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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-22
Estate If Amanda M. HARDWOOD.

CSTATE OF VERMONT, The Honor
= District Of Bennington. IS, able Probate
Court for the District Aforesaid
To all persons Interested In the estate Of
Amanda NJ Harwood, late Of bennington IN
said District, deceased, GREETING
WHEREAS, said Court has assigned the sd
day Of May next for examining and allowing
the account Of Frank A. Evans. Executor OF
the estate OF said deceased aud for decree OF
the residue Of said estate TO- the lawful claim
ants Of the same, and ordered that public notice
thereof be given to all persons Interested In
said estate by publishing this order three
weeks successfully previous ~ tho day as-
signed, IN the Bennington Evening" Banner q
newspaper published at Bennington In said
District
THEREFORE,, you are hereby notified to
appear at the Probate flee In Bennington IN
said District, on the day assigned, then and
there TO contest the allowance Of said account
II you see cause, and 10 establish your right ms
HERS, legatees and lawful claimants to said
residue.
GvEN UNDER MY HAND, this 7th day OF
GRAcEB HOLT, Register.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-22
Estate of Martha E. Nichols.

CTATE OF VERMONT The Honor.
y District OF Bennington, IS. able Probate
Court for the District Aforesaid,
To all persons Interested In the estate OF
Martha X. Nichols, late OF Bennington In said
District, deceased. GREETING;
WHEREAS, said Court has assigned the I'D
day OF May next for examining and allowing
the account Il Frank A. Evans, Administrator
Of he estate OF said deceased and for decree
OF the residue OF said estate to the lawful
claimants OF the same, and ordered that public
notice thereof be given to all persons Interested
In said estate by publishing this order three
weeks successfully previous TO- the day Ms
signed. In the Bennington Evening Banner, 2
newspaper published Mt Bennington In said
District.
THEREFORE, you are hereby notified TO
appear at the Probae Ofiice In Benpingt0 10
said District, on the day assigned, then and
there TO contest the allowance OF said account
II you see cause, and TO establish YOU right rs
heirs, legatees and lawful claimants TO said
residue.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND, this 7lh day of
GRACE B. HOLT. Register.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-22
TALK OF TAFT AND coRTELYoU
Selection Of Burrows for Temporary
Chairman Still Makes Talk.

Washington, May 20.-Gossip here
says that President Roosevelt's fol.
lowers have not yet decided whether
they will attempt to have the national
convention reject the selection OF
Senator J. G. Burrows to be temper.
airy chairman Of the convention. They
will follow the advice of the President.
While Mr. Roosevelt resents the
action of the subcommittee he has
not yet gone so far as to say that he
will ask his friends In the con.
vention to fight.
II decision to oppose the selection
should be reached the course OF pro-
cedure would be to have some friend
Of the President move to substitute
the name OF another when the sub.
committee, through Chairman New,
announces the selection of Mr.. Bur.
rows.
Frank II. Hitchcock who has charge
OF the Taft headquarters here, Is not
Directing to Burrows and so far Mr..
Taft has not indicated that the selec.
ton Is distasteful to him: II Is sug.
gested by persons who are in position
" tuut iputlOWS WuS CuOScu a.
the request Of some OF Mr.. Taft's sup
porters.
Nothing may come of the incident
and 1t may turn out to have an i'm
portant influence on the Chicago con-
vention. Some Of Mr.. Roosevelts ad.
mirers have been considerably disturb
ed over report that Burrows was
really selected for the place by the
financial interests in New York who
worked through Senator Scott
Some Of the New York friends OF
Secretary Cortelyou have been sub
soiling recently to find out what kind
OF responce there would be to sug.
gestiOn OF his name for the vice-pres-
idential nomination at the Chicago
convention.
The work has been done principally
by certain New York politicians who
are interested not only In Cortelyou,
but also in obtaining for New York
a place on the national ticket 1t is
understood that Secretary Cortelyou is
not averse to having his name used
for the second place on the ticket, al.
though he is in no sense an active
candidate for the place. His selection
would have the endorsement of Pres
ident Roosevelt, to whom the sugges.
ton is not new.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-22
HUGHES LETTER READ
congratulates MethodIsts for Attitude
Toward Gambling.


Baltimore, May 2l.-The most i'm.
portant communication at the Metho.
dist Episcopal General Conference
yesterday was letter from Cover.
nor Hughes to Bishop ]. w. Hamil.
ton, as follows:
| have the honor to acknowledge re-
ceipt of your letter OF the 18th inst.
setting forth the resolutions adopted
by the General Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church with re.
gard TO the matter of racetrack gamb-
ling and the proposed legislation for
the purpose Of abOlishing II In this
state, Permit me to express my high
appreciation Of the action taken by
the conference and of the assurance
OF your support In this contest to put
an end to disgraceful conditions and
to secure decent respect for the fun.
damental law OF the state. With
cordial greetings to those In atten.
dance at the General Conference and
with assurance Of my high regard, |
nave the honor to remain, very re-
specially yours, Charles Z. Hughes.
The letter was received with loud
applause.
A report was received from the
committee on federation favoring
union with the United Brethren.
Evangelical Association and such 9th.
er branches Of Methodism ms are 30
disposed. The report was adopted
without debate. II also provided for
a commission to confer with similar
representatives from the different
negro Methodist bodies with the view
to securing more harmonious co.
operation In the cause OF religion.
The first ballot for the eight new
bishops Yesterday resulted In no
choice. The result OF the second
ballot Will not be announced until
this afternoon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-22

The appointment of Heman /. Spaf-
ford as postmaster at North Benning-
ton will be most pleasing to the pat
rons Of that Office. His many years
in charge Of the railroad station at
North Bennington has given him an
acquaintance that will serve him well
in his new position and his high
standing in the community is a guar
antee that the affairs of the office will
he conducted in the best possible man
ner. Mr.. w. G. Shaw, the retiring
postmaster has served the public long
and faithfully and goes out of Office
with the esteem Of the community.
Mr.. Shaw's term had expired and he
was not a candidate for reappoint-
ment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-22
Notice to Our Customers.

We are pleased to announce that
FOley's Honey and Tar for coughs.
colds and lung troubles is not affected
by the National Pure Food and Drug
law as 1t contains no opiates or other
harmful drugs, and We recommend II
as safe remedy for children and
adults. For sale at Quinlan's Phar-
macy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-22

When your food seems to nauseate
take Kodol. Take Kodol now and un.
til you know you are right again.
There isn't any doubt about what II
will do and you will find the truth OF
this statement verified after you have
used Kodol for few weeks. II Is
sold here by d. A. Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-22
FRANK B. HOWE, Editor and Publisher

We knew 1t. II was bound to come,
Brattleboro, not content with furnish
ing congressman In the second dis
trict, is seeking one In this Frank l..
Fish is a Windham county boy and
studied law in Brattleboro. That set
ties it. Brattleboro forever and
everything Burlington Clipper.
II Windham county didn't have the
goods she could not supply the mar
ket. Mr.. Fish Is fortunate I'm being
able to furnish such strong guaran
tee. We suspect that Carroll Page
was born In Windham county and will
spring it at the last minute to cinch
his case.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-22
NOTICE !!
To the Depositors Of the Bennington Count

To the DepOsitors Of the Bennington Count
Savings Bank
Sec 4Gi7 Of the Vermont Statutes reads;
I'm the year nineteen hundred and eight, and
every NTH year thereafter, At such time In the
year rs the bank commiss Toner shall designate.
lions and trust companies shall call In the de-
post books for examination and verincati0n,
and cause the same 10 be examined and veri
lpd by some person other than the treasurer or
his clerks employed for that purpose aud ap'
proved by said commissioners"
In accordance with the above law you are
hereby notified to present your pass books dur.
Ing the month OF May next Tor examination and
veiihcauon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-22

Mr.. John Riha of vining, To-, says
I" have been selling DeWitt's Kidney
and Bladder Pills for about year and
they give better satisfaction than any
Dill ever sold" Sold by d. A. Ward
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-27

This letter is in reply to another ccr-
respondent who asks for the public
display of the words BE Polite to
Women" Are these admonitions real
ly necessary in Monte Carlo?
The second letter is from a woman
in Paris. She seems to suggest that
so far as discourtesy is concerned, it
was the women who began It, She
says that women for whose comfort
a place on a car is vacated do not
take the trouble even to say "Merci."
We have heard that story before,
both from France and from England.
Failure on the part of men to sur
render their seats to women is much
on the increase all over the world,
and IT is poor excuse to say that
women are ousting men from their
employments in the busy world and
that they must take their. full share
of work-a-day troubles. But the wo.
man who does receive the courtesy
due to her and who fails to reward
it by an acknowledgment simply
shows that manners was not on her
school curriculum. Women may con-
stantly be seen standing in the San
Francisco cars, and it is an unpleasant
commentary on the mode of the day,
but when seat is vacated for them
it is rarely indeed that they fail in
the correct return.-From the San
Francisco Argonaut.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-27
THE OLD PosTMAN's RING.
Information in the Various Ways In
Which He Pushes the Button.

The same letter carrier has been
bringing mail to fiat en- the Park
Slope in Brooklyn for several years
He is an obliging man and withal in
telligent, discriminating and method.
zeal.
While the family is at breakfas.
the door bell sounds and the maid
starts toward the speaking tube that
runs to the vestibule.
IT'S the postman, Gretchen" the
mistress says.
Gretchen takes the letter box key
and starts TO go down stairs.
Never mind" says the mistress;
its an advertising circular"
On another occasion the mistress
tells the maid not to ask through the
speaking tube or open the door, but
go down; the letter carrier has
package too large to be put in the
letter box.
Again, the mistress tells Gretchen
to fetch up the mail, for there arc
two, pieces there-one of advertising
stuff and the other letter or postal
card that may be Of some Importance.
At another time the mistress says:
II think you'd better bring it up.
It's probably an advertisement, but
it may be a picture postal card or
something of the Sort"
1t is interesting to note how often
she gets it right. OF course the post
man does his share; he pushes thu
button and she does the rest.
But, whether by design or from
method unconsciously acquired during
many years of faithful service, he
pushes the button in a way that is
significant to those to whom he has
been bringing mail for considerable
time. 1t is not probable that the
postman has ever told any of those
whom he serves that he has differ
emit rings for different pieces OF mail
matter. Perhaps he is even uncon-
scious that he has, but there is 2
difference, and it is possible to guess
with considerable approach to ac-
curacy what he has brought from
his way Of pushing the button
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-27

with vague terror and panic. Were
there others in the house whose pres
ence they had not calculated upon?
IT'S no go, Bill" whispered Char
ley. Lets cut. Jim's hurt, and
there amt no use tryin' longer"
But Mr. Sydney Delatour had nc
idea of thus easily allowing a retreat
in good order, and although Bill and
Striped Charley escaped, Jim Allen
was left a most unwilling hostage.
And when Uncle Ralph, whose pistol
from the second-story window had
caused such a timely diversion, de-
scended, he found the huge burglar
lying on the dining-room floor, safe
ly secured by bonds improvised out
of the curtain tassels and cords.
You're as strong as Samson, for
all you look so SLIM growled the
burglar, with a sort of unwilling
homage TO his captor. my eye, but
you gripped hold Of fellow like you
was made of IRON"
my boy" said Uncle Ralph, earn
estly, squeezing Sydney Delatour's
hand, lit is to you that We owe our
protection, perhaps our safety, to-
night. AS for Markham"
IL did the best / could" faltered
that doughty knight.
You're a cowardly sneak" enunci-
ated the old man, and Marguerita's
glance of silent scorn confirmed the
unpleasant import of her uncle's
words.
What did l tell you, Rita?" tri-
umphantly whispered Nina in her
cousins ear. who is the craven
knight now, and who the recreant
slave?"
Il shall thank Sydney for myself"
was the low-uttered reply.
She did-and she did it so earnest
ly that Mr.. Delatour took courage on
the spot to ask her to be his wife,
And Marguerite said yes"
Jim Allen, being duly tried ana
convicted was sent to prison, but for
that other burglary-Mr. Delatour's
cool theft of Miss Marguerita's heart
there was no penalty, the law not
regarding it, possibly, as punishable
offense.-From the New York Week
"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-27
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT WHITE LEAD e,
Its Chief Use and q Method al ~
mining Good from Bad Exnls,u.s

White Lead is the standard
material all over the world lint
made by corroding metallic ie.d
a wnlte powder, through exposing =
10 the fumes OF weak acetic acid s. =
carbonic acid gas; this powder i ~
ground and mixed with linseed y,
making thick paste, in which fo,,
1t Is packed and sold for pajns,na
purposes. The painter thins II DOT
10 the proper consistency for apnI,s'
ton by the addition Of more iinssss
oil. 'inseed
The above refers, of courss :.
pure, genuine White Lead only IA. !"
terated and fake White Lead " -
which there are many brands ON ~
market. Is generally some sort -
composition containing only A ~
centage OF white lead-sometimes :.
White Lead at all; in such stuS
barytes or ground rock, chalk. ana
similar cheap substa noes are used -
make bulk and initiate the appesrs
ance OF pure White Lead.
There is. however. a positive e..
by which the purity or impuritv -
White Lead may be proved or a..
RScOas oCAOiC pdiutlus Win IL.
The blow-pipe flame will .reduea
pure White Lead to metallic lead. n
a supposed White Lead be thus TESTED
and. 1t only partially reduces to lesd
leaving a residue, 1t is proof thai
something else was there beside
White Lead.
The National Lead Company su,,.
antee all White Lead sold In nacr-
ages bearing its Dutch Boy Painter-
trademark to prove absolutely purs
under this blow-pipe test, and THAT
you may make the test yourself A.
Jour own home, they will send r.
upon request a blow-pipe and eyerv.-
thing else necessary to make ths
test. together with valuable booklet
on paint Address, National Lad
COMPANY, Woodbridge Building. New
York.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-27
General Ainsworsn.

Once an army medico, now major
general, adjutant general and boss Of
the whole military works. Fred Cray.
ton Ainsworth is fifty-fve years old
and still climbing. According to PEG
pie who know. Ainsworth Is as am
bilious as Julius Caesar or Napoleon
Bonaparte. and has a heap more
sense than either. Just now the gov.
eminent Is saving 100000 with every
passing year owing to its adoption
OF Q card index system invented b.
General Ainsworth which makes the
full history Of each and every pen
sioner and soldier Immediately avail
able. He knows everybody in Wash
lngton. and everybody knows him
and lies him. Happy days. general
Washington Star.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-27
HAPPY OLD AGE
Most Likely to Follow Proper Eating.

As old age advances. we require
less food to replace waste. and food
that will not overtax the digestive or
gans. while supplying true nourish-
ment
Such an ideal food Is found IN
Grape-Nuts. made OF whole wheat
and barley by long baking and action
OF diastase In the barley which
changes the starch into sugar.
The phosphates also. placed mp nm
der the bran-coat of the wheat. are
included In Grape-Nuts. but left out
OF white hour. They are necessary
to the building Of brain and nerve
cells.
Il have used Grape-Nuts." writes
an Iowa man. for 8 years and feed -
good and am stronger. than was len
years ago. am over "a years old
and attend to my business every day.
Among my customers I meet
man every day who Is 90 years old
and attributes his good health to the
use OF Grape-Nuts and Postum which
he has used for the last years. He
mixes Crape-Nuts with Postum and
says they 90 fine together.
For many years before began to
eat Grape-Nuts could not say that ]
enjoyed life or knew what II was to
be able to say I am WELL I suffered
greatly with constipation. now my
habits are az regular as ever in my
life.
Whenever I make extra effort p,
depend on Grape-Nuts food and u
Just fills the bill. can think and
write a great deal easier"
There's Reason" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich
Read THE Road to MELVILLE" IN
pkgs.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-27
Woman Scored.

A man and his wife were once
staying at a hotel when in the night
they were aroused from their slum-
bers by the cry that the hotel was
afire.
Nov, my DEAR" said the husband.
II will put into practice what have
preached. Put on all your indispensa-
BILE apparel and keep COOL"
Then he slipped his watch into his
vest pocket and walked with his wife
out OF the hotel.
When all danger was past he said
"Now, you see how necessary Il d
to keep cool"
The wife for the first time glanced
at her husband.
Eyes. William" she said, at Is .
grand thing, but IL were you I
would have put on my trousers
Boston Herald.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-27
THE NEW WEST.

on. have you seen, my travelled friend.
The expurgated West,
Where men no longer tote their guns
Attention to arrest;
where little Willie Tenderfoot
NO longer gets shock,
But where they gather round the boy
And sell him mining stock?
Gone are the glories Of the land
Where once the cowboy ranged,
That chap is now a hired man,
For 10. the times have changedI
NO longer hardship stalks abroad,
For II the grub is shy
They call the store by telephone
And get a new supply.
The wild and woolly mining camp
Most OF its wool has shed;
The bold, bad men who used to roam
The streets have gone to bed;
They do not now shoot up the town
That wouldn't be polite:
Besides, II doesn't seem the way
To treat electric light.
A new and milder race of men
Now monkey with the game,
And when they get their dress-suits OF
The scene is trite and tame.
You note them in the swallowtail,
Tall hat and fancy vest,
And looking all around you see
The passing of the West.
Nashville American
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-27
A NEW CHINATOWN.
II sprang Up In Oakland After the
Quake In San Francisco.

Quake IN San FRANCISCO.
Previously to April IS, 1906, the
number of Chinese living in Oak
land was comparatively small, few
blocks really comprised what was
known as Chinatown. But the earth
quake and the fire in San Francisco
changed conditions in the twlinkling
of an eye.
In the mad fight to place of safe
ty, says the Arena, the Chinese cross
ed to Oakland in droves. There they
have elected to stay. Jacks bean
stalk has found parallel in the ra-
pidity of the growth of the new
} Chinatown.
This new section now includes a
much larger area than that formerly
occupied by the Chinese quarter in
old San Francisco, though 1t can
never be so picturesque. The
streets here are wide and level
whereas in San Francisco they were
narrow. hilly and Orientally dirty,
but they were attractive and interest.
ing to artist and tourist the world
over.
The houses on the streets now oc-
cupied by the Chinese in Oakland
we're mostly small and old and were
of but little value before the influx
of the Chinese, but have risen esor-
mously in price. The Chinaman, how
ever, has a long head and ways
that are peculiar" when it comes to
business
His mesEcd has been to go to the
owner of a piece Of property in the
neighborhecd and buy 1t al any price
asked; this would condemn the whole
block. which he and his associates
would then buy at their own price.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-27
The Word.

Today, whatever may annoy,
The word for me is Joy, just sim
pie JOY;
The joy of life;
The joy of children and OF wife;
The JOY of bright blue skies;
The JOY of rain; the glad surprise
or twinkling stars that shine at
night;
The joy of winged things upon their
fight;
The Joy Of MONDAY, and the tried
True toyousness of eventide;
The JOY Of labor, and of m'rth;
The joy of air, and sea, and earth
The countless joys that ever flow
from Him
Whose vast benefcence doth dim
The lustrous light of day,
And lavish gifts divine upon our
way.
Whate'er there be of Sorrow
I'll put of till Tomorrow,
And when Tomorrow comes, why
then
Twill be Today and Joy again!
John Kendrick Bangs, in the Atlantic
Monthly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-27
When Lincoln wss Handsome.

"As / was sayin', / was up to
Bloomington that night. Nobody
that didn't hear that speech over
knows what Abraham Lincoln could
do. Lots OF 'em will tell you he was
homely," writes Ida NJ. Tarbell, in
the American Magazine. Seems to
me sometimes that's about all some
folks around here has to tell about
Abraham Lincoln. Yes, l knowed
him. they say. He was the homeli-
est man in Saagamon county Well.
now, don't you make no mistake. The
folks that don't tell you nuthin' but
that never knowed Mr.. Lincoln. Meb.
be they'd seen him; but they never
knowed him. He want homely.
There's no denyin' he was long and
lean, and he didn't always stand
straight and he wasn't pertikeler
about his clothes. but that night up
to Bloomington in ten minutes after
he struck that platform, l tell you
he was the handsomest man / ever
see."