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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-04
A More Efficient system

Some day, when our state high
way department gets fully organized
and equipped, the work of construct
ing and improving our permanent
roads according to the accepted stan
dard of well graded and well drain
ed bed, with good gravel covering,
will be carried on more systematicaI-
ly than at present Instead of a few
slow two-horse teams drawing one or
two cubic yards of gravel often long
distances, throwing it down in the
road or over the improved roadbed.
where man with a hoe" smoothes
1t out and sits down to await the
next load, the process of wearing the
road down hard being left TO time
and laundering trafiic-instead of
this we shall see well organized
gangs of practical and experienced
road builders, with a competent boss
at their head, doing the work largely
with machinery. Traction engines
Will draw the gravel and roadbed ma.
terial, 1t will be laid down quickly
and steam rollers will lamp it into
place Immediately. These gangs will
move over our main thoroughfares.
from town to town, under direct con.
troll of the state department, leaving
the local roads to the care of the
town authorities There will also
be an equipment for filling the ruts
and smoothing roads that only need
this to put them in excellent shape
again. All this is but a little WAYS
ahead, In the progression of the good
roads idea.-Randolph Herald and
News.
The writer of the foregoing is not
seeing visions or dreaming dreams
lie has called attention in a brief
paragraph to a fundamental weak.
ness in our present system of high
way construction and repair, a weak
ness that has become more and more
apparent to close observers of the
process of road construction now be-
ing carried on in Vermont.-Enos-
burg Standard.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-04
shOemaking, Monopoly" and Politics

shoemaking, Monopoly and Polite,
The largest exhibit and because o.
its completeness the most compreher
siye in the Industrial and Education
al exposition. which has just closed
in Boston, was that of the United
Shoe machinery company.
In its large floor space the corpor
alton showed its machines in prac
teal operation and the visitors were
given an opportunity to follow the
making of pair OF shoes from the
cutting OF the leather to the very
packing OF the shoe for shipment. IL
was an object lesson which thous.
ands upon thousands of people en-.
joyed
This company controls certain Pat.
ents and rents its machines on n
royalty basis under most favorable
conditions, thus affording an oppor.
tunity for small concerns to carry
on the business of shoe manufactur.
ing with a moderate capital such as
would be impossible if II was neces.
sary to purchase the machinery out.
right The manufacturers may. how.
ever, purchase nearly all of the hun.
dreds OF machines outright il thew
prefer to do so.
Here is case where the consoli.
dation OF interests has, under most
liberal and progressive management.
proved distinct and lasting benefit
to the people
AT the present time this great com.
pany is suffering some ANNOYANCE
and probably Inconvenience because
an attempt is being made TO prose.
cute II on technical charge of no.
ing monopoly. Apparently this
case Is being worked in the interests
OF demagog who hopes to profit pol.
itically from the prosecution. II
certainly looks to the unparalleled
mind like a dirty piece of politics
The company believes in publicity
and its course in taking the public
so lully into It's confidence can hard.
~ fail TO fully vindicate It in the fin.
al show down.
me officers OF the company are
men of the highest standing in New
England and 1t is of local interest TO
note that the vice president Of the
corporation. George w. Brown. is a
son OF Vermont and native of
Mortified; and while the state NAV
nave sent out a few men like him. Il
never sent out better citizen and
one in whom Il is justified in taking
greater pride.-Northfold News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-04
WHAT is YOUR FAMILY WORTH
The Best Reading Along With other
Things.

If your family is worth the best
you can afford in house and food and
clothes, is it not worth the best read
ing as well? And the best reading
best for boys and girls, best for men
and women-is to be found in The
Youths Companion.
OF stories alone The Companion
will print nearly 300 in 1912. With
all the rest of the paper thrown in,
and coming the glorious long serial
stories, they cost the subscriber less
than cent apiece. Moreover, you
will look long before you will find
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stories of GOODNESS in the face of
peril strange adventures with crea-
lures of the forest and the sea, NOV
ing stories of life's obscure heroisms,
stories breezy with good.natured
humor. quaint and curious character
sketches.
Now is the time to subscribe, for
you will receive free from the time
your $l.75 is received all the issues
for the remaining weeks of 1911, con
tanning the opening chapters Of
Ralph d. Paine's great serial story
of the Boxer rebellion, THE Cross
and the Dragon" And there is the
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1912, ION the New England Coast"
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Only Size now for the SO weekly
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-04

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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-04
NEW SUBURBAN CARS
Delaware and Hudson Railroad to In
stall New One-car Trains

The Delaware and Hudson railroad
company Is constructing several cars
or an entirely new type being liter.
ally a complete train in one car. The
cars are an innovation which eventu.
ally Will result in important changes
in the operation OF local steam rail.
roads, and will be inaugurated early
next month. Some OF the cars will
likely be used on the Rutland and
Eagle Bridge branch OF the companys
line and others will be installed on
the Greenwich and Jacksonville rail
way, which the company controls
The cars are especially designed to
handle local passenger traffic exped.
itiously and economically. The cars
VIII eliminate all but two of the train
crews which now number FIVE and
upwards
The cars are built Of steel with
steel sides, and are sixty.eight feet
In length and have a width over all
OF ten feet and four inches They
weigh forty-seven and one-half tons
each. The interior finish is in ma.
hogany with the seats upholstered
The cars are divided into three com.
partments. The main. or rear will
seat eighty.hve people and the smok.
ing compartment just ahead will seal
sixteen The seats are unusually
wide and will seat three abreast ON
either side OF the aisle. The entran.
ces to the cars are on either side Al
about the center OF its length lead.
ing to the main compartment and the
smoking room. Forward OF the smo.
King compartment is a small baggage
room, with the usual doors. and In
the end OF this is the motive power
The cars are driven by a gasoline
engine OF 200 horsepower which
drives an electric generator at $40
revolutions per minute. The electric
ly is transmitted to two 1OO.horse
power electric motors. The gasoline
TANK holds $50 gallons and the car
VIII run 200 miles with each filling
me cars will develop a speed es.
ceedlng forty miles per hour.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-04

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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-04
To Cure a Cold In One "a.

>, Take LAXATIVE BRoMo ouinIne
!, tablets Druggists refund money N
s,o .a,,s 10 cure. Il. w. GROVES
s , Is on each box. Csc.
uoes not produce the results WE An,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-04
MUST GO TO ROME
Newly Appointed Cardinals to Re-
ceve Red Hat in Eternal City

Rome, Nov 4.-Pope Plus has de-
cided that all those to be created car
dinals at the consistory on November
29 must come to Rome TO receive
their red hats except the Spanish and
Austrian candidates. who by the
terms of the concordat with their
countries must receive the red bir-
eta through their sovereigns
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-21

Literary Caller-Say what you will
apout Ibsen, one has to admit his
perinacity.
Hostess (slightly deaf)-Yes; I've
heard that his plays are somewhat so.
Chicago Tribune.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-21
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
ITEMS FROM pFUNIAk
Special to The Journal.

t-.. Special to The Journal.
DeFuniak Springs, May 20.-Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde, of south Florida, are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Shine, on
Eleventh street.
Mrs. Ellesaw, of Gadsden. Ala, is
spending a few weeks with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ. Mcconnell.
She has her two bright little children,
Agnes and Tommie with her.
Mrs. Thrower Sheppard and happy
little family, of Pealie, Ala, are with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Shepherd.
Miss Blanch Carrot, of Alabama, is
visiting her friends, the Misses Nc
Connell.
The commencement exercises of the
High School have filled the week with
very interesting evenings. Special men
ton would be hard to decide as to
who did their part the best. The play
on Monday night was a cause of con-
slant mirth from start to finish, the
younger school children being the par
Elephants. They were well trained. and
the evening passed without hitch.
On Tuesday night "a College Town"
was presented in a faultless manner by
some of the higher classes. Miss Jim
ME Lou Burks was most bewitChing
college Widow" Rosby Brown was a
thorough sport, while Claud Meigs was
Typical Coon"
The defamation contest was held
on Wednesday night. The decision
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-21
LEGISLATIVE SIDELIGHTS
By ]. H. Reese.

he is an excellent judge Of horse
flesh, but he lives at Eustis. cobb is
also a lover of horses, and knows
more about the Bucephalus than any
other man in Ocala, not eXcusing that
experienced Know-it-All, the Hon.
Frank Harris, editor of the Ocala Ban
ner. Now, isn't it strange, that 1gnu
and Cobb with no other tie of affinity
to bind them should become instantly
the very best friends, and the most in
sporadic companions. Ask me? It's
horse.
A similar friendship exists between
Ned Wilson, senator from jackson,
and John Watson, representative from
Dade. Wherever you see Watson after
sessions, there also may Wilson be
found; and wherever Wilson is, 1t is
reasonable to seek for Watson. in
vestigated this affinity, and found,
much to the shock of my psychological
tntuitions, that they had been friends
for years, the date barking back to
boyhood days. Bless mel l learned
that Watson, who expects to be Flor
ida's next governor, came from Ala
bama (and the lady stenographer, who
is also from Alabama, remarks, as
this is being dictated. that nothing
better could be said about him), and
moreover that Wilson passed his early
boyhood in Alabama. The friendship
was. formed there, and it refreshed my
soul to find friendship that existed in
political circles outside of the bonds of
political traff1c
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-21

was a difficult one, but Miss Kate
Burks was finally agreed on as the
winner. Her selection, The Sign of
the Cross" was beautifully rendered.
The class songs were prettier than
ever and much credit is due Miss Girls
sic ellis for their training.
Thursday and Friday evenings were
no less delightful, being the fitting
close of one of the most successful
years of this worthy school
Miss Ouida Martin, of Mississippi,
who has been Palmer College student
this year and the guest of Rev. and
Mrs. D. P. Slaughter, expects to return
to her home next week.
Miss Bessie McAllister has closed
her school at Bombay and is now with
her sister, Mrs. Robt. Shine.
On Monday our community was cast
in gloom by the news of the passing
away of one of DeFuniak's most be-
loved ladies, Mrs. Lena Henry Cav
thon. wife of Mr.. Hope Cawthon. Mrs.
Cawthon died in Arcadia, Fla, at the
home of her sister Mrs. D. L. Nc
Swain, where she had gone only a few
weeks ago in the hope of a recovery
The interment was made in her home
town, the funeral being conducted from
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-21
cARYvILLE coLoRED PEOPLE
CELEBRATE EMANCIPATION DAY
snecIaI to The JournaI.

Caryville. May 20.-Today the col
ored people of Caryville celebrated
what they call emancipation day AZ
ter President Lincoln signed the proc
lamation making the slaves free on
January LIST, 1868, the news did not
reach the colored people here until
May 10th, 1862 so 1t is. since the close
of the civil war, the custom of max
ing May 20 each year the anniversary,
which has been kept up in this part of
West Florida.
Everything passed off quietly here,
with several large picnics and bali
games. With the exception of few
who were enlivened by the 20 be joy
full" there was good order everywhere.
Considering the large gatherings at
the several places there was really
nothing to mar the pleasure of the
participants, who seemed to enjoy the
occasion.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-21
AItonathsr Too Personal.

A colored citizen of a Georgia town
had provided on one occasion a rare
feast for number of his friends,
among whom was included the pastor
of the Mount Calvary church, says the
New York Press.
The piece de resistance of this ban
quet was a fine goose. "A fine bird,
Peter!" exclaimed the minister, casting
a sly glance at his host. LAS fine a
bird as ever see! Where did yo' git
it?"
The host suddenly took on an added
dignity. Excuse me, sah," said he,
but dat pears like a mighty pussonal
question, sab! When yo' breaches a
specially good sermon. sab, does ever
ask yo' where yo' gifts it? Anyway
sab. dat's a trivial matter, it seems to
me-"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-21
Boys Will be Bows

and are always getting scratches, cuts,
sprains, bruises, bumps, burns or
scalds. Don't neglect such things
they may result seriously If you do.
Apply Billiards. Snow Liniment ac-
cording to directions right away and
it will relieve the pain and heal the
trouble. Price Csc, soc and $780,
Sold by all druggists.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-21
FRENCH CRUISER LEAVES.
BY Associated Press,

Charleston, S. c., May 2o.-The
French cruiser distress, Captain
Prouhet, steamed out of the harbor
today en- voyage to Newport, r. l., 60
ing thence to New Foundland. The
warship arrived here on Tuesday and
its officers were much entertained,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-21
LEW ROSE, Mgr.

the Presbyterian church. Rev. Lynn
r. Walker spoke in beautiful tribute
of the life just closed to the awaken
ing of a greater peace.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-21
COMMISSION
MAKES AN EXPLANATION
BY Associated Press.

Washington, May 20.-In further ex-
PLANTATION of its action yesterday in
granting permission to railroads oper-
ating in Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and
Michigan to charge higher rates for
interstate passenger business than for
intrastate trafflce, the interstate COM
merce commission today made it clear
that it had not as yet passed upon the
reasonableness of the two cents a mile
rates imposed by several of the Cen
trail lines.
The railroads are given until May 1,
1912, to show that the two cents a
mile rate in inadequate.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-11-17

hams Vegetable Compound was rec
commended, and after taking three bot.
ties she has regained her health. thanks
to your medicine. can recommend it
for all female troubles" Mrs. L. A.
CoRKRAN, 1103 Rutland Street. Balti-
more, Md.
Hundreds Of such letters from moth.
ers expressing their gratitude for what
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has accomplished for them have
been received by the Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Company, Lynn. Mass.
Young Girls, Heed This Advice.
Girls who are troubled with painful
or irregular periods, backache, head
ache, dragging down sensations, faint.
ing spells or Indigestion, should take
immediate action and be restored to
health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound. Thousands have been
restored to health by its use.
Write to Mrs. Pinkham. Lynn,
Mass. for advice, free.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-11-17
Personal.

Democrats carried Kentucky ty
$4,000 majority.
La Toilette forces in Iowa propose
to organize soon.
Congress will resume business at
the old stand the first Monday in De.
cember.
Mrs. Leona M. Wells, assistant
clerk of the senate committee OF ap.
preparations, is the highest paid wo.
man employee of the United States.
Her salary is $4,000 per year.
An afidavit asking the recall OF
Mayor Henry F. Avery was fled with
the city clerk Of Colorado Springs.
New Mexico had over a thousand
candidates in the field at her first
election.
President Taft will tour Kentucky
and Tennessee, making a half dozen
speeches.
Gov. Aldrich Of Nebraska will be
one of the speakers at the Trans-Mis,
sissippi congress in Kansas City.
Chief Justice White Of the supreme
court Of the United States last week
celeb ated his sixty-sixth birthday an.
niversary.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-11-17
MRS. SELBY AND PRIZE BABY

II have always used Cuticura Soap
and no other for my baby and he has
never had a sore of any kind. He
does not even chafe as most babies
do. l feel sure that 1t Is all owing to
Cuticura Soap, for he is fine and
healthy, and when five months old,
won a prize in a baby contest. 1t
makes my heart ache to 60 into so
many homes and soc a sweet-faced
baby with the whole top Of its head
solid mass of scurf, caused by poor
soap. always recommend Cuticura,
and nine times out of ten the next
time I see the mother she says: oh!
am SO glad you told me Of Cuticura.' "
(Signed) Mrs. G. A. Selby, Redondo
Beach, California, Jan. Is, 1911.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are sold everywhere, a sample
of each, with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti-
cura." Dept. 20 L, Boston.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-11-17
FATE AND THE FLETcHERS
InterventIon That Made It Certa'"
Hour for Senator's Death nao
Not Struck.

Senator Duncan U. Fletcher OF Flor'
ida sought his berth one night on .
sleeping car on the way soutn run
Washington. Pulling back the cur
tains of a lower nine, he saw tna' n'0
bed was already occupied.
Hi. there!" called the SENATOR
shaking the stranger by the shoulder,
The sleeper awoke and protes'eu
angrily.
my names Fletcher" explained !.
the statesman. land this is my perm.
you've got nothing on me. an
swered the other. "My names fle'cn'
er, and this is my berth"
my full name is Duncan U. fle'cn-
err" the senator elaborated.
SOS NINE" agreed the intruder.
"Ah, see," said the senator, po-
litely. There must have been mis-
take in reserving the same berth 1or
two men of the same name. Ill ~
into the next sleeping car"
The stranger, by this time, was Iuiiy
awake, and proceeded to apologize
and to offer to give up the berth. Tnls
the senator would not do, but went
into the car ahead, and found a place
to sleep.
An hour later the train was wreck
ed. The car in which the stranger
occupied the lower nine fell through
a trestle, and that Fletcher was
killed. The senator's car was not
damaged at all.-Popular Magazine.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-11-17
SP|T0ME OF EVENTS
GENERAL NEWS AND NOTES
FRESH FROM THE WIRE.
THE STORY IN A NUTSHELL
Embracing . Condensation Of Events
In Which Readers Generally Are
More or Less Concerned.
Washington.

Misconstruction of the appeal made
by Turkey to the American govern
ment for Intervention of Tripoli result
ed in the issuing of statement by
Youssouf STA Pasha, the Turkish am
bassador, declaring that Turkey had
no wish that the United States should
act as a mediator to end the TurKo-
Italian war.
A timely report on education in
China has been made to the bureau OF
education by Harry Edwin King, vice
president of the Picking university. 1t
reviews exhaustively the modern
movement for western methods in
educational matters which owes its
existence largely to the awakening OF
the dowager empress after the boxer
rebellion.
The legal host gathered in Wash
ington to fight before the supreme
court of the United States for the con-
stitutionality of the initiative and re-
fsrendum wethcds Of Legislation IN
this eaHksry WaA AsENnssisd bF se11
sci representing the stats OF Wash
ington. They sent brief to the court,
but they are not expected to partici-
pate in the oral argument Of the point
which arises in a case from Oregon.
The employees liability and work
mems compensation commission bill
was sharply criticised by A. B. Gar
retson, president of the order OF rail-
way conductors, at meeting OF the
commission. Mr.. Garetson took es-
pecial exception to the compulsory
feature Of the bill, saying that with a
small maximum payment for injury,
and a comparatively brief time OF
payment, the employe would desire
the privilege OF a choice.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-11-17
General.

A. r. Armstrong, a wealthy mer'
chant of Tucson, Arizona, committed
suicide by shooting himself through
the head.
After having been in a state OF
coma for 1872 hours, Miss Lalu White,
a nurse, of Colo, Ia, regained con-
seriousness. Physicians say she will
recover.
The American dreadnought Della
ware of the Atlantic fleet, leads the
other battleships in efficiency at bat
tie practice held off the Chesapeake
capes during last September, with a
score of 1851.
The Iowa state federation of retail
merchants was organized at Dubuque
by $50 retail merchants.
Simeon Hallowell, an Omaha Indian
convicted of introducing liquor on his
reservation, was pardoned by Presi-
dent Taft.
The rule limiting the deposits in
postal savings banks has cut down
the business of these banks.
Turkey has made formal request
for the United States to intervene
and put an end to inhuman practices
on the part of Italian soldiers in Trip.
oil.
A committee of three bishops Of the
Methodist Episcopal church will in.
vestigate at Topeka, Kas., the chargs
es brought against Bishop David J..
Moore Of Cincinnati, by Mrs. Carrie
e. Cope of Topeka.
The grand Jury at Washington re-
turned white slave indictment
against Robert Davidson of st. Louis.
Former admirers from all over the
United States attended the unwilling
of statue in honor of Robert G. In.
gersoll at Peoria, Ill.
A dispute over cents between a
taxicab owner and the driver was the
direct cause of a walk out OF 5000
drivers and the paralyzing of Lon.
don's taxicab service.
Albert j. Engle, a young aviator,
was painfully but not seriously injur'
ed and his machine was wrecked in q
collision with q calf following short
flight near Willoughby, Ohio.
With expressions of sorrow and re
greet upon their faces, a large crowd
of men at Leavenworth, Kansas, wit
messed the destruction by the sheriff
of thousand bottles of beer, 300 jugs
and 500 bottles of whisky and guam
tity of other intoxicating liquors.
Governor Osborn of Michigan in ar
interview said he hoped the women
Of the United States would succeed
within ten years in accomplishing wo
man suffrage in every state. He sale
sentiment in favor Of 1t is increasing
in Michigan.
Secretary of War Stimson plans tt
inspect the service schools At Forts
Leavenworth and Riley. Kansas.
Postal savings banks will be estab
lished on December at Benkelman
Rush, st. Edward and Wood River
Neb.
Mrs. Ada Marshall Of Philadelphia
was elected grand president Of the
woman's auxiliary the brotherhood
Of railway trainmen.
Eddie r. Norris, colored pugilisi
and mebber Of the famous Mabray
organisation, was released from the
county jail at Council Bluffs upon hii
ewn recognizanco.