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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-06
Enrlne plunrea loo Fee, Down.

POTTSvILLE. Pa, Feb. 4. The
Pennsylvania passenger train from
Shenandoah to Pottsville escaped a
frightful accident when the engine left
the rails on the top of the Broad
mountain, near Frackvllle station, and
plunged over an almost perpendicular
embankment to a road a hundred feet
below. The coupling between the en-
CINE and the first car broke, and the
coaches remained on the track. Engi-
neer U. G. Siegfried Of Pottsville was
crushed to death, but his fireman, X
Il. Schcck, escaped by jumping.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-06

OAKLAND, Cal, Feb. 4.-The track
at Emeryville was slushy. The best
race Of the day was the seven furlongs
event, which was won by Raleigh in
game finish. Though he was thrown to
his knees at the start. Deutschland,
the favOrite, came in third. In the Sec
ond race On Parole was the only one
to get good start, and he won as he
pleased.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-06
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for eusy Readers.

Mrs. Clement H. Cone left this morn
ing for Troy.
Dancing class, Foresters' hall Thurs
day night. t.
Advanced vaudeville at Library
theatre tonight,
Charles Wright of Manchester was
among the visitors in town We'd
nesday.
w. j. Galipin of the telephone ex-
change. was in SALISBURY Wednesday
on business.
A large class was initiated into the
second degree at the Grange meeting
last evening.
J. Guy Livingston left this noon for
Albany, to spend several days with
Charles Donnelly.
There was a successful box social
at the Methodist church last evening.
Games and recitations were the fea.
lures of the evening
The Arrival of Kitty" company de,
parted this morning for Coxsackie,
N. Y. after closing a two night sue
cessful engagement at the Library
hall theater.
Miss Ella Cummings of North St
entertained number of friends at
her home last evening in honor OF
Miss Ida May Fitzgerald of Troy who
is visiting In town this week.
A Baraca society was organized at
the Methodist church last evening
with the following officers: President
Lawrence Griswold: vice-president
Guy Norton: secretary, Jesse Carpen
ter: treasurer, Guy Hitchcock.
The postofiice thermometer has
been associating with such low com
pany for the past few days that the
officials of the Office took down the
instrument Wednesday afternoon and
1t will be kept under probation until
further notice.
A class was initiated In the first and
second degrees at the regular meeting
of the Grange last evening. The lee
ture program included music and an
interesting report of the Vermont
Dairyman's association by S. Everett
HARDWOOD. The ladies' second degree
team performed their work in grace
full and effective manner.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-06
WILL BRING IN MAcLEAN.
Raisuli to Give Up His Long Held
English Captive.

LONDON, Feb. 4.-The government
received a telegram from the British
charge d'affaires at Tangier, Morocco,
to the effect that Raisuli, the bandit
chief, has promised to bring In Kaid
Sir Harry MacLean at once.
Sir Harry MacLean, an Englishman,
was practically chief of the army Of
the sultan Of Morocco. His capture
seven months ago was accomplished by
an act of treachery. He has been a
prisoner ever since, and. while at times
he suffered at the hands Of Raisuli,
on the whole he has been well treated.
Raisuli has made various demands for
ransom. varying from 100000 to
$3O00,0O0 down to 100000 In cash.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-06
LOST
immigration Labor

Foreign labor will give you sstisiac-
ton. We can furnish you all kinds,
both male and female. Have the ex.
elusive territory for Vermont. Parties
desiring help of this kind should write
US. THE VERMONT IMMIGRATION
BUREAU, Ridley & Collins, 100 Main
ST., Burlington, Vt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-06

II YOU have catarrh, rid yourself of
this repulsive disease. Ask DIR. Shoop
of Racine, Wis, to mail you free, a
trial box of his DR.. Shops Catarrh
Remedy. A simple, single test Will
surely tell you Catarrh truth web
worth your knowing. Write today
Don't suffer longer. All dealers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-06
SOUTH SHAFTSBURY

Miss lula Brownson, who was re-
Gently operated on for appendicitis, Is
doing as well as could be expected,
and is resting comfortably at THIS
writing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-06

Bert Barber of Elton, Wis, says,
II have only taken four doses OF your
Kidney and Bladder Pills and they
have done for me more than any other
medicine has ever done. Mr.. Barber
refers to DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder
Pills. They are sold by D. A. Ward.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-17
ASK THE UNITED RAILROADS

ERTAIN i'll advised and commercial bodies grow
of peting the board of with
requests that "permtbessed wordi-be issued the
dummy Sutter railway corporation trolley
road the tracks in lower Market permit
such little thing and they object objection
the single point which The Call agreement with these ill
advised organizations.
There might be did inspiring
OF this shower of typewriter peonshere
surprise that these addressed
body that honestly them We that these
busy and commercial bodies
the board OF supervisors dishonest to be guilty of
breach of Would the civic commercial bodies ask
the dollar any other sum
for nothing the United Railroads? thew would not
but IN fact they ask the board give the
franchise enderly disguised temporary permit worth great
many dollars the United Railroads. and get nothing in return
The United Railroads could make the and commercial
bodies happy inside OF "A hours only it willing
reasonable
fair equivalent for grant of valuable public property seems
difficult to explain this simple proposition some minds and
The Call apologies readers perhaps tesome iteration
but the steady OF these msdirected petitions makes it
necessary in the common interest.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-17

the people tells them why politics,
usually done that revolutionary 1t playing the game
according the rules that the professionals have made for their
advantage But the people like reversal of the rule that
carried for the profit OF favored few and for
the common good.
The nomination Of Hughes will help the national republican
ticket everywhere 1t IS OF good faith certificate OF
good moral character for the striking and conclusive proof
that the bosses and the professional politicians permitted
dominate Further demonstration OF the idea,
instance OF public opinion knowing mind and going
straight the spot Governor Hughes made get the
He that he willing candidate and
that all The politicians jbbed and baked
but they had to cometo it. The people smashed the slate
It perhaps strange that it necessary much
but the unhappy fact that popular institutions have been much
perverted and distorted from their by the who make
business politics that defeat signal these influences
becomes the subject Of universal congauaon
done, Hughes
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-17
THE SPRING VALLEY HORSE TRADERS

appears be the settled habit of Spring COM
pany conduct dealings with city accord with
the dubious ethics OF horse trade A
public record from the president OF the corporation
faith the board supervisors motive for
compliance with the city charter adopted certain
resolutions Of intention Because they did doubt
the validity that action compca purpose by including
mention Of the Spring Valley plant desirable purchase
city they accused OF desire depree the value of
porations property
The supervisors fact, simply proceeding
laid down by law for acquiring the best available
supply They be turned from purpose
herring that the Spring Valley people please drag
trail 1t has been found impossible of
trading basis with the corporation and the only
ahead disregard of its claims unless willing propo
sition the merits.
further illustration of the trading methods of the
Spring Valley people that when they pretended talk
its phase appears Them they pleased
ce the situation by vague prospectus of the
mountains which the corporation might could would
possibly develop povocation good
The supervisors have made dignhed reply insulting
communication from the ebulent Mr. Bourn They hope he
viii moderate his alarms and limit his
field Of inquiry What San Francisco bill of
sale of the Spring Valley plant exists There municipal
market here for dreams and the trade
tangible property that will be much the Spring Val
ley because the city will assuedly proceed bring sndepend
supply If the Spring Valley people think good
business play overreacng game with their customers they
will probably find their policy costly mistake
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-17
Gossip of RdiIwaymen

"Tmpatience," remarked the veteran
railroad builder. is thef curse of the
American people, and had it not been
for the fact that 1 have been trained
in a school which demands the control
of ones feelings, l, too, might be haSty
in my ways and rash in my judg-
ments.
1T was in Pueblo that / learned
how foolish il was TO give way to an
ger James de Remers was a good
friend of mine, and though 1 remon-
strated with him on his quick temper.
it did no good
He was a big railroad contractor
always in a hurry. and would fly into
passion if his eccentric orders were
not understood.
"One evening he went into a barber
shop and, as usual, was in a hurry
There was a restaurant next door. and
to save time he told the bootblack, a
colored man who feared De Remers as
If he had been MePhistopheles himself
to go to the restaurant, order a pot of
coffee, six soft boiled eggs made into
a batter, and IL slices of toast, to be
taken to his hotel.
In few minutes the man returned
and said:
Say, boss how many eggs did YOU
say?
"You pestiferous IDIOT beloved De
Remers, can't you understand English,
you heather you? Six, one half dozen:
six, you blooming lunatic, one half
dozenr
"-All right, boss. all right; 1 done
understand you now. Vas, esah, sure I
does
When De Remers went TO his room
there was a huge bowl OF eggs and
the accompanying note from the pro-
prietor:
Dear Jim: Had only four dozen eggs
in the house. and made them up. To
fill the order, mixed in a dozen large
oysters and a pint of whisky. Sorry
we didn't have the full six dozen"
j. H. Crossat, general manager Of the
Visalia electric line, is In the city, and
says his road now operates % miles of
track between Visalia and Lemon Cove
by way of Exeter and Visalia. It is ru-
mored that the road may be extended
nine miles to a summer resort on the
Kaweah river, known as Three River.
on the way to the Giant forest and the
Sequoia national park. sCrossat, how
ever. declines to discuss the proposed
extension There has been a marked
development in orange growing around
Lemon Cove and the visalia electric
expects this year TO handle 400 car
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-17
BRYAN'S CHINESE VOTE CATCHER

n Bryans patent medicine for banks by guar
deposits is OF Chinese origin tried this
try 80 years with disastrous results These historical
facts brought by the Chicago Tribune
Under the prompting OF Joshua Forman Syracuse
passed by that 1929 providing government guar
bank deposits Forman writing
the example of Chinese merchants Of ongong undertook
jointly guarantee the bills Of their Mr. Bryan accept
Chinese pan would compel the banks by guarantee
the debts Of all other bankers.
surprising that Chinese ideas proved
when put practice The strange thing that 80 years
country should be asked try again all for the
ills that always do and always reckless banking
slightest consideration of Mr. Bryans remedy
that instead OF must aggavaon the disease
combat
deposits given. At the banker
safe and proved methods discovers his
shop make radical change conduct II he
custoned methods he compete The public guarantee
deposits would place premium gambling and reckless pecua
Having his deposits guaranteed the speculative banker would
proceed offer large the savings
The offer would assuredy be accepted the the old
fashioned banker would be quickly deserted To the
paid deposits the banker would find himself compelled
chances with other peoples money cumulative orgy specua
would be the
banker finding himself unable compete would have gone OF
business embarked on the speculative food.
1t emphasize this fact that under Mr. Bryans
plan bank could live and deposits followed
that bitter experience taught All the
PEELED adopt speculative quit
has follow Neither
the banks cstendom could stand the In the
convuson the public guarantee would last overnight Mr.
Bryan would involve the nation in a ruin
II is another example OF Mr. Bryans weird finance the
story OF 10 TO repeated disguise The thing looks
catcher That is all Bryan hopes about
He simply does incapable learning He
IS dangerous with the best OF intentions.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-17

loads of citrus fruit out OF Lemon
Cove and other stations The road has
the most modern electric equipment in
California. including an electric engine
which hauls a long train OF freight
cars II is reported it's operation may
be extended to include Hanford. Le-
moore and Porterville.
The Southern Pacific and the Union
Pacific will run a special train on ac-
count of the California fruit growers
convention in Kansas City. September
% The train will start from here Sep
tember p. and from Los Angeles sep
tember %. and Will give the excursion
lists an opportunity 10 visit Lake Ia
hoe and Salt Lake City. Kansas City
viii be reached September 2S.
The biggest freight bill rendered for
a single car OF freight into Dallas. Tex.
was paid recently by a Boston publish
ing house, the consignment consisted
OF books, weighing $4,000 pounds. and
was loaded in a car OF 100000 pounds
this. class of freight is $4,000 pounds
this was virtually three carloads and
the bill was s1.Os5.s7.
All east bound trains were crowded
yesterday, owing to the fact that il
was the last day of the cheap rates
The only remaining sale dates now
are for Kansas City. September %.
"a and %. and for Denver, September
21 to % inclusive.
Frank Batturs. general passenger
agent of the Southern Pacific lines In
Louisiana. left last night for his home
in New Orleans
Harry Rodan. travelling passenger
agent Of the Washing gton- Sunset route.
arrived here yesterday with a special
party from Washington. D. c.
Albert MacRae. editor OF the Santa
Fe Employees Magazine. published in
Chicago, is on the coast for a visit.
H J. Merrick. superintendent NJ
freight transportation OF the New York
Central lines. in his weekly report
says. Car movement increased over tba
previous week and indications point
to equally as good movement the. com
ing week"
John Ryan. manager of the Touonab
and Tidewater railway. with head
quarters at Ludlow, is in the cftv on
company business.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-17

-HE wedding OF Miss Irene Van
Arsdale and Lieutenant Thomas
Kurtz, which took place last even
ing, was one of the prettiest OF
those recently celebrated here The
bride, a dainty brunette. wore gown
Of white satin trimmed elaborateiy
with Russian lace, with tulle veil.
and carried a magnificent shower bou-
quet of white orchids and lilies OF the
valley Miss Hazel Kicks of Eureka,
her maid of honor, was Gowned in white
messaline. with wreath of gold leaves
in. her hair, and she carried American
beauty roses. The bridesmaids. Miss
Helen Sullivan and Miss Florence
Boothe. wore pink messaline dresses;
their wreaths were of silver leaves
and their bouquets were similar 10 that
of the maid of honor. Lieutenant Ham
ner, L. s. NJ, was best man.. while the
ushers were Lieutenant Howe and Pay
master Beecher The beautiful draw
ing room where the ceremony took place
was a bower of pink hydrangeas and
lilies. the bridal party standing before
an altar bedecked with these blooms
In the banquet room. where the sup
per was served. the decorations con-
sisted of flags and huckleberry leaves
In all about 125 guests were present
Mr.. and Mrs. Kurtz left last evening on
honeymoon trip of two weeks spent
in the southern part of the state, after
which they will make their home at
Yerba Buena-
Robert Y. Hayne and Chaplin Tubbs
left for the east Tuesday. They will
resume their work at Yale. where Rob-
ert Hayne is in his junior year and
Chaplin Tubbs is entering freshman.
Robert Hayne has spent the greater
part of the summer at Santa Barbara
and at Del Monte. where he took part
in the recent golf tournament.
Miss Peggy Stow. the attractive San
ia Barbara girl who made so many
friends here two years ago when she
spent several months in San Francisco
as the guest of Mrs. j. Leroy Nickel,
will arrive here within the next few
days for visit of several weeks.
Percy SeIby and his lovely daughter,
Jane, are at Del Monte for two weeks.
They will spend the winter as usual at
their Menlo Park home. Miss Selby
will make her debut next winter. when
it is expected she will be as popular
was her sister. Carmelita. now Mrs.
Frank johnson Jr. of San Rafael
~ Ao> <1HSSAi anu Miss 2ddbcl
Angel have returned to their home at
Palo Alto after a short visit in town
Mr.. and Mrs. James Paulding Ed
wards. whose marriage was an event
of last week, spent few days at Del
Monte before sailing for Honolulu The
honeymoon will last about two months
Miss Dolly MacGavin will entertain a
few of the debutantes AT an informal
tea Thursday at her home on California
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-17

New Jersey; southeastern or south At
lantic section-Delaware Maryland.
West Virginia, Virginia, North and
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida: south
central or gulf section-AIabama. Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma,
Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky.
CITIZENSHIP-R. E. H., City. What
is the mode of procedure to obtain Cit
izenship papers?
If you have not declared intention to
become a citizen you will have to go he
fore federal or superior court and
make declaration, and if at the end of
two years you have resided in the
United States five years continuously
one year of which was in the state in
which you desire to apply for citizen
ship, then you may go before a court of
record having common law Jurisdiction.
a seal and clerk and file le~ausapplication
in writing. together with the affidavits
of two citizens as witnesses, who have
known you as resident of the United
States for FIVE consecutive years The
clerk Will then tell you what to do.
n
SOAP-Y., Redwood City, Cal Please
publish a recipe for making soap.
There are about so different kinds Of
soap, with recipe for each. Which
kind do you wish to make?
MIDWINTER FAIR-Subscriber city.
When was ground broken for the mid
winter fair in Golden Gate park, San
Francisco?
August IA, 1898.
RIGHT TO YOTE-Subscriber. City.
In those states in which an alien can
vote on his first papers, is he entitled
to vote at all elections? (2) Have
women the right to vote for presiden-
tial electors in Colorado?
Yes. CD They are citizens. and as
such have same rights of suffrage as
the male citizens.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-17
The Smart Set

streat only a dozen have been asked,
arnong them being Miss Innes Keeney,
Miss Augusta Foute. Miss Helen Jones'
Miss suzanne kirkpatrick and MISS Ma
rian Miller.
Miss Janet Coleman has been tne
guest for the last two weeks or reia-
lives in San Jose She will return 10
town toward the end Of the week
Miss Alberta Touchard. charming
eastern girl who has been the guest OF
Mrs Randall Hunt at her home on Pa
cific avenue for the last month. le1t
Tuesday evening with MISS Nata4le
Hunt. Miss Hunt will make visit at
the Fouchard home before returning to
California
Miss Marian Marvin was hostess at a
charming little tea Tuesday. in honor
OF Miss Natalie Hunt, who left thar
evening for New York. The affair was
informal in the extreme. only 10 or 20
girls being present. Among them were
Miss Natalie Hunt. Miss Florida Hunt.
Miss Alberta Touchard. Miss Elena
Brewer. Miss Harriet Alexander. Miss
Constance Davis, Miss Helen Jones.
Mrs Hugo Mansfelt. Miss Bessie Whit
tie Miss Laura Smith. Miss Marjorie
Shepard, Miss Emily Johnson, Miss
Gladys Brigham. Miss Katherine Met
calfe and Miss Dolly MacaGvin.
Miss Mildred Pierce. who is well
known in San Francisco, where she
made her debut with her cousin. Miss
Ruth Casey, has returned TO her home
in San Jose after a visit OF several
months in Mexico. Miss Pierce spent
the greater part OF this time as the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Kennedy, in
Mexico City.
Mrs. Frederick Sharon and Miss Flor
ence Breckenridge were recently the
guests OF DR.. Harry Tevis at his coun--
try home at Alma
Mr. and Mss. James L. Flood. accom-
panied by ]. ". Twiggs. spent the week
end at Del Monte. where Miss Jennie
Flood and Miss Sallie Maynard. who Is
her guest. have been since the com
mencement OF the golf tournament The
entire party returned to San Francisco
Monday.
Miss Janet Won Schroeder. who has
spent the greater part OF the summer
at the Won Schroeder ranch in San LUIS
Obispo. is now the guest OF her cousin.
Miss Genevfeve Harvey. at Del Monte.
She will remain for several weeks Miss
Harvey was recently visiting at the
home OF her sister. Mrs. Oscar Cooper.
in San Francisco and returned TO Del
Monte in time for the dog show, where
she entered several OF her favorites-
Mr.. and Mrs William Romaine have
reopened their home in Jackson street
and viii spend the winter in town They
passed the summer months most en-
jOyably at Ross. where they had a
charming cottage and recently were at
Lake Tahoe for a short visit
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-17
Personal Mention

T. Hunter of Gilroy is staying at the
Holland.
E. r. Slower of Stockton is at the
Holland.
]. A. Dubbs of Pittsburg is at the
Fairmont.
John t. Moir of Hilo is a guest at
the Stewart.
Fairmont.
E. r. Stone of stockton is a guest at
the Holland.
L. L. Battey of st. Louis is at the
Pacific Grand.
H. Rummelburn of Skies, Cal, is at
the Dorchester.
George Palmer of New York is at
the st. Francis.
DR.. H. A. Lawton of Warren, o., is at
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Boone Of Spokane
are at the Grand.
E. F. Doyle of Sonora is registered at
the Pacific Grand.
W. S. Logic of New York is staying
at the st. Francis.
Alexander Brown of Stockton is stay
ing at the Stewart.
H. R. Lands of Los Angeles is reg
istered at the Grand.
A. n. Hocheimer has taken apart
ments at the Majestic.
Lew WellS OF washington, ID. e., is
staying at the Stewart.
George ]. Major of Los Angeles is a
guest at the St Francis.
l.. L. Patrick, a mining man of Gold
field, is at the Fairmont
Baroness Won Richthofen of London
is guest at the Fairmont.s
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. @. Brewer of Denver
have apartments at the Grand.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Mitchell of Denver
have apartments at the ST. Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. B. Hardie of New
York have apartments at the Fairmont.
w. Dermody. of Goldfield and A. v.
,vegghy of New York are at the BaIti-
more.
William Worden of Oregon and Vim
cent? tarli and wife of Mexico are at
the Hamlin.
Among recent arrivals at the Savoy
are II. II. Watkins of Arizona and w.
Sig. Wormser of Fresno.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-17
Answers TO Queries

GRAFT-New Subscriber. City. Be-
ing a new conner, would like to know
II California ever had a greater CRATER
than once Mayor Schmitz? CD Was he
convicted and jailed? ] mean Schmitz.
CD By what particular religious sect
is CRATER Ruef supported in his fight
against conviction?
Cd II there was, he was not exposed.
(2) He was convicted and sentenced to
imprisonment in the penitentiary. but
pending appeal was kept in the county
jail. CD This department has no infor-
nation as to any particular religious
sect supporting Ruef in his fight
against conviction.
REVIEW. N, NJ, City How many
were there in the review in Washing
ton. D. c., at the close of the civil
war?
The review lasted two days. May %
and "a 1865. and 199 regiments passed