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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-12
LIKED BIG BlNKN0TES.
An English Lord Who Had Curious
Mania For boarding.

Mania For boarding.
A curious story of boarding is told
In Ralph Nevile's book Of gossip
A former Lord Dysart who lived
more or less an invalid's life in q
house on the outskirts of London. care
fully watched over by lady who act
ed as a sort OF companion-nurs one
4, day asked her 10 20 TO town and get
check cashed for him mt the Bank
of England. When she was ready TO
start the old peer sat down at his
writing table and. having written cut
a check Tor 100000. told her to be
sure and see that she got one note for
| the whole amount When she
reached the bank the cashier commu-
nicated with the manager. who asked
the nurse TO step into his private Of
flee. Having satisfied himself as 10
her authority for making such re-
quest. he said that If she did not OBJ
ject he would much rather send a
clerk to accompany her with the note
she gladly asSented to this arrange
ment. and in due course the clerk in
person handed the 100000 banknote
to Lord Dysart
After having done so he told the peer
that there were only three such notes
in existence. One" he said we
have at the hank. another | have Just
handed 10 your lordship and the third
which some time ago disappeared from
circulation, we have never been able
to trace"
Perhaps can help you said Lord
Dysart and, hobbllug over TO bu-
reau. he unlocked drawer and took
out the missing 100000 banknote.
which had been lying there for many
years.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-12
Camp candIasticks.

4 camp candlestick can easily he
made with a piece OF stick. Choose a
straight stick about eight inches long
and one inch thick. With a good knife
sharpen one end as You would a lead
pencil or 4 stake. Then split the other
end into four parts. taking care not TO
allow any 10 snap. and strengthen the
point where they meet by binding with
string. The candles can then be placed
between the four branches and held in
position with string The pointed end
is then stuck into the ground aud the
candlestick is ready for use.-Boston
Herald
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-12
He WAS A GOOD SOLDIER.
And His Loss Was Deplored by Paul
l.. the Half Mad Gar.


In Waleszewski life OF Paul l., the
half mad son of Catherine the Great,
occurs the following anecdote illustra-
tive of the workings of the disorgan-
ized mind. 1t seems that in Il report
on military affairs submitted to the
Emperor Paul the final syllable xii OF
the Russian word for cornet or ensign
was carried over from one page to ali.
other
The emperor took it for prope:
name, and, moved by caprice, he
gave orders that Ensign Xii should be
promoted TO the rank of lieutenant
He saw an expression of embarrass-
ment and disappointment on the faces
of the staff, who did not dare TO ex-
plain his error; SO the next day he pro
NOTED the lieutenant of the day be-
fore to the rank of captain and some
days later to that of colonel, demand
ing that the officer should be present
ell TO him Mt once. There was CON
sternation everywhere. The offices
were turned upside down in search of
the imaginary Xii.
A subaltern of the name or some
thing like it was found in one Of the
regiments quartered on the Don He
was sent for. but Paul grew impa-
tient, and in the end he had to be told
that Xii had been carried off sudden
~ by stroke.
THAT is pity" observed the car.
''He wds a good soldier"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-12
"sustenanee Space"

When we estimate that the average
lnbabitant of New York may have but
a few score square feet for his own
use. we are apt tc forget that he can
only exist on them because somewhere
in the country there are acres of
ground producing for him. as really
and definitely for him as If he owned
them aud hired the labor on them.
what Professor Penck has called his
"sustenance space."-Mark Jefferson
in Atlantic.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-12
THERE CONES A lime

In every household when the round
Of means pals a little. II Is not al
ways easy to try something else
for fear someone Of the family may
not like it. But We have so many dit
fereut things in the grocery line, in
prepared foods. in fruits. in cereals.
in little side dishes that tone up a
meal that If YOU will come in and tell
us your housekeeping troubles we
will be able TO help you out.
Thomas Stewart. River street grocer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-12

The territory formerly known as the
French Kongo and now designated as
French Equatorial Africa comprises
more than 100000 square miles and
contains approximately 100000 in
habitants. The country is divided into
three colonies: Gabon. capital at Libre-
willie; Moyen Tor middlel Konso. CAPT
tai at Brazzaville: Ubangi-Ch CAPT
tai at Fort de Po>sel. and the territory
OF Tchad
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-12
A CARD

We. the undersigned. DO hereby
agree TO refund the money on a so
cent bottle OF Green's Warranted
Syrup OF Tar II It fails to cure your
cough or cold. We also guarantee .
25-cent bottle to prove satisfactory
or money refunded.
Coles Pharmacy A. S. Hathaway
Harwood Drug Store.
c. II. G A. p. Hawkins
B. a. Quinlan =. c. Woodwork
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-12

Every day there is poured into the
Harlem river 9o.G000o gallons OF sow
age. into the North river. l32.000OO0
gallons: iuto the East river. 2G+.o0o000
gallons 81 in the course of q year
New Yorl, city pollutcs its harhor with
about 4o5.N0000 gallons Of refuse
maftcr New York World
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-12

Togolaud. a German West African
colony. lies between pahomey on the
east and the Gold Coast colony on the
west the Atlantic ocean being the
southern boundary. 1t has an area OF
S3.059 square miles and population
Jf more than 100000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-12
Nc Vices.

Nell--l don't suppose Mr.. Silllcus has
my vices. Belle-Vices, Why. he be-
longs 10 glee club, an amateur the
airical society and writes poetry
Philadelphia Record.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-12
must Be ~.

your fathers n sicker man than we
Thought"
THAT so. map
Yes. | just did something that
suited him."-Detroit Free Press
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-12
Indicions Charity.

81 don't believe he is so misery as
they say. hear he invites his poor
relations to visit him each year"
Yes. They all live at Il considerable
distance aud are too poor 20 come"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-12
Political Economy.

Gabe - What is political economy
steve-Getting the largest number OF
votes for the least money. / guess. -
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-12

Through the wide world he only Is
alone Who lives not for another.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-12
LOCKWOOD & BUSS
Contractors and euIIders

Contractors and Builders
Estimates on new buildings. Re.
pairs, etc, promptly made. shop In
rear Dr.. A. z. Cutler block, Main
ST telephone Il T. Redwood or n.
8. Busa
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-12
sats t0r sabI.s. EneetIve tor er0wn.

Safe Tor Babies. Effective Tor GroWn'
Ups
That's Foleys Honey and Tar Com
pound. Il has the conSoence Of your
druggist who knows it will give you
satisfaction. ". W. Nessmith,
Ststesboro. Ca. SAYS: 4 have used
Foleys Honey and Tar Compound in
my family and have sold It in my
store and 10 never fails to cure And
Bob Ferguson. 319 Pine St. Green
3ay. Wis. says. 7 had a bad cough
that kept me awake nights and two
snail bottles % Foiev's Honey ana
Tar cured mo- Coles Pharmacy
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-23
when
LIGHTNING STRIKES OIL
PEOPLE YoF MEADoWLAND, PA,
FLEE FROM STREAM OF
BURNING OIL

Washington, June -S-After night
of terror, the people of Meadowlands,
little mining town near here, today
returned to the homes they had yes
terday forsaken when it seemed that
the village would be engulfed by a
torrent of burning oil.
Twentyfour families, rendered
homeless by the fire or the dynamite
used to check its progress, were camp
ed on the hills until officers of the
United Coal company could find them
more comfortable shelter. Doctors and
constables mingled with the crowds in
search Of those who had been hurt
in the pare last night but no one Sc
riously injured was found The oil
III the tankk, struck by lightning Sun
day night. had burned itself out, al
though great masses of black smoke
still rolled up from the spot where it
stood.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-23
NIcARAcuAN FINANCES

Washington, June % Bankers said
Ia have been interested In Nicaraguan
finances and the negotiation Of the
pending treaty we're today invited to
explain to the senate foreign relations
committee their interests and transac.
tions. Brown Brothers. and Seligman
and Company of New York, bankers
alleged to be prominent figures in the
control Of the Nicaraguan National
bank and the Nicaraguan railway were
asked to bring all papers bearing on
these questions. Charles A Conan
of New York and Ernest H. Wands
said to be the financial agents Of ths
|Nicaraguan republic, also we're invited
Minister Chamorro Of Nicaragua to
iday told the committee sentiment il
his country was overwhelmingly il
favor Of the treaty.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-23
DELEGATES, BUT NO RESULTS
MEDIATION PROCEEDS WITH orr
LomATIc AVOIDANCE OF
SETTLEMENT
VILLA GAINING IN STRENGTH
REMOVAL OF STAFF CHIEF And
MINISTER OF FOREIGN RELA-
TloNs GIVES EDGE

New Orleans, La, June 23.-GenI
eral Carranza will not a.uept the inI
vitation of the United States goyerpI
ment to send representatives to meeJ
informally with agents of Huerta III
any endeayor to select provisional
president of Mexico, according to l
statement here today by Alfredo BreI
ceda, private secretary of General Car|
rama and a member of the latest com|
mission Carranza is sending to Wash
ington.
"Carranza is firm in his attitud|
that he will not treat with Huerta
except on the battlefield" Breced|
said. ''We are on very important
mission to washington, where we can
not talk, but it is not to meet will
representatives of Huerta, formal.
or informally"
That the commissioners intendel
to be fully informed of the situation
at Washington and Niagara Falls wa
indicated by the arrival today dire
from Washington of J. w. Urquidial
secretary of the constitutionalist rep
resentatiyes in Washington and WI
delivered the Carranza note to thl
mediation conference at Niagarl
Falls. Urquidia said he was in New
Orleans on another mission and woul
leave probably tomorrow, but for wha
place he would not say. If he ha
message for the commissioners b
did not make it public.
Besides Breceda the delegation /.
composed of Fernando Iglesias Caldd
ron, leader of the liberal party, ana
r F. villavicencio. Calderon wa!
emphatic today in his declaration thai
he would not represent Carranza i
any negotiations that he might enteI
either at Washington or Niagarf
Falls. His travelling companions. howl
ever. stated that Calderon might acI
as go-between for the constitutions
lists In whatever negotiations he nigh
be party to.
Breceda denied that he intende<
to resign the position Of secretary (
Carranza, as was reported last nigh
from the border.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-23
No Formal Reply

washin, ton June zS.-No formd
answer to the invitation by the Ame1
lean peace commissioners at Niagar|
Falls to constitutionalist agents for a
Informal conference over Mexica|
peace plans is expected to be mad
until the confidential agents OF Gel
eral Carranza reach Washington lat
today or tomorrow.
Fernando Iglesias Calderon, Alfred
Breceda and Leopofdo Hurtado Espi3
soma are enroute with special instru]
tions from the constitutional chief. /
official quarters today It was learne|
|bx one high in authority that he sal
|eabsolutely no clouds now On the nj
diation horizon" IN administratId
circles the hope Tor ultimate succe]
| OF the peace conference was consider3
more promising.
| It was cabinet day and as tie pres
dents advisers gathered there he|
several informal conferences. No
would discuss the situdEion for p1|
IlieatIon, but it was evident that !
Iwere encouraged. Thai the invitatio|
Iwill be accepted was pot doubted.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-23
A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF
RANCH PROPERTY NEAR LAS
VEGAS CHANGES HANDS TODAY
EMPRESS INQUIRY

Quebec, June 23.-When the EN-
press of Ireland wreck inquiry was re
sumed today Captain Walsh, marine
superintendent of the Canadian Pa
cific railway, continued his testimony
in regard to the number of boats and
life belts carried by the liner. In
each case the number called for by
regulations was found to have been
exceeded.
C. s. Haight of counsel for the own
ers of the collier Storstad, which
rammed the Empress, questioned the
witness about the promotion system
in vogue in the Canadian Pacific rail-
way marine service Captain Walsh
said that the command of the EN-
press was the highest position in the
service.
G. w. Wotherspoon of New York,
who had charge of the diving opera
tions at the wreck, described the trips
made to the vessel by Edward Coss-
bon, who afterwards was injured dur
ing his work and died. He said the
diver had established that the EN-
press was lying on her starboard side.
Lord Mercy, chairman, asked what
this evidence was intended to show.
Mr.. Haight: 1T establishes, my lord,
that the vessel as she lies is pointing
north As degrees east. This is prac-
tically the angle on which we say she
was heading when the Storstad hit
u.s."
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-23
ALLOWED TO MIsREPRESENT
ENEMIES INVITED TO DETAIL
GRIEVANCES AND SUPPLE
MENT WITH INUENDos
FNCONIUM ON JUDGES WORTH
HIS ABILITY WILL BE REMEMBER
ED BY FUTURE GENERATIONS
OF cEoRoiANs

washington, June 23.-Complete ex-
oneration of Judge Speer was recon-
mended in minority report by Repre-
sentative volstead, republican of Min
nesota Mr.. volstead also attacked the
methods and findings of the majority
of the sub-comittee,i who held that the
evidence did not warrant impeach-
ment.
Il desire to have it distinctly un-
derstood that do not criticise the
motives of my associates, but the pro-
ceedings in this investigation have
marked acts cruelty unjust and unfir,
said the representative. No effort was
made to protect the judge against mere
SANDER and abuse chat could serve no
other purpose than to disgrace and
humiliate him.
Every enemy that 29 years on the
bench had produced WAS invited and
eagerly encouraged to detail his griev-
ances and to supplement them with all
sorts of inuendoes, insinuations and
insulting opinions utterly Illegal as
evidence and incompetent for any pro-
per purpose. 1t is a humiliation to
read this record and have to admit
that a comittee of congress is respOn-
sible for this sort Of cruel injustice.
No court in any civilized country
would tolerate any such proceedings. !"
To refute the charge that Judge
Speer allowed bankruptcy estates to
be dissipated through allowance of
excessive attorneys fees Representa-
tive Volstead presented statistics of
the cost of administration of bankrupt
cy assets in the southern district of
Georgia, from 1908 in comparison with
the districts of residence Of the various
of Ihe house judiciary COM
mittee for those years. This tabula-
ton shows. the cost In Judge Speer's
district was 81 per cent, while the
average for the other districts listed
was 1872 per cent.
.If judges are to be subjected to the
treatment accorded Judge speer,' con-
cludes the report, how can they be
expected to maintain that spirit Of In
so essential to the just
administration of the law?
THE day will come when Judge
speer will be remembered with pride
by the people Of Georgia, not only for
his ability and integrity, but especially
fos what Mr.. Berbley called his many
asss Of mercy to the poor and oppfes
seds
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-23
PlckETs POSTED

Pittsh4irgh, June 23.-Pickets today
surroun ed the four Westinghouse
plants where strike is in progress,
but no attempt was made to pass the
closely dawn lines Of deputy sneriffs
near the Entrances.
Secretary Wilson was advised today
that the state of Pennsylvania had de-
signated Francis Feehan and James
A. Steese5 OF its labor department to
act with #the federal department OF
labor coneiliators investigating the
Westinghouse strike.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-23
BOOTHS DOUBLE DIES

Shamokin, Pa, June 23.-Captain
J. w. Haas. commander of the Ninety
sixth Pennsylvania volunteers, during
the civil war died here today. Follow
ing the assassination of President ldn-
coin, Haas, who bore a striking resem-
blance to ]. Wilkes Booth, while he
was on his way to the Clearfield oil
region in Pennsylvania, was arrested
by troops, who had hard work pre-
venting a mob from hanging him.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-23
HILLcResr DISASTER LOSSES

Hillcrest. Alberta. June 2S.-Onited
Mine workers officials today announc-
ed the following official figures on
last Fridays disaster by explosion in
Mine No. 20 of the Hillcrest collieries.
Ltd:
Rescued alive. Al men,. z
Total dead, 1876 men.
Bodies recovered, 1888.
Identified, 1862.
Impossible to identify. 2e.
Still in mine. 8.
The Canadian government today sent
s50,eO0 as portion of the fund to be
used for relief of families of the vic
tins.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-23

Information was received from D..
D. Hand at Chicago at noon today an
nouncing the recording OF contract
of exchange between himself and u. ~
Shellaberger of Chicago by which ne
transfers $4,000 acres of irrigated land
north of this city to Mr.. Shellaberger
for the Pattington apartment mousse
one of the largest and best known III
Chicago. The deal is the largest Oh
it's kind ever consummated in the
state and its greatest significance 10
Las Vegas is the fact that the deal
brings new money into this section OF
New Mexico and will be the begin
ming of a great future for agriculture
in this section. 4tlAl,
Walter H. Smith of this Chicago
Title and Trust company, VINO mas
been In the city for the past Two
weeks. received the final telegram
from Chicago this afternoon announc-
ing that all arrangements in Chicago
hatween Mr.. Hand and Mr. Shellar
berger had been made.
The Pattington apartment mousse
p,hich Mr. Hand receives in exchange
for his property here, Is located on
Irving Park boulevard and the Lake
shore in Chicago and is in the most
exclusive residence district OF the
north side Of Chicago. The building
has a frontage Of 422 feet on Irving
park and 150 feet front on Bitter
sweet Place. The Pattington contains
y5 apartments of from seven to nine
rooms each. and included in this prop
erty are two fire proof garages with
a capacity of $50 cars. A private
mark with two big courts are included
IN the property. Theqestablishment
is valued at s1,OO0,00O.
The ]. D. Hand property north OF
this city, and which Mr.. ShallaDerger
receives in exchange for the PatttngT
ton apartments, is undoubtedly the
most valuable in the entire southwest
The total acreage included in this
property is $4,000 acres, 10000 OF
which are irrigable. Twenty thousand
acres are now under ditch
Mr.. Hand has held this property for
40 years and under his supervisor
the idea was conceived to divert the
wafer from the Sapello river into. Y
natural basin which now compFiaes
the main lake of the ten which y !
gate the property This land con
tains an area of 200 acres while the
smallest lake on the property contains
so acres. The water from the larges'
lake alone will irrigate with one I'LL
ing $4,000 acres. All the lakes are
filled at all times during the year.
The Hand property, which was
early incorporated under the name 9
the La Placita Ranch company, begins
about six and one-half miles nortn Q
this city and runs for IL miles OF
either side of the Santa Fe Railway
company's lines to the north. Tnre'
stations of the Santa Fe Railway com
pany are located on this land. TIT
land is irrigable al the maximum dis
tance from the railroad Of about sevel
miles.
-Four years ago when La Plaeit
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-23
Colonization Scheme of Gigantic Proper
= tions to Be Launched at Once
NEARLY HALF OF ACREAGE is UNOER WATER
E. F. Sheabarser the Former Owner Of Painson Apartments
Now Possessed Of the Pacita Ranch Companys Tracts,
will at Once Begin Active Operations Irrigation System
TO Be the Largest and Most Complete in the State

Ranch company was incorporated Mr..
Hand began the colonization of the
land and today there are over 25 fam
lilies located on it and conducting sue
cessful farms. Winter wheat oats,
alfalfa and beets, together with other
smaller grains, are grown each year.
A part of the land has been under
cultivation for three years, but some
of the property has been cultivated
for the past so years. Some alfalfa
meadows along the sapello river are
now so years old and have yielded
crops each year. The excellent quail
ity of the land may be realized when
it is known that the alfalfa on this
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-23
.RAs SUFFERED FRIGHTFULLl
THE MISSING LINKS ARE PRE-
JUDGE AND MIsuNpER.
STANDING
CAPITAL HAS RESPONSIBILITY
ADVISES THAT UNIONS BE PER-
MANENTLY uNHITcHED FROM
POLITICAL PARTIES

Philadelphia, June 23.-'1t's an in
sane thing not to recognize organiza-
tions of labor" said John Wanamaker
today, in giving further testimony be-
fore the United States commission on
industrial relations. He made this
statement in reply to a question whe-
ther employees should organize labor
unions. On the general questions of
unionism Mr.. Wanamaker said he be-
lieved labor had suffered frightfully"
in the past because of poor leaders, but
added that he is seeing better class
OF leadership coming in.
Commissioner Weinstock of Califor-
mia, who presided today. asked the
witness if he could supply the missing
link that would bring capital and labor
together Mr.. Wanamaker said:
II believe that labor and capital have
the right to organize On the one
side, capital, there is responsibility,
and on the other labor, there is none.
There we stop. The missing links,
believe to be prejudice and misunder-
standing which must be overcome.
"0ne of the ways to wipe out this
prejudice and misunderstanding is to
urhitch labor unions from political
parties"
Speaking of capital Mn Wanamaker
said John d. Rockefeller, Jr., made
a great mistake when he put Presi-
dent Wilson in the position of send
ing troops into Colorado.
81 might be mistaken in this, he
said ''but that is the way feel about
it." ses
Contact with the employees is a
remedy for much misunderstanding.
the witness said There are labor
unions which have no other purpose
than to protect their wages" he said.
Men who spend their time getting
their salaries raised generally fail"
Commissioners Lennon Of Illinois
and O'Connel of Washington, who are
the representatives of workmen on
the commission, piled Mr.. Wanamaker
with many questions. Asked whether
he was an advocate of the eight hour
day, ne replied N
Eight hours or less"
| On the question of the minimum
wage for women the witness said
that as an experiment it should not
/ be condemned Discussing public
ownership as means to reduce IT,
dustrial strife Mr.. WananaIEeT said
he was an absolute believer" in gov
ernment ownership Of public utilities
Il believe the government should
own the railroads" he said. 1T would
prevent conditions tnat nave existed
/ in the New Haven road and in the
Rock Island system. Government
Ownership would bring one cent post
age because the government owned
1.-THE means for carrying the mails.
! The witness painted osy future
for the workingman sMen and wom-
en- are in rising market: they are
being better educated. have more
sanitary surroundings, and are no
longer mats for rich men to wipe
their feet upon" he said.
During the discussion Of public
ownership Of utilities Commissioner
weinstock dropped the remark that
the commission will, in drawing uE
its recommendation to congress, con
slider the wisdom OF advocating public
ownership Of utilities as means o.
reducing strife between the employers
of public utilities.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-06-23

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