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street spent Saturday and Sunday at
her home in North SALISBURY.
Miss Lillian Mayhem returned Fri
day from visit with friends and rel
atives In Rutland and Brandon.
Harry Roster of Bennington was
the guest of his parents. Mr. and Mrs
Henry Roster of Main street Sunday.
Miss Mary Gibney OF Bennington
was the guest Saturday of her cousin
Miss Elizabeth Powers of lower Main
street.
Hyde Barber has resigned his pos
itlon with the +. 2. Waist company
and accepted one as gardener for Jes-
SO Durham.
Edward Austin has moved from Ed
Colyin's house to the Dyer tenement
on Bank street, recently vacated by
John Guidon.
Miss Harriet Billings OF Arlington
was the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam c. II. Cushman of lower Main
street Saturday.
Miss Amy Surdam has returned
( from a FIVE weeks visit with her aunt
Mrs. l.. II. Fuller at Hotel Belmont,
New York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Eddy and chill
dren and Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Rice
of South SALISBURY were in the
village yesterday.
Miss Florence Piper who has been
the guest OF her cousin, Miss Clara
Emerton for a short time has return
ed to her home In Worcester, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Shanahar
and children OF Bennington were the
guests of his mother. Mrs. Henry
Shanahan of upper Main street Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips o
4, Troy who were guests at the HON,
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. ID. Phillips Sat
urday and Sunday have returned
home.
Miss Blanche Barber of Greenwich
I street gave birthday party TO twelve
of her girl friends. II being her l2tl
birthday A very pleasant time wa
enjoyed by all and Miss Blanche wa
the recipient Of several pretty and us,
ful presents.
j. NJ. Barber of Greenwich street
has opened the summer residence o
Mrs. NJ. c. Huling on upper Main 81
He has the lawn nicely cleaned an,
IL makes one of the finest lookin
lawns in the village. Mrs. Huling 1
expected to return from Newtonvill,
Mass, in a few days.
4 The Freshman class OF the Mort
Bennington high school gave a receT
n ton to the three upper classes 4
\ Bank hall Friday evening. The hal
i was prettily decorated for the occal
ion with crepe paper In the colors b,
1 longing TO the three classes entel
tained. A very interesting program
4 was given. An orchestra composed O
Leland Hall, cornet; Miss Ruth Hal
piano; ID. Morrow. trombone; Condo
u Badger, violin, gave two selections
\ The four whites" gave an amusin
I recitation. The Freshman class CAV
a parody song on the other classe
= Miss Anna and Condor Badger gave
- piano and violin duet and Miss Evely
4 Payne and Nelson Payne rendered
piano duet. How the Story Grew
was nicely acted by girls Of the Fresl
an class Ice cream and cake WEI
served at the conclusion OF the pr,
gram and dancing was enjoyed unit
10 o'clock
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-22
The Knit
Underwear

department spells complete
ness-all wanted weights and
styles in Unions or separate
garmentS-silk, Isle or cot
ton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-22
Bewildering

array of pretty neck fix
ings.
Indescribably varie d
collection of every new
idea favored for Spring
or Summer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-22
Kayser Cloves

Complete showing of
this popular make. Silks,
isles. d o es kin s-black
and colors in all lengths.
Short Gloves, use, soc,
75c, 800. Long Gloves
soc, 75c. 81, 90, $1.69.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-22
FALSE MESSAGE EXPLAINED
Combination Of Two Dispatches Made
One Wrong One

London, April 2t-Capt. Hoddock
Of the Olympic. wires to the New
York Times: "As wirelessed you
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-18
A PAYING cANNERY.


Has Texas one successful cannery =?
asks the Waco Times-H Herald. And we
rise majestically to the roof of the
state capitol to answer YES! That
successful cannery is in Austin 1t is
running the year around and has been
doing SO for several years Its prod
ucts are sold in every state in the
Union. 1t is enlarging from year to
year and putting in better machinery
every season. 1t has been profitable
year after year and by next year it
will be in shape to handle very con-
siderable portion of the East Texas
peach crop and intends to do so. This
season it handled many carloads of
Texas omatoes.-Austin Statesman.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-18
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
September 1s.

september 10.
1069-City of New York burned by
the Norman garrison.
1773-Polish diet finally ratified treaty
of the partition of their counl
try between Russia, Austria and
Persia.
1S04-Italian privateers eliminated
their depredations on French
and English commerce.
1S11-Dutch surrendered the island of
Java to the British.
Battle of Ximena, in Spain, and
defeat of the French under
Soult.
1S6S-General Hindman was assassi-
mated at Hindman, Ark
1S70-First Balloon mail leaves Paris,
Franco-Prussian war. Paris
isolated by the Prussians.
1901 Turbine torpedo boat destroyer
Conra (English) foundered in
North Sea; only twelve saved;
sixty-seven lost.
1910-New York threatened with eX-
press strike.
l91l-ln speech at Detroit President
Taft defended the supreme
court trust decisions.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-18
viii Attend Great Road Congress.

Prof R. ]. Potts of~the department
of highway engineering of the A. q
M. College left today for Atlantic City
to attend great road congress. 1t is
joint meeting of the American Asso-
citation for Highway Improvement and
the American Road Congress. The
convention meets on September 80
and will be attended by the most
prominent highway engineers and
practical roadmakers in the world.
Prof. Potts is leaving early so as to
be enabled to stop at Montgomery,
Ala, Atlanta, Ca, Raleigh, N. c., and
Charlottesville, Va. 1t is his purpose
In making these stops to investigate
the progress being made by other
states in road improvement.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-18
STATE FAIR DOC SHOW.

October II, Is. 10 and 20 are the
dates of the Dog Show to be held at
the State Fair Of Texas at Dallas, Oc-
tober II to october 81. DR.. George
w. Clayton Of Chicago. famous dog
fancier, will be the managing director.
Some Of the greatest prize winners in
Eastern Luiooh shows last year were
Texas bred logs. fhe only fox terrier
foreign bred that ever won the cham
pionship in England was bread in
orange, Texas. Bulls and Boston ter
riers who first saw the light OF day
under Texas skies are winning laurels
for themselves and owners wherever
shown. Contesting for rich premiums
this year will be fox terriers. English
and Boston bulls. English, Gordon and
Irish settlers. spaniels, daschunds. bea-
giles, terriers, toys, poodles, Boston ter
riers Irish terriers. Pomeranians, Es-
quimaux,, fox hounds. grey hounds.
pointers, Russian wolf hounds and
great Danes. 1t is very probable that
the Fox Terrier Club of America will
give prizes for the best dogs Of that
class entered.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-18
INDUSTRIAL ARTS DISPLAY.
Thousands Of Dollars Now Bena Ex-
pended In Preparation For Fair.


Visitors at the State Fair OF Texas
at Dallas, Oct. IL OF 81. will find much
of educational interest In the industrial
arts display in the main exposition
building. This great structure, 375x
2S4 feet In dimension, and covering
LOG, 800 square feet OF space. will be
filled TO overlooking with exhibits
from the greatest manufacturing and
industrial concerns of the country. The
demand for exhibit space at the fair
this year is unpre cedented. one concern
having booked nearly $4,000 square
feet, the largest individual booking in
history.
In the exposition building every foot
of space will he taken up in superb
display OF Industrial arts. Several Of
the largest mercantile firms of Dali
las have expended thousands Of dollars
in importations Of the latest creations
of the world Of fashion in women's
wear. Diamonds cut glass. chinaware
and jewelry Of all kinds viii form an
exhibition OF riches unparalleled in the
history of fairs. Indeed some of the
gems to lie exhibited are valued at
thousands OF dollars.
In the implement, vehicle and ma
chinery departments ten acres will be
devoted to an exhibition of carriages,
all kinds automobiles from more than
twenty OF the leading manufacturers;
road machinery that will be of great
interest to those engaged in the build
ing of roads throughout the state; ir-
rigation machinery and machinery
used in the construction Of buildings
viaducts. bridges. etc
Agricultural Texas will be exempli-
fled in the county exhibit division
Between fifty and sixty counties will
be represented this year. The man
agement offers $1,000 in prizes in this
division and practically every section
of the state WIN be represented in the
contests for the exceedingly generous
offerings. Among the counties to be
represented are Smith, Clororado, Hunt
Gray, Cass, Dallam Henderson Van
Zandt, Donley, Kaufman, Harrison,
Howard. Gaines, Hopkins, Cook, Wise,
Andrews. Wilbarger Comanche, Cher
okee. Denton. Angelina. Wood, McCul-
Tough. Lubbock and Moore.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-18

DR.. Wiley, the great chemist and
food expert, is out in statement de-
scribing the excruciating torture the
oyster undergoes when being eaten
alive. He says it is like jabbing your
self full of holes with fork and then
rubbing in tabasco sauce. No danger,
however. in catching any of the
skogies alive herein fact, most of
them are too dead.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-18
HOTEL ARRIVALS
Hotel Bryan.

Hotel Bryan.
Charles Davis and wife, Midwife.
Miss Richardson, Austin.
J. S. Harvey, Navasota.
r. B. Browder, Houston.
j. c. Strinberg, ST. Louis.
w. C. McCallum, Polytechnic.
r. Weason, Whitaker.
Chas NJ Eppssier, Louisville.
George We'll, Beaumont.
w. p. Moore, MeXia.
VIII Coffield, Rockdale.
w. b. Stone, Waco.
". L,<phillips, Waco.
M,/Weiyel, Fort Worth.
Deck Tector, st. Louis.
Walter c. SchwarZ, st. Louis.
A. c. Schrieb, Dallas.
w. o. Avis, st. Louis.
David r. Gardner, Waco.
]. S. Sutton, Fort Worth.
Carl Geyee, New Orleans.
W. 0. cavanaYgh, New Orleans.
F. e. Prodat, New Orleans.
p. Turk, New Orleans.
w. NJ. BEin, Dallas.
S. Mittehthal, Dallas.
P. GaFnes, st. Louis.
j. W. Worsham, Houston.
w. C. Lambert, Mt. Calm.
P,' d. Oliver, Chicago.
L. T. Berry, Houston.
g. NJ Gregory, Denver.
I Frank Jones, Fort Worth.
w. R. Beasley, Big Hill.
NJ. Cause, Dallas.
II. ]. Finling, Dallas.
c. NJ. Bodine, st. Louis.
j. L. Russell, Waco.
j. B. Nelson. Waco.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-18

music lovers than any band since the
days Of Gilmore.
Miss Josephine Dunfee Of Ohio Is
with the band as soloist. Miss Dunfee
Possesses a vigorous soprano voice and
her Interpretation of the most difficult
compositions is declared skillful vocal
achievement. Technically as well as
musically Miss Dunfee is a soloist well
worth the hearing. In addition to her
musical accomplishments Miss Dunfee
possesses an exceedingly pleasing per-
sonality that endears her from the start
to her audience and makes her pres
ence upon the stage a delightfully."-
cheerful episode.
Bandmaster Conway will bring sew
eral famous instrumental soloists to
Dallas. John Dolan, cornet soloist, Is
acknowledged to be a leader in his
profession. II. Benne Henton, saxa-
phone soloist. is known among saxa-
phone soloists as Conway is among
bandmasters.
The Coliseum programs will be feat
ured by vaudeville acts of the highest
merit. These entertainments will
alone be worth the price of admission
to the Fair.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-18
A TRUTHFUL REPUBLICAN.

Here's one truthful republican: Col
onel MacGregor, Taft's national COM
mitteeman for Texas, says: 1--WE shall
not elect any republican congressman
in Texas this year. Waco News.
And to complete the beautiful truth
SO gracefully acknowledged, he should
have added this codicil: Nor a re-
publican president for these United
States"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-18

Governor Marshall, vice presiden-
tial candidate for the presidency on
the democratic ticket, is out on a
speech-making tour. He says he is
only the tail of the kite" and it is
the duty of the people to send up the
kite, tail or no tail. He is handing
out great hunks of sound democratic
doctrine on the tariff, however, and
is thereby doing his part in helping
to send up the democratic kite.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-18

Mr.. Bryan is advocating the one
term idea for the president of the
United States. 1t is good idea, pro-
vided the term be heightened out
to eight years. A change every four
years would keep the country in
constant state of turmoil.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-18
STATE FAIR MUSIC.
Famous Patrick Conway Eal. ]
Coliseum Feature.
SOLOISTS OF ABILITY.
Miss Josephine Dunfee Of Ohio, One Of
the Famous Singers Of America, Has
Been Secured-AIso Vaudeville At
fractions.


The famous Conway band. headed
by Patrick Conway, will feature the
Coliseum programs at the twenty
seventh annual meeting of the State
Fair Of Texas. at Dallas October IL
to October 81. This band Is declared
to be the leading musical organization
in America. and its leader. although
one of the younger school Of Ameri-
can band masters, Is spoken Of by
critics throughout the country as the
successor of the late p 5. Gilmore.
While Mr.. Conway does not in any
way lay claim to the Gilmore organi-
xation, he has followed very closely
that great leaders ideas on three i'm
portant points, namely: In making up
programs to please and interest all
classes. in securing the worlds great
est virtuosos, regardless of cost and In
accepting as members of his band
only musicians OF the highest ability
and character
The organization by its splendid rem
ditions Of the best in music has at
tracted larger following of high class
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-18
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

A new broom sweeps clean, but it
soon becomes old.
No, Cordelia, blondes are not neces.
sarily light sleepers.
When man sneers at success you
may know he is failure.
Many man who banks on his dig
nifty overdraws his account.
Nowadays the chap who doesn't
look out for Number One is a back
number.
Some men are homeless, and some
others are home less than they
should be.
1t takes almost as much nerve to
succeed as it does TO explain why you
didn't.
Adam had a monopoly as a world
ruler-until Eve butted in and spoiled
the game.
It's queer how suddenly some men
become total abstainers when it's
their treat.
A country boys idea of heaven is
to wear his store clothes" to town
and eat meal in restaurant.
One advantage a suffering woman
has over others is that she has plenty
of time to think before speaking.
After girl has reached certain
age the candles on her birthday cake
begin to shed too much light on the
affair.
When man grows up and falls in
love he never feels the thrills he did
when as a boy he had decided to
marry his teacher.
The average woman can do more
with hairpin in the way of manufac-
turing history than man can WIKI
a canal boat and a pair of mules.
sn&
Just about the time man is old
enough to realize the Importance of
making hay while the sun shines it
begins to rain.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-18

These long continued drouths seem
to always wind up with a rain. In
fact. this has so long been the custom
of old Mother Nature that she has be-
come "sot in her ways
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-18

In Houston some of the streets are
so rough they call the traversing of
them bump the bumps" In Bryan
when the rainy season is a little far
Their advanced, it will be "splud the
mud"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-18

The Galveston News says it takes
a smart man to make a good fisher
man, because of the new stories that
must be thought up after each days
recreation.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-18

Well get Main street paved before
the winter rains set limit.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-18

Out of the dust and into the mud.
The change is appreciated, however.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-18

The average woman can do more
with hairpin in the way of manufac-
turing history than man can WIKI
a canal boat and pair of mules.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-18

Just about the time man is old
enough to realize the Importance of
making hay while the sun shines it
begins to rain. ~
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-18

When man grows up and falls in
love he never feels the thrills he did
when as a boy he had decided to
marry his teacher.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-18

After girl has reached certain
age the candles on her birthday cake
begin to shed too much light on the
affair.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-07-11
Alpine Fsowers- Of Ms. Rainier.

Thousands Of feet above the ga
;eyel, on LIT. Rainier. In the state Of
Washington. there Is wonderful nat
ural garden Of wild flowers. Some Of
them grow at the very brink Of the
glaciers, and others even push their
way up through melting snow fields
In late spring. These little known
species would greatly enrich our al
pine gardens II we could find out how
to transplant and acclimatize them,
and undoubtedly some day we shall
lear2.-Country Life in America.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-07-11
Practical Query.

My little boy stood open-mouthed,
while friend elaborated the details
Of sudden death. The patient had
not been considered very seriously Ill,
and his nurse entered, bringing a
baked potato for which the sick man
had expressed wish. But" said my
friend, before he had tasted it, he
died" I deprecated the sadness Of
such recital before the child, but I
need not have feared. His baby voice
plped out: And what became of the
potato?" -Harper's Weekly.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-07-11
Caro- Of Chlld's EyeslohH,

Don't let little children read at dusk
or by freight; read Imprinted books,
nor one set In small type; have light
too near the eyes, the heat and glare
being Injurious; read too long at q
time or stoop over q book Bad posi-.
tons in sitting are fruitful source Of
curvature Of tho spine. Don't let them
suffer from imperfect sight. At the
first sign Of trouble have the eyes at
tended to. Take the child to the best
oculist you can afford.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-07-11
BnIbboIetn,

Bhibboleth, now taken as meaning
the watchword or slogan of q particu.
lar sect or party, had it's origin In
the incident recorded in Judges 8:1.16,
wherein the word shibboleth was used
al test by the Gileadites to detect
their foes, the Ephraimites. The
Ephraimites were unable to pro-
nounce the combination sh, and when
put to the test called the word "sib-
boleth," thus betraying their breed
and giving away their case.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-07-11
No. 279.
Secret Revealed by Face.

II you want to get at the real
strength and character OF a Persons
!ace, study the right side OF 1.-THE
ugly side, as portrait painters some
lines call 1t. There you will find the
lines bold and harsh, with every de-
feet accumulated. On tho left side,
however, everything is softened down,
Ind the face Ia at it's best, Whenever
you suspect q man of trickery or de-
ceit-and this rule applied equally to
the fair sex-stand. on his right and
watch his expression closely. o..
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-07-11
Evolution OF Chuxxlewit.

The selection OF title was always
one of Dickens first anxietses when
he was beginning a new book. The
now familiar name OF Chuzzlewit went
through a curious process Of evoiu-
ton. First it was Sweezleden, then
SweeZleback, then Sweezleway. None
OF these would do. The Sweezle then
became Chuzzle, and there was a new
series OF Chuzzletoe, Chuzzleboy, Chuz,
zlewig, and finally Characterization
Dickens Found HIS Names.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-07-11
Growth Of Checks,

The check has become, by the ev0-
luton of events, document having a
clearly defined legal status; it's form
Ia protected, like the bank note and
the bond, against counterfeiting end
alteration. and it is charged with tho
function of carrying on the worlds
exchanges with a convenience and
safety and to an extent which give to
1t in many respects predominance
over coin and bank notes.--Bsnkers'
Magazine, s-'aa% p - -.... ....-@... =
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-07-11
Degrees OF rPrBegaonq.

Freedom and progress are not the
same thing Freedom Ia the necessary
means to the highest progress, but it
may also be used as the means to the
lowest degradation. Let us hold fast
to our freedom, but let us hold it by
the~hilt, not by the blade.-The Chris,
tan Register.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-07-11
Animals Ability 20 Learn.

Animals which have never met with
an electric current become sensitive
to 1t in q marked degree, thereby dis
proving the theory that animals pos
sess only traits that are due to natural
selection by along process Of the sur
vival of the fittest" This sensitive
ness is called "galvotropism' and is
rather q body blow 20 Darwin's the
DRY.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-07-11
Danger In Excessive Fatigue.

Everybody understands the danger
Of catching cold II you have been per-
spring freely or have on wet clothes.
But very few people know that you
are specially liable to catch cold
when you are tired. Additional pro-
lection" writes Doctor Goldsburg, sis
needed by the body when tired, for In
such a state colds may be taken as
easily as when sweating or through
wet garments"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-07-11

Coleridge was one day riding In Re-
gents park in an unusually strange,
shabby dress, when a number Of his
friends rode up and met him. Cole
ridge offered to fall behind ana pass
as one OF the party's servants. mo-"
one OF them said, II am proud Of you
as friend; but, must soy, should
be ashamed of you as servant
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-07-11
For Bon6-8o3taTH.

"A recently inv ented aluminium Rppar
ratus makes the most minute details
of fracture distinctly visible Alum
mum is no moro an obstacle to the
X-rays than clear glass is to the sight.
AS the metal is transparent to the
rays the operating surgeon can exam
ine the fracture without haste or diff
flculty, closing his apparatus only
when every fragment has been put In
place,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-07-11
Virtue IN Compulsory Work.

Thank God every morning when
you get up that you have something
to do that day which must be done,
whether you like 1t or not. Being
forced to work and forced to DO your
best will breed In you temperance and
self -control, diligence and strength of
WILL cheerfulness and content, and q
hundred virtues which the idle never
knew Charles Kingsley.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-07-11
Riddle OF the BphlnSz.

Tho Sphin1-some sort of tabled
monster-~proposed riddle to the
people OF Thebes, 1t is said, and muir
dered all who could not answer it..
Oedipua finally solved 1t and In cha
grin the Sphinx put herself to death.
The riddle was as follows: what
goes on four feet in the morning, two
feet In the afternoon and three at
night?" The answer given by Oedipus
was this: Man; because no crawls az
q child, walks upright In his full
strength and walks with q stan when
an old man"