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Semi-weekly herald., 1912-03-11
SEEK GOOD SOCIETY,

1t should be the aim Of every young
person to find an entrance into good
society. By good we do not mean
fashionable society. That often merits
least of all this honorable title. A
good social circle is one where sound
principles refined manners and intelli-
gent ideas are the characteristics Of
its members. Many young man has
gene to ruin by choosing the society
Ct the low and vulgar, instead Of those
whose influence would be elevating. It
is always SO easy TO fall into evil,
but often it requires hord work TO
gain sure footing in q refined circle.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-03-11
TRAVEL OUTFIT WAS LIGHT.

A travellers outfit 800 years ago
was somewhat different from what it
is now. In Touring in 1900" by T..
S. Bates the following list is given:
First among requisites is book Of
prayers and hymns effective for sal
walton without being so pugnacious,
doctrinally, as to cause suspicion.
Next, notebook, watch or pocket
sundial; if watch. not a striker, for
that warns the wicked you have cash;
broad-brimmed hat, CATERS, boots,
breeches, gloves, shoes, shirts, hand
kerchiefs, etc."-Buffalo Commercial.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-03-11
PovERTY's ADVANTAGES.

Poverty has its advantages and ad-
versity its uses. II you are poor you
can wear out your old clothes. You
are excused from calls, you are not
troubled with many viaitors, borss do
not bore you, spongsrs DO NOT Aaunt
your tables, brass bands do nst -
enade you. No one thinks of pse-
sentins you with . Testimonial. Ne
stcrsksspsr irxitatss you by aski19 ~
thsrs anything ] eas n ~ yas5S
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-03-11
URBAN AND RURAL.

The census Of 1919 classes dwellers
in cities or towns with population of
$500 or more as urban and others as
rural. Under this classification the
population Of Rock Island is 96.7 per
cent urban, Massachusetts 92.S, Con-
necticut S9.7, New York 1873, New
Jersey 75.2, California 61.s, Illinois
GIT, Pennsylvania 60.4. Nevertheless,
for the whole country the rural popu-
lation still outnumbers the urban. The
census figures for 1910 are, urban, 42,-
623,3s3; rural 49,34s, s,sS3.-Harpers
Weekly.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-03-11
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PURELY PERSONAL

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Semi-weekly herald., 1912-03-11

j. Fl. Woods Of the Gallotti In
vestment company is confined to the
house with lame foot. A loose board
in the sidewalk; rusty nail in the
board foot that landed square on
the nail-and that's all. The fact that
the foot was fully dressed in heavy
shoe did not prevent the nail from
entering the flesh to depth of an
inch or so.
Durango friends will be pleased to
know that Mrs. W. o. Jemison who
was operated on some time ago, is
getting along nicely. She is able to
be up and around the house and says
she feels SO well that before long she
will be able to work again. Any sue
cessful worker enjoys a vacation, but
1t mustn't last too long and when II
is enforced as in the case of sickness,
1t is strange how glad we are whei
such vacation is no longer necessar,
In recent letter to a Durango
friend Mrs. Hilton Westcott wrote
that she often thinks of Durango
with pleasure and would be delighted
to meet some Of her former friends.
Our readers will probably remember
Mrs. Westcott better as Miss Clara
Street, and will recall the many oc-
casions when both she and her sister
Mae, made use Of their beautiful
voices to give pleasure to others. Mrs.
Westcott lives in Plattsmouth, Neb.,
where her husband Is a prosperous
dry goods merchant
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-22
REPUBLICAN AND
DEMOCRATIC co.
CONVENTIONS
Organizations Issue Calls for
Biennial Gatherings
REPUBLICAN HERE JULY 20
Democrats Will Hold Mass Gathering
At Manchester Depot On the
Afternoon of August 3.

A Republican Convention for the
County of Bennington will be held at
Library Hall, Bennington, Vermont,
Monday, July 20, 1912, at 11.30 o'clock
a. m, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for county officers, to be
supported at the election on the first
Tuesday in September next, and also
for the election of a county commit
tee.
Towns will be represented in con-
Vention on the basis of one delegate
from each town, one for fifty votes,
and one for every fraction of fifty
votes exceeding twenty-five. cast for
the Republican candidate for Govern
or in 1910, and on this basis the sew
eral towns are entitled to delegates
as follows
Arlington 4, Bennington 16, Dorset
4. Glastonbury /, Peru 2, Landgrove
/, Manchester 7, Pownal 8, Rupert 4,
Readsboro 8, Sandgate 2, Searsburg
2. Stamford 2, Winhall 2, SALISBURY
5, Sunderland 9, Wodford g Total
81.
Town Committees are requested to
hold primary meetings during the
week preceding the County Conven-
ton.
Delegates will be chosen at primary
meetings called Republican commit
tees in each town, and will provide
themselves with proper credentials,
signed by the secretary of said meet
ing at which they are elected, and
present same as early as possible af-
ter their arrival, to the County Com
mittee who will be in session at the
Putnam House. Bennington, at $50
o'clock A. NJ, the day OF the con
vention. =
The Secretaries of the several
ar ealso requested to send
a list of the Town Committees sell.
ected in their respective towns, with
their credentials.
REPUBLICAN co. COMMITTEE.
+. r. Battles, Bennington. Chairman
w. II. Roberts, Manchester Center,
Secretary.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-22
GEORGE M. WALL.
Prominent Resident Of Dorset Died
Suddenly Saturday Evening.

Manchester, July 21.-George NJ.
Wall, life long resident of East Dor
set died at his home about . O'Clock
Saturday evening of a complication OF
disease. For about three weeks past
he was known to be out Of health and
some of the time was confined to his
bed. News of his death, however,
comes as great shock to his many
friends in this part of the county.
Nj. Wall was a man of very pleas
:hg disposition and Of sound judgment
which facts are best attesj ell by The
confidence placed in his by his own
town. For 33 years past he had scrY-
ed Dorset as clerk, treasurer AMI list
et and aside from being elected to the
State Senate in 1882 Oh the Democratic
ticket nc had served his town in the
House in 1856, 1904 and 1910. For
over 20 years Mr.. Wall was a direct
or of Factory Point National Bank
and was considered one of the most
able members of the board up to the
time of his death.
MIR. Wall was born in East Dorset
May 5, 1S49. He was graduated from
Union University with the class of
1874 and from the me .ical department
OF The same institution in 1876 In.
stead of following the medical pro-
fession Mr.. Wall had made farming
his life work. He is survived by his
wife and two daughters, Miss Mary d.
Wall and Miss Helen e. Wall. The
funeral services will be held at the
house at 2.30 on Tuesday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-22
POSSIBLY MURDER
At W|NOOSKI
LAST NIGHT
ody of Frank Dennis Brought
Into a Pool Room
ONE MAN ARRESTED
Noel Guyette Admits That He Struck
Dennis But Claims That He Was
Obliged To Do So In Self Defence.

Burlington, July 22.-Frank Dennis
of Winooski met a sudden death last
evening. Claiming to have hit Den
ME Elm self-defense, Noel Guyette Oh
Winooski gave himself up at late
hour and was lodged in Jail. Dennis,
it is claimed by Guyette, was intoxi-
Gated and quarrelsome and started
a fight. He struck Guyette, the latter
claims, and when Guyette struck
back, Dennis fell and, striking on the
sidewalk, died instantly. Guyette is
20 years old and Dennis was a much
heavier and older man.
The following were also arrested
at Winooski last evening, following
Guyette's concession and voluntary
surrender, as material witnesses:
Frank Carrier, Leroy Provost, Theo-
dore Mongeon, Arthur Bleau, Vincent
Brosseau and Eugene Viens. They,
too, spent the night in custody.
The affair happened early last eve
ming the story then given out was as
follows:
Peculiar circumstances puzzle the
police department, the health officer
and the selectmen regarding the sud
den death of Frank Dennis, who was
brought into the restaurant and pool,
room of Frank Carrier ON West AL
len street, Winooski, about 7.45
o'clock last evening. Frank Carrier
and companion, Eugene Viens, were
sitting in the poolroom with the lights
turned off when someone raped on
the window and asked Mr.. Carrier II
he would take in any one that was
pretty well knocked out. Mr. Carrier
assented and unlocked the door. Four
men carried the body in while the
lights were off and the ecrowd follow
ed. The lights then were turned ON
and 1t was hard to ascertain who had
brought in the ebody.
Carrier despatched young man to
get the doctor. In few minutes Drs.
Sheehan and Heath were upon the
scene, and the health officer, DR.. j.
G.. Thabault, and Selectman +. l..
Bigwood arrived shortly afterward.
There are also outward signs that the
dead man had met with foul play
aside from the fact that he had been
bleeding at the mouth.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-22
Physicians Preiudiced

Notwithstanding the fact that a
very large percentage of DOCTORS pre-
scriptions call for proprietary medi-
cines, because they can find nothing
better, they are naturally prejudiced
against the direct sale of these fam
lily remedies because IL decreases
their incomes.
However this may be the general
public is benefited by the use of such
standard medicines as Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, as is
proven by the thousands of grateful
letters on file at the Pinkham Labor
atories, at Lynn. Mass, from women
all over the United States who have
been helped by it, and it is prescribed
by those honest physicians who are
broad enough to overlook prejudice
and recognize true merit.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-22
NEW STATION AGENT.
Fred E. Tiff of Bennington Succeeds
G. 3. Flanagan.

Fred e. Tiff of Bennington Succeeds
G. 8. Flanagan.
Through an order from the head
quarters of the Rutland division
which went into effect this morning
Fred E. Tiff who has been employ
ed as clerk in the local freight office
during the past five eyars, is APP
pointed to succeed Agent G.. b. Elan
agan, who has been transferred to
Chatham.
Mr.. Flanagan came to Bennington
as agent from the dispatchers office
in Rutland to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of the late Col. E. d.
Bennett. The appointment was
supposed to be permanent one at
the time but circumstances have
since developed that necessitated the
transfer of Mr.. Flanagan to Chat
ham. Mr.. Flanagan was formerly
agent at Chatham before going to
the dispatchers' office and was
therefore thoroughly acquainted with
the duties of that office. The agent
at Chatham recently resigned and
the head Office deemed it best to
transfer Mr.. Flanagan to the other
terminal of the division.
Mr.. Tiff has been a faithful and
conscientious employee of the road ev-
er since he became connected with
the freight Office under Col. Bennett,
he is generally liked in Bennington
where he has lived his entire life and
a host of friends will extend congrat-
ulations.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-22
LEGEND OF JERUSALEM.
Charity Of Two Brothers Led to thu
Founding of the Temple.


Once, so runs the legend, there lived
In far Judean hills two affectionate
brothers filling a common farm to.
gether. One had wife and house
full of children; the other was lonely
man. One night in the harvest time
the older brother said TO his wife: MY
brother is lonely man. will go out
and move some of the sheaves from
my side of the field over on his so that
when he sees them In the morning his
heart will be cheered by the abun-
dance" And he did.
That same night the other brother
said to his wOrkmen: MY brother has
a houseful and many mouths to fill. l
am alone and do not need all this
wealth. | will go and move some Of
my sheaves over on his field 30 that he
shall rejoice in the morning when he
sees how great Is his store" And he
did.
And they did II that night and the
next In the sheltering dark. But on
the third night the moon came out as
they met face TO face. each with his
arms filed with sheaves. On that spot,
says the legend, was built the temple
of Jerusalem, for 1t was esteemed that
there earth came nearest heaven.-Out.
look.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-22
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
Called Friday Evening, July &c at
Apollo Hall


The Republican voters of the Town
of Bennington are hereby notified and
warned to meet in caucus at Apollo
hall in the village of Bennington, Fri
day evening, July 26th, A. d., 1912 at
eight o'clock, for the following purpo-
SEES:
First To choose sixteen delegates
and sixteen alternates to represent
said party at the Republican County
convention to be held In Bennington
in said county on the 29th day of July
a. d., 1912
Second To transact any other bus
mess found proper when met
Edward G. Bennett,
Henry r. Cushman,
Walter II. Berry,
William II. Hicks,
Peter Longtin,
]. Ben Harmon,
Eugene j. Shea.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-22
MRS. MORROW NOT GUILTY
Jury Acquits Woman Charged With
Murder Of Husband.

Chicago, July 19.-Mrs. Rene B.
Morrow was tonight found not guilty
of the murder of her husband, Chas.
B. Morrow. A jury in Judge Ker-
stems court returned this verdict af-
ter celebrating three hours and 10
minutes.
The body of Charles B. Morrow
was found on the back porch of the
family residence on the morning of
December u, 1911. He had been shot
through the head and the heart The
coroner returned verdict of suicide
but later Mrs. Morrow was indicted
for murder.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-22
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
To Be Held at Manchester Depot
Saturday, August 3.

A mass convention Of the Demo
cratic voters of the County of Ben
nington is hereby called in Odd Eel.
lows Hall at Manchester Depot on
Saturday, Aug. 3, 1912, at 100 o'clock
in the afternoon, TO nominate candi-
dates for the various county offices
TO be supported at the September ell
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-22
Resemblance.

Fogg-I told Bass what you said
that he reminded you Of a giraffe he
cause he held his head so high. Fen
derson-And what did he say? Fogg-
He said you reminded him of an ass.
Fenderson-Because why? Fogg-Be-
cause you are one. he said.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-22
WAS 90 YEARS OLD.
Miss Jane Law caseman Who Died At
Manchester Sunday.

Manchester, July 22.--Miss Jane
Law Caseman died at the home of her
step-siser, Mrs. Carson Meachin, yes
terday morning at one o'clock aged
SO. She was born in Belfast, Ireland,
but during most Of her life had lived
in Canada and Vermont. For the past
20 years her home had been in this
town. Besides Mrs. Meachin she is
survived by one sister. Mrs. Mary
Gendner of East Arlington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-22

ection in 1912, in aforesaid county
and to elect a county committee.
Also to transact any other proper
business when met.
Fred E. Brown, Chairman,
Ward l.. Lyons, Secretary,
Chas. F. Orvis,
w. p. Hogan,
John Conroy,
Democratic County Committee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-22
The American League.

Philadelphia 4, Detroit first
game).
Detroit 6. Philadelphia 5. (second
camel.
New York 4, Cleveland 8. FIRST
game);
New York 4, Cleveland 0, tsecond
camel.
Boston 8, Chicago 2.
Washington 3, st. Louis 3, (called in
18th inning on account of darkness)
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-22
North Adams.

Two base hits, CarOlan. Brill, ].
MeRobbie. Three base hits, PelOquin.
II. Taguer, Crandall. Sacrifice hits.
Finnegan, T. Taguer. Sacrifice hits.
}. Taguer. Stolen bases, Prindle 2.
Harrington. Bases on balls. OF Pelo-
quin. I. Taguer 2. A. McRobbie
White; BY McRobbie. Brill. Herring
ton ?. Left on bases. Bennington 9.
North Adams s Double play. T.
Taguer and J. Taguer. wild pitch.
McRobbie. Time, IN, 5Sm Umpire.
Murray.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-22
standlna Of the Clubs.

ANV ENIIINo 0NIINNWINN NVuuFs
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York 2, Pittsburg /.
Philadelphia IA. Chicago 2.
st. Louis 2, Brooklyn /.
Cincinnati 2, Boston /.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-22
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for this section for II
Next "a Hours.

Next "a Hours.
For eastern New York and western
Vermont generally fair tonight and
Tuesday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-22
Games Today.

Brooklyn at Chicago.
New York at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
The Washington times., 1912-11-18
A ZEPPELIN" OVER BRITAIN!

Our British friends are given to an ingrowing
pessimsm about their national horoscope quite as
curious and senseesS is American attitude of
goodnatured confidence that everything will come
out all right in the wash if we don't bother TO
prepare for war in time of peace, to fix the roof
while the shines. A new occasion for British
alarm has been afforded by the rumor that German
airship of the Zeppelin type has flown across the
North Sea, taken birdSeye view of the tight little
island, presumably noted convenient spots on which
bombs might be dropped and then flown back to tell
the Kaiser all about its observations.
might transport an invading force of German troops
to British soil without killing more than half of them
on the way, provided that the supply of atmosphere
for them to navigate is sufficient. That MANY Zep-
pelins could be housed in proper hangers (pro-
rounced ahn-gars, with tine accent on the ahn) saw
in the Kingdom of SaXony provided everybody else
move out and the German budget could stand the
strain of building them, which it might if the entire
imperial wealth could be transmitted into Zeppelins
OF course, the effectiveness of such an invasion
would depend in a considerable degree on secrecy
but the downcaSt British imagination seems to con-
template no obstacle to that achievement. 1t would
be almost as easy to accomplish such feat in secret
as it would to saw the United Kingdom in two, float
the north half across the German Ocean, lash il
firmly to the Prussian coast, and order "boarders
away There is no doubt that the British situation
is most alarming,
The Washington times., 1912-11-18
TRAYELOGUE TAKES
AUDIENCE THROUGH
THE WEST INDIES
Burton Holmes Delights
With Resume of His
Travels.

A fitting sequel to the tragic sinking
OF the Maine. fourteen years ago. mo-
tiOn pictures in tn" travclOguc Of Bur
ton Holmes, at tn" columbia Thcatcr
last night on the "Wcst indies" showed
the Maine lifted from where she had
been sunk. made s"awOrthy. lowed out
beyond tie thrcc-milc limit, and with
her bulkhcads open and flag flying.
sink to her final resting place. Leaving
cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica. and TriuI-
dad were visited. with interesting and
amusing Ellmpscs Of slhp life in be-
tween trips. Mr.. Holmes Is particularly
fortunate in possessing pleasantly in
toned voice. and OF being able to give
"A scholarly resume OF his travels. with
II view to pleasing the general public
rather than to show only those sCcncs
which strike his own fancy.
Tn" pitch lake in Trinidad was a
phenomenon OF nature which paved the
way for some wonderful motion pictures
OF vOlCancs in cruption-Etna, Vcsu-
vius. Pcl"c, and others being shown.
Port of Spain. Martinique" 81. Pierre.
and st. Thomas were last visited with
rare views Of st. Pierr" before, during,
and after the terrible eruption 81 Pclcc
which Wipd out city, and 10000 huma n
souls in two minutes.
At 3:3r this afternoon. this travelog,le
will be repeated. the one of next Sun.
day. at $50 being on Panama and tho
SucZ canal.
The Washington times., 1912-11-18
M'GOVERN AND LA TOILETTE.

Governor McGovernS enlistment for permanent
service in the Bull Moose ranks anticipated but
it will advance the Progressive cause in Of the
very few States where the new party on November 5
did not ounumber the Republicans.
He was reelected on the Republican ticket be-
cause he richly deserved another term. Progressive
Republicans who stayed in their party with Senator
La Toilette could hardly have made the exceptional
showing that they did for Taft if they had opposed
McGovern.
From now on the Progressive party will be
strengthened in Wisconsin by heavy desertions from
the personal standard of La Toilette, whose aflia-
ton with the party which he helped much to kill is
glarng and bewilderng inconsistency
When, owing to his feelings against Colonel
Roosevelt Senator La Toilette at Chicago last June
refused to support his ally McGovern for the tenn
poray Craftsmanship against the steam-roller candi-
date he fell into the sorrest error of his useful
career.
1t time to sink personal ambition and think
only of the advantage to be gained for the great
movement which he had so long and so capahly fur
thered. If McGovern had been elected temporary
chairman of the national convention in place of Root
the Republican party might have been saved from
irretrevable disaster.
1t is a curious irony of fate that La Toilette S
mistake should have bound him to the party which
his own acts, both the praseworthy ones and those
to be regretted by his admirers, had conspired to
slaughter 1t is a melancholy plight for him to be
associated with Barnes and Penrose in an over
whelmng misfortune
The Washington times., 1912-11-18
Here's a Book

With the opening of the Panama Canal
business centers of the world will have
one more place on the globe with which
their interests must be shared, and
South American cities long since stag
nant, will be stimulated by the foreign
trade within their very gates and the
new dignity of Panama. Anything per
tmcnt to that country adjoining the great
cut Is Of vital interest, and Harry w.
Van Dykes book, Through south
America" is sent out at a most for
tunnte period.
Opening with an historical sketch
which gives alI outline OF the turbulent
history of South America from the timr
OF its discovery, the different countries
are taken in order, beginning with
lirazn and ending with the GuianHs.
Many who are apt to think of South
America as 1t tropical region Of tr9Ck-
less wilds will be pleasantly disilluslun-
cd, just as the people of the eastern
part of the United states have been
slowly taught that all Of the West is
not swarmnG with whO0rinp Indians
and cowboys, all wearing sch lpps"
In the introduction, Nv tn" Hon. John
Jarrett, tn" work Is deity rcyi, wed in
tn, few words: NO one can read Mr..
Van Dykes travel story Of South
the importance of these countries. .
the Valu" of visiting them, and the adj
NHntlr" OC the development of closer
relations between all of them and the
United States" There are numerous
Illustrations by photographs and tn"
hook Is published bv the Thomas Y
Crowcll Company, OF New York.
The Washington times., 1912-11-18
THE OREGON AND THE CANAL.

Felications are due to the genius who proposed
that when the Panama Canal is ready formally to be
opened the old batteshp Oregon shall lead the in
augural parade through the waterway. Nothing could
be quite so appropriate.
There would have been canal in this genera
ton if there had not been a war with Spain, an
Oregon and that famous circumnavigation of the
Americas under Captain Clark's command We had
talked for half century, more or less seriously,
about the need of digging the ditch, but had let
European nation get the job away from us. We had
realized the commercial desirabty and suspected
the military importance of having the canal But it
was not till the sharp reminder of stern and pressing
necessity brought face to face with the possibility
of humilating naval disaster that the nation re-
solved that delay must be ended and the canal dug
without further palterings. The Oregon served us
with the notice that alone was needed to turn the
national wealth, purpose, and ingenuity to task that
is now being completed, and that has been, in itself,
one of the finest demonstrations Of American eff
cheney. The Oregon ought to be the first vessel to
pass through the new waterway, and her dedicatory
passage ought to be extended into triumphal repe-
tition Of her memorable trip Of l9OS minus the en-
crcling of South America.