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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28
PILOT HERO DEAD.
John Jones, Famous ~ Jim Bludso
Laid to Rest.

John Jones, Famous ~ Jim Bludso
Laid to Rest.
DAKOTA, Mimi, Feb. 2S-The body
Of John Jones, famous as Jim Bludsc
of the upper Mississippi river was
laid to rest here. Jones experience
was so much similar to that of the
hero of John Hays well known poem
that many believe he was the inspira
ton Of it. ZONES was pilot of thu
ferrybost Warsaw, which transferred
passengers from Lacrosse to the Min
nssota side of the river just after the
civil war.
The Warsaw caught fire while in tn,
middle Of the channel, with severa
hundred passengers aboard, but lone.
headed the steamer for an island and
in the words of the poem, held hel
nozzle agin the bank till the last galoo
was ashore" He was seriously In
jured in passing through. the burning
boat
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28
YOUR SOUR STOMACH IS CAUSING
ALL THAT MISERY OF INDIGESTION

ach to ferment; but :how about the
nourishment needed TO sustain your
bodily strength? II you are stom-
ach sufferer, either man or woman.
young or ola, whether you cal 1t Indi
'estion or any other name, go now TO
your best pharmacy, and give SO cents
for case Of Pape's Diapepsin
These % grain Trlangules are pleas
ant tasting and as harmless as candy
and will digest 5000 grains OF any kind
of food you eat.
Every possible kind OF stomach trou
BILE is readily cured by Diapepsiu,
which takes right hold of the food Ia
your stomach and digests 1t alone.
without the help Of the stomach Just as
II your stomach wasn't there Your
stomach will be as good as any after
You stop this fermentation OF every
thing you eat-this formation OF stom-
ach gas. After few days use OF Dia
pepsin your stomach will again be in
good working order, your intestines
will be clean and fresh and you will
have no use for laxatives or liver reg
ulators.
Pape's Diapepsin is not q secret con
coction or pat mt medicine, as the
complete formula is plainly printed on
each case. 1t Is q prescription built
upon thoroughly scientific principle,
which will prove true to any stom ach
sufferer within five minutes after TAX
ing the first Triangule.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28
AMEND RACE TRACK LAW.
To Clearly Provide ImprfsOnmeD
For Gambling on Horse Races.

ALBANY, n. Y, Feb. 2S- Senator
consulting Governor Hughes amended
their Identical bills amending the Per
cy-Gray race track law so as to clearly
provide one penalty, years iniprison.
ment, for gambling on horse races,
whether the bets are placed in pool
rooms or in the betting rings under the
protection of the Jockey club.
Senator k1,2ew explained that the
changes were made TO meet the criti,
cism Of Mr.. Auerbach. counsel to the
Jockey club. that the bill as 1t stood
Disseminated between gambling on and
off race tracks.
He added that the changes would
cure that defect and make it apparent
beyond doubt that the proposed legis.
lation is against bookmakers and pool
rooms and not against the man who
casually makes bet"
Section II entire is stricken from the
bill. This section provides a penalty OF
u NCdi loi ltit lhdu Noil'
victed of betting on race track.
In section III the elimination Of the
penalty of forfeiture of interest In race
horses Is cut out, and the owner of the
horse may lose the animal. as provided
In the original act
Section is, applying to poolmakng i,
cut out from the beginning to the last
paragraph. Senator Agnew said:
Both of these sections referred Il
the exclusive penalty provision cover
ing the act of gambling on race tracks
but not elsewhere"
The bill amending the penal code re
lating TO pool selling, bookmaking anC
wagers IL not changed. This bill con
tains the penalty of one years imprls
onment
One Of the governors friends ex
planned the changes as follows:
1T was charged that the proposed
amendment to the PercyGray law dis
eliminated in favor Of poolrooms. This
we think, was absurd, but nevertheless,
1t did confuse the issue.
what We are trying to do is to abol
ish gambling on race horses wherevel
1t takes place. The intention is to TAKE
out all penalties from the racing bill
/ leaving the cole the only law covering
the punishment for race track betting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28
TELLS YOU HOW
To Make the Rest Remedy Right at
Home for Kidney Trouble.

To make up enough of the "Dande-
Ion treatment" which is claimed to be
relieving nearly every sufferer who
uses it for backache, kidney complaint
sore, weak bladder and rheumatism;
get from any good prescription phar-
macy one-half ounce Fluid Extract
Dandelion, one ounce Compound Kar-
gon and three ounces Compound Sy-
rup of Sarsaparilla. Shake well in a
bottle and take in teaspoonful doses
after each meal and again at bedtime.
Those who have tried 1t claim that
it acts gently but thoroughly on the
kidneys, relieving backache and blad-
der trouble and urinary difficulties al
most instantly Many cases OF rheu.
matism are known to have been re-
lieved within few days, the pain and
swelling diminishing with each dose.
But unless you go to the trouble
to ask the druggist for the Dandelion
and Sarsaparilla separately, and then
bay one ounce Kargon Compound, in
an original (unopenedD package, plain
ly printed Guaranteed No. los under
National Drug Law and mix the Kar.
gon with the other ingredients at your
home, you had better not use this eff
fectiye prescription at ALL 1t may be
worse than useless, perhaps even
harmful and your money wasted. I'm
der no circumstances accept the pre-
scription all ready prepared, nor ac-
cept any excuse for Offering it to sou
that way Purchase separately the
Kargon Compound, No. l0S Guarantee,
is explained above and mix these in.
gradients at home yourself, or don't
use at all.
A well-known LEGAL druggist, who is
in q position to know, asserts that this
prescription, wherever 1t becomes
known, always ruins the sale of the
numerous patent medicine rheumatism
cures. kidney cures, etc. 1t is a
recipe which the majority of patent
medicine manufacturers. and even Ger
tain physicians dislike TO see pub.
lished. Few cases, indeed, which will
fail to fully yield to its peculiarly
soothing and healing influence.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28
The following tells how one 22
grain TrianguIe of Diapepsin
will digest 5000 grains Of
cod and cure Stomach
miseryin five minutes.

Some people think they have indi-
gestion, others Catarrh OF the stomach
Others nervousness, cancer or dyspep.
STA, etc. Call it this.if you will, but
the real name for your trouble is fer
mentation OF what you eat, with only
partial digestion. Everything you eat
turns 10 either Acid, Stomach Gas or
Stomach Poison, which weaken the d.
gestive organs, causing lack of gas
trio juice. Your food sours, is only
half digested, aud you become affected
with loss of appetite, pressure and
fulluess after eating, burning sensa
ton, feeling of vomiting, heartburn,
wat brash and tenderness in the pit
of the stomach, Shiny tongue, bad
taste IN the mouth, constipation, naus
ca, belching Of gas, dizziness, sick
headaches, intestinal gripping, mental
depression and many other common
symptoms.
You can cure all this by not eating,
by not putting any food in your stom
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28
HOW LONG HAVE
YOU HAD II

Kidney disease may develop sud-
denly and become fatal in few weeks
but this is rare. 1t usually appears
with mild symptoms, although as the
kidneys are not sensitive 1t may have
been developing for months-even
years. 1t is usually durable the first
few weeks--in fact, II often gets well
of itself. But If it has been long
enough in the system to have become
chronic (fastened) the books then de-
clare it to be incurable. Right here
Is the crucial question: viz, how long
have you had it? II 1t has been in the
system for some months, there is only
one thing known that will reach it and
we have sent for it. 1t differs from all
kidney treatments in this tremen.
dously important point-it is the only
one that reduces inflammation and
corrects the kidneys function AFTER
| 1t has become chronic, as weyy as be-
fore. Asthere y no sharp dividing
line marking the time when the trou-
BILE changes to the chronic form isn't 1t
as clear as MONDAY that thoughtful
people with kidney disease should take
at once the only known specific that
reaches it in all stages?
/ The annual deaths are over $1,000
40 per day. These census figures
show how appallingly serious and pre-.
valent this thing is getting to be that
is innocently referred to in the homes
as kidney trouble"
II you have kidney trouble start
right. Call and let us tell you how
chronic kidney disease has been
brought under control For sale by
w. l.. Gokay and B. A. Quinlan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Miss. Bessie Bennett left this morn
ing for Brooklyn.
Geo Mcclure is spending the day in
North Adams.
Fred Trippe is Ill at his home on
West Main street.
Miss Bridge Casey is visiting
friends in Hoosick Falls.
HMr and Mrs Thomas Haloran left
this morning for short visit in Rut
land.
Misses Tena and LILA Gould have
returned to their home in Hoosick
Falls.
Peter Mccain OF the American
house is visiting in Troy and Valley
Falls.
| Mrs Elmer Baker of North Adams
is visiting Mrs c. M. Palmer of Park
street.
The ladies of the w r. have ad-
| journed their meeting until Friday,
March 6.
Friday is the day for the sale at re-
lduced rates at the Woman's Exchange.
Come and see.
The Grip Van Wlnkle" company
left this morning over the Chatham
for Holyoke, Mass.
The funeral OF Henry Sweet will be
held from the Methodist church Satur.
day afternoon at O'Clock.
The play which was TO be given by
the Junior Baptist G. e. tonight, has
been postponed indefinitely.
John Murphy OF Schenectady is Wis.
iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs Martin
Murphy of Bennington Center.
Mark Loughlin, baggage master at
the railroad station. is Ill with the
grip. Thomas Loughlin is taking his
place.
Mrs Mary Higgins Of Brooklyn ha S
returned to her home, having spent a
few days with Mrs E. B. Houghton OF
Division street.
The Parthenoi society pleasantly en-
tertained the new Baraca society of
the Methodist church in the social
rooms OF the church Wednesday even
ing.
An item OF nterest-Another great
coat and suit sale at the Bennington
Shoe Store on Saturday, Feb. 20, from
8 a. IN. to $3.50 p. TO-, and for that day
only. Any lady's coat or suit at sS.SS;
values $50; s25, 500 and $lS-as good
TO save like this as to earn.
The funeral of Miss G.. S. Keyes was
held Thursday morning from the chap
ell OF the Second Congregational
church. Rev George 8. Mills and DR.
Isaac Jennings oiiiciated. A large
number of friends and relatives were
in attendance. The bearers were Col
Inns NJ. Graves, A. w. Braisted and
IA. N. Williams. The burial was Ia
the cemetery at Bennington Center ,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28
Graduated from the Bible.

Octave Thanet tells story of an old
darby in Florida who was anxious to
learn to read, so that he could read
the Bible. He said that If he could
read the Bible he would want nothing
else. A friend Of the narrator taught
him to read Some time afterward she
visited his cabin and asked his wife
how his Bible reading was getting on.
Laws. Miss Fanny" said this per
son, che jes' suttinly kin read fine
He's done got outen de Bible an into
de newspapers"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28
. REMINGTON q wOOD-Contractors in
II bundipRan slate roofing. once IFS South
ST 96t72
Estate of Celesria S. Keyes.

CTATE OF VERMONT. The Honor.
- District Of Bennington, %. able Probate
Court for the District OF Bennington.
To all persons interested In the estate OF
Celestia s. Reyes, late Of Bennington In
said District, de .eastd. GREETING:
Alta Probate Court, holden at Bennington
within and for said District on the 2sth day OF
February, 1908 an instrument purp0riing to be
the last Will and Testament OF Celestia 8.
keye'. late OF Remington In said District,
de 'eased, was pre- ented TO the Court aforesaid
for Probate.
And 1t is ordered by said Court that the 10th
day Of March, 1913. at the Probate Office In
said Bennington be assigned fer proving sad
instrument; and that notice thereof be given to
all persons concerned, by publishing this order
three weeks successfully In the Bennington
Evening Banner, newspaper circulating IN
that vicinity, in said District, previous to the
time appointed.
THEREFORE, you are hereby notified to ap
pear before said Court, at the time and place
aforesaid, and contest the probate VI said will.
II you have cause.
GIVEN UNDvR MY HAND at Bennington in
said District, this 2sih day Of February, 1908
GRACE B. HOLT, Register
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28
Tried Fraud on Judge Con.

BOSTON. Feb. 2S.-Because Chief
Justice John W. Golf of New York and
the board of park commissioners Of
Rochester, \. Y, did not receive guinea
hen eggs, pheasants and pet animals
for which they claim to have sent mon
ey to George NJ. ID. Gardiner of Med
field, the latter was placed under ar
rest here ON 4 charge of using the
mails to defraud. 1t is alleged that
Gardiner has been advertising extern
sively in poultry and game papers and
has not filled his orders entirely.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28
PROPOSES to Reduce wages.

ROANOKE, Va, Feb. 2S,-The gen
eral manager of the Norfolk and West
ern Railway company has addressed
a circular letter to the chairmen Of the
various labor organizations on that
system proposing a reduction in the
wages of all employees in the different
departments. 1t is said that the com
pany desires to make reduction Oh a
sliding scale. with the understanding
that when the revenues of the road
reach $2,500,O00 month the wages
are to be restored
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28
On q Banana Farm.

1t is estimated that single bunch OF
bananas coming from South America
passes through not less than IL pairs
Of hands before 1t Is finally restored
aboard a ship en- route to northern
market. AS soon as the tree is cut
and large bunch detached it is
swung on to the head of a native
laborer and started to the collecting
point on the plantation. Long lines of
natives may be seen filing from the
depths Of the banana forest, bearing
the lunches of fruit.
When the punches are all gathered
they are put on a car and carried to
the wharf, where they are unloaded
and again passed through chain OF
hands to the ships hold.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28
suit Against King Edward Failed.

BOSTON, Feb. 2S.-On the ground
that the suit was in effect against
King Edward VII. the action of Anne
Bridget Mason against the lntercolo-
NAL Railway company of Canada for
personal injuries was dismissed by the
supreme conrt here. The court held
that the defendant company was oper-
ated by King Edward. as its revenues
were government revenues of the Do
minion Of Canada. The law of nations
and the usage of civilized countries
does not countenance a snit against Il
sovereign, the court declared, and so
1t has no jurisdiction.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
NEWS OF the Townsend Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

news Of the Townsend Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.
Thomas Rogers OF Woodford was
in town recently.
See the new spring suits just arrived
at the store OF E. L. Nichols & Son.
Don't fail to bear "The Trip OF
Tramp" at the Methodist church this
evening
Mrs. w. B. Stewart and family
have returned from a visit at her home
in Oneonta, N. Y.
James Connolly of Division street
who has been very sick ofthe grip for
the past week, does not improve.
Mr. and Mrs James .Thayer OF Man
chester were recently the guests OF
their daughter, Mrs. Edward Holden
The spring showing of carpets, rugs
and lirolemns at Drysdale's is very
much larger than during any previous
season.
Frank Murphy has resumed his
duties at Cooper's mill after being
confined to the house several days by
rheumatism.
Himan S. Brown and wife who have
been spending some time in California
are expected TO return home about the
first Of the month.
Special bargains In ladies', men S
and children's shoes-an opportunity
for alI-fha pnnntn m
Sale. Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
Feb. q, % and 30
Miss Dorothy Hart leaves today for
North Adams to spend few days
with Miss Florence Ford. Miss Hart
expects to be guest at the Alert ball
held 10 Adams this evening.
Miss Bessie Coyne OF Union street
was pleasantly surprised Wednesday
evening by a number of her young
friends. a very enjoyable evening is
reported by all those who were pres
ent.
Charles b. Costello and T. W. Mo.
loney of Rutland, f. Ii. O'Connor oil
Brattleboro, Ira Ii. LaFleur of Mid
W bElCu VI
Troy were in town for short time
yesterday afternoon.
The Bennington City band has just
received from the factory OF the c. G
Conn company of Elkhart, Indiana q
new monster double B fiat bass
Tuba which they purchased at Q
cost of Sl47 1t is monster silver
plated instrument and will be played
by Charles Frazer, and is the first OF
severrl new instruments the band pro
pose buying this season, among which
will probably be pair OF Tympani on
Kettle Drumbs for concert purpose.
To meet the increased expense of new
equipment, arrangements are being
made by Director Geo. C. Wood for
a series OF Promenade concerts and
dances to begin Immediately after the
Lenten season. A great deal OF In
terest Is being shown by the members
and it has been suggested that two re
hearsals be held in the future instead
of one each week. An effort Is being
made to locate several good men and
present indications point to bant
bigger and better than ever.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28
Young Former KIN. purrIar.

MONTREAL, Feb. 49, - A young
farmer named Thomas Robertson at
CRANKY shot and killed an unknown
burglar at an early hour He was
warned several times to drop bundles
OF valuables which he had collected
and upon his refusal was shot In his
tracks. His name has not yet been
ascertained. He ia believed to be from
the United States.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28
A REGULAR CIRCUS
Every Time Children Had to Take Cod
Liver Oil.

We have all seen or experienced It
they had to be bribed-their noses
held, and some sweets ready as soon
as 1t was swallowed, and even the
grown-ups demanded preserves, lemon
or coffee in which to take cod liver
oil.
That was years ago before two
eminent French chemists, Morgues
and Gautier, discovered how to sepa.
rate the medicinal and curative ele-
ments of the Gods liver from the use
less. nauseating oil and produced
Vinol
Vinol is not a patent medicine, but
real cod liver preparation, contain
ing in highly concentrated form all
of the body building, strength-creating
and curative elements of cod liver oil
actually taken from fresh Gods livers,
with all the useless oil eliminated and
peptonate of iron added. II is deli
cious to take and children love 1t.
We ask every mother In Bennington
who has a weak, delicate or ailing
child, every rundown, debilitated or
aged person, and every person suffer
ing from pulmonary troubles to try
Vinol OH our offer to return money II
1t fails to give satisfaction. w. l..
Gokay, Druggist, Bennington, Vt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28
Guard. Save Negroes From Lyncher..

Guards save negroes FROM b!ucners'
COLUMBIA, s. c.. Feb. %. - BY
the quick action of the guards Of the
state penitentiary here two negro boys,
Brack and Ned Tolsnd, accused Of the
murder of Mrs. Ellison were saved
from lynchng The woman had been
killed and her body thrown into a
trunk. The two leland boys were ar
rested at Prosperity, and one Of them
confessed the crime. Word of their
capture reached here, and crowd of
several hundred men, armed and in
tent on burning the prisoners, gathered
at the depot to await their arrival.
SupreintendeE: Griffith of the peniten-
tiary erdercd out his men and used
them so effectively that the lynching
was prevented.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28
Abard ons Watch Niaht Services.

The vicar OF the parish church At
Welling borough, England, has been
forced to announce that there will be
no more watch night services because
of the presence of so many men and
women in a state unfit for the solemn
occasion, the harm done by them be-
ing greater than the good to the
others.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28
Record Broken at Oakland.

OAKLAND. Cal. Feb. 2s.-The track
record for one and one-sixteenth miles
was broken by Fl. X. Rowell's Rubric,
winner of the Altamsnt handicap at
Oakland. 1t was a gruelny finish by
the two choices, Stanley Fay and Ru-
brio. and Miller on the latter clearly
outrode Lycurgus. The time was
40 1-5,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28
Live stock Markets.

CATTL E-Supply light; market steady;
choice, s5.G0I5.75; prime. s530a560; veal
calves, SSnS50.
HOGS Receipts light; market fair and
active; prime. heayies, $40; mediums
A65a470; pigs. A45G450; roughs $500
40
SHEEP AND LAMBS 49, Supply light:
market slow; prime wethers G75d6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28
Racer. weaken ON siberian Route

CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-Northern Sibe-
ria and Alaska may be eliminated from
tomoblle racers as a result of the delay
caused by the blizzard in Ohio and In
diana, A plan now is under considera-
ton to take the automobiles by boat
from San Francisco to Japan, motor
through Japan, take another boat to
Vladivostok and then follow the Rus
sian post roads along the Siberian rail
way to Moscow and thence to Paris.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28
Inaor.e Roosevelt and Hughes,

LOWVlLLE, n. Y. Feb. 2S.--The
Republican county convention elected
delegates to the state convention, and
resolutions were adopted indorsing the
administration of President Roosevelt
and lndorsing Governor Hughes as the
candidate of the Republicans of the
state for president
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28
Three Fayorites nj Santa Anita.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 2S.-Three
favorites won at Santa Anita park, and
among other winners were Lady Rens.
selser In the second at 10 to /, who
won from Queen Grove by nose, and
Orcagna, at 10 to /.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28
Charles N. Powers
Agent
Savings Bank Bldg. Bennington, '
FOR SALE

The homestead OF the late Dewey Durham,
consisting Of acres OF land, I l-2 story house.
bath, etc, Painted newly. slated. all In good
repair. Also barn, stalls, hen house, ice
house, wagon shed. carpenter shop. Quantity
OF a. kinds OF fruit. apples. pears, plums, cher
ries, grapes, currants.
Located a few rods outside OF village limits,
southwest OF Bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28

Kennedv's laxative Cough cvrun
acts gently m tho bowels. " stons
the cough nv soothing tho throat and
lung irritation. Sold by d. A. Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-28
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Closing stock Quotations.

Money on call steady at l% per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, AZ 10 5h per
cent Exchanges. ls9,sss,giS; balances,
s903i575.