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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-08
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
Roosevelts Final recommendation to
Congress Delivered Today


Congress Delivered Today
Washington, Dec. S.-What is prob
ably the last message that President
Roosevelt will deliver to congress was
read In both houses OF the national
legislature today. The message gives
a leading place TO currency reform. Il
also urges the building OF four big
battleships. recommends amendments
to the Sherman antitrust law and the
supervision OF corporations The
question OF labor and the courts is
discussed at length and better salaries
for federal judges are recommended.
Il advocates postal savings banks AMI
parcels post In rural districts, the
granting Of citizenship to the Porto
Rlcans and statehood TO New Mexico
and Arizona.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-08

Take Dewitts Kidney and Bladder
pills. They are antiseptic and soothe
pain quickly. Insist upon DeWitts
kidney and Bladder pills. Regular
size soc. Sold here by ID. A. Ward
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-08
S. OF v. ELECTION
officers for Ensuing Year Chosen
Monday Evening.
Chosen

The following officers were elected
for 1909 at the meeting of Frank Ray
Camp, Sons OF Veterans. held Mon
day evening: Commander win c.
Clark senior vice commander, Harry
b. Spear; junior vice commander.
Charles Paddock: camp council. Adds
on l.. Stewart, Ernest Briggs, Ralph
s. Durkce; Secretary and treasurer,
Fred w. Spear; delegate at large.
Harry b. Spear; delegate Fred l..
Trip
The installation Of these officers
will be held January 2. together with
those OF the G. A. r. and the w. II. G.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-08
CHILDREN cREMATEo
Caught Fire from Stove While Mother
Was al Church.

Rochester. Dec. S.-As the result Of
their clothes catching fire from an
overheated stove, Edith Atkinson,
eight years old, and Donald Atkinson.
four. were burned TO death at their
home on Market street In Lockport
last night The mother was attend
ing church at the time OF the accident
The father is In jail under u thirty
days sentence for non.support
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-08
HAND BADLY BURNED
W. n. Nevis Met With Accident In
n. 7 .cushman Mfg. Co.'S Mill

n. ] .Cushman MIG COS MU'
William II. Nevis Of School street
Is suffering from badly burned hand
as n result OF an accident Sunday He
was engaged In making repairs ON the
II. 4. Cushman Mfg. Cos mill at North
Bennington and while at work ON a
valve had one hand badly burned by
escaping steam
MIR. Nevis had the injured member
dressed again this morning and the
doctor stated that he thought Il would
heal up without any further trouble.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-08

houses 1912
W. II. Nichols, fre alarm 5000
c. H. Dewey. interest 276.s5
c. II. Dewey. bonded debt 100000
J. II. Davis. services 1880
H. w. Putnam, feed 1855
Patrick Brazel police 400
Mrs. John Brant. shoeing 600
George H. Moore, hay 1900
Perry & Keeseman. printing $50
r. II. Merrill, hay AZ
J II Loring. coal 1850
l.. II. Davis. pike poles $50
II. w. Myers. coal 1856
A. r. Dunn, highways 2i79O
A. Il. Dunn. sewers 600
Town rent 1880
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-08
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next 20 Hours.

For Eastern New York and Western
Vermont partly cloudy with probably
snow hurries In north portion late to-
night or Wednesday morning In north
portion.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-24
1t Is Sure to be Taft

There is little doubt at this
time but that Vim. II. Taft will
be the next president of the U.
S. There are other candidates in
the field, hut reports from vari
uos sections of the country indi-
cate that while the other candi.
dates are making no Roadway.
the Taft forces are making ma
terial progress in almost every
direction. The political mathma-
ticians and forecasters are at
work this early, figuring out how
many delegates the Secretary of
War is assured of already.
Scarcely any calculations are
made which do not give him al
ready more than 800 votes in the
convention, which is still five and
a half months away. The recap
itulation Of the Chicago Tribune's
test Presidential Ballot, shows
that Taft is the first choice of GO
per cent. of the voters, the first,
second and third choice of 80 per
cent, and that he is the first
choice of every state, save the
favorite son states and the second
choice of every favorite son state.
Although these computations are
supposed to be impartial. they
do not give the other candidates
anything more than their own
state delegations.
The Republican National Con.
vention will comprise $50 dele.
gates, of whom 966 will repre-.
sent the 46 states and IA the ter
ritories and colonial possessions.
A majority, or the number neces.
sary to nominate, is 491.
Present indications are that
Michigan will be overwhelming.
ly in favor of Taft. as will near.
ly every state that has not fav.
orite son in the field for this high
honor.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-24
Editor of hay Spring has .Pipe Dream. +"

E"ss"H VI A"S spring mas FiPo Dro"h
We clip the following from
the columns of the Hartford Day
Spring;
1.-The Christian church OF Paw Paw is
holding a great revival says a state
dispatch from that town. The intelli
gence comes like thuncerbolt in the
face of the fact that every ex county Off
cial who has moved away from the town
in the past twenty years has declared
that Paw Paw was dead beyond the 81 ate
OF possible revival.
The Primary mass meeting
last week was too much for bro
Their COchrane and without a
doubt was responsible for the
above "Pipe Dream" The facts
are that during the past twenty
years, all but three of the county
officials have been so infatuated
with the beautiful county seat
town, that they have located
here permanently. OF the three
who went away, one came back
as fast as possible. and the other
two wish they were back. 1t is
also a significant fact that not
one of the three mentioned ever
thought of locating at Hartford.
They went right through the
town, without even stopping for
drink-of water. Hartford is
all right in way, Brother Coch-
rane, for those who like her ways,
but drop over on one Of your
many leisure afternoons, and let
us show you really good town.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-24

don't think the writer has touch
ed the real points as to why the
primary question is agitated at
this time. There is something
back of the mere statement that
''many people of the county have
expressed themselves as favora-
BILE to the proposition After
the republicans of Van Buren,
county in convention assembled
have on at least three different
occasions declared themselves as
most emphatically opposed to the
primary system, the present agi'
tation might leave some doubt in
the minds of the public as to the
sincerity of the promoters of the
idea at this time and cause shem
to question the motive.
We do not care to discuss this
matter further at this time, but
will do so later should, in our
judgment, occasion demand it.
1t will be noticed that the
above call is directed only to
Ivan Buren, county republicans
who are in favor of the primary
proposition" 1t would be folly
to call another general conven.
ton as the sentiment of the
county is too strongly opposed
to the primary system, as was
emphatically demonstrated at
Hartford.
Il is probable that the matter
will be voted upon at the April
election. Petitions will be circu-
lated and as no one is opposed TO
giving the county the privilege
of expressing an opinion on the
matter at the polls. 20 per cent of
the enrolled voters, the number
necessary to call an election will
undoubtedly be obtained on the
petitions. We believe, however,
that the resolutions passed at the
Hartford convention expressed
the sentiment of large majority
of the republicans of Van Buren,
county; that they are satisfied
with the convention system of
nominations and will be 10th to
adopt the primary system until
satisfied that the new plan
will be better for the citizens in
general and the republican party
in the county than the method
now in use, but if it should prove
otherwise and majority of the
republican voters should be in fa-
vor of the system all good repub-
licans will cheerfully acquiesce
in the result. BY all means let
the majority rule.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-24

In regard to the above com
munication we desire to make a
few comments. At the outset,
however, we will say that the
Northerner does not question the
right of the citizens of Van Blu
rem county to vote on this or any
other question, and if, as has al
ready been stated by the North
erner, a majority of the voters oil
Van Buren, county are in favor
of the primary. election system,
all well and good.
In the first place, the. .conven-
ton called at Hartford was adj
dressed to the republicans of the
county and nearly every town
ship was we'll represented. The
writer states that he has inter
viewed many of the prominent
republicans of the county and
found them in favor of the prop.
osition. We do not question the
integrity of the writer, but it is
fair to presume that strenuous
effort was made to have every
man who had expressed himself
in favor of the primary system
present at the Hartford conven-
ton, and yet the sentiment of
that convention was overwhelm.
ingly opposed to the system. We
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-24
Reasons for Calling the Hartford Con
yentiOn.

From remarks made by those who are
opposed to primary elections, ii is evil
dent that many are laboring under
wrong impressions as to the causes
which actuated the parties calling the
mass convention which met at Hartford
on the 18th inst.
| wish to say, as one OF those who
issued the call, that, after carefully con
sidering the question in all its phases
and corresponding with or personally
interviewing many of the prominent
republicans residing in different parts of
the count and finding them in favor OF
the proposition, we decided to call a
convention for the purpose of discussing
the primary election system and the
ACCESSIBILITY of adopting it in Van Buren,
county We had found out by CONVEX
sation with the people that very few
were familiar with the provisions OF the
law, and many we'll informed people did
not understand the system at all. This
has since been evidenced by the fact
that the editor Of one county paper has
since acknowledged that he did not
know that the June primary had been
abolished and the editor of another said,
in his report of the convention, that the
primary men stayed and organized for
the purpose of circulating petitions with
a view of securing the necessary two
per cent; whereas the law requires 20
per cent Ii men who, from their occupa
ton, are supposed to be especially wei q
ipfD ahnU Gnph
lack of information, surely it is not sur
prising il farmers, laborers and business
men in other vacations should be unin
formed on the subject On this account
we concluded that it would oe a good
plan to call a convention 10 order that
republicans could come together and
in a friendly manner, discuss the propo-
sItion
After careful consideration OF the
proposition we decided to make the
meeting purely a Van Buren, county
affair, and not in the interest OF any man
or set of men and, to my knowledge, to
no person outside OF the county was an
invitation gwen to be present.
wish to give public notice that the
movement has not been retarded in the
least by the Hartford CONVEX ton, but
will be carried forward with increased
vigor and every honorable effort to bring
the matter before the voters Of the
county at the April elections will be
made, and we call upon all republican
voters in the county who are interested
in primary reform and pure politics to
thoroughly inform themselves on the
question and the law, so that they may
be able to vote intelligently on the
proposition.
In conclusion, l hereby request all
Van Buren, county republicans, who are
in favor of the primary proposition. to
meet at Shoesmiths ball. In the village
Of Paw Paw, Cd Saturday, January %,
A. d. 1908, at the hour of two o'clock
p. m., for the purpose of making arrange
ments relative to circulating petitions
for the submission of the primary cleo.
ton proposition at the April election.
Signed, GEO. l. RICH,
President of the Primary Election
Organization.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-24
Under Southern Skies.
New Orleans, La, ]

New Orleans, La, Jan. Is, 1908.
Dear Editor
The writer and wife spent the first
Miss. The distance by river from Mem
phis to the former CITY is four hundred
miles. We were passengers on a beauti-
full boat-good table, comfortable statt =
rooms and courteous officers, and the
trip was very enjoyable in many ways.
The writer had been to Memphis many
! times. but farther south was a new ex
perieuce. The day at Vicksburg we spent
quietly and there we met the first, real,
balmy air of the Southland. To walk
the streets by the beautiful homes and
no need of al overcoat, 10 see roses, pan.
sizes and vioiets in blossom in every gar
den, was indeed revelation in January,
and how can We help falling in love with
this part of our country under such con
ditions.
Vicksburg is most interesting. for the
city during 1863 went through all the
horrors Of war. For 40 days Gen Grant
laid seige and July the confederate
general, Pemberton, capitulated and the
Union forces took possession.
In the National Cemetery here are the
graves OF over 5000 Union soldiers, who
lost their lives in and around Vicksburg,
of whom over 10000 are unknown.
The National Military Park is also of
great interest and has been visited by
thousands Established on the battle
ground itself, one gets good idea OF
the seige and defense of the city.
Vicksburg has about 10000 people,
situated high up on the bluffs overlook
ing the Mississippi, and is well worth
seeing; of New Orleans we must write
later.
Goo RI Atuood
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-24
The Modern Girl.

The modern girl can do everything
man can do and do IL on less food
and with less sleep. says a writer No
man could live the life the ordinary
society woman leads and not be a
wreck at the end of the first season.
Certainly no man could run the risks
the average woman runs in the mere
matter of health and not become a
confirmed invalid on the spot
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-24
A Distinction without "A Difference.

The Detroit Free Press, in
speaking about Attorney General
Bird and the governship, says:
at is a case of the office seeking
the man. The paper means the
nomination seeking the man. =
Kalamazoo Gazette.
In this case, Brother Gazette,
you point out a distinction with
out a difference.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-24

Attention Is called in this issue to the
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-24

Farmers, mechanics. railroaders, lab.
orers rely on DR.. Thomas Electric Oil.
Takes the sting out of cuts, burns or
bruises at once. Pam cannot stay where
/. Is used.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-24

AS per our suggestion in the
columns of the Northerner, the
following names for the new
lake have been handed in. We
would be pleased to receive
others. The list will be pub.
lished each week.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05
MAS a TASK Eos CENTURIES.
Seems There Are titp2ether 1o>
Many Xmas Of Wal Paper

= read somewhere the olhsr DAY
sac Ny B-iEgiisby thai there are
nov produced -.sz2.71z different styles
81 ~an J,sT-ar and : guess -; -ss:s:s: -
true
We ara going 70 nave few rooms
II our apartment repspsred. and there
have been submitted 70 US 70 choose
from great books Of wal paper
samples representing altogether zoo
s-yieE. And these 200 stvieg YOU I'd
de-stEnd represent Simply me styles
uf one grade o. paper produced by one
uiauutac- urssr. and there are MANY
grades % Wal paper and many manu-
fac-ure-E. End ] guess Tuu were 70
take al The grades snc sry les MADE
~ eact Of The manufacturers and add
mem III together roud fnd that TIE
uuu De- O. STYLES given - ne grand
total namely. 7S42713. Was not "a
from correct
AND ] cant tel TUu nov glad I an
mat We didn't EEve al those styles
% cno1ss from As II Wa. with 0ulT
100 styles va had Z great rir=
Fi-st ~ couldn't tell e. al. RIO
-heu wee half settle or one pape-.
only 70 Hud something thIt We 1Eeo
be-e- when We tu-Bsd over ne leaf
and men ve'd find something thai vac
aDou- "a GOOD. and -hsu We dicr1
know What % O.
Then ~ finally selected one paper
and settled d that aid -ben We &C.
dsd Uu another these TWO fof a.
'a-uing r1omE- DUt when ~ came %
rut hen tugs-her. Why. lhey woulor
On and s. W. had 70 stErt al Cvsr
I'll for one AID maybe before W.
g0t through We discarded both and
1a6 70. SAT once more - Ne 1egip-
clng
And : thought a. G never settle or
which wed tsks 4 JOB 10 decide
Nrv. Dr. -poE rs Just one week 70
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Y. samples I'D here's v-ts- ! wanted
70 say.
Suyyuse thev had sent rs % choose
from -he full complete lines OF al
samples uuu beriug 7.sz2714 ] shUo-
cer 70 -hiuK % T.
We never been satisfied il IRE
world u isss we'd looked them a.
through never. and = i TOOK us one
week 70 lDok through sno decide upon
700 samples. WY. 70 LOOK through
.sz2114 samples would have taken
rs 3s1-3 weeks. o. rising q 90 yssrs
Ny Ny, Nhst "a escape ina
was. a1c Just as likely ss not W.
wouldn't have found IL TIE whole
700 900 samples anything that we'd
really Ike any better nan what we've
zOt uOS ~. Z SUI
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05
wild Boar Hard riohter.

For sheer deviltry and insane feroc-
ity TIE boar STANDS pre-eminent and
FOR courage he has no equal among
animals A wild boar charging has
been known 10 bring an elephant down
on its knees, and one well anthem
Ucated fight Is recorded between a
boar and z full grown tiger in which
the boar more than held its own.
Tigers have the greatest respect for
wild boars and treat them according
-. Ia matter Of speed the horse has
not yet been fosled which can catch
boar in It's first burst 7 have seen
a man OF = thoroughbred Arab try 10
cut out a boar IL breaking back to
cover. and the boar literally walked
around him.-Recreati oB.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05

vty One Milking Machine Was Never
ru- Or the Market.

Inventive genius seldom achieves
1roeBs a The frs1 attempt A half
rovn boy II Pennsylvania, who had
-evutsd MS leisure hours for many
months 70 1hs making uf q milking
2achins q mis- OWL devising. II last
oupistsd II 70 MS satisfaction and
esolrsd . make z trial Of T. With
NJ saving q word 70 anyone he cEr-
ie1 MS machine down from the attic.
rhs-s he had wrought patiently DAY
-fte- dsF = bring II 10 perfection and
ok Il ON 70 The bg-uvzrd. where
Cherry 1hs family COW stood
laudly chewing her cud with her big.
ustF CAL PLAYING round be- a few
minutes later his mother saw him try
II 10 -e-eu1s- the house unseer. He
Was covered with dir from head 10
[put and Il Z state Of decentralization
generally. II ms hand be was CIR
wing something that looked Ike the
wreck Of Toy ba-1leship. For
DerCyE sake Jud- she exclaimed
IA h1Fe you been doing I've
'aar irving ny milking machine on
ae COW. he said Your milking ma
aine- Good land Idd the COW 90
ID tIat 70 vuu9" No. answered
u1 old Cherry would nave stood
o. II IL right II was The calf that
--er-Eirc O seemed 70 object 70 the
machine y outhE COMPANION
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05

TIE an % laughter should surely
- cultivated IL fact. al and every
ming that leads 70 JOY. The wish 70
~ HAPPY. the love o. glaoness and
beauty is Lnlng u D. desired: COZ
Seggsnly II Is worth little culiTs-
Lon Play is &c essen tizl = factor IN
men s Lives 81 WORK Philosophers tel
IS that 10 nan lives lis OWL life Until
be pays. Work comes from the *
igeDcies Of life. from The musx~ Of
ne world, which oftsr push men along
different paLhs 70 those they would
choose 70 travel D. from inclination
" capacity Play Is. however. his ret
rsa1on. ard here a. his leisure time
comes OFT his whole soul; his power
d and choice Of play. his greater or
lesser necessity % il, 70 recuDerats
mi-0 and body from the strain Of
daily work. Laughter is gift that
makes man akin 10 the gods. that wax
ems some Of ne best and brightest Of
his nature.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05
Hardware Mans Secret.

IN tell you a secret about mending
your own steel knives" said a hard
ware dealer 10 one Of his customers
When the handles Of steel knives
and forks come of they can be easily
menoeo with rosin Pour little pow
dered rosin into the cavity in the
handle. Heat the part Of the knife
that fits into the handle until il is red
hot and thrust into the handle. II will
become firmly fixed by the rosin when
it becomes cool. Protect the blade
from the heat"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05
CALLS Fos IMMEDIATE ACTION.
C1-onic Earh.Ior Makes Fe~ Pc
-sr.t Goout the koosrn Hstoin.

There ought 70 be Z Law against
women carrying unconcszled weap-
onE. grUwled the chronic bachelor
~ ths club. That ! haven't been
stabbed % ossth or usimed fOr life
before THIS Is due 70 Z CON bination
of agility ana Eoo6 luck In COZ
rlDceo. ! tel you. II Keeps z man
busy lodging nowadays 70 avoid blood
istuIE when hes travelling IN crowd
% conveyance with women. or even
waking or crowded tbO-oughfsre
4 woman Is positively z menace 70 life
-ne moment she gets Outdo0-f" Why
3Utoo1rE especially" @Hztpins, Hat
pins FCot and han long. some Of
en-. They SICK out from both sides
- IA Ike spears. Every time
woman turns her head these wicked
boxing spears sweep around IN
-vofoot radius, sno svsry tine she
oYus bsr head " and down she takes
2 chzncs d rsking the nearest person
fore snd aft Suppress the woman or
-he hatpln, ] say" Let's make II the
astDin suggested the married man.
gently
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05
Are Ven kester Than Women9

TIE proprietor Of city Laundry
a~s that men are heater than
.r--en.
The average mans laundry bill.
- said me other day is Z prOdigal.
rtiess eytrayagant thing beside the
.ss-age voua1's. Take collars-uo
a ro deeper. 4 man will never wear
collar more than one day. and some
lines. 81 no rs going out he puts On z
fresh collar In the evening But q
Woman studies her collar very care
Illy before she throws IL in the wash
'ne watches IT turn, from day 70 day
rsr dull. then liyid, then-but let US
avoid details. ] viii just say. in one
rord. that d womans collar must be
Iirty positively and Enthusiastically
rirty. before she gives IL UP.
TX pede Herculem,' said the
Earned laundryman. From her col
ar the woman in her entirety may be
Judged. J claim, and ] have statistics
70 back me up. that woman, with all
her vanity and fancy airs. is not near.
ly so neat an animal as man"