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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11
An Editoris Troubles.

1t is an Old story, but one that
needs repeating now and again. 1t is
the agelong struggle of the newspaper
publisher to get his head above the
whirlpoois OF free advertising The
Celeb COX Sentinel covers the subject
lo,ccfuliy and We are copying it that
our readers may think it over the next
time they are tempted to ask for more
than reasonable amount OF this kind
o. service: 44.
Nobody ever thinks OF going to the
coal dealer and asking him 10 send II
little coal up to the church or lodge
room to heat up the building for a
meeting or entertainment. Nor does
one ask the ice cream man to donate
ice cream, Ior does one suggest the
electric company furnish lights for
the occasion
But people often express surprise
and resentment if the newspaper man
asks remuneration for an advertising
notice relative to aforesaid meeting OF
entertainment If the coal dealer or
the ice cream man, or the electric
light company should voluntarily do
nate said coal, ice cream or lights. the
recipients thereof would be exceeding
ly grateful. and would probably in
struct the newspaper man 10 run
free notice telling the public all about
the generosity of aforesaid coal dealer
ice cream man or electric light com
pany. But nobody runs a notice eu-
losizing the generosity Of the newspa-
per maa For free advertising, espec-
tally of the reading notice brand,
which by the way is the most expen-
sive in time and labor, is taken for
granted as the natural gift.
The editor very gladly gives a GER
tain amount OF complimentary space
to charitable and other organizations
weekly. He gives this freely to the
exact limit of space available This
complimentary service means work
Tor the compositor and work for the
makeup man. 1t is work absolutely
without slightest hope of reward
And there are in this community per
sons SO devoid OF appreciation Of
ccurtesies extended. that not only do
they fail to express gratitude for ia
yors shown, but on occasion feel it in
cumbent upon themselves to hawl out
the editor if Derchance he does not al
low them quota of space they con-
slider their natural right, If the butch
or should present them with a fine
juicy steak Friday evening would
these same persons visit hh shop on
Saturday morning and roast him to 2
turn because the steak was, not sui
fciently large Tor the entire family.
The newspaper mans space is Just
as much his stock in trade as the coal
dealers coal the ice cream man ice
cream, the electric light company's
electricity or the butchers meats. The
average man never thinks OF the. hours
of tcil-downright soul sweating toll
lit takes to get out a paper. He new
err thinks OF the worries, trials and
tribulatioHg every editor must undeF-'
go Every line Of type in nowspap-
or represents labor that costs. money,
and there Is a lot Of money tied up in
type presses and other equipment.
Paper and ink rent, heat, light, power
and insurance must be paid for cut OF
the income derived from the newspa-
per mans stock in Bradford
Opinion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11
A Test Of unionlsm.

That organized labor as whole is
honester and wiser than most of it's
leaders is shown once more b. the OPP
position that has developed to the
proposed general sympathetic strike
in New York
1t may be that the price OF office
holding in the average union is radi-
calism and violence, but Ii that is the
case there is much evidence to show
that in ordinary times the steady and
substantial membership OF many of
these bodies neglects 10 exert the in
fuence which properly belongs to il.
When by the aggression or obstin-
ancy of labor lunctjcnaries the stage
has been set for a strike ii is not easy
even for conservatism to check the
performance. In the present instance
it must ever be 4 reproach that its
important leaders, with only few ex-
ceptlons have favored hasty action.
II the evil effect OF what they have said
and done is to be negativea by the
sober elements whom they profess
to represent, the victory for unionism
itseit will be very great
II will be notable also for something
besides common sense, for in numer-
Gus instances there is reason to bO
lieve that it will be an impressive eX-
preston in favor ol common honesty.
Practically every contract by which
the rights OF labor are saleguarded
contains a solemn pledge that strikes
like that now contemplated shall not
be entered upon
Nothing in the difficult situation
which has confronted New York Of
late has been more disquieting than
the easy conscience with which so
many labor leaders have urged tao
reputation of those obligations, WIKI
labor. as with every other force
among men. there can be no permau
ent progress hottomed on bad faith.
The ill-adyised organizations which
are entering light-heartedly upon an
unlawful boycott and applaudins the
sentiment, Let the people so hungry.
it viii help their digestions. are as
much in need Of discipline from true
unionism as they arc likely to be pres
emily at the hands OF the police. AL
strike already lost cannot be regained
by leyying war wickedly and foolishly
upon the public
We are making history fast IN all
these matters, and the more trouble
some this ineXcusable strike becomes
the mere powerful win be the couvic.
ton that society must in some manner
protect itself against such depreoa
tionc
Il is only when men organize them
selves into capilalistic or Industrial!
groups devoted to tyranny that they
claim the sovereign right to turn cit
les and States into battle-nelds for Che
adjustment Of narrow personal quar-
rolc.
The thing is preposterous it is
calamitous; it is against reason, ana
it cannot endure New York World.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11
SI00 Reward. S100
On. L4.A
huhern. aslns.

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased to learn that there h at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able TO cure in all its stages, ard that is
positive cure now known TO the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being constitutional
disease. requires constitutional treat
ment. Halls Cat0rrh Cure IS taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system. there
by destroying the Foundation Of the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength by
building up The constitution and assisting
nature IN doing its work. The projectors
have 80 much faiti in its curative DOW
erg that they offer one Hundred Dollars
for any case that &c fails TO cure. Send
FOR 'ist of testimonials.
Address; T. j. CHENEY &: co. Toledo. o,
Sold By oil Druggists. 75c
Take Halle Family Plllg for constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11
Of yourself. hN yourself.

for yourself Insurance is a personal
matter. You are the one to be in
surance is personal matter You
are the one to be insured; you are the
one to do it; you win have the great.
cet benefit when it is done. Being a
personal matter, it becomes personal
property il done, not talked about, Ma
tional Life ms. Co.. OF VT. (Mutual)
Earle S. Kinsey, General Agent,
Mead Building, Rutland, VT. Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11

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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11
THIS is THE WAY
BULLET JOE BUSH
GETS ARM IN FORM

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;. carefully since, according 20 re- .
y port. .
g At Cleveland Fohl's PLAYERS .
Y We're telling some of the phila- =
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11

= t'ihp NNfHliiN fiNhdlAiit lnin.|U Toy ~
lis pain only; not one case in fifty
requires 4, internal treatment, Rub
soothing, pcnetrating st Jacobs OH
light on The Rfendef spot : and blythe,
time You say Jack Robinson-out
comes tho rheumatic pain and dis
tress st Jacobs Or IL a harmless
rheumatism lmiment which never dis.
appoints and doesn't burn the skin
1t takes pain, soreness and stiffness
from aching joints, muscles and
bones; stops sciatica lumbago, back
ache and neuralgia.
LimteT up Get 4 small trial bottle
of old-time hQuest st Jacobs Oil"
from any drug store, and in moment.
you Il be free from pains, aches and
stiffness. Don't suffer Rub rheu-
matism away
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11
Gross Inconsistency.

Did You get your piano on the in
stallment planf'
YES, but the man we bought it from
declined to follow his own rule. He
took it. away all at once. Atlanta
Constitution.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11

1t does not appear to The Banner
that the Republican state platform
leaves anything in doubt as to it's
declaration on the question OF equal
suffrage It emphatically endorses
the Republican national platform and
that contains as strong an endorse
ment OF natiCn wide woman suffrage
as can be written We see no way to
dodge the issue lcr those WHO are
elected TO Office on the Republican
ticket Neither do we see any way for
the voters to escape by voting the
Democratic ticket Tor the Democrats
of Vermont also declared for equal
suffrage Unless both parties are ~
ing the women of Vermont arc going
TO get a chance to vote in the very
near future.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11

The producers o. milk for New York
city have forced the distributors to
pay the advance demanded. Most Of
the leading buyers have signed six
months agreement. This is only one
more step toward making farming tho
best business in the world for the man
OF average ability who is willing to
work as hard as he would have to at
a trade or in shop or factory.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11

What hard face Mr.. squiggns
has"
He certainly has. y barber would
have TO use n pickax TO give him IA
cial massage. st Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11

ranged stomach swollen upper lip,
sour stomach. offensive breath, hard
and full belly with occasional grip
ings and pains about the naval. pale
face of leaden tint, eyes heavy and
dull twitching eyelids, itching of the
nose, itching of the rectum, short. dry
cough, grinding of the teeth, little red
points sticking out on tongue, starting
during sleep, slow fever II your
child shows any OF these symptoms,
start giving DR.. True's Elixir at once.
At all dealers-35c, soc and S1.00. Ad-
vice free. Write to me
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11

dren and am never With
cut Or. Trues Elixir, the
Family Laxative and
Worm EXpelier. in my
house. Mrs. b. y. Gle.
West Newbury, Mass
Signs OF worms are: De-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11
Wednesday, October II, 1916.

Carranza has issued decree
against bull-fghting but what is need
ed in Mexico is a decree against all
kinds of fighting, ana then to nave the
decree enforced.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11
Child Saved ff0m Worms

A mother Of six children writes:
My baby was very sick and a friend
Of mine suggested trying Dr. Trues
Worm Elixir Now | have six chill
The Farmington times., 1916-10-06
MAILING A CAMPAIGN LIE

The campaign lie that Frederick d.
Gardner is a tax dodger was thought
to have been buried under the facts. 1t
pops up again, however, in the Soda
liza Capital, owned by John E. Swan
ger, and in view of the possibility
that some Democratic voter may have
read the canard, the facts once more
are presented.
Mr.. Gardner's money is invested
principally in his manufacturing bus
mess. He put back into this enter
prise most of the dollars he has earn
ed. The business is Incorporated. The
corporation pays the taxes.
Mr.. Gardner's real estate is assess
ed by the tax assessor and he pays
the taxes just like any other taxpayer,
both in Missouri and down in Tenn
essee, where his father, now 80 years
old, still lives on farm.
Mr., Gardner keeps little cash on
hand. 1t is reinvested in his manu-
featuring plant or in real estate as
fast as it comes in. In this way he
has built up his business. Idle dol
lars are as distasteful to him as idle
people. He keeps them working.
Therefore, Mr.. Gardner's person
ality, upon which he makes returns
to the tax office, consists principally
of his household furnishings. His
friends declare that he pays taxes on
this property double the sum he
could sell it for.
The home of the Democratic candi-
date for Governor is very plainly
though comfortably furnished. The
house he lives in is not a mansion by
any means. 1t is an old house of or
dinary construction, worth today not
more than two-thirds of what he paid
for it, and it is much less pretentious
than the residences of thousands of
other st. Louis business men OF aver
age means.
So far from being tax dodger is
Mr.. Gardner that in listing his pro-
perty for taxation he items every ar
ticle at the price he thinks it is worth
and not the price anybody else would
pay him.
In the light of Mr.. Gardner's civic
virtues, known to every st. Louisar
and all over the State, the tax-dodg-
ing charge is most absurd.
The Farmington times., 1916-10-06

quirement, looking quite as well as
COW hide or sheepsllin and very like
ly giving quite as good service.
Without regard to the question Of
price, many buyers now prefer couches
or motor cars covered with other
material than leather, if only for the
public-spirited reason that there is no
sense in wasting the makings Of the
peoples shoes.
But the effort to improve on the
hides of beasts has not stopped with
upholstery materials. The country's
markets are now supplied with shoes
soled with substitutes, credibly as
serted to be better than sole leather.
If it proves necessary to make the
top, vamp and other portions of
something besides leather, undoubt-
edly that something will be forth
coming in all desirable quality, guam
tity and variety of color.-Cleveland
Leader.
The Farmington times., 1916-10-06
FOREST NOTES

One ton of coniferous wood waste
will produce from 15 to 25 gallons of
190-proof alcohol.
The farm woodlots of the United
States contain about 10 per cent of
the total standing timber in the coun-
try.
Grazing experts of the Forest Ser
vice estimate that the cost of produc-
ing lambs in the Northwestern States
is S1.S2 per head.
The bark of black oak, or "yellow
oak, as it is often called on account
of the color of the inner bark, is now
used for dye-making.
The stand of timber on the two
great National Forests in Alaska is
estimated by the Forest Service as
over 70 billion board feet, while the
annual growth will, it is said, produce
of pulp wood alone enough for the
manufacture of three thousand tons
of wood pulp day.
Oak is the most suitable wood for
carving, on account of its durability
and toughness, without being too hard.
Chestnut, American walnut, mahog-
any and teak are also desirable, while
for fine work Italian walnut, lime,
sycamore, apple, pear or plum are
generally chosen.
The Farmington times., 1916-10-06
NO WOODEN SHOES YET

The admonition from shoe deal
ers' convention in Chicago that the
United States will become "the next
wooden shoe nation" unless a sub
stitute for leather is developed with
in the next two years, will not scare
Americans out of any of their normal
growth. Wooden shoes are not half
bad, according to some who have
tried them. If our considerably de-
forested continent still affords the
raw material for an adequate supply
of sabots, we can cheer up and wait
for the high cost of wooden shoes to
take effect.
But it can scarcely come to that,
so long as it needs only leather sub
stitute to save the day. Here, at
least, the country is not caught who'll
ly unprepared. 1t did not take the
European war to advise Americans
that leather costs money and that ev-
cry cow has only so many hides. The
automobile business, with its enor-
nous and unexpected demand for
cushion castings, attended to all that
long ago, as the public was made
painfully aware by the ever onward
and upward trend of shoe prices.i
Naturally, leather substitutes were
produced with neatness and publicity.
Existing articles Of the kind were inn
proved and new ones introduced
High grade furniture and vehicles
may now be purchased without de-
pleting the leather supply by one
square inch. Imitation leather is no
longer in disfavor. For all purposes
of upholstery some of the more sue
cessful substitutes answer every re-
The Farmington times., 1916-10-06
LAMM AND NEPOTISM

The Republican State platform,
adopted at Jefferson City, August %,
1916, declares against nepotism, Of
elective officers taking care of their
families in making appointments in
their departments.
The honest, intelligent voters of this
State, Republicans and Democrats, be-
lieye in consistency-tha platforms
should mean what they say.
Does this plank in the Republican
platform represent the heart and con-
science of the leaders of that party,
including the nominee for Governor,
Judge Lamm?
As a public official, has Judge Lamm
shown that he is in sympathy with
that plank?
When Judge Lamm was elected to
the Supreme Judgeship, he had GER
tain patronage at his disposal. What
did he do? What do the records say?
He had one appointment-did he
seek out some deserving young Re
publican struggling for a start in
life to tender him this political plum,
with a good salary attached?
Did he? The records show that he
made it family affair and appointed
his own son!
And that is not the whole story
he secured for another son posi-
tion in the States employ.
Still Judge Lamm's interest in the
Lamm exchequer does not end here,
In order to ''keep down" expenses,
he actually lived in the Supreme Court
building while he was on the benchl
This is the man who heads the Re-
publican ticket on an anti-nepotism
platform!
The Farmington times., 1916-10-06
AMERICAN INHERITANCE"
Taft's Mexican Policy One Of Patient
Non-Intervention," That of Wilson
One of ''Watchful Waiting

the greatest self-restraint to avoid it.
! cannot therefore order the troops at
Douglas TO cross the border, but
must ask you and the local authorities
in case the same danger occurs, to di-
rect the people of Douglas to place
themselves where bullets cannot reach
them, and thus avoid casualty"
The only difference between the
Wilson policy and the Taft policy was
that Mr.. Wilson called it "watchful
waiting" while Mr.. Taft called it
"patient non-intervention. (See
Message 1922
On November 26, 1910, the Out
look, which became famous by reason
of the fact that Theodore Roosevelt
was its contributing editor, had an
editorial calling attention to "the an
ti-American demonstrations which
have lately taken place in Mexico" in
which great student demonstrations
were made, mobs broke windows in
buildings occupied by Americans, at
tackled newspaper offices favorable /. to
Americans and attacked street cars
containing Americans"
On March 25, 1911, the Outlook said
that "events in Mexico are very con-
fusing," and on April %, it declared
that Mexico presented "a serious state
of affairs"
1t was on April 29, 1911, that Sem
ator Stone, Democrat, insisted that
President Taft be authorized to en-
ploy whatever force might be neces-
sary to restore order in Mexico. Sem
ator Root, now one of President Will
sons most bitter critics, said that a
threat of force would be "to reverse
the policy of the United States and
take a step backward in the path of
civilization" Senator Lodge, Repub-
lican, and another bitter critic of the
Wilson administration, said that Pres
ident Taft would not ask for force un-
til our diplomatic methods had failed.
1t was on April 20, 1911, during the
Taft administration, that the New
York American (Hearst's) said
Through a laggard and chicken
hearted President, American threats
of Intervention have become the laugh
ing stock of the insurgents and regu-
lars alik."
1t was in February, 1913, during the
Taft administration, that the New
York American (Hearst's) referring
to the Mexican situation, said "One
hundred or more of American citizens
have been slain," and it asked "Does
anyone think that Germany would
have endured this outrage for day?
Does any man believe that English
warships would not already be bomb
arding Vera Cruz for similar out
rage upon English citizens ?"
The Mexican situation under the
Taft administration was so serious
that in its issue of September 81,
1912, the Baton Rouge, La, Times
said: "The American flag is only a
rag in Mexico" FL Paso, Texas, and
other border papers expressed simi-
lar sentiments.
All of which goes to show that the
Mexican problem is an American
problem rather than a Democratic
problem and that it was as much a
problem under Taft as it is under
Wilson, and it would be as. much a
problem under Hughes as under Will
son or Taft.
The Farmington times., 1916-10-06
TRAVELLERS GUIDE

To reach Pennington you can use
either one of the following routes:
(Via st. Louis)
Iron Mountain-Leave st. Louis at
1850 or 9:05 a. M, arriving at Farm
ington over Electric Railway from De-
Lassus at 1901 p. m.
M. r. & B. T.-Leave st. Louis at
1850 a. m., 3:15 and 5:31 p. M, ar
irving at Pennington over Electric
Railway from Flat River at 1901 a.
M, and 6:46 and 1926 p. m.
From the South
Iron Mountain via Bismarck and
DeLassus-Arrive at Pennington ov-
er Electric Railway at 12:42 p. m.
Belmont Branch of Iron Mountain
Arrive at Pennington over Elec-
tric railway from DeLassus at 2:10
p. m.
Cape Girardeau Northern-Arrive
at Farmington at $40 p. m. from
Cape Girardeau and intermediate
points. Going south the train leaves
Pennington at 700 a. m. Both
trains make connections with Frisco
trains at Perryville Junction.
To Reach st. Louis
You can go over either of the roads
at the following hours:
NJ. R. & B. T.-Leave Pennington
over Electric Railway to Flat River
at 4:23 and 500 a. M, and 1;55 p. M,
arriving in St. Louis at 1886 and 11:50
a. m. and 6:10 p. m. Fare from Farm
ington, S1.66. Round trip, 1922.
Iron Mountain-Leave Pennington
over Electric Railway to DeLassus at
1888 p. M, arriving in st. Louis at
$40 p. m. Fare for one way from
Pennington, $1.90; round trip, $3.50.
ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY RY. co.
Time Table (Condensed).
The Farmington times., 1916-10-06
When You Take Cold.

With the average man a cold is a
serious matter and should not be
trifled with, as some of the most dan
gerous diseases start with common
cold. Take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and get rid of your cold as
quickly as possible. You are not ex-
perimenting when you use this rem
edy, as it has been in use for many
years and has an established reputa-
tion. 1t contains no opium or other
UafCetle. Cbt1.4..Glg eve .,..SIs,