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In Chile. at any rate. the Japanese
immigrant IL made welcome. The
Chilean government offers consider.
able inducements 10 agricultural and
fishing immigrants. Forty acres Of
rich land are given outright 10 each
settler: 20 moro 10 each son rs years
OF age or more; a yoke OF oxen. a set
OF farm implements and tib a month
In cash for the FIRST year. This Ia re-.
garded as an excellent inducement TO
the japanese farmer 10 leave his llt.
tie farm OF something less than an
acre and 20 10 Chile. Moreover. a
practical monopoly OF the entire Ash.
Ing industry OF country having 1000
miles OF coast Astounding In splendid
fsh. but practically without a fishing
class. holds out an additional bait 70 a
people yersed In sea fishing.
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BONG BONG
Good Music and DareIns In the Play a, The
Majestic Yesterday.

1.-THE Isle OF Bong Bong Is the title
Of a musical comedy presented yester
day afternoon and last evening good
sized audiences at the Majestic and the
generous applause often bestowed indi
Gates that II gave satisfaction to the
audiences. To those who have not
heard II the title indicates but little,
and the first thing that occurs to those
who hear II Is the query why II was
given name that has so little signi6.
canoe. Bong Bong isthe new name OF
one OF the Philippine Islands, former.
ly called Mindoa, but why the comedy
is located In that far of country does
not clearly appear.
There Is a large company and II In.
cludes many excellent singers and
dancers 1t would be difficult 10 de.
scribe the plot OF the play, because
there Ia none. The FIRST act is located
on the island and portrays an Ameri.
can election, 10 which the American
politician gets In his work. He elects
his candidate for game commissioner
and bleeds him for oil he Is worth.
Incidentally there are some love az
fairs mixed In and the experienced wi
dow has q prominent part. In this acl
the singing Is fine, the dancing excel
lent, and there are some beautiful tab
leaux.
The second act Is at hunting lodge
and introduces company Of cowboys
Cards, whisky and two murders constI
tute the scene They are followed by q
group OF Indians who give the wal
dance, war whoop and yells. This &C
brought out some good music aud
dancing. The company are all vel
up IN their parts and Bong Bong"
will not suffer by comparison with an,
other OF Its class on the roac.-Utici
Daily Press OF Tuesday April 10.
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The centenary has been noted re-
Gently in London OF what the Annual
Register called "A most unparalleled
atrocity." Il was only the theft Of a
pocket handkerchief from n pocket:
but the circumstances Of the deed er.
plain the yehemence Of this denuncia.
ton. -Four men were on their trial
for assaultlng q man In his house al
Ponder's End. putting him In fear and
stealing from him: and one Of them
relieved the tedium OF the trial. which
lasted eight hours. by picking the
pocket Of one Of the turkeys M he
stood In the dock. An ofiiclal had the
presence OF mind TO order the restora.
ton OF the handkerchief. and the pris.
oner obcycd. with the most careless
Indifference" but the court. We read.
were horrorstruck" Justice. how.
ever. pulled itself together sufficiently
TO sentence all four men TO death.
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An electric bell tinkled sharply be.
side the florists desk. "Frostl" he
said. and ran hatiess TO the green.
houses. The fires had sunk" the
norist explained on his return. ''Thc
Waterman had fallen asleep. But for
my frost bell I'D have lost hundreds
OF dollars. Frost bells are now pretty
generally used by florists and fruit
growers" he went on. An electrical
continuance IL connected with n ther.
mometer and when the mercury falls
TO 4 certain point-you regulate this
danger point TO suit yourseif-a bell
rings a warning In your house or Of.
Ace. Many n crop OF winter fruit and
howcrs has been saved in the past
years or two by the clever little frost
bell"
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NORTH BENNINGTON.
Lsst evening q candidate was Until
niad lnto the kOkA

Lsst evening q candidate was Until.
ated into the kOKA.
Earl Darling has resigned bis posIt.
Ion with A. 3. Hathaway and will
start q grocery store Ia Bennington op
posite the Baptist church.
Saturday the KoKA base ball team
will play q game against the North
Remington High school team.
Preaching services will be held 10
the ME- church sunday At the usual
hour.
Fillmore 4 Slade are fast clearing
up the debris OF their hre.
Harry Hogeboon has resigned his
position with the Rutland railroad and
accepted q position with the IL. G.
White Co.
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There had been a fatal railroad acoi'
dent and the reporter sought informa'
ton. See here" said the ofiicial tes'
tily. you fellows must think We have
accidents for your benefit" Per
haps you wouldn't mind telling mo
whose benefit you do have them forY'
rejoined the reporter. But even touch
ing this point the official was reu'
cent.
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Special Notice

n you Contemplate studying the yioin he
sure you consult Geo. 9. Wood 81 New f0fs
city, purtl of Lndsig naumAnu. sololst and
teacher Of Lelpsic aud Berlin Correct meth
DDS and proper schooling guaranteed. Ad-
vanccd pupils can secure membership In large
Orchestra nov holding weekly fcheAtsAs,
or one price. No such opportunity has ever
sforc been offered IN BENNINGTON. Mandolin
asotAnght. Address
CEO. c. WOOD. Room 5 Savings Rank ~ a
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The growing use Of small. individual
towels instead OF roller towels has
brought on Increase In the national or.
pondlture. Few hotels now use roller
towels. the germ theory having made
such an impression on tho public
mind Last year about $500. 900 was
spent for towels.
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Edward Meet. Italian King.

GAETA, Italy. April 1s.-Klng Vic
tor Emmanuel arrived here on board
the royal yacht Trinacrls and later
welcomed King Edward TO Italy. The
Italian king was escorted by twelve
man.of- war
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neller ror slar,Ins chIns,e.

SHANGHAI, April is.-The famine
relief committee Is feeding 100000 per
sons and will continue to do so until
June. Grain Is arriving daily, Thirty
thousand men are employed on work
provided by the relief committee, prin-
cipully at Tslngklangpu.
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, Mc..,ac From ChamberIain.

LONDON, April 1s.-Joseph Cham
berlaln. the ex-colonial secretary, In
acknowledging the receipt OF tele-
gram of sympathy said Il am prom
lsed complete restoration to health and
hope speedily TO resume public work"
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GARBAGE COLLECTED

Will make weekly or monthly call
~ desired or dropme card or telephone
Tor apy special fob. Also heavy Tea"
work. evurtr rr
Telephone 1884
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SPECIAL FOR ONE week


Great reduction in prices in or Cloak
Room, where great BARGAINS will be
offered in Tailored Suits, Coats and Skirts.
s 5ss
Ladies' Fine Tailored Suits were &Ie on AZ $iJsOS
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-04-18

Our assortment in our SHOE DE.
PARTMENT is the largest that we have
ever shown.
Ladies' Oxfords in all feathers $1.25 up to 90
Ladies' High Shoes in all feathers ST. 20 up to 49, SO
Misses, Boys and Childrens Shoes and Oxfords
SOC up to$2.OO
If YOU looking for fine LADIES' Waist in Silk, Lawn,
Lingerie Lace Mvrcerized, call at store You will
surely find it and at very reasonable price.
VIC
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FOR SALE

The Margaret p. Lo~fit house. which 4. 10
s,,a s.. wI sss s' sss,sassc, Y.
halls, paflor, dining rocu1 kiehen' III slesp,ss
ooms. two piafkss. rood cellar with concrets
noois House has % been built long and lain
good repair. About fourteen thousand square
feet Of lard, mostly laid out Into lawns Price
b,to. .k4l
JOHN NASH, AIT.
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WANTED

have customers for q number Of snail A. N.
plngton houses, price from siOoo 70 ~. 10 each.
Must be well located. mn
We sell quarries, water powers. timber Ian.ls
MSS propositions. hnf}yJairg f,fns sm.il 10,
neatj beautiful sun Mr. bones. By mou tain
or lake. and eyerytfirglyou can think Of IN
real estate. We have listed with Ms over so
stamp for new 1877 pamphlet
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\ o>r-A shell slde CONT. gold trimmed. on
~ Valentine or Pies ne Streets, between
Baptst end Episcopal churches. Finder VII
leave same at A X Richie Cos. iif
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Separate Coats, soc to 81 90 Reduction
" Skirts, soc to $500
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CONTRACTORS AND suiioG ri

JAMES SILK, contractor ana builder. Ako
u repairing. rebuilding ana snoork shop on
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yXyANTEDrTwo span sfcord class horse,
w that win weigh ~ TO II hundred, any.
where from 10 to 10 years old. Apply 10 Rock:
wood & Howe. 32tf
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ADvER Isl NG
WANTED.

yATANTED-Good steady barber at Amerl-
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-08-14
Modern WOOdmen in Session.
Addresses on Insurance Stir up a Nest O.
Hornets.

Hornets.
The second annual outing of the
! Northern Vermont Log Rolling Asso-
citation of the Modern Woodmen of Am
erica was held in the Lyndonville camp
grove Thursday afternoon and attract
ed over 500 visitors. In this number
were about 100 members of the 26
lodges of the order in the state. The
exercises opened in the morning with
a competitive drill between the teams
from the lodges at Barton Landing, Con-
cord, Craftsbury and Lyndonville, the
prize being won by the Barton Landing
team, A. M. Porter, commanding. Fol
lowing the dinner there was an hour of
speaking in the grove, Arthur H. Glea-
son of St. Johnsbury, presiding as presi-
dent of the day. After a short address
of welcome by N. A. Norton, addresses
on the benefits of the order and of the
fraternal insurance features were made
by President Gleason, DR.. Barrows of
Hartford, o. A. Palmer of Burlington
and Benjamin Gates of Montpelier.
Just as Mr.. Gates was getting warmed
up to his subject a nest of hornets APP
peared on the scene from the rear of the
stage and pandemonium reigned. The
audience wildly cheered as the speakers
and band boys fought the hornets,
while the men on the stage saw nothing
funny in the proceedings and acted real
mad. The hornets broke up the speech
making and the crowd adjourned to
another part of the grove for the sports.
The exhibition drill by the Montpelier
Forester team was finely executed and
frequently interrupted by applause. In
the log rolling contest for prizes of So,
$3.50 and rs cents, the three members
of the St. Johnsbury team were first,
with Sheffield second and Lyndonville
third. In the cracker eating contest
three Lyndonville boys, Clarence Aldrich,
Peter Myott and Albert Elms, entered
and won in the order named. In the
wheelbarrow race for prizes of 81, rs
and 25 cents, three Sheffield boys won,
B. L. Hall, William Stevens and John
Holtham in the order named. The tug
of war between the Lyndonville and St.
JonHSpuIy TEAMS LOT purse OF po was
won by the Lyndonville team after the
hardest minutes work ever done. The
festivities closed with most exciting
ball game between a Sheffield nine and
nine, and it took II innings
to decide the contest which was finally
won by the Shefields by the score Of II
to 10. Excellent music was furnished
for the occasion by the Irasburg Band
and the st. Johnsbury Drum Corps, who
made their first public appearance on
this occasion and received high praise.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-08-14
The State Tennis Tournament

The seventh annual state tennis
tournament opened on the courts of the
Old Pine Golf Club yesterday and is at
tracing a large number of spectators.
The list OF entries is larger than ever and
the public are cordially invited to wit
ness the matches. If the weather is IA
vorable 1T is expected that Semp Russ
OF Texas, the present state champion
will play the winner of the tournament
Saturday afternoon for the champi H.
ship OF the state. Russ and Cresson are
also entered in the doubles this year and
the winners in the doubles will NAV
sprague and Fairbanks, the present
state champions. The tournament had
~ entries, less than one-third being ST.
Johnsbury players. Arthur A. Sweetser
OF Boston, one of the fastest Young
players in New England, sent word YES
terday that he could not come. He had
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-08-14

tries is now followed by the opening
of lands of the most valuable CHAR
acter. on which money has been spent
literally to give them an adequate
supply of water for all crops. These
lands are available for anyone on an
easy payment plan, by which the
lands may be made to pay for them
selves.
Very interesting at this time Is the
development in the counties of JET
ferson. Adams, Boulder and we'd on
the South Platte river in Colorado
There is hardly a place in all the If
rigated regions of the west where
sucb advantages are to be found for
the irrigating farmer or homeseeker.
Irrigation is not new here, but it has
been done under a number of small
systems. leaving wide stretches OF
dry land without water supply for
crop production. These systems are
now being consolidated, the storage
capacity increased and all the land
brought under canals. One efficient
organization takes the place of sever
al rival associations. The very best
use may thus be made of the water
supply. What formerly went to waste
is now conserved and will be further
conserved by the construction Of
huge reservoir, greater than the nine
others combined, which already are In
cluded in the system.
Eastern capital is interested in the
development. Seven streams from the
eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains
will pour their waters into this huge
artificial lake, while an additional
100000 acre feet will be brought from
the western slope through 1900
foot tunnel. Thus, while the canals
are carrying water to the thousands
of farms from the reservoirs the
many living streams are pouring their
flow into them, keeping large re-
serve supply for irrigation late in the
growing season. The benefit is a per
manent one, giving steadiness to the
supply and bringing many thousands
of acres for the first time under canals
and reservoirs. The reservoir supply
is especially important. affOrding a
long growing season. The region is
really an old settled one with many
villages, railways in all directions and
what is very important, the big and
thriving city of Denver within driv-
ing distance Denver is the largest
city in the Rocky Mountain country
and the hest market on the eastern
slope. Such development Of irriga-
ton in a region so favorably situated
is a subject of great moment to irri-
gated agriculture, because the market
offers the, opportunity for success in
such a widediversity of crops. 1t is
regarded as somewhat singular that
the English speaking people have been
so slow to adopt irrigaron, but the
explanation is in the fact that they
have not lived in countries where 1t
has been necessary. They are making
up for lost time, however, in the pres
ent rapidity of development in the
American west.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-08-14
Irrigation Benefits.

If one will take the time TO stand at
one of the stations OF transcOn
tnental railroad, at any point west OF
the Missouri river, and take u0te OF
the freight traffic, he will gain some
idea of what western development
means to the industries of thu eastern
and middle states. He will see car
loads of harvesting and threshing ma
Chimes traction engines, road scrapeis,
farm implements and machinery of
every sort; street sprinklers for the
new towns as well as the old ones;
wagons, carriages, and automobiles,
shipments of fancy live stock, from
chickens to horses; pianos and fur
naces, gas and coal ranges, electric
lighting apparatus, power equipment,
wire cables and hemp cordage, cloth
ing and textiles of every weave that
comes from eastern looms; plumbers
supplies, domestic water supply equip
ment hardware, furniture, canned
goods, and, in fact, merchandise to
supply every human want.
Perhaps the fact will dawn upon
the observer that this tremendous
movement of freight upon dozen
railroads is the result of western
prosperity and that this prosperity is
largely due to irrigation. Agriculture
has already outstripped mining in in
dustrial Importance in the west and
the agricultural community is far
more stable and permanent than the
mining camp. Successful agriculture
in the west depends upon irrigation
and irrigated agriculture Is one of the
most potent factors In the building OF
western cities and towns. Even the
builder of railways finds it to his adj,
vantage to be early on the ground
with his lines Of steel to carry the
large volume of in-going and outgoing
freight and to handle passenger
business at once profitable and of
rapid growth.
This new and expanding home mar
ket for the factory products Of eastern
centers is well worth cultivating and
worth seeing. The possibilities OF
agriculture and fruit culture, wool
growing, dairying, the raising of
swine and other live stock under lr-
rigation are beginning to be realized.
An enormous movement of the peo-
pie to irrigated lands is taking place
all the time. The exhaustion Of pub
lie lands suitable to homestead ell.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-08-14

By good hitting in the ninth inning St.
Johnsbury won from Lisbon at the
campus Saturday in one of the closest
games seen this season. The final score
was to 5.
Laird was on the firing line for the
locals. Opposed to him was Prisby,
and with the exception of each hitting a
man and giving one base on balls, they
both gave frst-class exhibition of
pitching.
st. Johnsbury scored their first run in
the first inning. Carr was safe at first
on Blackbourne's error, stole second and
scored on Mauns sacrifice hit. In the
fourth the locals again scored. Peck
was the first man up and hit safe to
center, Mann hunted and Peck moved
up notch. Richards hit to Loverman,
but the ball got by him and was lost in
the high grass. Richards went to third
and Peck scored. Laird was up next
and sacrificed, scoring Richards. Lynch
ended the inning by hitting to Walsh.
Lisbon gathered two runs in the next
inning, and in the seventh both teams
scored one.
Lisbon braced up in the eighth. and
with two men on bases McAlpin sent
safe one to left scoring both men and
putting them one run in the lead. st.
Johnsbury was unable to score in her
half. Lisbon tried hard to tally again
in the ninth but fast fielding prevented.
it.
st. Johnsbury came up in the last
winning with the score to 4 against
them and Kearns met the first ball for
two bases, but was called out for cut
ting first base. Kimball sent an easy
one to Walsh who lost it. Kimball was
safe at first, and with Skip" Carr at
bat the crowd felt better, but for the
first time in the little second baseman's
history he failed to connect with the
sphere when score was needed. 1t
was up to Peck to save the game and he
proved to be the man needed. He met
the first ball pitched for clean single
and kimball trotted across the plate
with the tieing run. Peck stole second
and Mann drove a hit to left which
brought in the winning score.
The errors on both sides were largely
due to the sun. Walsh, the Fordham
college player, put up a star game for
the visitors, while Mann's work behind
the bat for the locals was feature.
Summary;
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-08-14
FIELD DAY.
Annual Gathering of the Odd Fellows at
the Fair Ground.

the Fair Gr0uno.
The 18th annual outing of the Odd
Fellows Field Day association was held
at the fair grounds Saturday and at
tracted 1000 spectators.
o. H. Henderson, grand secretary OF
the grand lodge, was president of the
day, assisted by G. H. Stearns and
Jerome Smith. The judges were S. B.
White, HYDE Park; r. E. Lewis, Nor
witch; S. H. Reed, Windsor; H. E. RAN
DALI Island Pond P A. Robbins, New
port.
The association officers were: Presi-
dent, H. H. Somers, Jr.; secretary, Peter
Parks; treasurer, H. ]. Beck; vice-presi-
dents; G. G. Wheeler, Union, No. 4; o. A.
Demick, Caledonia. No. 6; T. T. Leonard,
Temple, No. 10; Charles Granger,
Champion, No. II; John E. Hancock,
Lamoille, No. &c; w. A. Gilmore, Alpine,
No. %; E. H. Balm, Concordia, No. 43;
S. A. Blodgett, Unity, No &c; George
Wallace, Hardwick, No. 6S.
Dinner was served on the grounds
from II to 100 O'Clock by Olive Branch
lodge. Ten lodges in this vicinity partic-
ipated in the contests
Following is the program:
Ball game between ST. Johnsbury and
Barnet. Won by the former by score of
II to 5.
Hurdle race Prizes 81 and soc. Won
by F. J. Grimes, ]. D. Parker second.
Sack race. Prizes 81 and SOC. Won
by E. S. Morrill,, Fred Grace second.
Ladies hitch-up contest. Prizes 81
and SOC. Won by Mrs. Somers, Mrs.
Annis second.
Wheelbarrow race. Prizes, All-Stock
cigars, II and 6. Won by J. H. McFar-
land, ]. D. Parker second.
Grain race. Prizes 81 and SOC. Won
by E. M. Grimes, J. Russell second.
Fat mems race Prizes 81 and soc.
Won by F. D. Wilson, y. Knights second.
Tug of war. St. Johnsbury VS.. Barnet.
Won by Barnet.
Shoe race. Prizes, All-Stock cigars,
II and 6. Won by c. A. Mcfarland, J.
II. Mcfarland second.
Flour race. W. Brooks, 25 and 10
cent. A. D. Drugin, cents.
Light weight tug of war. Between
Sargent's and Henderson's teams. Won
by the Henderson team.
Ladies nail driving contest Prizes
75c, SOC and 25c. Won by Mrs. Somers,
Mrs. Mcfarland second, Miss Stearns
third.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-08-14

Rust beat Lincoln, 6-3, 60.
Parker beat Grover, 81, 60.
Tomlinson beat Harris, rs, 81, 1913.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-08-14
Making Good in the South.

The following paragraph concerning a
former St. Johnsbury boy is taken from a
Lynchburg, Va, paper:
At the executive committee meeting
held Tuesday, it was decided to send
Ralph T. Magoon to the Retail Mer-
chants Convention to be held at the
Jamestown Exposition the 18th and / 5th
OF this month. Mr.. Magoon has been in
this city only short time, but by his
kind and genial manner has won host
of friends, who extend congratulations.
Mr.. Magoon leaves for the Exposition
the 18th.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-08-14
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
Victories by our Golf Team and Base
Ball Nine.-0pening Day in the
State Tennis Tournament.

For the first time in the history oflocal
golf the Old Pine Golf Club defeated their
longtime rivals, the Mountain View
Club of Greensboro, on the latter's links.
1t was closely contested match with
excellent medal scores on both sides.
Mr. Dempsey had the best score for nine
holes and Mr.. Sprague led with 81
strokes. Following the match the
young ladies of the summer camps served
an excellent supper to both teams. Our
team made the trip in the touring cars
of Mr.. Brooks and Mr. Taft Saturday.
Following is the summary of the match