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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25
CAUSES OF CHICK MORTALITY.


The great death rate among chicks
may mostly be ascribed to weak ances-
try, faulty incubation and brooding,
insanitary surroundings and bad feed
ing.
Stock weakened by disease, inbreed-
ing, lice, filth, fat and underfeeding
breeds disease targets.
While modern chicken machinery
surpasses the hen in quantity of pro
duction, Biddy is still ahead in hatch
ing beautiful. livable. vigorous chicks.
and the many claptrap, fretrap in
cubators and breeders. most of them
made to catA bargain buyers, with
their faulty ventilation and regula-
ton, are responsible for millions Of
chicks dead In the shell and the great
mortality after Matching. White diar-
rhea. the dread scourge Of artifcially
Matched chicks. is caused by faulty
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

ness by filth tracked ON TO II by chicks,
IS frequent cause Of mortality and
Is no longer used by up TO date poultry
raisers. who have adopted the princi-
pie. DRY feed only"
This article breaches the doctrine
prevention is easier and cheaper than
cure.
by Matching eggs from vigorous
breeders IN dependable incubators,
raising them on dry feed in good
breeders and giving them proper care
we raise about % per cent to full ma
turlty
Many are following our methods as
set forth in this paper and We are
glad TO say. are reporting success
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25
poN'rs.

Don't throw feathers away. even II
you pick only few at a time. Soft
cushions are good for boils.
Don't scald legs and heads OF poul
try. IL makes them appear like sick
stock.
Don't think ambition unbacked by
determination will carry you through.
n at first you don't suck eggs, try,
try again.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

The listers have practically com
pleted their circuit of the town but
taxpayers not seen are not absolved
from handing in their lists. Anybody
liable to assessment who does not
hand in his list will have his assess
ment doubled.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25
FRANK E. HOWE. Editor and Pub'r

It is reported showing in Atlanta,
Ga, today for the first time in his
tory so late in the season. Here's
hoping the watermelon crop may pull
through.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

Candidate Fleetwood was down in
Addison county last week right under
Meads guns, while DR.. Mead took
trip over into Caledonia where Fleet
wood was born.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

A Burlington man is said to be
the LATEST man in the state because
he won't support his wife. Just as if
he were the only man in Vermont
who could qualify with that record
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

EOR sALE-The home place of the late Ed
II ward j. Murphy situate NO. U4 cage ~,
I'm Remington village. The property consists
of a liz story dwelling I'm good repair, q fair
sized barn and lot with frontage OF about
IS feet and depth Of i65 feet. Possession OF the
premises can be given in the early spring, tof
price, terms and further particulars le vi
Flora NJ. Murphy at COZ Gage street or at ONCE
of c. n. Powers. Savings Bank B-lclng. 3u
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

TOR sALE-The two story frame buildiny
L used for stores on the east side OF MAN.
street North Bennington, VT. and the double,
two story frame tenement on the south SIDE OF
Houghton street, are offered for sale TO close
the estate of the late Geo. w. Walworth. For
terms and particulars apply to trankiih ocosti
Administrator. North Remington, VI. III
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

EOR sALE-Two story house with ell, ten
II rooms with bath. Located about MIN
utes walk from post-oflice on pleasant corner.
Piazza on house. Size OF lot ~ 100. lsNirh
good harm. with room for one horse ana one
cow. Wagon shed. Good henhouse with yards;
plenty OF fruit trees. Good marble walks al
Mash = timfchins ltf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

IoR SALE The two story frame, slate root
Il Ell dwelling No. POP on west side Depot St,
in Bennington village. This Is a two -hhlly
house. comparatively new and desifably locat-
ed. For particulars inquire OF Charles y.
Powers. Real Estate Agent. Savings bank
Building. 'oi
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

NOR sALE,-one Of the best building lots
II IN town. corner West Main Street ana
Torrison Avenue This lot has front on Maip
Street of 40 feet and depth on Harrison Az
enue of 1871 feet VIII sell at reasonable price
II whole lot is too large will sell elthe el
half. For further particulars inquire OF n ss y;
Hart.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

NOR sALE-Grocery and meat market cen
II trally located In Bennington village Stock
clean and new; wagons. horse ana cart, com
plete outfit and doing nice business. Apply
Nash & Hutchins ~u
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

Tor sALE-House and barn In Woodiord,
Il smiles from Bennington. Good e-room
house in first class repair. GOOD barn newly SS
shingled. stalls for horses and COWS. Goou
garden. Good shade and finest spring OF wafer ber
In Woodford. III sold at once will take ~
cash Apply to Nash & Hutchius. fSVl
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

Tor sALE-stmwberry plants for sale.
II Warfield, Dunlap soc per 100, $500 per lOOO.
Sample Arlington Dicky. Paul Jones Toe per
10o IA 90 per 1000 one year old Asparagus roots
at Zoe per 100, $3.50 per 1000. All ready now I'M
IN .Wne 1. Vegetable plants later; Cabbage
about April 20th also Cauliiower, Celery roma
10 Pepper in season about June lst. Al,
transpianted. Harry NJ. Durham son, Hem
nington, X. i. ID. /. Telephone 2l-n. dltt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

WANTED Position rs bookkeeper or as,
w sistant, by competent young lady. eau
or address n. II. 20s North ST. Sto'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

XXrANTED-Position as Chauffeur. Can FUR
w nish recommendations. 1Oou hhnl a,;
Edward Wing. SALISBURY. VI. "tz
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25
WANTED

WANTED Men TO learn automobile bus,
w ness. We teach by mail and get you a
Job az sl5O0 weekly. Rochester Autononiiie
school. Rochester, n. y. PIN
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

WANTED-w6man. Apply 1T the Soldiers
w home 1oi
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

WANTED Young men to learn the auto
w mobile business by mail and prepare Tor
pcgitions as chnlieurs and repair men. We
make You expert IN ten weeks; assist You 10
secure position. Pay big; work pleasant; lie
mand for mon great; reasonable; write Tor par
ticuars and sample lesson. Empire Automo-
bile Institute. Rochester. N. Y. SstsO
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25
NEW STABLE

Livery, Feed and Exchange. Competent men
90 walt ON you at all hours. burgess Barn, BIZ
West Main ST. Telephone laBS. Nicholas u
Cone, Proprietor. fot
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

TroR SAIE-AiI this is a bargain--So acre
i farm. GO acres tillable, Is in wood land anu
nasture Orc mile from North Bennington,
rs mile from. j.hoo Good u room house 9r Win
gond harms with runoing water. Fine
Orchard. This farm cut over 40 tons OF
bay last year. With this there are u
cords Of wood, all in she'd; ] moving ma
chine. cultivator, plow. ! double wagon, /
buggy. harrow and small tools; tons phos-
phate, rs bushels Of oats bushels Of timothy ,1
h lbs clover. 80 lbs red top. Price SSlOOi SioV9
down Apply to Nash Hutchins 4@h
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25
LOW PRICED ADVERTISING
FOR SALE

4 ness chain traces In good copditiOn; at a
bargain. Burt's harness shop, South street
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

NOR sAIEADouble house on Union st. and
IL home place on silver st. belonging to es-
tate of Mrs A. c. Bingham. For further pr
tielIars INQUIRE of II. 5. Bingham. 4uti
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

XXTANTED-Ex meuders wanted.
M Nff' 4atf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

EOR sALE-Almost new Stewart kitchen
II range used only four months. Also ped
room suit, couch and baby carriage Also
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

Dyspeplets s5 y: ;tIs Fsi$ s; IN
Heartburn. Nausea Wind in the stomach, Sea
sickness, Sleepessness arising from Indigestion
all discomforts OF Dyspepsia, They are composed
Of the best digestiyes, carminatives and correct
ives. and are agreeable and economical Put upin
three sizes, Toe, De and ST. Sold by all druggists
and sent promptly by mail on receipt OF price hy
O. J. HOOD CO, Mig Chemists, Lowell, Mass.
IL Made by Hood Its Good.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25
THE EVENING BANNER

All subscriptions payable in advance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

NNANTED-Men wanted 10 learn to drive
w ana repair automobiles in our repair
shop; send stamp for particulars. New Eng
land Auto Co.. 800 fremont street, BOSTON;
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

Tor sALE-New mich COW for sale. oscar sS,ss
Il Pratt. AGO County street. ol'~
UNop SAIE.-R ed-room suit mattress, pill
IL lows. rockers and Their chairs. almost new
washing machine oil stove ana other nouseuSV5Tt ~
articles. 2l3 Division street. So
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

entered at the Post.ofice. Bennington,
VT, Dec. IL, 1908, as second class
mail matter
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

WANTED Team work to do; plowing gard
w ems and anything In job work. Also
want COWS aud horses 10 pasture. Inquire q >
Morse, North Branch ST. Tel. lbs'ls. %tsi
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25

TEACHERS wANTED-Now, for Spring
Il term and for next Fall. High school posi-.
tions. sl5OSs5O; grades si0-Sl5 a week; runl
schools. sssii. Apply now. Tel. 1872. The
Hathaway Teachers Agency, Bennington, W
40tf
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-23

tribes who for ages have been isolated in that
forest, and were-and are-quite ignorant of
the world outside their tribal land) were quite
willing to regard the Liberians as the ruling
power on the seashore. But they were very
disinclined to obey orders from Monrovia if
contrary to their own DESIRES
The tribes farthest inland looked upon the
British and French-the white men"-as az
gressors who were putting down by force a
most lucrative slave trade, who were forcibly
disclosing the secrets of sacrel streams like
the Niger near its sources, who, in Short were
not only to be opposed, but whose organized
territories offered a most profitable field for
raids and robberies. More thar this: the i'm
port of guns gunpowder rifles (above ally and
alcohol was being restricted OF forbidden by
the Europeans. The Liberian coast, especially
where it was slenderly guarded by the Libe-
rian administration, offered the one loophole
through which these forbidden goods might be
smuggled Accordingly great trade sprang
up between these uncontrolled hnterland
tribes and the Kru people on the coast, who
affected a sort of detachment from the govern
ment by the AmericanNegro republic. In
these ways the Liberian hinterland became q
positive source of danger and expense to the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-23

The servant problem" is bad enough in
America, and the experiences mistresses have
to relate are many and varied; but an infinite
ly wider range of possibilities is opened ZIP
when mere man-and a bachelor at that
tackles the servant and other household prob
lens in an East African bungalow. Anything
can happen-and does happen!
Native house servants cf sort are plen-
tiful enough around the CHEF towns of Brit
ish East Africa, Nairobi and Mombasa, and the
slightest rumor that the Muzungu (white
mani requires a hoy" or gn'pezi (cook) fills
ones compound with cooks, generals" and
raw niggers, representing every tribe under
Africa's sun, a writer in the Wide World says
The average bachelor contents himself
with four servants-a head boy" cook,
toto" (youth) to assist them, and a m'shenzi
(raw, unframed native) for odd Jobs, garden
ing, etc.
1t is no easy. task to make selection from
the host of eager, voluble applicants. Dirty.
carefully stuck-together "baruas" (testimoni-
als) are examined and the owners questioned
but it Is unwise to put much faith in these
documents for 1t is NO unusual occurrence for
a "boy"-on the principle of the more the
merrier"-to: proudly: present you with three
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-23

this wild abode, they discovered the
coils of a monster even larger than
they had been led to expect.
Stirred to wrath by the disturbance,
the snake began to make a great noise
and the few remaining redskins. who
had retired thirty or forty rods, scam
pered of on their fleet-footed ponies
at gallop. AS the monster started
to leave the entrance. O'dell threw a
gunny sack over its head and clasped
his arms around it's throat. Then one
of the wierdest struggles ever record
ed in Montana history was on Back
and forth over the narrow ledge the
huge snake writhed and twisted, final
ly Tightening itself about O'Dell's hips
until he was lifted from the ground.
Vaught seized the snake by the tail
and forced it to release it's hold upon
O'Dell. The strange contest continued
upon the yielding floor of the little "a
vine for almost three-quarters Of an
hour before the two men succeeded
in firing the snake, when they bundled
it into a sack and took it alive. strug.
Cling, to Laurel, as living proof of
their strange story.
The reptile is marked with large,
dark mahogany spots, outlined with
lighter color, and extending across its
back. It's method of killing prey III
apparently by construction, but the
spots are not the shape and color Of
boa, nor is it an anaconda, as tn
body Is much too large.
O'Dell, who has had vast expert.
ence with snakes Of all varieties, does
not believe the snake is a native Of
Montana, but thinks it has drifted
here from the Sierra Nevada noun.
tains. The Indians claim the snake
has been seen in the Little Pryor
mountains for more than twenty years
and have associated its doings with
the actions of the "evil one" O'Dell
does not believe another snake of it,
size could be found in the state. and
will present the huge reptile to the
Society for the Preservation Of Natural
History If Montana
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Hiring Help In East Africa

testimonials, every one hearing a different
name from the one under which he introduces
himself!
These gentry are always greatly offended
when you kick them OF the veranda and tell
them they have bought or stolen the docu-
ments from other natives! Upon one occasion
a would be cook brought me "barua" signed
by well-known settler and worded:
ITO whom it may concern: The bearer of
this barua is an internal rogue and thief.
Please kick him out"
BY the time had stopped laughing the mig
ger had arrived at the conclusion that some
thing was wrong and was doing record time:
down the path, so l was unable to avail my
self of the kind invitation.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-23

HUGE MONTANA MONSTER MEAS
URES OVER EIGHTEEN FEET
IN LENGTH.
TERRoR|zES A WHOLE TOWN
For Years the Village Of Laurel, in
Little Pryor Mountains Has Suffered
From the Depredations Of This
Reptile.

Butte, Mont.-The story of an ex-
traordinary battle between two
sheepmen and a mammoth snake, COM
ing from Laurel, a remote section of
Montana, in the Little Pryor noun
tains, has caused great excitement
among naturalists and Others The
huge reptile, declared to be larger
than any ever heard of before To-
Gated in this region and of a species
as yet unidentified, was taken alive
after a thrilling hunt in a wild noun
tain ravine whittier L. N. O'Dell and
J. w. Vaught had been guided by
number of terror-stricken Indians
whose superstitious fright sent them
fleeing from the neighborhood long
before the actual capture of the snake
was accomplished. The reptile is 18
feet in length and weighs 200 pounds.
Around the body it measures more
than eighteen inches.
At different times in recent years,
O'Dell had heard from the indians of
the strange monster that made its
home in wild canyon a few miles
from Laurel, but until three braves
returned terror-stricken recently
from the vicinity, he took it for
granted that the story had it's birth
in the superstitious imagination Of the
redskins. He then became impressed
with the remarkable tale and, after
enlisting the aid of Vaught, started
forth with party of Indians as
guides.
At the entrance to the canyon the
swarthy guides deserted precipitately
and the two men ventured into the
narrow ravine, where large hole en-.
tering near the top of ledge covered
with slippery shale rock and innumer.
able trails leading in all directions
from its mouth gave unmistakable evi.
dence that the opening was a lair.
Cutting square hole several
feet back from the entrance to
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-23

British protectorate Of serra Leone and tlv,
French possessions of the Sudan and Ivory Coast
Consequently the L.ssrian government has
been forced of late years IL live somewhat beyond
its means in organizing ,:olice and marine, III
occupying the Kru coast and in attempting to
construct roads to places Of Importance in the
interior. 1t has from tint 10 time engaged Euro
pean officers for it's services; but whereas some
of these engagements have been Of noteworthy
success. others have been the reverse, and 1t IA
difficult to locate the blame. European capital
is somewhat shy Of Liberia partly owing to the
turbulence of the interior natives though this
has been exaggerated, for white men very seldom
really incur danger from the indigenes), but moro
on account of the irresponsible ickleness of thu,
legislature which is given too much to the hast'
making and unmakng of laws and to conflicts Ct
opinion with the executive
Yet the country is extremely rich. It's rocks
and river valleys produce both gold and diamonds
some of the coast districts especially in the eas
even give indications of the existence of bitumer
or oil-bearing strata while the forests of the IL
terror are remarkable for their wealth Of rubber
bearing trees and lianas their ebony African teak
and mahogany and the piassava fiber derived
from the raphia palm), which is used for many
purposes connected with the making of broons
and brushes. Then there is the olpalm, with its
two kinds of oil, both valuable to commerce-the
oil of the husk and that of the kernel The
extraction of this last and it's great value fir
special industries are said to have been dis
covered some seventy-fve years ago by IN
American negro, one of the early colonists OF
Liberia. A great deal was done by these freed
slave settlers, for which they have never Sc
ceived sufficient credit
Unfortunately the attempted colonization
of Liberia has been hindered by the American
, negro colonists proving almost as much HaGle
to malarial fever and other African diseases
Europeans. They seem to have lost the
relative immunity from these hloodgerm NAL
aides which their African ancestors enjoyed.
The modern America-Liberian does not stand
? the climate of Liberia much better than the
, white man from Europe or America. The
country is not unhealthy in the interior; It is
, the coast belt which, with its eternal heat and
, moisture, it's very short dry seasons, and tor
rental rains conditions which suit admirably
the cultivation of rubber, coffee and cacao)
, saps the vitality of residents not of African
birth. And the hinterland. with its superior
conditions Of climate, hap already some
what large indigenous population, who rot
eager for foreign additions to their numAera.
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lists have met the same fate. Is It not
time that some of the ingenuity spent
upon perfecting the airship be devot-
ed to inventing an airship life pre-
server! In hot air balloon ascensions
the descent Is always made with par.
achute. While an aeroplanist might
not be able to extricate himself from
his seat In time to take advantage Of
parachute, why should not IN equip
ment of this kind be feasible for the
dirigible airships? Those who are
competent to deal with the situation
should devise some method Of pre-
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or other these free negroes and mulattoes-
growing impatient of being taxed without rep
resentation-must be provided for So several
phllanthropists, remembering Sierra Leone,
thought to promote by private enterprise and
philanthropy similar colony ACROSS the sea
which might provide for the return to West
Africa (whence most of them had come) of
the freed slaves of the United States. Indeed,
there was strong disposition to adopt Sierra
Leone for this purpose, with the assent Of the
British government but the local authorities
of Sierra Leon showed themselves very averse
from receiving American negroes, who might
owe divided allegiance
Accordingly the American founders of Ill
IBERIA" fths name was not given to the infant
state until 1S24)-who were mostly white men
with few mulattoes and negroes-selected
the Grain Coast, Immediately to the south and
east of Sierra Leone, for their experiment.
1t was some weeks before the hostility of
the natives, who were welded to the slave
trade. could be overcome, but in 1922 active
operations were begun A thirty-acre tract
was allotted to each man with the means of
cutivating it. The National Colonization soci-
ety's agents became discouraged at the diff
culties that were met and returned to Ameri
with few faint-hearted ones; but the
others rallied about a determined negro, Elijah
Johnson. and remained. The colony was en-
larged by the addition of new tracts. New
settlements were afterward formed at Cape
Monte and in the newly acquired Bassa Land
in which, in 1884; town was founded and
called Edna, in acknowledgment of pecuniary
aid sent from Edinburgh. Many of the neigh
boring chiefs we're received into the colony
and others were subdued. Trials of many
kinds, deprivations and dissensions were the
lot of the colony, managed by society which
did not fully know whether it's aims were SEN
timental or practical. In 1s47 Liberia was
left to its own resources and declared an indie
pendent republic. The colony Immediately be-.
gan to show more prosperity. numerous
churches and schools were founded, newspa-
pers were established, and slavery in the
neighboring states was. abolished The first
president Of independent Liberia was Roberts.
an octoroon He was most: able and cour-
ageous man and the country made rapid
strides in civilization and other material lines