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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-11
IcELAND's DRUNKEN ORGIES.
They Got So Bad the Nation Adopted
TnAaI prnhihitinn 1 a,u

They Got So Bad the Nation Adopted
a Total Prohibition Law.
In its addiction to the use of alcohol
Iceland developed a national problem
like China's with regard to opium.
Like China. too. Iceland finally got
its eyes open to what the habit was
costing. not only In character depletion
and personal misery, but in plain dol
lars and cents. With the beginning of
this year total prohibition law went
into effect.
There are only about $1,000 people in
Iceland. The chief city is Reykjayjk,
where the new Althing House is To-
Gated Along the coasts and on the
edges of the fiords are the trading sta
tons, to which the farmer carries his
produce on horseback. With him there
used to go habitually a wooden keg
for replenishing. As n rule. the farm
er was drunk before he started for
home and almost entirely dependent
upon the sagacity of his pony to get
him safely back to the farm. Interest
ing stories are told of the intelligence
and devotion of these beasts. When
the man would roll off into the road
way the dumb brute would stand over
him until he reused from his drunken
sumber and could proceed on his way.
When finally he reached his destina-
ton family orgy began, in which
even the children were allowed to join.
The nations fight against alcohol was
precipitated by the Good Templars in
1885, Three years later there were a
number of 1ourishing temperance So
cieties. In 1900 law was passed for
bidding the manufacture of alcoholic
spirits. and in 1908 prohibition bill
was laid before the constituents. A
hard fight ensued on the personal lib
erty" issue, but the majority of the
people had become convinced that the
nations hope lay in complete divorce
from alcohol and the bill became law
on Jan. l, 1912.
Chroniclers of the Icelandic story
claim for Iceland the honor OF being
the first country in the world to for
bid the sale of intoxicants throughout
its territory.-New York Post.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-11
RATS! RATS! RATS!
FAHEY'S
RAT-LESS POWDER
Kills and Thoroughly En-
balms Rats and Mice.

The latest.and Most Modern Pre-
paration for the Rapid Destruction Of
Rats and Mice, is Fahey's Rat-Less
Powder. These undersirables eat
with a relish this powder which kills
and thoroughly embalms them; they
become as hard as a rock, dry up and
fade away. No mixing, no bother, no
odor from Rats and Mice killed with
Fahey's Rat.Less Powder. 1t will not
kill cats and dogs unless mixed with
food. because they will not eat the
powder.
Three sizes OF Rat-Less Powder
25c. soc and sl00. Gokay. Cole.
Ward and Harwood Drug Co. will
supply you and return the purchase
price when you are not absolutely
satisfied with the work of the con.
tents of either size package.
For Reaches and Water-Bugs, Bug
a-cide Powder. For Bed Bugs, Hen
Lice. Moths, etc. ask for Bug-a-cIde.
Three hundred Druggists and Groc.
ers in Berkshire County sell these
preparations. They are authorized
and ordered TO return purchase price
when they fail to satisfy your fondest
hopes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-11
A PLAGUE OF RABBITS.
Australia Doesn't Seem Able to Check
the Spread of the Pests.

Australia is still suffering from a
plague of rabbits. Ceaseless slaughter
of the Dummies is effectual only in
checking in few instances their
spread, for they breed so rapidly that
determination seems impossible. Stock
raisers are wire netting their proper
ties, digging out the burrows and de-
stroying all surface cover. The gov
eminent. is helping by selling wire net
ting at nominal price. In the hot dis
tricts they are poisoning the water.
Notwithstanding all the trapping,
poisoning, fumigating. fencing and dig
ging out, the pest is spreading.
Eight or ten rabbits eat or destroy
as much grass as one sheep. AS there
are many millions of rabbits the loss
is appalling.
Evidence of the way the rabbits are
being slaughtered is the fact that from
New South Wales alone 5,7lSS39
pounds of their skins were exported in
1911, 5.650.0O0 pounds in 1910 and
3.135,0o0 pounds in 1909. The total ex-
portation of skins from the common
wealth of Australia last year was TO-
3SS.7l6 pounds.-New York World.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-11
Bacon's House.

Lovers of Bacon will be grieved to
learn that his house at Gorhambury
is falling to rack and ruin. Ii has
been more or less of a ruin for years
past, but on reyislting 1t the other day
after a lapse Of some years | found
one Of the Roman statues gone. and OF
the other one only the trunk remained.
One of the Roman medallions had
gone. Unless something is done
promptly the whole building will fall
to pieces 1t is to be hoped that Lord
Verulam will take steps TO preserve
the house of his illustrious ancestor
London Graphic.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-11
A Major Rutt Memorial

Designs have been completed for the
memorial bridge which the city of
Augusta, Ca. is to erect in honor of
Major Archibald w. Butt, who per
ished in the Titanic disaster. II viii
be a handsome REINFORCED concrete
structure in three arches, spanning the
Augusta canal. which is $50 feet wide
Memorial adornments. including a
bronze tablet and handrailing formed
Of sixteen inverted cannon linked by
a heavy cable chain. will be added by
the Archibald Butt Memorial assOcia-
fion
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-11
BLASTING With Water.

A new method Of mining is being
practiced in German and other coal
shafts that is said to do away With
dangerous blasting. while also avoid
ing much of the risk of spontaneous
explosion of coal dust Deep holes are
bored in the coal and water is intro
duced into them by pipes under heavy
pressure. The water finds Its way
through the coal assures aud opens
them up until the mass IS loosened.
when it Is readily removed while wet
without any dust or the use of any
tools other than a light pick and q
shovel. -Harper's.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-11
The Trees of Paris.

There are twenty-one kinds Of trees
growing in the Paris boulevards. AS
in London. the plane is most numer-
Gus. but is closely followed by the
horse chestnut Then comes numer-
ically the ailantus. OF tree OF heaven.
" which there are 1900 specimens.
This magnificent Chinese tree was rec
commended for Kingsway. London. but
rejected partly because the flowers are
malodorous. There are only two ash
trees In Paris. no oaks and but one
specimen each OF mulberry and catal
pa.-Isondon Mail
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-11
COLGATE REFUSES TO PLAY
Football Day at Plttsfield is Abandon
ed as Result.

Word has been received by the
Pittsheld board OF trade from the
management of the Colgate universe
" football team that the faculty is
against the prolongaton of the teams
season, and the proposed game be-
tween that college and the university
of Vermont will not be played. The
message from Colgate puts an end TO
the proposed football day that the
board of trade has been planning for
Pittsfield on the 23d and brings dis
appointment to the many who had
been eagerly looking forward to such
a game Vermont had expressed its
willingness to play a game in Pitts
field on that date.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-11
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
sss. ,, dne Town and /ilI9se Told Bsisfb
dnf EsnH Reader

Frank Scott. Troy, spent the week
end at his home here.
E. T. Griswold is in Troy and AL
bany today on business.
John Foley of Sprinfield, Mass, is
visiting friends in town.
Mrs. P. L. Dow and Mrs. Carrie
Hawks are passing the day in Troy
Mrs. Fred Foster and Mrs. Harry
Breese are spending the day in Al
bany.
Miss Edith Van Santvoord went to
Buffalo, ~ Y, this morning for a fey
days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Stober of
Dewey street visited friends in Ad-
ans Sunday.
Perry Murphy and Lee Mcclure of
Pittsfield were at their homes here
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Rudd left this
morning for California, where they
will spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Seymour have
moved from Lyons street TO one of
the Hicks farms on the Town Farm
road
Miriam Rebekah lodge will meet
for drill this evening. All officers
and members are requested to be
present.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-11
Indispensable.

Mrs. Glgthorn Do you mean to say
you smoke the nasty little things In
your own house?
Mrs T.eeder-Only when we are do
ing amateur theatrlcals. You can't
present a society drama. you know,
without them. Tribune.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-11
Her Faultless Family.

Mother You want another doll?
Gracious. Why. my dear child. you
already have more than dozen of all
kinds. shapes and colors!
Little Bessie-But I'd like left
handed dolly, nanny, so ! could cor
rect her.-Judge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-11
Its Class.

81 hear that old sailor is going to
sue for the shock he got riding in the
electric runabout. wonder under
what head such a suit will conner
Il suppose it will be considered
rase of a salt and battery. baltimore
American.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-11


Mrs. p. s. Cooley, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. James Lyons,
has returned to her home in Fitch
burg, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. II. Kelly and sons
of Troy motored to Bennington Sun
day and were guests of friends. Mr..
Kelly is a former resident.
Miss Margaret Kirkwood, who was
called here because of the death of
her mother, Mrs William Kirkwood,
has returned to New York.
The Guideboard prayer meeting
Tuesday evening at eight o'clock will
be led by Mr.. Pierce of East Main
street. The public is cordially invit-
ed.
A reception will be given by Cata-
mount Commandery, U. o. G. c., in
their rooms this evening in honor of
Deputy and Mrs Charles H. Miller of
Boston, who are passing few days
in town. Mr. Miller instituted the
local commandery.
Can any of the readers of The
Banner furnish us with information
respecting Eustace Trenor who was
appointed TO the U. S. Military
Academy in 1917 from Vermont and
after graduation became End Lieut..
4th Inf, was subsequently promoted
to Major and died in-service Febru-
airy 16, 1S47 at New York City? It
is desired to learn the Whereabouts
of the next of kin of Major Trenor, a
considerable estate awaiting them.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-11
GOES TO BRANDON CHURCH
The Rev. =. 5srnby Leach Accepts
Call TO ST. Thomas Parish.

Call 10 ST. Thomas Parish.
Burlington. Nov. 9-The Rev. r.
Barnby Leach has accepted unan-
imous call to the rectorship of St
Thomas church at Brandon and will
assume his duties December l. Mr..
Leach. who recently gave up his par
ISL in RichfOrd. where he had been
for ten years. because Of IN health
has now recovered. For over a year
Mr.. and Mrs. Leach have resided in
Burlington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-11
The H. II. Harmon Farm

EIiC III. lie fiOt tltVu I'll III
Situated at Albro Corners about ~
miles from Bennington on the line of
the Bennington and Hoosac Valley K.
r.. containing about 100 acres of land
with good stone residence, with good
barn 100 IS feet. Land is in good
state of cultivation, an ideal place for
summer residence. Also a new
double-tenement house and y acre of
land.
Also the Following Personal Property
10-Cows, Yearling Bull,
Deering Moving Machine,
Deering Reaper, Sulky Pillow.
3 Lumber Wagons,
2 Market Wagons. Land Plows,
One 5-horse power steam boiler and
engine, all mounted,
Side Delivery Rake in good order,
Fodder Cutter, Manure Spreader.
2 Brood Sows, Boar Hog,
so or 90 tons of Hay. Straw
3 Horses, Saddle, Hay Press,
, Sets of Double Harnesses,
2 Light Driving Harnesses,
l Set Light Driving Harness,
Buggy and Wagon. Chains. Forks,
Hoes, Shovels,
Dame Hay Loader in good repair.
Corn Harvester, 1-Horse Lumber
Wagon, Spring Tooth Harrow.
Smoothing Harrow. American
Harrow, Cultivator, Double Sleighs,
Some Lumber,
Force and Suction Power Pump
American Separator Hay Racks,
Hay Tedder, 3-Horse Set of Whiffle-
trees, A few Hens and BOOSTERS,
Corn Fodder, Cook Stove,
Graphaphone and 60 Records,
Heating Stoves. Desk, Beds,
Couches and other household goods;
Milk Cans and Pals and other things
too numerous to mention.
Terms made known on day of sale.
ALBERT A. HARMON, Admir-.
John Robinson and John Huntington,
Auctioneers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-11

that the picture may come to you?
Do you realize that many a mil
lion-dollar fire has been started
by a match? There are matches
galore in your own kitchen, and
your own home may be scheduled
to go! Take things easy if your
policy is written, but get a sudden
move on If it isn't And if you move
in the right direction you1l find
yourself in the best office in town
ours-to write your
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-11
New Meat rIarket

G. ID. Sweet has opened a strictly cash meat
market in the LaMarre building on School It.
He will sell all kinds Of meat at crices that
will spell Relief from the present high cost
OF liv. ing Give him trial and be convin ed
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-08-09
Notice of Proof

Notice of proof Of completion OF
Works and Application Of Water to
Beneficial Use
Notice is hereby given that at 10
o'clock A. NJ. on the 10th day of Aug.
ust, 1912, at Kendrick, County OF La
tab, State of Idaho, before j. F.
Brown, q Justice of the peace, proof
will be submitted OF the compile ion
OF works for the diversion OF IL cub
&c feet per second OF the waters OF
Brady Gulch and OF the application
to beneficial use of said water In ac-
cordance with the terms and con.
ditions Of Permit No. 1898, hereto
fore issued by the State Engineer OF
the State of Idaho,
l. The name and postoffice address
OF the person. or corporation. hold
ing said permit, are James Bratcher
and c. G. Compton Of Kendrick Ida.
2. Said works Of diversion will be
fully completed on the date set for
such completion, and the amount oil
( "oSCA " h'Sh oulO VI Nh dIC CdRdQl0
OF conducting to the place o! use, in
accordance with the plans accom-
panying the application for such
permit, is IL cubic feet per second.
3. The use to which said water has
been applied is Irrigation and do
mestic purposes, and the amount
applied to beneficial use u.s.. cubic
feet per second.
4. The place where said water is
used is SW1.4 of NW1-4 and NV
ID, OF SW1-4 OF section %, the SEA
OF NE1-4, and NE1-4 of SEA OF Sec
ton rs all in township 80 North OF
range w. b. NJ.
5. The date of priority which said
user ia prepared to establish is July
31st 1911.
A. Z Robinson. State Engineer
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-08-09

Chas. Patterson was visiting his
sister. Mrs. Chas. Mcbride Mon
day.
Blanch and Lula Butler, of Win
chester are visiting their aunt. Mrs.
c. May.
Mrs. A. Thisselle's brother from
Moscow was visiting on the bench
Thursday and Friday.
John and Will Elliot have gone to
Genesee to help thresh wheat.
Arthur Thisselle's father and
mother drove up from Garfield last
week and spent several days with
him.
c. May, Webster and Bernice,
and the Misses Butler were visiting
in Bowl from Saturday until Tues
day.
Topsy Turvy.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-08-09
AMERICAN RIDGE

Mrs. M. A. Deobald has pur-
chased new binder.
The Misses Bertha and Rilla Dav-
idson. Nettie Jacobus, Elsie Keene.
leila Bigham and Arie Daugherty
have all gone to the mountains after
huckleberries.
Rev. Warner of the ME-. church
visited with his members on the
ridge last week.
Miss Cora Roberts met with quite
a sad accident last Tuesday, While
cranking her auto the machine kick
ed on her and broke her arm.
A petition is being circulated on
the ridge asking the county COM
missioner to repeal our herd law.
We hope they will not succeed in
getting it repealed.
We counted ten harvesters on the
ridge in one day all busy in the
fields.
Christ MAR started his thresher
Wednesday. commencing at VIM.
Cooks ranch.
Say. Mr.. Bear ridger. Kendrick
precinct which includes our ridge is
the most progressive precinct in La
tab county. We only lacked two
votes of casting 2 to l in favor of
new court house.
Well, we see that the Gazette has
new correspondent. Topsy Turvey
from Pine Creek. Now Mr.. or Mrs.
Topsy Turvey we are going to claim
that pie that you said you would
give us if we found the twenty-five
voters as we stated. Well we found
them and the weeds did not get our
beans either. At the last primary
July 3Oth, Haines received 10 votes
for governor, Smith 10 for congress
man, circuit 10 for state senator,
while there were Is who did not at
tend theaprimary, that makes %.
Now Topsy, you can leave that pie
at the P.O. directed to Rambler in
care of carrier. Route l and Ram
bier will get the pie.
Warnie May started with his
threshing outfit for the Genesee
country last Monday.
John Woody is in Moscow this
week attending a meeting of the
county commissioners.
Spring grain will be rather light
crop.
Rev. Bowen, of the church of the
Nazarine. has located on the ridge
and will preach for the Saints.
Rambler.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-08-09
Trustees Annual Financial
Report

District No. IS Latah County, Idaho.
To Miss Catherine T. Dryden. Coun-
ty Superintendent of Public Instruction.
In compliance with Section 81 of the
School Laws of the State OF Idaho, 1911, we
herewith submit the annual financial re-
port of District No IS for the year ending
June 30, 1912.
Balance in the treasury of the district or
to the credit of the district
on June 80, 1911 .............. 5000 o8
RECEIPTS
Received by apportionment ....... $2Ss.6
Total receipts for entire year .... 1888 SO
DISBURSEMENTS
Paid to Hope Beekley for
teaching ....... ........... .$455. 90
Paid to Kendrick Gazette
for advertising. ............... $50
Paid to McCrea Hwd. Co.
Tor stove. ............ $50
Paid to George Barnum for
Cement. Observation-Disclosures. 90
Paid to McCrea Hwd. Co. for
fump .. ~
Paid to John Galloway for
WOOD. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SU
Paid to Otis Forest for repair
ing Cisterns. ............... 1900
Expenditures for the year ....-.. 511 so
Total amount of receipts for
the year. .......... ......, 28S. to
Total amount of expenditures
for the year ............... 511. so
On hand at this time. Over
drawn. .......+......... 2.73
Estimated value of school house
and site ............... 10000
Estimated value of all seats
and desks ............. 10000
Estimated value of school
apparatus. .................. 1000
Estimated value of school books
on hand .............. 500
Estimated vvlue of school
library ....... ........ -. 40. 90
Estimated value of all school
property ................. $500
Respectfully submitted,
R. E. Metcalf, Clerk of
Board ofTrustees.
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Physician and Druggist
Leland, Idaho

Mr.. w. S. Gunsalus, farmer living near
Fleming, Pa, says he has used Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in his
family for fourteen years, and that he has
found it to be an excellent remedy, and takes
pleasure in recommending For sale by
Albert Moshop.
If you are not using Princess Flour
you are not using thebest.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-08-09
Presbyterian Church

Preaching next Sunday morning
in the Presbyterian church. Sermon
topic, = Man, the Growing
Thought of God"
In the evening we will join in the
union services at the Methodist
church. Sunday School at 10 A.
M. Everyone invited to attend.
George H. Roach, Pastor.
Princess Flour is a Hard Wheat
Flour. absolutely guaranteed.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-08-09
Leland Drug
Store

is where you
can buy any thing
you want in the
Drug, Stationery or
Toilet article lines.
DR.. VADNEY
Physician and Druggist
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-10

1T II IN Il flying macldnet Yes, indeed! ack ad Evelyn thought they
II would like to go and begged daddy to get them a chance to fly.
~ All right" he agreed. Just Mt present none of my friends own
flying machines. don't believe that l care for on for myself A
poor rheumatic old man like your daddy would scarcely Ike 10 go scootng
about among those damp cold clouds.
II will tell you though, that little Kingsand Conyn, whose father is a
famous bird man, had a lovely time flying around New York bay not long ago.
"Kingsand is seven and lie is the youngest boy who has ever been up in
8 flying machine
1T isn't Kingsands fault that he wasn't taken up sooner for he has leased
and leased for three long years. Always his mother shook her head, and his
father said, Wait awhile
but At last they said he could go. Kngsand was wild with delight. 10
agreed, very unwtnngly, that be would sit in the lap Of his fathers manager,
who was TO go mp that day with them.
"A great many strange things happen ain the city of New York, but when
it a learned that a little boy ws to fly owe the waters of New York bay
with his father crowds gathered along the Battery, al that part of the shore
from which the flying machine started Is called. -
"KinEslaud wore a old cap of his fathers, a pair of goggles over his eyes
snd a heavy sweater.
"KtngsIands father started the motor, the flying machine began to move.
ttm up they went The crowd cheered as the machine SKINNED owe the "a
te like a bird. Then Kingslsnd was brought down.
Satisfied? Not a bit of IT. The very next day his father had to take him
up again.
gain. or no boy Of seven likes to be held in the lap OF an older person even
while taking a sky ride
ION Bedloes island. in New York harborr stands the immense statue of
Liberty holding up a torch which attn night is lighted with electricity.
"Ktngsands father, after dipping and rising FOR Il few times In the air,
SKINNED like o bird around the giant figure
We'll, that would seem to have been a ride worth while. You might ex
pect Kingsand would climb out If that flying machine, vowing that when hS
grew up he would b. Il bird man.
NO indeed! He says flying isn't exciting enough. When h @ grows Up 70
means to be a sailor o. a tugboat so lie can handle los II big ropes