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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17
Conservation That Paid

The little band of sportsmen in
Rutland county, who at an expense
of several hundred dollars liberated
a herd of IL deer in 1852, have wit
messed results from their experiment
far beyond their most sanguine
dreams. At that time deer were alb
solute " extinct in this state with
the exception of the northeastern cor
ner, bordering on New Hampshire
and Canada, and even in that sec
ton they were seen but rarely. The
present stock of deer in Vermont or
iginated from two sources, those set
free in Rutland county and the few
that remained in Essex county. For
16 years following the attempt to
stock the state deer could not be
hunted legally, the legislature in
1896 first voting In favor of an open
season of one week for the killing of
bucks only. In 1897 the number kill
ed, as reported to the state fish and
game commissioner, was 1903, in 1898,
1872. in 1899. SO, in 1900, 1923; and not
until 1901 did the number killed eX-
coed 200. Last year there were kill
ed in Vermont according to the OFF,
cial reports 4736 deer and this year
the returns are not fully complete
but the number exceeded 2000. Does
were killed the last two years for
the first tire. When the Rutland
county men turned Loose IL animals,
deer had been entirely exterminated
for years in Southern New Hamp-
shire and Massachusetts,, and the
supply in those states today undoubt-
eddy came from deer which crossed
the border from Vermont. In many
OF the nearby New Hampshire towns
from 80 to so deer have been shot
| in each OF the last two seasons. Mas
sachusetts had an open season last
week for its four western counties
for the first time In many years.
About 1000 bucks were slain. The
sport was limited 10 residents Of the
state who paid fee Of so each for
the privilege OF hunting The state
treasury netted $4,000 from these H.
censes, and It is plain to be seen that
each deer shot averaged 10 bring the
state $50. and that fOurhfths OF the
would.be killers In return for their
license fees and their efforts, obtain
ed some healthful exercise, but nc
deer. The deer hunting season in
Southern New Hampshire opened
yesterday to continue two weeks. II
would be. a very pretty problem IN
economies as well as conservation tC
figure out what the total return il
three states has been on the invest
ment OF several hundred dollars II
1882 for the liberation of a herd o
II deer. New Hampshire and Mas
sachusetts certainly have profite'
handsomely from the successful eX
pertinent OF the Vermonters.-Bra
tlcboro Phoenix.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17

whether a state tax would be nee
essary II $4,000 was appropriated
for roads, he refused to answer.
Some of the men who are best in
formed as TO the states finances can
see no escape from 1t. unless some
greater revenue producer than a dir
ect inheritance tax can be devised.
The discussion of the Senate
amendment to the weights and meas
ures bill in the House yesterday call
ed out some pretty plain talk and
the result may be another conference
committee. The trouble comes over
the amendment which the House made
to the bill, taking the appointment
of a commissioner away from the gov
ernor and providing for his election
by the general assembly. The SEN
ate so amended the bill that it was
restored to its original form, and this
the House did not like. Mr.. Kennedy
of Williston thought the House should
! insist on its amendment and that II
| the governor had any more political
debts he should pay them in cash and
not in appointments. Mr.. Stafford OF
Brattleboro thought the action Of the
Senate looked as though the House
could not be trusted TO select good
man for the commissionership, and so
it went AS a matter of fact this par
ticular amendment was not added ia
the bill BY the committee which had
the bill in charge but was placed
there at the request of H. w. Glen
ent of Rutland, one of the commits
sioners appointed by Gov. Prouty t
draw up a weights and measures bill
and who has all along been though
to have an eye on the job. What
ever action is taken must be before
the holiday adjournment as the bill
becomes a law January l.-Barr'
Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17

not hundred years old, b.; dates
from 1870.
The man does not live that under
stands logic and that can argue logi-
cally that the necessity for the pro
posals OF change in an organic law of
a commonwealth will fall on certain
calendar dates and no other. That's
what the decennial time-lock clause
pretends to mean. And the men that
are opposing the change, the inter
cests" that are behind very skillful
lobby against the change, are, many
of them, the "standpatters' In our
Vermont life and experiences, the
men and the interests that are afraid
that, with the door once opened to
change, the people will begin to have
an occasional say about their own
business.
( The Messenger is just as anxious
that the constitution shall not be sub
! iected TO frequent 'tinkering' as
anybody else. But il submits that
when ten men can hold up the whole
state Of Vermont and prevent three
hundred and fifty odd thousand peo
pie from even considering a change
/ in their law, we are not living under
a free government,-St. Adams Mes
| spngcr.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17
SHEEP IN VERMONT

An East Shoreham sheepbreeder
has recently sold in South Africa a
merino ram for $500. Perhaps the
lower portion OF the dark continent
is destined to provide another export
field for the blooded sheep OF Adds
on county. Some years ago this
county secured worldwide reputa-
ton as the breeding place Of high
grade merino sheep and some OF the
men in the business made big money
in taking the choice specimens OF
their llocks across the country and
across the Pacific ocean to build up
the great sheep industry Of Austral.
ia.
Today the merino sheep, stock
which was brought to its high stan
dard by the infusion Of blood from
Addison county, is Australians best
asset. In the state Of New South
Wales alone there are nearly 10000
900 million head and the fleece last
year was over million bales. Aus
tralia is bound to continue to be the
great wool. producing country OF the
world for the reason that there are
thousands OF acres OF land in the in
terror that are 1T for little else than
grazing range.
In the United States the increase
of population with the consequent
necessity for more intensive eultiya
ton. and the putting of thousands OF
acres under irrigation in the far
west must gradually tend to shrink
the production of wool. 1t would
seem, however, that there should still
exist good opportunities for the rails
ing OF high grade stock in small
aocks for the purpose Of maintaining
and improving the different breeds 50
as to keep up the standard Of produc
ton. II costs as much to keep
sheep which shears a light fleece Al
Il does an animal from which lltu'
wool is secured The future OF tn
sheep industry In Vermont perhaps
lies in this field rather than In tn
hope OF ever again taking much Of
place as a producer OF raw wool.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17
Not a Free Government.

The esteemed Fair Haven Era viii
pardon The Messenger for suggesting
that Il has taken wrong impression
OF the facts OF the case from which TO
argue in support OF tho keeping Oh
tho so.called time-lock on the state
constitution. In tho FIRST place, the
proposed amendment would not make
Il possible TO change the constitution
at the book and call OF this one and
that one every time the Legislature
met" The process OF change would
be left practically as Il Is today. All
that the amendment contomplates IL
that changes may DO proposed-not
adopted-at any session OF the legls'
laturo. The machinery following the
proposal. the necessity for submission
TO two legislatures and finally to the
people, Ia left unchanged. In the sec
ond place, the present ume-lock Is
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17
WHAT
SANTA
BROUGHT
GRISWOLD

Months ago Santa Claus called up
on Griswold and advised them what
to put into their stock for the holi-
days
He told them the tendency Of the
times was to put out trash instead OF
real values, and humbug the people
by misleading advertisements. He
said that kind of business made him
feel like taking to mustard and luke
warm water, but that he was glad
that there were still some of the old
time stores that II was pleasure for
/ him to provide for and advised Girls
void to continue to handle real bar
gains at all times and not to make
fuss in the newspapers about bar
gain purchases that are purely imag-
mary, because larger number Of
fools are dying off every year and
people are getting wiser from exper-
fence.
So Griswold put in some nice PIC
lures that some people said could not
be sold in Bennington because our
folks don't want real pictures they
want soap advertisements. But ons
line of colored platinum photographs
were sold out completely the first day
they were shown. Santa was right
They put in BOOKS, inexpensive
many of them, but not the kind ad-
vertised by some as regular sec
books cut to &C" that break in two
when opened, and that made Tommy
cross-eyed trying to read the blurred
printing, and again Santa was right
for they have sold several hundred
Alger books to women who know real
bargains when they see them.
Some people prefer to buy nice,
big, fancy box filled with card
board form and few sheets of fair
quality wrapping paper tied with
baby ribbon, but most people who
can write themselves look at the
quality and the amount Of paper In
side the box they purchase for 8
gift.
Griswold has not only the finest
boxes in town but they are filled with
paper manufactured by such firms as
Eaton, Crane and Pike and George
B. Hurd, who puts out the best grades
of paper in this country and they arr
the sole agents for Bennington.
i. ITO be continued in our next
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17

EOR SALE-41s miles from south shafts
4 bury, 2ls miles from North station farm
of 1o0 acres. Good room house, slated roof
6nc ceIlar with cistern, good well at house;
cow barn 35x40 with underground stable shed
1S y IN. horse barn 35x25 and shed Il X 30 corn
house and wagon shed BOXES; hog house l6xsD'
hen house i0x20 hen house lOxl4i there Is run
dance fire wood and some sprucesi this farm
cut over 80 tons hay this year. raised lSI bush
els v heat. 4s7 bushels oats, $50 bushels corn. on
the ear, and sold $500 worth garden truck;
there is ine ample orchard OF 100 trees, sugar
orchnrd: with this farm goes good cows ana
Nash q uvtcbin's 47tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17
uANNuAL INCOME 20 POUNDS,

annual expenditure nineteen six, re.
suit happiness. Annual income TWEEN.
" pounds, annual expenditure TWEEN.
" pounds ought and six, result mis-
cry" Under our annuity you know
exactly what your income will be
each year as long az you live, no care
no chance OF loss. National Life In.
surance Co. Montpelier, VI. tMutu.
ALL Earle s. Kinsley, Agent. Rut.
land. VI
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17
For a Holiday Gift

For presentation to Kindred and
friends resident within and beyond
the shadows Of Greylock mountain.
and the uneoualed pastoral beauties
OF Berkshire and Bennington couA'
ties, no personal remembrance viii
be moro priced and welcome than
Col. w. II. Phillips Pathfinder 70
Greylock Mountain, the Berkshire
Hills and Historic Bennington" TO
DO found in all the leading bookstores
and news stands In Berkshire and ben
nington counties and western hassa-
chusetts.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17
Years of Suffering
catArrh and BIood Disease :
Doctors Failed to Cure.

Miss Mabel F. Dawkins. 1914 Lafay-
cite St. Fort Wayne. Ind, writes;
SFor three years l was troubled with
catarrh and blood disease. ! tried sew
eral doctors and a dozen different rem
edles, but none OF them did me any
good. A friend told me Of Hoods Sar-
saparilla- l took two bottles OF TINS
medicine and was as well and strong
as ever. feel like a different person
and recommend Hoods TO any one sur
fering from catarrh."
Get II today in usual LIQUID form or
chocolated tablets called SarsataDs'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17
LOW PRICED ADVERTISING
FOR SALE

EOR SALE-2 mile south of Arlington sta
II ton, farm of SO acres; with good pasture;
wood lot heavily timhered, 500 ~. pine anu
nlenty hard wood: good lIs :. 9 room house, hne
repair; barn 2Ox2i. barn 2ix96 with basement
r1inning water Mt barns; good henery and yard
sugar orchard $50 trees, fine apple orchard;
with this place goes cows team hoises' .
sbnats / calf new dbl wagon. moving ma
chine new, horse rake, new buggy, run
about. / new Cortland sleigh. long box sleigh,
/ pr. rravers eghs with brake), lset 90.
harness, single harness, shower piOw, cunt
and tools. SIS o. Nash s. Hutchins. Htt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17

The tract of land which NJ. ]. Hap
good OF Peru proposes to give the
state consists of 500 acres all in the
town Of Peru and on Bromley peak
or the range adjacent. The peak is
to be decided unreservedly except for
the provision that no timber shall be
cut there. Much OF this land Is now
covered with virgin forest and Mr..
Hapgood desires it shall remain, not
even trimmed according to the ideas
Of modern forestry as perpetual OBJ
ject lesson OF what the primeval for
est was and Is.
Provision will be made for bride
path and observatory, but beyond
that the top Of the mountain will be
left in state of nature.
Mr.. Hapgood made such an offer as
the present two years ago but II was
declined principally because he de-
sired to have hunting forbidden on
the land. Since that time he has
enclosed 100 acres or so with nine
foot wire fence topped with barbed
wire, so that hunters can be kept out
without any reservation in the deed
Of gift, and splendid game preserve
can be maintained there.
The timber land which he proposes
to give the state aside from that on
the summit. is 10 be placed entirely
in control Of the state forester
Mr. Hapgood has no suggestion TO
make regarding the name Of the res
ervation and the idea that 1t should
be called Hapgood originated among
some OF the state oficials.-St. Al
/ bans Messenger.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17

KIDNEY thousands have il and
TDOITRI 2 don't know H. TySu want
l KOODA-E good results you can
make no mistake by using DIT. Kilmer's swamp
Root, the great kidney remed-. AT druggists
In Efty cent and dollar Sizes. Sample bottle by
mail free, also pamphlet telling you how to End
out n you have kidney trouble.
Address, DIT. Kiimer B Co., Ringhamton. n Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17

LHOR SALE Home farm of Clark Houghton
Il for sale. Situated about ~ miles north
of Remington. Consisting of y acres Also
wood lot. Farm is well watered. For terms
etc, apply to Houghton Rice, Adm, H. r. d. Pa i
Bennington. to'NV
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17
LEGISLATIVE NOTES

To no one member more than to
Mr.. Rabbit OF Rockingham does the
credit for passing the big appropria-
ton for highways through the House
belong. When Mr.. Rabbit introduc-
ed the bill fixing the appropriation
at 5000, 900, he did * with that Yam
kee shrewdness for trading that fix
es the sum high enough so there can
be considerable of drop and still
get about what is wanted. He has
worked early and late for the bill, as
he does for every measure in which
he is interested, and has to keep at
IL when the outcome seemed discour-
aging. OF course, il is not due TO
him alone, for there were others just
as earnest in the matter as he was,
but Mr.. Rabbit could always be
found in the forefront of the fight and
kept up the fight this week, while
suffering with a cold that would have
kept most men In bed Barre Times
Those who attended the hearing be
| fore the Senate committee on stree
railways on the Cushman bill to pro
vide reduced fares for working mel
on street railroads yesterday after
noon had a chance to see G. Trac,
Rogers, the man about whom there
was so much interest when he wa
wanted as a witness before the legis
latiye committee that was investigai
ing the graft scandals in the New
York Legislature. Mr.. Rogers dodge
the service of a subpoena successful
IL for some time, but finally appeare
voluntarily before the committee
Mr.. Rogers owns the Rutland stree
railroad. He lives in Binghamtor
n. Y, and is a large owner OF stree
railways in that state. The commit
tee discovered by his talk that Their
was very little about a street railwa
that he was not familiar with, an
it was also evident that this was nc
his first experience before a legisli
tive committee. Mr. Rogers is a typ
of the well-groomed bushes man an
has an air of mostly getting abou
what he wants.-Barre Times
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17

With the appropriations piling up,
there Is talk about the State House
OF the necessity OF a state tax and IL
II beginning to look as though II
was not all idle talk. II there ia n
thorough understanding between the
appropriations and ways and means
committees. II may be possible that
some way has been discovered TO
avoid Il and still make all the appro-
priatlons asked for. II Is significant
however, that at banquet Tuesday
evening Mr.. Fletcher OF Cavendlsh,
chairman OF the ways and means
committee. minated that there was
nothing about n state tax to be great.
~ afraid OF and that when question:
ed in the House yesterday as to
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17

EOR sALE--At fifteen cents pound alive
Il a lot of cockerels reared on choice grams
no swill, hor,e dung or otfal-and therefore
particlllary sweet and wholesome OF flesh.
]. II. Livingston, 62l Main St. tu
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17

n Is suggested that this legislature
would perform an important service
for the state II, before adjournment,
II established a commission to revise
the rules OF the House and Senate.
This has not been done for some time
and while any action taken would not
be binding on future legislatures it is
the usual custom 10 adopt the rules
Of the previous session with but few
changes. A commission. composed
Of such members as Clerk Plumley,
and Secretary Skeele and others who
have long experience in legislative
work. could undoubtedly frame a set
OF rules which would do much to eX-
pedite the work OF the legislature.
One change that would help 10 do
this is the adjustment OF the COM
mlttee on the revision of bills. This
committee was originated with the
idea that Il would hasten the work OF
the legislature, but 1t is pointed out
/ that IL does not, as the proper place
for the revision OF the bills is not be
: fore they have been introduced, but
b after they have been acted upon by
. NNAU llNN0fN anu hflOlN tltf AAt otAA'
/ To the governor. II this were done
all the amendments would be contain
! ed In the bills and could be expressed
In proper and grammatical Language
and errors that are not possible to be-
! detected under the present method
corrected. This is the way bills are
revised In the legislatures of Massa
chusetts and Connecticut. Now tn,
revision committee spends much tim,
and energy redrafting n great many
Of the bills that come to IL and put
ting them in presentable shape
These bills In the main. are OF mino
importance and II allowed to go be
fore the House or Senate In their or
iglnal crudity would be promptly kill
ed and put out OF the way. AS Il Is
they are so doctored up by the revis
ion committee that I'm many case
they receive more consideration thai
they are entitled TO. There are othe
changes that could be made so that
would be easy for the legislature IN
der ordinary conditions to finish II
work by Christmas.
BILLS still keep coming In fror
committees and from members by M
anlmous consent, and yesterday tn
revision committee had rs measure
In It's hands for consideratlon.-Bal
ro Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17

TNEACHERS WANTED At once in posi-
Il lions in graded schools and IN small districts
Good salaries. Apply 10 day. Nellie ;. HATH.
away COS Gage Street, Remington wi
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17

w, ANTED-A competent girl for general
w Homework. Apply Mrs. +. L. BATES
Silver street. H'l
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17
WANTED

XNANTED-A man wants employment IN
w factory. Address Box NJ Banner once once
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17

FOR sALE--A yoke of oxen weighing S 81
Il lbs. Perfectly broken for woods or farm:
Ing. s. Everett Harwood, Remington i9tt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17
MISCELLANEOUS

.pociaity OF confinement cases. Mrs. ". ".
Amos, care OF A. ]. Knapp at tho reservoir.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17
TO RENT

NO RENT Desirable tenem nts, Offices
stores, mill property with water power
Individual storage lockers. VIM. Z. Hawks. 30
North 81.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17

EOR sAIE-lO day sale OF bloOded poultry
Il at Il. M. Houghtons henery Sl5 school 81
Have purchased at the G. s. Mattison henery ~
South SALISBURY several hundred and viii sell
them cheap. Come and see, nice young p9llets
henery at Shushan for sale cheap. Pen OF
Rhode Island Reds and coops OF White Wyan'
dotes for sale also Week before Christmas,
Shall have biggest display of dressed poultry
ever seen in Remington at low prices. Ato
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-11-25
A FIRESIDE HOLIDAY.

Again the annual national Thanks
to appreciate any blessing is to con-
template what it has cost for, as HOl
land says, For cost to worth has al
ways been the closest neighbor."
Thanksgiving day as we commemo-
rate it is gift from the men and wO-
men who early settled this country.
1t grew out of the sternest and most
severe experiences of that band of eX-
lies who moored their barque on the
wild New England shore in 1920.
There is a great distance between
these people who after their harvest
in 1921 decided to set aside day of
Thanksgiving to Him who had spared
their lives through hardship and lone
illness to that hour in 1910 when nine
ty millions of people rejoice in the
unparalleled prosperity which they en-
JOY in this free republic.
The comparison could not be more
striking. During that first year the
Pilgrims lived at Plymouth fifty-one
out of the scanty 100 who landed,
slept in new made graves before its
close Those who survived suffered
untold privitation. They had the most
meager kind OF a crop, but they had
found liberty and a right to worship
God and pursue happiness according
to the dictates of their own conscience
and they were very happy amid all
their want and perplexity. Today we
look over the past year and see pro-
gross and plenty on every side, and If
we contemplate the greatness of this