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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-04

ed the dishes, the old man hastens to
join the group before the blazing logs
in the big fireplace. He smilingly
draws the pipe from his pocket, strikes
a light with his flint and punk and
puffs away until called upon for song
or story.
His favorite music is the French
songs sung by the Canadian boatsmen
in his youth as they swung their pad
dies in time on the long canoe journeys
and the old mans wierd chants are de-
lightful to the ear.
in telling his stories this venerable
man has tendency to exaggerate
which makes them doubly interesting.
One Of his best is about a lone bear
hunt which he claims to have under
taken few years ago. He says he
had heard there was bear around"
and one cold winters morning he noted
some sounds behind stone wall near
Shrewsbury pond. He crept up to the
wall and looked over. finding nest
where the bear had laih afterward de-
sorting it, Peter says: de snow
she's all beat down, but the bear shed
gone lux and LUX all round but
dere's no bear. Pret' soon / put my
han down in the nes' and de snow
she's still warm
Peter came to the states in 1852,
| having married Rose Mageay, a pref
sign Slater OF the Salvation Army corp
cured work at haying in Walllngford
and later went to Cuttingsville where
! he became grave digger at the famous
Bowman cemetery. He is rather proud
of the fact that he afterward dug two
| thirds of the graves in that cemetery.
Later he went to work in the chair
material shop of John Webb, now
Jones e. Aldrich, being employed in
the sawmill, and gristmil for forty
years. He built his own home at Cut
tingsville and for some years mad quite
an extensive farm, but now keeps only
| a few hens. He does odd jobs around
the village, takes care of the rustic
Perkins lodge at Shrewsbury pond and
is one of the most popular denlzens Of
the corner grocery store at Cuttings
vile where his tales are sure 70 Cad in
! terested audiences
When j. G. Brown the American
CHdTdCteT pdiHtcT, went W SultiuSo
vile six years ago to secure local col
or" Peter Lovejoy and John Silalley
who was by one and one-half years The
| younger, were chums, and the artist
delightedly seized the opportunity to
use them as models. Peter and John
| cheerfully consented and when Mr.
Brown had fixed up studio In a bat.
tered, but picturesque shop, they saun
tered around there each day, as they
said, to have their pictures took"
The first canvas completed was that
of THE Checker Players" 1t reple-
sented Peter as defeating Smalley and
the latter's wrath was appalling when
he saw the finished result. Smalley
declared to Mr.. Brown that he had
beaten Peter in more than THOUSAND
games of checkers and refused to De
consoled. On the other hand Peter
maintained that neither he nor Smalley
had ever played game of checkers.
| When the second picture, that OF
The Horse Trade" was finished, the
tables were turned on poor Peter, who
was represented as getting the worst Of
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-04
WORTH SAVING THIS.
Gives q yalusbie Prescription and ii wv
% Prepare IL ut Home.

This is a simple home recipe now
being made known in all the larger cit
les through the newspapers. 1t is in
tended to check the many cases Of
rheumatism, kidney and bladder trou-
bles whichhave made so many cripples
and invalids and weaklings of some of
our brightest and strongest people.
The druggists here have been mott
fed to supply themselves with the
ingredients, and the sufferer will have
no trouble to obtain them. The pres
cription is as follows: Fluid Extract
Dandelion, one-half ounce, Compound
Kargon, one ounce and Compound Sy-
rup Sarsaparilla, three ounces. The
dose is one teaspoonful after each meal
and at bedtime.
But unless you go to the trouble to
ask the druggist for the Dandelion and
Sarsaparilla separately and then buy
one ounce Kargon Compound, I'm an
original (unopened) package, plainly
printed, Guaranteed No. 10S under
National Drug Law. and mix the Kar-
gon with the other ingredients at your
home, you had better not use this eff.
fective prescription at all. 1t may be
worse than useless, perhaps even harm
full and your money wasted. Under
no circumstances accept the prescrip-
ton all ready prepared, nor accept any
excuse for offering 1t to you that way.
Purchase separately the Kargon Com
pound No. 10S Guaranteed as explain
ed above, and mix these three ingredi-
ents at home Yourself or don't use at
all
Recent experiments even In severe
hospital cases, prove this simple mix
ture the remedy for Rheumatism, be-
cause of it's positive action upon the
eliminative tissues of the kidneys. II
compels these most vital organs to
filter from the blood and system the
waste impurities and uric acid which
are the cause of rheumatism. 1t
cleanses the kidneys, strengthens them
and removes quickly such symptoms
as backache. blood disorders. bladder
weakness, frequent urination, painful
scalding and discolored urine, 1t acts
as a powerful stimulant to the entire
kidney and bladder structure. puts
new life into them and invigorates the
entire tract
All the ingredients, states a we'll
known local druggist, are of vegetable
extraction, making ii safe and harm.
less prescription at any time.
Those who suffer and are accustom-
ed to purchase a bottle of patent med
icine should not let a little inconveni-
ence interfere with making this up.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-04
Delightful Japanese Hotels

Barring the bath, and perhaps the
beds, Japanese hotels are delightful.
All during your stay in their spotless
precincts you are made to feel that you
are an honored guest, Japanese ETH
quette is lavished upon you and when
you depart you are always given a
token to remember your visit, usually
a white, coarse cotton towel with blue
pictures printed on it. You must
thank the little maid for this with an
elaborate bow when you go and the
chorus of "Sayo Naras" from all the
hotel force gathered in the doorway
will seem to have in it, not only the re.
grit of good-by, as we interpret the
words but the deeper feeling which
they really mean, IF it must be that we
must part. The Thavel Magazine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-04
the bargain. and his disgust knew no

the bargain, and his disgust knew no
bounds.
Then Mr.. Brown went away for the
winter and Lovejoy and Smalley al
though very Indignant at each other,
again became fast friends. From some
source they learned that artists
models in the cities were paid higher
wages than those which they had re-
ceived for their services, and they de-
cided to assert their rights If called
upon again. When Mr.. Brown return
ed the following summer he re-en-
gagged the sly old chums as his models.
The work went on rapidly for day
or two. Smalley and Loveioy in the
meantime getting their heads together
They finally agreed to strike for high
er wages, but on putting the matter
up to their employer they lost their
jobs. They did not cease to berate
each other for months after this sad
occurrence but either Peter or John
stood ready to fight anyone who ven
tured to criticize his chum in the
| latter's absence.
Their last serious quarrel occurred
three years ago. when a woman at
Omaha, Nebr., wrote to Peter that her
late father loved the game of checkers
asked him to send the facts about his
life and that of Smalley, and stated
that in return she would send Peter a
true copy Of The Checker Players"
Peter proudly showed the letter to
| Smalley, who at once became very
wrOth. AS Peter tells it:
| "Smalley, he very mad He say,
Why she wrote you? Was 1t cause
you better lookin' dan me?' | say,
'Mebbe.'
Peter never replied to the letter, he
says, because he could not write good
'nough." Smally, who had served in
the Civil War, died the following year
from the effects of wound and a
general breakdown.
Although Peter says he feels nearly
as well as ever, he is gradually begin
ming to feel the weight of his years.
His hearing is still almost perfect, but
he is obliged to wear glasses when
in smoking his pipe and taking his
nip" and telling his stories before
reading. His thin, white beard is
, trimmed in the Galway style and he
wears weather beaten old cap.
The old mans chief pleasure in life
is looking forward to the visits of the
campers at Shrewsbury pond, during
which he can pass the long evenings
and watch the blazing logs in the fire.
place.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-04
We Hear of More Cares

OF troubles originating in impure blood,
scrofula, loss OF appetite, catarrh, rheuma-
tism, by Hoods Sarsaparilla than by alloth
so-called remedies combined. Somehow
those cured by Hoods seem to stay cured,
and they gladly tell the good news to others.
ScrofuIa Sore-"My wife had scrofu-
lous sore on her leg for years. Many differ
emit medicines gave but little benefit She
turned to Hoods Sarsaparila and the sore
quickly healed. 1t is good blood medicine
j. N. DAFT. Crosby, Texas.
Afflicted rs Years-"Hood's Sarsapa-
rllla has cured me of scrofula, with which
have been troubled 10 years. and caused by
vaccination. My little daughter had a
scrofula swelling on her neck and Hoods
Sarsaparilla also cured her." Mrs. NORA
HuGHEy. Hughey. Tennessee.
Hoods Sarsararilla is sold everywhere.
In the usual liquid, or in tablet form called
Sarsatabs. 100 Doses One Dollar. Pre-
pared only by C. l. Hood Co., Lowell, Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-04
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS

JAMES SILK, contractor and builder. Also
d repairing. rebuilding ana snoD work SHOP
OniOustreet
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-04
INTERESTING OLD FRENCHMAN
Old Peter lovejoy Who is Now Al.
most 80.

most 80.
In the town of Cuttingsville. brought
himself up all auone, raised 10 children
Ives bright little Frenchman whose
face is well known in the artistic world
but with whose delightful personality
only few persons are familiar
Pierre Laverdieux, commonly known
as "Old Peter Lovejoy," was rs years
old In November, but declares that he
still feels pretty WE'LL His proudest
boast is that he brought himself up all
alone, raised 10 children and never
got arrested" He is still fisherman
OF reputation. enjoys long rows on the
clear waters of Shrewsbury pond, two
miles from his home and occasionally
takes hunting jaunts of many miles In
the open season, sometimes returning
with bags of birds or with the furry
pelts of wild animals.
The old man is hard worker and
able to saw his cord of wood in day.
Until year ago he was employed in
the sawmill and gristmill at Cuttings
vile where he toiled nine hours day
and accomplished more, 1t is said,
than many younger man.
Peter was born at Riviere de Prairie
Que, November 20, 1929, went to
school in Ottawa for eighteen months
when he was nine years old, worked as
chore boy around that city for six
years. then became cook in lumber
camp. Thereafter, for seven years, he
says, Il never had any home"
The boy cooked meals for sixty hun.
CRY lumbermen, carried lump" packs
weighing one hundred pounds at times
for one hundred miles, and was often
gone for six months In a canoe during
the years which followed his advent
| to the camp. He travelled down the
Canadian rivers on log cribs, hickman.
ed "graveyards," and shot some Of the
most difficult rapids. He fell over
board once in the Long Sioux rapid
and was carried through for nine miles
hanging on to log.
| The old man loves to tell stories oil
these rough experiences which helped
to give him his rugged strength. He
relates In his broken English how the
great loaves of bread we're cooked in
forty-pound bake kettles at the camps
And with chuckle, remarks that the
bread was Setter den dan nowadays
Again he will describe the long por
teges in the Canadian woods and tel
how many months at time the log
gers saw no strange faces except those
of the friendly Iroquois Indians. pet
er" still carries a piece of flint stone
and punk" in his pocket, scornine
matches when he wishes to light his
well-burned briar pipe, and striking
fire with the blade Of big pocket
knife.
He is fond of showing his friends
how to use the flint and laughing al
their ludicrous failures. After supper
is eaten at the camp and he has wash
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-04
A Queer Conveyance

The queerest mode of travel saw in
all Mexico was that adopted by wo-
man who was on her way to the doctor
seated complacently in a chair borne
upon the back of man. Some Mexi
can women are afraid even of the mule
cars, while they look upon the rapidly
spinning trolley with such trembling
of knees, they can not be persuaded to
put foot upon it. Unable to pay coach
here, they employ the human carrier at
a few cents for each trip.-The Travel
Magazine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-04

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
acts upon the bowels and thereby
drives the cold out Of the system. It
contains no opiates-it is pleasant to
take and is highly recommended for
children. Sold by d. A. Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-04

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money II
1t fails to cure. e. w. GROVES sig
nature IL on each box. 25c.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-04

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The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-12
Fatal Cutting Affray at Wick.

James York, prominent young man at Wick, cut and fatally wounded Hom- CT McClain, another young man liv- ing at the same place, in the York store at Viek Saturday afternoon. Me Clain was cut in the breast. just above the left nipple. He died 20 minutes afterward York has been arrested on the charge of murder and is now in jail, pending preliminary hearing.
 York and McClain were alleged to have quarreled Saturday afternoon. McClain, according to the story of the fracas as given out by officers, walked into the store owned by young York's father, who is a prominent man in Bradley county. York is alleged to have charged McClain with stealing case of soda pop from the York store. Ne is also alleged to have struck Nc Clain and to have knocked his hat of. McClain, according to the story, turn ed and started to walk out or the store when York stepped up behind him and, reaching over his shoulder, stabbed him in the breast with a knife.
 McClain ran out of the store to physician's office nearby, but died shortly after reaching there
 McClain was timber buyer. York worked in his fathers store.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-12
PLATFORM ADOPTED BY ARKANSAS
 DEMOCRACY.

l. The Democratic party of Arkansas. in convention assembled, reaffirms 1.s devotion to the time-honored princ1pIes of the party We declare our unal- terable opposition to crimi}il trusts and monopolies, fostered by a Republi- can protective tariff. which crushes out independent enterprises, destroys com petition restricts the opportunities of labor burdens our farmers and arbitrar fly fixes prices.
 ?. We inivte all of those who favor of their former political convictions. to support the candidates of our party.
 3. Believing that w. J. Bryan is the greatest living representative of our par ty we pledge our support and instruct our delegates to Denver to vote for him as the choice of the Democratic party of Arkansas for president.
 A. We demand that our next General Assembly pass a law making it unlaw- full to grant free transportation to any one except bona fide employees of rail roads or their families, and ministers of the gospel.
 5. We recommend to the General As sembly the passage of laws that will encourage the development and conser- yation of the states resources of tim ber coal and mineral wealth.
 G. We favor the enactment of laws that will provide equitable and just means for retaining our overf1owed lands and developing of levee interests in our state.
 '. Believing that the best interests of our people will be greatly promoted by the development of our inland water ways, we hereby instruct and request
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-12
Flood Dancer Past,

Supt. J. A Pitcock of the peniten. tiary returned Saturday from a trip to the state farm, which was threat ened by the Arkansas river flood. Mir. Pitcock reports that the state farm levee is out of danger. but states that seepage has made it impossible to cultivate part of the state farm. The damage cannot be estimated at present. The damage from the seep water will depend largely upon the length of time that it remains on the surface of the earth
 MT. Pitcock stated that, in his opin- ion, had it not been for the convicts at the state farm, the entire district at that point would have been flooded. The levee on the Willie plantation. just above the state farm, was in such condition that when the time the wat CT was at it's highest stage it was found necessary to send a number of convicts to strengthen it. Had the levee broken the entire district below would have been flooded
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-12
Nuw<5' ''.r''''''szazs> as' NEWS OF l ARKANSAS
Two Men Injured in Wreck Cannot
 Live.
'''' V.M 'H'''

Two Men Injured in Wreck Cannot
 Live.
 The man thought to be J. R. Lewis, who was killed in the wreck of the two freight trains on the Iron Noun tain between Judsonia and Kensett Saturday. is now supposed to have died by drowning, as there was no serious injury on his body The car in which he and his three companions were rid ing, was turned over into the ditch, which was full of water, and it is the opinion that Lewis was slightly stunned and being absolutely helpless was drowned.
 John Green, whose head was so se- verely crushed that his jaw is ground to pulp, and J. J. Carroll of Des Moines, whose legs were broken, and who was otherwise severely injured, are not expected to live Gap" Scott, thought to be of Chicago, will give no information as to his friends. The dead and injured were turned over to the White county authorities.
 Twelve cars of fruit and potatoes out of the north-bound were thrown in- to the ditch and demolished and one car in the south-bound train was shat tered The two engines were damaged to the extent of about S5,000 The wreckage was cleared away and the track opened by shortly after o'clock Sunday morning. after having blocked the main line for 13 hours.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-12
Tries to Move County Seat.

Muskogee, Okla-Following the an- nor had signed the proclamation mak- ing Checotah the county seat of Me- Intosh county Harry Beeler of Che cotah chartered a special train and left here at o'clock for Eufala, 34 ,rds of the county to Checotah before the citizens of Eufala could get out an injunction preventing it. Beeler stopped at Checotah, picking up doz- en men. He returned to Muskogee late Saturday night after an unsuc. cessful trip. The officers refused to move to Checotah without official noti. fication.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-12
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 Neuro Bandit Kills Man,

Chattanooga, Tenn.-As Joseph Knight, well-known business man, and Miss Sadie Poole were driving on Rossville pike, just out of the city limits, shortly after dark Saturday, they were attacked by three masked negroes, who attempted to hold them up. Knight drew a revolver and at tempted to defend himself, when one of the negroes opened fire and killed Knight instantly. Sev. eral shots were fired at the girl. one of them entering her thigh. Almost immediately posse of officers and armed citizens started after the mask. ed men
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-12
Stranue Rise of Branch.

Cyrus Stratton, a prominent farm CT. together with his son, residing a mile east of Mammoth Spring, drove into Warm Fork branch Saturday morning, when the branch was seen to be considerably on the rise. His horse lost his footing and was drown ed. The buggy turned over, catching his boy under the top and floating sev- eral yards down the stream. The boy was rescued in safety, but the buggy and horse have not been found. The branch is shallow, scarce more than a ravine. and was never so high before, and as there has been no rain here for several days, the cause of the rise is unaccounted for.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-12
Fourth of July at Heber.

Great preparations are being made at Heber for July 4, when the first eX- cursion train will come in from Searcy with ten coaches. Prominent speakers have been invited Hon. J. H. Harrod, Ex-Gov. Dan w. Jones of Little Rock, Sam Frauenthal and George W. Dona- ghey of Conway, Judge B. B. Hudgins and E. c. Mitchell of Harrison, Gar ner Fraser of Clinton, Congressman s. Brundidge of Searcy and Hon. w. A. Oldfeld of Batesvile are among the speakers invited by the committee.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-12

Atlanta.-Four big fertilizer plants which have been closed for several months will be reopened at once and several hundred employees given em, ployment.
 This announcement was made Satur. day by H. c. Fisher of the Virginia. Carolina Chemical Company the larg. est fertilizer manufacturing corpora, tion in the South.
 Our plants at Rome, Newman, So cial Circle and Valdosta will be start ed again at once," he said. T look for general return of business pros perity over the Georgia election"
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-12
Thompson Likely To Recover, Say
 Doctors.

Doctors.
 Following an operation on Patrolman E. J. Thompson, who was stabbed and seriously wounded early Sunday morn- ing by Robert Cury, negro, physi- clans say he will probably recover from the wound, barring complications. It was found the knife had not pene- trated the wall of the stomach
 The negro, who is in the city hospi- tai in critical condition, Sunday ad- mitted he was Robert Curry, and that he lived at Fourche. He said he had come to Little Rock to find his wife The negro was shot through the liver, left hand and left leg and his wounds are very serious. His vitality is re- markable, however, and the physicians now say there is possibility he may live. He has already been arrested on the charge of assault with intent to kill Patrolman Thompson.
 Patrolman Thompson rested well Sunday and encouraging reports were given out at the City hospital in an- swer to inquiries concerning his con- dition. A gash about one and one-haf inches long was cut in his abdomen but the cut did not penetrate further than the outer wall of the bowels
 Thompson was stabbed by Curry in an alley near Third and Byrd streets, when the negro made a sudden and successful attempt to escape. Thomp- son, although seriously wounded, in- stantly drew his revolver and fired five shots at the retreating negro. Patrol man Harp fired twice. The fugitive was found later within a short distance of the place where he had escaped, thrice wounded and unable to move.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-12

Droke Leg Trying to Pull Of His Boot. Carl Sandefur broke his leg in Mans Ield Tuesday right while trying to pull 6 his boot. The leg is broken above 4e knee.
 #Sandefur lives at McCurtain, Okla, I'd is a cowboy who wears regula- on high-heel boots My right heel nght and my boot twisted" said ndefur, in telling the story of the eident T caught the heel in one Ad and the toe in the other and
 e the boot twist to straighten it
 a sudden jerk. There was pop
 could hear 40 feet. and here am"
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-12
convicts overpower Guard.

Superintendent Pitcock of the peni- tentiary told Sunday of an escape of four negro convicts at the state farm a few days ago. A negro guard was overpowered his gun taken away from him and the escape effected The men were at work in one of the fields some distance away from the remain der of the convicts under guard. None of the escaped convicts has been cap- tured