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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-01
SOCIALISTS BLAMED
Attempts to Make Enlisted Men Dis
satisfied

Washington, Jan. 30.-,A campaign
is being conducted by us to Offset the
socialistic attacks on the army and
navy in their efforts to discourage en-
listments in both arms of the mill
tary service and advising the men to
desert and to mutiny," said Henry
II. Ward, secretary of the Navy Lea
que of the United States and former
ly captain in the navy, yesterday.
when it is possible to do so the
league causes criminal prosecution of
those responsible for the propaganda
furnishing prosecuting officers with
evidence with which to convict the
offenders. The postoffice department
is assisting in this work and inves-
legations are constantly in progress
to locate persons responsible for
sending through the mails matter
that may be regarded as reasonable.
For several years the socialists
have been mailing pamphlets attack
| ing the army and navy, and this lit
erature caused widespread disaffec-
ton among the enlisted men of the
navy. The situation became so seri-
GUS that two years ago a cabinet
meeting was held to consider means
to stop these attacks and ascertain
who was sending out the circulars AT
that meeting Secretary Meyer laid be
fore the president and his cabinet in
formation that an anarchistic elem
ent was trying to excite discomfort
and destroy the efficiency of the en-
listed men of the navy.
I'VE did not learn who was respon
sible for the circulars and pamphlets
that were being distributed among the
men, but the socialistic newspapers
OF the entire country contained arti
Giles expressing anti-military senti
ments, and these had considerable eff
feet on the men. On some Of the
ships We found large numbers Of SO
cialists among the enlisted men
These newspapers not only sought tC
breed discomfort but in their editor
ials dehed the government. One o.
them published an editorial in which
ii admitted that il had sent pamph
lets to the men suggested mutiny
and stated that it was preparing L
send out more Of this literature. Il
went so far as to send some of tn,
pamphlets to Secretary Meyer There
was no prosecution in this case.
For more than two years these eff
forts have continued and the social
stic newspapers are still very &C
tive. No official action has yet beer
taken. but the league is active il
combating their arguments. While
We have no specific fund for the pur
pose, we have all the money neces
sary to carry on our campaign. This
work extends throughout the entire
country, and believe the situation
has improved"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-01
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of 'as Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

Mrs. Emerson Estabrook of South
street is III.
Mrs Charles Frazier of North st.,
is seriously i'll.
Alfred c. Hayner of Pittsfeld visit
ed friends here Wednesday.
Miss Edith Foster of North Adams
is spending the day in town.
Nrs. S. A. Williams OF Main street
has returned from visit IN Nanehes-
ter.
Miss Aubrey Cleveland Of Bradford
Place is confined to the house by i'll
ness.
Miss Mary Lewis returned Wednes-
day afternoon from a visit at her
home in North Adams.
Mrs. Catherine Scanlon of Adams
street is visiting her sisters, Mrs.
Dunn and Mrs. Shea of Hoosick
Falls
The quarterly meeting of st.
Mary's guild of st. Peters church
will be held directly after service
Friday evening
Card party and dance at N. Z. 0.
p. hall Thursday evening. Cards
from s to 10, dancing from to IL.
Admission Is cents. S9t2
The recent announcement that DR..
Cook might deliver his lecture here
in the near future has created con-
siderable interest and it is probable
that a date will be made soon.
The funeral of Mrs. William F.
Weeks, a former resident, who died
Sunday in New York was held at IL
o'clock Wednesday morning from St
Johns church, Troy Rev. Henry r.
Freeman rector, Rev William Weeks
of Sheburne Falls and Rev. PHILIP
Schuyler olIiclated. The bearers were
Frank c. Finley, Norman b. Sherry
Jesse A. Ide and l.. w. Raymond
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-01
THINGS 10 eE THOUGHT ABOUT
BY Good Citizens In This Coming
Political Campaign

The duty of the individual in the
campaign must be construed differ
emily. He is to take a stand, to
make a choice, to cast a vote. 1t is
as much his duty to do these things
as it is the wisdom of the church to
refrain from doing them. Next year
some half a million of women will
have share in the agitations of the
campaign and the choice Of a presi-
dent. At this early stage we would
cay 70 man and women alths. DO not
let the eXoitsments make you exoit-
able. Elections are ordinarily decid-
ed by no majority of shouting, parti-
san, prejudice-steeped voters. but by
the little group OF thinking, sober
minded people who reach their own
conclusions and say little until they
decide. 1t is your duty to make a
choice VIII you be led to it by the
nose, captured by eloquence, hood
winked by specious fattery and APP
peals to prejudice? Or will you
keep cool, clear mind, weighing
what you hear and measuring the
men who write and speak? Do you
wish to belong to the crowds whose
votes Offset each other, or to the few
who really think, decide and elect?
We are already in the midst of
words spoken and things done reck-
lessly for the sake of immediate pol
itical effect upon special classes. Con
gress is looking first at the political
opportunity and not the nations
pressing interests. A party which
stands committed to tariff reform has
done its best in the House of Repre-
sentatiyes to make tariff reform i'm
possible by voting to add an annual
expenditure of $75,000,OO0. as estim-
ated by the secretary of war, for pen
sions not with any wish or hope
that the measures would become law,
but in order to put political oppon-
ents and particularly the president of
the United States lin a hole" Nor
did they or their opponents stop here
but added on-so far as their vote
could forward them-measure after
measure of reckless extravaganza to
please special classes or localities.
Are you a silly bird to be caught
with such chaff as this? DO you de-
sire a public building in your town
so much that you will be ready to
sell your political birthright to Sc
cure it? How many of those repres-
entatiyes who voted to cancel the
treaty with Russia in terms that
were discourteous and quarrelsome,
were thinking first of the Jews and
Roman Catholics and Baptists OF
their own districts? Some of the
shrewdest most magnetic and most
eloquent men in America are going
to devote their energies in the com
ing months to hoodwinking and per
suading church members (among
others by plausible words and spec
ious arguments. Are you going to be
their victims? Or are you going to
think and decide for yourself, as be
comes a responsible citizen and
Christian Congregationallst.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-01
PRIMARIES AND CONVENTIONS
Dates for Meetings TO Choose Dele
oates to Pick Candidates

gates 10 PICK Candidates
Washington, Jan. 31.-The dates
for the various primaries and state
conventions to select delegates to
the national conventions Of the two
leading parties are becoming known.
Already provision has been made for
the election of some or all delegates
in score of states, and the dates of
other conventions will follow rapidly
from now on.
The list of conventions and primar-
les so far announced includes the fol-
lowing:
February Florida state Republi-
can convention, at Palatka.
February 10-District of Columbia
Republican primaries
February 14-Georgia Republican
state convention. at Atlanta
February 20-Mssouri Democratic
state convention, at Atlanta.
February 20-Missouri Democratic
state convention at Joplin.
February 27-Oklahoma Democrat
ic state convention at Oklahoma City.
March 12-Nirginia Republican
state convention at Roanoke
March 26-New York statewide
primaries for all parties under the
new primary law
March 2S-North Dakota Primaries
under presidential preference system.
March S0-Alaska Republican ter
ritorial convention, at Nome.
April Wisconsin statewide pri-
maries on presidential preference ba.
sis. all parties.
April 9-New York Republicans
state convention, at Rochester.
April l1-Michigan Republican
state convention, at Bay City.
April 13-Pennsylvania primaries,
all parties.
April Connecticut Republican
state convention. at New Haven.
April l7-Nebraska statewide pri
maries on presidential preference ba
sis, all parties.
April 17-lllinois congressional dis
trict conventions.
April ls-Oregon statewide pri
maries on presidential preference ba
sis. all parties.
/ April 19-lllinois Republican state
convention at Springfield.
April 2i-lowa Republican STATE
convention, at Cedar Rapids
April 27-Tenncssee Democratic
primaries.
April 3O-Florlda Democratic prl
maries. presidential preference basis
May i-pennsylvania Republican
state convention.
May 21-Ohio congressional dis
trict conventions
May 2S--New Jersey statewide pr
marles, presidential preference basis
all parties.
June 4.-South Dakota state.wid
primaries, presidential preference ba
sis, all parties.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-01
SALISBURY VALLEY

Emory Bouplon was ia North Hoo
sick Saturday.
Frank Pierce was In North Ben.
nington Saturday.
]. f. Stanley and daughter Eva
were in town Sunday.
Mrs. Lewis Sprague has returned
to her home in Rutland.
Fred Murray Of Troy was the guest
of George Bouplon over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Lake visited
her sister, Mrs. Byron Pierce Sunday
Mrs. F. w. Fuller is visiting heI
mother, Mrs. ]. Howard in Benning
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Reed spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bouplon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-01
avR!R BEaElHGTGs


The exercises of dedication at the
Congregational church will begin
promptly tomorrow, Friday evening,
at 1880 o'clock The choir will be
much augmented and Mr. and Mrs.
Wells w. White render special music,
Harry S. Phillips presiding at the
organ. Several OF the local clergy
men will assist in the service includ-
ing Reyerends w. l. Coburn, George
S. Mills, j. c. Mitchell and DR.. Isaac
Jennings of Bennington Center will
bring greetings from the Old First
church. Rev. George Foster Prentiss
of Northampton, Mass, will preach
the dedication sermon, and is worthy
of large hearing. Following the
dedication services in the main aud
fence room, adjournment will be
made to examine the new rooms anc
for an informal social hour. Light
refreshments are to be served. The
church hopes especially that every
one will come and rejoice together
with her The midweeK prayer meet
ing OF the church is held tonight al
1880 O'clock
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-01
EAST ARLINGTON

John Parkinson's condition re
mains unchanged.
Miss Mary Bentley has been quite
i'll for several days.
Dana Hall is seriously Ill at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Pearle Has
kins.
Mrs Robert II. Shufleton has been
suffering the past week from sew
ere attack Of pleunsy.
Mrs. r. H. Gaul OF North Benning
ton was a recent visitor at the home
OF her sister, Mrs. c. A. Fields.
Miss Nellie Grout entertained the
Enterprise society Tuesday afternoon
The next meeting will be held at the
home OF Mrs. C. A. Eddy Tuesday
February G.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-01
DORSET

Wllfred Gilbert of Dartmouth Col.
lege is in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Starks are
guests at the home Of w. b. Sykes.
Miss Bertha Gilbert has endured
an operation at Burlington and her
condition is reported very serious
DR.. George Gilbert left last week
for Burlington, summoned by his
daughters illness.
On Sunday mercury dropped to IA
degrees below zero. Sleighing re-
mains excellent.
1t is expected that the Grange will
make some observation OF Dickens
anniversary at the next meeting.
The social event of the winter at
the church will be the donation sup
per on Thursday evening, of which
many IRON miles around the town
avail themselves, always being cor
daily received
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-01
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
- Estate OF s. HULlNG BLACKMER

The Undersigned having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District
o Z bennington, COMMISSIONERS, TO receive,
oi all persons against the estate of =. HUI
ing Blacsmcr late Of bennington. In said dis
trct. deceased. andall claims eNhit tied in offset
thereto. hereby give notice that we will meet
J Meagher In the village OF bennington. In
said District. on the 10Th day Of June iellnext,
from o'clock 2. NJ. until o'clock
p. N. on said day and that six
A. ID. WA Is the time limited by said Court
tor snid creditors 20 present their claims 90 us
Tor examination and allowance.
Dated NJ bennington in said District this e5th
day Of January, A. - 1912
GkO. +. GRAVES
HOMER n. WEBSTER.
Commissioners
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-01
FACE DlSFIGUKED
eAReER's ITCH CAUSES SCARS
TREAT 1T PROMPTLY
Try This Remedy at Our Risk

When little yellowish pimplos or
watery bllsters form on the hairy
portions Of the face and body, It is
n sign Of BARRIERS itch, when Is very
contagious and II allowed to become
chronic. Is painful and produces per
manent scars.
This disease is caused by a tiny
parasite. aud when treated with Sax
on Salve, our new skinremedy which
permeates and saturates the skin
these parasites are killed, and the
skin made healthy again.
saxar Saive Is wonderfully heal
lns In all kinds of skin diseases and
,rup,ions such as salt rheunl. letter
eczema. ivy poison, etc, because
1t penetrates the skin and carries ia
purifying ana healing Ingredients tC
every portion of the diseased tissue
II is guaranteed TO satisfy you per
fectly-we cheerfully give back YOU
money n Il does not VIM. l.. 4okay
Druggist. bennington. VI
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-01
Free Theatre Tickets for Readers of
The Evening Banner

Ihg Ecnn Bnncr WIN Give tickets
and questions
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-01
Beauty In
JeWelry

does not necessarily mean ex-
pensivenesS. We prove that
by the great variety of really
pretty things we offer atexceed-
ingly moderate prices. Of
course there is a figure below
which it is unsafe to go if you
want good jewelry. Our prices
are the lowest that reliable
jewelry can be sold for.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-01
MULLlCAN& ROCHE
P.V. PERROTI

Italian Interpreter & general
work Contractor. Labor fur
niShedtor all kinds of conSruc-
ton. 1856 Lincoln ST., Bennin'g
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-27
! The Home Eco
: Monies Course.
!.
BY c. r. BARNS, Extension
Division, Minnesota Univer-
Sitv Farm.
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Just as the "rule of thumb" has
been banished from the modern MAJ
chine shop. and factory, giving place
to the use Of tools of the most eX-
quisite exactitude, SO, in the kitchen
ever which presides graduate of the
home economics course in a school OF
agriculture like that at ST. Anthony
Park, guesswork and haphaZard meth
DDS of apportioning materials in the
preparation of the various articles laof
food have given way to careful meas
urement and proportioning based on
scientific principles. Barring acct
dents the girl with such a training
need have no fears lest her biscuit,
for instance, shall not come out
right" In other lines, too, as we'll as
in cooking, the girl is equipped to
become an efficient farmers wife. Nor
does her training have to do merely
with the material aspects of home
making. To the practical courses in
cooking, sewing, laundering and the
care of the house is added instruction
in the use and Interpretation of good
literature. She studies the larger eco
Monies of the home-those relations
wherein it takes hold on the educa-
tional and spiritual activities of the
community, and in the right develop
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-27

ment Of which is found the tustifea.
ton for such declarations as that "The
home is the cornerstone of American
liberty and greatness" AS says Miss
Anna NJ: Smith of the St. Anthony
school id a recent article:
The increasing Plumbers of those
desiring courses in domestic economy
is most propitious sign for our HON q
life. If there be more and more of
these women, equipped with the as
surance and poise of a college train
ing, and prepared to grapple intelli
gently with the thousand and one
little things of ordinary home life,
and at the same time capable of hand
ling the social problems which are
forcing themselves upon us, we shall
build for our civic and national life
foundation which cannot be shaken
by the strongest political machine
that can be produced. There is no
nobler work, no worthier object for
any woman, than the building of
good home"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-27

surface of the ground. This fact en-
ables one to see why this plant is so
hard to eradicate.
The seed of the Canada thistle is
elliptical in shape and brown in color
1t has an umbrellalike appendage,
which aids in distributing the seed, as
the wind can easily carry it great dis
tances.
The bull thistle, also very common
in this state, is often mistaken for
the Canada thistle. 1t is, however,
very different, as can be seen by
comparison of Figures 1 and 2.
1t might be we'll to note some of the
most noticeable differences and like
nesses existing between these two
common thistles:
First-Both have purple Towering
heads.
Second-The Towering head of the
bull thistle is much larger than that
of the Canada thistle.
Third--The Canada thistle is per-
ennial; bull thistle lives but two years.
Fourth-The bull thistle has more
spines and is much coarser and lar
ger plant than Canada thistle.
Fifth-Both have tufted seeds which
are easily scattered by the wind
Sixth-The margins of the leaves
of the Canadian thistle are more or
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-27
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Cultivation in
the Corn Contest.
BY j. B. LAWSON, Extension
Division, Minnesota College
of Agriculture.
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| The 1900 boys and girls enrolled in
the State Acre Yield contest will soon
be cultivating their corn. They will
enjoy this work, because they will I'M
derstand why they are CAPTIVATING:
They know that they are doing more
than simply destroying the weeds
They know that they should cultivate
deeply and close to the plants the first
time over because at this time the
roots are small! and there is no danger
OF injury. Then the soil needs to be
/ warmed and aerated so that the roots
of the plant may have a warm, mel
low soil in which to spread them
selves. They know that if they cult
vate deeply the first time the plants
will have tendency to root deeper
and this will help them withstand dry
weather later in the season. After
the first cultivation, shallow cultiva-
ton will be the rule since they will
realize that the roots are growing
closer to the surface of the soil, and
must not be injured, if their acre is to
set a record for corn production in
their locality.
They will keep the soil we'll, stirred
all the season, until the corn gets too
tall; and will make it point to cult
vate after each rain, so that the soil
will not be allowed to make or crust
on top. They know that. just as soon
as the soil gets hard on top, it loses
a great deal of moisture. 1t requires
about 800 pounds of water to make
100 pounds of dry corn plant; and
these hoys and girls realize that the
moisture in the soil must be Saved
for the use of the plant, They know
that loose, friabfe layer Of soil on
top acts as blanket, to hold the wa
ter in the soil for the use of the plant,
and they will endeavor to keep this
top layer of the soil loose.
There is one other benefit which
these boys and girls are getting for
the land throllsE euins.yation. They
are liberating plant food q pat of
which may be used by the corn
plants, and part of which Will be
used by the succeeding crop. The
aeration due to the cultivation is mel.
lowing the soil, and making the food
in 1t more available.
The boys and girls who cultivate
understandingly, who know what they
are doing and why they are doing it.
will enjoy their work. They will take
keen interest in what they are do
ing when they know the why" and
will be the boys and girls who will
set records for corn production in
their localities.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-27

less wavy; while in the bull thistle,
they are not
Seventh-The seed of bull thistle n
larger than that of Canada thistle, anal
is gray in color, while the Canada
thistle seed is brown.
Eighth-The Canada thistle is mucAl
harder to eradicate than bull thistln.
1t can be seen then that the diEer.,
ences existing between the bull snoi
the Canada thistles are many and thnei
one should be able to know them apasl
when they are seen growing in the ia1ai
1t is always well to know the ~
weeds on the farm. If you have 80
thistle growing in your fields examtnol
it and see if it is the much dreadsfl
Canada thistle. Do not wait until yuul
have many acres of it until you stau
eradication measures. Prevention -
the case of the Canada thistle Il w.
you want.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-06-27
How to Know the
Canada Thistle.
BY w. L. OSWALD, Assistant
in Agricultural Botany, Uni
versity Farm, St. Paul.
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Canada thistle is probably the worst
weed in Minnesota. 1t has gotten q
firm fcothGId in the northwestern part
of the state and is fast becoming eS
tablished in other parts of the state.
Many who are rot familiar with
Canada thistle often mistake for it
other common and less dangerous
thistles. The object of this article is
to give a popular description of the
Canada thistle, so that it can be rec
ognized when seen growing in the
field
The Canadian thistle is a perennial
plant, l. e., it lives from year to year.
coming up each spring from the roots.
1t grows from one to three feet tall,
and has purple Towering heads, about
half an inch in-diameter. Its leaves
are deeply cut and are armed with
sharp spines. The edges of the leaves
have a wavy appearance. The stem
is quite slender and has only a few
spines. The underground roots, which
have all the appearances of under
ground stems, run parallel to the sur
face of the ground, sending up new
plants at various intervals. These
horizontal roots have been found as
far as two and half feet below the