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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-10


sembly hall. "Vermont's death rate
from cancer in 1913 was ILL pc
100000, while the average Of TIN
whole United, states. was only ISL
per 100000 accounted for in part b!
the higher age range. the removal O.
young people from the state and 9th
er causes.
"That year vevmont's death rate
from cancer was the highest in The
United States, and While We have
registered low death rates in typhoid
tuberculosis, diphtheria etc. tiC
deaths from cancer have steadily in
creased until today there are nearly
400 people every year dying from can
cef
DR.. A. Hopkins Thwaits of Mel
bourne Australia, who is special re
search man from the Melbourne hos
pital, university and provincial gov
eminent, was present at the meeting
and paid tribute to American surgery
in which he said the success was
more marked in cancer cases than
elsewhere.
DR.. Bridgman's address was con
densed marvel of rapid-fre informa
ton He ran swiftly over 10 or Y
typical cases. some of true cancer
several diagnosed by good doctors as
concer and mutilating operations pre-
scribed, but which yielded at once to
treatment or operation.
Let us have no hysteria about
cancer he said Remember that
there were 757 cases reported in Lon
don hospitals as cancer, 1873 of which
were accessible tumors. easily remoy-
ed
The doctor called cancer a ''malady
of nisoonception' and warned his
brethren AGAINST careless diagnosis.
1T is just as important he urged
ito distinguish what is not cancer as
what is, and many women have been
mutilated for life when simple treat
ment or slight operation would
have cured them
He dealt in detail with the proven
ton of cancer by removing cause for
local. irritation ana explained corset
cancer caused by irritation from
the steels.
1T is so much easier to prevent
cancer than to cure it, he said, that
doctors should be ON the alert for the
pre-cancerous signs which would
show where prevention could be en-
ployed.'
Dr. Jonathan NJ Wainwright of
Scranton. cancer specialist, sound
ed the tocsin of warning against de-
lay. He told of three cases which
came into his Office in succession, all
hopeless but all cureable in the earl
Ter stages One was due to the fault
of the doctor, one to the patients re-
fusal to be operated on and the third
10 ignorance
Chronic irritation of any kind
must be avoided" he said Cancer
is preventable in large majority of
cases, and four-ffths of those diseas-
ed can be cured If they come to the
doctor in time There are 10000
deaths from cancer in the United
States, all of which could be avoided
by taking them in time
Cancer, he declared, is not heredi-
tary. 1t cannot be transmitted from
one generation to another. He said
hat most cancers are durable during
4 definite period and urged the pub
ic to watch the danger signs" cir
'ulated in literature and consult a |
physician without delay when noted |
DR.. c. W. Bartlett of Bennington
presided at the afternoon session.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-10
Thursday, June 10, 1915.

O. ]. Pratt of Brattleboro, who died
few days ago has been merchant
in active business in that town for
sixty-hve years. This is record that
is seldom equalled even in Vermont
where the average of life and
strength is better than in any other
state of the union.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-10
Figuring the cost.

1t doesn't cost anything to enter
tain hope, but it is a great deal better
business to pay a small sum for a
certainty. Life insurance, for in
stance. National Life Ins. Co., of VT.
(Mutual) Earle S. Kinsley, General
Agent, Mead Building, Rutland, VT.
ADV.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-10

Next week will be Gas Range week
at the Y. M. c. A. ADV. 99t4
Arizona republican., 1915-03-07
SAGE AND SULPHUR
 OARKEMS GRAY HAIR
Brush this through faded, lifeless locks and they become dark,
 glossy, youthful.

Hair that loses it's color and lustre, or when it fades, turns gray, dull and lifeless, is caused by lack of sulphur in the hair. Our grandmother made up d mixture of Sage Tea and Sulphur to keep her locks dark and beautiful and thousands of women and men who value that even color. that beautiful dark shade of hair which is so attractive, use only this old time recipe.
 Nowadays we get this famous mix ture by asking at any drug store for 50 cent bottle of "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound,' which dark ems the hair so naturally, so evenly, that nobody can possibly tell it has been applied Besides, it takes off stops scalp itching and fall ing hair. You just dampen a sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, taking one small strand at a time. By morning the gray hair disappears: but what de- lights the ladies with Wyeth's. Sage and Sulphur is that. besides beauti- fully darkening the hair after few applications, it also brings back the gloss and lustre and gives it an ap- pearance of abundance.-Advertise- ment,
Arizona republican., 1915-03-07

have been reopened, no important new sources appear to have been found. Estimates of production from a few mines only are available but 1t is doubtful if the total production of ores for 1914 greatly exceeded if it even equaled that for 1913, which
 vas 4,04S tons. An interesting con-
 sequence of the shortage of ferro-
 manganese has been the attempt to
 establish new reduction plants to use
 sources ore hitherto not available
 The Noble Electric Steel Co, having
 access to cheap electric power at
 Heroult Cal. is attempting to es- tablish the industry, using ores from Mendocino County. In the east the
 success of the attempt to make a low grade ferrO manganese from man ganiferOus iron ores from the Cuyuns.
 range. Minnesota, by the American Manganese Co.,, at Dunbar, Pa, re- mains to be established.
 The disturbances of the war will
 make necessary a number of adjust
 ments ill the foreign industries using
 manganese. The English steel indus try depends largely on ferromangan- ese made from Indian and Russian
 ores, and the supply from India will
 probably be assured even if the Suez
 canal were to fall into the hands of Turkey. Germany. however with i only scanty domestic ore resources has been importing increasing | amounts of ore from the Caucasus in Russia, and large investments of 1 German capital have recently been 1 made in this district Unless there i has been extraordinary foresight in
 assuring supply, the continuance i ot the War for year or more will make the shortage of manganese ore 1 keenly felt in the German steel in | dustris.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-07
Manganese Supplies CurtaIed by the
 W-r

Among the important industries that have been affected by the war in Europe is the production of man. ganese ore and alloys. The ores are used in the manufacture of glass and dry batteries and the alloys are es- sential in the manufacture of steel. In 1913 the United States received from Russia and India about three fourths of the manganese ore requir- ed for domestic use and imported from England and Germany about half the amount of ferro manganese needed by the steel industry. D. F. Hewett. of the United states Geolog- ical Survey, who has examined the figures showing the imports of these materials for the first nine months of 1914. states that the receipts of man. ganese ore have been 42,550 tons, or 16 per cent less and those of ferro- manganese 37,420 tons, or 37 per cent less than for the corresponding period in 1913. As the Russian ore is shipped from the ports of Poti and Baum on the Black Sea, through the Bosporus, the entrance of Turkey into the war in October and the con- sequent closing of the straits to English ships will greatly curtail if not completely stop the export of all Russian ore. It seems probable, therefore, that the receipts of ore during the last three months of 1914 were much less than for the cores bonding period in 1913. The imports of ore for the entire year of 1914 were probably at least 25 per cent and of ferro manganese 40 per cent less than for the preceding year.
 The rise in prices of ore and fer manganest reflects the decline in imports. According to the schedule published by the Carnegie steel Co.,, this rise ranges from 80 cents to S1 a ton, according to the grade. The price for standard so per cent fer romanganese was almost constant at $40 ton until August. During the few weeks of confusion following the outbreak of the war extraordin- ary prices reaching high as $40 a ton were quoted, though it is prob able that little was sold at prices above $100 a ton. From August there was steady decline to $62 ton un- til November, and recently the price has risen to SS0 a ton. The price of spiegeleisen has shown similar variations but to less degree ranging from minimum of $22 in May to $26 a ton at present.
 The effect of this shortage of ore in the United States and the conse- quent rise in prices has been to sti- mulate interest in domestic mangan- csc deposits and to cause vigorous of producing mines. AL though several mines previously idle
Arizona republican., 1915-03-07

Lombard street, near Seventh, and in- vited councils to witness the effect. This was the first private dwelling il luminated by gas in the United States. Peal2 continued to light his museum until the spring of ISIS. His manu-
 factory was in small closet under the steps in the great hall leading to
 the upper floors of the State House
 building. Here he had furnace and
 apparatus, and the establishment be-
 ing considered dangerous, objection
 was made to its further continuance and he therefore ceased the method of
 illumination.
 The use of gas lights in Masonic
 Temple was brought to a close by the
 burning of that building in 1919. When
 the hall was rebuilt in 1922, new gas
 works were erected and permission
 asked to extend pipes on streets to sup
 ply other costumers. but that privilege
 was refused by councils and predictions
 were made that gas as an illuminant
 would soon go out of use.
 Tn 1925 an effort was made to in
 duce the legislature to incorporate the
 Philadelphia Gas company, with au- thority to manufacture gas and lay pipes in the streets Councils were aroused and the proposition opposed. A writer in the United States Gazette denounced the project of lighting by gas to be folly. unsafe, unsure, a trouble and a nuisance
 From this time until 1881 various efforts were made to enlist the interest of the public and in 1882 a committee of councils was appointed to investi- gate the report which they did in the following year, with an estimate of the cost of gas for public lighting at S3.5O per thousand feet, exclusive of inter est and salaries In the city of New York at that time gas was sold to ci- tizens at $7.00 per 1000
 Finally, in extreme prudence, coun- cils adopted the resolution that a per son of scientific knowledge should be sent to Europe to examine into the
 methods of manufacturing gas there, and Samuel V Merrick was intfusted with the duty, returning in December 1894. with q very favorable report.
 Tn March 1885. councils passed an ordinance appropriating s100,o0O to construct works of s75,000 cubic feet daily capacity on the site of the old Ninth Ward gas works. which were finished and put into operation. Febr- uary 3, 1886. Up to that time there had been only 19 applications for private service. The price fixed was S3.50 per thousand.
 Since that period, what strides have been made, gas for lighting purposes | has become almost as antiquiated as tallow candles, and is now mostly used for heating purposes, especially for | dwellings,. but electricity is even sup planting that and between electricity and mineral oils in it's various forms | It has made wonderful changes in pow 1 CT. lights and heat. What additional changes there will be in the next few years it is difficult to portend. Not l only the use of gas but it may be that the use of coal will become heat and I light generating power of the past.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-07
OCCURRENCE OF FULLER'S EARTH IN THE UNITED STATES

Fullers earth is found in quantity in Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas. California. and Texas: and deposits have been re- ported from Colorado. South Dakota, New York, and Massachusetts. With the exception of the fuller's earth found in Arkansas, all of the depos- its are of sedimentary origin. The Massachusetts deposit is glacial silt known to be so classified The Arkansas deposit is unique in that it is found in place in regular veins and according to Miser has been de- rived from basaltic dikes.
 With the exception of the Arkan- sas deposits, all known American deposits of fuller's earth occur under much the same conditions as any clay bed, and have more or less ov- erburden which must be removed be- fore the fuller's earth can be mined. Usually 6 bed is distinctly stratified and very thin layers of sand seper- ate the layers of earth which may be several inches thick. The geology of the Florida earths has been des- tiAptu bN NduSndH ana others. Ine geology of the South Carolina de- rosits is mentioned by Sloan and that of the Georgia deposits by Veatch: but the Georgia and South Carolina deposits have never been fully mapp- ed or described. The geology of the Arkansas deposits is discussed by Miser, and that of the Texas deposits by Duessen and the deposits at Law renee, Mass, are described by Alden
 The Florida deposits are mainly in Gadsen County near Quincy: the the southern Georgia deposits are across the state line from Quincy; ether Florida deposits are at Ellen ton, in Manatee county on the west coast of southern Florida. Though the Florida deposits are much like any other in mode of occurrence they are used almost wholly on min eral oils and are distinctly different from the fullers earths of central Georgia and South Carolina. The de- posits in southern Florida lie below the level of the sea and are within a few hundred feet of the shore, where Cept such as are in the bed of some stream, are high lying and are cas- fly drained. The deposits of central Georgia are in a different geological formation from those of Florida. and the largest and best deposits are on
Arizona republican., 1915-03-07
Mineral Gas

X reader of Through the Meshes" sent that readable little print an in teresting account of the first use of gas for fuel.
 Probably the earliest users of gas eous fuel" he writes, were the fire worGhippers on the shores of the Cas- plan Sea, where from time immemor- ial, gas has been escaping from the oil belt of that region. only to be put to use on a large scale in modern times But the first efforts to evolve gas from coal should be credited to Murdock of Bedwith. Cornwall England, who about 1IS9 amused himself and astonished his neighbors by riding about in a little carriage. which at night was lighted by means of bladders filled with coal gas"
 Tn 1895 the use of coal gas became general in the Manchester factories. England. and in 1897, was introduced in London, although characterized by Napoleon as a grand folly" and Sir Walter Scott, feared London would be set on fire by it from Hackney Gate to Tyburn.
 The first record we have of the use of gas in the United States is in 1796, when Michael Ambroise and company. utalian Fire Brokers) had an amphi- theatre for exhibitions on Arch street between Eighth and Ninth, in Phila- delphia.
 Tn 1893. l. C. Henfrey made a pro- position to councils to light Phladel- phia by gas lights burned in high tow CTS
 In 1S16 pr. Charles Kugler of the same city exhibited at Peales' Museum. in the state house. gas lights. lamps burning without wick or oil This lighting took place in April and was so satisfactory that Warner and Wood of the new theatre introduced the gas nights at the fall season of the same year.
 William Henry coppersmith and tin smith, constructed the apparatus for the use of the gas at the museum and theatre and was so well satisfied with the result of his work that he put up gas apparatus in his own house 200
Arizona republican., 1915-03-07
Verde Smoke Stack

The large smoke stack at the new smelter at Clarkdale of the United Verde Co is 400 feet high and the tallest in the world without braces It is expected that it's height will prevent but a slight emission of the fumes from it's top and what does escape will not effect to any de- preciable extent the vegetation along the valley. At that great height, what fumes do escape will receive a wide distribution by the air currents What with peculiarly constructive dust chambers. bafflers and sack houses the smoke nuisance from the big smelters are reduced to a mini mum. Some day every particle will he utilized for some beneficial pur- Iase
Arizona republican., 1915-03-07

and drainage tunnel in the Bradshaw mountains. The tunnel as outlined would have it's portal at SWitchback No. on the Bradshaw mountain railroad. It is presumed the work would tap many veins, amongst them being the Lincoln, Nelson, War Ea- gle and Crown King, all old proper ties and producers. The tunnel would have a length of approximate " 6,000 feet and the veins would be tapped at a depth of 1.400 feet and over. The drainage of the ground and cheaper transportation it is claimed would justify the expendi- ture of doing the work. The forma- ton penetrated would be mainly Yavapai schist
Arizona republican., 1915-03-07
Asbestos

The asbestos deposits 25 miles north of Globe are being developed by the Arizona Asbestos association Some of the material is of fine silky fibre and of excellent quality and comes very near if not quite up to the standard of that found in the Grand Canyon, which the United Ge- ological Survey says is the finest quality found in the United States The deposits near Globe are in a rough country and for some miles the material has to be packed on burros.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-07
THE LATEST ON MANGANESE
Ferro-Manganese Higher. One con. humer Offers $12o Seaboard For
 Quick Delivery

Pittsburg.-The seriousness of the ferro- manganese situation in this coun- try is being rendered more acute by the destruction of merchant vessels in foreign waters. Aside from the appar- ent difficulty in lifting the English en- bargo. oceanic shipping is rapidly be- coming more dangerous. According to an unofficial report here $120 seaboard has been offered by consumer of ferro- manganese, apparently in need of prompt material.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-07
Iron Cap

At sthis property near Globe re- pairs are being made to the boilers and machinery and the main shaft and workings gotten in shape pre- paratory to the resumption or ore production if the present price of copper continues.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-07
Another Rich Strike

A reported rich strike of gold ore is said to have been made in the Bradshaws by John Revello. on the east side of Sand Creek. near Hum bug Creek about five miles south of tte old Tiger mine The claims are called the Monte Carlo and 1t IS said the ore runs from $1.00 to s20.0O per pound
 The owner works an arrastra on the claim.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-07
Cochise

There is reported strike of rich gold ore close to the famous Cochise stronghold. The find is on what is known as the Grant claims, owned by Charles Grant, who has been do- ing work upon the claims for some years. Silver and zinc ores were known in the district for a number of years.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-07
Copper Giant

This property near Jerome as pre- viously stated is now in the hands of the Verde Company. The prop erty is d very valuable one with large ore bodies in sight and prob ably will be a large producer when the new shelter gets into commits
Arizona republican., 1915-03-07
What Abraham Lincoln Said

This great statesman said many wise things and he also made many predictions that came true We came across statement of his concern ing mining which we have not seen previously quoted. The statement is a very wise one and coupled with great foresight for it has come true Tn every particular. Here is the statement as follows:
 "The American mines will prove that we are the treasury of the world
 The above quotation is almost id critical with that of the great trave- Ter Humboldt. which he made in ref erence to Mexico.
 Jones-Whats the oh Joy silver mine stock selling for now?
 Broker-We just sold the last ten rolls of it for wall paper.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-07
Santa Cruz

The Worlds Fair Mine near Pata : gonia and formerly owned by Frank Powers, is undergoing steady devel- opment and continues to be the larg- est shipper of the district At pres ent about 30 tons per day is shipped to the smelters The ore contains silver, lead and copper and will av- craze in the neighborhood of $200 per ton. The property has always been a producer of wonderful rich ores but has never been worked very energetically. The former owner us- ed to take out car load of ore and probably wouldn't take out another until his bank account required re- plenishing.
 Some Tunnel
 It is reported that movement is
Arizona republican., 1915-03-07
Some Volume of Rock

The volume of the rocky crust of the earth. estimated as 10 miles thick. including the mean elevation of the land above the sea, is 1885, 000000 cubic miles.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-07
M onica

This property near Kirkland is again receiving attention by develop ment. The property is an old one and has changed hands many times. A mill was erected upon the proper ty some years ago but for some req son or other was unable to keep in continued operation. It is claimed there is a wide mineralZation.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-07
AIvarado

It is reported that this property near Congress Junction is about to start up again. The ore bodies are developed and blocked out to depth of HOO feet. The mine also has a complete equipment including 2O- stamp mill and all accessories. We hope the mine will take on activity. as it has been d long time idle and it would mean much to that district which has been rather dull for some time
Arizona republican., 1915-03-07
THE MINES OF ARIZONA
This department 10 under the di

This department is under the di rootion of Mir. w. E. Deity, the well known mining engineer, who will carefully scrutirixe all mat tsrs relating to mining in order that only reliable information TO- Sardino legitimate enterprises shalI find . place here.
 The Republican would bs pleas. cd to receive information from any part of the state regarding the development of the mining in- custry. All communications should bs addressed: Mining De- Sartmsnt, Arizona Republican.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-07
Gold Roads

This company near Kingman ship at s20000 several bars of equal val ue are shipped to the mint each month.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-07

It is reported that a movement is afoot for driving of transportation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-01
WHAT PLAGUE TAUGHT.

The city Of New Orleans was the
second city in the United States 10
suffer from q visitation of the bubonic
plague The method Of coping with it
was thar of strict quarantine. which
necessarily attends contagi0n, aad
drastic methods against the vermin
that are the principal plague carriers
The city Of New Orleans is still en-
gagged in applying The measures
against the rats which are the chief
medium Of disseminating this infec-
ton. The means adopted is that Of
making the city and all its buildings
rat-proof The burden OF this proceed
ing may be measured in the fact that
it has so far cost the city S4,500,000
to carry cut this program.
To date 74,525 buildings have been
made rat-proof, about 1900 more were
not considered by their owners worth
repairing aud we're demolished, and
work is in progress on 39,301 more.
In addition, $4,000 buildings remain
to be cared for under this plan. In
future, Of course, it will be required
that new construction have suitable
provisions against harhoring rats OF
permitting their gaining an entrance.
1t is costly lesson, but it shows what
a tax the rats are, with no recompense
whatever for the outlay they cause