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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-03
SLATE PRODUCTION INCREASES
Pennsylvania and Vermont are the
Leading States

Washington, Nov. 1.-The value OF
the slate produced in the United
States in 1910 amounted to s6,2S6,759
compared with $5,441,41S in 1909, an
increase of $795,341, according to A.
T. Coons in report just published
by the. United States geological sur
yey
The increase in the production OF
slate for all uses was general in 1910
There were strikes in some regions,
notably in Virginia, and there were
many slides in the quarries and
some quarry accidents.
Ten states contributed to the com
mercial slate output Pennsylvania
and Vermont being much the heavi-
est producers. About rs per cent OF
tn value OF the slate produced last
year was in that used for roofing, the
output being l,260,621 squares, val
ued at $4,S44,664 A square" repres-
ents a sufficient number of pieces Of
slate to cover 100 square feet of roof
with allowance generally for three
inch lap The production represent
ed therefore over l25,OO0,0OO square
feet OF roofing.
Slate mill stock was produced in
1910 to the value of S50S,461. Mill
stock includes blackboards, school
states, flooring, wainscoting. watts,
tiles. sinks, laundry tubs. grave
vaults, sanitary ware, refrigerator
shelves, -four bins, dough troughs,
electric switch boards, mantels,
hearths, well caps. and billiard, lab
oratory, kitchen, and other table tops.
This material is made in the form of
slabs from one inch to three inches
or more thick.
More than usual attention has late.
ly been given to the use of the waste
material from the slate quarries
which amounts to about 80 per cent
OF the slate quarried. This waste
has until recently always been re
garded as a useless and expensive but
unavoidable product of the quarry
Within the last few years, however
II has been suggested that the quar-
rymen, instead of trying to find use
for so large quantity OF waste mat
erial, might devise some means e
avoid waste through better method:
Of quarrying to blast out heavy ir
regular masses OF rock instead OF EN-
ploying such machinery as might OBJ
tain blocks OF stone better fitted FOL
use for roofing or In mills.
During the last two years som,
quarries have been opened for tn,
special purpose OF getting out ston,
with modern machinery and working
up the slate In such a way as to oh
tain from 1t all possible material o
value. The slate quarries in thi
country are also worked from tn
surface being stripped on top an
thus worked down to the slate fron
above. Some experiments are, how
ever, being made In working the Stat
from below with modern machiner
and using the waste slate to all u
holes made by the removal OF tn
good slate.
A Pennsylvania firm has been ma
ing from waste slate a roofing for IA
roofs or roofs with but slight II
cline. Such a roofing is no longe
In an experimental stage but hs
been used successfully on large bull
ings, such as factories, train shed
Office buildings, power houses, apar
ment houses and private dwelling
A copy OF tie report may be obtai
ed on appllca' On to the director
the geological survey at washlngto
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-03
SUICIDE UNDER AGREEMENT
Rufus Billiard and Carmen Hum
phrey Each Take StrychnIne.

Wooster, o., Nov What ap-
pears to have been a double suicide
under an agreement to die together.
came to light here today when Rufus
Billiard, aged % years, was found
dead in Wooster cemetery with an
empty strychnine bottle by his side
Miss Carmen Humphrey, aged 10
years, to whom Billiard was engaged
deid in commissions last night at her
boarding house, shortly after return
ing with Billiard from a Halloween
party.
In Billiards room was found a note
asking his mothers forgiveness and
requesting that he and Miss Humph-
rey be buried together.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-03

Supreme Court affirmed the sentence
OF Matte Lomax, a negress. condemn
ed to die for numbering her husband.
A petition bearing $4,000 names
has been presented to the President
asking clemency for the woman. The
prisoner is now critically i'll and may
not live to see the day set for her
execution.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-03
Card

We the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on a so.
cent bottle OF Greene's Warranted
Syrup OF Tar II It fails to cure your
cough or cold. We also guarantee
20 cent bottle to prove satisfactory
or money refunded.
Coles Pharmacy, A. s. Hathaway.
Harwood Drug Store,
G. X. and A. d. Hawkins.
p. A. Quinlan, Il. C. Woodwork
w. L. Gokay, o. u. Adams
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-03
WOMAN TO HANG IN CAPITAL
Fifty Thousand Petition President to
Save Life Of Negroes.

Washington, Nov. 1.-Unless Presi-
dent Taft or death intervenes a wo-
man will be hanged in the national
capital November 90 The district
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-03
PROBE TICKET scALPINe

National Commission VIII Begin an
investigation Nov. IA.
Chicago, Oct. 3l.-The National
Baseball Commission will meet in
Cincinnati Nov. IA to begin an inves-
tigation into alleged ticket scalping
in connection with the recent worlds
series. This was announced tonight
by b. b. Johnson, President OF the
American League and member OF the
National Commission.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-09
Land Sales at Kaskaskia

There was sale OF about 1900
acres of land on the island OF which
the old town Of Kaskaski is located
The state handled the sale. Con
gresham Thistlewood intended tt
be present, and bid on some of tht
land kaskaskia is an historical
spot. 1t was the capital of the
northwest part of this country 15C
years ago
PERSONALS. -. >. e.. -. .....
L. G.. Lenck, manager OF the Mis-
sissippi Box Co, left last night fol
St Louis and Alton, on a business
trip.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-09
Gnvernment Bonds.
SHORT SELLERS AERvOOS
Reports of Argentine Crop Damage
Sends Grain Prices Somewhat
Higher.

Chicago, Nov S-Reports of crop
damage in Argentine made short
sollers scamper today to cover. The
marlot closed the same as Monday
riabt to "A cents higher. The close
lett com q cents to " cents up,
cat, varying from shade up to 1s
cent gain.
The Argentine crop damage was
told Of in cable dispatch from a
Chicago expert who is in the Santa
Re district and was backed up by
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-09
Sale of Fine Business Property
At pnhlic Auction

At ten o'clock a. m. on Thursday,
November 9th, 1911, the undersign-
ed, executrix of the will of Frank
Howe. deceased, will offer for sale
at public vendue, on the premises,
to the highest and best bidder, for
cash, the four lots and the brick
buildings thereon at the northwest
corner of Commercial Ave. and
Eleventh street, being lots l, 2, 3,
and 40, in block 20, in the city OF
Cairo, Illinois, the right being re-
served to reject any and all bids.
The property is in good condition
and Is we'll rented. Full particulars
will be given at the office of Lansder
e. Lansden, attorneys, GA CONNER.
cial Ave, where an abstract of the
title may be examined, or at my Of
flee In the First Bank and Trus,
Company Building.
Dated this 30th day of October
1911.
EMMA S. RILEY, Executrix
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-09
= STOCKS, BONDS, CEREALS -
STOCKS TAKE SLUMP
Week of Advancing Prices Ends
When Traders Are Unable to
Rally in Wall Street.

New York, Nov. S---After more
than week OF advancing prices
the stock market today fell back
Pressure against speculative issues
was persistent and effective. Prices
were depressed early in the day and
the market seemed to be without the
power 10 rally.
Towards the close the pressure
became more pronounced. Reading
and United States Steel fell more
than 2 points and Union Pacific and
ether active stocks nearly as much
The decision OF the court regard
ing the American Tobacco plan was
not made known until after the
close of the market.
Fear Tariff Changes
Wall street paid little attention tc
the election. Interest is livelier in
the Forthcoming session of Congress
which convenes in less than q
month, chiefly because Of the eX-
pected attempts of tariff changes
Placing of the 13,000,000 loan
by the National Railway of Mexico
and the sale Of $4,000, 0o0 for a sub
sidiary OF the Union Pacific was an
nounced
Ths bonds market held fine in the
early trading but later developed q
reactionary tendency in places. Total
sales, par value, S3,460,000.
U. s, B's advanced * on call,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-09
FOR TRADE
HELP WANTED--MALE.

MACHINISTS Roundhouse,
Backshop, Floor Machines, Air
Brakes, Injector and Lubricator.
BOILER Observation-Disclosures,
Back Shop, Layerout and Flanger
and Staybolt Testers.
BLACKSMlTHS--Locomotive and
Car.
CAR INSPECTORS. CAR CAR
PENTERS AND CAR REPAIRERS
Free transportation will be fur
nished from nearest junction point
on Illinois Central Railroad.
]. Il. PORTERFIELD
Superintendent.
Carbonate, III.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-09

liberal buying on the part Of the
house which he represents.
An increase Of 12,00000o bushels
IN tire worlds available supply
figures lad to some profit taking by
purchasers but failed to give the
market any material setback
The market at the outset suffered
from rather severe dip because of
weakness due to local conditions at
Liverpool. The trade. however. ran
into an oyer-soid position and found
big house taking offerings frequent
ly after the receipt Of bullish news
from Argentine, including reports
OF further excessive rains.
December Closes Steady.
During the day December ranged
between 92 and 961a cents, closing
at SO cents, gain Of ~ cents.
Unsettled weather led to liberal
buying of corn and resulted In a
sharp advance, December finctuated
from 6l% cents to 63A and "
cents and closed steady " cent net
higher at 631s cents, Cash grades
we're in good demand. No. yellow
was quoted at 73h and 74l2.
Local spectators became agsres.
sive on the buying side in the oats
crowd when wheat and corn turned
strong. Trade was not large. De-
cember ranged between IS and 46 VI
and &c cents with last sales at 46 u
cents.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-09
SIT .KET ARRESTED FOR
VIC 1ATING INJUNCTION
Cer.ralia, ILL.,, NOV. S.--Ernes

CeEsralia, ILL.,, NV. S.--Ernest
-1cClr3s, Cd 80 vas crested yes
,terday by t.puty 'lited states mar
shals and taken 10 Est 81 Louis
on a charge of violating the injunc>
ton issued by the Federal court in
the Illinois Central railroad case. He
is charged with attempting to per-
suade Jacob Hafeli, striker from
returning to work. Hafeli is the
first and only striker who has re-
turned to work Warrants are said
to be out for other strikers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-09
ILLINOISCENlRAL
October LIST, 1919
THE FAST MAIL ROUTE.
Trains Leave Cairo:

LVdNS ScHos
l:l0 4. N. Daily Chicago vestibula
limited. arriving Chicago 10:40 g. m.
z:16 a. 70. Daily St. Louis Might
limited, arriving st. Louis 7:20 q. m
Sleeping cars open at $3.50 p. m.
$3.50 q. m. St. Louis Special.
500 .. m. Chicago Daily Expresa
l1:l6 a. m. st. Louis Fast Mall.
1l:15 .. m. Chicago Midday Special
2:40 a. m. Afternoon Express for
st. Louis. odin, Etfngham, Mattoos
and Champaign.
AIS a. m, Thebes ACCOMMODATION
+ d. m. Paducah and Louisville
Express.
els p. m. Chicago and Masters
Express. -
1910 p. m. Chicago Night nxprsss
arriving at Chicago 7:15 a. m. 49,
Local sleeper at station. Befths
can be occupied after 9 p. m.
2:20 a. m. Mempsis and Nash.
| Vile.
$40. a. m. Coach section for Mem
phis and New Orleans.
$40 a. m. Seminole Limited for
birmingham and Jacksonville. Tia.
I;15 p. N. Fulton and NayneA ~
commodation.
1856 p. m. Daily Memphis and New
Orleans.
1.56 p. m. Daily Nashville, Chatta
Looga and Atlanta.
$50 p. m. Paducah and Louisville
Sleeper. Paducah to Louisville, opss
at $3.50 p. m.
6'55 p. m. Memphis and New Or
leans Special.
For through tickets, sleeping car
accommodations and further informa
tion apply at Illinois Central Passss
ger Station, Cairo. I'll.
l. III. JONES. Ticket Agt
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-09
ASSIGNEE's NOTICE.
In the matter of Assignment Of T. S.
Haas for the benefit Of Creditors

HAAS ior the DehtiII VI ITeuttOISs
Public Notice is hereby given that
the undersigned has been appointed
Assignee In trust for benefit of Cred
itors Of F. S. Haas, merchant of
Cairo. Illinois, and all persons hold.
ing any claim or claims against said
F. s. Haas. are hereby notified to
present the same to the undersigned
under oath or affirmation within
three months from this date, wheth-
er said claims are due or not All
persons indebted to said r. s. Haas
are requested to make prompt pay4
meRt OF the same to the undersigned
Dated Cairo, H., October 9Th, A.
D. 1911.
Jta FIRST BANK AND
ao TRUST COMPANY.
Assignee OF f. s. Haas
Gilbert 4 Gilbert, Attorneys.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-09

edward G. Lenck and w. e.
Troohey have made good start In
the real estate business. Last night
they were each given a lot in the
town of Leon Valley in Pecos
County, Texas. The promoters for
the new town are in Cairo adver-
Using the same and give away a lot
every night. ga
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-09
Old Coins.

OLD COINS-$7.75 paid for rare
date 1853 quarters; $40 for half dol
lars; we pay cash premium on hun
dreds of coins; keep all money dat
ed before 1884, and send 10 cents
at once for our new illustrated coin
value book, size 4x7; it may mean
your fortune. C. f. CLARKE C CO.,
Coin Dealers, Dept. so, Leroy, N. Y
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-09

MRS. EDITH CASH--Trained
,urse, will accept out-of-town calls
~ phone or wire. Call Children
Home, either phone, 324 25th ST.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-09
FOR SALE.

FORSALE--Gasoline boat, Anna
of Cairo, thirty feet long, six feet
nine inches wide. Registered five
ton, TX horse power engine, for
heavy service. In good running or
der at foot of Thirty-fourth street.
Enquire BEN FOLEY, 2703 Com
mercial Ave.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-09
MISCELLANEOUS WANTS.

SUSIE BUCHANAN. trained nurse
can be found at the "Wenger."
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-09
HELP WANTED--FEMhLE

NANTED-v10 lady conyassers for
an old and reliable FIRM. I $3.50 per
day and ear 1tare MRS, L. GOOD
MAN, General Delivery Cairo, HI
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-09

LIST Your real estate for sale
or trade with the Unity Real Estate
investment Co., Unity, III.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-09

FOR SALE will sell so head
of Shetland and Welsh ponies at my
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-09
MOBILE { Ohio R. R.
Corrected to September lat, 1911.
Time r. Trains at Cairo.
Northbound.

No. . Express. daily lv. ..12:50 2. N.
No. Z Express daily w ....J As a. %
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-09
soutnpound

Soutnpound
No. Express, daily lv liza ?. d.
No. . Express, daily " ....1:45 N
J. n. JONES, Ticket Agent
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-07-08
Wire Worms
By R. H. PETIT. EnfomoioGfsf
Michigan Agricultural College

Low ground and more especially
mucky ground, Is apt to be infested
with wire-worms. These are slender.
yellow, little creatures. cylindrical in
form, and in size varying from half
an inch to more than an inch in
length. All have hard. polished skins
amounting almost to shells. and six
short legs behind the fiattened heads,
besides sucker like false-foot on the
last segment. Wire-worms usually
feed on the roots of grains. corn and
other grasses. though they will bur-
row into potatoes, sugar-beets and 9TH
err root crops, and even apples lying
on the ground.
The adults are the common snap
ping beetles or click-beetles, the little
fellows that jump up into the air with
a click. when placed on their backs.
These beetles lay the eggs from which
the wire-worms hatch, and the WIRE
worms In turn become click-beetles
after passing through the crysalis
stage in their little earthen cells in
the soil. 1t is'probable that two years
are required for the larvae to attain
maturity.
Wire-worms are primarily insects OF
grassland and the fact that they re-
quire two or three years to develop
helps to explain why 1t Is that they
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-07-08
HAVE you TRIED PAxTINE

The Great Toilet Germicidef
You don't have to pay 50c or $1.0o
q pint for historian antiseptics or per
oxide. You can make 16 pints Of q
more cleansing, germicidal, healing
and deodorizing antiseptic solution
with one 25c box of Paxtine,-a SOL
uble antiseptic powder. obtainable at
any drug store.
Paxtine destroys germs that cause
disease, decay and odors,-that Is why
It is the best mouth wash and gargle
and why 1t pugifies the breath
cleanses and preserves the teeth bet
ter than ordinary dentifrices, and in
sponge bathing 1t completely eradi
Gates Precipitation and other disagree
able body odors. Every dainty WON.
an appreciates this and its many other
toilet and hygienic uses.
Paxtine is splendid for sore throat
inflamed eyes and to purify mouth
and breath after smoking. You can
get Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic at any
drug store, price Csc and soc, or by
mail postpaid from The Paxton TOT.
let Co.. Boston, Mass. who will send
you a free sample II you would like
to try 1t before buying.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-07-08
RAG w e e D
BY r. J. BALDWIN. Michigon
Agricultural College

The vitality OF Its seeds and it's
ability to find a footing for growth on
road and lane sides, fence rows and
all other out Of the way places makes
ragweed one o. our worst farm weeds.
1t Is not eaten much by animals, and
IL bitten or trampled what is left of 1t
can produce seed under the hardest
circumstances.
The plant Is recognized by its finely
divided leaves. which suggest Its
name. When fully grown the STAN.
inmate flower forms very conspicu.
GUS tassel, while the pistilate or seed
producing flowers are partly hidden In
the axils Of leaves and branches.
The use of cultivated crops which
are kept clean is the surest way OF
cleaning fields of this pest. Even
when labor is high priced, II 1t can be
had at all, It will pay to go over the
corn and bean fields with hoes and
remove the weeds missed by the cul-
tivator.
A practice which Is very effective
In controlling ragweed Is to clip the
stubble fields after the grain has been
harvested. II ragweeds are present
in the grain they are cut six or more
inches higher by the binder, and the
part of the plant left branches far
ther down and natures quantities of
seed. The mower gets these plants
below the branches leaving them un-
able to do further harm. This opera-
ton will always dispose Of many 9th.
er seeds as well as ragweed. and II the
land is seeded to clover. the hay will
be much cleaner the following year
The following is quoted from Bull.
letin 260: The seeds of ragweed
are light brown or black, top shaped
broadly oval the sides irregular
ridged vertically, with Ave to ten teeth
at the apex. Sometimes the hard GOV.
ering Is removed by clover huller
exposing the naked seed.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-07-08

are often worse the second year after
grass than they are the first, most of
them being full grown at that time.
In corn the most noticeable injury IL
to the seed after planting, though the
larvae also feed on the roots after the
corn IL up. Experiments have failed
to show any practicable method Of
treating the seed so as to prevent in
jury by wire-worms. II has been
shown. however, that late fall-plowing
kills many Of the pupae by breaking
open the earthen cells In which they
have prepared to spend the winter.
The use Of commercial fertilizers has
failed to check this pest except when
used In excessive quantities. II IL
good TO use wood-ashes because Of
their tonic effect on the plants. but.
Of course. this II recommended only
for aggravated cases and not for regu-
lar uss In the absence Of the pest In
dangerous numbers.
The most satisfactory way to deal
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-07-08
The Magic
Strain
BY DOROTHY DOUGLAS

The Marion ploughed her way silent
~ through the moonlit sea. There
was scarcely ripple stirring to break
the perfect calm.
1T seems almost superhuman-this
wonderful night. doesn't it," A mere
slip of girl. leaning far over the rail-
ing and peering at the ripples scram.
bling at the boats sides, looked up at
her companion.
II should certainly call 1t So" re-
piled the man, meeting the glance In
her eyes.
Suddenly Mildred Vaughan started,
Whats that" She darted OF and
stood few yards distant listening to
the strains of violin which crept up
from below. She ran back and took
the man by the hand. "Come!" she
cried breathlessly, somebody wonder
full Is on this boat and / want to see
who 1t Isl"
Mark Eldridge followed her to the
stern of the boat. where she came to
an abrupt stop, instinctively, hushed
by the picture before her. Perhaps
every passenger On DOdTu was bpoli-
bound listener to q boy who played a
violin.
With the unconsciousness OF their
arrival on the scene. Mildred and her
companion had assumed a point Of
vantage and could see the musician
as he sat there on the steerage deck.
His profile outlined against the dark
of his violin was like cameo carved
in moonlight. Mildred's heart gave a
strange fiutter as she gazed on so per-
feet a picture. She glanced at the
steerage passengers; there was an
abandonment in their listening which
spoke volumes. They had succumbed
completely to the magic Of the boys
touch.
When he had finished and the last
note hung like celestial breeze over
the boat. he slipped quickly away and
was gone before his listeners realized
that they were living humanity. One
by one they stirred and drew in a
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-07-08

Climatic conditions In Michigan are
too extreme to permit of the use of
hog cots for all classes OF pigs. for
all purposes during the entire year.
but for the summer season the sys-
tenn Of cotting and yarding cannot be
excelled. Cots are especially desira-
BILE for dry brood sows and young
males and females being reared for
breeding purposes. They are desira-
BILE because an abundance of fresh
air. sunshine and exercise are pro-
vided.
The illustration represents a form
Of cot recently designed and construct
ed and now In use in the hog lots at
the Michigan agricultural college. 1t
Is 8x8 at the foundation. with the
sides raised perpendicularly three
feet before receiving the half pitch
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-07-08
FORGOT HE WAS MARRIED
Absent-kinded Husband Takes Wife
Home and Attempts to Leave
Her ~ Of Old.

Out at the. University of Nebraska
they used to tell stories Of an absent
minded man. He was a tall, white
headed individual by the name of Ry-
an. Anybody who could think of q
new one on Ryan was sure of laugh.
Every few days someone would cone
out with an alleged absent-minded
absurdity on the part of this young
man.
You would hear one morning that
Ryan had gone home the evening be-
fore, walked into the boarding house
next his own under the impression
that he was home, had sat down at
the table and had not aroused from
his abstraction until someone had
called has attention to the mistake.
Next you would hear that Ryan
after finishing his turn in the gym
and put on his coat and hat and start
ed down the street, his mind and his
street trousers far away.
But the best story of all was put
over the day after Ryan's wedding
This was an evening affair.
They drove away from the church"
said the narrator, "and over to the
new house that had been all fixed up
for them. When they got to the door
Ryan helps her out tenderly and leads
her up to the door and talks to her q
minute. Then he shakes hands with
her and says. Well. good night, Lucy
"'Good night, says she,
Eyes. says he. I guess It's time
was going home now
why, Jimmy Ryan, you big II,
she says. wake up. You live here
now"