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on guard In Pekins.' On the other
hand. these forces must not be in-
creased. to a point likely to rouse the
suspicion. and hatred Of the Chinese.
especially the Manchus, eve willing to
loose the rabble on the foreigners.
International obligations Of. course
obiige America to keep. men there.
since Great Britain. Russia, Japan.
France. Germany and other powers
protect their own people. -
Tho American legation lies on the
edge Of the foreign compound in the
heart Of the city Of Peking. between the
Tartar quarter on the north and the
Chinese quarter on the SOUTH.
While the legation quarter houses the
officials who represent foreign govern-
ments in China. many missionaries and
other Europeans and Americans have
made their homes in the native quar-
tiers Of the. city in, order to be- I'm touch
with their work. but their natural ref
'uge. II the legation quarter. which
holds. besides the legations, such es-
tabiiihmenta .as' banks . and business
houses At a pinch there is room
enough In. the legation quarter tor All
the foreigners. in, the Chinese capital.
611O LILO QuoE WI, ~ HC0A WCIt RIVH
visioned and fortified for a siege. It
ovsrIo6ks oftIcia1 P4kihg. the home Of
the. former emperor and high ofacials.,
SO that a field Y placed on the WALL:
especially at the American corner.
could easily, shell thp most important
part,,of the. city. Ail:these precautions
were adopted ard strengthened after
the terrible Boxer, uprising proved tho
depth and sincerity Of Chinese hatred
for the foreigners in China.
7 within the past ~ weeks tho iega-
alton quarter has taken In and given
shelter not only to- many foreigners.
but also to- Chinese fleeing from the
wrath Of their enernissL
Within the American section Of the
quarter are dve large buildings,
put npssince the Boxer uprising. They
are Nhandsome edfaoss. constructed of
native gray brick faced with stone.
They are the legation office, the min
isterial residence and Quarters forsthe
secretary, attaches,and commanders Of
the legation guards. The buildings cost
Our ministsr Is china IL william J..
Calhoun. who waslAepointed In Decem-
lbe.. 1905. His present post IL his frst
In the regular diplomatic service, but
The served as special, Commissioners to
vsdssussa In 1895 And. was a. member
lot the iAtefststeS eotnmefce commission
l1rom 1861 -. 1SQo.,,t He. 40 q native OF
lPtttShurIh and was admitted to the
bar In 1875. He phaetlcsd.drst in Dam
willie, Ill. and later In Chicago. Minis
|tSig Calhoun u n Ill SIxty.tolrth- yeaF.
81. 8EVENIXY GRANGER.
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head OF. the Democratic ticket but It IL
not believed that he win, get further
ahead than second place at the utmost
He Is a comparative newcomer In poll
tics.
Shafroth of Colorado il known tar
and near as an example of "the honest
man in politics." He gained this proud
a%ppellation eight years ago when he
refused to retain his seat in the nation
al house Of representatives after 1t had
been proved that his election was
tainted with fraud. Of course without
his knowledge. He had been elected
to four congresses. In 1908 he was
elected governor OF Colorado and was
reelected in 1910. He used to be ash.
yer Republican. and his sympathies are
progressive. - s--:
Governor John A. DIE Of New York
has been pursuing the even course, Of
his way at Albany without many, IL
any. glances toward Baltimore. He is
considered by his friends an even tenn
pered Democrat with little experience
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In politics and with an inclination to
play the game according to the rules.
II II could be done without straining
his conscience.
Four Progressive Republicans.
There remain Bourne. Murdock,
johnson and Bass. all Republicans Of
various shades of progressiveness, to
be. considered The. first named has
been wearing the senatorial toea as
representative Of Oregon since 1907.
The rays OF the limelight played
strongly about him In 1907, when he
himself az favoring q ''sec-
ond elective term" for President Roose-
welt More recently his name has been
coupled with that of La Toilette and
but he Is we'll disposed to-
ward any one who favors the progress
principles Of which he has been
one OF tina leading opponents.
Victor Nurdock. representative in the
house Of the Eighth Kansas
district, Hiram W. johnson, governor
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p So - t. -. 80. .-I -
4 On the Republican side in this galaxy
OF political stars OF the second magni-
tude I'VE ind, Messrs. Lodge, Bourne.
Murdoch. johnson. Sherman and Bass.
The Democrats. are Burke, Shakroth.
Lindsey and, Dir; In the 80: p. line
up Sherman represents the conservi-
tfsfn OF long. experience III public life
and q disqualification to like change
merely for the sake OF change. There
are others IN the. list whom some folks
credit. with a desire to kick. over the
national APPLICANT Just because they
want to see how the apples vill roll.
sunny: Jim. Sherman likes being
vice president and IL believed to be not
averse to spending four years more in
the dignified atmosphere of the senate
chamber. even putting aside the possi-
binty Of assuming the ofiice Of his
chief. He: has. presided over the sen-
ate with dignity and fairness, in the
opinion Of political friend and foe
alike. and is by no a so uninfluen-
tial a man as the" vice president Is gen.
orally. according to the comic weeklies.
II Taft Is renominated- Sherman may
be hts running mate again.
Lodge the Scholar In Politics.
Or the honor may fail to Henry Ca
bot Lodge. senior senator from Massa-
chusetts. who. knows. as. much about
law and diplomacy and history az, any
member OF the. learned body which he
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MOVING THE BODY OF A UNION CIVIL WAR HERO

How he strobe his brown steedi How We
saw his blade brighten
In the n hand still left-and the reina
In his teeth
He laughed like a boy when the holidays
But a soldiers glance shot from his visor
beneath. .
Up came the reserves to the mellay In
fernal.
Asking where to go in-throuEh the clear
'oh,, anywhere! Forward, II. all tn.
. You'll. find lovely lighting aisns the whole
line!!"
Oh, evfl the black shroud Of night at
Chantilly
That hid: him from sight Of his brave
men and tried!
Foul. .fou! sped the bullet that clipped the
white lily. ..
Tn. .a flower s 81 y. ~tntsAthood.- the whole
.Yet we dream that he still In that ihad-
4-...owy region 80.
Who're the dead form their ranks At iii,
war drummers sign
Rides on. az Of old, down the length OF
And the. word stiIl Il "Forw.rdw along
the whole line. -"
From :Kearny at Seven Pines" By Ed.
.f3und Clarence 6tedman.
AMONG the aIfs" Of history, thsoss
~ interesting c~onjectures on the
~ probable course Of event II
T.. they had not shaped them
selves otherwise. Il the question, Had
Phil Kearny lived, would Hancock the
superb the fiery Confederate A. p.
Hin and. the other famous dxshins
leaders Of the civil war. have found
themselves. ecltpsed7 He was killed at
chantilly on Sept. I. 1859. In the sec-
.ond year OF the war. Would. the his
tory. OF the war itself have bsen
changed II this brilliantly brave and
skillful leader OF men had continued to
the end? There was no one like Rear.
ny In the Onion army. In the opinion
Of his men. and the Confederate gem
erals paid tribute to bis valor and abii.
.ity. But Kearny died on the Virginia
lield, and the. Wal went on. for two
years and'a hall. ~.
Kearny.s name ana fame come back
to 1Americans Just now BY. reason Of the
planned removal OF his body from old
Trinity efiurchyard IN New York city,
rwhere' It has been resting for almost
nifty years to the national cemetery IN
Arlington, opposite Warrington, where
rest. the s,bpdisa Of Sheridan. Thorna,
and ether famous soldiers. and sailors.
. On -Aprils 70 the remains. OF General
Ksarny will md; their last resting
place Ia Arlington President TAFT has
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ordered that all civil war veterans en-
ployed by the government in Wash.
ineton be excused from duty on the day
OK the reburial He will attend the
ceremonies himself. 1t Is understood
that New Jersey. the state from which
kearny entered the Union service in
the civil war. will erect in Arlington a
monument to the memory OF the gen.
eral although he was a New Yorker by
birth.
Very few men In the history Of the
United States have had such romantic
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ABLY not one Of them all SO thrilled his
men as Kearny. the MANNED veteran.
in the prime of life. sturdy. erect. the
very ideal Of the pea sabreur. who
knew nothing Of personal fear and was
always in the thick Of things.
1.-The bravest nan I ever knew. and
the most perfect soldier." Such is the
tribute of General Winfield Scott to
General Kearny. In an account OF the
second battle OF Bull Run in Battles
and Leaders Of the Civil War; Major
General John Pope. commander IN
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careers a. that Of Phil Kearuy. He
fought IN three continents. ii the serv-
ice Of two nationa In ono war he
served bis own united country. and In
the greatest war Of all, he fought for
the north. After losing q arm In the
Mexican war he went to Europe and
won q decoration from the French gov.
ernment for! gallantry ON the neld. He
directed his, men. from tho saddle, hold.
ing the reins III his teeth and brand.
ishine his sword With hs left atm.
There wsrs IN the eivil war on both
sides many officers who won the admi.
ration OF their me for personal gal.
lantry and willingness to Head WHORE
ever any one would follow. but psob.
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AL1Eo1T essry day Cor ,ssvteal
months past. the newspapsfs
.. AAve printed teens similar -
u X DE following v on the same
general subject oe American 'sotdisfs IN
China: tt+ti
'The Unitsd states .transpert Abs-
" ,sssss 6 e; $:,l .:,s.; 3nslss ,1sss {:
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photographs. Of Lodge; DIX, Bourne. shs-
froth aud sherman copyright By AmsrL
can Press Association.
o.. cHARLEe &. 3

can PfeSD Association.
~. CHARLES n. LURE.
Up to now the nominations for
tho vice presidency by the
two great parties have not
- even had the distinction ac-
corded 70 the famous Missouri 'houn',":
Of having been ''kicked aroun,." They
haven't been kicked around. they
haven't been much discussed. In fact.
the nomination for vice president
seems to be q. kind OF poor relation
which nobody wants to have appear at
his door. It's a sort Of q family skele-
ton. like a daughter who has eloped
with the chauffeur or = son who 10 in
the reformAtory.
You know Il exists, but you don't cars
to mention It at the headquarters--nG-
tional, state o%r~local. You feel like
saying. to the campaign MANAGERS in
m afterthoughty kind Of way: ""oh. by
the way. Jones-I hate to mention It,
but It has just occurred to meLisn't
there You'll pardon me. old man. for
bringing up a disaEreeable subject, but
isn't there something In the" constltu-
president? F.really, hats. to mention It.
y A0Ai8 ~ VIC hAt A1AVH ~ AA0v9
somebody as q running mate Tor OUR
man. why wouldn't So-and-so nil the
bill2" .: You blnrt out the words and
the. fat drops into. the lire. You arc re-
garded as an exaggerated Nj. Butt-fn
for bringing up something that every
one wanted. to avoid. T.
In the nature: Of things political In
these or this United States there can't
BE much talk about the vice presiden-
tials nominations before the meetings
Of the conventions which name the
men to figure 1t the heads Of the tick
cts. II the head Of the ticket ID from
the west, name a man from, the. east,
the politicians say. ana vice versa IL .
good rule.
II the presidential nominee has shown
radical tendencies. balance him with q
man Of judicious conservatism. not too
conservative. Of course. but Just
enough to keep the ~jackrabbit voter
from soaring. II your principal cahdi-
date isn't much Of an orator. name for
his running mate q man who thinks In
figures Of speech and writes In correct
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Philip ks.rny and Msurbsrs Of
His Hospital corpA

chief Of the Union army in the battle
wrote:
I'm this short but severe action. ths
army lost two oficers Of the highest
Icapacity and distinction. whose deaths
|eaused general lamentaticn In the army
ans country. Tho frat was Major
General Philip Kearny. killed III ad.
vance OF his division and while com.
lmanding it. 1.-THE other was General
stevens.J There have been few such
lofncers a. Ksarny in our own Or any
lother army. In the wal he was An Il.
I~thusiast and hs eve seemed 20 much
lot homo and 20 cheerful and eonAdsnt
tas in battle. Tall and 1.-THE In figure.
with - most oppressive and. mobile
lcountsnanco and = manner which IN.
spttsd conndencs ana seal In all under
his command no. ons poHad tau. 70 I'd.
nire his ehivalFie' beasaAs and hte gu.
(prsuno coutAga.: -.
T. WALTON W1LlA9k /,
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q committee was appointed by Sup
ctntCudeut Narncy to work up a
patents ub for the purpose of in
te,c ting parents in the schools. The
Bennington County Vermont I'm
provemeHt Association will watch
with deep interest the Development
OF Il 8 club. The Association viii
do tyu1thing within It's power t.
help organize parents clubs in every
community
The following item clipped from 1
recent issue OF the Landmark, the
local paper Of the town OF Hart
ford. Vermont. will be of interest TO
all those who are anxious for pre-
gre@ive work in our schools, II i
hoped that similar program may
in the near future be carried out
NOT only in a single town in Bennine
ton County but throughout the on.
4 County What can be done ii
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ln ton,h with the condaious Va the
various taits before winter seis iu
After tha, d. vill sptnd langr
iimt a eoh tDNn. visiting es~ly
Single fam and spending AZ much
ne uron the farm ~ mas De
u,e vtuu Mr sherman has also
ocea vr lung sic bows Who are p
tho corn growing oUnte The com
mitt,c la ,harrc is uoN arranging
q tay, tuc com shuN NN and
n the Opera llouse at Manchester
Ce8tr There viii be no adm nesiun
charge E,gSale is arged 20 come
nd see What the bays have b,-nn
ahle 10 acvrmpl,sh some of them
have obianei exceptional results
a sofits q prizes have been ~
fered for thnsc who have eNcelled
q both quantity and quality Special
prizes have also bt-rn offered foi
those who make the best reports Ia
he fhape Of written accounts show
inc the history Of the crop Ia add
tion 20 keeping their corn record
arefully, aud also for the one show
Ing the greatest profit on the m
yostment
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COUNTY VERMONT
IMPROl EMENT ASSOCIATION
NEWS.
scIl,nIs


DR.. Brown through his demonst ra-
ton work and mass meetings arous-
ed an Intelligent interest in the play
aud recreation League that has becli
.ormcd Tor the County II is tu be-
regretted that Dr Brown did moi
nave sufficient time TO work in
eetty community However. as
soon as the League is fully organi-
z.rd the work wall be- extended 10
ont vinR schools aud 10 the smaller
III ages so that every single school
ia the County shall have a vital part
ia the work
As result of Dr. Browns demon
tiatIons and addresses a number Of
local athletic organizations have al
ready been formed. At Bennington
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T.. G.. McClaIlen a. Co.
Prescription Drug Store.
Store Service

always has and always will
be our foremost thought.
Service that is sincere,
courteous and prompt. Ser
vice such as you individually
would have ii.
Our aim is TO please you.
Permit us to try and you
Judge OF our success. Mai
orders have our strict atten.
ton.
7 Merchants Row. RUftANl
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Elijah al Bennington Opera
House


Not since Wagner 'parsifaI" vas
fret produced in America has there
been so much curiosity aud interest in
the musical world In any production
as 10 The forthcoming performance of
Mendelssobn's Elijah" in grand
opera. Its first performance in Ben.
nlngton u announced aud the event ia
looked forward 10 with keen interest.
The production is made under tbs
management of the Majestic Grand
Opera Company, inc. New York
organization which has come into the
musical field with view to establish
ing grand opera company ~ present
opera ia English The all.star east
engaged for lts first American tour in
the opera Of Elijah" has been care.
fully selected from singers Of vide sI.
perience with fresh young voices. Mr..
Gwilm Miles, who is known all over
the United States NJ " The Great
American Elijah" will be- ia the cast.
Nine Ester Adaberto, after success
fol season with the Metropolitan con-
pany, will alternate The prima donns
role. The company will bring With il
! full symphony orchestra under tbs
direction of Arturo Bow, the hand.
,omesl orchestral conductor in Amer.
ca, Aud large chorus.
Mr. Joseph Urban. artistic director
4 The Boston Opsra company. will
tbs production.
The drafnatized version, which hss
,een made BY Mr. w de WsgslArs
sill establish "Ebiab" in music drama.
: one Of the elassie grand opera per.
Dr1uaufss
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ttt8 pd 4h uiel, De drae .n %
,,astoa couutY
a4r st aed hN tht
4 e,i i ard and che slpeiiateud'l
&aia. uitoe dstaiu lues
IS. woro decided upou oi cape,is
m,rt 10 tfl ctnrs ro nt
once throughout The seh,els =
a, aork IS drawing. domestic sci.
cnec. mHnual ua.alng and o.vnc
ta9 agriculture 90 eivc u, teach
~s ana truant utliceis positive az
gf,sf,e asa III administering me
schtol attendance laws
Much preliminary work las
airead, bren loue ioakalg ~ ihr
lahiishmcnt ~ The sl,c,nl rours,s
above referred 60 Excellent people
are Ia line 70 dlro,t the work q
man Tor drawing and domesii,
science a man FOR agriculture Will
manual training wiz be divided b.
s. ctu the two The fundamental s
IA these subjects VIII be prescribed
Tor the grad, but FOR the present
the woik il elective in the high
school till the necessary room aud
.quipment can be provided While
a all special subjects the lines pur
sued will be practical, the pupils y
drawing and manual training pari
cnlarly will construct themselves
much Of the necessary equipment
Agriculture will be an all the yeai
course, that the pupils may be reach
"a IN the garden or on the farm
during the summer when expert
guidance Is most needed aud viii be
most effective
SO far as possible the work viii
be developed cooperative with and
co-relatiye with existing trad,s, In
dustries. and business aud economic
enterprises and public utilities In
our own town and contiguous terri
tory Every school in town win be
reached in an attempt 90 carry
equal advantages 10 all pupils. But
he work is not to stop with the
schools As 1.-THE scheme develops el-
ective courses wi be offered young
people not regularly enrolled la the
schools even occasional lectures
and short courses in domestic art
aid science for women IN the home
Extension courses talks and lectures
will be offered IN the rural school
communities and carried TO the peo |
pie wherever the opportunity offers.
Med cal inspection is 10 be put on
such a basis as will permit of sys
tematic study from year to year not /
)nly 70 determine wherein physical |
and hygienic defects exist but also
to ascertain their effects upon the |
progress of the individual; to follow
up those defec tsN and bring pressure
to the end that such defects be
corrected; and 50 to prove wha
health conditions lend most TO gen /
eral efficiency Of the school Mean |
time, while medical inspection i3 be
ng pu. upon a scientific basis. the |
ordinary ear and eye test required /
BY law in all schools viii be made
rs usual
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to bring out all the best points oi
hiss players, Tho stage was arts
ucally arranged and no little do
tai was lacking TO mar tho picture,
rroiythihg was ss II should be-. aud
the play moved along smoothly the
players taking their cues like vat.
Grams. aud oomint b1n and going off
as II they had been used TO IL all
their lives There were no unnec.
essary waits between the acts ana
when the curtain dropped at the end
OF the third act the audience breath
ed u Sigh OF regret that II was fin
iahed AS hey (the sudieneeJ had
enjoyed every minute OF &C. The
Pawlet Orchestra furnished the
music before the performance aud
between the acts, and also played
Tor au hour after the play for the
young people to dance
To undertake TO pick out any one
OF the cast would be almost imposs
ole as they were all "stars" In their
respective parts, II they decide to
give the play again you must SEQ IL,
and then YOU can Judge for your
self We hope they will give us an
Jther one during the winter. The
following was the cast Of characters:
Arthur Sewall, theoretical war
rlor. Fredk Gilbert. Jr.
Ira Wilton, his father law. an
jther. clifton Kent.
Harry Brentworth. Arthurs friend
Sherman Nichols
Reginald Dudley, an EngiIshmab,
VIM Wa sh
Jim Buekner, parson" OF Tesas
G f. Norcross
Conrad Melzcr a plumber. Dave
Wyman
Eliza Wilton, lras better-h half. Mrs.
clifton x nj.
Grace sewall wife Of Arthur. Miss
hlHsl pel1nOuI.
Laura Wilton, daughter Of Ira,
Mrs r. NJ Campbell
Lena, the German maid Miss
Hazel Seymour
PERU.
bernice Moffitt caught his third
bear last Friday He Ia unusually
lucky this season.
Mrs T. @ Wyman ha. return
ed from her visit with relatives Ia
Chester and Keane
A. NJ Lyon OF Boston. Mass
spent Sunday with his parents, Des.
and Mrs NJ u Lyon
NJ Hapgood spent Sunday at
lolne. lie VIII pay t26 for any
buck deer captured alive during the
hunting season.
The children Of tho Village
school who are perfect ia their
york In spelling during the past
month are Beatrice Russell Helen
Rush, Maude Hewes Irene Prouty,
Maria M0ffitt, L0is Prouty, Lucy
Zones, Percy Moffitt.
The pupils OF the village school
viii give short musical entertain
nent IN the Village Hall on Friday
Nov lst Proceeds will
je used to purchase musical sup
lilies for tho school A social hour
viii follow the program Admission
o cents.
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Political Advertising
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Agriculture.

John l.. sherman, the County
agent is at present engaged in visit
ing the lending farmers Of the var
lous town He plans to get q hird
eve view of the County and to get