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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-22

tees are leading citizens of Vermont.
including several former governors
and others who are held in equally
high esteem. In Supt. Thomas Han
non and wife they have ideal mana
gers for the Home, who take person
al interest in every detail. The Sol
diers Home is one of the few Yer
mont institutions that is in the habit
of turning back a part of its appro-
priation every year into the state
treasury. TIE Home established a
splendid reputation under the late Col.
Coffey and its high standard has been
fully maintained by Col Harmon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-22

SOCIALISM AND CHRISTIANITY

On another page today the Banner
prints, by request, a sermon by for
mer pastor of the Second Congrega-
tional CHURCH which is interesting as
expressing one view of social condi-
tions, but it is the opinion of the Ban
ner DR.. Reed is not logical and that
his theories carried to their implied
conclusion would put back the pro-
gress of the world thousand years.
Chris taught the individual value of tee
human soul and the right of personal
responsibility in unity with the laws
of God. But Christ and his Apostles
also taught his followers to unite in
the common cause in advancing truth
and right living.
The individual has his rights and
responsibility, but can never obtain
those rights through and by himself
He must ever rely on unity WITH
others to secure the privileges to
which he was born. 1t was not the
church that was responsible for the
crimes and slow progress of the dark
ages. 1t was one of the inevitable
things that attend all advance when
the human material that is available
is not of quality that will permit de-
velopment in the right direction. The
oh hn
limitations of mankind at that stage
would permit. 1t is at least illogical,
IL not absurd, to blame the fountain
because it does not flow higher than
its source.
For after all, it was the church
that nursed the divine spark through
thousand years of darkness and des-
pair and had the seed ready to plant
when the field was ready. The field
would have been valueless without
the wherewitn to plant it and except
through the providence of God in
placing the seed in good hands it must
have decayed long ere the ground was
ready.
Protestants like Dr. Reed may laud
the fruits of one tree and Catholics
the fruits of another but the Fruits of
the Spirit which are manifest are the
same on whatever branch they are
borne.
AS Christians and Catholics, in
what we esteem to be the broadcast
sense of the words is It not time to
cease these age-long chickering's over
doctrines and preference. The ultim-
ate hope of man is union with God.
To our mind the whole teaching of
history is that progress is being made
in spite of many halts and seeming
backward steps. God does not con
fine himself to one instrument or one
device. Unknown in the past, unac-
knowledged in the present and only
dreamed of for the far indefinite flu
ture will come the final harmony
when the individual and the commun-
ity, the church and the people, nature
and mankind will move together in
one great purpose, not toward God,
but with God, the Infinite Power that
Is the Universe. If this be Socialism,
Paternalism or Catholicism, then
many of us are Socialists, Paternal-
lists and Catholics mo man liveth
unto himself or dieth unto himself"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-22
$500 IN WATER MONEY
Receipts of $1,000 Ahead of Similar
Period Last Year in Rutland.

Rutland July 2l.-Yesterday was
the banner day at the city treasurer's
Office, there being S7700 taken in for
water rents. The water rents were
all due yesterday, amounting in all to
S3l 900. Within the last four days
there has been over $4,000 paid into
the treasurer's Office for water rents.
City Treasurer VIII l.. Davis stated
last evening that the water rents
paid this year are S1400 over those of
the same date last year, and that the
amount of $500 was the record for
one days receipts.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-22

An effort is being made in Troy to
induce William H. Frear to run for
mayor of the city. Mr.. Frear is
Troy's leading business man and that
city will be extremely fortunate if it
can induce him to give up year or
two of his time to municipal service
in the mayors office.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-22

The annual meeting of the trustees
of the Soldiers Home held Wednesday
again calls attention to this sterling
institution which is and always has
been credit to Vermont. Its tIus-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-22
THE ENGLISH SAY

Sink some capital in an Annuity
and get an assured income" Centur-
les of experience have demonstrated
the value of an income beyond any
contingency. Send for our rates. Goth
year. National Life Insurance Com
pany, Montpelier. Vt. (Mutual)
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-22
Notice to Water Users

We are threatened with another dry
season and all users of water are eau
toned and requested not to waste
water. The dry weather has started
in earlier than last year and 1t is Inn
portant that no water be allowed to
waste.
Bennington Water Co.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-22
U. S. DISTRICT COURT DOCKET
Eiehty-three Final Hearings on Nat
uralization Applications

Ut u'I-ut'VTI 8NPF'FO"t'OIIo
Montpelier, July 21.-The United
States district court Will convene
here on August 4, with Judge J. l..
Martin of Brattleboro presiding for
the purpose of giving final hearings
to applicants for naturalization in this
country. There are SO final applica-
tons to be presented.
The docket shows that 81 cases are
set for hearing on the morning of the
4th. 26 on the afternoon of the same
day and 26 on the forenoon of the 5th.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-22
CROSSING TO BE ABOLISHED
Public Service Commission Reports
on Hearing at Wells River

Newport, July 21.-The public ser
vice commission which held a hear
ing here June Sth has ordered the
crossing Just west of the station abol-
ished To do away with the crossing
it viii be necessary to build a con-
Meeting strip of highway. The work
is to be completed by December /,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-22

Dividend January LIST, 1909, was at the rate of
per cent per annum.
Dividends are declared twice a year. viz: as
of the first days of January and July, accord
ing 10 law.
All dividends not withdrawn win 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.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-22

rABITHA:
Raised biscuits from Gold Medal Flour
are excellent SAMANTHA
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-22
To the Taxpayers of the Town OF Ber
NOTICE

To the Taxpayers of the Village OF Ben
nington
A Rate Bill has been placed in my hands for
collection as follows:
G5 cents on the dollar for the Village Tax, 20
cents on the dollar for the Highway Tax on
the Grand List of 1903.
hereby demand payment Of said taxes, and
notify you that will attend AT the Bennington
County Savings Bank from O'Clock II. IN. I'M
til 4 O'Clock p. m.
There will he discount of per cent. on the
Village Tax if paid within ~ deys,
c. II. DEWEY, Treasurer.
Bennington, VT. July l, 1901
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-22
Statement Of Condition MayI, 1909
RESOURCES

TRUSTEES JOIN s ss Ed 4RbNRR
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-22
DeliCaCieS

Of all kinds IN the Grocery
and Baking line at the /. (.
Gibson Co.'S Store.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-03
Northwestern Extension.

Belle Fourche, s. D., Sept. 1.-The
Northwestern railroad has secured it's
rightofway and will build into the rich
district lying north of this city and
watered by the vast government irri-
cation project which will cost $4,000
900 and which Is nearing completion.
The contract for the construction work
has been let to Winston Bros. of st.
Paul, who will be on the ground to be-
gin operations the first of the month.
The proposed branch of the Northwest.
ern will be twenty.nine miles in length,
will leave the main line at the eastern
edge of the corporate limits of the
town and will follow the Belle Fourche
river for a number Of miles. The In
tention Is to push the work as rapidly
as possible, and 1t is likely that 1000
teams will be put to work, IL that
many can be obtained. Northwestern
surveyors are now working south and
east from the government townsite
and the supposition is that they are
making a survey for the extension OF
the line from that point to some place
near Philip on the Rapid City and
Pierre line, thus giving this section OF
the country quicker communication
with the eastern part Of this state.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-03
RULE OUT BAGGAGE SMASHEn
State Board Takes Official Action
Against Man who Drops Trunks.

Topeka. Kan, Sept. 1.-THE baggage
smasher's days In Kansas are ended
The Kansas board of railroad commits
sioners issued an order that the bag
gagemen must not let trunk go
tumbling down from car door to
the brick or stone depot platforms.
1t appears that recently the bag
gage smashers have been more active
than formerly, especially in Kansas.
The board has had many complaints
of trunks being broken or damaged
by the drop from the car door to the
platforms when the station agents did
not want to pull up truck to receive
the baggage on the train.
The board told the railroad COM
panies to instruct that the trunks
and boxes must be handled as careful
ly as cases OF eggs.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-03
YOUNG WIFE BACK HOME.
There Was No EIopemnt, Says w. A.
Stone, Coal Millionaire.

wv @'SPSsN'S Soyo W. ~
Stone, Coal Millionaire.
Uniontown, Pa, Sept. 2.-The young
and beautiful Mrs. w. A. Stone, wife
Of the coal king, who returned to her
home and her husband after a nine
months absence, was today sadly
snubbed by many Of her friends as she
passed through Uniontown in her big
motor car, having come from her coun-
try home in Hopwocd, suburb.
The women of Uniontown who were
formerly of the same set with Mrs.
Stone made it plain that they will not
take kindly to one who eloped, no mat
ter how much money her husband may
have. Mrs. Stone is accused fatty by
the people Of Uniontown Of having
eloped December 2, last, with Emery
Martin, Philippine veteran. Mrs.
Stone admits to her close friends that
Martin was on the same train with her
when she left home for the west that
night, but she AYERS that she left the
train at Columbus, O., and that Martin
continued on his way west.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-03
Used the Rlaht Plan.

Washington. N. j., Sept. ,.-Dr
Thomas DERRICK, who was a surgeon
with the Peary Arctic expedition In
1S9S-1s02 and lived for year with the
Eskimos in Greenland. said today that
DR.. Cook, in reaching the pole by the
west coast of Ellesmereland, had chos.
en- the most feasible route. DR.. Det'
rick said:
DR.. Cooks polar expedition is re.
markable not only for its results but
for its utilization OF the most practic-
able plan. His grasp Of what have
advocated-that man with Eskimos
can live indefinitely on the west coast
Of Ellesmereland and come out at any
point he chooses, shows DR.. Cooks
knowledge Of Arctic conditions.
81 know Eskimos who left Etah and
lived nine years on the west coast at
different points. Eskimos furnished
me with maps Of the west coast and of
Ellesmereland before Captain Sverd'
rup ever put foot on the shore. The
maps are identical with Sverdrup's
later maps. When Peary feared q
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-03
Mine STRIKE SETTLED
Labor War Involving $4,000 Men Ends
Peacefully at Pittsburq.

Labor War Involving 10000 Men Ends
Peacefully at Plttsbure.
Pittsburg, Sept 2.-The dispute be-
tween the miners and operators Of the
Pittsburg district affecting $4,000 men,
1000 of whom have been on a strike
for over a week, was settled last night
at conference between the operators
and the national executive board men,
bers of the United Mine Workers Of
America, with national President
Thomas A. Lewis, Of the organization.
A notice will be posted in all the mines
in this district telling the miners that
the recent order Of the coal companies
that black powder must be used in
mining coal Is rescinded for the pres.
ent.
To secure this concession on the
part of the operators, President Lewis
appointed a committee from the min
ers' organization, which will go to
Wilkesbarre, Pa, to confer with Chief
Mine Inspector James e. Roderwick of
Pennsylvania, asking that thorough
Investigation of the use of black or
safety" powder be made by the state.
The state authorities ordered the
use of this powder. but the miners
contend that 1t skaters the coal to
such an extent that their earnings are
greatly decreased.
The district officials Of the miners
union took no part In the conference
owing to the differences existing be-
tween them and the national board.
1t is said that a majority Of the miners
will return to work tomorrow.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-03
FREEMAN KNOWLES PAYS FINE
Former Dakota Congressman Takes
Short Cut Out Of Jail.

Former Dakota Congressman Takes
Short Cut Out Of Jail.
Sioux Falls, 8. D., Sept. 2.-Facing a
two-year term of Imprisonment for re-
fusal to pay a fine of $500 adjudged
against him in federal court for send
ing obscene and Objectionable matter
through the mails, ex-Congressman
Freeman Knowles has sent draft for
the full sum of $500 to the court here,
and his release has been ordered from
the Jail at Rapid City, where he has
been since the refusal Of the court to
permit him to take the pauper's oath.
While 1t is not known where he got
the money with which to pay his fine,
it is presumed that he finally consent
ed to set some of his champions ad.
vance it for him, as this was sought to
be done at the time he was first sen
fenced.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-03
MRS. coNERY UNDER KNIFE.
Wife Of Neigh Physician Submits to
Operation at Hot Springs.


Neigh, Neb., Sept. Especial to
The News: Mrs. DR.. A. F. Conery Of
this city was operated upon Tuesday
afternoon at Hot Springs, S. d., by
Drs. Walker and McRoberts at Sisters
hospital for malignant tumor. The pa.
tient had been suffering from this all
ment but few months, and went to
the springs couple Of weeks ago on
a mere pleasure trip, when 1t was dis
covered that the tumor was rapidly
growing. Mrs. Conery notified her hus-
band last Sunday that she was grad
ually growing weaker and that an OPP
Grafton must be performed within the
next twenty-four hours. The doctor
took the evening train and was at the
bedside OF his wife the next noon. DR..
Conery returned home yesterday morn
ing and states that the operation was
success in every way and that the
patient is getting along nicely. The
entire right breast and ligaments were
removed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-03
Zeppel,n Starts Back.

Bulzig. Germany, Sept. 1.-THE air
ship Zeppelin III, which left Berlin
Sunday night on the return voyage to
Friederichshafen but which was COM
PEELED to make a landing here the fol-
lowing morning, resumed her voyage
last evening. 1t was found difficult to
make repairs owing to the heavy
winds, and the position Of the craft at
times was extremely dangerous. the
wind reaching 40 miles an hour. Enor.
nous crowds have thronged the little
village for the past three days to get
view OF the airship. many persons
coming long distances by rail.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-03
DAY FOR CREIGHTON RACES.
Three Days OF Fast Baseball SEIZED
uled, Too-Purses OF 500.

Creighton, Neb.. Sept. Especial to
The News: This was the day set for
the beginning OF the Creighton races
and baseball tournament. Royal and
Bloomfield were scheduled to play ball
today. the winners to play Gregory to-
morrow and the winners OF that game
to play Norfolk Saturday. A purse of
500 was hung up for each game.
Among the free attractions are high
dive. a balloon ascension and box car
stunts each day. A carnival company
furnishes amusement each evening.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-03
Omaha Grain Market.

Omaha, Sept. 2.-The Omaha grain
market closed as follows:
Wheat-No. 2 hard, 94@97c; No. 8
hard. S2@s4hc; No. hard. SS091c;
No. spring, 93@96c.
Corn-No. 2. 62A @63Ac; No. 4,
GIN @62kc; No. 2 yellow, 63Ac; No.
2 white, 64Ac.
Oats-No. 3 mixed, 36@36hc; No. 3
yellow, 37A@3Sc; No. 3 white, $40
3Sc; No. white. 361a @37c.
Rye-No. 2, SIC; No. 3. 65@66c.
Receipts-Wheat, is cars; corn, %
cars; oats, % cars.
hipments-Wheat, "a cars; corn.
% cars; oats. cars.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-03
{ BY Associated Prsss.)

Chicago, Sept. .-Cattle-Receipts,
5000. Market steady. Beeves, $4.25
QS.05; Texas steers, $4.16Q5.4O;
western steers, $4.4O@S.5O; stockers
and feeders, $3.25Q5.20; cows and
heifers, $2.25@6.4o; calves, $500
9.25.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000. Market is
&c higher Light, $7.6508.25; mixed.
$750@s.25; heavy. $7.25@S.25; rough.
|T.25@7.50; good to choice heavy,
$7.15@s.05; pigs, $7509S.25; bulk of
sales, $7.20@8.10.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000. Market is
weak. Native, $2.7504.70; western.
$3.0O@4.75; yearlings. $4.5095.50;
lambs native, $4.4O97.25; western.
l$46O677b
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-03
BLACK HAND" IN KANSAS
County Attorney and Postmaster Are
Threatened With Death.

Pittsburg, Kan, Sept. 1.-The coun-
ty attorney, ID. H. Wooley, received a
threatening letter signed BLACK
Hand" today. The letter states that
death will be the penalty il he does
not close all the joints that are alleged
by the latter to be running wide open
while certain others are being hound
ed by him until the violators land in
Jail. The letter charges discrimina-
ton. Postmaster Stafford Of Radley
also received letter this morning
warning him to remove the store man
ager and company store from his
building by Saturday night under pen
atty of death.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-03
ELoPED WITH THE WRONG TWIN.
1t Was Dark and Parker Took Cecilia
Instead Of Mary.


Instead Of Mary.
Pittsburg. Pa, Sept. Cecilia Cur
ran is Is years old and, naturally, so
Is Mary, her twin sister. II 1t becomes
really necessary to tell them apart
Mrs. John Curran, the mother, looks
at the teeth of one, the single point in
which they are dissimilar.
Cecilia eloped last night with John
Parker, q boarder. Mrs. Curran also
missed $50. Parker undoubtedly meant
to elope with Mary, with whom he was
known to be in love, but he took the
wrong twin in the dark and probably
does not yet know his error.
One of the twins was found In bed
asleep this morning. Mrs. Curran
looked at her teeth and said Cecilia
was the missing one. Then Mrs. Cur
ran swore out a warrant for Parker's
arrest, so the strange elopement came
to light. Mrs. Curran has sixteen chill
dren,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-03
ENGINEER DEAD
PASSENGERS HURT
GREAT WESTERN PASSENGER
TRAIN HITS FREIGHT.
IN THE YARDS AT ST. JOSEPH

Engineer Thomas Howard Of Des
MoInes is Killed and the Passengers
Severely Shaken UP as Result Of
Head-on Collision.
st. Joseph, Mo-, Sept. 2.-Engineer
Thomas Howard of Des Moines was
killed and a number of passengers
severely shaken up in head-on col.
lision in the st. Joseph yards this
morning between a Chicago Great
Western passenger train and st. Joe
and Grand Island freight train.
Howard was engineer of the pas.
senger train.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-03
SWEDES ASK HELP
Telegraph for American Assistance
in Their Strike.

New York, Sept. "A cable mes
sage asking American support for the
Swedish strikers was received here
by G. f. Tholin and John Sandgren,
two of the delegates who arrived on
August "a. The message says In
part:
after four weeks Of the general
strike we are still determined to stick
it out despite threatening hunger and
the opposition OF the government and
society outside the workers. We are
cheered and supported by the work
ing men of all European countries hut
we dare to count on the powerful
economic assistance of America,
which is now necessary to u.s."
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-03
KILLING FROST
IN MICHIGAN
CORN CROP IN PART OF STATE 4
COMPLETE LOSS AS RESULT.
POTATOES ARE DAMAGED. ALSO

II Is Estimated That Damage Amount.
ing to 100000 Resulted In Muske.
eon ond oceana counties-Heaviest
Since 1869.
Muskegon, Mich, Sept. 2.-It is esti-
mated that the loss accompanying the
heavy frost of last night in Muskegon
and Oceana counties will reach at
least 100000. Corn and potatoes are
damaged, most Of the former crop hav-
ing been a total loss. The frost Is
the heaviest that has fallen in this
locality since 1869.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-03
Canadian Parliament Fire.

Toronto, Sept. 2.-The west wins of
the parliament buildings was com.
pletely destroyed by fire. The loss Of
the building is about 100000 fully
covered by insurance, but the fine
Mowat law library, one of the best
collections in the dominion, Is total
loss, with no insurance.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-03
sMueeLE DOPE TO coNvIcrs.
One Prisoner Asks Wife to Send Co
csine Soaked In Towel.

Lincoln, Sept, 2.-Warden Smith, the
new man in charge OF the state peni-
Tertiary, has been successful in break
ing up the underground system which
fed dope of various kinds to the pris-
oners, but a recent letter he intercept
ed from a prisoner to his wife illus
trates that he has big task ahead of
him to stop 1t completely.
The prisoner instructed his wife to
dissolve a lot OF cocaine in water.
Then she was to soak crash towels in
the solution. After letting these dry
she was to send them to him in prison
as a gift. He proposed then to reverse
the process and have some dope with
which to still his cravings.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-03
(By Associated Press. !

South Omaha, Sept. 2.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts 5000. Market active and strong
er. Native steers, $4.75Q4.6O; cows
and heifers. $3.OO@5.OO; western
steers, $3.53Q6.00; Texas steers, $500
$500; cows and heifers, $2.750425;
Gamers. $L7542.S5; stockers and
feeders. $3.O0Q5.2O; calves, $4,000
$3.50 bulls. stays. ETC., $2.7594.75.
Hogs-Receipts 5000. Market 10
steady. Heavy, $7504790; mixed,
N.7O@7S0; light, $7.900S.10; pigs.
$6.5OQ750; bulk of sales, $76507.90.
Sheep-Receipts $4,000. Market 10
steady: lambs lower. Fed muttonB,
$4.75Q5.40; wethers, $4.OOQ475; ewes.
$3.50@440; lambs. $6.75Q740.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-03
Letter Carriers to Build.

St Paul, Mimi, Sept. AT the con-
vention of the National Association of
Letter Carriers here today the SANTA
tium committee reported in favor OF
building a sanitarium on the 100 acres
of land given the association at Colo
RADIO Springs.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-03
Cotton Crop Condition.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE crop re-
porting board of the department of ag-
riculture in a bulletin today estimates
that the average condition of the cot
ton crop in August 25 was 63.7 per cent
of normal, as compared with 1871
per cent in August %, 1908; 1877 in
August %, 1907, and 1875, the average
of the past ten years on August 2B.