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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-08
USES NO ROUGE
Screen Actress Exceptional IN That
She is Opposed to Makeup.

Endowed with n wonderful ply
sique and glowing complexion aud
possessing an active. passionate love
for outdoor life. Virginia Pearson
the William Fox film beauty appear
ing IN the diana. blazing Love
has at the very outset the most IN,
portant requisites for beauty. but she.
takes no chances. Unlike mos
actresses. she requires little or hs'
make up when before the camera and
no makeup at all when of stage
She is violently opposed to rougeii
and the makeshift colorings and
beauty trickeries.
Miss Pearson was born in Louis
ville where she lived until the call II
the theatre took her to New Yort.
Miss Pearson received her education
in the public schools Of her native
city. grad lating from the commcrcifl
High school
She then became assistant libr
ian OF the Booklovers' libr- IN
Louisville, which position 80 held
until contract sipnc1 - Henry VI.
Savage. ~avo ler Arst glimpse ~
stage-life.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-08
Why Oysters Make Pearls and How the
Process Is Accor1piishe

When the oyster first comes into the
world 1t is little living organism
that floats upon the seas surface.
Then its shell begins TO grow, and the
oyster sinks 10 the Sottom. There IL
opens This shell TO admit such food
as the sea may bring. But along with
food and water comes foreign matter.
most likely grain of sand. Thss
grain sticks in the shell and botiiers
the oyster Every time IL moves there
is that troublesome particle. Being
unable TO rid itself ~ the visitor the
oyster sends forth secretions from It's
body to cover the bit OF sand. These
secrctions harden. and layer after lay
or is applied until pearl forms
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-08
HOLIDAY HINT.
How to hsks the vssy Best saess
For tire Party.


Stirring Willie hot makes tho fddge
liable 20 grain You can be more -er.
tam OF maGins soft. creamy fndge II
you Let 1t heat gradually and do 40.
stir after II heglI.s - boil SEINE PEG.
pie even wait leiore beating the
fudge. until II is cold. So as 10 make
sure hat Il vlli not hecorse gsalny.
II yon wish your fudge 90 be rich.
lse chocolate Instead 81 cocoa Two
square, u chocolate. melted over hot
water, take the place of throe table
spconfuls ~ cocoa
no not add uata vhus the fudge *
hot The heat Wits the nuts and takes
part of their favor sway.
Neser add vanilla until after the
fudge has been removed from the Are
as the flavor ~ the vanilla goes or IN
lbe steam If II x allowed IN boil.
Always buy good brand Of vanilla
The cheap lottles Of vanilla dD not
have the favor OF real vanilla ard arc
more expensive In the end. because
yon have 80 use twice as much Or J.
der to get the same aavor that "a get
frora small amount OF gcc' vanilla
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-08
GREEKS READY TO FIGHT
venizelos Envoy Says They Await
German Order to Attacks Allies.

Paris, Jan. THE Greek royll
army is only awaiting orders from
Germany to attack the Allies" 50 d
NJ Doomed !. former Greek Minister
of Finance, to the Temps today. "
Diomede Is now in Paris on a special
mission for Nenizelos, head OF the
provisional Greek Government
THE Greek General Staff" added
NJ. Diomede, twas from the outset ,f
the war constantly directed by hajor
Won Falkenhausen. the Mih,ary Az
tache of the German Legation, ana II
is his orders the rolay army has been
carrying out since he was expelled
from the country.
ut was he who assured coinmuili
cations between Athens and Berlin
and furnished the German General
Staff with information concerning the
movements OF Gen. Sarairs army.
supplied to him by the Greek staff.
1t was lie VIII organized the telephone
line by which the King is still Ia daily
communication with the German GDy-
eminent, 1t was he who Organized
the plan Tor The mobilization OF the
reservists.
No more than 1900 troops thus lar
have been sent 20 PeloponneF Us,
while the King has now IN hand
$4,000 men With the reservists -
organized by Major Won Falf0nnRu.
ser he can raise an army of $4,000
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-08
The British Seas.

The seas around the coast of the
British isles are mostly narrow. The
greatest width of the English channel
is between Portland Bill and ST. Malo.
40 miles. 1t narrows TO twenty and
onequarter miles at one point in the
strait Of Dover. Tho Il stance between
Great Britain ana ireland is even less.
Tor head is only twelve miles from the
nearest point Of the Null OF Cantire.
Between Carnsore point and st. Da-
vid's head. In Wales. forty seven miles
is the. least breadth of water
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-08
FARM LORE.
How 10 Determine the Amount o. Fats
In Cream.

In Cream.
Professor I.indet OF the French agrO.
nomic institU:e has given to the Acad.
envy II Agriculture a very simple proc
css for calculating rapidly the quan
tity Of iatty matter in cream. IL is tie
fatty matter that gives cream Is
quallty-the more OF this butter the
better the cream. This II the process:
4 drop 81 cream Il placed upon Il
rheet OF paper and introduced at once
into an oven heated to i05 degrees C..
The watery part Of the cream evapo-
rates. and the fat. absorbed by the pa
per. forms a spot which enlarges rap
idly at first theu more slowly as the
edges II the SPIT increase their dis
lance from the point at which tho drop
has hcen placed. AZ the end OF "A
specified time the area ~ the spot Is
measured and compared with thGt Of
a spot formed hy p drop al pure grease
Of tae same - = depcs. led at the same
time aud oder identical conditions.
Pro ssor Iiudet uses drops OF one
. -sul;ircdth OF cubic centimeter In
size and places his paper In WOODEN
frames TO prevent II from curling up in
the oven. He removes II before ,be
spots have spread to more than three
or four centimeters in diameter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-08

Sigfrid Karg-Eler Peer Gynt Suite
two movementsl. Edrard 0rieg.
VIII O. the Wsp, Gordon Balch
Nevil: Overture 10 der Freischutz"
C. NJ. Won Weber The concert Is
free to the public.
Hans Kelson o. Old Ber ningion Is
passing the day ia Troy
E. j. Stark. VIII vas Kicked last
week by horse y recovering from
his injuries
Rev. G. S. Mile wEii le,d the Guide
board prayer me stlng Tuesday even
ing at o'clock
Miss Flora Fitch OF Valley Falls.
who has been guest az the Willard
homestead on the Pownll road. r..
turned today to , err homo.
Mr.. and Mrs. William l.. Dow o.
Troy and their tso children who have
been visiting Reg. and Mrs. r. l. Dow
returned to thei| homo today.
A large number OF skaters, young
and old, we're lisp ring themselves
on the various D nds about the VILLAGE
Sunday Benton pond was the m st
popular, over two hundred bring
there in the middle o. the afternoon.
County court vill reconvenc at 3
o'clock tomorroy forenoon alter the
holiday recess. When court adjourned
the evidence hsd been completed In
the ejectment case Of Frank h. Pope
VS. Catherine Hogan. The Arguments
a.. L. xssf4H D. h.4I. I'D a. a.
court conyenes. At least one other
jury case will b9 heard before the
criminal matters are taken ~.
At the close II the Sunday school
session Of the Methodist church yes
terday, the pa stor was surprised
again with more gold, by George A.
Parker, who " plea SAINT speech
stated that e represented many
friends, who having learned that Mrs
Dow was to &C company the pastor on
his trip to Boston 70 attend the Bllly
Sunday meetin Is. thus desired TO ex-
press their friendship. Mr.. Dow
was rather non plussed but In behalf
OF himself aud wife expressed tbanSs.
They expect 20 leave Tuesday.
At a special meeting held Saturday
afternoon in c. A. II. hall the follow.
ing officers OF the W. X. c.. were in
stalled President, Mrs. Laura Lam
bert: senior vice president. Mrs. Siei.
la Corbett. junior vice'president.
Mrs. Hattie Stewart: treasurer, Mrs.
Elsie Wood; Chaplain. Mrs. Eva
Brown; conductor. Mrs. Irene Dur
ken; guard. Mrs Nellie Hollistcr.
secretary. Mrs. Ruth Smith: patriotic
instructor, Mrs. Emily Marsden.
press cores pendent. Mrs Nella
Clark; color bearers. Mrs Sadie
Cranston. Mrs Hattie Wood Mrs.
Kate Toomey and Mrs Nellie briggs
assistant conductor. Mrs. Ella Cham
berlain; ASST itant guard Miss Mary
Baker
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-08
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town ant Village foh
Briefly for 5usy E.Adsrs

c. r. Mann and D. NJ Colburn Wis
tied in Troy Sunday.
Miss Martha Moves is i'll of pneu-
monia at her home at Bennington
Falls.
Elwood Castle OF East Main street
has taken a position az the Benning-
ton garage.
Miss Ruth Ferguson is the guest OF
Miss Doris Warren at Fairview farms.
North Bennington.
Louis ]. Stone. a private in Co. +
22nd regular u. S. infantry stationed
in Texas, spent Sunday in town.
Born, Sunday. January 18th in Or.
Korehette's hospital, Passaic, n. j. n
son. to Mr.. and Mrs. A. Satter OF
Bennington.
Miss Ella Cummings left today for
Troy, where she will spend week
as the guest OF Misses Florence and
Frances Kittell.
Miss Doris Carpenter returned this
morning to New York. where she at
tends Pratt institute, after passing
the holidays at her home here.
P. c. Cornell left today for New
York for few days stay He will
attend the automobile show while
there.
George A. Allard of pittsfeld, a
visitor in town Saturday at the home
of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Rama
Allard
II. II. Brewer, aged &c, a native of
Rindge, ~ II and veteran of the
Civil war; died at the Soldiers home
Sunday night. lie enlisted in Co. A,
Bird VT, transferring later to Co A,
18th VT. He entered the home here
in October 1909. The funeral will
take place Wednesday at o'clock.
The Bradford Hook and Ladder
company has elected the following Of
ficers for the coming years: Presi-
dent, j. Guy Livingston: vice. resi-
dent, George Atwood; secretary, f.
II. Ferguson: foreman, William
SCHNEIDER; assistant. +. S. Buss.
Twenty-three of the % members were
present at the election.
Announcements have been received
here from MIR. and Mrs. Charles Young
Of New York city of the marriage on
January 4th, CT their daughter, Miss
Lorraine Huling to Richard Field
Maynard. Mr.. and Mrs Maynard will
be at home after March LIST at 80
West 67th street. New York. Miss
Huling spent her girlhood in this VII
lage and has since become famous
moving picture star. Mr.. Maynard
belongs to one Of the Oldest families
in New York and is known as sue
cessful portrait painter
Professor Sumner Salter will give
his l51st organ recital in Grace Hall,
Williamstown, Wednesday, January
10th at 4.45 p. m. The program fol-
lows. Paean, Harry Alexander Mat
thews; Adagio Pathetique, Benjamin
GODDARD; Sonata in the style Of Han
del, W. Wolstenholme: Clair de Lune.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-08
Notice OF annual Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of une First National Bank Of
Benn.ns tou, Vermont, vii, DO held at
its banking rooms on Tuesday the 9th
day of January 1917 at 8 O'Clock in the
forenoon, for the election of directors
for the ensuing year, and for the tran
saction OF such other business as may
properly come before the meeting.
l.. A. Graves,
Cashier.
Bennington. VT. Dec. Z, 1916.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-08
NORTH BENNINGTON

c. n. Philips, sho has been quite
i'll with Sc, ere cold. is Improving
A shipmen Of ttree car loads Of
1917 "Maxwels' tas been received
recently at the Marshall garage.
Lewis White OF y 2 street. who las
been spending week with friends IN
New York city, has returned home.
The January meeting Of the W G.
n. T. which was postponed will be
held this week "Wednesday Afternoon
at o'clock at the home OF Mrs. NJ. c.
Holt. with Mrs. r. B. Garter as lead
eT
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-08
BEST FcH BOXES.
How rss' Being Made Of Different
Woods

Woods.
NJ q than four ana half billion feet
amber yearly Is made into boxes In
the United Statc4. and the problem Of
lessening the great losses due 10 break
agc c. boxes carrying merchandise is
one OF Importance. A specially design
ed testing machine is now being usel
ut the forest prcnucts laboratory in
Wisconsin Ia the attempt To determine
the hest kinds of boxes for given serN-
Ice and the woods best suited for hos
making a hexagoHdl dram with thrc
aua one. haif foot sides IL lined with
thin sheets OF steel. and pieces III
scar Ting holtci Ia the end cause the
boxes ilaccd inside 10 be raised and
cropped lack a. The drum Is rotated.
Tho fall J., Tc-aIdcd as an imitation
ri The AVERAGE handling Ia trapsporti-
lion. Tic test boxes are filled with
gems containing water. and careful
record Is made Il the number of falls
rrqrirei % break MP each boz thus
l,adcd and OF tile manner IN whieh it
balls. From datn yielded 10y the tests
aiready made box woods have been
c.as shc6 IA three groups
f-- - - * . f.
Nhy Maple Wood Is Popular 7sr Pipes
Well seagoncd hard maple is among
The latest woods proposed fer Smok-
ers' pipes. Tie 50 called French briar.
thu root'of the white heath Erica ar.
borsR' Of southern Europe, Is rapidly
disappearing. and such substitutes as
The mountain laurel and the rhodciem-
0ron have been chosen from n num-
Der of common woods tried The ma
pie PIPE ! said TO color equal TO the
best mecrschaum; 1t absorbs ali juices
Ike Cay without having the unplens-
an TASTE Of clay: it Is never bitter,
ash II Is not liable 10 burn except
when siaoisei IN a strong daft or
wind
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-08
NOTICES
To the Stockholders Of Bennlng
Park Lawn Cemetery.


Park Lawn Cemetery.
Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting OF the Bennington Park
Lawn cemetery association will be
held at the Office &C L. l.. Bates in
the village of Bennington, State OF
Vermont on Tuesday, Jan. 9th, 1917 at
o'clock p. m. for the purpose Of
transacting the following business:
st. To hear and consider the re-
ports of the officers Of said corpora
ton.
End. To sec what il any dividend
shall be declared on the stock OF said
corporation.
Bird. Election of officers for the
ensuing year.
4th. To consider what, if any,
changes shall be made in the price of
lots.
5th-To transact any other bust
ness found proper when met.
r. p Woodman, Clerk.
Dated at Bennington on this 26th day
of Dec. 1916.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-08
ANNUAL MEETING

BENNINGTON Battle Monument and
Historical Association.
The annual meeting of the Benning-
ton Battle Monument ana Historical
Association will be held at the offices
Of Batchelder & Bates in the Village
of Pennington on the second We'd
nesday in January (the Tenth day.
1917 at ten o'clock in the forenoon
for the election e. officers OF the as
ISOLATION for the year ensuing and the
transaction of any other business
proper to be done when met.
Edward L. Bates.
Recording Secretary.
bennington, VT, Dec. 2lst.. 1916.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-08
NOTICE

The annual meeting of the North
Bennington cemetery association will
be held Monday evening, January s.
at 5 o'clock at the First National bank
parlor North Bennington, Vt.
i. Z. Ranney, Sec.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-08
III rT.aIGE5s 2

70 the Ladies and Gentlemen OF Ben
nlnston and Vicinity.
Cab and see nv new FAN ana
winter samples, and you will surely
leave your order Prices very rea
sonable Clean.as, pressing and a.
serations a specially.
Nathan Levin,
$40 North stresr Tel. a0-J
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-08
RUBBING q In.

Bob-PerhaFs we had better forget
ono another? Bess-Oh. l couldn't do
thar. have so few things 10 laugh
about,-Pucl,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-19
SiDELGHTS0NWARM0

EDUCToN the strike among the
n general trades in Berlin which although settlement effected within
oteigh hours shows concusNe the the people OF
Germany
Publication by Berlin newspaper Of the statement that no further pya
Germany and the termination revolution empire which
appeased separate peace with Russia military
magnitude before August will be
During and
OF the
The recalls Nocrwa during the the
This week the leading
socialist paper be
world arms and that peace without victory for the Genital powers n
the the llorcnlocn, OF the have been so bold
question indcnbu, masu OF the last months These
the oppression with their accustomed
severity for fear Of the effect upon the nation
There question but that Germany beng fed with promises oi sep
with Russia and Tcon hope beng alive that theory
And w the Germany has allowed comments her on the
mpobabirty Of the success, OF the sea card
To back that the French would like to call
dispatch handled y the United Press Paris daene
Yesterday ChV taken the French around laor only miles
show cncng movement about laon that must force its fall into the
o French shortly"
shortly DAYS OF terrible fighting and hundreds OF thousands
The Chyy which miles aon has been occupied
mp o'clock Wednesday the frnc,
poxmatey thirteen mile, aon Ryc four miles north OF the Ane
fu I l ,d i bn ,l.n c,ic , ,b Ane +, ,g l;ne from
which taken consideration b the rcwte
Of the United Press the Ne" York office when he oonng the grip OF
For the with all It's abomnac
ems and St Quentin done merely
the forces No gain has been made around st Quentr
has mpedcd the British their ioow-u
northern where the break beyond the Vmy ridge
epth of four miles taken days reconstruction supply
hnqannd replacement OF batteries necessary the advance
Tx same true between o,on left Hank
Midway between 81 Quentin and Camba two and hall miles from Il
British have organized their salient IN the last three days ferc
concentration here in the center Of the supposed ndenbrs line
logical development expect following up the scheme striking at widely
separated pomts-W. NJ II.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-19
D PUTTING THE IDLE ACRES TO WORK.

n VARIOUS parts Of this country the railroad com
be used in raising food products Each acac OF additional
land that brought under rhc plow this year win have q
bearing the price Of foods and the action OF the railroad
officials that OF the idc land in Oklahoma
that is owned by oil companies might proitably be put to
work
While the quarter section owned by farmer might be
under lease that does put the land oi commission
for farming purposes and the OF the farm can earn
rent from the lessee and additional revenue from crops
So, this kind Of potential oil land is not idle
Probably there many thousands oo acres Of oil land
in Oklahoma owned by individual oil producers and by the
large oil corporations These lands are being viewed as
investments from mineral standpoint Yet the surface
could be used this critical time in adding to the crop
output OF the nation
Oil men have displayed the righ, spirit in many cases
where the public welfare concerned and it is assumed
that their attention be called to this subject tha, lot
Of idle oil land be placed under cultivation tins spring
To do this prompt action is necessary as the planting sea
son is well advanced
To &c, the best results from proposal OF this kind an
organized effort will he necessary The offer OF the
use of land not lind ready response but We have seen
in Oklahoma City what he accomplished in the home
garden movement by concentration OF energy and the
right kind OF systematic supervision
Each day that we permit an idle acre 10 remain in that
state OF unproducvenc,s dctract from our food assets
So let there he united action the end that there shall he
idle surface Of oil lands IN Oklahoma greatest Of oil
states and the commonwealth which is making heroic and
successful drives to iced the nation
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-19
WHAT EDITORS SAY
Are You The Man?

Th,,, :, man IN this world who has let slip by the
wonderful chances OF h; HE Are You the man
There is a man whom fortune has eare'Scd ana mas
,,r.d bcorc him smiling al the and opening the way
10 future ot great promise and the man with masculine
oycrconidcnce has answered IN ms heart Nhat te use
There is plenty OF time I'll have good time iir't Are
There i, a man in this world who has built his dream
castles that he could have made permanent but tor phyS
cal abuse and dissipation who has later on sadly waehea
,bcr criirhle because ot his own moral negligence
through his lack OF appreciation OF the chances IN his bud
ding lie that his good God gave him Are YOU the man
Arc YOU the who after wtccking your ne goes 10
physician and asks the ume"oth Que'UO" b''"'' "a"
YOU fix me up
Are you the man who receives the inevitable answer
ono | cannot and neither can Nature
Wc-that ,S most ot uS-too frequently 60 tar into Ma
r,,.', debt When we do We must pay Nature waits just
,o long In time 1t is possible Tor YOU to make good
sound man OF yourself but you will never be the man YOU
The man who ha, abused himself and IN, opportuuite,
v,u realize M, mistake sooner or later and will see the
handwriting ON the wall "Go slow
This Il the prophetic warning that every must some
day read and understand and once again We ask. Are
IL i, merely matter Of conscience and rc,ribu,iye
thought hut II YOU are the man, then YOU mus, pay.
The law oi lie eNactS this payment
gray road will stretch before YOU You will become
known among your companions a ploldcr You have
,pcu, and wasted your vitality You will become appalled,
with the haunting though, OF your 'Qn'ndcred Yesterdays
You will recognize what YOU might have done and What YOU
did not do You will know that the best YOU has been
burned out You are the YOU used he because
of your own reckless way OF living and are
imrcllcd to ask Are you the man''-Mcmrhs CONNER.
cla Appeal
ON IN, ocean the swell make, ncspe sick and some Of
tho SwcS encountered land have ,lm|ir effect Lima
/ DOh,ol Times Democrat
\ calou, woman know, everything including great
dc, ha, never happened -A,chl'on lkana1 Globe
lust thought for employees II YOU were IN business
would YOU employ yourseli-New Canaan Conn Adyer.
tSct.
The cost oi living is high ,ha, only an cmpo,e in a
munition factory afford to lead double hic-NcW
York Sun
Sometimes the bride looks modest is because
she knows she isn't much OF prize -GaNcston lIexa0
News
Looks as II some Of the prohibition states are reall,
going 70 have prohibition after all-pateuou g. il
,PreS Guardian
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-19
RIppLlN6RHYNES
DDMK Mdso1
1(opyfy9tt = I9y7
THE EX-CZAR.

old friend Nick is now an ex;
N no more crown his brow be-
'A decks The people wesried Of
his reign and showed him where 10
leave the train A monarch with a
head OF bone should not be perchcd
upon throne in troublous times when
kings must Try TO earn their salaries or
die From palaces and crowns remote
the car must seek his Straying goat
\ kind and pleasant gent was he. this
Nicholas, whose end We see. But he
would never use his head, and by false
prophets he was led Grea, Russians
begged, al every chance that he would
come ont from his trance. and reign
according to the rules laid down BY
Ioylc hut knavcS and fools possessed
The honehcad monarchS ear until he
saw his doom appear Now. stripped
IT all his kingly state, Of all the pomI
,ha, made him great by loyal country.
men accurN. he ,adiy wandcrS verS
on ver'', DER hill and dale and moot
and fen and homes he'll lind his goa
again But royal goat, when once they
stray are gone forever and a day