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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-27
TO REPRESENT RUTLAND
Harvey r. Kingsley a Candidate For
Republican Nomination

Rutland, Feb 26-Harvey II. Kings
ley Of this city. Governor Mead's sec
rotary of civil and military affairs, Is
n candidate for representative to the
next legislature from Rutland. This
was made public today in an Inter
view concerning a statement made
from the pulpit OF the Congregation
al church last evening by the Rev.
w. II. Spence who implied that n
school commissioner OF Rutland who
has aspirations to so to the legisla-
ture Is using his Affiliations with the
board OF education TO secure votes
for himself next fall.
Mr. Kingsley declined to reply to
the charges, which were generally un.
derstood to be directed against him,
except to say that he believed that
politics In the school board were just
as permissible as self-advertlsement
in the pulpit
The candidate for city representa-
i've Is a republican and he has been
member Of the board Of education
for seven years lie has also been
city grand juror.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-27
DIES SAVING HER CHILDREN
Pennsylvania Woman Killed In Bur,
ing Block After Reseulno -Four

pennsylvania Woman Killed In Burn.
ing Block After Reseulna -Four.
A woman named Meza. who had
made heroic effort to save her six
children, was burned to death along
with two OF her offspring in Luzerne
borough, near Wllkes.Barre Pa. ear.
borough, near Wilkes. Barre. Pa. car.
completely destroyed. The husband
was absent when the FIRE started ana
the mother was alone with the chill.
dren. She entered the burning frame
dwelling four times. On three of tho
trips she rescued four Of the children
one child, boy OF six years she
threw from second.story window
and his leg was broken. The fourth
time the mother rushed back into tho
hames TO bring out the two remalnine
children, the floor gave way and the
woman aud the two children were
carried down In the debris. Their
charred bodies were found when tho
fire was extingulshed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-27
CITIZENS CAUCUS

The legal voters OF the Village Of
Bennington are hereby warned to
meet at Apollo hall in said village
on Wednesday. February 2sth, A. d.,
1912 at 7:45 p. m.
First. To regularly nominate candi
dates for village offices to be voted
for at the annual meeting to be held
on March 10, 1912.
Second. To transact any other
business found proper when met.
All citizens of this village, who are
Interested in the honest and econom-
ical administration of its affairs are
welcome to a voice and vote in this
caucus.
u. T. Grlswold,
c. w. Soule.
Joseph Pellerln.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-27
cRokER's DAUGHTER SUES
Wants Divorce from Former Groom
Alleging Misconduct

New York, Feb. 26.-The divorce
suit of Ethel Croker Breen, daughter
of Richard Croker, against John ].
Breen, a former groom, came up for
trial today before jury in the SUI
preme court
Miss Croker and Breen were mar
ried in 1910. Breen's suit for $780,
900 damages for alienation of his
wifes affections against Richard Gro
ker and his two sons is still pending.
While. three instances of miscon-
duct are alleged in the complaint of
Mrs. Breen, the chief correspondent
named is Maude Diehl, telephone
operator of Toronto.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-27
ENGLAND WILL WORK MINES
Asqulth VIII Try TO End Possible
Strike Panes by Government Control

London, Feb. 26.-It Is reported in
radical circles today that Premier AS
quith has determined in the event Of
a national coal strike the government
will take over and temporarily work
all the coal mines and thus prevent
panic In prices.
The committee of the cabinet under
the presidency of Premier Asquith at
the foreign Office this afternoon again
met the coal owners, who were able
TO report a considerable advance TO.
ward peace. So far as Scotland and
England are concerned the owners
are prepared to make such oonces-
sions as would settle the dispute in
few hours.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-27
A. c. coNNoR DEAD
Prominent Manchester Farmer Pass.
ed Away This Forenoon

Manchester, Feb. PA. C. Connor
OF Manchester Center. who has been
In very poor health for the past year,
died at his home at about II o'clock
this morning. Mr.. Conner had been
In a serious condition since about DC.
tober / last when he suffered from
a shock. lie had. however. been on
the street within two weeks.
Mr.. Connor was 90 years old and is
survived by his wife. one daughter.
Mrs. A. II. Pettibone of Manchester
Depot, one son, Irving, who lives at
the Connor farm, one sister and three
brothers. Funeral arrangements are
not known at present.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-27
MYSTERY OF A BEAN CAN
Astute Police Chief Finds One and
Arrests Man Forthwith

st. Adams, Feb. ga can of beans
and an appetite led to the undoing
of Forest Ives. The grocery store
and meat market of A. J. w. Loader
were broken into on a recent night
and a small sum of money, some Gig
arettes and a can of beans were Ia
ken. Chief of Police Mahoney while
working on the case discovered in a
back alley an empty can that proved
of the same brand as those stolen. II
was within range of the window of
the room occupied by Ives. who is 20
years old and heretofore connected
with similar cases in the courts. The
young man was arrested and at a
hearing before City Judge Post this
morning waived examination and was
held in $500 bail for his appearance at
the March term Of county court.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-27
FIRE ON NO. BENNINGTON ROAD
House owned BY William Percy DAM
aged This Afternoon

Fire, which caught from an over
heated chimney, did considerable
damage in a house owned by William
Percy located near the red bridge on
the North Bennington road and &C.
cupied by George Griswold The fire
worked its way into the partitions be-
tween the sitting room on the lower
floor and one of the upper rooms and
II required some active work on the
part of bucket brigade of neighbors
to prevent the destruction of the
house. 1t was necessary to cut
through the floor to reach the fire
and the damage from water will be
considerable.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-27
DISTRICT MAsoNs
Annual Meeting Being Held in Ben
nlngton Today

The annual meeting of the Second
Masonic district of Vermont is in
session here today with good gath
ering Of Bennington county members
of the order in attendance Grand
Lecturer d. A. Elliott Of White River
Junction is present and other grand
officers are expected
The lodge was opened by Mount
Anthony lodge this afternoon. A ban
quet will be served this evening at
o'clock and there will be work and
reception this evening.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-27

Admits He Attempted to Bride Jurors
In Mcnamara Case

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 27.--Rlch-
ard E. Franklin, who was indicted for
the alleged bribery of jurors in the
trial of the Mcnamara brothers for
the dynamiting Of the Los Angeles
Times building, pleaded guilty to the
charge this morning
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-27
HUMANITY RAINS FROM FACTORY
Flames Cut OF Escape In Building at
Newark, N. ].

Girls and men fairly rained out Of
the second story of the three.story
brick building at Nassau and Boyden
streets. Newark. N. j., just before
noon Monday, when fire broke out on
the first floor, cutting off the escape
of the operatives on the upper floors
All had to drop from the second story
windows. That number were not
seriously hurt was due to the fact
that the streets near by were filed
with idle men, who rushed to the
scene and broke the fall OF those who
dropped. Two girls were taken to
the hospital suffering with minor
hurts. The scene of the panic was in
the works Of the Consolidated button
company. The loss is estimated ut
$4,000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-27
HossLe SKIRTS BARRED
VIII No Longer Be Permitted at Pom
tlfical Receptions

Rome, Feb. 27.--Pope Plus today
issued an edict declaring that women
wearing hobble skirts will no longer
be permitted to attend pontiflcal re-
ceptions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-27
BASE BALL MEETING

viii Be Held at Apollo Hall Wednes-
day Evening Directly After Caucus
The date of the meeting of the
baseball association, which was to
have been held this evening, has been
changed. The meeting will be called
to order directly after the citizens
caucusto be held in Apollo hall We'd
nesday evening.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-27
Hoods SarsaparilIa

which corrects the acid condition OF
the blood and builds up the system.
oct n today In usual LIQUID form or
ohocoiated tablets called Sarsatabs.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-27
Rheumatism
Is A Constitutional Disease.

II manlfests itself IN local aches and
palns.-infamed joints and stln mus
cles.-but II cannot be cured by local
applications.
Il requires constitutional treatment,
and the best Is a course OF the great
blood purifying and tonic medicine
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-27
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.
For eastern New York and western
Vermont generally fair tonight and
Wednesday except snow extreme
north portion tonight Colder to
night. Westerly gale diminishing to
night.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22
welIinoton's Integrity.

The Duke of Wellington was noted
for his rigid integrity. Here is an in
stance which occurred in reference to
his large estate Some farm adjoining
his lands was for sale. and his agent
negotiated for him for the purchase.
Having concluded the business, he
went to the duke and told him he had
made n capital bargain. What do
you meanT asked the duke. why.
your grace, have got the farm for SO
much, and know 1t to be worth at
least so much more" Are you quite
sure of thatY "Quite sure, your grace,
for have carefully surveyed It,"
Very well, then; Tay the gentleman
from me the balance between what
you have already given and the real
value Of the estate"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22
RISKY POSTAL SERVICE.
In Russia the Government Opens All
Suspicious Packages.

In Russia the Government Opens All
Suspicious Packages.
Our own service Of mails is well or.
ganized. There is little doubt In the
mind of the average person that when
he posts a letter it will reach its desti.
nation.
But in other lands he might we'll fear
for its safety. In Russia. for instance,
any letter or parcel that is regarded
with suspicion is Immediately opened
and its contents noted. clever ma
chine gums 1t up again, so that the re-
cipient does not know that 1t has been
tampered with.
In Lapland the mails are carried In
sledges drawn by reindeers. In the
wilds of the Caucasus the postman
holds a post of danger He must be
protected against brigands and against
the weather. for he often has to climb
mountains more than 1900 feet high.
Asiatic Russia. which is apt to be
marshy. has the buffalo post. and. Of
course. the progress made is very
slow. Buffaloes are more powerful
than oxen. and they are also used in
Siberia for carrying the mail.
Other postmen in foreign lands are
the swimming pOstman of India and
the skiing letter carrier of the Andes
For the latter place the Argentine gov
ernment specially imports Norwegians
Exchange
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22
FIaos at Half Mast.

Ever since flags were used in war
1t has been the custom to have the
flag Of the superior or conquering ma
ton above that of the inferior or van
quished. When an army found itself
hOpelessly beaten 1t hauled its 6ag
down far enough for the flag of the
victors to be placed above 1t on the
same pole. This was a token not only
of submission, but of respect. In those
days when famous soldier died flags
were lowered out OF respect to his
memory The custom long ago passed
from purely military usage to public
life OF all kinds, the Hag flying at half
mast being sign that the dead man
MAS worthy Of universal respect The
space left above 1t Is for the 6ag Of
The great conqHeFor of all, the angel Of
death
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22
Gladstone and eriIIion.s.

club, which took place In 1910, was far
from delighting him at the time. He
declared 1t to be "a thing quite alien
to my temperament, which requires
more soothing and domestic appliances
after the feverish and consuming ex-
society obige me to submit" Lord
Morley adds: "As 1t happened, so mar
row is mans foreknowIedge GriIlion's
down to the very end of his life near
ly sixty years ahead. had no more
faithful or congenial member"
don Chronicle.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22
Great In His Line.

Robert Barr once showed por-
trait of Mark Twain to n silk merchant
of Lyons. Tell me who that Is. Mr..
Barr said. The merchant gazed at the
portrait and answered. II should say
he was statesman" "Supposing you
wrong In that, what would be your
next guess?" asked Mr.. Barr. IF he
is not maker of history he is perhaps
writer of it-a great historian. prob
ably. OF course 1t is impossible for me
to guess accurately except by accident
but use the adjective great because
am convinced this man Is great in his
line, whatever 1t Is. If he makes silk
he makes the best" Mr.. Barr told the
French merchant who the portrait rep
resented and said. "You have summed
him up in your last sentence. ."-London
News
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22
Gymnasium Training.

Every person who has received gym
nasium training Is aware Of the fact
that an exercise which calls for pain.
full effort on the part of the beginner Is
often performed almost without any
conscious effort at all after a certain
amount Of training has been received
Again, 1t is perfectly well known that
brute strength alone does not make a
gymnast and that even a simple exer.
else may offer great difficulty to mus
cular and we'll developed individual
who has not been trained in the gym
nasium. The explanation for this is
made In an article by Professor Du-
bois Raymond in Die Umshau. who
points out that one of the essential
functions of gymnasium work Is not
so much to build up muscle as to train
nerves and nerve groups to work in
proper unison and coordination.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22
FISH FEATHERS.
An Epicure's Dish and the Way to
Trap the Markings.

An Epicure's Dish and the Way I,
Trap the Makings.
The young man did not know what
ne wanted to eat. His appetite was
poor. His palate must be tempted and
tickled- He scanned the meru card
again and again. Finally, with a sigh
of resignation. he said to the waiter:
/ Bring me some fish feathers"
"Fish feathers?" exclaimed the as
tonished waiter.
"Yes; fish feathersi And want 'em
tonight. not next weekw
The waiter retired for a conference
with the chef. the captain and the floor
manager
mo such dish here" was his report.
There amt any such thing. There
never was such a dish In New York"
The young man arose and sighed
again.
That's what I've been told by every
waiter in New York" he remarked sad
ly.' But IL you will drop a line to the
commissioner of fisheries In Washing.
ton he will correct your mistake, en-
tighten your ignorance. project a shaft
of thought into that granite which
grows above your shoulders"
He sighed a third time, stretched
himself slowly and added:
THE commissioner will tell you that
fish feathers are delicacy. They are
taken from dying fish. You catch fly
ing fish with salt water on their tails"
Then he went gloomily into the night
Popular Magazine.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22
MOVING PICTURES.
Why They Sometimes Show Wheels
Turning the Wrong Way.

Why They Sometimes Show Wheels
Turning the Wrong Way.
Every one must have noticed that in
moving pictures the wheels Of car
riages or automobiles often seem to be
turning backward instead Of forward.
One puzzled person wrote to the Sci
entific American asking why, and this
is that papers answer:
In taking a moving picture there are
perhaps sixteen exposures made each
second. II now the spokes Of the
wheel Of carriage move with speed
so that the spokes are in the same po-
sition at each exposure. that wheel
will seem to stand still in the picture.
If the wheel is moving slower, then
the spokes will be seen farther back.
ward in the successive views, and the
while 1t will seem to turn forward
when the spokes move fast enough to
occupy positions further forward in
each exposure.
1t is a matter of the interruption for
the exposure and the motion of the
wheel. If there are sixteen exposures
and the wheel turns through the space
between two spokes in one-sixteenth
of second the wheel would be In the
same position at each successive ex.
posure and so would not seem to move
at all
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22
GREAT MASS OF PROOF.
Reports of 80 900 Gases of Kidney
Trouble, Some of Them
Heppner Cases.

Each of some 5000 newspapers of
the United States is publishing from
week to week, names of people in its
particular neighborhood, who have
used and recomn ende Doan's Kidney
Pills for kidney backache and urinary
disorders. This mass of proof includes
over 30 900 testimonials. Heppner is
no exception. Here is one Of the
Heppner cases.
A. S. Burob, farmer, Heppner, Ore
Ron, says: "For about five years
had gravel and kidney trouble. There
was much pain through my kidneys
and at one time | was laid up for two
weeks. The Doctors treatment help
ed me slightly, but it was not until
tried Dosn's kidney Pills that l re-
ceived any great benefit. This prepar-
alton has done so much for me that |
gladly recommend it to other kidney
sufferers. i"
For sale by a deaers, Price so cents.
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo. New
York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
axe no other.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22
India Rubber rrsa Eruit.

The fruit of the india rubber tree is
somewhat similar to that of the Rici-
nus communis. the castor oil plant,
though somewhat larger. The seeds
have a not disagreeable taste and yield
a purplish oil 1t is fairly good sub
stitute for linseed OIL though 1t dries
less rapidly Mixed with copal blue
and turpentine. it makes a good var
nish. The oil may also be used in the
manufacture Of soaps and photographic
inks The seeds are somewhat like
tiny chestnuts, although darker in col.
or The Indian girls are fond of wear
ing bracelets and necklets made Of
them.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22
Msxico,s smokina Mountain,

In 1897 | climbed two volcanoes in
Mexico, Popocatepetl, or 1.-THE smoking
mountain" about 1880 feet, and Ori-
zaba, the former the most famous be-
cause within view from Mexico City
and thus source OF especial pride and
admiration to the inhabitants. who
have been loath to believe that any
other of their mountains could be high
er. P0po has really splendid crater,
about half mile across and 1000 feet
deep. The walls Hre generally verti-
cal, but in one or two places 1t Is pos
sible to descend. When workers are
engaged in collecting sulphur machin-
cry is used to hoist them up and down.
From Popo's summit there Is a glorious
prospect. not alone of the immense
crater, but Of the beautiful white
Lady" UztaccihuatD reclining a thou
sand feet below, of Orlzaba on the far
horizon and Of the charming valley OF
Mexico.-Annie 8 Peck In Christian
Herald.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22
A LITERARY RIDDLE.
Who Was Il Wrote the Tragedy Of
"Troilus and Cressida?"

"Troilus and Crsssida7"
Andrew Lang has just propounded a
puzzle In circumstantial evidence
"Who," he asks, wrote 'Troilus and
Cressida?" You may answer, as you
please, Shakespeare or Bacon. If you
answer Bacon. Andrew Lang comes
back with the query, would Bacon
have said that Aristotle lived before
the Trojan warp Bacon was too
learned man to make such a mistake,
which would be as bad as placing
Abraham Lincoln among the signers
of the Declaration of Independence.
If you answer Shakespeare, Andrew
Lang shoots another query at you:
THE author makes Ulysses and
Achilles quote an author and discuss
a pretty long and strange passage
from that author. who was Plato.
How could Shakespeare have read
PlatoY For Shakespeare knew no
Greek, and in his day Plato had not
yet been translated into English.
1t is quite conceivable that Shake
speare might imagine that Plato and
Aristotle lived many centuries before
Homer. but 1t is inconceivable that the
erudite Bacon should fall into such an
error.
Andrew Lang does not pretend to
solve the riddle. He frankly says, II
give 1t up."-New York World.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22
RIBBON UPSET A STATE.
The Undeoorated Minister Resigned
and the Government Fell

and the Government Fell.
Many interesting side lights on q
court and the unexpected trials and
troubles incident to it from which re.
publics are free are given In William
Miller Golfers book Of "reminiscences
or his days as minister to the Spanish
court, AT the Court of His Catholic
Majesty" That a government should
tall as the result Of n ribbon bestowed
Tor purely ceremonial purpose seems
rather absurd, but. says Mr.. Collier:
1T Is historical fact that not many
years ago certain minister of the ma
rine In one Of the European countries
resigned because the ruler OF foreign
country. on the occasion Of his visit to
Its capital, gave him Il certain rank In
a certain order and gave higher rank
to bis colleague. the minister of war.
The minister of marine contended that
II was an insult to his country's navy
and the fact that he received the rank
which the rule required In such cases
and that the minister of war had re-
ceived higher rank only because the
lower rank had been given him pre-
viously made no difference to the ag.
grieved minister.
''In his opinion his own government
In not demanding that the foreign gov
ernment give him also the higher rank
in this foreign order had permitted its
navy to be tnsulted, and so he resigned,
and the government fell. Thus does
the fate of nations hang not on threads,
but on ribbons"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22
MEMORY OF SAvAGES.
Wonderful Fsats of the Zulus In Con.
veyina Verbal Messages.

/
The memory In savage or unculti
waited peoples Is often trained to de
gree very surprising to those civilized
men and women who have grown useC
to depending on the written much
more than on the remembered word
The transmission of whole eplcs, like
the "Illad," by word of mouth no
longer seems so incredible when you
read of the feats Of memory Of which
present day Zuus are capable.
These people, says Mr.. Gibson in
THE Story of the Zulus," have no
writing and are accustomed to trans
NIT messages and record events by
memory alone. This they can do be-
cause their mental impressions are
made especially distinct by reason of
their acquired or inherited habit of
giving undivided attention to the sub
ject In hand.
Communications between the British
authorities and the Zulu kings were
almost Invariably conducted by means
of verbal messages carried by natives
A certain ultlmatum addressed by the
British to Cetywayo was conveyed to
him, not upon paper. but In the brain
cells Of the messengers whom he had
sent eighty miles to receive it from the
British commissioners.
Although the document contained
some 1000 words and was accompa.
MED by much comment on the state
Of things 1t was desired to remedy. the
whole was repeated to Cetywayo with
perfect accuracy.