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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-30
RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION
| viii Be Held at Manchester and Ben
nington on April 20

The United States Civil Service
Comission announces an examination
at Bennington and Manchester on
Saturday, April 20, as a result OF
which it is expected to make certifi-
cation to fill a vacancy in the posi-
ton of rural carrier, at Arlington and
other vacancies as they may occur
on rural routes at postoffices in the
above named county, unless 1t shall
be decided in the interests of the ser
vice to fill the vacancy by reinstate-
ment, transfer, or promotion. The
usual entrance salary for rural CARR
ers is from $500 to $1,000 per annum.
Age limit, Is to So, on the date OF
the examination. The maximum age
limit is waived in cases of persons
honorably discharged from the Uni
ted States military or naval service.
An applicant must have his actual
domicile in the territory supplied by
postofiice in the county for which
the examination is announced.
The examination is open to all
male citizens of the United States
who can comply with the require
ments.
Application form 1341 and full in
formation concerning the require
ments of the examination, can be Sc
cured from the secretary of the local
examining board or the postmasters
at Bennington or Manchester or from
the u. S. Civil Service Commission,
Washington, ID. c.
Applications should be properly
executed and filed with the Commits
sion at Washington, AS examination
papers are shipped direct from the
commission to the places of eXami-
nation, it is necessary that applica-
tons be received in ample time to
arrange for the examination desired
at the place indicated by the appli-
cant
The commission will therefore ar
range TO examine any applicant
whose application is received in time
to permit the shipment of the neces-
sary papers.
An eligible register for the post
ion of rural letter carrier for each
county will be maintained. A per
son must be examined in the county
in which the postoflice that supplies
his. home is situated. AS a result Of
such examination he may become ell
gible to appointment as rural carri-
er at any postofiice in such county. a
rural letter carrier after one year S
satisfactory service may be transfer
red to the position OF clerk or car
rier in a first or second class post
office, to the position of railway mail
clerk. or to other position in the
classified service, subject to such
examination as may be required by
the civil service rules.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-30
AUCTION

BY virtue OF License granted 70 me by tie
Probate court for the District of Benn.
ington wi sell at Public Auction and 10 the
situate in the Village OF North Benningtoa.
Vermont. that was owned by Columbus Hulug
at the time Of his decease
The premises to be sold are situate AZ The
corner OF West and School streets In the VILLAGE
OF North Bennington and thereon are situatea
a barn four dwelling houses. all of which
are now rented. The buildings are ali in rooS
r pair and have always rented most readily.
The sale Is ordered that the estate Of Mr.. HUI.
ing may he closed and will be had on the pre-
misses on saturday afternoon, March S0th.. ls2
az two o'clock. Terms Cash
c. THATCHER, Admir-.
JOHN ROBINSON. Auctioneer.
Bennington. VT. March S3rd.. 1919.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-30
MEAD SLAMS T. r.
Governor is Out Riding on His Road
Roller

Rutland. March 2s.-A reporter in
terview Gov. John A. Mead as to
the presidential situation tonight. In
answer to the inquiry What are the
present possibilities and probabilities
both state and nation wide" Cover
nor Mead said. 1T must be under
stood that now, as heretofore, ] shall
not presume, or assume, 10 speak in
an official capacity. Ii is from the
standpoint of private citizen only
that | give expression 10 my private
views about the political issues
Speaking broadly it is evident that
President Taft is already nominated
by the popular acclaim of a large and
commanding majority of the Ameri'
can people Emphasis is given to
this fact by the utter rout and repud
iation of Colonel Roosevelt and his
supporters at the primaries in New
York Tuesday In his own home
state and by those who know him
best. Colonel Roosevelt has been
weighed and pronounced unworthy
OF the Empire states 80 delegates al
the national convention, SO will cast
their ballots for that greatest Ameri
can. William Howard Taft, and sever
only may be expected to cast theil
ballots for Mr.. Roosevelt"
Questioned as to the reason of the
distrust OF the former president Gov
ernor Mead said: Colonel Roosevelt
no longer enjoys the confidence OF
respect Of his countrymen. His can
vass for the presidency partakes toe
strongly OF the demagogue and gen
orally throughout the country he is
regarded as the most dangerous per
son who has cast shadow across
our political life.
He stands squarely opposed to
representative and constitutional
government, which had the best
thought of the forefathers, which
was purchased with the lives OF her
Ole thousands during the Revolu
ton and perpetuated by the Boys In
Blue during the tragic years of the
COS.
Remember that | speak in my ca
pacity of private citizen with no in
tention TO mould public opinion OF
shape the action of any individual OF
the State OF which ! am the eXecu
tive. have never promised to de
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-30
A BIT OF ADVICE
First-Don't Delay. Seeond-pon't
Experiment

flrSt-Oont Doldy.. oeConu-bon
Experiment
If you suffer from backache; head
aches or dizzy spells; IL you resi-
poorly and are languid in the morn
ing; If the kidney secretions are
irregular and unnatural In appearance
do not delay. The kidneys are call
ing for help. Slight symptoms of kid
ney trouble are but fore-runners OF
more serious complaints. They
should be given attention before II Is
too late.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure kidney
trouble. They are recommended by
thousands. Can Bennington residents
desire more convincing proof than the
statement OF a Bennington either
who says that the cure Doans Kidney
Pills effected years ago has proven
permanent?
r. ]. Taylor, South road, Benning
ton, VI, says: Thine has not altered
my high opinion OF Doan's Kidney
Pills and ! willingly confirm all
said in their praise in my former pub
lie statements. For six years
have been free from kidney troubl,
and for that reason consider my cure
permanent"
For sale by all dealers. Price 81
cents. Foster-Mllburn Co, Buffalo
New York, sole agents :or the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-ant
take no other.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-30
WILL QUOTES LoNeFELLow
Mother of Commissioner Edwards
Included Verses Of Comfort.

Bnghamton, N. Y, March 2S,-"I
desire to perpetuate the following
quotation from Longfelow as best
expressing my sentiments toward my
children" wrote Mrs Martha A. Ed
wards, mother of Street Cleaning
Commissioner Edwards, in her will.
which was filed in the Surrogate's
Court here today Then she quoted
the stanza beginning:
Be comforted; the world is
very old
And generations pass as they
have passed,
A troop of shadows moving with
the sun.
Both the verses and the expana.
ton of their use were included in the
official document.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-30
LOSS OF HORSE TOO MUCH
Stowe Farmer Tries to XIII Himself
Following Misfortune

stowe, March 2S.-Because he was
respondent over the probable loss OF
his horse. disabled in an accident
this morning, Amos Belts, aged SO
years. farmer who lives near the
line between here and Morrisvile. at
tempted suicide by strychnne poison
ing. A physician was summoned and
said later that Bettls would probably
recover. The mans horse was lnjur
cd this morning while breaking out
the road TO the sugar camp and had
to be dragged to the barn.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-30
COMMISSIONERS, NOTICE.

II
~ Estate OF ANN 7. MATTlSON
The undersigned. having been appointed ~
the Honorable Probate Court for the District
Of Bennington, COMMISSIONERS 10 receive,
examine aud adjust the claims and demands of
all persons against thecstatc OF Ann T. Madison
late of Bennington. In said District deceased
and all claims exhibited In Offset thereto,
hereby give notice that we will meet for the par.
pose aforesaid at the Probate Office
In the village Of Bennington VI IN said
District on the 18th dav OF September next,
from o'clock p. NJ. until o'clock Z. NJ. On
said day and that six months fnom the
18th day of March, A. u. 1919. Is the time
limited by said Court for "a q creditors 90 pre-
sout their claims to Us for examination and
allowance.
Dated az Bennington, VI, this 18th day Of
March, A. d. 1919
JAWFS =. HURLEY.
JOHNSON NJ. MATrfs0N
commissioners
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-30
COMMISSION NOTICE.
" Estates OF WILLIAM O'DONNEL and
JOANNA O'DONRII

" Estates OF WILLIAM O'DONNEL and
JOANNA O'DONRLL
The undersigned having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District
OF Bennington, COMMlSSi ONEfS, TO receive.
examine, and adjust the claims and demands
Of all persons against the estate of William
OD0nncl and Joanna O'Donnell late OF
Remington, In said District. deceased
and all claims exhibited I'm offset
thereto, hereby give notice that we will meet
for the purpose aforesaid. at the Probate
Office in the town OF bennington In said Dr.
trict on the 10th day of September neHt.
from 2 O'Clock p. NJ, until o'clock =. NJ, on
said day and that six months from the
llth day OF March. A. d. 1912, is the time
limited by said Court for said creditors 20 PRO
sent their claims 10 us for examination ssa
allowance.
Dated At Bennington. this eth day 81
March A. D. 1912.
H.B. FASSErr.
4. j. HALLORAN
Commissioners.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-15
GREEN MOUNTAIN VALLEY
Mrs. Herbert Stratton is i'll.

Mrs. Herbert Stratton is i'll.
Mrs. Julia Montgomery is in Troy.
Alva Green was in Bennington Sat.
urday
Sias Harwood was in Dorset re.
Gently.
George L. Buck of Racine, Wis, is
in town.
Frank Bowie of Dorset visited in the
place recently.
Truman Harrington OF Bennington
spent Sunday in Green Mountain Val
ley.
Charles A. Maurer OF Bennington,
was in the place the past week on
business.
There was a social gathering at the
home of John DIN Saturday evening
with music and dancing.
Joseph Rivett of Arlington is in the
employ OF William p. Montgomery,
who is engaged in logging and farm
work
Lawyer Boyle a representative OF
the telephone company was in the
place the past week to arrange for a
trunk telephone line.
George Dunn says his house was
broken into recently and desk loch
broken and $65 taken. 1t was done
in the night time, he being away
from home
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-15
8 ouTH sAAfrshuRY

F. Eddy was in Hooslck Falls on
business on Tuesday.
Miss Vera Flemming is a guest Of
her sister, Mrs. Wyman.
f. E. Rice is able to be on duty at
the Eagle Square Cos works.
Erwin Mattison is contemplating
some needed repairs on their store.
The Misses Madison and Adams are
both back at their studies in Albany.
Quantities of fans ice have bean say.
ed this winter, some 20 inches In
thickness.
Frank Dean was home recently
from Albany Medical college for a
brief stay.
Mr.. Montgomery is still suffering
from his ailments. DR.. Kilmer visit
ed him recently.
Mrs. M. M. Bruce has been in town
a few days and returned to Great Bar.
rington early in the week.
Mr. Wright, a former resident who
had charge of the railroad station
here, has been spending short time
in this village.
The entertainment on Tuesday eve
ming was pronounced good. the Sun
day school realizing about So after
expenses were paid.
The Queen Esther society did fine
ly at their entertainment and sale Oh
Friday evening, taking in $50, realiz
ing $45 after incidentals were account
ed for.
Mrs. A. A. Collins got fall OF
Tuesday evening, coming out of Cole
hall. Her mary friends are glad t
know that her injury did not main
her seriously.
The thermometers have varied II
different places in the village, some
registering 2S degrees below zero. II
several places it was anywhere from
Is to 20 below.
William Youngs has purchased |
house at Center Salisbury, formerl.
known as the Asa Whipple home
stead. He will take possession OF tn,
home at an early date.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-15
A Safe Proceeding.

Lord Lyons, English minister at
Washington during the war between
the states and afterward ambassador
to France, was a diplomatist to the
core. He was exceedingly tactful In
action and had the rare art Of keeping
his own counsel. When Sir Edward
Blount called upon him one day at
the embassy in Paris he found that n
well known journalist had preceded
him. The visitor was laying down the
law in loud tone, and when. after his
departure, Sir Edward was received
he took the liberty Of saying:
MAY be allowed to ask II II IL
quite wise 10 discuss state secrets in
such loud tone? | heard every word
that was said, my lord, as sat in the
anteroom."
"Ahw Sid Lord Lyons, But even
then you could not hear what I said,
for I said nothing"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-15
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
lsws Of the Town and Village fold Brlstf
Or Busy Reajers-

isws Of the Town and Village fold BTistf
'nr BUSY ReaIers-
Mrs. James Gunshannon OF Park
street is III from the grip
Mrs. Jennie Cornell, who is i'll
from the grip is improving slowly.
Born, Wednesday night, son to Mr.
and Mrs. James F. Cone OF Dewey st.
Mrs. William A. Woodward of
Depot street is visiting In Mount kis-
co.
Kenneth Richie of Pittsfisld spent
Wednesday with hia brother, Il. NJ.
Richie.
Mems COO and 75c good heavy over
alls at 49c at the lie to CSC surprise
store. Library building. 2t2
Miss Bessie Clayton of Chatham,
who has been a guest of Miss Bertha
Lane, has returned home.
Just received at the lie TO 99e sur
prise store "a large shipment Of
sample shirt waists $1.75 and $500
values at 9Jc. AlA
News has been received of the
birth of a daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace w. Schram of Schenectady.
Mr.. Schram is a former resident.
Don't forget the chicken pie supper
at st. Peters parish house tonight
| from 6 to o'clock. Tickets 50
cents. Home made candy will be for
| sale.
The Brush Shop bowlers will com
pete with the Officials on the Y. M
G. A. alleys tonight. Friday evening
Athletics VS.. Pirates. Saturday, Rot
terdam Junction, r. R., Y. M. G. A
vs. Bennington Y. NJ. G. A.
Maurice Kennedy. the former North
| Adams and Pittsheld baseball player
who was with Lawrence club OF the
New England league last season has
signed a contract with the same mar
agement for the 1912 season.
Thomas Donovan, the former cap
tain of the Troy baseball team ant
who three years ago operated in {
managerial capacity at Hoosick Falls
and Rutland, escaped punishment IL
the Troy police court Wednesday be
cause an alleged victim refused t
prosecute him for operating a film
fam game.
The funeral of George Tibbitt
Lane was held Wednesday Afternoon
from the residence OF his son-in-law
Walter Phelps Warren. Jr., 81 First
Street, Troy. Rev. DR.. Edgar A
Enos ofFiciated, assisted by Rev. PHILIP
Schuyler of Bennington. The bear
ers were four nephews, Derrick Lane
Richard Lane, George Thompson
Lane and Derrick Hall.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-15
DR.. SUN is A CITIZEN OF U. S.
President Of China Could Cast Vote
II He Wanted To

President of China Could Cast Vote
II He Wanted To
Washington, Feb 12-Dr. Sun Tat
Sen. the first president Of the Chin
ese republic, the man now directing
the destinies of that nation, is citi-
zen of the United States, entitled to
vote In the United States, If he should
ever return here and want to estab-
fish himself as citizen. Sens cltl'
zenshlp was established in April 1904,
by a decision rendered by Lawrence,
TO- Murray, now comptroller OF the
currency, but at that time assistant
secretary of the department OF COM
merce and labor in charge OF immi-
grafton matters.
The history of the case shows that
Sun Vat Sen was refused admission
at San Francisco in 1896 on the
ground that some years before he had
come into this country on q student
certificate from the Chine govern
ment and at that time did not make
any claims to citizenship. Mr.. Muir
ray overrued the San Francisco au-
thorities and declared Sen to be a
citizen of the United States because
he was born in Hawaii. The history
of the case shows that Sen was born
I'm Kula Maui, in the Hawaiian island
November "a, 1870, which makes him
AZ years old his next birthday. When
he was four years old his parents
took him to China. His father died
shortly afterward and when he was
ten years old his mother returned tC
, Hawaii with him. He lived there un
til he was 16 or II years old when he
again went to China and stayed fol
six or seven wears.
He went to San Francisco in 1885,
as a student and traveller and Travelled
in the United States and Europe re
turning to Hawaii, where he lived un
til 1904, when the question of his cit
izenship came up for decision. Be
fore he left Hawaii for San Francisco
in 1904 he took the oath of allegiance
to the United States and his paper:
showed his birthplace and general his
tory. The annexation Of Hawaii by
the United States in 1900 made Sur
Ia citizen of this country and of Haw
ali, If he was born there or was nat
uralized there. Under the act Of
annexation all persons born and nat
uralized there, being citizens of Ha
wall at the time Of annexation, be
came citizens of the United States.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-15
TRUTH TRlUMPHS
Bennington Citizens Testify for the
Public Benefit

A truthful statement of Benning.
ton citizen, given in his own words.
should convince the most skeptical
about the merits of Doan's Kidney
Pills. II you suffer from backache,
nervousness, sleeplessness, urinary
disorders or any form of kidney ills,
the cure is at hand. Read this
p. j. MCGUIRE, 21l Maple street,
Bennington, VI, says: For some
time | suffered from dull, heavy pains
in the small of my back and was un.
able to stoop without great misery,
The trouble was generally worse in
damp weather or when contracted
cold. heard a great deal about
Doan's Kidney Pills and procuring a
box at Coles Drug store, began
their use. In few days felt better
and after had taken the contents oil
one box, my back was free from
pain and the other symptoms OF my
trouble became thing OF the past |
am glad to recommend Doan's Kidney
Pills"
The above statement was given on
December l6, 1905 and on June g.
1911 Mr.. Mcclure said: kidney trou,
BILE and | have been strangers since
Doan's Kidney Pills cured me in
1905. always recommend this rem
edy when | have the opportunity"
For sale by all dealers. Price 90
cents. Foster-Mlburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's--and
/ take no other.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-15
NEWSPAPERS THEN AND NOW
An Argument for the journalism Of
To-day.

Mr.. La Toilette went back, as men
of his kind are apt to go back, to the
press of Horace Greeley, Henry Ray
mond, Charles A. Dana, and Horace
Rublee." with the implication that
journalism in the days of those men
was more sincere, more de-
pendable, more influential than
journalism Is today. Like most
men who talk after that fashion, Mr..
La Toilette manifestly gains his i'm
pressions fthe past largely out of
his critical attitude toward the pre-
sent, 1t is very much the fashion with
the uniformed to compare the then OF
the newspaper and the now of the
newspaper with deductions which glor
ify the past and besmirch the present.
The truth is that the evidence, read
lily accessible to any one who will pa
tiently search, reveals no such tremen
dous differences as are thus implied.
Horace Greeley was, indeed, a great
If somewhat erratlc, advocate OF q
great cause upon whose championship
he entered at the fortunate moment
There is no doubt that with respect to
the anti-slavery agitation he made the
New York Tribune wonderful power
In the northern United States.
Looking backward over the years
which have elapsed. and viewing the
triumph of the antislavery propagan-
da, II is natural to make of Horace
Greeley very demigod of journalism,
all-potent, even miraculous Yet, who
ever troubles himself to burrow In the
files of the New York Tribune, and to
study what he finds therein, will mar
vel to discover how many causes
there were in which the country did
not follow Greeley. He was a persis-
tent champion of sociological novel
ties, but TO most OF them his public
turned a deaf, or an Indifferent ear.
Take Charles A. Dana, whom Mr.. La
Toilette emblazons In the galaxy of
newspaper Sandstone of the most
brilliant In his sardonic way OF the
many brilliant newspaper writers of
this country, and dubbed by some who
knew him as the "Mephistopheles OF
the American newspaper" Did Mr.
La Toilette ever hear we wonder Of
pamphlet dealing with "the Robert
Macaire Of American journalism" I'm
fair enough, in many ways, no doubt;
but convincing proof that estimates
OF great newspaper men vary. So
with the others he named. and so with
all others. That they ever had in the
past, or that their successors can have
in the present OF the future, universal
influence could not be and cannot be
To bark back to the days OF such
men as the senator named as beine
days OF peculiar sincerity and strength
is to indulge in a vision as substant
ial as the fogs Of Buzzard's bay. Thes,
and others unnamed, we're notable
men of their times, and the develop
ment of journalism IN their day mad,
them conspicuous as most editors can
them conspicuous as most editors can
? ity, for honesty, for character. the
newspaper press OF to-day, considered
by enduring standards. need fear NJ
comparison with the newspaper presl
of any day in the past. And II fleet
ing politicians see fit, out OF their liz
norance, to institute derogatory com
PARSONS, the press of this country cal
afford to regard them with serenit,
unmixed with anger.-New Bedfor,
Standard.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-15
W. |. GOKAY'S U USUAL UFFER
Sell Dr. Towards Specific at Half
Price and Guarantee a Cure.

1t isn't often that / have faith
enough In the medicine put up by
other people to be willing to offer to
refund the money II II does not cure"
said w. l.. Gokay to a Banner man
who dropped into his store, but am
glad to sell DR.. Towards specific
for the cure OF constipation and dy.
spepsia on that basis.
THE DR.. Howard company In order
to get a quick Introductory sale. au.
thorlzes mo to sell their regular fifty
cent bottles at half price, Is cents,
and. although have sold a lot OF Il,
and have guaranteed every package.
not one has been brought back as
unsatisfactory"
Il am still selling the specific at
half price, although cannot tell how
long shall be able 10 do so, aud any
one who is subject to constipation.
sick headache. dizziness. liver trou.
BILE, indigestion or a general played
out condition, ought to take avantage
Of this chance. You can tell your
readers that II they are not satisfied
with the specific that they can come
right back TO my store and will
cheerfully refund their money.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-15
ARLINGTON

The Continental Casualty Company
Of Chicago last week paid through its
agent, Fred II. Garfield, two accident
claims to f. II. Newman Of Winhall
and Jay Mcdonald of South Shafts
bury. Also one sick claim in Airing
ton. It pays to insure with an old
line company like the Continental,
which has been in business almost
thirty years. with no failures or sus-
pensions.