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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-02-28
MULE DEv0URED THE PIANO
instrument Near Him on a Steam
boats Deck.

Mule ate piano shipped. Send an
other next boat" This message was
received recently by a local piano
house from an "up-the-river" purchas-
er whose $500 instrument had been
forwarded via Mississippi river
steamboat In its usual pine box the
piano was installed on the lower
deck next to lanky. sleepy looking
mule bound for the cotton fields of the
upper bends. Although provided with
plenty of oats and hay, the mule
ripped off a portion of the outer box,
disposing OF six octaves of black and
white ivory keys. running the chro-
matte scale up to &C. in the treble
clef He had gnawed away the ma
hogany panels in front. masticated felt
hampers and hammers by. the dozen,
completely wrecking the melodious
"insides' of the instrument. Steam
boat Bill, stocking a boiler twenty feet
away, said the mule must have had
his foot on the soft pedal" as he did
not hear a note. When discovered the
animal was unconcernedly gazing
across the river at a grass
covered levee. 1t will cost $500 to re-
pair the piano.-New Orleans CORE
;pondent Montgomery Journal.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-02-28
Japan ceIonIslns in srarII.

Japan viii colonize tract of iO0..
600 acres In Brazil where will he
operated great rice plantations Spe-
ciai privileges have been secured from
the government OF Brazil. such as the
payment OF the travelling expenses OF
tho coionists, and that no duty will
be charged for five years. A capital
OF nearly St.000o00 is being raised
Half OF this sum Will be used By the
end OF four years Il is expected that
the colony will number 1000 families.
Three hundred families. numbering
about 1e00 persons. will be sent first.
By January next the first party OF
coienists win start for their new
1ms.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-02-28

]. L. FULLER.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-02-28
Common SenSe
Senator Cummins said in a political
argument In a Des Moines club:

Senator Cummins said in a political
argument In Des Moines club:
"A little common sense would do
wonders here. It's astonishing what
common sense will accomplish. We
ought to rely more on IT,
"In trial one day there was dis
pu;e as to whether a certain woman
was drunk or insane A witness tes-
titled that she was drunk But the
cross-examiuihg lawyer, sneering at
this witness. growled:
You are no alienist. no mind ex-
pert Yet you dare to claim that you
can tell the difference between In
sanity and drunke9ness?'
Sure, said the witness.
How scoffed the lawyer
1.-THE next morning the witness
answered"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-02-28
A CASE or REACTION
BY JEROME FOLEY.


Were you sick yesterday" asked
the tall commuter as his neighbor set
lied into his accustomed seat In the
smoker
Well, said the neigbbor as he sat
Gown rather carefully and drew out
bis pipe, Il wasn't really sick. had
what my grandfather used to call "a
crick IN my back, but II was an oblig
ing 'crick' and disappeared about 10
o'clock.
And then" said the tall com
muter. you just hung around all
day"
No, | didn't; | really had a fine
day" returned the ex-inyalid Il
don't remember having felt as salts
fed with myself in long time as
did last night II was pure case OF
virtue having its own reward. tool
did something for somebody else"
You talk like the hero OF a Rollo
book said the tall commuter, and II
you keep it up Pm going In the next
car"
His nearer grinned. "On the level,
! had a bully time | gave my little
girl present--a present there was
no reason she should have got"
You don't have to have a reason
70 give a child a present" grumbled
the tall commuter. THE child herself
"a, reason enough"
"Well-perhaps-" assented the |
other but nevertheless nine people |
out Of ten have a reason for giving |
sven a child a present. IL is Christ /
mas or II is Easter. or 1t is the child's
or the child has been sick
and you give II present because 1t
was decent enough to get well and
not blight your remaining days by dy-
Ing on you. Amy of these -legiti
mate reasons for giving children pres
ents, but ! didn't resort to any of
hem
III your little girl got as much out
Of the present, as you seem to have
lone. she is lucky" said the tall com
nuter
1T was this way" said the bearer
II gifts. Her doll fell and fractured
Is face beyond hope of recognition
I had been a handsome doll In it's
lay. One OF Santas choices prod
Icts. and the howl Hope sent up as I
he gazed on the fragments of it's
mug waxen face would curdle your ,
Hood Now the usual mode of pro ,
edure when little girl has been be-
eft of really handsome doll Is to
ell her how soon II will be Christ
has, or that her birthday is the If
zenith Of the month. My wife did n
9TH" p
Did she blte?" asked the tall com n
luter.
Not so you could notice it," said
is friend, and then | had my inspira- .
on l went right down to the village >
nd bought her the most stylish thing
wax you ever laid your eyes on, and
hadn't waited for Christmas, or New s.
ears or the Fourth of July. either =
You did the hadsome thing, must
INIT. said the tall commuter gen.
ously and ] suppose the younger
'ughter was pleased"
Pleased" said the proud parent
'leased doesn't express IT, No other
III ever got the reception accorded /
is one. | wouldn't have missed buy
& 1t for farm Well, we're In the
alton"
so we are" agreed the other. Say
guess I'll bring my boy home a pair
ballbearing roller skates tonight
stead OF waiting for his birthday
reason why all the good feeling
ould stay at your end OF the block.
there?"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-02-28

Having established an office in the
Mernifield Studio building. am now
prepared to do a general insurance busi-
ness, life accident and fire; I have all
Board Companies" I will also do con-
veyancing and collecting; send me your
accounts and I will collect them; de-
sire to make a speciality OF Probate bust
ness.
I'LL I'D
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-02-28

tho next meal or the next drink; he
had believed that as he knew him so
ne had always been lax and loose OF
I tongue and deed, a noisy tavern hero.
but now he saw that he was filling
/ what must have been the measure OF
his manhood
Il tell you I had no hand In carry
Ing on the boy" said Fentress with
"a sardonic smile.
Il look TO you TO return him. Stir
yourself. Gatewood. or by God, III
hold so fierce a reckoning with you
The sentence remained unfinished,
for Fentress felt mis- overweight
nerves snap, and, giving way to a
sudden blind fury struck at the Judge.
we are too old for rough and tum-
bic" said the Judge. who had dis
played astonishing agility IN avoiding
the blow. Furthermore we were once
gentlemen. Al present ! am what |
am, while you are a hound and a
biackgnard! Wen settle this as be-
comes our breeding lie poured him
self second glass of liquor from
Fentress' decanter. Il wonder II It |
Ia possible 10 insult YOU" and he /
tossed glass and contents in Fentress' /
face. The colonel's thin features were
convulsed. The Judge watched him
with scornful curling OF the lips. Il
am treating you better than you de-
serve" he tainted.
Tomorrow morning ut sun-up at
Boggs' race-trackl" cried Fentress.
The Judge bowed with splendid cour-
tesy.
Nothing could please me half so
We'll he declared. He turned to the
others. Gentlemen. this is private
matter Whom have met Colonel
Fentress | shall make public an
nouncement OF why this appeared
necessary 20 me; until then | trust
his matter will not be given pub {
icity. May | ask your silencey' he I
lowed again, and abruptly passed
rom the room.
His three friends followed In his {
teps. leaving Fentress standing by $
he table, the ghost OF q smile on his
hin lips
As II the very place were evil. the
udge hurried down the drive toward q
he road. AT the gate he paused and
urned on his companions, but his
aatures wore a look OF dignity that
,rbade comment or question. Tie /,
cid out his hand to Yancy. n
sir he said. ~ could command n
lie riches OF the indies. II would tax B,
" resources to meet the fractional 81
art OF my obligations TO you Is
Think OF that, said Yancy. as Y
uch overwhelmed by the judges 81
amer as by bis words. dr
His Uncle Bob shall keep his place NJ
my grandsons lifel Wen watch tv
m grow into manhood together n
be judge was visibly affected. A 10
nile OF deep content parted Mr.. II
sncy's lips as his muscular fingers IN
osed about the judges hand with te
ushing force. &c
''Whoopl" cried Cavendish. delight
az this recognition OF Yancy's love
r the boy. and he gleefally smote
e austere Mahany on the shoulder. IA
Il Mahafry was dumb in the pres IN
ce OF the decencies; he quite lacked ii,
Interpreter The Judge looked ~
OK az the house "a
'Mine'' he muttered The clothes ~
stands ln--the food he eats IA
net Mlnel" ~
ia
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-02-28

HOMESTEAD LAND IN CALIFORNIA
In the foothills of central California,
200, 900 acres vacant in two counties,
good land, water, wood, range, game,
fish, no snow, no storms, seldom frost.
grows anything; s100 brings you, town
ship plat and all desired information.
Resident &c years. Alfred Kenoyer, To-
Gator, Hanford, California.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-02-28
To BE Continued

WANTED Work on farm BY married
man or labor In town. Can give best
references. Address, E. H.. Lock Box
sat coodns. idaho.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-24

All lovers of Byron are aware that
this erratic genius found time In his
short, adventurous life to write his
memoirs and that on his death these
passed into the hands Of his friend.
Thomas Moore, who. exercising a dis
cretlon committed TO him, promptly
consigned the manuscript to the flames.
No doubt the writer Of "Irish Melo-
dies" had very good and highly proper
reasons for taking this decisive step,
and It is quite likely that the publica-
ton OF the memoirs would not, for OBJ
vious reasons, have been possible for
many years after the poets death; yet
as succeeding generations have been
brought face 10 face with the peculiar
ly complex genius Of Byron. with its
lofty moods and fits many dark places.
they have felt need OF the light which
only the records written by a vanished
hand could leave supplied.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-24

Pinkham's Vegetable Compound adver-
tised, / tried it. My health improved
wonderfully and / am now quite well
again. No woman suffering from fe-
male ills will regret it if she takes this
medicine. ~ Mrs. JAMES G. LECLEAR,
1856 Hunt ST., Detroit, Mich.
Another Case.
Philadelphia, Pa. -" Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is all you
claim it to be. About two or three
days before my periods / would get bad
backaches, then pains in right and left
sides, and my head would ache. l called
the doctor anl he said had organic in
fammation. went to him for while but
did not get well so took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. After TAX
ing two bottles was relieved and finally
my troubles left me. l married and
have two little girls. have had no re-
turn of the old troubles. Mrs. CHAs.
BoELL, 1850 S. Chadwick St, Phila., Pa.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-24
FREAKS OF NATURE
A Tree That Throws SomersauIts end q
Waterfall Reversed.

TtoNefoSts
A tree gone mad and waterfall that
falls up instead Of down are among
the strange things to be seen In Ha-
wall, as described by John Burroughs
In the Century Magazine:
Mature in the tropics, left to her
self, is harsh, aggressive, savage;
looks as though she wanted to hang
you with her dangling ropes or impale
you on her thorns or engulf you In her
ranks of gigantic ferns. Her mood is
never as placid and sane as in the
north. There is tree in the Hawaiian
woods that suggests tree gone mad.
Ii Is called the hau tree. 1t lies down,
squirms and wriggles all over the
ground like wounded snake. II gets
up and then takes to earth again. Now
1t wants to be vine; now 1t wants to
be a tree. 1t throws somersaults, 1t
makes itself into loops and rings, 1t
rolls, 1t reaches, 1t doubles upon itself.
Altogether 1t is the craziest vegetable
growth ever saw.
ut was near Pail that / saw what
had never seen or heard Of before-a
waterfall reversed, going up instead Of
down. 1t suggested Stockton's story
of negative gravity. A small brook
comes down off the mountain and at
tempts to make the leap down high
precipice, but the winds catch 1t and
carry it straight up In the air Ike
smoke 1t is translated; 1t becomes
mere wrath lowering above the bee
Ting crag. Night and day this goes
on, the wind snatching from the noun
tains In this summary way the water
1t has brought them"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-24
NORTH BENNINGTON

Miss Lura Durham spent Sunday
at Woodford city.
Miss Media Lewis of Wells, Vt, is
visiting her brother Earle Lewis.
Mrs. A. ]. Bourne of Manchester
is visiting her niece Mrs. s.. o. Tefft.
Arthur Cushman of Bayside, L. L.,
passed Sunday with his family here.
Fred PERCY of Rutland is visit
ing his mother, Mrs. Jennie Percy
of West street.
Mrs. Nena Dewitt of Brattleboro
is the guest of Miss Harriet s. We'll
lington of Prospect street.
John Henry Cushman and family
of Irvington on the Hudson have ar
rived at their bungalow to spend the
summer.
Miss Nellie Nichols of Boston,
Mass, is spending two weeks with
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. yelling of
Main street
Mrs. Verona Madison of Upper
Main street is spending two weeks
with her sister, Mrs. George Wells
in North Adams.
The w. C. t. U. meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. A. s.
Payne Thursday afternoon at 3 o.
clock. Note change of day.
Mrs. Fred Hienel and son Freder
ick of Manchester spent portion
of last week with Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
| thur Bassett of Mechanic street
Miss Gertrude Shepard of Water
town, Mass, is spending the summer
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A
n. Shepard of Mechanic street
What about the horribles for the
4th of July? Those wishing to take
part will kindly let Mr.. Devino OF
Mr.. Worthington know so as they
can make their plans.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips, who
have been spending few days with
| his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
| Phillips of Mechanic street, have re
turned to their home in Troy.
The June meeting of the womans
Missionary society of the Baptist
1, church. will be held Friday after
noon of this week at the home OF
Mrs Jay LOOMS. Meeting will be ad
dressed by Miss Ada Brigham.
The anniversary of the Epworth
League was celebrated by an inter
esting program at the Methodist
church Sunday evening and the fol
lowing officers were installed by the
pastor, Rev. ]. c. Mitchell: Presi
dent. Mrs. Minnie Davis; department
~
department of world Evangelism
Mrs. w. X. White: department OF
Help and Mercy, Mrs. Ida White
department of literary and socia
work, Mrs. Earle Lewis; secretary
Mrs. Fred Waldron; organist, Miss
Hazel Brown.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-24
PRISONERS ESCAPED
Two Got Away from the House Of
Correction.

Rutland, June 22.-Ellis Cooper of
Middlebury, John Burke of Fair Ha-
ven and Benjamin Brown OF Shreve-
port, La, convicts at the house of cor
rection, escaped at 500 o'clock yes
terday afternoon by cutting two iron
bars at second-story window and
jumping to the street. The success
full dash for liberty was most daring,
the side Of the building by which the
men left fronting on a much travel
ed street, with trees screening the
window by which they made their
exit. At a late hour this evening no
trace of the fugitives had been found
although officers in automobiles have
been securing the county all day.
The convicts are wearing citizens
clothes which they stole from the
coat room of the institution. Their
escape was discovered Immediately
by Keeper J. e. Borden who from the
watch house on the wall saw them
making their way through the street
towards West Rutland Before
guards could be sent, the fugitives
were out of sight as there are woods
nearby.
The prisoners do not work Satur-
day afternoon and the men are allow
ed the liberty of the corridors and en-
closed yard Cooper and Burke were
in corridor while most of the other
inmates were playing baseball. Brown
was a trusty. 1t is believed that he
let the others into the chapel where
the three-quarter-inch window bars
were cut with hack-saw stolen from
the shop. No one else was near
enough to hear the noise.
Brown is Methodist ministers
son.and is notorious character. He
is % years old and talks with a
southern drawl. He was sentenced
for one year and one day by Rutland
county court in April for trying to
pass forged check at the Brandon
National bank. He is wanted in sew
eral States for forgery.
Cooper, who is 81 years old and Ax
feet two in height, was also in for
forgery on two-year sentence. He
escaped March 10, 1912, and was re-
captured the next day at Castleton.
Burke is 80 years old. He was
serving two years on broken parole
and also has two years for impeding
Deputy Sheriff John II. Policy of
Fair Haven in arresting his (Burkes)
brother
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-24
The Joy of Life.

That generous glow Of spirit, known
among artists as the joy of life; that
bubbling exultation, most common to
youth, but happily sometimes extend
ing its beneficent touch well into the
vale of years, which one of heavens
favors is more to be desired? So rare
and precious is the joy of life that it is
to be welcomed when it appears and
enjoyed eagerly while it lasts, and no
,monstrous creed is TO be suffered to de-
stroy its tender fragrance. From
"Monoscripts." by Willard Dillman.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-24
gnol,.h Made French.

There is a fault that Ia frequently
committed by English authors who are
given to introducing French into theii
works. 1t is the words double en-
tendre." really do not know where
they got hold of this expression. fol-
1t certainly does not mean anything In
French. What they probably intend to
say is double entente" which Is gen
orally preceded by a-viz, "Cest un
mot a double entente and not "C'es'
une double entente. "-E. w. Hornuns
in 'aThe Wrong Word"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-24
KILLED BY SNAKE
Two Small Boys Bitten While In
Bed

Beach. n. d., June 22.-When Mrs
Dave Grant, residing fourteen miles
southwest of Beach, went to call her
two sons, aged five and seven, this
morning, she found them dead in bed
with rattlesnake lying between
them. 1t is believed that the reptile
crawled into the bed clothes during
the day while they were being aired
out OF doors. During the previous
evening just after the boys had re-
tired, each had complained that the
other was pinching him.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-24
CRASH ON NEW HAVEN ROAD
Rutland Man Among Injured From
Collision Near Canaan, CT.

Canaan. Ct, June 23.-One woman
was fatally hurt, another probably
SO. and half dozen other passeng-
ers were injured in a collision here
this afternoon between combina-
ton milk and passenger train on the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad and switcher on the Cen
tral New England railroad. The two
lines intersect near Canaan station
and the wreck occurred at that
point.
Mrs. Frank Olin, aged SO, of Falls
Village. whose skull was fractured,
will die.
Others injured include:
Mrs. NJ. C. Lowere of Washington
Hollow, Clinton Corners, N. Y, hurt
internally, condition critical.
Napoleon Stone, Rutland, VT, cuts
and bruises.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-24
A Momsntous Meal.

The Duke OF Fife was the only man
who began a meal as an earl and fin
ished II as a duke. The meal was his
own wedding breakfast at Bucking.
ham palace. His title was Earl Of
Fife. but Queen Victoria announced
during the reception that she had rails
ed her newly made grandsOn-in-law to
the rank OF a duke.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-24
Ne Was q Good Listener.

miss Perker says you are a splendid
conversationalist."
81 wonder how she got that idea
"Oh, you're too modest"
.sNot at all. was wondering how
she reached the conclusion that l could
talk when she never let's me put In a
word Observation-Disclosures Age
Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-24
FRECkLES
Don't Hide Them With Veil; Remove
Them With the othine Prescription

This prescription for the removal
OF freckles was written by a promi-
nent physician and is usually so sue
cessful in removing freckles and
giving a clear, beautiful complex
ion that II is sold by w. L. Gokay
under an absolute guarantee to re-
fund the money II Il falls.
Don't hide your freckles under a
veil; get an ounce Of othine and re
move them. Even the first few appli
cations should show a wonderful I'M
provement. some Of the lighter freck-
les vanishing entirely.
Be sure 10 ask the druggist for
the double strength othine; Il Il this
that IL sold on the money-back guai
antee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-24

m y sulfering a n q
pains. For two years
/ suffered bearing
down pains and got
all run down. was
under a n ervous
strain and could not
sleep at night. /
went to doctors here
in the city but they
did not do me any
good.
{" Seeing Lydia E.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-24

MAMMA. don't you think schiller
quite out OF dateT'
Il certainly do"
I'm 30 glad Just smashed his
statnette in the drawing room."-Meg.
gendorfer Batter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-24
A Coed Spring Tonic.

For biliousness. constipation. sick
headache. loss Of appetite, malaria
get a bottle Of eaxters Mandrake
5lttsra the best spring medicine
Sold everywhere. liquid OF tablets,
Is cenfs.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-24

EOR sALE-On main road, i've minutes TO
school. station and postotiice. II acres fine
garden land. level and tree from stone. fine va
riety fruit for home use, solid substantial set
of buildings; well built house of rooms,
beautiful shade and lawn, fine driveway. Price
tl,50O. Nasn X Hutchlns. &tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-24
RoK SALE High grade stock and DAIRY farm s,,.

COR sALE-High grade stock and dairy farm.
L well situated, miles from North Ben
nington, miles from Bennington; high, sight
ly location; $50 acres of very rich, productive
land keeps 81 head OF STOCK and cuts lOU tons
of hay; large orchard with native fruit of all
kinds; large colonial house, ellis and Is nicely
finished rooms, large wood shed, piazzas.
slated roofs, lai ge beautiful front yard and
driveway; 50 fine shade trees; barn 6Ox6O with
zells, barn e0xs0 hor o barn SOx6o with wagon
house attached, = open stalls and one box stall;
3 wagon sheds; running water in house and
barus also in pasture; wood TO sell and timber
Tor farm purposes. One of the lest paying
and most attractive farms In this section-tust
the place for a retired city party for summer
home and farm combined. Price tS0OJ. Nash
u Hutchins. WOf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-24

COR sALE-Farm of IS acres. located on
L HARDWOOD hill on new state road; W acres
tillable land, 20 acres pasture hand, Is acres
wood LAND mostly fine chestnut; good Broom
house. piazzas; house painted and all rooms
papered and painted; running water at build
lngs from never.faiiing spring; splendid lava
and shade and magnificent View; barn sDxoO
wagon house 20x30, granary l5x3O, hen house
l5xl6; nne variety Of fruit; miles TO Benning-
ton, miles to North Bennington and ne ,r
trolley. Price $3.50. Nash & Hutchins. 9ltf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-24

EOR sALE-Good Groom house with city
l. water all rooms papered and painted; one
acre good land with fine lot OF young fruit;
good garden; currants, raspberries and grapes:
shed an 4 large hen house. Price $50, $40
cash. Nash Hutchins. 9itf