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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-31
Wake Up, New England D.!


The Boston Chamber of Commerce,
which is an organization always on
the alert for the business interests OF
the New England states, is making
fight against the proposed new tar
ifs by the interstate commerce conf
mission, which, if they become operat-
i've, will add differential to the
freight rates from New England ter
ritory Of the southeastern points,
amounting to from 40 cents to 81
ton as compared with the rates from
New York to the same points. That
is tosay, manufacturers and other
shippers of merchandise from New
England to southeastern markets,
who now find themselves on parity
with New York shippers, would, I'M
der the proposed tariffs be handicap
ped from 40 cents to 81 on their flu
tllre business. To continue to COM
pete with New York they would have
to discount their prices to the extent
of the added tax-either that or give
UP the fight.
More than fifty commercial organi-
cations and as many industrial con-
Germs have united in protest against
the discrimination, and are preparing
to follow up this protest to final and
complete victory. But this means ex-
tensive hearings before the Interstate
commerce commission, the prepare
ton of much testimony, the conduct
of a hard-fought case-all OF which
means that competent counsel must
be employed. Expense win be at
taelied to this fight for New England
but whatever it may be it Will be
small indeed as compared with the
enormous loss to New England
whtch~the operation OF the proposed
tariffs would entail a
Current Affairs, the official organ
Of tlfe'Boston Chamber Of Commerce,
makes this appeal: | This is an all,
New.England problem 1T affects
alike every one of the six states
There should be no hesitation or hold
ing back on the part of any business
interest. All are affected by the
threatened Discrimination. and all
should have part in defending New
England business. Moral and financ-
ial support are both needed Com.
municate with w H. Chandler, Bos-
ton Chamber Of Commerce, if you sell
in the South and want your interests
protected. '-Brattleboro Reformer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-31
Farm and /
! Garden

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DRESSINGS For Tree WORDS
.i{it III 1-yTay-
Tests sh7w That Ordinary Compost.
u tica2 In Uce Are Nst Effective.
Prepared by New York experiment. sta-
i fiahf J9l19p m
Fruit growers have long ust'l paints.
tars. waycs and other SUBSTANCES az
coverings Tor wounds of trees a'uri.
ous'y enough. comparative tests Of the
ugny compositions IN use seem not TO
dare btefi Hadeso ascertain the value
OF these dressings. Tree pruners seou
to have taken it for granted chat some
covering was necessary. sor large
wounds at least, and have applied The
most suitable material at hand.
The New York station he Is sought to
answer the question, What is the best
Dressing Tor tree wound: Also Is o
dressing necessary? The station con.
cludes from tests made that undressef
pruning wounds have healed more
readily than those whose surfaces have
been protected Shellae seemed the
drst season TO exert 4 stimulating in,
1uolce upon the wounds. hut the sec
ond season this effect disappears. or
D.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-31

a tE So III FIRST "snVenSon'
G1lison's t,ste for inyen,ins. began
Wieh he wat quite n little BOY, al
though The first time H. attempted to
be ot1alnal Ii6 VAS Il ranrrt: ''''.' '''..'
One Nay, Wilrn be was about. five
years ,Qld, IBIS parents missed him for
SUITE dsl0as time After a prolonged
ana fruityess search all over the house
his elder sister 'b1bpenel to 20 into the
fowl house, where she discovered the
missing boy sitting on the floor, his
clothes snuthered in broken eggs.
f"N lat ON earth are YOU doing there,
Toni she asked IN establishment.
well replied the youthful genius
grayely, y thought il the hens could
Hatch eggs by sitting on them so
cotIdI"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-31
PeobabIy Futuriae Muslc.

lie was a "rel.Hnsd' old fashioned
country newspaper editor that had
found farming a better paid industry
than editing, and he was discussing
crops with Il company of fellow farm
ers at the village grocery.
We'll, Lem. s'pose you're regular
farmer now; been at it for ten years"
remarked one of the friends
"Oh, I'm a farmer all right" said
Lem, ''and | s'pose III always be one,
but / tell you the smell o. printers ink
is still music 10 my ears "--Indianapo-
lis News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-31
NOTICE

The annual meeting of the stock
holders OF the First National Bank of
North Bennington, VT, will he held at
their clearinghouse on Tuesday, the
fourth day Of January, 1916 at ten g.
clocS A. N. for the following pur-
poses; to amend the Articles of AS.
ISOLATION So as to provide for aboard
OF Directors OF not less than six nor
more than eight stockholders; to
elect a Board OF Directors for the en-.
suing year and to transact any other.
proper and necessary business.
y sRalphaA. Jones, Cashier.
Dated. North Bennington, VT, Dec.
54ths 1915,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-31

spoIea tlla Ihouants.

Little Billie was lying quietly with
eyes wide opengbut apparently seeing
nothing. After awhile his mother ask
cd, dreaming. 1}nHeT' mot dream
ing; thinking" replied Billie inpatient
ly. "ohd when anybody speaks to me It
cats the think right in two, and I have
to begin all over again. Pittsburgh
Press.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-31
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

By local applications as they cannot reach
tho diseased portion of the ear. There s
orly one way TO cure deafness, and that 10
by constitutional remedies Deafness Ia
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube When
this tube is inhnmed you have a rumbiing
sound or imperfect hearing. and when Il Is
entirely closed, Deafness is the result and
uness the Inflammation can be taken out
And this tube restored to It's normal oOndi-
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever: nine
cases out of ten are caused By Catarrh,
which Is nothing but au inflamed condition
Of the mucous surfaces.
We VIII give One Hundred DoliaVs for any
cage Of Deafness Ccaused by ca arrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Cptarrb Cure
Send for circulars free.
+. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. Ohio
Sold by Druggists, T5c
TAKE Halls Family PilB for constipation
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-31
ERROR.

IF those alone who "sowed the
wind dio reap the whirlwind" it
would be well. But the madness
Of ambition and the miscalculations
Of diplomacy seek their victims prin-
cipally among the unofending. The
cottage is sure 10 suffer for every
error of court cabinet or camp.
When error sits in the seat Of pow
er and Of authority it may be COM
pared to that torrent which origi-
mates in the mountain, but commits
its devastation in the vaIc.-Colton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-31
The Irish Sea.

The English channel IS nowhere
more than 900 feet deep. The Irish
sea is 2,130 feet.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-30
Luke MoLuke Saysf

If a girls hair is naturally curly she
just hates to wear hat when she goes
downtown.
No matter how far down and out a
man may be he can always truthfully
brag that there was a time when he
rode in his own carriage.
When man wants new hat he
goes into a store for two minutes and
comes out with an up to date lid on
his dome. When a woman wants a
new hat she goes into a store for an
hour and tries on all the creations"
and comes out with some up to date
ideas to use in making over the old
lid she is wearing.
A single man thinks he Is up against
it when he comes home with a bun
and has to chase the bed around the
room for a while before he can catch
it. But the real pleasant sensation is
that experienced by the married man
who wakes up in the morning with a
dead mink in his mouth and then sud
denly remembers that he forgot to take
that pair Of elbow length gloves out of
LIS OftINOdj PoNhCb pSIolS hS Sahc
home.
That longing to pay board for the 9th
er half of the world is what causes all
the trouble for our half of the world.
The fellow who doesn't know enough
to write a capital II" when he is writ
ing about himself always knows
enough to use a capital "I'' when he is
talking about himself.
Always remember that If you got all
you prayed for there wouldn't be
enough to go around.
The lad who gets d pass always
knows that the show is rotten and al
ways wonders why the railroad doesn't
supply a better roadbed.
Adam blamed it on the woman. And
when the rest of US get caught we
can't think of a more original excuse.
A man often thinks Of a lot of grand
things he could do for his wife and his
children If he didn't need the money
fer himself.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-30
DE r T H A NJ B ON
/ ACEMARING CIT
Population 1000.
23 miles from New Yol

Population 10000.
23 miles from New York.
On staten island Sound. at the
mouth of the Raritan River and t
the head of Raritsn Bay,
Ocean steamers can dock in from
IS to 40 feet of water.
wS.p G.@nPs s.an. ri feet ss the Sssp Bay s' from 0m
Daily steamer service to New
York.
high Valley and the Staten Island
Rapid Transit. Branches running
in all directions. affordins almost
an unlimited number OF excsilent
factory sites. 49,
Eiectris light and gas companies.
Federal pOstof1ce building.
s120. 900 Y. NJ. g. A
high school which is on the approy-
ed list of all the leading uniyern7
ties in the country, four parochlaI
schools and a business college.
Churches Of all denominations.
City Hospital.
Municipal water works.
Prominent center for tronsys 10
all parts OF the state. a.. .or,
Richest clay deposits In the couh-
try in the imm ediate vicinity.
Splendid theatrical advantages;
Some of the leading tndastrles
are: American Smelling & Refining
Companys smelter; Raritan Copper
Works refinery; Barber Asphan
Works; United Lead Works; United
States Cartridge Co.; American En-
caustic Thing Co.. Ltd; G. PaTdee
Steel and Tile Works; Atlantic Ter
ra Gotta Co.; Federal Terra GOTTA
Co.. New Jersey Terra Gotta Co:'
three plants OF the National Fire
prooing Co.. and other similar
Industries within the immaculate
vicinity; Ceramic Works; Obese
brough Vaseline Works. Marcy
Stove Works; two dry dock COM
panies. together with Ihipyards ana
marine railways; Standard Under
ground Cable Company; RoessIeT q
Hasslacher Chemical Works; Bake
lite manufacturing concern; Castles
Ice cream plant; window shade 70
coal shipping piers; handkpfchief
-cAlss- -stno1s- and rfea f5u7sriss.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-30

already under way on contrasts for
which the city has not the money to
pay. The last attempt to sell bonds
to pay for this work failed, there be
ing no bidders. The result was
more short term notes were issued,
adding to those already out. Should
something happen that would sud
denly tighten the money market,
such as a declaration of war, some
thing not without the bounds of
possibility, the city would find itself
in a pretty tight place. It has even
been suggested that the city has no
legal right to issue these notes. But
whether it has or not, it is poor
business to keep on doing so in the
face of the grave crisis through
which the nation is passing. At
least, we should wait before enter
ing into any further contracts until
we are able to raise the money for
the work already under way in some
other manner than by issuing short
term notes. Common sense tells any
business man that.
The EVENING NEWS wants i'm
provements-has fought for i'm
provements for years, but there are
times when, no matter how much
the improvements are desired, it is
necessary to go slow and make sure
of what we are doing. Such a time
is now. 1t would seem as if we had
had warning enough.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-30

Never again" is the sentiment of
the motorists after passing through
the hole-in-the-wall and travelling
the roads in this vicinity leading to
the coast resorts. Keep clear of
the Amboys' is the warning that
appears in the newspaper columns
devoted to motoring. In spite of the
fact that Perth Amboy has spent
thousands Of dollars paving her
streets, this city is brought into dis
grace along with our Indifferent
sister city across the river, and the
neglectful county officials because
of their failure to do their duty in
the past. This shows why Perth
Amboy is so much interested in the
condition of the road at the south
end of the bridge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-30
THE HIGH STREET PARKWAY.

II High street is to be improved
this year it ought not to be hard for
the aldermen to decide what course
to pursue now that the petition and
remonstrance regarding parkway
through the center of the street have
been received. The petitioners out
numbered those who demonstrated
three to one. AS 1t is next to i'm
possible to get a unanimous opinion
on any such work the aldermen
ought to be satisfied with the show
ing thus made. With such an over
whelming majority in favor of the
parkway, if the aldermen are to fol-
low the policy adopted in paving
other streets they will accept the
parkway plan.
1t will be noticed that the peti-
TONERS do not want flower beds
through the center of the street.
They realize the difficulty of taking
care of them properly. shrubbery
grows easily enough and requires
but little attention, at the same time
it is very pretty. AS before sug-
gested in these columns, the flower
ing rose of sharon bushes which are
inexpensive and easy to grow would
make beautiful center for the
street, lined on both sides with bar
berry. The plans leave ample room
for driveways and as there would be
breaks in the bed every few hundred
feet to permit vehicles to pass from
one side to the other the objection
raised that a wagon or automobile
would have to travel on the wrong
side of the street for a considerable
distance does not hold.
AS long as some plan can be de-
vised whereby the upkeep of the
parkway would be simple, the alder
men should, by all means, give the
city this attraction, especially as it
is favored by the property owners
concerned by such a large majority.
The EVENING NEWS would ad-
wise going slow with all improve
ments no matter of what description
for the present, however, until the
finances of the city are little more
Strengthened out. 1t is shortsight-
ed policy to keep loading up obliga-
tions before we are prepared 10 meet
those already contracted for.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-30
A FAMOUS MlSER,
Cooks Died Wealthy Aftsr q Life Of
Petty Saving and Trioksry.

Cooks Died Wealthy Aftsr q Life Of
Petty Saving and Trioksry.
Thomas Cooke, known as the 'Tsling-
ton miser," left at bis death more than
100000. His whole life was one Of pen
ury, petty saving and petty trickery.
He made it habit in order to get
meals for nothing to fall in pretended
fit in front Of house at dinner time
and on recovering he would naturally
be invited to share the meal, which he
always did after the proper amount of
protestation. Often he would pretend
to these kind people that they had saw
ed his life, would make a great fuss
over them and tell them he intended
to remember them or their children In
his will.
One man, a poor relation, occasional
Iy sent him small presents of butter.
This engered Cooke, who said to him:
why send me such driblets, you who
are to get thousands and thousands at
my death7 Send me frkin." The
firlxin and several more were sent, but
neither this legacy nor any of the 9th
ers came to reality.
Like many men sbrewd in petty
ways, he was easily deceived in mat
ters out Of his own line. Thus once
when his horse was sick he was too
mean to pay horse doctor, and asked
advice of a quack, who told him he
must take thirty onions, drill a hole
through each. put them on a string, put
the necklace around the horses neck
and let it stay there. The expense OF
thirty onions was too much; he bought
fifteen, and when, after many days,
they had served their purpose, he took
them to the servant and ordered her to
make an onion porridge for the days
dinner.-EXchange
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-30
NEW JERSEY CENTRAL
Leave Perth Amboy

Trains Leave Perth Amboy
For New York. Newark and Eliza
beth at-6.2s, 40. x7.8s. 7.55. xs.21.
s.a24, ss42; 1906. 1873. 11.57 a. M
SIS, S.24. 9.53. s11.00, s11.20 p. m. Sun
days S.32. 9.2s a. M; 1.55, sos. 6.52.
S.64, 9.29, 1915 p. m.
Ocean Grove. etc.-12.51. $40, 9.12, s38
a. m.; 12.0s, 22s. 465. 5.33. 6.37. 1904
p. m. sundays-12.51. 4.20. 922 a. MI
500, 9.47 p. m.
For Atlantic City-510, 40.
through express) a. M; 2.2S p. m.
For Philadelphia and Trenton, via
1905, 1913 a. M; 1910, sos, S.24 p.
m. Sundays SO. s.2s a. M: 55,
sos, 6.52. 9.2s p. m.
x-New York only
s-Saturday only.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-30
THE PAVING CONTRACT.

There seems to be no legitimate
reason why the paving contract now
under consideration by the Board OF
Aldermen should not be given to
Oliver w. Ramsay, the lowest bid
der. He appears to have complied
with all the requirements Of the law
and states that the same men who
laid the pavement on Madison ave-
nue. in New York, which the mem
bers of the Board of Aldermen
examined few days ago, will be in
charge of the work for him here
The asphalt block which he will use
is made in this city, which fac: alone
should go a great way toward
recommending it locally Besides all
this, the Ramsay bid will save the
city some $4,000 which, everything
else being equal, should assure him
the work without question.
By continuing to beat about the
bush and postpone action ON one
pretext or another the aldermen are
inviting a kind of criticism that they
should want to do everything to
avoid, especially on the eve of an
important municipal election. people
are bound TO comment on the fact
that as long as the Hastings Paving
Company was the lowest or only
bidder the contracts were awarded
with great promptness, but as soon
As some real competition appears in
the field there are all kind of
bitches. The whole thing looks bad
and is not doing the aldermen who
control the situation any good.
The deeper the aldermen get into
this thing the more they expose
themselves to censure. For instance,
why should it be necessary to en-
ploy New York firm of lawyers to
merely look over a set of bids to see
II they are formal? What Is the
City paying city attorney for? Can
pc not be trusted to attend to a
simple thing like this? And where
IS the money coming from to pay
This New York firm of lawyers? The
hing doesn't seem right from a tax
payers way of looking at it. Either
the contract ought to be awarded to
the lowest bidder without further
pickering or the work should be
abandoned, for the present at least.
AS for abandoning the work, there
is good reason to believe that this
would be the wisest course. Perth
Amboy's finances are in not as good
shape as one would wish. Work is
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-30
PROPOSALS,

Sealed bids and proposals will be
received on September 7th, 1915, at
$3.50 p. M, by the Council in the
Council Chamber at the City Hall,
Perth Amboy, N. j., for the construc-
ton of Combined System of Sewers
in Alpine section beginning at Amboy
avenue and running to P. r. r.
All bids must be accompanied by q
certified check drawn to the order of
the City Treasurer for $4,000.
Ninety working days will be al
lowed for the completion of the
work.
Specifications may be obtained at
the office of the Street Comm ssion Ar
The Council reserves the right 20
reject any or all bids as may best
serve the City's interests.
GEO. NJ ADAIR,
Street Commissicner
20781-8-25-27-30
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-30

To Pave Brightin Avenue from Cor
don Street to Lewis Street With
Two Inch Asphalt Blocks, with the
Appurtenances.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
OF PERTH AMBOY:
Section /. That Brighton Avenue
from Gordon Street to Lewis Street
be paved with two inch asphalt
blocks, In accordance with the pro-
visions of Chapter 200 of the Laws of
1898, with all the appurtenances.
Section 9. Said work shall be done
under the direction of the Committee
on Streets and Sewers and the super
intendence of the Street Commis-
sioner.
introduced July 22, 1915.
Passed August 2, 1915.
Approved August 8, 1915.
FERD. GARRETSON,
Attest: Mayor.
WILBUR LA ROE, City Clerk.
20988-8-16-23-30
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-30
BIDS AND PROPOSALS.

Sealed bids and proposals will be
received by the undersigned, Street
Lighting Commissioners of Street
Lighting District Number Seven in
the Township of Woodbridge at the
fire house at Keasbey, Woodbridge
Township, N. J., on Saturday, the
eleventh day of September, at s
o'clock p. m. for supplying and
maintaining one hundred seventy
(170) twenty-five (25) candle power
and seven Cd eighty (S0) candle
power street lights for term of one
year.
The commissioners reserve the
right to reject any or all bids.
M. EVERSON,
F. J. FEE,
L. A. BLACK,
20596820-12t Commissioners.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-30

An effective tooth powder which can
be always recommended Is made as
follows; One ounce Of precipitated
chalk, half an ounce Of carbonate of
soda, half an ounce Of powdered orris
root. Mix well together and pass three
times through a sieve. Place In a bot
tie or In tins until required for use.
The carbonate of soda removes the
grease from the teeth and prevents de-
cay, and the powdered orris root keeps
the gums healthy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-30

FIRE ALARM Eox1cs
-S-Rarllan Copper WOrks
I4-Market and Sheridan Streets
lo-Smlth Street and Central Il. r
S6-Hlgh and Lewis Streets
S1-Madis.n Ave. and Paterson Street
2S-Market and First Streets
S6-Smfth and High Streeta
so-NeW Brunswick Ave. and New q
sI-Smith and State Streets
ez-Atlantic Terra Gotta Works T
Ave. and Hartford 81
.5-Commerce and Front Streets
.5-State and Washington Streets
li-H1Kh and Washington Streets
e4-St2.te Street and Buckingham Ava
1b-Parker Street and Pulaski Avenia
eS-Hal Avenue and Charles Strest
b1-State and Wayne Streets
os-Near United Lead Works
'S-Maurer.
and First Streets.
sa-New brunswick Ave and Elm 81
Sinltn street ard Watson Avenue
,SS-Sommerce and State Streets.
s6-Eront and Smith Streets
11s-Water and Gordon Streets.
- earny Avenue and Gordon Street
66d-Bface and ESnson Avenues
s5-Smith and herbert Streets
ssss-Amboy Ave. and Washington St,
ss44-Lehtgh A-e. and Stanford StreetA
ss-Near City Hospital
5e-Cleveland and Brace Avenuea
s7-Amboy and Hall Avenues.
B2-Amboy Avenue and InsIee Stree,
8S--Lawrence and Francis Streets
and Johnstons Streets.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-30
Bits Of Byplay
By Like McLuke
Copyright, 1918, the Cincinnati
Enquirer
The Byplay MinstreIs,

"Mr. Inerlocutor, can you tell me the
most i'll used portion Of the human
body2"
mo, Mr.. Bones, cannot. VIII you
tell us?'
THE eye, Mr. Interlocutor."
"And why is the eye the most i'll
used portion Of the human body, Mr.
BonesF"
Because it is under the lash all day
and gets q good hiding every night"
"After the killed and mangled have
been identified by their relatives Mr.
B. Oosie Pypes will render that pathet-
ic ballad Don't Throw Away Your
Heavy Ones, For Winter VIII Come
Some Day"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-30
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Adrian Lyon, Executor of Mary E.
Barton, deceased, by direction of the
Surrogate of the County of Middlesex,
hereby gives notice to the creditors of
the said Mary E. Barton, to bring in
their debts, demands and claims against
the estate Of the said deceased, under
oath or affirmation, within nine months
from this date, er they will be forever
barred Of any action therefor against
the said executor.
Dated August 7, 1915.
ADRIAN L ON,
Executor.
on1o6 O. or nauM
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-30

A firm OF lady BARRIERS has rented a
room in Blandinsville and will open q
shop next week. The Star-Gazette
says the married women's club will
employ a man to stand near the door
and report all married men who enter
to their respective wives. No tab will
be kept on bachelors, and 1t is expect
ed they will have their boards cut out
by the roots if constant shaving will
do it. The BARRIERS are Mrs. Sarah
Truman and two daughters of Boards
town.-Carthage Mo) Republican.