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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-20
FORT BLUMDER.'
It Was Erected by Our Government on
Canadian Soil.

Canadian Soil.
II is not generally known that our
government once undertook 10 erect u
fort on British soil The site Of this
fort, afterwad called Fort Montgom-
cry, was about half a mile northeast
Of Rouse'S Point. ~ Y, not far from
the foot of Lake Champaign. Popular.
ly 1t was known MS Fort Bluuder."
1t appears that after the war OF 1872
our government felt the necessity OF
guarding the entrance TO Lake Cham
plain. Accordingly in 1915 was begun
the erection OF Fort Montgomery The
original notion was to construct a
great fort. In those days that meant
a fort with three tiers Of guns.
When the work had been in hand
for some time 1t was discovered that.
owing to an error OF early surveyors
the actual boundary between New
York and Canada, the forty-nfth par-
allel Of north latitude. passed south OF
the fort. Work on the fort was sus-
pended for about twenty-five years.
and not until the year 1912 was the
territory restored to the United States
The agreement known as the Web
ster-Ashburton treaty, establishing the
northeastern boundary, made the line
between New York and Canada con.
form to the old and incorrect early
survey. Thus Fort Blunder" was
again on United States territory. The
people OF Maine, 1t is said. never quite
forgave Daniel Webster for giving up,
as they claimed he did. great slice OF
territory to which they thought them
selves entitled in order to save Rouse's
Point.
After the boundary question was set
tied the fort was finished. but Il was
never manned by more than sufficient
men to keep It in order. and II was
never armed.-Harper's Weekly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-20

Germany boasts two American
members OF its Legation-member
with American wives The Ambas-
sador, Count Won Bernstorff, utterly
disregarded the old Bismarkian the.
DRY that "a foreign wife could not
possibly help a German diplomat
when he chose as his bride Miss
Jeanne Luckmeyer of New York City.
Before her marriage the Countess had
passed much OF her time abroad, and
met her husband when he was attach
ed to the German Embassy In Paris.
The Counts diplomatic duties have
taken him to various parts OF the
globe and possibly the secret OF the
the fact that she has had so much
experience.
She has lived successfully In Paris
Rome. Cairo and Washington. She
is fine looking woman. with just a
touch OF silver in her brown hair.
Her gowns are In exquisite taste and
her charm as hostess is second to
none in Washington. The German
Embassy is a homelike place with
everything combining elegance and.
at the same time comfort. The daugh
ter of the household, Countess Louise
Alexandra, resembles her mother In
many characteristics. She takes
great delight In her social duties and
Is always surrounded by a large cir
Gle OF young friends
Nine. Won Livonius. though not an
American. Is ranked as one OF the
prettiest and jolliest women in the
corps Her husband is Military At
tache, and her small son, Armine, is
one OF the popular children in the set.
At the Christmas celebration each
year genuine. old.fashioned German
affair is held, and the small boy takes
keen delight In the preparations
and In the fun which always follows.
From the February Strand
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-20
AMENDED NORMAL
SCHOOL BILL
PASSED
Went Through Senate BY Vote
OF IS TO9
BIG DEBATelN HOUSE
Fifteen Mile Falls Power Co. Bill
Comes in With Divided
Committee Report

Montpelier, January 20, 1911.-
The governor today made the fol.
lowing appointments: Hon. William
j. Van Patten Of Burlington as mem
Der OF the state board of agriculture
and forestry, members Of the state
board Of examiners Of embalmers,
Charles A. Calderwood of st. Johns
bury, John w. Stearns of Rutland, DR.
George H. Gorham of Bellows Falls.
The following bills were signed by
the governor today: Fl 81, relating to
school attendance and child employ
ment, II 443 relative to commitments
to the Vermont Industrial school and
also joint resolution relating to the
, mileage of certain officials of the gen.
eral assembly.
The Senate this morning after
| long debate passed II 562, the normal
school bill by vote of IS to 9. In
the House II 176 as amended relating
to the employment of labor was pass
ed by a vote of 1863 to "A This is the
bill that excludes farmers from the
provision of employers liability The
House also passed II 649 relating TO
/ lNal fHAtiNt u diloltio anu llbdStbs
II 655 relating to the aid OF towns ex-
cessiyely burdened, H 666 incorpora-
! ting the Northern Casualty company
of Burlington, II $50 relating to re-
ports of fees received by salaried Of
ficers and H 662 relating to the super
vision of the water and ice supply
of the state by the state board of
health.
This afternoon 1t is expected that
the big fight will be started on. the
Fifteen Mile Falls Power Company
bill. The bill came in with a divided
committee, the majority favoring a
substitute bill, the minority being
against the bill in every particular. A
strong lobby has been at work here
on the measure and hot contest is
! looked for.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-20
COSTLY DROP CURTAIN.
rho One Meissonier Didn't Paint For a
French Thcater.


The ontcrprislng manager OF a thea
ter called upon the famous French art
ist Jean Louis Ernest Melssonicr on
one occasion and asked him TO paint a
drop scene for certain thcatcr and
name his own terms
"You have seen my pictures, thenF'
asked Mclssonler.
"Oh. yes" exclaimed the manager.
but Il Is your name | wantl 1t will
draw crowds to my lhcater."
"And how large do you wish this
curtain TO beY' inquired the artist.
"Ah, well, we will say 10 by IS me-
ters."
MclssonIcr took up a pencil and pro-
rcedcd to make a calculation. At last
he looked mp and said, with imper-
turbable gravity;
IL have calculated and find that my
pictures are valued at $1,000 francs
Der meter. Your curtain. therefore,
will cost you Just 2i,00O,O00 francs.
But that Is not all. IL takes me twelve
months 70 paint twenty-five centlme-
tiers Of canvas. IL will therefore take
me Just 100 years TO finish your cur
tain. You should have como TO me
earlier. monsieur am too old for the
undertaking now. Good morning"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-20
The vermonters' Home Loyalty

That the Vermonters who are now
residents of Boston have been able
to maintain an organization OF con-
tinuous existence for a quarter Of
century is proof enough of loyalty to
the Old state Natives OF other states
in the Hub have had spells OF organ
izing these old home clubs, and then
lack OF interest has compelled the
abandonment of the plans. Through
all this the Vermont people 1--WE still
claim them have kept a prosperous
organization and have profited greatly
from II in the social gatherings which
are held from time to time. In a way
too, the Vermont association OF Bos-
ton is a powerful factor in helping
young people who go to Boston to
take up a residence furnishing
ready introduction to many people
and Offering also the advantages Of
a small club in the pleasant quarters
which are maintained In the West
Minister hotel OF Copley square, Cas-
ual visitors from Vermont are like,
wise prepared to testify to the salts
faction they have felt in having a
place to which they might 20 at their
convenience Therefore, the influence
OF the Vermont association Is wide
and OF real value; and the continued
prosperity Of the association is a mat
ter OF interest to the state. The OBJ
servance last week Of the twenty
fifth anniversary OF the founding Of
the organization was an important
milestone In its career. The cd
state certainly hopes that u marks
simply the continuance Of the SPLEEN
did work-Barre Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-20
SAFE BUSINESS COURSE.
Pay Every Bill and Interest Account
When Due Is Good Advice.


mo man can do business Of any
magnitude" said a retail man recent
ly, ''or would care to, for that matter.
without credit, but the very ease with
which credit may be obtained may be
pItfall and one into which a good
many retail merchants have fallen and
unless human nature changes are like
y to fall in the future.
But there is one safe course TO fol.
DIV. which at least will prevent com
bllcatlons arising rs n result Of care
lessness. and that is TO adopt a rule to
pay every bill and Interest account
when II is due. Many bill has been
let run over when to pay II would DO
Just as easy as to omit doing so. and
loose ends Of debt accumulate In a
way that is surprising when n full
summing up is made Of them.
Then. too. IL Is true that II the
debts are left nj loose ends some one
may take II into their heads to gather
the loose ends together and so tie up
the man who should have looked after
them. This may be bad metaphor.
but It is ceHainly good logic.
80, as ! said In the beginning. the
best thing TO do is TO pay all bills
when due, even II TO do so you shall
have 20 borrow the necessary money
with which TO take care Of them, since
doing so ut least has the merit Of con
centratlng the Indebtedness and plac-
Ing Il where provision can be made
for its handling easily when opportu.
nifty offers 10 take Il up."-Boot and
shoe Recorder.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-20
MILLIONS OF IDLE sPlNDLEs
Cotton Mills Mean to Work on Three
quarter. Time till Market Improves


Boston, Mass, Jan. 2O.-Mnlions Of
spindles in the cotton mills OF the
United States will be idle a quarter
of the time until the market condit-
ions improve, II recommendation
made Tuesday afternoon by the Ark
wright club at a meeting in this city
IS accepted generally. The Ark
wright club is an organization OF the
treasurers of mills In Massachusetts,,
New Hampshire and Maine and rep
resents more than 100000 spindles
OF the 100000 splndles in the Uni
ted States, 100000 Of which are In
New England
The attendance at the meeting was
the largest In ten years. Several tel
egrams from mill owners in Georgia,
North Carolina and South Carolina
were read, telling Of the arrange
ments being made to curtail the out.
nut In South Carolina. II was stated
The mills will reduce the running
time by five weeks.
The cotton mills OF the country cur
tailed extensively last year because
of the high cost OF cotton and an in
different demand for goods. The
same reasons are given by the Bos'
ton treasurers for their votes today.
The cotton mills OF New England en-
ploy nearly 100000 operatives
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-20
NO OPPOSITION TO
CHAMP CLARK
FOR SPEAKER.
MissOurian Unanimously En-
dorseG BY Caucus
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
Will Be Made BY Ways and Means
Committee Instead of BY the
Speaker

Washington, Friday, Jan. 20.-The
caucus OF the Democratic members
of the next House OF Representatives
was still in session at | o'clock this
morning.
1t was determined after a long de-
bate that the Ways and Means Com
mittee should be the Committee on
Committees and that it should name
all the committees, instead of the
Speaker, subject to the approval of
the caucus.
Champ Clark was unanimously in
dorsed for the Speakership not sign
of opposition being manifested.
Representative Lloyd of Missouri
placed the name of Champ Clark in
nomination as the choice of the con-
ference for Speaker The nomination
was seconded by Representatives
Sulzer Of New York, Boehne of lndi-
ana, Ansberry Of Ohio, Ia bot Of
Maryland, Adamson of Georgia and
Pou of North Carolina. The vote was
by reclamation.
Mr. Clark IN acknowledging the
honor said he would endeavor TO dis
charge the duties of the great post
ion so fairly and so impartially that
they would never have cause to re-
greet their action The caucus, he
said, was called for the purpose of sci
Getting the Democratic contingent Of
the Ways and Means committee for
the Sixty-second Congress in order
to expedite tariff legislation by secur-
ing as speedily as possible the data
on which to base bill or bills which
the Democrats believe would promote
the prosperity of the country and give
a new impetus to every legitimate
business undertaking.
Each member of the caucus he
said, should have the opportunity TO
express his opinions fully The new
est member has as much right to ex-
plot his theories as the oldest and
he should not be too bashful about
1t Whatever is done should be mark
ed by good nature. kindly forbearance
and an earnest desire to be OF service
to the party and TO the country
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-20
Notice

Arrangeable to the amended by
laws OF the Village Of Bennington the
memoirs of the Bennington Fire De-
partment are hereby notified TO meet
at the stark Hose Co., rooms Thurs
day evening, January 26, 1911, at 7.S0
p. m, for the following purposes.
/. To hear the report Of the Off
GERS for the year last past.
2. To elect a president Of the de-
partment, a vice president, a secre-
tary, a treasurer, a chief engineer OF
the department. LIST and 2nd assistant
engineers for the ensuing year.
3. To transact any otner business
found necessary and proper when
met.
w. p. Hogan, Village Clerk.
January 90, 1911.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-20
age Man Do They Realize They Are Crcng Model
DEATH OF JOHN H. FROST
Former Superintendent of Hosiery
Factory Victim of Pneumonia

John II. Frost, aged 43 years, died
of pneumonia last evening about 10
O'Clock at his home on Gage street,
having been i'll only about a week.
Mr. Frost was born in West Day,
Saratoga county, New York, Septem-
Der IA, 1868. He moved here about
1905 and has lived for the past Is
years here and at Hoosick.
Mr. Frost was an exceedingly ca
pable and energetic man. He was
superintendent of the Lasher Stock
ing mill for eleven years.
He leaves wife, Agnes T., and
three children, Mildred, aged IA, Hill
da, aged 10 and Ruth, aged 6.
The funeral is to be held from the
house Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o.
clock Burial will be in Park Lawn
cemetery. Rev. G. s. Mills will ofiic-
late.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-20
COUNTY COURT RECESS
Expeeted TO Resume Sessions the
Middle OF February

County court, which had been In
session here since Tuesday took a
recess yesterday until February 10
The court gave n verdict yesterday In
the case OF Meagher vs.. Cakes Tor
tho defendant TO recover his costs
The suit was brought to recover on
A note and contract entered into by
the parties in a real estate transac'
ton involving property on Long Is
land. Holden q Healy appeared for
tho plaintiff and ]. V. d. s. Merrill
for tho defendant
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-20
JUNIOR VALENTINE HOP
Annual Event at Foresters' Hall Fri
day Evening, Feb. 10.

The Junior class OF the Bennington
high school, has issued invitations for
a Valentine hop 10 be held in Fores-
ters' hall Friday evening, February
10. The hall will be decorated with
the class colors, gold and white and
the colors Of Valentine day, red and
white. The programs are TO be in
the form of valentine favors. The b.
II. S. orchestra, consisting of eight
pieces, assisted by trap drummer
and a trombone will furnish the mu-
sic.
The patronesses viii be announced
later through these columns. The
Junior class is endeayoring to raise
money for a trip to Washington in
their Senior YER
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-20
any NOW A EAlR AMoUNT

OF Endowment insurance which wiz
educate and care for your family u
they outllve you and which viii pro.
vide YOU comfortable annuity II
vou outllve them. National Life In
surance Co. Montpelier, VI. (Mutu'
all Earle 8. Kinsley, Agent Rut'
land. W.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-20

Berkshire Pure Malt Extract for
dyspepsia, headache, billousness and
all similar diseases arising from dis
orders OF the stomach.
Try Berkshire Pure Malt Extract
for that cold. 72te
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-20

Berkshire Pure Malt Extract con.
taIns all the nutritive properties OF
the very BEST matted barley combin.
ing with II the tonic principles Of
hops. fzto
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-20
THE seNHr FOR JANUARY

Devoted TO the Alumni OF the
o. n. S.
The January number OF the "Benhi
Is an Alumni number and contains a
comp'ctc list OF the names, addresses
and occupations Of all the graduates
OF the High School since 1875. The
stories are. what Is IT, by Miss
Hazel Mcleod. O5. and The Other
Fellow" by Miss Eleanor sibley. 10
The exchanges are well written up
in this issue and the other depart
ments are up to their usual standard
single copies may be obtained at the
Hlgh School and at Griswolds-ten
cents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-20
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for This seotlon for the
Next a. Hours
For eastern New York and western
Vermont snow or rain In north. Lo-
cal rains In south portion tonight and
Saturday warmer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-20
JUNIOR RHEToRlcALs
Program of Exercises at High School
This Afternoon

Following is the program for the
Junior rhetorica's at the high school
this afternoon:
Music b. II. S. Orchestra
Essay Edith Russell
"A Mountain Spy"
Recitation Fannie Aldrich
Mark Twain and the interviewer
Defamation John Hart
The American Indian"
Essay Wilhelmina Hicks
Christmas in Other Lands"
Song High School
Recitation Doris Gibson
Too Late for the Train
Defamation Miner Clark
Concentration"
Essay Zenobia Royce
Somebody"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-20
STOCK QUOTATIONS

The following noon quotations were
received by the Bennington Sc
curlty company from ]. r. wllllston
& Co. Of New York by special wire:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-21

Chicago. March IA good, active
demand prevailed for all desirable
qualified grades Of stock and feeding
cattle at steady prices with last weeks
closing, despite the bad condition Of
the beef steer trade. Supply Of thin
stun was not large ana was bought up
seasonably. inquiry centering largely on
the good kinds Of all weights, but
there being enough call for the more
common light stockers and plain feed
ing classes to hold them steady, supply
Of such grades being small, Every
thing OF a good to choice quality IN
weights under 900 pounds was avidly
bought up at last weeks prices. Much
Of the trading was within range OF
from 4.s5@5.60. with choice feeders
auotable around $5.75. and only trashy
light stuff below $40.
Stockers and feeders returned to the
country during the nrst two months OF
1911 at Ave principal markets were
2e43S1, being only 10000 more than
during the last f1ve-year average. Con-
sidering the barrenness Of many parts
of the country OF cattle and the IN
creasing population and demand, this
Increase is no more than healthy
growth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-21
HOUSE COMMITTEE EXPECTED TO
GET BUSY DURING PRESENT
WEEK.
HOPE TO HAVE PLANS
READY aY APRIL
Hearings Will es Dem andsd by Manu-
featuring interests Majority Of
Democrats Favor Reeiproeity-Unds-
eidsd a. to Methods Of Revising
Tariff.

Washington. March 21-Chairman
members OF the house committee on
ways and means will begin work on
tariff some time this week, and that
by the time the extraordinary session
is convened on April some plan will
have been mapped out to govern the
procedure after the bill to carry out the
Canadian reciprocity agreement has
been framed. The most complex ques-
ton to come before the committee Is
whether any tariff questions will be
placed upon the Canadian bill as riders,
or whether such schedule as the COM
mittee decides should be revised. shall
be treated as separate measures.
The certainty that hearings will be
demanded by producing and manufac-
turing interests affected by any pro-
posed revision Of the tariff may de-
termiae the committee not to compli-
cate the Canadian question with con-
sheraton OF such schedules as wool
and wooiens. cotton or agricultural i'm
plements. The majority is a unit in
favor Of the Canadian agreement and it
is believed the decision will be to keep
it separate from other tariff matters.
and take up schedules after the Ca
madam bill has been sent to the senate.
Bill Comes From Underwood.
Contrary 10 the general report. Rep
resentative Peters Of Massachusetts,.
Will not introduce the Canadian bill to
be presented almost Immediately upon
'he converting Of the special session to
carry out the terms Of the agreement
That honor will fall to Chairman
Underwood. following the practice Of
having revenue measures presented by
the chairman Of the ways and means
committee. The bill. however. will be
the one framedy1n the committee and
will be known as a committee measure.
Altho the prospects are that the
Canadian bill will not carry general
tariff revision az q rider. It Is not I'M
probable IL viii 90 q great deal further
than the Mccall bill, which passed the
house in the last session. At the same
time the Mccall bin viii be followed
so far as It was designed to carry out
the terms Of the agreement with Can
ada. The difference between the meas
ures probably will be in the nature OF
an additional provision which would
give the president power 70 enter INTO
freer commercial relations with Canada
regarding articles not named by the
agreement.
Built on Dinsiey Plan.
Such a para graph may be built upon
the plan Of section 3 OF the Dingley act
That provision known as the trading
section, enabled the president without
consultation with congress to enter into
negotiations with other countries for
mutual tariff concessions on certain
stipulated articles. even to the extent
OF suspending absolutely the imposition
and collection OF duties.
Most Of the democrats in congress
are in favor Of absolute free trade with
Canada, but they realize they have not
the power to legislate to that end.
Their course would be, therefore, to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-21
CITY COUNCIL ENJolNED.
T temporary Writ to Stop Paving
Granted IN Museatine Court.

Muscatine, March 1S.-The Muscatine
city council was Thursday restrained
from letting the contract for the bitnu-
!th:c paving in Improvement district
80. g. when Judge L. J. Koran in the
district court issued a temporary in
junction against the city Of Muscatine,
after a petition for a writ had peen
Sled with the clerk OF the district
court The notice OF suit was served
upon MAYOR Hill just previous - the
co.1vening Of the old council. H. J.
Fuller was the plaintiff in the action,
and the grounds for the ceedinss
as stated in the petition were that
oithuiithic paving is a rnonopolistic ar
ticIe and its Use excludes competition,
and it was also alleged that the method
of procedure by the council was lie
gal in several respects.
In spite Of the injunction proceed
, ings, however, the council opened
l.ne bids, and after examining the
figures presented by the various com
panies bidding for the work it was
found that the William Hcrribin
company Of Iowa City offered the
lowest figures ard it was so announced
and mis- bid was accepted subject to the
decision Of the court, but no contract
was entered into with the bidder.
| Five bids were received as follows
with the prices on the same:
/! William Horribin Of Iowa City, for
bithulithic paving, per square yard
s1.s02.
| The D. E. Keller & Co., s1.ss per
! square yard.
/ Tne Burlington Constructor Com
pany per square yard, $1.85.
| The Independent Construction Com
pany, per square yard, $1.s1.
| Warren Brothers company, Per
square yard. 31.s1.