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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-01
READY TO GARRISON CANAL
Army's Plan to Have Force of 9,
$50 Only Needs-Taft's Approval


Washington, Jan. 29.-It is expect
ed that President Taft will approve
with n a few days the plan tor the
defense of the Panama Canal as work
ed out by the special board of army
officers who have just returned from
the Isthmus. The plan contemplates
standing garrison of not less than
$3.50 men. The force will consist of
| three regiments of infantry at maxi
mum strength, which would be 81 0.
ficers and 1875 men in each regiment
three batteries Of field artillery, three
troops OF cavalry, one signal COM
pany, one engineer company, one am
bulance company, one field hospital,
and eighteen companies of coast ar
tillery.
his command is to be placed I'M
der iajor General and would be
separate from the mobile army in the
United States both in time of peace
and certainly in time Of war The can
nal is hereafter to be regarded as dis
tinctly military asset of the country.
Its defense against an attacking naval
force and against force attacking
by land could not be affected by the
operations of the mobile army in the
United States. In tactics the Isthmi-
an army would always be held to be
distinct command strategically.
The coast artillery Notifications
have been decided on by separate
board and the work of construction
has been begun. All these forts will
have 14-inch guns, with the latest and
most perfect equipment of disappear
ing gun carriages and the strongest
bomb-proof defenses known to mod
ern war, The mobile force on the
lsthmus will patrol the canal route
and watch the locks and dams. Pa
troll lines are to be land out and good
roads constructed for the quick move
ment of cavalry and field artillery.
Large barracks are to be built for the
accommodation of all the isthmian gar
rison.
The maintenance of such a large
mobile force on the Isthmus is regard
ed as necessary because a modern
fleet could land several thousand blue
Jackets out of the reach of the sea-
coast defenses, and, by a forced
march inland to some easily accessi-
BILE and vulnerable point on the canal,
could do untold damage in a few
hours
The Secretary of War is prepared
to enter on the work of carrying out
the defense plan as soon as IL has the
Presidents approval
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-01
Two rhlnn. DISTINGUISH Men.

The essential things which distin.
guish one person from another, which
give one man a higher place and an.
other lower, are just two.
First OF all. perseverance-the ability
TO keep everlastingly at It. and second,
imagination or vision-the ability to
see beyond the present and to under
stand that the work at hand reaches
beyond the present moment and so Is
worth while.-St- Nicholas.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-01

Vegetable Compound so threw away
the medicines the doctor left me and be-
gan taking the Compound. Before l
had taken half bottle was able to -.
up and in short time I was able to do
all my work. Your medicine has proved
itself able to do all you say it will and l
have recommended it in every household
have visited. Mrs. MARY JOHNSTON
210 Siegel Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Another Bad Case.
Ephrata, Pa About year ago l
was down with nervous prostration. l
was pale and weak and would have hys-
teric spells, sick headaches and bad
pain under my shoulder blade. l was
under the care of different doctors but
did not improve. was so weak | could
hardly stand long enough to do mydishes.
Lydia E. Pinkham' Vegetable Com
pound has made me well and happy and
! have begun to gain in weight and my
face looks healthy now. Mrs. J. W.
HoRNBERGER, R. No. 8, Ephrata, Pa.
II you want special advice write to
lydia E. PinKham Medicine Co. (cOnfl.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by
woman and held in strict confidence.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-01
Card

We. the undersigned, do hereby
agree TO refund the money on a SO
cent bottle Of Greene's Warranted Sy
rup OF Tar II II fails to cure your
cough OF cold. We also guarantee .
q cent bottle TO prove satisfactory
OF money refunded.
Coles Pharmacy. A. s. Hathaway,
HarwOod Drug Store.
G. r. and A. B. Hawkins
p. 4. Quinlan. Z. G. Woodwork
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-01

''Pa. why do they call 1t Dame For
tuner"
Because Dame is feminine For.
tune is symbolized as a woman"
why do they symbolic Fortune as
a woman"
Because she's nearly always late
when you have an engagement with
her."-Chlcago Record Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-01
Took Wind on, Of Their Sails.

Addressing one Of his southern audi
ences. Sam Jones once requested all
the husbands present who had not
spoken a harsh word to their wives for
a month to stand up. he shook hands
with those who arose and then intro
duced them to the rest Of the audi
ence as the "twenty-seven biggest HAIRS
In Tennessee
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-01
Realistic,

How did the moving pictures Of the
wedding turn Uuty"
oh splpndidly They caught the
ride when she was knurked senseless
Nv being hit with no old shoe. so that
is just az natural as life" Chicago
record Herald
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-01
A Nice lovable Girl.

Jack-The college girl am engaged
to picked me up on grammar before a
week had passed over our heads. Tom
You got off light and easy. The col
ege girl knew corrected my English
while was proposing to her Boston
Transcript.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-01

Youth-Can you tell me which Is Mr.
Ponsonby. Lady-The man with the
gray hair talking to those ladies over
there. am Mr.. Ponsonbys wife.
Youth know you are. That's why
asked Won, as I thought you'd be sure
to knd s.-LondOn Punch.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-01
NERVOUS
PROSTRATION
Severe Case of a Philadelphia
Woman-Her Symptoms.
Philadelphia, Pa. 81 had severe
case of nervous prostration, with palpi-

CAGOn OI LtlS near I,
constipation, head
aches, dizziness 8,
noise in my ears,
timid, nervous, rest
less fe elm gs and
sleeplessness.
Il read in the pa
per where a young
W m an had been
cured of the same
troubles by taking
Lydia E. Pinkham' s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-01
Your BLESSINGS.

Ef you'll stop courtin yo' troubles
FER awhile mebbe you'll have time ter
diskiver dat you've had enough bless
ms fer a good sized lifetime. -Atlanta
Constitution
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-01
Economixinq.

II think | saw your little boy chew
ing tobacco as came In the gate"
Yes: that was Johnny"
Mercy! Do you permit him to
chew?"
We'll. you see. that was an almost
new plug Of tobacco his father left
when he died. an 1t seemed sin to
waste Houston Post.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-01

Those edges soonest turn that are
most keen. A sober moderation stands
sure. No violent extremes endure
Alnyn
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-01

All who have meant good work with
heir whole heart have done good work.
Ilthpugh they may die before they
nave signed it.-R. l.. Stevenson
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-01

Strong minds suffer without com
planning; weak ones complain without
suffering.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-01
THE COST OF LIVING.

Tho high cost OF living Is universal
America does not suffer alone. The
complaint comes from Germany
France. Italy. Austria. Great Britain
all % the civilized world. in fact Each
year the attractions OF the town and
city are drawing from the farm. With
fewer farmers the world has more
mouths 20 feed Man likes 10 take his
ease. Most men would rather sit up
ate in the evenings 10 see the moving
pictures than 70 get up al five o'clock
in the morning TO thaw out the pump.
II IS easier 10 sit in a warm room and
eat ham than TO carry feed 10 the pigs
IL IS more pleasant 20 stand on the
street corners and declaim about the
hardships OF the working man than %
go out in the field and plow corn We
not only do not have enough farmers,
but We haven't enough men who are
willing 10 become farmerI Uutil We
correct 10 some extent the inherent
weakness and laziness OF human ne.
ture. We will not materially reduce
the cost " living
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-01
BROWN GRABBING THE sPoILs

Walter Brown, the Progressive boss
OF Ohio. seems To be unusually active
and successful in obtaining party Jobs.
Apparently # is the policy OF Govern
or Cox TO recognize the Progressiyes
In the distribution OF appointments.
and thereby make permanent. II pos
sible. the split in the Republican par
~. Brown is one OF Governor Cox's
close advisors. Brown has been a
party spokesman all his life. He was
the head OF a corrupt political machine
in Toledo and became n Progressive
and reformer only when his political
grip was loosened.
The Progressive party claims 10 he
the advocate OF certain broad political
principles. Many OF those who have
Joined Il undoubtedly have been actu-
ated by principle The performances
OF such men as Walter Brown and Bil
Finn. OF Pittsburgh. do not lend much
color 20 high claims. In their hands
the Progressive party has become a
mere adjunct Of Democracy. and n
humble recipient Of the political spoils
which Democrats dole out
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-01

particular little boy whose property he
was used 20 carry him about claspel
IlrmIy around what would have been his
waist II he had had any. Inasmuch h.
when on the ground the badger would
pay energetic games OF tax with the
httle boy and mir his bare legs. I sug-
ge~ted that u would he uncommonly dis
agreeable ~ he took advantage OF be-
inS held In the little boys arms 10 bite
ms face. but this suggestion was re-
belled with scoru a. an unworthy a.
saut on the character Of Josiah He
bites legs sometimes. but he never bites
faces said the little boy.
We also had a young black bear whom
inc childreu christcued Jonathan I'd
wards. partly out Of compliment to their
mv'n'r. VINO was descended from that
great Puritan divine. ana partly becauS.
the bear Possessed "a temper In which
gloom and strength were combined I'm
W4at the 'h'ldrvu regarded as CalViuiS-
Tic iropof lions. A. for the dogs %
course there were many. and during
their lives they were intimate and
valued family friends. and their deuth.
were household Tragedies one Of them.
"a large yellow animal Of several good
breeds ana valuable rather because or
i~Nchicdl than physical traits was
named susan Us his small owners. ln
cnfnmcm' rtti.u ~ another refaIner "a
bite COW the fact that the COW and
me dog were not az the same sex beng
treated with Indifference Much the
most Individual ~ the dogs and the one
win the strongest character was Sailor
hoy. fHreHf'aEe Bay dog ne had a
master ful temr~r and a strong sense ~
both dignity and duty H. would ncys-
lei The other dogs fight and hc himself
never fought unless circumstance inn
l"fatIt'ly demanded 70. but he was a
uUrd'roue animal when he ala firbf
DC was NOT only exceedingly fond Of TIE
water. as was 60 be. eNrec'ed. hut PAS
ei"nHielN devoted 90 Eun0owder In
every form. for he loved firearms and
fairly rcveled in the Fourth of July eel
ehfatious-the latter being rather har-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-01
CONTINUED in W wednesdays 1nteiiig.nc.r,
HIRE ENGINEERS
Board Of Control VIII Hold important
Meeting To-day and Further Plans
For Filtration Plant for City.

The board OF control will meet this
morning for the purpose Of hiring
hydraulic engineers 10 work in con
nectiOn with City Engineer c. &.
Cooke TO go over the conditions of
Wheeling and determine which would
be the best water system for the city.
There has been $500 appropriated
by council for this investigation. and
they hope 10 hire two engineers and.
u necessary, drill one test we'll with
this sum
The engineers have 80 days with
which 10 so over the situation and
report back TO the board Of control.
hut it Is tho general opinion that they
VIII report early They will also re
nort the cost Of maintenance OF all
they select Ira H. Jewell submitted
systems for the city besides the one
IN entirely new proposition TO the
board Saturday morning IN which he
places chemicals 10 cleanse the sand
beds and non-chcmical substance as
puriher He states that he can in
S45OOOO
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-01

management OF the children. Tehy we're
never allowed 20 be disobedieut or 20
shirk lessons or work. and they we're
encouraged 20 have all the Fun possible
during the many hours passed IN vuri-
o-s euihralliug pursuits along and iu
me waters ~ the bay. They swan. they
tramped. they boated. they coasted ami
~ tfcd in winter. they were intimate
friends with the COWS. chickens pig
and other live stock. They had IN sue
ceseion two ponies. General Grant and
when the Generals less became such
that no l1y down too often and too IN
eNpfcttdlN tU the road. "a calico pony
named Algonquin. "a no IL still living a
and boo the iasture-wherc he has - be
riDkcfe1, because ofherwle. he chases
o." COWS. ~edate pony Grant used 20
draw fNr cart iu which the children
went driving when thew were ya~v
small Tire driver loing their old nurse
Name. who hid held fhcir mother in nor
80 20 tf'w hr f'e 1~ close as any tie
90 blood tnHlf whether ever saw
Nam" really offended with them cNcsnf
once bon oI' ~ rure but misgr1er-
h'-' They loved pony Grant once
saw Tho fH'r .ffio lrr ~ three hHccI-.~
pony Grants fore LEGS A. he leaned
over pfc straw hat f'1fcd ON end AND
pony Grant ,reaIftfirefv r-r-rred Tho
hrIu. whersrror the sraII boy looked
u- 'I'H vail az ausHlsr. evidently
iNir. 'Hr o." -'nv had decided 20 tr,1.
'.m ..r rafish
The children had nets ~ 'he'- own
too. ~ rnv~ec Among them rufna1
pigs were rho standby. their hfrff,
ur"rrfor1l r1fe-c 0fe them for com
nHu'HHaNIu with nfrrirc IHf over. On r.r-
Then cher. were Tf,frr srvf-~afa and
kHrr'r.H rates rcrf'r and fruaffHf and
whose rHfH-e was funt1 MENTALLY frfers.
Us. Tho ladders name was Josiah. fNa
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-01
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
The Wearied.Looking Signature of E. H. Hartman
By E j. Edwards

There Will always be preserved
among the archives OF both the Union
Pacific and the Northern Pacific rail
road companies lengthy document
in duplicate appended 20 which are
the signatures. also in duplicate. OF
Edward II. Hartman. The particular
contract which Is set forth in this
document may at some time In the
future be cancelled. 10 may last for
ages, for Il Is nominated in the bond
70 have an existence OF nine hundred
and ninety-nine years.
But even today and certainly IN
years 10 come there does and will at.
tach a sentimental interest in Mr.. Har.
rimans signature II was written
with a hand which was plainly con
trolled by the will OF the man who
held the pen. The strength OF the
hand and fingers was not equal TO the
will power. Therefore the signatures
are not easily TO be deciphered The
various letters In Mr. Harriman's name
are written, with faint. struggling
scrawl-like character as IL with =
paralized arm or as n the signature
was the work OF blind man who felt
his way with the pen. In the days
OF his physical strength Mr.. Harri.
mans strength could properly he &C
cepted as IMPLYING his imperious will
and his strength OF character
In the spring OF the year OF Mr.
Harriman's death he was much occu.
pied with negotiations with those who
were in the executive management OF
the Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany. These negotiations centered
upon the possibility OF entering into
contract by means OF which the Union
Pacific and the Northern Pacific would
have rights In common for the use OF
the railroad tracks which connected
Tacoma with Portland. Oregon. Both
Mr.. Hartman and the Northern Pacific
management realized that 10 would be
commercially ineXpedient 70 build a
rival railroad paralleling the road al.
ready constructed which connected
Tacoma with Portland
During one OF the discussions Mr.
Hartman said that he was satisfied
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-01

mems dress are simply wasting their
breath. Fair woman is going TO do
as she pleases in matters Of dress
What is more 10 the point. the good
sense and decency OF the large ma.
lority OF women will always keep
them well within the lines OF modesty
The American woman has not gone
crazy. A few extreme types do no,
represent the millions OF good sensi
Die women to be found in every city
town. hamlet and countryside. Most
OF them know how 20 dress well. and
practically all OF them know where
modesty ends and immodesty begins.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-01
NO LABOR PARTY.

The American Federation OF Labor
has again placed itself distinctly on
record as opposed 20 the formation o.
a union labor political party The
leaders OF the Federation believe that
they can best advance their cause by
working with the existing political or
CARNATIONS. In this particular tho
large majority OF tho more effective
labor leaders Of the United states are
entirely az odds with me Socialist or
gsnization. The Socialists look 10 20.
litical action by an organized party as
means Of Industrial Advancement
Measured by results. % SIS not dimcuit
10 see the advantage which the Feder.
alton plan has.
During the past twenty years or
gained labor has received recognition
in the legislation o. every State co.
the Union. and in the National gov.
ernmont. The eight hour day has been
established legally. practically every.
where. Tie Improvement - labor
conditions by wise Iss s'at.on has
been accepted as "a political axiom
ON the other hand. 'ts Socialists have
absolutely nothing 'n point t, as 'fa
result OF their agitation Npuha-e
in the United states hlr. fre hours
% labor ~ working man been short
ened have wages been raised has
living been made safer hy Socialist NJ
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-01

that the standard rate of interest wa.
then and was TO continue 10 be four
per cent.
But Mr.. Hartman was the reply.
nobody can tell what the standard
rate OF interest will be within the
year. II may 20 as low as three and
one-halt or even three per cent or Il
may prove 10 be considerably greater
than four per cent"
The great railroad constructor was
seated all eurled up in his arm chair.
re looked like withered counterfeit
ol L. II. Hartman In his. prime. He
was plainly suffering great pain. What
was Ieit OF him was bis will and his
treat brain- He was to sail for
Europe In day or two In the hone
'that he would find there treatment
"AISh would master the then myser,
lous internal disease from which he
suffered
., On the day before he sailed he sat
imp, apparently all Gagged In. In MS
cnaIr' ana said 10 the Northern Pacific
representatives: We'll" he said, Il
Ill Ill et II go at four and a half per
cent-not farthing more"
He meant that his corporation would
agree 10 pay for trackage rights over
thls railroad at the rate OF four and
haH per cent. on the valuation OF the
property, although he had stubbornly
insisted Tor several weeks that four
per cent was great enough.
While Mr.. Hartman was in Europe
me counsels TO the two railroads pre-
pared the elaborate and somewhat
lengthy contract. The papers were
ready Tor his signature upon his re-
turn. \ day or two before his death
they were laid before him. He read
the contract carefully and then. with
almost palsied hand. signed his name.
That said Judge IJovett. who sue
ceeded Mr.. Hartman as the executive
authority over the Union Pacific. lis
the last signature +. n. Hartman ever
made. and the faint and wea ried- look
Ing letters OF his name I'm this last six
nature were far different from the
Characteristic autograph which Mr.
Hartman had appended to documents
representing hundreds OF millions OF
dollars"
Copyright. 1913 BY r. J. Edwards.
All rights reseryedD
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-01
Continued from Fridays Inteuigeaoer.)

No man or woman will ever forget
the time when some child lies sick
% disease that threatens It's life.
Moreover. much less serious sickness
is unpleasant enough at the time
Looking hack. however. there are ele-
meuts OF comedy In certain Of the less
serious cases. ! well remembered one
such instance which occurred when We
were living IN Washington. In a small
house. with barely enough room for
everybody when all the chlnks wedc
filled Measles descended on the
household In tho effort 20 keep the
children that were well and those that
were sick apart. their mother and I
had 10 camp out On improy.scd fashion.
Wien the eldest small boy was getting
well. and had recovered his spirits. !
slept on sofa beside hls hed-tho
sofa being so short that my feet pro
iected over anyhow One afternoon
a toy organ was given 20 the small
boy hy q sympathetic friend Next
morning early I was walked 90 find the
small boy very Vlvacious and request
Ing q story. Having droWslIy told the
story. ] said. Now. fathers told YOU
n story. So you amuse yourself and let
father 20 10 sleep" 20 which tho
small 10Y responded most vir'uou-ly.
Yves. father VIII 20 % sleep. and 7
Will play the organ" which he did. AZ
a distance ~ two feet from my head
Later hts sister. who had just come
down With the measles. WAS put into
Tho same room The small boy was
convaioscinE, and was engaged in play
Ing on tho floor With some tin ships
together with two or three pastob0ard
monitors ana rams of my own manu-.
facture. Ito was given vivid render.
Ing ~ Fa-ragut ar Mobile Bay. from
mrmori". ~ how had told the tsorv
NV pas'rho1-l rams and monitors
were fascinating if naval architect
may Do allowed TO praise bis own
work and 1a property they were
equally divided between the little girl
arl fho small hoy Tho little eIri look
'I on ~Ifn alert suspicion from tho
l"d. FOR eho was NOT vet corraIosceni
enough 90 hu allowed down or tho
floor The small bog v1s hueuy ro
citing Pho phrases OF tho light. which
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-01
Let Us Shoe
The Children

Most careful shoe service
Wheeling ever knew. F7mil,
l0cior, and foot specialists
send parents to ". n. s. " for
shoes to correct faults and to
prevent faults.
For Baby's first shoes Soft
Soles ........ 25c and SOC
For the Tot up to the age Of
2-Tresd Safe, 75c and ST
For the Child up to the age OF
ION. n. & NJ. Nature
Shape S1.65. $500
For the Child with weak an
kles High Counter Shoes.
SIPS and S1.5O.