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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-27
PRIVATE INSTRUCTION.
School To Be Reopened In the Val
entine Private Offices.

The School for Private Instruction
which was opened last spring in the
offices of the Valentine Mill on
Pleasant street, will be re-opened for
the fall term next week Tuesday
September Bird.
The rooms occupied by this school
are particularly attractive, being the
rooms fitted up by Mr.. Valentine for
his private offices. With large sunny
windows. fitted with wire netting and
awning, floors of tile and hard wood,
prettily tinted walls, beautiful fire
place, new mission furniture and
rugs, there are no more comfortable
school rooms in Bennington. Besides
steam heat and electric lights there
are well fitted toilet rooms and all
necessary arrangements for the ply
steal we being of students. A limit
ed number of pupils will be received.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-27
FIRE AT TOWN FARM.
Blaze Started In Mattress But Did
Little Damage.

Fire broke out Monday morning
in the room of one of the inmates at
the Town Farm house. The blaze
which originated in the mattress
of the bed, was caused by a lighted
match, supposed to have been care
lessly thrown on the floor.
The quick action of Superintendent
Phelps of the farm, who picked up
the mattress and threw it from win
dow, the fire might have resulted in
the loss of the building. The fire
from the blazing mattress extended
to the woodwork in the room but was
extinguished with a few pals of wa
ter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-27
THE BATTING AVERAGES.
chilly" Finnegan Has Jumped Into the
800 Class.

The most remarkable feature OF
the changes in the batting averages
of the Bennington baseball team dur
ing, the past week has been the Inn
provement of Shortstop Finnegan,
The Stockbridge boy has been hit
ting the ball hard of late. In two
games he has made three hits and
has batted consistently in every con-
test. He has now jumped into the
300 class. Eastman has also been
showing some class with the stick
and is also now above the 300 mark.
Peloquin has been batting in hard
luck during the past few games and
the team no longer has 400 hitter.
The figures follow:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-27
FAIR HAVEN MAN KILLED.
Archie Bosworth, 80 Years Old, Struck
BY a Train at Whitehall.

FAIR Haven, Aug 26.-Archie Bos
worth Of this town, was struck by a
Delaware and Hudson train in White.
hall, N. Y, yesterday morning and
instantly killed. Bosworth was walk
ing the track near the Main street
Of the town and was struck from be-
hind. He was S2 years old and his
only surviving relative is an uncle,
Frank Bosworth of Cedar street.
The body was brought to this town
yesterday and taken to the home of
his uncle, where the funeral will be
held Tuesday afternoon Burial will
be in Cedar Grove cemetery
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-27
WITHOUT MISSING A SUNDAY.
North. Adams Man Has Not Missed
Mass In SO years.

During the course of a Sc mon OF
attending mass, Rev. J. T. Sullivan
curate at st. Francis church, North
Adams, said Sunday morning that q
certain member of the parish, whose
name he withheld, has attended the
Sunday morning o'clock mass at st.
Francis church every Sunday for the
past 3S years, not having missed at
tending a single time
This is probably the record for at
tendance at church in this vicinity
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-27
FRED FARMERS FATAL RACE.
Horse Runs Away-He is Thown Gu
Dies In the Hospital.

Burlington, Aug. 26.-Fred Farmer
of Porter's Point died at the Mary
Fletcher Hospital today from injuries
received Saturday afternoon when a
horse that Farmer was driving ran
away, throwing him out and fractur.
ing his skull. Farmer was driving
home when he met another team, the
driver of which offered to race hors.
es. Farmer struck his horse and the
animal SHE'D violently, throwing the
man into a ditch where he struck
pole. He was SO years of age and
is survived by wife and two sons
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-27
Shattered.

what a lot OF old fashioned beliefs
have been shattered completely in
these modern days"
For inEtancef-
well. you never hear,anybOdy tad
wise a young couple, now'that twoscan
live as cheap as one.eDetroits Free
Press
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-27
TO SPEAK AT MANCHESTER.
Colonel Roosevelt Will Speak On tn,
VILLAGE Green.

Manchester. Aug. 2S.--It is prob
able that the people of Manchester
and surrounding towns will turn out
in full force on Thursday to hear
Theodore Roosevelt. Mr.. Roosevelt
and party are expected here in time
to lunch at the Equinox House at
noon Thursday and at one o'clock the
former president will deliver an ad-
dress from stand constructed on the
Village Green. There will be music
in attendance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-27

Inquisitlve Strsnger-what do you
do for q living in such q dead place as
thisi Old Salt-Mef I'm fisherman
Inquisitive Stranger-A 6shermani
Why. what in thunder DO you do when
you take q vacation f-LondOn Punch
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-27

Mrs. Dashawsy-Your husband com
plains that you never allow him to er
ercise his own judgment Mrs. Hen.
peckie-NOnsense, let him sew on
all his own buttOnsl-Philadelphia Rec
ord
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-27

Towels should be thoroughly dried
before being put away. In their damp
condition mold sometimes forms on
them. which not only spoils the towels.
but has even been known TO cause
skin troubles
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-27
Coryctino Him.

The Husband-I was taken By sur
prise when you'accepted me. The Wife
You were taken by uBstske, John.
Don't make aTv mistakes aboutsthat-
ST Louis Post DISPATCH.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-27
closa

she-Do you know rye induced my
husband to give up iearsi He-Is
that col Wei. I've known him for
seven years and ! never saw him give
I'D one-IIlustrstsd BitaI
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-27
fntsrsatino.

Ethel-Jsck Hugsard told me q long
story last night Kitu-Is be an In
teresting story teIlerf Ethei-l should
say %. he held bis audience from
start to dnlsh.-Boston Transcript
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-27

Howsrd-Is their hotel up 90 datei
Coward - Indeed IL l.. TsF furnish
SLEEPING powders with every bedroom.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-27
The 10th Cavalry.

The Rutland Fair has taken on one
more big attraction. The 10th U. S.
Cavalry and band. Sept. 2-3-45-6.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-27
Pit,,buruh,, Eir,t pir,e,orx.

Pittsburgh's first city directory. Is
sued IN 1915. is now preserved In the
Carnegie library in that city.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-27
Good AnNN.hera

Cheerfulness Is the most common
life saver the world has-FIorida
Tines Union.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-27
WEATHER FORECAST.

Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.
Fair tonight and Wednesday Cool
ore south portion tonight.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-09-26
ZHINCzzED Na0MA NzUeSH1p

ITALY has good fleet of seventeen to which
she Is making constant additions and Is the first
nation to make use OF aerial bombs and a flying
artilleryman. Lieutenant Gotti established his
right to niche in the hall of fame by his daring
flight over the enemy at Tripoli when he dropped
four Of these aerial grenades among the enemy
at various points with deadly results
Turkey, behoding the devastation Italy has
wrought from the clouds. has made rapid strides
In the purchase Of aerial fleet of her own and
is likely to retaate in like manner
Austria is also waking up to the advantages
OF these adjuncts to military tactics and has
entered the field of aeronautics"
When General Allen was asked what would
be the work of the flying machines in the event
Of he said:
by skillful maneuyers properly equipped and
skillfully handled military aeroplanes may wipe
out or put in retreat whole army before sun.
rise. report to their base of supplies and disor-
ganize hostile fleet before breakfast
Generally speaking they would perhaps be
most effective as scouts, working from different
points upon the Atlantic coast the Gulf coast
ana the Pacific as coast patrols for observation
ana supplying information regarding the ap-
proach or ships. Acting aggressively they could
oy assembling In small groups do an immense
amount of damage
In the event OF the existence of war and the
approach of hostile ships or transports with
troops these scout aeropanes could prevent the
vi troops. III each station in the
coast patrol had, we will say five ships each
OF which can carry 400 pounds in addition to
the weight OF the aviator and his supply of fuel
a ton OF explosives could be distributed by these
patrols while they were going forty miles an
hour, and they could return and prepare for an
other trip II necessary.
This amount of explosive could be dropped
In weights of from 90 to 200 pounds without in.
jury or disturbance to the aeroplane and from
safe heights Of from 1000 to 1900 feet It should
not require many such hints to convince the
commander OF any fleet or invading army no
matter how determined he might be. that the
locality rather unhealthy
The best time for such work as this To he
done would be in the semtdarkness of the earlv
morning or late evening" just at dusk or dawn.
when It Is next to impossible to see an aeropAane
particularly IL ii stays up couple of thousand
feet To the aviator and his companion who
would attend to the distribution of missiles the
outlines OF the boats, the camps and even indi.
viduals stand out with a clearness that is not
appreciated by anyone who has not flown in a
balloon With the ability OF the aeroplane to
pursue an erratic course by constantly changing
Its position, the high speed the small ones can
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-09-26

squadron. Or. in other words, squadron will
consist of eight aeroplanes in charge of sixteen
aviators, all of whom will be captains lieu.
tenants of the regular army.
Each squadron will be in command of
Jor, who will have two commissioned officers
his staff In addition to the avators assigned to
the machines. He will also have under him
force Of 48 aeroplane mechanicians, all enlisted
men, giving five to each machine, and extra
one for each company
ITO field army of regular troops there
Will be three aviation squadrons, assigned
to each Of the two divisions and one to the
headquarters of the field commander The squad
ron assigned to headquarters will be equipped
with aeroplanes of extra motor power for long
distance reconnaissance. The field artillery will
have special machines and in addition there will
he Ga machines and 1852 aviators distributed
among Ia of our coast defense stations.
Then the Philippines should have two squad
rons or sixteen machines and Panama and Ha-
wall should each have squadron. This sky
army will be headed by two colonels under the
command of the chief OF the signal CORPS two
Observation-Disclosures and eleven majors.
THE aviation equipment should not stop with
the regular army but the militia must also be
provided with machines distributed among its
mobile troops at the rate OF squadron for
each division of men, The militia birdmen must
receive their diplomas from the regular army
aviation schools to be established throughout
the country
Five of these schools called aviation
ters. for our four coasts and the center OF the
contnent--the Atlantic. the Pacific. the Gulf
the Lakes and central inland point Each
state will undoubtedly have a school OF instruc-
ton All of these schools will be somewhat sim
liar TO the one at College Park. Nd.
Germany, at the moment" continued General
Allen has fleet Of about 300 aeropanes and
still under construction. She has chain
OF twenty stations. which are so placed az TO
guard her entire frontier and also the area which
tanks the
she has twenty-five 6rst-class sheds with the
most modern equipment dotting the landscape
at various strategic points To her huge
Zeppelins Parsevals and Crosses she has a spe
cial battalion of a thousand officers and
men trained in all of tho exigencies OF aerial
navigation and ready to take to flight upon in
slant orders. ~
France claims. believe, that she has GOO
military air machines OF all kinds while Russia
is next Great Britain falls In line with pres
ent force Of seventyone machines and plans and
provisions for a military aviation equipment to
the extent Of 1871 high-cass a9ropanes.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-09-26
NO TROUBLE IN COLLECTING
Lawyer Probably Was Willing to Pay
More Than $40 Under tho
Circumstances.

A noted lawyer OF Tennessee, who
labored under the defects of having
high temper and of being deaf.
walked into court room presided
over by younger man, of whom, the
older practitioner had small opin-
ion.
Presently, in the hearing of mo-
ton, there was a clash between the
lawyer and the Judge. The judge or
dered the lawyer to sit down, and as
the lawyer, being deaf, didn't. hear
him and went on talking, the judge
fined him $40 for contempt.
The lawyer leaned toward the clerk
and cupped his hand behind his ear
What did he say?" he inquired.
"He fined you &c." explained the
clerk
For what?"
For contempt of this court" said
the clerk.
The lawyer shot a poisonous look
toward the bench and reached hand
into his pocket
I'll pay it," he said. cts a just
debt. Saturday Evening Post.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-09-26
Hairy Food.

A travelling man stopped at a hotel
recently, said the Cassidy Times. He
found hair in the honey. He went
to the proprietor and kicked. 81 can't
help it, said the landlord. Il bought
1t for combed honey" The next day
the travelling man found hair in the
ice cream, but the landlord said that
was all right, as the ice had been
shaved. Again he found hair in the
apple pie. This surprised the landlord
greatly. why" said he, they told
me those apples were Baldwins."-
Kansas City Journal
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-09-26
A Guess.

why did Maud want to go into the
garden, sis?"
Il suppose, dear child. she thought
Sweet William was there"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-09-26
Resinol clears
away pinples

DATHE your face for several
minutes with hot water and
Resinol Soap and very gen.
thy apply a little Resinol ONT
ment In few moments wash
off again with more Resinol Soap
and hot water, finishing with a
dash of cold water to close the
pores.
Do this once or twice a day.
always using Resinol Soap for toilet
and bath and see how quickly
pimples and blackheads vanish. and
your skin becomes clean, clear and
d. velvety.
Resinol is also most effective for
itching skin troubles.
Your druggist sells Resinoi Soap Ce5c,
ind ointment t5Oc), or mailed on receipt
OF price. Resinoi Chemical Company.
Baltimore, Md.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-09-26

Jul 6ONCi IL
ment IS now taking
steps toward making
additions to our mill
tary flying fleet and
ten more aeroplanes
have been ordered.
Il hope eventually
to see the provisions
Of the bill for aerial
equipment for the
army carried out in
full. This calls for
120 aeroplanes, in
charge of 2S5 avia.
tors and 720 enlisted
men. These will be
divided into sections,
platoons, companies
and squadrons. Two
sections will COM
pose a platoon, two
platoons a company,
two COZ pan les a
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-09-26

HAT the next conflict between
nations will be a war in the air,
which will probably be fought
largely in the dark, is the belief
of certain military strategists. II
they are right, then according to
present indications the United
States would suffer defeat,
should 1t be- one OF the COM
batants.
This government is far be.
hind every nation in military avi-
Afinn Wn hoUA at b,,k
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-09-26

ten aeroplanes and ten thoroughly trained men
ready for service" said no less an authority
than Brig. Gen James Allen chief of the signal
corps. We have gone slow, very slow, In the
preparation of our military sky army for vari-
Gus reasons, because there has been no seeming
pressing need of extensive defense of this kind.
Realizing. however what other nations have
done toward preparing themselves for aerial
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-15
STRIKES BOULDER
IN PASS|NG CURVE
Roosevelt's Train Has Narrow
Escape From Serious
Accident.
BUT THE COLONEL is CALM
Boys Are Believed to Have
Placed Obstruction on
Tracks

Albany, n. ". June ia large
boulder I'm the path of the trnin which
is bearing Colonel Theodore Roose-
vcit to Chicago brought his Journey
to nm abrupt halt less than nm hour
inter II began, Mt 5,3O p. NJ, to-day.
The trnin was bowling along mt n
high rnte of speed when, two miles
den stop with n series of jolts and the
crunching of brakes. The accident
Fortunately was not n serious one. hut
IL delayed the trains arrival nm hour
at Albany. The train reached here
Mt 0'5o II. W., and left for the West MT
I0;2S r. VI.
state room during the halt down the
river without coming out to inquire
the cause of the delay.
u did not know what had happened
until IL was all over he said.
The damage from the accident was
inflicted chiefly upon the locomotive
and the air brake equipment. The eX-
PLANTATION of the accident generally ac
cepted was that the boulder was roll
ed onto the track by boys.
The force of the blow was shown by
the pilot, or Cow catcher" which was
badly bent and twisted, one side of
the heavy steel frame having been
wrenched back moro than a foot,
John McAuliff, the engineer. said the
obstruction was struck as the train
was passing through cut. The To-
connective had Just rounded curve so
that he did not get n glimpse OF the
rock. and his first intimation of the
accident was the shock of impact
The stone, or a fragment OF 1t, tore a
cash in the hose conveying the COM
pressed air. releasing the air and
automatically applying the brakes.
Engineer McAulif said the boulder
must have been at least two feet in
diameter to work such havoc with
the pilot. Instead of being hurled
from the track. the stone passed UNI
der the locomotive. and the first six
cars of the train; humping against
the aNles and brake beams and toss
ing bars about Although the pas
sensers were not severely shaken. the
brake beams were bent and two of
the brakeshoes were wrenched from
place.
Colonel Roosevelt was in the third
car which bumped over the boulder n
SECOND after it struck the pilot.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-15
WOMEN PLANNING
MONSTER PARADE
Sufragists Will Make Demon
stration to Democratic Leaders
and Delegates.
COMMITTEE is INTERESTED
Not Known Yet ii There Will
Be Effort to Secure Votes
for-Womcn Plank.

Baltimore, Md. June l4-Balti-
more's women suffra gists are plan
ming big parade on Thursday even
ing OF the Democratic presidential
convention week as demonstration
to the delegate and party leaders.
Several thousand women are expected
TO be in the line of march Some If
the suffra gists will be costumed in
the heroic dress of women OF history.
while the parade will be led by mount
cd suffragists.
Whether tho suffragists will make
an effort to secure the incorporation
of suffrage plank in the Democratic
platform was not known tonight. The
Democratic National Committee met
at noon, and Chairman Mack and the
other members We're Interested in all
news available regarding the suf-
fragists. This afternoon the national
committeeman We're visited by dele
cation OF women representing the
Women's National Democrats Lea gue
who volunteered their services in the
coming campaign. Chairman Mack
told the committee, which came over
from Washington. that he would try
10 arrange seats for subcommittee
of their number at the convention.
An invitation has been received by
Chairman Mack to hold the first meet
ing OF the national committee to
select chairman at Mackinac Island,
Michigan An Invitation Will also he
sent to the Democratic presidential
candidate to hold the notification
meeting there.
The national COMMITTEES spent the
entire day arranging details of the
convention and employing stats of
minor officials. An emergency hospI-
tai is to he esta blished In tho con-
vent'on hall and there will he n corps
of forty to fifty physicians The
doctors have volunteered their SER
vices.
Talking OF the ninety votes of New
York State, member said tonight:
The New York delegation. as YOU
know. is uninstructed and VIII vote
as unit. but just who Will be the
favorite. I must admit I do not know.
We in New York are conservative and
like TO look the candidates over"
Mr.. Mack said he had not heard
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-15
NEGRO DELEGATE
RETURNS MONEY
Declines to Receive 1t From
Taft Manager, and Will
Support Roosevelt.
LETTER CAUSES SENSATION
Says Funds Were Given Him
to Defray Travelling
Expenses.
LETTER CAUSES SENSATION

Chicago. June IA letter written
by Charles Banks. one of the negro
Taft delegates-at-large from Missis-
sippi. to Director Mckinley. OF the
Taft headquarters. announced that he
returning the money placed in my
hands. at your suggestion, to defray-
travelling expenses of some of the
delegates from mississippi" was
given out tonight by Senator Dixon.
manager of the Roosevelt campaign.
and created a sensation in political
circles.
The letter was unaccompanied by
explanation from tho Roosevelt man
ayers, further than that Senator
Dixon received at Roosevelt head
quarters this afternoon the following
copy OF a letter sent to-day to Hon.
William r. Mckinley"
Banks and his associates on the
Taft Observation-Disclosures were seated
by the national committee yesterday
against the protest of the Roosevelt
contestants from the State. The let
ter alleged to have been written to
-'-r. Mckinley by Banks said in mart:
I'm Keeping with my suggestion OF
yesterday, ] am returning to you here.
with the money placed in my hands,
at your suggestion. to defray travelling
expenses OF some of the delegates
from Mississippi.
III is apparent that some one con-
nected with your campaign has been
continually trying to discredit me he
fore the country and with my people
for some time.
When l was in Washington few
weeks ago looking after the new Fed
eral Court bill from Mississippi and
called at your headquarters. your as
sistant' without any suggestion from
me whatever. brought up the matter
OF expenses for delegates from nv
state I told him then ana there In
your presence. that, SO far as was
concerned. l would not accept any
expense money for me whatever.
You then proposed that | take
enough for the rest of the delegates
l stated to YOU that they were all
men who could get to Chicago, and
You could look after the matter: here
both of YOU. however. proposed that
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