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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
How Playing Cards Are Made.


Did you know that ordinary playing
cards are made of three or four sheets
Of paper pasted together In making
them the sheet on which is printed the
back ~ the card is laid down on a Ia
bic and the white side brushed with
pasie. 4 sheet Of cartridge paper is
laid on this ana covered with paste.
Perhaps a second sheet Of cartridge
paper is added Finally the sheet
which is to form the face of the card
Is placed on top.
When the workman has great stack
Of these pasted sheets he puts them in
strong press and squceZcs ont ali the
water from the paste Then they arc
separated and dried, which makes them
rough and wrinlled, SO that they have
TO be ironed between steel rollers ami
pressed between smooth sheets OF zinc
in another press. After this they are
brushed with mixture Of white lead
water and glue When this Is dry they
are rubbed with flannel dipped in soap.
stone and polished with n brush 10 give
them smooth, bright hnish,-Detroit
Free Press.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
Aviation Tests.

Could you learn TO aviatc? Try the
following tests. which were given TO
n number Of would be government avi
atorS who were examined recently in
the government school OF aviation:
Balance thirty seconds ON either foot
with your eyes closed.
Walk backward and forward thirty
paws with your eyes closed and sec
how far you have strayed from a
straight line.
Sit on II revolving chair and twrl
yourself around half dozen times:
N1en. without opening your eyes, NAN @
,ao direction YOU are facing.
Put cold water IN your cars. then re
tincc ii by warm water. IL the effect
Is the same in 10th eases your cars
are normal as far as susceptibility 10
altitude is concerned Chicago Trib
uDp
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
carneale,s Advice.

Andrew Carnegie, who for yeurs
yielded un influence in the industrial
world AZ great perhaps as any living
man, came TO this country practically
penniless when he was twelve years
old His phenomenal rise Ia life may
be attributed to his following clear
principles and methods In an address
to students in Il commercial college he
said: "Avold speculation; avoid in.
dorsements. Aim high. For the quos.
ton, What must do for my employ.
err substitute What can doy Begin
60 save early capitalists trust the
saving young man. Concentrate your
energy, thought aud capital; aght it
out ON QUO line"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Tuesday July 10, 1917
BENNINGTON BklEFS
News Of the Town and VlIIaes Tolt
Briefly for Busy Readers

There will be a meeting of the Brad
ford Hook and Ladder company We'd
nesday evening
Mrs. L. L. Laparle, who has been il;
at the home of her daughter, Mrs f.
H. Ferguson, is improving.
A tank car containing about 5000
gallons of oil has been received at the
the streets of Old Bennington
Dance at the Young Woman's club
room Thursday evening, July u.
Music by Donnelly's orchestra. S7t3
Fuller c. Smith of St Adams, for
mer national bank examiner for the
state Of Vermont, was in the village
Monday.
Mrs. A. f. Oatef accompanied her
niece, Mary Oatef to the North Adams
hospital yesterday morning, where she
underwent an operation of appendicitis
MIR. and Mrs. George G Cook and
Miss Ella ]. Cook Of Milford, Mass,
motored to town for the day. Mr.. Cook
was of J. d. c. Cook and sons and
formerly owned the Banner
Samuel Patterson is removing the
fence in front of his residence on Dew
ey street in preparation for the con
struction OF the concrete sidewalk to
be put in by the village at once. The
fence is one OF the last remaining in
the western section Of the village
The selectmen have a force OF read
workers at Haynes Corners putting in
steel culverts. This particular portion
Of the North Bennington road has been
alncst impossible IN the spring anu
fall and the oulyerts are being put in
10 dram the surface water that comes
from hills to the west and nmth. Once
the section is drained permanent con
struction will be put in on the highway.
Miss Lydia Simpson, who has been
guest at the home OF L. c, Holton
on School street, has returned to Al
bany.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
ExperImenten WIN rolsons.

When Antony and Cleopatra were
contemplating suicide they made a col.
lection Of great variety of poisons
and tried each OF them on two or more
slaves in order TO ascertain whether
death was accompanied with much
apparent suffering. One historian de-
clares that over 200 persons lost their
lives in order that the information
might be obtained. The result was
that Anto2y killed himself with dag
ger ana Cleopatra olther with one OF
her selected poisons or by serpcnt's
bite.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
Eair d. inn E,ar.

How many hairs are ON square inch
Of bears skim \ count carefully
checked, because prizes were awarded
TO the winners closest to the actual
number. disclosed that one square inch
Of this particular bear skin held just
1876 nairs.-Ncw York Sun.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
Punishment Postponed.

The next time you spill your coffee
on the tablecloth, my dear, don't try
to hide it by setting your cup on it.
] shall notice it anyhow when clear
away
YES, but l am in my Office by that
time" Stray Stories.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
Called It a Joke.

A mean joke was played on man in
a fashionable restaurant the other day.
They pinned my coattail to the ta-
blccloth.' he says, land then told me |
was wanted on the telephone - Ex-
change
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
Her City Training,

II was Phyllis first visit to the coun-
try.
"yhat arc you thinking about?" ask
ed grandma.
us wondering" answered Phyllis,
"whcre the COW keeps all the bottles"
Chicago News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
II Came Out.

"Weu, l didn't think you had it in
you" remarked the iocose chap az the
sword swallower drew a five foot cav
airy sabcr from out of his gullet.-
Jack o Lantern.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
Writinu Backward.

The Chinese aud Japanese write in
.lumns up and down, beginning at
.bo top of the right side of the page
ma going toward the left
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-03
VALLEY LUTHERANS
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY

Staunton. Va. July 2.-The for
tieth anniversary OF the Reformation
will be celebrated in Harrisonburg by
the Lutherans OF the Shenandoah
Valley, July End, Bird and 4th. Many
stanton Lutherans expect to at
tend
Tuesday morning July 3. there will
be addresses by Prof. John c. Seegers,
p. d. OF Columbia S. c., and Rev
r. s. Patterson. d. D., of Charlotte.
\, C.. the former speaking on Chris
tianity, the Nation and the Lutheran
Church" the latter on The Lu-
therans."
In the afternoon, Rev. L. s. Key
ser d. D.. of Springfield. Ohio, will
speak on -Four Reformation Prin-
ciples and Their Value Today" and
Rev. s, p. Long. d. D.. of Mansfield.
Ohio, will sneak on THE Philosophy
OF Provid@>e"
Wednesday morning Rev. J. T.
Huddle. D. D., of Washington. D. c..
will give his noted lecture. The
Manysided Luther" and Rev. c. l..
Fry. D. D., of Philadelphia, will tell
OF the Twentieth Century Fruits of
Sixteenth Century Planting 20
Let the Nations be Glad" tBrewer)
will be rendered
In the afternoon there Will be an
address by Rev. J. A. Morehead. d.
D, of Salem. Va, on The Protes-
tant Reformation and the Demo
cratic Spirit" followed by DR.. Ban
slim on Some Lessons for Our Day
From the Quadricentennial of the
Lutheran Church"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-03
LYNCHBURG's RED CROSS
FUND STILL CLIMBING

Lynchburg. Va. July ALTHOUGH
the Lynehburg Red Cross war fund
campaign closed one week ago. sub
scriptions continue to come in. and II
was announced yesterday by Mr.. J. D.
Owen, treasurer of the fund. that the
total now stands at 345,3663l. Lynch
burg's original allotment by the fed
eral authorities was $4,000.
Subscriptions OF 800 each have oAen
received from the Alpha PocahontAs
Coal company and the Diamond Black
Coal company and Acme ByProducts
company.
Subscriptions have also been re-
ceived from Buena Vista. Forest.
Gladys and Cats Mill.
The total cash subscriptions amount
to sg,s7s. and all expenses of the cam
paisn amounted to 1904. The cash
balance Of sa.o74 has already been
turned over to Mr.. William G. McAdoc,
treasurer of the national Red Cross
war fund.
There were 2.sco signed subscrip-
ton cards handed in during the cam
paign. and including the small cash
contribution -than-1-G per-
sons in Lynchhurg contributed to the
Red Cross fund. There were subscrip-
tions from over 400 employees of the
Lynchburg. Traction and Light COM
pany.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-03
4 BEAR. BITES
LITTLE GIRL ON LEG

Norfolk a. July TT eddy IS
the mascot for the regimental supply
company. Fourth regiment. Virginia
national guards. One Of his guardians
in khaki decided yesterday afternoon
that he and TEDDY" would HE them
selves to Virginia Beach.
The program went along finely un-
I'll the car was few miles from Vir-
ginia Beach. Sitting in front of
Teddy" was a little girl-the six
year-old daughter Of NJ. b. Strength.
ABS jefferson street, Portsmouth.
Teddy" gazed upon her with long
ing eyes. He decided TO take just
one bite to see how 1t tasted. When
his teeth sunk into the feshy part
OF her leg, just little below the knee.
the child let out a scream that
threatened for moment to create a
panic in the car.
The injury was moro painful than
serious. According to the report made
to the Norfolk police by Private H.
r. Woodhouse. who had TEDDY" in
charge. the bears teeth merely bruis-
ed the child's skin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-03
STATE OBITUARY.
Funeral of Mrs. Burks.

Lynchburg, Va, July Mrs. Or
ia NJ. Burks, az years of age. wife
of Jesse s, Bu:Es. of Amherst county.
died Friday evening at O'Clock at
the Lynchburg hospital, having been
III ayr about two years. Mrs. Burks
was a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w:
r. Cornelius. of Bedford county, or
which county she was a native. She
was a member of St Thomas Epis-
copal church. Bedford county, from
which church her funeral was held
Saturday afternoon
In addition to her husband and
parents. she is survived by the fol-
lowing children; Ruth, Nancy, Jes-
sic. Willie, Robert and Jackson Burks.
all of Amherst county. Her surviving
sisters and brothers are: Miss Selma
Cornelius and Mrs. Meta Drewry. of
Bedford county: Samuel and William
r. Cornelius. Jr., of Bedford county.
and Ernest Cornelius, Of Lynchburg.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-03
MANY IMPROVEMENTS
AT VIRGINIA sHfPYARD

Norfolk, Va. July 2.-Improvements
costing 100000 are to be made at
the shipyard and the exact nature of
the work which IL under way was
announced yesterday. Expenditures
will be as follows:
shipways, s and Q. and trestles and
Shops for plays and shapes.
Plate storage racks.
Extension Of ship shed craneway
Bending slab.
Angle runway for bending slab.
Blacksmith shop crane.
Power-house boiler.
Machine shop extension.
Sub station for power house.
Extension Of Pier No. 3. and a50-ton
crane ana foundation
Extension OF north and south crane
way
Miscellaneous equipment.
New office building.
The new shipwAys cost approximate
ly 81 900, 900 each and the other items
are all expressive. The yard now IL
employing about 5000 men and the
payroll today totaled $4,000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-03
WRECK VICTIMS BODY
BROUGHT TO NORFOLK

Norfolk, va. July 2-The body IF
Harry {. Gaskins. an engineer. who
was killed last Saturday morning in
wreck on the Sea board Air Line
railway at Crudup. Franklin county,
\, G., was brought 10 the city at II
o'c'ock yesterday morning over he
Seahoard. and was me-, at the sta
ton by delegations from the Masonic
order, the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers and Elks.
The engineers body was terribly
mangled. and was also burned, the
wreCkage of his train having caught
FIRE after the collision with another
freight at Crudup.
The funeral service will be con-
Quoted privately at II o'clock this
morning in Mr.. Gaskins' late resi-
donce, 931 North street Park View
Burial will take place privately in
oak Grove cemetery.
Mr. Gasktns is survived by n
widow. and two sons Richard W. and
Harry G. Gaskins Ir., as wen as two
eisters, Mrs r. ". Stevenson and Miss
Ora V Gaskins Of IvNr, Va. and four
brothers. K w Gaskins, Of Amster-
dam, Canada Ire, Tom and Walter
Gaskins, cf Norfolk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-03
LYSCHBCRG SALES
EXCEED $4,000, 900 POUNDS

Especial 10 The Richmond -Tirginian.)
Lynchburg. Va. July 1.-THE tobac-
co year on this market which began
last September 1st closed yesterday
the sales for the year being 1921
100 pounds or a decrease as compared
with the previous tobacco year. Of
$4,000 pounds, The crop OF tobacco
marketed was an inferior one al
though the general average price
realized was the best in the history
OF the market. The growing crop is
looking well. but II is estimated that
only about 80 per cent of the acreage
is planted. but with favorable seasons
IT should amount to about as much
.sss thu 'sr3p fs4st so7d.F, Ik IN psate;.
that prices Will be as high if'~not
higher than last season and indica-
tons are that primings will bring
good prices The market will re-
open August - for the sale of prm-
ings.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-03
OFF TO WAR: NO GoOD-BY
Lad Guarded Movement of Arm!
Even From Mother.

Danville. Va. July "A sidelight
M the spirit OF the man ~ no were re
ported to have landed safely in France
this week was CLEANED here yesterday
when it was learned that in one of
the rs troop trains which went north
through here on June hearing Perish
ing's regulars was the son of Dam
willie woman. He realized the impor-
lance of keeping the troop movement
secret and passed through his native
Many of the trains, which went by
all day in almost a procession. Se-
manned here as long as 80 minutes
and the Danville peol lie had a chance
to see at close hand the bronzed night
ing men fresh from the border. At
one time there were as many as / 200
khaki clad soldiers on the main street
OF the town.
On one Of the trains was James
Graveley. a Danville boy, son of Mrs.
George Gravcley, who has been in the
army some years. On arriving at the
port from which he embarked for
France he wrote to his mother telling
her of the circumstances surrounding
his failure to notify her.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-03
HANDSoMF1ST COLORED CHURCH
IN SOUTH DEDICATED

Norfolk. Va. July 2.-Ona OF the
most expensive and probably the
handscntest colored church in the
South was thrown open for it's first
service yesterday morning when the
First Calvary Colored Baptist church,
at the corner of Wide and Henry
streets. was dedicated The dedica-
ton sermon was preached at the II
o'clock service ny Rev ]. n. Ward
pastor OF the First Colorea Raptist
church. al Primers Point In the
afternoon a special service was held
for white people. with conlpl endatory
addresses by several prominent speak,
ers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-03
WILL ORGANIZE FARMERS
OF STAFFORD COUNTY

Lynchburg. Va, July George
H. Bowles. secretary of the State
Farmers union, will organize a Coun-
ty Farmers union in Stafford county
Monday, when he will deliver an ad-
dress at Stafford courthouse. Next
Tuesday he will deliver another ad-
dress in the county and he predicts
a strong county organization. The
Farmers union work Is spreading
through this section of the country
and the membership is rapidly in
creasing In the counties near Lynch
burg the membership has shown a
great increase over last year.
CO July 4th, A. 3. Thornhill. presi-
dent of the Farmers union, will de-
liver an address at the Henrico coun-
ty picnic. George H. Bowles will
speak at a meeting in Spotsylvania
county on July 4th.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-03
WAR WILL NOT PERMIT
SHORT LINES COMPLETION

Newport News. Va. July War
conditions are all that stand In the
way OF The construey7on ct tas short
line Newport News Washington rail-
way according to a statement made
by Frank s. Cannon. president Of the
company, yesterday.
directors meeting was held here
and 1t was decided that owing to war
conditions. all work on the road would
have to be suspended. Mr.. Cannon
said that the country would have 10
regain it's normal status before the
road building would be feasible.
A former estimate placed the cost Of
the road at $4,000, 900. but Mr.. Cannon
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-03
NEWPORT NEWS BOYS
TO LEAVE FOR CAMP

Newport News, Va, July -Four
Newport News boys left today
Tor the state Y. NJ. c. A. camp
for boys about four miles from the
Natural Bridge OF Virginia. They will
be -1n.a- Macarthur. John Miller,
Norman Miller and John Ankers.
This is the third year of the state
enca mprnent and about seventy boys
viii take an outing there. so far as
has been ascertained, the four New
port News boys are to be the only
representatives OF this section there
The situation of the camp is per-
haps one OF the most delightful in
the state. II Is four miles back from
the Natural Bridge off the beaten
path and in the heart Of mountain
Businesses
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-03
AVIATOR GETS BACK
FROM MNEOlAA FIELD

Hampton. Va, July AFTER hav-
ing been forced to spend Friday
night at Marionsville, about Ave miles
above Cape Charles, Captain John b.
c. Bartholf. chief flying officer and
Lieutenant Stevens. who made a rec
ord flight to Mineola flying field on
Wednesday. returned Saturday after
noon to the Langley aviation field
and experimental station.
Captain Bartholf said that the trip
to Long Island and back was made
without any serious complications. al
though they struck heavy cloud on
the way to New York and fierce winds
on the return trip.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-03
TOLL Ga1'T 1't'RNS At END
OF WATCHM TERM

Amherst, VA. July The toll
cate ON the road to St. Maria. about
a quarter Of a mile from the village.
was burned down Saturday night
about if:3n o'clock.
The gate was in charge Of T..
I thompson Williams, who stated t11ct
thH ffc originated n the back of the
building from an oil stove, He also
stated that $40 in tolls belonging to
tns county had beer Consumed by the
fire
Tn. term or Mr. Williams expired
~ lay 6. w Parr is hls successor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-03
soLONs MEET IN QUARRY
Session Held to Examine Land. to Be
Purchased.

Winchester, Va. July 2.-The com
mon council of Winchester held a
special meeting Saturday afternoon In
stone quarry operated by the city
mile east OF town. 1t was the first
time In local history that the council
men have ever met in a stone quarry
on a hot afternoon in midsummer.
The meeting was held for the pur-
pose of examining at first hand some
adjacent land which may be purchased
or leased for quarry purposes Presi-
dent A. r. Jones used a stone for a
gavel and City Clerk Field took down
the proceedings with his record book
lying on nat rock. The members
of the council sat around In circle
wherever they could find room. most
of them In tailor fashion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-03
DWELLING is DESTROYED
BOLT OF LIGHTNING

South BOSTON, Va, July 1.-THE resi-
dence Of l. 9. Crenshaw, on Peach
avenue. was completely destroyed
when struck by lightning Saturday.
All of the family escaped without a
shock, and all of the furniture was
saved. The chimney was the point of
contact and the lightning took
downward course, setting fire TO the
woodwork directly under the roof.
A large portion OF the building.
which was of frame structure. could
have been saved had there been SUI
fcient water pressure The dwelling
was new and furnished and was one
Of the handsomest on Peach avenue.
1t cost about $500. with oUly insur-
ance enough to cover Tne-half. with
furniture valued at $500. with only
aboU one-third insurance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-03
CHARGED WITH FORGERY:
CLAIM MISTAKEN INDEMNITY

Norfolk. Va. July 2.-E. L. Ed
wards and his wife. Mrs. Evelyn Ed
wards, arrested here on request of
the federal authorities at Washing
ton, claim that they are victims Of a
case of mistaken identity. They are
wanted n Washington on forgery
charge. Yesterday morning in police
court they were turned over. to the
federal authorities and in the after
noon they were taken believe United
States Commissioner Percy s. Steph-
enson They were baled in the sum
of 500 for their appearance for a
preliminary hearing before Com mis-
sioner Stephenson next Friday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-03
News Of All Virginia, from the Mountains to the Sea

says that. owing to the advance in the
price Of material. labor and equipment.
1t could not be built for less than $lt,.
600, 600.
Mr.. Cannon was sure. how6Vor, That
the construction OF the road will be
begun as soon as conditions became
normal.
Accompanied by Claiming NJ. Ward.
chief engineer of the road. ana Fish
Commissioner Lewis. Mr.. Cannon left
for Richmond yesterday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-03
Lieut.. Oglesby Leaves for Europe.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
Lynchburg, Va, July 2.--Lieuten-
ant r. Hllman Oglesby. Royal En-
gineer. British army, who has been
spending short furlough with re-
latives here has started on his return
TO Europe, where he will retoin his
regiment somewhere in France"
Lieutenant Oglesby has been in the
ROYAL Engineers for the past two
years and has been under fire in
France on several occasions and ex-
perienced several close calls II Is
probable he may transfer to the
United States army now that American
forces are in France. although he is
very we'll pleased with his associates
in the British army who have treatan
him most cordially.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-03
LIGHTNING BURNS HAIR
FROM HALF OF MANS HEAD

Especial to The Richmond Virgin.anD
LynchburF. Va. July 2.-While
driving TO his home near Rustburg
during terrific storm a day or so
ago, r. ". Woodbridge was struck by
lightning which singed the hair from
one-half Of his head and split his
right shoe open as n It had been cut
by an axe His skin was slightly
burned, but his injuries did not prove
serious although the right side OF his
head Is now completely bald and he
was unconscious for several hours.
The mule was knocked TO the ground
but recovered later. II was thought
at st that both man and mule wera
killed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-03
Thief Steals From Thief.

Norfolk, Va. July "A diamond
ring. stolen from the home OF Mrs.
J. NJ. Meredith, Jr., e2s Armistead
Bridge road. several weeks ago while
Carrylesser Diggs a colored girl. was
employed there as a maid. served as
the principal witness for the state In
the case OF Carryiesser and John Rid
dick in police court yesterday morn
ins and both John and Carrylesser
were sent on TO the corporation court
by Justice Pitt
John was arrested for stealing the
ring from Carrylesser. and Carryles-
ser was taken in custody on the
charge Of stealing the ring from Mrs
Meredith. her former mistress. Nine
pawn tickets found in possession OF
the pair Indicated the use to which
the ring had been put since it came
into their hands.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-03

ham supposedly between the ages OF
twenty lone and thirty-one, who fall
ed to register on June 5. Sheriff
GfeasheTH- 10 seeking data concerns
ing the list.
The sheriff landed w. D. Ray sew
eral days ago in the mountains OF
West Virginia. Rav had sent a detail
ed description Of his death" in a
railroad accident. The fake story
gave the sheriff a clue that brought
Rays undoing.