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'sEZEkIEI"

"WeIl, Mr.. 'Alliday, anybody 'ud
think as you'd been turned into the
streets a beggar instead of bein' COM
fortab1y settled in as smart little
shop as ever 1 clapped eyes on. and
free of expense tool"
Ezekiel Halliday groaned as his eyes
wandered round the bright, gaudily
papered room and he bent his white
head to hide a great tear that was
slowly coursing down his cheek. Mar
tin was a good soul, but why couldn't
she leave him in peacei
"And 'ow anyone could fret their
selves silly over that dirty old Book
sellers row is beyond me. 1t ought
to ave been done away with years ago,
and any clean and sensible person
could seei Why, never a day passed
but 1 bumped my poor 'ead against
them pesky doorways, and as for that
parlor behind the shop, it wasn't larger
than a mousetrap and was just about
as musty!"
Me an my old girl found it COM
Portable enough for fifty happy years,
Martha" the old bookseller broke out
at length, stung by the contempt of the
charwoman's voice. And the musti-
ness didn't prevent our living to q
died two years ago come Christmas.
I'm glad she didn't live to see the old
place. Was twas it there when you
passed this morning Martha?" he
asked piteously, folding his shaking
hands over the worn head of his stick.
Martha tossed her head as she laid
the cloth for tea
ct was standing there right enough
then" she replied carelessly, "but they
were at work on the house next to to"
'Next to it, Martha, next to it?''
Ezekiel, as everyone called him, tot
tered to his feet, stretching out hand
for his hat that hung on a peg. But
Martha guessed his intention.
Nov, then" she said with we'll
meant frmness, you don't leave this
parlor till you've 'ad a fresh cup of
tea The men 'ull be 1eavin' off work
now and IL the old place is gone you
won't bring it back by goin' of with
put sup or bite"
Ezekiel fell back into his armchair
with working lips.
ITS true" he moaned Nothing
can bring the old things back, Martha,
You're young woman. and you don't
see things like we do
Young, Indeed"
Martha was on the shady side of
forty, so she was not ill-pleased at the
soft impeachment
Well she returned, slightly modi-
aed, II suppose we don't. All 1 know
Is that Pd-that I'd thank Providence
On my Bonded knees If it 'ud give me
shop in the Charing Cross road. But
there's the bell The tea 'ull be ready
by the time you come back"
Ezekiel rose and attended to his Gus
bomer with the accustomed care and
genial bonhomie which had made him
quite a personality in Booksellers row.
Left alone, the smile died out of his
eyes. and he droope1 YEARLY over the
freshly polished counter. Yes, it was
enough" he reflected. this shop, with
It's linoleum-covered floor and shining
brown shelves, its shrill electric bell
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SHIELDS SNAKES FROM DEATH
Keystone State Farmer Finds Then
Valuable in His Business.

Keystone State Farmer Finds Then
Valuable in His Business
Two unusually large blacksnakes
were seen Thursday by harvest handf
on the farm of F. M. Coffey of Buffalo
township, says a Washington, Pa, dis
patch. One of the reptiles showed
fight, and it was allowed to live onl,
because Mr.. Coffee does not allow
them to be killed on the farm The
snake was first routed from its re
pose by Mr.. Cofey's hired man, who
was riding in moving machine
When disturbed the reptile made E
dart for the horses legs, which caused
them to start at furious rate, and
it was not until they had run severa.
hundred feet that they were brought
to a stop. John Guise, an oil drillel
of Washington, and another oil man
who were in the field at the time
came running to kill the snake, which
Samuel Tanner, who was but short
distance away, then came to invesu
gate the cause of the trouble ano
then it was learned that the owner OF
the farm did not want the snake kill
ed. 1t has lived in the neighborhood
for several years and during this
time has doubtless killed hundreds OF
mice The man with the moving ma
chine started to work again and SCOT
routed the mate to the first snake
but it showed no signs of fight
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THE ROAST THAT WAS uNDoNE
Culinary Accident Due to Use of Rub
Der Tray.

Culinary Accident Due to Use Of Rub
Der Tray.
When George Creighton goes up to
Sullivan county this summer he will
be careful to keep all of his photo
graphic apparatus under lock and key.
And his landlady, Mrs. Hubbard, will
be little more careful about borrow
ing his things.
One morning last summer George
left two of his rubber trays on bench
outside the house to drain, and went
fishing. Mrs. Hubbard absent mind
eddy picked up the trays and took
them into the kitchen. When George
came back and saw the house his first
thought was that it was on fire.
smoke was streaming from the
kitchen windows, and Mrs. Hubbard
came running towards him wringing
her hands. her eyes watery.
"Oh, George she cried ct don't
know what can be the matter. l put
chicken in the oven a little while ago,
and when 1 opened the door to haste
it the oven was full of smoke, and it
had the awfullest SMELL. There must
have been something the matter with
chicken
AS George stepped into the kitchen
towering odor of burning rubber.
Mrs. Hubbard" he said, what
kind of a pan did you put the chicken
in?"
"One like this" she replied, show
ing him the other tray.-New York
Press.
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The Picture He Liked.

A well-known landscape painter was
busy "dashing in" the colors of a sun,
set The tints were hurriedly convey
ed from the palette to the canvas. for
the artist was anxious to catch the
eject A rustic standing by observed
the operation for a little while and
then remarked: "Ah. you be a-paint-
Ing two pictures at once. That's
clever He paused a moment and
then blurted out: Il like that picture,
best-the one you've got your thumb
through"
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band played Hail. Columbia" and the
entire crew stood at salute
As the Mayhover swept past each
ship the crew of the saiuting vessel
gave the president three cheers as
the commander In chief of the army
and navy OF the United States
The battleships and cruisers lay In
two parallel lines lengthwise of the
sound with q column Of destroyers
thanking each line of larger ships
The right column was composed of
two divisions, the first consisting of
the Kearsarge. Illinois and Alabama,
under command OF Rear Admiral Bar
ker; the second comprising the Texas,
Baltimore and Chicago. commanded
By Rear Admiral Sands
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tha's impatient voice behind the glass
door recalled him to the press of real
tiles of life.
Come along now" she exclaimed.
Drink your tea and eat this nice piece
crusts off,
she settled the cushion in his chair
he obeyed her meekly.
You're very good to me, Martha, -
he said suddenly
Nonsense. 'Aven't I known ye for
the last twenty years, and didn't lay
out the poor old missus, avowin' all
the time in my cart to see you COM
Portable every evenin'. husband or no
'usband, And now" she added, with
a quick change of voice. 81 can't stay
another minute; mine must be 'ome by
this time and starvin'i"
Mrs. Martha Mugg was a typical
charlady. She invariably alluded to
her -other half as -mlne," and no
one had ever seen her without the
bonnet with red roses which always
graced her grizzled locks.
Ezekiel sighed as the ample be-
shawled figure passed out into the
warm, gray evening She had been a
kind friend to him In her clumsy way.
How would she get on, he wondered,
with his grandson, the smart, up-to-
date young man who was coming to-
morrow to take charge of the bust
ness. He had long been too feeble in
health to manage the shop, and at
length he had taken Martha's advice
and written to his dead daughters eld-
est son. He could never have given
in at the old p1ace-but now-what
did it matter!
Six O'Clock struck from the old dim
faced clock. How queer and strange
was the sound as it reverberated In
the wide. high-ceilinged parlori
Ezekiel rose stiff1y. having finished
his tea with a great effort, and once
more reached out for the broad wide
awake he always wore.
81 shan't be long," he said to the boy
whom he employed to do odd jobs
about the shop.
hobbled along the Charing Cross road
1t had been pouring wet weather for
the last week or so, but every even
ing at about the same time the trem-
bling old figure could have been seen
best of its life had been spent
Ezekiel reached his goal at last, his
dim eyes bent on the ground for very
fear of what he dreaded to see. i.
But he had come to know. !.
With jerk he raised his head !.
All, dear heaven. 1t had been stand
ing this morning, and now a confused
mass of stones, brick and mortar alone
marked the place
Ezekiel stood still for space, q pitt
full figure in the falling rain His jaw
had dropped and the blue eyes were
fixed in a piteous stare upon the ruins
of what was once his kingdom
why, Ezekiel" said a kindly voice
at the old mans elbow, what are you
doing standing there in the rain. a. II
you'd lost yourseh?"
Ezekiel recognized one Of his custom
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Cause FIutter at newport

There is quite a f1utter in Newpor4
over the fact that two highly eligible
British bachelors are in the city. Thew
are the marquis OF Graham, heir to the
dukedom OF Montrose, and Walter
VIVIAN Both young men are unusu-
ally good looking The marquis is Is
and MI Vivian Is shade over 40. The
former saw hard service in South
Africa with the BLACK Watch, ht~,,-
land regiment
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YOUNG Women DEFY Superstition.

There are thirteen young women In
Chester, Penn, who have no fear of
fate in connection with that unlucky
number They Invariably have charge
of No. Is table at social functions in
connection with St Michael's church,
hold parties of thirteen and recently,
at a reception given by the chairman,
Miss Mamie Duffy, sat down to supper
at thirteen minutes of and arose from
the table 1t thirteen minutes of 10.
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man could not possibly understand its
value.
Understand! Ezekiel Strengthened
himself and chuckled at the idea
There wasn't a man in London that
could hoodwink him into buying an
imitation of the real articlei Many a
time Charles Dickens had tried to
play trick on him, and had declared
hiD to be "a willy old beggar." Mar
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ton works. the necessary funds to be
raised by loans and the interest there
on to be charged to the famine grant
The keynote of the policy advocated
is the vigorous use of the national
resources on protective works, ire
spective of their productive character.
and to Increase the general resources
OF the country and its resisting power
IN the. battles with famine
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one Honest Postmaster.

The postal investigation viii never
cause a ripple in the Newport. Neb-.
ONCE Two gents umbrellas were
lest In che postofice," advertises this
incorruptible oflcia1 in the Newport
Republican Owners may have same
by calling We have good ono az
our own
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-29

The Hector Macdonald memorial
fund is now approaching $1,000, and
John Bannon of Glasgow in fntimating
check for ELL 900 renews his prom
ise to contribute . similar sum when
the next $1,000 II subscribed
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-29
plan to Battle With Famine.

The Indian irrigation commission
has issued its report. 1t proposes to
lay out s150,OO0, 900 in twenty years on
protective works, and also 100000
annually in loans for private irriga-
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Fingered It's yellow pages lovingly.

Fingered It's yellow pages lovingly.
ind other modern conveniences: there
vas nothing missing-nothing but
nose subtle associations which alone
sreate the real atmosphere of home
And no one knew, no one under
He took up q broken-backed volume
gfng at his elbow and fingered its
fellow. pages lovingly. 1t was q rare
sdition of Pilgrims Progress" much
coveted by a certain celebrated novel
1t Who had imagined that the old
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-15
SHAFTsBURY CENTER.


Matthew Nash is in town.
Roy Bowen has been 10 Arlington.
Miss Carrie Phillips visited in Zen
niugton recently.
Rev f. NJ. Compton will be absent
the next two Sundays.
Walter Bronson was with his brother,
George Bronson, Sunday.
Mrs Egar Bowen visited her daugh
ter of Arlington last week.
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Waite visited
relatives in North Bennington recently.
Miss Harriet Allen passed New
Years with her parents in White
Creek, N. Y,
Bessie Bronson visited her graudpar-
ents of South SALISBURY, Saturday
and Sunday.
M and Mrs Bert Barton OF Man
chester we're with Mr. Barton's parents
several days last week.
Luella Galusha vas with her grand
mother, Mrs O. G. Frisbie Of North
SALISBURY last week
Miss Stella r. Bottum returned last
week e. her school 10 Nyack after a
short vacation of the holidays,
MIR ami Mrs Marvin Cornell, ST.,
have ret1rned ZONE, after a six weeks
visit with their son Louis Cornell,
Mrs Debbie Cla k has been visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs Isaac Youugs
of this place, returning home Sunday.
Rev /. NJ. Compton has gone to New
Jersey, where his wife is visiting. lie
expects to be gone three weeks OF more.
Mrs A, #, Smith of Manchester will
speak next Surday in the Baptist
church on Temperance. Mrs Smith is
an interesting speaker and the subject
certainly is az interesting one 1t is
hoped there will be a good attendance.
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NORTH PoWNAL.

Harry Green has returned to Cor.
nell
Mrs Greenman is visiting in North
Granville.
Thaddeus Brownell was home for
the holidays.
Miss Toy Ashley spent the holidays
with relatives 10 Pittsfeld.
Mr. and Mrs Ed Brownell and family
Of Hoboken spent New Years at the
Brownell farm.
Thos Kiley has returned TO New
York. He was the guest of his par
ents during the holidays.
Mrs Frank Paddock gave whist
party last Saturday evening. David
Gardner took first prize.
The Beillig Club has presented
about thirty new books to the Sunday
school library OF the Congregational
church.
Miss Margaret Carpenter has re-
tuned from North Adams where she
has been the guest Of Mrs Sabin OF
Pleasant-st.
Owen James is entertaining his
brother, Prof james and his wife
Prof James will give an organ recital
at the church before he leaves town.
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MANCHESTER

Mr. McBirney Of Chicago is in town.
School began in the village schools
Monday.
Mrs w. F, orvis is visiting her
mother, Mrs f. II Orvis.
The Ladies Benevolent society met
with Mrs E. V. Trull Thursday.
The Euchre club will meet with Miss
Rose Moffitt on Franklin avenue.
Mrs Geo L. Towsley entertained the
Missionary society last Wednesday.
Miss Mabel Mcclure has finished
work with the N. b. T, & T. company.
Miss Edna Orvis and friend, Miss
Lucy Wapes, returned to WELLESLEY
last week.
Mrs Emma Roe is spending a few
weeks in New York and New Haven,
she was called to New Haven by the
death of her daughter-in-law, Mrs
Joseph Wickham Roe.
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MANCHESTER CENTER.

Il. Dorr Of Fort Ann, N. Y, is Wis
iting in town.
E. C. Bonesteel of Troy, N. Y,
spent Sunday in town.
Geo Session has purchased trotting
bred colt of P Kelley,
Mr. and Mrs E. A. Fisher and family
spent New Years in Dandy.
II. W. Mattison has sold the Col
burn House to Mr. Gladstone of New
York, who took possession January 1st
Mr. Mattison has moved into Mrs
Kent's house.
= Geo Westberbee met with quite a
serious accident last week. He fell
from load Of wood, striking on the
ice, causing a severe bruise, and fears
are entertained for his recovery.
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NORTH DORSET.

W. H. Barber is quite poorly.
Mrs Geo B. Petty spent Tuesday in
Dandy.
E. L. Whitney is teaching school at
East Dorset.
Mrs John Heating and daughter
spent few days in Rutland recently.
A. c. Buhum of South SALISBURY
is visiting his mother, Mrs G. p.
Griffith.
B S. Madison of North Bennington
spent a few days in town with friends
last week.
Mrs james Bates of Norwich, Conn,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs
w. II. Bubee.
The infant daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
L. L. Whitney has been quite III, but
is improving
VIM Columb is working for Mr. Bu-
bee, ROllie Johnson having gone to
work for S. L. Griffith.
John McDermott, formerly of North
Bennington but now of Boston, visit
ed friends In town this week.
Miss Matte Griffith returned TO her
duties In North Bennington Sunday
eve after weeks visit to her parents
here.
VIM Herrick, while working in the
woods, had the misfortune 10 injure
one of his horses from which it is suf-
fering serious results.
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For SALE Oh EXCHANGE.

VIII sell or exchange plot containing 100 rods
OF land with dwelling house thereon; located on
Silver street, on Grandview Terrace. in Ben,
nington. This property will cut up into FIVE
building lots 5Oxi70 feet Will exchange for
farm or any other property In OF near Benning.
ton. Now Is the time to invest in real Estate In
Bennington, as there has not been so many sales
and transfers in years as has taken place this
year. VIII also sell. lease or exchange the old
Sibley or NOXOn prop erty, sO-caled on Wash
ingtOn Avenue, prise $1,000 Duplicate this II
you can. / viii sell or lease building lot on
River Street. also one on Mccall Street Like
wise have 50 lots size G0X12O feet at Fairlawn
Park, that Twill sell, lease or exchange at from
IL of one cent per foot to 3 cents per foot No
taxes no interest on lots for the first two years
] will take five dollars down, and fifty cents per
week, until paid for in full. This Park Is lOcat-
within five minutes walk from electric cars.
Telephone PIP JOHN NASH. 26u
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HOOSlCK

The L. A. M met with the Misses
Haley last Friday afternoon.
Patrick McGraw of Stamford visited
his brother-in-law, Thomas Sullivan,
last week.
Miss Mary Clark is visiting in Troy.
Mrs Luther Grover, Mrs Eliza
Thompson and Mrs Jane Pierce are
all convalescing.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Haynes are re-
joicing over the arrival of daughter.
Miss Ella McKeon is suffering re-
lapse of the grippe. DR. Shaw of Hoo
sick Falls attends her.
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The Secret orLong Life

Consists in keeping all the main organs OF
the body in healthy, regular action, and in
quickly destroying dead disease germs.
Electric Btters regulate Stomach, Liver and
Kidneys, purify the blood and give a spleu-
did appetite. They work wonders In curing
Kidney Troubles, Female Complaints, Ner-
vous Diseases, Constipation, Dyspepsia a, d
Malaria. Vigorous strength and heath al
ways follow their use. Only SOC, guaranteed
by o. E. Gibson, druggist.
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During q sudden and terrible attack Of
Group our little cir was unconscious from
stranguatiou .ay- A. l. SpifIord, postmast
er. Chester, Mich, AID a dose of Oce Minute
C0u2h Cure WIS administered aud repeated
often. 1t reduced the swelling aud infam
nation, cut the mGcus and shortly the child
was resting easy 4 speedily recovered. Il
cures Coughs, Colds, La Grippe, aud al
Throat and Lung troGbles. Ooe Minute
Cough Cure ingsrs in the throat and chest
aud enables the lungs to contributes pure,
health giving oxygen to the blood. B. A..
Qulnlan.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
Estate of NIary a. Lane.

The undersigned having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the District OF
Bennington COMMISSIONERS, TO receive
examine and adjust all claims and demands OF
an persons against the estate fMary a. Lane
late OF SALISBURY ia said district. deceased
ana an claims exhibited IN onset thereto, here
by give notice that we will meet for the pur-
poses aforesaid, at the dwelling house Of Geo
II Robinson ON the l4th day OF March next
from O'Clock o. m until O'Clock p, m. on said
dav. and that six months from the 18th day OF
September A d. 1909, is the time limited by said
Court for said creditors 20 present their claims
to US for examination and allowance.
Dated AZ Bennington. this 10Th day ofDec A,
d. 1902
G. H. ROBINSON RSy9ISSy COMMISSIONERS.
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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND APPLI.
CATION FOR DISTRIBUTION.
Estate of Henry G. Root.
STATE OF VERMONT,

Alta session OF the Probate Court, holden at
the Probate ONCE in Bennington, Ia said Dis
tr'ct. on the e7th day OF December A. d 1902.
Present John V. Carney, Judge.
Catharine r. Root and William A. Root. eN-
ecutors OF the estate OF Henry G. Root, late OF
Bennington In said district, deceased, presents
his administration account for examination and
allowance, and makes application for decree
Of distribution and partition OF the estate OF
said deceased WhereupOn 10 Is ordered by
said Court. that said account and said applica-
ton be referred TO a session thereof, to be held
at the Probate once aforesaid, on the 18th oay
OF January, ID. 1903, for hearing and decision
thereon: And it is further ordered that notice
thereof be given to all parties interested by
publication OF the same three weeks success
lively in the Banner and RefOrmer, newspaper
published at Bennington, previous to said time
appointed for hearing. that they may appear at
said time and place, ana show cause, II any
they may have, why said account should not be
allowed and such decree made
record whereof is ordered to be made
true record.
Attest, JOHN V. CARNEY, Judge
A true COPY OF the original record,
"a Attest, JOHN v CARNEY Judge.
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notice.


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COTsets for medium and slender figures.
The college girl Girdle Corset, is especially
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hrs n c. KLOCK'S,
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The rich men, poor men and mtsers

De Wits Little Early Rlsers.
". Williams. San Antonio, Texas, writes
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HIgh Grade columbia" yIndarskIts

Made by the Columbia Skirt Company, Of New
York, They also make columbia" Safety
Belts and Hose Supporters, Shirt Waist
Holders etc. A postal will bring samples,
prices, etc Mrs. NJ. G. Klock, Az Main street,
Is the agent for Bennington and vicinity.