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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-26
BUSINESS UP TO STANDARD
Local Holiday Trade Showed In
crease over Last Year

Local business men who earlier in
the season feared that the holiday
trade would not reach standard ex.
pressed themselves as satisfied today
that the aggregate OF sales was fully
up to last year II not In excess OF Il.
Trade earlier ia the season moved
very slowly except with those max.
Ink a speciality OF Christmas goods.
With those carrying holiday special
ties Christmas trade began earlier
and was heavier but maintained n
greater evenness. With the other
merchants. the rush OF the past few
days brought trade up to the stan
dard.
The postonlce officials stated that
while II was yet too early TO make
a complete estimate. the holiday
mails both incoming and outgoing
we're up 10 last year and were prob
ably ten per cent In excess. The out
going mails began to show the holt
day rush much earlier.
AT the local express office the out
going express business showed an
Increase over last year and as at IN,
postotiico, the holiday rush began
much earlier In the season. Thl,
was attributed to the efforts being
made TO distribute the holiday rual
over a longer period OF time to saw,
the clerks both In offices and stores.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-26
CHILDREN SANG ON
CHRISTMAS EVE
IN STREETS
Rendered Carols in the Clear
Night Air
PRACTICE TO BE CONTINUED
They Went from Street to Street
Singing Holiday Hymns-Sang
Song to Author

The old English custom Of carol
singing was revived in Bennington
Sunday evening, Christmas eve, when
over one hundred children formed in
groups in front of the Methodist Epis-
copal church on Main street at $3.50
and went from street to street sing
ing Christmas carols. A large num-
Der of people followed the children
to hear the singing. The plan was
originated and carried out by Mrs.
H. NJ. Downs. The children in the
public schools were invited by the
Juniors of the Methodist Sunday
school to join in the singing and the
children had been learning the
hymns and carols for some weeks
past.
Everyone who wished to have the
carol singers render their program
had placed lighted candles in their
windows. The children proceeded VI
Main street TO Union, where they
stopped at the home of DIR. w. L. Put
nam, where Mrs. Anna S. Hawks is a
guest, and rendered the hymn, 81
Need Thee Every Hour" Of which
Mrs. Hawks is the author The chill
dren then went from South to Gage
street, from Gage to School, from
School to Pleasant, and from Pleas
ant to Main, where they disbanhed.
The children stopped before every
house where there was a candle in
the window and while the plan al
first was to sing before the house
where there were old people and
"shut-ins," the carol singers met with
wider appreciation and frequently the
children sang their carols before &
number OF houses at the same time.
The children sang the following
carols: Away in the Manager" Joy
to the World and 1T came upon tn,
Midnight Clear" 1t is planned Il
maintain the custom which is popula
in many American cities and mex
Christmas the children will again
sing their carols on Christmas eve.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-26
BROKE INTO STATION
Didn't Steal Anything But is Charged
With Burglary

Rutland. Dec. 25.-The mills OF
Justice" ground today the same as
any other. and II was n busy day In
Rutland city court. The most impor.
tant OF the cases was that OF +. X.
Domlny OF Springfield. Mass, former.
ly resident OF this city, who plead
ed guilty to charge OF burglary.
Dominy was arrested yesterday,
about n mile from Ludlow on suspic-
ion that he was the man who broke
into the railroad station at Mount
Holly Saturday night.
Dominy at FIRST denied all know
ledge OF the break. but changed his
mind and pleaded guilty before Judge
n. @. Swinnerton He said that he
forced an entry into the building. Ia
avoid the cold. lie was given not
less than one year and six months
aud not more than two years In the
house of correction. The charge was
burglary. states Attorney u. l.. Stat
ford appearing for the prosecution.
Dominy did not steal anything. n,
got In by breaking pane Of glass
pulling the catch and raising the win
dow. Dominy formerly worked In 10
cal hotels. but now lives at Spring
field, Mass. where he has n wife ant
four children.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-26
BAN ON FAKE PHOTOGRAPHS
President Taft Stops a Trade lr
Which His Picture is Used

Washington, Dec. 25.-Week.end
tourists who want to 20 back TO the
folks with photographs with real
Washington, ID. c., label on them
showing President Taft in the act of
shaking them by the hand or In ear
nest conversation wit hthem. got an
unexpected setback from Mr.. Taft for
the president has put the official ban
on these fake" photographs.
Several days ago PENNSYLVANIA
avenue photographer whose window
exhibit contains many pictures of Mr.
Tart In the act OF shaking hands with
various citizens whom he probably
never met was informed by United
States Attorney Wilson to leave Mr.
Tart out OF such pictures i'm the IN.
ture. The Photographer appealed TO
the White House. but the president
upheld Mr.. Wilson
In a recent decision the Supreme
court held that a photograph was n
persons own property and Il Is not
likely that the present care will go
TO the courts President Roosevelt
once appeared in a fake" picture an.
parently talking statescraft with a
negrocoal driver. He registered an
objection Immediately and the prae.
tice was stopped.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-26
CHINA A REPUBLIC
Indications Point to Selection Of Re-
publican Form

puritan
Toxic. Dec. 25.-A conference of
members of the Japanese Cabinet at
which some of the Elder Statesmen,
including Prince Katsura, the ex'
Premier, were invited to assist, was
held here yesterday The strictest
secrecy has been maintained regard
ing the subject of the discussion, but
it is generally believed that the lat
est developments of the situation in
China were taken into serious consid-
Grafton, and ii is understood that the
conference reached the conclusion
that the adoption of Republican
form N government by China is ap
parently inevitable
Information has reached here that
the revolutionaries in China continue
to insist firmly on a republic and that
the peace negotiations at Shanghai
will -result in a rupture unless the I'm
perial authorities in Picking yield &c
this demand
Most of the Powers are apparently
reconciled TO the situation. It is dc
clared that neither Japan nor Great
Britain has any intention whatever
of intervening in any way in China
much less of imposing any form Of
government on that country. The
general feeling here is that the only
alternative for the present situation
is for the representatives of the I'm
perial Government in Picking t
yield.
Major Gen. Shiba, who was in com
mand of the Japanese troops In PEEK
ing at the time Of the Boxer uprising
in 1900, has left Shimonoseki fol
Toxic in response to an official sum
mons received by him from head
quarters.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-26
ANsoN SAVES TWO BOYS
Ex-Ball Player Breaks Path in the Ice
and Carries Them Ashore.

Chicago. Dec. 25.-Adrian c. An.
son. Captain OF the Chicago baseball
team OF 1876, and since then one Of
the best known figures in the Nation.
al sport, saved two boys from drown
ing today in the Lagoon in Jackson
Park.
Pop" Arson, as he Is known. was
playing golf with DR.. Il. C. Caldwell
when he heard cries for help and
saw boy struggling In the water.
The boys companion was trying to
rescue him, but In moment he. too,
broke through the ice
The Lagoon is only FIVE feet deep
and Arson waded out, breaking a
passageway fifty feet out to the boys
who by that time had become ex.
hausted and sunk Arson dove after
them and getting one with each
hand, held their heads above the sur.
face while he waded to shore.
The boys were resuscitated by DR.
Caldwell and taken to the HYDE
Park Police Station. where they and
Arson were provided with dry
clothes. The boys said they were
Oscar Rowe and George Lindlocken
OF South Chicago Each is ~ years
old.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-26
GEN. REYES GIVES
UP ATTEMPT AT
REVOLUTION
Old Mexican Leader Makes
Affect Surrender
PEOPLE DIDN'T WANT IT
People OF Mexico Had Had Revolu-
ton Enough to Last for While
Longer

Eel Paso. Tex, Dec. 26.-Gen. Ber-
nardo Reyes, MeXlco's one time great
est military leader. and more recent
Iy leader of revolt that threatened
to tear the country from border to
border, surrendered yesterday to Gen.
Trevino at LineraZ, Mex, defeated
and stripped of former arrogance and
pride. He was later given his liber
ty on his word that he would not
leave the city. Riding alone into
Linarez yesterday, the gray-haired
rebel gave himself up to Lieut.. Placi-
do Rodriguez, commander OF 20 rur-
ales, the sole military guard at Lin
arez. Permission was obtained to
telegraph a formal capitulation to
Gen Trevino, commander of the third
military zone at Monterey. lie
frankly admitted his dream of an
other successful revolution had come
to an end and placed himself at Ire
who's disposal.
81 called upon the army, | called
on the people, telegraphed the brok
en- general, land no one responded
This attitude | regard as a protest
and | am resolved not to continue
this war against the government.
place myself at your disposition
Reyes asked no guarantees for him
self, but pleaded for mercy for the
little group OF men who have follow
cd him in his wanderlngs to ant
fro. He requested consideration fol
them. They are yet fugitives, ant
will be hunted down by Trevino'i
men unless they, too, surrender vol
unfairly.
To Reyes message Gen Trevino re
plies that Gen Reyes would be KEEP
under guard in Linarez pending in
structions from the central govern
ment. That he will be taken to the
capital to answer for his offense II
considered by Reyistas the natura
result of his surrender Reyes at
tempt to save his few followers wa
refused by Thevino, who telegraphet
to Reyes that he had no authority L
relax his campaign,
The climax to Reyes unsuccessful
attempts TO recruit an army cam,
Sunday, and resulted in his decision
to surrender. A small body of hi
followers engaged in skirmish will
about an equal number of federals
and at the first shots the rebels tool
TO their heels. Reyes was near tn
scene OF the engagement No on
was killed
After hearing that these few men
whom he believed faithful and BRAY
fighters, had run from the smell O
powder and the crack of the enemy
rifles, the old general yesterday CAV
up, completely disheartened. Reye
was not surrounded, and might hav
kept up fight for many days, bu
without the small army he had $
confidently expected to recruit tn
humiliatlng finish was almost inevi
able
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-26

BOY Aurolsrs KILL LAD
Try to Run Away But are Tossed Out
Of Their Car

Orange, N. J., Dec. Pa large au-
tomobile driven by Daniel A. Dugan.
Jr., son of Judge Dugan of the Or
ange district court, ran down and IA
tally injured Leo, the IA year old son
of Edward M. McDermott here today
The news of the accident came to
the McDermotts while they were at
Christmas dinner and the mother was
Frustrated with grief.
Young Dugan drove his car on at
high speed after the accident but in
trying to make another corner the
machine skidded, crashed against the
curb and tossed Dugan and his two
young companions In the car into the
street. The boys regained their feet
quickly and started to run but were
headed OFF by deputy sheriff and ar
rested. The judges son will be for
mally charged with manslaughter to-
morrow as young McDermott died to-
night.
James Clark Jr, aged II, who is
one of the boys under arrest, is a
nephew Of former Judge Davis of the
court of common pleas, and Louis G
Mute the third member of the auto
mobile party, is a son of the school
commissioner of Orange.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-26
ASKS FOR PARDON
Jerry Bradley Has Served q Years
OF Life Term.

Rutland, Dec 24-There was a
hearing in this city yesterday before
Gov. ]. A. Mead on a petition for the
pardon of Jerry Bradley, colored, SO
years old, who has served 81 years of
a life sentence at the State Prison at
Windsor. Attorney w. B. Sheldon of
Bennington represented the petition.
ers, and Attorney General John G.
Sergeant OF Ludlow and States At
torney w. ]. Meagher Of Bennington
were also present. Other Vermont
Governors have been asked in vain TO
pardon this man.
Bradley came from Florence, Mass
He was convicted in Bennington
County Court at Manchester on June
10, 1880 OF murder in the second de-
gree for taking the life of Mrs. Mar.
garet Shea Mattison.
II was pointed out at the hearing
that Bradley had been convicted on
purely circumstantial evidence. and
that one of the States principal wit.
nesses had testified differently al the
trial than when telling her story
prior to IT,
" Is said that Bradley's prison rec.
ord has been excellent. Gov. Mead
withheld his decision.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-26
A WARM CHRISTMAS
Usual Holiday Weather Was Lacking
Yesterday


The storm king has always been
considered as necessary a part OF the
Christmas celebration as Santa him
self. but the latter appeared in Ben
nington yesterday without his frosty
companion Weather conditions that
were peculiarly mild prevailed for
weeks before Christmas and though
in former years, zero weather became
frequent visitor i'm November, the
mercury has not come within ten de.
grees of that mark during the pres
ent season. Bennington has not seen
so mild a Christmas in twenty years
and the jollity usually attendant up
on the usual winter sports was sadly
lacking yesterday.
The failure OF The weather man to
provide the oldfashioned New Eng
land winter affected the Christmas
trade to some extent as there was
not the large sale of skates
and sleds usually among the most
popular Christmas gifts Because OF
the weather the day was not spent in
the customary way. Christmas day has
usually seen a large crowd on Ben
toms pond but this year that body OF
water was little more than frozen
over. There were no sleigh rides, nc
tobogganing and no hockey.
The supply of ice of the local deal
ers in that commodity has been ex
hausted and they are cutting thell
ice on Big Pond in Woodford and
drawing 1t to this town to supply the
local soda fountains. Several have
boosted that their rose bushes are
beginning to bud and a number Of
lawns are as green as they usually
are In April.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-26
TROLLEY CAR IN RIVER
Only Six Feet of Water So Passen'
gers Did Not Drown

Pottsville, Pa, Dec. pa trolley
carrying 35 persons, mostly residents
of Schuylkill Haven, jumped Black
bridge between this city and Schuyl'
kill Haven tonight, dropping a dis
lance of 20 feet into the Schuylkill
river.
Every available physician in Potts
Vile and Schuylkill Haven was rush
ed to the scene of the accident by
special cars and all of the Injured
were brought to the Pottsville hos.
pital The railway officials admit that
not one of the passengers escaped in
jury, but it cannot be learned at this
time how many if any are fatally in
jured.
At the hospital it was stated that
none of the passengers has succumb-
ed to injuries, but it is said that sew
eral are in precarious condition.
The only thing which prevented seri
Gus loss of life was the fact that the
river at the point where the car took
the plunge is not more than six feet
deep. The accident is supposed to
have been caused by a broken rail.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-26
THE PRICKLY PEAR.
This III Nstursd Fruit ls Remarkably
Tenacious Of Life.

tenacious OF GUcs
The prickly pear is said to be so
tenacious OF life that leaf or even
n small portion OF a leaf. II thrown on
the ground, strikes out roots within
short time and becomes the parea'
OF fast growing plant.
Mischievous though the African
prickly pear may be, II Is not without
It's good qualities. Its juicy fruit,
though rather deficient In flavor, is
delightfully."- cool and refreshing In the
dry heat Of summer, aud n kidd OF
treacle Is made from II.
Great caution must be exercised In
peeling this curious fruit. the proper
way being TO impale the fruit on a
fork or stick while one cuts II open
and removes the skin. The lndivid.
ual who undertakes 10 pluck this
treacherous fruit with unguarded in-
gers meets with an experience he does
not soon forget. Concentrated essence
OF stinglng nettle seems all at once
TO assall hands. lips and tongue, and
the skin. wherever Il comes In con
tact with the IN natured fruit. Is COW
cred with a group OF minute bristly
hairs, apparently growing from Il and
venomous and irritating TO the last de.
gree.
In dry weather these spiteful little
stings do not even wait for the newly
arrived victim, but ny about. light Ms
thistledown. ready TO settle on any
one who has not learned 10y experience
to give the prickly pear bush a wide
berth.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-26
TO UNLOAD HAYWOOD
Socialists viii Meet to Expel Labor
Leader

Denver, Dec 26.-w. II. Leonard. a
socialist leader said yesterday that
at a meeting today OF a local branch
OF the socialist party, resolutions will
be introduced calling for the expul.
sion OF William d. Haywood, former
seoretary.treasurer OF the western
federation of miners. who, in a recent
speech. is reported to have advocat.
ID direct action" In securing labor
organizations in their rights. Mr..
Leonard said that n the ward organl.
Nations falls TO act, a city.wide meet.
ing will be called for Wednesday
night to act on a proposition to sub.
NIT the matter Of expulsion to a ref.
erendum OF the party throughout the
country.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-26
DRY MACON VERY WET
Despite Prohibition, Georgia City Con
sumes Much Christmas Whisky

Savannah, Ga, Dec. 25.-The city
of Macon, like many others in Geor-
gia, is theoretically dry, being in a
prohibition state, but the records OF
the railroad and express companies
show that last week thirty-hve car
loads of liquor, shipped for the most
part from Jacksonville, we're distrib-
uted in Macon. Between December
and l6 ten more cars came, making
a total of forty-fve cars OF whisky
distributed.
Each night a train of eight cars
known as the whisky train" arrived
at Macon. Five of these were held,
while the other three were sent on to
Hawhnsville. Albany and Americas,
respectively.
II is estimated that Macon and vic.
unity has consumed more Christmas
whisky than any other community OF
similar size in Georgia.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-26
SAYS PIGS ARE BAGGAGE
Farmer Carries 17o-Pound Hog In His
Lap on Train Despite Protests.

HUNTINGTON. Ind. Dec. 25.-Is pork
ever baggage? This question arose
today on c. a. & c. train.
A hog. Desired for the larder OF o.
b. Christ, an Erie fireman in this
city. was taken by Christ's brother.
n farmer, near Bluffton, to the rail.
road station in sack and he wanted
1t checked to Huntington as baggage
on his ticket
The agent objected, but Christ in.
sisted that anything that was car.
ried was baggage and ended the ar.
gument by seating himself In a car
with the i7O.pomd hog on his lap
and there II remained during the
trip to Huntington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-26
Vermont Doctors
Testimony
Discovers Quick Relief for Pain

DR. Cutler writes OF his experien.
ces with Mysterious Pain Ease as
follows:
II have known Of the use of Mysterious Pain
kasn for several Year, but not until within a
few months have used II upon my own person
and In my family. aud Q n eay unhcutatingly
that IA one OF the best remedies for rain
that I have ever tried. Thoroughly applied. Il
is, IN my experience, very SURE 10 give quick
aud permanent relief.
Every doctor knows that where
possible an external remedy is far
better than drugs taken inwardly
Mysterious Pain Ease does the work
from the outside by working through
the pores. Il is invaluable In cases
of all muscular pains, and for burns,
bruises, toothache, headache. lumba
20, etc.
For sale by all druggists, 90 and 81
cents. BY mail. II your druggist
cant supply you.
.. Cures through the Pores"
JuNlUs BARNES q SON,
PrOprletors Barnes Mysterious Pain
Ease.
- Burlington. W.
Y Sale by VIM. L. ooksy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-26
CLARA sARroNs BIRTHDAY
Ninety Years Old on Christmas and
Receives Many Greetings

Washington. Dec. 25.-Miss Clara
Barton, founder and first president of
the American National Red Cross 40.
olety was showered today with
greetings and good wishes upon the
sVth anniversary Of her birth. Al.
though feeble from her illness early
this year Miss Barton was able 10
celebrate the day with her relatives
ana friends who are spending Christ.
mas with her at her home. "Red
Vross In Glen Echo Md, a suburb
Of Washington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-26
LYNcHED A NEGRO
Christmas Day Festivities Near Bal
tlmore

Baltimore. Dec. 25.-King Davis. a
negro 2S years old, who last Satur.
day night shot and killed Frederick
A. Schwab (white), at Fairfield Anne
Rundell county, was taken from the
lookup at Brooklyn. suburb of Bal.
timore, early this morning and shot
to death by small party OF unknown
men.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-26
A rRAolcAL ROMANCE.

A cat crouched on a garden fenee
A maid az her window sat q A
A bachelor sat In his hcncoop ~
with q gun for that old cat ~
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-26
IRISH BABIES HEAVIEST
In Boston Their Physique Exceeds In.
fants Of other Races

- 0'tf NaSct
Boston. Dec. 25.-Irish babies horn
In Boston. are found to be the etrone.
est physically. Their average weight
which is advancing. Ia now eis
pounds and is not exceeded by any
other baby born in this city. The
average weight of Italian babies born
here is SO pounds.
IN some sections OF Boston the Nor.
Wegian baby shows much moro vital.
ny than does the average American
enid which ls smaller than the IN.
ianta Of the other races named
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-26
QUESTIONS VIRGIN BIRTH

Canon Henson Throws Doubt on II In
Christmas Sermon.
canon Hensley Henson. In the
course OF a Christmas sermon today
In St Margarets. Westminster. uues.
toned the virgin birth. saying.
The birth narratives In the FIRST
and third synoptic Gospels are now
generally assumed by the learned TO
belong less TO history than to poetry.
and are held TO represent a result
rather than a source OF faith"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-26
He Saw Them.

he Saw Them.
"Dld you see any sharks when you
crossed the ocean. Mr. Spifkinsr ask.
"a Miss purling.
"Yes" replied Spifkins sadly; II
played cards with n couple"