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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-11
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No. gA5
i1FPORT OF THE CONDITION or THE
II Bennington County National Bank al BEN
nington In the state Of Vermont. AZ the close OF
business September ith. lpN.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-11
FOR SALE.

The new modern up-to-date house,
No. 30i West Main Street, Bennington,
Vt. This is the property of DR.. l.. L..
Fillmore, who Is now in California
living permanently.
Also the residence of Geo. w. wal
worth, located on Prospect Street. In
the village of North Bennington, ",
also the two tenement house OF Mr.
walworth on same street, adjoining
the first described.
JOHN NASH, Bennington, Vt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-11
No. 100

No 1870
DEPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
Ii, FIRST National Bank At Bennington In the
State OF Vermont. at the close of business,
SnnIemher an. lQN6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-11
For Sale by W. | GrkaV
No 1874.

No. 49,
DEPORT OF THE CONDITION or THE
~ First National Bank nc North bennington
In thu State Of Vermont al the close Of business
September ith. 1875.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-08-25

Probably the finest set OF royal
Sevres in this country is the Napoleon
service In the possession Of Mrs. James
Spencer Cannon Of New York, as even
IN the museum AT Sevres there II moth
lug 10 equal II of the same period II
WAS ordered by Napoleon l. IN ls1l-I2
for his stepson. Eugen lie Beauharnals.
who was then yiceroy Of Naples From
HOrtense. mother OF Napoleon III, il
passed on 10 Empress Eugene. who
gave II 10 her godson. Baron r.. from
whose chateau II was purchased
II Is coffee set Of most exquisite
design and surprising workmanship;
the color a deep palm green. with ara.
besaues In gold and especially graceful
handles NJ gilded bronze. The medal
lions. copied from the poets Of the
Ufiizi gallery at Florence by Didier.
the great portrait painter In china OF
that epoch. are less offensive than
usual. being only In monochrome OF
sepia.-Good Housekeeping
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-08-25
Prince Rupert Won the Prize.

The prize Of $3.50 offered 10y the
Grand Trunk Pacific company for a
name TO give to the city which will
mark the western terminus OF the
great Canadian transcontincntal road
has been awarded 10 Miss Macdon-
aid OF Winnipeg. who suggested the
name or Prince Rupert, In all there
were 1900 names suggested. hut the
company had stipulated that the name
be euphoniouS. appropriately significant
of Canada. and especially of the north
west The Prince Rupert whose name
Is thus TO be perpetuated was n dash
Ing cavalry officer who fought Crom-
wells troops. distinguished himself
later In the navy aud after romantic
career In the old world became an ex-
plorer In the new. The aptncSs OF his
name as the title of the new city lies
in the fact that Charles H. ms a re-
ward for his military and naval services
gave him great grant Of land In North
America. which made possible the cs-
Establishment Of the company known as
the Governor and Company OF Ad-
venturers of England Trading Into
HudSon's Bay" now more commonly
called the Hudson Bay company. ~
Youths Companion.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-08-25
MAKING CLOTHESPlNS.
Millions Turned out tnpuRIiy ut
Maine Factory.

Few persons ever wonder where
Of Bryant'S Pond. Me. ana yet a man
there has been quietly turning trees
into clothespinS FOR years aud supply.
ing the world with them. aniassng in
the process rs comfortable Il fortune as
many man makes IN a more prctcn.
tiouS business IN some money ccntcrs.
His name Is Lewis Mann. and he began
with q capital of $iuO. with which he
purchased an old disused ldill and be-
gan the Manufacture of clOtheSpinS.
Today he IL the largest individual max
or OF this very necessary article IN the
world
How large the cloth"spin industry
really il may bc gathered from the
fact that no less than l.25O.tnO i've
gross boxes are manufactured every
year IN the United States alone. Much
of the best machinery now used by Mr.
Mann Is the result Of his own inventive
genius and that Of his son Edwin Mr.
Mann'S machines turn out 3o.Oou.O00
pail handles. while OF high grade
clothcspinS they produce more than
5000 live gross boxes. or 36VO0.OoO n
year.
In the winter great piles OF birch
logs are accumulated about the mills
10 feed the great saws which snip them
into two and one half foot lengths as
easily As though they We're 50 many
matches These lengths are rapidly
split by another saw into thin slabs.
which are in turn converted into long.
thin. square strips by gang saws. Dcft
hands toss these strips un II revolving
drum which bears them against still
other saws and turns them out in the
form OF ohlung blocks
Falling OH 10 moving belt. the
OF laihcs II the blocks are TO he.
come pail handles they are bored and
turned in most Ingenious fashion 1T Il
high rate of speed; il they ar" destined
for clothcSpinS. the boring is oi course.
dispensed with, and they are simply
turned into the desired shape.
From the lathcs II belt conveys the
clothcSpinS 10 Il "SlOttcr." which rap
idly cuts the slot The pins emerge
with two symmetrical legs and are
swiftly borne by still II third belt 10
the upper floor where they and the
pail handles are dried In vast heaps
at high temperature in the dry ROOM
blcachcd with sulphur and finally pol
ished with wax in n huge revolving
drum Thence they descend again to
the packers. where they receive a final
inspection. and all the pins that are
not rejected ARE packed in boxes Ia
beled "A" or "B." according TO quality
The rate OF production is amazing,
yet few are injured IN the making.
nearly every pin and handle emerging
after us tortuous journey in perfect
polished form New York Tribune
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-08-25
The King and the Gypsy.

A little while before his journey TO
France and England King Alfonso en-
countered an Old gypsy woman whose
face Interested him. and he would have
given her money. but she proudly re-
fused H. king she said. keep your
money My race is older than yours.
! am the last Of the Alnoravidi. who
reigned IN Morocco and in the south OF
Spain IN the eleventh and twelfth cen
turtles will give you piece Of gold"'
So saying. the gypsy placed in AlfonSo's
hand coin with the cftigy OF Tshag.
son II Tachein and the last king OF
the line OF Almoravidi, who died In
ll41 Preserve this ialisman." she
warned the young monarch. land Il
will shield You from every peril" This
legend spread through Spain. and
many assert that AT the moment of the
bomb explosion in the Rue de Rivoli
Alfonso held the coin in his hand. be.
Ing in the very act Of showing il TO
President Ioubet Isn't this sweet +.
But gypSles are always TO be relied on.
Boston Herald
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-08-25
Tn In the Air.

TO what height can al aeronaut as
cend without losing his life: Some
twenty years ago experts asserted that
Il was impossible TO exceed an alti-
tude OF about 29.OOO feet Accidents
were likely to occur ut 1900 feet. and
after this altitude the aeronaut became
insenSible The use OF oxygen. how
ever permitted men to 70 much high
er Three years ago Besson and Surfing
succeeded AZ Strassburg IN reaching the
highest altitude ever attained 3i,770
feet Even then. despite libernl use
OF oxygen. one OF the aeronauts faint
ed Lately Turin scientist named
AgaZzott has been making peculiar
experiments. He had himself lnclosed
IN hell. the air OF which was grad
ually rarefed by means OF pump.
The experimenter covered his face
with mask provided with two valves.
One OF these enabled the expired air
TO escape. and the other permitted the
inspiration Of mixture OF oxygen.
carbonic acid and nitrogen. The rare
faction Of the air produced In the bell
correspouded TO that prevailing al an
altitude OF nine miles. two miles and a
half higher than man has ever as.
Cended
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-08-25
The Queens Mistake.

Princess Ena. now Queen Victoria OF
Spain. wore pearls on her wedding
day She made great mistake.
Pearls worn AT wedding means tears
are 10 be shed through the married
state; so runs the Spanish provcrb.
When the Empress Eugene was finish.
ing her toilet 10 20 to Notre Dame on
her wedding morning an old Spanish
servant Of hers burst into tears and,
reminding her OF their native adage,
begged her not 10 wear her pearl neck
lace. Eugene. paying no heed to the
warning. wore the necklace all the
same and her life. as all the world
knows. has been one long tragedy Her
necklace was a remarkable one. con-
sisting Of large number Of pearls so
the bride who only wears a few need
not dread the proverb so much. for.
after all, no woman's life Is entirely
free from tears.-Boston Transcript.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-08-25
A Valuable Agent.

The glyccrne employed IN Dr. Piercc's
medicines greatly enhances the medi-
cinal properties which II extracts and
holds IN solution much better than alec
hol would. 1t also possesses medicinal
properties OF its own, being q valuable
demulcent, nutritive. antiseptic and anti
ferment II adds greatly to the efficacy
OF the Black Cherry bark. Golden Seal
root, Stone root and Queens root. con
tanned in Golden Medical Discovery IN
subduing chronic, or lingering coughs,
bronchial. throat and lung affections.
for all OF which these agents are recon-
mended by standard medical authorities.
In all cases where there IL Il wasting
away Of flesh, loss OF appetite. with
weak stomach. as in the early stages Of
consumption, there can he no doubt that
giycerne acts as valuable nutritive and
aids the Golden seal root. Stone root
Queens root and Black Chcrrybark In
promoting digestion and building up the
flesh and strength. controlling the cough
and bringing about = healthy condition
OF the whole system. OF course. IL must
not be expected a. work miracles. II VIII
not cure consumption except IN its earlier
stages IL will cure very severe. ohstin-
ate. chronic coughs. bronchial and laryn-
gcal troubles, ard chronic sore throat
with hoarscncss. In acute coughs IL Is
not so effective. IL is In the lingering
coughs, OF tllbNt vi lotiR Summing. tNfH
when accompanied 10y bleeding from
lungs, that II has performed It's most
marvellous cures. Send for and read the
little book Of extracts. treating of the
properties aud nscs 81 the several med
Icinal roots that enter into DIR. Piercc's
Golden Medical Discovery and learn Irhp
this medicine has such wide range Of
application in the cure Of diseases. II Is
sent free. Address DR. H. v Pierce
Buffalo. y. V The Discovery" con
tains no alcohol or harmful. habit-form-
ing drug. Ingredients all printed on each
bottle wrapper in plain English.
Sick people, especially those suffering
from diseases OF long standing. are invited
70 consult Dr. Pierce by letter. free. All
correspondence is held rs strictly private
and sacredly confidential. Address DIR
H. " Pierce. Buffalo. y. J.
DR. Picrce's Medical Adviser is sent free
on receipt Of stamps to pay expense Of
mailing only. Send q One-ccnt stamps
for paper covered. or 81 stamps for cloth
bound copy.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-08-25

There Is now IN custody in I.eipsic
a man named Diitrirh. who Il charged
with ten murders, some committed In
Germany ana some ia Austrln lie
was first arrested for the murder Of a
woman near Koeuigstcin lie then
not only confessed. bur admitted two
other murders near LelpSic aud three
Ia Austrin As the man has been .ey.
eral times Ia an asylum, the ease was
ut first thought ia Ice one Of homiridal
hallucinatiou. but information from tie
Austrian police confirm the mans
statements The Berlin police hnye
now satisfied themselves that he is
also the author Of -four mysterious
murders committed between 1921 and
1905 in the Gruncwaldfor,. on the Lun.
fernheide. AZ Erchwaldc and IN the
forest Of Ienthen. Under lnterroga.
tion Dittrich said. Il should need a
dozen heads to pay for all the lives
have taken"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-08-25
NEW YORk'S CLUBS.
Some oddities of the ORGANIZATIONS
of the Metropolis.


New Yorks club list is IA long one.
comprising over 1000 names Of social.
business and other organizations. list
largely made up OF conglomeration
OF names quite meaningless to tie sim
pie citizen aud only TO be undes stood
through the experiences OF Baisac
with Spencerian imagination.
The Lambs. with their shepherd. a.
the executive is called. Is quite well
SHOWN literary society, but only the
widest conjecture could bit upon an
Interpretation for the Concatenated
order Of Hoo Hoo or the Rabbit club.
one would suspect the worst OF the
Hoo lloos. but perhaps give the Rab-
bits credit for scientific research into
the traits OF their namesake and not
an admiring imitation of its personal
habits With the divorce court epithet
of old cats still so popular. II seems Inn
probable that the Kit Kat club should
lie an organization OF kittenish females.
and, us for the Duo Decimos IL Is quite
impossible to judge from their alias
whether they are persons dubbed to-
gether in the pursuit of double deci-
mai system or whether they have found
one life too slow. even In New York.
and have formed n braZen band 10 lead
from Two Ia three different ones. The
Orphcus club belongs more appropri-
ately To Boston or Philadelphia. The
Private Car club smacks Of life inSur-
ancc. and. as for the Thirteen club,
evidently it's members are fatalists and
don't care what they do and are worthy
OF being carded recklessly with the
Molly Maguires
These are only few examples from
the lengthy and curious list Of organi-
cations which lind but meager express
sion IN the many splendid club build
ings seen about New York The vast
majority have their outward and Wis
IDLE signs only In their weekly or
monthly meetings. and the increasing
demand for suitable meeting plnccs has
wrought marked change in the con
struction of our new hotels.
The hotel OF our grandfathers was
almost purely lodging for the night
The growth OF clubs and business or
ganzations has been the most impor-
tant factor in the evolution OF the hotel
OF today no longer mere hosiery.
but public meeting place. social,
family. commercial club. dining and
reception room To meet this modern
demand the hotel architect must now
provide series of dining and reception
rooms appropriate Tor almost every
sort of club meeting or banquet At
one Of the most recently constructed
New York hotels no less than sixteen
dining and meeting rooms have been
found necessary. ranging from the
great upstairs banquet hall. capable OF
seating iO0 persons. to the snug little
nook where Mr. and Mrs. Newlywed
may chortle through their feast In un-
Interrupted seclusion. New York Her
aid
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-08-25
A Familiar Topic.

A college professor from an institn.
tion that only recently decided to adj.
NIT women students was telling OF his
difficulty in growing accustomed TO the
goods" after he had been used 10
rlass rooms full of boys
'One morning / asked the class 10
write short essays offhand. allowing
salf an hour in which the papers were
10 he completed and handed In. The
subjects, rs explained, might be Of
The students own choice.
Select something with which you
are most familiar | suggested.
THE one coed in the class was the
FIRST 10 finish her piece. As she left the
room I glanced at the title II was
How 10 Make Seven Gored Skirt
Well. | just threw il in the wastebas-
ket and graded her 100" New York
Post.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-08-25

On the estate of +. G. Benedict at
Greenwich. Conn. Is one grove In par
tlcular that illustrates how much senti.
ment there may he after all in a hard
headed man OF business. Each tree in
II has been planted by some distln.
guished man who is FREUD Of the
banker aud who planted the tree while
on visit 10 the Benedict home.
OF course Grover Cleveland has
planted one. and there are others by
equally famous men, including Joseph
Jefferson. the dead comedian. and
Thomas Bailey Aldrich. the poet and
novelist. On each OF the trees Is af-
fixed n bronze plate giving the name
OF the man who planted II and the
date OF the ceremony.-New York
Press.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-08-25
We will
beIP you.

Ii you are living in a rented house,
you. no doubt. have long desired to own
your own home and have made plans TO
that end There is no need to delay the
matter. when the Snow Hill Building
and Loan Association is ready to help
Won, and when you realize that the
money you have been paying out every
year for rent wonld have bought and
paid for Il home for you. then you will
no longer continue to pay rent.
Cali and see w d. Cordry, .Ir.. Sec
Rotary of the Association and he will
explain how you can get the money to
build you house m and easy way by
which you can repay the loan.
Snow Hill Building and Loan
Association.
MARION T. IIARGIS,
President
W, u. COKDDRY. Jr.
Secretary.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-08-25
NOTICE

Any ne desiring 20 purchase a Monument or
romhs Of any kind, either Marble or Granite
or fencing Of any Kind viii ho pleased "a have
you write ms or call on our local agents. and
Will call to see you with first class designs Of
some OF the incest ncaincsi and cheapest
work done on this peninsula. All material aud
work guaranteed IN every respect. We have
heen doing business Tor twelve years. No
strangers write US for trial
our local agents arc: X J. McAllcn & Bro.
Snow IIill. ". % Payne. Stockton J = Wise,
Jr.. Berlin
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-15
MAGAZINE AFLOAT.
Admiral Mason says Fleets esHust Have
 Ammunition Auxiliary


 Washington, Dec. 14.-Deciaring that Tn the design of vessels in the battle ship fleet, the space and weight assign ed 10 ammunition has been so restricted that the ammunition on board, under certain conditions of battle would be expended in less than an hour, Rear Admiral N. E. Mason, chief of the bureau of ordnance, in his annual re- port urges the building of two vessels of considerable size, one on the Allan tic and one on the Pacific coast, devot- cd exclusively to the carriage of am munition, and he states that ultimate ly there should be one of the vessels with each fleet
 They should be so fitted with appli- ances for assembling and breaking down ammunition that they might serve to a great degree as possible as float ing magazines.
 The lessons drawn from the war with Spain, Admiral IIason, says lead him to also recommend the equipping of an auxiliary vessel for use as ma chine shop and store vessel with the fleet.
 In explaining his estimates for con- siderably increased appropriation for target practice. Admiral Mason says there will be an increase Nof thirty eight vessels over the present fiscal year.
 A marked departure from all prev Saus designs. Admiral Mason says, is represented in the turret mounts for the 1g-inch guns of the South Carolina and Michigan, which, it is stated. will operate to increase the rapidity of the fire.
 Al new type of~turret sight also has been developed for installation in these two ships
 On the subject of armor, it is stated that the standard of quality required by the bureau is still met In a most sat isfactory manner. while experiments with high explosives as bursting charges for such shells nave progress ed sufficiently to justify the expecta- tion that such an explosive can be adopted in the near future.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-15
GETS FIVE YEARS
NEW TRIAL IS DENIED MRS. BIRD-
 SONG.
Notice of Appeal To Supreme Court of Mississippi Is Given by Her COun-
 seI-$1O,OOO Bond Is Made.

Hazlehurst. Miss. Dec. 14.-Mrs. Angie Birdsong was today denied a new trial by Judge Miller She was sentenced to five years in the peniten- tiary and notice was given of appeal t> the Mississippi Supreme Court
 When the notice of appeal was file ,, counsel for Mrs. Birdsong made appli- cation for bail which wls granted in the sum of s1O.OOO Major Fox. father of Mrs. Birdsong, A. Q. May. of Jackson and other friends of the woman signed the bond
 Mrs. Birdsoag shot and killed Dr. Thomas Butler at Monticello. Miss. No vember 9. 1905, and at the trial con cluded several days ago, was convic- ted of manslaughteT. Since that time she has been seriously ill Because of her young child and her Illness Mrs, Birdsong was never sent to jail
 The young defendant was taken to court today lying upon a cot Moaning with pain and fever, calling continual ly for water and at times nearly deli rious, she listened for an hour and a quarter to her counsers arguments for Ieniency and a new trial. She was sl- lowed to hear the sentence without standing.
 A striking feature of this scene was the fact that the leading argument for Mrs Birdsong was made by lawyer, himself so i'll that he reclined In an in valid's chair while addressing the court This was R. N. Miller, who suffered d complete breakdown at one of the crit teal parts of the tTiaN
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-15
TEXAS FAILURE
EUTTERANCEOF RAIL-
 ROAD COMMISSIONER COLQUITT.
Says Notwithstanding the Almost Ab- soIute Authority Imposed in the Commission Little Good Has Been Accomplished for
 People.

Guthrie, ok, Dec. 14.-A feature of the session here today of the consti- tutional convention was an address on railway rate legislation by Oscar B. Colauitt, a member of the Texas rail- road commissioner.
 In addressing the Oklahoma constt- tutional convention today Honorable Oscar B. Colquitt, a member of the Texas railroad commission, agreed that while the Texas railroad commission act is a good law, rate legislation In Texas has been a failure, except In pro ducing uniformity, and he quoted MT. Ddayfield, of the same commission, as acknowledging that 1t had been "al- most a failure"
 Commenting the efforts of President Roosevelt, Mir. Colquitt said that 1T strong men were kept on the inter state commerce commission and the courts did not nullifY their work. the Hepburn rate bill might satisfy the peo- ple: otherwise he believed Roosevelt would become the "forerunner Of Bryan"
 Tt is my deliberate judgment" said Mir. Colquitt after exhaustively review w- ing railroad legislation In Texas, that the principal, if not the only substan- tial good the commission law of Texas. ns administered has done the people. Is the giving to them-to each person and rates. Taking the staple products of the state, I think 1t safe to say that the rates now in ef- feet and against which the roads are protesting in the courts, as being too low. are the highest of most any oth- CT state in the union, unless 1t Is the Rocky Mountain and Pacific states.
 This condition is not the fault of the law. The law is, perhaps, the best ever enacted upon the subject. Our power Is almost complete. And yet l sav to you that while in other respects the Texas railroad commission law Is a success, if vigorously enforced yet as . rate making power l have been fore ed to the conclusion that it is very largely a failure"
 MT. Colquitt said that he had asked Commissioner Mayfleld If experience