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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-08
MOST MARVELLOUS OF MAcniNEs
Human Brain Has No Counterpart In
Anything on the Earth.

The human brain ia the most mar
velous machine In the world. II oc-
cupies less space In proportion to It's
capabilities than any machine 1t ever
Invented. II sends q special nerve to
every ultimate fiber Of some 500 mus
cles. to many thousand branching
twigs OF arteries, to every pinhead
area OF the numerous glands which
keep the machine properly oiled, heat
cd or cooled. to some 16 square feet Of
skin. which is the outpost guard Of
Its castle. with such completeness
that the point Of pin cannot find an
area unguarded. It possesses special
quarters for the reception and trans
lation Of constant stream Of vibra-
lions that are the product Of all things
movable or still In the outer world.
On the retlna OF every open eye is q
picture Of the outer view, q focused
imprint OF every ray OF light and
color; and In the visual chamber OF
the mental palace stands vibrascope,
a magic lantern that receives the
retinal picture In Its billion speeding
series Of light waves and throws them
upon Its mental screen as living
moving picture OF light and shade and
color. In the chamber Of sound Is q
vibraphone, over whose active wires
passes every wave Of sound. from the
dripping Of the dew to the orchestral
fortissimo, from the raucous screen
OF the locomotive to the signing OF the
wind through the meadow grass. In
the chambers set apart for scent and
taste and touch are the secret-service
guards to report upon the air and
food which give sustenance to the pal
ace and upon the solid qualities OF the
tactile world. And wonder OF al
wonders, this complex human brain
can think in all languages or In nc
language, and even conceive Its own
physical mortality - Harper's Mag
azine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-08
SAD DISAPPOINTMENT IN STORE.
Robbers Booty Merely q Large Bunch
Of "staoe Money"

When Hall McAllister was playing
Ia "Brewster's Millions" in Chicago,
he was In the habit Of running across
the alley during his Idle second act, to
visit Jack Barrymore. who was play.
Ing The Boys Of Company b." in the
theater next door.
One night. as he started over, he
thought Of the $50, 900 In stage money
which he must have In the last act,
and, to reassure himself, he opened
! Is coat and took the package half out
Of his pocket. In another minute he
found himself pushed hard against
the door, the imitation money gone,
and two figures disappearing In tn,
darkness.
1T nearly spoiled the play" says
McAllister. II had to give Brewster
$S5 In real money and the rest by
check. But. after ALL" he added sym.
pathetically, perhaps even thugs have
families to support."--Success Mag.
a2ine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-08
Bv His "plers.v

Much feeling has been introduced
into a by-election for councillor at
a Lancashire seaside resort. says
London Tit-Blts. The gentleman who
engenders much Of this controversy
was formerly on the council, and was
mainly instrumental In inducing his
colleagues to spend huge sums OF
money In the erection Of two large
but badly constructed piers. At a
meeting the other night one OF his
opponents had permission to propose
an amendment, and after virulently
abusing the candidate exclaimed: Il
have tried him In the balance. and ]
have found him wanting" Whereupon
q member OF the audience shouted
out: TRY him again. then. Try him
by his piers"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-08
A Prince az Farmer.

Prince Eric Of Denmark. the third
son Of Prince Waldemar and nephew
Of Queen Alexandra. is TO have prac-
lical education In agriculture, and, 30
far from following the rule invariably
accepted by royal princes Of entering
the navy or army, he intends TO be.
come farmer. Although only II, the
price holds very decided views about
his gn country He is convinced that
agriculture Is Denmark's staple indus.
Try. and that her future success and
prosperity are dependent on IT, The
prince proposes to make himself q
master Of all the arts and crafts Of
husbandry, and Is to be indicted 10
he most thorough and practical man.
ner on big estate some distance
from Copenhagen.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-08
NO DIFFERENCE

No distinction is made as to the
kind OF Piles that Or. Leonhardt's
Hem-Roid cures.
The names Internal, External, Bleed
ing, Blind, Itching, Suppurating, ETC.,
are simply names OF the different sta
ges through which every case will
pass II II continues long enough
Piles are caused by congestion or
stagnation OF blood in the lower Row.
el, and II takes an internal remedy 10
remove the cause.
DIR. Leonhardt's Hem-Roid ia a tab
let taken internally.
1t Is permanent cure. Money
back II II fails.
A guarantee with every package
Price $1.00 at VIM. l.. Gokay's, or DIR.
Leonhardt Co., Station B, Buffalo, N
Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-08
Iii subscriptions payable 10 advance
Political Advertising.

The following letter from Hon. Ty.
Ter D. Goodell appeared In last weeks
issue Of the Brattleboro Phoenix:
Nottingham, VT. June 3, 1908.
Editor OF the Phoenix
/ noticed in your last weeks paper
Ia piece of advertising of Lieut.. Gov.
Prouty, about on the same lines as q
patent medicine Is often doomed.
Now l had thought better Of the man
than that. I do not think such
kind Of advertising helps any man to
Office. However, / will say that l
have known Hon. Zed s. Stanton
|good many years and feel sure he
would not resort to such tactics II he
never were elected. was In the
House with him In 1885 and In the
Senate OF 1900, and knew him to be a
man who always does what he thinks
right. He Is O man of the people and
for the people and feel sure the vot.
ers OF Vermont will not be misled by
cheap advertising. which think is
the cheapest kind of politics. and used
only az last resort.
Respectfully yours,
Il. ID. Goodell.
Nobody questions Mr.. Goodells
right to his opinion In the matter but
isn't he mistaken in his conclusions?
In what more honest and straightfor
ward way can a candidate place his
case before the voters than to buy
advertising space In the newspapers
and openly and above board place his
facts there where all may read and
understand?
Political advertising has been sane
toned and used by men Of such high
character and ideals as Senator
Crane OF massachusetts, and Governor
Hughes OF New York. 1t Is q bust
ness arrangement about which there
Is no sham or pretence and while
comparatively new in Vermont has
been recognized and used In the west
for twenty years. II there is any
other way to reach the voters 30
openly and any less to- be criticised
We have yet to hear OF It. We feel
sure that Senator Goodell after look
ing at the matter from all points Of
view will agree with US.
Right in his letter he has said a
good word for Mr.. Stanton and. COM
ing from such a source. 1t is bound to
have weight. His statement will be
reprinted by certain papers friendly
to Stanton and by others that main
tain their independence In political
discussion but 1t will be ignored by
some papers which are partisan sup.
porters Of Prouty. Should 1t be q
subject Of criticism II the managers
Of the Stanton campaign should buy
advertising space in these Prouty
newspapers and place that statement
OF Mr.. Goodell's before the readers Of
those papers?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-08

Thad NJ. Chapman OF Middlebury has
announced that he will retire this year
as chairman of the Republican state
and there Is some speculs.
ton as to who will succeed him. There
Is plenty of good material, For In
stance James e. Pollard Of Chester
the Windsor county member, Is one
Of the best men In the state for the
place. He is q good politician and a
hard worker and has tact and sense
In approaching the voters. Then
there is Earle 8. Kinsley OF Rutland
who has been In politics long enough
to know B from a bulls foot and
would make creditable chairman
The place will not go begging when
the committee reorganizes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-08
The PRINCIPAL Thlnu.

MY, the way you theatrical people
travel from place to place." exclaimed
the unsophisticated person. Il should
think It would take great deal Of en-.
durancs to be an actor"
oh" replied Stormer Barnes, alb.
ssnt-mindedly. ''long practice has
made It possible for me to get along
with-very little food"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-08

Once more today the Banner chroni.
cles the violent death Of Bennington
man said to be due to the disreputable
dives at Walloomsac. II true this is,
we believe, the sixth man from this
town who has lost his life from this
cause, while the death toll on the other
side has probably been as large or lar
ger. We have heard one OF the Wal
loomsac dive keepers brag publicly
that he kept his saloon open "a hours
a day and seven days a week az he
pleased and that he sold liquor to boys
as well as men II they had the price.
Also that he sold to them as long as
they could swallow and pay for 1t. The
people on this side of the line are pow.
erless In the matter but 1t seems
strange that the good citizens OF Hoos'
lex will allow such place to flourish
In their town.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-08

Mrs. 8. l.. Bowen Of Wayne. w. Va,
writes; Il was sufferer from kidney
disease, so that at times could not
get out Of bed and when did l could
not stand straight. took Foley's
Kidney Remedy One dollar bottle
and part of the second cured me en-.
tirely." Foley's Kidney Remedy
works wonders where others are a to.
tai failure.-Quinlan's Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-08

When you need to take something,
take 1t promptly for the stomach, but
take something you know is reliable
something like Kodol for Dyspepsia,
and Indigestion. Kodol is pleasant to
take, 1t is reliable and Is guaranteed
to give relief. 1t is sold by ID. A.
Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-08

w. r. Ward Of Dyersburg, Tenn,
writes: "This is to certify that / have
used Foley's Orino Laxative for
chronic constipation and 1t has proven
without doubt to be thorough prac-
tical remedy for this trouble, and 1t is
with pleasure offer my conscientious
reference."-Quinlan's Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-08

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is
the one that children like so we'll to
take as It tastes nearly as good as ma
pie sugar. It acts gently yet freely
on the bowels and thereby It drives
the cold out of the system. 1t is sold
by ID. A. Ward. b.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-08

Kodol is the best known preparation
that is offered to the people today for
dyspepsia or indigestion, or any stom.
ach trouble. Kodol digests all foods.
It is pleasant 70 take. 1t is sold here
|by D. A. Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-08
consumDtIve Made Comfortable

Foley's Honey and Tar has cured
many cases of incipient consumption
and even In the advanced stages af.
fords comfort and relief. Refuse any
but the genuine Foley's Honey and
Tar.-Quinlan's Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-08
You Should Know This

Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure
any case of kidney or bladder trouble
that ia not beyond the reach OF medi-
cine. No medicine can do more
Quinlan's Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-08

rIEN Kidney trouble preys upon the
avn mind, discourages and lessons
xxyNrIENJ ambition; beauty, vigor and
WI iIi> cheerfulness soon disappear
when the kidneys arc out Of order or diseased.
For pleasing results use DR.. Kilmer's swamp
Root the great kidney remedy. AT druggists.
Sample bottle by mail free. also pamphlet
Address, DR.. Kilmer Il Co.. Binghamton, N. Y i.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
LYNCH SEEKS FREEDOM
ON HABEAS CORPUS WRIT
Hearing of Case Postponed I'm
til Today Despite Protests
of Prisoners Counsel

The hearing of the application Of
John Lynch, who is charged with the
embezzlement of bonds of the Ocean
Shore railway company, for release
from custody on writ of habeas COR
pus, was postponed by Judge Dunno
yesterday to this morning. Lynch's at
torney, T. c. West, protested against
any continuance, but Attorney Hiram
w. Johnson and Assistant District At
torney Louis Ferrari stated that a post
ponement of "a hours was necessary so
that they could. examine the record.
West complained that Lynch was
merely being held in custody while
the grand jury was investigating the
matter. and asserted that Burke Corbet.
secretary of the railway company, has
said that Lynch was not to be prose-
cuted.
Johnson denied this, and asserted that
a thorough investigation of the whole
transaction and of everybody concerned
in it was to be made
During the afternoon the grand jury
examined a number of witnesses refa-
tive to the sale of the bonds disposed
of by Lynch. 1t was merely the gath
erfng together of the ends in the mass
of circumstances surrounding the case.
No indictment was returned.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
WITNESS hints AT
ATTEMPTED BRIBERY
declares United Railroads Agent
offered Him Life Job to Tes'
tify in Damage Case
Hearing of Suit Throws Light on
Corporations Method OF
Defending Cases

A ray of light was let IN upoa inc
well organized system of the Onlee'
Railroads in fighting suits for dam
ages during the hearing in Judge stuT
tevants court yesterday of the action
of william Wagner for s11,35o damages.
sustained in January. 1907, by oeins
thrown from his wagon
John McCory, who was passene
ON the car that ran down Wagner tss-
titled that an agent of the corporation
had offered him life job with gooo
pay If he would testify in the case 1ns
man who made the offer, McCory sa4u'
came to his home shortly after the ac-
cident. The witness said he did nov
subsequently hear anything rurtneh
about the job.
Stanley Moore. attorney for the com
pany. cross examined McCory at length
in the attempt to shake his story, ou'
without effect. The young man, how
ever. added to his testimony by saying
that at different times five or six men
from the United Railroads had inter
viewed him about the case. When
asked IL he had received letter from
the corporation. McCory answered: "On,
I received a half dozen letters asking
me to write down my version Of the af-
fair" He said that the man who offered
him the life job did not ask him to tes-
tify in any particular manner. The
trial will be resumed today
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
HACKMAN PREDICTS END
AND DIES BESIDE GRAVE
Tells Children He Will Follow
Mother and Leaves Them
Destitute
! = viii soon follow my dear wife."

II Will soon follow my dear wife,
John Clark fulfilled his prophesy,
made three weeks ago, by dropping
dead at the grave of friend. While
soldiers fred the last volIey over the
body of Fred l.. Grisbach at the ma
tfonal cemetery, in the Preside, Clark
fell, and before physicians could be
summoned he had gone where his wife
Went two months before.
Clark was a hackman. He had driven
to many funerals and he had stood
near many open graves. But death
came close to him when his wife died,
leaving him with three motherless chill
dren. To the eldest of these, Edna,
who is II years of age, he said three
weeks ago that it would not be long
before he died. too. He had grieved
sorely, and the grief seemed to affect
his health. Heart trouble, already de-
veloped, became worse. A fainting fit
came one day-the day. he made the
prophesy-and others followed.
Yesterday morning he appeared in
good health when he started to the
funeral, but the sight of the grave
overcame him. He died from grief.
Clark lived at 1900 Greenwich street.
Save for what the hackmens union will
give them, his children will be desti-
tute.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
STARTED
FOR PURE FOODS
State Board Of Health Swears
Out Complaints Against
Seven Local Firms

The state board of health, assisted by
the local board, has at last started it's
crusade for pure food, the things at
tackled being adulteration of foods.
short weight and mislabeling. Yester-
day Attorney Louis Ferrari, represent
ing the local board, wrote out seven
complaints, which were sworn to before
Police Judges Weller and Conlan by H.
r. Robbins, inspector of the state board,
charging the following with violating
the state pure food law:
California paste company, c. r. Spill
valo, president, 956 Bryant street, for
labelling macaroni extra No. 1, yellow,
20 lbs., the package weighing only
17H pounds; the Modern flour mills, J.
III. Read, president, 521 Seventh street,
for labelling macaroni extra No. 1,
yellow, 25 lbs.," the package weighing
only PIX pounds; HI. c. Brunkhorst,
agent for the Western yeast and vine
gar company, 1886 Mission street, for
labelling as cider vinegar, spirit vine
gar; the Grau packing company, Seven
teenth and Dolores streets, for selling
Worcestershire sauce containing ben
zoic acid, which Is prohibited unless
marked on the label; P. Grass, grocer,
1853 Haight street, for labelling as
white wine vinegar, distilled vinegar;
and c. Drayellas, candy manufactures,
1857 Mission street, two complaints, for
selling candy chews and candy cara
mels containing paraffin.
There are altogether about 55 cases
and each day seven or eight complaints
will be sworn to till the list is ex-
hausted- Professor Jaffa, director Of
the state laboratory. made the analyses
and will testify against the defendants
when the cases are called In the police
courts.
1t is the intention Of Attorney Fer
rari to prepare at once an ordinance
placing all kinds of meat under city
inspection, so that the adulterators of
meat can be prosecuted under an ordi-
nance which will not conflict with state
law.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
PROFESSOR flint
PROMISES SPEECH
Dean of Physicians and Sur
geons' College Will Address
Drug Clerks
House Warming at New Quar-
ters Will Be Marked by
Musical Entertainment

The California drug clerks associa-
ton will celebrate it's entrance into it's
new quarters at 343 Van Ness avenue
Friday night with a house warming,
the principal feature of which will be
Several talented vocalists of the city
will render solos.
Prof James H. Flint, dean of the
faculty of the physicians and surgeons
college, will deliver an address. The
new quarters, which are commodious,
were secured by the association be-
cause of its rapidly increasing mem
bership, which at the present time in
cludes more than 800 registered licen-
tiates and assistants.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
BIDS FOR THE NEW
INF|RMARY OPENED
Condor Mcqlynn Company Pre-
sents the Lowest Figures
to Board of Works

Seven bids for the construction Of
the city and county infirmary were re-
ceived by the board of works yester-
day, that of the Condor McGlynn COM
pany at s11s.10O being the lowest. The
award will be made Friday after the
proffers have been considered by the
city architect and the board of health.
The other companies bidding, with
their amounts, follow: Ferrolite COM
pany, s145,0OO; New York reinforced
concrete construction company, s137,-
$50; Reckon -Eckhart engineering and
construction company, s1S4,S57; Healy-
Tibbitts construction company, 1884,
1928; Thompson -Starratt construction
company, $136.945. and the j. j..
O'Brien construction company. s16s.17S-
In order to keep P. ]. Broderick in
his place as superintendent of street
repairs and to meet the new situation
arising from Judge Bucks decision and
City Attorney Longs opinion that
temporary appointees must be tenn
porary in fact, the board abolished the
position of superintendent OF stone
pavements,' to which former Police
Commissioner Thomas Reagan held a
civil service pre-emption, and requested
the civil service commission to add
the position of superintendent of street
repairs to the civil service classifica-
tion.'< The board said it was "actua-
ted by considerations of administrative
efficiency and economy"
McSheehy Brothers were awarded the
contract to refit the board Of health's
quarters in Mission street near
Seventh, to cost s2,969.
Sealed bids for a heating and light
ing plant for the Yerba Buena school
will be received September IL.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
SEAWELL TO DECIDE
COFFFY'S FITNESS
Will Determine Whether or Not
Judge Is Biased in Defunct
Bank Cases

Judge Seawell will determine wheth-
er or not Judge Coffey is, as alleged
by Sam Solomon and Attorneys C. C.
Boynton and o. C. Wilson, disqualified
by bias and prejudice and by the fact
that his nephews were depositors in
the insolvent California safe deposit
and trust company from presiding fur
ther in the hearings arising from the
case of the people of the state against
the bank. This was decided yesterday
after a long session in which there
were many heated interchanges of per-
sonalities between Boynton and the
judge. Boynton was accused by Judge
Coffey of swearing to fat untruths In
his affidavit and was told that he was
impertinent and guilty of unprofes-
sional conduct.
According TO Boynton. all the acts
done under the receivership of Edward
J. lie Breton are null and void for the
reason that the judge had no power to
make the appointment. For the same
reason, Boynton said, the million dol
lar bond of LIE Breton was not worth
the paper it was written on.
Have you any facts to support these
assertions?" asked the judge.
The affidavits speak for them.
selves" was Boynton's reply.
That is no answer to my question: .
retorted the judge.
We'll, I will ask you a question.
Boynton continued. Are you a deposit
tor in the bank?"
No, am not. and never was" Judge
Coffey returned with energy and heat.
And I will add that your question is
a very impertinent one. Your state
ment that / am an interested party is
a fat falsehood."
The judge seemed very much an
noyed that Messrs. de Laveaga and
Magee, attorneys for the receiver, had
prepared no affidavits in answer to
those of Boynton and Wilson, 'I
never saw attorneys SO unprepared as
you are" he said to them.
'1 asked you If you wanted to make
an affidavit," remarked De Laveaga.
Il don't care to be an a.-.aavit
maker answered Coffey. Il am not
as facile in making affidavits as some
people
Sam Salomon OF Solomon & Estes.
after several unsuccessful attempts to
address the Judge, finally gained per-
mission, and then asked leave to with
draw his affidavit because 1t had not
been used for the purpose for which he
signed it and because 1t had been con-
strued as a gross injustice on the
Judge. Boynton, his attorney, how
ever. refused TO permit him TO with
draw it.
After the Judge had stated that he
always asked interested parties
whether they had any objection to his
trying these cases he transferred the
question of his alleged bias and preju-
dice to Judge Seawells department.