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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
Tho Second Man,

A teacher said to her class. who
was the first manW
George Washington" little boy
shouted promptly.
How do you make out that George
Washington was the first MANI said
the teacher, smiling indulgently.
Because" said the little boy, The
was first in war, first in peace and first
in the hearts of his countrymen."
But at this point larger boy held
up his hand. We'll" said the teacher
to him, "who do you think was the
first man?"
II don't know what his name was, y
said the larger boy, "but l know 1t
wasn't George Washington, ma'am, be-
cause the history book says George
Washington married a widow, so OF
course there must have been man
ahead of MIN" New York Press.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
PERU

Roads are getting nicely settled.
Rev. H. B. Tilden spent last week
in Boston.
Minerva Lyon is spending a weeks
vacation at her home here.
Mrs M. B. Lyons was called to Ben
nington on Saturday to attend the
funeral of her stepmother.
c. M. Russell is moving to the e. e.
Adams place and C. A. Prouty is NOV
ing to the Burroughs place, which is
being vacated by Mrs. Russell.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
SUES FOR INITIATION HURT
New Jersey Man Seeks to Recover
$4,000 from the Woodmen.

wow 1GieEI WAN 1gGNo W NgkONNN
$4,000 from the Woodmen.
New York, May 3.--John Albert
Hetzel of Bloomfield, N. j., has
brought suit against Bloomfield Camp,
No 1922, Modern Woodmen OF
America, TO recover damages for In.
juries he alleges he received during an
initiation ceremony. In his complaint
Mr.. Hetzel says that after he had
made application for membership In
the order he was told to present him
self for initiation. In the course of
the initiation he declares that he was
led to sawbuck and ordered to saw
through log OF wood. While he was
bent over the sawbuck he asserts
that he was hit across the middle of
the back with a slapstlck In which
torpedo cartridge had been concealed.
He says that the cartridge was i'm.
properly placed, and when discharged
the shell, instead of remaining In the
slapstick, penetrated his clothing and
caused a severe bruise to his spinal
column. He says he was confined to
his home for several months and that
he Is permanently injured from the eff
fects OF the slapstick blow and the
impact OF the torpedo cartridge.
The initiation at which Mr. Hetzel
says he was injured took place Au
gust IL, last. The matter was kept
secret until the summonses were serv-
ed on the officers and trustees of the
camp as they were leaving their lodge
room after a meeting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
The pIseIpIIne Of Poverty

develops many beautiful qualities. In
surance distributes many necessary
quantities,A fair quantity of Insurance
prevents any quantity Of poverty. Ma
tional Life ms. Co. Of Vt. (MutuaD g.
Earle s. Kinsley. General Agent, Mead
Building, Rutland, VT.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03

its Influence Upon tho Suns Heat In
the Atmosphere.


the Atmosphere.
When the air Is very thick and hazy
It may contain floating dust particles
to the number of from 10000 TO 10000
In every cubic centimeter. while a GU
bic centimeter Of very clear air may
contain only from a dozen to a few
hundred particles.
An English Observers data indicate
that there is a relation between the
quantity of dust and the temperature
Of the air A great amount OF dust, II Is
thought, increases the temperature In
the daytime and checks the fall OF tenn
perature at night.
The reason is that the presence Of
dust serves as an obstruction to the
free radiation Of heat through the air
The sunbeams pass through very pure,
clear air without lending much heat to
II, and at night the heat received by
the ground during the day readily es-
capes through the same air, but II the
atmosphere is heavily laden with dust
the suns rays are partly arrested by
the particles which. becoming heated,
In turn warm the air, and in like man
ner heat radiated from the earth at
night Is retained in the hazy layers OF
air In contact with its surface.
Without its atmosphere. which serves
as coverlet to protect II against the
fearful cold OF space, the surface Of
the earth would be frozen like that Of
the airless moon. But the data gath
cred by reliable observers show that
the atmospheric blanket wrapped
around our planet varies in its power
to retain heat in proportion to. the
amount of dust particles 1t contains
Harper's Weekly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
Notice

Hereafter there will be no Sunday
collections from street letter boxes,
and all important letters which the
sender is DESTROYS of having dispatch
ed on Sunday, should be mailed in the
postofilce before p. m, and the post
office lobby will be open until that
hour.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
BASE BALL BUNTs

Not a player on the New Britain
team of the Connecticut league is
showing up better at this stage of the
season than Paddy Ryan who romp-
ed in the center garden for Benning-
ton last year. New Britain beat
Springfield yesterday and most of the
trouble was created by Ryan. He
scored two runs, made one hit and
two sacrifices and stole base be-
sides making two putouts In right
field. 1t was "Paddys" bunt in the
ninth inning that won the game for
New Britain.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03

The Washington American team
shut out Boston yesterday 3 to 0. For
the second time this year Walter
Johnson the greatest pitcher Of the
American league, was pitted against
Ray Collins, the former Vermont box
man. Washington made only six hits
off Collins to seven by the Red Sox
off Johnson but the Senators bunch
ed two doubles and a single in the
third inning and scored the only three
runs of the game. Collins got a hit
and q sacrifice.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
Card OF Thanks.

We wish to thank the friends and
neighbors who were so kind during
the illness and death of our little boy
also for the many beautiful floral
tributes.
Mr.. and Mrs b. +. Amadon
and family
Bennington, VT, May 2, 1911.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
The Thirty Chickens.

Oh the Dickens!
Homemade chlckensl
Thirty throats
With various notes!
The sharp quick cry,
"Of hunger we die"
And the desolate peep
"Oh give us some sleep"
And the sweet tones expressed
When we put them to rest,
Oh the dear thirty chicks
With their comlcal tricks,
DO a vast deal OF good
In the Park neighborhood
BY Miss Anna c. Park, age a.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
MISCELLANEOUS
Teacher OF Piano

Miss Mary Benjamin, former pupil
of C. Stein of Troy Conservatory of
music is prepared to teach beginners
and advanced pupils on piano. Call
at corner River and Mill streets.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03

Hickey, the former Bennington cen
ter fielder now with Hartford, failed
to hit safely in the game with New
Haven yesterday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03

EoR SALE u mile from No. Pownal p.
Il / acre land, nearly new S-room house run
ding water in house,, barn with room FOR
horse and cow, hen house. hog house, consl-
derable fruit, extra Broom house (all sealed IN
hard Pood). one of the hest springs In YER
mont on this place. This property is IN splen-
did repai, and n great bargain at the price 500
Nash Hutchins. 4vti
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03

big Chief" Eastman, the former
North Adams pitcher, played first
base for Waterbury yesterday in the
game with Bridgeport.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
AND STORED

Our rates for auto repairing are
very reasonable considering the
strictly high grade OF workmanship
and promptness with which we do
repairing If your automobile needs
putting in good condition, you will
find that no one can do it better or
cheaper than at the
Ideal Tour Garage.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03

COR SALE BROOM HOUSE WATER
L toilet and gas-lot S. \ Nv, plenty fruit
hne garden, located centrally; fine home Tor
4 Hutchins. WI
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
EOR sALE-1he GolfIey homtslead on

ErOK SALE-1hc Godfrey homestead on
IL Beech street, consisting Of house OF II
rooms large barn. orchard and three ncres OF
hand. TLi- property was wllled by the late X.
H. Godfrey Jointly 10 the grad d school district
ana The y ~ q. A. and will be sold at less than
lis actual value TO save the trouble OF Joint
management aud tenancy. II Is n splendid old
New England hOmcste cad circled on the west by
lenton's pond and with fine outlook on the
Green aud 'racOnic mountains ranges. IL Is
FAR enough from the busy streets 70 give II
privacy and quiet and yet near enough for con.
Venience IL combines all the ADVANTAGES OF
both town and country and would make an
ideal summer home for city family III also
has tremendous possibliilessas money making
proposition for Il real estate man or carpen-
ter and builder. The large house could easily
be changed To accommodate three families ana
the barn which is OF the old fashioned strongly
built kind with cellar throughout can by the
expe diture of n few hundred dollars be made
to comfortably house three families. There Is
land enough TO furnish sites for dOzvn tene-
ment houses and all within easy walking dis
lance OF the principal Bennington mills rs well
as being close TO the car line. Never before
WAS there such demand as now In bennington
for more tenements and the future OF the town
was never 80 bright. good carpenter and
builder can make himself wealthy by develop
ing the possibilities of this place. II has prl'
yate water system which makes II independent
OF water rents. IL the property is not sold
within short time IL will be rented. For
further particulars apply TO II. IL. Webster at
the Fist National bank after banking hours or
by appointment. ozti
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
LOW PRICED ADVERTISING
FOR SALE
FOR SALE five shoats for sale Tudor Bros
Robinson Farm. este

EOK sALE-Buildlng lot on Adams street
Il ~ II. front by ~ IL. deep. Doub tene.
ment on corner OF Adams aud School street,
w j. Mcagher. executor Il. q. Day, Est. 6Hf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
PICTURE PROGRAM

THE KID FROM ARIZONA
A great cowboy western picture
SIR PERCY AND THE COW JUMP.
ERS--
Another good western picture
THE DEPARTMENT STORE
A good comedy
BA1YS FALL
Another comedy-its scream from
start to finish.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03

Come and see our matinee at o.
clocks cents to all
First evening performance starts
at 1880 sharp. Second at o'clock.
All new vaudeville tomorrow for
the last three days of the week.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03

FOR SALE acres Of land. 20 rods out OF
L Corporation. one ami One-half story 10
room house. large barn, COW ties, horse
stall, box stall, shed 10 drive under. large
carpenter shop with bench and all equipments,
house, cuts hay enough for COW and horse,
good garden all kinds II fIut trees AL bearing
well. Possession given at any time, surely
bargain for the money. Price S,2OO.
Nash Hutchns AMI
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03
WANTED

XNTANTED-A man to lay gutter on drive
w way and other outdoor work at my
place. Geo worthington Old Bennington. 62td
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03

For sALE-The 'ib!ey property, No. 2lI
Il Park street. House In good condition OF
repair with modern improvements. Plenty OF
room for barn, If desired. Apply Geo. f. Don.
lely, over First National Bank. lOOt24
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-03

Cor sALE-House for sale at e0i Maple
Il street. Inquire OF NJ. +. Armstrong 01
Gage ST. 4jt6
Arizona republican., 1911-08-07
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY

cago entities him to the most gener- Ous consideration in Kansas City, where he proposes to present his com pany, which is to be organized and fOstered by the Shuberts, says the Kansas City Star.
 Mir. Robertson is an idealist, but the lind of an idealist that is needed in every art movement By sticking to high standards. by patient and con- tinuOus endeavOr and by gradual process he has established himself in Chicago so firmly that he has en- listed the city officials as well as the most generous supporters of art in his fine theater plan. He does not propose to ignore the modern drama or the American drama, but he ex- ercises the right of an art collector and the connoisser to elect the best and the final test Of the best is time.
 Mir RobertsOn's dramatic enterprise, backed by the same men and women who have stood sponsors for Chicago s grand opera seasons. comments him to discriminating playgoers every where And in conjunction with his well advanced project to establish free theaters in the winter and free open-air amphitteaters in the sum- mer. MT. Robertson is an interesting figure in the march of artistic prog ress in this country.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-07
PAYING THE COSTS.

During the. past couple of days.
 Postmaster Newell has been swamped
 with letters received from the office
 of Elias F. Dunlevy clerk of the dis
 trict court, Phoenix. The letters con-
 tain each a printed bill informing
 the party to whom adressed that he IS indebted to the clerk in the sum Of S2.67, costs in the case of Abbott
 Vs. r. T. Hurley, with the United
 tates as intervenor. The case in
 cluded as defendants every owner of water in the county, and every man Who held share or fraction of share Tn the Mesa Canal company. The public IS aware of the decision of Judge Kent, as in faver of the plain- tff, and hence the costs are divided among the water owners. As there wtrs hundreds of defendants the amount to each is small, but are so divided that the man with a 64th share in the Mesa Canal must pay as much as the man with forty acres. Parties having only fifty foot lot in town, with water, are equally liable. Unless paid by the first of Septem- Der, the costs will be docketed and become lien on any real estate the party may own, hence there is quite a hustle to pay up. Some of the bills are mailed to men who have dled or moved away since the suit was settled, failing to leave addresses: but the land that then stood in their names is liable and the costs will nave to be paid by those who suc- ceeded to the title.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-07
SOUTH SIDE NEWS
OIL EXCITEMENT.

For the past two days there has been considerable excitement over the report of the finding of oil in Blue water, New Mexico. The local in- terest arises from the fact that sev- eral Mesa men are interested in lands in the oil district Victor Lamb has had a letter a day from his brother, Luce F. Lamb. who is on the ground and who has made number of locations on supposedly oil bearing ground The oil was discovered in the valley, near Bhie- water, in a well ranchman was sinking to secure water for his stock. Instead of water the well developed oil, and the people all went wild when the fact became known. c. R. flakes and son and Lute Lamb, who were there at the time, secured some inside locations, their claims being in the immediate section of the prov ed we'll MT. Lamb located his bro ther and other relatives living at Mesa in the proposition, and has, it is understood some of his holdings at a big figure. J. R. Morse, also a resident of Mesa. owns a large tract of land in the Bluewater sec ton He has just returned from there, and says that the oil is there all right; though how extensive can not yet be determined. In the mean time, several Mesa people are pre- pairing to visit the new fields in the hope of getting on the ground floor Kimban Pomeroy has returned from there with the title to some of the property in his possession.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-07
A VERY BAD HAND.

w. H. Bukey, the gentleman who was a short time since injured by an angry bull, is having a bad time with his hand. The injuries to his chest are troubling him a great deal, as they continue painful, but the hand is considered by the doctors as the hurt that will lay him up the longest. probably for the next three or four weks. While the broken thumb shows a disposition to heal. it was found that puss had worked down into the hand at the base of the thumb. On Saturday, Mir. Bukey was given chloroform and an opening made through the hand and the wound drained. Yesterday. at the time of the correspondents visit, the swelling had been reduced and Dr. Drane pronounced an appreciable i'm provement. The patient is consider ably weakened by the pain. but is able to sit up and to walk around the house, but is very nervous.
 Last week MT Bukey's neighbors did a very neighborly bit of work: he was unable to secure laborers to take care of his hay crop. and the neighbors got together. cut and cared for his hay. Mrs. Bukey show ed her appreciation by giving all hands one of those superb chicken dinners that she knows so we'll how to prepare.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-07
FROM AMBUSH IF THE NIGHT \ Shot Fired al 8 Mesa
 Citizen
 II FOUND 4 JUDGEMENT
Henry Johnson While on His Way Home From Town Slightly Wounded by Bullet From a % Cal iber Rifle.

While on his way home Saturday night. Henry Johnson, living south of Mesa, felt something clip the top of his head. followed immediately by the report of what he took to be a -22 calibre rifle or a small pistol An examination of his head convinced Mir. Johnson that he had been shot, the bullet cutting through the skin about the middle of the top of his head Who did the shooting, or whether it was premeditated or an accidental shot, he has been unable to determine. It is hard to under stand why one should be shooting after night, along the highway. True, the moon was shining, but the light would hardly be sufficient for sue cessful hunting, especially with a twenty-two or a pistol. on the other hand, MT. Johnson knows of no one who would have occasion to seek to murder him. The affair is yet in- volved in mystery, though eforts are being made to get at the truth of the affair.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-07
THIRTY YEARS TOGETHER.

Thirty years of association-think of it. How the merit of a good thing stands out in that time-or the worth lessness of bad one. So there's no guessWork in this evidence of Thos. Ariss, Concord, Mich. who writes: 'l have used Dr. Kings New Dfscov- cry for 30 years, and it's the best cough and cold cure I ever used" once 1t finds entrance in a home you can't pry 1t out Many families have used 1t forty years. It's the most in- fallible throat and lung medicine on earth. Unequaled for lagrippe, asth- ma, hay fever, croup, quinsy or sore lungs. Price soc. S1O0. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all druggists.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-07
TEMPE
FINE TELEPHONE SYSTEM.

The overland Telephone system that is now being installed here will be one of the best systems in the west All new and up-to-date appliances will be used. At the present time nearly all the cable is up and it will be but a matter of few weeks until all the phones on this exchange will be in good working order. Within a certain radius the cable is used instead of the many wires being strung separately.
 The cables are now being spliced at different places and this work will take about a week yet. Wires are now be- ing run into residences and business places where the phones will be in stalled, also the ground wires are being put in as well as the telephones. When the time comes to commence the work of connecting the phones it will be a short job.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-07
NEWS IN BRIEE.

There is a mud hole in front of the Palm house, Main street, that needs attention. The water is cover cd with a green slime, offensive to sight and smell, and Mir. Smith wants to remove it. The health officer has furnished disinfectants, but that does not cure the evil
 Following a case of the whoopfng cough, the seven year old daughter of Mrs. Plumm is down from an at tack of typhoid fever.
 Sam Bland is reported on the sick list
 A yield of 1915 sacks of grain from fifty-five acres is reported by Henry Duke, one of the dry farmers of the Queen Creek section. Mr. Duke says he lost a third of his crop by reason of the late rains. Think of that, Losing grain from rain in the dry belt
 Donald Mcqueen is now washing his own disehs. Mrs. Mcqueen is enjoying life at Iron Springs.
 lady reader of The Republican says she cannot understand why that Prescott man wants to protect the skunks. "Of course" she said. the skunks may be useful in destroying prairie dogs and ground squirrels. but then their-er-ah, breath is so of fensive." People generally will agree with the lady.
 A Mesa lady was seen industriousIy moving the lawn on one of the hot test days of the season. She said she had man working on the lawn but he quit after about two hours work, saying that the weather was too hot for that kind of work. She was going to show him that it wasn't even If she got heat prostration.
 c. & Stapley, who has been on the sick roll for week past, will be at his place of business again today.
 The Evening Free Press has leased one of the Crismon buildings and the office boys will have nice little Sunday job some day moving from the present location on Macdonald street
 Some of the pupils of school age. especially the boys. are troubled with palpitation of the heart whenever they pass the school house; Septem Der will soon be here
Arizona republican., 1911-08-07
ATTACK LIKE TIGERS

In fighting to keep the blood pure the white corpuscles attack disease germs like tigers. But often germs multiply so fast the little fighters are overcome. Then see pimpIes, bolls, eczema, salt-rheum and sores multiply and strength and appetite fail This condition demands Electric Bltters to regulate stomach, liver and Kidneys and to expel poisons from the blood. "They are the best blood purluer,' writes c. T. Budahn. of Tracy, Calf, T have ever found" :" They make rich, red blood. strong nerves and build up your health. Try them. soc at all druggists.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-07
LEAVES FOR UTAH.

Henry c. Watkins and family have their wagons baked and will leaTe early this morning for Utah, going overland. Mir. Watkins will drive by way of Globe and Flagstaff, in- tending to stop in Southern Utah un- til next summer. Says he will try that country year, and if he doesn't like it will hike back to the Salt River valley. On the way out the party will take their time, going by easy stages in order to keep the stock in good condition. and also for the purpose of enjoying the scenery at many points of interest along the way.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-07
SHIPPED LAST CAR.

Saturday F.. H. Zander. for F. B Cook, shipped out the last car of cantaloupes. consisting of 3SO crates, furnished by O. D. Merrill, F. F. Harvey, A. Kirkpatrick, oscar Sim kins, T. w. Jones. c. w. Kaze, F.. F. Brundage. Shill Brothers. and others. The melons are reported as being in fine condition, being from the later planted fields; but there will bo no further attempt to ship in carlots this season.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-07
IF SHE HAD BEEN A FARMERS
 WIFE.

Lillian Russell writes in The Kansas City Star that any woman can be beautiful. But that's in her line of business. If she had in her teens married a poor farmer boy. and to- gether they had worked and cleared on 320-acre farm. with all it's com forts in their old age. it's dollars to doughnuts that Lill wouldn't be writ ing beauty receipts for the newspa- per at so much per-From the Hume (MO) Border Telephone.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-07
ACCUSED OF STEALING.

F.. F.. Chamberlain. of Clinton, Me, boldly accuses Bucklens Arnica Salve of stealing-the sting from burns or scalds-the pain from sores of all kinds-the distress from boils or piles. Tt robs cuts, corns, bruises, sprains and injuries of their terror" he says, "as a healing remedy it's equal don't exist" only 25c at all druggists.