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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-14
CATS ARE RISING SOCIALLY.
MISS CArHCART REPORTS PROG
RESS IN HER MISSION.
Her wish 10 TO Elevate tho Status OF the
snort Haired Cat--sho Thinks People
Are Coming to Recognize It's Real
Value % House Pet-Cattery Notes.

Miss Cathcart, who has started a cattery
out In New Jersey. with the aim OF raising
the status OF the short haired cat until its
ownership IL limited to responsible people
Who will care for it properly, thus re-
ducang the number Of v~agabond, homeless
cats, thinks she IL making progress In her
mission. Last summer the cattery con-
sisted Of two small kennels and a few IN
mates. This season more than ninety
cats, some Of them champions from abroad
worth several hundred dollars EACH have
been enjoying It's comforts.
There are winter and summer kennels,
erass runs, furnished with rooets, ladders
and various co~ntrivances for feline exercise
and amusement, sun parlors and inhrm-
aries. A COW is kept to provide the cats
with milk, Belgian hare are raised exclu-
sively to serve them with food, and c
to supply them with both eggs end meat.
Il do not want any one to suppose that
this 10 a Philanthropy said Miss Cathcart.
Though il originated in a desire to i'm
prove the condition OF the short haired
cat, it would simply tend to degrade them
II il we're conducted on any other thar busi-
ness principles.
Il do not believe in giving q cat or a kit
ten to any one. A person who cannot pay
at least 81 for a kitten cannot afford TO
have a veterinarian for IL when 1t Is SICK
nor care for IL properly at all.
Moreover, well to do people place no
value on cats they do not have to pay Tor,
and 90 a great number are turned out on
the streets as strays eAch summer by people
rich enough to close their town houses
and 70 on vacations. The Persian cat Is
highly esteemed, but merely because OF the
price which must be given for It.
1T 10 not hard TO educate the true cat
lover to appreciate the difference "
the cat worth s2S and that which may be
had for the taking. There is always a
demand for pretty kittens. A handsome
prize winning house cat is worth about
cas-. A champion king or queen may
command several hundreds. This summer
the cattery has paid its running expenses,
and that I consider very good, considering
how new the work il.
IF the short haired cat brings less money.
It has the advantage. for the ordinary
family, OF being harder and more easily
raised han the Persian. Then it looks
handsome the year trougn. while the long
haired beauty loses its coat terribly in
spring and fall. Some people also prefer
the short hair because the mobility of its
iorm Is visible, while that Of the other il
hidden beneath a mass u fuT."
At first il was intended to devote tho
sattery to producing a perfect breed of
black. short haired cats aply. that being
. creature at present almost impossible TO
md. But there is yet no strain Of black
eat 80 true that kittens Of other colors will
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days were Ion ger'-those days for which
there is 10 night.
His ~pleasures?" and he has no hesitation
in the answer W have fine books that
we get from Albany; We don't have to pay
anything; they come to us through the
mail, all blind print, and we can keep them
a month. Some OF the men get theirs from
the library uptown, bul Albany satisfies
me-"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-20
SAYS METCALF
REPORT ERRED
Secretary Of Frisco Board
Claims Report Unfair.
WANTED LAW ENFORCED.
LeIlinswslI Indignant al What he
Claims as False Statement
In The Message.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dee. 20.-sccre
tnry T.. G. Lcilingwell 81 the san Fran
cisco bonni 81 education stated In au
Interview here regarding the report
That Secretary Mcicnlf made 90 the
president on the Japanese situation In
Snn Francisco.
The report made 10y Secretary Met.
calf as exploited before congress con.
tnlns many assertions and differences
which are surprising. 20 say the least.
since they are In error and are there
FOR" unfair. M they are applied 20 the
members Of the board OF education.
When Secretary Mctcalf reached
this city on his mission for President
Roosevelt and the object Of his visit
was made known the board ~ educa.
ton did all Ia It's power 10 equip him
with the facts surrounding the new
order made In regard 90 the schooling
N japanese pupils.
when Secretary Mctcalf asserts
that the japanese nnd Korean cxclu
sion league directed the board Of cdu
cation 20 enter the ruling concerning
the japanese pupils he utters that
which we say Is an error.
The members Of the board Of cduca.
ton were specially careful TO explain
the origin u the matter TO Secretary
Metcalf. The board acted upon ~
own initiative and merely proceeded
to enforce a state law"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-20
DEATH OF
BISHOP M'CABE
Eminent Divine Passes Away
at New York.
FOUR MONTHS IN LIBBY.
Well Known as Chaplain Nc.
Cabs," and Served During
Civil War.
FOUR MONTHS IN LIBBY.

NEW YORK. Dec. 20.-Blshop Charles
G. McCabc Of the Methodist Episcopal
church. died In the New York hospital.
Death was due TO apoplexy. with
which the bishop was stricken several
days ago while passing through this
city on his way 10 his home In Phlla.
dclphia. Accompanied by Dr. George
y. Mains. publishing agent OF the
Methodist church. the bishop had
reached the West Twenty.thlrd street
terminal OF the Pennsylvania railroad
and was about 10 step upon n ferry
boat when hc staggered aud fell un.
conscious. lie was carried into the
ferry house and as soon ms mn ambu.
lance could be summoned was re-
moved TO the New York hospital.
Mrs. McCabe aud the bishops niece.
who have been with him almost con
siantly since be was stricken. were at
the bedside when the noted clergyman
passed away.
Chaplain McCabe, as he was anec.
tlonately known by Methodisis he
cause Of his army service aud lee.
lures. was born IN Athens. o.. oct. II.
1896. aud was ordained In 1850. Upon
the breaking ont OF the war he was
made chaplain OF the one Hundred
and Twcnty-second Ohio Volunteer tn
fantry ana went with his regiment to
Virginia, While caring FOR the wound
ed nc the battle OF Winchester In 1863
he was taken prisoner and sent to
Libby prison.
He spent four months In the prison.
and the great good humor which had
always been characteristic Of him did
much toward raising the spirits OF the
other prisoners In the sufferings which
they had 10 undergo. His experiences
formed the basis for n lecture ON The
Bright Side Of Life In Libby Prison"
which the bishop delivered often In
the later years Of his life.
Upon his release he rejoined his regl.
ment, but soon afterward entered the
service Of the Christian commission,
an organization for which he raised
large sums. He made n tour OF all
the big cities OF the country pleading
for that cause.
Bishop McCabe later became famous
as a singer composer aud adapter of
the most stirring hymns for religious
and patriotic purposes and as lee
turer on wartime themes
He was chosen chancellor OF the
American university at Washington in
December, 1902.
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men coming from some one state.
whether In the south or the north, the
east or the west, as now do. when. as
II happens. they were made 10y officers
born In different states.
"Major Blocksoms report Is most
careful and is based upon the testi.
mony OF scores OF eyewitnesses- testl-
mony which conficted only In noncs.
sentlals and which established the es
sential facts beyond chance Of success
full contradiction.
The attack was made near midnight
on Aug. IL. The following facts Ms to
this attack are made clear by Major
Blocksom's investigation and have not
been and. in my Judgment. cannot be
successfully controverted: From nine
TO fifteen or twenty of the colored sol.
diers took part In the attack. They
leaped over the walls from the bar.
racks and hurried throush the town
They shot ut whomryer they saw NOV
ing. and they shot into houses where
they saw lights. In some OF these
houses there were women and children
as the would be murderers must have
known. In one house in which there
were two women aud five children
some ten shots went through at n
height of about four and half feet
above the floor, one putting out the
lamp upon the table At the same time
other raiders fired into another house
IN which women and children were
sleeping, two Of the shots going through
the mosquito bar over the bed in which
the mistress of the house and her two
children were lying.
''In short, the evidence proves con.
clusively that Il number of the soldiers
engaged in deliberate and concerted
attack as cold bloodcd MS II was cow
ardly, the purpose being t. tcrrorize
the community and to kill or iniure
men, women and children in their
homes.
People have spoken AS If this dis
charge from the service was n punish |
meht / deny emphatically that such |
is the case, because as punishment IL is |
utterly inadequate. The punishment |
met for mutineers and murderers such |
as those guilty of the Brownsville as. |
sault Is death, and punishment only |
less severe ought TO be meted out to |
those who have aided and abetted mu-
tiny and murder and treason by refus-
ing to helm in their detection / would |
that 1t were possible for me to have
punished the guilty men. regret most
keenly that l have not been able to
do So"
In conclusion the president said:
IL challenge as right the support of
every citizen of this country, whatever
his color, provided only he has in him
the spirit of genuine and farsighted
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-20
CHRISTMAS SHOW
Foster Pictures at Library Hall Thsstsr Begin.
ming Monday. Dec. "a.

The Christmas attraction at the Ii.
brary hall theater, starting Monday
night. Dec. "a, will continue for three
nights with special matinee Christ.
mas afternoon, will be Walter II. Fos-
ter's New Moving Picture company.
The entertainment will consist of a
repertoire of plays, given by moving
pictures: scenes and acts from well
known dramatic productions will be
presented. Some of the leading actors
of the country who have posed for
these pictures, will be seen in some of
the most famous plays of the day. All
the other subjects are new and new
singers will be heard in the latest i'll
ustrated songs and in fact everything
is new, Fosters moving pictures are
always up to date but the exhibition
given this time is far ahead of any
thing ever seen here in this line. Mon
day night ladies tickets will be used
which are on sale at Ayers drug store
at 10 cents each.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-20
DECLINED REELECTION
Honor Bsds, Offered to Those Securing Five
Benefit Members.

Honor Bsds, Offered to Those Securing Five
Benefit Members.
At the annual election OF officers of
walloomsac lodge, NEOP, Tuesday
evening, Mrs Mary Haynes who has
been the efficient secretary for II years
declined reelection by reason OF
poor health, ana Mrs Emily A. Mars
den, one OF the workers in the lodge,
was chosen TO succeed her. Mrs Hay.
mes succeeded her late husband, Daniel
Haynes, and those two have been sec
retaries from the time the lodge was
instituted, IS years ago. until now.
II now has 10 members with four
candidates waiting to be initiated. At
the meeting Grand Warden H. s. Mars
den OF the Grand lodge OF Vermont an.
nourced that he has offered an honor
badge TO the members OF the order
throughout the state who will secure
FIVE benefit members before the last
meeting in March. This badge is in
the form OF six pointed star with the
Authorizations OF the six New England
states on each corner. The motto of
our order L B and are in monogram
in the center with two bars connected
by chain with the word honor on the
top bar and Vermont on the other. 1t
is of very heavy gold plate.
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sc" Supper.

At the Congregational chapel Friday
evening, Dec. q, 1906 at $50 o'clock.
A curious collation. with cheerful con-
versation commemorating the coming
to this country of a company of cour.
ageous Christian comrades.
The cuisine contains choice com
pounds by competent and celebrated
cooks. Considering the character of
this collation. the current course is to
come &C." consums and be conyin.
ced
Course.
/ Chicken in Crust.
2 Cold Carved Creature.
3 Cereal Compound, Condensed
Cream, Cabbage Composition, Chop.
ped Composition.
4 Celery, Cucumis Cider Cooked.
5 Condensed Currant, Cranberry
and Crabapple.
6 Crackers and Cheese.
I Chinese Cheer, Cold Comfort,
Coffee.
Cash consideration, 35 cents; contin.
entail currency of coin of the country.
Cold Cream and Cake 10 cents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-20
TO ORGANIZE FISHING
Rutland Men Want to Control Fish In Bis Pond
10 Chlusnesa.

Rutland, Dec, ls-SeyeFal promi.
nenl Rutland men are making prcpar.
ations % organize a dshing club and
10 erect a substantial cub huuso o.
the bigpD Il 10 CllusRiaa form "A boy
the big dam boiIt boy The Rutland Light
& Power 90. This pond in ihr past
two years has nclisd many Strings Of
abnormally large scout and IA ils
many feed streams ID has every pros.
meet Of providing for many ypsrs to
come the best trout h,hlng In Nrrmut.
Tho idea Of the Rutland men b. 90 set
a Sufficient num5cr IT gonllcmra Zoe
iercslcd 10 build club house large
enough 10 accommodate as loas. .
people at one tlme aud 10 keep m.n
on duty NJ all times to see that lhr
game laws are nos violated. Among
The men interested In the new cab ate
Lawyer T. W. Moloney, Alderman
Edward $. Watkins, John II Dlgaa.
r. II. Bu;nham, DIR. W. a. Pond and
Others.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-20
IMPORTANT ELECTIONS
oliiesp Chosen For BroihuhoOd Of ST Pau
and Junior League.


and Junior League.
Al the semi.annual meeting 81 the
Brotherhood Of 81 Paul last evening
at the NJ = church the foiiowibg we're
elected officers:
President, Rev &. ". Rowl.y; vice
president, a. ~ TorraLcc; secretary.
Charles x. Austin; treasurer, Arthur
r. Hollisicr. Chaitmcn OF depart.
mcnts have been appointed a. follows:
Spiritual work, A. II. Torrance: mem.
bcrshlp, Fred Sticklcs; social, Law.
renee GrIswold
The brotherhood arranged for
grand concert Co be- givcn January 10
los Prot Wood and fun orchestra and
q ent6d vocaiists. IL will b. tbs event
1f the season. The "li.ack knight
will lecture under the auspices of the
brotherhood February 4
The following have been elected on
GERS oi the Junior League Of The VI +
church for another year:
President. Fred Austin: - vice
president, Ruth Burt; 2ni vice presi
dent. Harold Clement; secretary, Hill.
da Flrnum: treasurer. William Hol.
lister; pianist. Duane Bassett: choris.
ter, Doris Gibson; collector, Spencer
Lee; ushers. lna Walker, fannie Al,
drich; department spiritual work. Ruth
Clifford: mercy ana help, Edna Phelps
literary and social, Lulu Gokay.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-20
WILDCAT STAYS BUCK
Crlu Of SirusslIns Deer Reveal Tragedy Of
che Woods.

H.'HHH ~ NH'''H
ths Woods.
Brai,lcboro, Dec. ls-Crios Of AZ.
ony emanating from a dcld In West
minister attracted the altentlon Of sew
eral residents Of that town yesterday
afternoon aud 40 Investigation showed
that young buck had become the prey
OF a large wildcat
on hearing the cries, supposed To
have been made oy the buck, George
Bouielle, Walter Hitchcock aud Louis
Hitchcock went 20 the scene and the
sight which met their eyes told OF q
hard struggle.
The carcass OF the buck. bleeding
from several deep wounds, lay on the
ground while the snow for some dis.
lance around was red with blood
When the three persons drew near the
wildcat made OF into the woods The
buck weighed about loo pouads. Il.
was turned over 10 the game warden.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-20
AN OLD PROPHECY
An Ensln, on Main Street Calls to Mind Al
Old Story.

Old story.
The passing OF locomotive up
Main sweet recalls 10 some the recol
lection ola prophecy tina, was made 10
North Bennington over 80 years ago,
and which is now fully confirmed
At the time there lived In that village
NJ. b. Murch who will be remembered
by some OF the older residents Of the
town. Murch was character 10 his
own way. The last half Of his life be
was not known TO work much, but he
spent much time at the railroad sta.
ton aud for years he was present az
the arrival aud departure Of nearly
every train.
Murch was quite a writer OF poetry,
some Of II good enough to be printed
In the local paper. A day or two az
ter the first train had run between
North Bennington and this village,
then known as "Algiers," Mr. Murch
came out with a poem descriptive OF
the running Of the first train between
the two villages, what would be the re-
suits and predicted that the time would
come when cars would be seen going
up the Main street of "Algiers" and
would be as much OF a sight as the
first train after the completion of the
old Western Vermont railroad was.
Had Mr. Murch lived, to write more
poetry until now, ne would have seen
that his prophecy had come true. Many
will be glad to recall the old gentleman
who was a good natured old man.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-20
GRANGE OFFICERS
viii Be Installed at the Next Meeting, January
End.

The following officers OF Benning-
ton grange No 800, have been chosen
for the year 1907: WIN, Edw. G..
Knapp; WO, Frank NJ. Thompson;
Lecturer, Mrs p. L. Quackenbush;
Steward, C. A. Knapp; A. s., Clark
Rice; l.. A. s., Edith Rice; Chaplain,
Fl. M. Durham; Treasurer, E. F. Strat.
ton; secretary, Henry +. Lyons; G. X,
Geo Rice; Ceres, Mrs VIM Clark; Pc
mona, Nellie Rice; Flora, Ruth DEMO;
Organist, Mrs F. L. Burgess. The in
stallation of officers will be at the
next regular meeting Jan. ..
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-20
ROBBERY AT VERSHIRE
Ten Dollars Taken From the PostofIice Case
OF Dollar Watches Stolen.

Vershire, Dec. l9.--The store of Ed.
ward Porter, containing the postotfice
has been broken into, light Of glass
being broken out. The money drawer
In the postofiice was robbed of $40 in
change and an overcoat and case of
dollar watches we're taken from the
store. There Is no clue to the rob-
bers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-20
BIG STREET PARADE
Engagement Of "UncIs Josh Sprucsby" For
One Night Only

During the engagement Of the Uncle
Josh Spruceby company at Library
Hall theatre for one night only, Friday
Dec. ga, big street parade will be
given at noon and Press Agent Heck
man promises this will be something
new and unique. The company carries
a big band, dressed in the garb of the
rustic and the other in military cos.
tune.
During the parade the band gives
splendid concert which attracts much
attention and generally draws a crowd
that reminds you Of Barnum g. Bail
ely circus day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-20

Cures baby's Group, Willie's daily
ents and bruises, mama's sore throat.
grandma's lameness-Dr Thomas
Electric Oil-the great household rem.
edy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-20
BROKE A KNEE..CAP
Fred Sticklss Fell on Icy Walk and Sustained
Severe injury,

Fre1 Stickles of Gage street, ma
chinist at the Bradford mill, while go.
ing to his work this morning fell on
the ice and fractured knee cap. The
injury was properly attended to but it
was thought best to take him to a hos
pital and he was taken to Troy this
noon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-20

PATRlCK'S LIFE SAVED

Oovuhor liilSiA, To-day ComHui,d M, Sen
isAss.
Albany, Dec sO-Gov. Higgins to'
day cummulci the sonlenc' of Albert
Il, Patrick from eleclr0eu.ion o. im
prisonmenl Tor ll'r, thus ending the
most persistent effort in the history al
the state % save tho lie Of man cpn'
demard 10 death.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-20
Weather

Rain or snow. Warmer tonight and
Friday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-20

& - - n 60 III L Ae
Sears the +, The Kind You Have iIRayc Bonn
"S. q E3aHZzIZu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-18
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