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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-27
ISLAND PROVES WORTHLESS
elamor DispeIled by Unsuccessful
Search for Hidden Treasure

Nogales, Ariz., Dec. 27-The mys-
terry and glamor surrounding Tiburch
island, Gulf of California, has been
dissipated effectually through the re-
turn of seven American explorers,
who visited the island. They had
supposed it to be inhabited by man
eating Seri Indians and to contain
hidden treasures and rich mineral de-
posits. The party was under the
leadership of Prof. Fayette A.
Jones.
The explorers landed at Keno bay
on the mainland and were visited by
20 Seri men and women who proved
friendly and who informed them that
there was nothing of value on the is
land. The expedition crossed to the
island, however, and established a
permanent camp, and for five weeks
prosecuted their explorations, finding
no indication of anything of value or
of great interest.
The island is 20 miles wide and 35
miles long and is of volcanic origin,
1t contains no human beings but hun
dreds of deer and myriads of wild pig
cons. Inscriptions were found prov
ing the visit there in 1905 OF a rescue
party in search of traces of the Grin
dell exploring expedition, which was
lost the year before.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-27
RECOGNIZED AS A STATESMAN
Candidates Scheme at Once Seen to
Be the Production Of
Master Mind.

Our end of the town is completely
without police protection" said the
aldermanic candidate in a lively
speech. ELECT me and l promise to
have this section of the city literally
swarming with police"
The next night he was denounced
by the opposition as a four fiusher
and asked to outline his plan for Sc
curing proper protection.
Ladies and gentlemen" he began
at the following meeting. II was
called a buffer by our friends, the op-
position, last night. l now propose to
show you how will make good in my
promise. First of all l will start the
movement for more police protection
by hiring two new cooks. Let every
man of family in this audience hire
one cook and keep her and we'll need
an exclusion act to keep the cops out
of our territory"
Pandemonium broke loose. A new
Bolivar had appeared in their midst
and at the election his rival was
swamped into oblivion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-27
FRANK e. HOWE. Editor and Pub
Il Hapaood Were Governor

Editor of the Banner: You sug-
gest that "HapgooP write a letter" in
case the fe VIKINGS mentioned as his
probable platform ARE not enough"
So here goes.
AS governor he would see that the
law is enforced, as chief duty.
Veto any and every bill which he
disapproved, even though assured
that his veto would not be upheld. He
cannot see how that he could take
the governors oath and do other
wise, And as to any salary grab"
bill in particular, | fear that furniture
in the Executive chamber would be
in a dilapitated condition after such
a bill was presented.
See TO it that as long as present
law remains, men as well as women
have the benefit of the hangman S
moose. A thirty years record of
hanging every woman and committing
the sentence of every man is about
enough. Let us have rope strong
enough to swingsnp a man.
Work for a constitutional amend
ment that would render ineligible any
member of the legislature to any of
flee created by that legislature or
whose emoluments are increased
thereby. Herein lies the great, cry
ing evil of the day, that has piled up
our offices and commissions, and the
salaries attached thereto, until the
condition of affairs is, well nigh, I'M
bearable.
Favor an Australian ballot that is
an Australian ballot, not its perver-
sion as is the condition today. Where
single cross at the top votes the
whole state, congressional and county
| tickets, the very object aimed at by
the real Australian ballot is destroy
ed.
Help Howe along with his Trunk
| Line highways. Now if Howe was
only speaker and Hapgood governor
what a round up" there would be in
that line Let's go in" for it, sonny
what say? 1t seems that you have
good ministerial backing and fair
press support And in spite of your
unfounded reference to my affection
| for the ministry, my best friends are
in it. The pulpit and the press would
| largely favor above mentioned prin-
| ciples, and the pulpit and the press
are our best support.
Several other points might be ia
ken up but we should not attempt to
| swallow too much at time.
NJ. ]. Hapgood.
Peru, VT, Dec. %, 1909
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-27
A Surprising Neglect

Most readers of the Journal will be
surprised to learn from the article on
Local Cemeteries" printed today
that the grave of Daniel p. Thompson
on of the most famous literary men
Vermont has produced, which is in
our own city, is unmarked by monu-
ment or headstone.
AS the author of The Green Noun.
tain Boys" he has been known to Yer
monters far and wide for almost 70
years. Our first successful novelist
one of our earliest writers and the
author of History of Montpelier, his
name long has been a household word
in this state and 1t is a reproach to
Vermont and particularly to Montpel-
Ter. that his grave should have been
so long neglected
Born in Charlestown, Mass, Octo-
Der /, 1895 he came to Berlin with
his father in the year 1900. He stud
led at Randolph and Danyille and in
1916 entered Middlebury College
from which institution he was grad
uated In 1920. He went to Virginia,
engaged in teaching. studied law and
was admitted TO the bar of the Old
Dominion. Returning to Montpelier
he engaged in the practice of law He
was soon chosen Register of Probate
for Washington county, which office
together with that of clerk of the
House of Representative he held for
several years. Later be was appoint
Ted clerk of the county and supreme
courts and soon after Judge of pro.
bate He was elected secretary of
state in 1858, holding the Office until
1855 From 1916 to 1855 he was edi-
tor of the Green Mountain Freeman.
Originally a democrat, he became
identified with the old Liberty party
and later was a republican. He was
an ardent fisherman and loved out
of door life.
In 1885 he wrote May Martin or
the Money Diggers," winning a prize
offered by a Boston paper. The
Green Mountain Boys" appeared in
1870 Then followed Locke Amsden
or the Schoolmaster," book design.
ed 10 aid in reforming the school
system of that period The Ran
gers or the Torys Daughter" pub.
lished in 1851, contains an interest.
ing account of the battle of Benning.
ton. Tales of the Green Mountains
appeared in 1882 "Gaut Gurley, or
the Trappers ofthe Umbago," in 1857,
and The Doomed Chief, or Two
Hundred Years Ago" a tale founded
on the life of King Philip, in 1860,
The last works were "Centeola," and
History of Montpelier" although
he wrote not few shorter stories
and articles
May Martin" and THE Green
Mountain Boys" are said to have
passed through as many as fifty edit
ions, being republished in England
and some scenes from his books have
been dramatized.
The author died on June 6, 1865
as the result of paralytic shock.
| 1t is not right that a man who did
so much to make Vermont history pop
| ular, man who added materially to
the fame of his adopted state. should
lie in an unmarked grave. Some
| steps should be taken not only in
Montpelier, but throughout the state
to provide monument for D. P
thompson. One year hence it ought
not to be possible to bring such a
charge of neglect against Vermont
Montpelier Journal,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-27
cHRIsTY FAMILY TROUBLES
Wife Obtains Certified Copy of Pa
pers Sending Husband to Asylum

New York, Dec. 24-An order dir
Getting the state lunacy commission
to. furnish Mrs. Maybelle Thompson
Christy with certified copy of pa
pers in connection with the commit
ment of her husband Howard Chand-
Ter Christy, the artist, to an institu-
ton for the insane in this state in
March, 1907. was obtained by Mrs.
.Christy's attorneys from Supreme
Court Justice Mclean yesterday.
Christy is making his home in
GAINESVILLE. Ohio, while Mrs. Christy
remains in this city According TO
Charles A. Taussig Mrs. Christy's
attorney, the papers are wanted for
use in the hearing before the probate
court of Muskingum county, Ohio for
a writ of habeas corpus under which
Mrs. Christ( hopes to obtain possess
ion of her ten year old daughter now
with the artist al GAINESVILLE.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-27

The chamber of Martin Luther at
Wartburg has fallen into state OF
ruin. Admirers who have visited the
Ritterhaus of Voburg, where the
Elector Frederick the Wise offered
asylum to the reformer, have allowed
their real to exceed their discretion
and, vandal like, have carved their
names with their pocket knives on
the table, and Clipped of bits from
the bedstead, so that to restore II
would necessitate making 1t anew.
The same has happened with the
plaster on the wall, and the famous
ink stain has disappeared completely
It is high time that measures should
be taken to make an end of these
scandalous depredations. - Jenaei
Volksblatt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-27
TAKING UP PAUPER CASES
Seventeen Rutland County People at
Asylum Must Have Hearing

Rutland, Dec 24.-Seventeen of the
cases of Rutland county people con.
fined at the Brattleboro retreat, who
must have rehearing under the new
law to determine whether or not
they are held there Illegally, were la
ken up. Wednesday in probate court
before Judge A. G. Coolidge of this
city. Attorney General John G. Sar-
gent and States Attorney j. C. Jones
appeared for the state, W. T. Foley
of West Rutland represented the
town of West Rutland and b. l.. Stat
ford appeared for Ira, Dandy, Clar-
endon and Mount Holly. DR.. w. H.
Grinnel of Dandy and DR.. c. B. Ross
of West Rutland, who recently ex-
amined the II patients as to their
sanity, testified before the court and
there was evidence introduced as to
their right to be supported at the ex'
pense of the state.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-27
WHITE GIRLS AND NEGROES
Club Room Run by coIored Soldiers
at Winooski Raided

Burlington, Dec. 24.-Mabel She
quin, young white girl of this city
was arrested Wednesday night in the
Hiawatha club rooms in Winooski,
charged with being a prostitute. Miss
Shequin, tastefully attired in a long
black coat and blue princess gown
tainted after arriving at the jail,
causing no little CONSERVATION. She
is charged with having been an in
mate of the disofderly house at 81
First street.
When the officers visited the So
called club rooms they found over 20
white girls dancing and engaged in
conversation with the colored troop
ets who conduct and frequent the
club rooms. Many of the girls did
not appear to be over 20 years old
and a few Others seemed as young as
16 or II.
A bar where intoxicating liquor
was being sold, was also running full
blast. One officer said 1T was the
toughest place l was ever in"
Most of the girls who visit there
reside in Burlington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-27

A st. Louis paper printed this story
in its editorial column as pointed
suggestion that the public required
action of municipal officers. Are you
a Quaker?" demanded the small boy
of the man with the wide-brimmed
hat. Yes, friend" was the reply. "A
shaking Quaker" pursued the boy
Yes, friend came the second reply
well. them said the small boy. do
IT."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-27
vERMoNTER DENoUNcEs COOK
Charles A. Sheldon of Rutland Fam
lily Tells What He Knows

Rutland, Dec. 24.-Charles A. Shell
don of New York who not long ago
made large geological collections for
the government in Alaska has return
ed home after visiting his parents,
Postmaster and Mrs. John A. Shell
don of this city. Mr. Sheldon was
in Alaska at the time DR.. F. A.
Cook alleges that he climbed Mount
Mckinley and be himself camped a
long distance up the mountain. He
is strong in his denunciation of
Cook and he feels positive that the
explorer never reached the top of Mt.
Mckinley. Mr.. Sheldon appeared
this week before the Peary club in
New York to tell what he knew Of
the situation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-27
Microscopic Mechanism.

Mymeoldcs. an ancient carver. was
so proficient in microscopic mechan-
ism that he made an ivory ship, with
all its decks. masts yards, rigging and
sails, in so small compass that 1t
might have been hidden under the
wing of fly. He also made chariot
with four wheels and as many har-
messed horses, which took up scarcely
more room than the ship
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-27
OPEN SEASON FOR PHEAsANTs
Clause in Game Laws the Subject Of
Discussion Among Sportsmen

DISCUSSION among SportSmen
Albany, Dec. 27.-There has been
much discussion among the sports
men relative to the clause i'm the
game law which states that there
shall be no open season for pheasants
prior to 1910, and in some sections
of the state an opinion is prevalent
that pheasants may legally be killed
after January LIST.
The Forest, Fish and Game com
mission states that prohibition
against killing before a certain date
must not be taken as permission to
kill after that date; The open sea
son for pheasants in Livingston,
Monroe, Ontario, Orleans and Wayne
counties begins the FIRST Tuesdayld(
counties begins the first Thursday of
October. 1910 and in Fulton county
September l6. In Suffolk and Dut-
chess, counties the season begins on
November |. Elsewhere in the state
the legislature has made no opening
date and until this is done there can
be no legal open season, aside from
the counties above specified
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-27
RICHEST WOMAN IN WORLD
Hartman Estate is Now Valued al
$220,00o,000

New York. Dec. 24.-Edward H.
Hartman was really worth over 5000,
100000 at the time of his death.
Since his death his estate has profit
ed by rise in market values and
the fortune of Mrs. Hartman is es-
timated at 1920. 100000 which would
make her probably the richest wom-
an in the world
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-27
BIG VERMONT FAILURE
Homer Thrasher of Newport Files in
Bankruptcy

Rutland. Dec. 24.-Homer Thrasher
of Newport has filed petition in
bankruptcy in the office of F. S. Plat
clerk of the United States court in
this city. His schedule gives his liza
bilities as S1S,749.90 and his assets
as $22,375 with $500 exempt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-27
Saved at
St. Winnifred
Hospital
tsan Francisco Bulletin. }

The physicians in Honolulu could
do nothing for U. S. Deputy Marshall
Winters and he gave them up in de-
spair and came to San Francisco to
see If there was any physician here
who could cure an extreme case of
chronic Bright's Disease. He had
had two uraemic commissions, was al
most bursting with dropsy, and. after
fighting the disease for two years was
at the end of the way. The physici-
an he consulted in this city told him
that chronic Nephritis is now cur
able disease and that he would prob
ably recover. He sent the patient to
the ST. Winnifred Hospital, put him
on the new treatment for chronic
Bright's Disease, Fultons Renal Com
pound, and proceeded to aid it in
ways that the skilled practitioner un-
derstands. In four months Winters
went back to the Islands perfectly
well.-San Francisco Bulletin.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-27
He SOLD LIQUOR
Fred Wagner sentenced for Not Less
Than Nine Months

Woodstock, Dec. 24.-Fred Wagner
'of Bethel who pleaded guilty in Wind
sor county court yesterday to one Of
tense of selling liquor and was SEN
fenced to not less than nine and not
more than ten months in the county
iail.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-27

We sent for the treatment given
the patient referred to- in the st.
Winnifred Hospital with such remark
able results and have it in stock for
patients here. Chronic Kidney Di-
sease, including Bright's Disease and
Diabetes, are now durable. B. A.
Quinlan, North street is our sole
local agent
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-27

Dividend July LIST. 1909. was at the rate OF
4 per cent per annum.
Dividends are declared twice year, viz a.
OF the first days of January and July, accord
ing to law.
the principal and draw interest as new deposits.
whether bank book "a presented or not.
Deposits made on or before the fifth day OF
any month draw interest from the first day OF
that month.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-11-25
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

Football has been banished from the
New York public schools by the board
of supervisors. While there has been
no fatalities among the public school
teams this season, there has been
many accidents in which bones were
broken and pupils otherwise injured.
After years of labor and the eXpendi-
ture of millions of dollars by the
Pennsylvania railroad, the last link in
the steel chain which will connect New
Jersey with Long Island, has been com
pleted and the first passenger coach
has run through the completed tun-
nels under the Hudson river, Manhat-
tan Island and the East river.
The centenary of the national in
dependence of the Argentine Republic
will be celebrated during the summer
of 1910 by four expositions, distinct
In management and held at different
dates, but all located at the city of
Buenos Ayres There will also be
| Il
ventions, including the fourth inter
national conference of the American
republics and the international con
gress of medicine and hygiene.
The 10000 operatives in the cotton
mills of Fall River, Mass, face re-
duction of nearly 8 per cent in their
wages on Dec. 10, unless the manu-.
facturers decide to waiev their right
to make a cut.
Because of the alarming increase in
the epidemic of diphtheria. which has
been prevalent at Biddeford, Me-, for
more than month, the board of health
has ordered the closing of all schools
and the city library and forbade the
holding of any public gathering.
William NJ I.affan. publisher and
chief owner of the New York Sun,
died Saturday at his county residence
L.affan house, Lawrence. l.. l., follow.
ing an operation for appendicitis per.
formed on Monday. Mr.. I.affan was
61 years old and had been an active
worker in the art and newspaper life
of this country since he arrived from
Ireland more than forty years ago.
The Moore Brothers. who control the
Rock Island, and b. F. Yoakum, for
mer head of the Frisco system and
now chairman of the executive com.
mittee of the Rock Island, are said to
have come TO the parting of the ways
There is an unconfirmed report to the
effect that after trying in vain to set.
tie differences which have arisen be.
tween the two interests, both Mr.. Yoa.
kun and B. l.. Winchell have resigned
Mr.. Winchel has been president of
the Rock Island ever since Mr. Yoa.
KUN cast his lot with the Moores.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-11-25

days.
State Factory Inspector Edgar T.
Davies has gathered evidence tending
to show that large number of boys
employed in the St. Paul mine were
under the age of 16 years and that
some of them perished in the disaster
The Illinois laws provide penalty for
the employment OF children In any
dangerous work.
II is believed that the new building
Senator Guggenheim has promised the
agricultural college will be devoted
to the department OF domestic science
James Murdock of Denver, the archi
tect who planned the building given by
Senator Guggenheim TO the School of
Mines university, is at Fort Collins
comforting with the college authorities
and went over the campus to select
possible sites for the new building.
In order to keep the wolves in the
timber region or Rio Blanco and Gar
| field counties from killing the deer
which are gradually coming down from
the mountains with the approach of
cold weather. State Game and Fish
Commissioner T. j. Holland has de.
cided to send two of his deputy war
dens into that country to trap few
of the animals before they do any
more damage. George Taylor of Pine
River and Ed Raugh of Brush are the
| men selected.
John William Amesse, a representa-
tive of the United States health de
partment, called on Governor Shafroth
Saturday and informed him that he is
here TO carry on an investigation with
a view to finding out whether or not
pellagra exists in Colorado. This pc
culiar disease, which has appeared in
nineteen states of the Union already,
has attracted a great deal of atten.
tion in the medical world lately and
Uncle Sam is endeavoring to get some
statistics and other data which VIII
help him fight it. So far as records
vi lut Sidlt Dodiu vi alt 1OiA
cerned, no cases OF pellagra have been
discovered in Colorado.
The alfalfa lands of Prowers county
are returning from s35 to $36 an acre
to their owners this year. No agri'
cultural lands of the east, regardless
of price can make such a showing.
Careful estimates compiled from re-
ports on sales of trees made by various
nursery companies are said to indi
cate that at least $500 acres of new
orchard will be planted in Montrose
county next spring
Another step toward a DRY Den
ver' will be taken next Sunday, when
pastors in 100 churches of the city
will preach on temperance subjects.
The day is one set aside as Worlds
Temperance Day." and the observance
will be general all over the world
where anti-saloon forces are at work
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-11-25

Holland went &c cilverton with the en-
CINE to secure coaches for the trans,
fer of the passengers, and also to make
arrangements for wreeking crew.
Sllyerton had no men to send so the
wreck train was finally sent from Du,
range. Meanwhile the passengers We're
transferred and taken to Silverton
reaching their destination al O'Clock
this morning. The wreck train reach.
ed Silyerton about $50 this morning
The wrecking engine came down light
this morning about 1920. the passen.
ger and the rest OF the outfit arriving
at 10:30. The delay was caused By
the passenger being compelled TO wal
for the wreck train. The eastern de
parted from Durango this morning NJ
1O:45, the Southern being held till
about the same time, in order TO make
connections for the Silverton passen
gers. The morning accommodation
and a freight train loaded with cat
tie left for Silverton about IL O'Clock
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-11-25
INDIAN LAND FOR SALE.
Southern Ute Agency.


The following lands will be sold un
der an act of congress approved MAJ,
20, 1908. CPub. 1860 to the higher
bidder. Sealed bids with certifN
checks for % per cent of bid The
right to reject all bids is reserved
For full particulars write c. f. Wer.
ner, Superintendent. Ignacio. Colo.
Allotment No. 214-George Peabody
a noncompetent Indian. The S. "
Sc, 4 sec. %. N. X of NE. q and
S.W. 4 of NE u sec. "a. tp. "a N.
rye. IL W., N. NJ. p. NJ, containing
200 acres. Bids opening Nov. 30. 1903
Enquire about water rights.
Allotment No. si--Judah Drake, de
ceased. The s.W 4 of S.w. y Of
sec. II, N. " of NV. a of NE. z
sec IA, tip. S2 north, range 3 w. n
NJ. +. NJ. Bids opened Dec. 27, 1909.
Allotment No 2S4-Helen Gum. non.
competent Indian. The NV. 4 Of
sec, IL. tp. "a north, range Q west
Bids opened Dec. 81. 1909. e