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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-04
EATS CHURCH PIGEONS
Big Hawk Makes Fat Living in New
York City

New York, Nov. 3.--Flocks of pige
ons have lived for years in the stee
pie of the Collegiate church of st
Nicholas at Forty-eighth street and
Fifth avenue. but the present tenants
must seek new quarters or be eaten
by big hawk which swoops over
from the direction OF Fort Lee every
afternoon for squad dinner.
The hawk which measures five feet
from tip to tip of wings, crosses Cen
trail Park on his journey and often
whets his appetite on a smaller bird
which gets in his way. These birds
usually are carried to the steeple in
the hawks talons, and after he has
deyoured them their feathers and
bones are cast out to the street OF
church yard.
Then comes the time for the real
feast The hawk seizes a pigeon and
instantly there is a shower of feath
ers. The frightened pigeons arise
and circle about their home, unwill
ing to leave it, despite the destroy
er's presence. After he has eaten
until he is stupid the hawk takes an
after-dinner nap with one eye OPEN
before he flies back to his home on
the Palisades.
Charles Medler, sexton of the
church, has a state hunters license
but It does not permit shooting with
IN the city limits. II it did Medlel
would have filed that Jersey hawl
with small shot long ago.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-04
The eovernorship

A short time ago It looked as IL
the Hon. A. NJ. Fletcher of Cavendish
would win in the governorship nomi.
nation with little opposition Hon
J. A. DeBoer OF Montpelier has since
made an announcement that seems
to be changing the complexion OF af-
fairs somewhat. The announcement
in substance is that Mr.. DeBoer
would be pleased to serve his state
as governor, II the people desire II,
but that he will not make scramble
for It. Mr.. DeBoer's executive abil.
ity and integrity are well known and
he Is sure to have quite a following,
but the voters have been so used to
being rounded up and corraled every
two years that II will be doubtful II
they get together enough to round up
and corral governor. even though
the latter promises to make no rests
lance. Londonderry Sitter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-04
THE CAT AND THE FIDDLE
Musical Comedy at the Opera House
Wednesday Evening

In these days, when the stage
seems TO have run largely to musical
comedy and managers and producers
are searching everywhere, even
among dusty andmoth-eaten manu-
scripts to give the omniverous public
something apparently new to satisfy
for the moment its insatiate craving,
the annual arrival of that censum-
mate laugh maker and sorrow dispell-
er, The Cat and the Fiddle, is well
coined even as the first sprig of
green in the spring time.
TIL story of the play is really con-
secutively interesting. 1t tells what
Good Genii and her Gigantic Cat
can do for you, if you get into all
sorts of trouble, which Polly and her
twin sister were always either going
to or coming from. Happy is tramp
that has a real excuse for existence
in the plot and there is big fellow
by the name of Great Gobs whom any
one can see, as soon as he steps on
| the stage, is correctly named.
Then Gree appears and helps Gobs
weave his spell about the innocent
children while Happy and the neces
sary Hans and Mike continually butt
in with their comedy stunts. Soon
appears the hero in the person of 9
dandy lieutenant dressed in proper
white and gold whose conduct is as
irreproachable as his attire.
He is also made prominent by rea
son of his song to the Maid in the
Moon. In this song a charming mai
den. sitting on the edge of the moon
smiles coquettishly down from heI
dizzy perch The chorus, grouped in
the cleaning and arrayed in fantas
tic garb Groom pretty answer while
the audience wonders if the frefliei
that fit about are tame or electrical
The Cat and the Fiddle will be seer
at the Bennington opera house mex
Wednesday, November s. This is di
ferent from anything ever presented
in Bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-04
GOOD NATURED BABIES

Babies who are born healthy need
never be cross II cared for properly"
never be cross If cared for properly"
says Mrs. f. II. Brown of Fort Bay.
ard. N. NJ. More than half the cry.
ing and crossness of babies is due to
some irritation Of the skin which an
application of Comfort Powder will re
lieve instantly Comfort Powder en-.
able one to dry the skin perfectly az.
ter the bath and keeps Il in perfect
condition" Comfort Powder is harm
less, prevents all skin irritations-
cures them, too. h. S, Sykes sigma.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-04
RAILROADS AID IN MOTH WAR
They viii Report on Any Shipments
Which Contain Nests

Washington, Nov 3.-ln It's fight
against the gypsy moth in New Eng
land, the Bureau of Entomology of
the Department OF Agriculture has
enlisted the aid OF the railroads of
the infected section Some nursery
stock recently shipped into New York
from New England was found to con-
tain some moth nests Dr. H. O. How
ard, in charge of the work, appealed
to the railroads of the infected sec
ton to notify the Department when
ever they had any shipments which
might possibly contain nests OF the
moths. This the railroads have
agreed to do. DR. Howard said that
the nests are likely to be shipped
even on railroad ties and that these,
as well as young trees. berry crates,
etc, would be carefully inspected.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-04
AUCTION
Wednesday, November 18th. 1911
Al 10 A. N. Sharp.

The farm known as the Hiram
Mattison farm now occupied by the
owner, Slocum G. Lane.
This farm consists of $40 acres, is
only one mile from SALISBURY sta.
ton, good barns, extra good house
of IL rooms in best Of repair, mead.
ow land is level and in high state of
cultivation, pasture good and well
watered, plenty of wood for home
use and considerable saving timber.
This farm will be sold without res
erve for cash to highest bidder.
Also the following list of personal
property:
10 COWS, now giving milk
Caves
80 Breeding Ewes
Lambs
80 Tons Hay in Barns
100 Bushel Corn on ear
8 Tons Corn Fodder
30 bushel Oats
All farming tools consisting of
Wagons, Harness, Reaper, Moving
Machine, and other small tools too
numerous to mention.
Terms Cash or good approved 8
month notes. Nothing will be res
erved at this sale.
SLocUM G. LANE.
JOHN ROBINSON, Auctloneer
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-04
WANTS PURE FOOD LAW
Asks Permission to Proceed Under Il
Same as States

Washington, Nov 3.-Porto Rico
has appealed TO this government for
authority under the pure food and
drug law to proceed the same as
state authorities with the enforce
ment of pure food inspection. The
case was presented to DIR. Wiley by
Felix Frankfurter, law officer OF the
Bureau OF lnsular Affairs. DR.. Wiley
said he would authorize the food in.
spector Of Porto Rico and his chief
chemist to act with Alfred e. Taylor
the representative OF the Federal Blu.
reau, now in the island, in putting
the law into operation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-04
FLY ACROSS SOUTH AMERICA
Atwood Plans Air Trip from Brazil
to Valparaiso for 500. 600

'"'P9' aiSo TOT 9lUU,OOO
Worcester, Mass, Nov. 2.-Harrv
N. Atwood. the aviator, who made
reeordbreaking cross-country flight
last summer, while here today on his
way to New York, told of plans to fy
across the South American Continent
for which he will obtain 500. 900 If
successful.
The aviator will complete arrange.
ments for his flight on reaching New
YORK The route, which will take
MIN across the South American Con.
tinent will touch Bahia and Rio de
Janeiro, in Brazil; Montevideo. in
Uruguay; Buenos Ayres, in the Ar.
genuine Republic and Valparaiso
Chile.
Il shall net 100000 if l am sue.
cessful, said the aviator. 81 NAV
cross the Andes Mountains. but that
will depend upon what conditions are
prevailing ] shall go to Brazil the
latter part of November, and start
the flight Immediately on arrival"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-04
TRY THIS
OVERNIGHT CURE FOR COLD
IN HEAD OR CHEST

1t is Curing Thousands Daily and
Saves Time and Money
Get a bowl three quarters full of
boiling water and towel.
Pour into the water scant tea
spoonful of HYOMEl pronounce
High-o-me).
Put your head over the bowl and
cover head and bowl with towel.
Breathe the vapor that arises for
n few minutes, and presto Your
head is as clear as a bell, and the
tightness in the chest is gone.
It's a pleasant cure. You'll enjoy
breathing HYOMEI. You'll feel at
once, its soothing, healing and bene-
fetal effects as II passes over the
iniamed and irritated membrane. so
cents a bottle at druggist every.
where. Ask VIM. L. Gokay for extra
bottle HYOMEI Inhalent
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-04
Sure Cures

Polygamy is the only remedy for
divorce, says a Utah woman. Just
SO; and Asiatic cholera is a sure cure
for cold in the Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-02-08
CONTEST NOTICE


Department OF the Interior
U, s. Land Office at Lamar CoioFaoo'
Al sufiicienI contest affidavit having
been tiIed IN this Office by w. b. Cor
Don. contestant. against Homestead En-.
Try No. 724s, serial NO. 49,. maue
February y, 1917. for the Southwest
Quarter (SWAl Section Z. Iownship
"a s., Range 40 W., 9Th Principal Mer-
idian' BY Theodore v. kiriacopuios. Con.
testee. in which 1t Is alleged that said
entryman has not established or main
tanned q residence on said land' that
said entryman has not cultivated SAID
land; that all of said defaults existed
curing the six months last past and 10
the date hereof, said parties are here
by notified to appear. RESPOND. ahu Oh
fer evidence touching said allegation
al 10 o'clock a. m. on February "a. WI
before the Register and ReceVer AT
the United States Land Ofice In La
maj" The sad Contestant having. In a prop
err affidavit. filed Jan. 9TH, isil. set
forth facts which show that AFTER due
diiisence personal service OF this notice
can NOT be made, Ii hereby ordered
by due and proper publication.
EUGENE NJ WHITAKER.
Register.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-02-08
,F OF REDEMPTION
SCHOOL BONDS
NOTICE

office of Treasurer Of School District
No IL. Prowers County. Colorado.
January II. 1911.
aeem al the office OF the County Treas
urer Of Prowers County. Colorado. on
February IL, 1911, School Bond no. :,
District IA, Dated July l. Asoi' amount
$500.
Interest on above Bond will cease AZ
ter February IL, 1911. ,cu
Tr>aa School DA11 Ne. IA
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-02-08
NOTICE -.n ros-..~,,o~.


Dopartmsnt % the lhtsllOf
U. s. Lauu OlIics At Lamar. Coiorado.
Nolice Is hereby given that Emmit
4. r,all. OIL Lamar. IoiotAao. VINO on
lJvcemoer d. 1.-Two. nade Avlivs.eau Az
u,lca,lun No. SsIv, SeiIai No. vioAs. ior
ms -, SN - sec. anu n ~ -
SECTION IL, township - south. isanse
40 Nest, 9TH Principal Aeiiuian, Mas
Ivs wear Proof, 10 establish cain ~
the laud above uescriDeu, before the
IsesisIer anu Iseceiser. ~ Lamar. Cos
orauo, on the l+th day Oh Maieh. 1911
Roblnsop. l.. A. Dewitt. Charles Max
well. A. {. Mitchell, all OF Lamar. Col
EUGENE n. WHITAKER,
haxlster
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-02-08

Interest will cease on above named
warrants after February Is, 1911.
J. o. STREAM.
County Treasure,
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-02-08

interest WI csAss w above NAM
ID sSuooi orosTs ana bond ellsi
February Is. 1911.
J. O. Stream.
OoNnty AEsnsilfsr.
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-13
TWO PITCHING STARS MEET
Christy Mathewson and Walter John
son Greet Each Other for First
Time at Atlanta.

Christy Mathewson and Walter
Johnson, the pitching kings, met for
the first time in Atlanta, and had a
long talk. Each is great admirer of
the other
Johnson asked Matty how he throws
his fadeaway ball, and the giant star
took particular pains to show just how
he handles his best fooler. Johnson
said he believed he would try it.
go ahead, and good luck to you,"
said Matty. IF the fadeaway does you
as much coed as it has done me you
will win lot more games with all
your speed and control"
Matty learned lesson from the
American league king. Johnson has a
way of his own of swapping the ball
when he uses his fast one. He showed
Matty how he does it.
There has been lot of talk about
a pitching duel between the two kings.
They had a good laugh when it was
mentioned.
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-13
Copyright 1909, by the Bobbs- Merrill Co.
10
SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy as he is called
by his friends. Jimmy was rotund and
looked shorter than he really was. His
ambition in life was to be taken seriously,
but people steadily refused to do so, his
art is considered a huge joke, except to
himself, If he asked people to dinner ev-
Bella Knowles they live together a year
and are divorced. Jimmy's friends ar
range to celebrate the first anniversary
of his divorce The party is in full swing
when Jimmy receives telegram from his
Aunt Selma who will arrive in four hours
to visit him and his wife. He neglects to
into his confidence. He suggests that Kit
play the hostess for one night, be Mrs.
Wilson pro tenn. Aunt Selma arrives and
the the. deception zee works out as planned
Jimmy's divorced wife, enters the house
and asks Kit who is being taken away in
the ambulance? Belle insists it iss Jim.
Kit tells her. Jim is well and is in the
house. HARRISON steps out on the porch
and discovers man tacking a card on
the door. He demands an explanation.
bison sees the word Smallpox" printed
on It, He tells him the guests cannot
leave the house until the quarantine Is
lifted. After the lifting Of the quarantine
undelivered. one is addressed to Henry
Llewellyn, Iquiaue, Chile which was
nutey of ther aTo Of mis- his
infatuation for Mrs. Wilson. Aunt Selma
Is taken Ill with la grippe. Betty acts as
nurse. HARRISON finds Kit sulking on the
roof. She tells him that Jim has been
treating her outrageously. Kit starts
downstairs. when suddenly she is grasped
In the arms Of a man who kisses her sew
eral times. She believes that HARRISON
did 1T and is humiliated Aunt Selma tells
Jimmy that her cameo breastpin and
other articles Of jewelry have been stolen
tells Aunt Selma all about the strange
happenings, but she persists in suspecting
betty of the theft Of her valuables
Kit as to her conduct towards him, she
tells him of the incident on the roof, he
does not deny nor confirm her accusation
from the house. They set fire to the re-
ception room and attempt to leave the
mouse from the rear The guards dis
escaping.
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-13

and Flannigan muttered mutiny. But
1t was easier to obey Aunt Selma
than to clash with her, and anyhow
wanted to see the barrel in use.
L never saw any one train before
1t Is not a joyful spectacle. First,
Flannigan made Jim run, around and
around the roof. He said it stirred up
his food and brought it in contact
with his liver, to be digested.
Flanagan, from meekness and sub
mission, of a sort, became an autocrat
on the roof
"Once more" he would say. "Pick
up your feet, sir! Pick up your feet!"
And Jim would stagger doggedly
past me, where l sat on the parapet,
his poor cheeks shaking and the tail
Of his bath robe wrapping itself
around his legs. Yes. he ran in the
bath robe in Difference to me. 1t seems
there isn't much to a running suit.
Head up" Flanagan would say.
Lift your knees, sir. Didn't you ever
see a horse with string halt?"
He let him stop finally, and gave
him moment to get his breath. Then
he set him to turning somersaults.
They spread the cushions from the
couch in the tent on the roof, and
Jim would poke his head down and
say a prayer, and then curve over as
gracefully as a sausage and come up
gasping, as II he had been pushed off
q boat
Five pounds a day; not less, sir"
Flanagan said, encouragingly. You'll
drop it in chunks"
Jim looked at the tin as If he ex-
pected to see the chunks lying at his
feet.
"Yes," he said, wiping the back of
his neck eff we're in here 80 days
that will be $50 pounds. Don't forget
to stop in time, Flanagan. don't
want to melt away like candle"
He was cheered, however, by the
promise of reduction.
What do you think of that, Kit?"
he called to me- Your uncle is going
to look as angular as a problem in
geometry. Tll-Tll be the original re-
ductio ad absurdum. Do you want me
to stand on my head, Flanagan?
Wouldn't that reduce something?"
"Your brains, sir" Flanagan retort-
ed, gravely, and presented a pair of
boxing gloves. Jim visibly quailed,
but he put them on.
DO you know, F1annigan," he re-
marked, as he fastened them, I'm
thinking of wearing these all the time
They hide my character"
Flanagan looked puzzled, but he
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-13
CHAPTER XIV. (continued.)

Every one went up on the roof and
left him to his mystery Anne drank
her tea in preoccupied silence. with
nalf-closed eyes, an attitude that bod
ed i'll to somebody The rest were fe-
ver1shly gay, and Aunt Selma, with a
pair of arctics on her feet and hot
water bottle at her back, sat in the
middle of the tent and told me fa-
mll1ar anecdotes of Jimmys early
youth chad he known he would have
slain herr Betty and Mr.. HARRISON
had found "a medicine ball, and were
running around like pair of children.
1t was quite certain that neither his
escape from death nor my accusation
weighed heavily on him.
While Aunt Selma was busy with
the time Jim had swallowed an open
safety pin, and just as the pin had
been coughed up. or taken out of his
nose-I forget which-Jim himself ap-
peared and sulkily demanded the pri-
vacy of the roof for his training hour.
Yes, he was training. Flanagan
claimed to know the system that had
reduced the president to what he is,
and he and Jim had a seance every
day which left Jim feeling himself for
bruises all evening. He claimed to be
losing flesh; he said he could actually
feel it going, and he and Flanagan
had spent an entire afternoon in the
cellar three days before with potato
barrel. cane-seated chair and lamp.
The whole thing had been shrouded
in mystery. They sandpapered the in
side Of the barrel and took out all the
nails, and when they had finished they
carried it to the roof and put it in a
corner behind the tent Everybody
was curious, but Flanagan refused
said it was part of his system. Dal
said that if he had anything like that
in his system he certainly would be
glad to get rid of It,
At a quarter to six Jim appeared,
still sullen from the events of the
afternoon and wearing a dressing
gown and pair of slippers, Flanagan
following him with sponge, a bucket
of water and an armful of bath towels.
Everybody protested at having to
move, but he was firm, and they all
filed down the stairs. 1 was the last,
with Aunt Selma just ahead of me.
At the top of the stairs she turned
around suddenly to me-
THAT policeman looks cruel" she
said. Whats more, he's been in a
bad humor all day. More than likely
he'll put James fiat on the roof and
tramp on him, under pretense of train
ing him. All policemen are inhu-
man"
"He only rolls him over barrel or
something like that" l protested.
James had lump like an egg over
his ear last night" Aunt Selma in
sisted, glaring at F1annigans uncon-
scious back. 81 don't think it's safe
to leave him. 1t is my time to relax
for 80 minutes, or would watch him.
You will have to stay" she said, fixing
me with her imperious eyes
So / stayed. Jim didn't want me,
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-13

did not ask an explanation He de-
manded that Jim shed the bath robe
which he finally did, on my promise
to watch the sunset. Then for fully
minute there was no sound save OF
feet running rapidly around the roof
thud was accompanied by a grunt or
two from Jim. Flanagan was grimly
silent. Once there was a smart rap
an oath from the policeman, and a
mirthless chuckle from Jim. The
chuckle ended in crash, however,
and I turned. Jim was lying on his
back on the roof, and Flanagan was
| wiping his ear with a towel. Jim sat
up and ran his hand down his ribs
They're all here" he observed
after minute. II thought I missed
one"
The only way to take a mans
weight down." Flanagan said dryly
Jim got up diZzily.
Down on the roof, l suppose you
mean." he said.
The next proceedings were mysteri-
Gus. Flanagan rolled the barrel into
the tent, and carried a small glass
lamp. With the material at hand he
seemed to be effecting a combination
no new one, to judge by his facility
Then he called Jim.
At the door of the tent Jim turned
to me, his bath-robe toga fashion
around his shoulders.
"This is very essential part of the
| treatment" he said, solemnly. "The
exercise, according to Flannigan
loosens up the adipose tissue The
| next step is to boil it out l hope
unless your instructions compel you,
that you will at least have the de
cency to stay out of the tent"
II am going at once" I said, out
ragged. I'm not here because I'm mad
about it, and you know it. And don't
pose with that bath robe. If you think
you're a character out of Roman his
| tory, look at your legs"
II didn't mean to offend you," he
said sulkily. only I'm tired Of having
you choked down my throat every
time l open my mouth, Kit. And don't
go just yet. Flanagan is going for
my clothes as soon as he lights the
the lamp, and-somebody ought to
watch the stairs"
That was all there was to it. I said
would guard the steps, and Flanni-
gan, having ignited the combination,
whatever it was, went downstairs
How was I to know that Bella would
come up when she did? Was it my
fault that the lamp got too high, and
that Flanagan couldn't hear Jim call
ing? or that just as Bella reached the
| top of the steps Jim should come to
the door of the tent wearing the bar
The Winslow mail., 1911-05-13

First home run of the year fol
Schultz.
A "ragtime drop" has been discov-
cred. By the Giants, as usual
New York fans are putting in a
claim for two pennants this year.
Japanese baseball players are more
successful on American soil than in
their own country.
Vaughn of New York has fully re.
tanned everything that made him a
| phenom last season
The cheapest way of getting free
advertising seems to be to make pres
ents to baseball players.
Germany Schaefer is going to open
real estate Office in Chicago when he
gets through as ball player.
In order not to violate all precedent
we should say something concerning
the mortality among grandmothers.
Baseball players must like the feel
ing of being bought and sold before
they have time to see their new own
ers.
Rube Marquard seems to be doing
his best to make good in his last
chance and to prove he is not a
lemon"
doc" Gessler, the Washington out
fielder, is showing better this spring
than he has at any time since he
joined that team
Johnson, who is shortstopping for
the Highlanders, seems to be a useful
person. He fields everything nicely
and can hit once in a while.
Heine Zimmerman S not worrying
much about a few poor plays at the
beginning of the season. He is get
ting them out of his system.
A report filed by the administrator
of the late Dan McGann, who commit
ted suicide, shows that the dead ball
player left an estate valued at $35, 900.
Kid Elberfeld and Hal Chase, who
were enemies when they were to-
gether on the Highlanders, have now
made up and are boosting for each
other.
With a woman in charge of the st.
Louis ball club the standard, ugly
colors of uniforms may give way.
Roger Bresnahan would look particu
Iarly well in cerise.
Those who fancy the ball players
oppressed by the magnates do not con-
slider that without iron-bound rules
there would be no profitable profes
sionalism in baseball
Right Fielder Murray of the ST.
Louis Browns was famous in Minnc,
sofa last year as the champion home
run getter of the st. Paul club in the
American association.
Ira Plank of the Springfield, Mass,
club, brother of Eddie Plank of the
Athletics, has not seen his brother
pitch a game In six years. The young
sr Plank is also a pitcher.