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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-12-10

No. 966---160 acres, miles from
good town, good roads, school on
farm, close to phone and R. f. D.,
mostly hazel brush, blue grass pas
ture, about 100 acres can be broken
IN one land, all good soil, will make
a good farm for some one. Price
$40 per acre, lays rolling but not too
rough for farming purposes. Take
5000 to $500 trade. horses, hogs or
cattle, or if you mean business will
let you go on and improve without
any payment whatever.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-12-10

No 369---240 acres about miles
from good town on Rock Island r.
r., close to school, R. r. ID. and
phone. lays we'll, mostly under Guilt
walton now, we'll fenced, barns.
cribs, etc, 2 fine houses. No. 1 has
about rooms, stories, cellar,
brick walks, porches. a lovely loca-
ton. No. 2 is fine 1-2 story, al
most new house, all in good repair.
Price $50. About $4,000 or $4,000
will handle this, then $1,000 per year
for Is years, per cent interest
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-12-10

No. 36S--16O acres, 6 miles from
Casey, good roads, close to- school,
K. f. d. and phone, about so lays
tine, balance rolling, all good soil.
Price $50 per acre, $500 down, $500
March L, 1909, balance or years
without payment except taxes and
interest, then 500 or $500 per year.
Why rent? Good paper taken.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-12-10

No. S67---16O acres about 8 miles
from one of the best towns on the
Rock Island R. r., close to- school
phone, R. F. D., good house, fail
outbuildings, orchard, good soil
somewhat run down but can be
made tirst-class farm. Price SIS.
5000 down, $500 March 1, 1909,
balance almost any time to suit you
A chance to get a home on easy
terms. Good paper taken.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-05-17
BOOK REVIEW.

"sIDEREAL sIDELIGHTs"

1t has been well said that variety Is
the spice of life'' and from a perusal of the
interesting pages Of Sidereal Sidelights,
Medley of Dawn-Thoughts, by Charles L.
Brewer, it is evident that the author be-
lieved and wrote on the notion that "vari-
ETY." was also the spice of progressive
literature.
The Blade is in receipt of copy through
the courtesy of The Balance Publishing Co.,
of Denver, Colorado, publishers, and it Is
well printed, in a fascinating style, and is
being sold for the modest sum of so cents
1t is just what is implied by it's nomencla-
ture, namely, medley" consisting of both
poetry and prose, touching upon a number
or different topics connected with the
progressive thought of the day. Its range
is ample, covering the field Of sociology,
with flashes Of philosophy and touch of
mysticism which gives charm to the
thread of its stories The whole is an i'm.
pressive dwelling upon the Humanitarian
impulse, holding that If there be any ele-
ment of so-called divinity in the un
1t must exist within and as a part of HUI
mainly. 1t is well worth reading and ought
TO have a wide circulation. No book can
please every reader who may glance over
its pages, but the one now unGer review
is calculated to please the majority of
thinking people and this is victory in
current literature.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-05-17
Marriage and Divorce
JOSEPHINE K. HENRY
VERSAILLES, KENTUCKY.

VERSAILLES, KENTUCKY.
Thousands Of copies OF this upto-date
pamphlet are now in circulation in the
United States and England. 1t treats in
forcible style Of the most important prob.
lem before the American people, It should
be read by both married and single, by all
men and women who desire domestic
conditions.
All orders promptly filed by the author.
Copy rs Cents. Copies One Dollar.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-05-17


the articles of belief is considered
bore, and the sensational, busy-body
sort Of preacher, is the one who can
draw crowded house. His attrac-
tive power is derived from the fact of
his preaching sensational sort of
gospel as unlike orthodox religion as
chalk differs from cheese.
But the point.
Mr.. Dixon has yividly pointed out
that the church not only fails in keep
ing up its membership within the ratio
Of increase in population but that it
is actually losing ground by failing to
retain the children born Of parents
within the respective denominations.
In his numerical category no denomin-
alton is overlooked One would sup
pose that the protestant bodies might
show decrease in numerical strength,
compared with population, but it is
shown most conclusively that the Ro-
man Catholic church shows the same
depreciation in spite of the enormous
increase by immigration from all parts
of Europe. There may be something
in the fact that New York City, with
it's great cosmopolitan population, is
the real American furnace in which
every conceivable form of religious
faith is tried by the fire of practical
human experience. In that great Gen.
ter religious faith has undoubtedly
lost its hold upon humanity and is
drifting more and more toward the
center of intellectual progress.
Taking up Mr. Dixon's calcula-
tons, his facts, upon which he builds
his startling conclusions, he then says:
''The nominal net increase of
membership in the Baptist churches
as one instance, during the past
quarter of century, is so small
that it need not be counted. 1t is
less than one-fourth the birth rate
of their own membership. THE
Baptists not only have failed to
gain anything from the outside,
they have actually lost two-thirds
of the children born in their own
homes.
The Methodists, who practice in
FAINT baptism, have gained nothing
from the outside and lost one-half
the children born within the church
The Presbyterians, with their
great wealth and powerful
churches, have managed to hold
twO-thirds of their own children
without gaining an inch on the
dark mass outside.
The truth is there are fewer
Baptists, Methodists and Presbyte-
rians in New York to-day than
there were twenty-five years ago,
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-05-17
BLUE GRASS BLADE

these denominations in Manhattan
during the past decade shows this.
In 1896 the Baptists reported sixty
four churches. Last year they only
claimed forty-eight. Many of these
claims are pitiful absurdities
names of mission halls and soup
kitchens, supported by the charity
OF one or two rich men. One-half
OF them represent hopes as yet I'M
fulfilled.
The same thing is true of the
Methodists, who reported seventy
three churches in 1896 and only
claim fifty-nine in 1907. The Pres
byterians reported seventy-one in
1896 and only fifty-seven last year.
In the year 1910 New York city
had one church to every eighteen
hundred in population. Last year
we could not find one church to
four thousand population, counting
all our soup kitchens and mission
halls as churches.
When we further consider the fact
that many of the churches still re-
tain on their membership rolls the
names OF persons who are dead, on
the ground that they are justified in
so doing because their particular doc
trines give them jurisdiction over the
next world as well as this, and that
innumerable infants are counted as
church members, and again as Sunday
School scholars, we find that further
pruning becomes necessary in order to
arrive at a fair estimate.
In an effort to find cause for all
these things, Mr.. Dixon, it would
seem, cannot get clear away from the
effect of his early training. Being a
preacher he is undoubtedly qualified
to speak concerning the profession
and it is to an insipid, ineffective and
incapable ministry that he attributes
this enormous loss. Upon this sub
ject he says:
"The ministry is largely COM
posed of men shackled by tradi-
tons. They are enfeebled by the
exhaustion of life spent in splut-
tering over trifes, and their con-
seriousness of defeat robs them of
the power of achievement. Defeat
is for him who acknowledges it,
disgrace for him who accepts it,
Many of our preachers have &C
knowledged defeat and the dumb
misery of the sense Of failure devil
talizes their efforts"
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-05-17
IngerSOlI Beacon

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Edited by William H. Maple.
Devoted to Science. Free Thought and the
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trast with the foolish forms and cringing
faiths" of theology.
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rs LA SALE ST, CHICAGO
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-23
SAVED BY PRESENCE OF NINE,
Patrick" Took Orders Meekly, and
Trouble Was Averted.

There is a Richmond man OF some
wealth but simple tastes. the latter OF
which include certain things he liked
to do as country boy.
One day. according to his own &C
count Of the incident. he was sitting
on the back porch Of his house over
looking his garden. busily Smelling a
bag of peas. This was the servants
work. Of course, but he was doing II
for the fun OF the thing. his wife the
meantime entertaining some smart
friends. Suddenly the owner OF the
place heard one of the women say:
"Oh, ! must see your pretty garden
III have heard so much OF It,"
The next instant window was
opened and out popped two heads. The
man was in a strait He knew, Of
course, that his wife would Ice nor
ribly mortified. With great seaf-pos
session he turned his head away and
continued hisfwork His wife was not
far behind him In clrickness OF re
source.
Patrick" she 'calied out. You
mustn't forget to emow that grass be-
fore Mr. Blank comes home"
"Yis. num- answered the pea
,sheller, with his best brogue, ana the
crisis was passed lin safety. ILLUS
i.'trated Sunday Magazine
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-23
LIQUOR LICENSES AWARDED
Three New Names Appear in the List
OF Lice nsees.

Rutland. April 22.-The board of IL
cense commissioners were in session
at the Office OF Burditt Brothers all Of
yesterday afternoon and at the close of
the meeting they announced that IL
censes for the sale of intoxicating
liquor in this city, for the year be-
ginning May l., had been granted as
follows
First class: w. II. Valiquett, at
the Berwick house; T. j. Labor, AT
the Bardwell house; p. +. Sullivan, at
No. "a Wales street In the Sweeney
block; Michael Dugan, In the Quigley
block on Wales street: Arthur Bacon
at No. Sc Center street: j. Il. Gibson,
in the Brunswick hotel block on Mer-
chants row; Alva II. Pierce, at No. AZ
Strongs avenue.
Second class: John H. Dugan, at
% Center street; Frederick Fem, at
No. Is Center street; James A. Kel.
ley, at No. "A Center street where
the liquor store of j. N. futile is now
located.
Seventh class; +. H. Duffy. in the
Noyes building on Baxter street
The only ones in this list who did
not have licenses In their own names
last year are +. II. Duffy, Alva II
Pierce and James A. Kelley, and the
only new location for a license is that
OF Mr.. Pierce, No. 43 Strongs avenue
in the little building just south of F
o. Dunton's coal Office. There were
2S applications for licenses this year
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-23
HUSBAND WANTS DIVORCE
Claims Grace MacGowan Cooke, the
Writer, Deserted Him.

Chattanooga. Tenn, April 21.-Wil-
liam p. Cooke has filed bill for alb
solute divorce from his wife. Grace
MACEDONIAN Cooke, the writer. The
complaint is desertion. Mrs. Cookies
devotion to her literary work and life
Is ascribed as the cause of the differ
ences between the couple.
II is set forth In the bill that after
living happily In this city they became
about five years ago and that
in March. 1906, the defendant left the
complainant, removing from the state.
Since that time, it Is charged the de-
PENDANT has refused to dwell with the
petitioner. devoting herself exclusively
10 her occupation as writer.
The complainant does not ask for
the custody at this time Of the two chill
dren, Helen and Kathrene, aged res.
pectively 10 and years, believing that
the defendant Is suitable person 10
have their care.
Mrs. Cooke is reported to be living
now in Douglaston, l.. |.
Grace MACEDONIAN Cooke Is best
known as a magazine writer. She al
so attained some fame as member OF
Upton Sinclair's Halicon Hall colony
at Englewood, n. j.. and was injured
by jumping from window when the
home of the colony was burned In
March of last year.
Mrs. Cooke was born in Grand Rap
ids, Ohio September IL, 1863. She
was married to William Cooke in Chat
tanooga, Tenn, on February II, 1887
and has written several books as'wel
as much magazine matter
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-23
$4,000 TO BUY.
/. SITE FOR POST
! OFFICE BUILDING
Congressman Foster Gets A.
preparation For Bennington
BILL IS SURE OF PASSAGE
II President Roosevelt vetoos Il, k
VIII Probably b Passed Over
His Veto.

A telegram received by Postmaster
Collins M. Graves from Congressman
d. J. Foster today announces that the
public buildings appropriation a.
agreed upon by committee and there.
fore practically assured of passage In
cludes an appropriation Of $4,000 to
purchase site for a postoffice build
Ing In Bennington.
A Washington dispatch to the New
York Herald today says:
Finishing touches are being put
on the public building pork barrel
bill under orders from the leaders Of
the House, and 1t is now the plan Of
the House leaders to pass this bill.
appropriating $23,000,000, under sus-
pension Of The rules within q few
days.
This determination Is In line with
the plan of the leaders to get this
bill to the president at least two
weeks before congress adjourns, 20
that. II congress fails to give the pres
ident four battle ships, he may have
chance to veto 1t while congress Il
In session, and while congress can
still pass the bill over his veto"
Owing to SO many demands from
all over the country Congressman
Foster had hard work to get the ap.
preparation included and that he Wa
able to do SO shows the weight Of his
influence with his colleagues. Ben
nington has always felt friendly to.
ward Mr.. Foster and his efforts IN
this matter will increase his prestige
here
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-23
BASEBALL SEASON
To- Open HERE
ON MAY e
0stranders Of Albany to Be
Opposing Team
OTHER GAMES BOOKED
Series OF Seven Games to % Played
With hooslok Falls-Piaysrs
Signed.

The Bennington baseball team Will
open the season May 20 with the
Ostranders Of Albany, a team that has
appeared in Bennington several times
and has always put up a fast, snappy
exhibition.
Other games booked are the State
Printers of Albany for May 80; Laur
Gates of Troy, June 6; Jeffersonians
of Schenectady, June 10; Locomotive
club of Schenectady, June 20; Stan
leys OF Pttsfield. June q; All New
York Leaguers, July 4; Pop Watson
colored players, July IL; Hoosich
Falls, July Is and 10; Hoosick Falls
August s and 8; Jeffersonians, August
10; Hoosick Falls. August 20 and 30.
Manager Corbett has engaged Ed
ward j. Hazel OF Lyndonville, VT, a
slab artist. He Is a young pitcher
who mas had considerable experience
In the northern part of the state.
Frank Lewis OF Berlin, who caugh,
two years ago for Bennington will
hold down first base. Lewis is Q
strong, heady player and was always
a prime favorite with the Bennington
fans.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-23
TAFT ALREADY HAS
PLEDGES ENOUGH
TO NOMINATE
Better Than 500 Delegates to
National Convention
vOREYs SAYS BATTLES OVER
Secrstary's Manager Confident Tha
Senator Foraker VIII Not Bolt
Convention.

Washington, Apr. 23-After a con-
ference last evening of William II.
Taft. Charles p. Taft, Arthur |. Vorys
and Frank Hitchcock the announce
ment was made that Secretary Taft
has more than Ave hundred undisputed
delegates to the Republican National
Convention and will be nominated on
the first ballot. Only 49l are neces-
sary to nominate.
The Secretary's brother Charles p.
Taft, who is financing the campaign,
and Vorys. the Western manager, ar
rived from Ohio today. Hitchcock is
the Eastern and Southern manager,
with headquarters here.
In the announcement II is stated
that no Southern State In which there
is serious contest is counted. There
fore the Taft managers In counting the
500 have left out Louisiana, Mississip.
pi. Georgia, Alabama. Florida and
South Carolina, but have counted Vir-
ginia, North Carolina, Texas and Ten.
nessee. New Hampshire is not in
tiuutu, thOu6u Bays tldl DIN
OF the eight delegates are for Taft. In
Massachusetts only those delegates
instructed by resolution or who have
openly expressed a preference are put
on the list
Mr. Vorys will remain a few days in
Washington and then open headquar-
tiers In Chicago. Hitchcock will go to
Chicago June | to attend the meeting
of the Republican Committee.
Mr.. yorys said: I'VE feel that
the battle is over. We are now sure OF
more than enough delegates to nomi
nate on the first ballet Really the
only things to watch are the Southern
contests. Not that we need the dele
gates. but that we are fighting for
principal. Ohio is all right am
confident that Senator Foraker will
support Mr.. Taft. He has never bolt
ed yet and am certain he will not dc
90 now"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-23
HlNckLEY-D RoHAT
Pretty Wedding at the Home OF the
Bride Wednesday Evening.

Passing to their stand beneath a
wedding bell hung from bower OF
evergreens accompanied by the soft
strains OF the wedding march, Miss
Rosa, youngest daughter OF Joseph r.
and Barabra Frances Drohat OF this
town. and Leroy c. Hinckley OF Buff
falo. n. Y, were last evening, April ~,
1908. united In marriage by DIR. Isaac
Jennings, her pastor, In the presence
of many invited guests who stood as
witnesses outside the white ribbons
which enclosed the space sacred TO
the marriage party.
The words spoken and the ring given
which sealed the compact, congratu'
latIons and a most dainty and tempt
ing plate OF refreshments, prepared by
the bride, was passed about. Many
young friends OF the bride and her
husband showered them with congratu'
lations and confetti. Their future
residence will be In Buffalo.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-23
NY. an. H. TROLLEY LINES


The Berkshire Street Railway and
the other trolley holdings which In.
K ude the Bennington and North Adams
and Bennington and Hoosick Valley
lines will pass out OF the control Of
the New York. New Haven & Hartford
II a suit which Is now being prepared
by Attorney General Bonaparte is sue
cessful. District Attorney A. p.
French has been at work upon the mat
ter and has filed report in which he
states that the trolleys carry both pas.
sengers and freight and other man.
agement might easily make competing
ines Of the steam and electric systems.
Action will be brought under the
Sherman antitrust act and the govern.
ment officials believe there will be
comparatively little difficulty In get.
ting favorable action by the courts.
The total steam mileage of this sys.
tenn is $500 and there are 1900 miles
OF trolley. II is estimated that the net
earnings Of the steam roads Of this
system during the past fiscal year
amounted to $17,751,100 while that OF
the street railways were $3,6l6,000
Thus the trolleys furnish one-fifth OF
what is taken In by the steam proper
| ties.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-23
PURPLE Pork. Etc.

Butchers tried last year to intro
duce beautiful meats. They sold blue
chops, green steaks. purple pork and
so on. But the idea didn't take"
The speaker, meat exporter.
smiled and went on:
1T was in Vienna, that splendid lit
tie city, that the idea arose. In VI.
enese restaurants for month or more
the waiter asked II you preferred
your meat natural or 'beautihed.' I'll
never forget, there in Vienna, the
shock had on cutting into juicy
grass-colored sirloin with an edging
Of violet fat.
mo. the Idea failed. The people
don't want their meat beautified
Their houses. their parks. theil
streets, their own persons you may
beautify to your hearts content"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-23
MORE WORK PROMISED
Within 60 Days Railroads viii Give
Employment to 100000 Men.

Chicago, April 22.-It is said that
within the next sixty days railroads
of the United States will be giving
employment to- between 100000 and
100000 men In repairing tracks, and
in their shops and in various better
ments. 1t Is estimated that by June
the railroads centering In Chicago
will require more than 100000 labor
ers in repairing destructive work Of
the winter
Arrangements have been made with
the labor agencies to supply the men.
The average wage for day laborers
ranges between $125 and $1.60 a day.
II is not expected that there will be
any trouble in securing all the help
wanted. The railway repair shops are
to have their forces enlarged. For
months they have been cutting down
their working time, but from now on
there is a disposition to enlarge, and
run on full time.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-23
LIABILITY BILL is
SIGNED BY THE
PRESIDENT
Attorney General Says Meas
ure Is Constitutional
COMMON CARRIERS LIABLE
Gmploye May Recover From Railroad
Companies In Case Of Death
or Injury.

Washington, April 23.-President
Roosevelt has signed the employ
ers' liability bill. after receiving an
opinion from Attorney General Bona
parte that the measures was constltu-
tional.
The bill makes railroads or other
common carriers, while engaged In in
erstate commerce, liable for the injury
or death of an employee II the injury or
death results. in whole or In part, from
the negligence OF any of the officers,
agents or employees Of such carriers.
or by reason OF any defect or INSULT
cheney In equipment. This provision
Is made applicable also to carriers In
the territories, the District OF Column
bia, the Panama canal zone and other
possessions OF ,..e United States
II Is provided that In any action
brought under the provisions OF the
bill the injured employe shall not be
held to have assumed the risk Of his
employment In any case where the vio-
lation by the carrier of any statute
enacted for the safety OF employees con-
tributed to the injury or death of the
employe. Any contract, rule, regula-
ton or device to enable the carrier to
exempt itself from liability under the
acts Is rendered void by specific de-
claration TO that end. Provision is
made. however. that the carrier shall
receive credit for any contribution
made to the employee or his family In
the form of insurance. relief, benefit or
indemnity. An action for the recovery
OF damages must be commenced
within two years from the date OF the
cause of the suit.
In his opinion the attorney general
indicates that the bill is confined In
its scope to common carriers by rail
roads," as distinguished from the act
declared unconstitutional by the Su,
preme court. which embraced 'all com.
mon carriers engaged In interstate
commerce and foreign commerce. .
The attorney general then shows
through court decisions and constitu
tional interpretations that this re
striction does not make the act repug
nant to the constitution. but is in line
with state statutes which have been
upheld In the highest tribunals.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-23
A DAM CONTROVERSY
Is II Located In HinsdaIe, Vernon or
Brattleboro3

The big dam across the Connecticut
is causing its modicum Of heart burn
ings as is evidenced by hot letter To-
the editor of Brattlebor0 paper IN
which w. H. Lyman Of Hinsdale, N. H.,
presents thoughts as follows: Since
the first sod was turned at Hinsdale,
marking the beginning Of the great
Hinsdale and Vernon dam. psrsls,
tent effort has been made to make the.
people believe that the great dam Was,
located at Brattleboro, or just to the
south OF 1t. Now what are the facts?
Ninetenths of the dam Is in Hinsdale.
the balance in Vernon. Not an inch.
of the dam touches the sacred soil Of
Brattleboro. The power house. with
its costly machinery, will be IN Hins.
dale. six miles from Brattleboro. The
president OF the Connecticut River
Power Co.. is a New Hampshire man.
large majority Of the directors are
located outside of Brattleboro. and q
majority Of the stock is held by out
siders.