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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-28
SAM WAS CHANGED
Great Light Suddenly oahred on
Young Man

During the harvest time said the
old farmer who had brought a load OF
potatoes to market. u hired on three
extra men. and one Of them turned
out to 0e boxer He and my SON
Sam took to each other, aud sam
bought pair Of boxing gloves and
took about 20 lessons in what they
calls the art. When harvest was
over and he had got through he Jest
tapped his wings aud crowed and said
he could lick anything that travelled
our highway. ! didn't say nothin'
eith or way. but Jest waited. When a
young foller OF 90 gets chip on his
shoulder somebody's purity sure to
come along and knock Il on One day
tin peddler drove up. and saw Sam
steppln' high and spittin over his
shoulder Bimeby he got up a row
with the Teller and knocked him Out
IN one round For two weeks after
that II was brag from mornin til
night He got sassy TO ma and 20 the
nayburs. and one could see what he
was achn for We was diggin' taters
one day. when the same peddler's
wagon drove mp. and Sam turns TO me
and says
Dad that peddler has come bach
after more Come along and see me
put him to sleep
we went up to the house 10 dis
klyer that Il WAS the same boss and
wagon, but different man. He said
he was consumptive who was ped
din for his health. and that he doesn't
exert hlsself much for fear Of q
hemorrhage Of the lungs Sam was
nightly disappointed and was going
back 10 the taters when The stranger
said somethln about his bow legs
Purity soon they was passin hot
words. aud was tryin' TO quiet 'em
when the stranger got mp and called
Sam liar and jumped down from his
wagon Sam went for him and
squared of and led with the left. and
the next thing saw wis his heels in
the air. He scrabhled up and went
down again. and the third time he
went right to sleep and laid there
Then the stranger laughed and
climbed on his wagon and drove away
/ II took mem the old woman 30 min
utes 10 revive Sam. and we found hin
a changed young man He's read a
chapters IN The Bible in the last 81
nights. and has committed - hymn'
TO memory and when ! ask him how
he feels he rolls his eyes and answers
I'm affecting. Dad. that I'm no
long for his wicked world. and In
a-hopin that YOU and ma'am will $,
live that you Kin fine me In that bet
ter land"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-28
TWO FAULTS COULD BE CURED
Prospective Husband and Wife Both
Full Of Confidence.

An Irish boy marries when he has a
rid house, and an Irish girl just when
she pleases, says Seumas MacManus,
In Lipplncotts Sometimes she so
pleases while yet her years are few; at
other times she is content TO wait
upon wisdom. In the latter case, OF
course she makes wise choice; but
In the former almost always a lucky
one-for luck is the guardian angel
OF the Irish.
You're too young TO marry yet
Mary" the mother said. when Mary
pleaded that she should grant
Laurence OMahony particular boon
If YOU only have patience. mother
I'll cure meself Of that fault" was
Mary's reply
And she's never been used to work
Laurence" the mother said to the
sutton discouraglngly
If YOU only have patience, ma'am.
WAS Laurence's reply to this. 'Tll cure
her OF that fault" And he did. too
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-28
Clever Work Of Beavers

A peculiar fact was discovered at
the reservoir at saddleback pond ro.
Gently az Rangeley. when beavers
work In dam construction was found
10 interfere with the water supply
from Saddlehack stream These busy
engineers had constructed tight dam,
which had retained considerable Of
the supply Of the mountain reservoir.
and workmon each day tore ont their
work. only TO find Il rebuilt on the
next visit Good.sized tree sections
had been hauled in and placed In the
dam by the beavers After several
distinctions Of the beavers dams
there was again found to be a stop.
page In the supply OF water through
the main pipes The dam had not
been rebuilt but on close investigation
Il was found that those cunning on.
gineers. in revenge. apparently. had
built n dense screen across the strain.
err. which had prevented the flow OF
water through The main pipe -Kenne
bee Journal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-28
Tn, Old Ennllsh a1umblsr.p

The old.iashloned English tumbler
which insisted on reyerting 10 an erect
position, no matter how frequently Il
was knocked over, possessed merits.
This wss the original form OF drinking
tumbler--henoe the name They were
made Of thin horn aud Weighted with
dubious mass at the bottom. The
idea Of their use was double one,
The old drinking custom required that
the ale should be drunk AZ a draft
for lts presence In the tumbler would
cause Il 10 overbalance and spill lie
oontsnts-and there was the advan.
tags possessed by the tumblor OF not
rolling out Of reach when knocked
about avyinE orgies.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-28
lives AND HOMES
DESTROYED BY
EARTHQUAKE
italian Province Of CaIabrla
Visited by Severe Shock
INFORMATION IS MEAGRE
Reports Received Indicate That at
Least Two Small Towns Have
Been Wiped Out

Rome, Dec. 28.-A violent earth
quake was experienced In the province
of Calabria this morning The shock
was of 30 seconds duration and one
of the most severe known Ch the ltal.
ian peninsula in years.
Telegraphic communication with the
afflicted district has been cut off but
reports have been received indicating
that both lives and property have
been destroyed The most authentic
Information obtainatle is that at least
two small towns have been complete
ly wiped out and there is every rca-
son to believe that the destruction IS
widespread in the zone of the. quake
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-28
CARE OF UTENSILS
Cleanliness and Economy in the Kit
chen

To Clean = Erying Pan-Ruh with
a hard crust OF bread and wash with
hot water and washing soda Never
scrub "a or the next food fried In It
will stick.
To Clean Enameled or Granite Uten'
slls Whose Contents Have Been Al
lowed To Burn--Fill with cold water
add q piece OF washing soda the size
OF an egg and heat TO boiling point
Wash at once. as the burned parts Will
then be more easily cleaned.
Saucepans and baking dishes should
be filled with cold water Immediately
after using. so as to prevent the frag
ments clinging TO them. by doing
this they may he cleansod In half the
time otherwise required.
Tmware should be washed In hot
soapy water rinsed. then dried with a
towel Drying tnware on the stove
darkens and sometimes melts Il. II
desired bright first wash ard then
clean with either writing or some min
eral soap. not with sand, as this will
cut through the soft metal and soon
wear Il out
Coffee pots should always he bright
on the inside to insure good coffee by
occasionally boiling soap, water and
washing soda In them they will be
kept IN an excellent condition.
To clean rusty aud blackened knives
and forks. use half raw potato dipped
In brick dust
Stains on tlnware or tencups can b,
removed by dipping damp cloth IN
common soda aud rubbing hriskly
Wash and wipe dry
GrPnltewear should not be left tC
dry over a hot fre. MS the heat In ex
pandinF may cause the outside Il
scale
TO clean copper or brass. n u Il
very dirty. put some fine salt on
plate. dip into 1t cut lemon. and rul
on The metal TIE strong acid will re
move The worst stains
Tunh.ers which have contained
/ milk should be- FIRST rinsed In cold wa
ter before washing IN hot water
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-28
pantrIe and Nuremberg.

In preserving the spirit OF the
renaissance, the city has done for
north Germany what Nuremberg has
done for south Germany. Nuremberg
built its houses with greater pic
turesqueness and variety; Dantzic.
with greater durability, with more
unity Of style and grouping. and later;
and It has kept out modern dIscords
more successfully. The townsman or
dered his dwelling In the same lordly
spirit with which he ordered his
clothes Brick would do for his church.
but stone was not too good for his
house, And these rich iacades are al.
most as surprising In this stoneless
country as facades Of silver-From
Robert Haven schaufner's Romantic
Germany Dantzic." In Century.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-28
Public Opinion Mighty.

The only, tribunal. save the battle
feld. before which The acts Of ma.
tons pass In review is the court OF
public opinion. The sentiment Of the
world will not tolerate acts which
would have been uncondemned 200
years ago, and those who are respon-
sible for government to-day would not
do such things. But this fact does not
make treaties to-day more binding
than old treaties, Although such agree.
ments are too often broken, yet It is
well to make them and right to con.
denim nations for violating them; for
It is In that way that the sentiment
grows which will in the distant fu-
ture successfully demand an interna-
tional police force to execute the law
Of nations.-Youth's Companion
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-28
HIS CHICAGO EXPERIENCE
Frederick Andrews Of Pawlet Objects
to Newspaper Article.


Some weeks ago an article Iescrlb-
ing an experience of Frederick IN
drews in Chicago. reproduced from he
Tribune of that city, appeared u he
Evening Banner and later in a nam
Der OF the Vermont and New York
state papers, Mr. Andrews apparently
objects to parts Of the description
judging from the following letter to
the Granville. n. Y, Sentinel
In the issue OF the Sentinel of De
cember 3, there was an account Of IN
experience | had in Chicago copied
from the Chicago Daily Tribune
While the article was amusing to some
that read It, yet l did not feel hatte-2d
that such anarticle should appear in
the local papers. as it did Evidently
the person that put it in the Chicago
papers. either did not pretend TO rar-
rate the occurrence in truthful way
or he was dreaming Of some Of his cou'
sins IN Missouri AS the article APP
peared it was news to me as well as
other people.
The writer did not conhna hiw6elf
to the true story, in his anxiety to I'D.
icule Vermonter, but pu- IN CONVEX
sation that helped him in his purpose,
not minding whether they Ger' forget
or not.
Il deny having such ridiculous con
yersations as recorded ! have MY
had. 10 my recollection. One ,ouyer'
sation with Mr. Mason OF The Fvmk
| lin Lot So In Pawlet and chat wds not
concerning travelling mems upinl'1 OF
CT NO | was in Ch,,l-l &C.. t''
nou irstead of ten Is ihc article
stt.d However, | think ! ND ms
fortunes enough ring fha % a" iu
to { int to stay away TO-. q short
time at least
While do not have either %, tho
degrees. A. b. or Ii D. yet %, the
same time do not care to pose as one
of Vcrmonts green Rubes he ie
yolve- referred TO was MOI a sawed
of shotgun OF ancient pattern That
plowed out of the ground one lay j.
was a modern made weapon m7nuiac
tured by tn Thpm's INNS G. mary
OF Norwich. Conn. and sold by Walk
er & Potter Of Granville WHORE : pus
chased IT,
During my farming career Ct lhlet
years I have not nraciiced ilwpins
from hay mows or fruit trea branches
so do not understand the laws ~ gray
itation for such leaps. / lid not con
slider the jump from The window whi,
was only four or five feet from The
ground as q perilous le0l.
There is 4 ,lass OF people that
haven't business tt heir own, solGN'
10 mind otier people rs we'll. Slm'
of these have i1Sen npoi 'Aen'elye'
the task Of sesmg hat lha ir6iae al
ticle is published IN all tn ncNsi aprf'
trust that the reward Of their efforts
will be meted out In the same spiri
that they are doing IT, But II Is to b'
regretted that respectable nrNsidpt u
should be their confederates In sucl
unprlncipled motives.
Frederick Andrews,
Pawlet. VI, Dec. Q, 1908.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-28
MAJ ABOLISH COMMITTEES
Assembly Likely 20 Put Public Service
Corporations Under One Body

Assembly Likely 10 Put Public Service
Corporations Under One Body
Albany, Dec. 2S.-There is some talk
here of organizing a new Assembly
committee on Public Service Corpora
lions abolishing the committees on
railroads and on gas. electricity. and
water supply. The movement is said
to be fathered by Majority Leader Ed
ward A. Merritt, Jr.
Assemblyman Wainwright having
been elevated to the Senate, the Chair
manshIp Of the Railroads committee Is
vacant. Assemblyman waddell OF
Warren. the second member OF the
committee, is not considered heavy
enough for Chairman. The other Re
publican members OF the committed
are whitley OF Monroe and surpless
and Weber OF Kings. and they are con
sdered 10 be In Waddell's class
Yale Of Putnam and Hamm OF
WAYNE are the eligibles on the gas
electricity and water committee, who
probably would be considered In the
choice OF a chairman Of the new com
mlttse.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-28
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Miner C. Clark is spending Lis vaca-
ton with his grandparents in Windsor
Mass.
The Sons of Veterans have engaged
the noted elocutionist and baritone So
loist Sherman d. De Forest 20 give an
entertainment in G. A. R hell fmu-
airy T.. 1903
The regular business meeting of the
Philathea Union will be held this eve
ming at 7:i5 sharp All members are
requested to be present as it is cleo
ton of officers
The monthly official meeting of the
Methodist Episcopal church will be
held this evening at 7:i5 in the pri-
mary ROOM Usual religious services
Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Christmas tree Wednesday evening
The Canadian Jubilee singers will give
a concert in the church on Friday eve
ming at 1880.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-28
n, ", MONDAY. DECEMBER rs. Ieos
SEVEN DIVORCES GRANTED
County Court This Afternoon Rssar-
ed oeweysanohs Case

County court came in again this af-
ternoon after the Christmas recess
and resumed the study Of Duxanimae
by Diaduction, otherwise known as
the Dewey-Sanche case. The first
witness called was George Wood OF
Woodford who was called by the plain
tiff. 1t is expected that me case will
take most of this week.
Seven divorces have been granted
SO far this term as follows:
Nettie P. Fletcher from Charming
E. Fletcher for adultery.
William II. Moses from Alma p
Moses, for desertion.
Frederick Russell from Harriet
p Russell for wilful desertiou.
Jerry Olsen from Viola c. Olsen for
wilful desertion.
Louis Dufresne from Mary Dufresne
fer deserton
Edna NJ. Bing rro'1 John Bling for
adultery.
Clara b Hogan from Joseph + Ho-
cim for lniolerable severity Plain
iif given leave to rcs',Le her mail'u
Q~ne of Clara Barb .r
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-28
eu..tIon Of Precedence.

Recently a dispute was raised as to
whether a certain lawyer or a certain
doctor was to have precedence at
function at which both were TO play
prominent parts, Il was lmpoltic to
allow either Of these two men to be
offended. While the discussion was
under way as 10 which was to be
seated next the speaker, an old poll
tIcian In the room, said the discussion
was one which he thought he could
settle by giving them the words OF the
great Diogenes who had said upon an
ancient occasion: Let the chief go
before; let the eXecuuoner follow aft.
err" The politician said he thought
that mean the lawyer should have
first place and the doctor come next
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-28
HISTORIANS TO MEET
interesting Discussions to be Held in
Washington and Richmond

Washington, Dec. 2S.-Many OF the
most eminent historical scholars of
the country have gathered today to at
tend the oath annual meeting Of the
American Historical association which
will hold its sessions in this city and
in Richmond Va. for three days. The
association will hold a joint meeting
with the American Political Science
association, at the New Willard hotel
in this city tonight when James Bryce,
the British Ambassador, and president
Of the latter organization, will make
the annual address, his subject being
THE Relations OF Political Science TO
History and to Practice AT the con.
clusion OF the first session, the dele
gates viii attend a reception given by
Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce az the
British Embassy.
On Tuesday William Nelson. CORE
spending secretary OF the New Jersey
Historical society, will speak on THE
American Newspaper OF the Eight
eenth Century as Sources Of History
by James Ford Rhodes on "The Use
OF Newspapers for the History OF the
! Period from 1850 TO 1877; and by Tai
colt Williams Of the Philadelphia press
on The Use for Historical Purposes
Of the Newspapers of the Last Thirty
Years"
Following a luncheon at the New
Willard on the same day, the dele
gates will 20 to Richmond where at
p. m. the association will meet jointly
with the American Political Science
Association at the jefferson hotel
when the annual address on History
and the Philosophy Of History will
be delivered by George -. Adams pres
ident OF the Historical association.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-28
PHI ALPHA DANCE
Big Electrical Display at Foresters'
Hall Tuesday Evening.

one of the most unique and original
electrical displays ever seen In thia
town is being arranged for the ball
TO be- given In Forestcrs' hall Tuesday
evening by the members Of the Phi
Alpha fraternity. Several electricians
are busy stringing lights In tn hail in
an the latest and most Ell, ctiye Nays.
The color scheme Of gold nd pur
ple-the fraternity colors--is beng
carried out to perfection with tie
crepe paper trimmings. Whom com.
piotcd the whole display viii repres
ent flower garden with myrlhds OF
blossoms Nearly 500 mcandescen'
lights will be used>beside the regular
display lamps
A swell trap drummer from irot
who Is a member Of Doring's band and
orchestra. will be in town tomorrow
evening to assist the Goldsmith on
chestra at the Phi Alpha daueo n
Foresters' hall
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-28
EXILED BY CASTRO
VENEzUELANS
RETURN HOME
New President Strives to Unite
All Factions
OUR MINISTER EN- ROUTE
Special Commissioner William /. b.
chanan viii Arrive at Caracas
Some Time Today

Willemstad, Island of Curacao, Dec.
2S.-Political exiles are returning to
Caracas at the summons Of President
Gomez who, in order to unite all par.
ties and factions in Venezuela has or.
dered the prisons to be cleared and
has invited those long since banished
from the country to come back.
The steamship Zulia has arrived
here from Maracalbo with eighteen
former political prisoners aboard.
Among the number were several who
had been as long as eight years in
confinement
The Zulia is now on her way to La
Gauyra with the exiles who represent
all political parties. General Gregorio
Riera who for a number of years has
been working here in conjunction
with the reyolutionists against Pres
ident Castro, joined the exiles on the
Zulia and is now on his way to Cara
cas-.
According to wireless dispatches re-
ceived here the United States cruiser
North Carolina was a hundred miles
from Curacao at o'clock Friday after
noon bound for La Guayra. On board
the cruiser is w. /. Buchanan, Spec
ial Commissioner of the United States
to Venezuela. Another wireless mes
sage stated that the battleship Maine
was following the North Carolina at
distance of about 200 miles.
Latest advices from Caracas state
that the situation throughout Venez-
uela under the new administration
headed by Gomez is excellent. The
new presidents policy has been dir
ected toward repairing the injustice'
suffered by the people of the interio
and in establishing harmony with QUIZ
side powers. This policy has been re-
ceived with enthusiasm by all parties
in Venezuela and there is a feeling
among the people that peace is now
assured.
Washington. Dec. 2S.-Wllliam /.
Buchanan. special commissioner from
the United States to the new govern
ment of Venezuela will probably land
in Caracas some time today.
The rapidity with which this gov
eminent moved after receiving over
lures from Venezuela comes close to
establishing record In shirt sleeve
diplomacy. Secretary Root was op-
preached a week ago last Saturday
on Tuesday the battleship Maine was
under way South, the day following
the North Carolina picked up Mr.. Blu
chanan who had hurried down from
Washington to Norfolk and the Navy
department had vessels converging
on the Venezuelan coast to AFFORD an
adequate escort for the mission.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-28
Business Offices Ability Open Telegram Without Growing
lose JoY oF LIE
Husbands and Children Not for Mil
GlfIe

There were four Carroll girls, all
over IS. Their father, a small, white
haired, dignified man, was in the room
and smiled timid welcome. The girls
we're still In black for the mother who
died year before, says Rheta Dorr in
the Broadway Magazine. 1T is much
harder for us now that mothers gone"
said Sallle Carroll But she made
us promise on her deathbed that we'd
keep things just as she always had
and we're certainly bound to do IT,
We all work in the mill. We are weav-
ers, except Mamie there, the young
est. She is warper. We don't let
father work any more. We make
enough for us all and him, too and
somebody's Just got to be at home to
look out for things or else where's
your homer"
why do poor folks have such big
families?" demanded Mamie Carroll,
Indignantly. They've got no business
TO- Why do poor folks marry at all7"
Don't you expect to-" | asked
The faces OF all the girls we're sober.
I'VE can't figure out that there's any
choice for us between breaking up our
home and being old maids" said the
oldest Carroll girl III may be a dis
grace to be an old maid People say
II is, but at least we are comfortable
and happy. Why, what would become
Of father II we married."
/ instantly thought Of girl knew
In Fall River. She was a weaver. too
and earned Sl1 week, which mads
her an object OF desire to more than
one young man In the town, But al
20 she was still single. In the course
of confidential talk | asked her why
she had never married and she told
me with much laughter the reason
When was 49, she said, i was
foolish enough to fall in love with the
timekeeper in the clothroom at the
iron works mills. He was better look
ing then than he is now. Well. he
asked me to marry him and / said
would. Then he said we ought to "a
and get the license. What license?
asked. flaming mad You see. we
girls had a dog we wore awfully fond
Of and one day the poundkeeper came
around and said we'd have to take out
a license or he would kill the dog. Sc
We skimped aid saved and went with
out carfare until we had enough &c
pay for the dogs license.
Well, somehow. the word license
seemed TO me 20 be connected with a
dog didn't know that people had e
have licenses. told my young mar
| that II he couldn't marry me without 4
license. as II he were paying for a dog
| wouldn't marry him. He argued anC
argued and we both got madden anC
madden, and finally We broke II of
Mother was glad enough She always
hates to have one Of MS marry Les,
money carried home, you see" She
added thoughtfully: "Of course. was
silly goose. but somehow, when see
him with his wife. she looking ter
years older than she Is. with care anC
raising children whose only future Il
in the mills. | think a marriage license
and dog license are not so very DIFF
ferent"
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Albanian customA

Some strange customs exist In Al
bania. To compliment an unmarried
woman, for instance. is proyocation
for death. a bloody enemy is under
amnesty while in the company OF a
woman. 4 woman may shoot a fiance
who breaks his betrothal or call upon
the young mans father to kill him. II
a man commits murder, and. flying for
his life. enters the house OF another.
friend or foe. he is safe This is the
case, even II he takes refuge IN the
house OF brother OK the man he has
slain. He may not remain there for
ever; but for three days he can live
on the best that the house provides.
When that time is up, he Ia shown on
his way. Twenty-four hours IL given
him to make his escape; after that
the amnesty is over aud the blood
feud begins--The Balkan Tran