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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-10
HAD COFFIN PARTLY MADE
Alden A. Brown Of Montpelier, How
ever, Rests in Another

Montpelier, April 9.-Aden A. Brown
who committed suicide last evening
by hanging, had in his blacksmith
shop at the rear of the French block
a coffin partly completed on which he
commenced work about six weeks ago
He intended the casket for his own
use but another one was provided. MI
Browns funeral will be held Sunday
afternoon at two O'Clock at his late
home on Cliff street.
The Rev. A. j. Hough will officiate
The members of Mt. Zion Comman
derry, Knights Templar. and of the
Junior Order of United American Me
chanics of which the deceased was q
member will attend in a body.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-10
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

II. NJ. Swift of Peru was a visitor
in town today
V. w. Benedict of Troy was in town
today on business.
John Briggs of the south part of the
town is confined TO the house by i'll
ness.
Miss Frost of New Jersey is a guest
of her cousin, Mrs. r. H. Merrill at
Bennington Center.
State Auditor Horace +. Graham of
Craftsbury was in town Friday ex-
aiming the accounts of the county
officers.
Mrs. T. J. Malone and son, Thomas
of Troy are guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs William Roche of Jefferson
avenue.
Miss Grace Roberts of Troy is
spending the Easter vacation with Mr.
and Mrs R. II. Merrill at Bennington
| Center.
The ladies sewing circle of the Old
! First church met at the home of Mrs
S. b. Hall at Bennington Center Fri
day afternoon.
Miss Nellie Coffey of Grandview
street has returned from several
days visit with Mr.. and Mrs. H. G..
Breese of Pleasant valley.
Mrs Philip b. Jennings and son.
Leonard Cultivate, summer residents
of Bennington Center are spending
several weeks in Europe.
Mrs. George Harris and Mrs. JOS
eph Fortier of Pittsfield are guests
of their parents, Mr. and Mrs Joseph
Levins of Bennington Falls.
The w. H. Bradford Hook and Lad
der company will hold a special meet
ing in their rooms on Stafford street
Sunday afternoon at 2 O'Clock. All
members should be present.
Luman Nevils, and wife, who have
been spending a week here as the
guest of his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
James ]. Nevils of School street. re-
turned to their home in Springfield,
VT, this morning.
Wallace Biggart who Is employed
by John J. Brimmer of the ore bed
district suffered from a shock Friday
while visiting in North Adams. He
was removed to the city hospital
where his condition is considered
very precautions. He had been in
North Adams only about two days.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-10

During the spring every one would
be benefited by taking Foleys Kidney
Remedy. 1t furnishes a needed ionic
to the kidneys after the extra strain
of winter, and it purifies the blood
by stimulating the kidneys, and caus-
ing them TO eliminate the impurities
from IT, Foley's Kidney Remedy i'm
parts new life and vigor. Pleasant to
take.-Quinlans Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-10
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a HOURS.

For eastern New York and western
Vermont fair continued cold tonight.
Sunday fair, slightly warmer in west
portion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-10

TABIrHA:
Raised biscuits from Gold Medal Flour
are excellent. SAMANTHA.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-10
The arrest of WearThineS
FOR EASTER
CORRECT GATHERING OF SPRING GARMENTS, FABRICS
AND REQUISITES AT PLEASING PRICES.

At Easter time the Fashion world unfojs tn
style buds. Few are the women who do not play an
important part in this affair Then comes if ever
comes-an ideal style period
This store is amply supplied with the new and
stylish suits, Dress Goods, Silks Waists Collars Belts
Gloves Shoes, etc. Our styles are advanced STYLES
Styles bloom and blossom here before they are budded
at other stores
And for price lowness we hold an envabe posi-
tion-TFIAT YOU KNOW. Here you can obtain the
freshest and brightest of Easter Apparel without bit
of worry over prices. We've worreo for you-toed
and searched for weeks obtain The best without pay
ing the most.
Intervening days are few-Easter is in close prox
unity. Are you ready? Its time to prepare-and
visit will prove-this store the pace-best for Styles
quality and economy.
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-10

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-06-24
Notice of Hearing Petition for Distri-
tribution of Estate-Exempt.
June "a w3
taf nf nal
County of Day.

In County Court.
In the matter of the estate of Augusta
Balcon, deceased.
The state of South Dakota sends greet
ing TO Geneva. Pearl Ullman and Kyle III.
Balloon. of Lennon, 5. Dak., heirs at law
and next of kin of Augusta Balcom,
deceased, and to all to whom these pres
ents may come.
Notice is hereby given, that John will
liams has filed with the Judge of this court
o verified petition in writing setting forth
that said deceased left estate consisting
OF Lots II. Is, 10 and 20 in Block n, Of
Pri0r's First Addition to the Village (riow
City, of Webster, Day County. S. OAK,
property which he alleges to be wholly
exempt from execution, attachment or
other mesue process, and praying that
said estate be distributed anon the heirs
at law and next of kin of said deceased,
without the regular administration
thereof as provided by the Probate Code
1909, mt o'clock a. m, of said day. being a
day OF q regular term of this court, to-wit:
of the July term, 1902 at the court room Of
said court. at Webster. in the County OF
Day, have been appointed as the time
and place for hearing said petition. when
aud where any person interested may
appear and show cause why said petition
should not be granted.
Witness the Hon. Sherman NJ. Duggan,
Judge OF the county court, and the seal OF
at his once ia the civ ~ webs;e r. q ountx
of Day, State of south Dakota.
Sherman NJ. Duggan,
Bert 3. johnson, '''
tsesl.)
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-06-24
A FIRE IN JAPAN.
The Victim Has Other Troubles Be
sides Loss Of Goods.

The Victim Has Other Troubles Be-
sides Loss of Goods.
An American missionary living in ia.
pan recently lost his dwelling by fire.
He described in an amusing way the
polite condolences which his neighbors
showered upon him. I'VE were del
uged with visiting cards." he says.
''They were forced into our hands by
sympathetic inquirers, friends Offering
aid and tradespeople soliciting orders.
The conversation with each conner was
somewhat as follows: You have in
deed had an honorable disaster says
the friend. 4 have humbly caused
great disturbance / reply. Please
honorably excuse me- Indeed, 1t is
honorably sad for YOU the friend an
swers. L have done an unheard Of
thing say. L am overcome that you
should have come to call on me on
purpose. Thank you very much
Please honorably excuse me for being
so late In coming says the friend
The energy required for such a CONVEX
sation can be imagined by accompany
ing each sentence with a low bow
and repeating the process about fifty
times.
about 10 O'Clock we two foreigners
escaped to face our next duty, which
consisted In apologizing to all the
houses in our section-about fifty. 1t
was nearly u o'clock at night when
our apology tour was completed, but
our last visitor called at 2 o'clock in
the morning. Callers began coming
again at 8 o'clock and kept on coming
steadily. During the day we received
many visitors and paid twenty-eight or
more calls. The strain of all this, to-
gether with our other tasks, including
the receiving of the stream of visitors,
which lasted whole week, is better
imagined than described.
'All day after the fire and for three
days more people from all over Gifu
and from out-stations kept bringing
sympathy from their families and pres
ents of cakes and fruit and other arti-
cles. We can never repay all the kind
ness we received. Chicago News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-06-24
DEATH or THE WORLD.
When Water Disappears and Air Gets
Too Thin to Breathe.

When water disappears and AIR Gets
Too Thin to Breathe.
The age Of the earth is placed by
some at 500,OO0,000 years, by others
100000 years, and still others of
later time place it at 100000 years
None place 1t lower than 10000, 00o,
knowing what processes have been
gone through.
Other planets go through the same
process. The reason that other planets
differ so much from the earth is that
they are In so much earlier or later
stages of existence. The earth must
become old.
Newton surmised, although he could
give no reason for 1t, that the earth
would lose all it's water and become
perfectly dry. Since then 1t has been
found that Newton was correct.
AS the earth keeps cooling 1t will be-
come porous, and great cavities will
be formed In the interior, which will
take In the water. 1t is estimated
that this process is now In progress,
so far that the water diminishes at the
rate Of the thickness Of a sheet of
paper each year.
At this rate in 100000 years the
water will have sunk mile, and In
100000 the water will have disap-
peared from the face Of the globe.
The nitrogen and oxygen in the at
mosphere are also diminishing all the
time. 1t Is In an inappreciable degree,
but the time will come when the air
VIII be 80 thin that no creature we
know co1ld breathe 1t and live. The
time will come when the world cannot
support life. That VIII be the period
Of old age, and then will come death
Richard A. Proctor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-06-24
His Dinner Guests.

In volume published In London,
"Piccadilly to Pail Mall" there is tEis
queer anecdote Of the vagaries Of so
cial life In the capital: Some years ago
an eminent parsonage accepted or sug-
gested 4 dinner with q certain million
aire, at that time comparatively un-
known. The flrst guest to arrive, hav-
ing explained to the butler that being
with =. host, he would
wait till some one else came who could
introduce him, fingered in the hall.
The second was In the same predica-
ment. as were the third, fourth, fifth
and other guests up to the ninth, who
CHANGED to be the eminent parsonage
Upon the dilemma being ex-
planned to him be cheerfully said: "Oh.
come along with mel ] win introduce
you al. / know him."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-06-24
THE HUMAN RACE.
Will Man Simply Shrink OF the Faes
OF the Earth?

Will Man Simply Shrink OF the Face
OF the Earth?
A French statistician who has been
studying the military and other rec
ords with a view Of determining the
height Of men at different periods has
reached some wonderful results.
He has not only solved some per-
picking problems in regard to the past
Of the human race, but is also enabled
to calculate its future and to deter
mine the exact period when man will
disappear from the earth
The recorded facts extend over near
ly three centuries.
1t is found that in 1910 the average
height Of man in Europe was 1.75 me-
tiers, or, say, five feet nine inches. In
1870 II was FIVE feet six inches. In
1920 It was five feet five inches and q
fraction. At the present time 1t is
five feet three and three-quarter inches
1t is easy to deduce from these figures
rate of regular and gradual decline
In human stature and then apply this.
working backward and forward, to the
past and to the future. BY this calcu-
lation 1t is determined that the stature
Of the first men attained the surpris-
ing average of sixteen feet nine inches.
Truly, there were giants on the earth
in those days. The race had already
deteriorated in the days of Og, and
Goliath was a quite degenerate Off
spring of the giants. Coming down to
later time, we find that at the begin
ming of our era the average height of
man was nine feet, and in the time of
Charlemagne it was eight feet eight
inches. But the most astonishing re-
suit of this scientific study comes from
the application Of the same memorable
law OF diminution to the future. The
calculation shows that by the year
1000 A d. the stature Of the average
man win be reduced to fifteen inches.
At that epoch there will be only lilli-
putians ON the earth. And the con-
clusion Of the learned statistician Is
irresistible that "the end of the world
win certainly arrive, for the inhabit-
ants win have become so small that
they will finally disappear'-"finish by
disappearing" as the French idiom ex-
presses it-"from the terrestrial globe"
London Tit-Bits.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-06-24
A WHISTLER WHIM.
The Artist WouIdn't Argue About His
Birthplace or Age.

btrthPiace or Age.
James McNeill whistler had no pa
tience with those people who would In
sist upon inquiring into two details Of
his biography in which he professed,
and professed with some sincerity,
that he was not interested. These de-
tails were his age and his place Of
birth.
1t was once mentioned In a Partisan
paper that Whistler was born in Balti-
more. Although this was contrary to
fact, whistler could not be induced to
correct II. The mistake was copied
over and over again, and angry patri-
OTIS from Massachusetts, accidentally
the birthplace of this citizen Of the
world, would write impassioned let
tiers to him asking him to deny the
libel All be could be prevailed upon
to say was, "If It pleases any one to
have me born In Baltimore, let me be
born in Baltimore" - individual
hailing from Lowell. Mass, once apos-
trophized him IN the generally insult.
hg manner which certain people re-
gard an etiquette in addressing man
Of genius upon first Introduction.
sMr. Whistler" said the stranger,
slire me, you were born In Lowell,
Mass, and you are sixty-eight years
Of age and am sixty-seven. ! re-
member
The painter interrupted YEARLY and
plaintiveiy: my dear SIR, If you like
to be born in Lowell, Mass, and you
enjoy being stxty-seven years of age,
well and good, but I don't want to be
sixty-eight years Of age and don't re-
member being born In Lowell, Mass"
NEW York Telegraph.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-06-24
THE ELBE RIVER.
How the Stream Was Brought to an
Even Slope and Current.

How the Stream Was Brought to an
Even Slope and Current.
In the beginning the Elbe, like any
other river. wandered at its will, now
spreading out among a multitude of is
lands, now narrowing into short and
crooked turn, now widening over a
shoal. As proper beginning for the
correction of this sort of thing the
Prussians, In true German style, pre-
pared map Of the stream as 1t was,
decided by simple mathematical cal
culation how wide channel $50 me-
ters deep at middle water could be
with the existing flow and then upon
the map in red Ink, eliminating all
sharp turns, drew in graceful curves
and long straight reaches regardless Of
the existing banks two nearly parallel
lines, indicating the banks as they
were intended to be.
The engineers began at the head OF
the stream and built out from the old
shore TO the location of the red line
transverse bikes, ground sills-ordi-
WOAhC. OOntlllutS
where they seemed to be needed they
built long parallel dlkes exactly on the
new red line. Sometimes they wove
hurdles and revetment mattresses of
willow brush, much as we do at home,
and sunk them on bars between the
tips of the transverse bikes, and then
on the top OF them set up upright
sticks and wove waffle" or basket
fences of willow through them to make
pens. and into these piled sand dredg-
ed from the stream, to build up the
shore. Mile by mile they advanced,
dredging the river or letting it dredge
itself. leaving no ends loose to ravel
out, gradually reducing the river to an
even slope and current Boston Tran
script.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-06-24
Sum mons,
June 3 w-6.
State of South Dakota,
ss.

state OF south DdkOtdi
County of Day.
In Circuit Court, Fifth Judicial Circuit.
Albert H. Schmidt,
Plaintiff,
Simmons Hardware Co., a cor
poration, Sischo & Beard, Summons
partnership, Clayton Sischo
and Charles Beard members
of said partners Clayton
F. Sischo and Henry Kruger
Defendants.
The State of South Dakota to the above
named defendants:
You are hereby summoned and required
to answer the complaint of the plaintiff,
which was filed in the Office of the clerk
of this court at Webster, in Day county,
South Dakota, on the 18th day of May,
1909, and which prays for a judgment
quieting the title to and the determine
ton of all adverse claims against the
premises described in the complaint, stu
ated in said county, to-wit: The east half
of the south east quarter of Section z,
Township 122, Range IS; and to serve a
copy of your answer to said complaint on
the undersigned at their office in Web
ster, S. D., within thirty days after the
completed service of this summons upon
you, exclusive of the day of such service
and If you fail to answer said complaint
within that time, the plaintiff will apply
to the court for the relief demanded in the
complaint.
Sears & Potter
Attorneys for plaintiff, Webster, S. d.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-06-24
Notice to Creditors.

June 3 WI.
State of South Dakota,
County of Day.
In the matter of the estate of Mary
Mckibben, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, Julia NJ. Nichols, eXecutrix of the
estate of Mary Mckibbeu, deceased, to
the creditors of, and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit them, with the necessary vouch-
ers, within four months after the first
publication of this notice, to the said Julia
NJ. Nichols, executrix, at Butler, Day
county, South Dakota.
Dated at Webster, Day County, S. D.,
May 2Sth, 1909
Julia NJ. Nichols,
Executrix of the estate of Mary
Mckibben, deceased.
&. "A. Wells,
Attorney for EXecutrix.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-06-24
Notice of Application for Probate OF
Will.
June 3 wa
State of South Dakota,
Iss

State of South Dakota,
County of Day.
Notice Of time appointed for proving
In the matter of the estate of Henry Cas-
per, deceased. -.
The State of South Dakota sends greet
ing TO Mary Casper, Frank Casper, lohn
Casper, Theodore Casper, Mary frttz,
Peter Casper, Henry Casper, Michael Cas-
per, William Casper and Jennie Jasper,
heirs next of kin of Henry Casper
deceased.
Pursuant to an order of said court, made
on the LIST day of June, A. ID. 1909, notice Is
hereby given, that Thursday, the LIST Day
of July, A. ID. 1909, at 10 o'clock a. M, OF sald
day, at the court room of said court, at
City of Webster, in the County OF pay,
have been appointed as the time and place
for proving the will of said Henry casper
deceased, and for hearing the application
of Peter Casper, the issuance to him OF
letters testamentary when and where any
person interested may appear and contest
the same.
Witness the Hon. Sherman NJ. Duggan
Judge of the county court and the seal o.
said court. this 3rd day of June, "A. ID. 1913
at his office in the City of Webster, County
of Day, and State of South Dakota.
Bert E. Johnson.
(Sean Clerk
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-06-24
More Exciting Than tho Play.


A countryman on one Of his rare Wis
its to London, after completing his
business, visited the local theater and
patronized that part of the house
known as 'the gods" obtaining a seat
in the front row. He had provided
himself with refreshments before en-.
tering In the form Of bag Of cakes
and a bottle Of mineral water.
As the performance progressed he
consumed these and, becoming alb
sorbed In thrilling passage, was alb
sently toying with the empty bottle on
the ledge IN. front Of him when he ac-
cidentally allowed it to fall over.
Horror stricken, he instantly looked
down and was just in time to see the
bottle drop heavily on to the bald head
Of a man below, who, not noticing
whence the attack came, jumped to
the conclusion that his neighbor was
the aggressor. He seized the bottle
and hit the other man smartly across
the head with 1t.
Our friend above had now seen
enough and hastily but quickly quilted
the place, observing when he reached
the exit two angry, struggling men
being ejected.-London Tit-Bits:
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-27
MOTHER BROWNS TWO
CHILDREN AND SELF
Filings Them Into River and
Leaps in Herself.

Simsbury. Conn, March 25. The
bodies of Mrs. Amos Miller and her
two children we're found In the Farm
ington river The children had been
tied together before being drowned,
and a note left by Mrs Miller Indicated
that she bound them flung them into
the river and leaped in after them
while mentally unbalanced.
The woman left word to her hus-
band of her intent to do away with
herself, although IT was not known
that she was ill. Mr.. Miller sought
the assistance of his neighbors, and
the three bodies were found at Wea-
togue, some distance from the Miller
home.
Mrs. Miller was native of France.
The boy was three years old and the
girl FIVE years old.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-27
SAYS He REFUSED
100000 BRIDE
New York Police Commissioner
Spurned the Offer.

New York, March 25.--A dishonest
man holding the position of police
commissioner in New York city might
easily become a millionaire in few
months, SO great are the opportunities
for Illicit gains. according to a state
ment by Commissioners Bingham
During Mr.. Bingham's first year in
the office, he said. single bride OF
100000 a year was offered him ii he
would protect certain criminal inter
ests Compliance with the conditions
of the offer" he added, would have
been entirely of negative matter
all they wanted was to be let alone
1t was rumored later that District
Attorney Jerome would Investigate the
charges made by Mr.. Bingham.
Commissioner Bingham was worked
up over the refusal of the city alder.
men to vote him an appropriation of
500, 900 for a secret service to investi-
gate Black Hand crimes and other
matters.
This job of police commissioner,
he said "for example, would be a regu-
lar gold mine to a dishonest official.
If it were put up at auction to the
highest bidder, man could well al
ford to pay 81 900 900 for a years op-
portunity to3accept what the criminal
classes would be only too glad to offer
him /"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-27
BEAT OFF HER ASSAlLANT
Woman Had Fierce Struggle With
Colored iiehWayman.

Norristown, Pa, March "a. - Mrs
Robert King. of Upper Merton town
ship, had a desperate struggle with 3
.roiored highwayman while she was or
her way to market.
Mrs. King was walking towards
Swedeland to take trolley car when
the man jumped out from behind a
stone wall. Give me your money or
will strange you he said.
Instead Of complying. Mrs Kins
struck the man over the head with
her heavy market basket. The man
tried TO choke her, but she put up such
fight that he was unable to seize her
throat
Tine noise made by a team scarce
cEae man and he took to his heels az
an across THE c9lGs.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-27
BO0M STREETS TO BE CLOSE
County Court Refuses to Grant Re
quest Of city Council Rela-
tive to Streets.

From The World Of "Wednesday.
The county court adjourned yester-
day afternoon to Monday at 10 4. nj.
The court, at the instance Of city
Attorney Martin, took up, yesterday
afternoon, the matter OF closing GER
tain streets on the boom which the
court decided to close some time ago.
But later the city council requested
the court not to close them inasmuch
as they are within the annexed terri
tory under the provisions of the new
city charter. The court, however, de-
cided to adhere to its original plan to
close the streets.
The court spent nearly the whole
day passing bills and finally finished
the job after several days of labor.
Commissioner Stuckey was instruct
ed to look after the construction of the
steel bridge over Back Greek. near
Glengary