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The Washington herald., 1907-12-29

The successful men of Goldfeld are
marked. They can be recognized by a
certain stealthy quiet The really sue
cessful never brag, talk little, if at all
of their triumphs It is the small fry
that strut and crow and sIay you with
their egOtism. 1t is ungratified vanity
that is noisy.
There are fifteen thousand souls ir
Goldfeld to-day. Many have made
money. Only thirty have touched fortune
A small single room Is, II decent, s. q
day. No hotels give meals. Foraging i:
one of the principal anxieties One sees
flying figures laden with provisions has
tening to their lairs TO cook. on the oi
stove. their quickly collected repast The
eating placesSare a jam of perspiring hu
manity. The better class are excellently
provided for at the Palm. This. like al
the far Western restaurants. provide.
little side boxes for the exclusive These
are incommodious and stuffy 1 foun6
the main room far more entertaining
Here one meets an odd and motley as
semblage. The great owners of the Mo.
hawk" Jumbo" the Little Florence
the eager Booster and promoter of new
Wild schemes. the man from Denver
called THE kid" who has killed his fouI
and always been acquitted. He has ter
rible, wonderful eyes and handsomely re-
Sembles Abraham Lincoln. Diamond
Field Jack" the celebrated stock gambler
- respectable person with a ruddy com
nlexion, quiet married couples. vaguely
undehned ones. smartly groomed young
<nglishmen. The Western youths detacf
hemselves by their stalwart figures, Their
;iean-cut features, frequently by Iheil
-emarkable beauty. There are plenty OF
ladies Of facile morals who sit at night
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-02
RUNS ON BANKS CEASE.
Dun's Review Says DepositOrs Are
Recovering COmposure.

Dun's Review Says DepOsitOrs Are
Recovering COmposure.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Contractlon
has followed the financial crisis of last
week, says r. G. Dun & Co.'S review
Of trade, but only to the extent COM
PEELED by inability to raise money.
There Is no evidence that confidence
has been permanently impaired. On
the contrary qualification is felt that
the nation was SO strongly fortified
by decade Of unexampled prosperity
that the severe strain made no deeper
impression. Depositors recovered their
cOmposure with cOmmendable rapid
ity, and runs on the banks ceased al
most as suddenly as they began. In
many instances the funds were depos-
tied In other institutions, while much
Of the money was invested In securi-
ties which had declined to the most at
tractive prices in seven years. Large
sums were boarded, however. and
business would have suffered a much
greater handicap but for the general
adoption by the banks of clearing
house settlements with certificates and
arrangements for the Importation Of
about $23, 1000, 900 in gold.
Commercial failures this week In the
United States are 273 against 252 last
week, 22S the preceding week and 1870
the corresponding week last year.
Failures in Canada number 20 against
81 last week, As the preceding week
and % last year. OF failures this week
In the United States 118 were In the
east, "a south, "a west and 20 In the
Pacific states, and 93 report liabilities
Of $4,000 or more against SO last week.
Liabilities of commercial failures re-
ported thus far for October are 500.
36S,2S6 against $10,553,7l4 for the
same period a year ago.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-02
MANCHESTER CENTER

Mrs. Clanson is having new barn
built.
Pacific engine house is being re.
paired
James Scott Of Bennington has been
in town for few days.
Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Grout of Ar
lington were in town Friday.
Harry Reynolds has moved to DR..
Wyman's tenement in the lane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Adams are en-.
PERTAINING company from Hoosick.
Frank Woodland of Bennington was
in town calling on friends Thursday.
Mrs. B. G. Slade has returned from
a few days visit in Albany and Rens.
sealaer.
Miss Maud Thompson of Cambridge
n. Y, is the guest of her cousin, Miss
Ella Dyer.
l.. Bushee. who has been visiting
his brother and friends In Pawlet,
nas returned.
DR.. and Mrs. Iinwood Nj. Kelley,
who have been In New York city,
have returned.
William Wilson was in Rutland the
first of the week the guest of his
brother, Frank.
Miss Minor of Wallingford has
been a recent guest of Mr.. and Mrs
James Jameson.
Mrs. Leroy Mauley was in Rutland
the first OF the week and called on
friends in the hospital a
Mrs. Joseph Levins and daughter,
Mayme of North Bennington are
spending few days in Schenectady.
Mr.. Vincent and family, who have
been engaged in the bakery business
here during the summer, have re-
turned to Troy.
The Service club of the Baptist
church will hold their annual sale of
useful and fancy articles the second
week in December.
Mrs. r. b. Smith, who has been In
the Rutland hospital for a few weeks,
has so far recovered from an opera
tion as to be able to come home Fri
day.
Mrs. Kate ID. Lee, Dept. President
of VT, was in town Tuesday and in
spected Skinner w. h. G. While In
town she was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs Ransom Linsley.
Services at st. Peters chapel 23rd
Sunday after Trinity; Holy Commun-
ion 1880 a. m. Choral celebration of
Holy Communion 1880 a. m, Sun.
day school II m. Evening prayer Z
p. m. You are cordially invited to
these services.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-02
IF You Read This

II will be TO learn that the leading medi.
cal writers and teachers OF all the several
schools OF practice recommend, in tho
strongest terms possible, each and every
ingredient entering into tho composition
of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
for the cure OF weak stomach, dyspepsia,
catarrh OF stomach, silver complaint"
torpid liver, or billousness, chronic bowel
affections, and all catarrhal diseases OF
whatever region, name or nature. II Is
also specific remedy for all such chronic
or long standing cases OF catarrhal affec-
tions and their resultants, as bronchial,
throat and lung disease Except consump-
tom accompanied with severe coughs. II
Is not 80 good for acute colds and coughs,
but for lingering, or chronic cases II Is
especially efficacious in producing per
feet cures. 1t contains Black Cherry bark,
Golden Seal root, Bloodroot, Stone root,
Mandrake root and Queens root-all OF
which are highly praised as remedies for
oil the above mentioned affections by such
minent medical writer's and teachers as
Prof. Bartholow, OF Jefferson Med. Col.
lege; Prof. Hare of the Univ. OF Pa;
Prof. Finley Elhngwood, NJ. D., OF Ben.
nett Med. College, Chicago; Prof. John
King, NJ. H OF Cincinnati Prof. John
M. ScuddeT( Nj. w., OF CINCINNATI; Prof..
Edwin MNaM. NJ. d., OF Hahnemann
Med. CSnegc, Chicago, and scores OF
otherS<eQdally eminent In their several
schQ6ls0 practice.
The Golden Medical Discovery Is the
only Wedl Inc -nntUn-l0r-s ale tlrQug6
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such If0IeSSlQnQl OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
more than any mum ordinary test.
M0NIN1s. Open publicity OF rs formula
Is The best possible guaranty OF It's merits.
A glance at this published formula will
show that uGoldsn Medical Discovery"
contains no poisonous. harmful or habit
forming drugs and no Notwithstanding
pure. triple-re6ned glycerne being used
Instead. Glycerne IS entirely unobjec'
tionable and besides is most useful agent
in the cure Of all stomach as well as bron-
chIal. throat and lung affections. There
il the highest medical authority for its
use In ali such cases. The Discovery Is
a concentrated glyceric extract Of native,
medicinal roots and Is safe and reliable.
A booklet OF extracts from eminent
medical authorities, endorsing Its ingre-
dents mailed free on request. Address
Or. r. Y. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-02

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money If
it fails to cure. f. w. GROVES sig.
nature is on each box 25c.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-02
DORSET

There are several cases of whooping
cough In town.
Mrs. Clifton Kent has returned from
a visit to Albany.
Rev. Charles Carhart has returned
from a visit to Binghampton, N. Y.
Miss Rebecca Mcbride recently Wis
tied friends in Arlington several days.
Mrs. JUNE Thayer will leave soon
for Denver Col where she will make
her future home.
The woman's missionary meeting
was held Wednesday at the home OF
Miss Vesta Harwood
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Kent were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Simonds In
Manchester Wednesday.
Prof. Albert Cheney left for New
York last week where he has a large
class n vocal culture.
Dr. F. c. Liddle is recovering from
the injuries received some time ago
by the falling of a bridge In East Dor
set.
William Mason of Pawlet passed
through Dorset Thursday with a herd
of l57 cattle on the way to Massachu-
sets.
Among the successful hunters last
week were Messrs. Mccoy and Kelly
who secured two fine bucks in Dorset
Hollow, which were displayed at Nc
Coy's meat market.
Several people from this place at
tended the installation service at Man
chester Wednesday evening when the
Rev. Vincent Raw became pastor of
the Congregational church.
Miss Olstenstad will soon leave for
New York where she will continue the
vocal studies for which she has great
talent and which she has followed for
several months under the direction of
Prof Cheney. Miss Olstenstad has
made many friends In town whose
good wishes will go with her.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-02
A Great Opportunity.

55 acre farm, q acres meadow in
highest state of cultivation, 20 acres
pasture, miles from Bennington.
Beautiful view, room house. 30x45
barn underground stable, running
water to house and barn, is apple
trees. Terms small, amount to be
paid down, balance $500 per month
and interest until paid for Price on.
ly 100000.
A Wonderful Bargain
No. loo 4S acre farm, IA acres level
meadow, % acre pasture, wood land,
100 sugar trees. Will keep four cows,
span of horses, 20 sheep, cuts IA tons
of hay. Nine room house, / barn
24x3O. wagon house 1Sx24, sheep and
COW shed 14x32, corn house 12xl6, hen
house 10xl2. Farm we'll watered
With this farm is included 1 pair
OF horses, double and single harness,
double wide tired wagon, spring wagon
and buggy, l $4,000 COW, 81 sheep, |
200 Id. hog, "a hens and chickens,12
tons of hay in barn, acre corn, acre
potatoes, buck eye moving machine,
horse rake, spring tooth harrow, new
sap house with new evaporation, tank
tin sap buckets and spiles for 100 trees,
plows, spring tooth harrow, shovel
pillow and cultivator pair sleighs, long
wood sled, shovels, forks. hoes, rakes,
sythes, hammers, iron bars and all
small tools on farm together with the
house furniture. All for the unheard
of price Of $1500.0O
Read This Proposition Carefully.
No. 1lS. Two story house with
one and one-half acre of land. House
contains five rooms on first floor, three
rooms, second floor, bath and toilet.
Barn 1Sx24, ceiled inside, clapbOarded
and painted outside, buildings all Stat
ed. Heat with Simmons steam heat
er, plenty OF closets and cupboards.
Parlor finished with quartered white
oak, sitting room finished with select.
ed red birch with hard wood floors OF
same. Dining room finished with nat
ural spruce, kitchen. bath and pantry
finished in Georgia pine. also the
floors. Bay window and dining room
has Venetian blinds inside, screens
and screen doors, storm windows and
doors made for house. Call and see
photo of house. Price only $4,000
This Place is Worth Twice What Is
No. 1859. One hundred seventy-five
acre farm, rs acre meadow, 100 acre
pasture and wood lot. at least 1900
cord Of wood on place, chestnut, beach
oak, maple and white birch, $50 maple
trees. one barn 50xS0 underground
stable under all, corn house 25x3O
horse barn 30x40, blacksmith shop
equipped, running water to barn.
This place is worth $250O.0O. Price
$4,000.
No. 1911 Farm of 500 acres, Is
acres tillable, 100 acres pasture, 1916
acres woodland, sugar orchard of 400
trees, keeps SO sheep, four head cattle,
one pair horses, cuts 25 tons hay,
house S6x27, ell 16x16, in good repair.
Two barns 52x3S, sheep barn BOXES,
hog house, corn house, spring water
a nice summer place, trout stream
on farm worth 100000. Price only
$4,000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-02

company to light the street from No
vember to April next at monthly
rate not to exceed 1888. This fully
met the advance in price asked by
the manager OF the company
While attempting to swim across
the dam OF the Consolidated Lighting
Co. at Bolton Falls, doe was carried
over. The frightened animal turned
double somersault before striking
the river below, and swan ashore,
apparently uninjured. The employees
at the works saw the deer swimming
across the dam and were interested
spectators of the spectacular perform
ance.
A very painful accident occurred
Friday morning at the home OF
Charles Phelps of Leicester when his
daughter Florence, was shot through
her right foot. A loaded rifle stand
ing nearby fell to the floor, discharg-
ing its bullet between the two middle
toes. 1t was necessary to amputate
one of the toes. Though she is doing
as well as could be expected, it is
feared the amputation of the other
will be necessary.
Following the testing of herd of
forty-eight COWS belonging to Mrs.
J. ID. Reilly of Sheldon, forty three
were killed. Several cows have died
there lately and it was thought best
to have the herd examined Cor tuber-
culosis. DIR. ]. C. Parker of st. AL.
bans, administered the tuberculin test
and all but five of the herd we're found
to be affected. Mrs. Reilly has con-
Quoted dairy farm, the milk from
which has been taken by local
creamery.
The drop in prices OF copper and
the general dullness of the market
have affected the Vermont mines and
those In Corinth and vicinity have
shut down. The Pike Hill mine, which
employs about sixty men. has shut
down and the men are out of work.
All of the men have been paid their
wages In full. There Is no time set for
the mines to reopen. 1t depends on
the market. The Smith and fiiglsy
mines, which also employ large
number of men have shut down.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-02

bladder specialist, and is wonderfully
successful in promptly curing lame back.
uric acid, catarrh of the bladder and
Bright's Disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-R00t is not rec
commended for everything but if you have
kidney, liver or bladder trouble it will be
found just the remedy you need. 1t has
been tested in SO many ways, in hospital
work and in private practice, and has
proved so successful in every case that
special arrangement has been made by
which all readers of this paper, who have
not already tried it, may have sample
bottle sent free by mail, also book tell
ing more about Swamp-Root, and how to
find out if you have kidney or bladder trou-
Bile. When writing mention reading this
generous offer in this paper and send your
address to DR.. Kilmer 81
& Co., Binghamton; Z, IS: E::3
N. Y. The regular 81! 1 + I: :E;;iais, =
fifty-cent and one @l
dollar size bottles are Home Of Swamp Root
sold by all good druggists. Don't make
any mistake, but remember the name,
Swamp Root, DIR. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
and the address, Binghamton, N. Y, on
every bottle.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-02
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of Interest From Fourteen coun
ties Of State.

ties OF state.
Washington new union station,
| which is to cost $4000,000 and which
is of white Vermont granite, was
opened Sunday.
Charles II. Deere, head of the great
pillow works at Moline, H.. who died
| Tuesday, after an illness of more than
"A year of pernicious anaemia, was
born at Hancock in 1897.
The granite manufacturing firm of
f. Grappone Bros. is being moved
from Montpelier to Barre where it is
thought more satisfactory facilities
for the business will be secured.
The Appalachian Club of Boston is
trying to make arrangements to pass
the holidays at the Waterbury Inn
Waterbury. If the snow is of suffi-
cient depth for snowshoeing large
party of Boston people will be in
town.
Joseph h. Ranger, who Is charged
with setting fire to the Vose house in
Pittsfield, has been taken to the state
hospital for the insane at Waterbury
for observation as to his mental con-
dition. His counsel claims that Ran
ger is insane.
b. J. Riley of Springfield, II. B.
Dutton of Montpelier, and w. A..
Welch of Newport successfully pass.
ed examinations for registered phar.
macists, held by the state board of
pharmacy Nine young men took
these examinations.
The store of N. w. Foster of Whit
ing, was entered Tuesday night by
the breaking out of large pane of
glass. Six dollars of the post-office
money was taken and small sums
from other places, all amounting to
about $40, besides several pearl
handled pocketknives.
Evan Carleton Howe, who died o.
tober Is at the hospital connected
with the Naval Academy at Annapolis
typhoid pneumonia being the cause of
death, was member of the class of
'09, Norwich University, Mortified,
and received an appointment from
Massachusetts to Annapolis during
his sophomore year.
Peace and harmony prevailed at the
Chelsea village meeting where II was
voted to authorize the selectmen to
contract with the local electric light
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-02

Replying to the attacks on him by
various members of the press, Superin.
tendent Ferguson of the Vermont
Anti-Saloon League INDUCES in a two.
column article, which is 20 per cent
frothy sarcasm, 20 per cent statistics
and the remainder a challenge. If he
had dispensed with the sarcasm and
presented the figures. with a mild self
qualification in knocking the chip off
the collective shoulder of the press
or Vermont" his article would have
been less puerile and more powerful.
Such a lapse as he permitted himself
is scarcely worthy of an official in his
standing. There was, to be sure,
some measure of provocatian in
similar lack of good taste on the part
of few of those who did not side
with him, but certainly not enough to
permit one to make buffoon of him
self. Did Supt Ferguson think what
manner of Interpretation his article
would receive from serious-minded
people? III he had, he never would
have put such things in print.-Barre
Times.
The Banner will reprint Mr.. Fer.
guson's article the first opportunity,
not because there is any sense in il or
any real argument, but just to show
the mental workings of man of one
sided development 1t also shows
more powerfully than anything any
of Ferguson's opponents could write
why 1t is that the anti-saloon league
is so completely discredited by PEG.
pie who have an intellect broader than
the blade of an axe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-02
EARTH FOR SALE
In Small Bunches, Suitable
for Homes for Either Rich or
Poor. For Further Particu-
lars See lockwood 6 Howe
Five Minutes Walk from Electries

No. 1870. Eight acre farm, four mead
ow. four pasture, two and one-fOurth
miles from Bennington postOffice
Eight room house, barn 26x30 with un
foreground stable, ice house 12x16, hen
house 16x20. corn house 16x20, barns
all clapboarded and painted, house
painted white, all other buildings in
the finest repair and kept up in excel.
lent taste, kitchen to house all ceiled
up with Georgia pine, natural finish.
40 apple trees. pear, plum and
cherry trees, 100 raspberry and 20
currant bushes, 10 grape vines. All
for $1S00.00.
No. 1873. Farm of 1873 acres, pasture
and wood lot of los acres, sugar or
chard of $50 trees, keeps six cows and
team, cuts 90 to 20 tons hay, Eight
room one and one-half story house,
barn 40x50 with underground stable,
shed 16x50, horse barn 20x35, under
ground sheep barn 24x30. Running
water to house and barn, corn house
newly slated 22x26, hog house AXIS,
sap house with sap pan, five pear trees,
six plum, rs apple trees and some
cherry trees, two miles from postoflice
Price $1,000.
Best Farm in Section.
No. IT'S. The Charles lockwood
farm, 80 acres; high state of cultiva-
ton, Go acres tillable land. Is acres
pasture, cuts GO tons hay, will keep 30
head cattle and horses, we'll fenced.
mostly wire, land free from stone,
electric road runs through farm, barn
3OxSO with underground stable, run.
ming water to barn, one mile from vii
lage. Price $4,000.
No. 1856. Farm of IA acres, mead
ow, 7 pasture. Keeps three cows, one
horse, TX story 10 room house. Barn
26x48, three miles from Bennington
Price $l400.
Asked.
No. $780, One hundred seventy six
acre farm, large tract of timber includ.
ing oak, ash, birch. and maple. $1,000
worth of standing timber, two large
sugar orchards. Keeps 10 cows. three
horses and a few sheep. cuts 40 tons
OF hay. Two story house, IL rooms
in good condition, two large barns, one
silo, sugar house, hen house, grain
house and wagon house. Battenkill
river runs through farm, three miles
from railroad station. Price $500.
No. 154. One hundred seventy acre
farm, so acres meadow, 70 acres pas
ture, 40 acres woodlot, wooded with
hemlock, rock maple. spruce, oak. bass
wood, beach and birch, $50 sugar trees
Will cut SO tons hay. House has eight
large rooms in good repair. Barn 40x
60 with underground stable for IA
cows, horse barn 26x34 with five stalls
hog house, 14x14, corn house 16x2O,
sap house and evaporator, 273 buckets
and spiles. VIII throw in three head
of cattle. Price $2l50
No. 179. One hundred seventy acre
farm; sugar orchard of 200 trees,
keeps 16 head cattle, cuts 30 tons hay,
IN story house 40x36, barn 2Sx40.
new barn 26x5S, also corn house, hen
house and new horse barn, one and
one-fourth miles from railroad station.
Price $1,000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-02
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK =?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-02
Reading NaiirOnd Lays on Men.

READING, Pa, Nov. 1.-The Read
Ing Railroad company is curtaiing ex-
penses In its roadway department.
Thirty-five laborers were discharged
at Bridgeport, and about 100 more will
be laid off in the vicinity of Linfeld,
where considerable new work has been
In progress. All extra hands employed
during the summer have been suspend
ed. The order affects about $50 men
all told, principally Italians.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-02
FRANK E. HOWE. Editor and Publisher

An agent in Kansas City desires to
sell lot of stock in his enterprises
So he called a meeting at Convention
hall, and will deliver an address. Be-
ing a big agent, he has no time to call
on all the people, so he has adopted
this new plan, which is certainly a
novel one. Why should not agents
generally adopt ii? When an agent
has book to introduce, let him hire
a hall, and invite the people to at.
tend, and talk to them all at once, at
a convenient hour, instead of Dor.
ing them separately when they are
busy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-02

cures made by DR..
Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kid
ney, liver and blad-
der remedy.
It is the great med
ical triumph of the
nineteenth century /;
discovered after years
of scientific research
by DR.. Kilmer, the
eminent kidney and
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-02
A tickling cough, from any cause, /

A tickling cough, from any cause, is
quickly stopped by DIR. Shops Cough
Cure. And it is so thoroughly harm
less and safe that DR.. Shoop tells
mothers everywhere to give it without
hesitation even to the very young
babes. The wholesome green leaves
and tender stems of lung-healing,
mountainous shrub, furnish the cura-
tive properties to DR.. Shops Cough
cure. 1t Gains the cough and heals the
sore and sensitive bronchial men,
branes. No opium, no chloroform,
nothing harsh, used to injure or sup
press. Simply resinous plant ex-
tract that helps to heal aching lungs.
The Spaniards call this shrub which
the doctor uses, "The Sacred Herb"
Demand DR.. Shops. Take no other.
All dealers.