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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-13
Town Representatives

The legislature to be chosen next
fall viii consider more matters OF i'm.
portance than have come to the atten.
ton OF any Vermont legislature for
many years. Each OF the 2i6. towns
and cities OF the state should send It's
best man. The best man for the Lex.
lslature does not necessarily mean
the man who has the most money or
conducts the biggest business or az.
tends church the most regularly al.
though the ability to make more than
. living and do big things and Chris.
tian living are all characteristics of
good citizenship. The best man for
the legislature other things being
equal, Is the man who has given
thought and study to public questions
and IA In position to act intelligent.
~ on measures affecting the welfare
OF all which are sure to come before
the legislature. When each town
sends to Montpelier its best equipped
citizen. man OF wide horizon. a man
who care more for the public good
than he does for the Increase OF his
own salary and keeps him there a rea.
sonablc length OF time then we shall
have legislation which will push the
old state into the front ranks OF pro.
gress-Hellows Falls Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-13
JUDGE HARRIs DROWNED
Had Long Lived In Fear Of Death at
Hands Of Night Riders

Tiptonville, Tenn. June 13.-Judge
Harris, president of the West Tonnes
see Land company OF this city whose
life is said to have been several times
sought by the ReelfOot Lake night ri
ders, was drowned while swimming in
the Mississippi. river near here Satur-
day afternoon.
Harris and a party of friends were
in launch on Reelfoot Lake when TO
demonstrate his ability as a swimmer
he plunged into the lake. He had
swan but a short distance when he
threw up his arms and sank. His
body was recovered and post NOR
TEN examination showed that his
death was due to heart failure.
Through his connection with the
West Tennessee Land Company which
claimed the ownership of the lake,
Harris incurred the enmity of the
night riders. He received a number
of letters from the band threatening
him with assassination and for months
he was constantly accompanied by an
armed guard.
| Following the assassination of Cap
tain Quentin Rankin by the clan al
Walnut Log on the lake in October
1908, Harris home here was strongly
fortified, mines were planted around
it and strong guard kept watel
night and day.
Judge Harris was one of the veal
thiest men in the state He was only
30 years old.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-13
He Drew the Line.

Old John was lawyers confidential
clerk, and he had the pernicious habit
of going to a neighboring saloon every
morning at ii o'clock and taking a
small glass of whisky. He was not
proud of this habit; hence after the
whisky he always took n Glove.
But one morning it happened that
there were no cloves on the bar, and
John, after having considered the mat
ter. ate a small raw onion from the
free lunch tray. That would destroy
the telltae whisky oder. no doubt, as
we'll as the Glove had always done,
and. so thinking. he returned to his
desk.
1t was a double desk At 1t he and
his employer sat face to face. John
on his return was soon aware that his
employer noticed something. The
mans nostrils quiyered, he shifted,
and finally. with a grImace Of disgust
he broke out.
"Look here. John; I've stood whisky
and Glove for nineteen years. but
draw the line at whisky and onions!"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-13
Ba,ehelder ses, Of Four

Mead. Fleetwood. Hapgood. Bat.
chelder. which?
The question OF preference on the
governorship question will confront
each Republican OF Vermont
Tuesday. The nominee OF the state
convention Is sure 20 be elected and
the time therefore when the indlvid-
ual voter can make his ballot really
count for or against any man Is In the
primary.
The Phoenix has supported no can.
dldato up to this time. Or. Mead was
FIRST In the field. His record as a sol.
Id. substantial citizen, who won his
way under adverse circumstances has
already been reviewed. He was
soldier In the Civil war by his own cf.
forts he secured a medical education
and practlccd his profession success
fully. and turning aside from that
profession he became captain Of In
dustry and a man OF great wealth.
His forte IL business. and like many
other business men he does not shine
with particular hrilliance In public
life. There is nothing In his record
as legislator that shows that he has
the grasp OF governmental affairs es-
scntial to constructive craftsmanship.
His name IN not associated with any
particular measure OF importance or
with any reform which called for init
iatlve or leadership. As presiding
officer In the last state senate he did
not distinguish himself. lie has not
gained In public estimation by the
course Of events IN this campaign. He
has played the game In The old way
Of other rich men. with hired workers
to boom his candidacy and alone
among the avowed candidates he has
refused fatty to make public a state
mont Of campaign expenses What
ever else the campaign brings we
hope DIT Mead will be rehuked.
We have no wish to belittle Fred.
ofiCk q. Fleetwood. For him person.
a - -. IL lindlicst feel.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-13
Attend the caucuses

The Republican caucuses for the
nomination OF state officers and for
representatives to the sixty-second
congress will be held next Tuesday.
one great objection to the selection
OF candidates by the caucus and con
yentlon system is that the people do
not attend the caucuses, and because
they do not attend. few political
workers In each community run
things TO suit themselves. Now then,
II there is any merit to the caucus
system whatever. and the people have
not lost their interest In the affairs
OF their government, let the caucuses
be fully attended and let the old,
WORKOUT. caucus machine try once
more TO register the will OF the PEG
pie
We have little faith in It, however,
Locally, we know how Il works and
how the voters have been worked
by II. We all know how IL Is manip.
ulated and who manipulates IT, The
same crowd have done the same
thing In the same old way for years
Two years ago our caucus lasted
about three minutes. Less than a
dozen out OF the electorate OF VIII
mington participated IL was started
right on time and surely finished on
time.
Now. Republican voters OF Whining
ton, come out to the caucus Tuesday
evening and see that you have some
thing to say about who the candidate,
should be. II Is your duty to do so
II YOU do not do so. you neglect I,
perform your duty as citizens. Let IA
have a full and free expression OF IN,
will OF the people and not the expires
sion OF the will OF the few who hav,
heretofore run things and said TO IN,
great majority. In effect. who w
shall have aud who We shall not hav,
for public ofIicials.-Wilmingtol
Times
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-13

ing. The fact that he is very strong
ly supported in his home county
where people know him best is fine
endorsement. Mr.. Fleetwood ac-
cording to our judgment does not
measure up TO the calibre which Yer
mont has demanded of the chief ex-
ecutives in the past. AS secretary of
state he was subjected to some criti-
cism, particularly in his work in the
Insurance department and he did not
display that zeal and efficiency which
characterizes the present secretary of
state, Mr. Bailey. Mr. Fleetwood has
already been handsomely recognized
considering his ability and we see no
reason for promoting him.
Marshall j. Hapgood Is a good citi-
zen and man of pronounced person
atty He insists that he. is in the
race for the good of the cause" rath-
er than from personal ambition. He
is strongly opposed to the use of mon
ey in elections, calls for the Austral-
ian ballot in the state convention and
does his own thinking on questions
generally. Mr.. Hapgood gained the
title of the great objector in the state
legislature and his weakness as a can.
didate lies in the fact that the great
mass OF voters will not take his can
didacy seriously, no matter how earn
est Mr.. Hapgood himself may be.
j. X. Batchelder is not our idea
OF candidate for the governorshiI
by long way. He has however, haC
wide experience In public affairs, Il
conyersant with the state needs anC
the methods under which the state
business Is handled. He could more
lover, represent the state creditably il
the public and semi-public functions
In which governor Is often called
upon TO appear. OF the four candi
dates, our preference is for Batchel
der, but we confess we are not wild
ly enthusiastic in his support.
We hope the Windham count,
towns will elect unpledged delegate
that they will send to Montpelie
June 80 representative men OF al
walks OF life unhampered by instruc
tions. Such men would be powerful
factors in the convention and the,
might have an influence in turning
the tide 10 some man not now a can
didate, who would be more accepta
BILE to the people at large than an,
OF the four men now in the running
-Brattleboro Phoenix.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-13
SCRATCHED so SHE
COULD NOT SLEEP

~ write TO tell you how thankful I
am for the wonderful Cuticura Rem
edies. My little niece had eczema for
five years and when her mother died
/ took care Of the child. 1t was all
over her face and body. also on her
head. She scratched so that she could
not sleep nights. l used Cuticura Soap
TO wash her with and then applied
Cuticura Ointment. did not use quite
half the Cuticura Soap and Ointment,
together with Cuticura Resolvent, when
you could see a change and they cured
her nicely. Now she Is eleven years old
and has never been bothered with &c
Eema since. My friends think it is just
great the way the baby was cured by
Cuticura. She was taken with the eczema
when two years old. She was covered
with big sores and her mother had all
the best doctors and tried all kinds Of
salves and medicines without effect
until we used Cuticura Remedies. Mrs.
Fl. Herman, 663 Quincy St., Brooklyn,
N. Y, Sept. "a, 1909"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-13
Au subscriptions payable in advanc,
FRANK E. HOWE. editor and Pub

Bennington county once more urges
on the state the wisdom of making
Hon. James X. Batchelder of Airing
ton governor, on the one ground of
ability In ability it cannot be denied
that he overtops the other candidates.
If chosen governor he will be in
every respect a credit to the state.
He won't rattle around in the execu-
tive chair or have to be apologized for
when he appears at public function
and opens his mouth to speak for
Vermont. The other candidates are
good citizens and will do the best
they can ii successful but in making
a choice isn't 1t wise to take the
strongest and most effective?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-13
Tn. Next Thing to IT.

After much accommodating and STRAIT
egg the leader of the wandering Ser
man band" succeeded In gaining IN in
terview with the proprietor of the
fashionable restaurant.
But my man." expostulated the
latter, noticing the seedy appearance
of the dusty musicians. 81 don't see
how | can use your talent. Why, we
only engage orchestras direct from
Hungary"
"vell, We vas der nexd ding to it."
responded the leader, without smile.
1.-THE next thing to it,"
'Yah, mein herr We vas nod an or
chestra from Hungary yed. but We vas
a hungry orchestra"
And they got the job
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-13
Why lie lt7

Orleans county is being flooded
with Fleetwood literature including
that wonderful article OF the zoo let
tiers with its results. and other clip
pings from the Montpelier Journal.
Mortified News and other papers OPP
posed to Mead. Nothing shows from
whence these articles came OF who is
behind them. The peculiar part of Il
is that Fleetwood has positively stat
ed that he Is putting no money into
his canvass. and that for spreading
literature after much the same fash.
ion. Lieut.Gov. Mead has been severe
~ criticised by the Fleetwood papers.
Evidently that which Is wrong for
Mead to do, Is all right for Fleetwood
which Ia why we refer to the subject
and ask the question why Is ity'-
Newport Express.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-13

Choosing n governor is much like
hiring a boss on any important job.
The boss doesn't do much actual
work but the success of the whole
job depends to a considerable degree
on the work he is able to get out Of
others and the care and foresight
and intelligence with which he sug-
gests. guides and aids. Tomorrow the
voters are In effect 10 choose gov
ernor OF the state. What are you
going to do about Il? Are you going
to stay at home and let half a dozen
interested persons control the AFFAIR
or will your turn out, even II your
services are not needed and see that
honest and Intelligent delegates are
sent to the convention. II thought
best they can be pledged to the sup
port OF a candidate or tie matter can
be left to their judgment. At these
same caucuses viii also be chosen q
congressman, a lieutenant governor
and other state officials. It is con
gress that makes the national laws
and this one caucus once in two
years is the only place where the In
dlyidual voter away up here in Yer
mont can make his influence felt
The caucus OF the voters OF Benning
ton will be held tomorrow evening a
o'clock In woodmen's hall, upstairi
over the Banner Office. There ough
to be 500 voters present and an hou
or two spent in preparation to maxi
the voice OF Bennington heard just n
plainly as possible at the state an,
district conventions when they NEE
two weeks hence
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-13

ids, MINI.
Brookville, 0hio.-"I was irregular
and extremely nervous. A neighbor
recommended Lydia L. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to me andl have
become regular and my nerves are
much better. Mrs. X. KINNIsoS,
Brookville, Ohio.
Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotic OF harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number Of actual cures
of female diseases we know of. and
thousands of voluntary testimonials
are on file in the Pinkham laboratory
at Lynn, Mass, from women who have
been cured from almost every form Of
female complaints. Inflammation, III.
ceration. displacements, fbroid tumors
irregularities. periodic pains, backache,
indigestion and nervous prostrdtion.
Every suffering woman owes It to her
self to give Lydia T.. Pinkham's Vege
table Compound a trial
you want special advice write
Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, for it
IL is free and always helpful.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-13
LOOKING spIendId for EIeetwood

As the time for the caucuses APP
proaches Mr.. Fleetwood may we'll feel
encouraged over his prospects at the
state convention. Some OF the papers
who have hitherto been non-commit
tai are so Disguised with the lavish
use OF money that they are now 10y
ally supporting the man who has con-
Quoted his campaign upon the high
level he outlined in the beginning.
During the past week the White River
Junction Landmark has given Mr..
Fleetwood a ringing endorsement and
such influential dailies as the Mont
pelier Journal and the St Adams
Messenger are giving him their sup
port. The men.a all over the state who
carry their suffrage under their hats
are rallying around his banner and
endorsing the platform upon which he
stands. The freemen of Vermont
know just where he stands upon
every issue OF the day. If anyone
doesn't know, Mr.. Fleetwood Is ready
to make his position plain anywhere
and anytime. The people know this
and they have also discovered that
his opponent has the "artful dodger'
mailed TO the mast.
1t is exceedingly gratifying to the
Caledonian which has supported Mr.
Fleetwood, through this strenuous
campaign, to see its candidate in the
lead so near the wire, and il rejoices
that he has refused to adopt any
questionable politics but stands be
fore the voters OF the Green Noun
tain state as an exponent and cham
pion OF honest politics. And Il is es
lpecially pleasing to many OF oul
readers that the man who has done
this is native OF ST. Johnsbury ant
one OF many successful public mer
that this town has given TO the world
l-St. Johnsbury Caledonian.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-13
A Warning To
Modest Women

DO YOU realize that the medicine
YOU are taking may be doing you
harm instead of good? Have you
noticed that the more you take the
more you require to get relief
STOP AND THINK!
Are you using the same caution
In the selection of the medicines
YOU are taking for the protection
of your health that you would ex-
ercise in selecting trustee for the
protection of your cash?
A woman's ailments are delicate
subjects to discuss, and she will
Outlines bear the most torturing
pains without conhding her trouble
to her closest friend, or even her
family doctor.
This natural feminine modesty
makes many a suffering woman the
innocent victim of merciless and
ayar!cious manufacturers of adver-
tised, but worthless, cure all"
nostrums.
If your ailment is serious you
should see your family physician at
once, but when this is impossible
do the next best thing-take
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-13
Now Form Of Dry Battery.

The SO called dry battery is an cleo
trio cell really containing a liquid or
paste whose drying out-as on stand
ing on a shelf--destroys the usefulness
OF the battery. but unique new bat
terry cell, called the anhydrous, is dry
until put to use, so that II may be kept
In store indefinitely without deprecia-
ton. 1t simply contains the necessary
chemicals In n dry state A little wa
ter poured through special opening
puts II in action. and then, beginning
perfectly new and fresh, II serves the
usual purpose of the dry battery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-13

Whoever imposed upon the Asso-
ciate Press that fake despatch, under
a Montpelier date line, stating in sub
stance that the Republican State Com
mittee would not endorse any candid
ate for the goyernorship unless that
candidate was favorable to the cleo
tion of Gov. +. ID. Proctor to the Uni
ted States Senate, will have to settle
IL this great news gathering ass0cia-
ton can locate him. 1t Is as well UNI
derstood as anything can be political
ly that Senator c. s. Page will be un-
animonsly reelected to succeed him
self next October when the legisla-
ture convenes to elect a senator for
the full term of sixyears. This des-
patch was sent out in the interest of
certain candidate for governor who
fears that he may be defeated by DIN
Merrill or c. w. Gates and is as dirty
piece of politics as has been seen
in this campaign. Even the Rutland
Herald discredited the despatch
much as its owner hates the Proctors
-Morrisvlle Messenger.
The story was so palpably absurd
as TO deceive nobody at all familiar
with state affairs. Serious wrong Is
done nevertheless by such things II
deceiving strangers and people out
side the state as well as many o.
those at home who give little thought
or attention to such things. If the
associated press was guilty OF circu
lating so silly a lie and one with al
evidently vicious motive behind 1t, i
should at least let the state know
where It came from that the sendel
may be properly rebuked.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-13
A Nan WAC EARNS ss.ooo

year would need at least one hun.
dred thousand dollars to buy his
earning equivalent. His death would
cancel that amount Of productive
value which could be secured by life
insurance. National Life Insurance
Co. Montpelier. VI lMnluan. Earle
s Kinsley. Agent. Rutland. VI
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-13
Safer.

"Those two statesmen are so angry
they won't speak"
"Well," answered Senator Sorghum,
that's better than starting contro-
versy."-Washington Star.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-13
AFTER
SUFFERING
FORYEARS
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams VegetabIeC Compound
Park Rapids, Minn.-"I was sick

IAilis Il WAC pANh III
years while passing
through the Change
of Life and was
hardly able to be
around. After tax.
ing six bottles of
Lydia L. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound l gained 20
pounds, am now
able to do my own
work and feel
W ell"- Mrs. Ed.
LA DOU, Park Rap
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-13
Quite Fresh.

She-Did you see many fresh faces
ut the opera the other nightl He
oh, yes. Some Of them had only just
been made that evening. - Boston
Transcript
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-13

Behind Or Pferce's Medicines
STANDS fhe fnvslidS Hotel and Sur
rfcai Institute. 40 Buffsfo. thor
ourhiy equipped and with STAFF
OF Skilled Specialists 70 treat the
more df1ncuh cases OF Chronic
diseases whether requiring Ned
fcaf or Surgical skill for their
cure. Send FOR free
THvALfDs GUIDE BOOK
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-13

for it is the very same medicine
that your druggist would recon-
mend to his friends or give to
member of his family suffering
from such ailments, and is the best
ready-made remedy you can get.
A. d. s. PELVIT0NE is COM
pounded by the most experienced
and intelligent pharmacists. 1t has
been approved as the very best by
the A. ID. s. National Formula
Committee, representing 10000 Of
the leading druggists OF the United
States. who constitute the Ameri-
can Druggists Syndicate, and who
know its true value. Does 1t not
look reasonable that these men
should select the very best remedy
known and sell 1t under honest
representations? Get 1t at any
A. d. S. drug store.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-13
3. A. QUINLAN

THE sHURTLEFF PHARMACY,
c. w. Thompson, Prop.
THE HARDWOOD DRUG STORE
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-15
.Cpntbia @reps'
gfttrr8

Dear Miss Grey am IS and go
with young man, who recently
proposed. l have not promised. l
think a great deal of him, but fail
to find the understanding which l
think q husband and wife should
have. We always get along we'll
and he says l am the only person
that can take him in the right spirit
and that l understand him even bet
ter than his mother But when l
try to find that perfect understand
ing on his part I fail. Now would
you advise me to accept him from
what l have told you above?
MARY.
Aft you are well mated ment-
ally and physically, that perfect I'M
derstanding will come when you are
married However, don't marry I'M
til you are sure. I'm always in
doubt myself, when a girl confesses
doubt as to the status Of her
heart.
Dear Miss Gray-The blue collar
to my white MILDLY blouse has faded
into the white. Is there anything l
can do? KATHRYN.
A.-Not unless boiling in chlor-
ide of lime solution will take out
the stains, but it will also take all
the color out of the collar.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-15
WEBS HUSBANDS
BROTHER AND
BECOMES BIGAMIST

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, July 10
Highly excited, Mrs. F. Rose ap-
peared at the sheriff's office for the
purpose of giving herself into the
hands of the law. She claimed to
have two husbands living, having
married the second without the
formalty of getting a divorce from
the other.
Mrs. Rose declared she had been
deserted by her first husband about
I six years ago. He left their home
one morning for work. but never
returned. She believed that he had
died and later on was wooed and
welded to his brother.
No. l turned up and talked with
his wife over the telephone. When
she told him of her marriage to his
brother he threatened to have her
arrested on the charge of bigamy.
The frightened woman hurried to
the office of the sheriff.
However, the first husband has
filed no charges against the fright
ened woman.