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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-16
ARTS OF THE somBMAKER.
Simple Machines That Are Contrived
to Main or XIII.

So expert are bombmakers nova
days that an apparently harmless let
ter may kill any person who tries TO
open II. A piece OF cardboard Is cut
to size, which when folded over, VIII
at into an ordinary envelope. The four
corners OF this are slit into narrow
strips illuminate OF mercury IL
spread over three OF the Sits and the
sheet is folded and fastened together
Projecting from each side OF the fold
ed sheet is little metal strip, or de-
tonator, glued to the cardboard In
such a manner that the envelope can
not be opened without striking one OF
them. Upon meeting this slight re-
sstance the hand moving the paper
cutter instinctively pushes harder, ana
the result Is an explosion that either
Kills or mains.
The easiest bomb TO construct IL set
In operation by simply turning IL up.
side down II is usually a good'sized
cracker box. lined with paper and haif-
filed with a mixture OF chlorate OF
potassium and ordinary sugar. INTO
this bottle Of a powerful acid Is In
troduced The remainder of the space
In the box is filed with scraps OF
metal, Then the lid is soldered on.
All that Is then necessary Is 10
place the box upside down at the spot
IN which II is TO explode. The acid
cats quickly through the cork OF the
bottle. and comes in contact with the
chlorate OF potassium. As n result oil
the chemical combination which taxes
place there is u terrific explosion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-16
To CURE A coIprN oNr ma,

T -. LAXATIVE BRoNo ouinins Tablet.
i,, 2. refund money u u fan, 10 cure Nv
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-16
GONE EAT WITH ME
AT MY EXPENSE

Have meal Mr. Dyspeptic Twill you sharp
as steel, right of the reel
Physicians bankers and business sit tabeboarda
M cured OF their stomach troubles Doctors prescribe Dyspepsia
Biscuit for their patients and their families What's
good for them ought to be good for you
MY BISCUIT STOPS PAIN IN TWO MINUTES BY THE WATCH
many instances actually by patients yet positively
contains morphine, opium
It's made from pineappes, Melon celery
and few other good things for the stomach and bowels
have used Biscuit this 'ad send
with your and address today and you
package OF Dyspepsia Biscuit and Fig
absolutely Free II will enclose four pay
postage merchandise goods
pay OF packing, sefyou pay postage only.
Address Neal the Biscuit Mar Dept 1901 f. Syracuse N Y.
don't take the trouble write your fellow
w Gokay the druggist bennington, will sell you my
Biscuit his absolute OF back II the Bis
your and you Judge Large packages
only Soc
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-16
DO Not M Imposed tpon

Foley & Co., Chicago. originated
Honey and Tar as a throat and lung
remedy and on account Of the great
merit and popularity OF foley's Honey
aud Tar many limitations are offered
ior the genuine. These worthless int
tailons have similar sounding names
besare OF them. The genuine Foley's
Honey and Tar i In yellow package.
Ask for IL and refuse any substitute
Il l. the best remedy for coughs aud
colds. n. A. oalnlan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-16

For q mild. easy action OF the bow.
els single dose oi Doan's Regulc,s 10
enough. Treatment cures habltual
constipation. - cents n box. ask
your druggist for them.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-16

Preyentics" will probably check a
cold or the Grippe when taken early or
a. the "sneeze stage. Preyeniics cure
seated colds a. veil. Prevtntics ar
little candy cold cure tablets. and Dr.
shoop, Racine, Wis. will gladly mai
YOU samples and u book on Colds free
Z you viii write him. The samples
prose their merit. Check early Colds
with Prevenilcs and stop Pneumonia.
sold In % aud &c boxes by Joseph N.
Ayres.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-16
Iro,uoi. Ipdic,ment In,nrId.

DANvTLLE. ILL.,. March ii.-Wlll j.
Davis was acquitted Of the charge ~
manslaughter In connection with the
lroQuols theater disaster In Chicago In
which 800 persons were killed. The
acqulttal 10y the jury was on orders
from Judge Klmbrough. who. after
three days Of argument by the oppos-
Ing counsel. decided that the portion
~ the chicago fire ordinance on which
the Indictment was based was invalid
Mr. Davis was discharged from Gus
tolv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-16
Honduras "Fie.,'. sail. For rrui,lIo.

PUERTO CORTEZ. Honduras. March
1.-THE Hondurnn gunboat Tatumbla
and the Mexican steamer Olympia. uu.
der charter. both equipped with rifles
aud cannon and with large aud well
armed force. Including American gun
ners under General Qulroz on board,
LETT here and steamed In the direction
81 Trujlllo The reports that Americans
have been impressed for service In the
uonduran army arr untrue.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-16

am going 10 railroaI ih.s aso
through The couria," Dc, AIRED l' In
dlgnant citizen.
You can't replied q asiu.. law.
yer. The block system works too
perfectly thoTo.s->s,.s swa se<t
-. 49, 81
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-16

For Catarrh, let me scnd you FREE, Just
10 prove merit. q Trial sire Box Of DR.
Shoop's Catarrb Remedy. II IL asnov
white. creamy, healing antlseptlc balm
that gives instant relief 70 Cstarrh Of
the nose and throat. Make the fro
test and see. Address DIR Shoop, Ra
cine, Wis. Large jars 20 cents. sold
by Joseph NJ. Ayrcs.
The independent., 1907-03-28
good as it should be.

good as it should be.
Jones of Richardson combatted this
statement with the declaration that
great deal Of the Kansas twine is used
in his county and gives good salts
faction. In response to question, he
said: "Yes, sir, | use it on my own
farm"
Eller of Washington told the house
he was not an agriculturist, but ne
thought 100000 was a good deal OF
money to sink in a new venture ike
the one proposed. AS a member OF
the special committee named to inves-
tigate the matter, Eller stated that he
had seen reports from the state plants
of Minnesota, Kansas and South Da-
kota He thought that the profits in
Minnesota, about which a good deal
had been said, were largely on paper
only.
A speech was made by Noyes of
Cass in favor of the bill. He said:
"The convicts in the Nebraska pen
itentiary are now employed on con-
tract with the Lee Broom q Duster
concern and the state gets so cents
a day each for their services. | under
stand that in six years this company
has grown from nothing to a valuation
Of a million dollars. This looks as
though the state could do something
worth while for itself instead of help
ing to build up private corporation"
Thiessen Of Jefferson said the cheap
convict labor employed in making
brooms did not benefit the people by
giving them any lower prices on the
product, while it enabled the broom
trust to kill all competition. He had
heard that Kansas, with nearly 1000
convicts, finds employment for them
the year round in making binding
twine, and that the output even then
is not enough to supply the farmers
of that state.
This statement was contradicted by
Eller, who said only $50 of the con-
victs in Kansas are so employed. De-
bate closed at this point and the vote
was taken, resulting in the bill being
sent to the cemetery.
The independent., 1907-03-28

900. Ruef continued to fight against
being brought to trial, and the trial
had not yet begun at the end of the
week. The trial of eX-Congressman
Binger Hermann of Oregon for COM
plicity in land frauds committed while
commissioner of the general land of
flee brought out further striking dis
closures of graft methods. The at
tempted bribing of grand jurors, the
payment of cash to Senator Mitchell
and to an agent Cf the land depart
ment were acts described by S. A. D.
Puter, a witness who is himself sery-
ing term in prison for a part in
land frauds S. E. Howell, a former
president Of the Omaha coal exchange,
an association of local retail dealers,
was convicted of violating the Ne
braska antitrust laws by his part in
conducting the organization, and was
sentenced TO six months in prison.
Ex-senator Burton OF Kansas COM
pleted his term in the Ironton, Mo,
Jail.
Damage from the Ohio river floods
exceeded the early estimates, the loss
in the vicinity of Pittsburg alone
totaling more than five million dol
lars. While the flood was subslding
President Roosevelt announced the
appointment of a commission to pre-
pare a comprehensive pan for the
Improvement If american waterways
with a view TO making them Of great
er service rs mediums Of transporta-
ton The commission is comprised Ct
Chairman Burton of Ohio of the house
committee on rivers and harbors. Sen
ators Newiands of Nevada and War
ner of Missouri, congressman
Bankhead of Alabama, General Alex
ander Mackenzie, +. H. Newell, Gift
ford Pinchot and Herbert Knox
Smith I'm creating this commission"
wrote the president, Il am Influenced
| by broad considerations of national
policy The control of our nayigable
waterways lies with the federal gov
| ernment, and carries with it cores
ponding responsibilities and obliga-
tions. The energy of our Qeople has
hitherto been largely directed toward
industrial development connected with
field and forest and with coal and
iron and some of these sources of ma
terial and power are already largely
depleted, While our inland waterways
as a whole have thus far received scant
attention. 1t is becoming clear that
streams should be considered and con-
The independent., 1907-03-28

All of the banks il the United States
together, according to recent compila-
tions, represent total capitalization
of $1,70O, 900, 0o0 they nave besides a
surplus of $1,6oO, ,oOO,O OOO Their deposits
were $4,000, 000, 900, making an aggre-
gate strength of SIT 800, 900, ,000 or one
sixth the total valuation of the country.
All OF the other banks in the world to-
gether represent but $4,000, 100000 more
than the banks of the United States
alone. Despite the tunbling stocks OF
Wall street there seems to be material
for long continued prosperity here,
granting only that it be kept in shape
to be put to prosperity making uses.
The independent., 1907-03-28

Managers of the rans-continental
railroads running through the state
Of Washington will raise the rates
on lumber as punishment for pass
ing a reciprocal demurrage raw. The
effect of this will be the same as if
the states east were to levy tariff
on Washington lumber in order to
deprive the people of that state of a
market 1t is almost past belief that
the railroad managers think by an
ILL tempered display of arbitrary
power over the commerce of a state
to convince the public that railroad
regulation is a bad thing.
The independent., 1907-03-28

Judge ~Speer of the Georgia federal
bench has sustained the employers
liability law enacted by the last con-
gress. The point at issue is whether
such an act finds warrant in the
authority of congress to regulate in
terstate commerce. This is the fourth
decision in federal district court on
the point since the law was enacted.
To date the score is tie. TWO have
sustained the law, and two have pro-
nounced it unconstitutional. rhe
rubber will be played in the SUI
preme court at an early date, eteps
having already been taken to that
purpose.
The independent., 1907-03-28
Mothers! Mothers !! MotteIs!!!
Mrs. Wins!ow's Soothing Syrup

has been used for over SIXTY YEARS by MIL
LIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN
while TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS.
1t sOoTHEs the CHILD, soFTENs the G UMS,
ALLAYs ali PAIN; CURES WIND CoLIc, and
is the best remedy for DIARRHGA. Sold by
Druggists in every part of the world. Be sure
and ask for MRS. Winslow's Soothing Syrup"
and take no other kind. twenty-five CTS. bottle.
The independent., 1907-03-28
Nervous
Indigestion

The action Of diges-
ton is controlled by
nerves leading to the
stomach. When they are
weak, the stomach is de-
prived Of it's energy. 1t
has no power to do its
work. If you want per-
manent relief, you must
restore this energy. DR..
Miles Nervine restores
nervous energy, and gives
the organs power to per-
form their functions.
For many years ! was an acute
sufferer from nervous indigestion; at
times | was so respondent life seemed
almost a burden. | tried all kinds OF
remedies and various physicians with
little or no relief, until one night iast
summer ] saw DIR. Miles Nervine ana
Heart Cure advertised ! resolved TO
make one more trial which / did IN
the purchase OF one bottle of Nervine
and one of Heart Cure. In a Few days
j began to feel better, which encour-
aged me so much that / continued the
medicine until had taken more than
n dozen bottles. ] am very much im-
proved IN every way: In. body. miyd
and spirits since. ! make 8 Npe M
polnt 10 recommend the medicine. und
/ feel sincere pleasure IN Knowing
that several persons have leen nene..
fited through my rccpmmc nda tons.
A. 8. MELTON. Ashvillc, y. &.
Or. Mlles' Nervlne is sold by your
druuolst, who Will guarantee that the
frst bottle will benefit II IL falls. no
will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co, Elkhart, Ind
The independent., 1907-03-28
THE WORLD

EHN ROPPING prices tending to a
eN panic in Wall street produced
little or no perceptible effect on the
general business situation. The sit
uati6n eased early in the week, after
nearly a billion dollars of value had
been squeezed out of exchange stocks
Not a single business failure in or
out of the street resulted.
The independent., 1907-03-28

The house members are becoming
anxious, for the home going time and
yesterday named committee consist
ing of Whitman Of Johnson, Farley OF
Hamilton and Van Housen of Colfax to
confer with a senate committee 10
agree upon the time of final adjourn
ment
The independent., 1907-03-28

A little of the old time French
anti German fervor is proclaimed in
the present loneliness over Morocco.
The Algeciras conference which set
tied happily as everybody on the out
side supposed, the issues between
France and Germany which threat
ened the peace for a time, did not
after all end the Moroccan trouble.
Several weeks ago a French journal
list published some alleged secrets
concerning the Algeciras settlement,
among other things representing En-
peror William as having tried to en-
list the United States with him against
France In determining the question
Of who should have authority TO keep
the Moroccans in order. A German
writer responds with alleged official
records showing the French story to
be entirely without truth. Such dis
cussions have tended TO arouse hos
tility. When DIR. Manchamp is killed
I'm Morocco IL Is then as easy for a
F'renchman TO suspect the Germans
OF plotting the act as IL was for
Americans 10 remember the Maine
The independent., 1907-03-28
LEGISLATIVE

These warm days make the mem
bers of the legislature restive. Tney
look at the swelling buds and the fresh
ening lawn outside and begin to tnlnK
of farm work and the spring trade.
Some of them want to adjourn next
week, but they will find that impossi-
BILE. 1t will require until the middle or
the end of week after next to put an
the business through ina style tnat
will be a credit to tine best legislature
since the state was founded"
At the office of the state railway com
mission a comparative tabulation OF tne
present rates on live stock for varying
distances up to 400 miles with those
which will prevail if the maximum rate
bill which has passed the senate shouiu
become a law and also with exisllng
Iowa rates for Identical distances. me
Nebraska rates are computed per lvo
pounds from specified towns IN tne slale
To the South Omaha market, as follows:
25 miles (Arlingtcn):
The independent., 1907-03-28

Railroad presidents continued how
ever to complain. The four who had
proposed to visit the president after
j. Pierpoint Morgan had gained the
presidents consent to a conference,
decided that nothing could be gained
by going and only one, President Mel
len of New England road visited
the white house. President Ripley
of the Santa Fe voiced their views,
saying: II can see no good to come
from a meeting with President Roose-
welt such as has been proposed by
j. p. Morgan if the press dispatches
on the subject are correct. The pres
ident must be held responsible for
having started brush fire that now
apparently has become a confiagra-
ton, and while I always have felt
his good Offices to be of the best, TO
me it appears to be too late to stop
the fire that is now pretty nearly
burned out. Setting back to the sub
ject of the apparent public hostility
to railroad corporations, there is no
doubt that alone to this feeling must
be charged up the furry in the New
York financial disaster, and while /
have no desire to pose as pesslntst so
far as the Santa Fe is concerned We
are prepared to draw in. The Belen
cutoff is nearly completed, and will be
ready for all kinds of railway service
in about three months, and the double
tracking of our lines between Chicago
and Kansas City will not be inter-
rupted Other work of Importance,
however, must wait until such time as
money conditions are more propitious
| than they appear to be at present"
The president has not been affected
by these views to the extent of ex-
pressing willingness to forego his
proposed effort to secure an official
physical valuation of the railroads of
the country in order to establish a
basis for rates.
The independent., 1907-03-28

The board of arbitration sitting 60 adj
lust the differences between the South
crn Pacific company and the railroad
telegraphers today heard the last ~ the
testimony offered by the attorneys for
the telegrapherH In support OF their ease.
The Southern faciflc attorneys VIII next
commence 10 submit their evidence
The independent., 1907-03-28


Fairbanks in Chicago was made the
occasion for talk of his nomination
for president, and this started discus
sion of possible presidential situations
next year. Mr.. Fairbanks is an
avowed candidate. The legislative
committee of the American medical
association, in pursuit Of an object
Of their own made inquiry Of physi-
clans over large part of the United
States as to the presidential prefer
ences of the people in both parties.
According to the Springfield Repub-
lican DR.. Reed, the head of the COM
mittee reports that "the trend of opin-
ion goes to show that Secretary Tart
is the only distinctively national can
didate of the republican party. Other
candidates have their local folloWings,
but Taft is heard of from every sec
ton of the United States" DR.. Reeds S
correspondents report whole counties
in Indiana and Illinois solid for Taft.
Senator LaFollette is mentioned from
Wisconsin, but from no other section
of the country. Secretary Root has
few supporters in New York, but
not outside of that state. Senator
Foraker and all the remainder of those
who have been spoken of in connec-
| ton with the presidency were only
incidentally mentioned by the doctors
in answer to the circular. William
FL. Taft is the national republican
candidate for president Here is a
straw that is worthy of notice. AS
for the democratic side, DR.. Reed SAYS:
There doesn't seem to be any demo-
crat in the United States except Will
liam J. Bryan. His was about the only
name mentioned by democratic cor
respondents. Governor Folk OF Mis-
souri, was mentioned, and so was Con-
gressman Williams of Mississippi, but
not outside of their respective states y
other candidates mentioned, largely
it is supposed, as compliments to To-
cal leaders are Senator Crane OF
Massachusetts, Senator Warner OF
Missouri, Governor Hughes Of New
York and Senator Knox of Pcnnsyl-
vania-
The independent., 1907-03-28

The Iowa state commission has recently
ordered a reduction of rates on cattle
and sheep amounting to 18 per cent, ef-
fective April /.
The independent., 1907-03-28

Graft disclosures suddenly gave the
news columns the appearance of
undertaking days, A grand jury re-
port in San Francisco presented fur
thcr exposures Of the deeds of the
Rucf political ring operating In that
city. or the seventeen supervisors of
san Francisco county sixteen We're in
dicted for taking brihes. Franchises
hade been sold 20 railroads. gas and
telephone companies, Ruef dividing
The proceeds with the supervisors but
keeping the lions share for himself.
A prize ring monopoly had been
granted to certain indiS lduais for $780,
The independent., 1907-03-28

The terminal taxation bill is fast
nearing the desk of Governor Sheldon.
Yesterday the senate adopted the re-
port of a conference committee and the
house will take up the same report
this morning at o'clock The confer
ence committee made little change in
the house amendments. The bill is >.
f. No 261, by Thomas of Douglas. AS
amended by the house and the confer
ence committee it provides that local
assessors shall return to the state
board the value of local tangible prop
erty of railroads. The state board Will
then value the rolling stock and the
Intangible property, including the fran
chise value and distribute this to cities
and villages under the unit system &c
that each city and village will get the
value per mile in accordance with the
mileage within the corporate limits
Ashton of Hall, who voted against
the adoption of the report in the sem
ate, said the report was in the right di-
rection, but that it gives Omaha the
best of the bargain in the matter OF
local taxation. The local assessors are
req, ned to return to the state board a
description and total length of main
line and all right of way in each city
and village within the jurisdiction OF
the assessor and the value thereof.
The independent., 1907-03-28

No binding twine plant for the state
penitentiary and no "bucklng the mar
vester trust" with convict labor.
Kansas and Minnesota may compete
with the octopus, if they wish, but
Nebraska will not tackle the PROPOSE
tion right now.
In the house of representatives yes
terday the Quackenbush bill appro-
nriating 5000, for construction,
equipment and marketing the product
of a state binding twine factory, was
indefinitely postponed on close vote.
The measure, H. r. No. 516 received
n good deal of support from the rural
members, but did not command their
undivided following and for that rea-
son was beaten The motion in COM
mittee OF the whole for indefinite
postponement made by Barnes of
Douglas, carried by vote of 32 to 20.
Ouackenbush attempted 10 reverse
this Recommendation when the COM
mittec reported. by moving not TO con-
cur. The friends of binding twine leg
islation were again outvoted on this
test of strength.
Hansen OF Merrick, who has far
mer constituency. was against the bill
He asserted that the Nebraska ell
mate Is too dry for raising hemp OF
the right quality. and that the nbei
produced by the product growa In this
state IL not strong enough. The same
trouble. he said was experienced ~
Kansas. where state binding twin'
plant N maintained. The twine. h'
said. In a little cheaper. but not ~