is short. Can you not see
some of your delegates to the county
convention and do some quick work for
Mr. Cole. These things do not happen.
Act promptly with others.
Hastily yours,
G. W. Morrow,
June %, 1904. Superintendent
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28
Startling Evidence

Fresh testimony in great quantity is
constantly coming in, declaring DR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumpt :
ion Coughs and Colds to be unequalled.
A recent expression from T. J. McFar-
land Bentorville, Va, serves as exam
pie. He writes: 81 had Bronchitis
for three years and doctored all the
time with out being benefited. Then |
began taking DIR Kings New Discov
cry, and few bottles wholly cured
me. Equally effective in curing all
Lung Throat troubles, Consumption,
Pneumonia and Grip. Guaranteed by
o. L. Gibson Druggist Trial bottles
free, regular sizes 50c and $780,.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28
Urging L. W. Cole for Sem
atodaI NominationI.M I
FROM THIS COUNTY.
Mr.. Morrow Is Writing Letters
Urging Support for
Mr.. Cole.

There is new candidate for senat o
from the south shire of Bennington
county,. w. Cole of South Shafts
bury.
Mr. Cole is prohibitionist and is
being put forward on that line. The
following is copy of a letter which
is one ofmany being sent to his friends
in the county by Rev George W. Nor
row, superintendent of the anti saloon
league:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28
ABOUT BLUE FOXES.
Man Out in Minnesota Writes to Fred Godfrey
For Information.

Fred Godfrey received a letter yes
terday from a party in New Ulm,
Mimi, stating that he read in the Eve
ming Banner few weeks ago about
the blue fox raising and asking for
further particulars, as he was intend
ing to go into the same business him
self.
He asked Mr. Godfrey to write him
any information that he could on the
subject. Mr. Godfrey will answer him
in a couple OF days giving all particu-
lars.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28
For a Picnic,

Decorated crepe paper lunch sets,
including tablecloth, l2napkins and Il
doilies; hemstitched and embroidered
paper doilies, linen finish paraffine pa
per for wrapping lunches,
At A. Eddy's,
Putnam House Building.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28

John Buchanan has taken a position
as night watchman at the Holden
Leonard & Co.'S mill, vice Hollister
resigned,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28

VLADIVOSTOK, June 2S.-The prize
court has condemned the British steam
er Allanton, captured by the Russian
Vladlvostok squadron recently in the
strait of Korea for carrying contra
band of war, and has conhscated the
ship and her cargo of G,500 tons Of
anthracite coal, valued at 100000,
The firm at Singapore to which the
coal was consigned is the same con-
Germ that supplied Japan with contra
band during the Japo-Chinese war.
The japanese schooner captured by the
Russian torpedo boats at the time OF
the recent raid has also been con-
demned. The captains of the prizes
are allowed Il month in which TO ap-
neal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28
COURT ADJOURNS
County Court Puts on Further business Until
August 20.

County court adjourned Monday
afternoon until August 30. At the
adjourned term, one of the cases state
VS.. Eugene f. Sargood, who is under
four indictments, and state VS.. Rob-
ert Bonn under two indictments, sand
state VS.. John Doyle, will be tried.
They are what are called the Arlington
poisoning cases.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28
RUBBISH

will call at stores or private houses where
there is garbage to be carried away, and will
dispose OF the same for 10and IS cents per bar
re Orders by mail promptly attended to.
( M. HULETT, 1ennIn0t on
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28
way Expect Such Things Sodom Anywhere So Muc
There Said Illegal Fishing Sodom on Sunday oomeWay
MAN KILLED.

Recently Bought Farm buildinss-Struck by
Lightning Saturday
Mount Holley, June 27.-Edward
Burns who came from near Boston
some four years ago to try his hand
at farming and purchased farm and
on which whose dwelling house was
burned in the early spring, was in
stantly killed by lighting Saturday
afternoon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28
Weather

Local showers tonight and wednes-
day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28
BUSINESS EXCHANGE

UTANTED.-Kitchen maid, Immediately.
w Apply to Mrs George Worthington, Ben
nngton Center. OF
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28

VETANTED.-LadiesW with sewing machines
w to work at home Everything sent free.
Nothing to buy. Send addressed envelope.
Household Credit Co.. 1872 Nassau St., n. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28

EXTANTED,-Two women to call at homes
w to distribute books for the Green Trad
ing Stamp Co. Salary and car fare. Can at
7Oi Main St., Bennington, VT l4i-3
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28

TXJANTED.-Compe cook at once. Mrs
w +. o. Graves, Elm ST.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-28

nor sALE-Four.gridd cook stove. in
L good condition. c. B. Wall, jr 3l2 silver .r
Street. ltVu
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-08
= II
What Women May Do for the Stage
BY E. H. SoTHERN.

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The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-08

er, as imperturbable as ever was led
away by the guard to his supper of rice
and water.
Hilary Joyce was a kind hearted man,
and his own sleep. was considerably dis
turbed by the prospect Of the punish
Tnent which he must inflict next day He
had hopes that the mere sight Of the koor-
bash and the thongs might prevail over
his prisoners obstinacy. And then, again,
he thought how shocking it would be II
the man proved to be really dumb after
all. The possibility shook him so that he
had almost determined by daybreak that
he would send the stranger on unhurt to
Assouan. And yet what a tame conclu-
sion 1t would be to tho incident. He lay
upon his angareeb still debating it when
the question suddenly and effectively set
tied itself Ali Mahomet rushed into his
tent.
Sir" he cried, "the prisoner is gone!"
Gomez"
"Yes. sir. and your own best riding
camel as well. There Is slit cut in
the tent, and he got away unseen In the
early morning."
The Bimbashi acted with all energy.
Cavalry rode along every track; scouts
examined the soft sand of the wadys for
signs Of the fugitive. but no trace was
discovered. The man had utterly dis
appeared. With a heavy heart Hilary
Joyce wrote an official report of the mat
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-08
Joe's Mr.. cARLE's MEMORY.

Richard earle, of the Tenderfoot
company, met an "old Chicago friend"
Of his on the street the other day, who
asked him for job. Mr.. earle is al
ways meeting "old Chicago friends"
just why it is not plain, though Mr.
Carle thinks that perhaps 1t Is because
THE Tenderfoot" is a very Western
play, and the impression has got abroad
some way that he really Is tender
foot professor with a warm heart for
the Windy city, and Is also, generally
speaking, an easy mark" Anyway
though that explanation may not sound
convincing, the fact remains that Mr..
Carle met another Chicago friend who
was this time, according to his own
statement, also professor.
"Of what" asked Mr.. Carle.
"Of French" replied the improvident
gentleman.
Mr.. Carle then noticed that the petit
toner was undeniably French in his
appearance, and he recollected that he
had young nephew whom he would
like to have given instruction in the
language.
The Chicago friend" was therefore
engaged. Payment was to be made
weekly. Mr. earle made the first pay
ment promptly, but the second one he
forgot. The day after the amount was
due the young nephew was given the
following English sentences to write
out in the foreign languag age-the prac-
tice being interrogation:
Where is your uncle, the professor? Z?
Does the man not know what day this
is? The week is up. Is your professor
rich man? Your uncle is rich man.
isn't he? Who teaches French without
getting money!"
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-08


most. A single widespread acacia did
something to restore the balance Here
Hilary Jayce sIumbered In the heat, and
in the cool he inspected his square -shoul-
dered, spindle-shaEked Soudanese. with
their CHEEKY black faces and their funny
little pork-pie forage caps. Joyce was a
martinez at drill, and the blacks loved
being drilled, so the Bimbashi was soon
exactly like another. The weather, the
thing was the same. At the end Of three
weeks he felt that he had been there for
interminable years. And then at last
there came something to break the monot-
ony.
One evening as the sun was sinking
Hilary Joyce rode slowly down the old car
avan road. 1t had fascination for him,
this narrow track, winding among the
powders and curving up the mullahs,
for he remembered how In the map 1t had
gone on and on, stretching away into
the unknown heart Of Africa. The count
less pads of innumerable cameis through
many centuries had beaten it smooth, so
that now, unused and deserted, it still
wound away, the strangest OF roads,
foot broad, and perhaps two thousand
miles in length. Joyce wondered as he
rode how long 1t was since any traveller
had journeyed up it from the SOUTH and
then he raised his eyes and there was a
man coming along the path.
For an instant Joyce thought that it
might be one Of his own men, but q sec
ond glance assured him that this could
not be so. The stranger was dressed in
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-08

T WAS in the days when the tide OF
Mahdism, which had swept In such
- q flood from the great lakes and
Darfur to the confines of Egypt, had at
last come to its full, and even begun, as
some hoped, to show signs of turn. At
it's outset it had been terrible. It had
enguIfed Hicks army. swept over Gordon
and Khartoum, rolled behind the British
forces az they retired down the river,
and finally cast up a spray OF raiding
parties as far north as Assouan. Then It
found other channels to east and to west,
to Central Africa and to Abyssinia, and
retired a little on the side of Egypt
For ten years there enSued lulI during
which the frontier garrisons looked out
upon those distant blue hills OF Dongola
Behind the violet mists which draped them
lay a hand Of blood and horror From
time to time some adventurer went south
toward those haze-girt mountains, tempt
ed by stories of gum and ivory; but none
ever returned. Once a mutilated Egyptian
and once Greek woman mad with thirst
and fear, made their way to the lines
They were the only exports of that coun-
try Of darkness. Sometimes the sunset
would turn those distant mists into a
bank Of crimson, and the dark mountains
would rise from that sinister reek like
islands in sea OF blood. 1t seemed a
grim symbol in the southern heaven when
seen from the fort capped hills by Wady
Halfa.
Ten years Of lust in Khartoum ten
years of silent work in Cairo, and then
all was ready, and it was time for civili-
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-08

u-s9 II Il Y y q * ( (
Perhaps" said he, III the Bimbashi
thought fit--" He looked at the pris-
oner and then at the burning wood.
No, no, 1t wouldn't do. No, by Jove,
that's going too far
"A very little might do it''
No, no. It's all very we'll here but It
would sound just awful if ever it got as
FAR as Fleet street. But, / say he whis-
pered. I'VE might frighten him q Bit
There's no harm In that"
mo, SIR
Tell them to undo the mans gaIabeeah.
Order them to put a horseshoe In the fire
and make 1t red-hot."
The prisoner watched the proceedings
with an air which had more of amusement
than OF uneasiness. He never WINGED as
the black sergeant approached with the
glowing shoe held upon two bayonets.
VIII you speak now?" asked the BIN
bashi, savagely.
The prisoner smiled gently and stroked
his beard.
"Oh, chuck the Internal thing away!"
cried Joyce, jumping up in passion.
There's no use trying to bluff the fellow.
He knows we won't do it. But can and
I will fog him. and you tell him from me
that II he hasn't found his tongue by to-
morrow morning I'll take the skin off his
back as sure as my names Joyce. Have
you said all that?"
Yes, SIR
''Well, you can sleep upon it. you beau
ty. and good nights rest may 1t give
you!"
He adjourned the court. and the prison