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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
EvERYsoDYs SNUG.

The wind is bowling loud outside.
But Biddy is all right.
No draft can hit her in the spine.
She's snug and warm tonight
It's down to zero awful cold,
But old Fans sleeping sound
Tn her tight stall ON dry bed.
Horse blanket tucked around.
The snow Is drifting awful deep.
But Towser is o. X.
He's sleeping right beside the hens
On nice bed OF hay.
Just zee the BLIZZARD oh. the windl
But L can't reach the COWS.
They leep or chew their juicy cud
Ben lth the well filled mows.
Twenty below. but list the hogs!
They're snoring out OF sight.
They sleep on a dry bed of straw
In their pen clean and tight
I'm sleepy; ! must say good night.
Since all are warm and fed.
/ hope that you and all OF yours
Have just as snug a bed.
c. NJ. BARNITZ.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
COOKING VEGETABLES.
Suggestions That May Be Useful to the
Thrifty Housewife.


Generally vegetables need long cook
ing under he influence Of moisture,
and the more compact they are and
the longer cooking the more mos
ture they require, says the Woman's
World. But they need 1t applied in
such a way as to preserve and en-
nance the delicate 6avors and not to
disseminate them by hurried boiling in
practically open vessels.
To begin with, green vegetables,
roots and tubers should be crisp and
firm and thoroughly clean when put
on to cook.
Soak wilted vegetables in cold salt
water to freshen them.
Put salt in vegetables when they are
half cooked or before taking from the
fire.
A dash Of soda helps green vege-
tables 10 retain their color.
Peas and spinach are much better
color If cooked uncovered.
Cook vegetables which have strong
odor or taste in large amount OF
water.
Cook young carrots and beets whole
then skin and slice.
Clean vegetables with brush.
Salt tends to darken cabbage. caull
flower or brussels sprouts
Tie cauliflower and cabbage In
piece Of cheesecloth. 1t is easy to han
die and keeps its shape.
Slice eggplant with silver knife.
Vegetables thoroughly ventilated
while cooking are thought TO be of bet
ter flavor and more wholesome.
The overlooking of vegetables rem
ders them unpalatable and destroys
the colorlng matter and flavor.
Vegetables should not be cooked II
an iron kettle.
Strong favors are due too frequent
ly to careless preparation.
Careful trimming and thorough
washing are essential.
Cook vegetables as soon after the.
are gathered as possible.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of 'hs Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

The Y. NJ. C. A. physical depart
ment committee consisting of w. S.
Boynton, l.. II. Ross, NJ. d., J. r.
Lane, NJ. D., f. j. Hurley, M. D.,
Fred Austin and T. r. Sexton was
omitted from the list of Y NJ. c. A.
committees named in Tuesdays Ban
ner.
Earle Harbour, graduate of Nor.
wich university who has been IN
the employ Of the Northern Pacific
railroad as civil engineer during the
past two years, Is visiting his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant L. Harbour, hav.
ing been granted vacation of sew.
sral weeks
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
NOTICE:

Agreeable to the amended bylaws of the
Village of Bennington the members of the
Bennington Fire Department are hereby mott.
led To meet at the Starn Hoe TO-, nms We'd
nesday evening. January a. 1912 at 1880 p. NJ,
for he following purposes.
lst.--To hear the report Of the officers for the
year last past
2nd.-ro elect president of the department.
a vice president secretary. d treasurer
clliei engineer OF the deparim mt. LIST and End.
assistant engineers for the ensuing year.
3rd To transact any other business found
necessary and proper when met.
w.P. HOGAN. Village Clerk.
January 18TH 1yl2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24

a hawk as quickly as the Bronze and
Eight him of as valiantly.
MIR White Holland ditto.
The White Holland is beauty with
It's pure white plumage. Jet black beard,
pink legs aud feet red neck and head,
graceful shape and magnificent car
riage.
II makes an attractive carcass,
about correct size for general market
requirements, free from Objectionable
dark pinfeathers and the equal OF any
In Juicy flesh and delicious navor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
Thu First Canal.

The first canal which was construct
ed in Egypt IN 1850 h. c.. was used to
transport merchandise from Memphis
20 the sea.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
The Library Hog.

Books will soon be printed OH
metal leaves" says Mr.. Edison.
Which is about the only way to
get ahead of the book borrow
er who marks his place by turn
ing down a corner.-Denyer Re-
publican.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24

THE WHITE HOLLAND TURKEY.
The first White Hollands are said to
have been bred in Holland over hun
dred years go and brought to this
country by the thrifty Dutch. They
were sports from the original turkeys
taken to the old world over 400 years
ago and at first were small and deli
cate.
This made them unpopular with
breeders Of market turkeys, for a small
turkey cuts a poor figure as a Christ
mas table centerplece. so American
turkey breeders at once got busy and
crossed them with white sports from
the Mammoth Bronze, the giants OF
poultrydom: and this infusion of new
blood not only made them harder, but
built them to u size very popular at
market. as will be seen by the new
standard weights for this beautiful va
riety:
Pounds Pounds
Cock .............. q Hen ..........-..-.. IS
Cockerei ........... 20 Pullet ............. Il
When bred, fed and finished right
they often equal the Bronze in size.
Some urge as objection to this splen-
did variety that its color makes the
bird a conspicuous mark for hawks.
We have bred white, bun and black
turkeys. and hawks have caught no
more Of one variety than another, and
we can't see that color makes much
difference to a bird Of prey with such
telescope sight that II can see gray
mouse In the grass while sailing high
In the air.
1t is yet to be proved also that a
white Holland mother turkey can't see
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
For the Holiday Party.

This is an attractive cake for chill
drent party. says Table Talk. Make
and bake a plain square cake, ther
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
Crane Culture.

Culture of the grape in America Tor
began in Florida in 1894.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
HOO DIS
l. 81 s: q; e..
Purely vegetable. Best family cathartic.
LOW PRICED ADVERTISING
FOR SALE

FOR SALE Show case for sale. Mrs S. 8.
ike, 3i4 Main St. S3tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
A JAPANESE CAKE.

decorate with boiled frosting Japa'
nese dolls, fans and parasols' are used
rs decoration.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24

COR SALE-Ihs Haytrce homestead 2)S
South street, Is offered for sale. This
house is a two story structure. ex sellently
located and IN fine state OF repair
Il is heated 10y hot water furnace and ptsses-
sion can DC given at short notice. Homer II.
Webster. administrator. 20tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24

FOX sALE-One bay mare weight 9hundred,
one Portland cutter, one photograph aud
records, one two seated carriage will sell cheap.
79t6'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24

FOR SALE xpress harness, nearly rev,
4 co So. VIII =. Il cheap as have no use
forit. Farmers Sheds 7gt64
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24

EOR SALE-Farm of ore-hundred aud
twenty acres. two good houses, two barns.
corn house and wagon shed. hen house, the best
OF water VIII keep 30 head of cattle, goo
sugar orchard, young apple orchard, land is in
good state OF cultivation. half mile south OF
tst Nrllneton, Vt, known as the Garfield
tam. d -. ia ~, east Arlington, VT. S0t2is
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24

FOR sALE-Slxty breeding euwes from one
TO four years old. Also 50 lambs. L..
stanley, No. Bennington. 35tf
EOR SALE-House of eight rooms
with toilet. Also stable aud wagon
he'd ON premises and garden in rear
4 the house. Lot G0x1tO. W. J. Meagher
tgeu'. Stf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24
TO RENT

To RENT-A five room fiat upstairs, mod.
ern improvements. qulre of John
Carrigan. 5Ui Gage steret. T7tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24

lfOR SALE-Pair of horses and harness. In
a quire at Joe Levin's store corner of North
and kiver streets. 75tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24

FOR SALE-A lot of White 0rpington and
Partridge Wyandotte cockerels at bar
gain. should be owned By those desirng TO n
prove their stock. Can mate up two or three
bue pens OF Partridge Wyandoites at living
price. j. H. Livingston, Bennington, Vt. 1916
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24

FOR SALE-Stock, store and fixtures for
sale. owing 10 failing eyesight. am com.
pciled 10 close out my business in Orwell VII
age. All stock ON hand will he closed out at
greatly reduced prices. The building and fix
lures | offer for sale on easy terms Of payment.
II Is splendid opportunity for tn right party
to build up a good business. d. 5. BAhBlrT
Orwell, vi. 59t2l'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-24

rO RENT-A new eleven room tenement
with all modern improvements. Electric
lights Inquire Geo. II. Cook, s0l North st,eet.
b8tf
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05
General Arthur, After Leaving the
White House, Found Himself a
Mere Atom In the Lite Of
New York City.

| am sure that | was the last mem.
Ger OF the original cabinet OF presi-
dent Arthur who saw him and bad a
nhat with him" said Thomas l.. James.
VINO "aS postmaster general under Ar.
ahur from September. 1881. 10 ,Japu.
AIRY 1872, and at eighty years Of nge
10 New York city's dean of national
bahk presidents.
one afternoon not long before Ar.
fhnr'S death. which occurred In No.
wember. 1885, | had occasion to TAKE
"a surface cart was before the days
ut the bolley~-diroctly In front of the
Grand Central station, New Yorb Az
1 passed down the aisle / heard nv
name called. | looked around and
pa" eX,PresIdent Arthur occppying
"a corner seat In the rear end OF the
car II was ho who had called To me
Az passed by him. / am sure that nm
sIerson In the car but myself realized
Ehat one Of It's passengers was tho
snan who had been the tweutv.grat
president Of tho nation. Certainly
the ma who sat next 10 Arthur ala
no recognize him: for when the ex,
president politely asked him 10 move
aip a httle so as to make room for
me the man granted the request re-.
i~uctantiy. But observed that his man.
Eier changed instantly when he heard
me address tho ex,presidont ns Gen.
terBl Arthur.
'iHave o ever regretted quitting
public llfe3' Arthur asked me. apronos
81 nothing, apparently, after W. had
talked a little on general lines
suppose, Mr.. President" said
In reply, that no man has ever held
iisEh public Office, at least In Wash.
anston, without occasionally. when In
private life, finding himself yearnIng
again for the excitement and sense OF
poTer that high public Office gives. |
confess that occasionally | have felt
that way.
Don't you iind that you are some,
times lonely, now that you are In pri.
waite life2' the general next asked me-,
NO said, not In the sense that
you mean would be lonely, though.
were not engaged In active bust.
ness
That IL the very reason why |
nave decided to resume seriously the
practice Of law was Arthur's reply.
y course. | have had many expert.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05
How Senator Frye Once Arrested an
Audience That Was Breaking
Up and Held II EnthralIed
by His EioquenGe.

No finer demonstration Of the power
Of a real orator, both to get the n Of
nm audience and, having done that, to
hold the audience as long as he
chooses as IL in the hollow Of his
hand, was ever made in New York
city~-at least since Civil war days
than that which occurred at the
climax Of the Republican party's cam.
paIgn in the metropolis In 1900.
The climax Of the campaign, so far
as the Republicans were concerned,
was the great mass meeting held In
Madison Square Garden. The simple
announcement that Theodore Roose'
welt. governor Of New York state and
the Republican candidate for vice
president, would speak Mt the meeting
was sufficient Of Itself to pack the
vast auditorium Of the Garden TO Its
capacity. 1t was estimated that at
least $4,000 persons were In the audi.
forum when Governor Roosevelt be-
gan to speak.
After the hero OF San Juan Hill had
finished his speech and taken his seat
amid great cheering, there arose at
once from all parts OF the Garden the
familiar sounds of many persons leav'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05
Frye and the Vice Presidency

u happen TO know" continued Sen.
ator Frye. that General Logan was
bitterly opposed to the movement en-,
gineered by his friends In Illinois that
led to his nomination for vice-president
after Blaine had been nominated for
president by the Chicago convention
OF this year. | know that when he
was first told that his friends at Chi.
cago would nominate him for yice-pres.
ident with Blaine. he flared up and
said he wouldn't accept the nomina.
ton. But when the nomination was
made he was compelled to accept IT.
he knew he could not remain In public
life If he didn't But II wo are beaten
In this campaign | haven't any doubt
that 1t will be some consolation for 10.
gan that through defeat as candidate
for vice.presldent he will keep his seat
In the senate. No man now a mem.
Der Of the senate is more contented In
that membership than is Logan, and
| am sure that It would chafe him
greatly to be removed from the floor OF
the senate to the v~ice-presldent's
chair. | have been told that Henry
Wilson, who was nominated for vice
president with Grant In 1879 when
Wilson was United States senator,
was personally very sorry that the
nomination had been made. He knew
that II he was elected v~tce.president,
AZ he was, he would lose his seat as
senator and be utterly without any
influence excepting Of a personal kind.
with the senate, Logan also has the
same situation before him.
Personally. | am very glad that no
further attempt was made TO bring
about my nomination for v~ice.presldent
with Garfield. Garfield took Blaine
from the senate and made him score.
tary OF state, | was chosen to I'LL
Blaine's u%nexpired term In the senate.
and so. you see, during the past four
years ] have had more influence ON
the senate floor than | could possibly
have welded as presiding officer Of
that body"
Copyright, l9lt. by II. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05
Was Lonely In Private Life

ences. | have discovered what the
inner life Of a president Is, and I have
had my share Of the sense Of power
which Is associated with that office.
| have learned however, since | left
the White House. that almost ali OF
the friends a president n..kes are
merely superficial friends. | have
been very lonely since | returned to
New York. Nobody comes TO see
me. ! am n mere atom In the HE Of
this city. Therefore. / am going back
10 the practice Of the law seriously.
When | left Washington I associated
myself with my old law Arm. but !
cannot say that I have worked serI,
0uRly; | have been a lawyer In name
only, | presume that | may be- a little
rusty. But It Is not no much for the
purpose Of earning q good Income that
! am going to renew practice az 1t Is
TO occupy my mind. ! shall certainly
rust out completely If | am not active
iy engaged In some kind OF employ.
rnent from now on
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05

And then" continued General
James, he looked at me with a smile
which / remembered from the days Of
Il early association when he was col
lector Of the port Of New York and
was deputy under him-a smile OF
rare sweetness and kindliness--and
said:
You don't suppose 1t will be a
handicap to mo Ia getting a practice
that | was at n time president OF
the United statesT
"A few minutes later. as my car
reached the street at which ! was to
leave 1t. | babe my former chief In the
cabinet room at Washington good aft
ernoon and wished him every success
at the bar; and his parting words to
me were these;
Perhaps you will hear Of my max.
Ing an argument before the Supreme
court at Washington. | should be
very glad II | had a chance to do
that But the chance never came.
His death occurred before he could
get fairly started Ia the active prac-
tice Of his profession"
Copyright. 1911, by u. J. Edwards. All
Rights Eeservedj
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05

Commissioner General of Immigra-
ton keefe was hearing the case of a
woman who appealed to enter this
country Notwithstanding serious
charges had been brought against her
morality.
Her attorney pleaded that she might
do better IL allowed to start on a new
life here. Look at the case of Matry
Magdalene." he said. See what was
done in her case. Why cannot he
same be done in the case of this w4m.
am"
Mr., Keefe had been ~preoecupied. He
called to the clerk and said: Get me
the record in that Magdalene CASEY
New York World.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05
Power of Real Orator Shown

ing the hall. Indeed, in great masses
the people began TO rise from their
seats and head for the exits. 1t was
painfully apparent that almost all OF
those who had been attracted to the
meeting had come out Of curiosity to
see and hear the Republican party's
candidate for yice-president 1t had
been announced that William P. Frye,
United States senator from Maine,
would also address the meeting--that
he had been especially Invited by the
Republican county committee to come
on from his home In Maine for this
purpose. But most Of those who had
heard Colonel Roosevelt speak knew
nothing about Mr.. Frye except that
he represented Maine In the senate,
and that knowledge was not sufficient
to keep them In their seats after they
had heard and seen Governor Roose.
welt.
General Francis v. Greene, Mt that
time prominent In Republican politics
In New York state, presided at the
meeting. and he was greatly mortified
when he saw that II was apparently
about to break up of Its own accord.
General Greene had already called
upon Senator Frye, who advanced to
the front OF the platform and began
to speak in a low tone OF voice. But
nobody paid any heed to him, and he
was visibly discounted.
Suddenly. General Greene had an
inspiration. He was blessed with a
very powerful voice, and in stentortan
tones. that carried above the hustle
and confusion occasioned by the de-
parting thousands. he cried as he ad-
Vanced to tho edge Of the platform:
Gentlemen! Gentlemen! Please re
main seated 30 that you may hear the
acting vlce-president Of the United
States, Senator Fryei"
1t was a most tactful and efficient
way Of a~rresting that departing
crowd; to refer to Senator Frye az the
acting vice-president, which he was
by virtue of the fact that he was then
president OF the senate, was to give to
him an official dignity which he was
entitled to, And no sooner had Cen
eral Greene made his appeal than the
people hesitated and the thought
seemed to run through the mind OF
all: I'VE have Just heard the Repub-
hcan candidate for vice-president, and
this man who stands before us is act.
ing vice-president. We will see what
he amounts TO as a speaker" SO
many reseated themselves, but many
more remained standing, awaiting the
first words Of the acting v~ice-presl.
dent.
Senator Frye. with his beautifully
modulated, tiutelike voice, spoke a sin
gle sentence, The crowd gave him
Instantly Its ear. He spoke again.
The crowd began TO settle itself firm.
ly In the seats, In three minutes he
had that vast audience enthraIled,
and In the three-quarters Of an hour
he used In making his address
not n person left the hall. Then.
when he had finished. they all sat for
a moment In silence before they burst
out In wild applause. And that IA one
OF the finest tributes an orator a
receive.
Copyright. 1911. by II. ]. Edwards. All
Rights Reservsd.)
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05
ff4ss Version Of Story That His Wife
Declined for Him the Nomination
for Second Place While He
Was Fishing.

Since the death recently of william
r. Frye, long time senator from Maine
and president pro tempore of the sen.
tate,-~a senator for whom the country
ut large held the highest r~espect--a
STORY has been much circulated to the
EFFECT that Senator Frye--or rather his
wife for him. while her husband was
away fishing for trout--declined the
nomination of vIce-president on the Ro.
publican ticket In 1880. .
A favorable opportunity came to me
mt n time during the presidential
campaign OF 1884 to ask Senator Frye
sir the report were true that he had do
clined the nomination for vlce.presi,
dent after General Garfield had been
Nominated for president.
ut Isn't exactly true Senator Frye
replied, There was received at my
house at Lewiston while | was away
from home a telegram purporting to
some from members OF the Maine dele
Satidn to the Republican national CON.
veutlon asking me II | would accept
the nomination for vlce.president My
wife wired for me in reply stating that
1 would not Tho telegram, however,
vas not unlike others which members
of state delegations when the question
of the vIee.president Ia under consider.
alton send to some citizen Of their
state. It doesn't mean much. l sup.
pose my friends ct Chicago at that
time wanted TO be In position If the op.
perfume moment came to suggest my
name" ~.
We'll, Senator" "a asked, "snpposing
the convention had nominated you:
Would you have accepted the nomipa.
Sionf"
Il would have been compelled TO nc.
cept It; no man could receive the nom.
.nation, for sice-president and then de-
cline Il, thus compelling the nomIna,
tton OF some one else. and afterwards
aasve any standing with his party,