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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-20
WEST sHAFTssuRY

Eddie Bronson is improving slowly.
Mrs. Charles Barton is much better
at this writing.
Anna Bates spent Sunday with Mrs
p. H. Mccarthy.
f. c. Tinkham went to Pownal Sat.
urday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Barton spent
Sunday at George Niles.
Mr.. Arnold Of North Adams visited
at Charles Barton's on Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Adams and wife spent
Wednesday at Mrs. JshH HuntiAg-
toms.
K. c. Tinkham visited his daughter
Mrs. Carl Mattison in Ssuth Shafts
bury over Sunday.
Mrs. L. NJ. LoomiS and daughter,
Ruth visited at Mrs. Charles Perceys
in Bennington Saturday
Stephen Niles returned home last
week after spending some time with
his daughter. Mrs. Wales Potter.
Rev Mr. Adams and wife and Mr.,
and Mrs Edward Bronson spent the
day Friday at George Bronson's.
Harry Bronson returned home last
Monday after spending several weeks
with his sister in Perrysburg, N. Y.
Truman Amidon went to Manches
ter last week Monday evening to
help install the officers of the Man
chester lodge !. o. o. r.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-20
DEMOCRAT CHOSEN
BY REPUBLICAN
LEGISLATURE
Gov. Chamberlain Made a Sen
ator From Oregon
WAS CHOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Election Said to Have Solved Prob
lam Of Choosing Senators by
Popular Vote.

Salem, Ore, Jan. 2O-GoV. George
E. Chamberlain a democrat was yes
terday elected United States Senator
by Republican legislature to sue
coed Charles S. Fulton, receiving a
majority of each house OF the legisla-
ture, which voted in separate SEES
sions. The two houses will meet in
Joint session today for the purpose of
ratifying the election OF Chamberlain.
Forty-six votes are necessary to
choice, and Chamberlain received
fifty.three or seven more than reQuir-
ed to elect.
Although the Oregon legislature is
republican, Chamberlain was the peo-
pies choice for senator, as a majority
of the members Of the legislature
were pledged to elect him. Notwith-
standing this, a determined effort
feat him. Senator Charles w. Full
ton, whom Chamberlain succeeds, II is
alleged repeatedly urged the legisla-
ture to elect republican instead of
democrat Eastern political intu-
ences also are alleged to have inter
fered in the Oregon senatorial sltua-
ton, and even the assistance Of Presi-
dent-elect Taft and Frank II. Hitch
cock, chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, was sought. But
they, as well as various members of
the United States senate, positively
declined to ask the Oregon legisla-
tors to violate their pledge.
A peoples lobby kept many Of the
! legislators in line. The lobby as.
, sembled at Salem from every section
OF the State and demanded that the
pledged members abide by their obli-
cations to vote for Chamberlain under
threat OF the recall being invoked on
those members who violated their
| pledge to the people.
The election OF Chamberlain is said
to have solved the problem OF elect
| ing Senators by popular vote without
infringing upon the constitutional
provisions for such elections. Sena-
tor Jonathan f. Bourne and former
| Senator Frederick Mulkey, both Re
publcans were elected by Rephbli-
can Legislature under the same sys-
TEN which was used in Chamberlain 8
case-namely, the direct primary
law, under which political parties
nominate their Senatorial candidates.
The nominee of the republicans In
the last election, Senator Fulton was
defeated by Henry M. Cake. The
democrats had but one candidate,
Gov Chamberlain. Prior to the
June election Cake and Chamberlain
campaigned for the popular vote,
Chamberlain (Dem) defeating Cake
(Rep.) although Oregon is Republi-
can State by an Overwhelming ma
iority.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-20
BIG TIMBER LAND
SUIT FOR JUNE
Term OF COURT
John Tudor Of Stamford VS.. Liv-
ingstOn Cushman of Boston
SEEKS TO RECOVER $4,000
Plaintiff Claims Late Fremont II.
Wright Broke Contract Because
PrIos Of Lumber Advanced

Brattleboro, Jan 20.-A creditors
Dill In chancery to recover $4,000 has
been brought by John Tudor of SIAM
ford against Livingston Cushman OF
Boston and the case will be tried at
the June term of Bennington county
court Mr. Tudor is wealthy mill
owner and lumberman and Mr.. Cush-
man is the owner of large tracts of
cumberland. The suit involves lands
in Woodford, Somerset and Stratton.
Mr.. Tudor alleges that on Nov 10.
1902 Fremont H. Wright of Newton,
Mass, was the owner of 1900 acres
of cumberland in Woodford and that
Wright entered into a contract with
Mr.. Tudor for the sale of the timber,
under the terms of which he was to
deliver the timber at a mill which
Mr.. Tudor was to erect on Red brook,
between Wilmington and Somerset.
Mr.. Tudor to pay $3.50 for each 1000
feet. 1t was estimated that the tract
contained 20,000,0O0 feet of timber.
Mr.. Wright was to deliver not less
than 100000 feet and not more than
100000 feet a year.
1t is claimed by Mr.. Tudor and his
counsel that Mr.. Tudor spent $4,000
in building and furnishing his mill,
that after about 100000 feet of timber
had been delivered the market price
went up to from $12 to SIS thous-
and feet, and that thereupon Mr..
Wright broke his contract and sold
the property to Livingston Cushman.
Mr. Wright then buying the Peck
timberlands in Somerset and Stratton
for $4,000. Mr.. Tudor attached the
Peck property. Mr. Wright after
wards sold the Peck property to Mr..
Cushman. Mr.. Tudor obtained judg-
ment by default, and it is alleged that
he and Mr.. Wright agreed upon terms
Of settlement, Mr.. Wright to pay
$17500 1t is claimed that Mr.. Cush-
man assumed the agreement Of set
Element and made first payment of
$4,000 to Mr.. Tudor through Mr..
Wright.
While these negotiations were
pending Mr.. Wright died, in the fall
of 1906, and as the damages under
the judgment against had not been
assessed so that they could be collect
ed in court of law, and as Mr.. Cush.
man refuses, 1t is claimed, to settle,
the bill in chancery is brought to
compel Mr.. Cushman to account.
Judge A. A. Hall of st. Adams has
granted an injunction restraining
Fred V. Johnson, town clerk of Son.
erset, from receiving for record any
papers affecting the title to the prop
erty and also restraining Mr.. Cush-
man from making any deeds or pap
ers affecting the title and from cut
ting the timber until further order of
court.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-20
SALISBURY VALLEY

Frank Pierce and wife we're in
Bennington recently.
Mrs. George Stanley spent satur-
day with Mrs. b. w. Smith.
Ephraim Rice who has been eriti
cally i'll is slowly recovering.
George Bouplon and son Emory
were in Hoosick Falls Friday.
NJ. Danforth. sawyer at Hendee's
mill got his leg bruised one day last
week and was taken to the Samaritan
hospital Thursday morning by DR..
Fox.
An enjoyable time was held at the
residence of J. F. Stanley Wednes-
day, when the ladies met and tied the
silk quilt which was disposed OF AT
the chicken-pie supper. A bountiful
repast was served by the host and
hostess. Vocal and instrumental
music added much to the occasion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-20
EAST ARLINGTON

Edward Ward was in Bennington
Saturday
William Andrew is recovering from
his recent illness.
J. B. Webb has returned from a
visit in Middletown, Conn.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Walsh and son
Robert were in Bennington Sstur-
day.
Mrs. c. A. Fields has returned from
North Bennington where she has been
for few days.
Casper Barker is again able to be
out after being confined to the house
several weeks by illness.
The dance given by the Foresters
last Friday evening was well attend
ed over so couples were present.
The Foresters are to have the
second OF the series OF card parties to
be given by them next Saturday eve.
ming.
Rev. c. H. Mead expects to return
from Worthwhile, n. Y, Jan. 80 and
will commence extra services Sun
day January 81 he will be assisted
by other clergymen.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-20
STOMACH MISERY.
Yeu Live In Dread Of Eating Some
thing TO Bring on Indigestion.


You can eat anything your stomach
Graves without fear OF a case Of indi
gestion or Dyspepsia, or that your
food will ferment or sour on your
stomach II you will take piapepsin
after eating.
Your meals will taste good, and
anything you eat will be digested;
nothing can ferment or turn into acid
or poison or stomach gas, which
causes Belching, Dizziness, a feeling
of fullness after eating, Nausea, In
digestion like lump of lead in
stomach, Biliousness, Heartburn
Water lash, Pain in the Stomach and
intestines or other symptoms.
Headaches from the stomach are
absolutely unknown where this effec-
tive remedy is used Diapepsin real
ly does all the work of a healthy
stomach. 1t digests your meals
when your stomach can't. Each tri-
angule will digest all the food you
can eat and leave nothing to ferment
or sour
Get a large 50-cent case of Pape's
Diapepsin from your druggist and
start taking today and by tomor-
row you will actually brag about your
healthy, string stomach, for you can
eat anything and everything you want
without the slightest discomfort or
misery. and every particle or impuri-
ty and Gas that is in your stomach
and intestines is going to be carried
away without the use of laxatives or
any other assistance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-20
DINER KNEW WATERS TRICKS.
Had No Intention of Paying for 9th
er's CareIessness.

When the three men sat down the
leader of the trio began a minute in
spection Of the tablecloth. Presently
he put his finger on several little
scorched spots.
See this?" he said to the waiter.
Yes. SIR"
Well" said the man. lust bear in
mind, won't you, that these holes were
here when We came in, and when we
get through don't tack a dollar onto
our bill to pay for burned table linen"
That's all right" said the waiter.
I'll look out for that"
The order having been given the
cautious diner elucidated his remarks
still further. That is a trick those
fellows have" he said. Somebody
burns the tablecloth with sparks from
a cigar and gets away before the dam
age is discovered, and the next conner,
III he happens TO be a smoker, Is
blamed for his predecessors sins, and
Is charged with the cost OF the linen.
] have had to pay we'll for other peo-
pies carelessness. so nowadays | make
II point to exa nine tablecloths at
the beginning OF a meal"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-20
SALISBURY

Mrs. George Hulett recently pur
chased a fine piano.
Levi Randall of -Gsmbridge visited
relatives in town Sunday.
II. A. Burt of Sunderland spent Sat
urday and Sunday with his daughter
Mrs, Morton Grant.
On Friday evening the 10Th there
was asocial gathering at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Woodland
Beech Randall spent Saturday ana
Sunday with his parents and re-
turned Sunday evening to his school
in North Adams.
Martha Hulett entertained a num-
Der of her schoolmates and friends
Friday evening at her home 1t being
her 10 tn birthday. Refreshments
were served music was rendered on
the piano and singing and games
were played. All report good time.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-20

TO danger and released 1t time and
again. 1t worked to perfection.
"Of course 1t looked bad for me
In the eyes of the boss | was getting
to be an undesirable citizen and he
was rapidly taking shape in my mind
as a flabby person trta)led with stony
degeneration Of the heart.
Notwithstanding the close inspec
ton of the repair man the incorrigi-
BILE signal still sulked. its balkiness
being particularly apparent Just after
dusk at night and along just before
daybreak in the morning In the
cleaning one evening | set distant
signal in order to stop the Mountain
express. owing to INSTRUCTED track.
The repair man happened to be in the
tower.
THE way that passenger came
around that turn was a caution. Hav.
ing high pressure air brakes, they
stopped without going a great dis
lance. This was the last straw for
me- Leaving the inspector in charge
of the tower, ran around the curve
with lantern to do a little inspecting
on my own hook.
Approaching the signal saw II
was at safety all right. heard bowls
of pain and then saw a large bear
seated On the base of the metal signal
pole making frantic endeavors to free
himself Hastily getting gun, we
dispatched his bearship and thereafter
the signal was right up to snuff.
"The way we doped it out was that
at some time or other the bear had
swum the Otterkill creek and, his way
taking him across the track, acciden-
tally his paw came in contact with
the electrical signal. You know
dampness increases the strength of
an electric current and the bears wet
body, fresh from the creek, made a
fine conductor and he got an extra
heavy dose
"He rather liked the sensation. So
every night and morning, before retir.
ing and after leaving his bed, Bruin
would swim the Otterkill and sit on
the signal for free electrical bath.
His wet body had the effect OF short.
circuiting the semaphore, rendering
II locked at clear and imperative.
The night he got caught the cleo.
trio current became so strong as to
hold him in its grasp, just the same
as you see people try to let go OF
those electric machines which test
your electrical endurance, although
the motions he went through in trying
10 free himself would have made one
If those chorus girls doing Salomy
dance look like a wooden Indian at
ficted with locomotor ataxia"
Say" pu. in the tall, cynical con
ductor, II should think you could
make more money selling those cleo
trical bear traps than you do oper
attn EN- from the signal tower"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-20

1t is said that all tramps have a
masonry of their own. certainly be-
lieve 1t. They leave their signs on
fence posts, stoops, sidewalks and
trees These signs are similar to those
on Egyptian obelisks or Indian totem
poles. Only the other day threatened
with death veteran of the fraternity
and told him to warn his craft not to
annoy ME, that was a very danger.
GUS man. The next day there were
sundry chalk marks about the prem
Uses and have not seen a tramp since
And yet have fed at least thousand
Of these fellows and "watered" Them
too. They are a good-natured lot II
! had more money than a mere stipend
I'd hire the biggest ballroom in any
New York hotel for Christmas and in
vite thousand tramps to eat dinner
with me and relate few experiences.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-20
SLOW PROGRESSIN
BACON TAX BILL
IN HOUSE
Long Debate and Several Amend
ments Discussed
NORMAL SCHOOL BILL NEXT
House Passes to Third Reading Bill
Raising Pay Of Members to
s. Day.

Montpelier. Jan. 20.-The Bacon tax
bill has been before the house since
the opening of the session this morn
ing. There has been a long debate
and the bill has been slightly amend
ed. Progress is slow, however, and
1t is doubtful II the normal school
bill, the special order for this after
noon will be reached.
The House spent a large amount OF
time yesterday in discussing the bill
to raise salaries to 81 day, advanc-
ing 1t to third reading by large ma
jority.
The Senate sent back the gun H.
cense bill TO the House with the fig.
ures set at so cents and the latter
finally agreed to the conference COM
mittees report and accepted the
amendment. The Senate passed the
public service commission bill under
suspension of the rules, practically
without debate and the House killed
the bill to increase the number Of
judges Of the Supreme court
The committee on final adjourn
ment sets Saturday morning as the
date Of the last Assembly, although
this, according to the best judges,
means evening sessions and probably
all-night sessions Friday night, and
may be impossible.
The Senate sent back the mileage
advertising amendments to House bill
5S5 and the early trout season bill,
asking for conference committees,
which were granted. The House sus-
pended the rules and adopted joint
resolution to pay the Free Press and
Messenger the sums originally recon-
mended by Printing Commissioner
Langley and passed upon by the
House. The fish hatchery appropria-
tion Of $1,000 was passed by the
House.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-20
: o. IT, JUNIOR PARTNER.
Once eoy's Joke That Was Appre-
cisteG by the Manager.

In a large Chicago office, where the
value OF system and order is appre-
ciated, one OF the rules which the
manager insists must never be
broken is: Everything must be in
It's proper place" The clerk who has
to look for an article which has a
designated place receives mark
against his name and a second Of
tense is sure TO bring him a repri-
nand. One day recently the boy
whose duty 1t is to atfx stamps on the
outgoing mail found on his desk a
hat, pair Of gloves and broken box
of cigarettes. The initials in the hat
gave him a clew, and after making a
red ink mark against Rule No. 6, he
placed the articles and the Office code
on the desk of the junior partner and
then told the other boys: I'm fred"
When he received his pay envelope he
found that his wages had been raised
one dollar, and the manager says
Rule No. 6 has never been respected
as now.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-20
Foes OF LONDON AND PARIS.
French Capital Bids Fair to Suffer
Worse Than the English.

A certain undesired supremacy has
always been granted to London in the
matter of fogs. and the London pea
souper has always been considered un-
equaled In its way But things have
changed q good deal of late In the
first place. those Of late years. notably
that at the beginning OF this month
have been overhead fogs. which made
the MONDAY like night although in
the streets It was perfectly clear, and
there was little or no dislocation OF
traffic This is said to be owing to the
fact that few hundred feet up the
air is cold enough to condense the
moisture, whereas in the streets the
air is warm enough TO keep the mois-
ture uncondensed. This variety OF fog
is certainly the least Objectionable,
for II enables people to go about their
business without cropping along the
walls In utter darkness, as used to be
the case. Another change that must
be noted is the prevalence of fogs In
Paris. notably in the present month,
when in the first week the fog was
much worse on the banks OF the
Seine than on the banks OF the
Thames. Some years ago, when Paris
burned wood, the city had no real
fogs, but now that 1t has taken to
burning coal 1t has imported the Lon
don particular And as the Seine at
Paris is not tidal, there Is less chance
of a breeze to carry away the fog
than there is even in London
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-20
TIL Z SIG NAL
MANS STORY
BruIn Enjoyed His Electric Bath.

Il sat up there in my signal tower
in the Otterkill valley" said the talk
alive railroad telegraph operator,
blowing smoke rings from my pipe
and jumping through them when |
heard the train dispatcher calling me
on the wire. | answered and he direct
ed me to put the bug against extra
1893 west, as he had orders to give
'em.
''Tn that tower we had in addition
to the ordinary semaphore signals
distant signal for westbound trains, as
they approached the tower from a
curve on down grade. II was oper-
ated by an electric switch in the
tower.
$50 when received the instructions
from the train dispatcher | set the
electric signal and waited for the 1888
to show. In few minutes | was sur
prised to see her come around the
curve under full head of steam, max
ing about 30 miles an hour with light
train. OF course as soon as the engin'
Ger saw the semaphore at the tower
at danger he whistled for down brakes
and sailed her, as the railroad ex-
preston is when the engineer is com
PEELED to reverse his locomotive in
order to make a sudden stop.
AT that they ran a couple Of train
lengths by the tower and the conduc-
tor had to walk back about 500 feet
to get the dlspatcher's message. To
make a conductor cheerful. just COM
pei him to walk few extra feet for a
message setting out additional work
for his crew.
We'll, say, you would have had to
have shorthand specialist to get
down the shorter and uglier words
which passed between the knight OF
the throttle, the train crew and my
self. They averred that hadn't set
| the distant signal at danger to warn
them what TO expect when they came
in sight Of the tower. just as siren
uously maintained that had set the
signal. But what was my word against
seven or eight Of them?
"The same thing happened several
times and got reported to the SUI
perintendent as being lax in my
watchful care Of the signals. | Wig
orously defended myself and set forth
that the electric signal must be out Of
kilter, 80 they sent lineman Ia
look 1t over.
I'VE tested 1t thoroughly, the line
man walking around the curve and
staying there while threw the sigma
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-20
RAISED FUMES AND HAD JOKE,
Typical Anecdote Concerning Whistler.
the Eccentric Artist.

Whistler's most recent biography
has this to say OF his early life in
Paris: Though frequently hard up,
Whistler had an income which seemed
princely to students whv lived on moth
ing at all II Whistler had money in
his pockets. Mr.. Ionires says, he
spent 1t royalty on others. If his
pockets were empty he managed to
refill them in way that still amazes
M. Oulevey, who, In proof OF it, told
US Of the night when, after the cafe
where they had sQuandered their last
sous on kirsch had closed, he and
Lambert and Whistler adjourned to
the Halles for supper, ordered the
best and ate II. Then he and Lambert
stayed in the restaurant as hostages
while Whistler, at dawn, went of to
find money to pay. He was back
when they awoke with 800 or 400
francs in his pocket. He had been to
see an American friend, he said, a
painter, And, do you know. he had
the bad manners to abuse the situa-
tion-he insisted on my looking at his
pictures
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-20

Threeyear-old Andrew was In .
rather petulant mood, and in order 10
restore his customary good humor his
mother promised him some preserved
strawberries II he would be a good
boy. Calling servant. she said:
Jennie. please give Andrew about
four strawberries"
Jennie proceeded to fulfill the wish
Of her mistress, and counted out the
berries; "One, two, three, four"
Il want FIVE" protested the child.
But your mother said four" said
Jennie.
Mamma said about four" replied
Andrew.
And he got the fifth
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-20
MEMS DINNER
Al Baptist Church in North. Adams
Thursday Night.

The appointment committee Of the
Northern Baptist convention will
hold conference In North Adams
Monday Of this week. A dinner for
men will be served in the Baptist
church At six o'clock. to be followed
by after dinner speaking and an
open meeting at O'Clock. It is ex-
peeted that Bennington and North
Bennington will be represented by
2 dozen men.
The chief speaker will be DR.. Eu-
bank. formerly OF China temporarily
detained in America as Foreign sec
rotary of the Baptist Missionary
union Oh DR.. L. c. Barnes. the new
secretary of the Baptist Home mis-
sion society. Baptist leagues are
getting together for these confer
ences all over the country and their
churches are planning to raise q
million and half dollars this year
for missionary enterprises at hSms
aad ahreas.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-20
Wonderful Bamboo ORGAN.

In the old church Of Los Pinas, near
Manila, is a wonderful bamboo organ
built by the Recoletos parish priest of
that town, Father Diego Cera, in the
year 1893. The upright bamboo pipes
do not look unlike the metal pipes in a
modern church organ, but a second set
OF pipes rest horizontally on rack just
above the keyboard The organ is in
use to this day and the bamboo is well
preserved, Father Cera having a secret
process Of preserving the wood which
he never divulged.