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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-12
APPROPRIATION BILL
WAS DEFEATED
Bill to Assist in Making Good Roads
in Each State Turned
Down.
[By Associated Press. ]

Washington, Aug. 12.-Senator
Oyerman's good roads amendment to
the postoffice bill to appropriate $780,
600 for highway work in each state,
to be available when each state ap-
propriated a like sum, was defeated
in the senate today.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-12
AMERICANS AND
MEx|CANs HAVE FIGHT
United States Soldier and Mexican
SmugeIer Wounded During
Encounter.
[Ry Associated Press. l

I'll Paso, Texas, Aug ia soldier
was shot through the body and Mex
lean smuggler wounded in a fight last
night near the international boundary
below Columbus, n. NJ. between
United States soldiers and Mexicans.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-05
Estate of Thomas S. Hoyt

CTATE OF VERMONT. The Honor.
- District OF Bennington. -. able Prostate
Court for the District Bennington;
To all persons interested in the estate
Of Thomas :. Hoyt. late Of Troy, IN the state
OF New York. deceased leaving Estate IN this
District GREETING:
Alta Probate Court holden at bennington
within and for said District ON the Goth day Of
July. an authenticated copy OF the last Will
hOmas :. Hoyt late Of Troy. In the County Of
Rensselaer,. in the state Of New York. dcccas-
ed. leaving estate ~ said disirict.-duiy prov
ed. allowed and established in theiSurrugat =
presented 10 the Court here. the same Instrl-
ment may be allowed in this state ne the last
VIII and Testcment of the said dece1ent. and
that the SAID copy may he fled and recorded
in the Probate Court Tor the District OF Ben
nington. afOrsaid. agreeable 10 the statute in
tlch cases made ana provided;
And it's ordered by said Court that the 18th
day Of August. at a Probate once IN sid
Bennington. be assigned for ali perSnns inter-
estef TO aplear and the allowance OF such inc
strument. and the fling and recording OF tvs
copy OF SAID viii. and the Probate thereof. a.
thereof be given to all persons interested. ~
IsnbIshing.this.order three weeks successfully
n the Bennington Evening Banner. newspaper
publishedin said District. previous TO the time
appointed
THEREFORE, you are hereby notified 70 ap-
pear before said Court. al TIE time and place
iOresaid. and % contest the allowance 20 the
said instrument and the Ming AMI re lriing of
said VIII and the probate thereof. a. Aforesaid.
II you have cause
Given UNDFR NV HaSD Al Denuington In
sid District. this 8Eh day % July. 1919.
GRACE D. HOLT.
REGISTER.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-05

Rt. Rev. A. c. A. Hall, Bishop OF
Vermont, has written from his sisters
home near London that he doubts be
ing able to take up the full work OF
the diocese and advising either the
acceptance of his resignation which
he offered some months ago or the
appointment of a coadjutor bishop
The matter will come before the di'
ocesan convention which will meet in
Bennington Sept. 20. 1t is safe to
say that Bishop Halls resignation
will not be accepted unless he insists
on it for he is recognized as one OF
the great men of the church and he
is greatly beloved by his own people.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-05
Papyrus Books.

Early writer's made use Of linen or
cotton fabrics, of skins and even of
scales Of fishes for writing For long
period papyrus was used, the books be-
ing made in rolls, being about one and
one-half feet wide and sometimes fifty
feet long. Papyrus was flag or bull
rush, growing eight or ten feet high,
found in the marshes of Egypt; from
its inner pith the form of paper called
papyrus was made. Papyrus sheets
were neatly Joined, attached to a stick
and rolled upon it whence we have
our word volume" from the Latin
volvere, to rolD. The titles were writ
ten on tags attached to the sticks or
inscribed on the outside of the rolls.
The rolls were kept in round wooden
boxes resembling the old fashioned
bandboxes and could easily be carried
about
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-05
Tho StoIcs.

"Mucianus made great number OF
remarkable statements to Vespasia "a.
D. ~ against the Stoics-as, for in
stance, that they are full of empty
boasting, and If one of them lets his
beard grow long, elevates his eye
brows, wears his fustian cap thrown
carelessly back and goes barefoot he
straightway postulates bravery, right
eousness as his own. He gives himself
great airs, though he may not under
stand Gas the proverb says either let
tiers or swimming. They view every
body with contempt and call the man
of good family a mollycoddle, the Ill
born a dwarfed intellect, a handsome
person licentious, an ugly person come
ly, the rich man an apostle of greed
and the poor man servile groveler."-
dos Roman History.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-05
SaidaB;TSo
To a Small Bug 4" This is
Blame rIean!"
"Get Out. 'Ye Little Devils Said
Mrs. Bridget Prender.
cast.

And then, armed with Bug-a-Cide,
she slew 1000 in a single day.
Bugacide is death on bed bugs, car
pet bugs, moths, hen lice, sheep tick
and other pests. Its odor is not un-
pleasant and it will not harm gar.
ments. carpets, bed clothes, furniture
covering. tapestries,~ etc. Bugacide
powder is death on black and red
ants, cockroaches and water bugs.
The Massachusetts state prison and
Albany penitentiary recommend the
use of these preparations. Druggists
and grocers (the live ones) sell them.
Druggists Gokay. Cole and HARDWOOD
of Bennington sell Bugacide prepare
tons. They are authorized and order
ed to return the purchase price which
is 25c. when they fail to satisfy your
fondest hopes.
For complete determination of any
kind of bugs in public buildings and
institutions, hotels, apartment hous-
es and private dwellings, wire, phone
or write L. F. Fahey, Pittsfeld,
Mass. Your money is yours always
until you are positively satisfied
there is not bug, nest of eggs left.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-05
SOMERSET DAM NOT DANGEROUS
Engineering Expert Says II Should
Cause No Apnrehe nslon.

Cause No Apprehension.
Gov. John A. Mead has made pub
lie the report from Alfred Noble OF
the firm of Noble e. Woodland, civil
and consulting engineers of New York
city, as regards the safety of the bic
dam at Somerset, which is being con
structed across the Deerield river
for storage purposes. Mr.. Noble, who
became noted through his findings at
the Panama canal, has submitted a
lengthy document setting forth In
detail the procedure followed by
him in making his examination of the
big dam, together with his conclu
sions, which end by saying that in his
opinion the dam is perfectly safe pro
vided it's construction is followed
along the lines thus far developed.
Engineer Noble was requested by
Governor Mead to conduct the exam
nation during the month of March
this year, the states executive acting
on a petition of persons living in the
valley directly in the path of the wa
ter should the dam prove unsafe and
burst Four visits to hte scene by
Mr.. Noble were made, the last being
in company with Governor Mead. 9th.
er members of his tsaff and a number
of prominent men from the state, to.
gether with a number of newspaper
men.
The report covers fifty typewriter
pages and it takes up in detail the
possibilities and probabilities OF the
work The report is accompanied by
a number of blue prints showing the
situation of the dam. the slope Of the
land and many comparisons with
similar and bigger dams of this con
struction are submitted.
In concluding his report, Mr.. Noble
says:
"The investigations preliminary to
construction have been well develop
ed, and have been completed except
in regard to the existence of per
meable material OVERLAPPING the rock
in Rock Valley west of the river: this
investigation is now under way.
THE materials in the borrow pits
are, in general, suitable for the con
struction of the dam by hydraulic
methods: care will have to be taken
in carefully distributing the materials
by water after having been delivered
at the dam by train, avoiding exces-
sive use of water and IL may become
necessary to add coarse material "a
the restraining embankment on each
side of the core.
Great care will have to be taken in
preparing the rock surface by remov
ing loose rock. sealing all the assures
and draining springs. il found. so that
OVERLOOKING water. even i'm small
amounts cannot come into contact
with tn e earth full. II would be ju.
dicious to increase the width Of the
clean rock surface, OF to build a low
intercepting wall. either of which
measures will reduce the possibility
Of the water seeping along the sur
face Of the rock under the bottom OF
the earth fiji.
The slopes OF the dam are in con.
formity with good practice.
The capacity OF the waterway. as
stated by the builders. appears to be
ample. The structure has been de.
fined by capacity only. the plans not
having been worekd out.
The culvert which is to serve as
a bypass during construction is well
designed and properly constructed,
and with proper care in building the
dam will not prove a source Of dan
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-05

The Democratic county ticket nom
mated Saturday is good clean tick
ct and creditable to the party. Like
all tickets it is weaker in some spots
than others. While it's nominees are
in no imminent danger of being ell
ected they are good citizens and
striving for what they honestly be
lieve to be right and therefore en-.
titled to respect.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-05
MILKMEN FARMERS, MARKETMEN

EXPRESS company contractors, att ention, so
young work express horses aid mares. 1000
TO 1900 pounds these horses were bought
green within the last two years aud ace all In
hrstclass conditions among them are 90
matched pairs, ranging in weight . 90 to 300
pounds; prices sl25 to 500 PEI pair: single
horses. $40 to 500; 30 days trial auwed, IL
not satisfactory return at our expense aud we
will pay freight both ways; satisfaction guar
anteed or money refunded; will ship TO pur-
chaser TO any town within 800 miles of Boe-
ton free OF charge. with blankets and halters
with free pass hon to the purchaser: these
horses and mares are not old, worneut horses
but young horscs used by us in different
branchs OF our express business: come see
them in harness and I've convinced; established
In 1884; y years IN the express business
makes MS onof the most :, Liable cncerns i'm
BOSTON, Call at Office ami stable. CABLE
EXPRESS co. ,lS4S Cambridge ST.. Cambridge;
take any EastiCmbrldge car from North or
South Station, get of at Inman So; Ia rye
wood N stable In tie square.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-05
TAX AMERICAN CHECKS.
German Supreme Court Hands Dowr
Industry Decision.

Berlin, Aug. "a decision of in
terest to American travellers has been
handed down by the Imperial Su-
preme Court at Leipsic, which rules
that the travellers checks issued by
a number of American institutions
and widely used by American people
lists in Europe are subject to the reg
ular stamp act on commercial paper
when cashed in Germany. The decis-
ion was taken in the suit brought by
the German branch of an American
expressing company to recover $3.50
stamp taxes collected by the Ham.
burg taxation authorities on travel
ers' checks so cashed, the Supreme
court holding with the courts of low
er instance that the so-called ''checks"
are in reality not checks but bills of
exchange The company will here
after have to pay the stamp'taX.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-05
S1G0 Reward, 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there IS at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able TO cure in all It's stages. and that is
Catarrh. Hcll's Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known TO the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being n constitutional
disease, requires constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. there
by destroying the foundation of the dis
case, and g.y'ns tie patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that II fails To cure. Send
fore list OF testimonials.
Address F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists, -.
Take Halls Family pilla for constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-05
NOTICE

To the Tax Payers of the Bennington
Graded School District:
A Rate Bill has been placed In my
hands for collection as follows:
20 Cents on the dollar on the
Grand List of 1912.
l hereby demand payment Of said
taxes. and notify you that / will at
tend at the Bennington County Saw
ings Bank from 9 o'clock a. m, I'M
til o'clock p. m.
There will be discount Of per
cent on above tax II paid within 80
days.
c. III. DEWEY,
Treasurer
Bennington. VT, July Is. 1912.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-05
notice.!

To the Tax Payers OF the Village of
Bennington:
At Rate Bill has been placed in my
hands for collection as follows:
20 cents on the dollar for the VII
lage Tax, 20 cents on the dollar for
the Highway Tax on the Grand List
of 1912.
| hereby demand payment of said
taxes. and notify you that | will at
tend at the Bennington County Saw
ings Bank from o'clock a. m. until
4 O'Clock p. m.
There will be a discount of per
cent on Village tax if paid within 80
days.
c. Fl. DEWEY,
Treasurer.
Bennington, VT, July Is. 1912
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-05
notice.!

To the Taxpayers of the Town of
Bennington
A Rate Bill Of the Town Taxes OF
1912 has been placed in my hands for
collection as follows: 20 cents on the
dollar for the Town Tax. 20 cents on
the dollar for the Town Highway Tax,
so cents on the dollar for the Town
District School Tax.
/ hereby demand payment of said
taxes, and notify you that / will at
tend the Bennington County Savings
Bank from o'clock a. m. until 4
o'clock p. m.
There will be a discount OF per
cent on Town tax IL paid within 80
days.
c. H. DEWEY,
Treasurer.
Bennington. VT, July Is, 1912.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-05

ger, contrasting favorably with much
construction elsewhere.
skill and care in building an earth
dam by the hydraulic method are no
less needful than in any other form
of dam or method of construction.
The Somerset dam, if properly built
will be as safe as any similar con-
struction and should not be cause
for apprehension
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-05

The hay crop now pretty much har-
vested is the best in years in Yer
mont though on wet ground, the eX-
ceeding wetness early in the season
cut down the yield below normal.
The quality will be exceptional, as
most of the crop was harvested with
out getting wet.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-05

Roosevelts own convention is on
this week at Chicago. 1t ought to be
harmonious affair as nobody is to
be present but those who go with the
understanding that Roosevelt is to be
the candidate, that he will select his
running mate and dictate the plat
form
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-05
THE SON BEAMS,

the daughter smiles and the mother
is happy when the father comes
home with his life insured. National
Life Ins. Co. of VT. (MutuaD
Earl S. Kinsley, Mead Building, Rdt-
land, VT.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-05

The state golf championship goes to
Manchester this year after being held
in Bennington for two years by Clar-
ence L. Holden and Fritz Jennings,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-05
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON, VT. AUGUST 5. 1871;

That baseball pennant doesn't seem
so sure as it did few days ago. 1t
will take a strong hard pull all to-
gether for the local team to land the
goods.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-05

Coming out every time you comb IT.
is the falling hair running that beautiful
thick and wavy hair that you are 60
proud Of and treasure so muchr
You can stop the falling out and re.
store those gray hairs to their natural
color Just as soon as you begin TO use
HAYS HAIR HEALTH. Don't delay
don't run the risk of losing altogether.
with thin. scragsly. gray hair your
beauty and youthful appearance.
Keep your hair natural colored, thick
and glossy. and you will always keep
your good looks. 1t is not dye.
100 and SOC at DRUG Stores or direct upos
receipt OF price and dealers name. Send loc for
trial bottle. Philo Hay Spec. Co.. Newark. N. J.
"For Sale and Recommended BY
COLES PHARMACY"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-05

Bennington, VT, July Is. 1912
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
TURKS ARMY ROUTED;
ROAD TO CAPITAL OPEN

London-Nazim Pasha, the Turkish
minister of war, and commander-in-
chief in Thrace, has either been shot
or taken prisoner, according to dis
patch from Sofia to the Post.
A four days. battle in Thrace had
ended in the triumph of the Bulgarian
COMMANDMENTS chief, General Savoff,
whose skillful strategy has probably
brought to a close one of the shortest
and most remarkable wars on record.
A great Turkish army, estimated at
more than 200, 900 men, has been de-
feated and is in retreat.
Constantinople is believed to be at
the mercy of the victorious Bulgarian
army and council, sitting at the
porte, is discussing the advisability Of
suing for peace.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
FUSE is LIGHTED ON TRAIN.
Witnesses Testify Dynamite Was
Thrown From Flyer.

WITNESSES eStIIy dynamite was
Thrown From Flyer.
Indianapolis - Testimony that two
packages Of dynamite were carried on
a fast passenger train from Chicago,
and that after fuse on each package
was lighted, both bundles were thrown
out Of the train window into some
steel construction work at Indiana
Harbor, ILL.,, was given at the "dyna-
mite conspiracy" trial.
John F. Byrne, night Waterman,
testified that at l q. m. on May "a,
1909, he noticed the sputter of fuse
burning in the darkness. He said he
found the fuse attached reaching IA
sticks of dynamite wrapped together
in Chicago newspaper. Unable to
extinguish the fuse, he threw the dy-
Mantle into an inlet of the lake. Near
a patrol box, where he was going to
send in a call, Byrne testified he found
another package Of IA sticks of dyna-
mite, the fuse to which had been
lighted, but had gone out. The wit
ness said no one could have put the
explosive at these points except by
throwing it off the train.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
DIVIDEND NOT DECLARED.
United States Express Company
Breaks Precedent.


Breaks Precedent.
New York The United States Ex-
press company passed its semi-annual
dividend of So share. The establish
ment Of the parcels post and de-
crease in the company's earnings dur
ing the last fiscal year were among
the reasons given by directors for the
failure to declare the dividend.
The company has paid dividends
continuously since 1896. The annual
rate Of 6 per cent was established il
1910. The following statement was
issued by the company:
"The directors Of the United States
Express company decided to not de-
clare the semi annual dividend usually
paid in November. For the year
ended June 80, 1912, gross revenue
from operation increased $7O9. 181.
The increase Of expenses was 81, 49,.
484, and net earnings for the yeal
from all sources applicable to divi.
dends was 1888. 1928.
sin view of these results, Of the
establishment of the parcels post, anG
other problems now confronting the
company, and the uncertainty arts.
ing therefrom as to future earnings
the directors do not feel justified il
declaring the dividend at this time"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
WASHINGTON PRODUCTS WIN
Grains. Grasses, Fruits, Etc, TAX,
Prizes at Lethbridge.

Spokane - Competing against the
world, the Spokane countrys exhibit
of grains, grasses, fruits and vegeta-
bles won first prize at the Interna-
tional Dry Farming congress, held at
Lethbridge, Alberta. A silver trophy
cup, the largest given by the exposi-
ton, offered by the government Of
Manitoba, is the award. In addition,
the exhibit from the Spokane country
won first prize for the best display Of
fruits, green and in glasses, the prize
being trophy shield offered by the
Lethbridge Board Of Control. Mrs.
Martin ]. Vessels, Of Spokane, Sc
cured first honors for having the best
display Of jellies and canned fruits.
The clean sweep made by the exhibits
is the more gratifying locally because
Of the fact that they were in competi-
tion with the best from Canada as
well as from the United States. In
dividual entries from this district won
10 apple prizes, one for ounces, four
for pears, one for prunes, six for
wheat, three for sheaf grains and
grasses. and seven for vegetables and
roots.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
EDDY ESTATE APPRAISED.
Christian Science Church Gets $50,
843 in Personal Property.

Christian Science Church Gets $50,
843 in Personal Property.
Boston-Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy,
founder of the Christian Science
church, had in Massachusetts, at the
time of her death $82,843.75 in per-
sonal property and real estate valued
at $155, 600, according to the report OF
Thomas w. Streeter, friedrich E. Jen-
nings and John w. Worthington, who
were appointed by the probate court
to appraise the estate. They were in
structed to make return to Josiah E.
Fernland, of Concord, N. H., admin
istrator of the will of Mrs. Eddy, al
lowed by the courts of New Hamp-
shire.
All the personal property goes to
the Christian Science church under
the decision of the Supreme court of
New Hampshire, which sustained the
will of Mrs. Eddy.
The entire amount which the New
Hampshire administrator will turn
over to the church is about 81, 00O,-
900.
The Massachusetts court, which has
jurisdiction only over the $155, 900 of
real estate within the commonwealth,
had decided that the statute bars the
Christian Science. church from receiv-
ing this property as left by Mrs.
Eddy's will, but that the property
may be administrated as a charitable
trust by the trustees appointed by the
cOI1rf
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
Ship Apples to Australia.

North Yakima Seventy thousand
boxes Of apples, most Of them from
Washington, have been shipped this
fall to Australia. Twenty thousand
Of the boxes Of apples were from the
Yakima valley, and $4,000 from the
Wenatchee district were Winesaps,
and Jonathans. The remainder Of the
shipment was Gravensteins from the
Sebastopol district in California.