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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-13
PARIS ponce Reports.

At the prefecture of police in Paris
are preserved the most characteristic
reports drawn up by policemen during
the last thirty years Thus, one guard
ian Of the law announces his discovery
of 1.-THE skeleton Of head whose own
er | was unable to find" Another,
with a love for brevity. wrote. This
gentleman gave me his card of mem
bership of the Society of Animals y
Yet another solemnly deposes that
THE injured man was unable to write.
seeing that both OF his feet were
crushed. THE doctor we sent for
stated that the injured man had his
whole body covered with oonfusians,"
WIS found in epother renort . e
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-13
Cod Liver Oil From sharks.

Shark spearing is a profitable indus
try In Malaysia though attended by
an element of danger and no little ex
element The chief value of the fish
Is its liver. which yields an oil that Is
refined in Europe and sold as cod liver
oil In October the ocean sharks come
into the lagoon. between the barrier
reef ana the atollS Ia pair At this
time they can be Speared in large num
bers 10y people skilled IN catching them.
There are several species Of these
sharks. ana they ordinarily run from
seven to hfteeu feet in length The
liver Of shark Of this size gives about
five gallons Of oil The sharks are
found in pairs. and the harpooners try
to Kill the male first. for they are then
able to spear the female also. as it
does not desert its mate
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-13
Bees Easter Than PIGEONS.

1t is not generally known that bees
are swifter in flight than pigeons-tha'
Is. for short distances. Some years az
pigeon fancier of IIamme, Westpha
liza. laid n wager that a dozen bees lib
Grated three miles from their hives
would reach home in less time than =
dozen pigeons The competitors were
given wing at Rybern, Il village nearly
league from Hamme. and the first
bee reached the hive a quarter OF 4
minute in advance Of the FIRST pigeon
Three other bees reached the goal he
for the second pigon. The bees were
also slightly handicapped, having beer
rolled in Hour before starting for pur
pose of identification.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-13

All Kinds of Money.

Black dropped into Whites Office and
invited him to dinner. stating that he
had 'all kinds Of money" White ac
cepted the invitation. and they dined
well-so well that when the check was
presented to Black he gasped and IL
hoarse whisper requested loan OF
White. This check amounts to $3.50.
he explained, land I've got only $l.91.
you said you had all kinds of mon
ey," White replied disgustedly.
$50 | have Black replied, with
drawing his possessions from his peck
ct. i've got a dollar bill. a fifty cent
piece, quarter, a dime, nickel and
penny. Now. how many more kinds
could you expect fellow to hayei"-
Kansas City Star.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-13
Matter OF Eaet Lovemskina.

For downright prose DR.. Johnsons
offer of hand and heart to his second
wife would be hard to beat my dear
woman" said Johnson. Il am a hard
working man-and withal something Of
philosopher. am, as you know,
very poor. have always been re-
spectacle myself. but grieve to tell
you that one OF my uncles was hang
ed" Il have less money than you.
DOCTOR" demurely answered the lady.
but shall try TO be philosophical too.
None of my relatives has ever been
hanged, but | have several who ought
10 be-" Providence and philosophy
have evidently mated us, my good wo-
man." said the doctor as he pressed a
rhRSte salute On the ladv's brow
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-13
A Bible Rich In Color.

A publishers letter bag often holds
queer communications. but not many
suggestions are more remarkable than
one received at the oxford University
Press In the following terms:
why not make an India paper Ri
BILE. the paper OF a bright purple color
with gold capitals and silver words cor
jet black India paper with orange or
very bright yellow letters, or bright
orange or yellow India paper with
large black faced type with Ger
tain particular words in purple, red or
bright blue"
No medieval breyiary ever had such
riot. of gaudy hues,-London Stand
ard. ISL
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-13
John Milton, COTTAGE.

one OF the best preserved historic
country houses in all England is John
Millions cottage at chalfont St Giles
to which the blind and aging poet He'd
when the great plague swooped down
on London That was in July, 1864
and Milton had just finished Paradise
Lost" and received a five pound note
for IL, with promise of three more
five pound notes IL the poem sold fouI
editions OF 1900 copies each The cot
tage stands nj the top OF the village
and il is in practically the same con
ditiou as when Milton left IT, Here
the poet received his distinguished
guests during the latter part Of his
life
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-13
Looked Big to Him.

A sense of the value of money comes
to some people sooner than to others,
and some people never know its value
but there is one little boy In a suburk
of Boston that has keen sense of 1t
He was discussing a piece of work
that he had done and telling his moth
er how much he had been paid for It,
Now. the boy is not yet ten years Old
and SO the price paid for his labor
was small To him it looked large.
however.
But boy know got 81 week
for working" he told his mother. He
worked for long time, but he got sick
and died Now, what do you think or
a fellow that'll die with that salary %
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-13
Looked Into the Wall.

\ rather peculiar case of absentmind
ad.esS was that related of Peter Bur
rowes. an Irish lawyer \ friend who
called on Burrowes M an early hour
one morning found him shaving Will
his face held close 10 an empty wall
What on earth are YOU assuming that
attitude for;" he asked.
TO look in the glass" was the re
ply.
But there's no glass there, laughed
he acquaintance.
"Blcss YOU, didn't notice that be
fore. said Burrowes. and then, calling
his servant, he asked him what had be
come Of the mirror
why sir" said the man, lit was
broken six weeks ago
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-13
REFUSED TO LAUGH.
A Joke on Himself That Mark Twain
Failed to Enjoy.

Faileu 10 ENJOY
When Mark Twain was resident
VI Hartford. Conn. he once called at
the office of DR.. Swan. u local special
list of considerable repute, TO consult
him regarding trivial ailment.
The physician was Inclined to br
rather arbitrary in his charges, was
very. independent and disliked exceed
ingly to be consulted in regard TO mi
nor ailments. In this instance he
named a fee for his services that the
economically minded Clemens thought
excessive.
After little argument Mr.. Clemens
declared that he would not pay any
such price as the physician asked, and
rose to leave Just as he turned his
back on DR. Swan voice said dis
inctiy:
''Go along home. you old fool, your
Instantly Mark Twain wheeled
around angry through and through.
whats that. sirr' he roared at the
doctor. What's that you say
With smile that was cloying in its
sweetness DR. Swan pointed TO cage
in the corner where his parrot was
swinging and chuckling with birdiSh
glee and explained:
THAT is the gentleman who spoke 10
you. sir Somehow the explanation
did not seem to reduce Mr. Clemens
anger very much. and he never entire
ly believed in Or Swans innocence p
New York American
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-13
Roman Senate.

The Roman senate was judicial
aud legislative body and for several
centuries numbered 800 men. carefully
selected from the patricians. The ma
jority Of votes decided a question. and
the order in which the senators spoke
and voted was determined by their
rank Their decisions, called senatus
consulta, were the supreme law of the
republic. from which. Of course. there
was no appeal. After the establish
ment Of the empire the character Of
the senate was greatly lowered, aud
at last II became simply the tool Of the
emperor. TO do his bidding regardless
of the consequences. r. New York Amer
iran.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-13
Blood Temperature of Athletes.

There have been made at the Lon
don College hospital some curious oh
servations on the blood temperature
of athletes. The normal blood tenn
perature of man is about 9S.11 degrees
f. \ young man after run of 200
yards showed temperature of 1906
degrees. another a temperature Of
l0O.94 degrees and a third tempera-
ture of 1922 degrees after a rum of
half n mile a mile run produced an
internal temperature of 1928 degrees
with one athlete and 1896 degrees
with another. After three mile run
one young man had "A temperature Of
100 degrees. but this runners normal
blood temperature was l0l degrees in
perfect health Harpers
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-13
THE FLYS BALANCERS.
Without These Organs the Insect
Would tumble to the Ground.

Without These Organs the Insect
Would Tumble to the Ground.
The insects of the Diptera order, to
which the common houSefy belongs.
have as rule, one. pair of wings and
rudimentary remnants of another pair
in the form of club shaped organ on
either side of the thorax behind the
wings, These organs are called bal
ancers" and. as experiments have
shown. are Indispensable in the main
tenance OF equilibrium
A fly from which they have been re
moved caunot direct its flight, and If
il tries to fly from the edge of table
will Immediately take Il downward
course dropping TO the floor on lis
head about three feet away and falling
over on lis back Similarly, IL it tries
TO fly from the floor after succeeding
IN getting on its feet again it will rise
in the air two or three inches and then
again tumble striking its head and
turning over on its back as before. but
only about four inches from its start
ing point Horizontal and ascending
flight becomes absolutely impossible
The similarity between these artifl
cially produced insect mishapS and
many an aeroplane accident is striking.
and study Of why the removal of the
fly'S balancers causes it to upset may
go a long way toward solving the prob
lem IN aeroplane construction.--We West
minister Gazette
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-13
A Pointer For the Doctor.

He was an Irishman, tall. broad
shouldered and red headed They had
brought him into the hospital on =
shutter aud. 80 far as the doctor could
see. he was troubled principally by
the fact that he had been Overeating.
Finally the doctor turned to the nurse
and ordered for the patient an emetic.
Look here. doctor" said the Irish
man. there's no use in you giving mn
an emetic. tried II twice in the Old
country. and il wouldn't stay on my
stomach Eve minutes. Popular Mag
anna
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-13
Real Economy.

He was a tall cOlored man with the
stamp of acloafer He entered II pawn
shop in a busincsSIike manner and laid
down Il bundle
An wants two bits, he said
The pawnbrQker npwrapped the bun
die. 1t contained . savings bank. lu-
side the bank moaley rattled vrl
ie"Yo' all thinks All don know much
epawnini dat deere bank. explained
the duskS financier. rAhs not gwine
open It, case I'd Spen ii all, an Ah ies
wants two bits, mister"
The broker handed out the two bits
When the borrower left he opened the
bank with a master key and found 50
in dimes and nickels. p indianapolis
News. . f
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-13
ALARmlNu PNtUMONiA tEATH RAlE Is
WARMING AGAINST NEGLECT OF COLDS
More Than Half the Number of Cases
'tgnltefta ..ss r suit Fa ally

Figures that have just been com.
piled by experts show that almost
half the number of pneumonia cases
end in death, This is the pneumonia
season, and neglect of colds is in
most cases the origin of the disease
When you take cough balsams" or
"syrups" containing deadly drugs
that weaken the body. you are invit-
ing pneumonia. Without these drugs.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-13
No, Total Wreck.

what have you done with your
play
1t didn't go as a farce. so had
some music composed and tried IL as
an opera. hut Il fell fat Then boiled
II down into vaudeville sketch, but
nobody would touch Il
Too bad A total loss. ehf"
Not total There's one good joke In
In II: can sell that for 80 cents. -
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-13
Ms,'s Bio mistake.

According % German biologist
man made mistake when centuries
ago he changed himself from a quad
ruped TO a biped. the contention being
that many present day ills are due 20
carrying the spine in an upright posi-
ton when IL was intended 10 be car
ded horizontally t...r
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-13

Father Johns Medicine cures colds
and prevents pneumonia. Composed
of pure food elements which nourisb
and build up the body, Father Johns
Medicine gives strength to ward OF
the disease. 1t is not a patent medi
cine, but a physicians prescription:
so years In use. Free from alcohot
or dangerous drugs.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-13
Accounted For.

The bahy awful bald said Mabel
Yes they come bald on purpose II
they had hair they'd pull il all out, and
then all that hair would be wasted.
said Tommy Philadelphia Record
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-18
SCHOOL CONFERENCE
PLANS TAKE SHAPE
FAIR WORK EXHIBIT TO BE
ONE OF THE
FEATURES.

IYNCHRTRG, VA, Aug. 17.-One
of the features of the annual State
educational conference, which will he
held at THANKSGIVING time in Lynch
burg, will be an exhibit of school
fair work from all the counties in
which school fairs have been held
this year Committees for each con-
gressional district have been ap-
pointed, and local committees have
been named to have charge OF the
arrangements At this time cor
respondence Is being had with the
division superintendent of schools
and the school fair authorities in
each county. So far the indications
are excellent for a large and unique
exhibit.
The exhibit will be confined to the
ribbon winners in each county school
fair, and thus the State exhibit Will
show the best work the school chill
dren haze actually done and exhi-
bited. 1t IS designed to show not only
the excellence of the work. but also
the great variety of work that Is be-
ing done by thousands of country
school children In Virginia The Re-
tail Merchants association of Lynch
burg, which has actively aided IN
supporting the school fair in Camp
and held in the State. has provided a
special building for the exhibit here
in Noyemn Der. which will be conven-
.ent to the teachers. superintendents,
trustees and other visitors at the con-
ference.
The State exhibit was suggested
and Is being arranged for by the in
dustriai education committee of the
Virginia Federation of Woman S
clubs. after the hearty endorsement
of State superintendent Stearnes had
been given In an official circular in
which The school authorities all over
the State were asked to cooperate.
Mr.. Stearnes has called for both
first and second prize work for exhibit
ton here, but If the number OF ex-
hhits proves to he too large to he
conveniently accommodated. it is
possible that only blue ribbon work
will be placed in the hall.
Mr.. Stearnes has requested this
committee to take charge of the ex-
hibn. The committee Is composed OF
the following ladies: Chairman. Miss
Anna l.. Jones; vice-chairman. Mrs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-18
ARE DEATH" AND
DISABILITY" SAME !?
If THESE TWO WORDS ARE SYM
ONYMS THEN PETERS,
BURG HAS MAYOR.

PETERSBURG, VA, Aug. 1T.-The
question as to who will be the next
mayor OF Petersburg Is being dis
cussed at every street corner nearby.
as the time for the arrival of the body
OF the late Mayor George Cameron
draws near. A number of influential
citizens have been mentioned in this
connection but upon the best in
formation obtainable the contest will
probably narrow down to r. e. Gill
and Robert Cabiness. Neither OF
these gentlemen are outspoken cam
among their friends Is that
either would accept the office il ten
dered them. The mayor will be elect
ed by common council In joint ses-
sion, There are twenty-four members
of the lower branch and twelve mem
bers of the upper branch--a total OF
thirty-six. With all members present
nineteen votes would be required to
elect.
The council will elect until the next
spring election. at which new coun-
Gill will be voted for as will majority
candidates for the unexpired term.
The body of the late mayor will ar
rive in New York on board the steam
ship Bosnian next Tuesday morning
and should reach Petersburg Wednes-
day. 1t is announced tentatively that
the funeral will be conducted from
Grace Episcopal church on Wednes-
day afternoon. The body Will be met
at New York and escorted TO Peters
burg by committees from the council.
chamber of commerce and Petersburg
lodge of E,iks. The committees have
been granted permission to meet and
board the steamer at quarantine.
Members of the committee that left
for New York today were William
koenig, president of the board OF
aldermen: Councilmen w. !. Wneary
and William f. Poole.
At present Petersburg is without a
mayor. The city charter provides that
in the absence or disability" of the
mayor the president of the board of
aldermen may act upon matters per-
tanning to the office. But the charter
makes no specific provision for filling
the office OF mayor during the time in
tervening between the death OF an Of
fetal and the choice of his successor
by the council. Mr.. Koenig was called
upon yesterday to order killed yici-
Gus dog which had bitten a small
child in East Tabb street, which au-
thority the mayor has, Mr.. koentg
refused to act. however. feeling that
there was doubt as to his authority
to discharge any of the duties of the
uayoralty under existing circum-
stances
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-18
MOTHER vEARN|NG
IS IRRESISTIBLE
Observation-Disclosures hoy OVER
COMES OBSTACLES TO GET
- BACK TO PARENT.
SLOWS AWAY ON SHIP
LANDS IN PHILADELPHIA, ELUDEs
OFFICERS AND is NOW RID
ING FREIGHT TRAINS TO
KANSAS CITY.
SLOWS AWAY ON SHlF

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 17.--Some-
whers alo, the shini e rails OF the
roads that grid this country thir-
teen-year cid boy 10 travelling blind
baggage to Kansas City in order to
nee his mother. He is John Disto-
fcrro, and he is but three feet three
inches tall He escaped from the
teamship Delaware Sun which ar
rived here yesterday after having
travelled $500 miles from Batoum'
Russian port on the Black Sea-
Captain A. L Boiler, OF the Deia-
ware Sun, told the story OF the boys
determination.
Slows Away on ship.
ION July 18th Just the day we were
kn sail. I found the IaJ," the captain
said, "and took him to :he Arner!-
can consulate. I explained that the
hoy wanted to reach his home in TINS
couutry. and thought that the gov
ernment might aid in sending him
back.
ITO our astonishment when we got
back to the vessel the lad had got
There half an hour before | did, hay-
ing ran away from the consufs OF
ice. When he reached Oran in AL
geria the boy was again put OF the
ship. and given to the Italian con-
wuI, but to my establishment when
I'VE sailed he was found IN the hoid-
II was SO impressed with the boys
earuestness that / let him work his
passage md made him assistant mess
boy. bur exacted A promise that when
he reached here we would go togeth~
rr to the Immigration office 10 let him
have his entry in this country
stra.ghtane6 out"
Tackles Freight Train.
The boy evidently had n mind of
his own. however. and no sooner had
the steamship reached Philadelphia
Khan tho boy ieaped to the wharf and
then made away az fast as his legs
could carry him He jumped a pass
ing freight bound for the West. soon
khe freight was lost to view and lit
HE John Distoferro was bound on the
last leg OF his journey to Kansas.
The boy was brought To this coun-
Try when two years old. A year ago
his uncle took him back 10 Italy. but
he longing 10 sec his mother over
he wered everything else. and SO far
khe youngster has made good his
boast tina, he will make the trip in
safety.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-18
MISTAKEN IDENTITY
SAYS MRS. HANCOCK
THINKS HER HUSBAND WAS AR
RESTED FOR SOME OTHER
NAN.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA, August II.
Tha+ tho arrest of C. l.. Hancock.
tho alleged cocaine king in Rich
mond Friday. was due to mistaken
identify is the belief expressed ny
Mrs Hancock. who Is now with her
husband at Disney tho Roads
IF that is not the case ! Go moi
understand his arrest, said Mrs.
Hancoc1. because my husband never
sold any cocaine except on prescrip-
ton
He had a large quantity Of the drug
IN his grip when he was arrested, she
said, but that he had taken y 10
Richmond to dispose Of II to a whole
sale drug concern in that city or in
Baltimore.
Mr. Hancock. she said, Is regis
tered pharmacist. and, therefore had
a right TO carry the drug with MN.
hu. nc had never disposed OF any CO.
caine Mt retail IN his life except on
prescription as a druggist. He was
proprietor Of a drug store in Nor
folk until recently. when the busi-
ness was sold Since the store In
Norfolk was sold he has had the
stock Of drugs stored at Disney-on-
he-Roads That accounts for his
having that quantity of cocaine when
arrested.
Mrs. hancock SAID tnat Fepoi .
sent out concerning the matter had
been erroneous and denied that Mr.
Hancock lad anyone with him on his
"trip to Richmond for the purpose OF
disposing Of the drug to wholesale
dealers. He left here by himself. she
said. ana was alone during the en-
tire trip.
She is confined to her home be-
cause Of broken leg. sustained sew
eral weeKs ago IN Roanoke. and the
first she heard Of the matter was
when shown the newspaper account
IF II Saturday morning when she
drove to Newport News in her auto
mobile. ard met friends. She went
10 Richmond ACCOMPANIED by w, A.
Crump, and returned Saturday night
with her husband Her counsel In
this city and Richmond, r. NJ. Lett
and Harry NJ. Smith. respectively,
viii fight the case in Richmond,
While he circumstances naturally
unset her. Mrs Hancock expressed no
concern about the outcome of the
prosecution. asserting that the charge
Is absurd.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-18
MRS. NANCE SISTER
LIVES IN ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, VA. Aug. 17.-Mrs.
George S. Nance. whose husband is ac-
cused or killing her at Hamlet. y. c..
Tuesday was a sister Of Mrs. Robert
r. Baker. of sls Prince street, this
city. Mrs, Baker. accompanied by her
husband and other members of the
family. left this afternoon for Hamlet
TO take charge of the body and make
arrangements for the funeral,
Nance, according to the police Of
Hamlet and his alleged confession
after being taken In custody, struck
his wife over the head with a beer
bottle fracturing her skull. and then
fred her clothing. The blaze was dis
covered in time by guests at the hotel
in which they were stopping. Nance's
arrest quickly followed. and he was
committed TO jail. He was held by a
coroner's jury for his wife's death
without bail.
Nance was married in this city
about eight years ago, and the couple
had lived up to the time of the tragedy
in Knoxville. Tenn.