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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-24
FEARED FOR NIEcE's FUTURE.
Peculiar Bept Of chiId's Mind Dis
mayed Uncle.

81 hate to think it," grimly said
Uncle Timrod Totten, but l am
nightly afraid my little l0-year-old
niece, Luella, is going to cause a great
deal of worry and unhappiness in the
world when she gorws up" What
makes We think so?' asked old Squire
Belcher, who had come over to borrow
a whiffietree. "She seems to be a real
nice, thoughtful. good-tempered child
now" WELL" was the explanation,
"t'other day, our gray gander got
tangled up In a discussion with the
shepherd pup, and when the fracus
was over there was skurcely feather
left on the fowl And little Lucia
took and dyled him out in pair OF
draw--pantaloons-and chim-slip,
mean-of white cloth sewed by her
own fair hands, And. somehow, can't
help fearing that when she attains
an appropriate age she will wear nose
glasses and several double-chins, and
go crusadng against all the common
and unimportant indelicacies that HUI.
man flesh is heir o."-Exchange.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-24
BLOW UP HALL OF
NEGRO SECRET
SOCIETIES
Organization Blamed For Labor
Troubles.
FIVE BUILDINGS DYNAMITED
Reign Of Terror Exists Among Negroes
Along Georgia, Florida and Ala.
bama Railroad.

Albany, Georgia, Dec. 23.-Advices
from Kestler, on the Georgia, Florida
and Alabama railroad, whore negro
secret society hall was dynsmited sew.
ersl weeks ago, say that the outrages
are being repeated, two secret society
halls In the country near Kestler hay.
ing been dynsmited Friday night One
OF the buildings was Odd Fellows Hall
at Corea, four miles south Of Kestler
and the other the supreme circles
meeting place, Salem church.
II appears campaign OF destruction
Is being waged against negro secret
societies, whose balls to the number Of
at least Ave have been destroyed with
In the last month. AS the result Of the
dynamiting Of SO many lodge rooms
there is reign OF terror among the
negroes In the vicinity OF Kestler. Iii
believed the whites are dynamiting
the halls on account OF the difficulty
in securing labor, the labor troubles
being blamed on the secret orders.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-24
WILL KNOW BETTER NEXT TIME
Young Reporter in Trouble on His
First Assignment.

Reporters are not born. IS some
people seem to think, but made. and
sometimes the making Is series Of
mishaps. A young man just put on
the staff OF Philadelphia paper was
handed his police card and assigned
to tour of the hospitals and police
stations Of certain district Full Of
importance in the possession Of the
much-coveted police card. the young
man FASTENED to hospital. Arrived
there he found side door and not
knowing just how to proceed, he
hunted about until he spied an cleo.
trio push button, He didn't stop to
read the sign over 1t, but gave It a
good shove and stood back awaiting
results. They came, In a moment the
door was thrown violently open and
two men came rushing out with
stretcher, while behind them followed
two nurses and doctor. The doctor
at once accosted the young man.
What is IT." he demanded. What
do you want?' The young man drew
himself up. I'm q reporter" he said,
land / want list Of accidents" The
physician took the young man by the
arm and marched him over to the but.
ton. He pointed to the sign. which
read: in case Of accidents, push"
Nov I want to tell you." he said sol.
EMMY, IF you try that trick again
you'll be In an accident"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-24
------------------------
KAISER TAKES A HAND.
Court Scandal Case In Berlin HelS
In Camera.

BERLIN. Dec q. - Emperor WI
liam, who is following the evidence
taken in the Harden-Von Moltke libe
suit with the utmost attention, sent to
the courthouse Lieutenant Proertnei
Won der Hoelle of the fusiliers as 8
special representative in order to Sc
cure full and impartial report of the
proceedings.
The judges decided to permit the
lieutenant to remain in court when
the remainder of the public was ex
cluded, and he thus was enabled to
obtain the details Of the trying ordeal
which Prince Philip zu Eulenburg I'M
derwent during the secret session,
when he remained for three hours on
the witness stand. Owing to the utter
exclusion of the press and the public
from the session and the close secrecy
observed by all persons connected with
the case no statements on which re.
lance can be placed are obtainable re-
garding the testimony.
Frau Won Elbe also was on the wit.
ness stand for an hour and half.
When she entered the court she was
pale and nervous, but when she left
her face was flushed, and she seemed
to be excited. 1t is understood she
was much more reserved in her state
ments than at the former trial
Count Kuno Won Moltke, who was
present throughout the session, also IL
said to have been examined When he
left the court he looked far more cheer
full than hitherto had been the case.
The reports in circulation that all
further proceedings in the suit will
be held in camera have caused general
disappointment, for the opinion pre-.
walls that Count Kunof Won Moltke
should be given an opportunity to re-
habiitate himself before the public
which heard the terrible charges
brought against him at the previous
trial. It is possible that the judges, In
whom lies the discretion to have pub
lie or secret hearings, may decide at a
later period to reoptn the court to the
public. The case " expected to close
on Tuesday next
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-24
Violin as a Hair Restorer.

|. IS now scientifically proved fact
tha' music exercises a great influence
on the growth of the hair. 1t is with
good reason that great musicians.
such as Paganini, Listz and Paderew,
ski are represented with a growth Of
hair which Absalom might have en-.
WED. Science has proved that stringed
instruments have favorable influence
on the growth Of the hair, while brass
instruments act In the opposite direc,
ton. Every one has probably OBJ
served that bald violinist is as rare
as bald horn player is common
Wood instruments, such as the flute
seem to have no pronounced influence
either way.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-24
Ecar All Have Perished.

JACOBS CREEK, Pa, Dec. 21.-
From the Darr mine of the Pittsburg
Coal company, where a terrific explo'
sion imprisoned and almost beyond
doubt killed every one of the 200 or
more men who had entered the mine
for the day. only six bodies had been
brought to the surface so far. Others
have been located and lie in the entry
awaiting a propitious time for their re,
moval to the temporary morgue. Most
Of the men. however, are still hemmed
in by heavy falls Of slate and other
roof formation mile and half and
more beyond the point to WHICH the
rescuers have penetrated.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-24
British Scientific FARMING.

A new era in British farming seems
to be developing from the experiments
at the Cambridge university farm at
Impington. During the last eight
years all known varieties of wheat
have been collected, and, while most
Of them could not be acclimated, a few
have been selected for resistance to
rust, good cropping capacity, free mill
ing quality, stiff straw, etc., and have
been crossed with British wheat SO
successfully as to promise an immedi
ate increase in value of 10 per cent OF
more. Like Improvement Of barley
and other plants is anticipated.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-24
John Mitchell suddenly stricken.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. Il. -
John Mitchell, president Of the United
Mine Workers of America, was sud-
denly stricken in this city, and 1t is be-
lieved he can survive only q few hours.
Soon after physician reached his side
and saw the hopelessness of his case
priest was hastily summoned. John
Mitchell Is perhaps the foremost union
labor leader in the country and GER
tainly heads the greatest single or
ganization of labor. Besides being
president of the United Mine Workers,
he is vice president of the National
Civic federation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-24
OF
GOV. HUGHES BY
RESOLUTION
Named by Republican Club Of
New York.
CALLS FOR COOPERATION
Over 800 Members Present at Meet.
Ing When important Action Was
Taken.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE Republican
club tonight endorsed Gov Hughes a.
. candidate for the Republican presi-
Dental nomination and called upon
republican organizations throughout
the country to cooperste towards his
nomination and election.
Over 800 members OF the club were
present and all but nine voted for the
resolution which was as follows:
Resolved, That the Republican club
OF this city OF New YORK endorses Gov
Charles Evans Hughes as the Republic
can candidate for the presidency of
the United States OF America in 1908
and invites the cooperation of kin.
dred organizations and Of the people
generally throughout the city and
state and nation to secure his nomina.
ton and election"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-24
BUREAU SYSTEM BAD
Admiral Brownson Talks to
President and Secretary.
is CHIEF OF NAVIGATION OFFICE.
Declares, However, That Mcclure
Article ON Whole Was Ill Natured,
Ill Considered and In Some
Respects Untrue.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-"You can
say for me-" said Admiral Brownson
emphatically in an interview with
New York Press correspondent In the
presence Of Secretary Metcalf, that
the organization of the navy Is bad. l
say 1t before the secretary, and | said
1t to the president. do not believe In
the bureau system, and 1t is my opin-
ion that there should be thorough
reorganization"
This statement by Admiral Brown.
son was heard In silence by Secretary
Metcalf, and he would not make re-
ply, but while Mr.. Brownson, who Is
the chief of the bureau Of navigation,
does recognize these defects In the
naval administration, he said that the
article In McClure's Magazine was as
a whole "ill considered and In some
important particulars untrue"
The admiral says that all the new
ships and probably all the old ships
can Hght their guns in any sort Of
weather and that, taking the navy as a
whole, both ships and men, the United
States has no superior on earth. The
Press correspondent saw all the active
men in Washington, from Admiral
Dewey down, and, summed up, the
answer of these leaders of the navy Is
that the criticisms published in Nc
Clure's are perhaps half true.
In the ordnance bureau it was frank
ly admitted that several Of the battle
ships are not equipped properly to
fight off torpedo boat attack. that
this is now being cared for and that
when these ships arrive on the Pacific
coast three inch rapid fire guns will
take the place of the three and six
Founders, which are now p" "tically
obsolete because of the impro te and
longer range OF the torpedo bii 3.
This ordnance officer asserted that tie
battleship designers aref continually on
the jump to keep abreast with the re-
markable developments In torpedo
boat warfare.
1t was conceded in all the depart
ments of the navy in Washington that
there is not battleship afioat without
some defect, and 1t was said by Ad-
miral Dewey to the Press correspond
ent that the British ship Dreadnaught
was found in actual service not TO be
good fighting machine and that ma
terial changes are being and have been
made in her The only way to dlscey-
er the best fighting ships, both Dewey
and Brownson say, is to keep on build
ing them and thereby by degrees APP
proach a standard of excellence. The
defects in other navies are well known
to the United States officers, 1t is said,
and while there is much to be desired
in our ships, our faults are not more
glaring than those Of French and Eng
lish vessels
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-24
sAvAeERY OF A CENTURY AGO.
Poor Woman's Execution Then a Mat
ter of Little Moment.

The hanging of woman, which In
these days calls forth public protests,
was apparently matter Of indiffer-
ence to our grandfathers and grand
mothers, says the London Chronicle. 1t
was In the nineteenth century that a
woman found guilty OF some trifiing
offense was sentenced to death. BY
chance the warrant for her execution
was not sent to the high sheriff, and
she remained In prison for about. three
years. acting as q jail washerwoman.
and occasionally, as a favor In &C
acknowledgement Of her good behavior,
going out, as was then the custom, as
washerwoman to private houses. But
a clerk looking through the home Of
hce records found the warrant that
had never been dispatched. and 1t was
thereupon promptly forwarded to the
sheriff for due process. The woman
was found by the turnkey at the wash
tub In house In the town-Aylesbury.
"Well, :aissus." said he: you are to
be hanged. The warrant has come at
last, and we must carry the sentence
out tomorrow morning at the latest"
"Werry well. them" the wretched
woman submissively replied, Il sup
pose must co." and having washed
the soapsuds OF her arms departed
with the official. She was duly hanged
next morning. From all which 1t would
seem that barely century separates
us from a condition OF primitive bar
barism.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-24
: BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.
II. C. Roster & Co.'S store will keep
open till noon on Christmas day.
Tomorrow being legal holiday
there will be no issue of the Evening
Banner.
Curtis Burt of New York is home to
spend the holidays With his parents,
MIR and Mrs J. Oliver Burt of School
rect.
All are welcome to the YMC. A
rooms to spend Christmas. The rooms
will be open all day.
New material for the Y NJ G A bowl.
ing alley has been shipped and will
soon be here. The alleys will be re
paired and put in good shape in the
near future.
The Matrops Aid will meet in GAR
hall Friday, Dec. %. There will be
On election of officers.
G. A. Maurer went today to Troy to
spend Christmas with Mrs Maurer who
is visiting at her former home in that
city.
Mrs Charles 8. Chase OF Whiting.
ham is in town to spend Christmas
with Mr. Chase, official court reporter.
Hubert Daley will spend Christmas
at his home in town.
Mrs Ann Gavin, Mrs Mary Daley,
Mrs William Casey and John P.
Gavin left this afternoon to spend
Christmas with Mr. and Mrs Stephen
Mulvey of Rutland.
Charles Daley of Schenectady will
spend Christmas with his parents DR.
and Mrs E. b. Daley.
Mr. and Mrs Michael Gunshannon
of Gage street left Monday for a weeks
visit with relatives.
Mrs Walter Johnson of Lynn, Mass
Is spending the week with her sister
Mrs Joseph Pellerin of Gage street
The end of the contest for colo
watch at Rushs bijou which was an.
nounced to come off this evening has
been postponed until Saturday night
Or that night there will be specia
program. After the new year it Is ex
pected that Mr Rush will secure room,
some where on the lower part Of Mair
| street.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-24
Valuable Dwarf Palm Fiber.

The fiber of the dwarf palma tree
until lately regarded as worthless or
harmful--is developing an important
industry in Algeria. Factories are
multiplying, and to these the natives
bring the palm leaves, which are
transformed into vegetable fiber by
steam carding machine, and then
spun and braided. The material has
the advantage over horsehair of being
proof against moths and insects. 1t
is being used for mattresses, woven
products, harness and carriage work,
military bedding, various tissues, and
even hats.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-24
DEATH OF BERT MACKIE
Died at the Soldiers Home Monday
Afternoon.

Died at the Soldiers Home Monday
Afternoon.
Bert Mackie, member OF Co d. 26th
U. S. Infantry which served in >the
Philippines after the Spanish. American
war died at the Soldiers home Monday
afternoon after long illness with dia
belts.
Mr. Mackie was born in Cambridge,
VT. December IL, 1877. He enlisted
from West Concord, VT. and was adj
mitted to the home on May %, 1906.
The funeral was held this afternoon
In the smoke room of the rome at 2.30,
Rev Geo S. Mills officiated. The
burial was in the cemetery of the home
This is the first soldier of the late war
to be buried 10 the cemetery.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs
Mary Mackie of Cabot, Vt. and by
one sister, Mrs Ellen Mackie of Marsh
field, Vt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-24
Sulcldes Of AGED People.

The record Of age for suicides
seemed to be established recently In
Copenhagen, Denmark. A wealthy
lady Of 81, living in Copenhagen, com.
mitted suicide as the result of an un.
successful love affair. She fell in love
with young man, and in fit Of des-
pair, because her affections were not
returned, she sprang from the fourth
floor window one morning and was
killed. She was widow and was the
mother of a high government official.
This record did not stand long, how
ever. A few days later 1t was learned
that Josef Szazkas. aged 106, had
hanged himself at Szatonar, on the
Hungarian frontier because he feared
that God had forgotten him, and that
he was condemned to remain on the
earth for all eternity.
DeWitt's Little Early Riser Pills
are sold by D. A, Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-24
TRADE CONDITIONS.
n. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Business
Review.

NEW YORK, Dee. Pr. G.. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
Holiday trade assumed normal pro.
portions this week, partially recover.
ing earlier losses In comparison with
previous years. and in staple lines
there was better movement in re-
Spouse to more seasonable weather
Although actual business did not in.
crease in the leading industries. there
was a more confident sentiment re-
garding the future, numerous inquiries
encouraging manufacturers to antici.
pate steady improvement In orders
early In 1908. Meanwhile inventories
are being taken and machinery thor.
oughly overhauled and repaired for the
first time In many years. While sew.
eral plants resumed, others were add.
ed to the idle list, and the net change
was small.
The best news of the week was the
official report Of foreign commerce In
November that far surpassed any pre-
vious monthly record Of exports and
supplied favorable international
trade balance Of S93.655.751. This
should make 1t possible to retain much
Of the net imports of gold that amount.
ed to $62,S47,S 1867. For the last week
at this port alone merchandise exports
were $1.076,616 larger than In the
same week last year, while imports de-
creased S3,S2S304. Currency still COM
mands small premium, facilitating
further imports Of specie, and gross
gold in the federal treasury rose above
S941, 100000. while deposits Of public
funds in the national banks increased
to $3.50. 100000
Railway earnings thus far reported
for December were 80 per cent small.
er than last year, but prices of secur.
files recovered moderately. Bank ex'
changes at New York for the week
were 1873 per cent less than In 1906,
and at other leading cities there was q
loss of 21.6 per cent.
Liabilities of commercial failures
thus far reported for December amount
ed to $S.79S.776, of which $4,27l ,2s4
We're in manufacturing, S3,40703l In
trading and Sl,120461 in other COM
mercial lines. Failures this week num-
bered 342 in the United States against
254 last year and % in Canada COM
pared with 20 year ago.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-24
R.ra.ea 70 pl.cn.. po..lnlli,,e..

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 2l.-Wll-
liam j. Bryan in this city when ques-
toned as to Democratic presidential
possibilities and particularly as to the
probable candidacy Of Governor John
A. johnson of Minnesota said. Il
know Governor Johnson personally,
but you must pardon me for not going
into personalities | could not discuss
him nor any one else as a presidential
possibility and be quoted without be-
ing misunderstood. shall not yolun-
teer as Democratic presidential can
didate, but II ] am drafted viii not
desert"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-24
Merely Preparatory.

81 don't mind telling you," said the
pretty girl confidentially, that want
to take thorough course in cooking
in order to fit myself to be good
wife," "You are doing the right
thing, my DEAR" said the matron in
charge of the cooking school. MAY
I ask how soon you expect to be mar
ried?' How should | know?" re
Joined the pretty girl. daintily rolling
up her sleeves. ~ haven't found the
man yet"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-24
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Jerome Slade OF North Adams was
recent guest OF his sister, Mrs Fred
Bugbee. s4T
Miss Bessie Crandall left this morn
ing to spend Christmas in Stephen
town, N. Y.
Miss Stella Hicks. who has been Wis
iting Mr. and Mrs Fred Bugbee of
Branch street has returned to her home
in North Adams.
James Laughlin, who has been the
guest of his sister, Miss Bridget
Loughlin of Maiu street for the past
week, left this morning for Dandy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-24
ST FRANCIS De SALES
Program To Be Rendered at Midnight Mas
and Christmas

Program To Be Rendered at Midnight Mas
and Christmas.
The following program will be Civ
en- at st Francis de Sales church to.
night at midnight and on Christmas
day at 10 o'clock:
Organ Prelude, "Christmas" Whiting
Solo, 30 Hoiy Night Adam
ae Mrs Mary S Healy
Violin obligato by George @. Wood
Kyrie Beethoven
Gloria Gounod
Credo Mario
Offertory, "Adeste Fideles" Novello
Sanctus Gounod
Aynus Del Gounod
Organ Postlude, "The Magi Kings"
List
The choir will be assisted by Ed.
ward C. Bennett, tenor; George G.
Wood, violin, and Dan Whitcomb, cor
net; John H. Daley, organist. A boy
choir OF 40 voices in the chancel will
sing the response and two anthems
with James McCue at the organ.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-24
he Remembrance Receives Likely To Find His Christmas Har
SACRED HEART.
Special Oh istmas Prosram to be Rsndersd
AZ MIdnight mss.

Special Oh istmas Program to be Rsndersd
at Midnight Mass.
Program 10 be rendered at Mid
night Mass and Christina, day
Organ Solo Haydn's celebrated Aus
TRAN Hymn w. Smallwood
Solo Joseph Pellerin
Introite Up Elm chantl Domins digit
ad me.
Solo Joseph Martel
Kyrie, Mass In F A H. Rosewig
Solo Joseph Pellerin
and cuartette as follows;
Joseph Pellerin Soprano
Leo Roy Alto
Ernest Marcoux Tenor
Edmond Noel, Bass
Gloria, Mass in G A. II. Rosewig
Solos
Joseph Pellerin Lea Roy
Ernest Marcoux Edmond Noel
and qusrtette.
Credo, Missa de Angels. fifth tone
y. Ernest Philie
Solo Joseph Pellerin
and chorus OF forty voices.
OTertory, Adestes Fidelis, will be rem.
dered by twelve little misses from
the Sacred Heart Psrochial school
Solo, Miss Eva Ratel; LIST alto,
Miss Alma Lafamme; I'd alto,
Miss Herrnine Bellemare; Tenor,
Miss Elizabeth Burgeois, and Choir.
US.
Sanctus, Mass in G A. Il. Rosewig
Solos
Joseph Pellerin Ernest Marcoux
and qusrtette.
Aguns Del, fifth tone ]. Ernest Philie
Solo Edmond Noel
and chorus
Communion a, Jesus Enfant
Lambillotte
Solo Joseph Pellerin
Immediately after the high mass
low mass will be said and Christmas
hymns will be sung by the parochial
school children. Solos by the Misses
Regina Roy, Elizabeth Bourgeois,
Eva Ratel and Alma Laflamme.
March in G -
Christmas day mass will be said at
10 O'CLOCK aud the midnight program
will be repeated.
Afternoon enediction OF the Bles-
sed Sacrament at 4 o'clock.
Organ Voluntary
o Salutarius John Griffin
Quartette
Alma Redemptoris
Duet
Joseph Pellerin and Lea Roy
Cor Jesu-Choir
Tantum Ergo J, Griffin
Quartette
Eaudate Dominum
Plain Chant
Choir
March OF the Priests.
Choir Director, Joseph Pellerin.
Organiste. Miss Emma LaMarre.