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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01
UNEMPLOYED LAND IN CANADA
Vast Areas, Both in Ontario and Que.
bee, Where Surveying Parties
Have Never Been.

A very common impression held
even by Canadians is that there is lit
tie Canadian territory left to explore
except on the Arctic islands. But as
far back as 1890 DR.. George Dawson
had calculated that there were then
about 100000 square miles of unex-
plored territory In western Canada,
the rest lying in the provinces of On
tario and Quebec.
Mr.. Charles Camsell of the geologi-
cal survey of Canada has quite recent
ly revised Doctor Dawsons estimate,
reaching for western Canada the fig
ures of about 642000 square miles,
while the unexplored area of northern
Quebec is represented by 100000
square miles.
The total area of Canada is reck-
oned at 3,729,665 square miles, of
which 520,S00 square miles are en-
braced in the islands of the Arctic
ocean. The unexplored area (Camsell
figures) of 901 900 square miles repre-
sents almost 2S per cent of the total
area of the country.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01
ASK Your Banker.

Everyone should strive to have a
bank account, especially every man
and boy, be 1t ever SO small. One loses
nothing in the esteem of his employer
and friends by being seen going into
or coming out of bank. Neither
does the individual lose any self-re-
spect by being seen at bank counter,
which is more than can be said Of some
places. There are plenty of good
banks; pick out one and stick to IT.;
and when you are tempted to invest
In some alluring get-rich-quick scheme,
go to your banker and ask his advice.
1t will not cost you anything TO do this,
and may save you loss you cannot
afford. 1t may safely be assumed that
If this course were pursued by all of us
the money sunk in swindles, fake
schemes and impossible enterprises
would be reduced to point where it
actually would not pay to make the at
tempt. Before investing, ask your
banker.-Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01
ARLINGTON

Mrs II. D. LaBatt was in Benning-
ton Friday.
DR.. Gray and Frances LaBatt were
in Troy Friday.
Mrs Flora Fields is caring for Mrs.
VIM. Hayden and infant son.
Mr. and Mrs. w. |. Jones are spend
ing two weeks at Atlantic City.
Mr. Pardee of New York was a Sun
day guest of John l.. Burdette.
Randolph Hahn OF New York is the
guest of his aunt, Mrs. S. H. Watkins.
MIR. and Mrs, James Mcintyre have
begun housekeeping in Miss Billings
house.
Miss Margaret Thompson was in
Manchester over Sunday with her
brother.
Miss Mabel Woodwork of New
York is visiting her grandfather, j.
r. Judson.
Robert Cullinan who is stationed
at Fort Ethan Allen, is spending a
few days in town.
Mr.. and Mrs William Hayden are
rejoicing over the arrival of an eight
pound boy Friday, Sept. rs.
Mrs Bridget Cullinan has been Wis
ting her son, Edward and family in
Pittsfeld for the past week.
The regular meeting of the o. E. S.
was held Wednesday evening and the
Masonic lodge will meet Friday even
ing.
Mrs. Mary Houghton has returned
from Pittsfield where she has been
spending week with her sister, Mrs.
Alice Hoyt
Mr.. and Mrs. II. d. LaBatt enter
tanned a few friends at tea Thursday
evening. the occasion being their 9th
( wedding anniversary
Mr.. and Mrs. C. d. Gilchrist re-
turned Thursday from Baltimore
where they accompanied the body of
the late Cortlandt e. Palmer
Mrs. Glenn Carroll and daughter of
Pittsfeld called on friends in town
Friday They were former residents
OF Arlington and now are moving
from Pittsfield to Fair Haven.
MIR. and Mrs. Chester Mosley who
have occupied the Kendall house for
the past year. left Sunday and will
make their home again in Utica, N. Y.
Miss Anna Quinn, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Margaret VIII
son, has returned to her home in
Bennington.
The engagement is announced of
Miss Margaret Somers of Pittsfield
and Joseph Herman of New York. 1t
is understood the wedding will take
place in October. Miss Somers is a
former Arlington girl, having spent
all of her life here with the excep-
ton of the past few months when she
and her mother moved to Pittsfeld.
She was formerly chief operator in
the telephone Office here. Mr. Kier
nan at one time was employed here
by the Refrigerator company and by
his quiet and gentlemanly manner
made many friends here who extend
congratulations to both Miss Somers
and Mr.. Herman.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Monday, October I, 1917.
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Nswa Of the Town and Village T'eis
Briefly fer Busy Readass


p. Walker is in New York on bus.
mess
Mrs. Charles H. Resseguie is visit
ing in New York
Joseph Cone is seriously ill at his
home On Silver street.
Joseph A. Evans has returned
from stay of several days in New
York.
There will be regular meeting Of
Miriam Rebekah lodge tomorrow
evening.
Don't fail to see Madge Evans in
"The Little Duchess" at Harte thea
ire today. ADV.
DR.. C. S. Buchanan, Mrs. Buchanan
and daughter have returned from
New York
Seats will go on sale for Daddy
Long Legs" at the Harte theatre to-
morrow noon. ADV.
Rex Beach's wonderful story, The
Barrier" in seven gripping parts at
Harte theatre tomorrow. ADV.
Fearless Helen Holmes in the
thrilling railroad serial, The Lost
Express" opens at the Harte theatre
today ADV.
Halibut, haddock, cod, Boston blue,
mackerel, salmon, oysters and clans
fresh Tuesday morning at Estes mar
ket. Adv
Manager John B, Harte of the
Harte theatre and Mrs. Harte passed
Sunday in Rutland, Mr.. Harte's for
mer home.
The funeral of the late Ira p.
Wood will be held from his late home
on Branch street tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock.
The funeral of Stephen LaClaire
was largely attended from the Sacred
Heart church this forenoon. The bur-
ial was in the Park Lawn cemetery.
Miss Clara Benoit, aged 20, daugh-
ter of Magloire Benoit. died Saturday
| at her home on Mill street, following
a long illness The funeral will be
held from the Sacred Heart church
tomorrow forenoon and the burial
viii be in the Park Lawn cemetery.
The members of the Baptist Mis-
sion circle and their friends are in
yfted to Lincoln Highway tea to be
| given by the North Adams society on
Wednesday. October 3 at 5 O'clock,
p. NJ. Win all who find it possible to
go please telephone Mrs. II. s. Moses
| not later than p NJ. Monday,
Several of the Bennington boys
who enlisted in company | of the
first Vermont regiment and who are
| now stationed at Westfield, Mass,
were at home over Sunday for their
last leaves OF absence. Among them
were Harry Remington, Ernest H.
White and John H. Toomey.
The remains of Mrs. Gilbert Matti-
| son, aged about 20 and former resi-
dent of North Bennington, who died
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Valda Tompkins at Northampton,
Mass, arrived at North Bennington
this afternoon and the burial service
at the North Bennington cemetery
was conducted by the members of
Tucker chapter, o. e. S.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01
ANCIENT LEGEND MADE GOOD
Russian Women Fighting With the
Desperation Said to Have Ami
mated Amazon Warriors.

Legend tells of an ancient nation
of female warriors, the AmaZons, who
were said to have lived in Pontus,
near the shore Of the Euxine sea,
where they maintained an independ-
emit government under the rule of a
queen. These hardy women, so runs
the tale, carried war into many neigh
boring countries, including Scythia and
Thrace, and to the coasts of Asia
Minor, even penetrating to Arabia and
Egypt. They were seldom made to
swallow the bitter potion of defeat.
Now, according to the war cables
from Petrograd, woman is again talk
ing her place in battle. The death
Battalion" in the Russian army on the
eastern front, reports say, is full in
the fight and is acquitting itself hero
ically. We read such lines as EN-
sign Mile. Vera Butchkareff has been
sent to hospital suffering from shell
shock" and "the Death Battalion
rushed forward, firing their rifles with
deadly effect"
1t is a strange situation in Russia
which finds women standing fast I'M
der fire, and thousands of men turn
ing their backs to the foe and deliv-
ering over their own soil. If these
traitors are capable of shame, the
spectacle Of women fighting their bat
Ties for them must sink deep into
their souls.-Cincinnati Times-Star.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01
Starvation wipinq Out Warsaw.

Warsaw under German rule is be-
coming morgue. Starvation is on
every side. This is the glst of let
ter received the other day in New
York, the accuracy of which Is
youched for by the Zionist committee.
The letter says:
'Death from starvation is a real
fact; 1t is witnessed all over here, in
every street, at every step, in every
house. Jewish mothers--mothers of
mercy-feel happy to see their nursing
babies die, for at least the infants are
through with suffering. Our wealth
lest people cut off their daughters
hair, to be able to buy the indispens-
able things. like bread, for their dying
children. -Four and five-year-old chill
dren must be carried in the arms like
babies. Should America not aid us
we will be lost. Fathers, should they
return from the battlefield, viii meet.
of their five or six children who kissed
them good-by when they left, only one
or two"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01
Machine for openina Letters.

With the whole tendency of modern
business toward Capitalization, to say
nothing of the enormous growth OF
the mail-order houses, the daily mail
(problem is a gigantic one to the eff
cheney experts. A new machine has
been put on the market to open letters
which is said to break all previous rec
ords. 1t does the work by shaving off
an exceedingly thin slice of the edge
lof each envelope, hardly thicker thar
the paper itself. 1t is impossible to
cut an Enclosure by this method. Thu
chief feature of the machine is its
speed. In recent test run it opened
5000 letters an hour for an eight-how
stretch.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01
"THE BARRIER"
Rev Beach Photoplay at Harte Thea
ter Tomorrow.


ter Tomorrow.
THE Barrier" the seven-reel photo
drama of Rex Beach's famous novel
by the same name, comes TO the
Harte theatre tomorrow.
1t will be recalled that the story is
CT the love of Necia, white birl who
thinks she is a half-breed, for Lieut..
Meade Burrell, a blue-blooded South
erner from Kentucky. The Indian
blood is the barrier between them,
and the strong situations which leads
up to Burrells decision to marry her
in spite of everything provide ire
mendous dramatic material.
Poleon Doret is a French Canadian
prospector who has been Necia's idol
from childhood. He loves her deeply,
but gives her up to Burrell with a
smile. OF this part of the plot the
Moving Picture World has said:
Here we have strong contrasts in
character, but above everything is
the greatest of DISCRIMINATION. .
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01
Woman Smokers in Wales.

A woman was seen smoking u pipe
lin a Swansea by.street the other day.
and seemed to be enjoying it hugely
Iof course, this is not quite a new
thing. Some old ladies, especially OF
Irish extraction, have enjoyed their
weed in that way for many years past.
But it was the way in which this was
done which surprised the public. AS q
matter of fact, in London some women
have gone in for cigarettes and pipes
lin their homes and in the woman's
tclubs there is rule that pipes are not
permitted has been quietly rescinded
lin favor of the male visitors, who now
lsmoke vigorously without complaint
Cardiff Western Mail.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01
Royal Names.

Nicholas Romanoff is the name by
which the late car is mentioned in
the Russian papers. But it may be
doubted whether this Is a correct use
of the word Romanoff, because mon
archs, who sign by their Christian
names only, are not supposed to have
surnames. In the early days, when
both surnames and customs were in
the making, they did not need them,
and, except in case of dethronement,
and not always then, they have never
needed them since. Contrary to
popular belief, Plantagenet was not n
surname. Tudor may lave been one,
and Stuart certainly was. But Guelph
was not; and so good an authority as
Mr. Fox-Davies holds that the present
king of England has no surname at
all. Less learned authorities have
been perplexed to know whether the
descendants of Queen Victoria did not
inherit the surname Of their father,
the Prince Consort
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01
WoodcoeNs /: :-aii;,e;;.

Woodcocks, which during the past
few days have been flushed within
500 yards of the Marble arch,' are by
no means such rare visitants to Lon
don as some ornithoIogists seem to
Imagine, says the London Chronicle.
They have from time TO time been no.
ficed in almost every park or "open
space" that contains sheltecing shrubs,
and occasionally during very hard win,
tiers or their periods Of migration,
they have found temporary refuge
even in the little derellct churchyards
of the city. At the beginning of the
last century the boys of Westminster
school used to get good woodcock
shooting among the wilds of Chelsea
Ind Battersea. Most of those young
sportsmen took preliminary lessons
from learned professor who lived
near Deans yard and styled himself
instructor of young gentlemen in the
new art of shooting flying"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01
Sister Classified.

Little Willie's father was teaching
him about plants and said, "a weed
is a thing that grows in a place where
it is not wanted" "Well," replied lit
tie Willie, "then sister is weed.
cause she's growing here and don't
want her, for she takes all my pen
MES"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01
aArtificial sunshlnev for Crops.

Among the efforts being made by
England to get better crops, on ac-
count of the threatened food crisis,
one Of the most interesting Is an ex-
pertinent in growing cereals and other
field crops with the aid of artificial
sunshine" provided by overhead cleo
trio current. This experiment, under
the supervision of V. n. Blacbman,
professor of plant physiology and path
ology at South Kensington, is being
carried out at Huntington Court farm,
hear Hereford. The purpose of the ex-
periments Is to continue on a large
scale work done during the last few
years near Dumfries, where in 1916 an
Increase of about 80 per cent in grain
and So per cent in straw was obtained
on o crop OF oats.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01
Nearly the Same.

add you ever meet robber who
said Your money or your lifeY" mot
exactly. But have met waiter who
gave me clearly to understand that UNI
less handed over my pocketbooIS he
would allow me to perish by starva-
ton"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01
Merely Water.

Switzerland utilizes q greater pro.
portion of her available water power
than any other nation, having har-
messed about 100000 OF the 1,20o,o0a
horse power provided by her streams
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01
PLENTY of snace

"Well, Bill, did you plant the pota-
toes fur apart, as told you?"
eyes, did. ! planted some in your
garden and some in niue, so they are
TWO miles npart.n
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01

That talk of eggs at 81 dozen next
winter sounds good deal like fried
nlush for breakfast for most of us.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01

The patriotic woman who called war
Gods laundry had no reference to
the mud on the west front.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01

What has become of the old-fash-
Toned tailor who sewed on buttons SO
that they stayed on?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01

When mans wife goes to the coun-
try the man hardly ever tells the truth
about his lonesomeness.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01

When Germany starts to touch" an
unwilling weaker nation for loan the
touch becomes a pinch.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01
Happily Married.

Ties happily married"
"So?"
eyes, he thinks marriage is gc'ng {;
exempt him from war service. DE
troit Free Press.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01

Here is part OF letter written from Ptsburg picture
Oldest months he
of doctor him
Father Johns Medicine
him relief
lSignd Mrs. F.
E., Pttsburg
a. the family, the
me pest ooay building
asry those
oe not contain alcohol or dangerous drugs
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01

Worldwide democracy and the habit
Of growing ones own garden truck are
well worth while.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-01

# IT'D
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-18
CHINESE LANTN"
CASTS FEEE LIGHT
Housman's Delicat,F IF antasy
Crudely Played btage So
ciety at Littleeatre

I,aursncs ,to,s.r THE Chinese
Lantern" 10 -. ,r.,,vt Of dramatic
fantasy. in wh,o, .,,, sentiment and
irony are whimsicalylended anu e
pressed IN lima. =, ,iderab,e literary
value. Much n, IN. Is In verse. The
writing Is daintily sdelibera'eiy a'u-
fcIsI rather ,,.r tred. The scenes
and cbar.c,er,,o,,, arc presented in
the mood NJ ,onh,ated extravaganza
that WINS n ss,,.,.lture Of the English
poet's "prune,,o Love in n Dutch
Garden" Roth Lys require expert
handling. ~ ,here TO be illuminated
by foot,irb,s ,erwise their fragile
charm ia hes, .ained between book
covers. and y be most agreeably
tasted by tbe rary lamp.
1t cannot baid that the company
OF sen,profeslsl players composing
the S,age soS. which began its sea-
son with .Tt,hinese Lantern" at the
Little Theat,ast evening contributes
to the appey the piece Much Oh tne
acting was iteurisn ana cruue' VIII
liam Within the studio drudge, whose
adp,,ration an old Oriental master
promn,s h to invade the mysterious
two-dimenial land ruled by art. gave
a carefu,d fairly effective perform
ance. an fanny Albertman displayed
a winnin, as Mee-Mee, .ne
Korean 70 kTi. VINO IN the sentinentai
nainanr,of the plot. 1t is rank fiat
terv ,o lcribe the other members OF
tb. conIy--judged by their endeavors
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-18
Continuing Plays

It Is characteristic OF tho theatrical
profession that Il should take n semi
vacation In the ante holiday period, dur
ing which nonstage folks attain n maxi
mum of activity and then become bust
est during the height of the Christmas
tide. popularity described as the holiday
season. Therefore throughout the coun-
try this week many actors are enjoying
a brief rest. Seven days from now
their energies will he vigorously devoted
to entertaining pleasure-seeking public.
Four theatres in this city are dark
the Broad. Lyric. Orpheum and Walnut.
All will be reopened with excellent Of
ferings next week. First class attrac-
tions still playing here in spite of the
footlight doldrums are Nothing but the
Truth" with droll William Collier as the
chief funmaker. at the Adelphi that de-
licious comedy. The Boomerang" at
the Garrick 1.-The Rainbow Girl" a we'll
staged musical play. at the Forrest and
Arthur Hammerstein's operetta, You're
In Love-" at the Chestnut Street Opera
House. Every Philadelphia playhouse
will change its bill either on Christmas
eve or Christmas Day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-18
NEW COMEDIANS WIN
APPLAUSE AT KEITH'S
Pair Of Blackfaces Share
Vaudeville Honors With
Sam Bernard

Something rev in blackface comedy
enlivens the weeks offering at Keith's,
where old favorltes have gathered for
somewhat OF homecoming event. the
features of which are singing and dane
ing novelties or course, the old favor
ties. chief amorg whom In Sam Bernard.
received their wonted applause. but the
newcomers were equally we'll rewarded
Bennett and Richards are billed In a
dramatic sensation. entitled Dark
Clouds" Their act opens with weird
melodrama, with darkened scene, sepul-
chral voices ard murderous atmosphere.
The sudden transition to comedy wins
the audience Immediately. In fact. the
psychology of humor has been mastered
by these two performers. and that Is
the secret of their success. The negro's
susceptibility TO music forms the basis
of the skt. and despite the Efforts OF
one-half Of the team to instruct the
other ir. the ways Of the higher histrionic
arts he "iust can't make his feet be-
have" The piece might well be entitled
THE Irresistible Rag" The figure cut
by Bennett lazily loungng against a
post. teasing an old mouth organ. was
In itself a winner!
sam Bernard is supposed 10 appear
Just as he was a quarter of a century
ago The one-tme varieties star full
f'lls the claim with the added attraction
of almost an entirely new monologue.
Bernard admits that he speaks every
language in the world. but that recently
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-18
Lillian Steele-William Penn

That magnetic comedienne, Lillian
steele, heading her own company In a
'tomfoolery" musical review. carries off
the stellar honors at the William Penn
Tor the first half Of this week. The act
fairly bristes with dash, vim and viva
city. Another big comedy hit which
Immediately won over the audience was
James X. Waters in the original sketch,
"A Business Proposition" william
Dick also scored heavily. proving him.
self not only a singer, but an artistic
musician as well. Taylor and Howard
kept the ball of merriment rolling with
their comedy sketch. officer 67s" viii.
liam Desmond was the photoplay artist
in the Triangle drama. The Sudden
Gentleman"
Marie Dorr will be the attraction at
the West Philadelphia playhouse for the
latter part of the week This popular
comedienne Of effervescent spirits and
personality will bring wealth OF new
and bright material with her. For
Nalor' will be the powerful photoplay
drama featuring Winfred Allen.