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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-25
DEMOCRATIC BLUNDERERS.

The Democratic Party OF the Ma
tion Is just now afflicted with an IN
usual number OF blunderers. Con
gresham Hefiin OF Alabama handi-
capped that organization in the
doubtful States by shooting q col
orcd man on the streets OF Wash
ingtOn and seriously injuring q white
one after having introduced a lin
crow street-car bill and now Con
gresham Gaines OF Georgia is max
ing a similar blunder by talking a
bout white supremacy and the inef-
fectiveness OF education Ia the so
luton OF the race problem.
He seemed TO have forgotten that
d. the white race is superior that his
services are not needed to proclaim
that fact for the records will speak
for themselves. All OF this is done
too when the unrest among the col
ored voters in the doubtful States
was never greater and when with
conservative action. the tide OF the
Presidential election might be turned
IN the Democrats favor Already.
these blunders are being made use OF
in these doubtful States with telling
effect for the purpose OF whipping
revolving colored people into line.
Here is what Congressman Griggs
said:
I'm an argument fayoring the dis
ESTABLISHMENT of the Southern Ne
groes. MT Griggs, OF Georgia In the
House yesterday declared that such
Acknowledgement was necessary 20 in
sure white control and the peace and
prosperity OF the South.
"In consequence OF such action. he
said the Negro would be no less a
factor than he is now.
AT present" Mr.. Griggs said.
Che is only a menace and a scare
crow--not a factor in determining
political issues The rights of the
Negro of the South. he maintained.
were guaranteed only through white
judges and white jurors. and those
rights would not be changed by dis
franchisement."
Evidently this speech was made
for home consumption. for there is
no bill under discussion IN Congress
for the Acknowledgement OF the Ne
gro and he is using this very argu-
npent to strengthen himself at home.
If the Negro is 40 longer a political
factor. what was he discussing? il
the rights of the Negro are maintain
ed only through white judges and
white jurors, what need was there
for the discussion in the House o.
Representatives?
He was arguing against the manua
training and technical education o
the Negro, although no measure wa
before Congress for any such puT
pose and IL seems plainly eviden
that he was discussing the entire sui
5ect for the reasons herein set fortf
he would keep the progressive. int
ligent coIored people In the bach
ground by retarding their efforts
the direction of skilled mechanic;
training and by stunning their edl
cationai and industrial growth.
He would thus perpetrste upo
them an outrage. second TO non
practiced In any country. He seen
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-25
Headaehe Tablets XIII chIId.

Mildred. the three-year-olo daughter
OF Lewis Wilson. of Upper Sandusky.
O.. found some headache tablets at
her home and ate about half dozen
OF them Within a few minutes she
was taken with commissions and de-
spite efforts OF several doctors 70 save
her ne. died within an hour after her
mother found her.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-25

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-25
PRODUCE QUOTATIONS.
The Latest Closing Prices In th'
PRINCIPAL Markets.

Principal Markets.
PHILADELPHIA - FLOUR weak:
winter extras. new. $3.75Q3.e0; Penn
sylvania roller, clear, $4Q4.i0; city
steady, at s4.4o q so per barrel.
red. e6096hc. CORN Arm; No. yell
low. local, 72474c. OATS quiet; No.
white. clipped, size; lower grades.
SEC. HAY steady; timothy, $1S01s.50
for large bales. PORK firm; family,
$3.50 per barrel. BEEF steady; beef
hams. $26427 per barrel. POULTRY:
Live steady; hens, 14415c.: old roost-
ers, 10c. Dressed steady: choice fowls,
l4hc.; old ROSTERS, 101zc BUTTER
frm; extra creamery. 32c. EGGS Arm;
selected, 17019c.; nearby. Ice; west
ern, tic. POTATOES firm, at 500 CSC.
per bushel- Sweet Potatoes steady;
per basket, soc.
WHEAT firmer: No.
2 spot, 96% 097c.; steamer No. 2 spot,
e3Q93Ac.; southern, 93Q95%c. CORN
steady: mixed spot, 69469hc.; mixed
steamer, $50 &c; southern, 67h0
10lzc. OATS steady; white. No. 2,
6s51 Q5sc.; No. 8, 57h65Sc.; No. 4.
b3h Q541xc.; mixed, No. 2, 555k 656c-;
No. 8. 63854c. BUTTER firm; cream
cry separator extras, 30 a 30Hc.:
prints. 31@32c.; held. 20Q21c.; Mary
land and Pennsylvania dairy prints,
10000. EGGS steady; fancy Mary
land, Pennsylvania. Virginia and West
Virginia, 15zc., southern, 141zc.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-25
More Approprjate.

Miss Inland-You certainly have a
charming country place here. and OF
course you have given 1t some pretty
name?
Mr.. Bondholder-Oh, yes! Mrs
Bondhoider calls IL "Idlemomentby-
the-Sea." but / call It by its right
name, "Moneysunk"- Judge
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-25
The Mobiles. Work Of uoo.

Burglar Ben-Naw. Bill want cut
fer de business. Too honest.
Johnny the Kid-Dats so. was
wit him one day last summer wen he
lifted a wad from swell -loohin' guy
on Twenty-third street. IL had TO dol
lars an a half. an a dunnin' letter
calm fer five dollars. OF course,
we'en Billy got de matter all settled
up he was so cents In de hole.-Puck.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-25
The Problem Solved.

Newed-My wife has habit OF tax
ing money from my pockets when I'm
asleep.
oldwed-Mine used to do that, too.
but she doesn't any more.
Newed- How do you prevent Il?
Oldwed-I spend every cent l have
before I so home.-ChIcago Daily
News.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-25
Child Eats pills: Die.

WilkesBarre. Pa. April 22.-Three-
year-old Theodore Dom. son of f. z.
Dom. of Plymouth. is dead after eat.
Ing number OF pills obtained by his
mother. who was suffering from neu-
raigia- The pills contained a powerful
narcotic.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-25
Paid s. For Ten Yards Of SILK Thread

Monessen, Pa, April %. - In re
Spouse to newspaper advertisements
to the effect that II 81 were forwarded
TO a firm in Morgantown, w. Va, there
would be sent in return ten yards OF
silk, large number of persons In this
vicinity availed themselves OF what
looked like a bargain. A majority OF
the customers received ten yards o,
silk thread. The United States author.
tiles and police are making an inves
tigation.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-25
TWO Bitten ev Mad Doo.

Millville. N. J.. April 21-A mad
dog terrorized the employees of Wheat
on's glass factory. Miss Harriet Bart
ley. who had just begun work. was
bitten on the leg. ard William Keen
was also bitten. Both sufferers were
taken TO the Emergency hospital, and
had their wounds cauterized. The ami
NAL was unquestionably mad, and was
later on shot and killed.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-25
Said Of Another.

Said He-Miss Neurich is what you
would term a butterfly of fashion, isn't
she?
Said She-Hardly that She is hand
icapped by her taste, which keeps her
from getting beyond the butterine
grade.-Chicago Daily News.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-25
Smallpox Doctor Wins $40 q Walt.

After being out for nearly day
the jury in the case of DR.. J. G.
Knowles, of Seaford. DEL, against
Edwin Massey. whom he is suing for
$40 visit in smallpox case, brought
Ia verdict In favor of the doctor, Civ.
ing him $3.50. In 1908, after other doc.
tors had refused TO attend the small.
pox sufferer. Dr. Knowles left his prac.
tice 70 attend to him.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-25

The New Minister-What is your
idea OF the proper length of a sermon.
Miss Deering?
The Choir Singer-Why, think II
should be long enough 10 get people
interested and short enough to keep
them so.-Puck.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-25

She--I see where a fellow married
girl on his death-bed. Just so she
could have his millions when he was
gone. Could you love girl like that?
He-Sure, I could love girl Ike
that! Where does she live?-Puck.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-25

PITTSBURG (Union Stock Yards)--
C Cre .s sSsesesy c sashp sss egs
common. s2.5oG $50: lambs $500
125: veal calves, s6G7. HOGS higher;
prime heavies. $3.50; mediums, sS.3s
@s40; light Workers., s5s0Q6: pigs,
y5.4o9 $50; rorghs, s586.5o.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-25
No One Else Laughed.

The Author-When the comedian
says those funny lines. you must not
laugh.
The Chorus Girl-Oh. I thought you
wanted somebody to laugh!--Yonkers
Statesman.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-25

Hotel Chef-Did you hear the report
about our last lot of butter. sir?
Hotel Manager-No; but don't
care how much they spread it
Yonkers Statesman.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-25
SATURDAY - april 25. 1908.

Entered at the Post Once At Richmond. Va
IS second cl.ss matter.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-25

POSTAGE STAMPS OF A HIGHER pESoMINA
TIeN THAN TWO CENTS NOT RECEIVED
on SUBSCRIPTIONS
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-04-25

Truth from his lips prevaii'd with
double sway.
And fools. who came TO soon, re-
main'd TO y."-Goldsmith
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-08
GRANGE is GROWING
Eight New Candidates Accepted to
Membership Wednesday Evening.

Bennington Grange accepted eight
candidates for membership Wednes-
day evening. The ladies degree team
conferred the second degree in an ad-
mirable manner. Among the visitors
were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rudd, Mr..
and Mrs Archie Rudd Mr. and Mrs.
job Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Moss
Stearns and Miss Nellie Sweet of
Hoosick and Mr.. Fletcher of East
Alstead n. II. The literary program
consisted Of:
Piano Solo--Miss Jennie Rice,
Qualifications a Public Servant
should Have-H. f. Lyons and Mrs.
Albert Sanders
The Nobel Institute-Miss Hazel
lockwood
How to Keep Boys and Girls on
Farm--Mrs. w j. Hicks.
Poem-Mrs. George Harmon.
Bonds of lntellect-Mrs. A. Sanders
Jr.
A special meeting will Re held Aug.
10 to confer Sd and 4th degrees.
Arrangements are being made by a
committee consisting of George Rice,
Il. F. lockwood and William Clark,
for union picnic Of the Oranges in
Pawlet, Rupert. Dorset. Bondville,
Manchester, Bennington. Pownal STAN
ford. Readsboro and Hoosick to be
held in Bennington, Aug n.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-08
Estate of Clara Cook.

STATE OF VERMONT, The Honor
- District OF Bennington, IS. able Probate
Court for the District aforesaid
To the heirs and all persons Interested In the
estate of Clara Cock, late OF BENNINGTON
In said district, deceased GREE LING
ltWHEREAS, application hath been m ide 10
this court In writing, by Sheldon II. lockwood,
Administrator OF the estate OF Clara Cook,
deceased, praying Tor license aud authority u
sell all Of real estate OF said deceased, TO wit:
certain piece or parcel OF land situate In the
town OF Bennington and on the south side Of
road No. $50, bounded as follows viz Degln-
ming at the northeast corner OF land formerly
owned By David Rand; thence easterlv along
the south line of the highway leading from
Remington 10 WoodfOrd Road 1907 fifty FIVE
hundred and thirty 1901 feet To stake thence
westerly fifty FIVE 65l feet to the east line OF
said land of David Rand; thence In north rly
direction one hundred and thirty 1891 feet 10
the place of be ginning; being the home place
OF which the said Clara Cook died seized and
possessed
WHEREUPON. the said Court appointed
and assigned the Path dav Of August 1908, at
the Probate ONCE In Bennington Ia sail Dis
trict, to hear and decide upon SAID application
and petition, and ordered public notice thereof
to be given to all persons interested therein, by
publishing said order, together with the time
and place of hearing three weeks successfully
In the Bennington Evening Banner, newspaper
which clrculates In the Eeighbornood OF those
persons interested in said estate, all OF which
publications shall be previous 10 the day as
slgn'd for hearing
WHEREFORE, you are hereby notified TO APP
pear before said Court, ut tn time and pl ice
assigned, then and The In said Court TO make
your objections to the granting OF Such license,
II you see cause.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND at Bennington In
said District, this 7th day Of ADJUST. 1888.
GRACE B. HOLT, Register.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-08
RESPONSIBILITY
IN BROWNSVILLE
AFFAIRS FIXED
Secretary Taft Not Involved in
Discharge of Negroes
GEN. C0RBlN SUSTAINED
His Interview in Which He Stated that
President Issued Orders
Proper and Correct
GEN. CORBIN SUSTAINED

Oyster Bay, n. Y, Aug. S.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt, in a statement issued
late last night, made It clear that the
entire responsibility was his for the
issuance of the original order dis
charging the battalion of negro soldi'
ers for alleged participation in the
Brownsville, Tex, rioting and the re-
fusal TO permit 4 suspension OF that
order
The president was shown
the interview which was had
in Washington with Gen. Henry c.
Corbin U. S. A., retired in which
Gen. Corbin stated that no credit or
blame In the matter rested with Mr..
Taft. After reading the interview the
president. through his assistant pri-
vate secretary, Rudolph Forster,
gave out the followmg:--
Gen. Corbin'sh statement is also
lutely correct and ii was entirely pro-
per that he should make it. The
substance of the message from the
president which he quoted was made
public long ago. In the Brownsville
matter the entire responsibility for
issuing the original order and for de-
clining to allow its suspension was
the presidents"
In his interview, Gen. Cor
bin stated in substance that Mr.. Taft
was in no way responible for the or
der discharging the battalion of the
25th infantry and that in doing so
the then secretary of war had obeyed
the direct order of the president.
Gen Corbin then recounted the cir
cumstances as they occurred and
were published following the Browns
vile affair.
Secretary of war Wright and Col.
Hugh l.. Scott superintendent Of The
West Point Military academy, talked
with the president yesterday about the
cases of the eight cadets recently sus-
pended for hazing. 1t is believed
that the secretary maintained his
earlier position that clemency might
be shown without violence to mill
tary discipline; and that Col Scott
held to his former and contrary OPP
inion. The attitude of the president
has already been made known and he
is supposed to have sought a
thorough exposition of both sides OF
the matter. II a final decision was
reached it was scrupulously with
held from the newspaper men and
will be announced, probably from the
war department on Monday.
National Republican Committeeman
Frank H. Hitchcock discussed poll
tics with the president earlier in
| the daV but he too was non com.
municative when seen later. He said
that his conversation with the presi
dent concerned politics in general.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-08
future BUILDINGS
OF LINE HOUSESTO
Be ABOLISHED
Reservation to Be Established
on international Boundary
SET ASIDE STRIP OF LAND
Joint Action to BE Taken by Gov.
eminent Of Canada and United
States.

Ottawa Ont, Aug. S.-The Cana.
dian government has passed an order
in council, approving the recommen.
dalton of the minister of the interior
that Canada concur in the proposal
made by the United States govern
ment that joint action be taken for
reservation of a strip of land 60 feet
wide, on each side of the Canada.
Alaska boundary line, and also that
the two governments consider the
possibility of making a similar reser-
walton along the whole length of the
1900 miles of international boundary
not comprised in the water boundary
Along the 1900 miles from the Straits
OF Georgia TO the Lake of the Woods,
except for a few points in British Col.
umhia, there is already a reservation
of &c feet The British Columbia gov.
eminent has reserved a similar STRIP
of &c feet for the 400 miles west
ward from the Rockies. It is now pro
posed TO take joint international ac-
ton to secure the permanence of
these reservations
The minister of the interior, speak.
ing of the socalled line houses
which. in many instances, It has been
charged, have been used for SNUG
Cling, said the two governments could
take steps to prevent the erecting OF
further houses of this kind.
The cabinet has concurred in the
suggestion and the British ambassa'
dor at Washington will lay the pro
posal before the United States.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-08
DEERFIELD RIVER
COMP ANY HIT IN
BIG FAILURE
Holds S78, 900 In Paper IndOrs-
ed by William H. Wood.
TRUST COMPANY INvOL WE'D
Large Wholesale Dealer at Cambridge
Bankrupt With Liabilities Of $47s,.
49o and Assets of $4,000 :
TRUST COMPANY INVOLVED

BY the failure of William II. Wood
one of the largest wholesale and re-
tail lumber dealers in Cambridge and
Deerheld River Co. of Wilmington,
in the development Of which Mr..
Wood pledged large part of his per-
sonal credit, becomes a heavy loser.
They held $4,000 of paper which he
had Endorsed, and are also unsecured
creditors for $3.50 The Wilmington
Trust Co., of Wilmington, held $4,000
of his paper, and Livingston Cushing
of Boston who has been one of the
prominent operators in the lumber dis
tricts of Southern Vermont held his
paper to the amount OF $4,000.
Wood has filed a voluntary pc
tiuon in bankruptcy in the United
States District Court at Boston Ac-
cording to the petition his liabilities
amount to $47S,i9O and his assets to
1916, 600.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-08
MADE FINE IMPRESSION
Vermont PVhians Showed Up Well
in Big Parade at Boston.

The Vermont companies, Knights
of Pythias, made a fine impression
upon the thousands Of people, and es-
pecially upon the scores of Vernon
tiers, who lined the course of the
mighty parade through Boston's
streets Tuesday in connection with the
grand encampment being held on
Franklin Field
There were in line 800 Pythians
lin uniform and 16 bands including
$50 players, making $3.50 who
marched in the parade. Two dozen
states were represented in the pro
icession, which took an hour and 10
minutes to pass a given point.
The Vermont Pythians occupied a
position well to the fore in the sec.
lond regiment and were commanded
by Mai. c. NJ. Wiley, with Mai. Hoyt
as aide de camp. There were band
and eight companies from Vergennes
Jas follows:
Burlington company, Capt w. H.
Clark; st. Johnsbury company Capt
Ellis; st. Adams company, Capt G
| p Derrick; Barre company, Capt Bel
geron; Bellows Falls company, Capt
Harry Usham: Mansfield company
Capt. =. c. Pitkin; LyndonyilR com
pany. Capt. Watson; Rutland com
pany, Capt Davis.
One of the features of the parade
was the fact that one man stood still
while It passed and counted every
man in the parade. Although he could
not see very clearly after the last man
had passed, he was still able TO de
clare that there were exactly 1910
in the procession, counting bands and
Everything that walked on two legs
He also proclaimed himself as cham
pion counter of street parades."
Fortunately none of the Vermont
ers was within striking distance when
an automobile ran amuck in the crowd
at the camp that night, killing one
woman and iniuring her mother and
friends. Thus far none of the Yer
monters has reported being victim
lied by any of the gang of pickpock
cts and petty thieves who are reapine
a harvest in the camp.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-08
DEAD TROUT AT CHITTENDEN
Reports Of Losses, However, Largely
Exaggerated.

Rutland, Aug. S.-The rumor which
was in circulation in this city yester-
day to the effect that many of the
trout in the Chittenden we're leaping
from the water and dying in great
number near the traps recently fixed
by the government at the mouth of the
streams emptying into the dam, was
denied yesterday. County Fish and
Game Warden b. II. Stickney was in
conference with Mr., Snider of the
Arlington hatcheries, who was in this
city yesterday, and the latter stated
that some dead trout had been found,
the fish having died from injuries and
other that had died from parasites.
Mr.. Snider, however denied the re-
port that the fish wer jumping from
the water and dying on the banks in
large numbers.
The government has placed traps
in the streams to prevent the fish
from running up TO spawn, as 1t is
desired, when the fish are ripe" TO
strip them of their spawn which will
be Matched in the government hatch
cries. The story had It that when the
water in the dam was low thousands
of trout Tried to run up the streams so
as to get into the fresh water
and that when they ran against the
traps they seemed to be crazed and
Jumped fro mthe water onto the banks
where they died.
Some of the Rutland police officials
state that they believe this report
about dead fish being found on the
banks is largely due to the fact that
some one had been using dynamite
in the dam and had evidently beer
frightened away before all Of the fisl
could be picked up.