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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-06
Vermont's Illiteracy

A copy OF the press bulletin on IL
literacy by states, issued recently by
the Census Bureau, gives more com
plete information concerning Yer
mont's educational progress during
the decade of 19OO-l91O to which al.
fusion has been made in these col.
umns.
In 1910, out OF n population ten
years Of age and over OF 2S9.12S. Yer
mont reported l0.S06 illiterates, or
81 per cent. In 1900. out OF popu-
lation 10 years OF age. or over OF
27S,943, Vermont reported 1924 II.
literates. or SIS per cent In ten
years, therefore. Vermont has reduc.
ed the percentage of illiteracy by 81
per cent. and today stands first
among the states of New England In
freedom from iliteracy. Outside the
South Atlantic. East South Central
and West South Central states where
there have been great reductions
among the white population, only five
states exceed Vermont In the reduc
J ton OF the percentage OF llliteracy
during the past ten years. There ar,
the states OF North Dakota, Idaho
New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada
The same percentage OF reduction IL
shown by South Dakota and Missouri
The only state reporting a higher
percentage OF llliteracy In 1910 thar
In 1900 Is Connecticut which reports
per cent compared with SO In 1906
The percentage OF New York. 5.5, Il
the same that Il was In 1900. Tn,
conditions In these states is account
ed for by the large foreign immigra
ton during the past decade.
Nermonts percentage OF illiterate'
Is 81 and the same percentage I,
reported by California, Colorado ant
Illinois. Thirteen states show a bet
ter record than Vermont. as follows
Ohio. 80: Indiana. 81; Michigan
80; Wisconsin. 80: Minnesota, 3.
Iowa, IL; North Dakota. 81; Soutl
Dakota, 20, Nebraska, 10. Kansas
%. Wyoming. 3.3: Utah, 2.5; Ore
gon. 49, Thus II will be seen tina
Iowa ranks first and Nebraska ant
Oregon are tied for second place. II
1900 twenty.one states showed bet
ter record than Vermont and two hat
the same percentage.
The decline in illlteracy among IN,
colored population OF the South 4
very encouraging and In no state ar,
more than half the negroes illiterate
The decline In the decade il as fol
lows Virginia from446 TO 800 per
cent North Carolina, from 4T6 I,
3i.e; South Carolina. from 52.s {,
3S7; Georgia from 524 TO s6.5: Ala
hama. from 57i 10 401; Mississippi
from ie1 TO $50: Louisiana. from
el1 to asa Texas, from $50 TO % G
In these states the decline OF Hitter
lacy among the white population dur
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-06
ADOPT HlcHeoRN's SON
The Pearsalls Take Youth Whose
Mother Eoped With Wylie

Washington. June A legal doc
ument was signed today at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs Paul S. Pearsall,
whereby the latter adopt as their
son the five year old Philip Hichborn
III, nephew Of Mrs. Pearsall and
only child of the late Philip HIGH
born. Jr
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearsall have no chill
dren and by the terms of today's con
tract will make their nephew their
heir as well as have him assume. their
name. Shortly after the tragic death
OF the boys father on March %, Mrs
Philip II. Hlchborn, grandmother Of
the child, was appointed his guard
ian by the same Judge who today au-
thorized the adoption.
The residence of the boys mother.
who abandoned him in December
1910. when she is alleged to have
eloped to Europe with Horace Wylie
OF this city is said in the petition to
be unknown.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-06

More or less Importance is always
attached to the bets on elections
made by the handlers of money,
paper and otherwise, in the financial
district of New York. To what ex-
tent these wagers may be considered
in the light of barometer forcastlng
what will really happen after the
votes are counted. is problematical.
Much undoubtedly depends upon the
individual point of view. At the
time we are all somewhat inclined 10
believe that the man who backs his
opinion with his money is a little
more confident than the fellow who
permits his vocal organs to do all the
talking" In this connection the
wagers and offerings of curb brok-
er in New York Wednesday are more
or less interesting. The broker, who
did not wish to have his name pub
lished because of the recently enact
ed anti.betting laws. stated that he
had placed $4,000 even money that
Roosevelt would not be nominated at
the Chicago convention. He also
was ready to wager $1,000 that the
Colonel would be elected II nominal
ed and he was willing to put up
5000 that President Taft would not
be reelected, If nominated. In other
words. the broker believed that Taft
did not have more than an even show
to win the nomination. that Roose
welt could be elected. II nominated
and that Taft has no chance to Sc
cure second term in the White
house The broker is likely to find
that his deductions correspond with
those OF many close observers at the
present stage OF the campaign.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-06
EAST ARLINGTON

Harry Grout was home from Al
bany over Sunday.
A nurse from Albany is caring for
Mrs. R. A. Shufiieton.
Mrs. Nellie Spooner is spending a
few days in Bennington.
Carlton Bells visited friends in
Bennington over Sunday.
Miss Mary Gendner recently visit
ed her sister in Manchester.
Mrs. William Coppin of Canada is
a guest of Mrs Mary Gendner
Mrs. Arthur Grout was in Troy
and Albany a few days the past
week.
Miss Mabel Winch and Mrs. II. r.
Lawrence passed the day Monday in
Troy and Albany.
c. /. Hendee and family of Benning-
ton spent Sunday at the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. X. A. Shuffieton.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dunlap were
in Troy a few days the past week
where they visited relatives.
The ladies' of the NJ. f. society
held tea at the home of Mrs. Hen
ry Shuffieton Wednesday afternoon.
|. j. Warner has been appointed
justice of the peace to succeed the
late Elihu Mcdonald for the remain
der OF the term.
The fortieth annual meeting OF the
association OF Congregational chur
ches of Bennington county will be
held Tuesday, June IL in the Congre
gational church. Morning session al
10 o'clock. Afternoon session al
las. All are invited.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-06
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the ear.
There Is only one way TO cure deafness,
and that Is by constitutional remedies
Deafness Is caused by an inhamed condi-
tion OF the mucous lining OF the Eusta-
chan Tube. When this tube Is infamed
you have rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when II Is entirely closed
Deafness is the result. and unless the In
fiammation can be taken out and this
tube restored 10 it's normal condition.
hearing Will be destroyed forever. nine
cases out OF ten are caused by Catarrh,
which Is nothing but an inhamed condi-
ton OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give one Hundred Dollars for any case OF
Deafness Caused BY that mot be cured b.
Halls Catarrh Cure. send for crculars. free.
FL CHENEY, A co, Toledo, ohio.
Sold By Druggists. iSc
Take HANS Family Pills for constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-06
NOTICE

There are about twenty strange
horses and a large number Of cattle
on the Fillmore a Slade mountain
pasture known as the Harmon Hill.
No party other than Fillmore a
slade has the right to turn cattle
on any of our lands and therefore
owners OF the horses and cattle are
hereby notified TO take care Of their
stock or they will be disposed Of as
the law directs.
Fillmore q slads
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-06
BACON BROKE A RIB TOO
In Addition to Fracturing His Collar
bone in Fall from Pony

Westbury, N. Y, June 4.-When
Robert Bacon, former ambassador to
France, was thrown from his pony
in a polo game on Sunday on j. S.
Phipps' estate here hasty exami-
nation showed that his right collar
bone was broken. This evening ii
was learned that in addition he had
broken one of his ribs. The accident
will keep him out of the game for at
least two months.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-06
Notice

The Everett estate will be closed "a
the public after May LIST. 1912. while
present construction and paintings
are In progress. Owing TO 30 much
new grading and seeding. this Ia very
necessary. After roads and lawns
are completed. the public will be wei
come.
II. II. Everett,
BY II. A. Albyn. Mgr
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-06
SENATOR NIXON DYING
Meningitis Develops After Nose OPP
Grafton in Washington

Washington, June 4.-Senator Geo
S. Nixon of Neyara, who has been
i'll at the Episcopal Ear, Eye and
Throat hospital since last Thursday
grew rapidly worse last night and is
not expected to recover. He was op
Grated upon on Thursday for an alb
scess in the nose that has troubled
him for q long time and following the
operation he developed cerebro-spina
meningitis.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-06

p. m. gave Roosevelt lead over
President Taft and Senator La Fol-
lette. The Argus-Leader at Sioux
Falls on returns received from 116
scattering precincts. estimates that
Roosevelt will have 10000 to 10000
plurality in the state and that Thorn
as Sterling has probably defeated
Senator Gamble for senator.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-06
a boarding house near the Greenwoods
Country club, OF which Mr.. Buck is
a member
TO Know a Good Thing,

is to be only half wise. To know Il
and use it to advantage is true wis
dom" Insurance gives service wher
service is needed. National Life In
surance Company of Vermont. (Mu
tual) Earle S. Kinsley, General Agt
Meade. Building. Rutland, VT.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-06
GIRL SUES FOR $4,000
Wnsted Druggists Property Attach
ed in her Breach of Promise Case

Winsted, Conn, June 4.-The prop
erty of Clinton c. Duck, a young
druggist of this city has been attach,
ed in a $4,000 breach of promise
suit brought by Mabel l. Scultetus OF
Elmhurst. Queens County, ~ Y, who
spent the summer season of 1908 at
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-06
COLONEL WINS SOUTH DAKOTA
Plurality May Be Between 10000 ant
$4,000

Sioux Falls, S. d., June 5.-Returns
from the South Dakota primaries
came in very slowly last night on
account of the long ticket. The few
precincts which had reported at 10
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-06
Stations in Service
SEASON OF 1912
SPRINGCROFT. IR

Bay horse. IL years old 10 hands high, weight
100 Sired by Sprngcroft No. S51. Rec. 2:el14,
by Alcyone No 1S2, Rec. 2:27. a son OF George
Princeps Sprague No. g76S by Governor Spragle
No ~. Rec 2:2Olf. son Of Rhode Island, 2:23li
Sam by General Stark, sou OF Vermont
Hambletonlan.
3 Dam by Daniel Lambert.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-06
SpRINGBROOK

hay horse, 8 years old,l5A hands high. weight
100. Sired by SgringcrOft, Jr.
Dam Scotia by Nelson No. 4sO9, Re 200,
q son OF Young Role No. 35i7.
Dam Tinsmith Maid by Matchmaker No.
1854.
Dam Nancy by King Philip. u son OF EthAn
Allen No. ~.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-06
THE EVENING BANNER

All subscriptions payable in advance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30

ceritv in the matter desire ogve you this as ent
As she spoke She extended her hand, in which
crisp fve-doar bill; but great was her aston. Iment
when patsy sprang to his feet and with the grace Of
cavalier waved back the offering There was '"nke
o 7errirent in his eyes, and something like III chley
Gus grin wreathcd his capacious mouth as ne sad:
LADY | must spurn de coin, because II / took it
I'll feel dat it didn't come square and was Robin an
angel OATS de way sizes it, and you kin bet sizes
il RIGHT WHY me and Willie is already dc best Of
friends and I'm putin it straight when say he's de
real goods de best you ever see.
You and Willie friends!" exclaimed Mrs. Pcndick,
scarcely able 10 believe her ears great was her atis
faction How did you two dear boys get acquainted
You must tell me all about 1t.
VOU see, Lady" Patsy began rather nervoas'y Il;
L was tree weeks ago when finds out what lool
Willie is and finds it out by gcin up az IN his ann
left swing in front Of Hogans bakery
What do YOU mean, you dear delightful Patsy BY
that-that swinging left slant Of which you spcaN'
gaspcd Mrs Pcndici overoyed by the a,'uran,g nat
her Willie had nothing fear from the Sluggcr Bugs.
"Dcrcs no words know, he replied after moment
spent in thoughtful head scratching dat kin pa, You
wise to it. but dat swing Of Wlles 5, wid dc speed and
de steam its got is peach 1t dc work OF gen us,
and dcre's n0t'in in de town dat kin match u in
shftv scrap or under dc rules Now, de way gifts in.
tcrlooccd to Willie was dis: He was standln in front
Of Hogans wild a big slab Of cake when come along
and sees him. says TO myself, Patsy, you has ae ap-
rcrtitc Of crockcriic and dat Spcckcd blossom trun
lie rural wilds what has lust bowed into town needs
trimmin' more dan he needs cake. SO goes up 70 him
and SAYS, Young Teller, split dat Juicy dlycraer IN de
middle and pas, il over. Ii YOU don its up g. me 10
o,,t few dents on yer rosy knob He looks al wid
his cain blue eyes; but don't say not'in. H. lust
keep, on chcwiu'. and den | makes pass ~ him.
Surely Willie gave YOU some Of his cake, remarked
Mrs Pcniick interested yet apprehcnsve.
no, on yer litc'" was Patsv's emphatic reply. He
handed me one Of dem ,lan,iu cf, swings e,ln'
YOU about 1t took on dc point o dc Jaw and raised
me ND into de gidly wind, and while was dom dc ar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30

~OON after the affucnt PcndickS had abandoned
- country life at the Grand Plateau plantation ana
~ settled in their ackson-ave. mansion the question
Of Wies education engaged the a'tentpn 81 .,,@ Wv
hin, AT all because the lode star OF his ambition WAS
lttIrdrIrn in a brass band, and he often dreamed OF
the dav when he would be seen by an adfmfig pupHC
blending lis sharp rattle with the meodiouS DSS oi
Lnrnt and the rhythmic thumps of the big drum
Willie was a gangng and muscular youth OF sixteen;
whose ancestral blood OF the Scottish variety SSttu
itself in shock of hair 50 fiery IN us fcdhcSS IId' ui
ntr, folk of Grand Plateau had frequently expressed
tL Li;of that he would never die of starvation Shoud
he oct lost in the woods because the woodpcckci' HIS
taking him for child Of their own would lecu mn bi
erousIy Additional proof that his lineage ran pIcN
tbrnuGh the centuries to the MacOrcgoiS or the MAY
DongSlls was presented by the colonies OF cXccSSVC!
brown frecles that covered his face and fiecked the
lids of his Stccl-buc eyes 49,, ,r .
From the day he was nine years "Id "c II''H oI'"
br.r,nan clever hunter Of small game, an anger OF
much skill an expert swimmer and well To the from III
other country sports, all of which had cohrlpurI ~
his splendid physical development ana rhdTM'u I'M"
with strength not much less than that q pun yc'lS
l. was dine perhaps, to superiority Oh HEtlCII
ff,ion for an only child that the charming ana cul-
fured Mrs Pcndick persisted in regarding WINE il'
drl;cotc and tmid boy, who should be pioIcClcd -
much as possible from contact with the IouHI '"rIH 81
if Therefore, She had planned to send HIM to select
nriy.,tr school attended only by youths OF wealthy
n,rcntagc and guaranteed inotcnslvcncSs ana 50 III
formed her husband when the schooling question was
finally taken up at the breakfast table -.
wen do nothing Of the kind was the positive
reply Of Pcndck who was man OF Stocky nlld ana
democratic IDEAS willie shall 90 to public school
where he will mingc with all classes OF boys and bump
nm aooinst human nature 1t will make man OF him.
and fhaf IS what we want him to be-
But Charles dear protested Mrs Pcndck, tnr
hovs that 90 to a public school are 50 rough ana ut
coI,b, so unlike Willie who IS our gentle home light.
cow "WcI that doesn't make any difference was the
calm bnt stern assurance Of her lord. Let our home
light shine in public school for Tune ana II VIII
make him all the brighter; besides ne Will have Il
bancc TO acquire some Of the roughncs and toughneSs
necessary to success in this life.
THIS settled the question; but II exaggerated the
l fears Of Mrs Pcndicl for the welfare OF her best
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
nv JOSEPH CATCHINGS ABLY

see him on a matter Of considerable
importance and not a word was TO
he said to anyone about his visit
TO her home, he was puzzled and
dismaycd. He could not imagine
what a grand lady on the avenue
coud want with poor boy IKE
himself. Yet ne had often passed
the new Pendick mansion ana
thought of the many nice things
that Willie enjoyed therein; but
its grandeur awed him. He frankly
expressed the desire to duck
the interview; but Flatbush, who
extended credit to the kccganS
when the head Of the family was
out Of work, told him in sharp
language that he must obey the
lady's request.
AT no time in his turbulent
n career had the leader Of the
Sluggcr Bugs felt that he was less
master Of himself than the moment
ne appeared at the Pcndick home
and was ushcrcd into the parlor by
q tiff and starchcd negro servant,
who somewhat contcmptuously m
formed him that Mrs. Pcndlck
would be down in a minute or two.
His feet sank in the costly carpets,
and the chair ne was invited to SIT
in embodied him in an embrace 50
soft that it recalled Mrs. Flnne-
gan's fcathcrbcd, on which they
laid him when ne was run down by
Truck > at Donncgan's saloon fire.
He was both impressed and de-
pressed by the elegance Of his sur
roundingS, the rich velvctS, the
odistcniug chandeliers, the OminOuS
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-09-10
WHY HE IS "SUNNY JIM."

Fortunate we are that our oppo- nents are divided into two camps,' said James S. Sherman recently in his speech accepting the Republican nomination for vice-president.
 It Is strange no one ever thought of this before. Mir. Taft is aimabil- ity itself, but 1t never occurred to him. MT. Hilles is the most optomis- tic of men, but he missed 1t. Even Elihu Root, whose adroit mind rarely slips a cog has not stumbled upon it.
 To have so many opponents that they cannot all get into one party might be fortunate If they were all Democrats, but when one of the hostile camps is made up exclusively of former Republicans the situation presents a different aspect to most people.
 No wonder that Mir. Sherman's friends in Utica refer to him as Sunny Jim.'
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-09-10
GIVING LAND TO BURBANK.

Congress has passed d bill giving to Luther Burbank twelve sections of land in California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico for the propagation of spincless cactuses. The bill pro- vidcs that if Burbank succeeds in growingg on this semi-arid land cac- tuses suitable for animal food for a period of two years the land shall be sold to him for the regular $1.5O an acre government land price.
 While paternalism on the part of the government Is to be discouraged on general principles the nation could well give to Burbnak the twelve sec tions of land and offer him a bonus of $12,O00,000 If he succeeds in his experiment. There are millions up. on millions of acres of land in the states named that produce nothing but cactus, which grows luxuriantly on the desert sands. If that plant can be improved so that it will fur nish food for cattle. the result would be almost equal to the restoration to the range of the farms of Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and other states west of the Mississippi that have been pre-empted and cultivated at the expense of reducing almost to nothing the former vast areas that Were devoted to cattle raising.
 The Burbank experiment with cactus is of national importance. If he succeeds, the meat problem will have been solved for this nation for many years to come.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-09-10
SKIRTS AND MORALITY.

A Minneapolis preacher says "there are men in hospitals and he'll who owe thier damnation to the skirts of some bad. beautiful woman"
 True perhaps; but the main trouble Is not with the skirt. or with the "bad, beautiful woman"; it is with the man. What difference should 1t make to real man, a manly man, whether a woman Is robed in a fig leaf or an elaborate and intricate and bewildering Parisian gown? For all of her guises and fancies and conceal. ments, a woman Is still woman, and men know her. We stroll into the art museum; We see Physche bending above the pool, laying her mirrored beauties; or we sec her at the feet of Venus; and We seen Ven us; or we see Cleopatra drifting down the Nile, with water nymphs playing around the edges of the barge; but are we the least excited by these things? Not if We are clean ly moral.
 As for the skirts woman now wear, they are, in all respects, the most rational skirts they have ever worn. There is no big waste of material. They enable women to walk without unnecessary hindrance. They are too short to sweep up the unclean accu- mutations of the street. No, the trou ble is not with the kind of skirts wo men wear; it is with the men who are abnormal and low in their inclina tions, and We may as well admit it.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-09-10

A witness is to be sent from Dawson to Fairbanks to establish the identity of Petrie Allan, the man wanted for having skipped with S2,000 worth of gold dust from Glacier creek. Allan is held at Fairbanks. He was arrested at Gibbon on request of the mount ed police at Dawson, and then talk en to Fairbanks to be tried be- fore the court.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-09-10
RDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON PE-
 TETON TO CELL LAND.
n the United States Commission CTS Court for the Territory of Alaska, Valdez Precinct.-In

n the United States Commission
 CTS Court for the Territory of
 Alaska, Valdez Precinct.-In
 Probate.
 In the matter of the guardian shin of the estate of Nels Oscar Sall, a mentally incompetent per tItion to sell Land.
 The United States of America tJ NelS Oscar Sall, Charles G. Sall, Lewis Sall, Albert Sall and Marie Watson, and to all persons in crested in the above-named es- tate or in the sale of lands bt-
 The petition of Charles G.. Sall, as guardian of the estate of inc above-namcd Ncls Oscar Sail, a mentally incompetent person, eing duly filed in this court, r,p- Tesenting that it would be for the Ieneiit of the estate of said in- competent person and of all per sons interested therein that cer- am lands and mining property of aid mentally incompetent person described therein be sold, ana praying that license be granted to the said Charles G. Sall, as guardian, to sell the same;
 Now, therefore, you and each of you are hereby cited, ordered and required to show cause, if any you have, before this court, at the United States Commission CTS court room in the court house in the town of Valdez, in the above named precinct in the Territory of Alaska. on the 7th day of Oc- toDcr, 1912. at o'clock D.. m., why the prayer of said petition should not be granted.
 Done in open court at Valdez, Alaska, this 26th day of August, 1912.
 THOMAS R. SHEPARD. Judge of the United States Com-
 missioncr's Court in and for the
 Valdez Precinct, Territory of
 Alaska.-In Probate.
 Charles Loring and F. F.. Ritchir.
 Attorneys for petilioncr.
 First pub. September :. l9!2.
 Last pub. October ,, 1912.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-09-10

The switching of two headlines by the printer on the makeup" in the Fairbanks Times office caused chagrin and distress to come to the editor. A funeral cap lion was placed at the head of an .rticlc on the return to Fairbanka q
 f prominent attorney, and tn .ttorney's return story was prom nent with a burial heading.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-09-10

Limited amount of treasury stock of the Royal Devclopm ont Gold Mining company for sale for 5 cents a share. Money 10 be used or development work. Inquire of John Ekcmo, or phone James Pat tcrson, POP.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-09-10

The opening prices on Alaska salmon are far below their usual mark and cannerymen in the north are packing at a loss un- les the prices soar materially.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-09-10

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