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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-02
AS SUBSTITUTE FOR FOOTBALL
Writer Suggests That Flowing Matches
Would Be Advisable.

A blowing match will help to inter
est boys in farming, and perhaps be
quite as profitable in the end as q
football match. A blowing match is
managed by measuring of equal tracts
to be pl0wed by each contestant, the
time being noted at the start and q
limited time allowed for finishing the
track. The contest Is to be judged
by the straightness OF the burrows.
the evenness OF the burrows both as
to depth and width, and the amount
Of land plowed within the time limit.
after which suitable prizes are award.
ed. Stock judging contests, butter
making contests and butter scoring
contests will all add interest and de-
sire to excel on the part OF the pupil.
II boy Is Of a mechanical turn.
give him an introduction to farm me-
chanics. Experiments showing the in
1uence of grade on the draft OF a farm
wagon may be made with simple ap.
paratus the boy could construct him
self. 1t can also be easily shown how
draft Is influenced by the width Of
tire as well as by the size OF the
wagon wheel, also the direction Of line
Of draft and its influence on the draft
Of the wagon. Let boy with a me-
chanical head make an apparatus for
demonstrating the principles Of even
ers. or let him make working model
OF farm pump.
Thus in various ways It Is possible
to show the boy who thinks he knows
It all that he still has something to
learn, and to show the plodding boy
that there is much beside drudgery on
the farm II he will but open his eyes.
Southern Workman.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-02
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of Interest From Fourteen coun.
M ties Of State.

The Rev. Mr.. Warren has arrived
In Fair Haven from Montague, Ont,
10 assume his new duties as rector OF
ST. Luke's Episcopal church.
DIR. Frank M. Brand, OF Hartford,
Conn.,, a Russian, who has been In
this country only nine months, upon
a recent visit TO the house OF correc.
tion, Rutland. said he thought It
should be named "'rhe Rutland Hotel
as II is so comfortable and homelike
ms compared with Russian prisons.
To-day is the eightieth anniversary
OF the issuance OF the first policy by
the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
Co., Montpelier. This policy was Is
sued to Daniel Baldwin, the first pres
ident Of the company and was for $500
on his home In this city During that
year the Vermont Mutual issued 1Sl
policies, while In 1907 II wrote 1890.
The house At Edward Nash at Hub
bardton was destroyed by fire Monday
morning, the blaze started while the
members OF the family were In bee
and the origin Is unknown. A part Of
the furniture was saved and, because
OF the high wind, the barns were saved
with great difficulty. The loss Is "
900 partly covered by insurance.
At n recent special inspection OF Co
l.. LIST Inf. " N. G., Newport. the In
spector reported that he found The
company this time in worse condi
ton than before. He found no faul
with the commissioned officers but pu
the blame ON the privates. Capt
Clarence w. Richmond has rendered
resignation but the inspection or thu
results Of 1t had nothing to do with hi
act, which he has contemplated TO
some time.
/ F. w. Stanyan has been promoted I,
be general superintendent Of tn
Montpelier 4 Wells River railrOa,
with full charge of maintenance. or
Grating, and traffic, and head OF tn
departments. The order will 60 int
effect tomorrow. Mr.Stanyan ha
been connected with the Montpelier
Wells River road as superintendent
since 1898, and also as treasurer sine
1903.
Melville b. Boyle, "a years old wan
ed in Burlington on charge of ell
bezzlement, was arrested at Toronto
Monday night. He will waive extrad
ton proceedings and return to Burlini
ton with an officer who has gone
Toronto. Boyle is the young man VIII
recently left Burlington with Miss. Ev
Barney, also of Burlington. He wa
employed by the Home Life Insuranc
Co., in that city.
| Orders to the several companies c
the First Vermont regiment have bee
issued from the Office of Adjt. Gel
w. II. Gilmore by Capt. Edward Bal
err, regarding the change In the fla
necessitated by. the admission OF Oh
lahoma as state. At present ever
other row had eight stars. Under III
new arrangement the first, thir'
fourth. and sixth rows will have eigf
stars. the second and fifth rows seve
stars.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-02
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

" Estate OF JOHN II. KELsO.
The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the District OF Ben
nington, C0MMISSI0NFRS, to receive, exam
Inc and adjust all claims and demands OF all per-
ate OF Bennington In said distriot, deceased,
and all claims exhibited In Offset there
to hereby give notice that We will meet for the
purpose Aforesaid at the ONCE Of Batchelder &
Bates In the Village Of bennington In said
district. on the 4th day OF April. Iaee and 18th
day of Sept. 1908. from p. m until i0'cl0ck
p. IN. each OF said days. and that six months
from the 18th day OF March, A. D. 1905. Is
the time limited by said Court for said creditors
and allowance.
Dated at Bennington. w.. this 18th day Of
EDWARD L BATES,
LYMAN +. ABBOTT,
Commissioners.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-02
SENATOR PRocToR's WILL
A Gift Of $4,000 for the Town Library
Few Public Bequests,

Rutland, April 1.-The will OF the
late Senator Redfield Proctor was
probated late yesterday afternoon and
his sons, Fletcher ID. and Redfield
Proctor. were appointed executors.
The only requests of public inter.
est were the sum of $4,000 In trust
for the Proctor library and a small
sum for the care Of the family lot in
the Proctor cemetery. The fund for
the library Is available IL an equal
amount up to the total income OF the
beQuest is raised from other sources
The present income is sufficient ia
call for the entire income Of the sen
ators gift.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-02

We. the undersigned. do hereby
agree to refund the money on SO
cent bottle Of Greene's Warranted Sy.
rup OF Tar II II falls to cure your
cough or cold. We also guarantee q
Is cent bottle to prove satisfactory or
money refunded.
Hyde's Drug Store G. H. Houghton
J. M. Ayres, A. 8. Hathaway.
Harwood Drug Store
G. r. and A. B. Hawkins
D. A. Ward. o. K adams,
B A. Quinlan, u. @. Woodwork,
w. L. G0kay, o. Il. Adams q Co.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-02
BURLINGTON LICENSE FEES
No Surety Bond viii Be Accepted
From Apple ants--Rules Adopted.

Burlington. April 1.-The license
board organized today with c. s.
lsham as chairman and secretary.
The other members are C. S. Palmer
and Gardner Brewer.
The board adopted rules and fixed
the fees as follows: First class, 81,
200; second class. $500; third and
NTH class $3.50 each; seventh class
81 900.
No surety company bond will be &C
cepted from applicants. and no appli
cation will be received after 6 O'Clock
the night OF April Z. Two applications
were made this morning.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-02
REWARDS ron STOWE ROBBERS
Government Offers $3.50 and Town 500
MEN Still at LARGO

Stowe, April There are no new
developments in the search for the
three men who robbed the post-ofiice
here early yesterday morning, though
many rumOrs are IN the air. 1t was
reported that three suspicious look
Ing men were seen walking between
Middlesex and Waterbury and a
searching party is now in that vicin.
ity.
The town has offered a reward OF
500 man for their apprehension
and the government offers the usual
reward Of $3.50 a man.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-02
Not e'9rryInu Now.

Long-By the way, old man, you are
looking hundred per cent better
than you did this time last year. Are
you feeling good?
Short-You bet am. A year ago
was worrying about my debts.
Long-All paid now. Ell?
Short--No; but they have increased
until there is no use in trying to pay,
so I've cut out the worry.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-02
BALLOON LANDS At oAsssrrs
Three Men Who Started From North
Adams Descended In Vermont.

Rutland, April IA, balloon occu.
pied by A. Holland Forbes OF New
York and N. H. Arnold and r. l.. Gard
ner OF North Adams, Mass landed last
evening near Gassetts. The balloon
lists started yesterday from North Ad-
ans, from which point Mr.. Forbes is
making weekly fights. They landed
without mishap. the flight having been
a successful one. The balloon which
was addressed to the North Adams
Aero club was shipped through this
city last night.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-02
BOWERS BREAKS OVER
Had Been Taking Hypnotic Treatment
For Drink Habit.

Montpelier, April 1.--Henan Bow
ers, who has been arrested a great
number Of tin e on intoxication
charges has been apprehended once
more for his old failing. He has been
taking hypnotic treatment for alcohol
ism and this IL his second fall In six
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-02


This woman says that sick
women should not fail to try
Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound as she did.
Mrs. A. Gregory, of 1856 Lawrence
St. Denver, Col, writes to Mrs.
Pinkham:
~ was practically. an invalid for six
years, on account Of female troubles.
I underwent an operation by the
doctors advice, but in few months /
was. worse than before. A friend adj
vised Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and it restored me TO perfect
health, such as / have not enjoyed in
many years. Any woman suffering as
did with backache, bearing down
pains, and periodic pains,should not fail
to use Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound"
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia 4. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands Of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges
ton, dizziness Ornervous prostitution
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice,
She has guided thousands ia
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-02
A Clever Woman.

She--"Mary Graham is certainly a
very clever woman. yet she has little
TO say" He-"That's where her
cleverness comes in. She leads a man
to believe that she thinks he Is worth
listening to-"
Arizona republican., 1908-10-31
WHO HAVE DESERTED HIM
In His Buffalo Speech Mir. Taft Took Occasion Also to Reply to inc Standard Oil Kings Kind Words In His Behalf.

Buffalo, Oct. 3O.-Sledge- hammer blows at the Gompers-B Bryan labor legislation plans were delivered here tonight by Wm. H. Taft before two immense audiences. Taft gave the names of many labor leaders high in the councils of the American Fedora tion of labors who he said, were leav- ing GOmpers.
 "The attempt of MT. GOmpers," he declared with great emphasis, ito de- liver the labor vote of the country, is as audacious an act of political eff frontery as has ever occurred in the history of politics.
 The men who decline to follow him are John Mitchell, James Duncan, first vice president of the American Federa- ton of Labor, Daniel Keefe. head of the longshOremen's union, W. D. Ryan, sec retary and treasurer of the United Mine Workers; A. L. Faulkner, presi- dent of the Window Glass Workers of America; Claude Worth, secretary and treasurer of the International Dredge Workers; Charles Mccarthy, grand president of the Tug Bremen and Linemen's asssciation; W. T. Fuller, of the Elevator employees; T. J. Dolan, of the International steam shovel and dredgemen and many other high of ficials of labor organizations.
 Tt is a struggle for political exis-
Arizona republican., 1908-10-31
BRYAN's VIEW OF IT.
He Thinks John Q. Is Honest For
 Once.

Cleveland. Oct 30.-After travelling up ana down and across the state of Ohio today William J. Bryan arrived here at 8: 90 tonight and was the re- cipient of a great demonstration. A dozen or more marching clubs escorted the democratic candidate to the Cen tral arinory where he spoke to vast corcourse Latey he went to the Gray's armory and spoke to another immense crowd of people.
 Beginning at Napoleon early this morning MT. Bryan hurled an ava Ianche of condemnation upon the heads of John D. Rockefeller and An drew Carnegie at every point where his train stopped. He had observed in the morning papers an authorized statement by the financiers that they were supporting Taft because Taft was supporting them. and concerning Carnegie he accused him of having absorbed competitor of the steel trust after obtaining the approval oi President Roosevelt and he said the steel trust today was supporting MT Taft. as it helped to secure his nom nation
 Today's journey through the state was a repetition of the visit of week ago. Great crowds turned out every where to greet MT. Bryan.
 Northern Indiana will claim MT Bryan's attention tomorrow, previous to his arrival at Chicago tomorrow night.
 In his speech in the Central armory tonight Mir Bryan discussed the dem- ocratic platform. laying great stress on the blanks relating to the guaranty of bank deposits, publicity of cam paign contributions and the trusts The latter two topics provided hin with the theme for his attacks on the financiers. the president and Taft.
 The Standard Oil company and the steel trust, through Messrs, Rockefel- Ter and Carnegie. were credited witt supplying the funds for the republican campaign.
Arizona republican., 1908-10-31
RIDE
 FROM GLOBE Ralph Cameron and Party Ar-
 rived Last Night TRIP MADE IN SIX HOURS
The Candidate Beaming With Confidence of Victory Next Tuesday--He Left Last Night to Close the Campaign In the South.

Ralph Cameron, the republican can didate for delegate to congress, last night completed the second remark able trip of his campaign. The first was his horseback ride from Spring erville to Clifton
 He arrived here yesterday evening from Globe, having made the dis tance. 135 miles, in the actual run ming time of six hours and twenty two minutes. He was accompanied by Joe F. Morrison, Charles T. Mar tin, the republican candidate for the legislative council from Gila county; General Manager Mccarthy of the Globe Consolidated Mining company, and John Brown, chauffeur. The journey was made in MT. Martins Rec.
 The party started early in the morning after a most successful meeting the night before. Several stops were made at camps along the way and at Roosevelt there was a stay of three hours and a half in which Mir. Cameron saw pretty nearly every man in the camp. At the same time a brief inspection of the works was made.
 A gait of twenty-five miles an hour was kept up for long stretches of the government road and the last tw wenty- ,hree miles before reaching Mesa were done in fifty minutes Still better time was the run from Mesa to Tempe in fifteen minutes.
 The meeting at Globe. the tourists said was one of the best of the entire campaign. The attendance was record breaking, but what was more 10 the purpose the evident sympathy of the audience. Among the speak CTS was J. C. Adams. who had just arrived from Phoenix. He attracted the good will of the audience by a couple of aprOpos stories after which he dealt out some solemn and seri- ous truths. which were received with wild applause.
 Mir Cameron is highly elated with
Arizona republican., 1908-10-31

tence on the part of Mir. Gompers and he is willing to resort to every extreme method possible to secure success"
 After asserting that the protective system was decidedly the most impor- tant consideration of the American workmen, Taft added: MT. Gompers however has so committed himself on one subject with reference to labor that he is willing to sacrifice every other consideration, however, important and material to the welfare of wage earn CTS. He is willing to have a return of the conditions that existed in 1896, so eloquently described by him at that time, if only he can secure what he regards as the proper legislation con- corning injunctions. He proposes to abolish injunctions in industrial dis putes where the injunction is issued to protect a person whose business is injured by the law1ess acts of work ing men and this by statute. He also proposes to legalize the secondary boy colt, although many trades unions have distinctly renounced it's use as an in strumentality in industrial disputes which is un-republican and un-Amer- ican, and which is certain to react upon the users as a boomerang with disas- trous effect.
 President Roosevelt in a letter to Mir. Bryan has inquired of him wheth- CT the democratic platform is to be taken as favoring this plan of Mir. Gompers which Gompers asserts to be the fact. saying that it was agreed be- tween MT. Gompers and MT Bryan that what the labor interests have been demanding from congress should be a part of the democratic platform. Bry an refused to answer Roosevelt's ques- tions, and therefore we may take it, he is committed to Gompers' program" After expressing the belief that the legislation which Gompers proposed would be unconstitutional. Judge Taft concluded: The charge that I ever sentenced a man without a full hear ing or made an order affecting his wages without a full hearing is alto gether unfounded and false"
 The meeting at Utica today between Taft and James s. sherman and the magnitude of the enthusiasm of the reception of the republican presidential candidate received in this city tonight were features of the campaign Judge Taft is making in northern New York.
 At the convention hall Taft tooS-up the Standard oil subject. Bryan is greatly troubled" said he about my attitude toward the trusts and even more so by the announcement that Rockefeller is for me. If the Standard Oil company were anxious to bring a all ghn ta1- that the last thing that would be done would be to advertise its support for me. Therefore this publication which MT. Bryan is now making so much of, it seems to me has but little signifi- canoe in attempting to show that the Standard oil or any trust, because it hopes for immunity. is supporting me. That is not the way things are done.
Arizona republican., 1908-10-31
TAFT GETS 325 VOTES
The Chairman Sure of New York, Ohio and Indiana But He Comedies a Possi- ble Falling Away of Four teen Votes.

New York, Oct 30.-In his forecast of the composition of the electoral college which will choose the next president and vice president of the United States. Hitchcock claims 325 republicans. or S3 more than will be required to elect.
 For the republican ticket Hitchcock is sure of New York. Ohio. and In diana. He also includes in the reDub- lican column, Nebraska, Montana. Maryland and Nevada. In explaining his list. hitchcock said that he be- lieved the chances were even in Ken lucky and Missouri with their 13 and IS votes respectively.
 If by chance any of the states claimed should go democratic, he said they would be Maryland. Montana and Nevada with a total vote of fl votes. This would leave a republican margin of 69 The states claimed for Taft with their electoral votes follow; California 10. Colorado 5. COnnecti- cut .. Delaware 9, Idaho 9. Illinois 2I. Indiana 15. Iowa 13, Kansas 10, Maine 6. Maryland 8. Massachusetts 16.
 Michigan IA, Minnesota II. Montana
 9. Nebraska 8. Nevada 3, New Hamp-
 shire I, NeyF Jersey F, New York 5s. North DakSa i. Ohio 2S- oregon 4, Pennsy1vam a 34, Rhode Island 4, Pennsylvania s4, Rhode Island 4, Washington ,. West Virginia :, Wis | consin 13, Wyoming 3.-Total 325.
Arizona republican., 1908-10-31
THE CAUSE OF HE FURRY.

Chicago. Oct. 36.-A dispatch from New York to the Record Herald says that John D. Rockefeller in an inter view today telling why he intended to vote for Taft said: 'Tt seems to me that this is a time when the, question if put directly. to any American cit izen which candidate he will support for the presidency, he should be man ly enough to answer it just as di- rectly. If for no other reason l will support Taft because comparing him personally with Bryan. I find the bal ance of fitness and temperament en- tfrely on his side The election of Taft I believe will make for law and order and the stability of business. l do not however support the general re- publican position on tariff and cur rency. I am always a republican"
Arizona republican., 1908-10-31

the situation and he has absolutely no doubts of his election. His con- fidence was shared by all of his companions. wen give him ma jority," said Mir Mccarthy, and it will be such a substantial majority that Mark Smith will notice it." Mir. Morrison said that there was no doubt that Cochise would give a small majority for Cameron and he had been informed by Dell NJ. Potter, a business man who never gets ex- cited. that for the first time Graham county would next Tuesday cast a majority of it's votes for a republi- can candidate for delegate.
 We are hopeful of carrying evey county in the territory said MT. Morrison: i've are conceding noth- ing to Mark Smith. He may get a couple of counties, but we do not think he will"
 The cross country trip was made with two purposes in view; one was to enable Mir. Cameron to meet the voters of Roosevelt and the other was to save a days time. He was anxious to be at Douglas early to- morrow, but could not have reached that point nearly so soon by rail. There would have been delays at Bowie and Benson which would have prevented his arrival on time.
 Mir. Mccarthy said that the trip which they had completed ought to furnish a suggestion for improved transportation facilities between Phoenix and the best town in the territory-Globe. It will require only fifteen miles of road building to connect the two towns by the best road in the west. There is the gov ernment road from Mesa to Roose- welt. The government has given Gila county, instead of the submerged county road. a regular turnpike. built on high level and has constructed it to within fifteen miles of Globe The board of trade of that place is considering the project of extending the work to the town and will ask the board of trade of Phoenix to cooperate in the enterprise.
 Messrs. Martin. Mccarthy and Brown will start on their return this morning Messrs. Cameron and Nor rison left for the south on the even ing train. MT. Cameron will close his campaign either at Douglas or Bis bee.