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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-04
FRANK 3. HOWE. Editor and Publisher
Juvenile Brutality.

There is probably a great deal more
cruelty and brutality going on in our
public schools than anybody has any
idea of. A few years ago, horrid
story OF torture and abuse came from
school in Orleans county, where a
boy, according to the testimony of his
parents, was shamefully mishandled
by his schoolmates and died soon after
ward. The case made a considerable
stir at the time, but the officials did
nothing, certain large and noble ed,
itor made sort of post norton inves.
tigation, all by heresay, of course, and
pronounced the story mostly magma
ton and the case was dropped. The
boy is still dead.
And now comes statement from O
Vergennes physician to the effect that
an II year old boy, who died there re-
Gently of peritonitis, was probably kill.
ed by blows in the stomach and side,
inflicted by his schOolmates, which
brought on the condition which caused
his death. Nothing, however, will be
done in either case
The parents of the boys accused of
these acts of thoughtless cruelty seem
to always succeed in getting the case
flushed up and public officials sworn
to do their duty, too frequently let
these small offenders escape scot free
on the parental promise to enforce fam
lily discipline, which, of course, have
never been in evidence, or such traits
would not be continually cropping out
The Journal man lays the blame for
much of this sort of thing on the alto
gether-toO-easy discipline or rather
lack of discipline, in the average Amer.
lean home today. Children are permit
ted to meet with their elders on an
equal footing, maintain their share of
the conversation, enforce their rights"
with servants and outsiders, make pert
and saucy remarks and generally take
the center of the domestic stage, as
any child will naturally II allowed.
All this gives them false perspective.
Unpublished as rule for minor trans.
gressions, they go on to greater. Com.
panions and fond parents stand be-
tween them and the teacher, until pres
emily we are sickened by some lament
able story like the foregoing.
lhc responsibility ueS, HISt, idSt anu
all the time, with the parents. II the
first signs of cruelty or disregard for
the feelings of others are promptly and
sternly checked at home, If the child is
given to understand that he is just the
smallest, most infnitesimal atom in a
big universe; that others have rights
that he must respect; that punishment
follows quick and certain upon DISC
bedience, we should have less of the
worry that goes with the training and
bringing up of our boys and girls
If school children were guilty of the
small cruelties that are reported to
have resulted so disastrously, the cases
ought to be relentlessly pursued and
condign punishments inflicted.
BY this, one does not necessarily
mean severe and public penalty, but
one that would carry with 1t whole
some example and create a respect for
established authority.
These cases of juvenile brutality are
getting to be altogether too common
MOntpelier Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-04

ARGO ARGO ARGO ARGO ARGO
ARGO ARGO ARGO ARGO ARGO.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-04
GET WHAT YOU WANT
The "Just as Good Kind" Never
Pays.

II there is one thing more than an
other that should aggravate a self-res-
pecting person, it is to be told that the
article they ask for at their druggists
is not to be had but that they can have
something lust as good or better"
The principal reason for such attempts
at substitution is either the desire of
the storekeeper to sell something on
which he can make more money, or he
hasn't the goods asked for. and wants
to make sale of something in it's
place.
Every reader OF this paper should
bear In mind when asking for Vinol,
the modern cod liver oil preparation.
that II Is for sale In Bennington at our
store only and that 1t can always be
had when asked for.
The reason Vinol is so far superior
to old-fashioned cod liver oil and emul-
sions is because 1t is made by a scien.
tific, extractive and concentrating pro.
cess from fresh Gods livers. combining
with peptonate of iron all the medicin-
nj. healing and body building elem.
ents Of cod liver oil but no oil
AS body builder and strength ere.
ator for old people. delicate children,
weak, rundown persons. after sick
ness and for Chronic Coughs, Colds.
bronchitis, and all throat and lung
troubles, Vinol is unexcelled.
No one wants an old fashioned cod
liver oil preparation or emulsion after
once tasting delicious Vinol Try it.
II 1t fails to benefit we will refund
your money w. l.. Gokay, druggist,
Bennington, VT.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-04
Weak Women

To weak and ailns women. there is OF least ono
way to help. But with that way. two treatments.
must b combined. One is local. one Is constitu-
tionsl. but both arc important. both essential
Dr. Shops Night Cure Is the Local.
DR.. Shops Restorative. the Constitutional.
Thefomer-Dr Shops Night Cure-isa topical
mucous membrane suppository remedy. while DR..
Shops Restorative 10 wholly m internal treat
menk The Restorative reaches throughout the
entire system. seeking the repair Of oil nerve.
all tissue. and al blood ailments.
The Night Cure. as its name implies, does it,
work while you sleep. 1t soothes sore and inaam-
ed mucous surfaces. heals local weaknesses and
discharges while the Restorative, cases nervous
excitement. gives renewed vigor and ambition.
builds mp wasted tissues, bringing about renewed
strength. Vgor. and energy. Take DR.. Shops
Restorative or Lquid-ass general tonic
to the system. For positive local help. use as well
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-04

IL you watch for the items on Argc
Red Salmon you will find some very
interesting things about Alaska and
the Salmon industry, of which very lit
tie Is known in this country. "Argo'
Is household word wherever this sal
mon has been introduced.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-09
Hotel Arrivals
MILLER HOUSE

Mrs. A. M. Fuller, Gravette; Ed Conroy of St. Marys, O.; Jos. Parks, Bryn Mawr, Pa.; J. F. Porterfeld, Hope; A. Reder, Chi cago; $. Bergstein, Armour, Ind; w. c. Pearce, P. H. Fullenwider, J. A. DeLaurey, F. P. Holt, w. R. Davis, c. l., Thompson, Little Rock; H. c. Smith, Memphis; R. w. Grasty, Richmond; Col. Bob Young, Old Mexico; A. T. Rozier R. Berrymah, c. H. Ruggler, St. Louis.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-09

only saw his shirtfront. He was Tn evening dress, you know"
 But were there no distinguishing features. such as a shirt stud. ora moustache?" suggested
 oh. yes!" she responded quickly. he had moustache: and think he was tall because he had to bend down when when he did it. His shirt stud was plain gold one. l believe"
 Well. said l. how many tall men were there in the party who possessed moustaches and plain gold shirt studs?"
 Let me sec. she unused. there was Capt. Jack Harland. MT Porter, and your nephew Jack"
 Jack" 1 said, lis quite capable of behaving in such disgraceful man. ner'
 Yes, she assented, almost cheer. fully; but 1 don't think it was Jack. At least" she added with a bright smile. T want you to be a dear old mean. good. kind-hearted person, and find out for me
 Tt shall be done,' l cried rising both to the occasion and to take my leave
 It Is one thing to make promise in all the glow of generous moment, and another thing 10 keep 1t in the cold. practical light of after.reasoning, However, did the best that could. In the first place wrote to Jack, who was then at Harvard. and. without di. vulging the source of my information, stated briefly what had come to my knowledge. and asked him if he could throw any light on the matter It was some two or three days before re. ceived his reply which was character istically brief and ran:
 Dearest Uncle:-I received your letter containing vivid description of what you term the shameful out rage Now, don't mind confessing to you that l am the culprit, because you have been young yourself (once), and know that the path of youth Is
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-09
h. B. MCKENZIE
PRESCOTT, ARKANSAS

er--very happy"
 We mean to be-" he asserted stout. ly. Don't we, little woman?"
 Yes she whispered softly. press. ing his arm with her daintily gloved hand. Irony of ironies! had bought those gloves!
 'Tll look you up this evening at your club" said Jack, making as if to move on.
 "Yes-do," said I.
 They departed in a clustering gale of laughter. two young, handsome, per fectly mated creatures. and r.
 damned my hat firmly down upon my head. and walked away as if the love affairs of mere boy and girl could have no interest for confirmed old bachelor of something and forty.
 Kitty and are the best of friends still She is Mrs. Owen now, and does not seem at all to regret having thrown herself away upon worthless young scamp like Jack. She actually adores the fellow. and has forgiven him his outrageous treatment of her, even though the only "extenuating cir cumstance" was bunch of mistletoel But then. women are like that-hum- bugs. yes, humbugs. call 'sm!
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-09
Banqusisd by Jack Cox.

Philadelphia, Dec. 7.-Hender- son College football team, which won the State chamionship of Arkansas by defeating A. M. A. of Little Rock Thanksgiving, has
 been toasted and banqueted sev- eral times since they won the honor, but the most sumptuous banquet was rendered them Thursday night at the Hall Hotel by Jack Cox, local admirer. The dinner was a four-course affair, and was followed by a smoker.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-09
Auiolsts Lose Machine

Philadelphia, Dec.7 -Four auto ists, who passed through here, making a test run from Detroit, Mich, to Dallas, Tex. in attempt ing to cross the Missouri river a few miles west of here, got in deep water and the machines boiler exploded. The darty swan out.
 The machine has not been re-
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-09
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 s ty." said Kitty.
 The .emptation-" I began. She cut me short with an angry it, tie frown.
 That has nothing whatever to do with It." she remarked jelly
 "On the contrary" said l. it pal. Hates the offense. If 1t does not alto gether excuse it. Let us consider the facts of the case. You were spending Christmas with your aunt. Mrs. Glen torridon, in the country One evening as you were passing along darkened corridor. on the way to your room, you met certain gentleman"
 He wasn't a gentleman" she inter posed quickly.
 "Oh!" exclaimed T certainly thought that your aunt's guests-"
 He wasn't . true gentleman" she added disdainfully. Tor he wouldn't | have acted as he did"
 "A discourteous gentleman. then who taking advantage of the darkness. deliberately kissed you upon"
 Don't be ridiculous!" she snapped I asked you to help me-"
 T am endeavoring to do so" said l.
 Then do it properly!" assumed an air of profound gravity. Kitty re- garded me thoughtfully out of . cor ner of her deep blue eye. You see. she continued. "I don't know who it was-and-well. you know. 1t makes 1t rather awkward for me-
 Didn't you see his face?" asked
 "No." she answered. He came ur behind. and-and it was all over in second" She shuddered prettily. "Tt was quite dark she added, and
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-09
State Cotton Crop Good

Secretary of State Ludwig returned yesterday from a trip to the state farm, where, with the other members of the Peni- tentiary Board he inspected the farm. The remaining members of the board returned last night and this morning All report that the farm is in excellent con dition
 Mr.Ludwig says that the cotton crop prospect at the farm is ex- cellent. He says that the crop will run about HOO bales, of which 500 bales has already been picked. Of tliis amount, 600 bales have been ginned.
 It is the intention of the board to hold the cotton for no less than 15 cents. It thought that the price will be secured without difficulty, as the cotton is of fine grade. It was stated yesterday that 1t was believed that the board could even now get 14 cents for their cotton.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-09
HOMES

From time to time 1 will
 give in this column a list |
 of bargains in real estate
 of all kinds. Watch the|
 changes from time to time.
 If you wish to rent or sell, get yourself represented
 here. If you wish to buy,
 make an investigation off
 these properties. No. 347 1-2. 1S4 acres sand and dirt land farm 1 mile from En- met, Ark, on rural route, room dwelling, tenant houses, barns artesian wells; 75 acres in culti- vation, 40 acres good timber, SO acres pasture land; all under renee. .'................ $2OOO No 345. 80 acres of improved up land. 2 small houses on same, overflowing well, barns and other outhouses, 35 acres under fence, 23 acres in cultivation, young or chard; 4 miles from Prescott. ................... $7.50 per acre No. 346 80 acres of fine bottom land all of which can be cultiva- ted; no improvements except about Is acres in cultivation; 5| miles from Prescott; reasonable terms .......... $1O per acre No. 34S. A 12 acre home in one of the prettiest little villages in | Nevada county, new room cot tage, well painted and all out buildings and fences in good con- | ditiou; small office building on property; good orchard, water and wood, daily mail, healthful location; improvements we'll worth the price. $90O No. 347. 500 acre fine bottom
 land farm near Fulton, Ark a bout
 l75 acres now in cultivation, re
 mainder in timber consisting of white oak, gum. maple, walnut
 and ash; public road on both sides of farm; well watered; ten- ant houses; a fine opportunity for investment at....$1S per acre No. 344 800 acres timber land, oak, gum add pine, 8 miles from Prescott near Camden branch
 railroad. ............ $7.50 per acre No. 342. 120 acres timber land | near Lackland, Nevada county; other lands adjoining, $50 per | acre.
 No. 3l9. so acres of improved farming land ? miles from Pres | colt. on rural route, telephone line; good houses, barn and we'll; all under fence; 30 acres in culti- vation. fine wood land; water in | creek all summer; easy terms. ................... SIS per acre 20 acres l-2 mile from the cor poration line of Prescott, ,on pub
 lie highway, all under tence, no
 other improvements; high, gent ly rolling, we'll wooded; excell-
 ent location for building, small
 farm or other purpose; easy No. 297. 40 acres 5 miles east
 of Prescott, uuimproved, $2.50 | per acre.
 Three 2-acre tracts just out
 side of city limits, fine location
 for building; within reach of water, lights and local telephone i exchange, good neighborhood; will sell only to those who will
 build and make homes; see me for prices and terms.
 A we'll improved up land farm of 2SO acres 3 miles east of Pres colt; fine stock farm; good barns. | orchard and tenant house, good | neighborhood with school and
 church facilities. ... $10 per acre No. 192. 240 acres of wild lands
 few miles east of Prescott; ( price and easy terms.
 No. 241. 40 acres of uu improv- | ed land near Sutton, Ark. SIS per acre; bargain at the price No. S04. 600 acres of unimnrov- ed land in the southern portion of Nevada county, $3 per acre, Two nice office rooms for rent | conveniently located.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-09

For Rent-5-room house. $500 per month.
 For Sale-6o acre farm miles from Prescott. If you have $l50.00 you can handle it.
 SEE ELLSWORTH.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-02-27
POWER OF CHArT7E5.
No other Church Perhaps So Entirely
House of Prayer.

No other Church Perhaps So Entirely
House Of Prayer.
| know no otA," church 50 entirely Il
house of prayer as the Chnrtres cathe-
dral Everybody who goes to it will
tell you the same thing. Chartres
has still the gift of unique power of
impressing," Pater says. stirred by the
aesthetic value of religion in such a
setting. Nowhere does one pray so
well as mt Chartres.' Huysmaus says.
feeling its power more intimately. 1t
Is not easy to explain just why this
should be, any more than why out of
an endless gallery of Madonnas, rare
canvas by PierO della NrancHSrH or Bel
lini will catch the eye and haunt the
memory Piety would have heen us
poor an equipment for the builder of
cathedrals us for the painter of Ma
donnas. Nor is the fact that the archi-
lecture of Chaltrcs belongs to the pc.
riod of Gothic masterpieces sufficient
explanation. Paris ana Blurges and
Laon and Amiens show the same ar
chitectural perfection, they belong to
the same period, but from none of
them do you get the same impression
of mysterious majesty. the same urgent
call to prayer.
Other cathedrals are larger. Some
have the same five aisles and rs spa
cious an apse enclrclel by chapels. One
at least, lie Mans, repeats the imposing
arrangement of windows in the choir,
and yet none can so awe you rs Char
tres does by the solemnity, the subliln-
. ity, of size. None can so overpownr
you by the height of nave and choir
by the endless vistas of nisles beyond
aislcs, chapels beyond chapels, columns
beyond columns, by the dignity of an
austere exterior with spires pointing
to heaven and buttresses that not even
the wheel-like supports to their bold
fight over the aisles can make less Sc
verc, less vigorous in mass. And the
cathedral grows In solemnlty and i'm
mensity the more you see it. Chance,
it Is true, has been kinder to Chartres
than to most French cathedrals in spar
ing much Of the detail without which
the most perfect church seems bare
and empty and cold.-Elizabeth Rob
bins Pennell in Century
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-02-27

some details as to the disappearance,
clerk and turns to give another wo.
of reinsurance to the father. Within d
minute the latter hears the tick. tick.
tick" of telegraph instrument in tlli
hands of the policeman clerk. The de
scription he has given Is being tele.
graphed to every police station in the
London area and Is also being sent to
Scotland Yard. Thus within few
minutes the police depots from one end
Of the metropolis to the other are on
the qu vive for the slim. fair haired
young man."
But the process has only just begun.
As soon as the father has left the po-
lice station the inspector calls out from
GERS" who are expert searchers for
missing persons and who have won
tlerful knowledge of their district, with
its doubtful resorts, low class clubs,
boarding houses of shady character
and other places where lost people
drift They hear the details, and they
go out on their quest, starting first
with inquiries at the hospitals within
their reach in order to make sure that
no accident has befallen the young
man.
BY the time they are in the street
headquarters at Scotland Yard has
the matter in hand At intervals
throughout the day the private print
ing presses at the Yard produce print
ed sheet with the latest confidential in
formation on police matters, and this
sheet is distributed hot from the press
to every police station in London, and
rs there are three or four Issues every
day only an h3Ir or two c,apses be-
tween each edition. .is Il result by
midday the description ~ the young
man has been printed ""' j. being
distributed broadcast tN r. police.
Every cXpedent is Us - get it
round quickly, and in tI',~ Of some
of the isolated stations "p'@tad men
convey it from place tr ","t',
As soon as the Gazette Is received at
Il station the officer in charge secs the
description and takes action. Every
hour or two patches Of conStables are
paraded before him previous to going
out on duty in the streets. To each Of
these batches he reads aloud the de-
scription of the missing man, and ev-
cry constable goes out to his work
with a picture of the fair haired, slim
young man in his mind, Within twen-
ty-four hours every member Of the
force has heard Of ti@t far hnire
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-02-27

those individuals VINO nave sudQenly
walked off the track of human knowl-
edge, who in ordinary speech with
friends and acquaintances in one hour
have in the next, for no reason and
without word, disappeared.
Some of these mysteries never have
been solved and never will be solved,
but they are astoHishingly few COM
pared to those which Scotland Yard
unrayels every week. Only one case
here and there is heard of. because the
work is in the ordinary routine of the
yard and the force has no eye for ro-
nance. rlsldly restricting itself to prac-
tical thoughts and practical work.
Stretched over twenty square miles
of London. with its population of ma
ton, are the nervous tentacles of Scot
land Yard, ever alert for the work,
responding in Il moment to an impulse
from that center of intelligence-the
red brick. businesslike building on the
embankment. Frequently throughout
day and night the agents of Scotland
Yard are securing London In the search
for missing persons. The great or
ganization works like n machine.
To give an idea of the work it will
be best to take an instance of what
happens in an individual case.
A prosperous middle aged civil serv.
ant living at Clapham is amazed and
alarmed to find that his son, a bank
clerk, aged twenty-four, does not re-
turn home one night after business.
He is a we'll behaved young fellow and
has never before stayed away all night
In the morning his father hurrleS to
the branch of the bank in Kensington
where his son is employed and finds
that he left at about half past or the
night before in quite his usual manner
giving no indication that he was not
going straight home, From the time he
left the bank door he has not been seen
His accounts are in perfect order; he
was young man on the way to pro
motion.
The bewildered father takes cab to
the nearest police station and relates
his story to the inspector in charge
"Oh, dare say he'll be found in cou
pie of days" says the CHEEKY inspect
or. "We'll get on to it Mt once. What
is his descriptions"
Thereupon the father gives Il descrip-
ton of his son, running, perhaps, some
thing like this: Height, five feet eight
inches; fair hair slight fair mustache,
gray eyes, slim build. wearing silk hat,
morning coat, dark striped trousers
and glace kid lace boots. The inspector
enters this in book, together with
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-02-27
young man and is looking out for him.
put parbonc tbara hoc optaro1 tha

young man and is looking out for him.
But perhaps there has entered the
mind of Scotland Yard the idea that
crime lies at the root Of the mystery,
that the young man has been murder
cd If that thought comes to Scotland
Yard, another part of the great ma
chine is set to work. The criminal in
vestigation department is invited to
lend its aid, and detective inspector,
with little band of clever subordi-
mates, sets to work independently Of
all that is being done in other direc-
tions. The young mans employers, his
relatives, his friends, his acquaint-
ances-every person he has known to
speak to during the past week is ex-
haustively questioned, and people
against whom there may be some kind
of shadowy suspicion are unobtrusive-
iy watched without cessation by care
less young racing men, omnibus con-
ductors or city clerks, all of whom are
really Scotland Yard detectives. And,
while the newspapers know nothing,
the police force of London is humming
with the search for that fair haired
young man.
Perhaps after two days the Scotland
Yard squadron gets clew and unit
ing with the local special inquiry Off
GERS, tracks the fair haired young man
to a shady lodging house in North
Kensington, where, half starved, dazed
with the effects of drugs, he has been
locked in cellar for forty-eight hours.
He has been by some plausible means
lured to the house in question and
piled with drink by well dressed scotn-
drels, who believed be carried keys
belonging to the bank. Finding he had
not what they required, they had tenn
porarlly locked him up. with what
ultimate object can only be glessed
There are hundreds of simpler cases
which are solved in a matter Of hours.
1t will be safe to say that the chances
are ten to one in favor of Scotia nd
Yard finding the whereabouts of
missing person within Il wee frank
Dilnot in LONDON Mail.