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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-07
PuLPMILL WASTE
Experiments Have Proved II to Be
Valuable Bi-Product

The New York World says. The
campaign inaugurated ten years ago
by Edward Hatch Jr., to put stop to
the pollution of the waters of the state
by the 155 wood-pulp mills has appar-
emily succeeded. and Unexpectedly to
the profit of the offending manufacture
ers. After spending great deal of
money and invoking the aid of the
strongest influences at their command
to prevent the enactment of remedial
Legislation that wood pulp men have
discovered that this refuse which
they have been In the habit of dump
ing into streams Is a very valuable
by-product of their paper manufacture
| ing business.
The Standard Oil company discov-
cred twenty years ago that the refuse
| from their oil refinery establishment
which polluted the waters hereabouts
was worth almost as much as the re-
fined oil itself. From it vaseline is
now manufactured. Yet for years the
Standard opposed legislation design.
ed to prevent it from dumping 1t into
public waters. The paper makers
find that the "sludge" as refuse from
the mills is called, can be utilized as
substitute for corn meal and molas
SEES, used for core casting in iron foun.
dries. as top dressing for macadam
! roads and for other purposes.
| The new uses of the "sludge" came
as the result of experiments made by
the ]. & ]. Rogers pulp mills at Aus
able Forks, in Clinton county. The
| al fn
last nave been pronounced a success
and 10 will probably not be very long
before the other wood pulp mills will
be utilizing their refuse to increase
their profits. The development of the
NEW process will result not only to the
profit of the companies, but will save
the waters of the state from pollution.
prevent the extinction of thousands of
game and food fish, increase the out
put of marketable ice from the lake
districts and minimize the danger
from diseases now contracted by
drinking the waters contiguous to the
wood pulp mills.
Several bills intended to keep their
refuses out of public waters were pre-.
pared by Mr.. Hatch. The manufac.
turers were always able to defeat
them. Then Mr.. Hatch took another
tack. He employed an expert chem
list to discover some means for the dis
posal of the refuse. The Rogers com.
pany agreed to cooperate with this
1 chemist and erected $50, 000rectifying
plant at its mills, where the expert
ments were conducted.
The demand for the output of the
bi-product already, exceeds the
supply and yields an even greater pro.
fit proportionately than the wood pulp
itself. The extent of the new indus
try may be appreciated from the fact
that the mills have annually dumped
into the streams of the state one thou
sand millions of gallons of sulpnite
waste.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-07
CAN YOU TELL WHAT AILS
THIS MAN?

He has a tremendous appetite. yet has
no desire to exert himself in the least.
He seems lazy and indolent. His sleep
Is fitful and troubled He has pains under
his shoulder blades and bitter taste re-
mains in his mouth. His tongue is often
furred and coated He Is dizzy when he
gets up TO walk or arises from STOPPING
over One day his bowels may move, but
the next day he Is constipated. The nat
uTal sewers OF the body become clogged
up. the bile in the stomach not being
able to pass out through the natural
channels is absorbed into the blood II
you said he Is bilious man." you would
be exactly right. but how few there are
who know what to do for such a condi-
tion. See here! Read carefully and you
Will find out what TO do II you have
similar feelings. take directed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-07

Reports from up the state indicate
| that there is more interest being ia
ken in the governorship contest than
usual, considering that the convention
monta DR.. Mead will have opposi-
ton in Rutland county though the
doctor is stronger now probably than
he has been in the past and will prob
ably be able to swing his county un-
less Ex-Governor Proctor and his
friends make active opposition to his
canvass. C. p. Smith in Chittenden
county is in the same box He can
get his county If he has no opposition
but is not strong there and if Ex-May-
or Bigelow could be persuaded to go
in he could easily get the delegates.
Iamoille county would gladly support
Tom CLANCY If it were not for the am
billions of Charley Stearns. Cheney
has active friends all over the state
and if he goes in will prove the most
formidable candidate that Lamoille
county could offer Olin Merrill is an
active candidate and is a good organ
izer but has strong opposition in his
own county of Franklin, where some
of them opposed to Merrill have been
trying to get State Road Commission
er Gates into tne race. There is
feeling in Franklin and elsewhere that
Merrill has had enough an it Is said
that Gates could get three quarters of
the delegates from Franklin county,
away from him. Merrill's friends how
ever say that Gates is pledged to sup
port Merrill Frank l.. Fish and ]. f.
Weeks of Addison county have been
mentioned but are not in the field and
will be foolish to go in, for Weeks is
unknown outside his own county and
Fish has not proved vote getter and
has strong opposition at home While
all this preliminary talk has been go
ing on, strong undercurrent OF de-
mand has started in favor of o. NJ
Barber of Bennington. 1t has cropped
out noticably in Windham, Windsor,
Rutland and Washington counties and
if he should allow the use of his name
would at once become the leading can
ddate.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-07
LIKED WIT OF ARTEMUS WARD
Londoners for a Wonder Appreciated
Work of Great American
Humorist.

On the occasion of Artemus Wards
professional visit to London, which &C.
CURED not long before his death, j. E.
Preston Muddock says in his book,
pages from an Adventurous Life"
that the American humorist's adver-
tisements of his show" were as full
of funny surprises as the lectures
themselves. One that tickled the gen.
eral public was this:
Artemus Ward Delivered Lectures
Before All the Crowned Heads OF Eu-
rope Ever Thought of Deliver
ing Lectures.
And an excerpt from his lecture on
Drawing" is quoted by Mr. Muddock
as a particularly delightful bit.
81 haven't distinguished myself as
an artist" Ward said, in his inimitable
way, but have always been mixed up
in art. 1 have an uncle who takes
photographs sn his sane moments, and
| have servant who takes every
thing he can lay his hands on at any
moment.
AT very tender age I could draw
on wood. When a mere child I once
drew a small cart-load of raw turnips
over wooden bridge. 1t was a raw
morning. The people of the village
recognized me. They said it was 9
raw-turnip drawing That shows how
faithfully had copied nature. | drew
their attention to it, so you see there
was lot of drawing in 1t.
THE villagers, with wonderful dis
cernment peculiar to villagers, said
had future before me. AS l wal
walking backward when made m!
drawing l replied that thought tina
my future must be behind me-"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-07
Some New Definitions.

Girls in a fashionable seminary not
a hundred miles from town, In eX
animation papers, recently turned out
a new batch of delightful definitions
1t Is evident from their answers that
several of them, while they may not
be trained thinkers, have more or less
logical processes of thought. One de
fined red tape" as "the inability OF
any one holding a political position to
do anything necessary without specia'
ORDERS" showing she had read her
Little Dorrit" to advantage, to say
nothing of "Bleak House" Another
girl, asked "Why does a ship float the
right way up?" replied, Because II II
did not the people in it would tumble
out" One ingenious girl suggested
'foxlet" as a noun for young fox
which certainly is more specific thar
puppies. And young person, evi
IDENTIFY determined not to let herself
be humbugged, said "B-Sc." meant
bad science "-Phliadelphia Evening
Telegraph.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-07
His Ancient Grievance.

The congressman met the cor
respondent.
Say" he exclaimed, II have a mild
grievance against you"
Get It OF your mind" said the face
tious scribe.
TITS just this" said the congress
man. when you put what you call a
clever story into my mouth don't let II
be the vintage of the year before the
food Gimme something that doesn't
date back any farther than the Cru
saders. or possibly the sack of Baby
lon. You see, most OF my constituents
read the almanac. There's a good
fellow"
And he shook hands effusiyely with
the correspondent and passed along.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-07
Fletcherizinq.

EYES," said the newly hedged Fletch
erite, addressing his wife Il have
fully and firmly determined to turn
over new leaf and eat only two
meals day hereafter"
(Which will you omit, dear-break
fast or luncheon" sweetly inquired
his better fraction.
''Well-er-I hadn't considered thai
point yet 1t is going to be quite 9
long stretch between meals, isn't it
Let me see; how shall we arrange it
Only two meals day; we've got thai
point settled, but-er-yes. now I've go
it, Not to have too much of an inter
val in between times l think | will di
vide the two meals up into three in
stallments, same as at present"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-07

A news item states that at some
convention up state Mrs. Annette Par
malice Of Enosburg Falls devoted her
remarks to ridiculing the recent Yer
mont legislature. Mrs. Parmalee and
Miss Wills were Clarence Ferguson s
right and left bowers at Montpelier
last fall in his labors for county OPP
ton and to compel the public schools
to teach the evils of drink and the
beauties of prohibition. We are glad
to see that Mrs Parmalee has recoy
cred her wind, as she will have an
other chance in 1910.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-07
All subscriptions payable in advance
FRANK 3. HOWE, Editor and Publisher

The Montpelier Argus has made the
wisest remark yet on political condit-
ions in Vermont when it says: "As
the public is beginning to lose faith
in Vermont party platforms it may
come to the pass that candidate will
have to run on his own merits!"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-07

In an address at Fairview, KY, at
the dedication of the Jefferson Davis
memorial park, Col. Bennett II. Young
paid high tribute to Abraham Lincoln,
saying that the time had come when
men might speak kindly and truly of
the past. Does that come home to
some people in Vermont?-Barre
Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-07
Different.

"Pa, were you always a good boy?"
YES, Tommy-a much better boy
than you are"
But gran'ma says she used to
spank you"
"Y-yes. Your grandma never I'M
derstood me-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-20
DIES IN HOSPITAL.
Negro Succumbs to Blow In the Head
 With Scantling.

Selma, January 19-(Special. .)-Last night in a local hospital occurred the death of Lee Nathan, a negro, who was hit in the head with a two-by-four scant- ling at Pine TTill in Wilcox county Sun day The negro was brought to this city for medical treatment Sunday afternoon and the physicians did what they could for him. He had received a terrific blow and a double handful of clotted blood was removed from his brain. The blow was received Sunday morning at the plant of the Vreedenburgh Sawmill com pany for which he worked. A quarrel ensued between Nathan and another negro and the latter picked up the piece of timber and brained his antagonist, after ward making good his escape.
 Samuel F. Parish of Consul, Marengo county, was visitor to the city today.
 w w. Locke of Gees Bend, in Wilcox county, was among the county visitors in the city today.
 The grand jury of the city court of Selma is grinding away, but has rendered no decision in the matter of the near beer saloons about which Judge Mabry gave such a specific charge upon the as- sembling of court. It is understood that the near beer sold in Selma has been sent to Auburn for analysis and 1t Is upon the return of the report that will hinge the action of the grand jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-20
RAILROADS ANSWER STATES PETITION That Lines Have Two Rates for
 Hauling Cotton CAREER RECEIVES COPY The Contention Is That One Rate Is Charged for Compressed Goods and
 Another for Bales Not
 Compressed.
CAREER RECEIVES COPY

Montgomery, January 19.-(Special)- Most of the initial lines have made an swer to the petition of the state that the railroads have two rates on cotton, one for compressed and one for uncom- pressed, which answers are in the office of the interstate commerce commission in Washington Copies of the same have been sent to Attorney General Garber and he will give them careful study in antici- patton of a day for hearing to be set later
 The answers are made by Ed Baxter of Nashville, special counsel for many rail lines in this and other litigation It is in teresting to know that he is the attorney for the rail lines in the suits of the city of Montgomery for a readjustment of rates in this territory. The entire list of allegations are gone over and 1t is held that to comply with the demands of the state would be to demoralize bus mess and put the roads to great ex- pense and inconvenience without render ing any better service to the patrons of the various companies
 The trouble grew out of the efforts of the compress company at Union Springs to have cotton compressed there. It was shown that it was concentrated there but compressed at the press of the Atlantic Compress company at Montgomery This
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-20
HANDS AND FEET
 |TCHED F YEARS
Suffered Terribly from Eczema which Made Hands and Feet Swell, Peel and Get Raw Arms Affected, Too Gave Up Hope of Cure.
USED CUTICURA AND
 WAS QUICKLY CURED

"I suffered from eczema on my hands, arms and feet fer about twelve years, my hands and feet would swell, sweat and itch, then would become callous and get very dry, then peel off and get raw. l tried most every kind of salve and ointment without success, only got temporary relief. As soon as would leave off using them l would be as bad as ever. I tried several doctors, took arsenic for two years and at last gave up thinking there was cure for eczema A friend of mine insisted on my trying the Cuticura Remedies but, supposing they were the same as other cures had tried, 1 did not give them a trial until 1 got so bad that l had to do something. I secured cake of Gu ticura Soap, a box of Cuticura Oint- ment and bottle of Cuticura Resolvent and by the time they were used could see vast improvement and my hands and feet were healed up in no time. l used several bottles of Cuticura Re solvent. This was over year ago and have had no trouble since. 1 think 1 am entirely cured Charles T. Bauer, RED. 65, Volant, Pa., Mar. Il, 190s."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-20
P. ]. KIERAN WILL
 FIGHT IN COURT

Pittsburg, January 19.-P. J. Kieran, for mer president of the Fidelity Funding company of New York, who is held re- sponsble by many Catholic churches and societies all over the country for the loss of funds, and whose whereabouts have been unknown to the public for sew eral months, came to Pittsburg today, surrendered himself to the authorities, gave bond in two cases pending against him here, and left almost immediately for New York to fight the bankruptcy proceedings pending against him there.
 Kieran says he will turn over his per sonal assets, which amount to consid- erable, to the receiver for the Fidelity Funding company.
 Kieran stated that he had been keeping quiet as to his whereabouts since the in- formations had been made here against him because he had been poorly advised as to the best method to pursue, and that he intended to make reparation as far as 1t is tn his power to do so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-20
Personal and General.

Henry H. Snapp, an old and respected citizen of Ensley, was found dead in bed this morning at the home of his son. The deceased was S3 years If age and had not complained of sick ness on retiring. Heart failure is sup posed to have caused his death. His remains were conveyed to the under taking establish ment of Echols & An gwin, where Coroner Brasher will hold an inquest Wedn ssday morning.
 The local lodge of Red Men held a meeting last night at Camps hall. Three members were given the chiefs degree The lodge has not been organized many months yet and is making great pro- gress It was decided to rent Perkin' S hall on Avenue b and Eighteenth street and fit it up as a model lodge room.
 The Jefferson Male chorus held a re- hearsal tonight to prepare for the smoker to be given Saturday night, January 23. Through the courtsy of the Ensley lodge of l1ks the affair will be held in the club rooms of the Elk's home on Avenue E.
 It is stated another petition will be presented to the city council by the ladies residing in certain portions of the city, asking the council to repeal tae ordinance forbldd 'ng vege tables and fruits (except those home raised) to be peddled. A committee will wait on the city council Thursday night.
 The Joy Bearers of the Presbyterian church, U. s. A.. will give a social on Friday evening, January 22. The feature of the evening will be a spider web party.
 A rehearsal of the play to be given Thursday evening was held at the opera house tonight. Much progress was made by the participants and a success is promised. The title of the play lis "A Day In the Union Depot" T. abounds with humor, many of the char acters giving fine opportunity for com edy work. The entertai ainment will De under the auspices of the School Inn provcmcnt association.
 MT. and Mrs. D. H. Dunlap have been to Guntersville. Ala, on account of the death of their sister, Mrs. J. W. Harris.
 M-. JaAles Cahill of Bessenler was in the city tonight visiting friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-20
NEWS OF YORK.
Truck Gardening Will Be Extensive
 This Year.

York. January -(SpeciaL)-The well being drilled here is now 700 feet deep and an over-fowing Is expected at or about 15O0 feet. after which a nice pavilion vii. will be built which will be credit to the town.
 Quite a good deal of truck gardening will be done here this year. Cabbage and Irish potatoes will be the principal vege- table
 Miss Pearl Bragg and Mir. Ernest Me- Alpin were married here tonight and left for Meridian for a few days stay. Both are popular young people of this place.
 The York Poultry company, of which E. k. Barger is proprietor. is contemplate ing selling sf ares of stock to the hotel lessees of Birmingham, Mobile, Montgon- cry and other places and make it one of the largest poultry farms in the state.
 The electric light plant, though lately installed, is being taxed to supply the present patrons and larger dynamo will soon have to be installed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-20
Anniversary FittineIy Observed.

The exercises at the celebration of Lee anniversary held tonight at the Bush school were much enjoyed by the large crowd that filled the assembly rooms of the school to overfiowing. The affair was given under the auspices of the Daugh- ters of the Confectionery, who are to be complimented on the excellent manner in which the affair was carried out. The pro- grame was fine and splendidly rendered. The Presbyterian quartet, Messrs Good man, Wahl, Fillmore and Nickerson, sang "Tenting on the Old Camp Grounds" and Soldiers Farewell' in an excellent man. ner.
 The address on Lee by Rev. H. C.. Kegley was ar eloquent tribute to the , south's great leader. Miss Ada c. Street recited "The Sword of Lee" in spirited i manner.
 Rev. Alex Crawford made eloquent and appropriate address on Jackson" A solo, The Little Bronze Cross" was sung in a splendid manner. The exercises closed with the singing of Dixie by the audience.
 The crosses of honor were then bestowed on several veterans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-20
Constipation Caused
 By Indigestion
Is Cured By Helping the Stomach Do
 Its Work as It Should.

All forms of constipation, bowel or in testinal trouble owe most of their origin to the improper digestion of food. The bowels measure 30 feet. The inside walls or surfaces are wound tightly about with millions of nerves These nerves give life and control millions of little mouths or suckers which are supposed to take nourishment from the food as it leaves the stomach and passes along this 30- foot human canal
 When indigestion, dyspepsia or stomach trouble occurs, the food being undigested, passes over these millions of mouths 1t is Q fermented decaying mass and holds no nourishment as it should.
 The little mouths suck it up, impart these impurities to the blood, impregnate Il J little nerves with poison and so the work of constipation and bowel trouble begins
 natural juice or secretion belongs nor mally in the little cells and glands along the mucous membrane of the 30-foot canal or bowel' When indigestion occurs this juice is lacking and so the mass of waste matter cannot pass along as it should and is piled up and caked in the bowel, thus bringing pain and misery.
 After while the nerves and nerve centers which give vigor and life to the bowel become paralyzed, thus forever pro- hibiting the bowel from performing its natural duties.
 Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets, when taken after meals, digests the food properly even though the stomach is sick and it passes to the bowels nourishment and juices, which help the intestines not only to do their work at once, but builds them up, restores vitality to the nerves, brings new secretion to the glands and cells. helps bowel action and enriches the blood
 The stomach is the cause. Common sense and science are one on this point. You see it yourself. One little grain of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will per fecty digest 5000 grains of food Th/ assimilation of meal by one of these tablets is an easy matter and it keeps the stomach clean and sweet so that in a brief time this organ is restored.
 Every druggist carries them in stock; price, 50c. Send us your name and ad- dress and we will send you a trial pack age by mail free. Address F. A. Stuart c.. 1bo Stuart Bldg, Marshall, Mich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-20
DOUBLE MURDER
 PUZZLES POLICE
THEORY OF ROBBERY AND MUIR DER IS ADOPTED WITH RELUC- TANcE-MRs. sPElGLE TELLS STORY OF KILLING.

Montgomery, January Special J. The police have reluctantly agreed to adopt the theory of robbery and murder in the case of the killing of Leo Speigel and A. Goldstein, both of whom were shot to death in the home of Speigel at Lake and Watts streets last night. Mrs. Speigel said that the two men were sitting at table trying to teach her English from a book A knock came at the door and Goldstein opened it. At once a black hand was thrust in and shots were fired.
 Goldstein was killed at once, two bull lets entering his head and inhicting fatal wounds. One stuck him in the chin and penetrated his brain. Speigel was shot in the head, a bullet coming out near the ear. His face was also mashed as if by some blunt instrument. He died two hours after the shooting. An operation was performed to try to save his life. but 1t was of no value. He lived after the shooting in great agony.
 Mrs. Speigel says that two negroes came in and after shooting the men and robbed the house. She had 800 under her pillow which she says they took She escaped by jumping from a widow and later ran to some negro houses in the neighbor- hood. After that she ran back to the house and was there when the police ar rived. She cried and talked so much in broken English that it was impossible to understand her. Finally she was taken in hand by members of her own sect and is being cared for by them.
 Coroner Tice took the matter up early today and after hearing what the wom- an had. to say rendered verdict that the deaths came from murder, following an