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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-25
SAYS CATS ARE TOO LAZY
DR.. Lantz Regards Them as Poor Rat
tiers for That Reason

Rat clubs and other determination
societies expect to leap into popular
favor among housekeepers now that
the government has officially sanction
ed this method for eXterminating the
worst mammal pest in the United
States. The rat not only dissemin-
ates infectious diseases, but it's dep
relations cause losses of many mil
lions of dollars year to farmers and
householders.
|. DR.. David f. Lantz, of the Biologi-
cal Survey, has taken vigorous hold
+of the question. and thus he proceeds
to throw a bomb into the camp of be
levers of the cat as a rat destroyer
However valuable cats may be as
mousers, few of them learn TO catch
rats. The ordinary cat is too well fed
and consequently, too lazy to under
take the capture of an animal as for
midable as the brown rat. Birds are
much more to their liking Rats
have developed so mucn intelligence
and such extraordinary caution that
attempts to exterminate them have
rarely succeeded The failures have
been due not so much to lack of eff
fective methods as to lack of GER
tain precautions and absence of con
certed action
The department suggests that in
terest in organized rat hunts may be
stimulated by offering prizes or re-
wards in various communities to the
individual hauling forth the greatest
number of dead rats after one of the
cfusades
Pamphlets dealing with the rat pro
blem are being sowed broadcast by
the department OF agriculture.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-25
FOUR BIG PARADES
Over 10000 Men in Line at Albany
October z.

OCLODeT Z.
A feature of the Hudson-FultOn
Celebration in Albany Oct. 7th ana
Sth will be the magnificent decora-
lions and Nominations of States st.
the broad avenue leading to the CAPT
tol. The entire street will be formed
into a Court of Honor with 104 col
unfns supporting festoons of signal
flags and streamers of electric lights
while the sides of the court will be
festooned with lights and the colors
of the celebration The whole viii
be Illuminated with thousands of
lights and thirty flaming arc lights
placed in the centre of the street.
The capitol will be seen at the head
as a mass of decorations and lights.
There will be four monster parades
during the two days, the automobile,
fraternal, military and naval parades.
There will be a great number of
beautiful floats in the military and
fraternal parades and in the latter
there will be over 10000 men in line
representing all the fraternal organ
izations. The first United States mil-
itary tournament to be held in the
east will be held for the week begin
ming October 4th, in connection with
the celebration and every branch of
the service will be represented. Elk
hibitions will be given daily illustra-
ting the practice of actual warfare.
General Wood and Acting Secretary
of War Oliver will be in attendance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-25
Hudson.Eulton ceIebratIon

The Hudson-Fulton celebration will
take place from September 25th to
October 9th. The principal events
during the FIRST eight days will take
place in Greater New York and on
the Hudson River opposite the Metro
polls. The pageants and naval par
AIDES of this celebration will form one
of the grandest spectacles- OF modern
times. The Hudson Navigation com
pany with its magnificent fleet OF
steamers and splendid accommodate
'ops offers opportunity to visit New
York at this time in comfort and at
reasonable expense.
Peoples Line Steamers leave AL
bany at s p. m. Citizens Line leaves
Troy 1880 p. m. daily except Satur-
days. Staterooms may be secured in
advance by addressing Wharf Agent
at Albany or Troy
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-25
Have You kldnex rrouhie Z

One or more of the following symp-
toms may indicate that you have;
sharp shooting pains in the small of
The back and loins, cloudy or smoky
urine, whittish or reddish sediment in
urine, too scanty, highly colored ur-
inc, bloody urine, too frequent desire,
scalding or smarting pains in pass
ing, irregular heart action, puffness
under the eyes, nervousness, restless
less, general debility, swelling of the
lower limbs, rheumatism, sciatica,
Iumbago, gravel, etc. Rydale's Kid
ney Remedy is guaranteed to- quickly
relieve and permanently cure all
forms Of Kidney, Bladder and Uri-
nary diseases. Sold and guaranteed
by Shurtleff Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-25
FISH TO FIGHT MOSQUITOES.
Minnows from Barbados to Be Plant
ed in Canal Zone Waters.

Panama, Sept. 23-They are going
to make fish do n large part of the
mosquito fighting on the isthmus in
the future. TIE canal commission
has received a lot of mosquito killing
fish from the island of Barbados in
the West Indies and is going to begin
a systematic planting of the species
in waters within the canal zone. The
FISH have been placed temporarily in
the tank in the court of the adminiss
tration building at Ancon.
Tne freedom of Barbados from max
aria has been attributed to the pre-
sence of these fish in large numbers
in the streams and lakes of the island
The fish are known commonly as Cir
ardinus poeciloides. They belong to
a group known as top minnnows, so
called because they always feed near
the surface of the water
They are never more than an inch
and half long and tley go scooting
through the water with most of. their
backs exposed. This enables them to
pursue bugs over lily pads and other
vegetation covered only by thin film
of water. They are not at all fastidi-
Jus dDOul lltlI 0Oiilt. HtN Will iNc
in stagnant, sluggish or running wa
ter, and they are not particular wnet-
her 1t is fresh or brackish.
Mosquito larvae are the food these
millions banker for, and when they
cannot get nice little broiler mos
quito they will fasten on an old tough
one in preference toscommon food like
water bugs. They have to catch the
old mosquitoes ON the fly, Enough. and
their real usefulness is based chiefly
on their destruction of the larvae.
Once planted in n stream they null
tiply with great rapidity. The young
are born alive, not Matched from an
egg. The minnows ascend streams
gainst a swift current and spread into
the smallest rivulets from the big
streams.
There are already some mosquito
eating fish in Panama waters, but tne
Introduction of the millions is going
to be a great reinforcement TO the
schools of destroyers. OF course,
while the millions surely will be bad
medicine for the anophelos mosqui-
toes, they won't be able to touch the
stegomyia, the really select mosqui-
toes, that breed in exclusive places
like cisterns, rain barrels and old To-
mato cans.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-25
FRANK 8 HOWE. Editor and PubIisht

In discussing tAe abuse which has
been prominent in Franklin and Chit
tenden counties and to less extent in
Rutland eounty through the divert
ing of business from municipal courts
to justices of the peace for the sake
of fees the Rutland Herald says:
This legislation ito correct the
abusel was attempted in 1908, but
was throttled by the judiciary COM
mittee, which seemed to feel that the
smaller pettifoggers of the profess
sion needed the money which results
from the unholy alliance of a certain
deputy, a certain justice and certain
lawyers, for the justice trial of GER
tain cases.
We wish the Herald would be more
explicit and state that the throttlins
was done by the judiciary committee
of the Senate of which committee tne
shining light was Judge F. NJ. Butler
of Rutland. BY the way what has be
come to the House and Senate Jour.
nails of the last session of the legisla-
ture. These records of proceedings
will fix responsibility in many cases
for things done and undone and
SHOULD have been printed and distri-
buted last spring, but have not yet
come to hand. Is the delay the fault
of the printers, the printing commits
sioner or the clerks, whose duty it
was to prepare the copy?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-25

Attorney General Sargent has
Strengthened out the mistakes of the
fish and game commissioner in regard
to the hunters license law by declar
ing that no oath is required by the
law and that no town clerks is autho-
riZed to collect more than so cents
for the license under any circum-
stances. Attorney General Sargent
supports in full the statement made
by the Banner a month ago just
before the law went into effect The
law should not be blamed for tae
blunders of the fish and game depart
ment in attempting to put it in force.
The law has been in effect less than
a month but it is evident that it is
serving the purpose for which it was
intended. Indications are that it will
yield revenue of six thousand to
eight thousand dollars year for the
fisn and game department. This will
enable the stocking of trout streams
to four times the extent that has
ever before been possible. 1t will al
50 permit the improvement of the
hunting by stocking covers and en-
larging the warden service to drive
out the pot-hunters. Every real hunt
er and fisherman in the state is
pleased with the law, the only regret
among most of them being that the
Zee is not fixed at one dollar SO as
to yield more revenue. No law was
ever put in force in Vermont that was
more acceptable to those most inter
ested. The only kicking against ii
comes from those who know but lit
tie about fish and game and are not
interested in its protection and in.
crease.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-25
Are You
A Stranger !?

We are after the strangers to
the leading shoe store of Benning
ton. If the ladies and gentlemen
>who have vt to get acquainted
with our progressive and particu-
lar methods of selling and fitting
footwear will give US one chance
to give you a real footwear treat,
we will entrust our future relations
with you.
All the shoes we sell-whether
| $500. $3.50, 81 rs. $500. So. so.
$500 or SIS 90 a pair-are the
perfection of comfort. We place
| in stock o ly the shoes that are
superior in a material sense as
well as reaching the modern stand.
ard in elegance of contour and
that are authority in fashion.
Not a pair of shoes in Our store
is of mediocre grade.
Not a salesman in our store
that doesn't give customer the
intelligent. careful attention that
places one the feet the correct
shoes.
Not figure on our price tick
cts that doesn't represent the best
shoe value in style and service
yoursmoney can buy.
The quality facts direct you to
Ritchie's for your fall footwear.
A. X.
RITCHIE & co.
The Popular Store"
Main Street Bennington
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-25

ABIGAIL:
Your mother used Gold Medal Flour
You can't and better. Don't try. MARTHA
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-25
HORRIBLY BURNED
BY Boiling Grease Skin All Came
OFF One Side Of Baby's Face
Thought Her Dis6gured for Life.
USED CuTICURA; NO SCAR LEFT,

my baby was sitting beside the
fender and we were preparing the break
fast when the frying-pan full of boiling
grease was upset and it went all over
one side of her face and head. Some
one wiped the scald with a towel, pull
ing the entire skin off. We took her to
doctor. He tended her a week and
all festered and l thought the baby was
disfgured for life. / used about three
boxes of Cuticura Ointment and it was
wonderful how it healed. In about five
weeks it was better and there wasn't
mark to tell where the scald had been.
Her skin is just like velvet. Mrs. Hare,
/, Henry St, South Shields, Durham,
England, March %, 1905"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Sole Props. Boston.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-25
when Your Joints are Stiff

and muscles sore from cold and rheuma-
tism, when you sprain' q joint, strain your
side or bruise yourself, Perry DAVIS Pam
killer will take out the soreness and fix you
right in jifTy. For over 20 years it has
been the standby for emergencies IN thous-
ands of families. Don't go home without q
zoe. or oae Of the new size Soc. bot,---.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-25
A Constipation Core.

A physician prescription put up un-
der the name of Rydale's Liver Tab
lets is sold on a guarantee to cure
chronic constipation. This prepare
ton contains ingredients that stimu-
late and tone the liver, intestines and
bowels. Rydales Liver Tablets over
come and cure constipation, no mat
ter what. part is affected. The reg
ulate the liver, free the bile
ducts from mucus and allow a free
flow of bile. They stimulate the in
testines and establish a healthy habit
of the bowles. so chocolate coated
tablets in each box. Price 25 cents.
Shurtleff Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-25
OUR COMPANY IS MOI EspEc-

tally big but big enough and sufficient
ly managed to insure true and econ,
omie results. We recognize others
but invite you to investigate our ser
vice: Goth year. National Life In
surance Company, Montpelier, Vt
(Mutual.) Earle S. Kinsley, Agent,
Rutland Vt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-18
TEST CASE WILL
 DETERMINE FATE OF l2 SALOONS

The County Commissioners, on Thursday. at 10 a. m-, hold a hear ing on the remonstrance to the appli- cation of John Riccio at 165 Lexington avenue. brought by the Law Enforce ment League.
 This case will serve as a test case for the twelve other remonstrances brought by the league, through it's att ward K. Nicholson. during the latter part of last month All of the re- monstrances were brought on the ground that the applicant had vioiat- ed his right for a renewal by having been convicted for illegal selling with in a year. The new law states that any dealer. who shall be convicted for forfeit his license at the close of that year and can not again take out a license till the number of saloons Is less than one for every 800 inhabitants.
 The saloon dealers say that as the law did not become effective till Oct. l. that convictions prior to that do not count The counsel for the Law the letter of the law clearly shows that 1t applies to convictions within the year and not from any set date. 1t will be for the Commissioners to decide if a conviction for illegal sell ling had before Oct forfeits the right to receive a renewal
 Counsel for the league say that they Court if the decision is adverse to their side. The decision in this case. will have the same effect on the other twelve, which includes the Amazon Cafe which was recently so elegantly fitted up on Fairfield avenue
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-18
KING LEOPOLD'S WIDOW
 LEAVES BELGIUM QUIETLY
Dead Monarch's Daughters Would Not Attend Fathers
 Funeral if Baroness Was to Be Present Her Chil-
 dren Not Eligible to Throne But She Inherits Most
 of Estate Valued at Hundred Millions

contesting the marriage of Leopold and the Baroness. By lending its aid to the daughters. the government is act uated by desire to bring the suit to a speedy termination and escape as much scandal as possible
 Inasmuch as the Pope told the papal representative at Brussels that Leo- pold's marriage to the Baroness was legal as far as the church was con cerned- 1t Is nresumed the contestants will base their action on the absence of a civil ceremony as the marriage was not performed on Belgian soil but had taken place in San Remo. Italy.
 Some, of the estimates of Leopolds s wealth run considerably over s100.- 900 900. The daughters have been cut off with a bequest of tS.0O0 900, this be- ing the sum Leopold received from his father.
 The balance of the Kings -estates 1t Is presumed. Is left to the Baroness
 The next King. 1t is said. plans to oust those who are in authority in the Congo and supplant them with offic- ials who will put an end. to the miser- les caused by Leopold
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-18

Captain George Auger, the tallest nan in the world. who stants eight feet one inch in his stocking feet. is preparing to make his home in Bridge port He has commissioned William F. O'Hara, the well known restaurant CT and former circus man, to find him a residence in this eity. MT. O'Hara Is TOW looking about the city for a house with high ceilings and broad stairways, the door casing of which will admit of ready enlargement, for Captain Auger has to double over Ike a jack knife to enter the ordinary house
 The famous welch giant first got ac- quafnted with the advantages of Bridgeport as place of residence when he came here with the Barnum X Bailey circus Later he appeared here during his vaudeville tours and en- 5oyed royal entertainment at the hands of the Benevolent Order of American Tigers. the organization of circusmen with Headquarters in this city,
 Last summer Captain Auger visited Bridgeport for a few days. the guest cf MT. O'Hara and in order to es- cape the gaze Of the curious throngs that are wont to consregate where yer he is seen, he lived in privacy at Mr. OHara's cottage in Steeplechase IFland- This week he Is in Milwaukee, playing a series of engagements on fhe Orphsum Vaudeville circuit He will prob1biy appear in the spring, at FolPs theatre.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-18
POLICE INTERVIEW MIR. PECK CONCERNING WHEREABOUTS
 OF PRETTY l6 YEARS OLD GIRL
Learn that She Was In New Haven Yesterday. With
 Well Known Chemist, Who Is Said to Have Pinned
 Note Upon Store Door When She Failed to Return

The disappearance of Bessie Costello who was also known as Bessie Lincoln. a pretty girl who has scarcely passed her 18th year. is now engaging the att tention of the detective bureau It Is claimed that Bessie has been vio- lently enamoured of Thaddeus E. Peck. a chemist. formerly of Stratford. who gained fame some time ago by his of- fer to deed a tract of land to be used for church purposes if a Stratford min- ister would agree to hear him expound his views on a new religion. during a period of 36 hours MT. Peck is 70 years. and well-to-do.
 It Is claimed that yesterday after noon MT. Peck accompanied the girl to New Haven Her brother. Edward Costello. reported the matter to Super intendent Birmingham. The latter began an investigation MT. Peck heard of 1t and immed lately called at police headquarters to see if he could be of any assistance to the police.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-18
SUIT BROUGHT TOO LATE
 AGAINST D. E. M'NAMARA
 GROCERS CANNOTR RECOVER
Supreme Court Afirms Decision of Judge Shumway Against Miner, Read & Garrette, Who Sued for Sls,OO0 Damages Occasioned by Collapse of Ware house Which Had Been Constructed in Violation of City's Building Laws

The Supreme court yesterday handed down decision sustaining the action of the Superior court in the case of Miner. Read & Garrette vs. Dennis E. McNamara- By the decision the de- fendant, MT. S-cNamara, wins in the action The case arose through the collapse. on the night of June 1st. 1907, of the building on Union Square in this city owned by the defendant Mir Mo Namara-
 The plaintiffs are a wholesale gro- cery firm located at New Haven with a branch in this city. They were the lessees of MT. McNamara's building on Union Square. In the fall of the building the plaintiffs lost a large quantity of groceries of various kinds, which they claimed were totally de- stroyed. In this action against MT. McNamara. they alleged damages to the amount of s1s.000. They based their suit against MT. McNamara on the ground that he had. in the con- struction of the building. violated the requirements of our building laws and that he had put an extra story on the building without submitting his plans to the board of building commission CT and had neglected to obtain a per- init therefor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-18
TOM LYNCH CHOSEN PRESIDENT OF THE
 NATIONAL LEAGUE
One of the Biggest Surprises In the History of Baseball Sprung When New Britain Man Is Made Unani nous Choice of Magnates.

New Britain, Dec. 1s.-Scenes of the widest enthusiasm are being enact ed here today following the announce meth of the election of Thomas ~ J. Lynch to the presidency of the Ma tional League. Lynch Is one of the most popular men in town and his election is hailed with joy not only by baseball fans but by everyone who knows Lynch.
 Lynch is regarded in New Britain as. the towns Savious of baseball. The New Britain team was organized as a member of the Connecticut Base ball League a few years ago by a few enthusiastic fans who hoped to build up a famous team.
 To their disappointment however, fans were few and 1t seemed an al- amount of interest In the game. Fin ally lest year in sheer desperation. the owners of the team. made a fake" sale of the organization to Lynch He was resident manager. The result was astonishing. Instantly fans be- gan to wander out to the diamonds from hiding places as soon as the sea- son opened and when the final home game was played the crowd was so great that even the bleachers and grandstand were filled and straggiers found standing room only. During the entire season Lynch was the idol of baseball followers in New Britain.
 Lynch was born in New Britain about 45 years ago and has a aways been a resident of the town. Four he purchased the lease of a himself we'll to do from the profits of the house. He also owns one of the largest bill posting establishments in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-18
MEMBERS OF CLUB ILLEGALLY SELLING LIQUOR CANNOT. BE
 HELD AS PRINCIPALS IN ACT

club was merely a subterfuge. or sham organized for the purpose of selling Ii- quor on Sunday Attorney Frederick Bartlett, attorney for the defense. re- piled by saying. that he did not see why MT. Eagan should not be treated as an ordinary offender who sold li- quor without a license He urged that this was the first offence of the accused and should therefore be given the usual fine
 Judge Wilder said that the offence was not an ordinary one, in that by selling liquor on Sunday the acnused had been 'depriving honest ksslar7. Keepers of business < ~ ~
 Attorney Bartlett tried to get the court to accept the question of the sale or liquors to members of clubs as the point at issue. but the court declined The judge held that the question be- fore him was whether or no Eagan had sold the liquor without a license to two men who were not members These were detectives in the employ Of the Law Enforcement Lea gue
 Attorney Bartlett said there were many club members in the city who would like to know just what their rights are He said it had never been settled in this State as yet Tn other States the decisions are balanced
 The sentence meted out to Eaeau was thought to be severe and the fight will be carried to the higher court Here Attorney Bartlett will again try to have the court pass on the rights of members to purchase liquors in their clubs.