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The Benson signal., 1915-09-18
Genuine Happiness,

A fact concerning modern religious
activity, which seems to have escaped
general remark, is that Christians
know better how to play than ever
before. In the normal times of re-
cent years visitor at one of the sum
mer conferences of the student Young
Mems Christian association, for in
stance, would be surprised and de-
lighted at the hearty good times which
the delegates enjoyed. Christian En-
deavor, too, has taught young people
how to play. The whole conception
of recreation and it's place in life has
received new attention of late years
Anybody who is seeking for it may
find abundant evidence that there is
more genuine happiness and intelli
gent pleasure among Christians than
among the followers of frivolity.-
Exchange
The Benson signal., 1915-09-18
6 IT SLUGS HARD.
Coffee a Sure and Powerful Bruiser.

Let your coffee slave be denied his
cup at it's appointed time! Headache
sick tomach-fatigue. know it all
in myself, and have seen it in others.
Strange that thinking, reasoning be-
ings will persist in its use," says a To-
peka man.
He says further that he did not be-
gin drinking coffee until he was twen-
ty years old, and that slowly it began
to poison him, and affect his hearing
through his nervous system.
Finally, I quit coffee and the condi-
tions slowly disappeared, but one cold
morning the smell Of my wife's coffee
was too much for me and took a
cup. Soon 7 was drinking my regular
allowance, tearing down brain and
nerves by the daily dose of the nefa-
rious beverage.
Later, I found my breath coming
hard, had frequent fits of nausea, and
then I was taken down with bilious
fever.
Common sense came to me, and
quit coffee for good and went back to
Postum. at once began to gain
and have had no returns of my bilious
symptoms, headache, dizziness or ver-
tigo.
"I now have health, bright
thoughts, and added weight, where be-
fore there was invalidism and the
blues.
my brother quit coffee because of
it's effect on his health and now uses
Postum. He could not stand the nerv-
GUS strain while using coffee, but keeps
well on Postum Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum Cereal-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and 25c pack
ages.
Instant Postum-a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in a cup of hot wa
ter, and with cream and sugar, makes
a delicious beverage instantly. soc
and SOC tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's a Reason for Postum.
sold by Grocers.
The Benson signal., 1915-09-18
News From the Front.

Vicar (who had called to read let
ter to one of his parishioners from her
son at the front)-Your son, Mrs. Cod
ling, has been fighting in the trenches.
For a whole week he was standing up
to his neck in water!
Mrs Codling-Well, / never! This
war is doing some funny things, sir,
to be sure. We couldn't get i'm to put
water anywhere near is neck when 9
wos at 'ome!-London Tit-Bits.
The Benson signal., 1915-09-18
In Style.
I'D like a stylish loan"
What kind is that?"
Zone which is V-shaped."
Easily Settled.

Whats the trouble about the pro
gram?"
This prima donna insists that her
name be in larger letters than that OF
th.. trained chimpanEee.'
"Let her have it that way" direct.
ed the vaudeville manager "The monk
is intelligent, but he hasn't arrived at
about the way we print his name"
The Benson signal., 1915-09-18
DO NOT HESITATE
To Use Cuticura on Skin-Tortured
Babies. Trial Free.

A hot bath with Cuticura Soap and
gentle application of Cuticura Oint-
ment at once relieve, permit rest and
sleep and point to speedy healment
Of eczemas, rashes, itchings and irri-
tations of infants and children even
in severe cases.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. Ky,
Boston. Sol everywhere.-Adv.
The Benson signal., 1915-09-18
Don't Poison Baby.

mother thought child
rT OF iauc p1pr n 1e ~ NJ 1 % Trouce tba SfEEP
FROM WHICH the children who
auda
morphine product Of Druggists
children
labelling The definition Of narcotic
hsc IN poison
produces conclusions and DEATH The taste and
disguised
"Sootng You should not permit
Of what is DOES NOT
Fletcher /< <LANNz7..
The Benson signal., 1915-09-18
Llnhts Out!

Sergeant-Now, then, how many
times do you chaps want telling to
put that light out?
Voice from Tent-It amt a light,
sergeant; it's the moon.
Sergeant don't care a tinker's
clank blash what it is; put it out!
London Opinion.
The Benson signal., 1915-09-18

His knowledge Limited.
do you know all the latest dance
steps, Mr. Gayboy?' asked the debu-
tante.
Certainly"
Twill you teach some of the very
latest to me?"
What 1 meant was that l know 'em
when see m"
The Benson signal., 1915-09-18

The Berlin newspapers after seeing
the American note to Austria request
ing tn erecall of the Austrian ambas
sador to the United States, DR.. Theo
dore Dumba, and having read the let
ter from DR.. Dumba to Baron Burien
Austrian minister of foreign arfairs
which caused the sending of the note
discuss the matter with great reserve
A telegram from Gen. Villa dated
at TorreOn, sent Saturday night and
received by Hipolito Villa, brother o.
tn enOrthern leader, at JuareZ, dentec
that either the northern general or
Gen. Fierro had been injured on theil
visit to the ranch of Gen Tomas Ur-
bana at Nevis, south of Santa Bar
bara on the Parral-Jiminez branch
railroad, as reported at Ell Paso, Tex.
Gen. Villa also denied that he had exc
cuted Gen. Urbana but added that he
had secured from Gen. Urbana the
loot the latter had collected in two
years. Estimates place the booty al
$5,OO0,0O0.
The Trades Union Congress, repre-.
senting more than 100000 organized
English workingmen, rejected by an
overwhelming vote at Bristol a reso-
luton calling upon the parliamentary
committee of the labor party to form.
ulate and advocate terms Of peace sat
isfactory to the working classes.
The Benson signal., 1915-09-18
Slightly SatiricaI.

During the week after Columbia uni
versity had given Walter Damrosch
the degree of Mus. Doc. the noted con-
ductor received note from Alexander
Lambert, in which the piano peda-
gogue remarked
81 am so glad that you are a doctor
of music Now, when ! get sick OF
music | shall know where to CO.
The Benson signal., 1915-09-18
Not Free.

Not Free.
THE ocean should be free to every
body"
Him. replied the man who always
differs; evidently you never went
bathing from a seashore summer
hotel"
The Benson signal., 1915-09-18

The Kansas City jitney companies
have decided to run an all-night or
i"owl" service.
The Benson signal., 1915-09-18

Comparative Fun.
That fellow had the nerve to tell
me to bant.''
oh, that was only his banter"
The Benson signal., 1915-09-18

Don't be misled. Ask for Red Cross
Bag Blue. Makes beautiful white clothes.
At all good grocers. Adv.
The Benson signal., 1915-09-18

Everything comes more quickly to
those who refuse to wait.
The Benson signal., 1915-09-18

Makes the laundress happy-that's Red
Cross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful. clear
white clothes All good grocers. Adv.
The Benson signal., 1915-09-18
SPORTING NEWS

At the aviation grounds at Rott-
hansen, Rhenish Prussia, an aeroplane
of the Condor type ascended 5000 me-
ters carrying four passengergs.
The 2:11 trot for a purse of $4,000
at the grand circuit meet at Hartford,
Conn, was won by Lulu Lumine: sec
ond, Earlwood L.; third, Bronson.
Best time, 2:06A.
The brilliant play of William M.
Johnston, boy tennis champion of a
day at Forest Hills, L. l., won for him
self and for Clarence J. Griffin the
doubles title of America.
Johnny Ertle of st. Paul was fouled
by kid" Williams of Baltimore
worlds champion bantamweight, in
the fifth round of their scheduled ten
round no-decision fight at st. Paul
Mimi
Before the largest crowd that ever
witnessed boxing match in this coun
try, Mike Gibbons of st. Paul out
pointed Packey Mcfarland of Chicago
in a ten-round, no-decision contest at
Brighton Beach, N. Y.
A. G. Spalding, who died in San
Diego, Cal, gave up a SIS week job
in grocery in Chicago to become
identified with baseball and was per-
haps better known to the sport than
any other man.
Genial Jack Coffey, erstwhile Den
yer Bear leader was presented with q
suit case and toilet set by the re
mainder of the players of the Denver
club before the game started at Broad
way Park. Jack will hold down the
third sack for the team ON their barn
storming tour down South the next
few weeks.
The Benson signal., 1915-09-18
WASHINGTON

Secretary Daniels announced that
the keel of the battleship California
would be laid at the Philadelphia
navy yard, Oct. IA.
The border situation is now under
full control of federal troops, Major
General Funston reported Saturday to
the War Department.
State Department and British and
Italian embassy trade advisers were
notified that Italy had put cotton on
the contra band list.
Gen. Carranza in his reply to the
Pan American conferees, it was
learned, will agree to any interna-
tional aspect of the Mexican situa-
ton, but will decline to enter a con-
ference on internal affairs.
The membership of the naval ad.
visory board, the organization of ex-
perts nominated by eleven great en-
ginering societies to contribute their
inventive skill to the American navy,
was announced by Secretary Daniels.
port.
President Wilson's request for the
recall of the Austrian ambassador, DR..
Constantin Theodor Dumba, has
broadened into situation involving
Capt. Franz Won Papen, the military
attache of the German embassy; AL
exander Nuber Won Pereked, the Aus
trian consul general in New York, and
possibly Count Won Bernstorff, the
German ambassador.
GENERAL
DR.. Karl E. Guthe, dean of the Uni
versity of Michigan, died at a local
hospital at Ashland following an
operation.
Fires of alleged incendiary origin in
California and Oregon hop ranches
have caused damage to buildings and
harvested crops estimated at more
than $4,000
Three masked men entered the
Farmers and Merchants Bank. To-
Gated in Greenville, suburb of Sioux
City, Ia, held up Ralph M. Fritz, the
assistant cashier, and escaped with
about $780,
Chicago's new directory shows
Americas second largest city to have
| increased $4,000 in population to a to-
tai of 2,550,000. The directory shows
Charles E. Baker to be one, H. G..
Bitters is druggist, William Blade is
a cutter, Joseph Flask is bartender
and William Fry is a cook.
Between 1,6O0 and LOO Italian re.
servists are passengers on board the
Fabre line steamer Santa Anna bound
from New York for Mediterranean
ports and deported a fire at sea Sun
day.
A telegram expressing the belief
| that more than half the population
of Austria-Hungary condemns the
Austro-Hungarian ambassadors at
tempts to interfere with American in.
dustries was sent to President Wilson
from Chicago by an organization rep
resenting more than 10000 of DIR.
Dumba's countrymen.
The Benson signal., 1915-09-18

Too many people are like cider
they become sour with age.
The Benson signal., 1915-09-18

Twilight Piffie.
THE twilight wore on"
Wore? What did it wear?"
''The clothes of summers day."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-12
Power of Money.

You tell me that money cannot buy
the things most precious. Your COM
monplace proves that you have never
known the lack of it. When | think
of all the sorrow and the barrenness
that have been wrought in my life by
the want of Il few more pounds per an
uum than | was able tC earn | stand
aghast at moneys significance. What
kindly joys | have lost. those simple
forms of happiness to which every
heart has claim, because of poverty
! think it would scarce be an
eXaggeration to say that there is no
moral good which has not to be paid
for III coin of the realm.-FrOm The
Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft," by
George GiSsing.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-12
In Mountain Tunnels,

Engineers on the trains which are
sent across the western mountains
with sometimes as many as five or
six locomotives to pull them over the
heavy grades, use respirators In order
to keep them from being suffocated
while passing through the long tun-
nels. Some of these bores are sew
eral thousand feet in length and re-
quire a number of minutes to pass.
The men in the cabs Of the rear en-
gines are continually in an atmosphere
heavily filled with the gases and smoke
given out by the locomotives ahead,
and were it not for artificial means of
getting air it would frequently be i'm
possible for them to stay at their
places. The breathing masks which
are now being used are funnel-shaped
and designed to fit tightly over the
eyes, nose and mouth Of the wearer
ATTACKED to one of these is rubber
hose which 70 connected with the COM
pressed-air tank of the locomotive so
that all of the oxygen needed is avail
able. The air is usually passed
through sponge and cooled by
cracked ice before 1t Is taken into the
lungs,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-12
Pantomimes.

The first pantomime introduced to
the English stage was Tavern Bill
kers" and was by John Weaver. This
was in the year 1902. 1t was produced
at Drury Lane. The great institutor Of
pantomime in England was, however,
John Rich, who devised this form of
entertainment in 1717. His first en-
phatic success was in 1874, when he
produced 1.-THE Necromancer, or His
tory of DR.. Faustus." So successful
was Rich with his pantomimes that
Garrick, Quin and others became ex-
asperated. Rich lived to see panto-
mines firmly established at Drury
Lane and Covent Garden. He died in
1761.-London Mail.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-12
The Camel" Amono Plants.

The New York botanical garden pos
scsses y curiosity in plant which
supplies its own water from an inter.
nal reservoir. 1t comes from the So
nora desert, in Mexico, and is called
the quarequL The plant develops a
large, thickened root and stem base,
and in the short season-only a few
weeks in length-during which it can
obtain water from the soil, it sup
plies itself by means of short ten
drills, which then dry up. After that
it lies on the desert entirely detached
from the soH. 1t is said that this odd
plant can store enough water to last a
quarter Of century.-World Wide
Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-12
AIleued SLAYER of
err In Law

Alleged Slayer of er-ln-L Law
Joshua Marshall of Lincolnvi
Me. charged with the murder of his
brother-in law, Edward G. Higgins,
was held without bail for the grand
jury. A rifle bullet entered Higgins
back and came out through the chest
Alleged Theft of $4,000
Charged with the larceny of $4,000
from the American Woods corpora
ton, a lumber concern of Malone, N.
Y, Charles e. Corkran, its Boston
representative was arrested.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-12
Dazzling Ink.

Here is an actual instance of Rus
sian gallantry. A celebrated opera
singer, who once "starred'' in Paris,
received from u MuScoyite prince d
handsome brooch set with diamonds
But not wishing to accept gift, the
motive Of which might be miscon-
strued. she returned it with warm
thanks. The next day she received
letter from the prince approving high
ly of her decision. But the writing in
this letter had Il Singuarly gIistening
appearance, and it afterward trans
pired that the magnate had reduced
The returned diamonds tC fine powder,
with which he had besprinkled the wet
ink, and had thus insured the accept.
ance of his homage.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-12
~ -OCT7>l MARKETS

&C i ra a~e strictly
VIII, o ira mast expect
to .... .C-3:
r. o' na"y extras,
20, d ,r.. cry extras,
29~- -. e, -.a2Sc.
che ..... .s,s ny, l51aO
l6c: ia 4.H. 49, l5c; Young
Ameri ,o.
Eggs t...a Il. cry and nearby,
54m55r: 3, RI e"s.as, asa soc;
western exlr~s, l.UlGc; western fine
frsts, 36m3Sc; wos.s@n tirsts, BIO
SAC; storage extras, -j5t-oAc; stor-
age firsts, 231a@2 41ac.
Apples - Wealthies, $2.50@3. 50;
Wolf river, 81. 5OH3 so; pippins, 81
@2. rs; snow, 1904; Baldwins, $40
3 Harveys, 81 .5O@3; pears, 81. 500
3. so bu; crabapples, $1.2501.75 bx.
otatoes-Maine, 81. 65@1.75 bg;
sweets, $1.50@1.75 Dbl.
Dressed poultry-Northern fowl, IL
@lYc; broilers, 22@24c; roast
ing chickens, 2O@22c; mixed, 15q
l6c; northern turkeys, 25@2Sc; fresh
western, 22@25c; frozen, 2O@22c;
native green ducks, tic; native
SQUAD, s3@3. SO doz; native pigeons,
$l.75@2 doz.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-12

In the AdrouGa,hs ,Nr' Il man t.,
iazy 90 work, but evidently of grra
business ability. one winter when h.
was sitting around smoking his famU,
came 80 near starvation that some Of
his nCighhorS, who could Ill afford t.
help him. took mp Il collection ana
bought for the suffering family bar
rel Of flour, Il barrel of pork and n
load Of wood They were not couSid
crate enough to cut the wood. but the
business man knew how to manage.
He hired some Of the neighbors who
had not contributed to his donation to
cut the wood ana paid them with half
the pork and half the -four. --Lippin.
colts.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-12
PUPILS IN PEABODY
SCHOOL IN PANIC
Cry Of Fire Alarms Three Hun
dred Who Are Still Nervous

Peabody, Mass. Nov. "a cry OF
fire" that rang through the old high
school Building. where 300 pupils OF
st. Johns parochial school, recently
destroyed by fire, had assembled for
their studies, caused a panic, and a
wild scramble for all of the exits.
There were no fatalities, although a
boy who jumped through a window
was picked up with a broken arm and
many decorations. The pupils evil
IDENTIFY were still nervous from their
recollections of the fire on Oct. rs
which resulted in the loss of twenty
one lives.
The sight of steam escaping from
radiator caused one of the pupils to
become frightened and his shrill cry
was instantly followed by a STAN
pede. The sisters in charge of the
school endeavored to quiet the pu-
pills, but the rush had started ana
there was no way by which they could
be stopped until all had reached the
street
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-12
How Thew CIinebed II

Two women who were picking out
the wall paper for an apartment had
made some progress, but had not fin
lshed it when it was time for luncheon.
The salesman had been obliging and
expeditions and on the way~out the
customers asked his name of the man
ager so they could call for his services
later. His name was Sheridan, and
they decided to clinch it by thinking
of "Sheridan's Ride"
Two hours later they returned and
said they would like to see Paul Re
vere.-Chicago News
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-12
Pretty Cool.

perhaps 1t is. best after ali" re
marked the rejected sutton as he linger
ed In the hall ~ man of twenty-five
would soon tire Of wife who lowered
around the thirty-two mark.
"Why, Mr. Ardent" said the woman
In the case. how very ungallant OF
you to dare to nsinuate that ain
thirty-twot"
well, perhaps you are not, he re-
piled, but it certainly struck me that
you were somewhere near the freezing
point, "-Lohluu Mail.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-12
Seeing the Pacific.

Nunez of Balboa bears peculiar re
lation to Panama He was not the dis
coverer of the country nor its first
settler, nor was he the organizer or ad
ministrator of the government in this
part of Spanish territory, but he was
the first white man to behold that
broad sweep of ocean which we now
call the Pacific, and he saw it from
Panama territory.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-12
Bismarck's, Reproof..

Bismarck was shot at one day and
his wife, greatly iHcenSed at the would
be assassin, declared that if she was
III heaven and saw him coming up q
ladder she would push him down into
hell.
Hush, my dear" said Bismarck.
you would not be there with such
thoughts as those"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-12

It is fairly problem to install mo
tors, controllers and other apparatus
in mines in such way as to avoid the
danger of igniting fire damp. Modern
practice in Europe now provides three
protecting methods-all inclosed, part
ly inclosed, with use Of wire gauze
plates, and oil bath apparatus Vari
GUS apparatus, such as transformers
controllers and switches, need to have
special design for use in mines, not
only on account of fire damp, but be-
cause of prevailing dampness aud
mist,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-12
earnum's Ready Re;ort.

barnum once appeared at oxford to
lecture on "Humbug." The rowdy stu
oents would not give him a hearing.
at length, in momentary lull, he
shouted Then you don't want to hear
anything about humbugr
We don't!' was the answer i'm a
roar
well" retorted Barnum, 1--WE got
your money, and there's no bumbup
about thatr'
Inc disturbance came to a sudden
nnlsh' and Barnum proceeded in peace
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-12
Riqht HappY.

knowing that the daughter OF her
laundress had been married recently.
Mrs. Blank of Boston said to the
laundress:
as your daughter happy. Chloe?"
well. no. ma'am. she amt what
you might call right happy. To tell de
plain truf. ma'am. she's done had to
pitch in en- glib her husban' two or
three good Iickin's already, so dey
amt neither OBJ 'em what yo might
call right happy, ma'am, no, ma'am."-
New York Post.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-12
He Reckoned.

when did your boy Josh pass his
examinations?'
Il dunno exactly" replied Farmer
CorntosSel, but ! reckon it must have
been when nobody was lookin'"~-
Washington Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-12
In the Attic.

Two old tattered trunks.
Dust covered family photograph al.
bum.
Eight broken pieces OF whatnots and
bric-a-brac.
Smell Of moth balls.
CObwebs.
The baby's broken toys.
Strange assortment of useless Christ
mas gifts.
Neatly tied bundles of perfectly good
for nothing magazines.
Two chairs with broken legs.
One rickety table.
Framed photograph of rich uncle.
who died without leaving the family
Observation-Disclosures Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-12
LEPER FOUND IN BOSTON
Greek Afflicted With Dread Disease
Worked In a Restaurant

Boston, Nov. S.-Found affected
with leprosy while employed as a dish
washer in a West End restaurant, a
27-year- Greek, whose name the
city health authorities refused to
make public, was hurried to the de-
tention hospital. He will be sent to
the leper colony at Penekese island.
The man is said to have lived in
West END lodging house for more
than three years without suspicion OF
his physical condition. The restau-
rant and lodging house have been
tumigated
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-12

Hard things that come our way are
not nard when we do them. They are
hard only when we don't do them or
when we do them imperfectly. Duty
is not nard when it is cheerfully and
vigorously done. Duty is hard only
when it is not properly met-that is,
wnen it is done without good will, or
when It is not done at all.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-12

"How's tn Thermometer, Denny?"
ITS shtopped, Sure tbs tn same as
'twaz wan hour ago. Judge.
A Losing Game.
"fhen you've given up the idea OF
taking singing lessonsY
Eyes. | find it would take me three
years to learn to sing as we'll as
thought | sang already" -- Boston
Transcript.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-12
ThXmol.

The value of thymol in medicine and
sanitation depends on its powerful
germicidal properties, combined with
an absence of toxic qualities. 1t can
be used as an antiseptic with the same
effectiveness as phenol or carbolic
acid: but, unlike the latter, is non
poisonous
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-12
Gossip.

There's only one thing worse than a
person who never knows any.-Life.