The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-06-27
FIRST cHlLDRES'S DAY
ln,sralns Literary and Musls,l P'oss~
Carried OCT $50 ihs childNh


AGAR hall. A good time vas given
q the children Of the grange families
snd a chicken salad dinner vas bonn'
uiuuy served. very lnleresl'nf
program consisting oi recitation
songs aud Instrumental music was
carried oui hy ihe chile ren'
An interesting literary hour aas oi'
loyed by ihe Orangers a. lhe lasi ros
ular meeille Tfn papers Of an nf'
usually inler sting charar'erverr noaH
wa.rh ara given uHlpn,
Remington Grange meets is hisi
bereavement in lhr iealh OF Brother
Charlie, l. Ieweit pho vas an enihn'
iasi.c aud faithful aorker 10 our err
der. our tender ard heartfelt ssm'
psth, d, extended a. Sister Joweu ln
this sad bereavement. Tho following
resolution, woro read aud adopted
nisoLtrioN. 80 nEsrE'r
Whereas. 40 allwlse Providence has
.ean it "a remove from az Brother
charlie, IeNrii 0i Remington Grange,
SO 90. Who departed this life June =,
in0i. therefore De- ii
Resolved. That ln iho death ~
Brother .t ..ii ihr Grange hns Lost
one nf Iis most faithful mrmhrrs ana
the community au esteemed And trust
worthy citizen.
Resolved. That $40 extend 90 ihe hc-
roayed family our heartfelt sympathy
| in dis great sorrow, cpmmrndlnE them
for support nud comiuri iu TIE al
wise aud compassionate Father, who
orders 90 things for our good.
Resolved. That a copy - these rc,o.
| luilous be- placed upon ouf records
aud our charter Boz drapud To- mourn
Ing Tor q period 81 thirty days b. 70
further
Resolved. That a copy % these rcs-
olutIons b. sent 90 the bereaNcd fam
Us. also that copy b. furnished tie
local paper Tor publication.
n. NJ. Durham,
Charles 4. Knapp,
! 4. NJ. Thompson,
Committee.
"Tho Benefits Ia be- Derived From
Good Reading and hos 10 Cultivate
Taste for H.
A very accurate index tofhe mental
condition Of a family Is the reading
matter In which they indulge. There
il no quicker or easier way 20 learn o'
your acquAintauce's mental state al
training than by scanning his book
case or reading table. There one ind,
the STYLE of literature on which The
minds OF the household are fed, u Il
their intellectual food.
ln the usual home there are two
courses for dinner. First We have tbs
vegetables. meat, etc, which furnish
US all the valuable nourishment W
need: then We have the desert which
pleases our palaies principally. q,
II isat our dining table, so II should
be at our reading table. We wanl
books. papers aud magazines which
instruct. de lelop aud p1urlsh oui
minds Then a time comes when our
minds do not hunger but are tired anc
need a rest: We should then resort q
the desert on our table and read brigh
sketches which drive away the sonibei
thoughts aud cheer and rest Us men
tally. Many people forget that th'
brain needs feeding: they feed ihei
bodies and work hard, but their BRAIN
do not keep pace. Their minds liyr
mostly on neighborhOod gossip.
u one would grow old gracefully nl
must allow his mind to keep pace wlti
his body. He should read the cIrren
events IN order To keep IN touch an'
harmony with the outside world. h
should keep informed about the mes
steps taken along scientific lines which
may help MIN or his ueighoor to sue
cess: be should read the best iiiera
ture dealing with $ particular line o
business. Then II he has time h
might read with much pleasure an'
benefit, books upon nature studies
thus learning OF the many varietie
and uses of trees, of the varieties AM
uses Of birds. Of the varieties and val
ues of grasses, OF the differences il
soil and their particular adaptation.
Good literature possesses whol
realm OF characters true TO human ma
ture and IN good books one can flint
| friends of nearly as much help asthos
found in real life. Always avoi
trashy literature, for it feeds the min,
on poison, giving it biased view q
life and creating in US unwholesom
cravings and ambitions. The news
, paper tiled with crimes is nearly a
harmful as a criminal friend. Gu
reading matter should be as CAREFUL
selected as our friends. If our live
are to be broadened, quickened an
deepened, we must feed our minds o
really nourishing literature.
The more the mind is fed on goo
reading, the strong the desire 70
such literature becomes, and the les
we shall have to use ''pie and cake
literature, so to speak; in other words
the less we shall have tofeed our mind
on highly spiced trash.
There is an old woman in this tow
whose school advantages were Unite
to those of the country school ofyear
I ago and yet her family refer to her a
= their Encyclopedia. She is well name
/, thus, for her knowledge about currer
events, and along scientific, politica
historical and literary lines is remark
able. 1t is an easy matter to lear
how she derived her liberal educatio
in middle life. Simply walk into he
= home and scan the titles of her book
. look at her magazines and papers an