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thought that his ear trouble Is indi-
rectly due 10 this.
Three months ago no one but the
king himself knew anything OF his
trouble because everybody at court
speaks in a very loud voice owing TO
the queens inflrmity, but since King
Edward returned from Biarritz II was
noticed that he was almost unable 10
hear anything said In an ordinary
tone OF voice.
The evening before he sailed for
Reval TO meet the car he Is said 10
have said to his intimate friend, Lady
de Grey. that the softest whisper OF
n beautiful woman no longer reached
his ears" and she noticed that IL was
evident he was not Joking although
re smiled.
1t is now said that his majesty will
have TO call in famous German spe
cialist or go abroad for treatment.
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honor. and declares he will suffer any
thing rather than she should be com
promised.
Meanwhile Elsa has started for
Philips castle in the disguise OF a
wandering knight. with young poet
In attendance as her squire. She is
made welcome in Philips castle. where
she betrays her ignorance OF weapons
and martial exercises. Then Philip
tricks her into betraying her sex BY
suddenly exclaiming, "A rat"
Although, bold. bluff man. PhiliI
is By no means a bad one. His meet
ing with Elsa, with whom he is soor
In love. has softening effect on him
and he offers 10 let Rudolph 90 fre'
IL she Will marry him After SOM
pretty fencing and gay badinage be
tween the pair. she consents. an,
there is the usual happy ending. :
feature OF the play is the pleasing
singing OF Courtice Pound. who take
the part OF Philips jester.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-02
BECAUSE
HOTEL BILL IS
TOO SMALL
HOW AMERICANS THROW IT ON
IN LoNDoN-TAERE ARE PLEN-
TY THERE THIS YEAR, TOO
OTHER NEWS.
Especial Cable TO The Tlmes.)
BY RICHARD ABERcORN.

LONDON. July 2.--Never have the
people OF London felt as thankful TO
Americans as at the present moment
for the unprecedented influx OF visit
ors from the other side OF the pond,
which surpasses anything ever seen
here since the year or the coronation.
has put an end TO the worries OF Lon
don trades people, who had feared that
the hard times In America should de-
prive them OF their best customers,
but II times are hard TIA America they
certainly do not seem 10 have affect
ed the Americans who have come here
for the season.
II is calculated that there are at the
present time more than $4,000 Ameri-
cans in London and these are nearly
all people OF wealth who insist on hav-
Ing the best OF the land, IN fact there
is one case reported where Il certain
American complained because he
thought his hotel bill was too small for
his social prestige. ">a
A Young American who had been
stopping az one OF our most fashion
able hotels for three days asked for
his bill II amounted TO 80 pounds or
about $3.50. The American looked et
the bill for q moment and then walk
Ing over TO the desk said. There
must be some mistake. this bill Is not
correct"
The items were carefully checked
and the clerk handed the bill back
assuring II was absolutely correct,
NO. Il cannot be-" came the unex-
rected answer, Il have much more
money than that"
II is not only the hotelkeepers who
are jubilant because they have figured
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-02

electrical transmitters from the ire
control stations aloft send down o In
dicators at the guns the range In
yards, the DETECTION TO right or iert'
the order 10 commence or suspend hre,
and the final signal. loud ring on
gong, TO fire the gun.
Force OF Big Guns.
Some idea Of the blast and the force
Of these guns can be gained from this
| fact-that during her trials two or the
amidship turret guns were trained
right ahead and fired simultaneously.
A boat was hanging on the dayits,
well out OF the actual path OF the
projectiles. but in the track OF the
blast Of gas which accompanies them.
After the shots had been fired the
boat was left a mass OF matchwood'
lying on the deck. The projectiles
from these mammoth guns will pierce
four feet three inches OF solid iron
placed close TO the muzzle. At 5000
Yards they will penetrate with ease IA
inches OF the best and strongest arm
or now made.
The engines OF the Indomitable are
Of the Parsons turbine type, develop
Ing 81 900 horsepower. the most pow
erful ever put into q British warship
They drive four screws. and on her
recent official trials. which were car.
ried out under war conditions, pro
PEELED her at a rate In excess OF 20
knots.
The turbine engines run smoothly
and almost without attention; indeed
il is said that the engine-room stan
In these new turbine vessels have SC
little TO do when running at higt
speed that there is danger OF the mer
going TO sleep.
The boilers are fitted with appli
ances for burning OIL though coal Is
the main fuel.
p The effect Of the Indomitable OF
naval construction has already beer
remarkable.
In Germany two even more gigantic
and powerful cruisers are now beint
3 built OF her special type, while Japar
Is also constructing cruisers of the
same general design.
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MYSTERY SHIP To
CARRY PRINCE
7 ACROSS SEA
lNDOMITA6LE IS THE FASTEST
AND MOST HEAVILY ARMoREo
CRUISER AFtoAT-mucH Sc
cREcY ABOUT HER PLANS.

LONDON. July las perivous ca
bles are briefly announced. the Prince
OF Wales is 10 sail 10 Quebec for the
tertentiary celebrations in the new
cruiser Indomitable. but IL has not
been made clear that this is the IA
nous mystery ship
For two months q strange, mon
strous vessel with three tunnels. odd
~ placed, and two gigantic tripod
masts has been coming and going at
Spithead. She is the gigantic armor-
ed cruiser Indomitable. All the i'm.
peftant details OF her have been kept
absolutely secret.
Three Sister ships.
She Is one OF three sister ships. the
two others being the Invinciole and
Infiexible. which were voted in 1905,
but not laid down till 1906. and which
are TO all cruisers OF the past what
the Dreadnought Is 10 all earlier bat
tleships.
She Is at once the fastest. the larg-
est and the most heavily armed cruis-
er aioat: Indeed. In many respects
she resembles a fast battleship rather
than q cruiser.
The first point TO notice is the I'm
mense power OF her artillery. She car
ries eight huge 12-in. guns. each 45
feet long. and each capable Of firing
an s50-lb. shell twice in the minute.
These guns are mounted in pairs In
four turrets, and the turrets are so
arranged that all the eight big guns
can fire on either broad side. and six
OF them ahead or astern.
The guns are directed from fire-con-
troll stations. which are duplicated,
one on each mast. the details OF the
system being absolutely confidential.
But the general arrangement Is that
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-02
COLLAPSE THREATENS
ANOTHER CAMPANILE

VENICE. July Another famous
Venetian tower is threatened with the
fate OF the campanile OF San Marco,
which collapsed FIVE years ago. The
beautiful campanile OF San Stefano
has been weakened in It's foundations
by subsistence, and IL is feared the
structure will have to be demolished
Although $4,000 have been spent on
Strengthening the tower, It leans out
OF the perpendicular to an alarming
degree. AS II is In a dangerous con
dition its removal has become neces
sary
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-02
[WL|GHT COMEDY
|P[EASES LONDON

ILONDON July AT one OF the
/chman theaters in London-the AID
Midsummer prices. very daring
ovation for the west end, have been
tropriately inaugurated with light,
&Dretentious, refreshing little play
<Itled THE Two Pins"
IL Il q comedy of the Middle Ages.
IEten by Frank Stayton, and the
ncipal parts are In the hands Of
couple obviously most suited for
~ q play--Oscar Asche and his
-, Lily Brayton. When these two.
~ are never separated. are playing
'&London, one Is assured OF a bright
nk and artistic performance.
The story OF the play Is amusing
full of incident. Rudolph, a
&1ueland noble OF the thirteenth cen
. ", has had a quarrel with his over
~. Philip, about the customary trib
Of two sacks Of grain due to the
I<nr. Rudolph refuses TO pay the
\ &ufe. and declares that for two pins
Win 70 to Philips castle and pull
nose. Philip promptly sends him
two pins and the nose-pulling oper
n q actually done while Philip sits
51ne with his guests-a bold
n6buckling crew.
~ this outrage Philip will not
Rudolph-that would do him toe
~ honor. and perhaps spill some Of
overlord's blood. The enraged
deyises a punishment that viii
Rudolph with ridicule. He IL
kept prisoner until sunset the
day. when he will be set free
mt the wretched man must be
I'd. painted with honey. and
with goose feathers and thus
home on the back OF an ass.
ore IL condition under which
Dh may avoid this indignity
Who has heard OF Rudolph''
sister. the Lady Elsa. sends heI
>ooes 10 say that II she will come
and unattended 10 his castle she
NV her brother from a dread
&fo." Rudolph vainly protests
this attempt on his sisters
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-02
MARRIAGE FOR PEACE
is CHINESE DIPLOMACY

SHANGHAI. July 2.-The Chinese
Empress Dowager has characters.
tic and diplomatic way OF making
peace when the heads OF rival factions
fall out. She issues commands that
their families shall be united by a
marriage
In this way she has restored har'
monlous relations between Yuan Shih-
kali and Chang Chih-Tung. leaders of
the Progressive and Conservative par
ties. When both statesmen were
prese.r. at a conference before the
throne the empress suddenly an
nourpN - It was her wish that
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Job Printing done right. Times rrint-
Ina CO.. Is John R.-sf. Phone 1925.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-02
The Wise Sparrow.

Yesterday during a brisk shower ia
a village suburban to Providence /
saw man with an umbrella. He
called me to him and showed me tina;
inside OF the umbrella. perched high
UP on one OF the extended ribs. was
a small sparrow. which. he said, had
just flown to this unique shelter.
Quite crowd quickly gathered TO
see the phenomenon. but the bird re-
NAMED apparently undisturbed.-
Providence Journal.
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EllIplno stue...na the puma.

ST. PETERSBURG. July MAN
uel Quezon. a member OF IT." Philip
pine assembly, is at present n. St.
petersburg for the purpose Of studying
Russian governmental institutions.
particularly the work OF the duma.
lie is accompanied by his secretary,
Mr.. Rodgers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-02
II Can't Be Beat.

The best OF all teachers is expert.
ence. G. NJ. Harden. Of Silver City
North Carolina. says:\ Il find Elec-
trio Bitters does all that's claimed for
it. For Stomach. Liver and Kidney
troubles IL can't be beat. have tried
IL and find IL a most excellent medi
cine" Mr.. Harden Is right. It's the
best OF all medicines also for weak
ness. lame back and all run down con.
ditions Best too for chills and ma
aria. Sold under guarantee at r. G.
Kinsel's, Central Drug Co. and Gray
& Worcester's drug stores.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-02
Deafness Worries KIna.

King Edward Is said to be In very
low spirits because OF his everin-
creasing deafness. For long time he
has been suffering from a catarrhal
affection OF the throat. and II Is
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-02

out that this season will put at least
FIVE millions OF dollars into their peck
cts, milliners and dressmakers are
also reaping a golden harvest. Not for
many years has there been such q
rush OF orders and hundreds OF new
hands have been engaged to meet the
unusual demand for hats and gowns
and nearly everything ordered is OF
the most expensive kind. The num-
Der OF American ladies who are order
ing the new directoire gowns IL sur
prlsing and shows that the fashion
will rapidly become popular on the
other side.
Success Of Pageant Assured.
The Dover pageant TO be held on
July p promises TO be an enormous
success and even now there is not a
room or even q bed to be had in the
town. American visitors having snatch
ed up everything in sight at fabulous
prices.
The pageant grounds prove that
when II comes TO picturesque setting.
nature leaves art far behind.
A sward Of green velvet dappled
with the white and gold OF daisies and
one side are the broken ruins OF an
ancient UNCOVERED wall dating from
| the twelfth century, on the other an
old Norman gateway and towering In
the distance the green downs reach to
/ the skies.
Over these downs the audience will
watch the Norman hordes, headed by
William the Conqueror, as they sweep
down upon the city through the old
gate.
The only modern thing on the
grounds is the grandstand. the wood
and iron OF which, II laid on the
ground would make a pathway six
feet wide reaching from London 10
Croydon
The pageant begins In the twilight
OF history with the brooding sadness
OF Arthur at the moment when he Is
about to give battle TO the traitor
Mordred The final episode written by
the French poet Tiercelin Wilt be play
ed by ladies' and gentlemen from
J France
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their youngest son and daughter
should be betrothed Accordingly "a
marriage has been arranged" in ODE.
dience TO the imperial command
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Fourth Of July Grand Trunk Railway

Special round trip tickets have
been authorized. For particulars APP
ply 10 City Ticket ONCE. l24 Wood.
wardave.. telephone NJ. 80.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-02
snohherx In street Cars.

While English railroads are rapid
is getting away from the old system
OF three-class cars and adopting the
american system OF one class and
I'ullman cars. the authorities OF Liv-
erpoc. are making themselves unpop-
u,ai by an attempt To- drag snobbey
into its street ca administration by
proposing TO establish a service ~
first-class cars to the fashionable
suburbs OF the cl's.
The powerful la.or party has
-: ~5nr'y expressed Is disgust, AM II
l. 10 lied out THAI there Is already q
great difference n The rC;nfoIs and
arnc?,slce OF the cars ch the All
tonable routes AMI those which pass
thrcaeh' the poo or parts OF tbs ciN
Tho excuse given by the Su.GntIt;ri
~ .,Ht some projection Is needed TO-
ladies from the grimy clothes OF work
men who travel In the cars. but nc
such complaint has ever been heard IN
London where there Is only one class
of cars In the new tubes and where
the three.class system OF the old un.
oefground has been abolished.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-21
Letter to L. c. HoIton,
Bennington. VI

Dear Sir: The real test of a paint
is how many square feet will gallon
Of 1t cover? And all the paints swear
they cover 800 square feet two coats
Mildly, they prevaricate
L. II. Ferchaud builder, HOS Du.
pre- street, New Orleans, covered 1900
square feet with three gallons Devoe
last year; and paints all his jobs De
voc. That's how the tale gets to us.
He doesn't say whether one or two
coats; if one. there's nothing wonder.
full in 1t; If two, they must have very
small feet in New Orleans.
Devoe doesn't stop at 300 feet; but
over 600! Most paints, we suppose,
can be stretched to 300 feet, but
they're mighty thin; they cover well
1850 to 200.
When n. r. Watkins, Lott, Texas,
painted his house before, II took Is
gallons; Deyoe gallons. That shows
the strength of the paints.
w. b. McCluney painted a house in
Crystal Springs, Miss, TO test two
pure paints; one coat gallons Devoe
the other coat 10 gallons OF a New Or
leans paint. That shows the strength
OF the paints,
Surfaces differ; one takes more,
another takes less. Deyoe covers
more than any other paint: two to
one in the case of half the paints,
But how many II covers, We don't
know till we see the surface,
Yours truly,
+. w. DEVOE & co
p. S. d. A. Ward sells our paint.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-21
COURTESY TO WELL.DREssED
RlchIy-cIad Women Get Seats In
Street Cars.

THE species Of person feminine to
whom man gives up his seat in the
street car is a subject of perennial dis
CUSTOM said the observant woman to
the New York Tribune. Il can tell
you definitely 1t is to the well-dressed
woman. | have used the street car
every day except Sundays and holl.
days for the last ten years. Seats for
offered me when l have on my good
clothes, and | am left to stand when
| have not.
Mans subsection to feminine beau
ty is a tradition. 1t isn't beauty he's
subject to; it's clothes. Ten years
ago was good deal younger and bet.
ter looking than l am now, but / didn't
get seat in the street car or other
small courtesies from men nearly so
often. The reason? Why-I have a
good deal more money to spend now
and have acquired a deeper and
more thorough acquaintance with the
whole subject of clothes. Therefore
l dress much better. If girl as pretty
as picture in poor, common clothes,
came into car, and a middleaged
woman elegantly dressed, would back
the old 'un' to get the seat. Homage
to feminine beauty indeed Its hom-
age to feminine clothes men pay"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-21
SPREAD LIKE WILOFIRE.
All over America, the News OF the
Marvellous Dandruff Cures OF Par
islam SAGE Has Spread

A few years ago there was intro
duced into America a cure for dan
druff, falling hair and all scalp dis
eases.
This hair remover did not attract
much attention for some months un'
I'll a progressive business man, hear
ing of several almost magical cures
decided to tell the American people of
its mighty power to destroy the dead
ly dandruff germ.
And today, without any sensational
advertising, Partisan Sage is used ex.
tensively in almost every town in
America. And what has produced
this great demand? Simply this,
Partisan Sage does just what we are
telling the readers of the Bennington
Banner 1t will do.
We claim, and we back our claim
with w. l.. Gokay's money back guar
antee, that Partisan Sage is the most
invigorating and reiI; mating hair
tonic. 1t cures dandruff, stops fall
ing hair and itching scalp; it makes
the hair grow strong and vigorous
yet soft and lustrous. 1t is the only
hair dressing that reaches the root
DulD OF the hair and destroys the dan
druff germ.
And to the women who are reading
this simple statement of fact, we
want to say that Partisan Sage works
wonders with women's hair. 1t will
turn dull, harsh and faded hair into
beautiful lustrous hair in few days,
and is the most pleasant and satisfy
ing hair dressing any woman ever
used.
my hair Swas falling out rapidly
when heard of your guaranteed hair
restorer. The first application re-
moved the itching, my hair stopped
falling out. and 1t is soft, glossy and
pliable. Carrie Williams, S44 Clin-
ton Avenue S, Rochester, N. Y.
w. L. Gokay sells Partisan Sage for
so cents a large bottle, or it can be
obtained direct from the makers, Cir
oux Mfg. Co., Buffalo, N, Y, all char
ges prepaid.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-21
DREAD OF NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Superstition First Arose Among the
Norsemen, II Is Supposed.

The 10 superstition originally arose
among the Norsemen, for It is re.
corded in the old Morse mythology
that the god Balder was slain at ban.
quet. at which there were 19 guests,
and, as being slain was just as unpop.
ular an experience then as 1t Is now,
the number came to be regarded as an
ill-omen, relates Stray Stories.
In Christian countries it is gen
orally supposed that the belief had
its origin in the last supper, but as
a matter of fact, it is of far older
date.
In many lands 1t is regarded far
more seriously than It is in England.
The Turks, for instance, so dislike
the number that the word is almost
expunged from their vocabulary.
The Italians never use 1t in making
up their lotteries.
In Paris no house bears the num-
Der; while people called "Quatorzi-
ennes" are often hired out at pinch
to make fourteenth at dinner parties,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-21
Mr.. WI Ting Fang,

OF the famous WI Ting Fang, who
is said to have become a recent con-
vert to yegetarianism, a Washington
correspondent said the other day in
the Washington Star:
"Vegetarianism may strengthen Mr..
Wu's body; his brain requires no
tonic. A more brilliant mind doesn't
exist. In my last interview with him
he ratified of, as you or would rat
tie off weather talk, these epigrams:
"He who expects to find pleasure
in vice and boredom in virtue is still
a novice in both
1.-The most timid woman has cour-
age enough to talk scandal
1.-THE rich meet relations in the
most distant foreign lands, but the
poor man can hardly find them in his
own family
1.-THE prison, though locked day
and night, is always fun "
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-21
The Distance Around.

A bright-eyed old man boarded the
train at st. Paul, bound for Seattle.
AS the conductor passed through the
car the old man stopped him and asked
how far 1t was from st. Paul to Sc
attic.
sixteen hundred and twenty miles" "
the official answered, CURLY.
The next time the conductor came
along the old man stopped him again,
and asked him how far 1t was from
Seattle to st. Paul,
see here, my man." said the con-
ductor pompously; its 1920 miles
from st. Paul to Seattle, and it's 1920
miles from Seattle to st. Paul; do you
understand
Maybe So" said the little man,
modestly. Il didn't know. You see,
it's only seven days from Christmas
to New Years, but it's a long time
from New Years to Christmas"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-21
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Mrs. Mary Hicks and Miss Addle
Waters have returned from a visit in
Rome, N. Y,
Miss Elizabeth Carver entertained
twelve of her Teddy Bear friends at
luncheon Saturday
Mrs. ". H. Holden and children
have returned from a weeks visit at
her home in Manchester
Mrs. A. w. Kennon has returned
from a visit i'm Greenfield aud VIII be
at home here for few day ;.
Fred Packard of Elm street has re-
turned from a weeks visit with rela-
tives in New York and vicinity.
Mrs. Jack Connally who has becn
visiting in town, has returned 10 New
York. Miss Marguerite Connally &C
accompanied her to Troy.
Arthur Barney of Beech street left
this morning for Albany where he will
enter the Albany Business college.
Mr.. Barney graduated from the local
high school in the class of 1907.
Roger u. hanSueli Returned 10 nl6
studies at the University of Vermont
at Burlington after spending the sum
mer vacation with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ii. M. Ramsdell OF Washing
ton street,
Corn is now being cut by local far
mers. The crop is well matured and
will In all probability be the largest
grown in this section in several years.
In many fields the average height of
the stalks is about 10 feet.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mccarthy Jr.,
and daughter Ruth who have been the
guests of his father, William McCar-
thy of Bennington Center for the past
couple of weeks, returned Saturday
morning to their home in Hastings-on-
the-Hudson.