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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-05
Ptomaines and Preservatives


Sometimes the professional anxiety
of would-be public benefactors is
just little amusing and the late
benzoate of soda warfare degenerat.
ed into an advertising proposition of
no small magnitude. I'VE use 1t
and it hurts no one" and 1T does no
one any good and we don't use it,
were the farcries of the opposing
factions and the din well-nigh deaf
en- the unfortunate consumer who
takes time to coddle his alimentary
canal and search for the pure-food
label.
Whatever may be the right or
wrong of the preservative problem,
it is perhaps undisputed that one of
the greatest dangers of the summer
season, in its relation to food pro
ducts, is from ptomaine poisoning. A
New York hospital physician gives il
as his opinion that great many
cases of paralysis in children-2500
was the exact number-arise from
eating foods in which the process of
decay has begun but it not notice
able. This is particularly true of
canned goods.
1t is an. axiom with housewives
that-know that canned goods should
be eaten as soon as the can is open,
and that exposure to the air for
more than an hour or two is danger
GUS and unwholesome. The advo
Gates of mild preservatives like ben
zoate of soda, boric and salicylic
acids claim that their products will
remain sweet and wholesome for
many hours, but the commonsense
consumer will take such statements
with grain Representative, and
buy his stuff fresh or eat it as soon
as it is taken from the can.
Ptomaines form rapidly in warm
weather and they are perfectly dead
ly in quantity. Moral buy the best
of canned goods, if you buy at all.
eat as soon as opened and burn the
residue-Rutland Herald
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-05
A Fearful Fish Slaughter.

1t is difficult to convince our neigh
bors up the state that it is better for
the trout to have an early open sea
son. They continue TO make sport of
Windnam county because II was the
recipient of special favor at the hands
of the last legislature. April 10 in
Windham county was cold and bleak
and but very few trout were caught.
During the following three weeks all
who usually fish had tried their luck.
No large catches were reported yet
most fishermen were. rewarded with
moderate catches and all were happy.
The trout also were happy for few
lives prolonged. How does not open
ing the season until May 10 work? A
couple of drummers who say they are
ready to put their hands on the Bimle
were riding on a train between North
field and Montpelier between II and
l o'clock on May 10. Out of curiosity
they counted the number OF fishermen
who could be seen from tne car win
dow They counted 81 on the stream
and saw several others walking in
the road. AS portion of the stream
could not be seen they estimated that
/ fully 100 were fishing in Dog river
between Mortified and Montpelier
between IL and O'Clock on May Is.
Many others had visited this stream
early in the morning. What chance
for escape had trout in Dog river on
May 10? Dog river is not an excep-
ton, other streams suffered as badly.
Better make it April Is for the entire
state.-Bellows Falls Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-05
FRANK 3. HOWE. Editor and Publisher
WHERE SECRECY is WRONG

Montpelier dispatches say that the
state appropriation for court expenses
is about exhausted for the current
year with large amount of bills yet
to be paid. 1t is the old story in
little more aggravated form than
usual
The dispatches say that the officials
who know the most about it refuse
to talk, which, in our opinion, is a
wrong attitude for them to take. If
the money has been spent because of
a great and unexpected increase in
court business it is a condition that
cannot be helped and the state will
pay the bills cheerfully where it can.
If the shortage is due to foolish
acts of the last legislature or any
other legislature give the state the
facts in detail and the state may then
be able to elect legislature that will
correct the blunders, or worse.
If the treasury drouth is due most
ly to the increase of salaries, as will
be promptly charged. it is right that
we should have all the details, not on
ly as to the cost in money paid out
but as to work done. Then the tax
payers can Judge for themselves.
If the deficiency is due to increas-
ing adroitness in working the state
for fees or to the courts wasting ex-
pensive time in long drawn out terms
of court, or allowing lawyers to take
week in trying a case that ought
to be closed in a day it is still more
important that the people should
know the details.
The statement the officials decline
to make any statement" is altogether
too frequent. TIE taxpayers have
right to know and to know without
waiting for printed state reports two
years hence in which the facts are
buried so deep that an expert would
get dizzy trying to dig them out.
Isn't it about time to cut out dark
lantern methods in transacting public
business?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-05

The Wisconsin Legislature has
passed bill permitting cities of
the second, third and fourth classes
to adopt the commission form of gov
eminent Other bills provide that
money may be spent only by candi-
dates themselves or through autho
rized managers and only for the can
didate's purposes. Provision is made
for the doing away of all election
workers of every character and no
refreshments must be given for in
fluence. Limits are placed on the
advertising by candidates and viola
tions of the provisions of the pro-
posed laws call for improvement
Burlington News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-05
there are over 72 illustrations. s1.O0
a year. The Sprague Publishing Co..
Detroit, Mich.
The University of Vermont Summer
School

The summer school of the Univer-
sity of Vermont will open Monday,
July IL, and close Saturday, August
7. On account of the tercentenary
celebration tne date of opening is one
week later than it would have been.
The summer session is intended pri-
marily to meet the needs of teachers
principals, supervisors and others en-
gagged more or less directly in school
work. The curriculum contains much
also suited to the needs of undergrad
yates wishing to do work which may
count towards college credits and of
graduates who may be looking for
ward to an advanced degree.
instruction will be given in Greek,
Latin, English, German, mathematics,
pedagogy, agriculture, manual training
and nome economies Other studies
may also be pursued by special ar
rangements with instructors.
Instruction will be given by men,
bers of the university faculty, also by
Prof. A. H. Gilbert of the Kentucky
State University and Prin. C. H. Nor
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-05
The June American Boy.

The joys of vacation time are vivid
ly recalled by the picture of the Old
Swimmin Hole which adorns the
front cover page of the June Ameri-
can Boy. The contents are both var
led and interesting. The opening
chapters OF fine serial dealing with
the opening days of the American
Revolution are given. 1t is entitled
the Young Continentals at Lexington,
and boys will get from it a glimpse
of the stirring history of those fate
full times. Winning His Shoulder
Straps is continued four chapters. OF
the splendid short stories in this is
sue there are: The Honor Point, a
story of boys sacrifice for his hon
or; For Mothers Sake, an English
school story of bravery; In Old Pan
ANA, telling of perilous adventure;
The Lure of Rod and Reel, delight
full story of fishing, and Dunn, Spiro
Spero, an inspiring story of a boys
heroism. This issue is particularly
fortunate in interesting and instruc-
tive articles, among them being; A
Boy Blacksmith Who Went to Con-
gress New Way to Help Boys; Leav-
ing School; How to Speak Piece and
The Sneak; How to Play Baseball,
The First Baseman, by Frank L.
Chance and the Pitcher, by wild
Bill" Donovan; How to Make a Can
vas Canoe; Speed Swimming; The
Battle of Bunker Hill; Company for
Boys and many others. The various
departments have something for
every boy with hobby. In addition
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-05
surleo treasures IN Morocco.

In Morocco II is customary for a
man to bury most of his riches in a
place known only to himself. This Gus
tom is practiced by all Moors, for they
cannot trust their own family. who
would murder them directly 1t was
known where the money was.
At the death of the head of fam
.ly in Morocco digging operations COM
mence at once. but seldom is the mon
ey- discovered. There must be many
fortunes buried away in odd corners
of the country. An instance came un-
der the writer's notice at one of the
coast towns. During the demolition
of house considerable sum of mon
ey was found built into the wall
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-05
Formulation of Ill.

Because the News and Courier
stated the obvious conclusion, from
the fact that water pipes do not
freeze in hades, that there are no
plumbers in that region, some of our
contemporaries are vilifying II in their
narrow, partisan way. In spite of this,
we now declare that the amount Of
gas constantly escaping from hades
shows that what plumbers who may
be there are Observation-Disclosures
News and Courier.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-05

The Journal mas recently complet.
ed another volume, having been run
ming continuously for As years. The
present editor is now commencing his
fifth year as editor and proprietor. He
looks back with much pleasure on the
past four years work as 1t has shown
him how much there is yet to do. We
have done much toward making the
Journal a better paper, and feel that
we have succeeded in no small way IN
having the Journals influence for
good felt in our neighhorhood. We
have still other improvements in
view More about them later on
Manchester Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-05

The little sermon headed Practical
Christianity" in another column can
be taken for what it is WORTH. The
writer, we understand, is neither 3
Catholic, Protestant nor Christian
Scientist, but has theories about
working along natural lines to ulti-
mate salvation. The only interest
the Banner has in it is an interest in
the spiritual unrest at present mani
fest among the people of the whole
world. This little sermon and some
others that are to follow 1t may set
some people to thinking and IL so
their purpose will be fully served.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-05

We note that the pardon petitioner
is working over time asking Governor
Prouty to liberate people who have
been sent to the penitentiary or
House of Correction for various
crimes. The Governor of Vermont
has something else to do part of the
time than to liberate people who have
been unable to so conduct themselves
as to prevent jury of their peers
from pronouncing them worthy of i'm
prisonment for crime.-Burlingto
Free Press.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-05
ATTRACTIVE LESSONS IN FRENCH

Mr.. Albert Cru. a graduate of University of
France and professor of French at Williams.
College. will take charge during this Summer
of Professor de Pierpont's classes in Benning-
ton Forparticulars write to Professor A. CRU
Box $40, p o., Williamstown, Mass
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-05

Speaking of farming, hay is a pretty
good crop these days. First class
hay is worth SIT per ton in market
and scarce at that. In spite of big
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-05
LOW PRICED
ADVE r T Isl NG

Advertisements not over four lines
in length in this column, 25 cents for
one time, 80 cents for twice, 90 cents
for one week and $1.25 for one
month if paid for when the advertise
ment is brought in. If credit is given
an additional charge will be made.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-05

rill of the Randolph normal school.
A bulletin giving detailed informa-
ton may be had on request address
ed to the University, Burlington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-05

crops for three years itghas not gone
below $14, we believe, which indicates
that the demand is increasing faster
than the supply.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-05
LOST

OsT-Black and white hound puppy with
IL tan head, seven months old. Fiuder will
please return TO Charles Langdon, % Grove
street. '4to
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-05
TO RENT

rNO RENT-House TO rent between North
Bennington and South SALISBURY. In.
Quire of Michael Mcclure. f'to
ITO RENT-Two large front rooms and two
side rooms to rent at reasonable terms;
furnished. Apply at ga Main St., corner Val Val.
entine q. 'to
40 RENT-Ohce in the Savings Bank build
i ing. ~
ITO RENT OR FOR SA E-Modern
house. nearly new with all the up-todate
improvements. inquire of j. S. Silk. 4Otf
ITO RENT-Two desirable tenements on
27tf
VNO RENT-Desirable tenemonts, offices
stores mill property with water power
individual storage lockers VIM E. Hawks, 200
North St.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-05

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Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-13
Underwear

Women's Forest Mills" Vests and Pants,
Medium spring weights, garment. . 900
Women's knit Corset Covers. medium
weight. nicely trimmed, soc styles. $50
Women's ribbed b%albriggan Vests and
Pants, all sizes, best soc garments-on
sale at =, :. $50
Double Green Stamps In AL Above Depar
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-13
Save in the Meat Market

a foundry company which proposes to put
in a plant in Omaha which will take care
OF the malleable iron trade in this territory
and also manufacture gaspipe. Mr.. Eber-
hard has wired Sinner & Chase, agents
for the sites along the Belt Line in Ralston
that he will arrive In Omaha Monday to
take up the proposition with them regard
ing a site in Ralston.
stockholders Of a big milling company
which is also stockholders in a manufac-
turing enterprise which located in Ralston
last year, are urging the erection OF a plant
in Omaha as the industry in which they
are already interested has exceeded all
i'm the volume OF business
being done. Sinner a Chase will not dis
close the name Of the firm. but say there
Is little doubt but that a mill will be
built. as the wheat arriving on the market
in Omaha has been demonstrated by mill
ing tests to be . high grade breadmaker.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-13

Casper. Wyo., just west of the present
town of Casper, in which several members
of the Eighteenth United States infantry
lie, as well as several soldiers OF the
Eleventh Ohio cavalry, who were killed in
1865 and 1866 by Indians. Another old ceme-
terry is located at the former post OF
Bridger's Ferry, ON the north side Of the
North Platte river, opposite the mouth Of
Horse Shoe creek, Wyoming. At least ten
bodies were buried there. The men were
killed in an assault on Bridger's Ferry by
Red Cloud in the fall Of 1866. Both Fort
Casper and Bridgers Ferry were aban-
doned in 1857 and the log barracks de
stroyed by the Indians Immediately fol-
lowing their abandonment. All these
graves will be cared for.
The troops forming these garrisons we're
assembled at Camp F%etterman. at the
mouth OF la Prele creek and on a high
bluff overlooking the North Platte and La
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-13
SAYS WIFE IS BURIED. SELLS
GOODS AND LEAVES HOME
John MetSIer, whose Life COmpaniOn
Was Not Inferred, Thought
To BE DaEed,

Telling his neighbors that his wife had
already been buried, John Metzler Of
Fourth and Spring streets sold his furni-
ture for SIS Thursday and left the little
shack where he and his wife had lived for
years. He has not been seen since by the
.neighbOrs and the body of Mrs. Metzler
lies unburied at Coroner Heafey's rooms.
II is thought that perhaps he has become
dazed or weak-minded from the loss OF his
wife. who. Xix himself. was over 50 years
OF age. Mrs. Metzler died Wednesday.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-13
Hosiery

imported hosiery, 35c quality 500. alo
Women's imported silk Isle hose, best soc
values. at three pairs for a dollar, pr. $50
Misses imported fine ribbed cotton stock
inGs, nothing better shown at 25c, pr.l7c
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-13
War Department
VIII Look After
Other Soldier Dead
Proposes to Give Attention to Many
Old Cemeteries of West
Where Heroes Lie.

The War department, IL is announced,
will not confine its efforts to recovering
the bodies Of soldiers killed in the Indian
war Of 1865 that lie in forgotten ana al
most oblitersted graves al Fort Reno and
Fort Laramie, but viii look after other
deserted burial grounds.
There is an abandoned cemetery at Fort
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-13

city and i,5OO horses are. under quarantine
as the result OF an outbreak OF mango ais
covered by the state live stock sanitary
board. DR., w. Horace Hoskins of This citv
chief inspector OF the board. said todav
that the disease was brought in shipments
OF horses from New York, New Jersey and
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-13

Prele valleys, was built in 1867 the post Of
Fort Fetterman. This old fort was built
of adobe and was occupied for many years
as the extreme outpost OF civilization. 1t
was abandoned in the early sos, and the
bodies buried there were later taken 10
Fort Mcpherson, Neb., where they now lie
in the Mcpherson National cemetery.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-13
TWO new PLANTS FOR OMAHA
Malleable Iron Works and Grist Mills
at Ralston.
TOLEDO MAN HEAD OF FOUNDRY
EuterprIses win ne Established Here
DARING the Present Year by
Eastern and southern
Capitalists.

Both a mallesbls iron foundry and a big
srist mill are enterprises promised to
omaha during the summer by eastern and
.outhern Capitalists who will arrive In
Omaha Monday to look over locations.
CHARLES L. Eberhard OF Toledo, o.. heads
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-13
a Pleasant Surprise

follows the first dose OF Dr. Kings New
Life Pills. the painless regulators that
strengthen you. Guaranteed. sc. For sale
Beaton Drag Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-13

Horses e-uarantined for Mango.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March Zone
hundred stables in various sections OF the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-13

while the receipts are constantly increas-
ing.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29

rate Of speed, p1owed into the baggage
room side of the building, Wrecking
the walls and going into the structure
almost to the front entrance. Luckily
there was no one in that section Of
the building at the time.
The train got away from Engineer
LIE Claire about four miles from the
depot. All the switchmen jumped off
and left LIE Claire alone with the run
away train.
LIE Claire jumped as the sheds were
reached and struck an iron girder. He
is badly hurt and was taken to ST..
Joseph's hospital.
The damage done by the train to
the depot is estimated at $4,000
The train, it is estimated, was go
ing sixty-five miles an hour when it
struck the depot The failure of an
angle cock, controlling the airbrakes,
to work is said to have caused the
runaway.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29
MINNEAPOLIS MAN NAMED
Lauritz swenson Appointed Minister
to Switzerland

o.
Lauritz Swenson of Minneapolis.
former United States minister to Den.
mark, is to be United States ministe
to Switzerland. His name has been
sent to the senate by President Taft.
Mr.. Swenson is vice president of the
Union State bank and has been promi-
nent in Minnesota politics for years.
He was born in Minnesota and has
lived in Minneapolis for four and
half years.
In 1887 Mr.. SWensOn, who was q
banker in Albert Lea, was appointed
minister to Denmark by President Nc
Kinley. He served eight years, and
during the latter part of his term was
dean of the diplomatic corps at Copen-
hagen. In 1905 Mr.. Swenson resigned
and came to Minneapolis. He has
been prominent in state politics, al
though he has never been candidate
for Office. He is treasurer of the Re-
publican state central committee and a
member of the executive committee.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29
Alone in Saw Mill at Nidnieht

unmindful Of dampness, drafts, storms
or cold. W. j. Atkins worked as Night
Walchman, at Banner Springs, Tern;
Such exposure gave him a severe cold
that settled on his lungs. at last he
had to give up work. He tried many
re NEEDLES but all failed till he used DR..
Kings New Discovery. After using
one bottle" he writes, 81 went back to
work as well as ever" Severe Colds,
stubborn Coughs, inf1amed throats
and sore lungs, Hemorrhages, Group
and WhoopiDg Cough get quick relief
and prompt cure from this glorious
medicine. SOC and S1.O0. Trial bottle
free, guaranteed by O. Nj Olsen. the
druggist.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29
News Of Especial Interest to
Minnesota Readers.
FORTY HURT IN TRAIN WRECK
Spreading Rails Cause Passen-
ger to Go Into Ditch.

st. Paul passenger train No. 40,
northbound, running thiTty-five miles
an hour, spread the rails half mile
east of Good Thunder and plunged
oyer a twenty foot embankment, injur-
ing forty passengers, none of them
fatally.
The injured were carried on re-
lief train, ordered out from Mankato,
back to that city and placed in the
hospitals there.
The train at the time of the acct
dent was travelling behind time and
had just whistled for the crossing in
passing over which the accident oc-
CURED. The rails spread, but the
engine remained on the tracks.
The engine was in charge of En-
gineer Thomas Clancy of st. Paul.
He said he felt the train leave the
rails and applied the emergency
brakes. He stuck to the throttle un-
til the train was brought to a stand
still. The fireman, John Anderson of
st. Paul, jumped from the train and
sustained severe injuries. The en-
gineer was uninjured
The mail car plunged over the
twenty foot embankment and rolled
over it until it reached the bottom
The acetylene lights in the car ignited
the coach timbers and the wrecked
mass was soon blazing. The mail
clerks were rescued by the uninjured
passengers, and barely escaped from
the flames.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29
Wounds His Little Brother.

A two-year-old son of G.. Lynch,
Z farmer residing near Jackson, was
accidentally shot by his six-year-
old brother. The older boy picked up
a rifle standing on the porch and in
some way the gun was discharged.
the bullet going through his brothers
body. The boy may die.
Gets Patent to Swamp Land.
State Auditor S. G. Iverson has re-
ceived from Washington the first pat
emit to part Of the Indian swamp land
for which the state has been fighting
for more than six years The deed
covers II, 400 acres and deeds to near.
II LIE, 900 more are expected in short
time.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29
ELECTRIC LINE 10 BE PUSHED
Will Connect the Twin Cities With
Head Of Lakes.

What is taken to mean the early
completion of the proposed electric
line between the Twin Cities and Du-
lutn and Superior was shown in the
Hing OF trust deed with the state
by the Twin City and Lake Superior
Railway company.
The deed is mortgage for $4,000
600 and is executed by the company
to the American Trust and Savings
bank of Chicago. OF this amount
$4,000 in bonds is to be issued at
once.
The total length Of the proposed line
Is 80 miles and, according to officers
OF the company, over half of this
amount is now graded. 1t starts at
the belt line in the Midway district.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29
Rich MEMS Gifts are Poor

beside this: II want to go on record as
saying that I regard Electric Bitters
as one of the greatest gifts that God
has made to woman, writes Mrs. @.
Rhinevault, Of Vestal Center, N. ".
Il can never forget what it has done
for me-" I his glorious medicine gives
woman buoyant spirits, svigor Of,
body and jubilant health. It quickly
cures Nervousness, Sleeplessness.
Melancholy, Headache, Backache,
Painting and Dizzy Spells; soon builds
up the weak, ail1ng and sickly. Try
them. SOC at 0. NJ. Olsen, the druggist,