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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-07-31
Pearls of Thought.

IL ls not always May. -LOnIeI-
low.
Duty first; pleasure second
Smythe.
A noble mind disdains not to re-
pent.-Ilomer.
A good reputation is fair
estate. - Shakespeare.
Stand with anybody that stands
right.-Lincoln.
There is no grace in a benefit
that sticks TO the fingers. Seneca.
The beginning of excellence is
to he free from error. -Quinti-
lian.
TO cast away virtuous friend
is like casting away ones life. -
Aristotle.
A man that hath not virtue in
himself ever envieth virtue in
others. Bacon.
An amateur is performer who
asks no pay for not knowing his
Limitations. Puck.
It's n wise daughter who doesn't
understand her mother-in-law's
charms. Chicago Tribune.
No success is attained by leap
and bound, but by patient plod-
ding and many solves. - G. M. X.
How should you wreak your VEN
geance on your enemy? Try to
do him as much good as possible.
-Epictetus.
The very act of life, so far as l
have been able to observe, con-
sists in fortitude and perseverance.
Walter Scott.
The severest punishment a man
can receive who has injured AL
other is to have committed the in
Jury; and no man is more severely
punished than he who is subject
to the whip of his repentance.
Seneca.
Platter not myself in thy faith
to God if thy wanted charity for
thy neighbor If thou wantest faith
to God. Where they are moth both
together, they are both wanting;
they are both dead if once divided.
l-Quarlss.
| Help us with the grace of cou-
rage that we be mono of us cast
down when we sit lamenting over
the ruins of our happiness. Touch
us with the fire of Thine altar
that we may be up aud doing to
rebuild our CITY, Robert Louis
Stevenson.
| The true proof of the inherent
nobleness of our common nature
is in the sympathy it betrays with
what is oble wherever crowds are
collected. Never believe the world
Is base; IT IL were 10, no society
could hold together for day. -
Bulwer-Lytton.
As we see drawing to it's close a
life which shows itself true by
growing and ripenipg to the last .
there lies upon it mysterious and
solemn beauty like of the close of
day. We do not mourn the day
that is past. What our eyes look
upon is the sunset, but il is the
sense of an unseen sunrise that
stills the heart. George. S. Mer-
RAM.
"
| The peoplp IF Snaiu do moi ~.ot
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-07-31

The Parish of st. Helena has
recently voted a special school TAX
of nine mills.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-22
THE WooDFoRD PosToFFIcE
Letter From Dexter M. Gleason In
Much Discussed Subject

Editor of the Banner-The item in
your paper OF recent date remarking
on the postofiice situation in Wood
ford is in my opinion misleading in
its general trend, /. G. Your article
holds that a rural route from Benning-
ton to Wilmington would give better
service 10 the public. | say that it
would not absolutely, except to five
families situated between Anthony
Hager's in Woodford and Jason Rice's
in Searsburg. and to these 1t would,
by getting their mail and nothing
else, because a rural route cannot do
any errands or carry passengers
You say that the rugal. route men
toned would do away with two star
routes which | doubt because the one
on the Wilmington end does not stop
at Searsburg but goes to Somerset,
SO | do not think it would do away
with that one unless the governor
discontinues the Somerset postoffice.
as well as those at Woodford and
Searsburg.
Now there is no way that the public
can be served in this vicinity by mail
and errands as the star routes, as
theN are at present. Take first the
situation in Somerset with daily
star route to Wilmington. There is
each winter between four and six
hundred men from all parts of the
eastern states beside the residents,
working in those lumber camps, get
ting their letters from home at that
Office and also sending for medicine,
clothing, etc, and articles that are not
kept at the company'c stores, or If
they wish to go home they can get a
ride on the stage to Wilmington, II
miles away.
If you do away with this postoffice.
all this mail would have to be left in
5oxes at the junction of the Somerset
aud Woodford road which is about
six miles farther away from the
camps than the postofiice is and they
couldn't even send for a spool of
thread. Then take Woodford City,
with its summer colonists at the diff
ferent cottages, notably Carpenters.
Dewey's, Nortons Woods, Parks
homestead and Miss Anna Parks cot
tage and the people at the two hotels
then down in the Hollow at the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-22

release from his duties and showed
his appreciation OF the loyalty of the
congregation by touching tribute.
No action has yet been taken. A
meeting of the deacons and trustees
of the church. will be held at the
home of f. l.. Nichols this evening
at which the matter will be brought
up. A business meeting of all the
members of the church is called for
next Sunday Immediately after the
regular morning service. 1t is under
stood that the congregation will en-
deavor to persuade Mr.. Morris to re-
consider his resignation.
Rev Mr. Morris has been for eight
years pastor of the Baptist church
here, during which time he has won
the esteem and goodwill of not only
his congregation but the community
as whole. 1t is the universal desire
that he should return here as soon as
his health permits.
Prof. Taylor father of Mrs. Morris,
while here last week stated that the
latter's condition at present was very
favorable and that his ultimae fecov-
cry seemed assured
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-22
FRED.M. ELWELL IS
INJURED BY 80
FOOT FALL
Was Looking Over Work in the
Winslow Building
LEG AND HEAD ARE HURT
Accident Happened Sunday Forenoon
injuries Serious But Not
Fatal

| Fred NJ. Elwell sustained fractured
leg, "a badly battered head and per-
haps internal injuries as the result OF
falling three stories to the ground on
the new A. H. Winslow block on
Main street about 1880 Sunday. FL
well, II is supposed, lost his balance
when he stepped from the ladder to
plank on the staging in the interior
of the building.
He fell distance of about 80 feet
without striking anything.
A. H. Winslow and Hubert +. Hart
were in the fourth story at the time
and heard the crash when Elwell fell
but were not near him when he lost
his balance. He was lying on the
floor in helpless condition. His eye
Mas badly bruised and swollen and
blood was flowing copiously from his
nostrils. His right leg, which bore
the force of the fall, was turned COM
pletely around.
DIR. c. S. Buchanan was summoned
and Elwell was at once taken to his
home on Union street in one OF Tay-
lors wagons. After a careful exam
nation the attending physician declar-
ed that the right leg was fractured
below the knee and'that probably his
nose was broken. 1t is also feared
he may have suffered internal injur-
les.
Elwell is carpenter by trade and
has been in the employ of Remington
& Wood for some time. He has not
worked on the new Winslow block
and was merely inspecting the work
being done wnen the accident happen
ed
His condition today is reported to
be as good as could be expected. He
will undoubtedly be laid up. however
most of the winter as the result OF
the fall Those who witnessed the ac-
cident state that he was exceptionally
lucky not to have lost his life. con-
sidering the circumstances
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-22
NO DYSPEPSIA MISESY
No Indigestion, Heartburn, Gas
Headache Five Minutes Later

You can eat anything your stomach
Graves without fear of Indigestion OF
Dyspepsia, or that your food will fer
ment or sour on your stomach if you
will take a little Diapepsin occasion
ally.
Your meals will taste good, and
anything you eat will be digested
nothing can ferment or turn into acid
or poison or stomach gas, which caus
es Belching, Dizziness, a feeling OF
fullness after eating, Nausea, lndiges
ton dixie lump of lead In stomach)
Billiousness, Heartburn, Water brash,
pain in stomach and intestines OF
other symptoms.
Headaches from the stomach are
absolutely unknown where this effec-
tive remedy is used. Diapepsin really
does all the work that a healthy stom-
achJ can't. A single 'dose will digest
all the food you eat and leave nothing
TO ferment or sour and upset the sto-
mach.
Get a large so cent case of Papes
Diapepsin from your druggist and
start taking now, and in a little while
you will actually brag about your
healthy, strong stomach, for you then
can eat anything and everything you
want without the slightest discom-
fort or misery, and every particle of
and Gas that is in your sto,
mach and intestines is going to be
carried away without the use of Taxa
tiyes or any other assistance.
Should you at this moment be suf-
fering from Indigestion, or any stom-
ach disorder. you can get relief with
in FIVE minutes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-22
NO MORE RESCUES
OF ENTOMBED
MINERS
Little Likelihood of More Com
ing Out Alive
RESCUED NUMBER TWENTY
Ninety-two Bodies Have Been Taken
Out and 1872 Are Still not
Accounted For

Cherry, H., Nov. 22.-Twenty OF
the nearly 400 miners entombed for a
week in the ST. Paul coal mine have
been rescued alive.
The story of their sufferings and the
heroism of their resourceful leaders
is one of the most thrilling in all the
black history of mining disasters.
Dawn broke Saturday with the bear
ers of stretchers moving from the pit
mouth to the tent which served as a
morgue with bodies swollen and
scorched almost beyond human SEM
blance. Forty of them had been
brought up and most of them identi-
fled when the marvellous report shot
through the PROSTATE community;
They've found them alive-they've
found them alive"
In moment the crowd fairly in
sane with great hope rushed to the
pit.
1t took six hours to bring the sur
viyors to the surface.
From the top of the hosting shaft
W AilS oitNDilS avn up VII NnN
siding was distance of about 1850
feet. Between, the crowd held back
by militia, formed a gangway. 1t was
along this line that the women, look
ing for lost ones, gazed into the faces
of the survivors as they passed
through
AS night drew on the scene was re-
vealed only by pale moonlight and
the Pickering lights of rescuers' torch
es. Each time the signal sounded
from the hoist for the cage to come
up from the mine the noise of the
crowd subsidized. Hearts beat faster.
Would there be in this load a loved
one who had been mourned for during
seven days as dead? This question
flashed through a hundred minds.
The cage was up. There stood the
rescuers. Between them were APP
preaching in military blankets the
rescued men. Slowly the procession
moved. 1t was critical moment for
the hopes of many. Mothers and
wives stretched forth their arms muir
muring: Billie" Frank" or "Oh.
Andy, are you there; speak to me-"
The blankets drawn over the heads
of the men hid their faces and pre-
vented Identification from the crowd.
Not receiving a reply the women tore
towards the sleeping cars, imploring
good news.
A dramatic moment came when
William Cleveland was brought up.
At the news of the disaster a week
ago, Robert, brother, and also a mi
ner. rushed here from South Whining
ton, Ill. He was informed on arrival
that all the entombed men were dead.
Robert was in the rescuing party,
assisting in the hoist cage.
In the first load was one whom Rob-
ert did not recognize because of the
blankets. The survivors were put in
the sleeping car under the care of
nurses and doctors and Robert went
down the shaft again. He was COM
ing out of the cage again when a
friend stepped up and tapped him on
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-22

the shoulder Bob, don't you know
that VIII is up?'

the shoulder. Bob, don't you know
that VIII is up?"
Robert turned pale and staggered
You don't mean - -" Yes, alive
\, ny, Bob, you brought him up your
SELF wrapped in blankets" Robert
was so Overweight he had to be re-
lieved from rescue work and was him.
self taken into the sleeping car.
A graphic description of the dis
covery of the men from the viewpoint
of the rescuers was told by Father
James p. Heany of st. Marys church
Mendott, Ill. Father Heany was
down in the mine with the rescue
party. He said.
Just about o'clock as we Stacked
up at pile of debris 800 feet into the
gallery, David Powell suddenly. said:
Listen boys' A faint pounding was
heard: My Cod said Powell, be-
lioeve somebody is alive in there
Other men said: No, impossible. NO
body could live down here seven days
Again came the mufiled pounding
sound. Grabbing hold of the picks
and axes our mensthen began to tear
down the pile of earth and rock. 1t
took us several minutes to make head
way.
1T was a weird scene The lights
of our torches on our caps bobbing
up and down filled the place with
moving shadows.
Now let's listen again, said Pow
ell. Much to our glee the pounding
sounds came louder A few more
digs and a little black hole appeared.
Two or three of us climbed over
the dirt and yelled: Are any of you
alive in there boys?"
AN answer came back, Yes
Our men pulled at the art again
and large gap appeared.
Well save you in minute, boys
we yelled.
In heavy, faint voices the men
called back: Yes, we are alive and
you bet we are hungry
'"I crawled as near the hole as !
could.
God bless you, men, we will get
you out in minute and give you all
the lunch you can eat
Icouldn't see anything for the men
we're In total darkness, so ! climbed
back and prayed God to make the
to be rescued as large as pos
sible.
by that time the hole was open
and a dozen pair of glistening eyes
"One of the men inside called out
Most of us are all right. but there's
one poor fellow-Frank, Frenchman
who is almost gone and I'm afraid
he'll soon be dead if he doesn't get
fresh air
Soon with shout we jumped in
and met them, throwing our arms
around their necks. Their joy was
They laughed and
cried aloud.
I'VE wanted to carry the men to the
.-oisting shaft but they insisted they
could walk They were practically
blinded by the torchlight So we
threw blankets over their heads and
started to escort them.
my first concern was to get after
the poor little Frenchman | found
him outstretched on his back breath
ing his last Holding torch over his
face. said: DO you give your soul to
God?"
He answered Yes
Il administered the last sacrament
and in minute he was dead"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-22
BJoRNSoN NO BETTER
Norwegian Has Been Unable to Take
% Treatment in Paris

Paris. Nov. 22.-The condition of
Bjornstjerne Biornson, the Norwegian
writer, is most grave. He has been
unable to receive the treatment for
arteric solerbsis for which. he came
to Paris. His son was summoned to
the bedside today.
Daily bulletins describing the au-
thor's condition are transmitted to
the kings of Denmark and Norway.
Accompanied by members of his fam
lily Bjornson arrived here November
II to undertake course of treatment
which it was hoped would at least
prolong his life.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-22

White Grow Inn, Bide-a-Wee, Loaf
more and Camp Comfort, beside al
the residents which will total very
nearly five hundred. Can they be serv
ed better by a rural route, getting their
mail every other day, than they are
now by a star route, getting their
mail every day? You don't think SO,
do you?
Your article stated that the mails
could be made up so as to give daily
service one day from Bennington, next
| day from Wilmington, but | say 1t
could not, and could not for the reason
| that the mail would not be In VIII
mington to be sent by the carrier on
his return trip unless they were mall
ed there; for instance, take our mail
from the east, North Adams to Bos-
ton. Would the railway mail clerks
keep track of the days the rural route
is. supposed to 20 from Wilmington to
Bennington and sort out Woodford' s
mail, also Charles Dewey's and others
that do not change their postofiice ad-
dress when they come up here for
the Summer? They wouldn't bother
and if they did it would lay over in
Hoosac Tunnel or Wilmington and it
would take two~ days longer than 1t
would to come direct to Bennington.
And the northern down from Rutland
and Burlington the same, also from
The south and west.
| mentioned supposed to run" a lit
tie way back for the reason that there
would be a good many days in the
winter and spring that the mail could
not get through owing to the inclem-
ency of the weather. and the condit
ion of the roads.
Can you or any one else say that
the route proposed is better one by.
greatly discomoding thousand peo-
pie to give twenty-five a very 1ittle
better service?
The only benefit that | can see is
that il might<give the Bennington
and Wilmington postmasters a chance
to get little more salary, or possib-
ly add another clerk to the Office by
a little more work. | firmly
believe that either one of the post
masters In these three small offices |
devote as much time per day to the |
business of their office for which they |
are compensated by the cancellation |
received, in the case of Woodford
about % cents per day average, as |
The Bennington postmaster who re-
ceiyes nearly eight dollars.
Now | hope. that this will be read |
by every person who comes to Wood |
ford in the summer time and that |
each one will help to keep the star
route as it is or If we fail in that to |
get rural route for a daily service |
from Bennington to Woodford Wake !
up Send letter to our congress |
man or the president, or petition.
DO anything that will help and do il |
now, don't wait until it is too late |
and then be sorry. | will do my part. |
Now just a word in regard to the post !
master at Woodford. He is not com !
planning about the amount of compen-
sation he receives, although he ought I
to have had the cancellation of the |
mail up here, but he is an old man |
and liable to be called away any |
time, so he thought best to have a |
new postmaster appointed or the mat |
ter settled some other way while |
here was time Thanking you, | am |
yours sincerely,
Dexter NJ. Gleason.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-22
COULDN'T HELP SHOOTING
Irresistible Bucks Head Cost Barre
Man Over 500

Montpelier, Nov. 22.-Game War
den Wells of Plainfield brought to this
city Saturday morning Antonio Palus-
ELI, of Barre whom he arrested the
night before for shooting a buck deer
in Plainfield Friday. In county court
Saturday afternoon Paluselli pleaded
guilty and was fined 500, and costs
which he paid. The buck he shot
weighed 200 pounds dressed, and Pal
usell pleaded in eXtenuation of the
shooting of the animal in the close
season that it had such handsome
head he couldn't help it.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-22
RESIG NATION OF
REV. FIR. MORRIS
OFFERED
Has. Been Pastor of Baptist
Church Eight Years
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
He Fears His Long illness May In
jure Parish But People vii
Insist on His Staying

At the close of the morning service
in the Baptist church Sunday, Rev.
Mr.. Martin, the acting pastor, read a
most expressive letter of resignation
from Rev. Frank r. Morris, the pas
tor, who is now in a hospital in Bing-
hamton, n Y The congregation as
a whole were deeply moved by the
announcement and few were able to
keep back the flow of tears as the
pathetic and loving letter of their
pastor was being read He stated
that i'll health caused him to seek a
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-22
RUTLAND TO HAVE NEW FIRM
Three Story Building to Be Erected
as Home for the Establishment

Rutland. Nov. &C. r. Fairfield,
editor and publisher of The News, has
sold to C. w. Spencer recently of the
firm of Cahee & Spencer, which con
Quoted furniture and undertaking
establishment, lot of land of TWEEN
ty-five feet next to The News office
on Grove street.
Mr.. Spencer who recently sold out
his oneshalf interest in the firm of Ca
hee & Spencer, will erect a three
story building of marble, brick and
plate glass on the lot, which adjoins
that of the firm with which he, was
formerly connected and will open in
similar business by himself.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-22

Lonergan were the greatest ground
gamers. Paulson received the for
ward pass for long gains several times
in the first part of the second half.
The ball was in Bennington's posses
sion only twice in the first half and
four times in the second half.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-22
FORMAL OPENING FRIDAY
A. X. VonDette Ready For Business
in New Jeweiry Store.

A. R. Won Dette proprietor of the
new jewelry store in the easterly
part of A. K Ritchie's store has
opened up for business, but will not
have his formal opening until Friday
and Saturday as some of his goods
have not yet arrived. He has large
line of goods attractively displayed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-22
STOCK QUOTATIONS

Noon Quotations from J. r. WIlllston
& Co. to Bennington Security Co
The following noon quotations were
received today by the Bennington Sc
eurity company from J. r. Williston
& Co., of New York by special wire:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-22
ASTOR YACHT HAS
NOT REACHED
SAN JUAN
Wireless Message Correct Re.
port From Curacao
LEFT SAN DOMINGO NOV. IL.
Nourmahal Must Have Encountered
Hurricane and Anxiety for Her
Safety Increases

Tampa, Fla, Nov. 22.-The wireless
station here today received message
from San Juan stating that the yacht
Nourmahal had not put in at that port.
The yacht which was supposed to be
| that of Col. Jacob Astor turns out to
have been the property of a resident
OF Cuba
Other messages received here today
state that the Nourmahal was at San
Domingo the second week in Noyem-
Der, leaving that port on the 18th.
The yacht must therefore have been
on the open sea at the time of the
hurricane and the anxiety of the
friends of the missing party is increa-
sed accordingly.
Willemstad, Curacao, Nov. 21..
John Jacob Astors steam yacht
Nourmahal was safely anchored in
the harbor of San Juan, Porto Rico,
on Nov. Is, according to the report
brought here by the Red d liner Cara
cas- today.
Anxiety Of Friends Relieved.
New York, Nov 2l--News from
Willemstad. Curacao, today that Col
onel John Jacob Astors yacht Nour-
mahal was safe at San Juan, Porto
Rico, on Nov. Is, coming on the heels
of last nights alarming report that
derelict sighted north of Cuba might
be the Aston yacht, was welcome
rainbow after the storm of anxiety
which his friends and relatives had
experienced here since the West In
dian region was cut off from com
munication by the hurricane two
weeks ago
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-22
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and Western
Vermont rain in south; rain or snow
in north portion tonight. Tuesday
rain or 5now and colder.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-22

Score, St Peters A. A, IT; touch-
downs, Moore, Murphy; Umpire, Nor
oney; referee, WEIGH; linesmen, Col
omb and Tighe. Time 25 and pom
periods.
In the writeup of the game todays
Rutland Herald says: 'Denley and
Lonergan were the stars on the de-
Tense for the visitors while Flynn and
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-22
Anxlety OF FrIends Relieved.
ST. PETERS 1t-eENNINoToN o
Local Team Defeated by Heavy
Eleven Saturday

A football team, composed chiefly
Of members of the local high. went to
Rutland Saturday and was defeated
by score of IL to by the ST. Peters
Academy team. The Rutland boys
scored a touchdown in each half but
kicked but one goal.
Die Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., SuÌˆd=Dakota) 18??-19??, 1909-11-04

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runsSsettel oruden IieB uuo ii6 bic
Bot" beitellte. 9Silbelm ia9te, er
siet" in bic Staot, um feline Stnoer in
Die Sbuie su ihiden, oamit aus ibnen
tildtiee Mit9lieoer Der menidli6en 8e=
ieai6aft werben. &e6t 10, Wslbelm.