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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-05
HAS DISAPPEARED
Hyman HeIcher Of Burlington Was
Once in waterbury Asylum

Burlington. Nov 5.-Hyman Hell
cher has disappeared from the home
Of his mother, Mrs. r. Helcher of 40
Walnut street When last seen he
wore a dark nat and shirt and his
shoes were much worn Helcher was
formerly an inmate of the state hos
pital at Waterbury and of late has
suffered from melancholia.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-05

"MOTHER, what makes everything good these days3"
''Why, it's that K c BAKING POWDER Cake,
biscuit grddle-cakest's all the Since I've used
everything just right-lght crisp and fit for
king. knew safe in trying t-they sure I'd
like it. They refund your money you don't like it better
than any other-better you. Then it's guaranteed
under every Pure Food Law you heard of and you
won't believe it. but less than what I've used real
nice saving understand it's because they don't belong
the Baking Powder Trust." N.Y. it's satisfaction get
good value for your money days when everything
high"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-05

Dividend July LIST. 1909. was at the rate OF
per cent per annum.
Dividends are declared twice year. viz: a.
of the first days of January and July. accord
ing to law.
All dividends not withdrawn will be added 70
the principal and draw interest as new deposits
whether bank book is presented or not
Deposits made on or before the fifth day Of
any month draw interest from the first day OF
that month.
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looked back at Mr. Hobbs. That gentle
mans eyes seemed to be starting from
his head
"A hundred gavvos is a fortune not
easily to be wOn." said the old dame.
How can I be sure that you will pay
me if you Iose?"
ut is in my pocket. madam. If ]
don't pay. you may instruct your ex-
celIent grandson to crack me over the
head. He looks as though he'd do it for
a good deal less money, I'll say that
for him."
He is honest-as honest as his grand
mother cried the old woman. She be-
slowed a toothless grin upon him. Now
what is it you want 20 do?''
They We're stan@lLE in the center
of the wTetched living room. The
goose-boy was in the door, looking
on with strangely alert, questioning
eyes, ever and anon peering over his
shoulder toward the spot where
Hob BIS stood with the horses. He sell
dom took his gaze from the face of
the old woman, rat-like smile touch
ing the corners of his fuzz~lined lips.
I want to go through that kitchen,
Just to satisfy myself of one or two
things. King was looking hard at
the crack in the kitchen door. Sud
denly he started as If shot.
The staring, burning eye was again
looking straight at him from the
III get you this time" he shouted,
crossing the room IN two eager leaps.
The door responded instantly to his
violent clutch, swung open with a
bang and disclosed the interior of the
queer little Kitchen.
The owner of that hooking, phan-
tom eye was gOnei
Like a frantic dog Truxton dashed
about the little kitchen, looking in
every corner, every crack for signs of
the thing he chased At last he
paused, baffed, mystified. The old
woman was standing in the middle of
the outer room, grinning at him with
what was meant for cOmpIacency, but
which struck him at once as genuine
malevolence.
"Ha, har she croaled. cyan fooIl
You fool! Searchl Smell him outi All
the good il viii do youi He. hai'
BY cad, I wiz get at the bottom of
this! shouted Truxton, stubborn rage
possessing him. There's some one here
and know IT. I'm not such a fool as
to believe-Sayi What's that? The
ceilingl BY the eternal, that scraping
noise explains 1t. There 5 where the
secret trapdOor is-in the ceiling With
I'm arms reach. at thatl Watch me. old
wOmanl III have your spry friend cut
of his nest in the shake of a lamb S
tall
The bag was standing in the kitchen
door now. still grinning eviily. She
watched the eager young man pound
upon the low ceiling with a three
legged stool that he had seized from
the floor.
II don't see how he got up there so
quickly, though. He must be like
creased lightning"
He was pounding vigorously on the
roughly boarded ceiling wnen the sharp
voice Of the cd woman, raised in com
mand, caused him to lower the stool
and turn uL5n her with cleaning, trf-
umphant eyes. The look lie saw in her
face was sufficient K check his enter
prise for the moment. He dropped the
stool and started toward her. his arms
extended to catch her swaying form.
The, look Of the dying was in her eyes;
e5he 'seeEted TO be Crumpiing before him.
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CHAPTER VIII Continued. J

wwE could not md Baron Dangloss
II that night nor early the next
day. Hobbss after being stigma
tized as the only British coward
in the world, changed his mind and made
ready to accompany King 10 the hoVel
in Ganlook Gap.
BY noon the streets in the vicinity Of
the Plaza were filled with strange,
rough-Iooking men, undeniably laborers-
who are they?" demanded King as
they rode past a particularly sullen' for
bidding crowd at the corner below the
city hall.
There's a strike on among the men
who are building the railroad said
Hobbs ugly looking crowd. eh?'
"A strike? Cad. it's positively home
ike"
"I heard a bit ago that the matter
has been adjusted. They go back to
work tomorrow. slight increase IN pay
and a big decrease il work. They
were to have had their answer today.
! Mr. Tullis. hear, was Instrumental in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-01
SECRETARY Of NAVY
APPROVES SYSTEM
New Style of Accounting
Shows a Decided
Saving.

The Secretary Of the Navy has ap-
proved the new accounting system that
has been undergoing a test at the Bos-
ton Navy Yard and has ordered its ex-
tension TO all the navy yards in the
country
The adoption of the new system is
regarded as a victory for those officers
who have been trying for years to sim
plify the methods of accounting in use
in the navy and 10 obtain the adoption
of some system that would not only
reduce the amount of paper work. but
at the same time would show clearly
just how the various departments and
divisions stand and what proportion of
the expense Of operation each is costing.
This IS the central feature Of the new
system, and its working out in practice
has demonstrated its thoroughness and
simplicity so clearly that Secretary
Meyer has not hesitated to indorse it.
Some of the important features of the
new system include the substitution OF
a single payroll in place of the two
now in use; the possibility of striking
a adiiy balance; the closing out of all
Job accounts Immediately on the com
pleticn Of the work. and a decrease in
the expense of keeping the accounts
The various expense accounts VIII be
kent in such a manner that shop fore
men viii be shown clearly their shop
expenses and where retrenchment VIII
be possible.
to inaugurate the system, and When
ii is fully established = smaller force
than Is at persent employed can keep
the system going
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having the business settled without a
row"
They'd better look out for these
fellows said King. very soberly, Il
don't like the appearance of EN-. They
look like cUtthToats."
Take my word for it, sir, they are.
They're the riffran Of all Europe. You
should have seen them of a Sunday,
sir, before the order went out closing
the drinking places on that day. My
word, they took the town. There was
no living here for the decent people
Women couldn't go out of their
houses.
Il hope Baron Dangloss knows how
to handle them?" in some anxiety. by
the way, remind me. to look up the
baron just as soon as we get back tc
town this evening"
IF we ever get back!' muttered the
unhappy Mr.. Hobbs. Prophetic lamen-
tation.
In due time they rode into the SOM
Der soUtudes Of GanIook Gap and up to
the witch's glen. Here Mr. Hobbs
baked. He refused to adventure
further than the mouth Of the stony
ravine Truxton approached the hovel
The gooseherd grandson was driving a
flock of geese across the green bowl
below the cabin. The American called
out to him. and moment later the
youth, considerably excited drove his
geese up TO the door. He could under
stand no English. nor could TrUxton
make out what he was saying in his
native tongue. While they were vainIy
~
appeared at the edge of the thicket
above the hut Uttering shrin ezclama-
tions. she hurried down to confront
King With blazing eyes. He fell back.
momentarily dismayed. Her horrid grin
Of derision brought flush to his cheek;
he faced her quite cooHy.
'TH lay you hundred gavvos that
the kettle and smoke experiment is a
fake Of the worst sort" he announced,
after a somewhat lengthy appeal to be
allowed to ente. the hut as a simple
seeker after knowledge.
|. Have it your own wayl Have it
your own way!' she cackled.
Tell you what I'll do; if I can't ex-
pose that trick in ten minutes, I'll make
you a present of hundred gavvos."
She took him up like a flash, a fact
which startled and disconnected him not
a little. Her very eagerness augured i'll
for his proposition. Still. he was in for
it: he was determined to get inside the
hut and solve the mystery, If it were
possible. Exposure of the witch would
at least attract the interest, If not the
approval. Of a certain young lady in
purple and fine linen. That was surely
worth while
With low, hooking bow, the shriv-
eled bag stood aside and motioned for
him to presede her into the howell. Il
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-01
AWAY GOES INDIGESTION, GAS,
AND ALL STOMACH MISERY

Of Gas, Fluctuations of sour undigested
food, Nausea, Headaches, Dizziness,
Constipation and other Stomach dis
orders.
Some folks have tried so long to find
relief from Indigestion and Dyspepsia
or an out-of order stomach with the
common everyday cures advertised that
they have about made up their minds
that they have something else wrong. COR
believe theirs is a case OF Nervousness,
Gastritis, Catarrh Of ths Stomach or
Cancer.
This, no doubt, is a serious mistake.
YOur real trouble is, what you eat does
not iigest; instead, It ferments and
sours. turns TO acid, Gas and Stomach
poison, which putrefy in the digestive
tract and lntestineS, and, besides, pol
son the breath with mauseOus doors
A hearty appetite, with thorough dt-
gestion. and without the slightest dis
comfort or misery Of the Stomach is
waiting for you as soon as you decide
to try Pepe's Diapepsin-
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fing away at a long pipe. her hooded
face almost invisible from the distance
which he TesOlutely held He felt that
she was cycling him TTtth grim interest.
For few minutes l1e waited, a sicken-
ing doubt growing zap in his soul A
single glance showed him that the CHM
ney was no longer emitting smoke. II
seemed to him that the old woman was
losing all semblance Of life. She was
no more than a black, inanimate heap
of rags piled against the doorjamb.
Hobbs let out shout The horses
plunged Viciously. Slowly the bundle of
rags took shape. The old woman arose
and hobbled toward him, leaning upon
'whe-where's Mr.. King?' called out
Hobbs.
She stopped above him and he could
see her face. Mr. Hobbs was chilled 10
the bone. Her arm was raised. bony
finger pointing to the treetops above her
hove.
He's gone. Didn't you see him? He
went off among the treetops. You won't
see him again." She waited a moment,
and then went on, in most ingratiating
tones: Would you care to come into
nay house? l can show you the road
But Mr.. Hobbs. his hair on end. had
dropped the rein OF Kings horse and
was putting boot TO his own beast,
whirling frantically into the path that
led away from the hated damned spot
Down the road he crashed, pursued by
witches whose persistence put to shame
the efforts of those famed ladies Of Tam
O'Shanter in the long ago: If he had
looked over his shoulder, he might have
discovered that he was followed by a
riderIess horse, nothing more.
But riderIess horse is a gruesome
hiug-sometimes.
The Continuation of This story VIII
BE Found In TomOrrov's
Issue OF The Times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-01
4 STORY OF GRAUSTARK
GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON

Copyright. 20. by Doad. - 8 Company.

He reached her in time. his strong
arms grasping the fraiI, bent figure as
i sank to the floor. As he lifted her
bodily from her feet, intent upon car
Tylns her to the open air, her bony
fingers sank into his arm with the grip
OF death, and-could he believe his earsi
lips.
Down where the pebbly houseyard
merged into the messy banks Mr..
Hobbs sat Jght, sin staring with
gloomy eyes IT the dark little hut uD
The glen. His sturdy knees were press
ing the skirts of the saddle with firm
ness that left no room for doubt as TO
the tension mis- nerves were under Now
and then he murmured "My wordr but
IN what connection il is doubtful if even
he could tell. quarter of an hour had
passed since King disappeared through
the doorway. Mr.. Hobbs was getting
nervous.
The shiftless. Ianky gooseherd came
forth IN time, and lazily drove his scat
tered flock Oft into the lower glen
The horses were becoming impatient.
To ais extreme discomfort, not to say
apprehension they were constantly
pricktng their ears forward and snortfng
IN the direction Of the howell: a very
puzzling circumstance, thought Mr.
Hobbs At this point he began to say
dammit, and with some sense Of ap-
probation, too.
Presently his eye caught sight of a.
thin stream Of smoke. rather black than
blue arising from the little chimney at
the rear Of the cabin. His eyes few
very wide open; his heart experienced a
sudden throbless moment: his mind
leaped backward to the unexplained
smoke mystery of the day before. 1t
was on the end of his tongue to cry
out to his unseen patron. TO urge him
10 leave the witch to her deviltFy and
come along home. when the old woman
herself appeared in the way-aloue.
She sat down upon the doorstep. puff
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Synopsis of Chapters Already Published

'ynopsis Of Chapters Already Published
Truxton King, young New Yorker,
h andsone and wealthy, seeker of romance
"a d adventure, goes 10 Graustark. the
coz ntry said to contain the most beautiful
Won zen in the world. The girl of his fancy
and dreams he meets in the shop of the
royal sword maker. man by the name
Of SEs lHtz- Later he is told by Baron
Dangla IS that the girl Olga Platanova.
spantzt neice. is a red
King " sits the palace, trespasses on the
private 2 rounds. makes friends with the
seven-yeai odd ruler OF the country and
goes fshin with him. The boy tells him
that old c. unit AIarlanx is going to blow
him 0he ID incel up with bombs. They
are interrupt ed by the pretty young aunt
of the prince who discovers That she and
Kings sister were convent scholars TO-
King is beng watched by "the com
mittee Of ten conspirators against the
throne. Of WvhAch Spantz is the local
leader. John Tt0lls, an American IS the
constant companion Of the prince and the
real power behi I'D the throne King Is put
down as SPY Wrought over from America
Olga has been SELECTED by the commit
tee to kill the pT 5nce, she protests hys-
terically against me slaoshesf OF thS IN
nocent boy. who is beloved throughout
the country even though she says she
viii carry out what she has sworn 70 40
Count Narlanx, ali exile, Is really the
leader Of the nnalContents HIS WlIe'
however. IS a frequent visitor TO GTaus-
forl~ ana zba fnalIzr tells Tuilis of the
plot which she sus. sects is being laid
against the prince.
Kinr feels that Their is nothing more to
3r,faresr ain, in the .fty and starts out
yvith>an agent from Cooks to visit the
hut of witch far up in the mountains
There he meets the pr nee again ana also
sees the hov's pretty young aunt, but
fails to learn her name
At the '-svitch's hut King sees an eye
at the crack Of a door. but when he
dasbes thrcslgh the dOoT finds the room
emptv. soldiers come, tslt the witch says
il was the Esprit eye, and tells them
- ssarcb the house. A terrible storm
comes M ana. the cou19e ss is frightened
King unnoticed by the woman ne loves,
returns home To md another note warning
MIN TO leave Gown, but decides 70 re-
main and unraSel the mystery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-01
A little Diapepsin relieve;
bad Stomachs In five
minutes.

AS there is often some one in your
family who suffers an attack Of Indi-
gestion or some form of Stomach trou-
bic. why don't you keep some Diapepsin
in the house handy7
This harmless blessing viii digest
anything you can eat without the slight
est discomfort, and overcome a sour,
gassy Stomach five minutes after.
Tell your pharmacist to let you read
the formula. plainly printed on these
5O-cent cases OF Pape's d apepsin, then
you VIII readily see why Il makes Indi-
gestion. Sour Stomach, Heartburn, and
other distress 60 in five minutes and re-
lieves at once such miseries as Beiching
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-01
LAID Up MONTHS
WITH AN ULCER
Or AnkIe-It Was Very Bad and
Only Got Worse Under Treat
ments = Cuticura Soon Healed
lt-Babys Head Freed from Stub
born Scurf by Cuticura Soap.
TWO ECONOMICAL CURES
BY CUTICURA REMEDIES

MY case was a very BAD ulcer core
on nv ankle and I was laid up thrse
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-01

and one box q Cutlcure Ointment my
ulcer was healed, by washing twice q
day with the Soap and using the other
remedies IS directed. Before / used the
Cuticura Remedies my sore was getting
worse all the time under other treat
ments. Furthermore we have q baby
boy here and we have found that Cuti-
cura Soap has been fine thing for him.
He had scurf on his head and We tried
every way to remove il but failed unt6
we used the Cutioura Soap which re-
moved it almost at once. George 81.
Hall, Brushton, d. Y, Dec. d. 1908.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-01
CURED FALLING HAIR
and Itching SeaIp IL Cuticurg

And Itching Scatp with CutIcura-
Some months ego I suffered With
bad form Of scalp disease. Ny hair
was falling out and my head itched.
read about Cuticura and determined 20
try it. I bought a cake Of Cuticurs
Soap and one box OF Cuticura Ointmens
and used them. I continued using the
Cuticura Ointment on my head daily
and the result was truly wonderful.
still use il occasionally and I always have
Cuticura Soap on hand. The cure is
complete. fIrs. Amy Geissler, 20Is
South Seventh St., Omaha, Neb., Sept.
% and Oct. g, 1905"
Cuticura Soap C25c.), Cuticura Ointment fsoel
and CutfeuTa HesoVent (Bog-D. Cor n TIE form %
Chocolate Coated pills. 25e per vial q ol9- sod
throughout tbs world Potter Drug & Chem Carp.
Sole Props 155 Columbus Ave. Boston. Mas.
Hs-4s-pzze Cuticurz Reok nlAf5zd frss giving de-
scTDtion sreztuent and OF diseases OF ss skin
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-01
ARMY MEN FAVOR
PLAN OF ELLIOTT
Want Military Schools Established
In Every State.

Army officers are discussing with in
terest the plan proposed by Maj. Gen.
George F. Elliott. commanding the
United States Marine Corps, TO establish
in every state a military school so that
young men may be trained to provide
an army reserve TO be called upon IN
time Of war
II is the hope of General Elliott that
Congress may become interested IN ms
plar at the coming session and establish
one school as an experiment
General Elliott thinks that General
Chaffee- is entirely wrong in advocating
CONSUMPTION in time OF war.
cit would cause TIotIng." he declares
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The Continuation of This story VIII
BE Found In TomOrrov's
Issue OF The Times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-01

months with Il. ] was
reading an advertise
ment in the newspaper
one day about the
Cuticura Remedies 50
] purchased a cake a
Cuticura Soap and one
box Of CuticuFa Oiat-
ment and : large bot
tle Of Cuticura Resolv-
ent. After using ono
cake Of Cuticura Scan
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-01
FOUNDER OF PAPER DEAD.

FRANKFORT, Germany, Nov l.
Leopold Sonnemann, founder of the
Frankfurter Zeitung, IS dead, at the age
OF seventy-eighL
New-York tribune., 1909-07-27

coErrr New York July 2s 1909
heIons reflected the continued sfcadiness ~ fba
LoI'"S as result or bu control,
peIea Tor sale II only sparlngly trade interests
IppSpy growing out Of the heavy Brazilian movement
esI'eIilue hut generally unchanged Q points lower
shd closed steady. net UNCHANGED
eais reported included July
SUI Hiay az o4"c The days par
IN the general situation European markets Ham
puIS Ws uncAanSed 20 pig lower Hayre shovel
a sl!aT ioss while neither OF the Brazilian markets
showed any change whatever Receipts the tWo ports
were 1000 bags against $500 year and 20 O0 two
gears ago Juuliafy receipts 81 coo
$4,000 last year and ~. 900 years ago Nevy York
Warehouse deliveries saturday
4l5i3 last year II is Sun very evidently waiting
InafkeI Nh one OF its interesting con
Seetea with the big discount
HFeres are selling, compared July. aad tho un-
certainty h5 20 whether arrivals hero Brazil
De sufhelent pressure against the spot situation
JUSTIFY the present position The market
Vas quiet with quotations tho basis 80
states for the week $3.50 haRF
week and lOIlY9 last OF the former New
YORK had %lJbI bags The weekly cleafanceH and ship
ments from Brazilian Doints during weet
ing 1900 20 tie United States. . Europe
North Africa and 1000 Capo. River Plate
coast Of south America Santos ciearan0sR 10 90
incu-inE 1900 70 the United States T2O Europa
and North Africa and ooo CaPo. River Plate and tho
west OF South America shlp1ssn;s
2o2.Qo0 bags. including 5000 United states
122.OD0 Europe No cearanres Victoria Rahia
weekly receipts 2oo0 baFH. stock. 10 oQo bags
clearance The receipts Rio ana santos fT the
toelei 4si 600 bags Hgalnst 3ino0 8o5. .0OO
The range of prices local to-day
follows
New-York tribune., 1909-07-27
NEW RECORD NTH RIFLE.
PriUate Reed Makes ~ Bulls Out
of 45 at Long Range.

Wakefield. Mas. July pa new worlds record
Of twenty-eight consecutive bul1s-eyes, followed by
a narrow miss and sixteen more consecutive bulls
Shuman re-e;1try match was the feature of the
opening day Of the fifth annual meeting OF the New
England Military Rife Association the Wake
field range here to-day. The record made
by Private George ". Reed, of Company A. 9Th
Regiment NJ Y. NJ OF Wakefield. The best pre-
vious record of the range twenty consecutive
buns-eyes. made last year by Captain Stuart ".
Wise Of the ordnance department
One narrow escape from serious injury marked
the day when the pistol OF Ensign Highburg of
the Naval Academy, Annapolis, exploded at the
firing line. The barrel of TIE pistol blew out whiz-
zing by the ensign's head. but he was not even
scratched.
Ensign c. A Jones. Annapolis in the 5O0-vard
novice match made possible 80. as did Ensign
r. r Stewart, u s. ~. DR.. W. y. Mcdonald T.
s. N. made twenty-eight consecutive bulTs-eyes
In the individual skirnish practice Trurnpeter o
E. Mercer. Troop A. Peterboro. n. H. George w
Reed, Company A. 9Th Massachusetts, of Wake
field Private John E. Parker Company c. sth
Massachusetts of Gloucester. and Midshiprnan F,
Bradley. of the Naval Academy, made IS out of
possible 100.
In the So-yard Henry re-entry match Ensign p
osborne. I. S. n, made thirty-one consecutive
bulls-eyes
IN the Vaughan re-entry pistol match, at TWENTY
hve yards. rapid fire. Captain W. r. Murphy Com
pany G, 9th Massachusetts,. made three Pas ont OF
possible 25s.