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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-30
COLUMBUS DAY OBSERVANCE
All Catholic Societies In Burlington
and Wlnooskl TO Participate.

Burlington, Sept 2S.-Nearly every
Catholic society in Burlington and
wlnooslh will participate In the OBJ
servance OF Columbus Day, end II Is
expected now the children OF the par
ochial and public schools will appear
IN the street parade.
There will also be appropriate exer.
cises during the day. IL Is not antloi-
pated. however, that business gener-
ally will be suspended.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-30
PowNAL

The corner stone service OF the
Baptist church will be held Sunday al.
ternoon at 2 p. m. II raining. the ser.
vice will be held Sunday, Oct. 10th.
All welcome.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-30
BUYS RAILROADS FOR $40
Oklahoma Man Has Gathered Up
Three for Less Than 5000

Layton, Okla, Sept. .2s.-Charles
Orth, of Walter, Okla, has bought at
public auction for $40 the Kansas.
Lawton & Gulf railroad. capitalized
at $4,000. The road was chartered to
build from Coffeyville. Kans.. to the
Red river.
Orth also is the owner OF the Goto-
DO & Southwestern railroad, capitalized
at 100000 and the Lawton's Wich-
tia Falls line, capitalized at $1,000. 900.
The three cost him less than 5000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-30
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.
For eastern New York and Western
Vermont fair tonight Sunday In
creasing cloudiness and warmer, pro
badly followed by showers.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
GOTCH BEATS HACK,
First Fall In IA Min, 18 is Sec.
and::Second In 5Min. 321-5 Sec.

Russian Lion Was Unframed and Hog
Fat and Was a Beaten Man When
He Entered the Ring - First Fail
Gained on Reverse Body Hold and
Wrist Lock-lowa Farmer Secured
Second Fall by His Fatal Toe Hold,
Chicago, Sept. 5. - Outgamed, out.
strengthened and outfought, George
Hackenschmidt, the Russian lion, yes
terday afternoon laid down his hope
Of the worlds wrestling championship
to Frank Gotch, worlds champion.
The first fall came in IA minutes 1S 1-5
seconds on a reverse body hold and
wrist lock. The second fall came in
minutes 32 is seconds, Gotch using
his fatal toe hold that won him the
championship three years ago.
Hackenschmidt, unframed, was hog
fat. He had no chance whatever. He
was a beaten man when he entered
the ring.
Gotch Trained to the Minute.
Gotch, trained to the minute, beat
Hack at every stage of the game. The
masterful strength which Hack was
supposed to possess did not show to
advantage when Gotch clasped the
lion. The Iowa farmer was simply too
good for the Russian. He pitted phys.
ical strength against man who had
practically no strength. The result
was inevitable.
The second and final fall came So
quickly that the great crowd failed to
appreciate the fact that the match
was ended. The wrestlers had spar
red for an opening. Like a fash
Gotch caught the Russian around his
legs, spun him around and dropped
him on his stomach. Gotch's head was
at the lions feet and his legs were
wrapped about Hacks body.
He worried the Russian for a few
moments about the legs and then.
in a twiDklng, threw both hands
round Hacks left foot. There was
quick sharp twist. A look of in
tense pain passed over Hacks face.
Iowa Farmer Too Strong.
He sought to break; he sought to
tear his panied leg from Gotch's grip,
but the Iowa farmer was too strong.
He twisted again and Hack gave up.
Hack broke the hold before the Iowan
could apply leverage. Hack broke
a crotch hold and came to his feet.
Gotch said after the bout: Honest.
l did not think it would be so easy. I
expected to win, but not with the ease
with which the feat actually was ac-
complished. / had not been in the
ring three minutes when knew that
Hack was even less to be feared than
he was three years ago.
81 have nothing to say" the defeat
ed Russian grunted.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
NEGOTIATIONS RESUMED
Germany Has Received Revised An
swer of France to Her Proposals
In Moroccan Affair.

Berlin, Sept. 5. The negotiations
over Moroccan affairs which have been
suspended for some days were re
sumed when the French ambassador
M. Cambon, handed to the German for.
eign minister, Herr Won Kiderlin
Waechter, the written statement out
lining the revised answer of France
to the German proposals.
The foreign minister in accepting
them said that he would submit the
matter at once to the imperial chan
cellor and that the answer of Germany
would be given within as brief a time
as possible under the circumstances.
Later DIR. Won Bethmann fTollweg,
the chancellor, left Berlin for the pur.
pose of joining the kaiser at Kiel. 1t
is presumed that the documents will
be back in town tomorrowbut there
will be no developments in the mean
time so far as known.
In the interim there is distinct feel
ing of uneasiness and prices on the
bourse declined sharply. although moth
ing Is actually known as to the
character Of the French reply The
uneasiness is of a general nature.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
Tho Measure.

The ancient judge sat before the
scales of worth.
Bring forth the royal treasurer he
cried, and the hurrying slaves poured
into the huge pan sacks OF golden
metal, caskets Of sparkling gems until
it seemed us If all of the wealth Of
earth were there Yet the balance
never stirred
'Let the learning of the ages be add
ed came the order, and tons upon
tons of the wisdom Of sages, philosO-
piers, scientists and poets was heaped
upon the pile. And still the great arm
of the scales remained high in air.
add now the men of power and
high position" said the judge, "and
the scale will fall" But all In vain.
But what is on the other side that
outweighs all theseT" asked one.
at is character" said the judge
Portal
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
YOUNG LAD POISONED
Dies In Agony After Drinking
Oil of Wintergreen.

Boy Found the Bottle OF OIL on the
Shelf and After He Had Tasted Of
II Drank All There Was In the Bot
tie - Doctor Was Summoned, but
His Efforts Proved UnavaiIlng and
the Little Fellow Died-Other News
Items.
George Barnard, the three-year-old
son Of T. +. Barnard, who resides in
Mt Morris, n. Y, died Saturday morn
ing from the effects of drinking a
quantity of oil of wintergreen.
The little boy was playing in the
house with his brother and sister Fri
day evening while his mother was
busy in another part of the home. He
found bottle OF oil on a shelf and
after he had tasted Of it drank all
there was in the bottle.
He was Immediately taken with
cramps In the stomach and DR.. q. C.
Fisk was hurriedly called. Everything
possible was done for the youngster
but he had drunk so much of the oil
that medical aid was of no avail. He
died after suffering great pain during
the night.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
Making a Gunstoek.

A party of men were out hunting,
and an old woodsman who was with
them broke his gunstock In some way
or other. 1t was just about nightfall
when the accident occurred, and inas-
much as he was very anxious to do
some shooting early the next morning
he decided to fix up his shooting iron.
Finding a walnut fence rail, he set to
work. His only tools were an ak and
q big pocket knife. All night long he
labored vigorously at his task, and by
morning the gunstock was finished and
back in place and worked like a
charm
"How did you do IT." asked one Of
the number, greatly surprised.
Every easy" was this old hunters
reply. "No trouble at all. Just get a
piece of wood about the size and kind
that you want and then whittle away
all that you want whitfield away.
When you have all the wood cut of
that you don't want You have gun
stock. kansas City Journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
BARLEY AND FLAX

Canadians Plant Enormous Acreage
In Anticipation of Reciprocity
Agreement Becoming Law.
The Dominion immigration depart.
inent has just issued an official state
ment based upon the reports of its
agents in the prairie provinces, show
ing that the farmers of those prov
lnccs, in anticipation Of the reciproci-
ty agreement becoming law, planted an
enormous crop of barley and fax this
year and will be prepared to export
great quantities of flaxseed and bar
ley to the United States this fall, II
the government is returned to power
and reciprocity goes through parlla-
ment. The barley acreage in Sas-
katchewan and Manitoba is 100000
acres, or an estimate Of 36,000,OQQ
bushels, while the fax acreage in Sas-
katchewan is 100000 acres, with an
estimated yield Of 100000 bushels.
The. exportable surplus of flaxseed
will be seven and a half million
bushels.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
TAFT A BUSY MAN
Put In Seven Hours Of Play on First
Clear Day at Beverly

Beverly. Sept. 5-President Taft
crammed In seven hours of play yes
terday, the first clear day of his stay
at Beverly. fter he set out for My
opia club house in the morning he did
not return until late in the afternoon.
All morning he stuck to golf and
lunched at the club house as the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Buckner Wallingford
friends from Cincinnati. In the after
noon he attended the Myopia horse
show.
When Mr. Taft arrived at Paramet.
Ia he went at once to his study to
work upon the address for the West
ern trip. He did not leave off work
until dinner time.
He played seven hours yesterday
and that is undoubtedly the record for
his vacation this year. Sunday he got
up aboard the Mayfiower at o'clock
to review a case.
II was learned that the case was
that OF Lieutenant Robert G. Ruther.
ford. u. s. A., who had been sent
enced by court martial to dismissal
for alleged Irregularities in the mess
fund which was intrusted to MIN.
The president, after spending sew
eral hours in reviewing this testi-
mony, reversed the sentence of dis.
missal and order that Lieutenant
Rutherford be reduced so numbers in
rank,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
CHINA DEVASTATED
BY SUMMER FLOODS
Half a Million People Homeless,
Bodies Lie UnbuTied.

Peking, Sept 5. - Summer floods
along the Yangtsekiang and its tribu-
taries, and also other great rivers,
are repeating in various provinces
the conditions in Anhwei and Kiangsu,
which have not yet been relieved. In
the province of Anhwei early in Aug
ust hundreds of thousands of acres
Of rice were destroyed by the floods
and half million persons were rem.
dered homeless.
Many thousands of square miles are
now submerged and the bodies of hun
dreds of persons lie unburied.
The Chinese government as well as
special committees, is subscribing
relief funds, which is new departure
for the administration and shows the
advancement toward modern ways, but
the project for attacking the root Of
the evil, control of the watersways
and the reclaiming of lands, has only
up to the present been suggested and
mildly discussed.
Hence a repetition of these horrors
may be expected each year, according
to c. d. Jameson, the American ep-
gineer, sent by the Red Cross to Chi
ma to study the situation.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
LIGHTING COMPANY SOLD
Madison County Gas and Electric
Company Bought In Bankruptcy
Proceedings.

The Madison County Gas and Elec-
trio company was sold in bankruptcy
proceedings last week az the court.
house in Swampsville, N. Y, for $125,.
BOO to Charles Fl. Tyler of Boston,
representing the Boston bond holders
committee of the Hudson River Water
Power company, Of which the Madison
County company was a subsidiary con-
cern.
The sale was conducted by Senator
Harvey d. Hinman of Binghamton as
special master, having been appointed
by Judge Ray.
The property consists of gas and
electric lighting systems in Oneida and
the electric system in Canastota The
sale closes the affairs of the Hudson
River Water Power company.
The other properties in Saratoga
and adjoining counties were sold ear
lier in the week at Ballston Springs
for s7,5OO,0OO and bid in for the same
committee
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
A Good Sleeper,

Talleyrand used TO tell an extraordi-
nary story of the lmpasslveness Of
Louis XVIII. When he was minister
Of foreign affairs a courier came to
him one evening bearing unpleasant
news, and he therefore postponed the
communication of 1t to the king till
next morning, when he explained that
he was afraid the tidings might have
disturbed his majesty's sleep. The
king replied: Nothing disturbs my
sleep, as you may see from this in
stance. The most dreadful blow Of
my life was my brothers death. The
courier who brought this dreadful
news arrived at o'clock In the even
Ing. For many hours was quite
overcome, but at midnight l went to
bed and slept my usual eight hours"
The story is told by the Duchesse de
Dino, Talleyrands niece, In her men,
oirs
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
Tho EiIial Chinaman.

Many examples Of Chinese filial piety
strike the occidental reader as ridlcu-
lous. There is the famous story OF
Lao Laitsu, which Mr.. Il. Il. Johnston
repeats in his Lion and Dragon In
Northern China" Laos parents lived
to such extreme old age that he was
himself tOothless old man while
they were both still alive. "Conceiy-
ing 1t his duty to divert their atten-
ton from their weight Of years and
approaching end, he dressed himself
up in the clothes of child and played
about in his parents presence with
the object Of making them think they
were still young married couple con-
templating the innocent gambols Of
their infant son."
A similar case is that of Wang P'Ou,
whose mother had an unconquerable
dread of thunder and lightning. When
she died she was buried in a mountain
forest, and thereafter when violent
thunderstorm occurred, Wang P'ou,
needless Of the wind and rain, would
hurry to her grave and throw himself
to his knees. II am here to protect
you, dear mother" he would say.
'Do not be afraid
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
Saturday.

Suit was filed by the federal gov.
ernment in Detroit against Michigan
members of the alleged lumber trust
France named her terms to Ger
many by offering specific portions of
the French Congo in exchange for alb
solute recognition of her rights in
Morocco.
The Republicans of Alabama, in
state convention at Birmingham, IN
dorsed the administration of President
Taft and instructed its delegates to
support him in the next national con-
vention.
Reports came from Paris and other
cities in France of serious discomfort
among the people bv reason of the
high cost of food; paraders marched
through the streets and, in some in.
stances, rloting resulted.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
AGED FARMER DROPS DEAD
Thought His Wife Had Been Struck
by a PASSENGER Train.

Oscar Fox, an aged farmer, living
in Danube, near Little Falls, N. Y,
dropped dead as the result Of fright
at moment when he thought his
wife had been struck by West Shore
train.
Fox, with his wife was attempting
to drive their cows from the railroad
tracks, where they had wandered from
the pasture. He was on one side OF
the tracks and his wife on the other.
They heard the oncoming train and
their efforts to get the animals out Of
danger were rewarded as the train ap-
preached, But in the excitement the
aged woman fell.
II seemed to her husband on the
opposite side she had fallen in front
of the train. In his frantic efforts to
reach her he was stricken with heart
failure and toppled over dead.
His wife was unharme1.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
Friday.

Military activities near the Frepch
and German boundaries cause an i'm
mense sensation in Belgium.
A Mt. Vernon IN. " youth risked
his life off the Maine coast In vain
effort to save a girl when their canoe
capsiZed.
Lehigh Valley railroad attorneys
said in Manchester, N. Y, the train
wreck there would probably cost the
road $750,00O in damages.
Sir Thomas Whitney, premier of On
tario, expressed the belief that the
American sponsors of reciprocity ar
ticipated ultimate annexation.
Francisco |. Madero, Jr., was nomi'
mated for the presidency by the Con
stitutional Progressives of Mexico at
the party convention, held IN the cap
ital.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
Thursday.

The first anniversary of the annexa.
ton of Corea TO Japan was celebrat.
ed at Seoul with public rejoicings.
A secret offensive and defensive al.
lance was reported to have been
signed between Chilli and Colombia.
Mayor Gaynor's excise policy.
praised by the mayor of Binghamton,
reused the cheers of the state liquor
dealers convention in that city.
1t was reported in Berlin that four
American cruisers, the Saratoga, the
Olympia, the Brooklyn and the Raj.
eigh, were about to be sold to the
Turkish government.
At least seven deaths and $1,000
600 damage to property were reported
in Charleston, S. c.; the Clyde liner
Apache arrived there from New York
after perilous voyage.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
Tuesday.

Six miners were killed in a cage
accident in the Black Rock mine, near
Butte, Mont
The complete roster of the new
Chagas administration in Lisbon was
published.
Governor Deneen Of Illinois suf
fered a broken leg In Springfield when
he jumped from his automobile.
Maron, the French aviator, was kill
cd near Chartres by fall of 600 feet
caused by the sudden failure of his
motor.
1t was announced in Washington
that the sister dreadnoughts, Florida
and Utah the largest battleships in
the navy, would be in fighting trim Ivy
Nov 10.
The agitation in France for lower
food prices showed signs of subsid-
ing; government measures were strin.
gent and negotiations between agl.
tators and storekeepers were frequent.
ly successful
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
Monday.

James r. Keene, who is i'll in Lon
don, suffered a relapse.
Nine balloons were entered for the
international race at Kansas City on
Oct. 5.
Seven men were drowned in a col.
lision between freight steamer and
a launch at Toledo.
Lew Simmons, an old-time minstrel
was struck by trolley car and killed
at Reading, Pa.
Harry ~ Atwood, in Boston, an.
nounced his entry in the San Fran.
cisco-New York fight.
Joseph S. Cummings fell 300 feet in
a monoplane into Dorchester bay, but
escaped with bruises.
Ioao Chagas formed a cabinet for
Portugal to succeed the provisional
ministry, which resigned on Aug. rs,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
"plnsn Reap a Harvest at HorneII.

With the $4,000 visitors in Hornell
attending the fair, thieves reaped a
harvest. Among the losses reported
were: Il. d. Maton of Fresno, Cal, 500,
which was taken from his pocket as
he was alightiug from a Buffalo train
at the Erie depot While mingling
with the hig crowd at the fair grounds
William Robbins of Greenwood, was
touched for $43. Elmer Ferry Of AL.
mond, mourns the loss of $110; Will
lam Doherty was robbed of SEQ, and
a dozen others have reported losses
ranging from $5 to 500.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
Arrested For Toting Gun.

The first arrest under the new law,
regulating the carrying Of weapons,
was made at Hornell, N. Y, Sunday
when the police picked up Edwin Han
scom, Is years old who ran away
from his home in Elmira. Patrolman
Bailey saw the boy lounging about
the streets with his hip pocket bulg-
ing out in a suspicious manner, He
searched the boy and found 92-call-
Der revolver. The boy was locked up.
He declines to state where he got
the gun and what he intended to do
with It.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06

Three Of the stained glass windows
In the hall of the Butcher Guild, Lon
don. contain the portraits OF Cardinal
Wolsey, William Shakespeare and
Daniel Defoe in recognition Of their
connection with the meat trade.
The cardinal was the son OF a re
spectacle" butcher at Ipswich, in Suf-
folk, and "the immortal bard" assisted
while yOungster n butcher in his ma
tive town of Standardization.
Defoe, nowadays known as the au-
thor of "Robinson Crusoe," but In his
day an adventurer and secret agent Of
his government, was the son Of
butcher In Fore street and member
Of the guid.-National Provisloner.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
Aviator Dashed to Death.

John j. Frisbie, wellknown as a
parachute jumper and as an avi-
ator, was killed at Norton, Kan,
when his aeroplane dashed 100 feet
to earth at the fair grounds. Frisbie
is the 18th aviator to lose his life
since flying in heavierthan-air ma.
chimes began. OF this number 10 have
been killed in the United States.
The Kissing and jeering of an impa-
tient crowd of spectators, it may be
said, drove Frisbie to his death.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
CllOIl vi tllc way W DelIOlI.
Assails Sleeping Victims.
DREADNOUGHTS READY SOON
Florida and Utah, Most Powerful
American Ships, Almost Finished.

Washington, Sept. 5.-The sister
dreadnoughts Florida and Utah, the
mightiest warships in the American
navy, will be in fighting trim ty Nov.
Is, according to the calculations Of
the naval experts.
Within week the Utah, just placed
in commission, will enter the docks Of
the New York navy yard to receive the
finishing touches. This work involves
the installation Of coming towers and
the sights for the guns. AS much Sc
crecy surrounds these devices, they
are invariably constructed at a gov.
ernment yard instead of in the plant
of private builder.
The Florida will be placed in COM
mission about Sept. 10 and will be
ready for active service simultane.
ously with the Utah.
These two floating fortresses will
be attached to the first division Of
the Atlantic feet, the Florida becom.
ing the regular flagship of the di-
vision.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
Have Developed SMALLPOX.

Three cases Of smallpox have devel-
oped in the town Of Rexvile and 1t
was learned that thousands of people
who visited the Hornell fair were ex-
posed during the week. Following
their return from the fair two mem.
bers of the Smith family and one Of
the Slocum family of Rexville were
taken seriously i'll. DR.. Bennett, the
health officer, finds they are suffering
from smallpox.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
Shot at Woman storekeeper.

Because Mrs. Blois, whose husband
conducts store in Wellsboro, Pa,
would not open it up Saturday night to
sell a man named Stryker from March
Creek a sack of peanuts, he drew re
volver and fired at her, narrowly miss
ing his mark. He is under arrest,
charged with attempt to kill. He had
been drinking at the time.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
DR.. HILL LEAVES BERLIN
Former American Ambassador Goes to
Switzerland With His Family.

Berlin, Sept 5.-Dr. David jayne
Hill, the former American ambassador
to Germany, started for Switzerland
with his family yesterday afternoon.
Before leaving he took luncheon with
Herr Won Kiderlin Waechter, the for
eign secretary. All the members OF
the American embassy were present.
Many friends gathered at the rail
road station to say goodbye to DR.. Hill
and hlsS wife. The kaiser was repre-
sented by his master of ceremonies
and Won Kiderlin Waechter and the
undersecretaries represented the for.
eign office. Many bouquets were pre-.
sented to Mrs. Hill.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-06
Two Girls Drowned.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa, Sept. 5.--While
stepping from crowded rowboat into
a canoe in the middle of the Susque.
hanna river at Falls, summer re.
sort, Miss Anna Llewellyn, aged 49,,
and Miss Ethel Evans, aged IS, Of
West Pittston, were drowned.