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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-02
MRS. R. A. MecuRDY DEAD
She Expires Suddenly at the Family
Home at Morrlstown, N. J.

Morristown, n. j., May Sarah
Ellen McCurdy, wife of Richard A.
McCurdy, former president of the Mu-
tual Life Insurance company, died
suddenly of heart disease at the home
of the McCurdys yesterday. She was
in her 74th year.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-02
TRYING OUT THE MoNoRAlL
Alaska Making Experiments With
New Transportation Invention

The first practical demonstration OF
Louis Brennans monorall invention Is
TO be made In Alaska, where sys.
tenn OF monorail railroads will be
built connecting several camps Elk
elusive rights to use this car In Alas
ka have been granted to an American
syndicate represented by ]. Il. Balla
Inc OF Seattle and a firm OF New
York bankers. The syndicate has
agreed to build 100 miles OF railway
within one year.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-02
STOCK QUOTATIONS

The following noon quotations were
received today by the Bennington Sc
curity company from ]. r. Williston
& Co.. OF New York by special wire:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-02
WESTON ARRIVES
At THE END OF
LONG JOURNEY
Aged Pedestrian Reached New
York at Noon Today
is IN FINE CONDITION.
Completes Remarkable Walk of 1888
Miles in Good Health and
Spirits

New York, May 2.--Greeted by
thousands Edward Payson Weston,
the aged pedestrian, swung into
Broadway at noon today completing
the long walk from California to New
York. He appeared to be in the best
of health and spirits.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-02
ST. AGNES GUILD CONCERT
Program for Entertainment at Acade
my Hall Tomorrow Evening.

Program for Entertainment at Acade-
my Hall Tomorrow Evening.
Following is the program for the
concert to be given at Academy hall
tomorrow evening by St. Agnes
Guild.
Soldier Song" Lohr
Mr.. Franklin
The Garden Of My Heart" Ball
Mrs. Wilcox
Calm as the Night Gortz
Mrs. Wilcox and Mr.. Franklin
The Clang of the Forge" Rodney
Mr.. Farley
ta) Down In that Valley Fair
Roma
OBJ Boat Song Ware
Mrs, Wilcox
(al Il Know a Lovely Garden"
Hardelot
Cb when Song is Sweet"
San Sonci
(c) Good Night" Macy
Mr.. Franklin
(al Passage Birds Farewell
Hlldach
Oh "Hark to the Mandolin"
Parker
Mrs. Wilcox and Mr.. Franklin
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-02
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.

For eastern New York and western
Vermont rain tonight and Tuesday.
Cooler tonight in north portion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-26
FOUNDATION FOR fine FLOCK
Be Careful In Selecting Matching Eggs
and Use Every Precaution From
Then On.

The time to lay the foundation for
a fine flock of birds is when you place
the Matching, eggs into an incubator or
under a mother hen. For remember
that though management and care will
do much to bring out a fine flock, it
can by no process Of reason or appli-
cation make a standard bird out of a
scrub. Hence be careful to have eggs
from 4 strain Of your breed that an
swer to your requirements.
Having secured your eggs, use every
rrecaution to pull or q successful
hatch; spare no effort to keep the
youngsters growing vigorously with.
out check or impeachment of any kind
whatsoever. This is the sort of treat
ment that begets vigorous breeding
stock, good laying hens, and exhibi-
ton specimens. As q noted and sue
cessful breeder and exhibitor at Bos-
ton truly said: "The very best condi-
ton a bird can possibly reach is Sc
cured by supplying model surround.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-26
ANIMALS WEEP FROM GRIEF
Injured Foot and Other Beasts
From Pain or Annoyance.

Travellers through the Syrian desert
have seen horses weep from thirst. A
mule has been seen to cry from the
pain of an injured foot, and camels,
1T is said, shed tears in streams A
COW sold by its mistress, who had
tended it from calfhood, wept pitiful.
ly, says Harper's Weekly. A young
soko ape used to cry with vexation if
Livingstone didn't nurse it in his arms
when 1t asked him to. Wounded apes
have died crying, and apes have wept
over the young ones slain by hunters.
A chimpanzee trined to carry water
jugs broke one and cried, which
proved sorrow, though it wouldn't
mend the jug. Rats, discovering their
young drowned. have been moved to
tears of grief. A giraffe which a
huntsman's rifle had injured, began
to cry when approached. Sea lions
often wep over the loss of their young.
Gordon Cumming observed tears trick.
ling down the face of dying ele.
plant. And even an orangoutang
when deprived of it's mango was so
vexed that it took to weeping. There
Is little doubt, therefore, that animals
do cry from grief or weep from pain
or annoyance.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-26

When the sun strengthens and
blazes in the sky and heat becomes a
factor to reckon with in dress, and
everything else, millinery must be cool
looking or it will fail to be attractive.
All white or combinations of white
with black, give us the crispest and
best effects for the dog days. But
white set of with a bit Of scarlet,
deft blue or leaf green is smart and
effective also, and may be chosen in
stead of white with black.
Black for day time wear is not cool
looking except when made of the thin
est fabrics, like lace and net. The big
black hats of hair braid or pyroxyline
are lacy in texture and the admiration
and the darling of the summer girls
heart. This season they belong to the
mystery class; those hats that come
down over the head, yelling the eyes
and showing the profile from one side
only. The corday hats of net and lace
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-26
TWO AMUSING PARLOR GAMES
Out With Success and Are Some
times UproariousIy Funny.

Two parlor amusements which have
been carried out with great success
are as follows: Send a person out OF
the room, decide upon an object or
some simple performance, recall the
person and have member of the par
ty place his fingers lightly upon per.
sons shoulder while he and all the 9TH
ers think intently of the object or act
decided upon, says Home Herald The
results sometimes are almost uncan.
ny. A lady went straight and drew a
scarfpin from mans necktie, just as
he willed, found a key hidden in a
ladys slipper, and so on.
The other trick" is to draw upon q
sheet of paper square. with dag.
onal lines between the corners, the
only opportunity of the artist to watch
his own progress being a mirror held
up before his hands by second per.
son. A newspaper is made to screen
the sheet and the hand which is doing
the drawing. The results are some
times uproartously funny.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-26
TEN LITTLE KITTY Cars.

Ten little kitty cats all dreared up ana,
One tore her pinafore. then there were
- nine
Nine little kitty cats eating from ON.
plate, E% Fl
eight. SO
Eight little kitty cats sat up till eleven,
one fell fast asleep. and then there were
seven.
Seven little kitty cats playing funny
tricks,
One rolled out Of sight. then there wer>
six.
SIX little kitty cats. learning to dive.
o"e went down too deep. then there wers
five.
Five little kitty cats playing on the shore.
"A o!e wave caught one, then there were
-Four little kitty cats climbed up a tree
One Tell down again. then there were
three.
Inree little kitty cats met a kangaroo,
One went home with him. then there
We're two.
Two little kitty cats sitting in the sun.
one ran in the house. then there was one.
One little kitty cat went to buy a bun.
lie never came back. and so there was
none.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-26
A COOL
PROPOSITION
And q Sure One,
The Body Does Not Feel Heat
Unpieasantly II 1t has
Proper Food
Grape-Nuts

People can live in q temperature
which feels from ten to twenty degrees
cooler than their neighbors enjoy, by
regulating the diet.
The plan II to avoid meat entirely for
breakfast; use . goodly allowance Of
fruit, either fresh or cooked. Then fol-
low with saucer containing about four
heaping teaspoonfuls Of Grape, Nuts.
treated with q little rich cream. Add to
this about two slices Of crisp toast with
q meager amount Of butter. and one
cup of Wellmade Postum. at....
BY this selection Of food the bodflv
energy is preserved. while the lot. car.
bonaceous foods have been loft ont.
The result 10 4 very marked difference
In the temperature Of tho body. and
to this comfortable condition q added
the certainty Of ease and perfect dirae-
ton, for the food being partially pre-
digested is quickly assimilated By the
digestive machinery.
Experience and experiment In iood.
and its application to the human body
has brought out these facts. they
can be made use Of and add materially
to the comfort q the user.
Read the little book, .'The Road "a
MELVILLE" IN pkgs. There's 4 Reason. !.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-26
CHARMING LINGERIE GOWN ART IN WEARING OF SASH
Height and Breadth Can Be Increased
or Toned Down by Draping
Of Sash.

There Is great deal of art in the
wearing of sash. One can increase
ones height or ones breadth, adorn a
plain gown, tone down an elaborate
one, give touch of distinction to
ones whole appearance, simply by the
way in which the sash is draped and
adjusted.
Try wearing the sash in shawl
style over the shoulders, caught bv q
stitch in back and tucked under the
girdle, to fall in diagonal lengths to
just above the ankles.
Or wind it twice around the waist.
like a girdle; cross it in front and
fasten with a knot at the sides of
the skirt below the knees.
Then there is the Scotch tartan ef-
feet, especially attractive with a plaid
scarf, where there is a broad band
over the left shoulder, a narrow
draped one over the back and the
right, and knot at the waist on the
left side, so that the sash falls in a
broad width almost to the bottom Of
the frock.
The adjustment of the sash NAV
we'll have reference to the conceal.
ment of some defect in the garment
1t covers-a tiny tear, perhaps, or an
ineradicable stain. 1t should empha-
size the good points of the figure and
hide the bad. That is why the old
fashion Of the stiff bow at the back
was so bad: it made every woman
look stout.
Give little thought to the drapin.
of your sash, and half your battle for
beauty of appearance is won.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-26
TOY BILLY GOAT BUTTS HARD
Novel Device, invented by Georgia
Man, Intended to Cause Much
Amusement for Children,

An amusing toy for children has
been invented by Georgia man. 1t
Is rearing, tearing billy goat that
butts mannikin fiat in it's charge
The toy comprises a base with a fig.
ure elastically mounted at one end.
The figure normally stands erect, but
when struck a blow on the chest will
flop over backward and spring back
when the pressure is released. Facing
this figure goat is mounted on a
platform, through which the animals
forefeet pass to slide, which is also
elastically operated. BY means of a
projecting button the slide is drawn
out. When it is released the elastic
makes it fly back and the goat pitches
forward, raising his hind legs in the
air and butting the mannikin full in
the chest or face. The mannikin there
upon falls fiat on his back, to the great
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-26
AMUSING GAME WITH NOVELS
Each Player Writes as Long Sentence
as Possible, Using Only Words
Containing Vowel Selected.

Now" said Charles, when every
body was gather around the table
lets play the vowel game father told
us he used to play when he was q
boy"
How do you play it," asked every
one at once.
It's very easy" replied Charles,
distributing pencils and paper i'm.
partially among the family grounp
says the Comrade. "You take the
five regular vowels, a. e, i, O, u, and,
beginning with the first letter, each
player writes as long a sentence as he
can, using no vowel except "a in any
en- as he wishes"
II don't quite understand" said
Cousin Lucy. please give US an ex.
ample"
You'll have to give me few min.
utes' grace, then,'' laughed Charlie,
taking his pencil and paper. Suppose
I take a. ;" He wrote industriously a
few minutes and then read the result
aloud:
"Ah, madam, Frank Farms, tall
tasty, black man at Panama. has a
cat that can catch all bad ants and
bats at Nathan's pantry and barn.
Bravo" cried uncles and aunts and
cousins, as Charlie finished reading
the queer sentence.
"You see," continued Charles, you
may give the players five minutes, or
any time you agree on beforehand, to
make up the sentence. When the time
is up, the sentences are read and the
one having the longest sentence OF
good, plain, commonplace English has
gained the first point. You go this
way for each of the five vowels, and
when all the sentences are read and
compared, the person who has gained
the most points wins the game"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-26

lngs and correct care from the dav
the chick is Matched. A chick kent
growing from the very beginning OF
IT'S existence until it reaches the age
when It Is flt for the showroom will
ask no odds on condition from anv of
us rivals. A bird which has had the
proper care and range may be Kicked
from the fields in which it has ro.med
at WILL, and placed in the showroom
without fear of its condition. aov
often have we heard the-remark when
some exhibitor was complimented m.
on the appearance of his birds: 1--WE
done nothing to them. They are here
just as they run out of DOORS" A
close examination in such cases usual.
ly confirms the opinion first expressed
There is no way to improve upon the
condition of such a bird when picked
at the right degree of maturity and in
perfect health. It is the natural proc
ess. and the best one"
Just remember this when you are
feeding and scrutinizing your flock OF
youngsters.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-26

Why She Brought It Up.
do you remember" she asked,
that you said once that unless
promised to be yours the sun would
cease to shine?"
Il don't remember it now. but l
suppose l may have said something
OF the kind"
And have you forgotten that you
assured me that unless I permitted
you to claim me as your own the moon
would fall from her place in the
heavens?"
"Oh, we'll, what If did say 80?
Why do you want to bring that up
now?"
Il merely wished to assure you that
I'm sorry didn't shut my eyes and
let her fall"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-26
Keeping Il Secret.

Papa and mamma we're laughing at
4 joke on gran'pa and little Tommy
was keeping close tabs. Gran'pa's
name 10 Noah Brown.
Little Mollie Smith was asked at
Sunday school who built the ark.
She didn't know and was told to
have the answer by the following Sun
day. Her mother instructed her.
Noah built the ark" she said. Noah.
The same name as Mr.. Brown. His
name is Noah Brown. You know that
don't you?. You've seen his name
above his store. Just remember Mr..
Brown, and then you'll think Of Noah"
And very naturally when Mollie was
asked the following Sunday who built
he ark she answered promptly: "Mr.
Brown built it. He lives right next
1oor to u.s.
That's the story papa told mamma,
md when she laughed Tommy was
anxious to see the point. Presently
his face lit up. Il know it," he
ried. "Gran'pa built it all right; bull
le doesn't want everybody to know
- :. ~ q
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-26
Casey at tho Bat.

S0oSJ dI THO Bat
This famous poem is contained in tho
Coca-Cola Baseball Record Book for
1910, together with records, schedules
for both leagues and other valuable
baseball Information compiled by au-
thorities. This interesting book sent
by the Coca-Cola Co., of Atlanta, Ca.
on receipt Of &c stamp for postage.
Also copy Of their booklet "The Truth
About Coca-Cola" which tells all about
this delicious beverage and why it is
80 pure, wholesome and refreshing.
Are you ever hot-tired-thirsty?
Drink Coca-Cola-it is cooling, re-
lteves fatigue and quenches the
thirst. At soda fountains and car.
donated in bottles-5c everywhere.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-26

The dimness Of the big drawing
room was slightly lessened by the
glow of the light through the perfo-
rations Of the samovar. Evelyn Her
rick was pouring the tea.
II had a letter from Christine this
morning" she said as she handed a
cup to Bruce Mckenzie.
What did she say?" he asked, ca
gerly.
wait until these people co." she
murmured, "and then l will read it to
YOU"
It was an hour before the crowd
melted away, and even then they were
not alone, for Philip Herrick lounged
on the couch in the corner. Evelyn
read the note in an undertone.
II am coming home, Evelyn. After
all these years of study my voice is a
failure. Do you remember that used
to say that l would find my pot of
gold at the end of the rainbow, and
Bruce would tell me that no one ever
really found rainbow gold? All these
years have been seeking a thing that
did not exist, and you have stayed at
home and have found happiness. I
often think of you and Bruce and of
the friendship that has grown up be-
tween you. Something you said in
your last letter makes me feel that
you two are about to enter upon a
dearer relationship than friendship,
and I wish you happiness. I who have
missed happiness in my search for
rainbow gold"
Bruce and Evelyn looked at each
other. You see. she knows" Evelyn
said at last.
From out of the shadows Philip Her
rick asked, Has she lost her voice."
Eyes," Evelyn told him, her beau
tiful voice; and she gave up every
thing for It,"
She did not say, however, what was
in the thoughts of each one of the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-26

three as they sat in the dim room.
They had all loved Christine, and she
had been engaged to Bruce; but feel
Ing the call of her genius, she had
chosen career rather than marriage.
And now Evelyn and Bruce were en-.
gagged and Christine was coming back.
Behind the samovar Evelyn whis.
pered to her lover, II am afraid"
"Of what?" he demanded.
THAT when she comes back YOU
will find that you have not forgotten
her."
He shook his head. "She did not
love me, and now l know that I did
not love her-not in the way that !
love you, Evelyn"
Their voices after that sank into a
murmured monotone. The darkness
gathered, and the man on the couch,
looking through the parted curtains,
could see the stars. He thought OF
the girl who was coming back. When
she had gone away she had been radi.
ant with hope and beauty. She had
been courted by dozen admirers,
And she was coming back a failure:
coming back to find her lover ready to
marry another woman.
His heart ached for her as it had
never ached for himself His own
love had been hidden that she might
not be hurt by seeing it, but through all
the years there had been for him no
other woman
And even as he thought of her she
came, parting the curtains softly and
standing there in the dimness before
any of them saw her.
She laughed a little as she came
toward them, and they jumped to
their feet in startled amazement.
You didn't expect me so soon ?" she
asked, and kissed Evelyn and gave
her hands to Bruce and to Philip. She
had lost some of her beauty. She was
paler and thinner, and the light was
gone from her eyes. She gave a little
tired sigh as she dropped into the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-26
The Robin Joined In the HYMN.

INC UOOSO JoSneo ~ the 5y0ns
A clerical correspondent of tho
Scotsman supplies an instance of the
boldness of the robin. He writes:
"On a recent Sunday morning con-
Quoted service in an asylum. On my
way to the institution I wondered
whether my fluffy, fearless chorister
of last winter would attend. ! had
missed him hitherto, and feared some
mischance had befallen. To my de.
light. there he was on the upper bar
Of the window sash just little down
from the top; and as we began to
sing, down he darted to the floor in
front Of the reading desk and poured
forth his silver treble with throbbing
Joy. On the giving out Of the text
he returned to his perch, and 70
NAMED silent till the parting Para,
phrase brought him back once more
to render with full heart his gla,lsome
song" ."<*
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-26

or those made on the Helmet shapes
have captivated as many as the big
dropping picture hats.
A lovely hat for the hot weather is
shown here made of dead white chip,
overlaid with black chantilly lace. A
grouping of four immense roses in
tulle and silk is mounted across the
front, they are almost colorless with
blush Of pale pink at the edges of
some of the petals. The effect is of
millinery as light as air.
A pretty sailor for practical wear Is
trimmed with white wings and coro.
net of plated ribbon across the front.
The shape is Milan in the natural
pale yellow of the finished hat. All
the trimming is pure white and G
crisp satin faced ribbon is chosen for
making the plating.
A floating washable lace veil is
the thing generally worn with these
sailors.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-26
sidered a. Welcome or as
Fragrant.

From Chaucer to Alfred Austin the
English poets have labored untiringly
and on small wages to advertise the
beauty Of the rose and its appeal to
the tender sentiments. No other
flower has ever been considered as
soft" as the rose, or as welcome"
or even as fragrant" Shakespeare,
propounding the question Of what's
In a name, takes for his example:
That which We call a rose
BY an other name would smell AZ sweet.
Even this immortal, 1t would seem,
could think of nothing sweeter! Mil.
ton, in paradise Lost" speaks of
A smile that glowed
Celestial rosy red. loves proper hue
In the opinion of Burns the rose
was "unrivaled." And when he seeks
the highest compliment that he can
pay to one of these several bonnie
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-26
It Wouldn't Stretch.

The assessor was doing the very
best he could, but the farmer was
shrewd and wary.
How many acres Of farming land
have your" he inquired warily.
Bout 20, I guess" said Reuben.
Twenty! Why, it looks to me like
nearer 120. Come, now, can't you in
crease that little? There are surely
more than 20 acres in that tract. Sup
pose you stretch that little"
Say, feller." said the farmer, this
amt no rubber plantation" -Harper's
Monthly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-26
Tho Wrono Sort.

An old Irish peasant was one Sun
day sitting in front of his cottage
putting away furiously at his pipe.
Match after match he lighted, pull
ing hard at the pipe the while, until
at last the ground all round his feet
was strewed with struck matches.
Come in to your dinner, Patsy" at
length called out his wife.
Faith, and OF will in a minute, Bid
dy." said he. "Moike Mulrooney has
been a-telling me that if OF shmoked
bit av ghlass OF cud see the shpots
on the sun. Oh don't know whether
Moike's been a-fooling me or whether
Olive got hold av the wrong kind of
ghlass. "-Scraps.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-26
Exceedingly Pretty Dress Eminently
Suitable for Garden Party or
River Wear.

A very charming lingerie gown has
q smartly cut skirt tucked flounce.
upon which appears a row of van
lyked insertion, the insertion being
continued at the top of the founce in
the same form, and appearing at in
tervals upon the skirt, the center i'm