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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-04
The Badge Of Honesty

In on every wrapper Of Doctor Pierccs
Golden Medical Discovery because full
list OF the ingredients composing II Is
printed there In plain English. Forty
years Of experience has proven Its superior
worth rs blood purifier and invgorat-
ing tonic for the cure OF stomach disorders
and all liver Ills. 1t builds up the run
down system as no other tonic can In
which alcohol Is used. The active mcdIc-
inal principles OF native roots such as
Golden Seal and Queens root, Stone and
Mandrake root, Bloodroot and Black
Cherybark arc extracted and preserved
by the use OF chemically pure, triple
refined glycerIne. Send 10 DR.. X. V. Pierce
at Buffalo, N. Y, for free booklet which
quotes extracts from well-recognized med
ical authorities such as Drs. Bartholow,
King, Scudder, Coe, Elllngwosd and q
host OF others, showing that these roots
can be dspended upon for their curative
action IL oil weak states OF the stomach,
Accomplished by Indigestion or dyspepsia
rs well 8 iDhll bilious OF liver complaints
and In Hl'wastIng diseases" where there
Is losSftllesh and gradual running down
Of tl6<strength and system.
The rQolden Medical Discovery makes
rich, nure blood and so InyIgorates and
Regulates The Stomach liver aud bowels,
and. Through IIem. lhe whole system.
Thus all skin affections, blotches, pimples
and eruptions as well as scrofulous swell
llngs and old open running sores OF ulcers
are cured and healed. In treating old
running sores, or ulcers, II is well TO In
sure their healing 10 apply 10 them DIR.
Picrcc's All-IIealng Salye. lfyour drug
gist don't happen TO have this Salve In
stock, send hfty-four cents In postage
stamps 10 DIR. II. v. Pierce. Isyallds' Hotel
and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y, and
q large box OF the eAll- Healing Salyes
will reach you by return post.
You can't afford 10 accept q secret nos
trum as substitute for this non alcoholic,
medicine or KNOWN COMPOSITION, not
even though the urgent dealer may
thereby make little bigger profit.
DIR. Plerce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invlgorate stomach. liver and bowels.
sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy 10 take
as candy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-04

Twill mail you FREQ, 10 prove merit,
samples Of my DR. Shoop's Restorative
aud my Book on either Dyspepsia, the
Heart, or Tho Kidneys. Address me
DR. Shoop, Racine, Wis. Troubles OF
the Stomach, Heart or Kidneys, are
merely symptoms OF deeper allment.
Don't make the common error OF treat
ing symptoms only. symptom treat.
ment Is treating the result ~ your oil
ment, and not the cause. Weak Stom
ach nerves the inside nerves means
stomach weakness, always. And the
Heart, and kidneys as we'll, have their
controlling Or inside nerves. Weaken
these nerves, and you inevitably have
weak vital organs. Here IL where DIR
Shops Restorative has made it, fame
No other remedy even claims W treat
the "lnslde nerves" Also for bloat.
ing, blliousucss. bad breath or com.
plexion. use DR. Shops Restorative.
Write for my free Book now DR.
Shops Restorative sold by Joseph
NJ. Ayrcs.
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woopFoRD

Hiram l.. Weld OF Ferndale passed
Memorial day with friends In the city.
Mr. and,Mrs Charles +. Stone Of New
York arrived at Camp Comfort Friday.
James Comerford. a brother OF Mrs
Chas. ID. Sawyer. Is III In hospital In
Montreal
George w. Knapp's residence was
decorated with several large flags
Memorial day.
Mrs d. NJ Gleason has moved up
from Bennington into her mountain
Grove cottage.
Herbert Bellows and his housekeep-
or have gone TO Searsburg TO work for
Edward Belknap.
Musical entertainments were given
al Jesse y. Bugbee's last Thursday
and Friday evenings.
The Brundage brothers OF North
Bennington aud Troy were guests Sun.
day OF Albert shultz.
Mrs VIM. Bowles and daughter. Ida.
OF Bennington we're guests OF relatives
from Friday until Sunday.
Adcibcrt Harvey and daughter OF
Williamstown have visited Mr. and Mrs
A. X. Bishop. Mrs Ilaryey's parents.
Mrs Harley Bowies. and daughter Is.
abel and Miss Grace Bates OF Benning.
ton were In the place Memorial day.
Rev Charles II. Baldwin will be pas.
tor here again this summer and viii
open services next Sunday morning.
D. +. Lombard OF Amsterdam. n.
Y. was Ia town Saturday. cnroute to
his home In kcenc. y. H.. 10 spend n
vacation.
Allen briggs. Dr.. OF Scar.burg was
In town Sunday cnroute 10 Griswolds
Bennington with ii5 10. bear he
caught In a trap.
Mr. and Mrs II. ]. Bugbcc aud son
George and James Higgins came up
from Bennington and spent Memorial
day with relatives.
Misses Alta and Lncrctla Cutler
have been passing lew days with
their grandparents. Mr. aud Mrs &, H.
! n"NA't VI i'HhlHhAhus
Mrs George Mallory OF Manchester
spent last Thursday aud Friday here
with her mother. Mrs J. W. Hyde and
other relatives and friends.
lnasmuch as A. w. Hagar knows
considerable Of horticulture. doubtless
he will be successful with hh straw.
berry plants, weather permitting.
John Belrosc went To Troy Saturday
to accompany his wife home. who has
been undergoing treatment several
weeks In the Samaritan hospital.
The graves In the cemetery were dec
Grated with flowers Memorial day.
over each soldiers grave was placed a
iiag. sent az by the GAR OF Bouning
ton.
stephen y. and Daniel Gleason OF
the soldiers Home. Bennington. we're
here Memorial day. The former will
stay few weeks with Mr. aud Mrs Jca.
sc Bugbce. his old home.
Arthur Lyman aud Lawrence Groy-
err sons 81 Mrs Charles Grover OF Ath.
oil. Mass. formerly residents OF Wood.
ford. have been guests three days Of
their aunt. Mrs Henry knights.
Mr. aud Mrs Wilbur Dunton and son.
ln.law. Henry Staples Of Rutland were
here Memorial day to place flowers on
the grave OF Mrs staples who died last
March and waa buried IN the Wood.
ford city cemetery.
IIcg pardon for speaking OF the
days nor easter Of rain, hail and snow
was the worst Tor a day M June ever
experienced. here. Mercury was BE-
low 40 all day and there was no lstup
by the storm. And II continued with
undated fury nearly all day Monday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-04

BOSTON. June 4 The 10 called sol
dlers' grntuity bill. which provides for
the payment Of Si25 10 all veterans Of
the civil war who dill not secure n
bounty. was enacted In the house and
now goes 10 the governor FOR his ap.
prevail. A similar measure has been
passed by the legislature NJ every scs
sion for the past three years, only 90
he vetoed by the governor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-04
rore Receive. or,,n.L,L

ROME. June i.-The pope received
In private audience the Right Rev.
stephan Safer Ortynskyl, bishop for
the Catholics Of the Greek Ruthenlan
rite In the United States. who il going
10 take up his new office. establishing
his headquarters at Philadelphia. The
pontlff showed great interest In the
American Ruihenlans aud encouraged
the bishop In the accomplishment OF
Ills task
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-04
Rheumatism
Badly CrippIes a
BaIdwinsviIle
Farmer
URIC-O QUICKLY CURED HIN.
Treated Two Nsp With a high Priced
Physieisn With No Success.

Physieisn With No Sueeu.
STE Frank Hove n prominent farmer
In the town OF Van Burcu, says: 81
visited the best ply slcian 10 this coun'
iry, who treated me Tor about two
wears for rheumatism. I spent Ia that
time several hundred dollars and
seemed 20 grow worse instead OF better
each day. Being on cruiches and for.
ced to drive 10 the tram aud hobbling
20 the doctors Office became very dis
couraglug. let alone the sleeples =
nlghts aud fearful hours OF pain. BE
ing advised by friend ! purchased
smiths Uric o prescription, took u
home and used IL that day as dirccted.
Those fearful sciatlc pains left me,
NY blood seemed ~ let loose aud hov
freely, | felt different and knew the
nsxt morning had found q cure, a.
slept and rested veil all that night,
something I had not lone before 10
two years. ! used In all six bottles Of
Uric q aud have never felt q return OF
the disease, had no use for crdtchcs uf
cane since the first days treatment.
have since recommended Urico- O
~ uuuuIfaa W N'NAAH aHa aNNAaAht
ancos aba In every instsncc II gave ~.
markable relief. To every person Nho
suffers from Rheumatism say, take
Uric q at once aud your suffering will
soon end
Frank Howe. Baldwinsvllle, n. Y,
Anyone Who doubts STR llowe's cx
pcriencc IN Invited n write him for
further details
The manufacturers have ~ much con
hdencc In the remedy that they will
gladly give a large &c bottle of Uric
D free 10 all Rhcumaiics who have
never used Il and are looking fbr a
permanent, lasting cure for this most
distressing disease. Address for free
trial. Smith Drug Co., Syracuse, ".
Y. Uric q Is sold and recommended
10 Bennington by u. a. Qulnlan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-04
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News u the Town and village Tols
Briefly for Busy Resders

Richard Holden of Waterbury. Conn
is here for a few days.
owen Evans OF Poultney was In the
village on business Monday.
Wanted--Four or five painters.
Charles Barnes, l0S Pleasant street.
James Wright Jr.. has finished work
for s. G. Lyons and gone to work for
Or Sanche.
/. w. Hurd returned Monday from a
three weeks visit In Hebron, N. Y, and
west Rupert
The regular meeting Of the Stark
Hose company Will be held this even
Ing at s o'clock.
Curtis ID. Sweet left Tuesday morn,
Ing for Fort Plain. N. Y. to visit his
sister for n week.
Mrs Hercules Sanche left Monday
for a two weeks visit at her former
home in New Yory.
Miss May i.arwood OF School street
returned the last orthe week from the
Albany City hospital.
Miss Marguerite Sheldon returned
Monday evening from visit with her
parents IN Pittsneld, Mass.
Walter II. Berry called ON DIR Buch.
anan at the Samaritan hospital In Troy
Monday and found him steadily improy
ing.
Sam Rosenberg, the shoe maker
from the Walker block, viii move next
Monday 10 the tenement formerly oc
cupied by tho late Mrs Babcock. next
door 10 the 4. T.. Gibson bakery. 10
Work ON the pulp mill being con.
structed by the Aberthan Construction
company OF Boston is In full swing
The proprietors hope to have the mill
In running order In few weeks. II
will have the distinction OF being the
frst mill ever erected In town from
Concrete.
The Seniors have attended their last
recitations Ia Middlebury college. The
preliminary examinations were given
Monday aud the finals from Tuesday 10
Friday inclusive. The seniors then
have n two weeks vacation before com
mencement Miss Faith Powers OF
this village is n member OF the class.
The exercises connected with the
close Of the high school will commence
on Sunday evening. June 10. when
union service will be held In the Con.
gregational church. The sermon 10
the graduating class will be preached
by Rev Philip Schuyler. Services will
begin AT the usual hour, seven In the
evening.
The delegates 90 the Congregational
church In North Bennington today
/ from the local church are. Rev George
=. Mills. r. II. Bennett. Mrs Frank Har
wood Mrs Helen L. Thomas. From
the old First church at Bennington
Center the delegates are. Rev nr lsa@c
Jennings. \. l.. Robinson. Mrs &. X
sanford Miss Alice Robinson. and
from the North bennington church the
pastor. Rev J. T.. Harper. Henry r.
Cushman. Harrie q. White and Mrs n.
=. Lamb.
Tho following n from the Young
Peoples Weekly published at Elgin.
lll..-"ln sixteen years Thomas Hailor.
an who has carried the mails between
bennington. VI, and outlying districts
has made 5oO6 trips. each - miles
long. This makes his total mileage n
little over 10000 miles. Excepting
Sundays he has scarcely missed day
since he entered the service. lie says
the letter carriers life II the happiest
In the world since II contributes 10
good health because OF the outdoor cx-
crciuc lie says he doesn't know what
Il means 10 suffer from cold or any Of
the petty Ills which aiiiict indoor folk.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-04

w. II. Ward Of Dyersburg. Tenn,
writes: This IN 10 certify that ! have
used Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup for
chronic constipation and Il has proven
without n doubt. 10 be a thorough.
practical remedy for this trouble and
Il Ia with pleasure ! offer my console.
ntious reference" A. Quinlan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-04

WASHINGTON. June THE trial
q Edwin s. Holmes. Jr. formerly as
sistant statisiician ~ the department
~ agriculture. ON the charge of supply
lng advance information on the cotton
crop reports 20 New York brokers. was
begun In the supreme court here. The
entire session was devoted 10 securing
a jury.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-04

tiet free sample OF DR.
Shops "IIealth Coffee" n real
coffee dlsturbs your Stomach,
ytur Heart or kidneys, then try this
Clever Coffee imitation. While DIR
shoop has very closely matched Old
Java and Mocha Coffee In flavor and
taste, yet II has not single
grain OF real Coffee In II. DR. Shops
Health Coffee Imitation IL made from
pure toasted grains or cereals, with
Malt, Nuts, etc Made In minute.
No tedious walt You will snrcly
like II. Sold by Joseph NJ. hyres.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-04
Will Cure consuMPIIoN

A. A. .IIcrren. Finch. Ark. writes:
Folcy's Honey and Tar IN the best pre-
paratlon for coughs, colds and lung
troubles. | know that II has cured
consumption IN the first stages" You
never heard OF any one using foley's
Honey and Tar and not being salts
fed. ~. A. Qulnlan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-04

Feel languid. weak. rundown
IIeadachc7 stomach "on"7--Just n
plain case OF lazy liver. Burdock
Blood Dltters tones liver and stomach.
promotes digestion and purines the
blood.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-04
CHECKER DOM

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World lii Checker Books OF all kinks I I
The Worlds Problem Books mn We educate
The whole World In the Ssisrce OF Dranghts.
Send 10 cents In stamps or silver for sample
WORLD. Write 10 "SrEARNS" The Checker
NJ an. 1883 Kim Street. Manchester. N. II.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-04

Soothes itching skin. Heals cuts
or burns without scar. Cures piles.
eczema, salt rheum. any itching.
Doan's Ointment Your druggist sells
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-04

Cheapest accident insurancc-Dr
Thomas Electric oil. Stops all pain
and heals the wound. All druggists
sell IL.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-04

Piles get quick and certain relief from
DR. Shops Magic Ointment Please
note IL Il made alone for Piles, and Ii
sction Is positive andccrtaln. Itching,
painful, pro,ruding or blind piles dis
appear like magic by iis use. Larg.
alckelcappcd glass Jars 70 cents. Sold
by Joseph NJ. Ayres.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-04

Il suffered habtualIy from consti.
patton. Doan's Rcguiets relieved and
strengthened the bowels NO that they
have been regular ever since."A. n.
Davis. grocer. sulphur Springs, Tex.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-04
GARBAGE COLLECTED

Will mako weekly or monthly calls
" desired or drop mcIcard or telephone
for Any special job. Also heavy team
work.
EN- HULErT
Telephone 1854
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-06
Some More Important Bills
Acted upon by the Legis-
lature.

Columbia Record: By a vote
of 16 70 II the senate TODAY gave
endorsement 10 Senator Latimer's
good roads scheme for federal
aid. A similar measure failed in
the house last year by a large
majority. The senate's action
was on resolution of Senator
Sullivan, of Anderson, calling
upon the congressional delega-
ton 20 support bill Of the kind.
though no mention was made of
Senator Latimer himself.
The Richards bill from the
house, appropriation $4,000 to
be added to a donation of S25. 900
more for practice school at
Winthrop passed without diyi-
sion.
The Dill to provide for the
travelling expenses of circuit
Judges met a stormy passage to
third reading 1t was opposed by
Senator Mauldin and Others as
being an evasion OF the constitu-
ton lorbidding raise during the
term OF office of a Judge. Finally
The bill passed, amended by Mr..
Mauldln so as to make the allow
ance $500. An amendment to
cut off present judges from the
Allowance failed.
The bill to increase the pay of
jurors to $3.50 and witnesses to
81 90 was sipassed, amended so as
to make the pay 81 for Jurors.
The house has passed a similar
bill.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-06

request to the presbytery to dis
solve the pastoral relations now
existing and set of resolutions
was adopted asking the presby-
terry not to allow DR.. Lingle to
leave, stating the reasons which
LED to this opposition, one of
which was certain work which
calls to be done here and which
The congregation believes can
best be done under the leader
snip OF It's present pastor. A
committee of IL was appointed
to 90 before the presbytery at
It's meeting in Chester on the Sth
instant and oppose the dissolu-
ton of these present relations.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-06
Rock lillian to Raise Pecans
and Walnuts.

Rock Hill Herald: Our towns
man, Mr.. w. A. Fewell, intends
experimenting with pecan trees.
he Is drilling holes on his farm
with dynamite with the intention
of planting pecan and English
walnut trees. He stated 10 us
Thursday that he intends plant
ing ten acres in such trees. The
holes that the trees are TO be set
out in are three feet deep.
Perhaps in eight or Ten years
the trees will bear fruit and if
the price OF the nuts remains as
1t Is at the present he will per
haps be repaid for his undertak.
inc.
1t is indeed strange to up that
the pecan trees are so scarce in
this part of the country. Those
who have trees today are well
pleased with the nuts they gath
er therefrom, in fact some of The
best nuts put on this market
were raised here in the city.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-06
Several Children Bitten by a
Mad Dog,

Tifton, Ga, special in Atlanta
Constitution:
M. Ray, of Lenoir, in Berrien
county, IA miles south of Tifton.
carried three of his children to
Atlanta that were supposed
to have been bitten by a mad
dog, for treatment at the Pasteur
institute, one of the children
bitten being a babe 8 months
old.
After the child was bitten the
family suspected the dog, and by
watching him, thought he show
ed symptoms of rabies. The
dog was killed and the head ship
ped to Atlanta for examination.
The next day Mr.. Ray receiv-
ed telegram from the institute
that the examination oEthe head
showed the animal to have been
mad, and advised him to bring
the children at once. He left at
once for Atlanta, carrying his
wife and six children.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-06
Mysterious Death of a Young
Lady--Young Man Un-
der Arrest.

Washington Pa, February 3.
The body Of Miss Frances
Martin, Is years old, was found
In room in the Forest building
today. Whether she was murder
ed has not been determined.
A young man named John
Innes, with whom Miss Martin
attended the Lyric Theatre, last
night, has been arrested and is
being held to await the action of
the coroner. There are indica
tions that the girl died late last
night or early today in the Lyr.
ic Theatre building and that her
body was then taken across
little bridge which connects the
theatre and Forest building.
There were no marks on the
body indicating violence. Coro
ner w. III. Sipe and District
Attorney Underwood, who in.
vestigated the case, say it is a
mystery.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-06
One Negro Shoots Another
to Death at .Bethune.

Bethune special in the State:
AT a negro dance in town last
night, Henry Cannington was
shot and killed by Herbert Sims
with a double barreled breech
loading shotgun. Whiskey was
the cause of the tragedy. Both
parties were colored. Sims gave
himself up and was locked up in
the guard house. 1t was a case
of self-defense, according to eve
witness.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-06
The Man Hanged who Kill
ed Two Girls.

Kansas City, Texas, Feb. g.
Ramon Campie, a Mexican, was
hanged here yesterday for the
murder of two sisters named Nc.
Haney, IN March of last year
One of the women had refused
to marry him and This so enrag-
ed the man that he killed both
and tried to kill their brothers
as they we're driving along the
road in buggy.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-06
Dispensary Directors Raise
Question as to Governors
Right to Remove Them.

Inc State, of Sunday: Gov.
Ansel has not yet complied with
me wishes of the general as7em-
bly, embraced in resolution re-.
questing him to remove from of.
hce The directors of the State
dispensary. The question of iur-
isdlction and authority has arisen.
Mr.. Ansel is sale lawyer him-
self, having been solicitor of the
lighting eighth" circuit for
years, and he will act within the
law. 1t is not known what his
inclination is, but there seems TO
be no secret about the attitude
oi Attorney General Lyon, who
believes that the evidence is suf.
hcient to justify Gov. Ansel in
removing the directors.
The question of jurisdiction
was raised by Mr.. j. f. McDon-
aid of Winnsboro, who appeared
IN behalf Of Director Joe B.
Wylie. AT his earnest solicitation
Gov. Ansel granted a hearing
Tuesday at noon.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-06
Two Georgia Lawyers in
Jail.

Albany, Ga, Feb. 4.-Claude 4
Pay'on and J e. Hayes, both
prominent attorneys of the Syl-
vester bar, are IN Jail for period
"f lo days for contempt OF the
superior court. They were order
ID imprisoned by Judge w. N.
Spence after failing TO pay fines
OF SIS each imposed by the
court.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-06
NeighbOrs Got Fooled.

j was literally coughing myself to death
and had become too weak to leave my bed :
and neighbors predicted that | would
never leave 1t alive; but they got fooled
for thanks be to God, | was induced to try
Dr. Kings New Discovery. 1t took inst
iour one dollar bottles to completely cure
the cough and restore me to good sound
health, writes Mrs. Eva Uncapher. of
Grovertown, Stark Co., Ind. This King
of cough and cold cures, and healer Of
throat aud lungs. is guaranteed by Craw-
ford Bros. Funderburk Pharmacy.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-06
Rock Hill Loath to give up
Rev. Mr.. Lingle--Bethel
Presbytery to be Asked not
to Allow him to Leave.

Rock Hill special in Mon
days State: On Sunday, the
9th of January, at a congrega
tional meeting, held at the First
Presbyterian church, it was voted
to unite with the pastor, Rev.
w. l.. Lingle, ID. d., in asking
the presbytery to dissolve the
pastoral relation. The vote at
that meeting was light and was
taken under a somewhat indis-
tinct understanding, consequent
ly ever since there has been a
continual buzz of talk which
very plainly showed that the
real wishes of the congregation
had not been expressed. This
eliminated in another meeting
after the service today at which,
with unanimous consent, the
action of last Sabbath was re-
considered, and unanimous vote
was given against uniting in the
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-06
Bill introduced in Congress
to Return Illegal Cotton
lax Collected During the
War.

Washington, Feb. 2.-Repre.
'atlve Hefflin, of Alabama, to-
day introduced bill IN the House
providing for the distribution
of the proceeds of the cotton tax
collected illegally, it is alleged ,
during 1862, 1S64-5, amounting
to sixty-eight million dollars.
1t provides that any person or
lawful heir thereof who paid
taxes on cotton under these act
may establish claim thereto.
After adjustment of individual
claims the money remaining will
be apportioned TO thirty Staets
upon which the original tax was
levied.