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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13
Just Like a Man.

She hurried down the stairs to join
her husband, who was waiting to go
out with her to the party.
"Oh. Jack" she cried wait mo-
ment"
Il never saw anything like it," ex-
claimed Jack impatiently. You al
ways forget something. You girls are
enough to drive any patient man fran
tic"
But, Jack. dear
"Oh, go upstairs and get what you
want and don't for goodness sake keep
me waiting here any longer"
But l haven't forgotten anything
dear; it's you
Good gracious, What next. | won
der? I've been dressed ready and wait
ing for you this last half hour"
'Indced." she said frigidly. Then
why is it you have no necktie on?"
Goodness he calculated. "Why
couldn't you tell me that before, in
stead of staring at me and saying moth
ing?'-Exchange
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13
Not Her Fault.

The express was approaching n rail
way bridge that spanned deep river,
and stout old lady in one Of the
compartments showed signs Of nerv-
BUSINESS. AS the train went roaring
across the structure she did not speak
a word, but seemed to be holding her
breath
"There." said gentleman in neigh
boring seat. 1--WE are over it safely"
The old lady heaved an explosive
sigh.
We'll" she said. III we had gone
10 the bottom | should have died with
clear conscience, for it wouldn't
have been my weight shat did it.
bore up so that | really made the
train lighter than it would have been
without mew-London Mail
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13
VISITS NEW HATCHERY
Commissioner j. w. Titeomb Inspects
Sub Station In Bushnell District

State Fish and Game Commissioner
John w. Titcomb of Lyndonville was
in the village Sunday afternoon. arriv-
ing on the flyer from Pennsylvania
where he had been on a business trip
and where he visited some OF the state
and private commercial hatcheries.
Accompanied by County Game War
den Z. S. Higgins, the commissioner
visited the new Bennington county
sub hatchery in the Bushnell district
and expressed himself as much
pleased with the natural conditions
and the work that has been accom-
plished by the warden.
The hatchery is now ready for busi-
ness. The building which was used
in testing Duck pond" springs in Ar
lington last winter was moved several
months ago and has been relocated,
the water from the big springs has
been piped to the building and the
.troughs have been set up and painted.
1t is the intention of the commits
soner to hatch half a million trout
eggs at the station during the coming
winter. The larger portion of the
eggs will be purchased of some one of
the commercial hatcheries. probably
the big plant at Plymouth, Mass. OF
the fry Matched in the early spring as
many as possible will be raised to
the lingering stage before being dis
tributed in the streams. The eggs
will be received some time in Decem-
be-.
Commissioner Titcomb stated that
the water supply at the new hatchery
is one of the best in the country for
hatchery purposes in his opinion the
facilities available, the water supply
from the springs. small brook and
the South stream, would permit the
raising of a million fingerlings year
II II were thought advisable to develop
the property 10 such proportions. The
commissioner left this morning for his
home in Lyndonyille.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13
Cnnitals We Have Had.

1t is asserted sometimes that the
United States has had five capitals.
but the statement is not correct. The
United States has had but three cap
itals-New York, Philadelphia and
Washington In the period preceding
the adoption of the constitution no
place was legally constituted a capital
In loose and unofficial sense it Is pos
Sibe to describe as a capital any city
which was the seat OF government
Taking the sessions of the Continental
congress as establishing seat of gov
crnment in the Revolution and the
confederation, the following cities
may loosely rank as capitals: Phila
delphia, Baltimore, Lancaster. York.
Princeton. Annapolis, Trenton and
New York The articles of confcdcra-
ton We're passed 10y congress in Phil
adelphia. and the federal convention
charged TO prepare constitution CON
vened at the same place
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13
WhY Not Re Sensihle2

To the ennuied of earth who are
looking for a new and lasting sensa-
tion we would offer the query, Why
not be sensible?
If you have never tried looking at
things In sensible way You cannot
imagine what supreme delights there
are in an excursion into this little fire.
quented domain of human activity
There are drawbacks, TO be sure. But
the dra wbacks are greatly outweighed
by the advantages. We have known
people who, after leading uusensible
lives from early childhood. have taken
up the sensible life and have never led
any other life from that time on That,
however, is going to extremes and is
therefore to be carefully stunned. but
it only goes to show how being sensi-
bic can take hold Of you If you give it
chancc.-Life.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13
Eathar Knew Him.

Beatrice Harvey, the heiress. had ut
last consented to marry young noble
man who was financially embarrassed
"Of course" said the young man in Il
lofty manner Il can never be very in
timate with your father. my dear Bea-
trice. he being in trade. You could
scarcely expect that. but he will not
be surprised to find me with some in
sular preiudices. will heT
"Oh. no. replied the girl sarcastic
ally, nothing foolish or i'll bred that
you can do will surprise him in the
lcast."--New York Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13
A Traffic TRAGEDY.

The panicky pedestrian hesitated at
the intersection of two busy streets.
\ motorcar was rushing upon him from
one direction, from another point a
motorcycle was approaching rapidly,
an autotruck was coming from behind,
and taxicab was speedily bearing
down upon him.
He gave hopeless glance upward.
Directly above him a runaway aero
plane was in rapid descent.
There remained for him but one re-
source. lie was standing upon man
hole cover. Quickly seizing it, he lifted
the lid, jumped into the hole-and was
run over by a subway train.-New York
Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13
How to Become a Hinhhrow

One never can tell the sociological
possibility Of some little thing that
seems hardly worth the saying. Thus
il you say He swears like pirate"
you are not sociological. But suppose
you pull yourself together and say,
Profanity in that it relaxes the inner
tension by sudden nervous discharge
and offers means OF escape from So
cial inhibitions, Is, when phylogenetic.
ally considered, natures method under
the conditions of modern civilized life
OF producing an outlet for primitive
emotions which in an earlier period
were apt to take more socially injuri-
Gus forms, such as piracy" You will
then be taken for a sociologlst. | do
not say you will really be n sociologist,
but you Will hook like one, especially if
you add bibliography-New Repub-
lie.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13
Reconciliation.

In most families and among friends
differences sometimes arise that are
decidedly unpleasant IN nearly all
cases these differences spring from
MISUNDERSTANDING 4 time comes
when explanations, apologies and rea-
sons are in order. and n reconciliation
takes place. This II thing much to
he desired and when it comes wash
the slate clcan Leave no fragments,
no leitovers. TO be brought up at an
other time Wash the slate clean as
YOU would wipe out n faulty example
Cleanse the heart of the last drop of
bitterness or resentment. Let love and
good will prevail. \ genial spirit brings
more real happiness than manner so
reserved as TO raise doubt of the pleas
ure of meeting. doubt that reconciliI-
tiun was mutual. So forgive as to for
get. IT has been done and can be done
such forgiveness wins good viii and
cements friendships that fill life with
joy. Hold yourself ready TO wash the
slate clean Milwaukee Journal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13
T0RRlCELLrS VACUUM.
Experiment That Led to the Invention
Of the Barometer.

OF the Barometer.
The barometer was invented by Tor
ricelli, a pupil OF Galilei, in lG43. In
attempting 10 pump water from very
deep we'll near Florence he found that
in spite of all his efforts the liquid
would not rise higher IN the pump
stock than thirty.two feet
This set the young scientist to think
ing, ana as he could not account for the
phenomenon in any other way he was
not slow In attributing 1t to atmos-
pheric pressure. He argued that water
would rise in vacuum only to such
height as would render the downward
pressure or weight of the column OF
water just equal to the atmospheric
pressure and, further. that should q
heavier duid be used the height of the
column could be much reduced.
TO prove this he selected a glass tube
four feet long and after sealing one
end filed it with mercury and then in
verted 1t in q basin containing guam
tity Of the same peculiar liquid. The
column in the tube quickly fell to a
height of nearly thirty inches above
the mercury in the basin, leaving in
the top of the tube a vacuum which is
the most perfect that has ever been
obtained and which is TO this day call
ed the Torricelli vacuum in honor of
its discoverer.
The name of the instrument means
weight or pressure measure" and its
fundamental principles cannot be bet
ter illustrated than by the above de-
scribed experiment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13
COUNT TO BEGIN TODAY
Both Sides in California to Watch
Carefully Official Tally.

San Francisco, Nov. 12.-The official
count of California's vote in the presi-
dental election will begin tomorrow
and steps have been taken not only
to expedite the work but to insure its
accuracy. Both the Democratic and
Republican state central committees
have engaged checkers and attorneys
e. .scrutinize the count and tonight all
Dc. rations were reported complete.
% seventeen Isolated precincts
still nrted the vote tonight
stood: mes, 462,828 Wilson, 466,-
106. The missing votes, it was gener-
ally believed will not materially
change President Wilson's majority
of 3,27S.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13
The MosIem,s Exalted Month.

Ramadan is the month exalted by
Moslems above all others. In that
month the Koran, according to Mos
lem tradition, was brought down 10y
Gabriel from heaven and delivered to
man In small sections. In that month
Mohammed was accustomed to retire
from Mecca TO the cave Of IIira for
prayer and meditation In that month
Abraham. Moses and other prophets
received their divine revelations. In
that month the doors of heaven are
always open, the passages to hell are
shut, and the devils are chained" So
run the traditions Christian Herald
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13
Test OF the Elect.

Let me ask you question. Did you
ever on freezing winter day stand
precariously in one slippery washbasin
while you sponged your shiyering self
with about quart OF water from an
other china bowl? If you think you
would have persisted in this morning
after morning in an unheated bedroom
through zero weather salute you. You
belong to the elect.-Atlantic Monthly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13
HUGHES STILL IN LEAD
Few Precincts in Minnesota Still to be
Heard From.

st. Paul, Minn Nov. 12,-Today's
corrections, additions and subtract
ions left the Hughes plurality in Min
nesota at 260 The total vote to date
was Wilson, 17S,54S; Hughes 17S,SOs
Tabulation of reports from the
county auditors at the capitol is to be
gin this week and first sheets are ex-
pected tomorrow. There are a few
precincts to hear from and practical
ly all of the Second and Third Regi-
ments.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13
PAID HIS BET
Charlie Also Included Poem on the
Result.

One of the local Republicans sought
out leading Democrat of the village
the day before election and enticed
him into wagering ten dollars on Will
son. On Wednesday morning the
Democrat. believing In punctuality.
sent the Republican a check for ten
dollars The next day. however,
when the tide began to turn towards
Wilson, the check was returned. with
another check for the same amount.
made out TO the order of the Democrat
and these verses accompanied it:
Check returned which received
To settle returns on Election eve
Why my choice was Hughes
| cannot tell;
For we all know Pop Wilson
Kept us out of He'll.
am at peace of mind with all men
So add to yours another ten.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13
"DADCY LONG LEGS"
Popular Reader at the Methodist
Church Wednesday Evening.

Remember to hear Daddy Long
Legs" by Marion Hertha Clark at the
Methodist church, Wednesday evening.
There will be special music both in
strumental and vocal consisting OF
duets, solos etc. by popular local ar
lists. Tickets Csc. The sale of Jap
anese articles and home made candy
will begin at 8 p. m. and continue
through the evening. Tea and sand
wiches will be served.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13
Flo,v of Solid Metals.

Metals 6ow into each other just as
gases and liquids mix. though more
slowly. If cube of lead is placed on
one of gold, the surfaces Of contact be-
ing kept smooth and clean, and left for
month small quantity of gold will
be found to have penetrated the lead.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13

HARkINe FOR AN EXPLOSION

Doc. Lane Insults Ernest GriswoId-
More Trouble Expected.
Editor of The Banner: Now that
the yowl of Ernest's megaphone has
died away would commend to him
President Wilson's suggestion.
"Accursed be he since the day he was
born
Who rejected the sword and accepted
the horn"
From the chilly eminence of niger
heaven / win watch Mr.. Griswold
atone for celebrating not unwisely but
too soon.
Dr.. Lane.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13
Gard Of Thanks

We wish to thank our neighbors
and friends for their kind assistance
in the sickness, death and burial of
our loved one and especially the bear
ers, singers and those that sent flow
ers,
Fidelia Elwell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Bowen and
family.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13
How Il Happened.

Strange, one of your twins IS blond
and the other is brunette"
We'll, we never could afford maid.
l washed one child and my husband
washed the other, and that one grew
up dark. ."--IouiSville Courier-Journnl
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13
a Money Maker.

Smith-He is not rich, and yet he
makes great deal more money than
be spends. Jones-T1ow can that be?
Smlth-IIe works IN the mint
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont, snow tonight and Tuesday,
Colder Tuesday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13
INTERESTING BASKET BALL
Plenty of Excitement in Grammar
School Series.

FleHtV OF GNCiLcU CnL w 0TdHEldf
School Series.
Amid the glow of class colors and
spirited on to victory by the cheers of
their classmates Div. d won a hard
fought game from the 7th grade Div.
c, 1913 on Saturday morning. At the
end of the first half the score was
o. but at the start of the second half
things began to change when Watson
Gagged two field goals tying the score,
putting the crowd in anxiety that
made the gymnasium ring. When the
whistle blew at the end of the half
Div. d was in the lead by one field
goal. The line up.
Div. d. Div c..
Derby, lg. lg., Fleming
Sumner, rg., rg., Warren
Green, RI, rf., Watson
Mort, IT,, IT,. Fauley
Shaw, c., c., Cranston
Goals from floor Watson 2, Gran
ston 1, Mort 2, Green 3. Umpire, Har
wood: scorer, White; timer Center.
Div. C 9Th grade forfeit to Div. b sth
grade 20
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13

Spare diet and no troul3.s keep mar
IN good health
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13

There are nearly 500 sulphur mines
on the island of Sicily.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13

A bird that cannot fy is the black
woodhen Of New Zealand
The Washington times., 1916-07-06
"Movie" Engine Balks,
Nearly Spells Guards Fun

A large crowd. gathered to watch
the moving pictures. came very near
being sadly disappointed last night.
for the engine. detailed for the pur-
pose" as one man expressed 1t. laid
down on the Job"
The pictures were scheduled to start
at 8:l5. but were fully half an hour
late. The big gasolene engine which
runs the dynamo generating the cur
rent for the moving picture machine,
refused to start when every one was
at the highest pitch OF excitement,
waiting for the flash upon the screen
indicating that the pictures would
follow.
Instead o fthe merry putting" OF
well behaved gasolene engine. all
they heard was a disconsolate wheeze
or two followed by silence. The
astounded operators. for they could
not believe that a military engine
would act in this way. lighted their
machine for half an hour before It
finally decided to go to work. After
that everything went merrily and the
pictures were shown
Tonight Is the big night In the NOV
ing pictures. Mr.. Crandall has prom
ised to show the boys a reel or two
of the militiamen marching to camp
The record crowd OF spectators Is ex-
pectsd as everyone wishes to see him.
self as others see him"
The Washington times., 1916-07-06
Mems and Gossip
From Radio Camp
Captain Brian's Appetite Saves Him For Company m
Of Third Regiment-He Eats Three Big Meals
And Gains Four Pounds in Day.

Capt. Edward NJ. Brian. commanding
Company NJ, OF the Third Regiment.
says he has his appetite to thank for
his being accepted in the Federal serV-
ice at the mobilization camp near Fort
Myer. Captain Brian tipped the scales
at 122 pounds. and the minimum weight
requirement is 100
II had a little doubt about my weight
for several days" said Captain Brian.
but pulled through because OF my APP
petite.
"The heat and dust out here got my
appetite for a few days. and l did not
eat heartily. The day before was cx-
amined by the doctors l weighed only
us pounds. which was two pounds
shy of the minimum requirement.
LAS luck would have 1t. however. my
appetite came back on the day l was
physically examined, and ate like a
horse. The result Of my three hearty
meals on the day Of the examination
was that I weighed 122 pounds. or two
pounds over the minimum, instead or
lis, two pounds under the minimum.
Putting on four pounds In day Is going
some. but my appetite deserves all the
credit
Captain Brian's men are highly graft
fled, because he is popular and efficient.
and they want him for their commander
until he begins to get his feet tangled
In his whiskers and the retiring board
sounds taps for him.
The Washington times., 1916-07-06

Of all the companies In the field. say
Dawson Is there forty ways with the
clesver. saw. and the blade"
Dawson learned last week the District
militia needed men. Liking nothing
better than soldiering-the word Is used
in its literal and not It's ngurative
sense-he went to the recruiting station
at LOS Pennsylvania avenue and en-
listed.
Not a word told he to the recruiting
officers about his prowess ana artistic
accomplishments as a carver of edible
flesh. He simply said he wanted to en-
list and the recruiting officers were
more than glad to accommodate him.
He was sent to the mobilization camp
and reported to Capt. f. w. Fullam.
regimental adJutant. Dawson said he
had no particular branch OF the service
or command In the guard In mind when
he enlisted.
Captain Fullam looked over the mus
ter rolls and found the Supply Company
one man shy OF its war strength. with
a quick dash OF his pen he assigned
Private Dawson 20 the Supply Com
pany. He has been there since and ia
likely to remain. judging from the good
reports OF his highly satisfactory serv-
Ices as beef hacker"
The Washington times., 1916-07-06
Instruct Recruits For
First Separate Battalion

The men detailed for the purpose are
now hard at work drilling and rounding
the new recruits to the First Separate
Battalion into shape before sending
them to the border to Join their COM
rades.
When the battalion left camp 10 en-
train for the border tuesday there were
left twenty men In camp. These men
had either enlisted too late to be taken
with the battalion or else had not been
mustered in. being absent on sick ieave
or furlough.
This left twenty men in camp yester-
day morning as a nucleus OF the new
body OF men to be sent to the border
later on. Yesterday twenty new re-
cruits reported. bringing the total num-
Der up to forty. To recruit the battalion
to full war strength about lto men are
needed.
Five tents have been erected since yes
terday morning to house the new re-
cruits. More will be set up AZ the num-
Der increases. One mess tent now pro-
vides for the meals Of the men. but
another will be erected shortly.
The Washington times., 1916-07-06
maryland TROOPS
IN BORDER STORM

EAGLE PASS. Tex. July s.-The
First Maryland Regiment is in camp
here awaiting orders and assignment
to border duty.
1t took most of the day yesterday
to put the camp in shape after ar
preparing camp was hindered by a
downpour Of rain. the first that has
visited Eagle Pass in four months.
The soldiers got their first taste of
eyes. ears. and throats filled with
sand. they welcomed,athe' downpour
OF rain that. followed.
The First Maryland's camp Is a
body Of Mexicans is encamped across
Pass. The Vermont and Kansas ma :
t eSmpea F nsnf pS organizations are en-
From the soldiers already on duty
at Eagle Pass the Maryland guards
men have learned their stay here
will not be a bed Of roses. For one
sand as far as the eve can reach.
broken only by cactus and me sQuite
The temperature ranges from 100 to ITO
10 the shade during the day. the SOL
believe It. because It was lo2 degrees
before yesterdays storm.
At night there are sand storms that
keep the men huddled In their tents. but
even this Ia RELIEF because II Is cooler
after 5Ach storms.
After their arrival yesterday the Thir-
tenth Infantry divided rations with
the Marylanders, but last night they
were provided with their own rations.
Capt Edgar T. Conley. of the Thir-
tieth United States Infantry. who
formerly lived in Montgomery county.
Nd. visited the Maryland guardsmen
after their arrival and extended them a
welcome. Colonel Root. OF the Thirt!eth.
also visited the militia officers at Camp
Harrington.
The Washington times., 1916-07-06
Minstrel and Vaudeville
Given for Militiamen

The ONO Bible class of the Bright
wood NJ. E, Church gave their second
minstrel and vaudeville show for the
entertainment of the militlamen In the
Y. NJ. c. A. tent last night. A large
crowd witnessed the performance.
Among those on the program were
the National City Quartet-composed OF
Taylor and George Lovett. "Grirro, the
man OF many noises" entertained the
audience with a varied and amusing
selection. j. l.. Phillips. monologist.
also brought cheers and laughter from
Machine Gun Company. Third Regi-
ment. entertained those present with a
buck wing dance while Fred Madi-
son sang a number of coon songs" A
Third Regiment. brought the evening 8
entertainment to a close with a number
OF popular songs.