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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-06

have ten 14-inch guns. The projec-
tiles fired from these guns weigh 1.400
pounds each, and it costs the Ameri-
can people $777 every time one is
fired, not counting the deterioration
in the gun.
Fletcher has five rear admirals I'M
der him, one to command each divi-
sion of the fleet. There are 20 cap
tains, more than 1000 Officers Of less
er rank, and about $4,000 enlisted
men.
The total money value of the fleet
is 100000, 900.
The New York, with its sister ship
the Texas the most powerful ship In
the American navy is ordinarily the
flagship of Rear Admiral Fletcher, but
his flag has been transferred to the
Wyoming. The New York has been
fitted up with luxurious quarters to
receive President Wilson and his
party at New York after the maneu-
vers, and carry them to the canal. 1t
has been informally christened The
Boudoir Ship"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-06
SHOCKED AT WATERS WASTE
Inebriated, But Patriotic, He Was
Willing to Sacrifice Himself for
City's Sake.

During a food, Lima received her
share of the overlooking waters Of
Ohio streams. The streets turned in
to rivers.
A dripping man, who apparently
was suffering from an oversupply Of
wet" goods inside as we'll as out,
staggered into a blacksmith shop.
With thick voice he asked for a
monkey wrench and, getting one.
waded back into the street.
As he did not return Immediately,
the blacksmith went to the door to
look for him. He was standing in
three feet of water. working over a
hydrant.
Say, what are you doing there?"
called the owner of the wrench.
The drunk paused, braced himself
against the current and called back
with true civic pride: Somebody's got
to shut this water of. We can't waste
1t like this" ......
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-06
JUDGE HAS NARROW ESCAPE
Oumb-BelI Exercises Arouse Suspicion
That He Is Communicating
With Enemy.

London.-An English Judge had a
narrow escape from arrest on the
ground of signaling to the enemy. He
was taking short holiday on the
East coast, and, as Is customary with
him, was INDUCING in little dumb
bell exercise before retiring to rest.
The movements of his arms behind
the red blind of his bedroom attracted
the attention of the sentries on the
cliffs. They thought someone was sig
mailing and FASTENED to the hotel to
capture the culprit. For some time
they refused to believe the judges
explanations, and 1t was only on being
shown the visitors book that they
withdrew.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-06
SHELLS OF THE BAHAMAS
Some OF the Most Beautiful Command
High Price In the Worlds
Markets.

The shores of the Bahama Islands
ara each day strewn with multitudes
or beautiful sea shells, more than
nifty varieties of which have a COM
mercial value in the United States
and Europe. Among these are rice
shells, so tiny in size as to make one
marvel how a sufficient number could
be picked up to fill a barrel; gold
shells. mud shells. cookies, bleeding
tooth; pretty, decorative sun shells.
eardrop shells, which are exported to
Odessa, Russia, to be used as ear pen.
dants; Panama or tent shells. which
resemble miniature encampments, and
sell at $50 a barrel: black snails.
which take a high polish; conchs-
king, queen, ivory, pink-lip and tro-
chus or Turks cap--locally termed
'whelks;" these are but a few of the
assortment kept in stock at the lead
ing warehouse at Nassau. The queen
conch, which is especially adapted
for cameo carving, on account of hav-
ing layer of brown with a white top,
and the pink-lip conch. which has lay.
ers of white and pink. are much
sought for. Only the lips of these two
varieties are exported. the demand
coming from New York and from
Tore del Greco, near Naples. Italy.
Ordinary conchs sell at l cent; pink.
lip. whole shells, from to 25 cents,
and queens at 80 cents United States
currency in Nassau. The whelk or
Turks cap is particularly valuable, as
it has a portion resembling the best
mother of pearl, from which pearl
studs. for instance, could be made. 1t
is estimated that one million shells
Of this variety could be obtained an
nually in this colony. These shells
sell for ~ cents each. Labor Is
cheap. colored women receiving rs to
80 cents; ordinary laboring men 60
cents and white engineers $3.50 day.
Indianapolis News.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-06
Simple Test for Butter.

Butter should always be closely
watched. OF course, good margarine
is a very wholesome food and is quite
all right, but it is shame to sell this
as dairy butter and charge according.
ly. Here is a very simple test which
is quite reliable. Take a small portion
of the article about the size of pea
Place this in an iron spoon and hold
over a gas burner. Good butter bub-
bles quietly with a good deal of froth;
margarine or worked-up butter
crackles with noise resembling that
which is experienced when a green
stick is held over fire.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-06
Had Him Puzzled.

A story, one that carries a weighty
lesson, was told recently Of we'll
known man who died from overwork.
He was too absorbed in business, %
the narrator, broker. said. He had,
one day. an appointment to lunch at
two. Two came. and he was so busy
he forgot lunch altogether. He worked
on till four without intermission.
AT four. quite naturally, he began
to have a strange interior sense of
emptiness. cramp and lightness.
Dear mel he said. patting his
waistcoat with his palm, 4 wonder
what I ate for lunch that disagreed
with me?"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-06
Makes Lasting Pavement.

Trial sections of rubter pavement
were laid in the Old Kent road in Lon
don some time ago, as this street car
ries some of the heaviest traffic in
the city; and recently a specimen OF
this pavement was exhibited. The
wood block pavement adjoining had
worn down from an eighth to quar-
ter of an inch, but in the same time
the rubber-capped wood blocks ap-
peared as good as new.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-06

county. He was first elected in 1870
and has held the Office ever since. He
has seen the district grow from a
small one-room log schoolhouse with
but few scattering pupils to a four
room consolidated school with four
teachers in charge OF 1876 pupils who
have the advantages. Of domestic SCI
ence and manual arts. Mr.. Rouse
lives in the Camden valley of Lynd
township. where in 1870 he took a
claim in section %. He was for one
term treasurer Of Lyon county and d
Q veteran Of the Civil war. =
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-06
Not New 70 the JUDGE.

A slow lawyer was arguing before
Chief Justice Jervis Of England.
Il beg your lordsnips pardon" he
said, but ! apprehenl that my argu-
ments cannot proceed with as much
rapidity as your lordship's mind"
For Gods sake retorted the
chief justice. don't stop to tell me
that
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-06
cows SKELETON SAVED HIM
Arkansas Youth Had Been Convicted
In Court Of Stealing
Animal.

Little Rock. Ark-The finding of
the skeleton of COW in a woods in
Howard county saved William Ken
nedy. twenty-four. from entering the
penitentiary. Kennedy had been con-
victed OF stealing the cow. and SEN
fenced to one year.
He was allowed to come to Little
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-06
Earl Escapes Germans.

London.-Disguised as a Belgian ref
ugee, the earl of Leven and Melville,
wounded in the thigh. escaped from a
German hospital through the German
lines. crossed Holland without a pass
port, and reached London.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-06
HOLDS OFFICE FOR A. YEARS
Civil War Veteran Has Continuous
Terms as School Board
Clerk.

Marshall. Minn.-For "A years ia
cob Rouse has been clerk of the
school board Of District No. I in Lyon.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-06

Rock alone. and was about to go to the
penitentiary to surrender, when a dele
cation of friends brought him the good
news
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-06
INTERNATIONAL.
SUNMSQlO0|
LESSON

by f. o. SELLERS, Acting Director
Sunday School Course Moody Bible i
stitute. ChiCago)
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-06
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY
RUTH CHOOSES THE TRUE q

LESSON TEXT-Ruth 1918. (Readl
tire book)
GOLDEN TENT-Thy people shall
my people. and thy God my GOd.-R,
10
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-06

John c. Coughlin, the Democratic
national committeeman from Massa.
chusetts, has said that he thought
that President Wilson would be re-
nominated and reelected with little
opposition.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-06

A New York jury has just decided
case wherein the value of a wife's
love was estimated at 6 cents.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-06

Judge Dyer has resented the slang
phrase "beat him to it," introduced
into the records of the court in a trial
at Kansas City, and ordered it strick-
en- out.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-06

The Toledo News-Bee was fined
$500, and N. ID. Cochran, editor, was
fined 5000 by Judge Killits in the
United States district court Oh
charges of contempt
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-06

William T. Maitland. 10 years ago
chief Of detectives at Des Moines, Ia,
who recently was dismissed from the
service because Of alleged incompe-
tency, brought on by age, shot and
killed himself in a woodshed at his
home. s@
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-06

A portrait of President Wilson,
painted by Seymour Thomas of Paris,
was hung in the White House gallery,
with portraits of other presidents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-01
POWKAL STATION
COMPLETELY
DESTROYED
Unusual Accident on Boston and
Maine This Morning
HEAVY FREIGHT BROKEN IN TWO
When Two Sections Came Together
Cars Crashed Into and Wrecked
Buildings.

The passenger station and the
freight depot at South Pownal were
completely demolished this morning
by rema kable railroad accident.
Had heavy charges of dynamite been
exploded under the buildings the de-
struction would not have been more
complete.
A long freight train pulled by two
locomotives and running from Boston
to Troy broke in two short distance
east of the station at about $50 o.
clock. The section of the train with
the engines stopped and the rear sec
ton ran into it, The crash OF the
two sections occurred just opposite
the station. When the cars came to-
gether they buckled and the rear sec
ton swung against the station and
smashed the building into kindling
wood. Two cars heavily loaded
swung by the station and demolished
the freight house. Fortunately neith-
err the station or the freight house
were occupied at the time of the acct
dent
Traffic was tied up until about IL
o'clock.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-01
DOPE F|END TRIED
TO STEAL HERO|N
AND COCAINE
Took Package at Quin'an Drug
Store on North Street
ARRESTED BY LOCAL OFFICERS
Gave His Name as William Cum.
mings and Says He Acquired
Habit When p Years Old.

Inasmuch as the new drug law
went into effect today Bennington
drug stores during the past week
have been haunted by the unfortun-
ates who when not under the inhu
ence OF the narcotics are suffering
tortures such as normal persons are
unable to comprehend
Unable to procure cocaine, heroin
and other drugs in New York and
Massachusetts because of the rigid
laws in force in these states the
"6ends' have been coming to Benning-
ton and fhe local druggists have been
forced to use not little caution to
discriminate between customers.
About s O'Clock Sunday evening q
young man. who later gave his name
as William Cummings, called at the
Quinlan drug store on North street
and asked the clerk to sell him some
cocaine and heroin. While the clerk
back was turned the 'iliend" seized =
package and ran out of the store.
OiiNtl AiNllhiu iihiANe NhS hpNiiNN
of the theft and accompanied by Dep
uty Sheriff Perry B. Gardner trailed
the young man to Haynes corners and
put him under arrest Cummings was
on foot when arrested and was evi
IDENTIFY making his way toward 1oos-
ick Falls From Hoosick Falls he said
he was going to Albany. While on his
way TO jail, Cummings twice injected
cocaine into his arm to steady his
shaking nerves. He said that he was
% years old and thar ne hao
victim of the drug habit Tor ten years.
At the age OF II he met with an ac-
cident which resulted in three broken
ribs. one of the fractured ribs. he
said, punctured a lung and his recov-
cry was slow. The use OF opates to
subdue pain at this time was the be-
ginning OF the habit. He said that he
had taken several cures and that none
had proved beneficial
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-01
SUPT. ]. N. BARSS
TALKS AGAINST
OPEN SALOON
Head of State Industrial School
Speaks For No License
THREE ADDRESSES HERE SUNDAY
Main Argument Delivered in the Az
ternoon to Audience Of 200 at
Library Theatre.

The no-license forces could not
have found stronger sneaker 10 state
their case than Supt. j, n. Barss OF
the Vermont Industrial school at Yer
gennes. Busy and burdened man as
he is. nevertheless he cheerfully re-
sponded to the invitation to come 10
BENNINGTON for strenuous Sunday
His address at Library hall in the
afternoon was given to an audience OF
200 men. He had them with him IN
interest from the start, and if one
might Judge from the absorbed atten-
tion all through his talk of an hour
and the ringing applause at the close
he had them with him in conviction
also
Homer H. Webster presided at the
meeting. Mr. Barss announced his
subject as "Alcohol-Its Strong
Points" Claim after claim, which has
been made for the use of alcohol, was
demolished by facts from physiology,
military life, Industrial employment
and business, social and moral condl-
tion. Ii was an eloquent setting forth.
and one was greatly impressed by the
command which Mr. Balrss had OF his
evidence
Certainly no man in this state and
perhaps not in New England pos
sesses a better understanding OF
crime and the anEseedents of crime
The relaGs fnf 9igohol to crime ana
vice was portrayed in way that none
Who head air. Bisfss .esLeEday could
ever forget When he had builded up
his argument buttressed by facts that
could not be disputed this specialist
in knowledge of men and of social
and economic need challenged the in
telligence, the common sense. and the
conscience OF his hearers, In face
of this tremendous case against alco-
hol. he said, how could they dare vote
for the saloon?
Supt Barss delivered an address al
the Second Congregational church AZ
the morning services Sunday IN place
of the regular sermon. II was not on
the temperance question. but took the
questions of proper character deyel
opment especially in relation to the
children and others who get a bad
start in life.
Mr. Barss has spent most of his life
in prison and industrial school wo.k
and thoroughly believes that when
minds are normal the inmates of most
institutions of restraint can be de
veloped into useful men and women.
His address was of great interest and
value and held the closest attention
of the large congregation present
Mr. Barss spoke at a no-license rally
at North Bennington in the evening
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-01

Of the Acts of 1912 are hereby re

of the Acts OF 1912 are hereby re-
pealed.s
Section Q. Section 553 OF the Pub
lie Statutes as repealed by section 2
of No 35 of the Acts of 1912 is hereby
re-enacted so as to read as follows:
Section 553. A liability as indors-
ed or surety shall not be deemed a
debt owing for which deduction may
be claimed. A liability on joint in
debtedness shall, as 10 each of the
persons bound be deemed a debt ow-
ing for only so much as such person
would be obliged to pay II all the per-
sons jointly bound were to pay equal
parts OF the debt.
Section 10. Section 554 of the Pub
lie Statutes, as amended by No. 4S of
the Acts of 1910 and as repealed by
section of No 35 of the Acts of
1912, is hereby renacted so as to read
rs follows:
Sec. 554 If person taxable for
personal estate in two or more towns
in this state duly fills out, swears to
and returns inventories to the listers
OF the several towns wherein such
property is taxable, and claims de-
duction on account of debts owing,
the listers of the town of his resi-
dence shall ascertain the amount Of
deduction to which he is entitled.
The listers in the other towns where
in such property is located shall on or
before April twentieth certify the
amount OF such taxable personal es-
tate in their respective towns TO the
listers in the town where the taXpay-
er resides. Said last named listers
shall thereupon apportion the amount
OF such deduction on accounts of debts
owing among all of said towns accord
ing to the amount of taxable personal
property in each town, and shall in
writing certify such apportionment to
case non-residents, co-partnerships or
corporations are thus taxable in two
or more towns, the listers of the town
wherein their principal place of busi-
ness in this state is located shall de-
termine the amount of such indebt-
edness and certify the same as here
inbefore provided The amount OF
such deduction thus apportioned TO
any town shall be taken from the APP
praised valuation of the taxpayers
taxable personal estate subject to-
taxation therein.
Section IL. This act shall take ef-
feet from it's passage
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-01
------------------------
NEW BANK QUARTERS
Fine New Home of Bennneto
County National Bank.

Fine New Home of 5ennnoto \
County National Bank.
The Bennington County National
bank is located in its fine new quart
ers formerly occupied by the postof
flee. The whole interior has been
built over and a bank equipment put
in that is attractive and first class in
every respect.
The cement and steel vault is one
of the best in New England and the
fire proof safety deposit vaults fer
rent are as good as can be made
The bank opened up their new quar-.
ters Saturday for public inspection
and the rooms were crowded by hun
dreds of visitors.
The Bennington County savings
bank will hereafter occupy the entire
ground floor of the savings bank
building and the bank has grown so
much in recent years that it has long
needed the room used by the national
bank
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-01
MRS. MARY HARDWOOD DEAD
Aged Woman Passed Away Early
Sunday Morning.

Mrs. Mary a. Harwood, widow OF
the late Lyman Harwood. died at her
home on East Main street early Sun.
day morning, February 2Sth She
was born at Fort Ann, n Y. Febru-
airy Goth, 1880.
Mrs. Harwood was woman OF
genuine goodness. beloved by all
with whom she came in contact
Hers was a long life and to hey
children, each returning February
will recall the passing of the sweet.
est character they ever knew. "She
made home happy. this simple recor,
she left behind is grander than ans
other. for she caused no needless pain
or sorrow
She leaves three daughters, Mrs VI
b. Middleton of Bennington; Mrs
James H. Clark of Winthrop, Mass (;
and Mrs. Frank NJ Tiffany of Win
throp, Mass; daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Frank w. Harwood of Bennington,
also five grand children to mourn
their loss.
The funeral will be private on ac
count of illness in the family
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-01
THE LICENSE VOTE
Mr. Mills Writes on Some Qussticns
Related to Issue.


Editor of the Banner;
VIII you permit me just word in
this way with respect to the license
question?
am sure the appeal fo- the busi-
ness interests of Bennington has gone
home Any man who does not see, If
he looks at the matter fairly that We
simply cannot afford on the financial
side of things to return to the saloons
another year, is dull beyond redemp-
ton. Barring any general prosperity
in the country. which on account of
the war and for other reasons, does
not at this time seem likely. we shall
be in actual distress here if we vote
Yes. If license comes in ou-
tradesmen are bound TO lose tremen-
dously, the families of wage-earners
are going to suffer, and there will be
appeals for charity that cannot easily
be met even by our efficient charitable
organizations and our kind-hearted
women. All this is self-evident. 1t
has been emphasized over and over.
But here is the point that has been
neglected in the advertising and In
our conversation. 1t is the welfare
of many who hitherto have been vic
tins of the habit of drink who this
year have really been doing better.
They are not all reformed OF course.
although some have, but a number Of
them have improved. And they know
it themselves, and are glad over II.
and their families are grateful for it.
Some of us have new respect for
these men who are trying for de-
cency and manhood We want with
all OUR hearts to help them. We are
their friends
Now what we ask especially is that
they will lend hand to help them
selves. If they will vote for their
own true interests against the saloon.
there will be no doubt about the issue
tomorrow. and brotherhood will be on
fine new basis in Bennington.
George $. Mills
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-01
THE LEGISLATURE
Trying to DO Away With the Factory
Inspector.

Trying to DO Away With the Factor,
inspector.
Montpelier. Feb. 26.-The move foi
| retrenchmeht in State expenses has
found two. 'more victims upon which
the Hotse intends to focus its atten
ton. The abolishing of the factory
inhpeotor rsafd the commissions. oil
weights and measurers is contem
plated by two bills now before the
House. One bill was introduced BY
the committee on manufactures, the
other by the committee on agriculture
II. All would put into the hands OF
the commissioner of agriculture the
duties of the present commissioner ol
weights and measurers and would
limit the expense of the work to
$4,000. The manufactures commit
tee also thinks IL has found some
good reasons for doing without the
service of the factory inspector, who
is at present Mr. Calhoun of Middle
bury
The House ordered to the third
reading the bill repeating the so
called State House addition act of 1872
The act of 1912 appropriated $500 900
for an addition to the State House to
provide for the supreme court and
the library The question was sub
mitted to the people in the usual form
of referendum and was voted dowl.
by small majority. The House act
ing In accordance with the report OF
the House committee on public build
ings will pass H. 14S, repeating the
act of 1912 At the same time the
need of more room is recognized and
the recommendations of joint com
mittee who are investigating the need
will late' be considered by the Legis'
lature.
The tax bill explained by MrDe-
merritt of Duxbury, chairman OF the
special committee which drafted ~.
Upon his motion debate and action
upon it was postponed until next
Thursday afternoon at 2:3O, so that
the members could consult their con-
stituents during that time. Fifteen
hundred extra copies were ordered to
be printed and distributed. The fiat
rate OF seven mills on intangibles was
just provision, he explained. be-
cause of the infexibility of income
from intangibles. Such income is lin
tied by law to six per cent. and the
present taxation on intangibles is
practically confscatory. Offsets have
been criticized because of their abuse
he said. The proposed law tries to
provide for honest offsets and re-
quires some machinery to do so.
Mr.. Hapgood quoted some of the
tenets OF the national taxation com
mission who say that the best method
is no tax on intangibles and no off
sents. He fovored the present law
extended to cover bank loans, which
would give five per cent. money. The
proposed law would give six per cent,
money.
The fiscal condition of the State