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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-29

PRESBYTERIAN Church has established IL
brary in the Rockville jail. A cell has been
set apart for the purpose and an excellent
collection of books provided for the use OF
the prisoners.
The republicans of Rockville and vicinity
have arranged to meet Friday evening for
the purpose of organizing campaign club.
Miss Maud Ganley of Boyds, who mas
been visiting her sister, Mrs J. Harry hlls,
at this Mace. has gone to St. Louis to visit
relatives and take in the exposition
Miss Cecile Shaffer Parsons, daughter OF
Capt. John Parsons of Capitol view, ana
Mr. William Edward Blrgfeid OF Llnoe as
were married at noon today at the home OF
the bride. The groom is a son of Mr.. Ed.
ward W. Birgfeld, and is in the employ OF
the Panama commission.
Mr. and Mrs. John Braddock of Butte,
Mont are visiting Mr.. Braddock's sister,
Mrs. Frank Higgins, at this place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-29
Distribution Of Tickets.

When the commandments office at the
Brooklyn navy yard was closed yesterday
afternoon SO, 600 tickets and passes had
been distributed, and with the many per-
sons whose position in the navy or other
branches of the United States service pro-
vide them an "open sesame to the launch
ing the total number was probably sweled
to $4,000.
The preparations for the launching were
finished last night. Practically the entire
afternoon was spent In a final rehearsal
Four hundred and fifty workmen under the
direction of Naval Constructor Baxter and
his aid, Assistant Constructor Robinson
went through series of maneuvers cover
ing the mechanical part of the launching
ceremony.
Final Rehearsal Completed.
Everybody that will take an active part
in the function with the exception of Miss
Alice Welles, the Connecticut girl who will
name the battle ship, was in attendance. The
grease-coyered ways along which the Con-
necticut will glide into the water have been
covered with canvas lest sand or dust get
into the grease layer and make friction
which might set fire to the wooden cradle
in which the big ship rests the moment her
tourney toward the river begins. The men,
who unfasten the wooden props that hold
the vessel captive work in three relays.
To each relay are assigned the work of
knocking loose one set of the wooden beams
with which the ship Is held.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-29
KING GEORGE WEAKER.
The Royal Family Has Assembled a,
PillnitZ

A cablegram from Dresden last night
says: King George of Saxony is much
weaker. All the members of the royal fam
lily living in Dresden have assembled at
Pillnitz, the summer residence of the Saxon
court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-29

A court bulletin issued at Dresden on
September q said that King George, who
is seventy-two years of age, was expert
encing increasing difficulty In breathing
with recurrent spasm-like periods that
yielded reluctantly to remedies.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-05
"a school for oysters" said a dealer II

"A school for oysters" said dealer IN
Hsh In LoIdon's great market for the
finry and crustacean tribes, lis an instl
tdtion that you would be positive could
not exist for oysters are notorious for
their stupidity. 1t is. However, fact
that there are many oyster schools
Years ago certain wise Ash dealers dis
covered that If you take an oyster sud
denly from its subaqueoUs bed II opena
its shell, whereupon the life-giyir wa
ter inside 1t all escapes and the oy stsr
dies. aH
"But If you expose an oyster to the air
gradually, lifting it out of the water for
few minutes and then returning it
again, 1t gradually learns that to keep
its she'll closed when out of the water
is the best thing for It's health. These
investigators found that they could
take two oysters. one trained and one
unframed, and the trained oyster, keep
ing It's shell closed while out OF the wa
ter, would live a long time. while the I'M
trained one, opening its shell, would die
in few hours Therefore training
schools are in appearance nothing more
than reservoirs full of water. Oysters
are put in them and the water is
drained off and then returned again. II
is kept off for a few minutes at first,
then for ten minutes, then for hall an
hour and so one. Oysters in these
schools learn that they will live longest
and keep healthiest out of water If they
keep the shells tight shut AS soon as
they learn this their education is an
ished."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-05

Don't be imposed upon y taking sub
stitutes offered for Foley's Honey ard
Tar, For sale by b. A, QuihiRn. '
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-05
-W00BF0RB

Miss Ida Bowles visited in Dunn
VILE Saturday with Mrs Chas Sawyer
and Mrs Fred Bowlss. ~
John Rooney isgettiug good stock
of logs in at the Adams mill in Fern
dale.
Noyis Loveland and Miss Ethel Cut
Ter have visited in North Adams.
Frank Woodward has been guest
of Mrs Fred Bowles in Dunnville.
Saturday was a cold stormy day
Mrs Albert Schultz is not improving
in health.
Mercury Monday morning was Is
below zero, coolest of the season.
Lumbermen have snow enough now.
Mrs j. F. Smith and daughter-in-
law Mrs Robert Smith and four child
rem, John Belrose and wife, Mamie
Knapp and husband, and others to
make a party of Is, enjoyed Christ
mas dinner with Arthur Knapp and
wife of South SALISBURY.
Joseph Smith and wife have moved
into the house with Geo A. Wood and
wife.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-05
VERY TAME ARMY SQUIRRELS.
Pets of Governors Island Quickly
Come to Play FRmiIiarIy with
Even Casual Visitors.

Among the interesting things to be
seen on Governors island are the tame
squirrels that roam all over that part
Of the military post where the officers
live. The squirrels are much tanner than
those in the public parts in this city, says
the New York Sun, although some of the
latter are pretty tame.
A visitor to Governors Island one day
recently saw a young officer with a doz-
en- squirrels playing all around him.
He was sitting on stoop and the SPUR
rels romped over him, running up and
down his back, climbing on his head and
picking into his pockets.
While the visitor was watching this
little scene something soft struck him
on the back and then fell off. He turned
around and there, standing on its hind
legs, was a fat gray squirrel looking up
at him inQuisitively.
The man made no move and waited for
the squirrel to do something. The squir-
rel crept toward him and after a mo-
ments hesitation ran up his leg. For
Ave minutes the squirrel played with the
man, who was a stranger, and it didn't
show the slightest fear.
Then the visitor had to leave the island
and the squirrel followed him for some
distance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-05

CHANCE OF A LONG LIFE.
Only Twenty-Three Persons Out of .
Million Ever Reach the
Century Mark.

Taking a million as basis OF calcu-
lation, says London Answers, statistics
show that at the end Of 10 years there
will still survive 3l2 900 out of 100000
persons. At the expiration of 80 years
there will be 100000 survivors Of the
original 100000. When 1t comes to 80
years of existence, there IS a terrible
thinning of the ranks. Only S,S4l out Of
the 1000, 900, or one in 115, will live to
that age. At 81 but pa, or one in 410.
will be alive. At SO half of these will
have dropped out, leaving only l19 souls
alive out of the original 100000. Ones
chances to reach 9s, according to these
tables, are about one in $40.
OF the original 1000, 600 only "a will
live to see SO years. or about one person
out of 1880. The century mark will be
reached by only % out of the 1000 coo;
or, in other words. out of a group Of
43, 500 people born at the same time only
one will I'll out the century span of ex-
istence.
Only one in 100000 persons will
reach the age OF 104 years. just one in
100000 can be expected to see 1O5
birthdays; and as 10 living to be loo
years old. these tables place that con-
tingency as out of the range of practical
calculations. Possibly one human being
out Of 100OO.OOO who shall have seen
the light for the first time in 1903 will
be alive in 2JO9.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-05
scientific study # Cancer.

At meeting in London, at which the
first annual report of the general COM
mittee OF the cancer research fund was
presented, on July 80, Sir William
Broadbent said he thought that in the
course OF the work now being in
augurated the nature, cause and cure Of
cancer would be arrived at, and Mr..
Balfour remarked that there was every
reason to hope that the investigations
OF the committee would ultimately prove
successful. Although It was sdeemed
premature TO maheany detailed state
ment Of the experiment tai workyin prog
ress, II was Indicated that considerable
importance is attached to the study Of
cancer as it occurs spontaneously in the
lower animals Yaafs 4 rata aoousiY z
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-05
FEF en- 5IIyIe sAEE
A-.ATA
AK RR:gHHIE &00MPAEEVsI
!. No DULL TIMES WITH US !.

After Christmas many firm shuts itself up
into its shell and hibenates until Spring Times
are dull with them, and naturally because they
do nothing to make things brisk With us it is
different. No sooner is the rush and roar of the
gift-buying battle over than we plan for another
engagement. The only way to be busy in Jan.
uarg is to make the goods and the prices worth
while, and that accounts for the following re
auctions
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-05
SCHOOLS FOR OYSTERS.

I ~ scliSEtVy q frtfFr- :, 40 a ftff1
LondOu Dealers Teach BivaIves to
tKeep Their Shells Closed Tight
When Out of the Water
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-05
POWNL CENTER.

Miss Susie Leonard is at Shor cham
for the holidays.
Miss FloreAce Reynolds is at Castle
ton a week.
d. A. Dean and wife have been guests
at d. p. BARRIERS in Bennington.
Miss Abel Harris is spending her
vacation in Rowe, NJ ass.
Miss Ira Adams is at G. H. Myers
Evangelistic services will commence
here shortly,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-05
Ar,iaeI,IIy produced PearI..

II is thought that pearls may be pro-
duced by the incubation of mother-of-
pearl with a serum distilled from para
site This is the theory of Prof. Dubois,
Of Paris. His researches confirm the
conception that. the pearl disease Of the
oyster shell, is due TO the secretion OF
mother-of-p pearl under pal Asitic action,
and that the disease can be communicat-
ed to oysters Of similar genus living
under like conditions. The professor
says he has produced one o,1more pearls
from, every ten oysters.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-05

RTSFgESS EXCHANGE
aisaq lxna ahsg
RIO RENT-warm furnished single rooms
il or rooms for lIgi housekeeping.
c, K. DYER, IsBank b.. No Remington w.
III -. -. -. 4omE
no RENF light room tenement on South
III StWith allm6dern fmpr0venknl good
horse bArn,in the rear Elmer y, lockwood. ; 80
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tenements. oifees amt
il st0res Possession given immediately. W.
E. HAwks 2i6 North 81, -
TTNO RE.VT-L FIVE rooms on first floor, moo
1 ern Improvements. also u furnished room
for lady Or school gin. Apply to Miss NJ II
Moore 23i ParSSt
TNO RENTs-Seyen room tenement on Union
/ st. single house possession given al once
Also six room tenement with all modern i'm
prOvements, elertrie lights on Main I now
occupied by Miss ". j. Morgan. the milliner
possession given Sept l. II, lockwood q
rNO RENT-Two very desirable tenements
L FIVE and six dollars. Apply TO q. Smde,
-------------------------a
IA ANTED-W ashngs to do, Mrs Welch,
w Corner North and County Streets. VIZ
XNANTED-orders for fruit trees, orna
w mental trees and Shrubery for spring de-
liverng Allen Nursery Rochester n. Y
@. AinswOrth, Agent, 81 West Main ST. 4iu
WANTED-Fathf ul person to call on retail
tr de and agents for manntac uring house
having well established business; local terri
tory straight salary $40 laid weekly and tX-
penSe money advanced; pre- iOus experience
unnecessary; position PERMANENT; business
success Sfu Enclose selfaddressed enyt lOpe.
Superintendent Travellers, 600 Monon Bldg,
Chicago Ill, 4lws 4
VIZ ANTDD Position by an experienced
w woman nurse. Best OF references given.
Inquire AZ Main st. 3SwlS
TOR sALE-4O wagons OF all descriptions.
II 81 sets OF mar ess single and double. 20
Horses good drivers and work horses. Inquire
~ W. ! PhAlen'S LIVERY. Tf
OsT-Petween North Bennington and Ben
! . ningtOn small package cOut dining four
yards Of blue silk. Finder please leave same
al the Banner once. u 4
XXy ANTED Competent pirl 10 do genera
w housew0rk. Apply 10 Miss Dewey. go
W. Main st. ~ tt .
WANTED-A competent girl for gene
w hOuseN ork ina mall family
200 South ST.
VI ANTED- To buy timber lots.
w Geo. F. jenkins, 80 Purchase s.,
Boston, Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-05
A Frightened Hnr.s.

Running like mad down the street
jumping the occupants, OF hundred
other accidents, are every day occur
retces. 1t bshooVes everybody to have
a reliable saive handy anu thoro's none
as good as Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
Burns, cuts, sores eczrma and piles.
disappear quickly under it's soothing
effect. Doc, at GibsJD's drug store.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-05
ANNUAL
CLEARANCE SALE
PREPARATORY TO INVENTORY AT
NOVECK'S

Commencing Saturday, Jan.
2. we shall commence a gen, r
al Clearance Sale all through
the store. Goods must be dis
posed of before our annual in
ventory. Slaughteling of
priceswill prevail especially in
our Cloak, SHIT and Millinery
departments where garments
willsbe offered for less than
half, just to get rid of them.
Take advantage of this rare
sale and call at once, before
the best bargains or your size
is gone.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-05
RYE
MEAL s..
Fresh ground for table
use at the
PUTNAM
Wholesale and Retail
Mill, Bennington, Vt.


Deafness Cannot be Cureu
by local applications as they cannot reach the
diseased portion OF he ear. There Is only one
Vny to cure deaf ness and that IS ny cOhSutu
tional remedies Deafness l. caused by an IN
famed condition Of The mucous liuing or the
eT .tacbian tube. When this tube Il Unnamed
YOU have a rumbing suund or Imperfect near
iny and when il is ent rely closed, deafness IS
The result and unless the Inflammation can he
taken out and this tube restored To ITS normal
condition, hearing will he destroyed forever s.
nine case, out OF ten are caused by eatalrh;
the mucous services.
we will Give one hundred dollars for any case
Of deafness caused by catarrh) that cannot be
cured by Hairs Catarrh Cur5. send LOT cIreu'
'"' ''' F.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold By DIR ggists 75c.
Hail., Family pills are the best.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-05
N.N0veck
ASP Mainst. Hawks Block
~ Opposite M. E. Church.

A kidney or bladder trouble car al
ways be cured by using Foley's KID e
neg Cure in time. For sale by b. y.
Quinlan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-05
Mother Gray. Sweet Powders For ChIldr,n

Successfully used by Mother Gray,
nurse in the Children's Home in New
York, cure feverishness, bad stomach,
teethipg disorders, move and regulate
the bowels and destroy worms. Over
30, 600 testimonials. They never fail.
At all druggists, 25c Sample free.
Address Allah S. Olmsted, Leroy, n.
Y. 42w6
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-01-29

weekly, on Monday and Thursday even
ings. The work includes both wrestling
and regular class work.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-01-29
Nerve Diseases Readily Cured

About thirty years ago two German
physicians made the wonderful dis
cOvery that every portion of the body
Is controlled by and supplied with
vitality by nerve centers located in diff.
ferent parts OF the brain
Later Dr. Miles, President of the
Grand Dispensary, discovered that de.
fects OF these delicate Centers were a
prolific cause Of many weaknesses and
diseases OF the various bodily organs
If an engine does not receive sufficient
power II cannot do It's work. The same
Is true Of the lungs, heart, stomach,
liver, kidneys, womb, bladder. etc.
Loss of nerve power is prolific cause
of consumption, dyspe psia, headache,
pain, Brights' and heart disease, nerv.
business, debility, etc
The discovery Is rapidly revolution.
ling the treatment of this class of
diseases Cases that were formerly in.
durable now yield readily to DR.. Miles
new treatment. Weak nerve centers
cause or complicate every lingering or
chronic disease. Persons having any
weakness or disease, should read DR..
Miles "Neuropathy," a booklet treat
ing on Nerve Cure for all chronic dis.
eases, which will be sent free. 1t con-
tains many interesting facts and fine
illustrations of the various brain centers
which control the numerous organs. 1t
shows the seat of life where pin prick
will cause instant death. DO not fail
to send postal for it.
If YOU wish better understanding of
your disease, if you desire a speedy
cure, if you would prolong your life,
remember that "Knowlege is power"
and send a postal TO Franklin l.. Miles,
Nj. d., Ii. b Grand Block, Elkhart,
Ind, for this free book Every pro-
gressive person should read it. 1000
testimonials free upon request.
sos to 5I3, Main street, Elkhart, Ind.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-01-29
NATURAL SCIENCE.
A New Cabinet Has Been Added, with
SO Industries.

The school board has added fine new
Natural Science cabinet to the school
Eighty-six industries are represented in
the cabinet. They are arranged IN
three groups, the vegetable, animal ana
mineral kingdoms. There are 40 cards,
and the most important industries
shown are silk, coal, wood, rubber, wool
glass and printing Many things of in
terest are shown on the cards, such as a
miniature oil we'll and the different
stages in the making of silk. The nine
teen books which accompany the cabi-
net and explain the different industries
were written by people actually en-
gagged in the work. Zoo much cannot
be said in its praise, and we are sure all
students will derive great deal of bene-
fit from it.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-01-29
SCHOOL NOTES.

The ninth grade enjoyed sleighride
to Harry halls last Friday evening.
The twelfth grade German class have
begun the translating civilian Tell. "
The seniors have become the possess
ors of bright new pins since last Mon
day.
This is examination week and conse-
quently we see lot of downcast stu
dents.
Miss Blanche Boughton has been the
unfortunate loser Of considerable jewelry
during the past week.
The seniors girls were excused from
all examinations, they having a standing
of over 90 per cent in all studies.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Hyde entertained
about 20 students at their home last Fri
day evening. A pleasant time was
spent in games and all enjoyed the oys.
ter supper.
An excellent composition on whist.
Ter" was read in chapel last Monday
morning by Miss Iva Holiday. A fine
description OF his famous painting.
Nocturnal" was given in the essay.
Roy McGrath won the valedictory
and Miss Effie M. Boyer the salutatory
Of the class Of 1904. These appoint
ments are based on the average standing
for the four years of high school work.
Mr.. McGrath received over "a per cent
and Miss Boyer over 90 per cent.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-01-29
COL. C.E. CHANDLER TALKS ON AUCTION SALES
Well Known Auctioneer Gives Useful
Hints About Them==Why the Newspa=
per is Superseding the Auction Bills.

Col. o. +. Chandler, of Butternut,
Nontcalm county, well known auc-
tloneer. who has conducted numerous
sales through this section, in recent
interview with the st. Johns News, gives
a number of suggestions that might well
be acted on by every proprietor of an
auction sale.
1.-The question is often asked" said he
when is the best time to make an auc-
ton. Any time of the year is good if
the parties have decided to make an
honest auction. Some people advertise
an auction sale simply to invoice their
personal property. This always makes
auction sales failure. My experience
has convinced me that i'll the spring the
early sales are all good ones. Persons
who have sold stock, especially horses,
are looking about to supply their needs
ready for spring USE Parties who have
moved from other localities are seeking
to purchase farm implements, etc. AS
to the day, any day is preferable to Sat
urday, which has by custom become a
holiday or trade day with the majority
of farmers
1.-The first thing in making a sale is
preparing a list Of articles. In this it is
a good plan to make list including as
near full list of articles as possible. IL
must be remembered the would-be buy
ers read the lists carefully and often
something which may seem Of little
value is just what some persons want
and which causes them to attend the
sale. II articles are good, or extra, so
specify them.
"The selection of auctioneer and clerk
is an important matter. The clerk of
sale should be an accurate and good
business man. The auctioneer should
be well posted as TO the value Of farm
and personal property and should under
stand human nature well. Persons
should never have their advertisements
or sale bills printed before the services
OF an auctioneer are secured, AS his name
should appear. This will apprise the
public of whom they have to deal with,
and the name of a popular auctioneer
will tend to attract buyers.
"All loose property should be gathered
in a suitable place to prevent much gsd-
ding about. Stock should be confined
in clean yards or pens if possible. This
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-01-29
ANOTHER LETTER FROM ENOS.
He is Having Fine Time Travelling i'm the
south and Tells The Record About il.

AS have few leisure moments at
present, Twill endeavor to write for The
Record few notes regarding my trip
through this delightful part of the
United States and the impressions mace
upon my mind by the sights have wit
messed.
Port Tampa is seven miles from the
city of Tampa, Florida, and was once u
thriving city of three thousand inhabi-
tants. Now it is dead one, over one.
half its buildings being deserted In the
beginning it was cigar manufacturing
city, but the union killed it,
| boarded the steamship Mascot at
Tampa for Key West, distance of 200
miles. The waters of the gulf were very
calm and had a splendid voyage. Just
as we got into port, the Ohvet came IN
from Havana. While coming into port
she collided with the torpedo boat Lor-
ance. penetrating three feet through her
armor plating, one-half inch thick,
necessitating cost of several thousand
dollars for repairs. She is now at the
government dock where the work has
been begun. The Olivet was not in
jured at all.
Key West Island is one and one-half
miles wide by three miles i'll length, and
Is as level as lake. 1t is only five feet
above high tide and is al rock. The
city has population Of $4,000, mostly
Spaniards and negroes, and they all talk
Spanish. There is not business street
in the city. Stores scattered all over,
and but few have glass fronts. There
are 20 brick buildings in the city aside
from the government buildings. There
is no sewerage or water works. All the
water that is used comes from rainfall.
and is kept in cisterns. 1t is hardly fit
for hog TO drink. The people are lazy,
have no pride or ambition and give no
thought for the morrow. The city has
no police force, yet it has good morals.
It is not uncommon TO see IA girl on the
street with her black limbs poking
her skirts to her knees. There
is one daily paper published here and
that is struggling hard to keep alive.
Nobody reads and nobody cares or knows
anything about current events. There
is one bank in the city, and the facts
are that there is no money is circulation
Or enterprise to bring money in. There
are quite few cigar factories, but
have been all over the city and have
failed to find one school house.
The battleship Texas is lying in the
narbor and there are few soldiers here
10 keep someone from stealing the fort.
Jocosnut trees grow here and look like
, species of palmetto. There is one thing