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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-22
RUTLAND RAILROAD.

Corrected to october II, 1903 Trains leave
Bennington daily. except Sunday, unless
otherwise noted.
GOING SOUTH.
1I3O a m-Express daily for Troy, Albany
and New York
1858 Passenger for Troy, Albany and
New York
I2;9O p m-Mal for Troy, Albany, New York
and West.
$40 " Flyer for Troy, Albany and New
York.
500 " Express for Troy aud Albany.
7ifO Passenger daily for Troy AID Al
bany.
GOING NORTH.
1915 a m-ExprOss daily for Rutland Burling-
ton, Montreal, Ogdensburg and
West. Pullman sleeping cars to
Montreal and Ottawa.
1865 Passenger daily for Rutland and
Burlington.
2.3O p m-Flyer for Rutland, Burlington. Mon
treai and Ogdensburg. Pullman
parlOT car TO Montreal.
OiIO p n-LOcal Passenger for Rutland, Bur.
lingtOn and intermediate stations.
Trains from Rutland arrive at Remington
90 a. m, Il i6, 40 and s 10 p. m. Trains from
Troy arrive at i2:45, s.25 and 9 80 a. M, 100,
AIS and 6 As p. m.
CHATHAM DIVISION.
$40 a m-Passenger for Chatham and New
York.
$3.50 p m-Passenger for Chatham.
Trains arrive from Chatham at HOS q. m. and
6:ib p. m.
c. A. NnfMo, Gen. Passenger Agt.
GEO. T.JARVIS, Vice President and
Rutland. VT. General Manager.
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TRAINS ARRIVING.

Additional trains leave Troy 400, due Ben
nington s IS D. m, and leave Bennington sos p
IN. due Troy 655 p. m.
This train runs daily.
Stops only on signal to take, or on notice
to conductor to leave passengers.
Time q. IN.
For further information address Geo. B.
Morrill,.
GenIWestern Passenger Agent, Troy. n. Y.
ID j. FLANDERS,
Gen Pass & Ticket Agt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-22
CHATHAM DIVISION.
BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD.

Corrected TO Oct. ~. 1903. Trains leave Ben.
nington daily except Sunday, unless otherwise
noted
TRAINS LEAVING.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-22

ARTICLES OF INTENSE
N T E r. E S T ON SUB
lECTS OF THE GREAT
B ST NATIO N AL I'M
PORTANCE y y y y
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-22

Corrected to october II, 1908 Trains leave
Bennington daily. except Sunday, unless
otherwise noted.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-17

III Thousas DsaesY. ~ Eaxask tFsresiss
g. 10 rslEn q Cszriss So ia dsseflfssE
q = PasrseE's aay ~rissf in@s H. -Ir-Es
II as stStso-s Aa1 cosollsaEs 3@r
srasses ia shssr h4ts. ngrze ef slaa nsze
~ gree F.Afcn ana ffss xslwaT ssse-
Efsiz1s-slr N~zssag sazzFaEsr. Enrex-
se~sad gas. rsses ta~y EksNlse ss,.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-17

the view that the plant is species Of
thias Dobei. a Flemish bots mist Is sup
posed 70 have been The FIRST scientific
writer 10 mention the plant. an sllusion
TO il as being good fo- fatteUing cattle.
and as tormInff together with meal ard
butter, an article Of kocd for the people.
appearing In his -su-pium AdversAria
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-17

Nonesuch. while others class IL as Dutch
clover. In the earliest literature OF Ire
land. shamrock occurs under a variety
Of names; seamSog. seamroge, shamrote
sesnar-oge. and chambroch- The word
Itself IS Erse. being derived from seam
rog. & compound Of seaEnor. meaning
trefol. and %, httie-!ittie clover. Mat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-17

Nova- published about I579. Csmpioa.
ths Irish historian. writing 3 year later.
says that tie commo7 people fed apon
sGanrotes- HatercsesSes. and ether
hsrbs. oat-ele and butter they crzu
t9seihsr. Up T. the middle q ihe
eighteenth century. when the shamrock
- a article II food gave place 20 TIE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-17
THE SHAMROCK.

PROBABLY very few Of those who today
are wearing the green badge of the
sountry of thei: birth have any clear
dea Of what the true shamrock really is.
expert opinion is by no means unanimous
- the subject, some botanists favorinE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-17

rrsts = 80 aa4 irssa ssfsT
Tssrss seaF asli- sisss sass ETgEs "a
eF see.
-sss sasas Pasrse1 ssmsel'. sgfe. 80
~ =.
-W'esfzizs,as Czzefta
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-17
Fancy Shirtings
Mexican Drawn Work and Battenberg

CITY ACE=-Maie Zion City Ino under President Aesand
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-11
PROBATE NOTICES.

To- an persons interested In either OF the Estates
hereinafter named:
At a Probate Court, held at Paris, IN anu
forthe County OF oxford, on the third Tuesday OF
Sent In the year of our Lord one tnousaru
nine hundred and four. The following matter
having been presented for the alton tnereupon
ber,inaf fter Indicated. IL Is hereby ORDERED;
That notice thereof be given 20 all persons ih-
ter,-ted. by causing copy OF this order 70 oe
published three weeks successfully In the OK
E5rl Democrat, a newspaper published at south
Paris, IN said County, that they may appear ,hs
thIri Tuesday of October, A. ID. lst, at
OF the clock In the forenoon, and be hearu there-
on n they see cause.
EVERETT L. NEWMAN. late of Dixfeld, de,
ceased; will and petition for probate tnereoi
presented by John ). Harlow, the executor there-
IN named
Joseph BRIGGS, late of Paris, deceased; I;
vii! and petition for probate thereof presented Oy
Carrie a. Briggs. the executri' therein naineo'
ETVIRA BARROwS, late OF Paris, deceased (;
will and codicil pre- sented for probate by Lizzie
NJ Morse the eXecutrix therein named
STEPHEN S. PACKARD, late of Albany, de-
,..,sst. petition Eugene +. smith or some other
suitable person be appointed administrator pre-
seutei by Lillian NJ. Cofey, daughter.
ESTHER A. LAKAMP, late of DiSneld, de-
ceased: petition that John :. Harlow or some
other suitable person be appointed administrator
presented by Matte Lakamp, a daughter.
AMELIA A. PAINE. late OF Canton, deceased ;
petition for the appointment of Orson l.: Palne
or .one other suitable person as administrator
presented by OrsOn l.. Paine, SOD.
VERNON A. CURTIS, of Paris, ward; pcti-
ton for license to sell and convey real estate
presented by Ellen NJ. Curtis, guardian.
GILBERT WARREN OF Denmark; final ac-
count presented for allowance by Harry u.
small, guardian.
Myrtle NJ CHASE. of Dixfield; petition for
change OF name to Mertie NJ. Morse presented
by petitioner.
MARTHAC CHICK. late of Hiram, deceased !;
final account presented for allowance by Edgar
/. Flint, executor.
GEORGE L. MELLEN. late OF Paris, de-
ceased; nrst account presented for allowance Oy
James ;. Wright. executor.
FRANKLIN uUNTRESS. late of Hiram, de-
ceased; final account presenter Tor allowance py
Adelaide W. Huntress. exeeutrix.
SARAH l.. FLORENCE G. and LENA E.
con mt, wards, Of Buckdeld; second account
presented for allowance by Wilson IL. Conant,
guardian.
WILLIAM CHURCHILL. late of Sumner,
deceased; petition for determination OF collateral
Inheritance tax and first and hnal account pre-
sented for allowance by Addie L. Colby, execu-
triX.
ADDISON F. HERRICK.
Judge Of said Court.
A true cOpy-Attest:-
ALBERT ID. PARK, Register
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-11
nnuish peasantFy.

The DANISH peasantry have not
able love of order and symmetry III
household arrangement, placing their
furniture wherever possible III pairs
and In exactly corresponding positions.
One Old peasant who had accumulated
a little money and had been prevailed
upon to buy his daughter piano Be-
rlously considered buying another to
place against the opposite wall. Their
bedsteads consist Of great boxes. gen
orally painted red or green and heaped
with feather beds. between which they
insinuate themselves winter ana sum-
mer. If unable to afford so many
feathers, the undcrbed is Of straw
and receives so little attention that
mice build their nests In 1t and race
back and forth squealing shrilly with
out disturbing the stolid peasant slum'
bers. The bedding Is not washed OF
tener than once or twice a year.-Lon'
don Standard.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-11
NUMBER Al.

II: ck lass haai crppt Oh hands and
knees TO where the mirror flashed In
tie grass and WAS looking at her face
therein with such anxiety as might
move one ut once to tears and laughter
to see If the dew had washed her
white.
But Mary Cavendish ceased all in a
minute her mirth and went up to the
black child and took the mirror from
her and said in the sweetest voice OF
pity l ever heard. "Tis not In one
May dew nor two nor perchance In the
dews Of many years, you can wash
your face white. but some time II will
be-"
Then the black wench burst into
tears and begged in that thick. slug
gishly sweet tongue of hers TO know II
ever the May dew would wash her
black away, and Mistress Mary an
swered as seriously as il she were In
the pulpit on the Sabbath day that 1t
would some time most surely, and she
should see her face In the glass as fair
as any.
Then the two maids, Mary Caven-
dish and Cicely Hyde. went into the
house, and left me, rs l said before,
to wonder at that spirit Of youth which
can all in minute disregard care and
anxiety and risk of death for the play
Of vanity. But, after all, which be
stronger, wars and rumors Of wars or
vanity? And which be older, and which
fathered the other?
After the house door had shut behind
the maidens, ! too went out. but not
to wash my grim mans face in May
dew. but rather for stroll in the morn
ing air and the clearing OF my wits for
reflection. for much | wondered what
course | should take regarding my dis
covery of the night before. went
down the road toward jamestown and
struck into tie path TO the wharf the
same that we had taken the day before,
but there were no masts Of the Golden
Horn rising among the trees with
surprise of straightness. She had
weighed anchor and sailed away over
night, and possibly before.
The more | reflected the more ] un-
derstood that Mistress Mary Caven-
dish, with her ready wit and supply OF
money through her Inheritance from
her mother. might have concocted the
scheme of bringing over ammunition
from England To enable us 10 make
stand against the government, but the
plot in the first OF It could not have
been hers alone. Assuredly Ralph
Drake was concerned in il. and Sir
Humphrey Hyde and no one knew
how many more The main part for
Mistress Mary might well have been
the furnishing of the powder and shot,
for Ralph Drake WAS poor and lived,
it was said. by his good luck ut cards.
and rs for Sir Humphrey Hyde. his
mother held the rcins in those soft
hands of hers which would have been
rorciy bruised had they been with
drawn too roughly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-11
A Deceptive Fish.

A naturalist who is familiar with
Ceylon writes: I'm the clear water or
Colombo hurbor 1t is not uncommon
to see fallen and faded leaves OF the
fax tree floating short distance be-
low the surface or sinking slowly TO
the bottom. A certain small fish. COM
monty known rs the sen bat, mimics
these leaves, both in form And color.
In order to escape detection. Both In
shape and color they look when In the
water like waterlogged leaves, but
when removed from their native eie-
ment this resemblance Is Immediately
lost. They float in the water half
sideways and all swim In the same di'
rection ttirning simultaneously. On
one occasion Mr.. Wiley attempted to
capture one Of these sea bats In q
rock pool and directly he made a
plunge with the hand net saw nothing
except what he took to be 1ak lear
slowly and lnertly sink to the bottom.
To his astonishment. as he withdrew
the net, the supposed leaf righted itself
and darted away"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-11
Mary washing her face
in the May dew

Cavendish. and blush that thou be so
much fairer than one who loves tlee'
And verify Mary Cavendish did for Il
minute seem to blush as she cast Il
glance Mt herself in the mirror and SAW
her marvellous rose of Il face, but the
next minute the mirror flashed III the
grass and her arms were about Cicely
Hyde's neck. "Tis the dearest face
in Virginia, Cicely." said she In her
sweet, vehement way, and laid her
pink cheek against the others plain
one. And Cicely laughed and took her
face in her two hands and held it away
that she might see it.
What matters it to poor Cicely
whether her own face be fair or not
so long as it is dear to thee and so long
us she can see thine" she cried as pas
sionately as lad might have done. and
l frowned. not with jealousy, but with
q curious dislike to such affection from
one maid to another, which | could new
er understand I'm myself. Had Cicely
HYDE had a lover she would have said
that fond speech to him Instead OF
Mary Cavendish, but lover she had
none.
But all ut once the two maids nudged
one another and turned their faces,
all convulsed with merriment. ana l
looked and saw that the poor little
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-11
Result of Orchard Cultivation.

At the last meeting of the Mississippi
Apple Growers association, George U.
Shank said:
In 1888 we planted 600 apple trees on
piece of land in which directly angling
across the field was a small draw, not
large enough to prevent us from plant
ing trees Immediately in the draw. At
this time we had blackberry and rasp-
berry plants in between the apple trees,
and in keeping with our ideas We spared
neither time nor expense of giving the
orchard thorough cultivation. On
account of occasional high water, which
would overflow the berry plants, and the
fact that the soil began to wash some
coupled with the fact that we wished to
experiment some, we decided to SOW
timothy about two rods on each side OF
the draw, this being done in 1897, and
from that time on we gave the balance
of the orchard the same thorough cul-
tivation, while the grass has remained
and has been Uowed each year.
For the first three or four years there
was no noticeable difference, but now,
twelve years after, we find there is not
less tbaa one-fourth difference in the
size OF the trees, those on the cultivated
land, of course, being the larger, and we
are perfectly safe in saying that the
trees on the cultivated land produced
one-fourth to one-third more fruit in
proportion to the size of the trees, and
we and other experienced Orchardists
during personal inspection decided that
these produced apples which would
average 80 per cent larger than those
grown in the sod. The most noticeable
difference, however, was the dry year OF
1901. The apples on the trees grown
| in the sod were badly shriveled, poorly
colored and deficient in flavor, while
those grown in the cultivated land were
of good color, good size and fair flavor
We considered this year there was fully
so per cent difference in the quality and
quantity of fruit, but our judgment 10 the
average difference would be 80 per cent
Now this difference in fruit and size ol
trees is not the only objection in grow
| ing turf in the orchard, as by Watching
the results in this case closely we find Il
a constant watch to keep off the ground
mice (the grass being very heavy), and
these trees are far more subject t
fungi apple scab or bacterial diseases
As / see IL, it would be just as wise z
undertake to grow acrop Of corn will
no cultivation after the seed has beer
planted a. to grow turf in an orchars
continuously.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-11
ELOQUENT Evidence of Agricultural
Progress.

Conversation with an official of well
known loan company largely interested
in the state of Maine, developed some
convincing evidence of recent progress
among the vanguard of farmers of this
state. The writer, being a newcomer,
and meeting with a favorable oppOrtu-
nity to interview the said loan official,
heard much that was gratifying. The
official in question has been connected
with the loan business full score of
wears and during much of that time farm
property has not been wanted as secnri-
ty, since in the majority of cases, when
so taken, loss resulted to the company,
but now, and within few years back,
conditions have largely changed.
The official in describing the present
conditions said: "Those farmers now
who are awake to modern ideas are get
ting ahead. They are producing from
their farms something that can be turn
ed into cash and are not working just
occasionally day now and then in the
summer then going fishing for week,
as so many of Them used to do. They
are putting in crops and putting out or
chards that have a monetary value and
what is more to the point, they are CIV
ing the crops and orchards the requisite
care after they are in the ground. The
result of the change" he continued, sis
that such farm property is good securi-
ty and loans are promptly paid by this
class of farmers at maturity" After
further encouraging comments he con-
cluded with this statement: "Only a
few days ago took trip across several
counties to look over five farms whose
owners wished loans to enable them to
enlarge their farming operations. Loans
were willingly placed with the whole
number without hesitation" During
the entire conversation with the loan
official he constantly emphasized the
point that it is the farmers who are
thinkers and readers of agricultural
literature and members of farm organi-
cations who are forging to the front,
all of which was most gratifying for the
listener to hear. Truly the husband
mans success comes of judiciOus mix
ing of the grey matter-of the brain with
the good soil of Mother Earth, provid-
ing that same grey matter is used to
promote and uphold an equality OF
rights so that the burdens of state and
nation shall not consume and overweight
his rightful share of profits of the fruit
of the earth.-Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-11
The Camel a. . Soldier.

The camel is a good soldier, says
London writer. 1t may be stupidity,
and It may be bravery, but a camel u
as steady under fire as tower. Inc
Persians mounted small cannon on tne
backs of their camels and called them
zambwahs, or little wasps.' THIS
fashion was adopted In India, ana AT
or the battle Of Sobraon 1900 OF these
artillery camels were captured. In tho
Indian mutiny the British had cam
el corps of $50 beasts, and on the oac1
of each camel sat a Scotch highlander
In his kilt. In 1S45 Sir Charles Napier
had camel corps In Sindh. and In one
day he marched seventy-nve miles.
defeated o brigand chief and marched
home again. In 1878 the British USED
camels against the Afghans' ana .ns
government paid for $1,000 camels ina.
died in those campaigns. Many OF
these were driven to death by tne'l
owners In order that they might ciaim
the government bounty.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-11
NOTICE.

In the District Court Of the United States for
the District OF Maine. In Bankruptcy.
In the matter OF
THE pUNFoRD FALLS PUB
LIsHiSG Co.. acorpora:ion In bankruptcy
duly organized.
Of Rumford, Bankrupt.
To the creditors of The Rumford Falls Pub
fishing Co., In the County Of Oxford and district
aforesaid:
Notice Is hereby given that on the goth day OF
Sept. A. ID. 1904. the said Rumford FAILS fuo,
lshing Co was duly adjudicated bankrupt, anu
that the first meeting of its creditors Will oe
held At the Court House, In South Paris, on the
llth day of Oct. A. ID. 1904. NJ 10 O'Clock In tne
forenoon, at which time the said creditors may
attend prove their claiIns, appoint trustee, ex-
anime the bankrupt and transact such otnei
business as may properly come before SAID
meeting.
South Paris. September %. 1904.
GEO. A. WILSON,
Referee In Bankruptcy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-11
ITO BE Continued
The swamp Under St. Petersburg.

The swamp Under ST. Petersburg.
st. Petersburg was once Il swamp"
says recent writer. land so rotten IL
the ground that II would be quite pos
sible for a monollth dixie the sixty foot
columns for st. Isaac's) TO sink out or
sight and never more be heard OF. To
provide against such contingencies
forest Of piles was driven into the
earth mt the cost of $l,OCt.OOO as the
foundation of ST. Isaac's, and yet the
cathedral sinks. Like causes render the
roads of st. Petersburg the worst In
Europe. Winter frosts, which pene-
trate several feet below the surface,
seiZ. on the imprisoned waters and tear
up the streets. The surface thus bro
ken is so destructive to wheels that
have known an Englishman who,
though he kept four carriages. had not
one I'm a condition to use. The Joltng
OH the roads is so great as to make II
wise for q traveller to hold on fast. and
when lady and gentleman ride side
by side 1t is usual for the gentleman to
protect the lady by throwing his arm
round his companions waist. This dell
cate attention is so much Of utis;a.
rian necessity as In no way to imply
further obligations
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-11
Parson Downs

him, like thing made but of claws
and fangs and stinging tongue. to see
her with that crowd of gallants about
her and the other maids going their
ways unattended. with faces OF avert
ed meekness or naughty uplifts ot
brows and noses, as suited best their
different characters.
Mistress Mary was no doubt the fair
est Of them all, and yet there was more
than that In the cause for her advan-
tage over them. She kept all her ad-
mirers by the very looseness of her
grasp, which gave no indication OF
any eagerness to hold and thus aroused
In them no fear Of detention nor OF
wiles Of beauty which should subvert
their wills. And, furthermore, Mary
Cavendish distributed her smiles as I'M
partially as flower its sweetness, to
each the same, though but a scant al
lotment to each, as beseemed maid.
could not, even with my outlook. OBJ
serve that she favored one more than
another, unless it might have been Sir
Humphrey Hyde. I knew well that
there was some confidence betwixt the
two, but whether it was Of the nature
Of love l could not tell.
Sir Humphrey kept the road with US
for some distance after we had left the
others, gazing beside the horse block,
all equally desirous Of following, but
knowing well that it would not be a
fair deed to the maid to attend her
homeward on the Sabbath day with
whole troop of lovers. But Sir Humph.
rev HYDE leaped to his saddle and rode
abreast with no ado, being ever mind
ed to do what seemed good to himself,
unless indeed his mother stood In the
way Of his pleasure. Sir Humphreys
mother, Lady Clarissa Hyde, was one
of those unwilling tyrants which one
sees among women, by reason of her
exceeding delicacy and gentleness,
which made 1t seem but the cruelty of
a brute to cross her, and thus had her
own way forever and never respected
It were not always the way Of others.
Sir Humphrey was we'll set young
gentleman, and he was dressed In the
farthest. fashion. The broad back OF
his scarlet coat. rising to the trOt of his
horse clashed through the soft gold
green miSts and radiances Of the spring
landscape like the blare of trumpet.
his gold buttons glittered. the long
plume on his hat rufiled to the wind
over his fair periwig.
Behind us struggled the black slaves
as ON our way thither, moving unhalt-
ingly, yet with small energy. as'do folk
urged hither and yon only by the will