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WELCOMED A KICKING.
Odd Incident That Proved the Popu
laritv of dumas

Odd Incident That Proved the Popu-
larity of Dumas.
In my Autobiography" Nine. Ju-
dith, the great French actress, writes
Of Alexander Dumas the elder:
This giant Of mulatto, with his
big, black, hooking eyes, his wide nos
trils, thick lips, heavy chin, his crisply
curling hair and his forehead with It's
strange bumps, like that Of some un-
ruly child who is always fighting with
his comrades, was truly a representa-
tive parsonage, type rejecting all the
passion of the romanticists. There
would have been something wanting to
his time If this grandson Of negress
had not been seen striding along the
Partisan boulevards. II his laugh had
not been heard ON the terraces Of the
cafes or IL he had not appeared playing
his part with naive self satisfaction in
official ceremonies and at the Tuileries
ball, or walking about behind the
scenes at the theater with his arm
around the waist Of some actress, or
eating and drinking enough for four In
the merry suppers at which authors
and artists used to meet.
His popularity was simply unequal
ed. There was story current in my
time of singular wager made by
Merry of Marseilles. Walking one day
in some public garden with friend,
he suddenly said to him: DO you see
that big, ridiculous looking fellow? I
bet you 100 sous that II kick him, no
matter where, instead of flying into a
rage he will make me polite bow
"The bet was taken, and Merry, creep
ing stealthily up behind NJ. Prud-
homme, gave him tremendous kick In
the small of his back. The man turned
red with indignation, but Merry cried:
oh, beg your pardon, sir; took you
for Alexander Dumas, with whom l
have an account 10 settle O.
His victim, only too proud to be
taken for such great man, at once re-
Tented and, taking Off his hat in the
most amiable manner, he said, with a
bow, There is no harm done, mon
sieur.' The hundred sous were won"
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NINE men KILLED
ON NEW YORK
SUBWAY JOB
Two More Badly MangIed and
Will Die
ROCKS FALL 80 FEET
Body Of Foreman Recovered and
One More Believed to Be Buri-
ROCKS FALL 80 FEET

New York, June 15.-Three addi
tional bodies of victims of last
nights disastrous cave-in on the new
Lexington avenue subway construc
ton were recorded today, making a
total of nine known victims with
the possibility that still another may
be buried underneath the fallen
rock. Two men dug out of the de.
bris alive but badly mangled may
die. All the bodies recovered have
been identified.
An investigation to fix responsible
ity for the accident has been begun
by Coroner Holtzhauser. According
to the engineers of the contracting
company in charge of the construc.
ton work. the snoring up of the tun-
mel cut at the point where the dis.
aster occurred had been done care.
fully and all possible precautions for
the safety of the men had been
that seam impossible of detection
by usual sounding methods existed
In the rock between the two tunnels
that were being driven under the
street, one at level about 20 feet
below the other. 1t was the root
of the lower tunnel that collapsed,
mass of rock weighing several
hundred tons falling into the ex-
cayation.
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ANsoN SCORED LAST.
The Old Chicago Captain Made Two
Plays to Dahlen's One

Tim Hurst, the veteran umpire, told
this one on Bill Dahlen when Bill was
youth toiling under Cap Arson in
Chicago. Said he:
"Anson called Dahlen good and hard
In a game l was umpiring In Chicago.
Dahien took II without saying word.
but a few minutes later Bill remarked
TO me. Watch me bark that old fel-
lows shins' Ans was not as agile
then as he was In his younger days,
and he stopped with much effort. All
through that game Bill made great
stops. only TO throw the ball a few
feet In. front OF the bag. and 1t was up
TO Arson to stop II with his shins.
However. that was not the end of It.
A few days later the White Stockings
had TO make a trip TO St Louis, and
Arson told Dahlen he would not he
taken on the trip. Bill had been told
that several times and he thought Ans
was fooling. The train left Chicago
about midnight and Dahlen was with
the rest OF the team.
hen tne train was toout twenty
nve miles out of Chicago the conductor
told Arson there were sixteen men in
the party and he had received only
fifteen tickets. Arson said there were
only fifteen men and named the berths
they occupied.
1.-The man in berth No. II says he is
member OF the Chicago team said
the conductor. who was referring to
Dahlen. He's stringing you replied
Anson. Poor Bill was asked TO cough
up and couldn't. The train was stop
ped. and Dahlen was put of the train
about thirty miles from Chicago. How
he got back TO Chicago only BIZ him
self knows. but he would not talk to
anybody for week"
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Bennington Beat Adams in
Queer Game 7 to 6
PASSED THREE IN Al ROW
Winning Run Forced in BY Three
Continuous Bases on Balls
BY johnson
NORTHERN TRI-STATE

Remington won both of the week
end baseball games. On Saturday the
Vermonters won from Hoosick FAILS
by the close score of 3 to and yes
terday took a game from Adams at
Fowler park, to 6.
Saturdays game was won by ume-
Nv hitting, all the five runs scored by
both teams being earned. The single
error. a boot by the Hoosick Falls
shortstop, had no bearing upon the
score.
Connolly pitched excellent ball for
Bennington. The four hits secured
by the New Workers were thinly
scattered throughout the nine in
n.ngs. On the other hand, Benning.
ton, while the Huckleberry boys did
not get to" Ahearn 50 successfully
as on his two previous appearances
here, punched hits in the second and
third innings and scored enough runs
to win the game.
Hoosick Falls secured two runs in
the seventh. PARROT, who was hit
by pitched ball, scoring ahead OF
Schiller who batted home run
through the diamond. In the ninth
Hoosick Falls all but tied the game
when PARROT, who had been passed
and advanced to second on an infeld
out, attempted to score on Schiller's
hit to right field. A good peg from
right field by Peloquin cut off Parrot
at the plate and closed the game.
Youngs of Adams held the indica-
tor In the absence of the regular UNI
pire and some of his decisions were
vigorously criticised by the Hoosick
Falls players. He was bad on balls
and strikes and Hoosick Falls undoubt
eddy got the worst of 1t. In the sec
ond inning a close decision at first
basc raised the ire of Manager Mar
ty" Phelan and there was hot pow
WOW about the plate lasting several
minutes. The score.
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Superstition. on criek.ts.

The cricket on the hearth is still a
welcome guest in those English house
holds that be deigns to visit His com
ing Is a harbinger Of good fortune.
while II he leaves the house that is an
infallible sign Of imminent disaster.
A correspondent I'm Notes and Queries
refers to a belief prevalent in Lanca-
shire that crickets are lucky about a
house and will do no harm to those
who use them well. but that they eat
holes in the worsted stockings OF such
members Of the family as kin them
was assured Of this" adds the writer
ION the. experience OF a respectable
farmers family"-Loudon Spectator
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Animals Don't Need Eyes.

Animals do not depend upon their
eyesight in the same way as human
beings. Cats and dogs could get along
very well without eyes. A cat can
find her way with the aid of her
whiskers. These are the same width
as her body and connected with nerves
which cause her to feel the slightest
touch.
Dogs can be entirely guided by their
sense OF smell. Blind dogs have been
known to scent and find their way to
the most inaccessible places. Their
hearing is also preternaturally sharp.
Rats can see very little and depend
chiefly upon their noses, muscles.
touch and hearing. In the case OF
most animals the senses OF smell and
touch are more highly developed than
that OF sight, and they do not require
to depend upon their sight nearly as
much as do human beings in regard to
safety.-London Globe.
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Sunday Theatricals.

Sunday theatricals had rough time
Of 1t at one period OF England's his
tory. On Sunday, Sept. q. 1881, Shake
speare's Midsummer Nights Dream"
was privately performed in the bishop
of Lincoln's house in London. The Pu-
ritans had the affair inquired into. and
there is suspicion of humor In the
punishment awarded to the performer
of Bottom, the weaver-"We do order
that Mr. Wilson, as be was special
plotter and contriver OF this business
and did In such british manner act
the same with an ass head, shall upon
Tuesday next from @ O'Clock in the
morning till O o'clock at night sit In
the porter's lodge at my lord bishops
house with his feet In the stocks and
attired with an ass head and a bottle
Of hay before him and this subscription
on his breast:
"Good people. have played the beast
And brought I'll things to pass.
was a man, but thus have made
Myself a silly ass"
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UNC0N3cIouS OF FAME.
Grote, the Famous Historian, Was q
Man of Great Simplicity.

man OF Oredt Slmpiicity-
George Grote, the famous author Of
the History of Greece" long the stand
ard on that subject. was a man of
great simplicity and was wholly I'M
conscious OF his own celebrity. Several
anecdotes illustrative of this fact are
given in "Some Famous Women OF
Wit and Beauty" one Of whom is Mrs
Grote.
While Mr.. Grote was walking in the
park he would perhaps notice that one
or two persons looked at him with
some attention. He would at once turn
to his wife In alarm.
Have / got any dirt on my face,
Harriet? Is there anything the matter
with my hat?" and he would clutch his
headgeaf with both hands. why are
those people looking at me?"
Mrs. Grote's proud answer was, BE
cause you are George Grote. that's air.
Once when he was on visit TO Cam
bridge Grote wished to see the profess
sor Of natural history. but was told
that the professor was SO busy dissect-
ing something that he could not be In
terrupted, strong magnifying power,
powerful light, shirt sleeves up, cannot
be bothered with anybody" The mod
est historian would have retired. but
his wife persisted that 1t was Mr.. Grote
who wished to see the professor.
"What?" he cried. ''Mr Grote? Give
me my coat. must wash my hands"
In minute he had transformed him
self and would not let them go for two
hours
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FIRE IN NEWBURY
BURNS HISTORIC
BUILDINGS
Flames Sweep Business Section
with 100000 Loss
HOTEL AND SEMINARY GONE
Eighteen Structures Destroyed--Ho-
tel Not Insured--FIre Started
in Blacksmith Shop

Newbury, June ia 100000 fire
swept the business section of this
village Saturday afternoon and eve
ming, taking IL buildings, including
the Hale store, valued at $4,000 the
Sawyer hotel, Advent church, New
bury seminary and several large
dwellings, most of which were well
insured although the hotel was not
insured The burning of hotel and
seminary take from the community
two of the oldest landmarks in this
section of the state. The seminary
was originally the Methodist confer
ence seminary which is now estab-
lished at Montpelier under the name
of the Montpelier seminary, while
the Sawyer hotel was used in old
stage coach days and was one of the
few left on the route from Montreal
to Boston by way of the Connectl-
cut valley. The house accommodate
ed 400 guests.
Another old building to go was tbs
Horace w. Bailey store, one of the
Oldest in the town, owned by C. M.
knight. The use of carpets and
blankets on the store of o. c. Hol-
ton and the Hibbard & Company saw
ed these buildings. If they had gone
all mercantile enterprise would
have been swept away. So fast did
the fire do its work that by 10 o.
clock the territory had been entire
ly burned over.
The fire was caused by heavy
wind drawing shavings up the chin
ney Of Peter Chases blacksmith
shop and when seen by a small girl
the roof was on fire. Mr.. Chase
had only time to save five horses in
the shop to be shod.
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WATER FOR HEALTH.
Drink at Least Three Pints Day 10
Keep In Good Condition.

NccP ooob OoudiNions
"It's queer" said medical man to
the writer, how few people drink the
amount OF water they should to insure
good health. You should take at least
three pints daily.
ain the first place, you lose by per-
SEPARATION and evaporation in the breath
about two pints a day OF the water
you take into the system, and about
another pint goes to help keep the
blood in order and the skin glands and
joints, etc, sufficiently moist. Milk is
not Of much use to replace this, as II
is mainly a food. Tea and coffee are
not advisable drinks, because they
contain nerve destroying drug tcaf-
feine). Cocoa, again. is more OF a
food than a drink, and alcohol-well
the less said about that the better.
'sThe only drinks we have left, then.
are mineral waters and plain water.
Too much mineral water Is not good;
but plain water contains no harmful
drugs or minerals and. moreover, Is
natures own product. II you drink
sufficient Of Il the skin will be kept
clear of pimpies. rashes and sores. the
blood will be purer and nature VIII
see. to II that sufficient water is min
gled with It 30 that II circulates nor
mally and not sluggishly because II Is
thick with impurities.
take a half pint glass Of water at
time. One in the morning on rising,
one after breakfast, one after dinner,
one during the afternoon, one after
tea and one before retinng-total.
three pInts."-London Answers.
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His Willing Tribute.

"Judge. we are getting up a little
book to be made up for the most part
OF voluntary testimonials from distin-
gushed citizens who honor us by car
rying their life insurance In our CON-
pany. We shall be very glad to have
one from you. Would you mind telling
me in n few words how you came TO
insure with us?"
Not at all, sir. Your agent was
bounding me nearly TO death. For six
weeks he had made my life a burden.
gave him my application for life In
surance just TO get rid OF him."-Chi-
cago Tribune.
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---1-- -'--------
EMERS0N'S FAILING MEMORY.
He Was Conscious of II, but His Arnls-
bility Never Wavered.

bility Never Wavered.
] had as a fellow guest a man who
had long been intimate with Emerson
and whom the poet was very glad to
see. Talking with me after tea In the
library, Emerson said:
II want to tell you about friend in
Germany. His name cannot remem-
her," and he moved to and fro uneasi-
~ In his effort to recall it. This
friend with whom we have taken tea
tonight, whose name also / cannot re-
member"-here again came distress
ed look at the failure Of his faculty.
81 cannot remember his name either,
but he can tell you of this German
friend whose name have also forgot
ten"
II was sorrow to see the breaking
down of a great spirit and his agita-
ton as he was conscious of his waning
power. And yet, so far as i could see,
1t was only the memory that was 60
ing The intellectual strength was
still apparent and the amiability Of his
spirit was perhaps even more manifest
than in the years when he was in the
full possession OF himself
This came out In little things He
was overanxious at the table lest the
hospitality should come short, troubled
about the supply of butter and apple
sauce, and soon after / saw him on his
knees on the hearth taking care that
the fire should catch the wood to abate
the evening GOODNESS that was gather
ing in the room.-From The Last
Leaf" by j. X. fIosmer.
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sornso'. Tobacco Fields.

Tobacco is the chief product In North
Borneo, and as land produces but one
crop of tobacco In seven to nine years
new fields must be cleared every year.
After the jungle is cut and burned an
army of Chinese coolies Is turned on
the land with hoes to dig It and pre-
pare 1t for planting. No plows are
used. The young tobacco plants are
set out by hand and kept clean with
hoes. 1t is necessary for a tobacco
planter to possess thousands Of acres
OF uncultivated land In reserve and to
employ 500 to 1000 coolies.
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The Richest Street.

The Chandni Chowk. or Silver
street. is the main bazaar OF Delhi and
one Of the richest streets IN the world.
Many Of il shops are occupied By Jew.
elers. whose boards Of precious stones
are said 10 represent fabulous suns
Native princes enrich their collections
Of state jewels through the dealers IN
the Chandni Chowk. aud some OF TIE
diamond experts who i've IN Its dingy
wooden buildings are known all over
the world
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-16
LIST AND HIS CIGARS.
Why the Great Musician Said Hs
Would Quit Smoking.


List was In the habit Of smoking
one cigar a day. But that one ciger
was an exceedingly choice one. When
he was starting on a journey he told
bis valet how many days he would be
away, and his valet put into the valise
corresponding number Of those CT
CARS.
Once when List was going TO Italy
the chief customs officer at the frontier
post OF Chiasso asked him II he had
anything TO declare. The musician.
with his thoughts centered on his mu-
sic rather than his cigars, made signs
to the effect that he had nothing The
officer opened the valise without the
traveller agitating himself over the
search. Presently a number OF cigars
were brought to light. The whole lot
was confiscated. and he was ordered to
pay fine of $i00.
When Liszt reached Milan he told his
agent of his unpleasant adventure. RI
cordi laughed at the whole AFFAIR, took
stroll TO the Italian treasury and re
covered the cigars and the fine. On
returning to the artist he offered him,
with a smile. one Of his own precious
cigars
NO, my dear friend" said List. 81
have taken a vow never to smoke again
so as not 60 expose myself a second
time to such a humiliation"
Ricorii says he kept his vow. Other
authorities recall Rogers visit to the
virtuOso In 1870.
List smoked and offered me a CT
gar" said Roger. and while I took my
ease be walked up and down. sending
out clouds OF smoke In the direction Of
certain terra Gotta figures. York
sun.
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In,pir.,ion and sittina Iiah,.

George Eliot believed that her novels
were the product Of inspiration or gen
ins. Anthony Trollore thought his was
the result OF "cobbler's wax. madam >
or the faculty OF sitting tight in his
chair and turning out $50 words every
afteen minutes for two or three hours
before breakfast The method sue
ceeded so far as TO bring him a return
Of $3.50. 900 and the reading public a SET
Of novels which are being more appre-
ciated every day.-Pall Mall Gazette.
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OBSERVED FLAG DAY
Interesting Exercises Held BY Local
Eiks.

Bennington lodge Of Elks fittingls
observed Flay day Saturday evening
with exercises appropriate to the
birthday of the flag. The exercises
included the ritual of the order with
dedication of a beautiful floral bell.
Exalted Ruler D. A. Guiltinan was
in the chair and the other stations
were filled by Edward G. Bennett, III.
Harry Sharpe and Edward H. Hol-
den. j. H. Livingston acted as es-
quire.
Following the exercises a lunch
was served in the grill room. There
was large attendance of members.
Music was furnished by Donnelly's
orchestra.
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Nothlno 10 Worry over.

81 heard something the other day
that greatly surprised me. and have
been worried about II ever since"
What was itT'
81 don't know whether / ought tc
mention It to you or not. but ] wa:
told that your daughters husband was
free thinker. She's such lovely
grill hope 1t isn't true"
"Of course Il isn't, or II II Is 1t won't
make any difference. Laura takes aft
er me. and my husband was a free
thinker. too. when married him. Now
he never thinks" - Chicago Record
Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-16


The bishop Of Stepney was telling
stories recently about the inability OF
the London Stun child 10 appreciate
the country. Would you Ike to live
here alwaysT he asked a girl on q
school treat. and she answered. mo;
Il would be dull" He took a party Of
children for a treat 10 Hampton court
last spring There was blue sky over
head. with a blaze Of color IN the flower
borders. He thought the children were
enjoying Il. but presently one Of them
asked. when are we going 20 get
thereT' and inquiry revealed that her
sole idea Of a day In the country was
a place where there would Be swings.
Another girl was asked whether she
would Ike 20 step and sleep IN the
country. NO she replied lot with
all these rabbits sbout--HHweu,I
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-16
MANY KNIGHTS IN TOWN
Local Council Works Major Degree
on Large Class.

There were in the vicinity of 500
Knights of Columbus in the village
Sunday to take part in the working
of the third degree by Bennington
council. The visiting members came
from Hoosick Falls, Pittsfield, North
Adams, Adams, Dalton and Rutland.
The delegation from Hoosick Falls
arrived early in the afternoon on
three special cars and there were
about Is from Rutland. About 40
candidates from the local council
and nearly 20 from Hvosick Falls
took the degree which was worked
by Past State Deputy Daniel A.
Guiltinan and staff.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-16

"You are always complaining about
the taxpayer"
eyes. I sympathize with the
masses"
"How much do you pay in the way
of taxesT"
my dear sir. that has nothing to do
with the case. The man who Is pay
ing a whole lot Of taxes is usually so
busy that he hasn't time to do his own
complaining. "-Washington Star.
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The crea, Of the Earth.

Men who are occupied in the restora-
ton Of health TO other men by the
joint excrtion Of skill and humanity
are above all the great of the earth.
They even partake Of divinity, since to
preserve and renew is almost as great
as to create-Voltaire.
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The Book He Liked.

The late Joaquin Miller. says a writ
er In the Christian Register. was In
different to books, but was fond OF
newspapers. "He scanned the news
papers with avidity and made copious
clippings. He preferred communing
with nature to books. The only vol
ume In his den was a Bible"
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Not So Very Much.

You've got nothing on me-" said the
cook.
The mistress looked her over care
fully.
~Oniy one hat. one skirt and two
punches Of pufs." she retorted. "and
you'll take EN- al on before you leave
100. r-PittsburEh Post.
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Knew How to Work II.

Lady-You are about the worst look
ng tramp l ever sawl Soapy Sam
Madam. It Is the precincts OF uncom-
mon luvliness wot makes me look 30
'orrible. Lady-Jane, give this poor
man something TO eat-Sydney Bulle-
m
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What's that l heari Franz
actually kissed you at the railway stu
tioni And what did you do. pray1
Daughter-well, so as to make every
body think he was a relative and 50
prevent a scandal kissed him too
Berlin Journal.
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BASEBALL BUNTS

North Adams won on Saturday and
Sunday and retained its lead in the
Northern Tri-State league. On Sat
urday the Tunnel City team won
from Adams by a score Of 3 to 2 and
Sunday it beat Hoosick Falls il to 8.