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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-20
INQUIRY ISN 7 YET
ON HOME STRETCH
Began to Look That Way When
Cross Examination of Long
ley Commenced.

Montpelier. Nov. lit began to look
as If the telephone investigation pelore
the public service commission was on the
home stretch when Attorney Graham pc
San his cross examination OF tehera'
Auditor Bonglcy this afternoon with roI-
crcncc to the affairs of the New Eng
land Telephone and Telegraph company
IN Vermont The END is not yet in sight
however, although the inquiry into the
transactions of the subsidiary companies
ia practically concluded. Evidently the
cxaminat on Of the affairs Of the New
England company is to he critical and
exhaustive as the stntc has retained the
services of Frank +. Fowle, we'll
.llnown New york telephone engineer.
Attorney Cook rc-appcarcd this after
noon with his left shoulder bandageo
on account Of injuries received from
faU last week Although handicapp1 by
a dislucatlon and a slight fracture he
Will be able to carry on his part Of the
work.
The total capitalization Of the New
England Telephone and Telegraph com
pany is siS,0s5. 400. Out Of 251,7lG shares the
American Telephone ana Telegraph com
pany owns 5S4 per cent Its original
interest in the New England Telephone
and Telegraph company was obtained
from the American Bcll company its
predecessor. That company owned the
icu patents and in 1853, when the New
England Telephone and Telegraph com
pany was formed. it gave tn" latter COM
pany u license to do business in This sec
,ior ne ,ho co,,rtr,. f., e,cnonre for stock
amounting to sL2GSo0o. When an inVen-
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V'0l'' ~ ''''9 .,..
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o" inc DOCKS ana j" 10 'o''7'' ''' ''' '''
an "Ss'''
MI Lohg'ey gave tlS'oiE % '"e
Eah"aNoh OF inc Ne" r"E' "iu i'e
rhon" ana Telegraph connAnN' II was
organized October ~ lN>"' ana began ouS-
mess on November J. ~ that same year
Eight different companies We're pur-
chased: The suburban Telephone COM
pany, the Bay state, the National BELL
of Maine, the Granite state, the Boston
Il Northern, the Telephone Despatch
company. the Pioneer company and the
Cheshire Telephone company The total
Infant SO purchased aggregated 1856 500.
| For the right TO do busint IS under the
| Bel patents I'm New England the New
! ENGLAND company gave the American
Reu ToI.nhor4 company stock to the
| value or 81 oes 600 and also issued To
! ,rusto,- so91 .no making tho Capitalization
at that time s1o 2o4Gp
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-20

The United states circuit court nj Buff
falo rules that the Ford Motor company
cannot prevent dealers from cutting
prices on Ford cars. The opinion permits
the International Automobile League Of
puffalo to sell automobiles and patented
parts of Ford cars at any price desired
during pcndcncY Of the suit brought
AGAINST the league by the Ford concern
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-20

Argentina believes It can sell wheat in
the United states in competition with
American wheat growers IL It can get
free entry, which the Argentine minister
has requested \ question arises whether
Argentine wheat IS admissible free of
duty since at present that country lcvcs
an import duty on American wheat
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-20
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
QUOTATIONS. ON BtTTER

Boston, NOV. 49,
To-day's Chamber Of Commerce butte
quotations follow:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. extra, 32o, cream
cry dr-ts, ->u2'r. creamery seconds
26c: dairy arst~. 27'-8->r. storage creami
cry extras. S1ea32c. Hrsts, 27i.u-9..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-20

The town Of Wakefield, Mass. has
voted TO discontinue municipal lighting
plant and buy outside current as an eX-
pertinent for one year Tho lighting
board declared that outside current could
be had at half the cost of operating the
municipal plant
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-20

There arc go few probable buyers
r.1l estate who do not read the ads. Oh
Y.l'd have great d,nicult and tNpen
ia aiding them
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-20

Mr.. and Mrs William A. Booker OF
Lula, Mo, name their three new triplets
after the President, thus, Hubert Thomas
Booker, Herbert Woodro" Booker aud
Hobart Wilson Booker.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-20

a poll Of the 81 New York city demo-
cratic assembly district leaders, shows
that Charles Il. Murphy has majority
Of one for retention us leader Of Tam
many Hall
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-20
NEWS TOLD IN BRIEF.

1t is announced that the Panama canal
will be freely navigable b" the end oe the
year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-20
+ y ABERNETHY
Successor to
H. w. ALLEN * CO.

4
A Dry Goods Store That De-
serves the Attention and Consid-
Grafton of all Vermonters.
TT IS BEING CONDUCTED UPON BROAD PLAN,
calculated to render service that will prove credit to
the city and State.
TT is BELIEVED that its various departments or
ganzed as to successfully compete with the largest
stores in the country; in fact offers superior merchan
disc at prices that viii show substantial saving the
prices usually asked for like or similar qualities
IT is THE RIGHT TIME OF THE YEAR JUST NOW
TO investigate and verify the above statements, and to
test the stores real usefulness perfectly reliable and
highly satisfactory shopping place. especially for that
which is unusual and most difficult to procure.
THE EXTENSIVE AND BEAUTIFUL STOCKS that
l have been assembled for the holiday
being rapidly brought forward and not later than Decem-
Der Isl will be displayed complete
IT HIS FEATURE OF THE BUSINESS ALONE is
l SUFFICIENT to warrant the assumption that State
wide interest in the is moi toe much to expect
THERE ARE THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS of
L beautiful articles for gift purposes each and every
chosen with such and discrimination that the
semblng process has extended over almost the whole
year.
DUT THE HOLIDAY STOCKS, including many
ID and beautiful things they do simply
enng the regular equipment that serves every day. all
tho c.oh in riab pe5 pandsa
tory way.
a EXAMPLES can be mentioned the superb depart
Ament of womens ready owcar apparel, including fin
est Of urs and fur garments qualities thai have
or and prices that comparison to be
ceptionally low in every instance.
D2Ess FABRICS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION shown
Lii variety that comprises the products Of the worlds
famous manufacturers fabric whether il be of
WOOL silk, lnen--if It is fashonableif it IS
good and worthy is be represented in way cal
cuated to exactly the need of Vermonters and that
people of conservative good taste.
OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE FOREMOST
~ in contributing to the stores Importance the
Housekeeping Linens, Curtains and Draperies. These
departments always prepared to furnish in the best
manner, even that which may be regarded as most un-
usual.
ITO COMPLETE THE EQUIPMENT, the main
,ains unsurpassed departments of Millinery Dress
making, Art Embroderes, Ladies' Tailoring, Underwear,
Hosiery Laces Gloves, Mems Furnishings and all of the
little accessories that contribute the we'll appointed
of the first-class.
EXCELLENT MAIL ORDER DEPARTMENT is
conducted which offers greatest assistance those
who unable to visit the Orders by mail re-
ceve the and that would be given to
personal selections
Parcel Post-Free Delivery
C-REE DELIVERY APPLIES TO ORDERS BY MAIL,
l when accompanied by cash when charged to Gus
TONERS who have regular book accounts. Merchandise
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-20

RpisCr Wilhelm orders that German
army officers nuet not dance the tango,
ono-step or two-stoD while IN uniform
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-20

Teddy, a ,o& terrier In Chicago, drive!
away burglar Who was pointing re
volver at Mrs Frederick X, Bowcs,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-20

Joseph r. Johnson 81 years old, dies
at Alexandria, Va, having been In tho
employ % one firm for Z years. starting
cs a Ncy o. II.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-07-11
EYES THAT SQUINT.
Harmless In Babyhood, but Serious
 Matter Later On.

mdtter Later 0ns
 The eyes are meant to look both in the same direction and thus to help each other to see, as the feet help each. other to walk or run. When they do not do so there is a squint or a ''cast'' in one or both eyes, or, to use the medical term, "strabismus." Not only disfgure- ment, but also impaired vision, re- suits.
 Little babies squint more or less during the first few months of life. That is not serious matter, al- though it often frightens d young and inexperienced mother. It is generally caused by a slight dis turbance of the digestion and pass es when that is corrected. But a squint that appears later, when the child is beginning to develop vision by the constant use of the eye muscles, must not be neglected. Ii it is the unfortunate condition will probably last through life.
 The eyes should work absolutely in unison, just as two horses har- messed to a cart ought to pull to- gcther. When they do not focus on the same point at the same time the crooked eye soon abandons the struggle and leaves the straight eye to do all the work. That is unfair to the good eye and fatal to the other, for an eye that is not used grows gradually blind from lack of exercise. Even if the sq,lint IS so slight that the child makes an un- conscious effort to force the affect cd eye to it's task he is sure to suffer the distressing ache of eye strain.
 When a young child has strabis- mus take him at once to a trust worthy oculist, in order that he may have the glasses that his condition demands. And, when he has been fitted with glasses that pull the crooked eye into line with the straight eye and make it do its work properly, see that he wears them every waking minute, except when he washes his face.
 If the sQunting eye has already got the habit of shirking it may have to be trained by exercises. The good eye must be shut at in- tervals, so that the other will have to do all the work, but the ocuIist in charge of the case must decide the precise character and frequency of the treatmcnt.-Io outh's Com- panion.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-07-11
Hours of Sleep.

According to Dr. Frederick B. Percy of the Boston university school of medicine, the least cultur- ed and least developed adults need the most sleep, and the higher the intellectual development the more prone one is to dreams. The healthy child of two years passes half its time in slumber. The adult re- quires from seven to eight hours of sleep daily, aged persons not more than five or six hours. Women need, as a rule, more sleep than men. There are persons to whom nine or even ten or twelve hours of sleep are essential. while others seldom sleep more than six out of the twenty-four. Too much sleep is possible. Sleep undisturbed is what we all desire.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-07-11
We'll Cared For.

Sammy's school attendance had been perfect until one bright June day, when he failed to appear. The next morning he was in his accus- toned place. Lippincott's Maga- zine gives his reason for being ab- sent.
 Sammy, you didn't come to school yesterday"
 ''No, ma'am; circus was in town and pa and ma and Aunt Sadie and Uncle Tom and Cousin Bob all went to take me-"
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-07-11
Mate Tea.

Although most of the worlds cof- fee is grown in South America, there are some South American states where it is hardly drunk at all. In no country is coffee so dear as in Argentina, for the sim pie reason that only foreigners ask for it. The natives of Argentina drink mate or Paraguay tea, as it is sometimes called. Among the working classes this is drunk as freely and frequently as beer in England. And after dinner. in stead of coffee, many Argentine housekeepers serve basin of soup. which guests from abroad find some in swallowing. Attempts have been made to popularlze mate in Europe, but these have never proved successful.-London Chron- icle.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-07-11
Proc.ressive

"I'Icasc, muH,' said d tramp, ''wouId you be SO kind as to let me have d needle and thread :"
 "Mcn, y-c-s,'' said the housewife at the door; Il can let you have that"
 "Thankcc, mum. Now, you d obIige me very much if you'd let me have a bit of cloth for q patch"
 "lcs. here is some"
 "'Thankce very much, mum. It's little different color from my suit, 1 see. Perhaps, mum, you could spare me some of your husband s old clothes that this patch will match"
 "Wcll, I dccIarc'' You're clever, my man, and I'll give you an old suit. Here is one
 ''Thankcc greatly. mum. 1 see it's a little large, mum, but if you'll kindly furnish me with a square meal mebby l can fill it out.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-07-11
Proved His Contention.

"Mother,'' complained Johnny, not so pleased as might have been with the results of unseIfsh mater nal tailoring, ''these trousers are too tight. They're tighter'n my own skin."
 ''Now, my son. said mother, in quiet reproof, "don't exaggerate. How can they be tighter than your skin?'
 "'They are. too. mother; they must be. can sit down in my skin. but I can't sit down in these trou- sers." "-Exchange. :,
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-07-11
The Flowing of Metals.

It is perhaps not generally known that one of the most important properties of metals employed in striking coins and medals and stamping articles of jewelry is that of flowing under pressure. Standard silver is remarkable for this prop erty. The flow takes place when the metal is subjected to rolling, stamping or hammering. and the particles of metal are thus carried into the sunken parts of the die without fracturing. and perfect impression is produced.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-07-11
LEGAL BACK NUMBERS.
Queer Customs That Survive In Spite
 of Their UseIessness.

queer CuBtomS ! nat ouTvSVo tu opIto
 of Their UseIessness.
 The law has its little supersti- tions notwithstanding the preva- lent conception of that science as cold, unemotional and severely log ical.
 For instance, what useful pur- pose is served by inserting in bond, conditioned for the payment of money, d penal sum of twice the amount of the actual debt? Bonds have been thus drawn since the days of Lord Coke, and the printed forms in common use today contain the ancient penal clause. By the letter of such d bond the obligee is clearly entitled to recover the full penal sum on the obligcr's default in paying the sum specified in the condition. But has the obligee, for these two or three hum drcd years, ever been allowed to recover more than the actual debt with interest and costs?
 By another common practice deeds are made to recite that the grant is made Sin consideration of the sum of one dollar, good and lawful money of the United States of America, to me in hand paid, the receipt whereof 1 hereby acknowl edge," or some equivalent formula. The idea that a deed must express a consideration is ineradicable, and equally fixed appears to be the su- pcrstition that consideration of one dollar is quite as effective as a consideration commensurate with the value of the estate granted. Lawyers learned in the law of real property know better, of course, but such is the popular notion. It is elementary that as between the par tics deed is perfectly valid with out any consideration at all; other wise there could be no such thing as d conveyance by way of d gift.
 Why do we begin a will with an invocation to the Deity and recital that the tcstator is ''of sound mind and disposing memory:" Does the former aid the testator spiritually, and does the latter furnish any evi dence of his tcstamontary capacity: And why do we so often insist on attaching a seal opposite the testa- tors si%naturc? Our statutes do not require d will to be sealed, wherefore the seal is wholly super 1aous. as the lawbool,s have long advised Us.
 Many generations of lawyers learned in eGuity pleading have fol- lowed the ancient practice of con cluding a bill of complaint with the solemn assurance, And thus your orator will ever pray, etc. " Apparently no modern lawyer knew what the docaudatcd formula meant until recently y a well known author ran the thing to it's lair among the ancient rolls of the court of chan cery and found that (bcforc it lost its taiD it was a prayer for the health and longevity of the king!
 These are only few of theSsu- pcrstitions that have survived the days when the trial by battle and the criminality of witchcraft were finally eliminated from that law which is our proud heritage and which has been so fondly praised as 'sthe perfection of human reason. Bench and Bar
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-07-11
Betty's Gift.

A Lancashire vicar was asked by the choir to call upon old Betty, who was deaf. but who insisted in join ing in the solo of the anthem, and to ask her only to sing in the hymns. He shouted into her ear, Betty, I've been requested to speak to you about your singing" At last she caught the word singing" and re-. piled: 'eNot to me be the praise, sir. tfs a gift."-Pan Mall Gazette.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-20
What Pepys Saw In Church.

Once Pepys goes TO Hackney church,
chiefly" he says, ito see the young
ladies of the school, whereof there is
great store and very pretty" And on
another Sunday, After dinner | did
by water alone to Westminster to the
parish church and there did entertain
myself with the perspective glass M
and down the church. by which | had
great pleasure of seeing and gazing at
a great many very fine women; and
what with that and sleeping. | passed
away the time till the sermon was
done And again on Sunday after
noon TO the same church. thinking to
see Betty Michel and stay an hour in
the crowd, thinking by the end of a
nose that | saw that il had been her.
but at last the head was turned to-
ward me and 1t was her mother
which veXed me."-George Hodges in
the Atlantic.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-20
Damaraland.

Mistakes such as that which makes
Uganda of Buganda are frequent when
the white man bases his geographical
nomenclature on his understanding OF
the native. Sometimes they are anus.
ing when one gets the explanation
For instance, Damaraland should real
~ he Damaqualand, just as Namaqua.
land and Griqualand. for qua" is the
masculine plural. meaning "men."
IRA" is the feminine dual. The eX-
plorer, with sweep of his hand. Ques-
toned his native guides as to the name
of the country. But they thought he
was pointing TO two Dana women In
the distance and answered. "Damara. "
So this portion Of German Africa bears
a name which signifies LAND of two
Dana women. London Chronicle
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-20
MADE A GOOD GUESS.
He Had No Thermometer to Tell Him
the Temperature.

1t often happens on sledge journeys
among the arctic ice that the thermom-
eters are broken In that case the
party finds itself without any means of
determining the temperature, But
ROAD Amundsen, the discoverer of the
south pole, says that if the explorer
accustoms himself to guess the tenn
perature it is possible to estimate the
mean temperature for month with Il
fair degree of accuracy. This fact he
proved by means of a guessing cOmpe-
tition during the winter that his party
spent in camp on the great ice barrier.
As each man came in in the morning
he gave his opinion of the temperature
outside, and each guess was entered in
d book. AT the end of the month
went over the figures, and the man
who had guessed correctly the great
est number of times won the priZe-a
few cigars Besides giving practice in
estimating degrees of cold, ii was a
very good diversion with which to be-
gin the day. When one day is almost
exactly like another the first hour of
the morning is likely to be little sour.
The competition engaged every ones
attention pleasantly Each mans en-
trance was awaited with excitement,
and one man was not permitted to
make his guess in the hearing Of the
man who followed him. Therefore
they had to speak as they came in, one
by one.
Nov, Stubberud," / would say,
whats the temperature today
Stubberud had his own way of cal
culating, which | never succeeded in
understanding. one day. for instance.
he looked about him and studied the
various faces. at isn't warm today
he said at last, with Il great deal OF
conviction. could Immediately en-
courage him with the assurance that
he had guessed correctly. 1t was 60
degrees f..
The monthly results were very inter-
best performance in any month was
eight approximately correct guesses.
\ man might keep remarkably close 10
the actual temperature for long time
and then suddenly one day make an
error of - degrees.
The winners mean temperature
agreed within few tenths of n degree
with the actual mean temperature Of
the month. and the mean of all the
competitors mean temperature gave
result that was almost exactly correct.
SO if we had been SO unlucky rs to
lose all our thermometers we should
not have been entirely ut loss.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-20
A Marked Man

The man who wears the Arrow
Shirt is a marked man OF good taste
and fine judgment For Arrow Shirts
are perfect in form and it, the col
lar bands are comfortable, the sleeve
lengths are right, the materials are
rich and exclusive in design, fast OF
color and do not fade or shrink. Our
fall styles have Just been opened
They are $l.50 each ut Chas. G Cole
the Mans Shop.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-20
Told of a Tailor.

A Niennese tailor was 50 fascinated
by his own figure in a suit ordered by
court functionary that he could not
make up his mind to part with the
garment. lie passed hours daily he
fore the mirror admiring the elegant
tit until his mind gave way To lmacy.
He finally had to he consigned 10 an
asylum. whittier he was cnticed. SAYS
correspondent. on pretext Of his he
Ing invited To attend a levee in his
court dress.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-20
ORDER OF NOTICE
State Of Vermont
Public Service Commission


Public Service Commission
Agreeably to the provisions of No.
leo Of the Acts of the General Assem-
bly, CT the State OF Vermont for 1912.
notice is hereby given that the Public
Service Commission of Vermont will
hold q public hearing al the Senate
Chamber at Montpelier in the County
Of Washington on the 2nd day OF Oc-
tober. 1913. at 7.3O o'clock in the even
ing. to then and there determine the
kind Of headlights and cablights
which the railroad corporations doing
business within The State OF Vermont
shall equip and use upon their loco
motives and 10 make order with rela-
ton TO such headlights and cablights
Let e copy OF this Order OF Notice
be Published forthwith in the follow
ing newspapers. Bennington Banner.
Nergeanes En- .erprisc. White River
Junction Landmark. Bratileboro Re-
former. Ludlow Tribune and Burling-
ton Free Press. and be mailed to each
railroad corporation doing business
within the State OF Vermont. and TO
tho proper representatives OF The
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers
al least 10 days prior 10 the date OF
said hearing
Dated al Bsattlcboro in the Cour ~
Of Windham. This 18th day of Sepiem-
boz. 1913.
Robert &. Bacon.
William u. Warner.
Park o.. Pollard.
Public Service Commission
Of Vermont.
Office OF Clerk.
Filed September 18th. 1913.
Attest. Neil ID. CiaWson. CLERK.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-20
Why Grow Old.

Locking with untimely wrinkles
and squinty eyes. which e. generally
caused by affective vision. and
brings headaches. dizziness and de
preston, indicating the necessity OF
glasses. Let us fit you with proper
lenses that will remedy your particu-
lar eye defects. Iron out the wrink-
les and bring back that youthful look.
Devil +. Lewis. optometrist, next
Y. NJ. c. A.. Main street.