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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JANUARY 5. 1908

would come to after offering himself to them!"
Then she repaired to the telephone, and soon had
the womanly and domestic Beatrice at the other end
of the line. After sufficient prelimnares, she put
her FULL red lips (they triple charged magnets,
those lips powerfully compelling) close to the trans
mtter. and modulating her voice. passed the secret
oh. Be-" she called, I've just got to tell some
one! Glen proposed last night!
For few seconds there silence, save for the
nuf1ed roar carried in by the mechanism of the
instrument. Then gay guileless laugh tinkled
over the Wire and-oh, womanly, domestic Beatrice!
Gladys heard this
What, To you tooa Really, GLADLY, Glen
ries his flirting too"
GLADYS would hear no more. She hung up the re-
ceiver with vicious click and rushing to her
threw herself regardessy the heap of pillows in
her coy There for time she papitated and
with swapping eyeds strove to keep back the tears
Then her anger began to subside and hiding her face
from the light-the same light that shone on him
she soaked her favorte gift pillow with the brine of
her woe.
1t was all, all, over, she thought She was now
prepared to cast him, his image, and his
DRY, forever out of her heart. At that moment she
would not have been surprised to have heard that
he had proposed to every young woman he had ever
met Her first intention was to write him note and
laconically command him never, never, to speak
to her look at her again. But in the of
hour that decision lost weight She would let him
come and have the maid take his card. very disanty
and bring it up to her; and then she would send
word down that Miss GRAY says she is sorry, but
she can't receive YOU any more. Oh! wouldn't
that pierce his perfdious conceited heart?
At that climax of contemplated revenge the
luncheon bell rung. Gladys only nbbied and sipped
but it revived her better spirits. Eating, at BEST
may be material performance; but in of
detection, and those of injured love- it is often
singuary efficacious a restorative.
Having lunched Gladys again altered her plan.
She would not only let him get into the paradise that
contained her radiant presence; she would go down
and appear before him. And then when drawn to
her by irresistible force, he was about to crave
priceless boon from her lips, she would put him from
gently, pityingy. In even, composed tone of
voice she would reveal to him, to his lasting regret
the knowledge that, whatever weak woman's short
comings, she is Loyalty reciprocal with her sisters in
the matter of secrets even to the most sacred of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05

them. Yes, that would be much the
best plan. So she let it stand and
waited impatiently
At eight-thirty that evening Glen
had not yet invaded the paradise
that held the radiant presence, and
Gladys was getting anxious. True,
he seldom. came much earlier than
that on summer evenings, but he was
always at least few minutes before
eight thirty. Could it be possible
that fate was to deprive her of her
revenge! No, not revenge, now; only
her duty to rebuke him as he deserved.
Doubtless some one of those four arch
conspirators against her happiness had
warned him that she knew, and he
would remain away. Well, his COM
ing or not coming would make no diff
ference; she would quietly and effec-
tually efface him from her thoughts
just the same.
At eight-thirty-two Gladys began
to pace restively. He couldn't stay
away and remain a man! He had
fore bound on his honor. Surely, he
had not fallen so low as to break his
word?
At eight-thirty-four Gladys's head
was beginning to ache. Her heart was
already-not quite aching, but beating
fast and hard.
At eight-thirty -hve-the bell, and
Glen! The maid, unconscious that
she was sending a man to his doom,
delivered him unto Gladys, who
seized him and thrust-no, that was
all; she just seized him.
You are late!" she declared
lover five minutes late!"
For reply he was about to take a
priceless boon without bothering with
the craving. when she remembered
"Oh!" she said dramatically
Don't touch mel" And then she
did thrust him from her, but imme-
diately drew him back. ITO think"
she went on with abrupt directness
abrupt directness is one of the in
Vulnerable ways of a maid with a
NAM, that you would make love and
propose to all those other girls, and
then not only propose to me, but add
insult to injury by swearing that l
was the first!
Why, Gladys" began Glen, who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
Rmes by Dudley A. Brasdon

To scam-per straight across the room
And pounce on yon-der man
And paw him, as do cats mouse.
He'll try to run away;
But best laid plans of mice and men
Too often gang a-glee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
Drawing by w. w. Denslow:

The Par-lor Kitten next we see.
Observe her cunning pose!
What do / think that she'll do next?
lIy dear, nobody knows.
Sur-prise-ful leaps she loves to make
Perhaps it is her plan
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-19
|vERS COMMITTED
TO STATE ASYLUM
At WATERBURY,
Socialist Candidate for Con-
gress Adjudged Insane
DIAGNOSED HIS OWN CASE
Deransed Through Failure to Secure
Reelection as Secretary Of Barre
Quarry Workers Union.
HIS OWN CASE

Montpelier, Aug. 19.--Doctors yes
terday adiudged Timothy Ivers insane
and at a hearing in probate court
here he was ordered committed to
the state hospital for the insane at
Waterbury at the states expense -
Ivers is running on the socialist
ticket for Congress In the End Yer
mont district against Judge Frank
Plumley, republican, and A. J. Sibley
of Montpelier, democrat. He is a
quarryman by occupation and became
deranged from remorse after he was
defeated for financial secretary of the
Quarry Workers Union.
Being unable to sleep nights be has
been diagnosing his own case through
medical books and reached the conclu-
sion that he would have to be sent to
the asylum for treatment. He, there
fore, went to that institution of his
own accord last Saturday but was
refused admittance because he did
not have doctors certificate and his
necessary papers which would have
allowed him to enter the institution.
Ivers went back to his home In Bar
re town and was preparing tc leave
on the midnight train for Westerly,
X. J., where his mother resides, when
he was stopped at the request of his
brother. The legal proceedings were
concluded yesterday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-19
OPENING RALLY OF
CAMP A|GN HELD
THIS EVENING
Big Crowd Expected at Putnam
House Square
TWO WELL-KNOWN SPEAKERS
Senator w. p. Dillingham; and Edw
q. Finn VIII Discuss Political
Issues.

Arrangements for the opening rally
of the campaign to be held from the
stand in front of the court house this
evening have heen completed. Today
a force of men from the Bennington
Electric Lighting company's office was
at work putting in the wires for the
electric lights and all the details for
the occasion will have been completed
before the speakers shall have arrived
on the flyer from the north this after.
noon.
Tho combination Of two such speak
ers as Senator William p Dillingham;
who has had long experience In
public life and whose career at Wash
ington has been unusually large and
varied, and Edw. Finn of Springfield,
who Is considered the wittiest cam
paign speaker in Vermont, ought to
bring out record-breaking crowd.
The man who takes his politics seri
ously will certainly he enlightened by
Mr.. Dillingham; and the citizen who
wants little spice in his will be well
entertained by Mr.. Finn.
The atmospheric conditions during
the day have not been so promising as
they might be and arrangements have
been made TO hold the rally at Library
hail in case of rain.
The band will ne in attendance and
the rally will be opened at s
o'clock
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-19
MARSHAL THE MENTAL FACULTY.
System Necessary to Get Best Work
from the Brain.

The normal mind acts under law.
The mental faculties will not give up
their best unless they are marshaied
by system. They respond cordially to
order, but they rebel against slipshod
methods. They are like soldiers.
They must have leader. a general
who enforces order, method. The ma
lority of people get very little out OF
their brains because they never learn
to think Systematically. Their minds
are like some country stores where
everything is jumbled up. There Is
no order or method anywhere. They
browse, or cogitate, but they do not
focus their minds and conduct their
mental processes with order.
Slovenly mental habits will destroy
the finest minds. The strength and per-
sistency OF our habitual thought force
measure our efficiency. The habitual
.thought-force in many people is so
feeble and spasmodic that they cannot
focus their minds with sufficient vigor
to accomplish much.
We can quickly tell the first time we
meet person whether his thought
force is strong or weak, for every SEN
tence he utters will partake OF Its
quality. The person who has a mega
tive thought-force betrays his lack OF
strength in his every word. His lam
guage is weak, has no gripping quality.
But the man with vigorous men,
tality takes right hold of you. grips
your mind with every sentence. His
power thrills you, and you feel imme-
diately that you are in the presence OF
strong personality. 1t Is the posi-
tive, the aggressive thought that Gre
ates, that invents. The negative
thought Is always weak.-Success
Magazine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-19
VERMONT DELEGATES
viii Represent State at international
Fisheries Congress

Stowe, Aug. 1S,-Gov. F. d. Proc
tor has appointed H. G. Thomas of
this place, Maxwell Evarts of Wind
sor, Charles Downer of Sharon, J. S.
Flint Of Burlington, and DR.. G. A. Gale
of Rutland, as delegates to the fourth
international Fishery Congress which
will be held in Washington September
1926.
The first congress was held In Par
is In 1900; the second in st. Peters
burg in 1902; the third in Vienna in
1905; and the fourth coming to the
United States by invitation of the
bureau Of fisheries. The American
Fisheries society will hold their 9th
annual meeting, opening September
%, holding Joint sessions with the
congress celebrating on all important
affairs concerning fishing and fish cul-
ture and will submit propositions and
memorials to governments, to prov
inces, and the local authorities. Pres.
ident Roosevelt will receive the mem.
bers of the congress at the White
House. The secretary of commerce
and labor, the Hon. Oscar s. Stone
will give an evening reception and
many entertainments are provided.
The pollution OF waters. obstruction
Of waters, regulation and legislation
introduction of foreign species, dis
eases Of fish, and international treat
les, will be discussed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-19
ADVICE FOR NERVOUS PEOPLE.
Exercise by Which System 10 Re-
freshed and Invlgorated.

For relaxing tense nerves there is
nothing like a tonic bath and this spe'
cial relaxing exercise.
The bath is quite simple-nothing
but alternate sprays Of hot and cold
water, given for from five to ten min
utes. This Is possible for any one
who can afford rubber hose with a
spray attachment, which fastens on to
the nozzle Of the hot and cold spigot.
1t usually costs about 81.
Follow the bath with this exercise,
which stimulates the nerves without
the expenditure OF nerve force:
Stand with the weight Of the body
on the left foot, the right fixed lightly
on the floor a little in advance OF It
Raise slowly the right arm to the Level
of the shoulder, then move arm in q
circle from right to left and reverse
The left arm Is then treated In the
same manner, with the weight Of body
on right foot.
BY exercise of this kind the ner
vous system is refreshed and invigor
at. 1t is important in doing the move
ments to relax so thoroughly that one
forgets she has any muscles. In other
words, the movement is to be quite in
voluntary.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-19
PAID W|TH|L|FEF FOR
WRONG HE HAD
COMMITTED
Physician Says Capt. Annis
Made Anti-Morten Statement
ATTITUDE OF MRS. HARRIS
Reported That Wife Of Annls' Slayer
viii Support Husband at Time
Of Trial.

New York, Aug. ia predomina-
ting figure in the Hains-Annis tragedy
at present is Mrs. Claudia Hams, the
attractive young wife of Capt Peter
G. Hams Jr., who on Saturday shot
and killed William Il. Annis.
What the attitude of Mrs. Hams
will be is of paramount interest and
Importance to the lawyer for the
Hams brothers and to the district at
torney. Rumors are rife that Mrs
Hams would drop her hostile demean-
or towards her husband and take her
place at his side when the trial came
However, these reports came from no
authoritative source and Mrs Hains
and her lawyers are keeping silent as
to her plans.
New light is expected at the inquest
into the death of Capt. Annis. DR..
Henry Houghton, the physician who
was at the side Of Annis when he lost
consciousness, was quoted yesterday
as intimating that Annis made state
ment before his death. in which he
acknowledged that he was paying
with his life for a wrong he had com
mitted. He told certain things to
ing" Mthe
me- Or Houghton is quoted as say
ing, which no one else heard and
which | have told to no one. When
/ am called on to testify before the
coroner's jury, | will probably make
IL public."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-19
THROWN BY YOUNG
COLT AND COLLAR
BONE BROKEN
Mark Tudor Has More III Luck
With Horses
HAD STRENUOUS EXPERIENCE
Stopped Animal In its Fast Bolt But
Was Later Thrown Down and
Run Over.
HAD STRENUOUS EXPERIENCE

Mark Tudor of the Pownal road Is
suffering from q broken collar bone
ard other painful injuries as a result
of an accident which occurred Tues.
day afternoon while he was leading a
colt from the Moses Wilson farm in
the south part of the village.
Mr.. Tudor started from home early
In the afternoon driving a young colt
to this village to be shod. When he
reached the farm of Moses Wilson the
horse became frightened at a thresh-
ing machine and engine, which were
at work near the road, and ran some
distance before being stopped by run.
ming into fence. In this mixup the
bride was broken but no other dam
age was done to either horse or dri-
YER
On the return trip, however, Mr.
Tudor, fearing that tho horse would
be frightened again started to lead the
animal by the head. The animal be-
came frightened and threw Mr. Tudor
to the ground Both horse and wag-
on ran over his PROSTATE body, caus-
ing the injuries mentioned above.
The frightened animal continued on
his wild course to the Tudor home
stead where 1t was stopped without
doing any great damage.
This is the third time this year that
Mr.. Tudor's horses have figured in
accidents.
About the middle of May a seeding
drill to which one of his teams was
hitched was struck by a trolley car
and totally demolished. A few DAYS
later the same team hitched to har.
row, became frightened at an auto.
mobile and ran away doing consider
able damage to both horses and injur.
ing the driver. In the former acct
dents Mr. Tudors hired man was
driving the horses but this time he
was the victim himself.
This morning Mr. Tudor was resting
as comfortably as could be expected
but will undoubtedly be confined tC
the house several days &c q result OF
his injuries.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-19
FIGHTING BOB"
ON RETIRED LIST
. OF u. S. NAVY
Rear Admiral Evans Celebrates
His gid Birthday
BELIEVES IN BIG NAVY
Has Had Longest Active ServIo Q Of
Any officer Who Has Reached
Rank Of Rear Admiral.

Lake Mohonk, N. Y, Aug. 19.--t'ar
from grim warships and the sea,
where he spent 4S years in the ser.
vice of his country, Rear Admiral
Robley u. Evans of the United States
navy, yesterday at this quiet hotel
in the mountains, reached the age
limit, 81, and passd from the ranks of
the country's active sea fighters
His was the longest service of any
man who reached the rank of rear
admiral in the United States navy.
All through the day the hotel here
was thronged with admirers of Flight
ing Bob" who were eager to COLI
graduate him upon the 62nd anniyer-
sary of his birth and to wish him
many more happy and useful years.
kilograms by the score reached him
from all parts of the country.
Sailors, soldiers, statesmen, and
civilians; in fact, every walk in life,
was presented in the great outpouring
of messages of congratulations
In reply 10 the query of a friend
who asked the admiral how he felt
on his 62nd birthday, Fighting Bob
replied:
"Fit as a fiddle, / am go years
young today and Nexpect TO reach a
hundred | am taking on flesh at the
rate of half pound a day and l
haven't got a thing to do but loaf.
Who wouldn't get well under such cir
cumstances?"
The admiral said he expected to
stay here until October, when he will
go to Washington to be associated
with the general board in an advisory
capacity.
The admiral strongly asserted, in
answer to a question, that the United
States is in duty bound to maintain
large navy. He declared that he
had always held that our best guaran.
tee of perpetual peace is to be SO
strong that other nations will be
afraid of us
1--WE should have "a battleships in
both the Pacific and the Atlantic
oceans" said the admiral
The admiral expressed II as his
opinion that such a fleet would moi
only guarantee a state OF peace but
would have value in promoting our
| trade interests.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-19
WHEELER's NEW POSITION
Present Manager to Become Engineer
of Maintenance

Leavenworth Wheeler, whom c. Q.
Richmond of North Adams succeeds
as manager OF the Berkshire street
railway, is to be engineer of mainten.
ance for the New England Investment
and Security company and will be a
member OF the general executive staff
with Offices in Springfield. The new
position comes in the nature of pro-
motion to Mr.. Wheeler who is regard
ed as a very practical street railway
man. He stands high in the estimat-
ion of President Storrs of the COM
pany with whom be will be closely as
ISOLATED.
Il was three years ago the goth of
this month that Mr., Wheeler was
transferred to Pittsfeld from Worces-
ter. He succeeded II. c. Page as SUI
permtendent Of the Berkshire Street
Railway company, Mr.. Page going to
Springfield as superintendent of the
Springfield road. While at Worcester
Mr.. Wheeler built the Worcester and
Southbridge traction lire. He is
we'll acquainted with the technique OF
street railroading.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-19
CELEBRATION OF LONG AGO
w. j Britton Remembers August 10th
When bennington Was a Hamlet

Editor of the Banner:-l read the
announcement of the big 10th of Aug.
ust celebration under the auspices OF
the F. NJ. r. A. b. society in your last
weeks issue, and It brings back fond
recollections of the past, as | attended
this celebration commemorative OF the
battle Of Bennington, between 80 and
60 years ago, when your historical old
town was mere hamlet compared to
the Remington of now.
At that time I was a resident of
Cambridge, N. Y, and company was
organized to visit your town and help
to celebrate the memorable day, the
style and title of which was "R A. Us
from Bisons Lodge of Bullock
Ledge so in number and the writer
was one Of the happy band,
Several thousand people were pres
ent to enjoy Inc festivities from all
parts Of the country Being native
of Bennington county feel deep in
terest in the affairs of my old home
/ am now past rs years Of age but
those recollections are dear to me.
Through the columns of your valuable
paper ! desire to be remembered to
your readers as ever loyal to my native
state
w. J. Britton.
Albion. Pa. Aug II ,'0S.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-19
PARAMOUNT ISSUE
IS ROOSEVELT
POLICIES
Sherman's Formal Notification
at Utica
PEOPLE HAVE AND DO RULE
Republican Candidate for Vice Pres
dent Refutes the Leading Cues
ton Of Candidate Bryan.

Utica, ~ Y, Aug. 19s-Tne last for
NAL ceremony attending the official
launching Of the Republican national
ticket of 1905 was carried out here
yesterday when James Schoolcraft
Sherman was rendered and accepted
the nomination of his party for the
vice presidency. In doing so, 10 the
declaration of principles adopted at
the Chicago convention In June; to
the very utterance of Secretary Taft
in his Cincinnati speech and to the
policies of President Roosevelt.
Mr.. Sherman asserted that the APP
proyal of the Roosevelt administra-
ton was the real issue of the cam
paign about to be undertaken. The
Bryan question, Shall the people
rule?" was declared to be no issue at
all. Surely the people shall rule"
he said; surely they have ruled;
surely they do rule. Shame on the
candidate who insults the American
PEOPLE by suggestion or declaration
that a majority of its electorate is
venal."
Mr. Sherman's speech was unusu-
ally brief and he did not attempt TO
discuss in detail any OF the questions
touched upon by Secretary Taft, say
ing he could not hope to persuade any
one not convinced by the presidential
candidates present administration of
the platforms and the issues. He did
enter into a brief discussion of the
tariff and his declaration, Il am a
protectionist," brought spontaneous
response from his hearers
The candidate then went on to ex.
plain that he thought the time had
arrived for revision of > the tariff
from the protectionist point of view.
Mr.. Sherman paid tribute to the rec
ord of the republican party and in
contrasting It with the democratic or.
ganization, referred to the latter as
ah aggregation of experimental NAL.
contents and theorists whose only
claim to history is party name
they pilfered."
The ceremonies of notification oc,
cupied little less than two hours
and were held in the shade of the hall
century old elm trees that surround
the Sherman lawn on Upper Genesee
street An uncovered fag-draped
platform had been erected in front OF
the rather quaint old residence and
on this the speakers and more, dis
tinguished guests were gathered. The
day was well nigh ideal. The cloud
less blue sky OF the morning was
tlecked during the afternoon WITH
drifting patches OF fluffy white A
stirring breeze from the west haC
just a suggestion of autumn IN IL
sweep and at times its noisy play
with the towering branches of the
elms all but drowned the speakers
| voices.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-19
samos as a Birthplace.

Samos, the autonomous Greek
island under Turkish suzerainty,
which has once more been the scene
OF trouble, is one of the few lucky re-
gions on earth that have no national
debt. It is also one of the few places
in that part Of the world at which
Homer was not born. But as birth
place Samos nevertheless ranks high.
As the home of the first triremes 1t
was the originator OF sea power.
Thence came the first bold Greek mar
iner who sailed out through the
Straits OF Gibraltar into the Atlantic.
Above all. it was the birthplace Of
Pythagoras. of whom Samos is very
proud to this day. Its great college,
the Pythagoreum, is attended by pu'
pills from Crete and other islands, and
has been called by Samian writer
"a lighthouse. spreading its light far
and wide in the Levant."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-19
FsncIno with Umbrellas.

Recently a French publication print
ed a picture of some American girls
fencing with umbrellas and stated that
they were trying to acquire thus the
necessary skill and assurance to parry.
with simple gesture, an attack or
Apaches.
1t is also stated that this sport was
not born in America; that for several
years In France a noted fencing mis-
tress, Nine. Guillemot, at the same
time that she taught fencing with the
sword, for hygienic reasons, and for
personal defence, also taught her pu-
pills to play with the umbrella
The article finishes by saying that
II is certainly "piquant" that this mod
ern application OF an ancient sport was
taught by Parisienne long beforc
America claimed the original idea.