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FOR sALE-Good S-room house, located on
= one T the best streets in city. Slate root,
water and sewer connections, toilet in use,
good combination wood shed. Price si325.
Nash & Hutchins. soft
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EOR sALE-An upright mahogany plano IN
4 fine condition. sl55 This piano has bee II
used only four months. Address 7. o. box 94i
Bennington, Vt. ast6
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EOR sALE-slx working horses. one driving
u horse and 20 tons OF hay. Apply john
Scarey. No. Bennington. 7st2i
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24

For SALE lot on east side of upper
i Silver street owned by Elijah Barber of
Pownal. THIS lot wi ! matc three good buiid-
ing lots. Apply TO II. 6. Healy. 6gt6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-24

ROR sALE-Ideal home, about IL acres
4 good land, fee from stone; thoroughly
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rear; Cd barn 1sx24 with shed a tached; never
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and berri, :: this proDerty is located one 10 ie
from trolleys and North Beuaingtou Station.
Price $500 Nash and Hutch s. s9if
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
CLARENDON IS WINNER.
Captures 1915 Convention of Vir
ginia Baptists.

Special Correspondence OF The star.
CLARENDON, Va. December g
Rev. II. l.. Swain has returned from
the Virginia Baptist Association.
which convened with the Baptist
Church at Bristol, Va. Rev. W. Is.
Garrett of Portsmouth, Va, will preach
the annual sermon when the associa-
ton convenes at the First Baptist
Church at Clarendon, November IS,
1915. Richmond and Clarendon We'd
with each other for the privilege of
entertaining the next convention. and
Clarendon won.
E. L. Payne of Clarendon has been
appointed postmaster at Clarendon.
At a recent meeting the organization Of
the Clarendon fire company, No. 3. was
completed by the election of A. S.
Woodland. captain; Mr.. Sparshot as
foreman. H. X. Green, first lieutenant,
and z. G. Tracey, secretary and treas
urer. A committee, composed of
Messrs. Green. Tracey, Curry and
Kelly, WAS appointed to select Il suita-
BILE site for the erection of Il building
meeting IA set of rules and to fix dues
was appointed by the captain. The
committee was composed or Messrs.
sparshot T1see ed he that and pr
. property of the general fire depart
ment was donated to this company and
has been set up on a pole at the head
of Walnut street. About fifty members
have signed petition to unite with
the fire company.
The diphtheria scare at Arlington has
] subsidized. All cases were very mild
ones, and the public school has again
opened.
Society of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South held its December meet
ing Wednesday afternoon. The follow
| ing officers were elected: President,
Mrs. f. II. Caldwell; vice president,
Mrs. +. +. Speer; second vice president,
| Mrs. c. NJ. Stoy; recording secretary,
| Mrs. Imboden: corresponding secre-
| tary, Mrs. Luther Dodd: superintendent
of study and publicity, Mrs. Arnold
! superintendent of social service, Mrs
Pickens. and agent for Missionary
Voice, NJ NJ. c. Dodd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
COURTNEY LIKES HENLEY IDEA
Cornell Coach Approves Plan for
Shorter College Crew Races.

ITHACA December 5.-The proposed
American Henley, which was projected
by the new American Collegiate Row
ing Association. organized the other
day in Philadelphia, meets with the
hearty approval of Charles T.. Court
ney. the famous coach of the Cornell
Navy Mr. Courtney says he is heartily
in favor of any plan which will make
He is strong for any plan which will
cut down the distance of varsity races
and which will permit smaller colleges
to enter regattas. He wants to see a
larger number OF colleges entering an
American regatta on the theory that it
would make rowing. which he regards
as highly beneficial exercise, more pop
ular among college students. The Cor
nell athletic council has not acted yet
in the matter, but it is understood here
that Cornell will go on record in favor
of this scheme. Cornell already is pre-
pared to go on record in favor of short
ening the varsity race at Poughkeep-
sic from four to three miles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
NAvY'S BASE BALL LIST.
Georgetown and Catholic U. Each
Get Two Games in 1915.

special DlSpatc0 10 Inc STAR.
ANNAPOLIS. Nd. December o.--Ihs
Navy base ball schedule for 1915 insli-
Gates the most propitious season the
Middies have ever undertaken 1t con-
tains twenty-four games and includes
dates with all leading teams in the
east. with the exception of Princeton.
The game with the rival Army Cadets
is fixed for May % and will he pla yed
at West Point, last ason's game hav-
ing been played at Annapolis. The
schedule follows:
March "a. West Virginia Wesleyan;
%. Pennsylvania: 81, Pennsylvania
State.
April l. Holy Cross: ,. Amherst: 4.
Yale: s. Cornell: 10. Colgate: u. West
Virginia University: II. Tufts: 81. Har-
ward: %. North Carolina University:
-, Georgia University: IS. North Caro-
lima A. and NJ
May !. Dickinson; 5. Pittsburgh: 6.
Catholic University; IL. Georgetown:
10, Notre Dame: 10. Catholic Uni
versity; %. Georgetown; 26, Mount st.
Josephs: 90, West Point
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
NO ALIEN ENEMyEc EMPLOYED
One Of the New Signs Now Confront
ing Londoners in Restaurants.

Correspondence OF the Associated Press.
LONDON, November 20.-"No Alien
Enemies Employed in This Establish
ment'' is one of the signs now con-
fronting Londoners In the majority of
the restaurants. tea shops and eating
places of the middle and cheap grades.
Some go even further and announce
mo Alien Enemies Are Employed or
Served
This is a triumph for the British
Walters Union. Before the war for
eigners from the continent monopolized
the walters calling Throughout Eng
land. except in few of the old
fashioned British establishments.
The case of German restaurants and
shops which have professed to purvey
genuine German foods and beers is
especially pathetic
One of the latter. which has many
branches in London, has filled it's win
dows with signs that it's sausages are
made from British pork at its own
factory In the north of England, and
also makes announcements of it's con-
tributions to the Prince of Wales re-
lief fund.
Another explains that the alien own
ers were bought out by British capital
years ago, but the German name was
retained to keep the old customers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05

over the opening through which the
one we caught paid his nocturnal Wis
it's, and there will be no way for his
brother to get in without gnawinS his
way through wood
Aside from the incidents of the pos
sum, there hasn't been much doing out
our way this week. and, as the rural
correspondent writes, news is scarce
Because of several cases of diphtheria
in ting neighborhood. the school is
closed and the entertainment scheduled
to have been given at the schoolhouse
Wednesday night was called off
Jim and Ned don't seem to be 50 ter
ribly downcast over having an en-
forced holiday. Together with Bud
Brown they have been busy setting
snares and making rabbit gums and
they are counting on making big
catch as soon as there is snow. | don't
know just what the snow has to dc
with it, but I'm not wise in the way OF
I'd bbits. and no doubt the boys know
what they are doing. f.. $. NJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05

saw him returning from a trip to Point
of Rocks Thanksgiving.
1T was the prettiest string of bass
had ever seen caught in one day said
John W. Hurley. who met him on the
train, land it was enough to make the
rest Of us sick
The successful angler had five fish.
The largest of the five weighed four
pounds and five ounces, while the small
est one tipped the scales at three pounds.
Two days later he returned and caught
and one-quarter pounds and the smaller
one two and onehalf pounds.
Wild ducks and geese are feeding
about the blinds in the vicinity of Rock
point. Charles county. Nd. and gunners
are having splendid sport shooting them
n. W. Wolcott and son and Robert Lee
Evans were among the sportsmen who
were there this week. They killed a
dozen ducks early in the morning and
were satisfied.
William N. Beahm and Randolph A
Menefee did upland shooting near Rock
point Thanksgiving day, and killed a
dozen birds and six rabbits. Harry
King and f. c. Snyder were at Rock
point a few days ago to get an idea OF
the prospects for a few days sport, and
they arranged for trip there in the
near future.
John W. Hurley and William l.. Du-
lin were on the river at Weverton last
Sunday.
ITS too dark to go out early in the
morning. said the veteran sportsman
land SO we waited until it was llgh'
enough to see our way Oh the river.
But he added, I'm afraid the fish
We're not able to see the bait. because
of the bright sunlight"
Dulin broke the long spell of patient
waiting by catching tWo-pound bass
Then there was more patient waiting
but no bass, ana Hurley suggested that
the sport be abandoned.
Hold on he quickly shouted to the
bcatman, when he started to reel IN
his line.
There was II real live bass on his
hook. He gave the fish time to make
the usual second run and then gave 1t
the hook.
And ! would have caught wlaler
If the fish had not made a quick move
when it got in sight of the net he
added.
Dulins lone fish was the only one
caught by the anglers and their boat
man that day.
Carl Dentler. Ecgar Sterick, A. White,
Barney Mclntire and Winfield Carlisle
have everything i'll readiness for a
weeks ducking trip on the lower Po-
tomac. Tomorrow morning at day
break they will hoist anchor and start
for the lower river.
The boat is proVisoned for a week $
lay claim to being chefs, friends say,
the quartet ought to have an enjoyable
trip. They expect to kill ducks enough
to fill the cabin of their craft.
Anglers are having some good sport
catching plymouth bass in the tidal
basin. The warm weather this week
made conditions splendid for the an
glers. and the nights were warm
enough to induce some of them to re-
main about the wall long after sun
down.
William WynkOop was one of the
lucky ones at the basin this week. He
did not catch n great number of fish.
he said, but what he did catch were
large.
Andrew J. Boyer has arranged for a
weeks outing in Charles and st.
Marys counties. Md. lie will make
the start tomorrow morning, and while
away will do some shooting in the
vicinity of Rock point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
DEGREES INSULTS TO FOES.
North German Gazette Counsels leu
tons to Be Diguifed.

Correspondence OF the Associated Press.
BERLIN, November Ca semi Off
cial request has been issued to the
press through the North German Ga
zette to avoid insulting language about
the rulers of the countries with which
Germany is at war. 1t quotes Treit-
schke's words: War is sacred mat
ter. and says that the presentw war
has called forth and intensified all the
noble qualities lying dormant in the
souls of the people.
The newspaper declares that carica-
lures of King George, the car and
President Poincare are often exhibited
in shop windows which do no credit to
the dignity of the German people. and
it contends that Germany must show
itself superior to her foes not only on
the battlefield. but also in the intel
lectual weapons of warfare employed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
stage SORE AT CRITICS.
Denies Right Of College Men to Pick
All-Star Eleven.

qualified to select an all-star foot ball
team, Alonzo A. Stage, athletic director
at the University of Chicago, asserts
in an article appearing in the univer-
sity daily. Stage declared it was diff
cult for a coach to choose the best man
for his own team. let alone the best
players on other teams.
"All coaches who have had much eX-
perience know that it is only by close
watching of their candidates through
days Of practice that they can deter
mine who are best for different posi-
tions," Stagg wrote. ITO concede that
it is possible for any outsider to be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
How ResinoI
cured itching
skin torment

d ALTIMURE. Md. May 90, 1914:
D My limbs Irom knee to ankle
were completely covered with
eczema for a year. II commenced
with several small water pimples..
which burst when | scratched
them. until they developed into
sores. and oozed yellowish fluid.
1 hated to go i'll company, it itched
and burned so badly. l had no
rest at night. | tried good many
remedies for eczema, both liquid
and salve. but they did me no
good. only made the skin more
rough and scaiy. l learned of Res
mol Ointment and Resinol Soap
and tried them, and was relieved
of the severe itching and burning
AT ONCE, and after months
steady use was completely cured
fSigned) T. 5. Lewis, 1921 Sum
NIT st.
Resinol Soap and Resinol Oint-
ment are sold by all druggists
Doctors have prescribed Resinol
for nearly 20 years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
Insertion of Inscriptions.

You may insert in parcel mail written
or printed inscriptions, such as Merry
Christmas" Happy New Year or
with Best Wishes
Upon the fly leaves of books you may
write simple dedicatory inscriptions not
of Il personal nature. Other written ad-
ditions or Insertions subject parcel
to letter portage.
If You desire written communica-
ton To accompany your parcel. inclose
it in an envelope, affiXinS first-class
postage, and tie securely to the outside
of the parcel. Place the stamps to cover
the postage of the parcel upon its
wrapper, and those to pay the postage
of the communication upon its en-
velope.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05

able to do justice in the selection of an
all-star team even after seeing all the
teams in action throughout the season.
is preposterouS.
The nearest approach to justice that
could be done would be to invite the
experts of each university to send in
their individual selections and to make
composite of the players so named.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
Bar Postcard Caricatures of Kaiser,

LONDON. December 5.-Postcards Carl
caturing Emperor William and the Ger
man crown prince have been barred from
the fighting line by the English and
French authorities. This action is due 10
the discovery. it is said. that the German
military code renders the possessors Of
such cards who may be taken prison.
ers liable to summary treatment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
Plain Even to DIR. Watson.

dumped to the conclusion that the
thief had taken Il night off, and then
when the first hen ventured out in the
morning she had been caught But
when the deductive methods of Sher-
Loci Holmes were applied. this theory
v"hld not hold water. Instead of being
caught by the leg, would he the nat
urs1 result when Il lien stepped ON the
pan of u trap, this bddie was caught
y'one of her wings. Besides, the con-
dition of her throat showed that it was
not the trap that had killed her. Even
a Or. Watson would have been forced
to the conclusion that the hen had been
first killed, and then caught in the trap
within she was dragged across it.
There was nothing to do but set the
trap again, and hope for better luck
next time. Thursday morning it was
a race between the boys and me to see
who would get out first To use race
track expression. blanket would have
covered the three of us when we reached
the trap.
Another hen" exclaimed Jim, in dis
gust.
THAT amt no hem, protested Ned,
who had made. closer examination.
II was Il little rolled-up ball of gray
fur that i'll the half-Hght of the early
morning might have been mistaken for
almost anything.
Whatever it is. it's dead" / said.
spurninG il with my toe.
\ slim little nose shot out and set
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
Should Insure Valuables.

You should insure valuable parcels.
The fee is 3 cents for values up to $25
and 10 cents for values up to $50.
You may now send book or a set OF
books as a Christmas present by par
Gel post. The rate on books weighin g
eight ounces or less is one cent for each
two ounces or fraction thereof. The
ounces
You may obtain special delivery by
affixing a special delivery stamp or by
adding 10 cents in ordinary stamps to
the regular postage. In the latter ease
write Special Delivery" plainly upon
the parcel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
Servia's CAPITAL.

According to the latest news dis
patches Belgrade, the capital of Ser
via, has fallen. 1t is called 1.-The
White City" 1t has known for CEN
trries all the vicissitudes of war and
has had stormy history. You will
article about Belgrade in the SPECIAL
Features Section of tomorrow's Star
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
Vote for Mutual Insurance.

NEW YORK, December s.. Stock
holders of the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company unanimously ap-
proved the plan for the naturalization
of that company at special meeting
held here yesterday. On December 2S the
policyholders will meet to consider the
plan, which will be later submitted to
the state superintendent of insurance
for approval. Such approval is neces-
sary before the plan can be put into
effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
A Hen Had Been Murdered.

Tuesday morning I was just starting
for the station, when Jim came dashinS
out of the chicken house fairly burst
ing with excitement. He had found
blood and feathers where a chicken
had been killed. I had no time then to
investigate. but it seemed conclusive
evidence that the thief walked on four
legs instead of two. 1t puzzled me TO
know what sort of an animal 1t was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
Woman's Work Law Defended.

Attorney General Webb of California
filed in the United States Supreme
Court yesterday a brief defending the
California law providing woman's hours
of labor against the pending attack of
uHconstitutionality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05

that had taken fancy to my poultry.
y weasel or skunk could hardly have
carried away a fullgrown hen, and it
didn't seem possible fox could have
gone through the small hole leading to
the field in which the chickens run.
I. stopped on my way home Tuesday
evening and bought steel trap, and
before going to bed the boys and / went
out and set it on the outside of the lit
tie door We didn't use any bait, for
We figured the hens inside were all
the attraction the thief needed. but We
covered the trap over carefully with
leaves.
don't know but was just little bit
more eager than the boys were to get
out early next morning to see what
wes had caught Either the hens had
crown accustomed to the visits of the
intruder and raised no disturbance or
] slept so soundiy ! didn't hear them.
W hatever the reason. not only was i not
awakened during the night. but / over
slept. The result was that the boys
beat me to it, and when l finally was
dressed and headed toward the chicken
house I met them coming in, bringing
the trap with them. Instead of the
thief il had caught q hen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
Pack Parcels Securely.

Do not wrap your parcel in f1imsy
paper or tie it with weak string. Pack
securely, wrap in stout paper and tie
well with strong cord.
Reinforce canes, umbrellas. golf
sticks and similar articles with strips
of wood or otherwise. wrap them to
Withstand the ordinary risks of ham
ding and transportation.
Pack hats in strong boxes. The Or
binary pasteboard boxes must be
Grated.
Use Il stout box, thoroughly wrapped,
for shipping cut flowers, candies, etc.
Mark all parcels containing crockery,
breakable toys. etc, Fragile
Mark hampers or containers in which
dressed fowl, vegetables, fruits eggs.
butter and the like are shipped, Perish
able"
In shipping articles having sharp
points edges pad the points and
edges SO that they cannot cut through
their covering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
TAKING A FAMILY
BACK TO THE SOIL
Being the Experiences OF Gov
ernmeut Clerk Who Sets Out
to Lower the High Cost OF
Living.

We have had our first experience with a
chicken thief More to the point, perhaps,
we caught the thief.
We didn't catch him, however, until he
had gotten away with several fine pullets.
We don't know just how many are miss
ing, but one went each night for several
nights.
His first visit, so far as know. was last
Saturday night. AS rule. We sit up later
Saturday nights than at other times. and
| was just getting ready for bed. along
about midnight, when there was a great
commotion out in the chicken house 1
didn't think much of it at first. but the
hens kept up their racket so long that
lane volunteered that she would hold
lamp while / went out to investigate.
For the first time in my life ! wished
that ] owned pistol As | had none,
armed myself with one of the boys air
rifles, merely that | might put up a
bluff and ventured forth Any uneasi-
ness l might have felt vanished when
found the chicken house door shut and
securely bolted ON the outside 1t was
nanifestly impossible for man to be in
side with the door bolted behind him.
Nothing Wrong Inside.
had no hesitancy, therefore. in going
inside to see what was the matter with
the hens There was nothing wrong that
| could find The chickens were all ex-
cited and doing lot of Cabling to each
other, but as 1 couldn't understand their
language l had no way to tell what it was
all about.
made up my mind that it was false
alarm and went off to bed sunday
night at about the same hour poultry
badlam broke loose again. ] got up
and dressed as quickly as j could, lit
a lantern and again went forth. As
before the chicken house door was
Slut and bolted, and everything SEEM
ID to be all right inside.
Monday right, when was again
awakened by the same sort of disturb
ance ] simply turned over and went
back to sleep. Twice, it seemed to me,
was enough 40 be fooled by the cry of
wolf. or whatever it was the hens
were crying
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT
IN MAILING PACKAGES
Postmaster General Issues Instruc.
lions on How to Send Christ
mas Presents.

To save delays and disappointment
to those who mail Christmas presents
by parcel post the Postmaster General
has issued a circular containing many
points of information. Here are his
directions:
Mail your parcels early. They may
be marked DO not open until Christ
mas"
To prevent congestion at the post
office windows be sure each package
is properly packed and addressed be-
fore offering it for mailing
Prepay all postage or your parcel will
be held for postage.
Write the address plainly and COM
pletely, giving street and number for
city destinations and rural route or
box number for country destinations.
Your name and address must appear
on the face of your parcel, preferably in
the upper left-hand corner.
You should also place your name and
address within the parcel. This pre-
caution will secure delivery in case of
the mutilation or loss of the tag or
wrapper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
Corn Growers Call on Mayor Mitchell

NEW YORK, December Fifteen
hundred boys and girls, winners in the
Ohio corn-growing contest, who are
making a tour of the country, visited
Mayor Mitchell yesterday. The party WAS
received by the mayor in City Hall Park.
where he delivered 4 brief address of
welcome. The boys and girls spent the
day in seeing the sights of New York.