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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-11
ms and Outs.

Bronzed by foreign suns, he entered
the Office Of his colleague. But the
cashiers chair was vacant.
rs Mr. Smith out?" he asked, anx-
iously. Il am an old friend of his. &"
mo, sir" returned the clerk. Mr..
Smith is not out. He won't be out for
16 years"
Here the clerk smiled grimly.
"The firm is out, though" he went
IN. "one hundred thousand just"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-11
SETTING OF POLES BEGUN

FoittF Electric 20 OF Boston TO Erect Wire
Work For New Road.
The NJ. b. Foster Electric company
OF Boston viii erect the wire work for
the Williamstown- Bennington trolley
line which will draw Its power from the
power station at Zylonite.
Foreman Thomas McCaffrey is now
busy with gang OF men cutting brush
where the line is TO run across the hill
in the vicinity OF the upper reservoir
to williamstown and setting OF poles
will begin this week.
The track will be laid by New Hav-
en- firm.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-11
ENTERTAINMENT COURSE
OF TIE Young Asn's Association to Begin
Oct. s.

The following dates cover the at
fractions as they will appear at the
Free Library hall. "ltalian Boys"
Oct 5, 'OG; "Morgan Wood" Nov. 26;
"The Litchfeldsn Dec. 4; and "Shun-
gapavi" March 4, '07.
The association has undertaken to
present to the public at no small ex
pense, the above course and will fur
hsh course tickets at 81 each. lnas-
much as the profits OF this course are
used for the purchase OF new books for
the free library, we solicit the patron
age of the public.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-11

Dyspepsia is our national ailment.
Burdock Blood Bitters is the national
cure for it. 1t strengthens stomach
membranes, promotes flow of digestive
juices, purilies the blood, builds you
up.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-11
Live Stock Markets.

CATTLE Receipts fair; market steady
choice, S.75g6 prime, S. iOq565; yea
calves, SSaS.25.
HOGS Receipts fair; market active
and higher prime heavies. 81 G5Q6 10
mediums and heavy Workers, s6.Sq6.Sk
light Workers, sG70G6.sO; pigs. s6GOg6.70
roughs, S5q565.
SHEEP AND LAMBS 49, Supply fair
market steady: prime wethers, $500
culls and common, s2.50g3.5o: lambs. $50
$40.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-11

PRESIDENT ana Governor Are siicnt.
OYSTER BAY, n. Y, Sept l1.-"All
can say is that ! have had a very
pleasant visit to President Roosevelt
and that he and are In entire accord. -
This was the extent of the information
which Governor Frank w. Higgins OF
New York wished printed regarding
his conference with President ROose-
welt at Sycamore Hill President
Roosevelt has indicated that he has
nothing whatever to communicate re
garding the conference.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-11
Cavalry Guarding Mexican Frontier.

BISBEE, Ariz., Sept. 11.-Troop A,
Fifth cavalry, has passed through Ma
co on the way to Douglas. They are
ostensibly on practice march, but it
is believed here they are out for Dor
der duty I'm the event of an outbreak
against the Mexican government or
against American residents In Mexico.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-11
shaw In North Carolina

GREENSBORO, N. c., Sept. H.
Secretary Shaw spoke to an immense
gathering of Republicans at Winston
Salem and at Salisbury. At Winston
Salem he arraigned the Democratic
party declaring it had no platform and
stood for nothing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-11
fest, He alth and Comfort 10 Mother ana
Child

MRS WINsLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP, for
child q teething. softens the gums, reduces
Inflammation, nllays all pain, and cures wind
collie. Perfectly safe in all cases We would
say to every mother VINO has a suffering child
Do not let your prejudice, nor the pre- udices
ing child and the relief that will be sure-yes
absolutely sure--to follow the use of this
medicine- II timely used. "sice 26c. bottls
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-11
Fought For Their Back Pay.

WlLKESBARRE, Pa, Sept. l1.-At
a meeting of the Cancellation board
here President Dettry of the Seventh
district won his case for the men at
the Cranberry colliery of A. Pardee &
Co. after a three year struggle. He Sc
cured for them back pay from April l,
1nO2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-11
THE F0RTNIGHTLY.
Special Meeting Saturday Afternoon To Elect
Delegates.

Delegates.
a special business meeting OF the
ladies' OF the Fortnightly is called on
Saturday, Sept. 10, at 3 O'Clock, 10
make arrangements in regard to the
Federation meeting Of the Vermont
Clubs which is to be held here Octo-
Der Sd and 4th.
At this meeting delegates will be APP.
pointed, and other matters Of business
attended to.
The officers earnestly request that q
large number attend this meeting,
which will be held at the home of the
chairman, Miss j. A. Valentine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-11
YELLOW Jacket sling FataI.

ELMIRA, n. Y, Sept. IL. - James
Moot OF Odessa, Schuyler county, was
stung by yellow jacket and died forty
minutes later.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-11
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Closing stock Quotations.

Money on call firm at 10 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 6a7 per cent.
Exchanges. sl2 1891; balances, s6.60ig76
Closing prices.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-11

ski n itching is a temper tester.
The ore you scratch the worse 1t
itch Doan's Ointment cures piles,
ecze . any skin itching At all drug
stor
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-11

Deans Rheumatic pills instantly cure rheu
matism and neuralgia. Entirely vegetable.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-11
Weather

Fair, warmer tonight and Wetn s.
day.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-06-22

sVuPP gsge pte WabI appoiitt eefdlens
tert tporbe I'm i9 FIN f6ubr, es bot
{ So9 in Die Wabl gstptpe. Oas
gan5e &ubm bot nit mid erum aez
oan5t; in meme @erapeifluna I'm i5
i3lieBli9 bod Die Siebr aefunne, ben
fe nit Die ar0Bte To6rf6 uffaemoht
In fin dutieit In ntds pie Die Ste6rs
enunner. SD ben mein &opp mod 70
ebaut fitppe IN breiBig mol ges
bommpt. tin aud e paar mol gefane
befobr baB i9 baunitebrs TONNE iir
IN bann fen ib Die Srontbobr uffgez
ma9t I'm lin Den LANCE @eg an Die
Stritt gefdne. Gs lit 5uerf6t gang
bunfel in Srpnt ben meme 4uge ge<
porbe In i9 bente, ib ben, mas mer
nff beitf9 fage bubt, gefebntet. Wie
i'd ipiboer 81 mid fpmme i'm, DO il Is
heai6tiser Dag getpeie. IN es fen me-
nigitens hunnert MenI9e. Inn mid
erum geItanne, In bente. 81 mir emol
4 FEN an bic Gtritt, nit niGs an
nte met %yfelt9altn, 9elege. SD ben
grab pibber gefiiblt, ais mann i@
ned emol fehnte foqt, Do bot mid 10
en- Srubt en- pebl poG faltes @aTIer
iiptper rlein &ppp In mel &0rper6e
eegofe I'm Do is CO off &o6rs nit ben
6ebnte sorbei geipeie. Sd i'm {c
fdnea pie en- 9unb gau5t inieit ben
Saus gepeIe, Fen mid ing gett qeIeGt
IN fin zen gan5e Bag nit mebr out
iett. Seft mDGt i9 nur mile, pb Der
@eHesreiler ebfeS in lei 8ier qe,
midf gefabt fpt, bifa6s Der qan3e
GrOtlpebf is nur in meine SmmGts
i9ieashf3en geDefe. Sn &u65unft,
BAG meint in Die Siubti6er, LOB it
nli4 ennifau r. feline Stprie Dorm
G&ldfege6n rer5dhle, i'd fam 10 e5s
tes nit ftenbe.
8umit i9 oerbIeipe
Sbne Sbrn liepsr
N9tltpp S~auerdmper.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-06-22

Gin fe6r bemerfenstpertber gs.
idi9tliGer Sunb tpuroe bieier Sage
in Der Sberpfal5 outage sefOroert.
Sn Yfretmb purbe beim 4bbru9
zines 9aufes. i'm Muueri9utt pers
graben, cine eiIerne aaHette entbsGt,
Die Der 9aus6efiBer, elm 6uff6mieb,
getpaltfam Dffnen lieb. Sic entbielt
bic SleinObien bes 2anbgrafen GeorJ
2ubpig bon 2eu4tepberg unb ieiner
Gemublin Gliiabetb, elmer gebOrenen
8rGfin BON Manberi9eibt. @efuns
ben purben: Der Orben bes aolbenen
TlieBes. ben &diIer @ubolf Ii. benz
Sanbgrafen Geors 2ubpis bon
0eu4tenberg i'm Sabre 1912 perfDnz
li4 u~msebdngt bet, piele golbsns
S3mudfa4en, Is goloene Wappen=
rtnge, 5tpei tpertbbo1e golbene Srinfz
bsfer, Elm GROCER solbener 8eher,
etpa 80 Gentimeter bod, golbene, III,
berne unb perlfetten, barunter cine
gOlbene Settle bon 21a Mleter 2dnae,
RoienfrGn5e in Sob hnb Meboiuen,
elm 5ebn gentimeter bpbes eoloenes
Hitteritanbbilb9en nit Der Sa6ress
sabl 1902, cine Miinse aus benz IL.
Sa6rbunbert, Elm srobes geited in
einem 5utterul, entbaltenb Ool9,
Weher uno @dbel nit ~pertbpouen
9anb9riffen unb 9iirtel um ben 2eib
gu tragen. Ollie 9egenitGnbe paren
in Der &ahette NIT einem feibenen
Sud-, berfeben nit !9anbitidereien,
5ugebedt unb 10 treffli9 erbalten, baB
man meinte, lie pdren erft bor tur5em
perfertigt porben.
Die S4mudia6en finb, ipie anaez
nommen tperoen BARI tppbl aus
Sur9t Dor ben 8elaeerunaen unb
Werpiiftungen hes @rafen Mansfelo
aug benz S9loHe in bas nun benz
Ibbrud unteriteute 9aus eebraat
tporben nnb baben unentbedt mebrere
Sabrbunoerte iberbauert. Oas Saus
biirfte ~feinerSeit bon einem 9eamten
bss 2~anbsrafen bepobnt tporben
iein, mo man glaubte, bab bic Sa6en
iiderer als i'm S9lofe feien. Ser
jeBige Seiiber beg 9aufss, Der ers
pdbnte 9ufi@mieb, tpirb bereits nit
&aufangeboten iiberf9pemmt.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-06-22

Seit benz @ltertbum lit Die sSra9e
erDrtert pprben, pie Der Meni9 IS
an~3ufangen bat, UNI 6unbert uno
mod mebr Sabre oft gu tperben. Der
@Laube Daran, Dab er gu piel b0bes
rem 9lter geIun9en fam, als es IeBt
i'm Sur6i6nitt Der Sal 1T, griinOet
fi9 bauptfd6li9 uuf Die @utoritGt
Der aItteItumentli6en S4riften unb
auf Die i'm @olf erbaltenen lleberlis=
ferungen bonn boben @lter GINGER
Sbiere. @or3ugspeife bat man eini>
gen 8Dgeln, uno unter ben SGu9ez
tbieren ben 6irI9en, elm ~fabelbnftes
Glitter s~ugebiaigt. SIN MitteIulter
glaubten 8ieIe iteif unb felt buran.
pGb elm 6irf9 tauIslb Sabre leben
tDnnte, unb Der Ndturpbiloiop6 Sbos
mas 8ropns muBte i'm iieb5e6nteR
Sabrbunbert beIpnbere 8epeiie re-
fin beibrinsen, bob elm 9irf9 MIR
Elm n ittleres @lter bon 80 = So
Sdfren errei9e, unb purbe bu9
lange ais 1ngldubiger sef9OIier.
Sieier, fir feline 3eit berborrngenbs
Spri3er, itelte elm gepihes 8erhdlt=
nib 5piiGen ben Sdbren bes @aGsz
tbums unb benen bes 0erfaus feft.
Spdter tpurbe bieie Sbeprie be1er
ousgebaut unb fibrte gu benz S9luB,
bab Die Sbiere i'm aQgemeinen cine
2~ebensbauer baben, Die fiinfmal 10
lange lit ME Die Da9speriobe. 0enn
man nun Gebtere fir ben Meni6en
auf q Sabre anuimmt, 10 folIte Iein,
Q~ebensbauer eigentli9 i'm 9ur9s
i9nitt minoeftens bunbert Sabre be-
!ragen. Dor etpd 20 Sdbren iteLte
Elm Pbpiiolos Die @nii6t ouf, bag
bic 8ertriimmung beS &iidQrdts uno
res 8edens cine 0ertiir5ung bes
observation-disclosures berbeifiibre, unb bag
cine fiinitli9e @erbiitung bieies tDrz
perli6en @erfaus Die @ingepeibe in
i6rer rihtigen Gage erbalten unb 10
bas 2tbleben p~er50gern piirbe. SIN
@Ggemeinen aber pirb 6eute Die @ns
i9auung bertreten, buB berbeFerte
@eIunbbeitspflege unb cine ru6ige
2~ebenspeiie am meiIten ba5u gseig<
net finb, bas 4lter bes Meni9en gu
erbohen.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-06-22

Der Mi6ter SO. 8. 90 b o m
bonn Muniaipalseri4tsbofe in Sus
lutb, Minn., mubte anlGbli6 elmer
@erbanbluns ben Wertb BON W0lfer
feft5uitellen. Gbparb Marten aus
Der MeFabe @anee bate einem
Sdanfpirtb apei iunse D0lfs 81
@usteQungsapeden eelieben. Od Der
Wirtb inn fpGter bic WDlf ni6t suz
riidsab, braate er cine &lase Elm uno
perlanste fir ieben Wolf $50. Der
RiGter fpra4 linn fir ieosn @olf
$50 81.
Der GARNER 90. 9isman
Bel parfersburs, Sa., mar i'm Be-
sriffe, auf einem isiner Jelber gu
pfliigen. als bic pferoe burd in Der
Ndbe pprbeifa6renbes @utomobil
i9eu sema9t tpurben unb our6gina
gen. Der 6armsr tpurbe bon feinem
Sibe STRAIGHTFORWARD unb fiel uns
sliidlideripeiie serabs por bic raid
rotirenben S9siben bes Pfluses, bic
tbm &opf nnD &orper 5erfletldtert.
@r purbe in bepubtlofem 3ultanos
aufssiinbsn llas itarb bals oarduf.
Gigenartige Poftarten
in @eitalt bon Manidettens, 9embs
trasen< unb acknowledgements
fnb aus Gun 5rancisco in Seattle,
Wafb., einsetrpffen, bic in Grmangez
lung BON poitfarten als IOlde psrs
tpenbet pprben tparen. GO berrf6te
slei9 mad Der &ataftropbe in Sun
6rancisco Mansd an poitfarten,
Yapier unb Gpuberts. Otefe Rarten
baden iebenfans pesen ibrer Muberee.
ip0bnlidteit tinen rsdt sruben Cams
melpertb.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-06-22

6rau s. g. 9e%nberon, Die
Satin bes ebemaligen 8unbesfend=
tors, bat neuli9 4benbs einen StreiA
be9angen, ben i6r ale alien 3e9er
BON 9otte5 @ndDen ME per9eben perz
ben. Sic Tub bic Mitglieber bes Orr
bens Der rMaccabder", gu benz tie gs@
bort, gu ii9 in lire i9loburtise &es
iiben5 in Wai6inetpn, uno als ale
5uiummsn puren, lieb lie Die pielen
6laI9sn @ein, man9e beriel6en mo-
be5u Elm SabrbunOert alt, aus benz
Seller b~eraufbolen unb inter bem
Sinsen bss Sternenbanners purbe
Slai9s auf 6lai9e 5ertriimmert.
Gum Slid mar fein e9ter 2iebbaber
bss sblen Sruubeniaftes augesen,
Ipnit pGre es pabrfdeinli9 ni9t obne
8lutpergieben abgegunsen. Der Wein
fpG einen @srt6 BON $1,000 reprdien>
tirt baben. 6rau 9enberion bat fi9
our Yro6ibitipn befebrt unb nannte
ale seiitigen 8etrGnte @ift.
Mit eigenen 9Gnben einsn
tpllen 9unb erpiirgt bat in Seriep
Gitp, 81. s., @nnd Wintsrs, elm IL
Sabre dltes MGb6en, nu6bem bas
S6isr ibren 8rubsr ansegriffen bate.
Der s9unb eebOrte Der Winters'f4en
Tarnilie itnb mar beIpnbers elm Spiel
gefd5rte bes 10 Sabre alien 9arrp
Winters. Mls biefer i'm 6pfe Der elter>
li9en Wpbnuns fpielte, i9nuppte Der
9uno pl0Bli9 nd4 ibm. Der
Sunse f~letterte urf cine &ifte, aber Der
Sunb, benz S9aum ppr btm Munbe
itano, perfu6te nad5ufpringen. GE.
bas 9eI6rei bes &naben elite Inna
berbsi, padte fofort bus Sbier nit beis
ben 6Gnben ON 6alie, tpiirete es unb
1dlug feinen &opf segen elm eifernes
SAB, Bis es tpbt mar. Sn Der Na4z
barI9aft purbe beMerft, mas borz
aing, urb YOli5ei uno Sbieri9uBges
ieGI6aft purben Sitirt; ais aber beren
2eute anlangten, fpar ods S6ier toot.
@nnu unb Sarrp bliebsn unDerleBt.
T Gin Sarmer Iamens Pbi>
lipp 2antp. Der am Occur b'@lenuz
,SluiIe na6e bon Cane, Sba6o, cine
Molfereifarm betreibt, bebauptet bic
0abrnsbmuns gema9t gu baben, bab
bic Butter, bic aus Mil9 bon 9i6en
eraeuat pirb, pel9e bleibuItises Waf=
Ter qetrunfen hdben, nm % proSent
i9perer lit als fpnitige Butter. Setne
aiibe trinfen Wafer aus benz 5luhe,
bas bur9 bic pberbalb Bel Warbner
uHb @alace befinbliGen goncentra>
tionsperfe fart nit 8lei perieBt lit.
Oie Butter pirb nit Sormen, bic ges
rau einem Yfunb entipre6en fo1en,
seprsbt unb bann gum @erfauf se<
bra9t. 8eim eeleeentli6en Na9ipie>
gen seigts ii9, bab bic 8utterSieseI
Ia pfunb tpogen. Bel Derf9ieoenen
0erfu6en, bic nit 3iiben aneeitent
spurben, pel9e nidt ppm Wafer bes
;luFes tranten, foq ii9 b~erdussefteqt
babsn, baB bann bic nprmalen But
tersies.l audi riGtig elm gfunb mos
gen.
Gin 2dnbbrieftrGg Has
mems Sames Or. Worberser aus
Dart. Mi9., fonnE infolse ieines
porseriidten Differs bic linn iibergez
benen pOitia4en nidt mebr ~pol5dhlig
beforgen. Sa lit er auf einen gang
eisenartisen 9ebanten sefommen: sr
bat ndmli9 ale Briefe, bic er ni4t
mebr abliefern fonnte. am Mbenb jes
bes 9ases einfa4 p%erbrannt. gr tit
berhaftet pprben unp bat aud bic
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-06-22

Gtuttedrt. giner nnIerer
d.teften Mitbiirser unb bet Neitor Der
f~el6ftGnbisen bieiigen 8u9bGnoler.
9uitap @eife. feierte bpr furaem NIT
feiner Satin bic golbene 9p95eit. -
Der fiir5lih bier i'm bitter BON 43
Sabren peritorbene Srbr. b. @aiss
berg : 9~elfenberg, 2itteri9aftlider
@~bgeorbneter bes Hedarfreties, mar
bereits felt ldngerer 3eit bon einem
fhtperen inneren 2eiben befanen.
Ndlen. 8eim 8a6niibergang an
Der rNeuen Welt" tpurbe elm Tubr>
merit Der 2atrinenanftatt bon einem
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-30
Crushing a Clerk.

He was rather carelessly dressed, yet
any n who is at all an observe,
could have seen at a glance that llis
clothes We're of excellent material and
had evidently been made by a good tai.
lor. But the clerk in the hat shop was
young, and he stood by watching the
customer pull over an assortment of
colored hatbands until he struck one
that caught his fancy. "I'll take this
one" he said, handing it to the clerk.
THAT'S the New York Yacht club c o
ors," remarked the clerk, as If tha,
settled the question. The custome,
looked at him sharply and repeated his
statement that he would take the blue
and red and white band he held in his
hand.
"But you don't want that" protested
the clerk. That's only worn by mem
bers Of the New York Yacht club
"Im one Just put it on my hat
sonny" said the man dryly. The CLERK
wilted at once.-New York Press.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-30
IN TOWN AND
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN IN
THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

Dt. Clyde Boob is reported to ne
getting along nicely since his opera
ton for appendicitis.
L. NJ. Sinions transacted business
at Sioux Falls Monday and returned
nolle on the evening Mil Naukee pas
sen.er.
Weudle Smith one of the members
OF THE Mitchell Marble 4 Granite
firm bad his band severely bruised
Tuesdly while helping TO handle a
large monument.
w. +. Turner left Wednesday for
Rockford, H., and Chicago to
spend thanksgiving with relatives.
Mrs. Turuer and the baby viii!
accompany him home on his return.
w. G. Bryant, OF Vermillion. ar
rived i'm the city TUESDAY. Mr..
Bryant was appointed as the trustee
of tile creditors i'm the bankrupt
proceedings of the Mitchell Grocery
! Co.
Cnnton Smith, a son of S. w.
Smith, of the Mitchell Marble &
Granite works, left Tuesday morning
with a carload of monuments which
will be set up in Pukwann, White
Lake and vicinity.
State Superintendent Kramer spent
the day in the city while on his way
home 70 Milbank to partake of the
THANKSGIVING dinner with the mem.
bers OF his family During the after
noon lie visited the high school de-
partnent.
G. | Miltimore has been down to
his farm in Hanson county the
greater part of the fall looking after
his stock. bis tenant giving up tile
work. lie sold thirty head of cattle
Tuesday and then came home to
take the rest Of the winter easy.
Through the kindness of W.. r..
Upton, secretary of the State Board
of Charities and Corrections, the
Carnegie library has received fifteen
volumes OF the proceedings of the
National Prison Association. The
students of the refornatory and other
sociological subjects will find these
books OF great value.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-30
AN EXCITING TRIP.
The Varied Ferils of Navigation on
the Nukon River.

The Varied Fertls OF Navigation on
the Nu1eon River.
Getting on a sand bar is u part of the
Yukon programme. and we reached
this act early in the afternoon of the
first day. The river is constantly
changing. and a new channel is made
each year. All carry huge
poles, known as shears, or sometimes
called ships legs" " hen a sand ba.
is struck the pole is dropped off tae
side and stands upright in the sand
A pulley is attached at the top. the
engine is started and the boat lifted
and swung forward six or eight feet
This process is repeated until the yes
sci is clear of the bar. During the
jumping off process the passengers are
sent aft in order to lift the bow. When
somebody stupidity asked the capitals
how long we We're going to stay at
this point he answered. "Anywhere
from an hour to a week" We were
lucky in being fast FOR only two hours
The Selkirk, which followed a day
later, spent the entire night on the
same obstruction. Soundings Were tax
en- with a galdlly painted pole. which
suggested a Fourth of July pole vaultinp
exhibition. The ma who did the meas
uring had a singsong way of speaking,
and he constantly drawled, Two feet
two and d half-three feet--no bot.
tom-four feet" until we We're il deep
water.
Late in the afternoon we reached
Lake La Barge. Here the ice was from
ten to eighteen inches thick and spraad
from shore to shore like a great field
of snow. We pushed on, while the
sharp ice pounded savage,y against the
hull, which was built OF inch and a half
planks. 1t scraped and cut the sides
Of the boat and buckled and formed
little ice mountains over the lake. We
al slower and slower until, after cut,
ting through five miles, the captain de.
, clded that we could go no farther In
safety, so the Casca tied up at an IN.
inhabited island to wait until the sur
and wind should cause the ice to break
The mosquitoes welcomedfus and came
aboard by the thousand. Some Of the
passengers rushed ashore and built q
huge fire out Of old logs In order to
protect themselves from the pests; 9th,
ers climbed to the top Of q hill and sat
In a row like so many owls. All day
Sunday we waited. The crew carried
logs aboard and built an ice pillow fol
the boat. After twenty-four hours de
lay we cast off and went into the ice
The river is tortuous and muddy. and
in many places the current runs nine
miles an hour. Narrow gorges are en-.
tered, and at Five Finger rapids we
were treated to the sensation of run.
ming the rapids between rocks scarcely
twice the width of our boat apart. This
place is considered extremely danger
Gus, and boats coming up the river, il
order to avoid being dashed against
the rocks, pick up a cable fastened or
shore for that purpose and by winding
1t around the capstan pull themselves
up the rapids.-Mrs. C. R. Miller ip
Leslie's Weekly.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-30
The Power of Gasoline.

In nae tests recently made over corn
Try roads between New York and New
Haven to determine how far two gal.
Ions of gasoline are capable Of driving
an automobile sixty-ive machines OF
many sizes and types were used. The
best performance was by a four cylln,
der machine OF twelve horsepower,
which ran eighty-seven miles. An
other machine Of the same make and
same pattern ran only %1fty-eight miles
The Iron Age points out that a weigh,
Of 1900 pounds was moved eighty
sever miles on two pounds Of gasoline,
which means a ton mile for half 8
cent.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-30
PASSPORTS in FRANCE.
The Kind That Were Issued In the
Time IF Lonis XVI.

Time of Louis XVI,
The mysterious cards Of the Count
de Vergennes each contained a brief
history in cipher of those to WHOM they
were given. De Vergennes was Louis
XVI.'s minister Of foreign affairs, and
when strangers Of a suspicious charac-
ter were about to enter France he is.
sued to them these strange cards,
which acted as passports, and We're
also intended to give information con-
corning the bearer without his knowl-
edge.
In the first place, its color indicated
the nationality of the man who car
ried it. The PERSONS age, approx
mately, was told by the shape of the
card. A fillet around the border Of the
card told whether he was a bachelor,
married or a widower. Dots gave in
formation as to his position and for.
tune, and the expression of his face
was shown by a decorative flower.
The strangers religion was told by
the punctuation after his name. If he
was a Catholic it was a period, If g
Jew q dash, If he was q Lutheran a
semicolon and no stop at all Indicated
him q nonbeliever.
So a mans morals, character and
appearance were pointed out by the
pattern Of his passport, and the author.
tiles could tell at a glance whether he
was a gamester or a preacher. a ply
sician or a lawyer, and whether he
was to be put under surveillance or
allowed to go free.-Sunday Magazine