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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-03
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STATE CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR
Annual Convention to be Held at Swan
ton Oct. 8, 8 and 10.

Annual Convention to be Held at Swan
ton Oct. q, 9 and 10.
The 22nd annual state convention
OF the Vermont Christian Endeavor
Union will be held at Swanton Oct 8,
3 and 10 with the following program:
Tuesday Evening.
Devotional Outlook
Rev. Fraser Metzger, Randolph.
Annual Survey of c. Il. Field Work In
Vermont
Rev. Frank r. Morris, Bennington
Address
Rev. Ernest H. Tippett, Montreal, Can.
Wednesday Morning.
Devotional Outlook
Rev. Fraser Metzger
Greetings
For Swanton-Rev. Il. J. RanslOw.
For the EndeavOrs-C. l.. Smith
Response
J. c. Underwood, Hartland
Reports.
General Discussion of Extension Pos
sibilities-
Led by State Pres. Rev. F. r. Morris
Address-"The Mission Study Ideal
and Possibility"
Rev. Silas p. Perry, Richford
Wednesday Afternoon.
Devotional Outlook
Rev. +. Metzger
Normal Training Glasses and CONFER
ence.
Address-"An Enlarged Vision"
Rev. w. II. Spence, Rutland
Address, Great Convention, Seat
tie, 1907"
Miss Grace M. Young, Fair Haven
Conferences
Local Work, leader, Miss Young
The Local Society, Rev. G. X. Stair
Wednesday Evening
Devotional Outlook
Rev. +. Metzger
Address-"The Christian as Citizen
Rev. Thos. Chalmers, Manchester, N II
Reception.
Thursday Morning
Devotional Outlook
Rev. +. MetZger
Normal Training Glasses and Confer
ence.
Recognition Service
Presentation Of Increase
Banner and Recognition Certihcates
Business Session
Reports from Committees
Election of Officers
Thursday Afternoon
Devotional Outlook
Rev. +. MetZger
Normal Training Glasses and Confer
ence
Junior Session
Thursday Evening
Devoti NAL Outlook
Rev. f. Metzger
Address-"A Challenge"
Rev Francis A. Poole, Barre
Closing words by State President
Rev. Frank r. Morris.
Gov. Fletcher d. Proctor Will be
the guest of honor at the convention
and will speak at one of the sessions.
A special feature OF the state con
yention will be the normal training
classes each afternoon. The Home
Mission class will be led by A. II.
Gage of st. Johnsbury and the Foreign
Mission class by Rev. Benjamin Swift
of Woodstock.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-03
TREAT Ed like A
MONARCH OF \
ROYALTY
Secretary and Mrs. Taft Dine
With Emperor
PRINCES GIVE THEM VEL COME
Party Leaves Tokyo For Visit to-
Temples OF kiotoh For Nasasakl
Tonight.

z TOKYO, Oct. 3. - War Secretary
Taft officially babe farewell to Japan
last night and left the brilliantly dec.
Grated Shmbashi railroad station for
Kobe amid the firing of an artillery sa-
lutte and a great display Of fireworks. 3
officials of the government, includ.
ing the heads of the war and navy de-
partments; the staff of the American
embassy and the municipal officers OF
Tokyo, assembled on the platform to
extend their best wishes for the health
and success OF the distinguished trav-
eler during his tour around the world.
Previously Mr.. and Mrs. Taft, ac-
companied only by Brigadier General
Edwards, chief Of the bureau Of insu.
lar affairs. and Frederick w. Carpen-
ter, Mr.. Taft's private secretary, had
driven in an imperial carriage, escort
ed by troop of cavalry, to the EN-
peror's palace with all the ceremony
surrounding royal monarch.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-03
$4,000 FROM GEN. FURLoNG
Estelie Erdeman Who Lived in Mid
dletown Springs Can't Be Found

New York, Oct. 2.-Where is Estelle
Erdeman? That is the question which
is puzZling the executors of Gen. Chas,
r. Furlong who died here recently,
leaving large estate. One of the ben
eficiaries Is Miss e. -e.nln and she was
at Middletown Springs, VT, when last
heard from. She is not there now.
Practically all the great fortune of
Gen. Furlong is left to charity. Many
people who attended him at the hotels
where he lived are remembered by
generous requests. Among them is
Miss Erdeman. The will says that dur
ing the summer of 1887 and for some
time previous to that, she was employ
I'd by Joseph Eager at the Hontrest ho-
tel, Middletown Springs, Vt. Her be-
quest amounts to $4,000.
Other legacies include $1,000 each to
four employees at the Fifth Avenue no
tel where Gen. Furlong made his home
for 81 years. He also gave his favor
lite barber $1,000.
Considerable mystery hangs over q
10000 beQuest of the generals, which
reads, ITO Luba Shestakow. daughter
Princess Olga Gagarime of Odessa,
Russia) now residing near Yalfa,
Crimea, Russia, the said Luba Shesta-
kow being my godchild."
Many old friends at the hotel are
asking II this is the life secret of the
old bachelor general who night after
night, spun yarns in the Amen" cor
ner of the hotel. Public requests Of
5000, 900 are also named.
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A CROWD OF $4,000.
All OF Vermont Records go at State
Fair

White River Junction, Oct. 1.-THE
second day of the first annual Yer
mont state fair opened with heavy
fog hugging the pavements. but be
fore D o'clock the mists had cleared
away and more delightful weather
could not have been desired.
Excursions trains were run on all the
railroads and they began arriving
early. A count of the tickets this ev.
ening showed an actual sale To 90. 900
people, the largest crowd ever gath
cred upon a fair ground In Vermont
and it was an orderly gathering; no ar
rests were made and no intoxicated
persons were seen. Over 800 automo-
biles were ON the grounds at one time
and fully 1000 teams brought people.
The number of visitors from the neigh
boring state OF New Hampshire is es-
timated as high as 10000.
The first track event of the day was
the 10 mile automobile race for two
cylinder cars There were two entries
a Buick, by Walter b. Johnson of Es-
sex Junction and jackson by Il. p.
Blake OF Boston. The Buick got away
at the drop of the flag and in the first
five miles had gained mile on the
Jackson. The last named ear with
drew from the race. while the Buick
with a stop of 25 seconds to adjust
some part of the machine, made the 10
miles in IA minutes and "a seconds.
Mr.. johnson won the $50 silver cup
There were three events on the card
for trotting.
Former Governors J. g. Mccullough
and John A. Stewart with friends oc-
cupied one OF the boxes. Senator Red
field Proctor and Lieut. Gov. Prouty and
Congressman ID. j. Foster witnessed
the races.
Todays sheep driving contests were
OF great interest to the spectators. The
dog, Bruce. owned by William Miller
OF Lyden, Mass, won the first prize,
penring his sheep in six minutes. The
dog, Fleet, also owned by Mr.. Miller,
was second, penning his sheep in eight
minutes.
The fair will be continued through
Friday to care for the races that were
put over from Tuesday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-03
FROM GREAT LAKES
TO MEXICO
GULF
Roosevelt at Cairo on Mississ-
ippi Tour.
WHY PACIFIC FLEET IS SENT
Declares Deepening of the River a
National Task = Must Defend 18th.
milan Canal.

CAIRO, Ill.,, Oct. 3.--Accompanied by
great fotilla down the Mississippi
from st. Louis, President Roosevelt
arrived here this morning with Gov
ernOr Curry Of New Mexico, who Is
travelling with the president to Mem
phls.
The steamer Mississippi, on which Is
the presidential party, was followed by
the United States steamer Colonel
Mackenzie, carrying the members of
the inland waterways commission; the
Alton, bearing the governors Of fifteen
states; the Tennessee, chartered for
thirty-six visiting congressman. and
sixteen other large steamboats, and a
host Of smaller craft.
AS the f0tilla passed Jefferson bar
racks the soldiers quartered there
stood ut attention on the bank while
the presidential salute was fired.
The president went on board the
steamer Colonel Mackenzie last night
for conference with the members Of
the inland waterways commission.
When speaking at st. Louis Presi-
dent Roosevelt discussed river i'm
provement, the Panama canal, the ma
w and its coming cruise to the Pacific,
"the proper national supervision and
control of corporations" the constitu-
ton, railroads and Capitalization.
The first pat O.. The presidents
speech was In regard to the improve
ment Of the Mississippi river, which
he regarded as q national task.
BY far the most interesting Of the
presidents remarks related TO the ma
w. He made no reference to Japan,
but asserted that the Pacific cruise
was for practice. saying. "Our fleet is
going to Its own hone waters in the
Pacific, and after stay there 1t will
return to its own home waters In the
Atlantic"
The president led up to this matter
by way Of the Panama canal. He said
the country Woe aaanitaiv committed
to the Monroe doctrine and to the duty
Of building, policing and defending
the isthmian waterway. 1--WE have
definitely taken our place among the
great world powers he said. There.
fore unless we are content to acknowl-
edge ourselves a weak and timid ma
ton we must steadily build up and
maintain great fighting navy"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-03
LORD BISHOP OF LONDON.


giving and active love of God. God
forbid that l should deny the difficult.
ties which surround belief In the
love of God or ignore the stern side of
the New Testament. but no church will
save the world and especially those
thousand millions who have not yet
had chance of making up their minds
as to the truth of Christianity except
a church that believes and proclaims
and lives out the love Of God to every
child that he has made.
And with the gospel of the love of
God must go what we call In England
the message OF "A free salvation. 1t
may he that In the past we may have
allowed a legalizing spirit to creep
over the church, but today high church
and low church vie in England to
preach a gospel of free salvation
that the Eternal Son of God came into
this world and gave himself for his
brothers; that the Christian religion
does not consist In belief In good
man named Jesus Christ dying on the
cross. but consists in belief in the
sacrifice of God himself.
81 have no means of knowing the
trend of religious thought in the Unit
ed States, but from my experience of
East, North and West London the fu.
ture has to do with no church which
sinks to what is called the new the
ology.
God forbid we should say word
against any individual man who be-
lieves as much as he can of the Chris
tian creed, but what we must beware
of on both sides of the Atlantic is los
ing the power of our message by try
ing to make 1t easier to be believed.
''rhe church of the future must un-
doubleday possess the unbroken minis
try and the historic sacraments which
you possess in the church of America
today: Hold fast that thou hast. that
no man take thy crown
''But after all is said and done the
most evangelistic, the most catholic,
the most orthodox church on earth
will produce no effect upon the world
If 1t has not still one further charac-
teristic. 1t must clearly and unmis-
takably and before all the world be
unworldiy itself.
Bear with me- then. when / say as
my last word that the greatest danger
of the church on both sides of the At
lantic is worldliness.
I'm one sense 1t Is impossible for the
church to mix too freely with the
world. Into the slums of East Lon
don, into the business of Wall street.
into the mining camps at Klondike the
church must go, and no human inter-
est in the world is outside the interest
| OF the church.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-03
WILL NOT DISCUSS swANToN
Collector Darling Says Situation Calls
For No Explanation.

Burlington ct. 1.-While the ar
ticles of the Boston Herald detallihg
the custom house tangle at Swanton
are causing widespread comment ana
discussion throughout the state, they
have been read with no little interest
by Burlington people, as Burlington Is
the headquarters Of the customs dis.
trict and the home OF the collector OF
the port, Charles H. Darling, formerly
assistant secretary Of the navy, and a
man prominent in the state and nat
ion. 49,,
Mr.. Darling is paying little atten,
ton to the matter except that he read
with interest the accounts OF the posi-
ton taken by Swanton people In the
controversy and the arguments put
forth to prove their case.
II do not care to enter into a discus
sion OF the matter or to make any
statement In regard to IT, said Mr..
Darling. 1T is a local question be.
tween the Grand Trunk railroad and
the people of Swanton. The orders
from the treasury department have
been construed by me as the depart
ment wishes and / do not believe the
situation calls for an explanation OF
! statement from me at this time"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-03
W0RLDL|NESS IS
THE ONE GREAT
DANGER
National Assembly Of Episco-
pal Church at Richmond
PREGNANT WORDS BY INGRAM
Christians Should Preach the Love OF
God to Every Child Brought Into
This World.

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 3.-Facing all
The problems which have been dis
cussed and passed over in conventions
gone by and number Of new ques-
tons of great importance, the Protes-
tant Episcopal church of the United
States assembled here for its forty
fifth triennial convention, which Is ex-
pected to be one of the most interest
ing in the history Of the church.
The Right Rev. "A. +. Wilmington
Ingram, the lord bishop of London,
preached the opening sermon at the
celebration of the holy communion in
Holy Trinity church.
The bishop. who gave his idea of the
characteristics which the church which
Is to dominate the future must possess,
said in part:
First, undoubtedly the future can
only belong to a church which believes
and breaches the forthreaching ener
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-03
A GROWING CLINIC
Excellent Opportunity for Treatments
at the North Adams Hospital.

It will be of interest to the people in
Bennington to learn that there is an
eye, ear, nose and throat clinic held at
the North Adams hospital every Tues
day and Friday morning for those un-
able to pay for treatments or to have
glasses. properly fitted by an oculist
The annual report ending Oct 1st,
shows that 209 patients were treated
during the year, divided as follows:
Eye 101, ear SO, nose IL and throat 80.
Among the more serious cases were
those of clrido-cyslitis, acute glaucoma,
keratitis, retinitis and mastoiditis.
There were 60 operations, most import
ant of which were those for strabis-
mus, cataract and glaucoma. There
were % operations of adenoids and 26
cases of refraction. The above speaks
well for the charity work being done
In that institution. A few people from
Bennington have attended these clinics
They are under the personal charge of
Drs. G. w. Wright and +. G. O'iara.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-03
Fowler Not killed by Cane Rush.

ITHACA, N. ", Oct. 3.-Henry j.
Runger, the room mate and friend of
the late II. Douglas Fowler, the Cor
nell freshman who died last Sunday
from the result of injuries Mt first sup.
posed to have been received III
freshman cane rush, forwarded a state
ment to President Schurman Of Cor
nell. in which he denies that the
young man came to his death from
any other than natural causes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-03
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.

For Eastern New York and western
Vermont, increasing cloudiness and
warmer tonight Friday showers,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-03
The Upholstery Suits and
Floor COVERINGS
SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS

SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS
frightening up the home a lit
tie for winter2 Just drop in
here for suggestions.
Couch Covers CSC to $1,000
Portiere Curtains $3.50 to $500
Room-size Rugs $500 to $4,000
Inlaid Linoleums 89c to $l.S0
Oil Cloths Csc to 40.
Stove Rugs SOC to $1.75
Printed Linoleums SOC to Csc
Armures, per yd.. SOC to SIPS
Tapestrys, yd., $l.z5 to $500
Cretonnes 10c to 4Oc
Muslin Curtains SOC to SIPS
Lace Curtains $1.0O to $l2.12
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06
Afloat aDd Ash ore

panther crouched, and was evidently about to
spring; but Mrs. Darlyng did not lose her
wits, Grasping the big dipper, and standing
beside the kettle that was filled with boil,
ing water, she ladled it out and dashed it into
the face of the big cat. The savage creature
rolled over with howl of pain, and, as the
woman continued to dash on the hot water,
it hastily scrambled up the tree again. Mrs.
Darlyng snatched up her rifle and fired three
shots as rapidly as possible. At the third
shot, down came the beast, as dead as door
nail, and Mrs. Darlyng clasped her little one
to her bosom and tainted. The skin of the
panther now adorns the brave woman's sitting
room. and Alice uses it for rug.
Jack Markley and Ned Scott, two Young
men who we're working on an irrigation ditch
in the foothills of Western Colorado, recent
ly had remarkable adventure with that pec,-
liar animal called the lynx. They were follow
ing the shore of a backwater pond when they
came upon three of these animals among n
pile of brush, gnawing upon the bones of some
animal. They leaped up and began to spit
when they saw the men, and one of them, a
hideous old male, began to yowl and arch his
back. Scott had his rifle and instantly cooked
it; Markley had only an AK. Scot fred. and
when the smoke had cleared away the old
lynx was seen coming for them, the other two
not far behind. Both men promptly fed,
CONTINUED ON FOLLOWING PAGE.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06

Probably he means it for present to
Jack"
Il shouldn't WONDER" said Harry Jack
told me his birthday came about this time"
Then it will be. great pleasure to you to
return the watch"
Great pleasure!" grumbled Harry to him
self. 81 want that watch as much as Jack
Rice does any day.
Jack was his friend; but the friends of a
selfish boy stand long distance second to
himself and his own interests.
"Theres a reward of five dollars" he said,
looking at the paper.
But of course you wouldn't take it, Har-
ry," said his mother IF it was a stranger,
you might; but in this case, you wouldn't
wish to, I'm sure"
Harry went out in great discomfort and i'll
humor. If he had to give up the watch, he
would like the five dollars. But he did not
want to take the only straightforward way of
getting the money.
Toward evening he wrapped up the watch
as he had found it and took his way to the
street in which Mr.. Rice lived.
Keeping himself at distance where he
thought himself safe from observation by any
OF the family, he hung about until he saw a
ragged little boy lounging near.
"Do you want to do an errand for me?'
he asked.
yes" said the boy.
"You take this parcel and give it to the
folks in that house, and when they look at
what's in it, they'll give you five dollars. It's
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06

Couldn't wear now?'
No; of course 1t isn't yours"
How soon will it be mine? How soon
I'm month or SO, perhaps, if we hear moth
Then his father, absorbed in business, for
got all about the watch, and Harry resolved
at once that he would not advertise.
IF anybody wants it, they can do their
own Advertising" he said, taking out the
watch, listening to its tick, and then putting
it into his pocket.
He disposed the light chain over his vest,
and looked in the glass at the effect, more
and more coveting the watch and longing for
the day when he might really consider it his
own.
Here is an advertisement for your watch,
Harry" said his father, looking up from his
paper, morning or two later.
Harry colored with vexation, which he
thought best not to show
"And. I see il, is the father of your friend
Jack Rice whSo, lost it. He is a son of d. G..
Rice, isn't he?"
eyes, sir"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06

1VAYl HAIS TINS!
lWI Harry had stepped into street
car, which for the moment CHANGED
EeaJ to be empty, On the cushion lay
go a small, neatly-tied-up parcel.
Now, / wonder who could have
left this here? What's in it, anyway? I'm
going to see. I've found it, and of course it's
mine, when don't know who it belongs to.
Anything you find is yours till you find out
whose else it is.
"And I don't believe I'm going to try very
hard" was the thought away down in Harry's
heart as he slipped the parcel in his pocket.
He did not know that it was his duty to
give the lost package to the conductor of the
car. II he had known. it is not certain he
would have done so, for if there was anything
in the world precious to Harry it was him
self, and he was always the lookout for
something that might be useful and pleasing
to that parsonage.
The street-car conductor would have taken
the parcel to the office of the road where it
would have been held, awaiting inquiries from
the owner. But, as We have seen, the lost ar
ticle, whatever it might be, left the car in
Harry's pocket.
On his arrival at home, he went off by him
self to examine his find. 1t might be only
dainty bit of candy, in which ne might not
wish any one but himself to be concerned. If
il proved TO be some fancy article, of little
value to himself, he would be sure to show
it to the others.
He unwrapped one paper, then another. 1t
must be something nice, by the careful wrap
ping. A morocco case opened, the cover flying
up at the touch of his finger upon the spring.
"Hurrah!"
Upon the velvet lining lay silver watch!
'The very thing I've been wanting for so
long. OF course it won't be mine if hear
who it belongs to. But if l don't it will be-"
Harry did not stop to ask himself how
nearly allied to a thief he became in his strong
desire 70 keep the property of some one else,
and in his determination, only half admitted
to his own heart, to avoid finding the owner
If it were possible.
He could not, of course, keep the matter
from his own family. He never could use or
wear it without their knowledge. =,
the watch at the dinner table
where did you find it?" asked his father.
new, you see."
"Yes, and a good one l should say" said
his father, examining it.
at isn't likely should find out who it be-
% "and i L don't % can use use L, t can't sT r.? marry
"You had better advertise"