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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-09

Henry, whose son, Lucelia's Sir Hen.
ry, from whom descended Agnes Korn-
dyke Lucelia 20.45 lbs, was for sew
eral years the head of the herd. He
was succeeded by his son, Ada Mer-
du's Sir Henry and who proved an ex-
cellent sire. He sired Lady Withoorn
who has an official record of 20.3 lbs of
butter in seven days and has produc-
ed two A. r. o daughters; and Bea-
trice Serbia, II lbs, who has produc-
ID four A. r. o daughters and "a
Id granddaughter
In January, 1898 Mr.. Bottum pur
chased of Messrs. Henry Stevens &
iou7 Of Tacoma, n. Y, the bull, Man.
or Paul who combined in his veins
he blood OF Netherland Hengerveld
De Kol I'd, Pauline Paul, Tirania and
Mechthilde, each of whom, at that
time, held worlds record. This bull
proved o very prepotent sire Had he
] oeen given the opportunities of ser
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-09

generations have exemplifed the vir-
tues OF good citizenship and enjoyed
the advantage of a permanent home
Nathan II. Bottum. the grandson OF
the original owner, built the com
modious residence in 1S447, two years
before the birth of the present pro
prietor, and was succeeded by his
sons, Norman and Nathan, who were
noted breeders of Merino sheep, and
also had a good herd of pure-bred
ShOrthOrns
H. NJ Bottum was educated at Burr
and Burton seminary and Meriden
academy. His literary education was
supplemented by thorough practical
training in the everyday cares and
labors of the farm, and the theory
and practice of careful animal indus
try and breeding. At the age OF p,
as the only son. by his fathers early
death. the care of the large farm de
volved upon him. Naturally endowed
with a strong physique unusual ener-
gy and industry, and good practical
Judgment he proved equal 20 his OPP
portunlties He has added to the or
iginal farm until it now contains
about 500 acres, of which 1875 acres
are moving and tllage and the bal
ance pasture and woodland, including
an excellent sugar place of 300 trees,
from which he made 100 gallons OF
maple syrup last year The land is a
sandy loan. bur By frequent plough
ing the liberal use OF manures and a
judicious rotation It is kept In a high
state of fertility The usual rotation
is field corn, fodder corn, oats seeded
with clover and herds grass, follow
ed by three or four crops of hay. The
farm is located a half mile from
SALISBURY Depot, nine miles from
Bennington, on the line of the Ideal
Automobile Tour,
MIR. Botums oldest son, Norman d.
who has been associated with his
father since his majority, was born in
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-09
IDEAL HoLsTEIN BUTTER COWS
SALISBURY Stock Farm of n. N. Bot
tum & San, SALISBURY Depot, VT.

II. Merle Bottum is widely and fav-
orally known as one of the pioneer
breeders OF Back and White cattle,
and probably has furnished more high
class foundation stock than any other
Holstein breeder in the Green Noun
tain state. This grand old ancestral
farm possesses many features of his
toric interest. Although the records
have been destroyed, circumstantial
evidence clearly slows that the pres
ent residence IL located on a part Of
the original farm which was taken up
by Elijah Bottu the great-great-
grandfather of the present owner, who
came from Connecticut previous to
the Revolution Here for one hun
dred and thirty years or more six
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-09
CANNED CHICKEN BLAMED
Three Were Poisoned and Two May
not Recover

Woodstock, Oct. IF. P. Gilling-
ham, a prominent business man here
his wife and her sister, Miss Ellen
Fairbanks, have been i'll since Satur-
day with ptomaine poisoning caused
by eating canned chicken last week
Thursday Miss Fairbanks condit-
Jon is vey serious today. Mr. Gilling
ham is recovering but his wife is not
yet out of danger
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-18

the first days of Groton. Think it
over and send me a line by New
Years so may know during January.
| repeat that l want you and that /
hope you may care to come"
The letter was dated from Hong
Kong
Care to GOMEZ" The man tapped
the paper with a gesture of despair,
and at the second a door creaked
mournfully behind him, opened half
way, and the clergyman's clear-cut
speech sounded through it.
You don't mind the draft?" the
voice asked. Its close in here"
The man outside, the letter clasped
against his knee, did not stir; he lis.
tened intently. The two within sat
down without seeing him, back to
back with him, the wall between.
Every word they spoke came out to
him distinctly.
why don't you put that bag on the
floor? You hold on to it as if it were
treasure" the pleasant, easy tones
of the parson continued.
seconds pause. ut is treasure" he
said briefly
DO you mean-Sidney, you're not
driving home alone tonight with the
mems wages?"
mo, not alone. Tomlinson meets
me-"
"Tomlinson! He's nothing. That is
he's good coachman, of course,
but the mildest ruffian could do up
Tomlinson with one hand A great
protection!"
81 don't want protection" the slow
voice half-laughed. Il can protect my
self-and Tomlinson."
The man outside could all but see
the clergyman's head shake disap
provingly.
II don't like 1t. It's six miles and
you'll have to go through the River
Mills-the other roads impossible
There's a bad lot of roughs there Just
now Pat O'Hara-who used to be my
man of-all-work-told me about 1t last
week He's working now on the Falls
bridge, and lives two miles this side.
He says they're genuine desperadoes.
1t will be known that you're coming
it's always known. What possessed
you to go back at night?"
Delayed" the laconic tones an.
swered "A meeting of the board of
directors"
We'll, delay a bit longer, and you
may save time" the clergyman threw
back. Don't go home tonight, Sid.
ney-it's really unsafe"
Must get home for Christmas
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-18
Misery.

The neighbours dog sits out on the
front lawn and bowls dismally. The
man in the window looks out and
yells: "Sh-h-h, you beast!" The dog
continues to howl. The man again
comes to the window and this time
hurls a shoe at the dog. Still the
animal bowls. Another shoe follows.
The next day the mans wife goes
around in her stocking feet because
she can't find her shoes. The man
hasn't the price of another pair OF
shoes for her, and the next night the
dog bowls louder than ever.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-18
Notwithstanding disappoint the ba.

morning-couldn't disappoint the ba-
by" said the steady voice.
Il know" the clergyman agreed
I'm in the same box. Yet" he
harked back, "it's taking too much
risk. You have no right to run such
a risk. How much are you carrying?"
Three thousand dollars"
The man outside drew a sharp
breath as If the distinct words had hit
him. Three thousand dollars!
The clergyman inside repeated
them. Three thousand dollars! It's
too much to carry after dark through
nest of banditti."
"Banditti!" The others tone pro-
tested.
But DR.. Harding persisted. eat least
leave the money in town."
"Where?" Maxwell asked. 'The
banks are closed. The mems wages
must be paid the twenty-sixth. I'll
carry it safe enough-the Maxwells
have carried their employees wages to
Maxwell Field for five generations"
The clergyman's reply was serious.
with two Maxwells killed to discour-
age the practice" he said. There was
silence for moment. Then, Il see
what can be done," the older man
spoke. "Give me the money. I'll take
it to the rectory tonight, and to-mor-
row you'll all be over to service and
you can fetch it back. How is that?"
you've lonely drive, too"
only two miles," said Harding.
And there's no danger for me- No.
body suspects parson of money"
Maxwell considered, hesitated. 81
think I'll accept your offer, DOCTOR"
he said at last. "Quarles, the man.
ager, objects to my landing with a
bag which / carry carefully myself, as
| must when it's loaded this way"
The man outside, strained forward,
could imagine the manufacturer
hand laid on the stout bag on his
knee. "My dress-suit case | throw
at somebody to be put into the trap,
and l think no more of it, but this |
keep by me, and I'm so we'll known
about the country that they are ia
miliar with my ways"
The confident voice, the voice of a
parsonage, went on, but the shabby
figure outside relaxed, shivering a bit,
against the wall of the station. He
was thinking fast, but his listening
now was less careful; he knew the
rest; his data were collected.
There was whistle down the track,
and wave of humanity drew togeth-
er; the train pulled in, the man how
ering in the background waited to
see Mr.. Maxwell of Maxwell Field, in
fur-lined ulster with it's collar and
cuffs Of sable, and the thin clergy
man in his overcoat little gray at
the seams, enter car together, be-
fore he sprang unnoticed into the car
behind them.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-18

at the fields with resentful eyes. He
came to a stop in front of bench,
and, dropping into 1t, drew out let
ter. The thin envelope fell open as
If read often before.
Dear Carl" the writing ran, Il
saw Peterson two days ago and he
told me you were playing in bad luck.
There's an opening out here in my
business for a person who knows sew
eral languages, and you came to my
mind Would you care to take 1t?
You would have to put up thousand
or two, and that, beyond travelling ex-
penses, would be all the money nee
essary. | think you would like 1t.
The business is going to be big one,
and we are making money now. There
is plenty of work, but plenty of play
also of the kind you're good at-ten-
mis- and polo and that sort. And there's
the certainty of fresh start in life
with every chance of solid career.
I'm sure you know what a pleasure
it would be to me, because it's always
been a pleasure to be with you since
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-18

the alert leisure of house where
much is done. The children leaned
close against the woman between
them; the girls hair was spread on
her mothers shoulders, and the boys
arm was around her and his head
pressed her arm.
Say The Night Before Christ
mas again mother" he begged. you
promised you'd say it next"
mo, she didn't, Benny" objected
the girl. "She only promised she'd
say 1t again; she hasn't said While
Shepherds Watched at all yet, or told
us the story of the beasts on Christ.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-18
photo of Fine olive Tree.

Among the photographs in the col.
lection made by an American tourist
who recently returned from the orr
ept is one showing a mammoth olive
tree in the garden of Gethsemane
The trunk is divided near the ground
giving it the appearance of two trees
In order to protect 1t from the as.
three feet high has been built around
1t, and the spot has become a favorite
one for Photographic groups. The
tree is looked upon with awe by ma.
tives, who assure the tourists that II
Is at least a thousand years old The
picture in question shows four bi.
cycles in the foreground.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-18
a Painless Death.

A teacher in the factory district OF
a New Jersey town had been giving
the children earnest lectures upon the
poisonousness of dirt.
One morning a little girl raised her
hand excitedly and pointed to a boy
who seldom had clean hands.
Teacher" she said, "look quick!
Jimmie's committin' suicide! He's
suckin' his thumb. Success Maya
zine.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-18
mas Eve. Have you. mother?"

mas Eve. Have you, nother?"
my knee, Benny-you weigh ton.
DEAR" demonstrated the mother. push
ing a heavy foot. We'll do this,
Alice. Benny knows While Shep-
herds Watched as well as /, and If
he'll say it, then I'll do The Night
Before Christmas and the story, and
just anything you want"
Il like your saying of it, mother,
better than / do Benny's. He always
makes the angels talk like people"
Alice demurred.
But the boy, undisturbed by criti-
cism, began at once. His large brown
eyes fixed on the fire, he recited,
slowly and conscientiously, the two
hundred-year-old Christmas carol:
While Shepherds watched their hocks by
night
| All seated on the ground.
The angel of the Lord came down
And glory shone around,
the reedy voice repeated, and listen
er might have understood what Alice
meant. 1t was much as If John Jones
had met William Smith and men
| llOlltQ W MIN q lhdibCi VI NV N1O'S
mutual friend, an angel. But to the
woman who listened with the boys
head against her shoulder, the incon-
gruous infections were sweet; the
audacity of 1t seemed to bring so
near. that it thrilled her, night
when, for another Child's sake, the
skies had rung with a song that has
| 81 W. tomas
disclosed, with careful conversational
emphasis, more and more facts about
angels, to him a shade less real, a
shade more holy than his mother.
To you in David's town this day
Is born of David's line
A Saviour, who is Christ the Lord,
And this shall be the sign
was elucidated In a realistic manner.
and the child proceeded to explain.
"Thus spoke the seraph and forth
with appeared a shining throng Of an
| gels-praising God-who thus ad-
dressed their joyful song"
An atheist would have got an i'm
preston, hearing him tell it, that the
boy had seen with his eyes and heard
with his ears what he related. There
was a silence as the sturdy tones end
ed and Benny's eyes gazed on into
the heart of the fire, as If they saw IN
a vision the still eastern night, the
shepherds on the hills, the white fight
of angels.
You repeated it very nicely" Mrs.
Harding said softly, and put her mouth
against his head again. "Now you
shall have yours"
The big 11-year-old girl caught her
mothers hand-a hand worn with
homework and sewing-and held it
! against her cheek.
Twas the night before Christmas,
when all through the house." the wo-
man began, and went on, as many
! women have begun and gone on with
, the charming old poem, to children on
| Christmas Eve. The fire cracked in
the pauses, and the logs fell apart
with gentle heaviness, an accom-
paniment to the swinging sentences.
Nov just one more children dear,
and you really must go to bed. It's
very late-look! It's almost nine"
and the girl and the boy cried out to.
gether.
"Oh, the Beasts! The Beasts!"
They pressed against her, head on
either shoulder, and held her hands in
theirs, while she told them a tale of
a boy in a German forest whose ia
Their and mother were so poor that
there was not enough to eat in tho
house. She told them how he lay in
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-18
BURGLAR LIKES THE BULLDOG
Robs Woman's Home, Left Guarded by
Animal, and Writes Note to
His Victim.

Rockford, Ill.-"Your bulldog is a
sociable fellow; treat him nice; he
and l struck up quite friendship and
/ hated to leave him.
BURGLAR"
That note written on perfumed sta
tionery taken from her writing desk,
the desk from which the burglar had
stolen her gold watch, was found by
Mrs. William Johnson of 1924 South
West street, on her return home
from a shopping expedition. The dog
had been left to guard the house and
was sleeping on a rug.
Investigation revealed the loss of
5000 worth of jewelry and silverware
The thief entered through rear win
dow, fed the dog and ransacked the
house.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-18
MOTHER GIVES UP LIFE.
BUT CHILDREN PERISH
Grave Woman and Little Son Figh'
Flames In vain-Five Cremated
Alive.

Pittsburg, Pa.-While vainly battling
to save the lives of her children who
were sleeping in upstairs rooms, Mrs.
Frances A. NARROW, aged 81, and four
children were burned to death in a
fire which completely destroyed their
home near Sandy Creek. Penn town.
ship. The children who lost their
lives are Clyde NARROW, aged II; lisa
NARROW, aged five; William NARROW,
Jr., aged three. and Glenn NARROW.
aged six months. Lisle NARROW, aged
IL, the anly other member of the fam
lily at home at the time of the fire,
had a narrow escape from death.
The husband and father, William
NARROW, is in Butler county on a
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-18

was overcome by Smoke and Fell.
hunting trip, and has not learned of
the tragedy. The two oldest boys,
Frank and Clifford, went to work
early in the morning, and shortly
after they had left the house a lamp
exploded in the kitchen, where Mrs.
NARROW and Clyde were eating break
fast. Seeing she could not extinguish
the flames, Mrs. NARROW told Clyde to
go to the room where Lisle and and
William were sleeping and get them
out of the house.
The boy succeeded in arousing
Lisle, who made his escape. Clyde
then took little William in his arms
and was trying to get down the stairs
when he was overcome by the smoke
and fell. Mrs. NARROW went to the
room occupied by lisa and the baby,
Glenn, but she was also overcome by
the smoke and was unable to rescue
the children. The charred bodies of
the mother and four children were
found in the cellar after the house
was burned to the ground.
Lisle, scarcely clad and dazed by
fright, ran to the house Of neighbor,
William Stoner, who gave the alarm.
William NARROW, ST., grandfather of
the children, who lives about a mile
away, on the Frankstown road, was
also notified, and hurried to the home
of his son. When neighbors arrived
the flames had gained such Roadway
that nothing could be done to save
the house or it's contents.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-18
THANKSGIVING DAY
Canada's Day Of Thanks a Month Ear
lier Than In the United States.

For some reason better known to
the Canadians themselves than to the
people on this side of the line, our
Canadian cousins celebrated their
Thanksgiving a month or more earlier
than we do. 1t may be that the Cana
dian turkey had become impatient, and
sounded note of warning, or 1t may
be that the frost on the pumpkin" de-
clared itself. But whatever the reason.
their Thanksgiving day is past. II may
have been that the reasons for giving
thanks so much earlier than we do
were pushing themselves so hard and
so fast that the Canadians were
ashamed to postpone the event. They
have had reasons, and good ones, too,
tor giving thanks. Their great broad
areas of prairie land have yielded in
abundance, and here, by the way, it Is
not embarrassing to the friends of
the millions of Americans who have
made their home in Canada during the
past few years to know that they have
participated most generously in the
cutting of the melon" Probably the
western portion OF Canada, comprising
the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatche-
wan and Alberta, have the greatest
reason of any of the provinces to ex-
press in the most enthusiastic manner
their gratitude. The results in the
line of production give ample reason
for devout thanksgiving to Providence.
This year has surpassed all others in
so far as the total increase in the coun-
try's wealth is concerned. There is no
question that Providence was espe-
cially generous. The weather condi-
tions were perfect, and during the
ripening and harvesting period, there
was nothing to interfere. And now it
was we'll it was so, for with demand
for labor that could not be supplied,
there was the greatest danger, but
with suitable weather the garnering of
the grain has been successfully accom-
piished. There have been low gen.
eral averages, but these are account
ed for by the fact that farmers were
Indifferent, relying altogether upon
what a good soil would do. There
will be no more low averages though.
for this year has shown what good,
Careful farming VIII 40. IL VIII pro-
duce 100 million bushels of wheat from
seven million acres, and it will pro-
duce a splendid lot of oats, yielding
anywhere from so to 100 bushels per
acre. This on land that has cost but
from $40 to SIS per acre-many farm
ers have realized suffi cient from this
years crop to pay the entire cost of
their farms. The Toronto Globe says:
"The whole population of the West
rejoices in the bounty of Providence,
and sends out message of gratitude
and appreciation of the favors which
have been bestowed on the country.
The cheerfulness which has abounded
with industry during the past six
months has not obliterated the concep-
ton of the source from which the
blessings have flown, and the good
feeling is combined with a spirit of
thankfulness for the privilege of living
In so fruitful land. The misfortunes
of the past are practically forgotten,
because there is great cause to con-
template with satisfaction the COM
forts of the present. Thanksgiving
should be season of unusual en-
thusiasm."
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-18

Gov. Glasscock of West Virginia.
while travelling through Arizona, no.
ticed the dry. dusty appearance of the
country.
Doesn't it ever rain around here?"
be asked one of the natives.
"Rain?' the native spat. Rain?
why, say, pardner, there's bullfrogs
in this yere town over five years old
that hain't learned to swim yet
Everybody's Magazine.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-18

The two big children and their small
mother sat on the rug before the fire,
the fire being an especial luxury for
Christmas Eve. The nursery was a
pleasant room; the spendthrift fire
light washed brightness over gay col
ors Of coarse stuffs, over cheap prints
of fine pictures, over the whitewashed
walls and the peace of the two white
beds folded back for the night. There
was a homelike atmosphere, full of
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-18

unhappiness; the eyes were dull; a
swinging walk lapsed to lurch; his
coat collar was up and his hat brim
down, his clothes were shabby. The
hypothetical observer would have
seen that the man avoided with some
effort the clergyman and his friend
AS they came toward him down the
long platform, walking briskly for
warmth, talking earnestly together.
be watched them from under his sha-
dowing hat-brim, turned his back as
they neared him, and disappeared be-
hind the station. His hands in the
pockets of his overcoat. he stared out
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-18

human atoms might be classified as
four lunches: the small-boy bunch,
three women circling about stolid
and annoyed boy; the tobacco bunch,
four unshaven men; the parson-
black of clothes, pallid, yet strong of
face-and his friend, a prosperous
business man by the look of him; and,
the fourth division, solitary individ-
ual. This last was young, and so
strongly built that muscle was the
first impression on looking at him.
His listless movements were power
full, his face was cast in a virile
mold, but it was strength and beauty
gone wrong. The face was lined with
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-18
New Tax Proposed.

Governments of the federated
states of Germany are considering the
introduction of land tax of the "uu-
earned increment" The measure is
expected to raise s5,OOO,O0O annually.
It is held that such a tax would rest
heavily on spectators and land-own.
ers in cities, but lightly on country
districts. where values increase very
slowly If at all.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-18

| his cot on Christmas Eve and heard
them plan; how he listened as they
divided what food was left into three
portions for to-morrow's breakfast.
the largest for the boy; how he
sobbed to himself in the dark as he,
heard them arrange to kill his two
friends, the old horse Friedel and the
old cow Minna, rather than let them
starve to death.
CTO BE CONTINUED)
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-18
srATE OF ONO CRY OF TOLEDO. |

FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he Is senior
partner OF the firm OF +. j. CHENEY Co.. doing
business In the City OF Toledo. County and state
aforesaid and that said nrm VIII pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
OF CATARRH that cannot be cured by the use OF
HALLS CATARRH CURE
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed In my presence
this 9th day OF December. A. D.. 1886.
A. W. GLEASON.
4 SEAL w., Y,,-n,,,
N---' $500
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally and acts
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF tho
system. Send for testimonials, free.
Sold by all Druggists 75c
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-18
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease, the antiseptic powder.
1t makes tight or new shoes feel easy. 1t
Is a certain cure for sweating, callous and
hot tired, aching feet. Always use II to
Break I'm new shoes. Sold by all Druggists
Csc Trial package mailed Free. Address
Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy. New York.