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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-04
ARLINGTON

Mrs. Henry Cullinan has returned
from visit in New York.
. Mrs. Paul Rochester OF New York
,, has been in town for few days.
Miss Josephine Robinson has re-
turned from visit in Bennington.
The Woodmen are to have a mas.
querade dance Monday evening in the
town hall
Mrs. Merritt Phelps of Hartford,
Conn, is visiting her father, Charles
Toombs.
Mrs. Bridget Cullinan of School
street, who has been seriously Ill, is
slowly improving.
Mrs. Emma Hard, former resident
but now OF MADDEN, Conn, is visiting
Mrs. Frank Garfield.
The Altar society of st. Columbo's
church met with Mrs. Prosper Dues
chenes on Thursday afternoon.
Lesley Jones of the Albany Bust
ness college spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. /. Jones.
The o. e. S. held very enjoyable
card party Friday evening at the home
OF Mr. and Mrs. Charles Garfield on
Water street.
Edward Kennedy, who has made his
home in town for the past few years,
died at the Troy City hospital Monday.
Mr.. Kennedy for number of years
made his home with Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
F. Killion, but of late had been at the
Arlington. He enlisted in Company /.
7th Vermont under the name Of Ed
ward Mckenzie. 1t is not known
whether Mr.. Kennedy had any rela-
tives or not, but it is hardly thought |
he has any. He was taken Ill only a |
few days before he was taken away |
and on account of not any relatives, |
and so he could have better care he |
was taken to the hospital, being there |
about a week. He was "A years old. |
Funeral was held at the Catholic |
church Wednesday morning at o.
clock, Burial was In the Catholic !
GemttSIy. strat.s sAt..sss- ~ ts.s..a ..s
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Bennington, Vt, Feb. "a. 1916.

Bennington, VT, Feb. "A, 1916.
There are other habits and vices
mankind are. addicted to, as bad or
worse than the nuisance of intoxicat-
ing liquors, and no prohibitory, or 9TH
or law can reach them, but education
can, and / believe course of educa-
tion along lines of personal purity in
a broad sense, began at an early age
and developed in the various neces-
sary directions throughout school age,
by showing the effects OF vicious prac
tees On the lives of people, would do
more in the cause Of temperance as
applied to all the actions and func-
lions of life than all the laws the leg
islature could devise and enforce. I
have always required alcohol in my
business and probably always will. |
believe it has its proper uses, and
that it is one of the necessities of our
existence, and to attempt to restrain
its misuse by a law of prohibition is
about as sensible as to make law to
prohibit making fire because there.
are people who commit arson. and
others who through ignorance or &C
cident are burned and property dis
troyed."
CIIAS. S. BEACH.
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experiences under the old order of
things and from this experience and
from broad study of men and meas
ures are able to reach right conclu-
sions in the present instance.
We think the idea of the direct pri.
mary law is right and that in our
case it should be given fair trial. We
do not believe in letting we'll enough
alone. We believe in hitting the
higher trail!-St. Johnsbury Republi-
can
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East Dorset, Vt, Feb. %, 1915.

I'VE consider the local option
method OF handling the liquor traffic,
by far the best of any method which
we know Of and consider Prohibition
very detrimental to the state, as 1t
would take from each and every
town, the right to exercise their own
opinion in the question as to whether
license should exist in that town. To
that end, we trust the voters will fav-
or Local Option at the polls on March
eth"
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Direct Primaries.

!, There will be an opportunity at next
Tuesdays election for the voters Of
Vermont to register the approval of
the3direct primary idea. 1t is a change
70 tbe desired and an experiment
worthy OF . fair trial.
Former Governor Josiah Grout OF
DStby is sure the new law would be
beneficial These two are quoted as
they have both had practical personal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-04
BENNINGTON. Vt, Feb. II. 10

Bennington, VT, Feb II, 1916.
Bennington will go against the So
called Perry" bill by good majori-
ty AS for me. l am in favor of the
present law and truly hope for the de-
feat of the PERRY" bill"
CHAS. r. BURT.
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Feb. II, 1916.
United States Court of Customs Ap-
peals, Washington, d. G.
your letter of the 18th inst. has
been forwarded to me from Benning-
ton. ! have a settled conviction that
the present local option law is much
better for Vermont than will be the So
called Perry" act, if tits adopted
(JUDGE) o. NJ. BARBER.
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East Dorset, Vt, Feb. %, 1917

THE Present law now in force has
done more for the cause of temper
ance than the prohibitory law did in
were never so good in Dorset as they
are today, and in my belief to adopt
the Perry law at this time would be
step in the wrong direction"
j. NJ. BEEBE.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-04

Bennington, VT. Feb. 10, 1916.
I'VE are very much opposed to the
Perry" bill for the simple reason that
we have lived under the old Prohibit
ton Law and we know nothing could
have been worse than that and we be-
lieve that If the Perry" bill becomes
a law it will be as bad as then"
II. L. BRADFORD & co.
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G. F. MOONEY & SON.

Manchester Depot, Vt, Feb. %, 1916,
THE present law suits me and |
shall vote to sustain it. have heard
many voters say the same"
r. J. HEALEY.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-04

Manchester. Vt, Feb. 20, 1916.
II have lived in Manchester nearly
80 years. and consider the present To-
cal option law the best we have ever
had. am strongly against the
Perry" bill, and can heardly conceive
OF any town in the state giving up
Home Rule"
GEORGE SMITH.
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THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Saturday, March 4, 1915
BENNINGTON BRIEFS

Nsws Of the Town and Village TsIa
Briefly for Buoy Readers
16 oranges for csc. at Estes market.
Adv.
10 oranges and bananas for 25c at
Estes market. ADV
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South Dorset, VT, Feb. "a. 1s1t

South Dorset, Vt, Feb. "a. 1916
'In my opinion l believe that the
Perry" bill would be pull down to
the different towns through the state.
To my knowledge in the years of pro-
hibition there were eighteen different
places in this town where liquor was
sold. Under Local Option there is no
place where liquor is sold. | am in
favor Of home rule and let each town
decide for themselves. On March It'll,
hope the Perry" bill will be knocked
into a cooked hat"
w. E. FULLY.
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CHAS. A. MAURER.

Bennington, VT, Feb. IL, 1916.
'The fact of the matter is am per-
sonally opposed to prohibition on prin-
ciple, and probably always shall be.
and for this reason: Taking drink
of intoxicating liquor or the traffic in
the same, is not wrong per Sc. Both
are wrong when carried to the eX-
IRENE which produce or cause intern
perance. Hence, it follows that strict
regulation is what is needed and not
prohibition. In this view we find by
experience that our present local OPP
ton measure meets all of our present
needs in that line, and all that is re-
CURED OF this measure is to carry out
it's letter and spirit by a strict en-
forcement. These are my views in a
nutshell and suffice for guiding my
vote at the coming March meeting"
HENRY CHASE.
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Vote NO" on the Yellow Ballot

%Ein %o 5s S9
ph
ON E%T if6%p County comes testimony W ~
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Arlington, Vt, Feb. 30, 1911

Arlington, Vt, Feb. 30, 1916.
1.-THE Local Option law is the best
temperance law Vermont has had
since ! can remember, so | think we
all should stand for Local Option on
March 7th."
JOHN M'DER MOTT
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Manchester Ctr, Vt, Feb. "a, 1916
while | have always voted no on
the license question in this town, am
heartily in favor Of the present Local
Option law, as the best means of regu-
lating the liquor traffic in this state,
and I feel that big majority of the
voters of this town are of the same
mind"
]. S. BATCHELDER
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Pownal, VT. Feb. %, 1915.
Il see no good reason for changing
the present law"
]. S. NILES, NJ. D.
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Bennington, W., Feb. IS, 1916

Bennington, VT, Feb. 10, 1916.
Il have had over SO years of exper-
fence as Deputy Sheriff and Chief of
Police at Bennington, and have been
one of the active officials during all
that time. | have had as good a
chance as any man in Vermont to
learn all the old prohibitory law.
don't hesitate to make this statement,
after the experience / have had that
this proposed Perry" bill is one of
the worse and most henious measures
that could be passed in this or any
other land
This bill looks to me like measure
made by lot of little narrow minded
people1for the purpose Of setting Yer
mont back where she was twenty
years ago. If they would think and
look back, and see how Vermont has
advanced since the Local Option law
was passed, a few years ago, my opin.
ion is that any person Of good sound
Judgment would or should be ashamed
to have their name connected with
this Perry" bill"
JOHN NASH.
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Bennington, Vt. Feb. IS, 191

Bennington, VT. Feb. IS, 1915.
81 am strongly in favor OF the pres
ent law and decidedly opposed to the
Perry" Act The working Of the
present law in this community has, on
the whole, been very satisfactory
while under the old conditions were
quite the contrary. Under the old
law we had some thirty or forty
speak easies" in full blast from eigh-
teen to twenty-four hours day and
now we have nine well ordered and
well conducted places. In my opin-
ion to change from the present law to
the proposed Perry" enactment would
be serious mistake"
CHAS. N. POWERS.
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OR SALE AT
4: 3: AUCTION
MARCH is

a William E. Bron.
son farm consisting
Of 186acres one mile
from South Shafts
bury hotel, good II
room house, wood
shed, corn house,
II en- house, 2 barns
40x60, horse barn 20
x28 and all wcodre-
quired on farm.
William E. Bronson FISH,, Grant
!. Bronson, Waller Bronson
/ Administrators
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-04

Bennington, VT. Feb, IL, 1916.
Bennington is Local Option, we
have had our fill of the so-called pro-
hibition and we do not want or care
for any more"
CHAS. A. MAURER.
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Bennington, VT. Feb. IS, 1916
NO sane person wants to build an.
other high board fence around Yer
mont. The present local option law is
good enough for 3us,--we will do all
we can"
NASH & HUTCHINS.
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Dorset, VT, Feb. rs. 1916.
81 am not in favor of the xprovisions
in the Perry Act and shall vote
against it."
S. F. HOLLEY.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-24

from the fact that less grass will be
needed by the cows, and the droppings
from the cows will enrich the pasture
to considerable extent. The manure
should be broken fine and spread over
the sod and not left in solid cake to
kill the grass under it. Keep the cows
in Ele pasture day and night.
1t may not pay to feed grain on
some farms, especially when the grass
is abundant. Most milk farmers be-
lieve it pays to feed little grain all
through the summer mOnths-thiS is
the custom in most dairy districts. If
grain cannot be fed, arrange to have
plenty of fodder corn, millet or sugar
cane Fodder corn has the most food
value when the corn is in silk. Cut
and allow the fodder to wilt few
hours before feeding. Place an armful
of this fodder In each cows stall for
the nights feed, the COWS will be ready
to come to the stable in milking time
as soon as the pasture gate is opened.
Grain or forkful of green feed in the
cows stall will keep them quiet during
the time of milking-and a larger yield
of milk may be had when this is pro-
yided.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-24
PROVIDE SHADE FOR POULTRY
Failure to Arrange Ample Protection
From Hot Sun Results in Large
Number Of Deaths.

(By PROF. H. L-KEMPSTER, Missouri
College of Agriculture)
Failure to provide shade for poul-
try during the summer months not
only results in a large number Of
deaths, but the flocks are less produc-
tive. The Importance of summer shade
cannot be overestimated. Poultry Of
all kinds require shade. Ducks and
geese very quickly succumb if they are
unable to get protection from the suns
rays. 1t is easy to provide plenty Of
shade. The Missouri College Of Agri-
culture recommends the following
ways of furnishing shade for poul-
try. Portable houses can be set up
on blocks SO that the birds may run
underneath; orchards, sunfower
patches, cornfields, ETC., can be SO ar
ranged that the young stock or mature
hens may run in them. Cornfelds
make excellent summer range for
young stock. They furnish plenty. of
shade and other conditions for rapid
economical growth are ideal. A little
planning on the part of the farmer
will make poultry-keeping more profit
able. BY providing shade the losses
are reduced, the flock is more produc-
tive, and the young stock will make
more economical growth.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-24
GREAT DANGERS OF HIGHWAY
Thick Shrubbery or Trees Make It Inn
possible for Driver to See APP
preaching Vehicles.

Safety on highways ought to re-
ceive more attention. Speed fiends and
drunken drivers are already attended
to by laws, but there are many very
real dangers which have received no
attention. One of these is the road
intersection where thick shrubbery or
trees make it impossible for the driver
on one street to see an approaching
vehicle on the other until the two are
ready to collide. Slow driving is Of
little avail in such places. The only
remedy is to clear away the obstruc-
tons to sight, as is required by regu-
lation in some places. Another danger
spot is the narrow road, with sharp
curves where it is impossible to see
ahead on account of shrubs and trees.
Automobiles have considerable trouble
at times when they meet on such
curves, but the danger to them is by
no means SO great as it is to the young
man who Is holding his best girl In
buggy and neglecting his horse. Such
an obstruction in the center of a mar
row, winding road is not quickly guild
ed to the side where it belongs. I'm
derbrush ought to be cleared away
on the inner sides of such curves, at
least so that a driver can detect an
other vehicle on the road ahead before
it is nearer than rs feet. This does
not require the destruction Of shrub
berry or trees, but merely enough thin
ming out of the growth to enable car
riage or motor car to be seen. Still
another danger point is the junction
of a road with another at right an
giles, concealed by an intervening rise
or curve so that the junction point is
not seen until just before the moment
when the driver on the adjoining road
must turn into the main road. Such
places are extremely dangerous, and
sign posts should be erected to warn
the traveller Of their proximity.-Amer-
lean Highway Association Bulletin.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-24

The pecan girdler can be effectively
controlled by clean culture. The adj
ults lay eggs in the twigs before CIR
ding. These twigs fall to the ground
and the young live in the twigs during
the larval stage. According to ]. K.
Watson of the University of Florida
experiment station the girdlers are
much more numerous this year than
for several years. This indicates that
there will be large crop next year If
precautions are not take against them.
Concerning the insect, Professor
Watson remarks: 1.-THE insect is one
Of the worst enemies of young pecan
trees. The adult female lays eggs in
the leaf scars of the twigs a year old
or younger, usually In those about the
size of a lead pencil. Below the last
egg she gnaws q trench around the
twig which leaves it joined to the
tree for short time by thin neck of
wood. If the girdlers are abundant
they will seriously interfere with the
growth of the tree.
1.-THE twig soon falls, and supplies
the dead wood necessary for the lar
vac which hatch from the eggs. Lar
vac live for several months Ia the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-24

twigs. They become full grown during
spring or early summer and during the
latter part of the summer emerge as
adults.
"Girdlers are easily and effectively
controlled If one will rake and burn
the fallen twigs during winter. This
kills the larvae and reduces the num-
Der which would have become adults
the following summer.
Besides the pecan, the girdler oc-
casionally works on persimmon, but
it's wild host is the hickory. Practical
ly all the pecan insects breed on hick-
DRY. For this reason all worthless
hickories and wild persimmOns near
the grove should be cut. If one does
not wish to cut the trees the fallen
twigs should be collected and de-
stroyed. Tent caterpillars and pecan
defoliators can be partially controlled
by cutting the hickories. Basket
worms, pecan bud worms, and girdlers
attack the Javanese varnish tree. The
fallen twigs of this tree should be de-
stroyed."
The pecan girdler may not be serious
now, but growers cannot afford to give
1T chance.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-24
SUSPICION Confirmed.

A worthy vicar in an English rural
parish who preached one Sunday in
the interest of foreign missions was
surprised on entering the village shop
during the week to be greeted with
marked GOODNESS by tn old dame who
kept it,.
He asked the cause, and the good
woman, producing half-crown from
a drawer, and throwing it down be-
fore him, said:
II marked that coin and put II in
the plate last Sunday. and here it is
back in my shop. | knowed we'll them
poor Africans never got the money"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-24

Stop using calomel! 1t makes you
sick. Don't lose a days work. II you
feel lazy, sluggish. bilious or consti-
pated, listen to mel
Calomel Is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis Of the bones.
Calomel. when it comes into contact
with sour bile, crashes into it, breaking
1t up. This is when you feel that aw-
full nausea and cramping. II you feel
"all knocked out" If your liver is tor
pid and bowels constipated or you
have headache, dizziness, coated
tongue, If breath is bad or stomach
sour just try a spoonful Of harmless
Dodson's Liver Tone.
Here's my guarantee-Go to any
drug store or dealer and get 50-cent
bottle Of Dodson's Liver Tone. Take a
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-24
Why Not?

"Mhy did you strike this manT'
asked the judge sternly.
'.He caHed me liar, your honor"
replied the accused.
rs that true?" said the judge, turn
ing to the man with the mussed-up
face.
'Sure it's true" said the aeeuser. Il
called him q liar, because he is one,
and l can prove it."
What have you to say to that?'
asked the judge of the defendant.
Its got nothing to do with the case,
your honor" was the unexpected re-
ply. "Even if l am liar guess I've
got a right to be sensitive about 1t,
amt II"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-24
HAVE YOU ASTHMA?

If you have this will interest you. Mr..
and Mrs H. Brown wrote US as follows:
1--WE have son who had asthma for nine
years, and we spent night after night try
ing to enable him to breathe. We con-
suited physicians and used their prescrip-
tons. We also used other famous asthma
remedies, from which he got only tempo
rary relief We saw an advertisement of
Lung-Vita and have used several bottles
If he has asthma now we can't tell it. We
are no longer disturbed and distressed
about his condition. He enjoys life, and
so do We" Mr.. Brown is a member OF
the H. Brown Furniture Co. of Nashville,
and lives at 1920 10Th avenue, N, Lung
Vita is for consumption, asthma, whoop-
ing cough. colds, grippe and bronchial trou-
bles. Get bottle from your dealer today.
or, if he does not have it send US Sis
for thirty day treatment. Nashville Medis
cine Co., Dept j, Nashville, Tenn. Adv
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-24
What Impressed Her,

Shortly after VIII Crooks, the labor
teader,was elected to parliament, says
an English weekly, he took his little
daughter to Westminster. She was
evidently awed at the splendors around
her, and maintained a profound and
wondering silence all the time. Mr.
Crooks was much impressed.
well" said he to her at last, what
are you thinking so deeply about
dear%'
81 was thinking daddy" answered
the little girl, that you're big man in
our kitchen, but you aren't very mucf
here"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-24
CALF REQUIRES MUCH CARE
Future Success of Dairyman Depends
Largely on Attention Given to
$50 Young Animals.

The well-bred calf is made or I'M
made the first IL months of it's life.
Good dairymen are poor calf raisers,
and this has resulted in the stunted
calf we see on the average. farm. Calves
are wal cared for in Holland and Den
mark, which. fact has had much to do
with the development of the industry
in those countries. The future success
Of the dairyman depends so largely
upon the care Of his calves that too
much emphasis cannot be placed upon
this subject.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-24
DON'T LOSE ANOTHER HAIR
Treat Your Scalp With Cuticura and
Prevent Hair Falling. Trial Free.

For dandruff, itching, burning scalp.
the cause of dry, thin and falling hair,
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are most
{ .Iective. Touch spots Of dandruff and
itching with Cuticura Ointment. Then
shampoo with Cuticura Soap and hot
water. No treatment more successful.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.
Boston Sold everywhere.-Adv. %
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-24
ERADICATING TICK IN TEXAS
Infected Cattle Must Not Be Shipped
Outside of State-Condition
Must Be Remedied.

The department Of agriculture has
ordered that no cattle be shipped out
Of Texas unless free from ticks or in
tended for immediate slaughter. This
will work a temporary hardship on
Texas cattlemen, but in the end it
will be to their advantage. 1t is time
for all people to know that conditions
that tend to disease, whether of man
or beast, must be remedied. The tick
must go. The sooner it is eradicated
the better for Texas.-HOuston Post.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-24
INCREASING YIELD OF MILK
Two Quarts Of Wheat Bran Morning
and Evening Will Bring About
Desired Results From Cows.

If the milk is sold it will pay to give
each COW two quarts of wheat bran
morning and evening. Give q forkful
of hay or straw to each the first thing
in the morning, and after the hay is
eaten the bran may be given. This
method of feeding keeps the cows in
good order, the milk yield is increased
and there is less danger from bloat
from eating wet clover. Another adj