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The Detroit times., 1908-09-17

EASTPORT. Me. Sept. l7.-George
Mitchell. 30. shot and instantly killed
Miss Georgia Pratt, his sweetheart.
and then blew out his own brains.
JEALOUSY is believed to have been the
cause
The Detroit times., 1908-09-17

Every pious thought. word and deed
of man Is a stroke of the great SOUP
tors chisel in modelling the world.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-17
home, The boat and goods go to the
James Trader, whose wife, carrying n
nmnlI child In her nrms. nrrixed In

home. The boat and goods go to the
government
James Trader, whose wife, carrying n
smnll child tn her arms, arrived In
Detroit penniless two or three days
ago. from Toledo. and applied To the
police for help. was arrested by Pa
trolmen Willoughby and Wiggle lase
company ana mdisv was "iIn, ed I nn ~ on -
charge OF wife desertion. II is not
likely that Trader viii be prosecuted.
however. Trader says that he failed
To meet his wife In Toledo simply be-
cause they missed connections and
that he had been on a diliRent search
for her ever since. He found his wife
Thursday night in the place where
she Is working on Third-st, and they
Went out together. After they had
LETT someone In the house tclephon "a
the police that Trader was In town
and 'he officers picked him up on
description. Mrs. Trader is satisfod
with his explanation.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-17

Your alleged funny stories will al
ways get a laugh from a man who
owes you money.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-17

A lot Of unlearning is necessary for
the average college graduate
The Detroit times., 1908-09-17

while on his way 10 report for duty
in the morning. The police of Mont.
clair are conducting formal investi.
CATION.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. IL
John W. Kern, the Democratic vice
presidential candidate, declined. chal-
lenge made here by Joan Temple
Graves, the independence party vice
presidential candidate, 10 join him In
n joint discussion in Louisville, Ky.
THE HAGUE, Sept. 17.-Upon the
request of the German and Italian
governments it was learned that Hol-
land has invited all the countries that
participated In the second Hague con
ference TO draft a universal treaty
and TO exchange regulations" The
date was not set forth but Il is be
lieved il will be held next year.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE bones
of the revolutionary patriots which
have lain in Fort Greene park, Brook.
lyn for number of years, have been
transferred 10 new grave in the
vault of the prison ship martyrs mon
ument. now nearing completion In the
park.
NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-Credltors of
Daniel j. Sully woh failed four years
ago. will get about 40 per cent on
their claims. Dividends OF 80 per cent
have already been paid.
PEORIA. H.. Sept. fright Rev
John Lancaster Spalding, bishop of
the diocese of Peoria, may continue at
the head of the church In this section
in spite OF the resignation he recent
ly forwarded so the church authorities
at the vatican in Rome. II was de-
cided by the eleven irremovables to
recommend To- the pope that the res
ignation OF Bishop Spalding be re-
fused.
CHICAGO. Sept. 1T.-Preferred
stock OF A. Booth a. Co. no win the
hands Of federal receiver, has tum-
bled III points ON the Chicago stock
exchange. An inspection OF fish In
the Booth warehouse was made by Of
ficials OF the city health department
Or. j. r. Biehn. who was I'm charge
OF the inspection. said he found fish
that had been stored for 16 months,
but that In his opinion none had been
kept longer than that
The Detroit times., 1908-09-17

Z A man may have a will of his own
without having anything to bequeath.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-17

An author is a magician or he Is
naught.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-17

III. A. We'll, United states marshal ut
milwaukee, II find that Detroit L.
as beautiful city as IL has been said
To be"
The Detroit times., 1908-09-17

Watery blisters. open. itching sores of
al kinds, all leave after treatment with
~. ~. H., because these troubles ar.
caused by BLOOD Poison, while %. a. U.s.
Kills the poison. makes the blood pure
and rich and heals the sores and stJpa
tho ltChing fnrnNNr.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20

ed, 1902; other persons killed, 51O in.
jured $50; at other points along track
passengers killed, 4; injured IL;
other persons killed. 3S45; injured,
1868. The ratios Of casualties indi.
cate that one employee in every 500
was killed and / employee In every 10
was injured. With regard to train
men--that is, enginemen, firemen,
conductors and other trainmen--it APP
pears that l trainman was killed for
every 1875 employed and l was injured
for every 8 employed.
In 1907 / passenger was killed for
every 1,432,631 carried and / injured
for very 67,012 carried. For 1896 the
figures show that 2,sz2 .j94 passengers
we're carried Tor one killed and 74,13i
passengers were carried Tor injured
With respect 70 the number OF miles
Travelled, the figures for 1907 show
that 45,440,253 passenger.miles were
accomplished for each passenger kill
ed and 2 1876 493 passenEeemiles tor
each passenger injured. Fpr 1906 the
figures we've 7O,l93,735 passenger
miles for elch passenger Killed and
2,3@SC9l lassenger.miles for each pas
senger injured.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
ARE ACCUSED OF wIrcHcRAFT
African Natives Punish Members Of
Tribe They Blame for Drought.

Native superstitions whtcn cae
would have thought had died out long
ago from among natives coming into
such close contact with Europeans as
natives do nowadays have been re-
vived lately by the long continued
drought that the country is suffering
under They are convinced that moth.
ing less than witchcraft is at the bot
tom of 1t, and they are all on the look
out for the "abatagati."
A few weeks ago the natives OF Mo
amba accused a native named Maize
lembaan of witchcraft and Of withhold
Ing rain. All his goods were seized
and thrown into the Komatie river.
Mahelembaan fled to the fort and
placed himself under the protection OF
the commandment of the Sable.
Last week another native named
Bob. living south of the line oil the 81
kongene spruit. was accused Of witch
craft by having drawn an invisible
skin over the skies to prevent rain
from falling. He was seized by a big
crowd of angry natives, tied up and
severely beaten His wives and chill
dren were carried off, his goats killed
and eaten and all his property was de-
stroyed.-Lourenco Marques Gurdian'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
A Snnnne Garden.

my prosperity is due" said the for
eigner as he again ordered eggnoggs
for the house, Ito garden, q subma.
rine garden. a garden Of sponges that
| own in the Mediterranean. He
twiddled his fingers so that the dia-
mond flashed on his brown hands.
Yes, am very rich" he said. COM
placently. 81 cut from my garden
about $4,000 worth of sponges
year. 1t is a large garden. From the
Syrian coast II extends to-oh, an in
credible distance You didn't know
we planted sponges like potatoes.
Men own sponge beds in the Mediter'
ranean as they own oyster beds In the
Chesapeake bay. Only sponges are
more lucrative than oysters. They
fetch from one to ten dollars pound.
1t takes a sponge after planting three
years to mature. The best depth for
a sponge garden is $50 feet Another
round Of eggnogg, waiter"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Or. Mccosh Was Determined to Inn
press Visitor Favorably.

When Matthew Arnold visited
Princeton. on his lecturing tour, Pres
ident McCosh particularly desired to
have him attend morning chapel and
see how an undergraduates day be-
gan. Accordingly, he hailed Mr.. Ar
mold TO chapel the next morning. I'm
fortunately, however, he had not con-
sidered what member of the faculty
was scheduled to preside at the exer-
cises. and, as 1t happened, the ofiiciat-
ing professor that morning was the
very last one likely to make pleas
ing impression on a critical visitor
DR.. McCosh, as usual, rose to the occa-
sion. Thrusting Mr.. Arnold into a
pew with the remark: Yen sit
there!" he strobe down the aisle and
up to the pulpit where the professor
vas nervously waiting. Then in a
reyerberating stage whisper heard all
over the chapel the good doctor said,
with unmistakable emphasis: I'VE
have Mr.. Arnold here this morning!
Yell pick lively hymn--and pray
short!" And he strobe back, totally
unconscious of the discontinue of his
colleague and the glee OF the under.
graduates. Mr.. Arnold's face was ex-
pressionless.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
Imuortan. Find of Old Coins.

In the side OF an old well where II
had lain undisturbed for 1900 years
an earthenware jar containing 500
pieces OF the time Of Alexander the
Great has been found, at Luxor, Egypt.
One hundred of these we're specimens
OF the silver tetradrachm Of Alexander
the Great, coin corresponding In
weight to our half dollar. The pieces
are very thick and are made Of silver
of great purity. The diverse bears
the head of Hercules in lions skin;
the reverse shows Genus seated In a
chair. All bear the name Of Alexan.
der In Greek. Monograms and mint
marks Of great interest were found on
many pieces OF this lot, and some Of
the pieces bore the Greek word for the
mint marks, designating the towns or
cities where they were struck. The
coins are all In very high relief, so
that only two or three could be
stacked together without their
tumbling over
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
Singular Effect OF War.

All England is suffering from a
shortage in the butter market, with
consequent prices higher than known
before for many years
The principal cause, according to
British authority, is that the Russo.
Japanese conflict had the effect of cut
ting off a large portion of the butter
supply. England is still getting less
and less butter from Slberia-where
the product is grassy, well made and
of good texture - because the war
first taught the Siberian producers
to send their butter east instead
OF west.
5 While the campaign lasted they got
into the habit of sending supplies to
the Russian army, and when peace was
declared they discovered that Japan,
Korea and Manchuria were better mar.
kets than England and Germany.
Now special refrigerated trains are
sent eastward instead of westward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
MORE THAN THEY COULD STAND.
Fish Story Too Much Even for Hard
ened Listeners.

Speaking about showers OF fish,"
said the solemn-looking nature faker
from his seat on the starchbox, re
minds me of the time We were
marooned on an island in the
blue Pacific. For two hours
there was shower OF fresh
mackerel and, strange to say, they all
dropped into q salt lake on the noun
tainside. That brined them"
"Whew!" the old dodgers chorused
in unison.
"But that's not the strangest part OF
the story. Ten days later d cyclone
came along. picked up the brined
mackerel and dropped them into hot
spring. That boiled them; and. gen
tlemen, they we're the finest boiled
mackerel you ever tasted. l thought
about sending some home to the folks,
but"
There was a sudden interruption and
six strong men took the nature faker
outside and ducked him in the horse
trough.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
THE GLACIER NATIONAL PARK.
Region in Northern Montana That 10
Continents Great Watershed.

The melting rills from the enormous
ice masses of what will soon be known
as Glacier National Park help to feed
all three of the oceans that wash the
shores of North America, says a writ
er in the Worlds Work II is posi-
BILE to alunch three ships from points
within gunshot Of each other In the
park. which, with propitious currents.
will eventually float, one into the Gulf
Of Mexico, the second into the Pacific
and the third into Hudson bay. Here,
amid the almost unexplored Businesses
of northern Montana, is where the
waters OF the continent ,divide-north
by the Little Belly river and the Sas.
katchewan to the Arctic ocean; east.
ward, the Marias and Milk rivers take
the waters of innumerable lakes into
the Missouri and Mississippi, and west
ward glacier floods are poured into
the Flathead, which, through Clark s
Ford, finds its way to the Columbia
and the Pacific. Glacier Park is the
continents great watershed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
FOREST FIRES ARE REVIVED
Strong Wind Famed Flames to Dan
qerous Proportions

Montpelier, July 16.-The forest
fires which have been burning since
Saturday in the vicinity of Groton
pond and which were thought to be
under control were revived yesterday
morning by the strong wind and the
situation in that locality is again crit
ical.
The west wind tina, blew carried
the fire toward the foot of the pond,
and last night it was nearing some
fine timber land owned by Kicker
Brothers. Some of the men who
were fighting fire there narrowly es-
capped with their lives, back fires hay
ing sprung up behind them.
Sparks from a locomotive set fire
to valuable timber land near Niger
head pond in Marshheld, owned by
Michael Goslant, but prompt action
by railway men and others subdued
this fire before 1t had gained much
Roadway. The fires to the south Of
Montpelier on Mortified and VIII
Jamestown mountains are now under
control.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
rh. HoIlown.s. of ,he Earth.

That the earth is hollow is the en-.
gaging belief Of modern philosopher
William Reed. Says he: why did
hansen sail is days through clear wa
ters and only advance one degree I'M
less he was sailing round and round
inside? Where do the seals and musk
oxen go for their feeding groundsI
Where do the fresh-water icebergs
come from? Why do scientists treat
che earth as II It were solid and
have to make out that it's three times
as heavy as nickel steel in order Ia
make their calculations at? Why Is
the sun invisible SO long at the north
and south in winter, unless there's q
depression which shuts out its light
What is the Aurora Borealis? Elec
trio lights? Then why don't we meet
It all over the earth? II Is fires re
flected from inside the earthf"-Har
per's Weekly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
JuRlsT HAD LOST HIS TEMPER.
Unpardonably Harsh Retort Made at
the Dinner Table.

Poet. essayist, politician and man Of
the world. the friend of all oppressed
causes and Of all prosecuted men, Lord
Houghton had warmed both hands
before the fire OF life. 81 am going
over to the majority" he said when
he was very Ill in the year before his
death, land you know have always
preferred the minority" have given
In the "Cornhill'' my fathers account
OF the way In which Sir Alexander
Cockburn, the lord chief justice. at
tempted at a dinner party to browbeat
Lord Houghton. who had spoken in de-
Tense of the notorious plaintiff at that
time prosecuting his claim TO the
Tichborn estates Suddenly" writes
my father, "Cockburn cut him short by
saying: 1 would have thought this i'm
possible from any one with the very
meanest intellect Houghton paused,
apparently overwhelmed. and then re-
piled: But surely, that was very
rude; upon which Cockburn, glaring
fixedly at him, merely added: i
meant It to be so. " | think that II
was Lord Houghton who, in allusion to
this incident, said that nobody ought
to invite Cockburn TO dinner without
having fire engine at hand.-R. c.
Lehman, in Chambers Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
FRANZ "A I, HOWE, Editor and Publisher
The.county Ticket.

With. the county primaries to be
held, d Friday evening of this week
and " county convention next week
Thursday there is more doubt as 10
the makeup of the ticket than tefore
in years, OF the places usually con
tested for the only one that appears
to be settled is that of senator from
the north shire which will undoubted
ly go to e. c. Orvis of Manchester
who is the only candidate mentioned
He is well known and popular
throughout the county and viii make
la senator devoted to the welfare OF
the state and county.
In this shire there is actually not
an avowed candidate for the senator.
ship. Several have been mentioned
including DR.. L. +. Potter OF Pownal
II. W. Frame of Stamford and Dextel
M. Gleason and James Dinwiddie .!
Woodford, as well as several well
known citizens of Bennington. Geo
graphically the nomination probably
belongs to Stamford or Woodford, but
il DR.. Potter should be an active as
pirant he would be the strongest can.
dldale.
DR.. Potter is the present assistant
judge of the county court and by pre-,
cedent and for the best service of the
court ought to be renominated He
consented TO be a candidate Two years
ago for that place against his own
wishes in order to strengthen the
ticket in time of need, and has made
such an excellent Judge that all the
higher court judges, who have been
here, and all the lawyers ard court
officials are anxious to have him re
main where he is.
According to precedent Judge vii
liam c. Peck of Sandgate, who has
served for two terms will retire this
Ncdl, anu 10 nut Ndliuludlt iOI It
election The active candidates for
the place are e. w. Barrows of Dor
set and G. b. Sheldon of Rupert
Others who have been mentioned are
Hartland Judson of Arlington and j
Marley Griffith of Dorset. 1t is also
said that II Landgrove should present
a proper candidate for the place he
would stand a good show of being
nominated as Landgrove has not had
name on the county ticket for sc
long that the present generation has
forgotten when.
States Attorney William ]. Mea
CHER will undoubtedly be re-nominat
ed by acclamation as he has made q
good record and there is no candidate
against him. For the Office of sheriff
the present incumbent, Frederick God
frey, has no opposition and he and
Probate Judges Bennett and EdgertoI
appear to have a clear field,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
Tn. Mimic Of plsoretlon.

Discretion is the perfection of res
son, and a guide to us in all the du'
Ties of life; cunning is a king Of In
stinct, that only looks out after our
immediate interest and welfare. Dis
erection Is only found in men of strong
sense and good understandings; cum
ming is often to be met with in brutes
themselves, anG IN persons who are
but the fewest removes from them. In
short cunning is only the mimic OF
discretion, and may pass upon weak
men, in the same manner as vivacity
is often mistaken for wit and gravity
for wisdom.--Joseph Addison.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
F()R SALE

400 acre wood lot, located on the
main road In the town of Woodford
6h miles from Bennington, Vt, one
half Of which is first growth timber
1t Is estimated to cut one million feet
OF Red Birch, maple, ash and spruce
and ten thousand cords of hard wood
Price SIS per acre.
20 acres of easy and accessible
land located 2 miles from Bennington
one half OF which is meadow land, bal
ence second growth timber land, that
will cut 300 cord of wood and several
hundred oak railroad ties. Price
5000.
Good room house with good horse
and COW barn and 3 acres of good
land, estimated so bushel potatoes
and 40 bushel Of apples with some hay
and all kinds of vegetables in the
garden. Located on main road 3
miles from Bennington. Price for all
$3.50 II taken before owner changes
his mind.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20

Man with the Bullying Brow--You
say he's an associate of yours? How
can that be, II you and he never speak
70 each other?
Man with the Bulbous Nose-Huh!
That has nothing to do with 1t. Lots
OF the members of the Associated
Press are not on speaking terms with
one another.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
The oulntessenee Of Il.

1.-THE gall Of that fellow Stryker!"
Whats he done now?"
"Why, you know he's chronic Dor.
rover. and when told him I'd have to
stop loaning him money now that
had wife, he went for me hammer
and tongs for getting married at his
expense"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20

The function Of the kidneys is to
strain out the impurities of the blood
which is constantly passing through
them. Foley's Kidney Remedy
makes the kidneys healthy. They
will strain out all waste matter from
the blood. Take Foley's Kidney Rem
edy and II will make you well.-Quin-
lan's Pharmacy
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
DELICIOUS BANANA CREAM.

This recipe is highly recommended by one OF
our correspondents; try it for dessert to-mor.
row.
Peel FIVE large bananas. rub smooth with five
teaspoOniuls Of sugar. Add Que teacup weet
cream beaten to u stiff froth, then add one loo
package Lemon JELL0 dissolved in liz tea
cups boiling water. Pour into mold and when
cold garnish with candied cherries. Serve
with whipped cream or any good pudding
sauce. JE1L.O is sold by all Grocers at.lOc
per package
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
The Woman,a EXCHANGE.

A few of your wants which may be
supplied at The Woman's Exchange
Cor. Main and Valentine streets
Chairs recaned; Jellies. Pickles. etc.
for winter use; Waters, cakes, bread
salads, etc, for now; Infants sacks,
socks and slips for any time; Brasses
china and novelties for all uses and
all time. Tea room. Telephone 20.
Tx
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20

rIEN Kidney trouble preys upon the
.Nn mind, dlscourages and lessons
XMHHENI ambition; beauty, ylgor and
WI lElN cheeriulness poon disappear
when the kidneys are out of order or diseased.
For pleasing results use DR. Kllmer's swamp
Root, the great kidney remedy. Al druggists.
sample. RetalebypRi free. also pamphlet.
Address DIR. klmef & Co.. Binghamton. N. Y X.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
acts gently upon the bowels and
thereby drives the cold out Of the sys
tenn. Sold by d. A. Ward.
q a - II q III 4 a.
R..r,A. >,Ihs Kind YOU Have Always BOugh
' G.; 4 ''' H,;;.52!1z::N3;;,1.: =
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
JOHN NASH
Agent
MAS SAGE

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 Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15

prices of the empress dowager gives
us a picture of her majesty's pleasure
boat.
This boat is stationed in lake
in the gardens of the summer palace,
and it differs from all other boats in
that it stays where it's builders put
it, Notwithstanding it has no anchor
nor moorage of any sort. 1t is unique,
also, in that it does not float. An
other item in its uniqueness is that
it is built of stone-marble, in fdct.
1t really is a gorgeous summer
house constructed in the form of a
beautiful boat of the best Chinese
type.
Precisely when it was built is not
publicly known, but it is not an old
craft, nor even so old as to have lost
it's charm for the lady by whose
orders it was constructed. 1t is said
the dowager empress spends a goo5
deal of her time when she is at the
summer palace aboard this substan-
tial, unsuitable, and in all respects re
liable craft.
The furnishings of the boat are ex
traordinarily beautiful, according TO
the Chinese standards, and this is es-
pecially true of the room where the
empress occasionally dimes.