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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08

The saloon men in Massachusetts
ought to be able to discern the hand
writing on the wall Fifteen cities
voted on the license question Tuesday
Not one in the dry column changed in
favor Of the open saloon, and four
which are now under license-Fall
River, Hayerhill. Taunton and Leo
minster-voted to go dry In most of
the cities which remain in the license
column the majorities of previous
years were reduced Pittsneld was
held by the saloons by the narrow
margin of SO votes, and it is signifi-
cant that larger cities like Holyoke
and Springfield gave license MAORI
ties of only 1913 and 737 respectively
BrattleDboro Reformer.
And it is the liquor dealers them
selves and no others who drive the
towns to vote no. Fifteen to twenty
DRINKS on the streets of Bennington
Saturday afternoon and evening week
after week placed there by the saloon
keepers themselves 80 times Out VI d
hundred make no license votes faster
than all the temperance orators that
ever spoke in town When good
workmen and good citizens are kept
away from their jobs for weeks at a
time while liquor dealer takes their
money and piles up debt that will
render the family destitute for an in
definite period the saloon keeper is
an active agent in the cause of prohi-
bition. What is true in Bennington is
true all over the country. There is
one great force that is fast driving
this country to prohibition and that
force is composed Of the men who sell
liquor and those who drink it to ex-
cess. Billy Sunday William Jennings
Bryan the anti saloon league and all
the other similar organizations are
only small factor in the matter
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
ETOETuTCES 2

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the First National Bank of
North Bennington, Vt, will be held
at their clearinghouse on Tuesday
the second day of January, 1917 at ten
o'clock A. NJ. for the purpose of elect
ing a Board of Directors tor the ensu.
ing year and for any other proper and
necessary business.
Ralph A. Jones, Cashier,
North Bennington. VT, Dec
End, 1916.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
GREAT REJOICING BY
RHEUMATIC CRIPPLES
II So Crippled You Can't Use Arms or
Legs Hheuma VIII Help You
or Nothing to Pay.

II you want relief in two days. swift.
certain, gratifying relief take one
half teaspoonful of Rheuma once a day.
If YOU want to dissolve every par
tlcle Of uric acid poison in your body
and drive 1t out through the natural
rheumatism. get a 50-cent bottle Of
Rheuma from your druggist today.
rheumatism is q powerful disease
strongly entrenched in joints and mus
cles. In order to conquer it powerful
enemy must be sent against It. Rheu-
ma Is the enemy OF rheumatism--an
enemy that conquers il every time.
Judge John Barhorst Of TT Loramie.
Ohio, knows IT, He was walking with
crutches today he is well 1t should
10 as much for you; IL seldom fails.
Rheuma is sold with guarantee by
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. MS they
cannot reach The seat Of the disease Ca
tarrh IS a blood or constitutional disease,
and IN order to cure IL YOU must take in
ternal remedies Hairs Catnrrh cure is
taken internally, aud acts directly upon
The blood ana mucous surface Hairs
Catarrh Cure is not a uuack medicine. IL
was prescribed by one of tho best ply
slcans in this country for years aud Is
q regular prescription. It is composed Of
The best tonics known. combined with the
best blood purifiers. acting directly on ma
mucous surfncea The perfect combina-
ton of the two ingredients Is what pro-
duces such wonderful results IN curing
catarrh. Send FOR testimonials, free.
r. J. CHENEY & co. Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
Oh, that's piHerent.

"Who was that chap who just said
Hello" to youf'
That's the man who does most o.
my bill collecting"
He wasn't very respectful, consider
ing that YOU are his boss"
"Who said was his boss? That Eel.
low is employed by my creditors"
Exchange
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
FRANK E. HOWE, Editor and Pub.
Friday, Decemer 8, 1916.

Gov Gates is being lauded for buy
ing one hundred Red Cross seals.
That's one Of the penalties of being
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Argus.
What we want to know is why the
governor was allowed TO get away
through buying paltry hundred
seals. He ought to have bought at
least thousand or been suspended
by the lodge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
Yesterday is zone.

tomorrow may never come today is
short Insure and be sure Now is
the time. National Life ms Co., Of
VT (MutualD Earle S. Kinsley Cen
eral Agent, Mead Building, Rutland,
VI. ADV.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20

pounds per ton. or a slight sprinkllng
Of freshly slaked lime will aid In It's
preservation.
The field curing should be as thor
ough as the weather will permit, after
which the hay should be hauled 10 the
barn and the final curing completed
there.
At present a large part Of the natal
grass hay is put in stacks when hauled
from the field. In many cases this
cannot be avoided, but it is much safer
to store 1t In a barn or under a shed.
When stacked, there is always consid-
cradle loss from teaching and bleach
Ing on the outside OF the stack, a loss
which may be almost wholly prevent
ed when the hay Is protected from the
weather. The sweating and final cur.
ing are much more even when com.
pleted In a NOW, and so a better quail
ity Of hay is secured than Is possible
from an exposed stack.
The hay should remain in the NOV
until 1t goes through a sweat, as this
develops a sweeter aroma in the hay
and makes It safe from heating and
molding in the bale. The degree OF
heat developed in this sweating will
depend very largely on the amount of
moisture in the hay. If the hay Is put
in the NOW before 1t is well air-cured,
the heat may be excessive and the hay
discOlored. II 1t is only moderately
Drowned its actual value Is injured
very little. though the hay Is less read.
lily snlable.
While it may appear dry and well
cured there Is almost sure t" be mOis-
ure left in some OF the stems, espe-
cially In the joints. This moisture Is
often sufficient to cause heating in the
bale, and when the hay reaches the
market 1t will be found so damaged as
to be classed rs Of very low grade.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20
PENSIONE
ON RECENT ROLLS
STATE PENSION BOARD HAS CON-
PLETED PENSION POLLS
UNDER NEW LAW.
LISTS COVERING 8OCOUNTIES
Rolls Show Twelve Hundred increase
In Year-$o25 900 Will Be Paid
by the state 10 Pensioners
During 1916 and 1917.

Biloxi. Miss.-Mlssissippis pension
ers during the next two years Will
number $500, according TO Judge Il. /.
Champl!n, Of Biloxi, member OF the
state pension board, which has com
pleted the work of tabulating. cIasSi'
fying and correcting the pension ron
sent to the state auditor from each OF
The 80 counties OF the state. Judge
Champlin has returned from Jackson
after finishing his work there ana
states that the pension roll would De
l.2O0 short Of what it was last year,
on account of tho fact that all pension
ers were forced to make new appIica'
ton TO each Of the county pension
boards, this having been required as a
result of q law passed by the last legs
lature. The appropriation for pension
crs in 1916 will amount to $475,Ooo,
and for 1917 will be $3.50 600. Judge
Champlin states that no pensioners IN
the state were turned down by tho
state pension board Of which he is a
member.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20
FIRST" FOR SWINE
Watchword With Many Farmers Whe
Are Taking Precautions Against
Losses From Hog Cholera.

(By DR.. f. M. RANCK, Mississippi Elk
pertinent Station)
Safety first for the pork chop" is
the watchword with the many farm.
ers who are now taking precautions
against losses from hog cholera. The
only reliable treatment and preventive
for this disease is the antihog cholera
serum discovered by government Off.
Gals and known as the DOrset-Nil lit
serum
The many ways in which cholera
may be carried from n herd to an,
other makes it imperative that hogs
In infected territory be vaccinated as
early as possible after the disease Is
discovered. If n competent graduate
veterinarian is to be had, the serum
simultaneous method may be used, by
which the hog is immunized for life.
In the interval after the disease Is
discovered and before the serum may
be obtained, a knowledge Of the means
by which 1t Is transmitted may helI
in some measure to prevent its spread
Buzzards are the principal carriers
but pigeons and other birds eating aft
er the sick hogs, men walking through
infected pastures, dogs digging uI
buried ~carcasses, creeks running
through pastures containing diseased
hogs, insects, dust, and many othel
means furnish transportation. Tit
following suggestions may help In con
trolling the disease:
Write to your veterinarian. Burn o
bury all hogs dying of cholera SO deel
that dogs cannot dig them up. Keel
hogs away from running streams thu
are likely to carry infection. Keel
people who have been infected out O
hog pastures. XIII the buzzards.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20
TRACT Of VIRGIN
TIMBER IS SOLD
CAPITALISTS FROM MEMPHIS AC'
0U'RE TITLE TO LARGE ACRE
AGE OF TIMBER.
IS FINEST IN MISSISSIPPI
Fourteen Thousand Acres OF Virgin
Timber Brings Fancy Prioe-Rali-
road viii be Butt TO Tract
BY New Owners.

Co~feeville, Miss-At tho close OF
tho civil war Col Il y. Provine OF
Coles Creek returned to his ancestral
acres, a vast tract Of u%ncleared TIM
Ner land. lie and his wife here reared
a family Of nine sons and one daugh-
ter. From time 10 time he added TO
his acreage, until for a number Of
years, in addition 10 a splendid farm,
he has owned a tract OF virgin tim.
her, the finest in North Mississippi
and the envy of all buyers. l.. Z.
Brown. representing n timber hrm OF
Memphis, was here last week II
closed a deal with Mr., rroyino for the
timber on more than $4,000 acres OF
land, paying n fancy price therefor.
Il has long been Mr.. Provinces
dream to see this territory tapped by
a railroad and that was also one or
the considerations OF the deal that
the company should build a standard
gauge road to The timber from either
tho Illinois Central railroad or the
one at Calhoun city. before cutting
any timber off the land.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20

Hazlehurst, Miss-D. II. Howard
and J. u. Simmons of Oklahoma are
hero for the purpose Of sending sam
pies Of some u the Copiah county soil
20 Champaign. Ill. for analysis, They
represent largo stock raisers OF Cham
psign, who are having a test made Of
this soil to determine Just whicS loca-
ton of the county soil is best adapt
ed for growing different grasses, veg
etables and grains, Messrs Howard
and Simmons started nj Meridian,
Miss, and worked into keutwood.
La, and from there came into this
county. They will work out from
here about ten miles square.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20
TueERCULAR CONFERENCE.
VIII De Held at Jackson On Oct, 80
and 81.

" 80
Jackson, Miss.-Eight states will
be represented at the Southern Tuber-
culosis Conference to be held In Jack
son on oct. 80 and 81.
Tho states of North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Ala
bama, Mississippi Florida and Louis
lana will send delegates, and 1t is OK
pected that fully 500 OF the leading
citizens of these states will be in at.
tendance.
The conference will be under the
general direction OF President George
Eavos. A prominent member Of the
clergy AT Birmingham, represent ny the
National Association for the Study and
Prevention Of tuberculosis.
Tho purpose of the conference Is 10
discuss matters Of special interest to
the Southern states; to bring the ia
cilities and aid of the national asso.
citation to bear more closely on local
problems; TO provide a place OF meet
ing and discussion for those who a II
not attend the meetings OF the nation.
al association.
Mrs. Robert $. Phifer OF this city
is secretary Of the organization. and
the vice presidents for tho various
states are as follows;
Mrs Mover Benson. Shreveport. La
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20
Work on Drainage District.

Yazoo City. Miss-M. II. Brewer, a
civil engineer Of Silver City, has be-
gun the work of making a preliminary
+ for the canal to complete the
drainage Of the land known as the
Wills Crock drainage district. Recent
~ a committee appeared before the
city and asked that they share some
Of tho expense with the county, owing
10 the fact that Beaver Dam. a stag
nant lake near here. would be drained
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20
Friday Is Proclaimed Holiday.

Gulfport, Miss.-County Superintend'
ent OF Education w. II. Wood has is.
sued q proclamation making Oct. Is
which is ground breaking day for che
Mississippi centennial, a holiday for
the schools of Harrison county, i'll or
der that teachers and children may at
tend the exercises.
Assistant Director-General Connel'
is in communication with Prof. G. A
COBB of the A. & Nj. College concern
lug space sought at the exposition by
the state boys club,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20

Columbus, Miss-Elaborate prcpar.
atoms are being made 10 entertain
the delegates who will attend the an
nual convention of Mississippi Bap.
fists, which will convene in this city
November 5, and remain in session
four days.
The organization represents a total
OF i.07b churches throughoWt the
state of Mississippi, the aggregate
membership OF these churches being
somewhere in the n~eighborhood OF
10000 aud it IS expected that be.
tween seven and eight hundred dele
gates will attend the convention.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20
Furnished a Double Proof.

A tramp knocked at a farmers door
and called for something to eat.
"Are you q Christian asked the
gO0d-hearted country man
Cant you tellT" answered the man
Look at the holes worn In the knees
Of my pants. What do they proven
The farmers wife promptly brought
out the food and the tramp turned tC
go.
well! Well" asked the farmer
what made those holes in the back
of your pants?'
"Backsliding," replied the tramp a;
he hurried on.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20
Good Price for Steers.

Walden, Miss-Joseph King, a large
blonter and cattle dealer Of Swan
Lake, bought of C. b. Alexander, and
shipped from this point to his planta'
ton, a car lot Of 2-yearold beef steers,
There wero 70 Of these young steers
which sold for an average price of $40
each, These boofers were Black An
qua grades. A finer lot OF young cat
tie has rarely been shipped from any
point in Central Mississippi. our
farmers arc Just beginning to realize
that cotton Is not the only money
making crop, and many of them have
different strains of thoroughbred cat
tIn
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20

traCtive in appearance. one can usu-
ally be reasonably sure of the wealth
or several hours in advance and choose
n time for cutting when the hay can
at least he cured sufficiently to put IL
in the cock before it is wet by rain or
dew.
When the weather is favorable for
curing. il is best to NOW in the morn
Inc. from the time the dew Is off until
noon. and then windrow and cock In
the afternoon. The hay should remain
in the cock until thoroughly field
| cured. The time required for this field
curing will depend on the condition
of the weather. II very favorable 1t
inay be snfe to haul it to the barn
aftns T. has been in the cocks Sc to 4S
hours, hut a longer time Is often neces-
sary.
Field curing may be regarded MS
completed when the stems nre so dry
that they will break when a small
wisp OF hay is twisted tightly, when 1t
does not feel cool if pressed to the
cheek, and when stirring it slightly
produces n slight rustic.
when conditions are unfavorable
for drying, as In rainy, cool or cloudy
weather, the field curing requires a
much longer time and is often unsat-
i%stactory.
With all the Judgment which the
grower may use, some hay will occa'
sionnlly be caught by rain, and it then
requires special care TO cure 1t thor
oughly. If 1t rains on the hay soon
after 1t is cut little harm will be done
but the injury will be greater if the
rain m after 1t is partially dry. II
the dry or wen partly dry hay be we
J With rain, II should not he touched un
til the surface has become thoroughly
Try. II II Is still in the swath 1t vii
need no attention unless the crop |!
very heavy, when it should be tedde,
or turned With n fork. If in the wind
row or cock II should be opened an,
spread as 500 as the outside has be
come well dried.
Much field injury from rain may d
Z prevented by the use of hay caps 70
covering the cocks. These caps ar
= made in various styles, but the on
most generally liked is n piece G
heavy cotton cloth four to five fee
square, with a pin Of heavy wire a foe
X IN length fastened to each corne'
Wheh the cap is put in place and III
pins are pushed into the cock to pre-
st vsut ii from being blown of, the ha
e, will stand a heavy rain with very littl
injury, The hay should not he put int
,e the barn or the stack until it is so dr.
that there will be no danger fro
ID heating and holding, and when II
ii. weather is not very warm and dry
a. Is not safe to bale II until at least
n. week after il Is cut. In case il mu
be taken to the barn, while still Sigh
" damp, a Crossing Of salt, about fl
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20
Destroy Whlskey Of Schooner.

Biloxi. Miss, -Actiug under inStruc'
tons OF Judge Louis Goldman. Off
ccrs Y. NJ. Randolph and Hudie High
tower destroyed $3.50 worth Of liquor
held IN tho Jail at Biloxi. The liquor
was conflscated when ]. o. O'Rourke's
schooner. which brought the booze
from New Orleans to Biloxi, was raid
cd several days ago.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20
presbytcry Anniversary.

Eagelhurst, Miss.-Thc Tooth ami.
versary Of the Methodist ~Presbytery
was celebrated near Natchez Tuesday
aud Wednesday. at Jefferson col
lego, which is the oldest college i'll the
state, The church Is said TO be the
oldest protestant organization in tho
Southwest.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20

Durcnt. Miss.-Durant is soon to
have ono Of the most up-to-date cream'
cries in the state. All of tho machinery
ia on the ground, and tho erection OF
the building is we'll under way. The
machinery whom installed will have q
capacity OF 1000 pounds OF butter Of
ono churning. said to be the largest
churn in the state.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20
Bio Black Bridge Nears Completion

Yayoo City, Miss.-The bridge 10
cross the Big Black river at SCOTS
Ferry, near Flora, at a cost Of $780,
600, is fast nearing completion. The
Madison county highway is also being
finished, and when the bridge is com
plcted the Nazoo road aud the Madi
son road will be connected, making s
| straight cut TO Jackson.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20
o-BAN DARKENS GRAY HAIR

Gray, streaked, prematurely gray or
faded hair quickly restored to natural
dark shade by shampOOlng hair and
scalp with Q-Ban. No dye-perfectly
harmless-acts on rOots-revtves color
glands Of the hair thus making all
your gray hair healthy, thick, fluffy
evenly dark without a trace Of gray
showing. 80 cents n big bottle by par
eel post. ALSO sold by most druggists
Address Q-Ban, Memphis, Tenn.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20
Work on Hotel.

Greenwood, Miss.-The brick work
on the handsome new 80 900 Hotel
Irving. being erected at tho corner Of
Howard and Church streets, is almost
completed, and plastering will soon be,
gin. The roof will be put on when the
brick work is completed and will be
followed by tho %plastering.
The new hotel is four stories, and
from appearances and from the archi'
tect drawing, promises to be a bea'
t'ful structure The building will con
tain SIS rooms, besides p%atlors, lob
bics. etc.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20
TENDER SKINNED BABIES
With Rashes and l~rritations Find
Comfort In C~utlcura. Trial Free.

Baby's tender skin requires mild,
soothing properties such as are found
in the Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
Cuticura Soap is 30 sweet, pure and
cleansing and Cuticura Ointment SO
soothing and healing, especially when
baby's skin is irritated and rashy.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20
Large Shipment Of Lumber.

I~iazlehurst, Miss-Fiye cars of lum.
her were shipped from this place
Thursday. and several other cars are
being loaded for shipment. There is
shipped from this place from one to
five cars Of lumber per day, besidey
slaves and hardwood.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20
CROPS PREFERRED FOR SILO
kafir, Sorghum and Milo Maize Are
Favored in Semi-Arid Region
Where Rainfall Is Small.

Kafir, sorghum and milo maize are
ready to cut for the silo when their
seeds are in the dough stage. Such
silage crops are to be preferred in the
seml-arid region where there is not
sufficient rain to insure a good corn
crop, and ton for ton such silage Is
practically equal to corn silage/as a
milk producer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20

Heidelburg, Miss -While the wealth
or has been ideal for cotton picking
since tho list OF September, only forty
bales of cotton had been sold in Held.
clburg This ia not 10 per cent of what
is usually sold here during September.
and It is estimated that the town viii
not set over $50 bales this year,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20
RAISING HOGS IN THE SOUTH
Farmers Learning to Fatten Animate
n Alfalfa and Cowpeas-Flne
Pork ls Result.

Farmers in the South are learning
how to fatten hogs on alfalfa and
cowpeas, making pork Us fine as Is
ever seen In the northern markets and
Mt less cost than it n be produced
in many Of the northern and western
| sections.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20
MOVING NATAL GRASS
Harvesting Should Begin as Soon
as Seeds Begin to Ripen.
Unnecessary Length Of Exposure
BIeaches Hay and Makes It Less
PalatahIe and Nutritious
Fest Time for Cutting.
lbs S, NJ TRACY.)

The moving of natal grass should
begin as soon as a considerable part
of the seed begins to rlpen. II the
weather should be u~nfavorable ut that
time it can stand several days with
out great injury, as it Is making a
continuous growth OF new shoots.
When the cutting Is delayed too long
tho quality OF the hay is injured by
the SCATTERING of the seeds and by the
dry1ng-up and brenking-of Of the
older stems. The greatest loss from
delaying the cuttings too long Is the
consequent ~postponement OF the sub
seguent cuttings. To secure the great
est yield during the year and to make
hny of the highest quality, all of the
earlier cuttings should be made as
soOn as the grass is in proper condt-
ton, though the last cutting may be
delayed until n few days before frost
Is expected. ns the grass Is growing
rapidly ut that time and the late cut
ting insurcs n good supply OF seed on
the ground for the following spring.
The grass dries so quickly that 1t
| should be allowed to lie on the ground
| only n short time. Unnecessarily long
| exposure bleaches the hay and makes
It less palatablc, less nutritious, and
less snlable. The best hay Is that
which is cured in the shortest time
and with the least exposure to the
weather. Exposure to rain blcaches
and Injuries the hay seriously, and
even exposure to heavy dew deadens
the color and makes the hay less at
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-20
Surely.

BacOn-A patent has been granted
for transplanting living hair upon bald
heads.
Egbert-The work to be done by the
heard gardener, / suppose?