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HIS SELF CONTROL.
He Proved II to His Own but Not NJ,
Family's Satisfaction.

He Proved u to His Own but Not HE
Family's Satisfaction.
Mr.. Brown was excitable by nature,
but he often prided himself audibly
upon his self control. One night while
the family were gathered at the tea
table the chimney began to roar. The
furnace draft had been opened and for
gotten. straightway n panic ensued.
Don't lose your heads-keep coolg'
cried Mr.. Brown. ITS nothing serl-
GUS"
He dashed up the stairs, discovered
that the metal cap over the only I'M
used stovepipe hole was already red
hot, aud dashed down again faster
than he went up.
Keep cool!" he gasped as he passed
through the room where the family
had gathered In nervous apprehension
'T'll be back In a minute"
He was back In less than that time.
having observed that the flames were
spouting several feet high from the
chimney and that a shower Of sparks
was falling upon the roof.
"wh-where's the stepladderr' he
painted.
He was gone before any one could
answer the question and presently was
heard believing from the roof OF the
wood shed. He presented heroic
figure in the glare OF the blazing chin
ney.
1--WE got one end OF the hose" he
called. Some one attach the other
end and turn on the water-quick!''
Two long minutes passed
why doesn't some one do as I or
deredr he Numbered. DO you want
the place to burn up"
I'VE can't. Henry" called Mrs. Brown
tremblingly. You haven't got the
hose. You've got the COW rope. II
was hanging next to the hose In the
she'd. and anyway the roof Is covered
with Ice. and don't think there's any
great danger outside You'd better go
and watch the chimney from the In
side"
A half hour later the family were
again at the tea table.
IF this had happened in some
homes" remarked Mr.. Brown, 'the
family would have lost their heads
completely and sent in an alarm. Self
control Is an excellent thing and far
from common"
Indeed. Il is" agreed Mrs. Brown
emphsticaliy.-Youth's Companion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-18
OLDEST TWINS CELEBRATE
Hawxhurst Sisters Observe SD
Birthday In Sea Cliff.

New York. June 17.-Mrs. Maria
beth Hawxhurst, said to be the Oldest
beth Hawhurst. said to be the Oldest
women twins in the world. celebrat-
ed yesterday their eighty-third birth
day at Mrs. Banks home, in Sea Cliff,
Long Island.
Mrs Banks and Miss Hawzhurst
were born In Searingtown. near Ros-
iyn. Long Island. on June 16. 1880.
Their parents we're Townsend and
Rebecca Soaring Hawxhurst. They
we're born in the simple faith Of the
Society Of Friends. and have contin-
ued faithful members Of that sect
throughout their lives. They taught
school for many years. They instruct
ed children both In this state and In
Virginia. II was while teaching in
the latter state that Mrs. Banks met
her husband. TO whom she was marri-
ed on June 81. 1855. He Is about a
year her junior They have three
children, Nathan Banks. an entomolo-
gist, employed at Washington. and
Caroline and Annie. who live with
their parents.
For some time after their marriage
NJ sae Mrs. Banks lived AZ Rosiyn.
A quarter Of q century ago they NOV
ed TO Sea Clif. The other twin Miss
Hawxhurst. journeys there each June
non her Brooklyn home 70 spend the
sumner With her sister.
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SMALL BOY STARTS
ENGINE ON TRIP
OF DEATH
Opens Throttle and Fatal Coli.
sion Is the Result
TWO MEN ARE KILLED
Runaway Crashes Into Freight Train
and Engineer and Fireman Are
Dead.

Buffalo. N. Y. June IA small
boy went into the New York Central
railroad roundhouse here tonight
and climbed into the cab OF an
engine. He pulled open the throttle
and as the engine started forward
he jumped. The locomotive ran wild
through the yards at a speed of As
miles an hour and had covered
three quarters of a mile before 1t
crashed head-on into freight train
running in the opposite direction.
The two engines met with terrific
force. Engineer Fred Ludeke was al
most instantly killed and the fire.
man, William Froelich, was so badly
hurt that he died short time later.
Both engines were badly damaged
and many cars were wrecked.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-18
MORE WATER THAN SUGAR
oxnard Says Trust Was Two-Thirds
Moisture

Washington, June 16.-Henry T.
Oxnard known as the father of the
beet industry" and the vice-president
OF the American Beet Sugar company
was the principal witness today be-
fore the Senate lobby investigating
committee. Mr.. Oxnard told the com
helped to organize the beet sugar
company insisted on putting in about
$15,000,000 water" in that $4,000
900 corporation; how he and his
brothers had made about $4,000
by the sale of much of their share of
this watered stock, and gave warn
ing that the Underwood bill. with its
free sugar provision would result. in
his opinion, in the formation of a new
sugar trust" which would not VIC
late the antitrust law.
Don't you think you did a great
moral wrong in putting all this wat
er in the common stock?" asked Sen
ator Nelson.
you know Wall Streets consci-
ence," returned Oxnard.
Senator Walsh questioned Oxnard
about the American Beet Sugar Com
pany, an organization of beet sugar
men and predecessor of the United
States Beet Sugar Industry, which
has been prominent in the present
fight against free sugar. The witness
did not know how much the old assoc
iation had spent. and said its books
were destroyed about two years ago
by is authorization.
The committeeman took Mr.. Ok.
nard over most of the ground that
other anti-free sugar Witnesses have
covered. He told them he received
$4,000 a year in his official capacity,
but that 1t was not FOR Legislative
work." The questioners learned that
he had been fighting reductions in
sugar duties for many years. and
heard with interest that he knew
something about Sugar at a Glance
the phamplet that'was made Senate
document and sent over the country
postage free under the frank of Sen
ator Lodge.
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a BADLY ABUSED WORD.
Many Base Uses TO Which Infinite" 10
Put Nowadays.

Many Base Uses TO Which "Infinite" 10
Put Nowadays.
What is happening to the word inf
inter- It,used TO have great and rare
associations and serve great needs.
Now | meet IL everywhere and with
every possible application. One bon
net Is infinitely more beautiful than
another. one brand OF wine infinitely
preferable TO the next He has an inf
mite desire to see her: she would inf
nitely prefer hobble skirt to one with
cores One novel Is infinitely superior
to its predecessor; a character I'm Il In
finitely prefers game to domestic fowl.
There is no association too trivial for
1t, no use too petty. Our books and
our newspapers alike bristle with mis-
used 'ininItes." The word. like Lsu-
renee Sterne and Lord Byron, has be-
come social literary success, and no
worse fate can befall a great author or
great word. IL is taken up by the
fashion papers and by society journals,
and this seasons styles are usually In
finitely prettier than the last
Infinitely pretty
Not only careless journalistic folk
who like to produce an emphatic effect
at any cost-are guilty. Ny learned
friends put Il to common use. SO do
I when I forget. We are Infinitely
obliged nowadays to one who gives US
a lift Of a few blocks and Infinitely
grateful for our Christmas presents.
Our greatest and best authors vie with
one another In bringing this great word
down from It's high estate, and Il II
only q few days since I heard a most
fastidious man Of letters lecturfng in
Boston say that the Sunday supple
ments would be infinitely more divert
ing II something forget what-were
different. The robins note In Fiona
Macleod" IL Infinitely winsome.H
Even as critical a writer IS Mrs. Anne
Douglas Sedgvick speaks o. q heroine
infinitely malleable~ through love and
Of q fat younk German musician a.
feeling Infinite compassion" Inst 20
be sure. Il better than Arnold Bennett's
description Of q woman a. Infinitely
stJiish"-scribnsrih
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NORTH ADAMS WINNING
Tunnel City Teams Defeats Hoosick
Falls and Increases Lead.

North Adams continues to In
crease its lead in the Northern Tri-
State league. Yesterday the Tunnel
City outfit won from Hoosick Falls
at North Adams by score of to g..
Hoosick Falls secured runs in the
second inning and held the lead until
the eighth when Left-flelder Rudolph
hit for a home run with the bases
full. Harrington pitched for North
Adams and held Hoosick Falls to 3
hits. The victory gives North Adams
a good lead in the league. The team
has been playing consistent ball ever
since the season opened both in the
field and at the bat. The league
standing at the present time is as
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-18
CELEBRATES GOTH BIRTHDAY
Thanksgiving Mass for Rev. J.
cioarec at Burlington.

thanksgiving MASS TOT rev. y. NJ.
cioarec at Burlington.
Burlington. June 17-In honor OF
the S0th birthday of Monsignor Jer-
ONE M. Cloarec, solemn high mass
OF thanksgiving was celebrated this
morning at 10 o'clock at st. Joseph's
church. Father Cloarec sang the
mass and the deacon was Rev. Faith
er Marceau of Winooski. The sub
deacon was Rev. Father Parizo Of
South Hero, the Rt- Rev. J. J. Rice
was present. The sermon was
preached by Rev. Father Salmon Of
st. Michaels college OF Winooski.
Father Cloarec will leave tomor
row for New York where he will sail
on the Laturaine for three months
visit in France. Father Cloarec was
born June II, 1888, at st. Sauveur,
France. He came to America in
1855. Entering St. Mary's seminary
at Baltimore he spent three years
there studying for the priesthood. He
was ordained in Burlington by Bis
hop De Goesbriand, July 4, 1858, in
old st. Mary's church.
One of his fellow students In the
seminary was Cardinal Gibbons.
Father Cloarec's first appointment
was at Bennington where he remain
ed until 1861 when he was recalled
to Burlington and made rector of
the Catholic church. After directing
st. Mary's parish for eight years, Bis
hop De Goesbriand appointed him
rector of St Marys at Rutland. He
was transferred to st. Joseph's in
this city August /, 1871.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-18
TO aTRoT" AT LENox
Country Club Decides to Permit All
Fancy Dances.

Pittsfeld, Mass, June 16.-Follow-
ing the demand for fancy dances in
Lenox the entertainment committee
OF the Country Club of Pittsfield.
met this afternoon and agreed to al
low turkey trotting and fancy dances
at the clubhouse this summer. Fol-
lowing dancing of the trot by par
ty of Chicagoians. the committee
posted a notice last year putting the
ban on all fancy dances.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-18
Fake Curloa

Or. wskelins- the Psychologist, tells
o. that it Is useless to warn the tour
ist against the fake curio. he buys
and IL sold With an unfailing REGULAR
y. and hardly any imitation Il too
gross to deceive him Or. Wakeling
tells o. Of q lady who bought q scarab
from a boy who assured her that be
had himself stolen Il from the exca-
vntons IN the temple Of Aknaton
And abe displayed her treasure tn
umpbantiy and always with the vordA
And I am sure n must Be true. for
be had such an honest nt1s fsce"-
ArgonauL
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Two Reason. For No, Reporting.

General Nelson A. Miles. during &C
tive service. one day received tele
gram from a subordinate who was on
furlOugh, but was expected bacf
that day. The dispatch read:
Sorry, but cannot report today. a.
expected. owing to unavoidable cir
cumstances."
The tone Of the message did not
please the general. and he wired hack:
Report at once. or give reasons"
Back came the answer from hos
pital:
Train OF. can't ride: legs of. cant
walk
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Gave Himself Away.

During a football match in the north
Of England a spectator persisted In
making loud remarks about the con
duct Of the referee. At last the official
went up to him and said. Look here.
INV man: I've been watching you for
about the last fifteen minutesr Jaw
thort soF came the scathing reply
Jaw thort so! Aw knew very weel
thou wasn't watching gameF-Lou.
don Taller.
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Lucky Thirteenth.

A woman who sets particular store
by the thirteenth superstition surprised
her friends by accepting an invitation
to q luncheon where there were to be
thirteen guests
II VIII be late.- she said. for I shall
make Il q point to be the thirteenth
person to enter the room. That Is n
funny thing about thirteen. Many ac-
cidents have happened to parties thir-
teen In number. but investigation has
shown that while the other twelve per
sons suffered more or less the thir-
teenth person who Joined the company
always escaped harmed."-Phtladel-
phia Ledger.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-18
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT

Entertainment from the Piazza of
Putnam House this Evening
Following Is the program for the
band concert to be given from the pi-
azza Of the Putnam house this even
ing:
March-"King Of Hearts, Losch
Selection-"The Girl of My Dreams"
Hoschna
Caprice "Basking in the Sunshine"
Cameron
Two-step-"All Night Long
Strouse
Selection-"The Highwayman"
Tobani
Med. Overture-"Renick's Hits"
Lamps
Overture-"Light~C Cavalry"
Suppe
March-"The Billboard" Klohi.
The Star Spangled Banner
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ni.r..lr. M.rri.a. noe,rin..

Disraelis doctrine Of marriage was
admirably simple; "All my friends who
married for love and beauty either
beat their wives or live apart from
them. may commit many follies In
NE. but I never intend TO marry for
qove.' which ] am sure Is a guarantee
u infelicity. --ContempOraU Review.
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DEATH OF THOMAS c. BARROW,
Was One of montpeller's Oldest
Business Men.

Montpelier. June 17.-Thomas C.
Barrows, 81 years old, died today of
pneumonia. He was born Feb. 4,
1919. From 1854 to 1858 he was as
ISOLATED with James r. Langdon In
the Touring business. In 1869 he
formed partnership with George
A. Peck, under the first name Of
Barrows & Peck and they started In
the hardware business at SO main
street. In the big fire of 1875 they
were burned out and at once built
the present block.
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An Awful Hin~.

-Tes.- said Slithers. Mickey was
my dearest friend. and I shall never
cease 10 mourn his desth. II was q
terrible blow. from which I shall never
recover
-Why-I thought you married bis
vidow7- said Jimpson-
~why-er-sheml-why. yes. 7 did;
bur
Here Slithers subsidized into q deep
and unconfortsbis sflsnce-Hsrpsrs
Weekly.
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Say. yoH told me Raleigh was mar
ried and had large family. and
find him to be confirmed bachelor"
"TIe Is. In a manner Of speaking. but
he Is welded TO his art. and he has a
large family Of unpaid bills. why.
man. stood for most Of them---New
York Times.
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RECOVER The BODIES
Searching Parties Find Three Victims
OF Ludlow Drowning Accident.

Ludlow, June 1.-THE bodies of
the three victims OF the drowning &C.
cident at Rescue Lake Monday have
been recovered after great effort.
The lake was dragged and volunteer
searching parties worked valiantly.
The first body to be recovered was
that Of Miss Mary Tully. which was
found Monday evening at 9:45 o.
clock. Searching parties kept at
work all night and shortly before s
O'Clock this morning the body of Err
nest Schoenfield was recovered.
Half an hour later that of Grace
Hastings was taken from the water.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-18
EDMONTON LACKS WOMEN
Male Residents Above Fl Almost
Twice the Number Of Females.

Edmonton, Alberta, June 16.-Ac-
cording to returns made by the city
assessor the population of this city
on May was 67,342, as compared
with 1851 on June l, 1912. an in
crease approximately rs per cent
The dominion census, taken in 1911,
gave Edmonton and Strathcona, now
merged, total population Of 30,462.
The correctness of the census was
challenged at the time as being too
low.
Analysis of the figures for 1913
shows there are 2S.469 males and 49,
999 females over 81 years of age;
1891 males and 10.S69 females un-
der 81 years. and 915 unclassified.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-18
PLAYGROUND BENEFIT
over 1900 Attend June Festival a,
Bellows Falls.

Bellows Falls, June 17.-More than
1900 persons gathered al the play
ground today to take part in the
June festival given to raise funds
with which to equip the grounds.
More than 100 children took part In
a big parade, folk dances, May pole
dances and songs. The campfire
girls sang and the Boy Scouts kept
order. The children were given
rides about the specious grounds in
pony cart and picnic lunches. lem
onade, popcorn and coffee were sold
from booths. There was fortune
teller, pirates camp and every
thing to bring joy to the hearts of
children. A good sum was realized
to buy equipment and the observance
of Bunker hill day was brought to a
close with a band concert this eve
ming at the grounds.
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POLITICS DIsausTs JUDGE
Chicago Jurist to Resign Because He
Disiikes Elections.

Chicago. June 16.-"I am quitting
because of the annoyance of con-
stantly recurring elections" said
Judge Charles s. Cutting today in
announcing that he would resign as
Judge of the Probate Court next
September.
"A man is no longer judged on his
merits as a Judge" continued Judge
Cutting. Judges are praised or
blamed according to the parties they
belong to. The constant worry and
annoyance of this sort of thing has
been too much for me. But for that
/ would gladly remain on the bench"
Judge Cutting has been In Office
since 1899.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-18
NORTHERN TRi-LEAGUE
BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL
American League

Boston 7, Detroit 4 (morning
game).
Detroit 4, Boston 3 (afternoon
game).
Washington 6, Cleveland 3.
Philadelphia Z, Chicago l.
st. Louis T. New York 4.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-18

Skip" Mccarthy, the Colgate play
er whose skipping about the differ
ent clubs of the Northern Tri-State
league, have been the subject of
some agitation among the managers,
has made another skip and is now
with the Electrics of Pittsfeld.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-18

Martin Conroy, who was with
Northampton last year, has been
chosen to manage the Greenfield
team in the Twin-State league.
"Patsey" Keefe of Williamstown is
also likely to wear Greenfield uni
form.
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Mod.rn cI.x.rn.,s.

There goes one Of our cleveres.
nen.-
why cieverg-
We'll. he's done all his stealing le-
gally.--Detroit Free Press.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-18

Pop. want to ask Jon something
What - Il. my childT
10 they make sirships 50 with ~
wheelsY--Baltimore American.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-18
BASE BALL 6uNTs

John McGrath, who is managing
the Glens Falls team is endeavoring
to secure admission into the North
ern Tri-State league.
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Standing of tho Clubs

Games today: Boston at Pitts.
burg, New York at Cincinnati, Phil
adelphia at Chicago, Brooklyn at St
Louis.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-18

There are more than 200 species Of
six producing insects. though very
few Of these are Of any practical vsIus
30 mankind
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-18

Games today: Cleveland at Wash
ington, Chicago at Philadelphia, ST.
Louis at New York, Detroit at Bos-
fnn
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AUTHORITY FOR THE TANGO
But Dancing Masters In Convention
Declare Turkey Trot Immoral.

Declare turkey Trot Immoral.
Asbury Park. n. j.. June 16.-The
tango" il taught properly. may be
danced with propriety. but the "tur-
key trot," never. according to the de
cision of the American National AS
sociation of Masters of Dancing,
which ended its session at the Hotel
Brunswick here today. The turkey
trot" is characterized as immoral"
and the dancing masters were urged
to cooperate with local authorities
in banishing 1t.
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rHs WEATHER

ProbsbIIItIes Cor thIs section fer the
Next ~ Houra
For eastern New York and western
Vermont fair tonight and Thursday.
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National League

Boston /. Pittsburg 0.
New York 6, Cincinnati 2.
Chicago 4, Philadelphia 0.
Brooklyn s, st. Louis 3.
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The Adams team, which passed
through Bennington yesterday, lost
its game in Rutland in the afternoon
by a score of to 3. Rutland scored
3 runs in the opening inning and
kept the lead throughout the game.
The feature of the game was the
catching of Waters for Adams. The
former Connecticut league backstop
handled hunts in fine shape and COW
cred a lot of ground.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-18

There was a shake-up in the Ad-
ans team following the meeting of
the directors Tuesday evening. Car
roll and Mccarthy were released as
was also Bill Meegan. John McIner-
ney of Adams. who pitched for Ben
nington a few years ago, has been
signed by Manager Ferry and Joe
Kenny of Pittsfield. who played at
third base for Bennington year
ago, will join the team during the
present week. King of the Amherst
"Aggie" team, which was coached by
Edgar the Bennington center-fielder
during the season just closed. will
cover second base. Sherman, the
"Aggie" pitcher, will also be added
to the twirling staff. Two Adams
boys. Scharmann and Ferguson, will
arrive in town from college during
the week and will be tried out.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-03

What is the difference between
a cat and a comma? A cat has its
claws at the end of its paws, a
comma its pause at the end of
clause
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The fact that the parcel post
has not brought into the cities a
deluge of country produce and a
downfallin the cost of living isn't
reason for discouragement. The
grown of a good habit takes time.
Farmers, like other prudent folk,
want to be shown.
You remember the story of
trolley freight. 1t was to work
a miraculous revolution; to bring
producer and consumer together
so intimately that the middleman
would have to take to the woods.
Well, it didn't. There was no
miracle. But the trolley freight,
where carefully established, has
grown into useful public con-
venience. People would not do
without it, but they could easily
use it more frequently than they
do.
There is no scarcity of pack
ages by parcel post from the
cities into the country. That is
because in the cities business is
organized and quick to pounce on
each new opportunity. Long be-
fore it became effective trades
people by thousands had figured
out carefully how they could use
the new postal facility to start a
mail order trade or extend it.
Only in spots is there in the
country an organization of rural
interests in any way parallel.
Very largely the farmer is still |
going it alone.
The parcel post will not reach
its fullest growth until country
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That will completely put him
off his guard when he comes pry-
ing around" And then it worked
like charm.


Ikey-This coat is green. You
said it was plum color ven 1
bought it last night. Moses
That's all right, my boy; it amt
ripe yet.