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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-15
EVER POPULAR DRAMA
Uncle Toms Cabin at the Opera
House Tuesday Evening.

The Stetson Big Double Uncle
Toms Cabin" Co. which appears at
the Bennington opera house is making
grand spectacular scenic production
OF this grand play this season. The
scenery has been painted specially
for this revival and included number
OF handsome scenes reproduced from
photographs of the localities men
toned in the book. as they were at
the time the great authoress first
wrote the story, more than fifty years
ago. Some OF the most notable of
these are the "Suwanee River" by
moonlight, the cotton fields in full
bloom, the Ohio River in winter and
the escape of Eliza carrying her child
across the floating ice, the rocky pass
In which George Harris made his
stand against the men pursuing him,
and protects his family; the st. Clair
plantation. and the levee at New Or
leans, showing a slave auction; Le-
gree's plantation, and, lastly, the beau
tifl transformation scene showing
Eva's ascention to the Celestial City.
The play has long since been public
property and has been played by many
poor companies until the public has
come to recognize the fact that none
but Manager Washburn has the one
great unequalled organization. and
that is why his production always
brings the theatre-going crowd. The
Stetson production is judicially con-
sidered an era in the history Of Har-
riet Beecher Stoves great novel.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-15
LIQUOR LEGISLATION
Bill Providing for Three County Com
missioners Elected by the People


Montpelier, Jan. l5.-FoIlowing is
the license bill which has passed the
House and which stands good chance
of passage in the Senate.
Section /. Three county commits
sioners shall be elected on the first
Tuesday of September biennially by
the freemen of their respective coun'
ties who shall constitute the board of
license commissioners for such coun-
ty
Section 2. A county commissioner
shall be sworn to the faithful dis
charge of his duties shall hold his
office for two years from the first day
of October succeeding his election
and a vacancy in such Office shall he
filed by the governor
Section A list of the votes Tor
county commissioner shall be made
and returned to the county clerk at
the time and in the same manner as
votes for senator's. On the tenth day
after the election the county clerk
shall canvass the votes so returned
ard declare the three persons having
the greatest number of votes elected
county commissioners, and issue 10
ef ch of such persons a certificate of
his election in one or more newspa-
pers.
Section 4. The certificate of votes
for county commissioners shall be
substantially in the form prescribed
for certificates for votes for state OIL
GERS.
Section 5. On or before the first
day of February, 1909, the governor
shall appoint the board of license com
missioners for each county who shall
serve until their successors are duly
elected as hereinbefore provided.
Section G. No person directly or
Indirectly engaged in the manufacture
or sale of intoxicating liquors snail
be elected or appointed to the Office OF
county commissioner or serve therein.
Section Z. II a county commissions
or either directly or indirectly for him
self or for another receives a git, zee
or a reward in money or other Va'u-
able thing in consideration for the ap'
pointment of q license commissioner
of town. or for any service by MIN
nerformed in his Office, except the com
nensation herein provided he shau ne
fined MOI more than one thousand DOL.
lars and not less than one hundred uol
lars: and a person who pays or ohers
to nav to such commissioner such zee
Gift reward. or other consideration
shall be liable TO the same penalty
Section s. All the duties now de.
volying upon the assistant judges OF
The county court under and by virtue
Of chapter 219 of the Public statues
regulating the traffic in intoxicating
Iiauor. and any amendments thereto
shall after the first day of February
1908. be performed by the board OF IL
cense commissioners for the respeC-
tive counties and the duty and author,
NV Of the assistant judges Hereunder
shall cease. .,,t.s,or
Section .. Each county commission y !.
or shall receive three dollars per Gay
for the time necessarily spent In the
performance of his duties under ms
act and his necessary expenses wneh
away from home to be paid by Tue
section 10. This act shall take eI'
feet from It's passage,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-15
MANY ARE RELIEVED
Tremendous Popularity Of Vegetable
Prescription In this Locality

Prescription In this Locality
That the readers of this paper ap-
preciate advice when given in good
faith is plainly demonstrated by the
fact that a well known local phar-
macy supplied the ingredients for the
vegetable prescription" many times
within the past two weeks. The an
nouncement of this simple. harmless
mixture has certainly accomplished
much in reducing the great many cas-
es of kidney complaint and rheuma-
tism here, relieving pain and misery
especially among the older population
who are always suffering more or less
with bladder and urinary troubles.
backache and particularly rheuma-
tism.
Another well known druggist asks
us to continue the announcement of
the prescription. 1t is doing so much
real good here. he continued that 1t
would be crime not to do so. II can
not be repeated too often, and further
states many cases of remarkable cures
wrought.
The following is the prescription of
simple ingredients, making a harm
less, inexpensive compound, which any
person can prepare by shaking well in
bottle: Fluid Extract Dandelion, one
half ounce; Compound Kargon, one
ounce; Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla
three ounces. Any first class drug
store will sell this small amount OF
each ingredient and the dose for adults
is one teaspoonful to be taken after
each meal and again at bedtime. There
is enough here to last for one week,
If taken according to directions. Good
results will be apparent from the first
few doses.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-15
Ex-ousEN BEFORE COMMITTEE
Liliuokaiani Asks for $250,ooo Com
pensation for Crown Lands

Washington, Jan. l5.-Liiuokalani,
formerly queen Of the kingdom of Ha-
wall, appeared before the house COM
mittee on claims yesterday to press
her long pending. claim for $25O,O00 in
compensation for crown lands taken
from her at the time of her deposition,
Through her representatives she said
that without the aid of American mar
ines the rebels would never have over
thrown her, and that she had life
interest in the crown lands aside from
her rank as queen.
The former queen was accompanied
by Judge f. NJ Hatch who took part
in the provisional government of the
island; her cousin, Prince Kalanialiole
Hawaiian delegate in the house and
his wife, the princess. The former
queen left the talking to her compRu-
ions though occasionally she bowed as
sent to their remarks.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-15
LEARY AND BARBER CLASH
Political Differences Figure in Brief
But Sharp Squabble

wv SdSSN
Montpelier. Jan. l5.-At the farmers
meeting Wednesday night Mr.. Leary
OF Burlington and Mr.. Barber Of Brat.
tleboro INDUCED in pointed discus
sion of the public utilities bill A col
coquy arose over the question ad
vanced by MIR. Boyce Of Waterbury to
endeavor to learn II the bill will pre-
vent the village of Waterbury allow
ing the electric light company to come
in and furnish power for municipal
use.
Mr.. Barber made an explanation
that what Mr.. l4eary thought was not
quite clear enough and he asked Mr..
Barber to further explain some
points. Mr.. Barber became warm un.
der the collar and wanted to know II
Mr.. Leary was making 1t democratic
issue and II so he did not propose to
be lacked into II.
Mr.. beary then opened up on the
member from Brattleboro. He de-
clared that somebody was making a
political issue of the whole question.
He believed in the public service com
mission but he wanted one OF the right
sort. There should be no politics in
this. but he could not close his eyes
10 meetings OF county chairmen
around In the committee rooms TO dis
cuss the republican platform and de-
clare that this measure must pass
There had been no politics in 1t so far
as he was concerned and he was sorry
TO see II injected now.
Mr. Barber declared with equal
warmth that the statement that there
were any politics in It was untrue. MT
Barber was plainly excited and MT
Leary was not very calm. and atten
n few more words on this subject, the
matter was dropped.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-15
HAD TO CLOSE SCHOOLS
For Fear Of an Outbreak Of Diphtheria
In Enosburuh Falls.

Enosburgh Falls, Jan. l5.-The high
and graded schools have been closed
by the health officer on account or
what Ia feared to be n case OF diph-
iberia. A pupil in the ninth grade
was taken sick and is supposed to
have the disease, although no report
from the state laboratory has been re
celved to confirm the suspicion. II Is
thought that the schools will reopen
next Tuesday. .a.t
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-15
hartley J. COSTELLO HoNoREr
Rutland Man Well Known Here Re.
eeives Election.

BARLEY J. Costello has returned TO
Rutland from Boston where he went
last Saturday as a delegate from the
local Retail Clerks association to a
conference held for the purpose OF con
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY of forming a
New England district council OF the
National association of Retail Clerks
The council resulted in the organi-
zing of district No. 2, which includes
all of the New England states and Of
which Mr.. Costello was elected sec
ond vice president, being one of the
two Vermont delegates who were hon
ored, delegate from Barre being cho-
sen one of the auditors.
BY virtue of his office Mr.. Costello
becomes a member of the executive
committee of the district He will at
tend meeting of the latter to be held
in Boston in about month. There
we're 16 Vermont cities and towns re-
presented
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-15
KEPT "pIsoRoERLY" HOUSE
burlington Woman Fined for II anu
Eour Others on Allied Charge

burlington, Jan. 15'-Mrs. mn I,9
meme Iamoine was in city court Weu,
nosday and pleaded guilty to keeplnss
disorderly house. She was nneu
5000 and costs of $685. which she paiu'
Violet Turner, Jessie King, May CraE s
ford and Florence Duvan each plea or
o lI'S Guilty TO open and gross lewdnesss
and an each paid fine of $40 and COSTS
of $685..
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-15
STOCK QUOTATIONS

Noon Quotations from ]. r. Wiliston
& Co to Bennington Security Co
The following noon quotations were
received today by the Bennington Sc
curity company from J. R. Williston e.
company of New York by special
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-15
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next % Hours.

For Eastern New York and Western
Vermont threatening with probably
snow or rain in south portion tohlsnt
or Saturday Cola wave in HortA por'
ten.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-15

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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-15
usE ORIGINAL LAXATIVE COUGH sVRvH
EENREDYS LAXATIVE HONEY~TAS

~ Clover Blossom spd honsE See on Every H'''e
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-16
TRAGEDY ON A BANK NOTE
Bitter Words Found Written on a Dol,
lar Bill by the Receiving
Teller.

yes, | collect queer bank notes, %
said the receiving teller I've been
doing it for years. You know there
are some very odd things written on
bank notes sometimes" He pointed
to one.dollar bill hung in n frame
of black oak on the wall. Read
that" he said. And I've got queer.
er ones than that even in my col,
lection"
On the bank note in red ink was
written in a feminine hand You
have robbed me of all the rest, and OF
my soul also. May this burn your
hand when you touch 1t. May all
you buy with 1t be accursed. You
have the last. Are you now satisfied
Murderer"
The collector sighed sentmentally.
Think Of the tragedy" he said, that
may lie hid behind those simple lit.
tic phrases, eh?"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-16
CUTICURA CURED HIM.
Eczema Came on Legs and AnkIes-
Could Not Wear Shoes Because


Il have been successfully cured Of
dry eczema ! was inspecting the re-
moyal Of noXioue weeds from the edge
of river and was constantly in the
dust from the weeds. At night I
cleanscd my limbs but felt a prickly
sensation. l paid no attention to It
for two years but l noticed O scum
on my legs like fish scales. / did not
attend to It until II came to be too
itchy and sore and began getting two
running sores. My ankles were all
sore and scabby and ! could not wear
shoes. l had to use carpet and felt
slippers for weeks. | got n cake OF
the Cuticura Soap and some Cuticura
Ointment, In less than ten days l
could put on my boots and in less than
three weeks was free from the con.
founded itching Capt. George p. Bliss,
Chief of Police, Morris, Manitoba, Mar.
20, 1907, and Sept, "a, 1905"
Potter Drug & chou. Corp. Solo Props, Boston
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-16

The distinction of first appointing a
woman postmaster does not belong to
America, nor is the employment OF
women in the postal service a new
idea. As early as 1913 a woman post
master was appointed to look after
the mails of Braine le Comte, an i'm
portant town of France. In the try.
ing times of the Thirty Years war.
the principal Office In the postal sery.
ice of Europe was held by a woman
AleXandrine de Rue. From 1928 to
lGi6 she was in charge of the mails
OF the German empire. the Neither.
lands, Burgundy and Lorraine. She
was known as master general of the
malls. In America, Elizabeth Harvey
was the first to hold Il place in the
postal department. She had charge
OF the letters in Portsmouth, n. H., in
the beginning OF the seventeenth cen.
tury. A half century afterward Lydia
Hill was placed In charge of the post
office in Salem Mass.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-16
DON'T LIKE TO PAINT MEN
Minlaturists Declare They Are Too
Coarse and Harsh to Be Good
Subjects.

Perhaps woman suffraglsts don't
need to be cheered up a bit, but If
they do they may find note of glad.
ness in the fact that there Is another
class OF persons besides themselves
who have no use for man. They
are miniature painters.
Cant you paint n man in NINA.
ture?" said the visitor, who had been
looking ut dozens of dainty feminine
likenesses which reposed in a cab.
met uncontaminated by association
with single man.
I'VE can" said the artist, and we
do, occasionally, but we don't want
to. Men don't look well in NINA.
lures. They are too harsh, too
coarse. II miniature is going to be
real work of art ii must nave for
its subject something dainty fluffy.
and lacy. There is nothing very fluff
ty or lacy about n mans stifT linen col
lar, his unsightly lapels, his straight,
short hair. In the days when men
wore satin coats and powdered curls.
miniature painters might have been
able to work them up into pleasing
picture, but you don't meet many
men nowadays who wear satin coats
and powdered curls. OF course, Il a
man dressed in the ugly modern Goa.
tune wishes to be painted in NINA.
ture no artist is going to refuse the
commission, but she certainly will
not approve of his taste"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-16
The Doctors Orders,

lady whose husband seemed to be
doing little but lie in the hammock
and eat apples, was asked by sym.
pathetic neighbor what the trouble with
him was. Doctors" she replied, sad.
ly. mo, he hasn't come into a for.
tune" A writer in To-Days Magazine
tells the story.
You Sec" explained the wife, hes
been having some sort OF matter with
his stomach, and he consulted two diff
ferent doctors about IT, One told him
to eat a ripe apple every hour, and
the other said to rest an hour after
eating. So he's trying to do both"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-16
lnESs=D HARD
CoHee's Weight on Old Age.

When prominent men realize the in.
furious effects OF coffee and the change
in health that Postum can bring, they
are glad to lend their testimony for
the benefit of others.
A superintendent of public schools in
North Carolina says:
My mother since her early child.
hood. was an inveterate coffee drinker
and had been troubled with her heart
for a number OF years, and com.
planned OF that weak all over feeling
and sick stomach.
Some time ago was making an Of
fetal visit to distant part OF the
country and took dinner with one of
the merchants Of the place. no
ticed a somewhat peculiar flavor OF
the coffee. and asked him concerning
1t. He replied that II was Postum.
Il was so pleased with II, that after
the meal was over, bought a pack.
age to carry home with me, and had
wife prepare some for the next meal.
The whole family liked It so WELL that
we discontinued coffee and used
Postum entirely
Il had really been at times very anx.
ious concerning my mothers condition,
but we noticed that after using
Postum for short time, she felt SO
much better than she did prior to its
use, and had little trouble with her
heart and no sick stomach: that the
headaches were not so frequent, and
her general condition much improved.
This continued until she was as we'll
and hearty as the rest of us.
Il know Postum has benefited my
self and the other members of the fam.
ily, but not in so marked a degree as
IN the case Of my mother. as she was
a victim Of long standing"
Read "The Road to Wellville," in
pkgs.
There's q Reason"
Ever rcnd the above fetterf A new
one rppenrs from time to time. They
are genuine. true, and full Of human
interest
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-16
MUSH HOUR ON THE PHONE
Eight and Nine O'clock in
the Evening.

The crusty man was hopping mad.
Cant get a telephone" he said,
Every booth in the place is occupied
and has been occupied for the last
half hour | never heard so many
long winded conversations going on AT
one time"
Between eight and nine O'Clock in
the evening" volunteered the opera
tor, sweetly, there are more overtime
telephone conversations registered
than in any other In the "a"
What is the cause of it?" snapped
the crusty man.
"Sweethearts," said the girl. For
various reasons He and She cannot
meet every evening, so on the off
nights they satisfy their longing by
talking over the telephone. II takes
a long time to say all the things they
want to say. Under the circum.
stances other people ought TO be
patient"
"Sweethearts! Humph!" scoifed the
crusty man, and he didn't look pa.
tient, not one bit.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-16
Notices OF a Queen.

Her majesty, the queen of Portugal,
pins her faith. 1t is said, to the follow.
ing notices:
Keep out Of doors all you can.
Breathe outdoor air live In it, revel
in 1t. Don't shut yourself up. Build
your houses so that the air supply
is good. Throw away your portiercs
and bric-a.brac. Don't have useless
tribes about you.
Have a favorite form of exercise
and make the most OF It. Ride on
horseback If you can; cycle If you can.
not get a horse; do anything to get
out in the open air
Don't overeat. Drink little and let
that little be pure. Don't try to
dress too much, yet dress as well as
you are able. Wear everything you
can to make yourself lovely
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-16
NECESSARIES TO COST MORE
Aldrlch Has Taken Good Care OF
the Cotton Manufacturers Of
New England.

II is not forgotten that While the
tariff bill was In conference Senator
Aldrich told us, in a generallzlng way,
that while raising the rates on lux.
uries the bill increased the tariff
taxes on few articles of general use.
An interesting commentary on this
bland assurance is little pamphlet
issued from the bureau of corpora.
lions in the department of commerce
and labor. The pamphlet was pre-.
pared at the request of Senator La
Toilette. 1t gives official comparisons
of the Payne and Dingley rates pre-.
pared by experts of the bureau In Ger.
tain of the schedules.
Looking first at the hosiery SEIZED.
ule, II is seen that the Payne rates on
the cheaper stockings, such as are in
universal demand among the poor OF
people of moderate means, are raised
% to 80 per cent. above the Dingley
rates, while hosiery of higher price,
which Is n luxury out of the reach OF
people of moderate means, remains at
the old rate.
II there is one article OF universal
necessity and use In this country Il Il
cotton cloth. More than ten pages OF
the pamphlet are given to the com.
parsons in this schedule Every i'm.
aginable fabric Of cotton is included
In the tables and the comparison
shows an increase above She Dingley
rate on every one of them The in.
crease runs from Is per cent as high
as 100 per cent, and In most cases II
is more than fifty per cent.
Verify Chairman Aldricb and Chair.
man Payne have taken good care OF
the cotton manufacturers of New Eng
land. and the families OF the United
States pay for the nourishment these
Infants" grow fat on.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-16
Physicians Recommend CastOria

AST0RA has met with pronounced favor the part physicians pharma
~ cuca societies and medical authorities It used by physicians with
results most gratifying The extended Of Casoa uquesonaby the
result Of three as Fe ndiutah evidence that it hamesss
s'eThat not only aays stomach pains and s the nerves. but assm
hs the fod 1t agreeable and perfect substitute for Castor OIL
absolutely & It does not contain any Opium Morphine other narcotic
and does not up is unlike Soothing Syp Batemans Drops Godeys
Cordial etc. This good deal for Medical Journal say Our Duty
expose danger and record the advancing health The day
for poisoning innocent children through greed ignorance ought end To
knowledge Caoa remedy which produces mpoue and health by
regulating the by Supplying iand readers entitled
the information Journal of HeaIh
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-16
A UReful Baby.

Speaking of tricks to win the sym.
pathy OF iuries In criminal cases.
Judge Willard NJ. McEwen, in a re-
cent address before the Illinois States
Attorneys association said: 81 know
Of four cases where baby played n
prominent part in getting the acquit
tai of the defendant. and later
learned that the same baby had been
used in each of the cases although
the supposed mothers in each case
were different women"-Law Notes.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-16
Not Ashamed Of Economy.

Discussing England and the English
from an American point Of view, a re-
cent American writer in England oh.
serves: Nobody, from the king of
England down, is either ashamed or
afraid to be economical Here n man
or woman is thought to be a fool
or a vulgarian who Is not careful of
expenditure, while In America our
walters have been clever enough to
make it appear that economy is mean,
and as n nation we suffer according,
ly. We are fools to be fooled in this
manner"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-16
The "BIack.Hand" Business.

Mrs. Bart-My husband got a letter
today saying something dreadful
would happen II he didn't send the
writer a sum of money.
Mrs. Smart-My husband gets
dunned for his bills. too.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-16

-Four years ago |
suffered misery with
lum b o g o. Every
movement was one
Of pain. Doan's Kid.
ney pills removed
the whole difficulty
after only a short
time. Although I do
not like to have my
name used publicly,
| make an exception
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-16

in this case, so that other sufferers
from kidney trouble may profit by my
experience"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
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