davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-18
FRANK 3. HOWE, Editor and Publisher
The Normal School Bill.

An uncalled element is finding its
way into the newspaper discussion of
the bill before the legislature provid-
ing for a central normal school, 1t is
hardly to be expected that newspapers
like the Randolph Herald and News
and the Hyde Park News and Citizen
would look with favor upon any plan
which proposes to abolish the present
normal schools. 1t is likewise to be
expected that the proposal to patch
up the buildings at Johnson with a
$4,000 appropriation would receive
the endorsement of Lamoille county
newspapers. The feature Of the dis
cussion that is not creditable is the
disposition of some papers to intimate
that editors who are advocating the
establishment OF the central normal
school are actuated by the hope that
one of their own particular communi-
ties will be selected as the site Of the
new institution. So far as the Ban.
ner is concerned the writer realizes
that there is not the slightest possib-
ility that Bennington will become the
home of such an institution. In ad-
Vocating the central normal school
idea this paper believes that it is ad-
Vancing the best interests Of the state
at large and it also believes that the
newspapers who have taken a similar
view of the proposal have the same
end in view.
In this connection the following
from the Fair Haven Era is in striking
contrast to the attitude taken by a
number Of state papers:
Our readers will find elsewhere in
this paper a somewhat lengthy editor
ial reprinted from the ST. Adams Mes.
senger covering fully the question of
the State Normal school This paper
believes vita the Messenger, notwith-
standing that We are next door neigh
Dor to Castleton. that the state should
nick out tho host un1 utopt coufroI la.
cation for such an institution. regard.
less of the present schools even
though 1t was thought best by the leg
islature TO assist the present people
out Of the difficulty that they now
appear to be in. in having worthless
property unloaded upon them. This
it may seem TO them is a hardship and
in a way II really is. as they have beer
helping the state for years to carry
burden that should never have beer
permitted to be imposed upon them
For years and years. educators and
others have talked and worked agains
the present system but without avail
The time has come AT last when some
thing besides talk was needed ant
that time Is now and Il is up 10 IN,
present Legislature to make a NOV
for something better and filter for tn
purpose than the present makeshii
Normal school system OF Vermont.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-18
PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY
Barre Granite Firm and North Hero
Farmer Fall

Rutland, Dec. lS.-Two petitions In
bankruptcy were filed yesterday in the
office OF Clerk +. s. Plat OF the Uni.
ted States court John A. Edwards
and Henry Edwards OF Barre who con
duct a granite business under the
name OF Edwards Brothers fled petit
ions as a firm and individually. The
firms liabilities are 1924 and the as
sets amount to SAL. John Edwards
owes S6Si and has assets Of SiO50.
Henry Edwards debts amount to S625.
80 and his assets are $780, The other
petitioner Is Joseph Strong Of North
Hero. a farmer He has liabilities Of
Si.S3297 and his assets are S725.Sl.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-18
COUNTY COURT
Plaintiffs in Dewey-sanehe Trial Rest
Case.

At IL o'clock this morning the plain
tlffs in the Dewey-Sanohe trial rested
their case Among the witnesses ex-
amined this morning were Daniel T..
Bates Of Pownal who surveyed the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-18

land in question and James Dinwiddie
OF Woodford
Shortly before dinner the defendant
took up the case and the remainder
of the time was spent in examining
the various deeds OF the property,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-18

SARAH EIi2ABETH;
Those mullins you liked 50 well were
made from Gold Medal Flour. LIZA
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-18

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
stops the cough and drives the cold
from the system. Children like t..
Sold by d. A. Ward,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29
When and where were the first national conventions heidi

At Philadelphia in September, $780, the called Masonic
held the first political national
before the presidential eecon but making
it dourned in Baltimore Sept 90, 1881 when William
Writ nominated for president and Eaker pres
en The National Republicans in national convention Bal
more Dec - 1891 and nominated Henry Clay president and
John Sergeant president The Democrats
convention Baltimore May 81, 1892 where Van
mated for vice president Jackson unanimously
the candidate for reelection that only
claring that the convention cory concure the repeated
nations that General Jackson had received parts of the
country fer reelection president
Was any platform adopted these conventional
No. Following the conventions of the Anti Masonic and
the National Republicans address people by
The Democrats issued address, but resolution passed de-
carng that Sin place of general address from this body" the dele
cations should address their respective constituents the political
issues of the day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29
The Glory of Life.

The human race Is still in its infancy
Up 10 the present moment. with fe'
grand exceptions. man has lived mostl
an animal existence. The brute Is onl.
partially educated out of him He la
not yet evolved that superb charactei
that diviner man, foreshadowed in th,
beast. How few people ever get any
thing more than mere glimpse OF tt,
true glory of life. Few of lis see any re-:
sentiment in life or anything above IT,
real animal existence aud animal pleaa
ures. Most OF us look upon our occu
patton as disagreeahie necessity tina
somehow or other ought To have bee
and might have been avoided Tbs
trouble with many of us is that ",
think too NEATLY OF ourselves. Gu
.sordid aims and material. seliisn am
billions have so lowered our standard
that we think downward instead of up
ward: we groyel instead of soaring
Our lives are inateriaiistic. seltisli
greedy. because We live In the base C
our brains. down among the brute fac
uIties We have never explored to an
great extent the upper regions of on
brain. never developed our higher int
tIgence Success Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29
Utilizing Waste Coal.

In testing the fuels being used by
the government, the United States
geological survey has succeeded in de
yeloping the briQuetted form of Goa
to such an extent that it promises &c
be an important factor in conserving
the rapidly diminishing fuel supply OF
the country
There is every promise that the
mountains of waste coal seen abou'
coal that is now being left in tn,
mines will be turned into millions o.
horse power and for domestic heating
land locomotive use throughout the
country Tests that have been made
for more than two years by the gov
eminent indicate that a fuel made
from slack or waste coal. pressed
into briquets not only burns with lit
lie smoke. but also evaporates more
steam and produces more power an
der the same boilers than does ths
same amount of coal. These briquets
are made by taking the waste or slaci
coal and mixing it with sufiicien
pitch so that the coal will hold 10
gether, the whole being pressed into
blocks or cakes by machinery.
Z Briquets made from good Qualit,
slack coal have ON every occasion
shown their superiority over the same
grade of lump coal. This differenc,
is so great. it is said, that vessel.
burning briquets instead of coal viii
>e able to add from one TO two knot!
per hour to their usual speed Wha
| this would mean to one of the Allan
| ic racers is easily seen.
During the last six months. tw,
| prominent railroads of the south hav,
| made trial trip runs burning briquets
| making entirely satisfactory records
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29

''l'ine woman that Davis girl. Ne
nonsense about heri And as for that
boy of mine. no man ever learned ousi
ness methods bending over a ledger !
made my money pleasing the public
and you don't study the public in u
stuffy rear Office | can get ten dollar
a week clerks TO keep my books. !
want my boy to be a merchant prince"
fourth party, altogether invisible
also took hand In the game of com
merce, and his name WAS Cupid. He
arrows
All of these, however, missed the
mark. Young Douglas watched from
the tail OF his. eye Mariorie'ssdef slen-
der white fingers flashing In and out
of the shinmerlng ribbon. but her
glance seemed glued to her work. A
formal Good morning" or a request
for credit check or his signature OH
a deposit marked the limit OF their con
versati tons.
For as the other salesgrls openly
angled for the young mans favor Mar
jorie held herself more and more aloof
She wasN not ashamed of her Occupa
ton. but she proposed TO maintain hel
position us a gentiewoman.
And Carter Douglas misunderstood
He knew her history, and he thought
not without some bitterness, that sh,
wanted TO make him feel that even IL
7 her poverty he remained outside he
| social pale. The Douglas family were
distinctly new" The Davis family
were of the city's innermost social cir
| Gle. hedged in not by wealth, but b.
pioneer blood. family estates and wa
| records.
| Such was the situation when Easte
loomed up on the horizon. Marjorie
bending over wonderful bows 70
| spring millinery. realized with fain
sense of amusement that this year he
] Easter hat WAS a real problem .
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29
8he Hrgus Daily Short Story
Cupid and an Easter Hat. BY Cecily Allen
Copyrighted 1908. Associated Literary Press.),

Conservative Lake city WAS treated
TO three SENSATIONS in one week.
First. James Douglas. fron Glasgow
Scotland. 10y way of Chicago. opened
The Fair. Lake City's first real de
partnsent store. with red letter and
special hour" safes. Il cleaning soda
sountain and all the other features ri
up TO date shopping life.
Second. among the fropli coated floor
walkers Installed in this modern shop
ping hive WAS old man Douglas owp
1on, Carter, late of Harvard and more
recently returned from II pedestrian
"trip through the British isles AMI.
what is more. he WAS CURLY informed
~ his paterual parent that lie would
De expected To keel, the regular hours
md live off the salary drawn by other
eighteen II week hoorwalkers of the
establishment.
And. thirdly. Marjorie Davis. after Il
prolonged and most unpleasant hour
with the family lawyer. who had found
that the late Henry Davis had left
nothing but Il heavily mortgaged home
aud some worthless wildcat invest
nents, defied the family council o:
uncles.1 aunts and cousins who offered
herself and mother the pick of various
homes.
Size would make her own way. she
announced with spirit. And the very
next day all Lake City society was
shocked to hear that Marjorie Davis
was behind the ribbon counter at 1.-The
Fair"
Just the same. after recovering iron
the shock. Marjories little world flock
ed to her counter. just as shrewd ole
lanes Douglas had figured they would
| and besought the one time popular
debutante to twist and turn ribbon
into bows of all sorts, and conditions.
And while Mariorie's relatives storm
ed and Mrs. Douglas wept the old mai
| chuckled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29

if they live long enough,
ton OF activity been more clearly
marked than in the life of Bryan.
He is greater man today than ever
he was in all his career.
There are many reason for this,
but there is one that is paramount.
Like the good knight Galahad he
will realize the visions that he has
seen because his heart is pure
Blessed are the pure in heart. Deep
is the philosophy of that saying.
They shall see God They shall dis
Germ the import and the purport of
to interpret them for daily use. per
sonal use. national use by men. They
shall see God and seeing God shall
discern goodness. If we reduce their
mental system to an analysis. they
shall think in terms OF righteousness.
-Pure-hearted. pure-minded. pure-lived
is William Jennings Bryan. a good
American, well fitted to carry the
banner of national reform to the
heights OF achievement. When his
work and his policies shall have
succeeded in restoring to the schoo.
the scholar and, in giving all the
little boys and girls of the United
States square deal his picture will
be on every school house wall, along
side of those of Lincoln and Washing
ton. and his image and his reputation
as gratefully secure in the hearts OF
the people,.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29
William j. Bryan.

Throughout the lengthsand breadth
nize in w. J. Bryan man and leader
OF men who possesses magnetism sur
passed by no living American today
He has not had Office or authority as
mediums of gaining popularity. bui
mas won all his laureis as fighter in
the open arena of politics-a defender
of the people against corruption. mo-
nopoly and greed And the broad
democratic principles upon which he
has and does now stand have not Only
won the hearts of the people. bu
forced recognition and partial applii
cation by the opposing party now in
power. Never has "a man converted
defeat into victory as has Bryan. The
Los Angeles Herald puts IL this way:
William Jennings Bryan is the
most remarkable personal. indepen-
dent force that has not been assisted
by public Office or by circumstance
of power derived from Office that this
country has ever seen. He is not only
recognized fby his countrymen as az
intellectual as well as moral and
political pi-;er-and. by the way, how
often in history have we had all three
in association?-bu he has lived-and
he has not had to wait very long al
that-to see his policies adopted by
the party in power and incorporated
in the program in virtue of which
they hope TO be continued in power
la other words. republicans have
saved themselves from being swept
away by storm of popular indigna
ton arising from the untoward events
that follow a reign of unreason, in
which hosgery was exalted and rog
uery found its glib defenders, by pro
claiming approval and Endorsement oil
what republican orators a few years
ago called. with curling lip. Bryan
I'M Time for some men brings
Jf1th its revenges and for others its
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29

The postoffice department takes the
position that freedom of the press does
not mean freedom of the mails. But
what is freedom of the mails? 1t is
new term. Who shall say what con
stitutes freedom of the mails? 1t looks
like judicial question: \but the post
master general. as an executive Off
Ger. feels no hesitancy in deciding it
In our anxiety to squelch pestiferous
anarchists we must not forget thai
our constitutional right to free speech
Is closely allied to freedom of tho
mails and in submitting to the curtail
Inent of one we may be laying the
groundwork for suppressing the mos
valued adjuncts of liberty free
speech and free press
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29
A courteou. Pirate.

That even Il Chinese pirate may have
strong idea of ihlvalry is proved by
the following excerpt from an item ia
the North China Daily News: The
launch ut once stopped when ordered
10 do So The leader of the pirates was
then heard to order his men that they
were not to modest any one on board
who voluntarily handed over his or her
valuables. Among the passengers, how.
ever. were father and son. the latter
OF whom. it seemed, was little tea
slow in obeying the pirates order tu
hand over his money. with the result
that he was shot. Upon hearing the
shot the pirate chief. WHO was on deck.
came down sAto the cabin and. seeing
the father of the un,ucky young man
lanenting over his sons death. ad.
dressed the old man and condoied with
him on his sons unfortunate and 'ur.
deserved death. The chief finally
brought out of his pocket a roll of $50
and handed the sum to the old man Al
a solatiu:n. bidding him to refrhtu
from further lamentations"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29
ARREST rs sALVATI0NlSTs
Police at South Bend Hold Army Mem,
bers as Public Nuisance.

South Bend. Ind. April 29.-The
Salvation Army of South Bend, % mel
md women, was arrested last nigh
Inder orders from the chief of police
III the charge that it was public nui
sance. The army has been warned Il
Keep off the street, but defied the Off
GERS. The men were locked up. bu'
the women were released until today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29

The information now comes from
Washington 10 the effect that Presi-
aGti-third term pledge on the night
or his election -four years ago Is this
the first "feeler" toward a repudiat ion
OF the famous vow?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29

From the editorials in Mr. HeaTst's
American on political corruption, he
makes il plain to the minor leaders OF
The independence league that they
must not expect much Doodle this
year. From this 1t may be anticipated
that Mr. Hearst will not himself be a
candidate. for he always opens his
barrel when he heads a ticket.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29

Springfield Register: If the, Illinois
delegation 10 Denver will remain in,
tact for the first ballot, we believe
there will be little necessity for ii to
strain its instructions TO use all hon.
orable means" There will be but
one ballot. Hurrah for Bryan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29

The Three-Eye league season opens
tomorrow, the inaugural game in
Rock Island being scheduled for Sat
uIday of this week And please do
nor forge; that the Islanders are the
champions all this year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29

An Ontario girl threw man over
because he gave her an engagement
ring with an imitation diamond. And
yet they tell MS imitation is the sin.
ccrest flattery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29

Some one calls Taft Roosevelt's pol
icy holder. That seems to be the case
with nearly all of Roosevelt's Office
holders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29
TIE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island, Ill. IEn-
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matter.I
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29

Shells can now be thrown from
Paris to London by new cannon
that has just been tested Napoleon
ought to have waited 100 years to be
born
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29

Speaker Cannon and other republi-
can leaders grin with delight as their
followers vote against the president.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29
Humor ans Philosophy
By DUNCAN n SMITH
YOUNG OLD AGE.

The scientists tell us
It's all mistake
For men in the eighties
This planet TO shake:
That all men should live
To six or seven score;
It's quite easy, too.
II they don't d.. before.
One hundred and i~ea.y,
The new. approved span
That science so kindly
Has handed to man.
BY all may be reached
Except. as / said.
BY those who much sooner
Find out they are dead.
When this is the order
Wen hear. | opine.
OF the good who die young
AT about eighty-nine.
And when at one hundred
He meets Father Time
Well say. He. alas.
Was cut down In his prime"
We don't understand
| confess. just the way
That men may attain ii
AS scientists say.
OF course they can get there
And never once try
II they will be careful
No sooner to die.
PhiIanthropic.
"The maids vex me terribly
why don't you discharge themT
"And do my own work.
"Sure"
Dear me, how would the poor things
Eric I
was OUT"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29

In prohibition Georgia, the Houston
Chronicle says. hip pockets are now
made quart size
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29
. CONVENTION PRIMER
Important Information Concerning Pqt and
Coming National Political ConUenhons.
FIRST NATIONAL CONVENTIONS.

at national conventions?
No Previous to 1880 they nominated largely by
sional caucuses or by state legislatures
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29

HE has proposed to her more than
n hundred times"
'.Why doesn't she either marry him
or send him away
"She likes to have Il man that she
knows she could get any time she hap
pened to want one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29
Wane of Winter.

Winters on the wing. love.
Hear the terror srowl.
Soon it win be spring. love:
Fair will follow foul.
Sunshine on the leu. lo.e:
Sunshine in the air.
When your face j See. love.
All the world is fair.
Winter leaves the hills. dear;
Winter leaves the vale;
Winter with his chills. dear.
Feeble grows and pale:
Sunshine shimmers soft. dear.
Vital vigor flows.
Let us look aloft, dear.
Where the sun god slows.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29

The up-to-date TRICKY
Orchestra furnishes mu-
sic for Theatrieais.- Re-
ceptions. Dances. Lodges,
and Vocal Accompany
ing. Always the very
latest music by the fin
est musicians in the iri-
cities. AS many instru-
ments furnished as de-
sired. Moderate prices
i'm accordance with A.
+. NJ. scale. Apply ITO
OLIVE f. wRIXON. Di-
reetress. Old phone 400;
new phone e1S9: or call
at 1929 Third avenue,
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29
Cure.

"That man is simply crazy about
me"
"Is he? Why not have him take
something for it,"
Il SHALL"
Indeed, What?"
Me"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29
She Knew.

She Knew.
'''I hear you are going tn marry Char
ley
YES; he asked me last evening"
let me congratulate you. Charley
Is all right He is one of the incest
fellows l was ever engaged to-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-29
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

A beautiful
country scene 10
some liieH -
simply a goou
place To plant a
trolley line.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-10-30

delinquent children. seventies,
age and under. and for m. szu &
adults charged with any vio,.N q
The laws for protecting the -Se x
moral and mental well beIno p.ySc1l
drea. or with desrrtipn or S.vW ehtl-
support wife or children. o-.e 70
the Juvenile Court. in the Psrsins
Orleans. PROVIDING Judge and os.sl q
therefor. pr"NlriHE for separafs err
slohs' as JuEehiie courts. OF ths - ~
trict Court outside 81 said nas.s d.
timing the jurisdiction OF STA "a, d.
and providing then. with ,ssourts
Ulcers OF either sex for indasIon o.
sentences by said courts ana inmate
peals therefron. and making o,he ap-
visions cognate thereto. is hereIl pfo-
ltied and approved. and ali pros,.i iat-
OF the present Constitution 4, onsioR,
with the provisions of said Act s csosaiiict
a ann. are 70 that extent ana ~ sia
Section ?. Be il further enao.
That on the official ballots m "a etc,
at said election. shall be 49, used
words: For the Juvenile lie
Amendment" and the words. Socrfs
the Juvenile Courts amendna.as kaina
each elector shall Indicate as ~. sn1
In the general election Law. p,vvidsd
State whether he votes for q, ol Tie
said amendment. asainst
Lieutenant Governor and PrassvNI,
the Senate. s'osnt q
H G. DUPRE-
Speaker OF the House Of Renra..
Approved July Sth, I90s <tNe4
j. Y. SANDERS
Governor Of the State az 49,,
"A true copy. JOHN T. MICHFI
Secretary Of staf.