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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-14
Advertising Vermont.

TIE state of Vermont abounds in
spots of great historic interest. While
the spirit of celebration and commem-
Grafton is still in the air, why not
call attention to these points of in
terest by neatly printed and inexpen-
sive signs? The Bennington Banner
speaks as follows
1.-The scheme of the Berkshire street
railway in building signboards stat
ing historic and interesting facts
about places along the line of their
tracks is meeting with much favor
able comment. Why wouldn't is be
a good scheme for town to adopt a
similar plan along its highways.
There is nothing which forms a great
err attraction for tourists than historic
associations combined with beautiful
scenery.
This state Is famous for its beauti-
full scenery and that fact brings many
tourists into the state by automobile
as well as by rail. Sign boards, plac-
ed in the right places, as mentioned
above, would go a long way towards
making such trips mucn more enjoy
able and interesting. In this connec-
ton too. it would be much appreciat-
ed by strangers passing through If
towns would erect notice boards along
the highways at the border OF the
town, giving the name of the place.
In this way, tourists would know eX-
actly where they were. Such signs
would help to advertise the state
Rutland Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-14

With the papers full of fatal au-
tomobile accidents, at home and
abroad, the report of a record-break-
ing ride from Troy to Bennington, a
distance OF 30 miles in % minutes,
makes the possibility of such acct
dents very apparent A speed of Sc
miles an hour was reached, but for
tunately, this time, no accident hap
pened. Nevertheless, the driver must
be classed as a reckless chauffeur,
and as such is menace to the trav-
cling public. Yes; the speed law was
iolated.-Rutland Herald.
If the story were true yes, but the
story isn't true. The car did not go
from Bennington village to central
point in the city of Troy in the given
time, but from a point in The ives
tern part of this town to the
outskirts of Troy, a distance, Of
about "a miles, and no Bennington au
tomobie owner familiar with the
roads between here and Troy believes
that even this distance was done in
23 minutes. 1t is their belief tnat in
figuring the score of DR.. Webb's car
some error has crept in. We are not
disputing the Herald's statement in
regard to reckless driving, to which
most automobile accidents are due.
We have it in Bennington both from
1T. 81
machines passing through.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-14
SOUTH DORSET

William Tobin was in Dandy over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour Wilkins took
a drive to Rupert Sunday.
Miss Rose Burns is home from New
York for two weeks vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bromley Of Dan
by spent Sunday at Joan Blackmer's.
Mrs. John Kirk and son Clarence of
New York are visiting relatives here.
Miss Katie Gallagher is home from
DR.. Wymans for a two weeks vaca-
ton.
John Ross and Miss Mae Treathy of
Hartford, Conn are at James Nal
ones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Derosia and
two children of Ludlow are visiting
relatives here.
Miss Hadley and Miss Bessie Nc
Cough of Albany are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. John Smith.
Miss Mary Mcbride and Miss Irene
Croning of Bennington visited the for
mer's parents over Sunday.
Mrs. Phil Gallagher and Mrs. James
Malone have gone on the pilgrimage
TO the shrine of ST. Anne at Montreal
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tanning and
Miss Lizzie Gaffney attended the
Champlain Tercentenary celebration
last Thursday.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the postoffice: T, H. Norton. H..
j. Romonau, Mrs. Bessie Knapp, Miss
Mary McDevitt, Mrs. Ada Sheldon,
Mrs. Frank Watson, Miss Mary VIII
son.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-14
An invitation to Women

The Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
company of Lynn, Mass, cordially in
vites any woman interested to call at
their laboratory at Lynn, Mass, and
see for herself the care which is TAX
en- with the vast correspondence re-
ceived from all sections of this coun-
try. No letter or testimonial has ever
been made public without the written
wish or consent of the writer No
confidence has ever been violated and
never in their history have they sold
or disposed of any of their letters
from women. 1t is for these reasons
that thousands of suffering American
women every year feel free to write
Mrs. Pinkham for her valuable advice
which is always given free of Charge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-14
WHALE scAREsusMARrne CREW
Passed so Close to Tarpon as to Roll
the Craft

Provincetown, Mass, July ia
big right whale gave the crew of the
submarine Tarpon a scare when the
craft was under water off this port
Saturday afternoon.
The big whale swept past the sub
marine within a fathom's length, set
ting her rolling wildly. Had the
whale hit the Tarpon a sufficiently
nard blow the little vessel might have
been destroyed through the tipping
over of the sulphuric acid Jars. it is
asserted
The Tarpon was undergoing engine
tests just south of Long Point shoal.
She had made several under water
runs, with periscope top just protrud-
ing above the surface and was to the
west of the shoal buoy when she was
given another submergence.
At the depth of II feet with peri
scope just ripping" as one of the
emploes phrased it, she was being
driven easterly when there burst
from the half light of the depths to
port a shadowy mass that appeared
about to crash upon the thin metal
plates of the hull.
DelOIe lHe SIdTU6u viewers nau
time to gasp, the huge flying bolt of
living flesh suddenly swerved upward
and with mighty sweeps of hukes and
fins passed directly over the after
most end of the submarine clearing
her by only fathom length, and set
ting her to rolling wildly by the dis
ruption of water caused by the pass
ing of his vast body. An instant la
ter crews on surface riding boats who
were watching the performance of the
Tarpon beheld with horror the great
whale emerge preaching" from the
sea and fall with crash apparently
over the spot where the Tarpon had
been but moment previously. 1t is
believed the whale perceived the Tar
pom before he was sighted by the men.
What would have been the result
of collision between ship and NAM
NAL is problematical. If struck by a
blow sufficiently hard to careen her
q degrees the Tarpon might not have
suffered extinction; but If she had re-
ceived clip that caused her to roll
down to an angle of 40 degrees the
sulpnuric acid jars would have dis
charged their contents, occasioning
an explosion that would have blown
the boat apart killing or drowning
every occupant.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-14
NEW CANADIAN GOLD FIELD
Remarkable Finds Reported In Hin.
terland of Saskatchewan

Seattle. July ia dispatch from
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan to the
Post Intelligencer says:
THE most remarkable gold discov-
cry since the Klondike finds has just
been made at Lac la Bonge. 200 miles
north of Prince Albert, in the great
hinterland of the province of Saskat-
cnewan. H. C. Hamelin and b. l..
Clemens. prominent business men of
Prince Albert. having evidence OF a
rich gold area in northern Saskatche-
wan last year, QUILTED three parties
of prospectors. The finds were en-
couraging but not sensational.
This year two more parties were
sent out and the finds which have
been made of an eight-inch vein of
free milling gold quartz have created
.a~profound sensation. On June 81, b.
l.. Clemens secretly left Post Chase
for the NORTH. carrying with him one
of the finest specimens of gold quartz
found by one of his parties. H. c.
Mamelin has specimen from the
same vein of quartz declared by II. II.
Rowatt of the timber and mineral
lands branch of Ottawa to be the
richest and best defined specimen he
has seen, and that a carload of such
quartz is enough for any one man.
THE assays so far made from for
mer finds nave shown $517S and s6164
to the ton, respectively, but the latest
sample is declared to carry from $780,
900 to $4,000 to the ton. The finds
have been made within forty miles of
each other. A prospecting party In
charge of H. B. Totten, manager of
the Northern Crown Bank. and anoth-
er in charge of Dr. j. A. Moran, are
leaving Prince Albert for the newest
Eldorado of the north. TIE provin-
cial cabinet is now considering imme-
date repairs to the Montreal Lake
trail. distance of rs miles north
from Prince Albert and as the re-
naming 125 miles is canoe route, the
means of reaching Lac La Rouge will
be comparatively easy. William Nc
lines of the geological survey and
Frank Cream of the railway lands
branch have just left for the north.
THE Dominion government has a
man now on the ground with view
to establishing without delay an as
say Office at Prince Albert"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-14
CALDWELL, EXPLORER ALIVE
Arctic Adventurer Pushing South
From Hudson Bay Region


ottawa, July 13.-George Caldwell,
arctic explorer, who was supposed to
have persisted three years ago when
searching for gold north of the Arc
tic circle, is alive and is pushing
south from the Hudson Bay regions
on his way to this city. With him
are his two Eskimo guides whose
wives have been mourning them as
dead for the last two years.
The first news from Caldwell was
received here Sunday in the form of
a telegram briefly giving information
of his early return. 1t is not known
if he has realized his hope of dis
covering the richest gold field in the
world. He left the police post at
Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay in June,
1906. with the two Eskimos, intend
ing to push across the northern was
ties to the Copper Mine river and on
to the Mackenzie river. He sent
letter to his family in August 1906
from Chesterfield Inlet and from that
time nothing more was heard from
him. The letter was carried south by
a party of Eskimo returning from a
musk OK hunt.
Two years ago Eskimo reported
that Caldwell and his two companions
were dead. Articles belonging to the
men were picked up and it was be-
lieved they had persisted of cold. Now
however, it develops that the party
came safely through all dangers and
there is interest here over the news
Caldwell brings of his gold hunting.
He headed into territory never before
entered by white men and his journey
will have a geographical value apart
from the possibility OF having found
gold.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-14
GLASTONBURY

Frank Heath or Bennington called
on friends in town recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Tiff spent Sat
urday in Bennington.
Norman Madison was in Manches-
ter on business Monday
John Mattison had the misfortune
to sprain his ankle while playing ball
with the Eagles of South SALISBURY
at Wallingford Saturday.
There is going to be a platform
dance in Norman Mattison's grove on
Friday night, July 16ta. Everybody is
cordially invited to attend.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-14
SYMPTOMS Of catarrh Of the Stomach

Catarrh of the Stomach is indicated
by the following symptoms, heartburn
food rises in throat after meals, sour
stomach, heavy feeling after eating,
stomach bloated. belching of gas, pal
pitation of. heart, tongue coated light
brown, tenderness over pit of stom-
ach.
Rydales Catarrh Remedy taken in
ternally will soon destroy catarrhal
infection in the stomach. 1t is the
only remedy lnat reaches the catarrh-
al infection in all of the mucous mem
branes and glands of the body and al
so in the blood. Every bottle of Ry-
dale's Catarrh Remedy is guaranteed
to benefit or money refunded.-Shurt-
| leff's Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-14

Why do so many women who do their
own work grow old before their timer
The weekly washing, they will tell
you, is responsible for their breaking down.
And they tell the absolute truth if they
wash in the old-fashioned way.
Continual rubbing on the washboard
is so bad on the back.
And standing over steaming suds paves
the way for colds.
But the Fels-Naptha way is just as
different from the old way of washing as
Fels-Naptha is different from all other soaps.
Only cool or lukewarm water needed,
in winter or summer, and very little rubbing
required.
In a nutshell Fels-N aptha does most of
the work itself without human assistance.
In using Fels-Naptha, follow the easy
directions printed on the red and green
wrapper.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-14
AGE CANNOT wITHER, NOR

customers steal an Annuity. No mat
ter what other investments a, or pro-
mise to pay, or fail to pay, an annuity
is q contract without default, never
needing reorganization, always good,
as long as you live, as true as you
live. National Life Insurance Com
pany, Montpelier, VT. (Mutual)
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-14

After suffering from speeding autos
for long time in silence. Montpelier
has taken the matte in hand and will
set trap to catch the offenders. At
tention will be paid first to the local
violators OF speed laws.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-14

There seems to be plenty of de
mand for the available second class
liquor license with four applications
already filed and others considering
putting in a request.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-14
Anty Drudge Makes Donation.

HeI venture to ask madam, If you would endeavor to
spare me something for the Home for Broken Down
Washerwomen?'
Anty Drudge" Certainly. I'll donate box OF
Fels-Naptha soap. Tell them to use it according to
directions and they will still be able to do washing
because the Fels-Naptha way banishes all the back
breaking and hard rubbing of wash day; and cuts
washday work in half.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-14

Foley's Honey and Tar not only
stops chronic coughs that weaken the
constitution and develop into con-
sumption but heals and strengthens
the lungs. 1t affords comfort and re-
lief in the worst cases of chronic
bronchitis asthma, hay fever and
lung trouble-Quinlan' Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-14
FRANK B. HOWE. EdltOr and Publish

If butter can be made from petrole-
UNI the sunshine from cucumbers the
DRY may yet be worked out.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-14
NOTICE

nipgton
A Rate Bill has been placed in my hands for
collection as follows:
65 cents ON the dollar for the Village Tax ~
cents ON the dollar for the Highway Tax on
the Grand List of 1909.
! hereby demand payment OF said taxes, and
notify you that will attend at the Bennington
County Savings Bank from o'clock a. IN. I'M
til O'Clock p. IN.
There will be r discount of per cent. on the
Village Tax If paid within 70 deys,
c. Ii. DEWEY, Treasurer.
Bennington, VT. July /, 1901
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-14

To the Taxpay.rs of the Benning On
Graded S-hOoI District!
Rate Bill has been placed In my hands for
collection as follows: 20 cents on the dollar on
the Grand List of 1909.
hereby demand payment of said taxes, and
notify you that will attend at the Bennington
County Savings Bank from O'Clock until
O'Clock p. m.
There will be discount of per cent. on
above Tax If paid within 30 days.
c. II. DEWEY, Treasurer
Bennington, VT, July |, 1909
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-14

To the Taxpayers of the Town Of Rem
uHnRtont

A Rate Bill of the Town Taxes of 1909 has
been placed in my hands for collection, as fol-
lows GO cents on the dollar for the Town
Tax. 20 cents on the dollar for the TowRHgh-
way Tax. 30 cents on the dollar for the Town
District School Tax.
hereby demand payment of said taxes, and
notify you that will attend at the Benning-
ton County Savings Bank from O'Clock a. m
until O'Clock p. m.
There viii be discount Of per cent ON
Town Tax If paid within 80 days.
C. II. DEWEY, Treasurer.
Bennington, VT, July l. 1909.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-14

Our chef says Cold Medal Flour only.
VERONICA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-13
SHERIFF LIKES Law
He Thinks New Statute Gov
erning Selection of Jur-
0rS Wise One.
SOON TO GET LOCAL TRIAL

Sheriff Meredith is particularly well
pleased by the new law applying to Sc
lection of jurors. The law will lie
tried for the first time in this county.
when the regular jury is summoned.
At the present, only one case is set for
trial which will require jury and that
is not until April y.
Under the new law no juror shall be
released from duty by the court unless
he shows a good excuse. II juror
is excused by the court it is then tho
duty of the jury commission and the
county clerk to choose juror to iii.
the position in the same manner that
the regular jury is chosen. In case a
juror is set off the panel in court the
sheriff or the court bailiff then selects
a talesman outside of the court house.
Under the old law a talesman could be
selected from persons who happened to
be in the court room. but by the new
ruling the sheriff or the court bailiff is
compelled to leave the court house
when selecting an extra juror. Under
the old law the jury commission did
not have to fill the vacancies that oc-
Cured, but this was left to the court
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-13
4 coNFlDING CONSTABLE.

The Way He Helped the Heussrsa'd
Rspel the 0urSlars.
A good story II told at the expense
Of q constable in rural England, says a
writer in the London Telegraph.
Not long ago 4 young and pretty
housemaiA arrived at the big house Of
the neighborhoed. and 1t was observed
that our friends beat often took him
In that direction. At hrst she seemed
to resent his advances, but suddenly
she changed altogether, and the course
Of true love appeared to run smooth
for time.
One night he called rather later than
usual It was dark, and his fair one
greeted him somewhat coolly, he
thought.
His doubts, however, disappeared
when she suddenly declared that she
would take him into her confidence.
She had overheard the particulars Of
a plot to break into the house and
steal the plate.
'Now, Jim," she said, here's a
chance for promotion. The burglars
knew where the plate was kept. 50
we've shifted 1t. What I want you to
do is to get into the plate cupboard
and wait till they come and open the
door. Then you'll have EN-"
Jim jumped at the chance and half
an hour later was concealed In the
cupboard. The burglars came, as ex.
pected. and promptly got to work.
The constable cAuckled to himself as
he heard the muhled whir Of tool on
the outside Of the cupboard door. and
he grasped his sta6 and waited.
After some minutes waiting he re-
solved to take a cautious peep. But
the door was fast, securely screwed on
the outside by the burglars.
When Jim eventually reused the
house and was released from his pris-
on the burglars and plate. together
with the pretty housemaid "a confeder-
ate). had disappeared. Moreover. the
constable's position took q good deal
Of explaining away.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-13
Railroad Notes

Beginning tomorrow all preference
freight trains over the main line of
the Pennsylvania will be absolutely
controlled by the block system and
win be treated as passenger trains.
This will not apply, however. to a
slow freight or any other train that is
moved by the permissive block and
which may be allowed to follow pre-
ference train into a block under con-
trolled signals. This system of run
ming trains with the absolute block
signal was adopted about two years
ago when the retrenchments were
made in all departments. The sys-
tenn applied to preference freight and
then to slow freight. but it tied up
the movement in such a manner that
the whole thing was abandoned. but
the officials think 1t is now SO arrang.
ed that the preference freight will not
cause any delay in shipment.
Interurban roads that carry passen-
gers in Illinois are to be held within
the meaning of the act of 1907 which
limits fares to 2 cents a mile. COM
plant having been made to the state
railroad commission that the Illinois
traction system is charging excessive
rates on its lines between Danville
and Springfield. The attorney gener.
al held that the act applies to all cor.
porations engaged in the carrying OF
passengers, whether the motive power
used by steam or electricity, between
the points in the state, and applies,
therefore. to interurbans. He further
held that there is nothing in the 2,
cent law to permit the railroad com
pany to make an extra charge for
transportation where such extra
charge added to the regular fare
would exceed cents per mile This
ruling. however. does not apply to
special service like sleeping cars or
chair cars or other extra service furn-
ished.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-13
Heart to Heart
I QKS.
Copy. ghf. 1908, by Edwin A. Nye
READ THIS TO TIE CHILDREN.
BY EDWIN A. NYE.

READ THIS TO TIE CHILDREN.
This is fairy story-a true fairy
story.
And, strangely enough, the little girl
of this fairy tale is her own fairy,
though she doesn't know 1t.
This fairy went to bed one night
poor and awoke up the next morning
worth $4,000. Doesn't that sound like
some other fairy had waved its wand
over this fairy while she slept?
Her name is Haxei-Hazel Klegin-
and she lives In south Omaha, Neb.
She is twelve years old and is . good
little girl. kind, gentle and helpful to
all about her.
Hazers parents formerly lived in
Sioux City, and because Hazel when
she was . little bit Of thing was so
sweet and kind and gracious man in
that town who was neighbor took a
great fancy to the little girl. whom he
called his BLACK haired fairy" Ha.
eel Klegin has black hair in long
braids and twinkling black eyes.
Well
Two years ago the HIGGINS moved to
the father died. Hazel's mother was
obliged to take in washing in order to
buy food for Hazel and her little
brother.
Now. can you fancy q little fairy
carrying big bundles Of washing?
This black haired fairy did that.
And some days the past winter the
weather was very cold, and sometimes
the bundles were heavy, but she never
complained. She kept on smiling like
q good little fairy, and everybody loved
her.
And now she is an heiress.
Her old friend, Mr.. Matthews OF
Sioux City, bequeathed her the little
fortune because she was such . sunny
and kind little girl.
And Hazel says:
Il am SO happy because mamma
won't have to wash any more. She has
rheumatism dreadfully, and sometimes
she has to wash with one arm. It Is
awfully hard then. and it nearly breaks
her back. She didn't use to have to
wash"
You see, the good Sioux City man
made no mistake about Hazel being q
fairy.
Fairies do not care much about them
selves. They are always trying to
make other people happy. And that is
why fairy Hazel Klegin 10 happy. She
makes others happy.
Oh. the fairy stories are not all In
the story boo;.s, my dears!