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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
Reads Like a Fairy Tale.

An Atchison girl had always heard
Of the impoliteness of women in fail
ing to thank men for giving up seat
In the street car, and decided that she
would be an exception. A man gave
her a seat Saturday night in crowded
car. affording her the opportunity for
which she had been looking. "Oh.
thank you thousand times" she said.
ut is just what ] wanted. and how
did you ever guess 1t? 1t is so thought
full OF on, and do appreciate 1t so
much.' Then, as she sank into the
seat: "And such comfortable seatl
It Is the most comfortable seat ever
sat in! Oh, thank you again so much!"
--Atchison Globe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
uncls sam,a Fast Warshlp.

In the scout cruiser Salem the
United States possesses the fastest
warship afoat. In the recent govern.
ment standardization trial over the
measured mile course of Rockland.
Me-, this handsome vessel was driven
at maximum speed Of 26.SS knots
and at an average speed for five runs
over the mile course Of 1888 knots.
The Salem Is equipped with Curtis
turbines. type which has been devei-
oped in this country. The Chester, q
sister ship, Ia conceded to be the SEQ
ond fastest warship afloat. Reports
from across the ocean that the Brit
ish Indomitable reached faster speeds
than these are said to be lacking In
ratification.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
AscRIsEO VISIT TO PRAYER.
Father Evidently Had Faith In Daush.
tor's supplcatlons.

Among my esteemed neighbors there
IL a family known for the piety OF it's
members and their implicit confidence
In the efficacy OF prayer. One OF the
daughters, Miss Kate B., han al
most reached the age when she could
be referred to CALAMITY as an old maid.
She Ia the target for many good
uatured quip pertaining to her alleged
hopes and endeayors In the direction
Of matrimony.
Not long ago a certain society Of
young men which had interested Itself
In the campaign for higher saloon II;
cense sent a committee to visit the
homes Of the district and obtain sigma
lures to high-license petition. When
this committee, numbering half dozen
members. ascended the steps at the
B. home my friends wife was the
first to see it through the front win
dow.
Laws, John!" she exclaimed to her
husband. See all those young men
coming to visit u.s."
Mr.. B. glanced out OF the win
dow, noted the number OF the invading
force and remarked. with an air Of
convlction
"Humph! Hates been praying again.
San Francisco Call.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
FUN is A VITAL NECESSITY.
Can by No Means Be Regarded as an
Incidental Of Life.

Most people have the impression
that fun and humor are life inciden-
tails, not necessities; that they are
Injuries and have no great bearing
upon ones career.
Many think Of fun as frivolous, in
dicating lack of serious purpose in
life. There are parents who rebuke
their children because they want to
have fun and go in for a good time
These parents have yet to learn the
great part which fun and humor play
in the physical economy, and their
influence on the life.
What complete revolution in your
whole physical and mental being
comes after seeing really funny
piayl You went to the play tired,
jaded, wornout, discouraged. All your
mental faculties were clogged with
brain ash; you could not think clearly.
When you came home you were a new
being Magazine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
Tho Pope Read. ,hs Pap.r,.

Pope Plus Is firm believer in news.
paper reading. His favorites are two
provincial sheetsJ Venice Difesa and
Vicenza Verico. The latter paper he
has read nearly all his life. When he
became patriarch OF Venice he hap
pened to make the acquaintance OF
the editor of the Difesa. then strug-
Cling daily. TlAe editors views
pleased his em1nence, and hearing Of
the editors high character he offered
him his aid. The patriarch's LIBERAL
ity and active support soon gave the
Difesa very wide circulation, and It
is now so profitable that 1t Is regarded
as one Of the most solid institutions
Of the great city.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17

One Of the prison missioners Of the
Church Army tells a story of a man
who came under the influence OF the
society at mission beld at York, Eng
land. The man, notorious pickpock-
ct. was so impressed by what he heard
that he felt he must do something to
show his determination TO lead new
life. He considered ae best way to
do this was to put something into the
collection. but unfortunately he had
no money In his pocket. Then bright
idea struck him; he picked the pocket
of the man sitting next him, and thus
was able to contribute to the good
work. It is said the man has been re-
claimed definitely.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17

! III can De seen from tneSe ngures
that the average majority for the Re.
publican candidate for governor IT.
these thirteen elections is 25,ll9 and
that the nearest approach to these
! figures was made in 1880 when Roo.
we'll Farnham defeated +. j. Phelps
by 25,0l2. The smallest majority for
governor in Vermont in a presiden-
tial year was that secured in 1892, the
year of the great Democratic tidal
wave, when Levi X. Fuller defeated
Bradley B. Smalley by only 1886.
The largest majority for governor in
any year was that secured by Josiah
Grout in 1896 when Republican ma
jority of 5000 pointed to the trium.
plant election in the following No
vember of William Mckinley.
The largest vote ever cast by the
Democrats of Vermont was that of 81
245 given to Phelps in 1880 and 1t is
significant that there has been grad
ual though somewhat irregular de-
crease In the party's strength from
that time to the present The total
Democratic vote of 1856 for +. II.
Porter In 1904 was the smallest cast
by the party in Vermont since 1872
in presidential year with the sim
gle exception of 1896 when so many
Democrats refused to support Bryan
and the vote for governor dropped to
1856.
A noteworthy fact is that the Re
publican vote often varies to mark
ed degree without affecting the Demo
cratic strength. The Democratic
vote remained between 10000 and 20,
900 in 1884, 1888 and 1892 but in that
time the Republican vote jumped from
42,524 in 1884 to 4S,522 in 1888 and
back to 3S,91S in 1892 The same
thing is to be noted in a greater or
Hess degree in other years.
The conclusion to be drawn from
this comparison is that the Republi'
cans of Vermont have secured the
most magnificent results not by cut
ting down the Democratic vote, but
by getting out their own vote. This
explains why Vermont stands as an
index of public sentiment throughout
the country II our Republicans are
interested enough to go to the polls
It is safe'to say that Republicans gen
orally will do the same thing, where
as the failure of Republicans Of Yer
mont under normal conditions to
vote is indicative of feeling OF In
difference generally prevalent
throughout the country
There is every reason therefore why
the Republicans of Vermont should
make a special effort to get out full
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
Vermont as a Political Barometer


Whatever view the people of Yer
mont may take regarding the light In
which their verdict In the September
election In presidential years is held
throughout the country II is impos-
sible to disguise the fact that marked
significance is attached to the result
by not few good authorities In other
states. In speaking of this subject
in connection with the political sit
uation In 1906 The New York Post
said:
"Vermonts fame as a political bar
ometer has been sustained by the re-
suit of IL out of the past 10 cleo.
tons. For 26 years past a Republican
plurality Of more than $4,000 in the
September election has prefaced Re
publican victory in the country at
large, while with single exception
the off-year election of 1S9S-one of
less thansthat figure has justified the
hope OF Democratic success"
| The Post went further and showed
that even in off years the verdict of
| Vermont in September furnished an
almost unerring index OF the trend of
popular sentiment throughout the
country as represented in the congress
sional elections. According to this
table the reduced Republican majori-
tie for governor in 1882, 1884 and
1886 pointed to the Democratic con.
troll of Congress in those years as
again in 1890 and 1892.
The Springfield Republican in dis.
cussing the significance of Vermont's
verdict as an index OF the trend OF
public sentiment regarding national
politics said few years ago:
1T is singular fact that the Yer.
mont state elections of presidential
years, removed as the state is from
the great centers of life in the repub-
lie, have foreshadowed the following
national result ever since 1872. They
have proved an unfailing political
barometer, and as the Republican plu-
rality in the September Vermont cleo.
ton has moved up or down, the Re.
publican party in the nation has gone
to victory or defeat two months later
the only exception being in 1876
which is hardly to be counted on ex-
ception."
In order that our readers may see
for themselves how the vote in Yer
mont has run in different years The
Free Press has compiled the fig.
ures from official sources showing the
result OF our September election in
presidential years ever since the Re.
publican party began to participate
in national politics. The figures are
as follows:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
cAsslus G. PECK
His Work as Attorney for the Usage
Indian Tribe.

Cassius G. Peck, who Is we'll known
in Bennington, from the fact that his
wife was formerly Miss Lillian Valen-
tine OF this village and because he
has frequently visited here, is thus
spoken OF by the Burlington News:
Cassius Peck, formerly OF Bur
lington, Is In the city visiting his
former home. He went from here
to Oklahoma several years ago, prin-
cipally for reasons of health. He is
now residing in Pawhuska In that
state, and is member OF the Usage
Allotting Commission, and attorney.
The Usage reservation comprises L.
100000 acres OF land. This great
estate is to be divided among 2,229
members on per capita basis OF 667
acres to each man, woman and child,
the process being similar to the set
Element Of an estate. Besides this
the government has a fund of $4,000
for each person ON which they draw
interest; and other resources produce
an income to each family Of several
thousand dollars yearly.
This money, one can well under
stand, is spent recklessly and detri.
mentally to the best interests of the
tribe and the individuals. They
don't know the value of money and
are constantly cheated The tribe Is
composed about half and half OF full
and mixed blood, with the full blood
always decreasing. The riches oil
the Usage tribe have attracted the
lowest and most undesirable class oil
whites to force themselves into the
tribe and to intermarry with the In
dian women, the per capita wealth
being premium upon such mar
riages and the begetting of their un
desirable offsprings. Needless to say
these people propagate rapidly. The
mixed blood is therefore increasing
and is now about 300 mixed to SOC
full blood The full bloods hate the
half breeds and they contend that in
the present allotment the half bloods
should get only half as much land
as the full bloods, but the govern
ment decided otherwise. Mr.. Pecl
says that the work of allotting will
be completed at the end of the cur
rent fiscal year, when the allotments
will all be settled and the deeds de
livered.
When this is done Mr., Peck vii
return TO the regular practice of his
profession in Pawhuska, the name
meaning White Hair, from an ole
chief of the tribe. The city has about
$500 inhabitants. about half o.
which are Indians. The remainder
OF the Indians live mostly In tepees
in different parts of the reservation
Mr.. Peck, by his dealings with the
Indians, has secured their confidence
and will doubtless have a large prac
tice among them.
This constant decrease In the pure
Indian blood will of itself finally set
tie the Indian question not many
years hence.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
A One.Sided View.

"A member of the Georgia legisla-
ture, he remarked, introduced q bill
which provides that any man who is
lured into marrying a woman who has
by artificial means enhanced her beau.
ty may, II he wishes. have the mar.
rage declared null and void. That is
to say. II the bridegroom discovers
that the bride is compelled when she
goes to bed to hang any Of her sup
posed charms upon q chair he may
consider himself free to wed again"
"And what about IT," asked the lady,
III a bride discovers. after the oere-
mony, that the groom wears q wig
or dyes his mustache?"
ANY woman who is foolish enough
not to know wig or a dyed mus
tache when she sees one ought never
to make any complaint about it."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
Al subscriptions payaDle 10 advance
FRANK B. HOWE, Editor and Publisher

The Bennington fire department
made creditable showing at its an
nual inspection Saturday morning,
and that its showing on inspection is
fairly typical of the condition Of the
department is proved by the small fire
record of the village for the past few
years. While the department is In
need of some things, as a fire depart.
ment always Is, the membership OF the
several companies includes some of
the best fire fighters in the state, as
has been many times shown in the
past and will be, as opportunity comes
in the future.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
peath.Bed Statistics.

When great man dies, no one is In
terested In learning who surrounded
his deathbed. but the news is always
sent out. People care no more to
know, than to hear If he were laid out
in the parlor or bedroom, or II he were
attired in a shroud or his regular
clothes. But an Atchison inquirer has
measured his bed, and finds that with
out unseemly crowding 1t will accom-
modate 16. How. then. can 80 and AZ
surround the deathbeds Of the great
men, as told In the telegraph ?-Atch
ison Globe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17

hold to the maxim die and let
die" II any one chooses the fresh
air method Of departing this life by all
means let him take 1t, but let him re-
spect the right of other people to
choose their own method for them
selves. Fresh. air has its victims no
less than foul The tubercle bacillus
does not enjoy fresh air, 1t is true, but
there are plenty of other bacilli which
rejoice in it, II consumptives thrive
out of doors, the subjects of bronchitis
are generally only safe when they stay
in.--Dr. ]. H. Clarke, in London Chron-
icle.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
His Vacation Method.

Miss Lillian B. Hill. the writer OF
humorous advertisements, told num-
Der Of Duluth jewelers., at a recent
jewelers. banquet, a good way to get
of for a vacation without being missed
from business.
During the last Easter holidays"
she said, Il met a jeweler at q seaside
hotel.
why. thought you were such a
busy man. / said. How do you man
age your affairs here at the shorer
40 said he, I am Just keeping my
advertisements out Of the papers until
my return, and so. you see, there are
no affairs to manage"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
RECIPE FOR LlFE's HAPPINESS
Seek to Remember Only Good Points
of Ones Nelghbors.

II you would increase your happi-
ness and prolong your life, forget your
neighbours faults Forget the SANDER
you have heard. Forget the tempta-
lions. Forget peculiarities Of your
friends, and only remember the good
points which make you fond of them.
Forget all personal quarrels or his
tories you may have heard by accl-
dent. Blot out as far as possible all
the disagreeables Of life; they will
come, but they will grow larger when
you remember them, and the constant
thought OF the acts OF meanness will
only tend to make you more familiar
with them. Obliterate everything dis.
agreeable from yesterday; start out
with a clean sheet for to-day, and
write on II only lovely things.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
Suspicious.

Il wish" said the hard-hearted land
lord. that you would watch the ten
ants in No. 1910. Be sure that they
pay promptly In advance"
Very WELL" replied the clerk.
Have you heard anything to make
you suspicious of themT
"No; but they haven't asked for any
repairs for nearly six weeks now. 1t
doesn't look right"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
DELICIOUS BANANA CREAM.

This recipe is highly recommended by one OF
our correspondents; try 1t for dessert t0-mor.
row.
Peel five large bananas. rub smooth with Ave
teaspooniuls OF sugar ADD one tsacup swe et
cream beaten to a still froth. then add one LOG
package Lemon JELL0 dissolved in ! -2 tea
cups boiling water. Pour into mold and when
cold garnlsh with candied cherries. Serve
with whipped cream OF any good pudding
sauce. JELL.o Is sold by all Grooers OF loc
Ter package.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
schubert,a Birthplace.

The city Of Vienna has purchased
the house In which Franz Schubert
was born and intends to preserve 1t in
its present condition as long as pos
sible. The price paid was e4,400. The
house is one of the old.fashioned, one.
story type OF buildings. which are fast
disappearing from modern Vienna. The
front is utterly devoid Of any attrac-
tive features, but there is a little
court behind with wooden galleries
and garden on the steep hillside.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
How to Avoid Appendicitis.

Most victims OF appendicitis are
those who are habitually constipated.
Foley's Orino Laxative cures chronic
constipation by stimulating the liver
and bowels and restores the natural
action of the bowels. Foley's Orino
Laxative does not nauseate or grippe
and is mild and pleasant to take. Re
fuse substitutes. -Quinlan's Phar-
macy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17

Take Kodol whenever you feel that
you need 1t. That is the only time
YOU need to take Kodol. Just when
you need It; then you will not be trou-
bled with sour stomach, belching gas
on the stomach, etc. Sold by d. A.
Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17

No one Is immune from kidney
trouble, so just remember that Foley's
Kidney Remedy will stop the irregu.
larities and cure any case OF kidney or
bladder trouble that is not beyond the
reach of medicine.-Quinlan's Phar-
macy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
Attention. Asthma sufferersl

Foley's Honey and Tar will give I'M
mediate relief to asthma sufferers and
has cured many cases that had refused
to yield to other treatment Foley's
Honey and Tar is the best remedy for
coughs, colds and all throat and lung
trouble. Contains no harmful drugs.
-Qpinlan's Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
Cough Up.

1.-THE race for an Office is like a
street car"
How so?"
Always room for one more"
ut also has the pay.asyou-enter
feature. kansas City Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17

vote and roll up large majority for
Prouty on September /. thus setting
the pace for the defeat OF Bryan and
the triumphant election OF Taft in
Observation-Disclosures Free Press.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is
especially recommended for children
Il tastes nearly as good as maple sug-
ar. Sold by d. A. Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
NOTICE!
To the TaSuavers of the Town of
BenningtOn:

Rate Bill OF the Town Taxes OF 1908 has
been placed in my hands for collection, a. fol-
lows. 90 cents on the dollar for the Town Tax,
90 ceuts on the dollar for the Town Highway
fax, IS cents on the dollar for the Town Dis
Lrict school Tax.
hereby demand payment Of said taxes, and
notify YOU that will attend at the Bennington
County Savings Bank from o'clock a m. until
fO'clocK p. m.
There Will be discount OF per cent. on
Town Tax II paid within 81 days.
g. n. DEWEY, Treasurer.
Bennington. VT, July /, 1905
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17

DeWitt's Little Early Risers, safe,
easy, pleasant, sure, little liver pills.
Sold by. d. A. Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
MASSAGE

Mrs. A. ]. Bronson of North Ad-
ans. a graduate pupil of Douglas
Graham, M. D. and L. L. Anger,
M. D., in scientific masseuse and as
electro therapeutist. is prepared to
make appointments in Bennington.
For appointments call or telephone
the Gibson hospital.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-15
Oppose Bank Guarantee.

Denver.-At the meeting of the trust
company section of the American Bank
ers' Association Tuesday, Brecken-
ridge Jones OF st. Louis, aroused keen
interest among the delegates by his at
tack on the national banks of the coun-
try which are doing trust company
business. Mr.. Jones maintained that
national banks were entirely without
right to perform the functions of a
trust company, and he quoted abun-
dant law TO prove his contentious.
At the suggestion Of the legislative
committee of the trust company Sec
ton, made in its report during the
morning session, F. H. Fries of Win
ston-Salem, N. c., introduced during
the afternoon the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That we enter our protest
against the enactment in law by either
federal or state government any provi-
sion, either directly or indirectly
pledging the credit OF the nation for
the guarantee Of bank deposits"
After a sharp discussion the resolu-
ton was passed by vote of IA to 5.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-15
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The contract for the decorating and
painting the Denver mint has been
awarded to John Gibson of Philadel-
phia at $4,000.
The President has decided not to
give permission for the establishment
of wireless telegraph station on the
Washington monument.
President Roosevelt has declined to
deliver an address at an educational
meeting In Philadelphia on the
ground that he will not make any
speeches during the presidential cam
paign.
Col. w. F. Stewart of the coast ar
tjllery, commanding the ungarrisoned
post at Fort Grant, Arizona, who is to
appear before a retiring board to de-
termine his physical fitness for fur
her service on the active list, reported
to the War Department Monday.
Indemnity school land selections by
the state Of Wyoming, amounting to
2.640 acres in the Sundance land dis
trict and embraced in clear list number
Z, have been approved to the state.
area of about 53,775 acres which we're
recently excluded from the Montezu-
ma national forest in Colorado will be-
come subject to settlement on and
after Dec. Is, 1908, and to entry, ETC.,
Jan. "A, 1909, at the local land offices
at Durango and Montrose. Colo.
During last fiscal year $11, 1872 53
was derived from sales Of public lands
in the United States, most of which
amount will be turned into the recla-
nation fund for continuing projects
now under way. The entries, areas
and receipts are as follows: Colorado.
1902 entries. 2.015,503 acres, s764.020
receipts; Wyoming, sob entries, s29-
GA acres, $616,73S receipts; New Mex
leo. 22,O74 entries. 2.s5O,327 acres.
s577,365 receipts; Utah, 3,446 entries,
1884 acres. $16s.922 receipts.
President Roosevelt returned to
Washington September 23d from his
summers vacation at Oyster Bay. He
was the picture Of health and vigor.
A "class A" church. the first of Its
kind in the state, II not in the country,
Is to be erected by the Episcopalians
Of the fashionable Burlingame colony,
according to a San Francisco dispatch.
The edifice will be proof against both
fire and earthquake and will be in the
carly English Gothec style. A building
fund of 100000 has already been sub
scribed.