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festive occasion. People begin buy
Ing presents a week before; they pre-
sent them Christmas morning and the
next day return to work, the entire
affair forgotten until the following
brings the season around again.
Not so in the countries across the
water. They observe every tradition
in the mother lands; they plan for
weeks and the festivities which mark
the birth of Jesus Christ are carried
on for week or more. The Christ
mas tree in Germany is allowed to
remain decorated far into the next
year, extending over period Of sew
eral months.
Unique ceremonies grace the Danish,
French, Swiss and Scotch Christmas
celebrations and that which the Teu-
tons foster have been handed down
from ages. In Mexico one of the treas
ured customs is the breaking of the
Pinata, tradition being connected
with the little ceremony which ushers
In Christmas day. A queerly con-
structed effigy of a woman is hung
up in a corner of room and > child
blindfolded, armed with a stick, pro-
ceeds to dislodge the old woman from
her position close to the ceiling. When
the feat is accomplished the presents
contained under the covering of the
dress of the figure are distributed
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-10
SPOKANE TO give
APPLE SHOW
MARTIN J. VESSELS TO BE
MADE APPLE KING AND CIV,
EN- CHARGE OF DISPLAY TO
COST $SOo0.

Martin ]. Vessels, superintendent
of the magnificent permanent ex-
hibit of the Spokane Chamber of
Commerce, has been selected to as
sumo full charge of the display of
apples from all parts of the coun~
try at the apple show in December,
says the Chronicle. This means that
Mr.. Vessels will direct the placing
Of the large amount of apples
brought to this city for display at
the show and that he will practi-
cally be supervisor of the exhibits.
Gust because this event is called
an apple show does not mean that
all that the visitor will see is a huge
and tempting array of the finest ap-
pies grown anywhere in the world,
said L. F. Williams, chairman of the
executive committee. There will
be things doing at the state armory
during every day of the weeks
show. In the afternoon a first-elass
orchestra will provide music and
during the evening a vaudeville and
musical program will be given.
Other features will be secured later.
Sc that we can promise good enter
tainment every day of the show.
AT a meeting of the finance COM
mittee of the apple show Saturday
it was estimated that the expenses
Of the show would be about $4,000.
This amount We propose to secure
by subscription"
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-10
SKIN ON FTRE-AGONY
UNBEATABLE.
Terrible Itching Burning Skin Dis
ease Now Quickly Cured.

A purely vegetable external rem
edy that has been proved beyond all
possible doubt to cure the worst
cases of Eczema and ali skin dis
eases can now be procured by ali
skin sufferers. This remarkable
remedy is D. d. D. Prescription, the
discovery of DR.. Decatur D. Dennis,
the well-known skin specialist, and
is being manufactured by the D. D.
d. company, 112 Michigan St., Chi
cago, Ill. The demand for this rem
edy has become tremendous within
a short time because people are just
learning that the hundreds of cures
it has made seem to be permanent.
Eczema and all diseases of the
skin must be treated locally, accord
ing to the views now held by fore
most skin specialists and physi-
clans; that is, you must doctor the
itch where the Itch is. 1t is use
less to attempt to cure skin disease
by taking drugs and medicines into
the stomach. The disease is not in
the blood. 1t is in the skin and
only skin deep. You must get at the
seat of the disease and kill the germ
by making direct applications to the
skin.
Mrs. L. B. Powell, Box Ala Ca
ruthersville, Mo-, writes: words
cannot convey my full appreciation
Of D. D. D. The face of my baby
boy was a solid scab, whey l acct
dentally heard of D. D. D. I secur-
ed a bottle at once and began to
apply it. 1t was miraculous in its
cure. 1t healed my baby's face
completely. If anyone wants fur
Their information about this, I shall
be only too glad to hear from them"
Testimonials of hundreds of cases
of remarkable cures by D. D. D.
Prescription and an interesting
booklet on skin disease and its
treatment, exercise, diet, bathing,
ETC., may be had free by calling on
the Owl Drug Co., Lewiston, Idaho,
where D. D. D. Prescription and d.
D. D. Soap will be found on sale.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-10
Viavii.

Call or write Miss M. R. Camp
bell, 400 First avenue. Phone, Red
1882
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-10

The Lewiston band will give an
other concert Thursday night at the
skating rink. Prof. Baumpaertel
has arranged another Of his popular
programs for the occasion.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-10

If Won are looking for a good time,
you will find it at the Roller Rink
at the Masked Carnival Tuesday,
March II.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-10
MUSICAL DIRECTOR.
SECRET SOCIETIES.

-
LEWISTON LODGE OF ELKS NO
S96-Meets every first and third
Thursday of each month at the
Elks' Temple. Charles w. Mount,
exalted ruler; c. V. Smith, Sec.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-10
.
PERSONALS.

Otto Kettenbach of the Ketten-
bach Grain company left this morn
ing for a trip over the new road to
Vollmer.
Robert Schleicher made trip
over the new line to Vollmer today.
Z. A. Rardwell returned this
morning to his home at Nezperce.
j. H. Schitz left this morning for
a brief visit to Vollmer.
S. S. Taylor left this morning for
a visit to his ranch near Kooskia.
E. S. Sweet returned this morn
ing to his home at Grangeyille.
A. E. Hinckley left this morning.
ing for business visit to Orofno.
Mrs. Charles Baker left this
morning for visit with friends in
Spokane. She was accompanied by
Mr.. Baker, who will return tomor-
row
Peter Klaus left this morning for
his home at Vollmer.
George G. Carlisle and wife, who
have been visiting friends in the
city, returned this morning to their
home at Occur d'Alene City.
Frank Surprise and wife of All
sahka left this morning for a brief
visit TO Spokane.
c. 7, Waller was an arrival in the
city yesterday from Orofno.
Cash Cole left yesterday after
noon for d business visit to Spokane
c. S. Puntenney, merchant at
Lookout, was business visitor in
the city last night.
e. Ericsson was an arrival last
night from Reubens.
Thomas Craig was an arrival yes
terday from Vollmer.
Earl Henderson was an arrival in
the city yesterday afternoon from
VolImer.
George o. Farr and wife were
visitors in the city last night from
Reubens.
Edwin Leland was a business Wis
itor last night from Peck.
D. G. Tribble, constable of the
Clifford precinct, was a business Wis
itor in the city last night.
T. T. Rock was brought to the St.
Joseph hospital last night by DR.. j.
:. Harrington of Clifford for treat
ment for a blood disease.
G. F. Grant, formerly ticket agent
for the o. R. & N. company, left
this morning for a visit with his
brother at Southwick, after which
he will go to California.
G. H. Zieman and family left this
morning for Southwick, where Mr..
Zieman has recently purchased an
interest in a general merchandise
store.
D. S. Dent returned last night
from a visit to Portland.
r. r. Steen of the upper Snake
river was a business visitor in the
city today.
Cliff Wilson was a. business visi-
tor today from the Alpowa creek
section.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-10

Can't look well, eat we'll or feel
well with impure blood feeding your
body. Keep the blood pure with
Burdock Blood Bitters. Eat simply,
take exercise. keep clean and you
will have long life.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-10
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LOCAL BRIEFS.

The ladies guild Of the Episcopal
church viii meet with Mrs. c. V.
|1uscott, No. 500 Fourth street, on
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-10

Articles of Incorporation of the
Presbyterian church of Reubens
were filed in the county auditors
office today. The names of the trus-
tees are w. 0, Persons, George o
Earr and e. N. Laird.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-23
THE cHlNAMAN AND HIS IDOLS
Appeals for Aid That Are Chiefly .
Matter OF Business.

How the Chinaman regards his idol
is told by the Rev. John MACEDONIAN:
THE Chinese is a person utterly de-
void OF reverence, sentiment or devo-
ton In his religion. With him II Is q
matter either OF fear or Of business,
but mainly Of the latter. A house Is
plagued with sickness, which is put
down not TO bad sanitation or other
natural causes, but to the presence of
evil spirits. This leads to q visit to
the nearest temple to get the idol TO
drive them away. A new business Is
going 10 be commenced, but before do
ing 80 1t Is deemed essential TO get the
support OF the idols. II one Idol says
II will not succeed, another is appealed
10 for its opinion, and II It Is favorable
1t is at once accepted as the correct
one.
Should the venture turn ont a fail.
ure, no reproach OF any kind Is uttered
against the god whose prediction has
been. falsifled. The man takes the
blame upon himself. His character
has not been pure. he says, or he was
born under an evil star, or he was nat
urally unlucky and SO was bound to
fail In anything that he undertook.
Men never dream Of thinking about
their idols as we do about God. No
affection is shown for them. 1t Is most
amusing to watch the faces Of the Chi
nese when you ask them II the idols
love them. The eyes CLEAN, the face
broadens into a wide grin and soon
hearty laughter is heard at this most
facetious and side-splltting joke"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-23
EAST p.asET

Fred Wright was in Rutland on
Sunday,
DR.. cochrane was in Arlington on
Monday.
Miss Sadie Stone was at home from
Dorset Sunday.
Miss NJ. II. Harbour Of Bennington
spent Sunday In town.
Mrs. William Avery of Rutland Ia
visiting at her home here. a
Fred Rich OF Rutland visited In
town Saturday and Sunday.
Howard Freddy returned Friday
to his home In Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. I. Mclaughlin were
guests OF friends Sunday In Dandy.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Brock spent
Saturday and Sunday In Rutland.
Edward Griffith was guest Of rela.
tiyes over Sunday In Hanover, N. H.
Miss Wayne o'Leary left Saturday
for visit In Poultney and Castleton.
Paul Landon who is working in
Bennington spent Sunday at his home
here.
Misses Margaret and Ilene SUNNI
ers, Bernard Cullinan and Charles
Reed Of Arlington visited here on
Sunday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-23
JOHN CASEY, Bennington, Vt
A Royal Cigarette Factory.

1.-THE Turkish sultan" said a tobac.
conist, "has for generations smoked
the finest cigarettes In the world.
Cigarettes like his, brought over here,
would cost quite rs cents apiece.
in the royal palace there has been
from time immemorial a small cigar.
cite factory--a light, airy room, bale
OF exquisite tobacco, one or two sim.
pie handwriting machines, half doz.
en- workmen Of marvellous skill. Here
the cigarettes of the sultan are turned
out.
"The best cigarette tobacco comes
from Turkey, and the best of that best
goes to the sultan. A hundredwelght
OF leaves are rejected before pound
sufficiently fine and flawless is found
for royal use."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-23
Alrsh!p. Could Do Little DAMAGE.

Hudson Maxim contends that the
use OF airships In war does not hold
forth any terrifying prospects. The
dropping Of dynamite from such yes.
sells. he says, might cause some super.
fetal destruction, but 1t must pene.
trate and explode inside battleships
and earthworks to do really great dam.
age. Half a ton Of that explosiv,
dropped upon the four-inch deck OF a
battleship might kill some men. wreck
part of the superstructure Of the vessel
and dent the deck, but she destruction
would not be extensive, Nor would
the dropping Of such charge on coast
Notifications cause serious damage,
the action Of dynamite being such that
the blast, being unconfined, would re.
bound into the air In the form of an In.
verified cone. so that the effect In q
horizontal plane would be small.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-23
WANT UNIFORM CANDLE POWER
Movement to Do Away with Present
Chaotic Conditions.

Pretty much everyone thinks he
knows what a candle power is-the
light given by a single candle, OF
course. AS matter OF fact. candles
differ as much In luminosity as light
houses, oil lamps or firefies,- and a
candle power Is not one thing. but
half dogen. according to the country
where the phrase is used. In Great
Britain and the United States the
standard light unit is the amount
given by "spermaceti candle, burn
Ing up at the rate Of 100 grains an
hour. with a flame IS millimeters
high" etc. In France the standard Is
made OF stearin. and Germany's can
die was. until few years ago, par
aim. Now the latter country uses
the so-called Hefner unit Of light. the
amount given by a certain form OF
lamp burning acetate Of amyl. An
other lamp standard, called the carcel,
was used in France. In this purified
rape seed oil is burned. Because OF
this unsatisfactory international
chaos, It is now proposed that our ma
tional bureau of standards at Wash
ington take steps to establish stand
ard international candle. which would
be acceptable to at least nine coun'
tries. The Joint committee OF gas and
electrical engineers which is urging
this standardization declares that the
change could be made with very little
disturbance of most of the national
standards now In existence.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-23
INFANT WEIGHED 40 POUNDS.
Largest Baby on Record Recently Ad.
mitted at Ellis Island.

The largest infant for its age ever
passed by the immigration authorities
was registered at Ellis island recently.
The child, II months old. Is as large
as the average youngster OF four
years, and weighs as much as some
children OF eight and ten.
When the mother, Mrs. Anna Kra.
vet, who was a passenger In the steer
age OF the st. Paul, told the inspectors
that the child-a girl-was only II
months old they asked her several
times II she was not mistaken She
had answered the question In English
and. to be certain that there was no
mistake, an interpreter asked her in
Yiddish.
Eyes" she says, 1T is not yeai
old, but will be next month" said the
Interpreter. The inspectors and 9th.
ers at the island gathered and viewed
the strange sight. The mother said
the child had been weighed aboard the
st. Paul, where II had attracted much
attention. It's weight is As pounds.
Mrs. Kravet Is "a years old. The
baby is her first born. The father OF
the child, who preceded his wife to
this country, lives In Boston. He came
from there to meet her. The head OF
the child is nearly as large as that Of
its father.
Eyes. she's fine girl, little Annie"
said the proud father, as he lifted the
child in his arms and carried 1t away,
staggering under the load. They took
the g.: 80 boat for Boston.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-23
MOTHERS WITH LITTLE SENSE
Impatient at Those Who Seek to
Remedy Childish Defects.

Members of the committee Of the
physical welfare OF New York school
children say that 1t Is not only the
children of the poor who need to be
examined for physical defects; the
children Of the well-to-do often need 1t
quite as much.
1T isn't only the children Of the
poor who are neglected" said one man
who has been on the committee since
Its inception. ION the upper West
side, for instance, among the children
of people who are very comfortably
fixed many have been found who need
ed medical care and had not had 1t.
"And the curious thing is that some
Of these parents are furiously angry
when informed that their children have
bad teeth, defective vision or diseased
threats. remember one woman who
was notified that her little girl had
been discovered by the school doctor.
or school nurse, don't know which,
to have adenoids. The mother came
over to tell the principal OF that
school what she thought about such
interference.
81 don't need any school authori'
ties to tell me that my child has
adenoids, she said. II there's any.
thing the matter with my child's
throat, l guess can find 1t out with
out any assistance from the school, '"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-23
GLASTONBURY


Road Commissioner Robert B.
Young is making great improvements
on the road.
Mr.. and Mrs. w lillian M. Madison
Of East Arlington called ON his par
ents Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dinwiddie of
'Woodford were in town ON business
one day last week.
Mrs. Diana Turner of Bennington
is making short stay with her Sis
ter, Mrs. Orville Tiff.
Picnic--Everybody is cordially invit-
ed to attend a picnic held in Norman
l.. Mattison's grove July 4, 1908. Ball
game called at 10:30 a. m, sharp.
Bennington Y. M. G. A. vs. Eagles.
Dinner at 1890 p. m. Dancing after
noon and evening. Fine music will
be furnished by Elwell and Bowen.
Cigars, peanuts, ice cream, Lemonade
ETC., for sale.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-23
suN's RAYS ABOVE THE CLOUDS.
BalIoonlsts Compelled to Shelter
Faces from the Fierce Heat

At the height of two miles the sun
shines with fierce intensity unknown
below where the dust and the denssr
air scatter the rays which, thus DIFF.
fused. lose their intensity while IL
Eliminating every nook and corner Of
our houses. At helghw exceeding I'VE
miles this diffused light is mostly
gone and the sun shines q glowing
ball, sharply outlined In sky of
which the blue is so dark as 70 ~.
proach blackness. At the outer limits
Of the atmosphere the sun would ap-
pear brilliant star OF massive size
among other stars; and II one stepped
from its burning rays into shadow b
would enter Egyptian darkness. AZ
the height Of mile and half W
found 1t necessary to shelter our
faces to prevent sunburn. although the
air around US was but little warmer
than that Of the previous night, being
about As degrees. As the aftsrnoon
wore on and the balloon began Il
cool and sink. we were obliged to
throw out much sand, casting It away
scoopful at time, and Just after
sunset 1t was even necessary to
empty two or three bags at once.-At
lantic.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-23
TRAITS OF AUSTRALIAN oIRLs
Equally At Home In Saddle o. Ball.
room, Says Writer.

Many Australian girls live right up
In the bush. or stations" which are
miles away from any town or village.
and their time II largely occupied with
riding and driving: they are - much
at home on horse a. q duck Is In
the water, and think nothing Of riding
20 miles or so to pay Z visit, says q
writer in Woman. Household duties
claim share Of their time, however.
and any day they are liable to be left
without servants and with house
full of visitors, but are in no wise
daunted BY such an occurrence. Then
the bush girl comes down to the CAPT.
tai for the season, and far from APP
pearing country pumpkin or TOM
boy after her free and opsn-air life, she
is as much at home in q baiiroom as
any town-bred girl, as neat and well
dressed as II she had never ridden
barebacked over wild tracts of country
with little thought Of appearances.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-23
German Fable Of the Pansy.

A pretty fable about the pansy IA
current among the peasants in Ger
many. In most pansies. especially OF
the earlier and less highly developed
varieties. two of the five petals are
plain in color and three are gay. They
represent a family consisting of hus.
band, wife and four daughters, two Of
the latter being stepchildren Of the
wife. The plain petals are the step.
children, with only one chair-that Is,
one petal-between them. The two
small gay petals are the daughters,
with a chair each. The large gay
petal Is the wife, with two chairs. To
find the father one must strip away
the petals until the stamens and pis.
Ills are bare. They have a fanoiful
resemblance to an old man with q
flannel wrap about his neck, his shout
iers appraised and his feet in bath
ub.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-23

To such women as are not seriously out
oflhealth\ but who have exacting duties
b|perforA either In the way OF house.
hdld cares\or In social duties and func-
tidpa vhIsh\serlcusiy tax their strength,
40 welfaSbQ nursing mothers, DR.. Plercc's
FayorIte PfeArIptlon has proved q most
valuable supRArtlng tonic and invigorat-
Ing nervine. By Ia timely use, much
ferious sIckncss and suffering may be
avoided. Tho operating table and the
sYrgeonS knife, would. IL is pcIIeyed,
seldom have to be employed II this most
vEllabIa WQmanE remedy were res0ried
10 In good time. The" Favoritc PrescrIp-
tIon"has proven u great boon 10 expectant
mothers BY preparing the system for the
coming Of baby, thereby rendering child
birth safe, easy, and almost painless.
Bear in mind, please that DIR. Plerco's
Favorlte Prescription is not secret or
patent medicine, against which tho most
intelligent people are quite naturally
sversc, because OF tho uncertainty as TO
their composition and harmless character,
but Is o MEDICINE OF KNOWN COMPOST
TON, full list OF all Its ingredients being
printed, In plain English, on every bottle
wrapper. An examination Of this list Of
ingredients will disclose the fact that IL Is
non-alconolIc In its composition, chenille
ally pure, triple-refned glycerlne taking
the place OF the commonly used alcohol,
In its makeup. In this connection II
sFavorIte Prescription Of DIR. Pierce is
80 orjv tnodfcina INIT mn for tho cure ~
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-23
FOR PIMPLEs, TOO

New Discovery Cures Eczema and
Eradicates Minor Skin Troubles
Overnight.
A few months ago the dispensers of
poslam, the new discovery for the cure
of eczema, decided to allow the drug
gists of the country to handle It. Pre-
vious to that time 1t could only be OBJ
tanned direct from the laboratories.
Since this change In the method Of
distribution, poslam has met with the
most phenomenal success Of anything
introduced to the drug trade In the
last 30 years. All leading druggists,
including w. L. Gokay in Bennington
are now carrying the special 80 cent
size recently adopted, also the 81 jar
This great success is not surprising
when 1t is remembered that, In ec-
zema cases, poslam stops the itching
with first application, proceeds to heal
Immediately, and cures chronic cases
In few weeks. In minor skin trou-
bles, such as pimples, blackheads, ac-
ne, herpes. blotches, rash, etc., results
show after an overnight application.
Experimental samples Of poslam are
sent to anyone by mail free of charge
by the Emergency Laboratories, 81
West Twenty-flfth street. New York
City
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-23
circumstantial Evidence.

"You say you met the defendant on
street car, and that he had been
drinking and gambling" said the at.
torney for the defense during the
ross-examination.
YES" replied the witness.
did you see him take a drink"
"No."
did you see him gambling?"
mo"
Then how do you know" demanded
the attorney, that the defendant had
been drinking and gambling?'
WELL" explained the witness, "hs
gave the conductor blue chip for his
car fare and told him to keep the
change. "--Lippincott's
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-23
Chance OF Heart.

parson Primrose--Why do you think
1t was out of place for your father to
say grace?
Freddie--Because II was only few
minutes afterward that he was swear.
ing over having to carve the turkey
Philadelphia Inquirer.