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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-11
Handy With His Fists.

Admiral Wilson of the British navy
won his Victoria cross at the battle of
El Teb In 1881 There was a gap In
the square. and live or six Of the en-
envy made vicious rush forward, at.
tempting to get inside. Captain Will
son. who was present. with the naval
brigade. advanced to meet them alone,
but his sword broke In the endeavOr to
cut one of the lntruders down. Here
upon the officer, instead OF beating a
hasty retreat stood his ground and be
gan bowling over the enemy with his
fists Either from the nature Of the
ground or. as the record puts 1t. "the
surprising nature Of his attack" Cap
tain Wilson escaped with few
wounds and was rescued by the square
closing up round him. Sir Redvers
Butler described the act as the most
courageous he ever witnessed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-11
rhe Elrst lapAness h Amerles.

The First Japanese IN America.
The first japanese who ever came to
America as far as is known was Man
jiro Nakahama, a fourteen-year-old
lad. who was picked up by the captain
OF an American fshing vessel in lS4l.
twelve years before the coming OF
Commodore Perry to Japan. Naka-
hama. with four companions. had sail
ed out into the ocean on q fishing ex-
petition, their boat had been wrecked
by storm, and they were finally
washed ashore on desert island IN the
northern Pacific. Three months OF dire
privation were passed on the island
before the little party was rescued by
the American vessel. His companions
were left in Hawaii. but Nakahama,
who became a great favorite Of the
captain. was brought to the United
States and sent to a New England
school. And when Commodore Perry
came to Japan, Nakahama was able to
act as interpreter In the negotiations
carried on between the American en-
voys and the Japanese feudal govern
ment authorities.--D Jokichi Taxa
mine In Oriental Review.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-11
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News -. tne Town and Village Told Briefly
.nr Busy Readers.


Elmer Dinwiddie of Woodford pass
ed Sunday in Rutland
Mrs. e. l.. Nichols has gone to
New York to spend the week.
Walter Bingham is spending the
week with friends in New York.
Mrs. Frank H. Cheever of Green.
field passed the wesk end with her
father, Or. H. c Day.
lIr. and Mrs. Norman Edgerton
spent Sunday with Mrs Edgertons
parents in North Adams
A box social will be given Wednes-
day evening by Catamount Comman-
derry, U. o. G. c. All invited.
William ]. Parish of Schenectady
was a guest over Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Godfrey.
Rev. P. l.. Dow of the Methodist
church preached in the chapel district
Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Y NJ. G. A. board of directors will be
held on Tuesday of this week at s
o'clock
The will of George Tibbetts Lane
who died in the south some weeks
ago was proved at the local probate
court today.
Arthur Thomas of Albany, a former
resident, is spending the week with
his mother, Mrs. NJ. f. Thomas Of
Union street.
Frank Eddy, sexton Of the Ole
First church at Old Bennington who
has been i'll, continues in about the
same condition.
! DR. f. j. Hurley, DR.. f. S. Braley
and William l.. Gokay returned Sun
day from Boston where they have
been in attendance at the automobil,
show
Henry Bushee who has been EN-
! ployed for number OF years by tn,
firm of II. W. Myers & Son, has gon,
to Ashburnham, Mass. where he>hai
a position,
The funeral Of Mrs. Ellen Fay wa
held from ST. Francis de Sales churcl
Sunday afternoon at two o'clock. Re
QUEEN mass was sung at o'clock thi
morning. The bearers were Law
renee Powers, Henry Mccormick, Jas
Mahoney, Chris Tierney, Jerry TieI
hey and u. j. Neville. The remain
were placed In the vault.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-11
ATS-RATS-RATS
c,rATE OLE VERMONT.

TA b. 2f Of gF ELIMINATION aS aS0 P %SnrG
Court for the District Aforesaid
To all persons interested In the estates OF
Harry 4. aud lnez MONTGOMERY GREETING;
WHEREAS. application In writing hath b On
made to this Court by tue guardian ui HAIRY b.
aud lnez Montgomery. for license To sell the
interest OF said wards la GER ain real estate.
viz; situated In SALISBURY aud bounded ON the
south hy lands ~ Edgar Green and the Cross
Noni leading from the main highway TO the
Fact Road, aud the h ghWaN leading from so.
sim tshury TO Arlington, on the north 10y mndS
of George Mont gomefy aud lands ~ Jesse
Vaughn, on the west ht lands OF &c rgeCOrc',
lands Of the Rutland Raill DAD Company. and
tie highway lcading from the Hollow" TO
Maple Hin, aud on tue Gust 10y lands OF Ohuotd
liarrlns on ana lands OF Ncwm IN Elscl re.
presenting That the sale thereof for The purpose
OF putting the proceeds OF such sale at Interest
or investing the same ia stocks or other real
o.tnic or using the avnis thereof for tie bene-
~ uf said ward rs the law difeVts Moud ue
beneficial for said waid.
wHEREUpON. the said Court appointed and
assigned the ard day ut April 1917, NJ the
pr,iiatc Office In Bennington In said District. To
hear nnd decide upon said Application
nj ordered that public notice thereof be
gwen to mi persons Interested therein. by pub
fishing this order three weeks successfully IN
thO Huntington Evening Banner a newspaper
published at Bennington IA eaid ID tri {.
persons interested therein. all Of which
publications shall he previous 10 the time
appointed for the hearing.
TIL REFORE. you are notified TO apreat
before said Court NJ the time aud place atnre
said then aud there In said Court, 70 OBJECT 10
the rr tnting OF such license, " you see vausc.
otvrN UNDER My HAND nj Bennington In
said District, this llth day ct March, llls.
GRACE u. HoLr, Register
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-11
Not LikeIy.

Mrs. Morton (angrilyl-Tommy Hor
ton. what made you hit my little
Johnny
Tommy Horton-He struck me with
a brick
Mrs. Morton langrily)-Well. never
let me hear of your hitting him again
II he hits you you come and tell me.
Tommy Horton lsneeringly)-Yes;
and what would you dol
Mrs. Morton Why. I'd whip him
Tommy Horton Din disgust What,
He hits me with a brick and you have
the fun OF licking him for ~ Not
muchl-London Telegraph.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-11
A chine.e PrInilnn omoe.

The difficulties OF making up a font
Of Chinese types are very great. Kang
Hsis dictionary. the standard and
most comprehensive work OF It's kind.
contains l0.Sn0 characters. but II has
been found that for oil practical pur
poses n font need contain only about
1000 With font Of this size the
Chinese printer, In the course OF set
ting up book, will frequently lind
that he lacks dozen or so unusual
characters, a difficulty which he meets
by having these missing symbols hand
cut on blank type 10y skilled engravers.
Although practically all Chinese news
papers and books on modern topics are
now printed from movable metal type,
books pertaining TO old China. such as
the Conlucian classics and the com.
mentarles on them. are still produced
by the time houored method OF print.
inR from wooden blockA
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-11

The REINFORCED macadam Of a
French engineer Is expected to protect
roads from excessive wear by automo-
hlles. I'm the test sections already laid
down the bottom layer Is Of concrete.
on this IL layer 81 cement mortar re-.
enforced with iron rods, and top lay
or Is NJ mortar aud crushed stone.
Such road IL claimed to be more
durable than ordinary macadam. The
surface Is elastic aud easy 10 travel
and IN France the cost Is no greater
than brick paving.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-11

We. the undersigned. do hereby
agree to refund the money on a 30
cent bottle Of Greene's Warranted Sy
rup OF Tar II Il fails to cure your
cough or cold. We also guarantee q
Is cent bottle to prove satisfactory or
money Refunded.
Coles Pharmacy. A. 5. Hathaway
Harwood Drug Store,
c. Il. aud A. D. Hawkins,
y A Quinlan. +. Z. W00dwOrth
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-11
Notice to poo owners

owners OF hounds or other dogs
that are likely to chase deer are warn
ed 70 keep their animals out Of the
woods The hunting season for rab.
bits olospd March aud there is now
no reason why hounds should be al.
lowed To run at large
H. s. Higgins.
County Warden.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-11
wb,rs m, Minlster Was wrono.

"'fhc minister prayed at my bed
side" said the gentle old lady. "He
thanked the Lord FOR giving me so
much patience to bear my Affections.
but | told him didn't have a spark
Of patience What | did have were
friends and kindly visitors and flow
ers and frult and tender messages
sent In every day to tell me that folks
cared about me still. II wasn't my
patience that carried me through; II
was the goodness Of other people,
Newark News
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-11
Matched.

Towne Met Gabbie and Perkins at
smoker last night aud introduced
them to each other Browne-Oh, say.
IT'S shame to Introduce bore like
Gabblc to anybody Towue-lt's evl.
dent you don't know Perkins or you'd
see the humor Ut Il.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-11

Coles Pharmacy today; use 1t regu-
larry and you'll be surprised at the
results.
HAYS HAIR HEALTH is guaran-
teed to give satisfaction or money
back
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-11

They are not us
ing HAYS HAIR
HEALTH.
II your hair is
gray or faded; If
your hair is full
OF dandrun; II
your scalp itches
get a bottle Of
HAYS II AIR
II + A 1T Fl at
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-11

Husband sudying his wlfe's ac-
countsl-rhere are several items you
haven't entered here: Doing up the
furniture. your halrdresser. dentist,
trip 10 the sea. for instance Wife
oh. those all come under repairs
Fllegcnde Batter
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-11
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oANNyNNN0N)NNN0N AyANrGe
NOTICE

The annual meeting OF the Young
Mems association for the election Of
officers will be held In the Library,
Monday. March rs. 1912 Polls open
At / o'clock and close at o'clock In
The afternoon.
Fred c. Martin.
Recording Secretary.
Bennington, VI. March ., 1912.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-11
Fascinating Hair For Women
lis Easy TO Have Natural colored,
Luxuriant and Radiant Hair

So many women have gray and fad.
ed hair that makes them appear
much older than they really are.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-08
Are You a Man or Manager

Following is an extract from an
interesting editorial discussion in
the April American Magazine
Last week | called on the presi-
dent of a big concern uptown My
card was taken by little girl who
sat shiverthg at desk In draughty
outside corridor by the elevators.
Ycu know what bitter weather we
have been having, we'll, the suction
OF those elevators set up a breeze
that you would have said came from
the north side Of the South Pole
The office manage had placed her
there because it was the conven-
tional place for her to be; thing
again he would not dream of doing
as a man, but being manager. he did
1t and thought nothing of it, When
i went inside, the president was just
sending off big check to tubercu-
losis fund. He is splendid fellow
he too as man would never in the
world expose the girl to an AL
chance Of pneumonia in that boreal
dranght; but being president, nj
doubt he took her as thoughtlessly
for granted there as he wouic al :lel
desk
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-08

collectors will soar amazingly.
The plan suggested is that instead
of laying In q supply OF postage
stamps, or buying one or two at
time, as needed, you nave a stamp
meter installed In your Office or nome.
A letter to be mailed Is inserted in
the meter and rubberstamped with
an official mark which servea the pur-
pose Of an ordinary postage stamp
The meter records the number OF let
ters stamped In this way, and when
the government agent comes around
to read the meter he collects for the
number OF stamps recorded In the ma
chine.
The use OF envelopes with printed
stamp In ordinary black type on tho
upper right hand corner. instead OF
the colored adhesive stamp. has all
ready appeared In this country, espe4
cially among large business houses.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-08

business interests in the lowlands OF
the Ohio and Mississippi valleys as
the Result Of The Hood. Millions OF
dollars have been swept away in the
torrents, never 10 ha fegained aad
it will be months before business
conditions Will tie normal in some
sections Men In every walk of life
have suffered losses and many have
been financially ruined When one
patIses. to consider the extent of the
havoc wrought by the high waters in
the lower Mississippi valley, Cairo's
losses thus far, seem trivial It's
Losses are restricted 10 business, but
not because high waters have mum
dated the business houses Should
the rivers drop TO the normal stage
today, it would be only short time
before the business interests OF
Cairo would also be as near normal
as 1t Is possible forethem TO be, con-
sidering the vast amount OF the eity's
trade territory affected by the floods.
The retail merc hants of Cairo are
among the greatest sufferers and If
these residents of Cailo, who fed to
other parts, will defer making thfte
spring and summer purchases until
after returning, the trade will suffer
only small loss The Easter trade
proE Used to equal the holiday trade
IN the volume CT business. Cairo
has mueh to be thankful for and
much to be proud Of II y about the
only river city in the lawlands that
has suffered nothing other than a
cessation of business and the inc1n-
yenfence and expense Of working On
the leyees.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-08

SONG
BY GEORGE FITCH.
Author of "At Good Old Siwash."

Song 10 the science of awaiting
with the voice II has existed for
many thousands of years and has
gradually been perfected until eX-
pert songsters and songstresses no"
receive as much for one FIVE minute
flight, as the pilot of racing mono
plane
Song is our most popular creation,
and owing to the absence of laws
regulating the pastime, everyone in
dulges in it on the slightest provo
cation. To sing well requires long
and painful education, during when
the aspirant loses many friends. Bat
when he has acquired smooth. easy
running voice, which climbs high
and banks well on the turns, he be-
comes very popular and has to sing
every day at weddings, funerals and
charitable entertainments, receiving
vast quantities of gratitude and oc-
casionaIIy good meal
However, it Is not necessary to
practice in order to sing. Many men
sing happily without any practice at
all, though the happiness ia gener-
ally personal In such cases the
voice should first be soaked carefully
in good lubricant. A dozen
sehooners full will put ii in condi-
ton TO attack the most difficult feats
without hesitation. If all the lis
teners are we'll soaked, too. the re-
suit will not be dangerous. When a
man has soaked his voice for several
hours he will sing like bird or an
automobile transmission on the
street at midnight, provided he can
persuade few friends to lean up
against him and form a quartette.
To quartette Is most delightful
pastime When from three to seven
men are quartetting with the as
sistance OF a lamp post, and are sing
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-08

for clevsr 'steerert OF today to con-
meet 1t with high finance. Formerly
the intended victim received letter
der the uoyecots in the courtyard or
the dear old castle on the Guadai-
quivir river, the secret OF which the
rlghtful owner tat the moment VIC
tim OF SPANS inauisitoriai Justice
and hence in jalD would disclose Tor
few paltry thousands, cash, strictly
in advance-~the inducement beng
third OF the treasure, balance to be
delivered to prisoners beautiful
daughter (see inciosed tintypel and
faithful Old servant New, however,
according to letters received by tentd-
tive victims In New YORK and London,
the prisoner was Il banker In tho
CanaIlGs who b0-ted win faithful
servant and his creditors money, An
unlucky mishap caused q snip on
which he was bound for Marse.iles TO
put into Barcelona, and he was ar
rested. But the money had been put
III safety, and two drafts for 1t On
London bank, one for 100000, the
! other tor 10000. be placed In a ss-
cret drawer in the same Old valIse.
They are still there. But the vaiise
is TO be sold with all his effects 10
pay tine which has been imposed
upon him, in addition to tive years
Imprisonment.
Meanwhile fellow prisoner, an
Engtixhman {0r AAertcanl or good
family. has obliged him with the mama
OF the gentleman to whom the letter
Is being written, WHO might be wiliiIs
to advance tho SUN. He invites TINS
gentleman 10 come To Macud AMI
meet tie faithful old servant, VINO,
with the conniVance OF ona OF the
prison clerks, viii show him the
drafts. He can then wire to London
for confirmation OF their value, and
when he is convinced he is to pay
a40o 70 the prison clerk, who will
hand the documents to him. Then the
faithful Old servant will accompany
him to London 10 cash the drafts, and
he Is to receive { ~, 400 for his serv-
ices,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-08
RANDOM CLIPPINGS
Relief for the Flood Victims.


Government and people are doing
an excellent work In the eadeayar
to save life and properly in het food
ed region, but much still remains TO
be done Tents for the shelter of
the thousands of homeless persons
along the Mississippi are being fur
nished by the military authorities
and rations are being provided for
them. In promptness and extent
this relief work comes up to the gov
ernment's best record In the past.
And individual efforts in this direc-
ton are suppiementing the govern
ment's activities very effectively. AS
the food is likely TO Last several
weeks longer. and as It will un-
get worse before 1t gets
better aid from the government and
from states and private sources must
continue.
The food area is larger than has
been previously seen in the Missis-
sippi Valley, and as the population
along the river banks is greater than
in the past, the number of sufferers
Is correspondingly increased. Along
the borders Of half a dozen states,
extending from Missouri and Illinois
on the north to and including
Louisiana and Mississippi on the
south. hundreds Of miles OF lands
are inundated. Naturally some OF
these periodical freshets are ordi-
narily very productive The cold
weather has prevented planting
along the upper part of the Missis-
sippi watershed, SO that the losses
will not include any destruction Of
crops, such as have been seen In
some OF the previous foods, but the
aggregate damage will undoubtedly
far exceed anything experienced
hitherto.
Possibly some of the Eastern pa
pers will think that the calls by the
president and the governors Of sew.
erai states for relief work are more
appealing than the situation war
rants. This Is mistaken view. The
Mississippi drains part or all of
twenty-six of the forty-eight states.
Its watershed, extending from the
Alleghenies to the Rocky Noun
tains, and from the Canadian border
to the Gulf Of Mexico Is approx
mately 2060 miles In length and in
breadth. In this vast area there are
5000 miles Of nayigable waters
Necessarily heavy rains and melting
SHOWS, swelling tie thousands Of
feeders of the scores of rivers In the
valley, when they start ON the ram
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-08

7 The Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Animals In Monticello, ".
Y. will exercise Its authority by put
ting an end OF the sufferings of little
cocker spaniel named Buttons. which
has apparently lost Its mind. following
the death Of his master. The little
dog for years has been the steady
companion of Louis McGrain OF New
York, who succumbed to tuberculosis
here last summer Buttons since the
death of his master has been grief
stricken. and has refused to be petted
or to take food from friends OF Mr..
McGrain. After she had roamed the
streets for several months the AMI
mails half starved condition was
brought to the attention 81 the soci-
ety. It has been decided that the
only way to solve Buttons problem II
BIZ taking It's life. -. -. =. " 49,. u
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-08
Possibly REGRETTED rarnusIasr,.


Au enthusiastic member If the anti
tobacco parry Was gaest al dih-
Ter at a house on the uIfer Y est
site recently, where he allowed a
20 use go untouched Willie ne
spoke Of the tobacco nuisance con
GLIDING by saying that he hoped that
all the men present would agree IL
they could do no more. 10 refrain from
smoking in public places and iii the
presence OF women In telling OF the
Incident the host said We all
agreed without further argument,
aud our friend seemed to be eiated
over his victory until he learned that
there was only one smoker IN the
house and that was my daughter,
whose husband Ia going to learn in
order to keep her company New
York Tribune.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-08

page precipitate 4 tremendous tor
rent into the great central stream.
In tile season lust ended the Snowfall
LIT AL records far behind, while the
recent rain precipitation has been
abnofnally heavy. The need TO
prompt and extensive r5lief work Is
even greater than the president and
the governors have intimatea. Pos
sibly many years VIII pass bst1Fe
the present foods are equaled IN ex-
tent Or dasrtUctiyeness. -G.oDo-
Den oCrat.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-08

to turn up their noses at nice fat puiI
let's and 60 fishing for crabs instead.
The dogs hunt In packs along the
banks of the rivers In the Amazon
valley, and the crawfish and iand|
crabs of that region are their espe1
cial prey. The crabs often put w q
vigorous fight, but the dogs have q
way OF turning them over and biting
them In vital spot just as the thor
ough.bred terrier polishes or q rat.