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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-24
Against Macadam Roads

1t is not always easy to keep track
of what is going on in the road build
ing world but in country as large
as these United States and with so
many and so various state laws-not
to mention country. town and city
regulations, the chances are that
something worth noting is goi1g on
pretty much all the time. State
Road Commissioner Frederick Gilky-
son of New Jersey says that ample
tests having proved bituminous roads
to be the best. New Jersey will lay
no more macadam roads This dec
laration of a new departure from what
has been so long an accepted method
with none to criticise or find fault
with its use is remarkable. Commits
sioner Gilkyson says that roads super
ior to macadam can be laid for from
S1.15 to $3.50 per square yard. The
wear of speeding automobiles upon
macadam roads caused the state road
department to realize the urgent nee
essity of providing a new road sur
face that would be dustless, water
proof and hard enough to defy the eff
feet of auto wheels, and resilient
enough to give comfort in riding A
campaign of education in road reform
was adopted and now the state has
S5 miles of bituminous roads and
specifications prepared for l3 more.
1t is not probable that the roads of
New Jersey are any more subjected
to the wear of speeding automobiles
than are those of Connecticut but if
New Jersey has found a style of road
that gives the results spoken of above
why should not Connecticut make a
move in a similar direction? We
have chung to the old macadam meth
cd, making it somewhat heavier per
haps but essentially the same till now
we are told that the best macadam
road that can be made like the Der
lin road, for instance, will not stand
the increasing wear and tear of au-
tomobile travel. But here is this
new plan of New Jersey that prom
Uses all the desired results and con
ditions and that state has already 50
miles of it. Why not make a trial of
that sort of road before all of the
millions appropriated by the state for
good roads have been expended in in
effectual macadam bridgeport. Ct
Standard.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-24
RUTLAND-MoNTPELIER AIR LINE
Rumored to Start in the Spring and
to Run by Electricity

Burlington, Dec. 24.-The Burling-
ton Free Press in an editorial an
nounces the following:
The Free Press has received in
formation from what it regards as a
reliable source to the effect that the
coming season will see the beginning
of operations on the long discussed
cross state railway from Rutland to
Montpelier or from Montpelier to
Rutland, as the Marble City would
probably prefer to state it, If our
information is correct the line will
not be steam but electric, with the
construction heavy enough to handle
freight
"A moments thought will show
that this is the most feasible kind
of construction that could be adopt
ed considering the Typographical
character of the country embraced in
the forty or fifty miles of distance
which would he covered by the route
contemplated Some of the heavy
financiers of Montpelier are interest
ed in the project If the undertaking
is consummated it viii be a tremen-
dous gain for Montpelier and Rutland
as well as the intervening country
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-24
BANKS WON'T UNITE
Deal to Join Rutland County and
Baxter National Off

Baxter national UT
Rutland, Dec. 24.-It is generally
belieyed among business men and
others in position to know that the
proposition to merge the business of
the Rutland County and the Baxter
National banks of Rutland has been
dropped so much opposition having
arisen among the smaller stockhold-
ers to the consolidation that the
Clement interests who are back of
the plan, decided that the time is
not ripe for such a move. The dir
ectors and stockholders are keeping
very quiet as to the progress of the
plan TO defeat the merger but it is
known that there are three schemes
underway to keep the Rutland Coun-
ty bank inact in its present location.
Nothing will actually be done I'M
til next Monday, the time fixed for
voting on the proposition, but the
matter is being widely discussed and
from bits of information which have
leaked out during the last few days
there is little doubt in the minds of
men close to banking affairs but that
the minority stockholders will win.
The Clement stock is said to be on
the market and there is a rumor that
a plan is underway to form a pool TO
purchase It.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-24
HApeooD COMMENTED WITH LOT
But Has a Few Ideas About the Gov
ernorship Job


But Has Few Ideas About the Gov
ernorship Job
NJ. J Hapgood of Peru was in town
last week upon his return from New
York, where he had been attending
the meeting of the Nationah Civic
League an oranization headed by the
leading business element of the coun-
try, such as John Wanamaker and
Henry Clews whose object is reform
in the making and enforcement of
our laws. Few Laws Better En-
forced" Delegates were in atten-
dance from all over the country and
a branch organization is intended for
each separate state
AS to Mr. HapgoOd's being a candi-
date for the governorship, he says
that he is content with present posi-
tion as a citizen Someone must be
our next governor who really repres
bone enough to veto any and every
bill which he considers Objectionable,
according to the oath he takes. The
fact that bill can be passed by ma
jority vote over the governors veto
should have no bearing whatever up
on the exercise of that veto. Let our
next state convention, he says be
composed of unpledged delegates who
will deliberately, piece by piece, get
up platform of it's own which really
means business and then select
man who really means business to
head it. No true patriot will refuse
the call on any condition. he says,
and if we cant get the right man up
on the west side then take him from
the east side.-Manchester Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-24

What's this? Only six dollars
damages done by deer in Franklin
county during the past year. There
was more than that done in one par
lor on our street-St. Adams Mes
senger.
Yes, but it cost the state seven dol
lars to settle that one paltry little six
dollar claim. We tremble to think
what it will cost the state on a SINH
lar basis when it comes to have to
settle those parlor dear cases.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-24
No Paper Tomorrow

Tomorrow, Christmas Day, there
will be no issue of the Evening Ban
ner. The Banner wishes all its read
ers happy Christmas.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-24

WILL YOUR INCOME CONTINUE
after you? If yes, you have done
well. If no, then insure at once and
perpetuate your earning capacity.
Goth year. National life Insurance
Company Montpelier, VT. (Mutual)
Earle S. Kinsley. Agent, Rutland Vt
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-11-05
All VITO
Would Enjoy

good health, with it's blessings, must up-
derstand, quite clearly, that it involves the
question Of right living with all the term
implies. With proper knowledge Of what
is best, each hour of recreation, of enjoy
ment, of contemplation and of effort may
be made to contribute to living Alright.
Then the use of medicines may be dis.
pensed with to advantage, but under Or
binary conditions in many instances
simple, wholesome remedy may be invalu-
able if taken at the proper time and the
California Fig Syrup Co. holds that it il
alike important to present the subject'
truthfully and to supply the one perfect
laxative to those desiring it.
Consequently, the Company's Syrup Of
Figs and Elixir of SIENNA gives general
satisfaction. To get its beneficial effects
buy the genuine, manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale
by all leading druggists.
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IS y
dramatiss. Tho s1ri listened, but With
never glance at him Rather her
gaze roved over the dancing gray wa
ters and followed the lonely white sail
that stood out to sea. And when he
reached the climax. silence Of some
duration fell upon them.
SHOULD this man be punished?" he
asked at length.
HE is guilty; he has broken two
laws, the civic and human. Oh, the
poor people!" pathetically. "They are
never at peace; the wolf harrles them,
and the jackal; they are robbed, beat.
en- and spurned. They are like sheep,
not knowing how to fight. They ar
rest man for his poverty; they ap-
plal him for his greed. It is all
very wrong"
The sail fell under the shadow of
cloud. and they both watched it
till it flashed into the sunlight again.
"A woman's intuition is sometimes
abnormally keen. You are strong
enough to fight such things without
the advice of woman. Is there not
something vital to me in all this? IL
it not-is it not my father, John?"
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puffed quickly. and the heat or the
cigar put smart On his tongue. He
had. nothing to do but wait.
On the steps Of the clubs porte.
cochere he was greeted by Miss Cav.
enaugh. who was simply and tasteful
ly dressed in white. II there was a
sudden cardiac disturbance IN Car
rington's breast, the girls tender
beauty certainly justified IL. The
fresh color on her cheeks and lips, the
shining black hair that arched white
forehead. the darkly fringed blue eyes,
the slender, rounded figure, the small
feet and shapely hands, all combined
to produce a picture Of feminine love-
illness warranted to charm any mascu-
line eye. Let the curious question
Cavenaugh's antecedents. If they
were so inclined, thought Darlington;
here was abundant evidence of what a
certain old poet called the splendid
corpuscle of aristocracy.
Her sister went by the sonorous
name of Norah. She was II, bit of
a tomboy, but of the same build and
elegant carriage that distinguished
Kate from ordinary mortals; only
Norah's eyes were hazel-tinted and
her hair was that warm brown of the
heart Of chestnut bur. She was of
merry temperament, quick to like or
to dislike, and, like her sister, loyal
to those she loved. Both girls pos
sessed that uncommon gift in women,
the perfect sense of justice. You
never heard them gossiping about any
body; and when veranda converse
ton drifted toward scandal, the Cav
enaugh girls invariably drifted to-
ward the farther end of the veranda.
All the men admired them; they were
such good fellows.
The mother of the girls was, as 1
have remarked, good-natured and ami
able, inclined toward stoutness, and
a willing listener to all that was going
on. She considered it her bounden
duty to keep Informed regarding the
doings Of her intimate friends, but
with total lack of malice. At this mo-
ment she occupied her favorite corner
on the club veranda, and was en-
gagged III animated tittle-tattle. She
nodded and smiled at Darlington.
Norah was playing tennis. She
waved her racket at the new arrival.
Darlington was her beau-ideal.
He hurried into the dressing room
and shortly returned in his golf fan
nels. He was sturdy chap, not at all
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-11-05
TypoqraphicaI Union Led.

The first tuberculosis sanitarium to
De erected for the benefit of the labor
Ing men was built by the Interna-
ticnal Typographical union in con-
Dection with it's home at Colorado
Springs The international Printing
Freshmen and Assistants union have
recently decided to erect a similar
sanitsrium, and steps are now being
taken to open such an institution. The
international Photo Engravers' union,
while not conducting sanitarium of
Its own, pays for the treatment of its
tIberculous members in institutions in
various parts of the country. The
International Boot Workers union are
recommending to their members that
they ally themselves with the various
organizations united in the fight
against tuberculosis.
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handsome, but possessing counter
ance full of strong lines. He inspired
your trust and confidence, which is far
better than inspiring your admiration.
II am not going to play today"
saide- Kate, $50 I'll follow over the
course and watch you play. I haven't
seen you for whole week; and
can't talk and play, too." smiling.
Forward, then!" cried Darlington,
reckoning to his caddy.
He played a nervous. fidgety game
that afternoon. Every time he teed
his ball the document spoke from His
pocket with an olninous crackle. There
was not one brilliant stroke to his
credit. This puzzled the girl, for only
the previous week he had been run
ner-up in the annual tournament for
crack amateurs. He made the ninth
hole indifferently. then turned to the
girl, smiling whimsically.
"You are not playing up. to your
form to-day, john" she observed.
Il admit it." he replied, tossing his
club to the caddy, who, well versed
in worldly affairs, serenely shouldered
the bag and made of toward the club
house. "My heart isn't in the game,
Kate. The fact is. I'm in . peck of
trouble" He determined to tell her
at once. There might not be another
opportunity like this.
why, joint" reproachfully.
ooh, it came only yesterday.
haven't been hiding it. I'm in kind
Of pocket, and can't exactly see my
way out. I want your advice; and you
must be the jury and Judge rolled into
one" ,8
They were standing on q hill, and
far away they could see the pale line
where the shimmering summer sea
met the turquoise bowl Of heaven.
TELL me what your difhculty Is
John. and I win Judge It the best
know how" s$s
He never knew what . simple
beautiful name John was till It fell
from the lips pf thiss Girl. Many called
Thin lack; but only his mother aud
this girl called him John. He mo
toned toward the sandbox, and they
sat down. The ether players were
well scattsrel about, out % hearing
He made out his cass skillfully
enough, Giving his plaintiff ana Do
fendant fictitious namss Tho Trims
IsEreM - reaj @ hin, ~ 10 rent Son
t q Y, toward - snd ~ foIe q ~
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-11-05
Dire Results Of Biting Thread Worth,
Taking to Heart.

It'll never be sble to do much for
you," said the dentist, It'll you quit
hitting your thread"
Dear me-" said the woman, that re-.
minds me of the days when grand
mother threatened me with whip-
ping If didn't quit biting my nails"
"One habit is just as reprehensfb1e
as the other" said the dentist "You
ought 20 be able to see you own teeth,
then you would realize that you de-
serve good scolding. The edgcs are
as uneven as a saw. Now, Il you were
a professional dressmaker, or a fac
tory hand you would know better than
to bite your thread. They seldom do
it. They have learned the art Of snip
ping it of with tho scissors without
loss Of time, and don't have to mall
treat their teeth. It 10 you women who
do good deal Of sewing In a non
professional capacity who think the
quickest way to break thread ii to
bite It. That may be good for the
progress Of the work, but It Ii bad for
the teeth. .|5s 81 3s js$ Il 5sts.5
Fortunately, yona can't bite with the
whole mouthful of teeth at the same
time, % most 81 them escape. Those
that really do the work arc the inc,s.
ors on either I'D hey are III q ter.
Iribly bad AZ Tho enamel Is worn OF,
the ridges ma corrugations are an
lssighth - ~ hch deep. and
sOh. don't tell me anything more Z
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CHAPTER n.

Darlington faced her swiftly. He
had not expected this. There was
something in her handsome eyes that
barred the way to subterfuge. The
lie died unspoken, and he dropped his
gaze and began to dig up the turf with
the toe of his shoe.
Els it my father, John?"
Eyes. Oh, Kate" with despairing
gesture, I'm the most miserable fell
low alive! To think that this should
fall into my hands, Of all hands in the
world!"
Perhaps it is better so," quietly.
Nothing is without purpose. 1t
might have come to test your honesty.
But you are sure, John; it is not
guesswork?"
Call the evidence is IN my pocket.
Say the word, and the wind shall car
~ it down to the sea. Say the word,
heart O. mine!"
He made a quick movement TOWARD
his pocket, but she caught his arm.
do nothing foolish or hasty, John
Tearing up the evidence would not
undo what is done. Sooner or later
murder will out. If my father is culp-
able, if in his thoughtless greed for
money he has robbed the poor, he
must be made to restore what he has
taken. know my father; what he has
done appears perfectly legitimate to
him. Can he be put in prison?"
1T all depends upon how we'll he
defends himself" evlsively.
She went on. Fl haAe been dreading
something like this; so it is no great
surprise to me. He is money-mad,
money-mad; and he hears, sees, thinks
| nothing but money. But it hurts,
John; I am a proud woman. My
grandfather" Her lips shut sudden.
ly. Money!" with a passionate wave
of the hand. Glow I hate the name
Of it, the sound of it, the thought Of it.!
I love my father" with defiant
pride; "he has always been tender
and kind to me; and should not be
of his flesh and blood had I not the
desire to shield and protect him."
"The remedy is simple and close at
hand" suggested Darlington, gently.
"Simple, but w-rthy of neither of
us. abhor anything that is not Who'll.
ly honest. It is one of those strange
freaks of nature (who holds herself
accountable to no one) to give to me
honesty that is the sum total Of what
should have been evenly distributed
among my ancestors. If 1 were to tell
all I know, all I have kept locked in
my heart"
Don't do it, girl; it wouldn't matter
in the least. You are you: and that
is all there is to love. Why, I could
not love you less if your great-great
grandfather was a pirate" lightly
Love asks no questions; and ances
tors worry me not at all; they are al!
comfortably dead"
"Not always. But If my perception
of honor were less keen, should
laugh at what you call your evidence
"Laugh?"
eyes, indeed. I very well under
stand the tremendous powes ol
money"
mot more than l." sadly.
(TO BE coNTINUED.)
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table. I will never be without this
medicine in the house. Mrs. SAM'L
LEE, 1928 Fourth St., Louisville, Ky.
Another Operation Avoided.
Adrian, Ga.-"I suffered untold
misery from female troubles, and my
doctor said an operation was my only
chance, and I dreaded it almost as
much as death. Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound completely cured
me without an operation. ELENA V.
HENRY, r. F. D. 8.
Thirty years of unparalleled sue
eess confirms the power of Lydia E.
Rnkkam's Vegetable Compound to
cure female diseases. The great vol
nme Of unsolicited testimony constant
~ pouring in proves conclusively that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is a remarkable remedy for those
distressing feminine ills from which
10 many women suffer.
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The Rare Gift of Courtesy.

Courtesy includes not merely social
Kindness, graces of speech, absence OF
1udeness, but honorable treatment OF
business associates and of all the fell
low citizens with whom a man of at.
fairs may have business to transact
1t is not American to keep one citi.
sen waiting all day at the door be.
cause he is poor, and to grant an
other citizen an interview because ii
is believed he is rich. Wisdom is no!
confined in a purse, and frequently
much wisdom may be learned from a
bOOr man.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-11-05
How to Care for the Child.

PerpIexed mother writes: "My child
las sneezing fits after the morning
sponge bath. What would you ad-
yise?" Some mothers give their
babies a hypodermic of morphine for
sneezing. But we have always felt
that this was too harsh remedy.
Give the baby about three tablespoon
fuls of Old Tom gin with little sugar
and pinch of lemon peel. The sugar
makes this remedy more grateful to
the child. Be sure to keep this prophy.
tactic away from father.
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That Got Him.

A theatrical manager delighted IN
taking a rise out of conceited or vain
members of his company.
II see you are getting on fairly
WE'LL" he remarked.
Fairly? am getting on very we'll,
replied the hero of the play, promptly;
II played Hamlet for the first time
last night. You can see by the pa
pers' glowing criticisms how we'll
got on"
II have not read Them" replied the
other, quietly, "but I was there"
"Oh, you were. Well, you noticed
how swimmingly everything went OF:
OF course, made a bungle Of one
part by falling into Ophelia's grave
tut think the audience appreciated
even that"
II know they did," said the man
ager, with a slight smile; "but they
were frightfully sorry when you
climbed out Of it again!"
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tired all the time and very nervous. I
began using Doan's Kidney Pills, and
after taking a few boxes was cured
and have been we'll ever since"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents box. Foster.
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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HeartIess Parent Again.

Beautiful Girl l. Gardener, don't
make a flower bed there. It will
spoil our croquet ground"
Gardener = Can't help it, miss.
Thems my orders. Your father says
ne is going to have this garden de-
vcted to horticulture, not husbandry
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Of the bla d d 9 :
reached its climax
last spring and Iisuf.
fered terribly. My
back ached and
panied SO / could
hardly get around
and the secretions
were scanty, fire.
quent Of passage
and painful. I was
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A Terrible Disease.

"Do you own an automobile?" in
quired the unobservant party. The
other shook his head sadly.
s'No," he sighed, II have been a suf-
ferer all my life from chronic pedes-
trianism."
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SYNOPSIS.

Darlington loved Kate Cavenaugh,
daughter Of Multi Millionaire Henry Cav
enaugh. The latter liked Darlington, but
refused him as son-in-law. Young Car
rington, a lawyer, held evidence of GRIM
lnal financial operations, of which Cave
naugh was guilty. 1t was Carrington's
% to the Woe
Kate.
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OF course it is possible to con-
vince woman, but she is apt to for
get that she has been convinced, and
then you have to do it all over again.
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THE DIFFERENCE
coffee Usually Means Sickness, Blu,
Postum Always Means Health,

Those who have never tried the ex-
pertinent Of leaving off coffee and
drinking Postum in its place and in
this way regaining health and happi.
ness can learn much from the expert
ence of others who have made the
rial.
One who knows says: II drank cot.
Zee fo- breakfast every morning until
I had terrible attacks of indigestion
producing days of discomfort and
nights Of sieeplessness. I tried to give
up the use of coffee entirely, but found
It hard to go from hot coffee to a
glass Of water. Then tried Postum.
1T was good and the effect was so
pleasant that soon learned to love
It and have used it for several years.
! improved Immediately after I left
of coffee and took on Postum and
am Eow entirely cured Of my indiges-
don and other troubles all Of which
s.were due to coffee. / am now we'll
md contented and all because /
saanged from coffee to Postum.
Postum Is much easier to make
right every time than coffee, for It is
20 even and always reliable. We
never use coffee now In our family.
We use Postum, and are always WELL
. here's q reason apd It + proved
~ trial 3;s II.
S Look II pkgs Tor q copy Of the famous
little book. The Road to Weilyiile.' 4
Ever - ~ aIlbsvs tstssss " 49,
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His Right There Was None to Dispute
Noah disembarked.
Il am first on Ararat anyhow" he
boosted.
Herewith he declined to give a fig
for the pole.