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missionary work with the honest men
Of the other party who wish TO see It's
best man nominated"
While Goodrich's agents and Beck.
etts agents were industriously arrang
ing the eastern machinery OF the OPP
position party for Simpson. Merrl.
weather had Silliman's men tolllng in
the west and south 10 Get Rumble del.
egates or uninstructed delegations
And. after our conversation. he was
reinforced by Woodruff and such men
Of his stan as could be used without
suspicion. Woodruff himself could
permeatc like an odorless gas: you
knew he was there only by the re-
suits Nothing could be done for
Rumble in his own state: but the far.
Their away from his home our men got
the easier II was 20 induce-by pur.
chase and otherwise-the politicians
Of his party 90 think well OF him.
This the more because they regarded
Simpson as a stun and n stir
and they weren't far wrong.
1t may not be Scarborough. and Il
probably won't be Rundle." Woodruff
said in his FINAL report 10 me. but Il
certainly won't be Simpson. He's the
dead one. no matter how well he goes
on the FIRST ballot"
But would not let him give me the
details-the story OF shrewd and slip.
perry plots. strategems. surprises. Il
am worn out. mind and body" said 7
IN apology for my obvious WEAKNESS
and indifference.
For six months I had been inces
sanity AZ work. The tar upon mem
DRY alone. 10 say nothing OF the other
faculties. had been crushing. Easy
AZ political facts always were for me
I could not lightly bear the strain Of
keeping In mind not merely the out
lines. but also hundreds OF the de
tails. OF the political organizations OF
i0odd states with all their counties
And the tar on memory was probably
the least Then added 20 all my 20
litiosi work was business care: for
while was absorbed In politics. I'd
Ramsay had badly muddled the bust
ness Nor had I. like Burbank and
Woodruff. the power 20 empty my
mind A. touched the pillow. and "a
get eight hours Of unbroken rest each
nlght.
Woodruff began asking me for In
structions. hut my judgment was un
certain. and my imagination barren
DO a. you think best" said I. I
must rest I've reached my limit'-
my limit Of endurance OF the sights
and odors and befoulIngs OF these sew
err Of politics must In person adven
turc In order 20 reach my goal.
must pause and rise TO the surface
for breath 81 decent air or should
not have the strength 20 rnish these
mental and even vie tasks which nc
man can escape n he IL q practical
leader In the practical activities ol
practical life.
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CHAPTER XVII.
A panaeroua Paune.

took train for my friend sandys'
country place near Cleveland. forbid.
ding Woodruff Of Burbank or my sec.
rctarics 90 communicate with me.
sandys had no interest In politics
his fortune was IN real estate. and.
therefore. did not tempt or force him
into relations with political machines.
Early in tho morning after my ar.
rival rot away from the others and.
with n stag hound who remembered
me with favor from my past visit.
struck into woods that had never been
dcspoilcd by man. IA trampcd on
and on. my mind seemed 10 revive. and
tried 90 take up the plots and
schemes that had been allimportant
yesterday. hut could not Instead.
NJ any sane man must when he and
nature are aionc and face 70 face. I
fell 90 marveling that I could burn up
myself. the best OF mo. tho best years
OF my one life. IN such fever OF
folly and fraud a. this political career
Of mine. seemed 10 be in q lucid
interval between parosysms OF In.
sanity. reviewed the men and things
% my world ~ one recalls the alb
surd and repellent visions OF a night.
mare. ! shrank from passing from
this mood Of wakcfulneas and reason
back Into the unreal realities Of what
had for years been my allln.all. I
wandered hour after hour. sometimes
imagining that I was flying from the
life loathed. again that somewhere
In those cool. green. golden.lIghtcd
mazos ! should hnd-my lost youth.
and her For. how could I think OF
II without thinking Of her also7 n
had been lighted by her: Il had gone
with her; II lived IN memory. illum.
ined by her.
Tho beautiful. beautiful worldthat.
oughtto-bel The hideous. the horri.
bic world that lei
did not return 10 tho house until
almost dinnertlme. Il have 10 60
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The Bennington Hammer. In compar.
INK the population of the larger com.
munitics Of Vermont NJ II has recent.
~ been doing. should bear IN mind
that St Adams city aud St Alhans
town are one community. generally
speaking so far as residential aud
business interests are CONCERNED. and
are merely set on from one another by
an Imaginary political line that runs
between houses ON n principal street
IN some Instances. The population oi
St Adams city and town a. given by
the last census II 1854. and there have
been gains since then. This would
rank 81 Alhans above 81 Johnsbury
linitleboro aud Montpelier In the con.
tcmporary's list OF eight leading towns
aud not beneath thcm.-sL Albans
Messenger.
81 Albans voluntarily divorced her.
'clf from the county districts when
she took out her city charter aud h
therefore hardly entitled 10 the con
sidcration claimed. any more than
Barre Is TO the people Of Barrc town
and Rutland 10 the population of Rut
land town. Even Including the town
districts. however. viii not help 81 Al
bans 10 better than seventh place al
the coming census unless the town
grows faster than II has Tor the past
six or eight years
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II Is stated that Auditor Graham Is
holding up $4,000 due for job printing
done for the state because he has
found evidence OF n combine among
several largo Job printing houses To
charge the state n high price and
divide the profits. There are only n
few job printers In the state who have
facilities for turning the large state
Jobs and these are alleged 10 be In the
combination. As n matter Of fact II Is
probable that the alleged combination
IL more imaginary than real. At any
rate under the new state printing
commissioners law whereby the com.
missioner can send the work where.
ever he chooses. whether In or out OF
the state, will prevent anything fur.
Their In this line. The Hammer IL able
10 speak without prejudice or feeling
In this matter as II Is not Interested
In the job printing business la any
way, for the simple reason that job
printing rates In this state are 30 low
that there IL no temptation 20 engage
In the business. Those who are In
the business and have well equipped
and up To date offices can make a fair
living and that f. all.
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ICED II after Meyriweather and his
stan had circulated among them. Few
OF them had been trusted by Beckett
with the secret that, with that plat
form and with Simpson as the nom.
inee their party would have the inter.
ests behind II. would almost certain
ly win. They only saw ahead n dull
campaign. and no real issue between
the parties, and their candidate. II he
was Simpson. much the less attrac-
tive personality OF the two.
The following morning the voting
began; and after seven ballots Simp-
son had 80 votes less than on the
first ballot 1T was like a funeral"
was the verdict OF my disappointed
guests that evening. A night OF debate
and gloom among the politicians and
other delegates. and on the opening
ballot Merriweather sprung his trap.
The first big doubtful state I'm the
alphabetical list OF states Is Illinois.
When the secretary OF the conyen.
ton called for Illinois vote. II was
cast solIdly for Scarborough.
There was straightway pandemo-
mum. II was half an hour before any
one could get a hearing. Then In.
diana was called. and Pierson. attor.
ney general Of that state and chair.
man OF its delegation. cast its vote as
in the other ballots. for Kitchens. its
governor. From my boz was watch.
ing Scarborough and his immediate
friends going from delegation 10 del.
egation. and knew what he was
about When Iowa was called and
cast It's vote solidly for him. I knew
he had. failed.
How white he Isl" said Mrs.
, Sandys. who was looking at him
through opera-glasses.
borrowed them and saw that his
gaEe was fixed on a boz on the other
side OF the huge auditorium. on
woman In that box-I had only 10 look
at her 20 see which woman. She was
beautiful OF that type Of charm which
the French sum up In the phrase the
woman Of 80" have heard crowds
below too often to be moved by IT.
though the 10000 or 10000 gathered
under that roof were outdolng the
cannonade OF any thunderstorm. hut
that woman's look In response TO Scar.
borough's-therc vas sympathy and
understanding u II. and more. inf.
nltetly more. lie had bccn crushed Tor
the moment-and understand enough
Of his situation 10 understand what a
blow To all his plans this untimely
apparent triumph was She was
showing that she. too. felt the blow.
but she was also sending n message
81 courage 90 him-one OF those mes-
sagcs that transcend words. like music.
Ike the perfumes o. flowers and
fields. like that which hlls us M We
look straight up into clear night
sky ! lowered the glasses and looked
away could not bear a. For the
moment hated INUNDATED myself
for a.
To be continued
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-25

away tomorrow morning" I announc-
ed after dinner. For felt that. II I
did not fly at once. should lose all
heart for the task which must be fin.
Ished
why" protested Sandys. you
came to stay until we all started with
you for 81. Louis"
Il must co." repeated. did not
care TO invent an excuse; ! could not
give the reason. Had followed my
impulse. | should have gone at once,
that night
BY noon the next day had again
thrown myself into the vexed polIt-
lcal ocean whose incessant buffetings
give the swimmers small chance 10
think OF anything beyond the next
oncoming wave.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-25

governor For instance he got after
tho monorollsis and the cos, ~ living
II 20 per cent lower In Indiana than
just across the line IN Ohio"
Then I should say that all the
large interests In the country would
line az against him" said !.
Every one said Mcrriwcather.
and an expression Of understanding
niifed across his face Ne went on;
"nut Il Amt much use talking about
him. he couldn't get the nomina.
ton at least. II wosldnt be easy TO
set II for him"
Il suppose not" said l. That's a
Job for a nrrtclass man-and they're
rare" And I shook hands with him.
About a week later be rcturped. and
tried 10 make a report 10 me. hut
aent him away. treating him very
formally ! appreciated that. being an
experienced and capable man. he
know the wisdom of getting intimate.
~ In touch with bis real employer:
but a. had my incompatible Wood.
run. better iar than at the rough
work Of politics. there Was NO neccs.
sliy for my cniangling myself Mcr.
rlwcaihor went 20 Woodruff and
Woodruff reported 10 mc-scarbor.
ough's friends In Indianapolis all
agreed that he did not want the nom.
inntlon and would not have u.
we must force Il on him" said I.
we must have Scarborough
Immediately after nurbank'a nom.
inniion. Goodrich concentrated upon
nominating Judge simpson. lie had
three weeks. and he worked hard and
well think ho oycrdid II In the edi.
torials In our party organs under his
influence IN New York. boston and
other eastern citlos-neyer a day
without lugubrious scrccds on the dis.
NAL outlook for Burbank n the other
party should put Mp simpson. Hut his
Simpson editorials IN big opposition
papers undoubtedly produced effect I
set for De Mllt and hls bureau OF un.
dergr,rnd publicity the task Of show.
Ing up. or far ~ II was prudent 10
expose Intimate politics TO the public.
Goodrich and his crowd and their con.
splracy with BECKETT and his crowd
TO secure the opposition nomination
for n man Of the sumo offensive type
M Cromwell And directed Wood.
run TO supply slllIman and Merri.
weather and that department Of hi.
partlzan" machine with all the money
thoy wanted. They can't spend much
10 advantage NJ this late day except
for travelling expenses" said I. "our
best plsn, however, IL good honest
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-25

In the obituary Of the late Harry r.
Cushman Monday the Hammer failed
to note that he was member of the
school board. lie was first chosen TO
the board TO flll a vacancy and then
reelected TO a fun term OF three
years. He was useful and conscl.
cntious member of the board and his
services there will be missed. and by
none more than his fellow trustees.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-25
A SIMPLE QUESTION
Bennington People Are Request
ed 10 Honestly Answer This.

In not the word OF n representative
citizen OF Remington more conyinc.
Ing than the doubtful utterancea Of
people living everywhere else In the
Union. Read this:
Mrs Y. Pcllcrin, formerly living at
the corner OF Mckinley and Holden
streets. bennington. says: My hus-
band used Doan's Kidney Pills and re-
cclved n great deal Of benefit from
them. For four years he. had pains
through his lolnA and sharp twingea
when STOPPING over. lie was also
troubled n good deal with dizziness
and when he arose In the morning be
was often more tired than when be
went 90 bed. One day while In v. II.
lIydc's drug store I got n box OF
Doan's Kidney Pills for him and he
started using them. The first boz did
him good and he ielt better In every
way. lie was no longer restless at
night. his back did not trouble him 80
much and he did not have that tired
feeling In the morning"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
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Remember the name-Doan's-an
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FRANK I. HOWE. Editor and Publisher

Inc upstate base ball league has
gone to pieces again owing to a short.
age OF income. The only kind of base
ball that can be successful in Vermont
towns Is TO have the teams composed
largely of local players. Every large
town In the state can produce cred.
table team on this basis and the sport
would be Just rs interesting if not
quite so scientific.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-25
MCCULLOUGH REUNION TROPHY
Ex-Governor Presents Unique Cup to
University Of Vermont.


Burlington. June 24.--Ex- Governor
Mccullough has presented 10 the uni
versity n large and handsome solid sill
yer cup, the work OF the Gorham Man
ufacturing company, TO be entitled,
"The Gov. Mccullough Reunion Tro-
ply Cup" on which will be inscribed
yearly the name OF the class return
ing the largest percentage of its liv-
ing members during commencement
week. The first competition will be
for attendance during the present com
mencement week. 1907 and secure the
enrolment Of every member, graduate
or non-graduate OF every class having
any representatives in attendance.
The idea, so far as Is known, Is or
lginal with Gov Mccullough and Is a
most happy one and should result In
increasing the attendance OF old stud
onts mt commencement and In bring
Ing out an excellent kind Of college
spirit.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-25

Piles get quick and certain relief from
DR. Shoop's Magic Ointment. Please
note II n made alone for hlcs, and IL
action IL positive andccrtaln. Itching.
painful, protrudlng or blind piles dis
appear like magic by it, use. Large
nlckel-capped glass jars 20 cents. Sold
by Joseph NJ. Ayret
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CHAPTER xviI.-coulInued.

Behind his surface OF attention. I
saw HIS mind travelling at lightning
speed In search Of my hidden purpose
along every avenue that my sugges'
ton opened.
"scarborourh'd be a dangerous man
for you" no replied. Hes got a
nasty way OF reaching across party
lines for yotcs."
kept my face a blank.
You've played politics only in your
own state or against the eastern
crowd these last few years" he went
on. as n In answer 20 my thoughts.
You don't realize what a hold Scar
boroughs got through the entire west
lie has split your party and the ma.
chine OF his own In our state. and
they know al about him and his do
mss In tho states 60 the west. The
people like a fellow that knocks out
the regulars"
"A good many call him q doma-
FoFue. don't thoy7" said l.
"Ycs-and he r.. In a sort Of a way
replied Merriweathcr. "But-vell.
he's got a knack of telling tho truth
% that Il doesn't scare folks And he's
managed 90 convince them that he
isn't looking out for number one. II
can't be denied that he made a good
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-25

Cheapest accident insurancc-Dr
Thomas Electric Oil Stops all pain.
Heals the wound. All druggists sell
u
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-25

Let me mail you free 10 prove mer.
Il. samples Of my DR. Shops Restor.
alive and my book on either DyHpep.
ala. the Heart or the KidneyA Ad.
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Troubles Of the Stomach. Heart OF
Kidneys are merely symptoms OF n
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Weak stomach neryes-thc inside ncr.
vea-mCans stomach weakness MI.
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nerves. Weaken these nerves and
you inevitably have weak vital organs.
Here IL where Dr Shops Restorative
has made ia fame. No other remedy
even claims 10 treat the inside ner.
vca." Also for bloating. biliouanees.
bad breath or complexion. use DIR
Shops Restorative. Write for my
free book how Dr Shops Restorative
sold by Joseph NJ. Ayrea.
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soothcs itching skin. Heals cuts
or burns without n scar. Cures piles,
eczema. salt rhenm. any itching.
Doan's Ointment Your druggist sells
II.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-25

will locate in Bennington July ! and
will be prepared at that time to take
a limited number OF pupils on the
violin. For terms and arrangements
address George K. Donnelly. Ben
nington. v.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-25
PIANOS

I forfeit t25 NJ you are not satisfied that have
saved you that amount on a piano.
Gail NJ Hndson's and sec the Briggs Piano
and inquire for our price.
Also leave your order for piano tuning In the
future al hudson's. Telephone connections.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-25

w. n. Ward OF Dyersburg. Tenn.
writes: This IN 10 certify that have
used Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup for
chronic constipation and II has proven
without n doubt. 10 be n thorough.
practical remedy for this trouble and
II In with pleasure ofcr my console.
ntious refcresce."--B. A. Quinlan.
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GEO. 6. WOOD
90 NEW YORK CRY
TEACHER OF VIOLIN

rspii ef Isd.iE uasmsa. sei"'st sud
Teacher OF fsipsis and ueTIis.
Hand and orchestra director and teacher With
years Of professional experiences. NY fepuias
Ton has been nrmiy established and The meth
ods ne Afo those by Which I VAS taught my
self
uet the rich, start from n recognized violin.
lst and teacher, let The boy 90 rifl begin now
and study during vacation time.
Only time fHf lev more pupilt.
Address Gco. g. Wood. beunlnri0n. VI, Or
all up Bt.
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Graduation
Presents

AS has been our custom for years.
we have made special provision for
Commencement time. and our stock
is now replete with timely sugges-
tons for the season.
Everything to entertain during the
vacation period. such as Books. Gro
quet. Fishing Tackle, Tennis. Base
Ball and Musical Goods.
Things OF beauty and a JOY for
ever include Pictures. Art Bric-a
trac. Stationery Novelties and Post
Card Albums in great variety.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-17

20 patterns, all in matched sets, I
to inches wide. We have these in
both white and ecru. These are very
desirable patterns and qualities, and
the regular selling prices range up to
1Sc. a yard. Only $50 pieces.