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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-01
DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

1t is said Mrs Aston wore nearly
100000 worth OF diamonds at the ball
recently given by her.
Nine. Patti will sing at concert in
st. Petersburg for the benefit OF the
Russian wounded. She made her first
great success In that city.
Miss Jessie A. Voorhees,, daughter OF
DR.. Edward u. Voorhees,, director of
the New Jersey horticulture expert
ment station holds the position Of hor-
tlculturlst and Is doing very efficient
work.
Mrs. Alfred Chaplin of New York is
believed to own the finest collection of
black diamonds in the country. Most
of Mrs. Chapin's sable gems came from
the province Of Bahia, Brazil, and
nearly all are Of exceptional beauty.
Miss Mary Gillette of Stowe, VT, is
the possessor Of an heirloom that Is de-
serving Of mention. 1t is sampler
that was worked in the year 100 by
Mary Kingston. who afterward became
the mOther OF General Greene OF heVO-
lutionary fame.
Lady Rachel Byng, daughter Of the
Earl Of Stratford, conducts school for
millinery for gentlewomen. where
training is given both for those who
wish TO start in business for them
selves and others whose only interest is
to make their own hats.
Mrs Ingeborg Nelson, mother Of Unit
cd States Senator Knute Nelson Of Min
neapolis, is over ninety years old, but Is
still in good health and spirits and
passes much Of her time cerding and
spinning wool, an art which she
learned as child in the mountains Of
Norway.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-01
WOODFORD

George Temple has recovered from
la grippe.
The Dunnville venison is quite ex.
pensiye.
Annual march meeting next Tuesday
Every voter should be.present.
Edward l.. Bates and wife OF Ben
nington we're in town Saturday.
A church social ives held at George
w. Knapp's Saturday evening. Sew
eral dollars were realized.
Bert Deforge has moved to Benning-
ton and Dennis Pratt has moved to
the "blue fox" place vacated by De-
forge.
Mrs Anna Bowles recently visited
her daughter. Mrs Fred Woodward
and sister-in law Mrs Henry Burgess
Of Bennington.
Chas Wood has moved out from
DunnvIlle.
Nathan LaPoint was taken to
Jail Monday. He was one of the accom-
plices in the Dunnville doe matter.
Anthony Cutter hurt one hand bad.
ly. A chain lacerated it.
Mr. and Mrs j. l.. Harbour en-
ioyed sleighride as far as the lake
Sunday.
Jesse Bugbee snd wife and son,
LESSEE Alton have visited relatives In
Bennington.
A party of Bennington's good peo-
pie had a right jolly good time and
cotillion at Fred Bowles' Tuesday
evening. Refreshments were served.
Rose Myers and lady friend we're
Dunville guests the other day.
S. f. Gleason has visited relatives
in Bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-01
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town aud village Tol
0rIeny for Busy Renders.

Miss Florence Gilbert who has been
staying al YRS Barbara Noore's will
on move up stairs in the house cor
ner Main and Valentine streets.
The Dickens club this winter has pre-
Sc ted the free library with two excel
lent books, blue Flower" by Henry
Van ID Ike and Mrs Tree" by Laura
Richards.
For three weeks or more the water
TO the coach barn Of J Ed Walbridge
ha, been frozen up Tuesday after
noon Super ntendent Larrabee took
gu his electrical apparatus and ?
gang of men men went up, hitched II on
~, pes an in ten minutes water vas
coursing through the pipes
The annual meeting for the electio'
of officer. Of the Xxi rs Daughte W II
he held with Mrs Root, South ST
Friday afternoon, March Sd at 4
o'clock
d. y. Rifenburg the harness maker
Is of duty, having "A portion 81 one
finger cut off by round knife that
he was using while at work at his
bench.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-01
HOOSlCK

The Ladies' Aid Union will meet
with Mrs Albert Thurber Friday after
noon.
Mrs Amity Bowie returned Saturday
from White Creek
The sale and chicken pie supper held
in the Baptist church parlors last
Tuesday evening was success, about
$50 being present.
Ruth Howe and Master Alfred Bos-
worth are on the sick list.
Mrs DeMyer Clapper was in Troy
Wednesday on business.
Mrs Jane Pierce will be taken to the
Troy hospital Tuesday.
Miss Lucy Eldred who has been Wis
ting friends in town returned home
Sunday.
George Prebble is convalescing.
Miss F. J.. Hay was leader of the
CE meeting Sunday evening.
Mrs Augustus Oliver is i'll with
grip.
Master Ralph Prebbe is on the sick
list. DR. Clark attends.
Frank Coonradt is recovering from
the measles.
Miss Lottie Rice of Bennington and
Mrs Buddington and son Earl visited
Miss Leila Sherwood last week.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-01
LEWIS-CLARK FEATURES.

"Hit the trail' is to be the slogan of
the Pacific northwest In connection
with the Lewis and Clark centennial.
The American inn at the Lewis and
Clark centennial, which will be erected
on the exposition grounds. will contain
more than 600 guest rooms.
The new building for the Lewis and
Clark centennial, made necessary by
the demands for exhibit space will
contain 10000 feet of floor space.
The project of a camping ground, to
be located on the hills behind the Lew
is and Clark exposition. is being agltat-
ed Those favoring the project argue
that farmers and ranchers will want
to drive to Portland during the fair and
camp out and that eastern people will
enjoy the novelty of few days Of tent
life.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-01
SPORTING NOTES.

Umpire Tom Connolly signed an
American league contract recently.
Bill Coughlln will probably be ap-
pointed captain Of the Detroit team.
Who is the owner of DR.. Strong,
2:07h? Some folks say 1t is still Mr..
Smathers.
Emil Frisk, the Terrible Swede,"
refuses to sign with the st. Louis
Americans.
Robizola, 2;12h. is on the market.
She would have touched 2:0S had she
stayed sound.
Report has it that Manager Jimmy
Collins will not remain bachelor for
more than another year
Bert King is the name of a nineteen
year-old boy that McAleer has picked
up in Pana. ILL.,. for St. Louis.
Ban Johnson says that President
Harris statement of the Taylor bribery
case is "bosh" and. will not hold wa
ter.
Lachance seems doomed, as President
Taylor of the Boston Americans in
tends TO play Freeman at first base
should Grimshaw fail
Hackenschmidt, the worlds cham.
pion wrestler. best known as 1.-The Rus.
sian Lion" will arrive in San Fran
cisco on April 10 from Australia.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-01
TRAIN AND TRACK.

The American Mechanic says that In
railroad building the crossties now cost
twice as much as the rails.
The guards of the London, Tilbury
and South End railway have received
orders to refuse in future to accept tips
from passengers.
In 1884 one of the leading railroads
of the United States printed on its time
table, THE locomotive will leave the
depot every day at 10 o'clock if the
weather is fair"
At last the Prince of Montenegro has
ordered that a railroad be built
throughout the principally to connect
with the trunk line of the Servian state
railways. The line will be one meter
gauge. and work will be commenced in
the early spring.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-01
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS.

Peru exported last year 5000 tons of
cotton, while Brazil produced nearly
100000 bales
The lumber output of the mills in the
Minneapolis district alone last year
was lis, 239, 4S1 feet.
Mexico and the United States to-
gether furnish about Il per cent of the
silver output Of the world.
The art of coloring wood has made
great progress In Sweden. The dye is
forced under heavy pressure into the
wood and replaces the sap to length
of thirteen feet.
The deepest working coal mine in
Great Britain is at Pendleton. Man
chester. Here coal is now being got at
a depth of 3,4S3 feet below the surface.
The deepest mine in the world is in
Belgium, coal being got at depth of
3.773 feet below the surface.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-01
THE WRITER'S.

Maxim Gorkys real name is Pjesch-
koff, He could scarcely read at If
teen. He is now only thirty-six, but
one Of the worlds great writers.
A number Of unpublished letters Of
Robert Louis Stevenson will be includ.
ed in DR.. Japp's forthcoming book on
the author Of Treasure Island" Some
Of them are mentioned as remarkable.
Captain Cecil Battine Of the kings
hussars, London, is writing a book en-
titled THE Crisis OF the Confederacy,"
in which he describes, from his own
point Of view, the campaigns Of Get
tysburg and the Wilderness.
DR.. Charles A. Eastman, the noted
Sioux Indian lecturer, author and his
torian, is collecting material for his
comprehensive history Of the Sioux Ma
ton. The work is being prepared I'M
der the direction Of the interior depart
ment, special attention being given to
land titles.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-01
slREs AND SONS.

M. Jean de Reszke is said to be the
only professional singer who has ever
sat at the car of Russia's dinner TIA
BILE.
Baron Gautsch, the new premier Of
Austria, Is practically self made. He
commenced his career as an usher in a
school.
Lord Alverstone. lord chief justice Of
England, will be the speakeS at next
summers meeting Of the American Bar
association.
President Roosevelt is hearty eater.
He consumes three big meals day and
sometimes takes supper before he
goes to bed.
Speaker George L. Rouse of the lower
house Of the Nebraska legislature is the
first farmer to hold that position since
the early days of that state.
Comte Guido, visconti di Modrone. a
young millionaire well known in so
ciety and sporting circles in Milan, has
decided to devote himself entirely to
music and with this end has accepted
the dictatorship of important operate
performances to be given in Palermo.
Henry Ii. Rogers. who worked for
S116 day, is the most powerful sin
gle individual in the world Of finance
and commerce. He Is little fellow,
has a cowllck on each Side of the part
in the middle Of his hair and wears an
iron gray mustache with COW horn
curls.
The O'Conor Don, the lineal repre-
sentative of the family of King Rod
erlck 0'Connor, the last monarch Of
Ireland. who submitted to Henry H.,
has agreed with his tenantry to dis
pose of bis estate at Cloonallls and
Ballinagare, County Roscommon, which
has been in the hands of the O'Conors
for centuries.
Probably the worlds greatest ocullst
is DR.. Pagenstecher Of Wiesbaden, Ger
many, who is consulted by almost ev-
cry European royalty and by aristo-
Gratis and plutocrats from all over the
world He lives d life of absolute de-
vOti0n TO his work, seeing patients
rigidly in turn, rich or poor AT his
own "klinik" he performs all opera
tons.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-01
THE ROYAL BOX.

The king of the Belgians is one of the
largest landed proprietors in the world
In addition to his thousands Of acres
in Africa and in Belgium, he owns two
estates Of considerable extent in
France.
Queen Wilhelmina, in appointing a
Roman Catholic. the Jonkherr Van
Green, as her private secretary, puts
one OF that faith in responsible posi-
ton In the royal household for the first
time since the reformation.
The kaiser, it is said, Is himself his
sons riding master. In the riding
school the emperor takes of his coat
and stands in the middle OF the ring
armed with long whip. He is a Sc
we're instructor, with no mercy for ell
Their horse or rider
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-01
GLEANlNGS.

An American spends on an average
$40 a year for food, Frenchman S4S.
a German S45, Spaniard S33, an Ital
ian $24 and Russian $40.
Capital punishment has been abol'
ished in the state of Nuevo Leon, Mex.
leo, for ordinary criminals, but is re
served for highway robbers, traitors,
revolutionists and such other offenders.
1t is calculated that in England, Ire
land, Scotland and the United States
$50,000,000 year is spent in golf.
There are $40 golf clubs in England,
760 in America, $50 in Scotland and
134 in Ireland, numbering altogether
100000 players.
The London fire department has been
experimenting with the American
quick hitch" system and is delighted
with it. One company boasts that It
can now hitch up In fifteen seconds.
From three to four seconds is the time
In many Of our cities.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-01
JEWELRY JOTTINGS.

Bonbon baskets in colonial design Of
pierced silver come in larger sizes for
fruit
Green and rose gold are combined in
a signet ring set with diamond on
either side.
Flower pins with fancy heads Of gold
or gold and precious stones are a con-
venient device for fastening flowers to
the dress.
More dignifed in effect than the deli
cate chains de la refine, or necklaces,
are the strikingly beautiful collars in
which bars of large stones connect
strands, network or elaborate designs
Of small stones closely set.-Jewelers
Clrcular-Weekly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-01
ADipner Invitation.

After hearty meal dose of Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure will prevent an attack
of Indigestion. Kodol is thorough
digestant and guaranteed cure for
Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Gas on the
Stomach, Sour Risings, Bad Breath
and all stomach troubles. N Watkins,
Lesbus, KY, says: 81 can testify to
the efficacy Of Kodol in the cure of
stomach trouble. | was afflicted with
stomach trouble for fifteen years and
have taken six bottles of your Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure, which entirely cured
me. The six bottles were worth 1000
to me-" Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will
digest any quantity Of all the whole.
some food you want to eat while your
stomach takes rest--recuperates and
grows strong. This wonderful prepar-
alton is justly entitled to all Of its
many remarkable cures. Sold by
Joseph M, Ayres.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-01
New York Markets.

FEED-Quiet; spring bran, 1880: mid
dlugs, Sl3.35 city. S2lG2i.5O.
HAY-Quiet; shipping G5a7Oc.i good to
choice SOflSjc
HOPS Steady: state. common to choice
1901 GU3lc. 1903. Sd2Ac.. olds llUl3c.. Pa
ciic coast, 1901, 21qSOc.; 1895, 24qz1c. Olds,
llnl3c.
WHEAT - Market lie. lower: contract
grade, March, Il3dll3ia.
CORN Steady; March 50AG5lc
OATS-Firm; No. white. natural 37G
37itc.; No. white. clipped, 37i9d3Sc.
EGGS - Steady: fair demand; nearby
fresh and western fresh, Soc at mark
BGTTER-Creamery, extras. per pound
S2d33c. iirsts, 3UH3c.: seconds. 2Su29c. :
thirds, 26p2Ic. held, extras, SlgS2c. iiIsts
SOC. seconds. &d29c; thirds, 26qIc., state
dairy tubs, firsts, Soc; seconds, 26a2Sc. ;
thirds 2fQ25c.
CHEEsE-state full cream, small, col
ored and white; fancy. lS&c..; fine. lShc.'
late made. colored and white choice
l2s4c. fair TO good. ll%6l2Ac,; poor, l0h@
IKE. large colored and white, fancy
l3lsc.; fine, l2AqlSc.: late made, colored
and white, choice, l25sc.; fair TO good,
lo%Gllhc.; poor. 9%n10isc.: light skins.
small choice. l00l0hc.; prime, sHa9i9c. !;
common to fair 6Aq1hci full skins, 4
45c
LIVE POULTRY - Fowls per pound
lac; chickens. per pound. l2c.; ROSTERS.
old, per pound. exc; turkeys, old. per
pound, l5c.; ducks. average. per pair. 10d
SOC; geese. average, per pair, A.S1gl.62;
pigeons, per pair, IUc
DRESSED POULTRY-Turkeys, young
toms, young hens and mixed weights, av
erage best, per pound. 0c. good working
lines, lSQl9c.; poor to fair, 151l7c.; old
hens, lSa19c.: old toms. 17Isd1Slzc.; capons,
Philadelphia, large, fancy, per pound ga
24c. mixed weights. 1SG20c.: small and
slips. 15G17c. chickens Philadelphia, to
10 pounds to pair, per pound. 20n21c.; mix
ed sizes. 16dlSc. other Pennsylvania, to
8 pounds to pair, fancy, per pound, lie. /;
state and Pennsylvania. mixed sizes. l4q
lac.
POTATOES - State. in bulk, per $50
pounds. sl.25d1.50; per l6s pound bag, $3.50
a135; per $50 pound bag, H.l5dl25; Long
Island in bulk, per $50 pounds. sl5oa2;
per l6S pound bag. 81 .50d2; Jersey, In bulk
per $50 pounds, $l.l2Gl.27. per barrel or
bag sl15di.35 sweet potatoes, per BARREL
S36i450: per basket, 81 Sal 80
DRESSED MEATS-Beef in fair de-
mand AT 6i7G9c. per pound for inferior to
choice quality; a little fancy beef exceed
ed quotations: calves easier; city dressed
veals sold at 7dlSi9c. per pound; country
dressed at 6d1liAc. and choice up to l2c.
mutton firm at Sh@llc. per pound; lambs
at 12ml4c. country dressed dollhouse
lambs slow at s5dl0 per carcass; country
dressed hogs dull at 5laG7lAc.. per pound
for heavy to light weights.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-01

Of soldiers Unearthes.

Skeletons Of Soldiers Unearthed.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March L.
In removing hill in the eastern part
Of the city to supply earth for the ap.
proaches Of vladuct workmen dur
ing the past two days have unearthed
twenty skeletons, supposed to be the
remains of Federal soldiers. Brass
buttons bearing the insignia of the
Union forces were found near the skel.
etons. 1t is the general opinion that
the remains are those of soldiers killed
In the desperate assaults on Missionary
ridge and who were hastily buried In
trenches and forgotten.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-01
WISE SAWS.

You can't preserve the peace in alec.
hol.
When man asks you to invest in
stocks Jest add ''igate" to the process
he suggests an do it mighty thorough.
what" says the man, sis wit"
swift" replies the old philosopher sis
wisdom with a tack In 1t. Don't step
on the tack Puck.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-01
c. II. pRoUTY MARRIED
he and Miss Susie D. Hooper We'd at Franklin,
N NJ

Announcement has been received
here of the marriage at Franklin, N.
H. Of Charles q. Prouty and Susie d.
Hooper Monday.
They will be at home at Bennington
after May lst
Mr. Prouty has a large number OF
friends here who will be pleased to
we come him and hi bride upon their
return.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-01

Hives are terrible torment to the
little folks and to some older ones.
Easily cured. Doan's Ointment never
fails. Instant relief, permanent cure.
AT any drug store, so cents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-01
Live Stock Markets.

CATTLE-supply light; market slow:
choice. &.40d5.G5 prime, s5,5d540; veal
calves, S50dS
HOGS-Market lower: prime heavy, s. 30
66.35: mediums. s5.40 heavy Workers. S35
$50; light Workers, $5.l0q5, Is; pigs, $500
40.
SHEEP AND LAMBS - Supply light
market slow; prime wethers, $6l0q6. rs
"o"'mon, s3G4 lambs, $5dS.25.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-01
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing stool. Ordinations.

Money on call STEADY III ) Per cent;
prime mercantile paper. 31zQ4A per cent;
exchanges, $3.50. 79i.377: balances, 81, SO, SIG.
CLOSING nriaao.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-01
Wa N TED!

and New York. II you have properly you don't
want | can exchange II for something you
want. have % farms in or near Remington
for sale or exchange. Write TO JOHN NASH,
Bennington, VT. for catalogue OF farms.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-01
OBTAINING COPYRiGHTS.
How They May Re Secured at Little
ENueusr

How They May Re Secured at Little
Expense.
Many persons are hindered from tax
ing out copyrights which might be or
great benefit 10 them on books. plays.
songs, maps, engravings. autographs.
photographs and art works because of
the fees charged by lawyers. Il is very
easy TO take out a copyright. and IL
costs but 20 cents or dollar IL a du-
plicate OF IL is desired
The first thing TO do is 10 have two
printed title pages OF book or play
prepared. These may be typewriter.
but must not be sent In handwriting
Two specimens must be prepared ex-
actly alike in all cases except a photo
graph OF statue. when one Is enough.
Then write 10 the librarian Of congress.
copyright department. Washington.
and ask him TO please forward you
some application blanks for copyright.
They will be promptly sent. Read one
over several times to lee sure OF all the
places 90 be filed In. then write in the
spaces which are prepared and clearly
Indicated thai YOU wish a copyright.
stating what you wish copyri GIFTED.
sign your name In all the designated
places. nclose postal order for 20
cents and the two copies Of whatever
you wish copyrighted and address IL
according TO the clear instructions.
In case Il is a printed book two copies
are sent. but IL must be book printed
from type set up I'm the United states
II the book OF play Is not yet printed
and the title Is TO be copyrighted. two
copies OF tho complete book should be
sent when completed
There is no need OF "a lawyer to en-
able any one 10 obtaiQ o copyright.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-01

Physicians and others who have eat
en- rice cooked 10y HlndOo. a China
man or southern durky must have re-
marked the difference between 10 -
suits obtained 10y these artists AMI
those Of the benighted cooks Of the
north, says the Medical World W.
learn 1rOu an authoritative source tbot
the secret lies in the following rccipe.
HE rice should be carefully wnsheJ
anu placed In kettle OF boiling wafer
which should be set on the back of the
range over IA low fire. where the rice
should simmer slowly Until done Stir
ring i not only useless. but harmful
II there Is any water icft it should he
drained on carefully and the rice
should then stand I'm "a hot place for
some time. Nothing should be added
during the cOOking-no salt. no sugar.
milk or butter. II the cooking has been
done properly each grain Of rice will
stand out ~ itself. plump. dry and
beautiful. Served very hot II the fa6Ie-
the rice should be reverently treated
with cayenne pepper and butter. after
which viii Oe revealed 20 the consumer
one OF the secrets Of the success or the
Japanese army. .-.4
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-01

we may learn more by keeping quiet.
They viii not continue shooting these
things all day"
AGAIN Tiny arrow Travelled toward
them in a graceful parabOla. This one
feil short. Missing the tarpaulin, is al
most dropped on the girls outstretcheI
hand She picked it Up. The fish bone
point had snapped by contact with the
hoor OF the ledge. She sought for and
found the small tip.
See, she said. 1t seems 10 have
been dipped in something. IL is quite
discOl0red"
jerks frowned peculiarly. 4 star.
ting explanation had suggested itself
10 him Fragments of forgotten lore
were taking cohesion In his mind.
Put IL down. Quick be cried.
Iris obeyed him. with wonder in her
eyes. He spilled teaspoonful of cham
payne into Il small hollow of the rock
and stepped one of the fish bones in the
liquid. Within few seconds the cham
payne assumed a greenish tlnge and
the bone became white. Then he knew.
Good heavens" he exclaimed. these
a
Dlowpipe, l have never before seen
one, but have often read about them.
The bambOos the Dyaks carried were
sumpitanS. These fish bones have been
STEPPED in the juice of the upas tree
Iris, my dear girl. II one of them had
SO much as scratched your finger moth
ing on earth could save you"
She Daled and drew back in sudden
horror. Another tap sounded on their
thrice welcome covering. Evidently
the Dyaks would persist in their efforts
TO get one OF those poisoned darts
home.
jerks debated silently whether IL
would be better to create a connection.
thus inducing the savages TO believe
they bad succeeded la INJECTING a NOR
bal wound. ar to wait until the next ar