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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-12
HE WAS GAME.
An Experience of Bob Taylor When He
Started Out to Lecture.

An Experience of Bob Taylor When He
Started Out to Lecture.
when the late Senator Bob Taylor
first went upon the lecture platform
he was In bad financial fix, but If a
crowd of his down In Taylor, Tex, had
known ii we would not have played
such mean game on him." said Colo
mel Albert w. Carpenter OF the Lone
Star State.
Little did we know at the time Of
the glorious nature and generous soul
of man who made half a million dol
lars and died penniless.
What we did was to dragon the
orator after the delivery OF his speech
into Joining an absurd sort OF secret
society. AS a part of the ridiculous
initiation he was sworn to set up a
dinner to all present Immediately on
the adjournment OF the lodge. There
was a good big crowd Of us, and the
eating and drinking came to just about
500, or exactly what Bob Taylor had
netted by his talk. subsequently he
SOnttNoCn W ~ lilthA AAioA lANNi iAN Ms
the score he had barely enough cash to
enable him to pay railroad fare out Of
the town.
"a year later he came back TO our
burg. and the whole community turned
out to hear him. Never did a man get
a more fatterlng ovation in small vii
lage The profits of his lecture this
time were $500. Before leaving us
somebody reminded him of his previ
Gus visit. whereupon the genial Bob
laughingly inquired what motive had
animated us In thus despoiling him.
We just wanted to see, governor, If
you were game, spoke up one of the
townsmen, and in recounting the affair
later Bob Taylor always added. You
can bet your life was glad that | had
proved game Los Angeles Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-12
The President Saw Him.

A dear old Irish woman in Chicago
is the proud mother of a successful
politician, who. no matter how busy
he may be, never fails to write to the
old lady regularly.
When he was in Washington last
year he kept his mother fully advised
as to everything that was going on,
Finally there came a letter wherein
he described his presentation to the
president. The old lady read it with
eagerness, hardly able to restrain her.
self until she had told some one what
had happened. When at last she got
through the letter she FASTENED to a
neighbours house and announced:
II have just got letter from Wash.
ington, and, do you know, the presl-
dent has seen Richard "--Lippincott's
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-12
EIREsHlPs IN SEA FIGHTS.
And the Floating Volcanoes That Were
Called "lnfernals."

Ndshing in the thrilling narratives OF
many old sea fights appeals more
strongly to the modern imagination
than the doings of the fireships.
The idea of using incendiary vessels
for the destruction of hostile fleet
was Of great antiquity They are said
to have been employed at the siege OF
Tyre in 1913 b, c. and again by the
Rhodians about century and half
later BY the English, however. they
were first used in 1870. and two cen
turtles later had come to be looked upon
as legitimate naval weapon, their at
tacks being regarded and dreaded in
much the same way as are those OF
the torpedo craft and submarines at
the present time.
The explosion vessels, OF "infernal-.
invented by the Italian engineer Giani-
belli were the most formidable. The
designer procured two vessels of about
eighty tons each and laid along their
bottom foundation of brlckwork.
Upon this he erected a marble cham
Der with five foot walls containing 5000
tons of gunpowder, while on the top OF
this chamber was q six foot layer of
gravestoncs placed edgewlse. A marble
roof rose over these. and upon ii was
piled a quantity of round shot, chain
shot, millstOnes, blocks of stone, iron
shod beams and anything heavy which
would cause the explosion to take
lateral effect The effect of this float
Ing volcano was appalling, for the
masses CT stone and shot, disntegrated
and flung skyward by the explosive,
fell and destroyed any vessels, build
ings or men in the vicinity,
Three years later the Spanish armada
before Calais was attacked by iireships
prepared by the English Eight yessels
were selected. and 50 great was the
haste that not even their guns or stores
were removed They were ignited and
launched and with the wind and tide
in their favor advanced straight for
the center of the anchored armada.
Ship fouled ship amid the cries of ter
ror and the crash of falling SparS, and,
though the Spaniards firmly succeeded
in getting to sen. tc nrr>hip attack
completely disnfaauiz'd aud democrat
ICED them and hrlcl largely To make
the eventual battle of Gra,elincS the
success ii was
The most recent and nj the same
time one of the most interesting fire
ship exploits which ever took place WAS
that carried out against the French
feet in Basque Roads in 1899 by Lord
Cochrane. His explosion vessel. in
tended to destroy the boom behind
which lay the French feet, was truly
awful contrivance. Cochrane piloted
the vessel and lit the train at the last
moment, and on the evidence of a
French captain whose ship was close
by it did its work well. for the air was
filed with shells, grenades and blazing
debris, while the explosion tore huge
rent in the boom.-London Globe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-12
A Story With a Moral.

Here is little story with moral.
A young man who was known among
his fellow workers as somewhat of a
prevarcator. did not appear one day
at his desk. He sent letter. how
ever, to the manager announcing that
his absence was caused by one of his
children having scarlet fever. He got
in reply note which gave him two
weeks leave of absence without pay,
the manager sympathetically explain
ing that he feared the contagion might
spread into the homes of some of the
other employees.-St. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-12
The "roOthacheu sionaI In Chile.

Drink is the curse of Chile. For
some time after our arrival" writes
Mrs. Hugh Fraser In Further Remlnis-
cences," "Hugh and / used to be puz-
zled at the prevalence OF toothache in
the town (Santiago). Every day one
would see men in the streets, frock
coated and tophatted. their faces al
most hidden by a handkerchief tied
around their jaws-not one or two or
occasionally, but half a dozen at a time
and on every day Of the week. Later
we found out that it was a signal and
meant: Il was drinking last night. Do
not speak to me-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-12
Pain in the Stomach

If you continually complain of
pains in the stomach, your liver or
your kidneys are out of order. Ne
glect may lead to dropsy, kidney
trouble, diabetes or Bright's disease.
Thousands recommend Electric Bit
tiers as the very best stomach and
kidney medicine made. H. T. Al
ston, Of Raleigh, n c., who suffered
with pain in the stomach and back,
writes: "My kidneys were deranged
and my liver did not work right. ]
suffered much, but Electric Bitters
was recommended and / improved
from the first dose. / now feel like
a new man." 1t will improve you,
too. Only SOC and s1.00. Recon-
mended by Harold w. Cole, Drug
gist.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-12
BIDS FOR POSTOFFlCE

Treasury Department,
Office of the Supervising Architect,
Washington, D. c., April 8, 1913.
Sealed Proposals will be received
in this office until 3 o'clock p. m. on
the 18th day of May, 1913, and then
opened. for the construction Qnclud-
Ing plumbing, gas piping. heating ap
partus, electric conduits and
wiring, interior lighting FIX
lures, and approaches) of the
United States post Office at Ben
pington, VT. The building is to be OF
one story, basement and mezzanine,
and have ground area Of approx
mately 5000 square feet; freproo4
construction throughout, except roof
stone or marble facing and tin roof.
Drawings and specifications may
be obtained from the custodian OF
site at Bennington, VT, or at this Of
fee, at the discretion Of the Super
vising Architect.
o. WENDEROTH,
Supervising Architect
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-12
An Odd Comparison.

The late Dr. John Gillespie, who on
account of his special knowledge Of
agriculture was frequently called by
his territorial title of "mouswald," was
held in great admiration by the Scotch
farmers.
did We ever hear the doactor
preachY' asked one farmer of another
at highland show.
mo; nivver. Did you?"
AYE, man, an as sumo as he gaed
into the pulpit an pit his fingers on the
Bible ye cud see he kent fine hoo tae
haunde a beastw-London Taller
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-12
Making Room For All.

An Irish conductor on the Payne
avenue line was trying to make room
for more passengers in his car during
the rush hour the other night. AS re-
ported by a more or less truthful wit
ness, this is what he said:
"Will thin in front place move up so
that thin behind en- take tn places ov
thin in front an lave room fr thin
that's neither in front nor behindT-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-12
An Appeal To Wives

You know the terrible affection
that comes to many home from the
result of drinking husband or son.
You know of the money wasted on
Drink" that is needed in the home
to purchase food and clothing. OR
RINE has saved thousands of drink
ing men 1t is home treatment
and can be given secretly. Your
money will be refunded If, after a
trial, it has failed to benefit. Costs
only s100 a box. Come in and get a
free booklet and let us tell you of
the good ORRINE is doing. B. A.
Quinlan, North street, Bennington,
Vt Adv
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-12
Very Appreeiative.

East End Clergyman anxious to In
terest lady in the poor Of his parish
after visit to tenement)-Well, what
do you think Of the life these poor peo-
pie leadi Awful, isn't it, Society
Lady (who thinks everything a craze)-
Dreadful. I'd no idea. But Isn't Il
rather observation-disclosures Punch.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-12
Tho Ozarks.

The aux arcs was said to refer to the
bends in White river and was applied
to the Ozark mountains, through which
the river pursues wandering course
in other words, to the mountains at the
bends Of the river.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-12
Drive Sick Headaches Away.

Sick headaches. sour gassy stomach
Indigestion, billiousness disappear
quickly after you take DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. They purify the
blood and put new life and vigor in
the system. Try them and you will
be well satisfi cd Price 25c. Recon-
mended by Harold w. Cole. Druggist.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-12
Eor Rurns eruIses and sores

The quickest and surest cure for
burns, bruises, boils, sores, inham-
nation and all skin diseases is Buck
lens Arnica Salve. In four days It
cured L. II. HAHN, Of Iredell, Tex,
Of a sore on his ankle which panied
him so he could hardly walk. Should
be in every house. Only CSC.
Recommended by Harold W. Cole,
Druggist.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-12
A Cure.

do you believe appendicitis can be
cured without an operatiOnr
My case was"
How'd you do ity'
"a friend who had suffered told me
what his operation cost him. and as
soon as be had finished all my symp-
toms had departed. "-Houston Post
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-12
Barbarism,

Willie-Pa. what are the cruelties OF
barbarismi Pa-Having the barber
suit you and then charge you dime for
sticking plaster Exchange.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-12

-Four yc - later Teresa Carreno
who had Just come from Russia and
was touring America-l had met her in
st. Petersburg frequently ut Rubin
STEMS dinner table-told me that Ru-
binstein died with a cry of agony I'M
possible Of description. ! knew then
that even in death Ruhinstein had kept,
as he always did, his word"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-12
THE DEATH PACT.
Did Rubinstein Keep His Word With
His Former Pupil?

Writing her memories of Anton Ru-
binstein in Harper's Magazine, for
mer pupil tells strange story of the
great pianist's death.
zone wild and blustery night l found
myself at dinner alone with Rubin
stein, the weather being terrific even
for St Petersburg. The winds were
bowling round the house, and Rubin
stein, who liked to ask questions, in
quired of me what they represented to
my mind. | replied, The moaning OF
lost souls From this a theological
discussion followed.
""There may be future he said.
"'There is future / cried-'a great
and beautiful future. If ! die first /
shall come to you and prove this
HE turned to me with great solem-
nifty,
".GnoJ ilor,.ftu. that is n bargain
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-12

The best way to get a better Job is
to do better at the Job you have
Youths Companion.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
Thomns A. Edison'S Next.

1t will be only a short time before the
leading vaudeville houses of this coun-
try place before the public the newest
wrinkle in moving pictures, the talking
film, as invented by Thomas A. Edison.
Current report has il that the United
Booking Offices, foreseeing the import
ance of acquiring this attraction. have
invested $4,000 in the exhibition rights,
and will be the first in the field to ex-
ploit the invention on Il large scale.
Mr.: Edison. however, is not yet done
with his improvements on the MOVING
picture. He promises still more. and the
great inventor has a way of making good
all promises. He is now perfecting an
invention which viii not only show char
acters and scenes in colors. but will also
bring out the figures and objects in re-
lief. showing perspective and elevation a.
Hell
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02

ming February 10, for the benefit of To-
cal charities, is in active rehearsal and
is rapidly being whipped into shape.
Rehearsals are being held every after
noon and three pights a week, and the
enthusiasm and large attendance on
each occasion is but an indication of the
club spirit which has placed this. Or
sanization in the important position in
local amateur theatricals which it now
holds, and which it has attained in less
than year of existence.
In order to prevent any bitches in the
clubs first really pretentious production.
every speaking part in "Grabbe and
Runne" has a thoroughly competent un-
6erstudy, who will be rehearsed care
fully, and will thus be able to go into
the role at a moments notice IL neces-
sary.
The production will be staged by P. W.
Evans, second vice presiden' of the
Players Club, who has put i" some
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
BIBLES FOR HOTELS.
One to He Put I'm Every Guest Room
in the City.

Seventy-eight hotels of Washington, in
cluding the most fashionable, this month
will place Bibles in their guest chambers
as the result of efforts made by the
Gideons, assisted by the Washington
Young Mems Christian Association. The
Gideons, more formally known as the
Christian Commercial Travellers Asso-
citation of America, was organized for
the purpose of placing Bible in every
guest room of every hotel throughout
the United States and Canada.
To supply the Washington hotels with
the needed Bibles, 502e copies of the
Scriptures had to be bought. the price
paid for them being 10 cents each. The
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
fund to purchase the Bibles was raised

entirely by private subscription.
The Gideons' Bibles will arrive In this
city In a few days. when they will be
put on exhibition at the parish house
of the Church of the Epiphany. There
they will remain until they are formally
dedicated and distributed, the ceremonies
of conservation occurring about Feoru-
ary Is. The Gideons will be assisted IN
the work of distribution by the Brother
hood of st. Andrew and the Washington
Y. NJ. C. a.
Among the contributors to the Gideon
Bible fund in this city are twenty Epis-
copaiian clergymen, Thomas Nelson
Page, and Mrs. n. Isabella Banks.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02

of the most artistic successes given by
Washington amateurs.
The Players Club is also actively at
work on Decatur of Dakota" a musical
comedy by willard Holcomb, the scenes
OF which are laid at the United States
Naval Academy, at Annapolis, during
June week.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
READINGS FOR BLIND.
Miss Sybyl Hayes to Entertain Ma
tIOnal Library.

Miss Sibyl Hayes. daughter of Repre-
sentative -Iayes of California, will give
a number of dramatic readings at the
National Library for the Blind. 17ee H
Street Northwest, tomorrow evening
Next Thursday afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock
a song and piano recital will be given un-
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
PLAYERS CLUB PLANS
TWO NEW PRODUCTIONS
"Grabbe and Runne," Musical Farce
by Preston Gibson, to Be Pre-
sented Shortly.

The home of the Players Club of
Washington. at 1S4O New York Avenue
Northwest, is a. beehive of activity with
preparations for the two musical plays
which the club shortly will produce.
The first play, "Grabbe and Runne,"
a musical farce in two acts by Preston
Gibson, with music by Louis Iungerich
Matthews, which will be presented at the
Playhouse for five performances, begin
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02

der the direction of Mrs. Susanna Old
berg, by Miss Landonia Brosk, Miss
Dorothy Gait and Mr.. Arthur Bryant
with Miss Lois Reeside at the piano.
On Saturday afternoon Edward Fow-
Ter Dickinson. of Massachusetts,. will
talk on "Notes Upon the Lexington Con-
ord Country of New England"
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
To Observe Founders' Day.

The Mothers Congress of the District
of Columbia will give a luncheon at the
Raleigh Hotel Monday, February Il, to
commemorate Founders Day. Mrs. p.
p. Claxton, Miss Julia Lathrop, and
others will make addresses
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02

Sarah Bernhardt is to appear in a
Biblical drama on the story of Judith y
by a well-known New York physician
who wells his Identity under a pen name
The production will be made In Paris.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02

Olga Petrova, tine Russian dancer, is
going to marry well-known American
surgeon
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-04-11

hundred and eighty dollars from this
source. The fifty hens ought to pro-
duce what eggs and poultry the farmer
needs and furnish fifty dollars worth
of material for sale. Adding these
sums together gives us one thousand
three hundred and five dollars as a
possible income from such a system of
farming.
From this income all the expenses
of running the farm and of the family
living must be paid: but with half an
acre of garden, an acre and half of
orchard, and with all the potatoes.
cabbage and onions the family can
consnme, with hogs for meat, and
with the eggs and poultry the family
living ought not to cost more than
two or three hundred dollars for things
bought
The city man must not get the idea
that he can start in a system of this
kind without experience and make a
success of it from the start. 1t will
mean a lot of very hard work, hard
living and hard study for two or three
gears, and of these three things study
is the most important. On the other
hand, the man who thoroughly under
stands his business can increase the
Income here estimated very materially.
Cne other very important consider
alton in connection with farm of
this kind: 1t is assumed that it is
near enough to town or city to per-
nit the farmer when he is carrying
his potatoes. cabbage and onions to
market, to bring back with him on
each trip load of manure for use on
the farm.
Where this can be done such farm
could be made highly fertile. The
places to put manure in such a sys-
tenn would be just after the potatoes,
just before either of the corn crops.
and in the fall of the year manure
could be put on the clover field which
was used for pasture during the sum-
mer. This field should then be plowed
late in the fall in preparation for po-
tatoes the next year.
Copyright. 1913. by C. M. shuItz.)
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-04-11
STRANGE FACTS
ABOUT FLOWERS
Every Single Plant Has Some Pc
cuIiarity-Some of Them
Can Be Seen.

Violets open at three or four a. M,
closing about eleven or twelve; soma
wild roses about four and five a. m:
buttercups and lilies are open by
seven a. m. Early openers close at
noon. Among others, the evening
moth flowers open about six p. m.
Cactus grandihora begins opening at
nine or ten in the evening. closing at
midnight. The majority of flowers,
however. are open from nine in the
morning until six in the evening
Wheat flowers last only about fif.
teen or twenty minutes-just long
enough for their pollen to be carried
by the passing wind-then their day
is past. The hibiscus and calandrinia
remain open for only three or four
hours; but foxgloves last six days and
some orchids from thirty to eighty
days.
Every single flower we look at has
some little popularity of its own. Some
of them we can see, but not under
stand. even by thorough examination.
There are orchids which throw theiI
lHStCl siSltOIb lHtO d ouOWeT Ddlu O1
water, SO they have to get out, by rea
son of their wet wings, up a certain
path. where they touch the pollen
masses and stigma. There are other
orchids which throw the pollen masses
at the insect.
The yucca is a lily-like plant. resem
bling the aloe, and particular sort
of moth lives wholly upon it.
When the flower opens, this moth
proceeds to knead up ball of pollen
and inside places an egg. then thrusts
the ball down. into the ovary of the
flower.
There a grub develops from the ege
and eats the pollen. and some of the
pollen fertilizes the young seed II
yuccas died out the moth would be ex
terminated. and If the moths were de
stroyed no yuccas would ever set theiI
seed.
Copyright, 1918. by C. NJ shultz)
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-04-11
REAL COMMONER OF THE CABINET

The real commoner of President
Wilson's cabinet is William B. Will
son, secretary of labor. He was
never in school except few days
when he was a child. He began
helping his father dig coal in Penn
sylvania mine when he was eight
years old. His father had lame
back and could not lift heavy piece
of coal, but he could lie on his back
on the bottom of the shaft and under
cut the coal seam. and he used to do
that, and little BILLY" Wilson loaded
1t into the cars.
He dug coal until he was nearly
forty years old and then he got
position with the United Mine Work
ers OF America at $4,000 year, and
later was elected to congress.
A newspaper of Washington, writ
ing about William B. Wilson when
the president appointed him secre-
tary of labor. said:
"The Wilson's have a beautiful
country estate at Blossburp Pa
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-04-11

Down Second Street the Man Darted
time. Down Second street the man
darted and into the arms of police
man, who had run up.
Helen went around to the police sta
ton and there identified her quarry
as the man who had walked out of her
front door.
In the Butler street police court
Magistrate Handy held Helen's bur
glar in $4,000 bail for examination.
Helen" said he, as the small girl
stood up very straight before him. Il
want to take this opportunity to con-
graduate you, for may not have the
pleasure of seeing you again. You
have shown nerve that puts lot of
older persons to shame"
The burglar had entered the apart
ment house through cellar door in
the rear. He had jimmied his way
into Mrs. Parsell's apartments and was
just taking stock of her Jewels when
Helen came along and frightened him.
They found his Jimmy in the hall and
several of Mrs. Parsell's diamonds
scattered about through the apart
ment. The man got nothing, however
Six months ago Helen assisted in
much the same way in the capture of
two burglars who had stolen some
1ewelry from house across the street.