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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-09
Direct Primaries

Massachusetts, first experience
with a statewide primary election
seems to have established the fact
that the system Is satisfactory and
that by means OF II a far greater pro-
portion of voters have voice In
nominating candidates than under
the old caucus plan. In spite OF pre-
dictions to the contrary the vote last
week proved to be much heavier
than could have been expected In an
off year under any other system, and
is believed TO indicate that direct
primaries are what the people want.
There are features about the Massa-
chusetts law, however. that are dis
tasteful to voters OF independent ten
denotes and likely TO prevent taking
the nominating power from the
hands Of those at whom the system
10 directly aimed. One OF these Is
provision that compels participants
TO declare their party affiliations
when they enter the voting booth,
another compels voters to enroll in
one party or another In order 10 be
come eligible to sign nomination pa
pers In any subsequentyear Through
out this country there Is steadily
increasing number OF men who rec
ogniZe no party lines, believing that
they can best serve the cause OF Of.
fcient government by supporting
candidates whose qualifications for
office they think to be the best re-
CARELESS OF political afiiliation. These
voters very naturally object to being
labelled" In advance, and when
such objection prevents them from
participating In the nomination OF
candidates the process loses the
wholesome influence OF independence
In still greater degree is this in
fuence lessened when the signing OF
nomination papers is restricted TO
those willing TO enroll on one side OF
another at least year ahead. In
many states that have direct primar-
les the ticket is just as II is at the
elections and one Is allowed 10 vote
for whom he chooses. This method
OF course Is open to the objection
that republicans can vote for weak
democratic candidates and vice versa
but the likelihood OF such action IL
by no means great enough TO offset
the advantages OF Joint primary In
which no embarrassment is placed
on the voters.
On the whole there is little reason
for thinking that the rank and al,
OF the voters OF Massachusetts, ar,
anxious TO return TO the former
method OF naming candidates al
though II is evident that polltica
bosses who dread the thought OF los
ing power are neglectlng no oppor
tunity TO point out the defects OF III,
new law. Improvements ought L
be brought about as soon as possI
BILE and no doubt will be, but fair
minded observers are OF the opinion
that the evils OF the present statut
are by no means great enough to wa
rant It's repeal. -Brattleboro Refor
mer
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nALLooNlNo BY MOONLIGHT
Van slest and Benton Made Flight
from Plttsheld

J. P. Benton Of Boston and VIII
liam Van Sleet of Pittsfield made an
ascension from Aero park yesterday
morning in the balloon Boston. There
was a slight breeze blowing, which
took them in a southwesterly direo-
ton, and was not favorable 10 the
long fight they had hoped to make.
The air was decidedly chilly The
balloon has a capacity of 10000 Gu
bic feet Thirteen bags of ballast
were carried. ami the getaway was
made at 12:t4 a. N. There was but
a small number out TO witness the
ascension owing to the cold weather.
The moonlight was ideal for a fight
and the course OF the balloon could
be followed for some time after II
left the park.
They landed at Lakewood, n. j.,
soon after o'clock, having covered
the 200 miles from Plttsfeld In eight
hours. While over the Hudson river
the balloon was picked up" by the
searchIght of a steamer and for 20
miles the powerful light was kept
focused on the aeronauts, enabling
them to read their instruments. Yon-
kers was passed to the south as the
Boston crossed the river Later
the aeronauts passed directly over
Paterson, ~ j. AS the sun rose the
Boston gradually mounted higher
into the air until at 5000 feet new
current of wind was found which
changed the path OF the bal Don &c
the suaiheastward. The descent was
made in the middle of a wide road
leading to the village of Sloan, just
outside Lakewood.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-09
Saturdays Football Results

AT Ithaca--Cornell, 10; Oberiin. 8
At Carlisle, Pa.-lndians, SO,
Mount St Mary's. 5.
AT Hamllton-Colgate. 30; Ho-
bart, 0.
At Cambridge. Mass Harvard. g.;
Holy Cross, 0.
AT Princeton-Princeton, 81; VII
lanova. o.
At Annapolis-Nayy, 27; John
Hopkins, 5
AT Carlisle, Pa.-Dickinson. 30;
Western Maryland, 8.
At New Haven. Conn.-Yale, ~;
Syracuse, 0.
AT Amherst, Mass Amherst, 0;
Wesleyan. o.
AT Rochester-Uniyersity Ro'
chester, 49, st. Lawrence. S.
At West Point-Army. 10; Yer
mont, o.
Ann Arbor. Mich.-Michlgan. "a;
Case. 0.
At Philadelphia-Pe Pennsylvania. 8;
Ursinus. 0,
At Williamstown- Springfield
Training School. 6; Williams. 3.
At Hartford. Conn-Trlnity. 6;
Worcester Tech. 0.
At Orono. Me.-Uniyerslty Of
Maine. 12; New Hampshire State. 0
At STANDARDIZATION. o: Stsy
ems. o.
At Cllnton-R. =. l.. 0; Hamilton
AT New York-New York Univer
sity. s: Mulhenberg, 0.
AT Medford. Mass.--Tufts, ~;
Connecticut State, 0.
At Mortified. Vt-Norwich, 6;
Middlebury, 2.
At Proyidence-Brown, 20; Mass
Agricultural College. o.
AT Lewiston. Me- Bates, Is; Fort
Mckinley, 0.
At Chicago-Chicago. 90; Indiana
6.
At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6;
William and Mary. 0.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-09
BENNINGTON. w, OCT. 9, 1911

Farmers are greatly interested In
the fact that corn, oats. and other
grains and feed stuffs are rapidly ad
vancing in price and bid fair to go
much higher The corn crop espec-
tally In the west, was badly hurt by
hot weather during the middle OF the
summer while in New England and
in the northwest the early frosts did
much damage to late corn. Faced
by the high prices OF stock feeds.
there Is always a tendency among
Vermont farmers to feed the grain
of their own raising in the early
part of winter and then buy when
driven TO IT, This tendency Is per
fectly natural but 1t should be re-
sisted When there is legitimate
reason for high prices OF feed stuffs,
az there is this year, owing to crop
conditions, the time to buy Is when
the new crop is at its best, say In
December and January, when enough
of the new crop is on the market so
that prices are at their lowest. One
Pennington farm owner last winter
bought corn at $115 and saved his
own crop until this summer and fall,
and has been feeding this latter OF
late when the price has been up to
$3.50. In this way he has saved IS
cents per hundred on ground corn.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-09

Another complication is added to
he Massachusetts governorship fight
by the action of Henry NJ. Whitney,
he Democratic candidate for COVER
nor four years ago, who has now
come out in favor OF the election Of
rockingham. the Republican candi-
date. Politics are more and more
becoming chaotic in this country.
Whitney is lifelong Democrat,
while Foss, the Democratic candi.
date. was a Republican up to two
years ago and Is Republican to-
day, according to the western insur-
gent standard. In fact there is al
most no difference between the the
cries OF Foss and those OF Senator
La Toilette, the leader OF the insur-
gents in the Senate. The conserva-
tive old line leaders OF both parties
have reason to stand aghast. The
voters no longer follow party stan
dards as such. 1t is growing more
and more to depend on the candi-
dates and their own personal plat
forms and theories.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-09
Honest Statement Of
Well Known Citizen

An advertisement of DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root, which j saw in the st.
Adams Messenger some time ago, in
duced me to give your remedy a
fair trial. ! was then suffering from
terrible pains in the small of my
back. The pain was usually greatest
during the morning, and often when
| attempted TO arise from my bed to
go TO work, l found | could not do
so without the assistance of some
member OF the family am very
grateful for the good your great rem
edy has done for me-
| thought | would have to use much
more Swamp-Root than / did, in
order to get well, but am absolutely
cured of my kidney trouble and now
without the slightest pain, after us
about six months ago, and though
do heavy work in the shop where
have been employed for the past for
ty-four years, have had no re-occur-
renee OF the trouble or pain in the
slightest degree
| am doubly thankful for this and
while now an old man, again feel
the strength of my youth, thanks to
DR.. Kilmers Swamp Root. Many
others also use II to as good advan-
tage as | have.
Very truly yours,
JOHN FRAZIER.
40 Edward St st. Adams. VT
State OF Vermont
Franklin County, IS
AT the city OF st. Adams in said
county, on this the Goth day of July.
personally before a Notary Public,
within and for said county, John Fra
zier, whose mark | hereby witness
with w. +. Powers well known to me
as a reputable citizen of this com
munity for the past thirty years and
fully entitled to credit and made oath
that the foregoing affidavit by him
signed is true and correct.
JOHN G. KEENAN,,
Notary Public
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-09
AfETER FORTY YEARS
Camden, s. c., Woman Receivers
from Stomach Trouble

CaUoGUf os ~ ''SWe" "~SSN~' .
from Stomach Trouble
No one who is not we'll nourished
can be good-natured. That is why
dyspeptics are always irritable.
But stomach trouble can be cured
In nearly all cases. even after years
OF suffering Mrs. Sarah c. Ammons
Camden, s. c., says Il suffered from
nervous dyspepsia for forty Yeas
and feared | should never get over
II. II kept me In misery all the
time was terribly run down. could
not sleep-thought my health was
ruined
Last spring began taking Vinol
and II has no equal. | soon began
to improve and now am we'll wo-
man again for the first time In forty
years. My appetite is good. ! sleep
we'll and have no stomach trouble at
all These are the plain facts"
Take our word for II. when you
are weak and run down. cannot eat
or sleep. Vinol Is what you need for
II will build you up and make you
strong. We guarantee Vinol TO
please--your money back II Il does
not.-william l.. Gokay. Druggist.
Bennington. VI.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-09
Estate of Michael H. McKeon.

CTATE OF VERMONT, Tho Honor.
y District OF bennington, "A. able Probate
Court for the District Aforesaid.
To the heirs and all persons Interested In the
estate OF Michael II. MoKeon, late OF Ben
nington, VI deceased. GREETING:
WHEREAS, application hath been made 10
tnls SQUIRT In writing, by W. Q. Firth. Ad-
mlnlstratOr. praying for license and authority
60 cell all Of the real estate Of said doceaeed,
for the payment OF debts and charges OF all
minlstration, setting forth therein the amount
OF debts due from said Decreased, the charges
OF administration, and tho amount OF per
sonal estate and the situation OF the rial
estate
wHEREUPoN. the said Court appointed and
assigned the 2itn day Of October, 1911, at the
PROBATE Office In bennington In said District, 10
hear and decide upon said application and pcti.
tiuI., and ordered public notice thereof to be
given Go all persons interested therein, by pub.
fishing said order, together with the time and
place OF hearing, three weeks successfully In
the bennington Evening banner, newspaper
which circulatee In the neighborhood OF those
persons Interested In said estate, all OF which
publications shall be previous 10 the day as.
signed for hearing.
THEREFORE, you are hereby notified 20 ap.
pear before said Court, at the time and place
assigned. then and there In said Court 20 make
your objections TO the granting OF such license,
II you zee cause.
GIVEN UNDER My HAND az Bennington IN
aaid District, this 10th day Of Septemer. 1911
GRACE d. HOLT. Register.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-09
Letter TO
DIR. kilmer & CO..
BinghRmton. n. Y.

Send to Or Kilmer & Co., Bling.
hamton, N. Y, for a sample bottle. II
will convince anyone. You will also
receive a booklet OF valuable informa.
ton, telling all about the kidneys and
bladder. When writing be sure and
mention the Bennington Daily Ban,
ner. Regular tifty-cent and one dol.
lar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-09
Estate of Darius Slocun,


) District of f Bennington able S' p nSSGs
Court for the District aforesaid:
To the heirs and all persons interested In the
estate or Darius Slocum late Of SALISBURY,
Ia said District. deceased GREETING F;
WHEREAS. application hath been made to
this Court In writing by ester VI. Slocum. Adj
ministrator. praying for license and authority
TO sell all OF the real escate OF said deceased 10
VII.
First parcel: Bounded on the north and
west by lands OF the Estate OF Andrew Il. Slo-
cum. on the east by lanis OF Wesley Noyes and
on the south by the highway.
Second parcel: Bounded on the north. south
and west.by lands OF the Estate of Andrew u.
Slocum. and on the east py lands OF Nellie
Waite.
Third parcel Bounded on the north. south
| and west by lands OF the Estate OF Gideon
Green and on the east by lands OF Joseph Has-
ringtOn.
The foregoing parcels having been conveyed
TO Darius Slocum by onathan Houghton by
deed dated November ~ 1889. and recorded In
Book Is Page 5S3 OF the Land records OF the
! Town Of Salisbury.
presenting TO said Court that II would bt
beneficial TO tue heirs and all persons interest
| eu In the estate OF said deceased TO sell sald
real estate. and { convert the samn into
money.
And bringing into Court the consent and ap
probation In writing, OF all heirs 20 said estate
residing In this State, and 20 ting forth the sit
/ uaiion OF the real estate. o.
| wHEREUP0N, the said Court appointed ant
assigned the cath day OF Oct. 1911, ut the Pro
bate Office In Bennington In said District, {,
near and decide upon said application aud peti
1 ton, and ordered public notice to be given I,
all pereonS interested Their, In, by publishing
said order, together with the time and plac'
OF hearing, three weeks successfully In tn
| Bennington Evening Banner. newspape
which circulates In the neignborhood of thos
persons Interested In said estate, all whcl
publications shall be previous 70 the day n
signed for hearing.
THEREFORE,, you are hereby notified u
appear before said Court. at the time and plac
assigned, then and there In said Court 20 max
your objections 10 the granting OF such licenss
II you SEQ cause
Given under my hand NJ Remington IN sal
District, this Goth day OF September, 1911.
Grace II. Holt,
Register.
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The eovarnmant lnauranoa

Recorder OF New Zealand says: Life
Insurance ia a letter OF credit. pay.
able to a mans widow when he
reaches the end OF llfe's journey" q
rather neat way OF stating great
truth" National Life Insurance
Company OF Vermont. Mutual. }
Earle 8. Kinsley. General Agent,
Mead Building, Rutland. W.
The Washington times., 1911-05-05
MR.. PEEVED PROTESTS

And. come to think Of It, petty, it
would be a great idea to have Carker
here at the same time. His wife's in
the hospital with appendicitis, you
know, and the poor chap can't keep
house worth a cent"
But Mrs. Peeved started to sx-
postulate.
Now. no butts, petty" interrupted
her husband, waxing enthusiastic. Il
gave in, like a good husband, in agree
ing to have your mother here, and I
expect you to be just as reasonable in
helping me to be a real friend to Car
ker. Poor fellow. Reciprocity Is the
keynote of happily married life. petty.
All Mapped Out
why, we'll make a regular little
house party OF II. Carker's really a
fine chap, even If you're mother don't
like him. OF course, she's fnicky, and
he'll probably upset her with his ac-
counts of his wife in the hospital. but
Just think of the poor man all alone in
that big house. By Jove. petty, it's a
good idea"
There was long pause.
John" Mrs. Peeved announced finally,
Il think I'll wait a while before I ask
mother"
Then let's not have any guests at
all, agreed Mr.. Peeved. And he made
a mental note to inform Carker that he
had wife in the hospital.
The Washington times., 1911-05-05
The Case of Flory;
Or, She Disappeared

"Remahk-able! Remarkable! OBJ
served the great detective, whose
world-renowned powers of observa-
tion make this particular observation
scarcely worthy of mention. You
say the child was last seen talking
to the strange man?"
Yves" sobbed the distracted
nurse of little Floribel De Flitten
daughter of Ferdy De Filter, the
wealthlest member OF the 400 in the
block. "Y-yes. Yves. Yves. y
Being a woman of one idea, she
might have gone on repeating the
monosyIlable to the day of her death
Think he commanded, sharply
Had you ever seen this man be-
fore?"
She thought.
"Achw she cried suddenly-she wai
a German nurse-''now 1 know. II
was her father. He said he'd be com.
ing up into the nursery one OF these
days. The child IS safe! Oh, sir. you
are wonderful"
The great detective smiled enis
esally.
The Washington times., 1911-05-05
Loretta's Looking = Glass

sTIS said, the good die young.
If 1t is that they may serve
on ST. Peters advisory board
some oversight must have caused
them to be chosen in your stead.
Even the difficult question of de-
Gliding who was heaven worthy
would not confuse you.
Does there linger in you some of
that old Salem spirit which burned
what it could not understand? Who
conferred this omniscience upon
you?
Divorce Gigantic Wrong
You do not believe in divorce; 1t
Is wrong. Indeed, 1t is one of
those gigantic wrongs born of un-
intended mistakes. Who does be-
lieve in divorce2 1t Is not a thing
to be believed in. Rather 1t is a
thing to be wept over, prayed
against-and profited by. You might
just as well say you do not approve
of an. operation when there is des-
perate need.
Have you no tenderness for the
hearts that have broken before the
divorce point Is reached? What do
you know-know, 1 say, not guess,
or. think or believe-of the torture
Of daily dyingf
. And. you do not believe in harem
The Washington times., 1911-05-05
President Lincoln Compliments
New York Reeiment

This morning President Lincoln
visited the capitol grounds, where the
New York Zouaves were mustered for
regimental parade. He was instantly
recognized by the troops, who broke
from the ranks, crowding around him
with every demonstration of delight,
nor would they be satisfied until he
had shaken every one of them by the
hand. He yielded to their wishes
with, remarkable good humor, and
cemplimented them upon their fine
appearance.
Fugttives from the southern states
continue to arrive at Harrisburg
This morning two wagon loads of
northern residents in Virginia, who
had been compelled to leave their
homes on twenty minutes notice, ar
rived and were taken care of by pub
lic-spirited citizens.
The Seventy-first New York regi-
ment has been sworn into the United
States service for three months, and
q detachment which had gone down
the Potomac in a government gunboat
seized a schooner loaded with pro-
visions for the rebels on the. Chesa-
peake and placed her under the guns
Of the Cumberland.
The Washington times., 1911-05-05
Our Grocery Clerk
Says 1t Was Swell

I've read of these country store loaf
ers that treat the cracker barrel like a
friend of the family, but. like the rest
Of US Missourians, 1 never put much
stock in the stories.
Well, one blew in from Squeedunk, or
somewhere, and here's where he blew to.
I've managed to blow him out again, but
for the past week he's been dropping in
sociable-like and steering for the
cracker barrel, as II it was the only
meal he was going to get that day.
Hints? He don't know a hint from a
hole in the ground, and as for capacity,
alcohol preserve us! Yesterday counted
ninety-seven crackers going down the
SQueedunkian's front way. So, hav-
ing a dim idea that baking powder
would make anything in the dough
line do the balloon act, 1 mixed
up tasty drink of cider and baking
powder and invited the rube to try ii.
He drank a quart, 1 guess, and-well,
the c<t comes back, but not the rube.
The Washington times., 1911-05-05
NEWS OF THE CIVIL WAR
Retols From the Daily
Papers As 1t Occurred
FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY

fly years ago began the memorable struggle
between the north and south known generally as
the civil war.
Old newspapers of both northern and southern
cities published during that stirring period have
been searched and the news and current re-
Election of public sentiment presented from
day to day they appeared in each section at
that time.
From the southland the dispatches are taken
directly from the files of old-time newspaper Of
Richmond, Va, and from the north the news is
drawn from several sources, including files of old
The Washington times., 1911-05-05
SIZE HOLDS IT UP TO THE o.. -
Woman Who Considers Herself Infallible

either first member in the society
Of the henpecked or a clever villain
who covers his real self from you
rather than have it hauled up be-
fore the bars of your infallibility.
And, in the language of an inele-
CANT. washwoman who used to do
my clothes and utter wholesome ad-
vice-"Fm glad I amt them! It's
bad enough to be me!' ...-
There's No Answer
I wonder why a man ever loved
you? There isn't an answer to that
question, Of course; but I wonder
Just as enthusiastically You al
ways know what color every one
should wear. and you always rem
der an opinion on the topic at the
club without taking the trouble to
look up such insignificant authors
ties as Mr. Webster or Or. Johnson.
You pronounce the doom of foreign
missions with the positive asser-
tlon that there is more than enough
reforming to do at homel You are
right. The reformation ought to
begin on you; but 1t would take the
combined energies of Luther and
Savonarola. assisted by the Metho-
dist board of missions and the
strong wing Of the Salvation Army,
to accomplish 1t.
The Washington times., 1911-05-05

Mrs. Peeved shut her lips tightly and
stuck her needle into her embroidery
in a way that spelled determination.
There's going to be no argument
about it this year." she announced
positively.
About what. petty7' Mr.. Peeved in
quired, as he shook his head over the
teams showing, as chronicled in the
evening paper.
About Her Mother
About inviting mamma to spend few
days with US, that's what 1 saw some
thing pretty strong In this. evening 5
ClavicIe about men that expect their
wives to give up all claim to their
families just because they're married.
I want to tell you that a woman's
mother should be just as dear to her
after she's married as before. 1 know
my mother Is, and whether you make
your usual ridiculous objections or not,
I'm going to write tonight and invite
her to spend two weeks with u.s.
Mr. Peeved shivered slightly, opened
his mouth to speak, and then shut 1t
again.
We'll, petty" he said finally. there's
no use of my pretending that your
mother Is my idea Of an angel without
wings, but I hope I'm not unreasonable.
Invite her, II you feel that way about
II; invite her. Two weeks is a long
time, but invite her.
The Washington times., 1911-05-05
N ew York Italian.
Oreanizes Garibaldi Guard

Colonel Luigi Tfnelli, brave Italian
gentleman, is organizing in New York
a regiment to be composed solely of
persons Of foreign birth and to be
known as the Garibaldi Guard The
movement originated among the Ital-
ians, men, who are always ready to
hght in the cause of liberty and in de-
sense of the rights and proprty of the
eerntry they have adopted as their
home. Thus. far, two companies of
Italians, one of French, one Of Spanish
and two Of Hungarians and Germans
have been formed. The men will be
supplied with uniform and arms free
of cost, and will receive $50 month
during the whole term of enlistment,
and at the close of the war $50 acres of
land.