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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-19
SOUTH SHAFT S. UhY


Mrs David Cone is able to be about
again.
Sc Hawkins is assisting his brother
In the store this week.
Quite number of men are idle AT
the Eagle Square shops.
Ed Cone and wife spent Sunday with
his people In this village.
Mrs Helen Knapp las sufficiently re
covered to get ABOUT some, though
.eebly.
CT and A Il Hawkins and + l. Mat
tison are displaying their Christmas
goods this week.
Mr. and Mrs Freeman Howard will
entertain large circle of friends at
Christmas time. -
Miss Bessie Mirfeld will be home
for TWO weeks from her school for the
holiday vacation.
Samuel Galusha and Miss Laura
Harms visited his sister, Mrs Spencer
10 Rutland Friday.
Rev and Mrs G S Agan are enter
tanning Miss Shuttleworth, o lady
friend from Troy.
On Sunday evening there will be
Christmas exercises AZ the church by
the Sunday school.
Mrs f S Locke left Friday to return
| TO her Dome In Sp, ingtield. She DIM
ed with Mr. and Mrs Merle Spencer OF
Rutland.
The Sunday school concert on Sum
day evening Will be under the direc
ton of Perle Barton and his mother,
Mrs l.. j. Barton.
Clifton Kline Is at work on G S.
Mattison's house which he is remod.
cling. 1t will add much to the con
venience and appearance Of the place.
Everybody Is busy making prepare.
tions for Christmas. A fair and food
sale under the auspices OF the Ladies'
Aid society was held Wednesday al.
ternoon and evening.
Miss c ara Hawkins is improving
and will be able to resume her school
duties after the holiday vacation. Her
sister, Miss Stella is supplying her
place during the closing weeks.
The three school departments are
preparing for their closing exercises
which will constitute their Christmas
as school. The exercises will be
held in lOGT hall on Friday after
noon of the present week.
T. II. Dunlap, wife and sister, Mrs
Marcia lngraham, will take Christ
mas dinner at II. NJ. bottum's Mrs
lngraham expects TO leave Christina,
week enroute for her home 10 Mlchi'
gan. She viii! visit her niece, Mrs
Stella Barrett on her way.
There was quite the appearance Of
considerable snow coming Old Sunday
night Monday morning dawned quite
calm after the storm and the scenery
was beautiful, very tree and shlu
heavily laden with snow. Monday
night little more snow fell making
very good sleighing.
The lecture given by Rev Mr. Decker
Thursday evening Of last week or
John Wesley was very interesting
everyone pleased and happily disap
pointed, for some anticipated a dry
prosy lecture. 1t was given under til,
auspices of the Epworth League. They
took in GIG.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-19
NORTH BENNINGTON

The North Bennington Fish and
Game Club hold their turkey shoot
Christmas Day at the State Line.
They will have ducks, geese, turkeys
aud chickens. Ranges will be ar
ranged for all sizes and kinds OF cali.
b RS. All can enter but telescope
which will To barred out. Ey ry one
invited. Shoot rain or shine. Lun Q
at noon. Shoot commences at
o'clock.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-19

The finest coffee substitute ever
made has recently been produced by
DR.. Shoop of Racine, Wis. You don't
have to boil 1t twenty or thirty min.
utes. Made In minute" says the
doctor. Health Coffee" is really the
closest coffee imitation ever yet pro-
duced. Not grain of real Coffee In It
either. Health Coffee Imitation is
made from pure toasted cereals or
grains, with malt, nuts, etc. Really 1t
would fool an expert--were he to Tin.
knowingly drink 1t for coffee. Joseph
M. Ayres.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-19
Bunalo steana FOR Chr,.rmns.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1S.-Buffalo porter
house at 80 cents pound is to be
Christmas novelty In Chicago. A
big 1000 pound buffalo was slaughter
ed at the stockyards. The buffalo was
shipped from Nebraska ranch with
a train load of cattle.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-19
NORTH HOOsICK.

Rob McClain is visiting his parents
in Salem.
Miss Kate Sigmund is home for the
holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Haswell we're in
Troy Monday.
George Prescott has returned from
a visit to Salem.
Mrs. Marten and daughter of White
Greek were in town Saturday.
Mrs. Buck and Mrs. Worden of Hoo.
sick Falls, visited Mrs. Klages Friday,
There will be social at the home OF
Mrs. Tom Allen Friday afternoon nd
evening.
Miss Ruth Harrington gave party
to twelve OF her little friends in honor
OF her seventh birthday, Tuesday.
Choice refreshments were served and
all had fine time.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-19
FOR SALE +!

$3.50 buys this 16 acre farm, good
house and barn. keeps two COWS and
horse, seventy apple trees. Less than
one mile from SALISBURY Depot.
A good building lot of 5000 square
feet located on River street for S27S.
A good building lot on Grandview st.
for $500. A good, well located lot on
Gage street. Price 500.
For $4,000 will sell the best farm of
It's size in Bennington, 1876 acres with
good house and three barns. VIII
keep % COWS and horses, running wat
er to buildings, plenty of fruit 'locat.
ed near ]. c. Colgate's estate.
rhe Pleasant street home OF David
Moore. price $4,000. VIII take $500
as first payment. II is good modern
house with a good barn in first class
repair. 1t has frontage on the above
street of S3h feet and the land alone
is worth the price asked for the whole
property.
Never was such bargain. Cuts so
tons of hay, keeps 20 cows and two
horses, sugar house and 1000 naples,
so apple trees, other fruit. large house
and three barns in good repair, 1870
acres of land ~ miles from Shafts
bury Depot, plenty Of wood and water
and with the above will put in two
cows and 10 tons Of hay. Price for
all $1,000.
For $500 | will sell the best poultry
place in this county. II has large
and nearly new house. new brooder
house and hen houses for 300 hens,
horse barn, COW barn, two wagon
sheds. The buildings could not be
built for $4,000. SIX acres of good land
variety Of all kinds of fruit, will take
$500 as first payment, located less
than ~ miles from trolly line and
Whites shops at North Bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-19
NOTICE

The annual meeting OF the Stockholders OF
the First National Bank OF Remington. w.
Will be held at their, Banking House on Tues
day, the i4th day of January, 1908. ut 10 O'Clock
a. IN, for the purpose Of electtng a Board OF
Directors for the ensuing year and for any
IA. GRAVES, Cashier.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-06
T
/ Z,EDIT()RIALSezzR, !
+ Opinions of Great Papers Important Subjects. !
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divorces that take place in the United States If women
accustomed to being treated like all the
it possible they would seldom get up courage
enough to seek relief from their marital bondage Thus
if divorce is really the disgracefu thing it is accounted
in quarters it may be argued that the British
tom is better than
But if the happiness and peace of mind of women
worth anything, the American way Is more likely
serve the whole people. Why should woman married
to of bad Judgment consent to sink with his ship
when the danger and, having every
thing in her power to avert it, she has the power
escape
The American wife is willing to let her husband be
the head of the family long he shows himself
peent fill that position, for that Is womans
But when he shows that he is incompetent she insists
upon the right TO direct her career.-Chcago
Journal
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-06
PO|IfC1| Comment.


The clash between the police of San
dago and a number of Uncle Sans
sailors is not expected to result in Sc
rsous complications If the attack was
Hnproyoked prompt action will no doubt
BE taken by the proper authorities to
punish the Offenders and if, as is
claimed by the Santiago people, the
sailors We're disorderly and defied the
police, they will probably be severely
EeprimanGed, if indeed they are not
dismissed from the service.
The fact that men wear the uniform
shsolye them from acquitting them
selves properly, but rather should be a
guarantee of their good behavior. In
trusted with the defense of the nation,
Aodiment of law and order. If they
forget their duty in this regard the
sfense is more heinous than if commit
ted by an ordinary citizen. not in itself.
perhaps. but because of the fact that
they are a part of the national de
fense. invested with extraordinary
powers, and therefore the influence of
their example has far-reachinS effect.
But, on the other hand, the govern
ment will not brook any unwarranted
attack on the men who wear its uni
form, and If the sailors from the Ia
coma were attending TO their own bust
ness when they were assaulted by the
police of Santiago steps will be taken
10 discourage a repetition of the affair.
That much is necessary TO preserve the
dignity Of, and insure respect for, this
gDyernment--Toledo Blade.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-06
promises to be one of the most popular
OF Europe's royal rulers,
Better than Weather Man

A storekecper on South Broadway
has piece of stone about as large as
a mans fist in which he places more
confidence as weather Indicator than
he does in all the weather bureaus of
the country. He brought it with him
from Germany when he came to st.
Louis many years ago, and although his
German nelghbors told him that the
stone would not work In America he
finds that it operates about as well In
Missouri as it did in the old country.
He says there is mine of IL in Sax
ony and another somewhere in Russia,
and that In parts OF both countries,
near to the mines, many country peo-
pie provide themselves with Jumps of
the stone for use as family barome-
ters.
1t is composed of limestone. almost
as soft as chalk, with inter. clay and
rock salt. When the air Is dry the
stone is a light gray with white spots
Of salt and inter, but when the air )
filled with moisture and a storm is
coming on the salt and inter turn black.
The principle is recognized in the
manufacture of one or two patent fan
cy barometers, but whether the inyen-
tor took the hint from the stone can
not be ascertained.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-06
Never Laid old Eggs.

There is German dairyman and
farmer, whose place is not far from
philadelphia, who greatly plumes him
zesf upon the absolute superiority of
IS products above all others in the vi
eznity-
On one occasion he personally ap-
elied to Germantown housekeeper for
q transfer of her custom to himself. Il
hears dot you hat lot of drouble with
dot SAiryman of yours" he said. 'Yust
yen gif me your custom ind dere will
be no drou6le."
Are your eggs always fresh?- ask
cd the woman.
-Freshl" repeated the German, in
an indignant tone. LET me dell you,
znsdam, dot my hens nefer, nefer lay
esything but fresh Harper
Weekly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-06

quoted as evidence of their hostility ia
Union soldiers There was profound
silence for a moment, and Senator
Sherman then addressed tie chair.
stating that the time had not yet come
for Bervice pensions to the soldiers of
the late war. He stated that no con-
yentiOn, national or state. had the
right to instruct him as to his senate
rial duty, and he objected to the pres
ent consideration of tae bill The meas
ure went to the calendar and died
there, while the crowd Of pension at.
torneys who had originated the scheme
formed sad procession as they filed
out of the galleries, uttering fierce
anathemas against the Ohio SENATOR"
Senator Vest declares that ingalls,,
"who never forgot nor forgave. nursed
his wrath until two years later when
Sherman appeared before the District
of Columbia committee of which In
gals was chairman, and advocated an
appropriation bill, providing for the
extension Of 18th street to Columbia
heights, where Sherman was a large
owner of real estate. Senator Sher-
man In urging the bill said that Wash
ington should be made the most beau
tiful capital in the world and should
have streets. parks and public build
ings equal to those OF Rome when she
was mistress of the world. ingalls,
dryly remarked that he had no objec-
ton to improving Washington City SO
as to make it the superior of Rome in
every respect, but that he had never
heard of Roman senator asking for
ali extension of the Appian Way at
public expense in order to increase the
value of his suburban property"
But after this telling shot the Kan
sas senator voted for the measure
Kansas City Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-06
The One Important Fact.

The fact OF more Importance than all
others in connection with tariff discus
sions and Industrial subjects, so far as
this country is concerned. is that %
per cent of all the goods made in
American mills and factories anu pro
dRced on American farms is sod direct
TO home consumers. 1t Is this SPLEEN
did home market which deserves first
and most consideration in all discus
eiens in any way related to 1t. Only
ger cent Of the products of our coun-
try is sold to consumers elsewhere.
Ruli realization of this fact will pre-
rent repetition of some absurd state
ments which have been made and some
even more absurd movements which
have In recent years been attempted.-
Houghton (Mich.) Gazette.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-06

that the whole nation is happy over the
birth of an heir to the throne. The re-
joicing of the people is enthusiastic and
sincere and the young Queen mother,
Victoria Eugene, is at present the most
popular woman in the kingdom In
suspicious indeed was her entry into
the royal family of Spain, for her mar
riage was attended by the attempt of
deluded wretch to kill her and her hus-
band; and now that she has given an
heir to the nation, the people rejoice
with her in her motherhood as they did
when as bride she escaped the anar-
chist's bomb. The fair young Queen
granddaughter OF Victoria of England
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-06
Jennie Chnmberx Dead.

Miss Jennie Chambers, daughter Of.
the late Edmund Chambers, died at her
home in Harpers Ferry, w. Va, May
IL, of apoplexy, aged 90 years. She
came Of a prominent family ofHarper;
Ferry, and at the time of her death was
the correspondent there for The Wash
ington Post. She was interested in all
public movements of her town, and I'LL.
ed several Offices of trust up to her de
mise. She was member OF the NJ. Z.
Church of Camp Hill.
Miss Chambers was frequent writer
for the magazines. her contributions to
the literature of the John Brown raid
being particularly valuable in histori.
cal matter. She also was an artist Of
more than local reputation.
Miss Chambers, although Southern
er, was stanch loyalist during the
Civil War. At the risk of her life, on
Oct. 10, 1861, she warned certain COM
panies of the Twenty-eighth Pennsyl
yania, Third Wisconsin, and Thir
teenth Massachusetts regiments of
their danger of capture by a greatly
superior force of Confederates. under
Colonel Ashby. For this heroic service
she was given honorable mention In
the dispatches.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-06

The danger lies in making Il hodge
0odge of special tariff concessions, one
for each country. If tariff concessions,
either through lower valuations by the
United States appraisers or by lower
tariff, are to be made at all, they
nl.ould be granted to every country
which grants the United States the
-1nost favored nation" clause. and
against every country that seeks to dis
eriminate against the United States
CHS country is abundantly able to pro-
tsct itself. Our exports are largely of
1sodstuffs. and these are necessities
which other nations need. If they
want them let them make such tariff
rates as will admit them. IL they
don't there's no need of III telling over
abe matter. Foodstuffs are staples,
and their market is wide.-Zanesyille
Courier.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-06

populace. There Is no fear of a SIMS
ter pretender all prepared to add spice
to life by leading a bold peasantry TO
revolt. There is no prospect of long
exile during which the country might
be kept In a state of fierce dissension
and civil war.
In fact the little infant is as free
from threats and menaces as any of
those other babies. and in this respect
he is exceptionally fortunate among
Spanish princes. He may be consid-
cred more fortunate, too, than care
WITT. who must grow up while uneer-
tain dumas are meeting and keep d.
hating with himself whether he is an
autocrat or not.
Probably, also, 1t is fortunate for
Spain that the succession is so early
established, though no horoscope can
fell lust how much of prize the baby
will prove to be. At any rate, steadi-
ness In the government is desirable,
and In this era of good feeling the
country seems to have fairer prospects
than she has enjoyed for years. 1t
would appear that she is much better
off without the lost colonies than with
them. that long relief from civil and
foreign wars is her greatest need. Civ
en- repose, she should make substantial
progress, Industrial and political. A
people who accordingly to an eminent
Mexican have furnished his country
with its most thrifty, capable and sue
cessful of tradesmen and merchants
should be able to forge ahead if given
half chance.
Whatever the future may have in
store for Spain, or its royal family,
however. there is no Disgusting the fact
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-06

John" snapped Mrs Elazeup, at
supper, you take those Ions; rides ali
alone in your automobile AMI / bet you
zeyer even think of me?"
That's where you are wrong, Ma
MA replied Mr. Blazeup, as he filled
Ais gasoline tank, Il think Of you ev-
cry time l look at the machine"
Indeed, sir. And what is the
HmblanceT
.why, 1T is so expensive, contrary
and highly explosive"
And then he ran over and shut him
Ee1f up in the garage
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-06
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ROAST RAT.
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In oldcn time, runs Il Japanese le
gend, Buddhist priest became ac
quainted with Daimio's courier who
on his Journeys to and from Tokyo
would often stop and spend the night
at the temple. He seemed TO be man
of remarkable intelligence, with whom
it was a great pleasure to converse
upon all sorts OF subjects. One night,
as the two were talking together, the
courier said:
Il thank You for the many favors you
have shown me since we became
friends; but tomorrow morning | must
bid you farewell and never see you
again."
why must that be-" asked the
priest.
Il will tell you the whole truth" an
swered the courier. II am not IA man,
but fox. For the purpose cf deceiv-
ing the Daimio l assumed human form.
One Of his retainers, however, became
suspicious and learned my secret. He
has made trap and baited it with a
roasted rat, in order that ne may cap,
ture me on my return journey and put
me to death. Alas, it will be impossi-
Bile for ME to escape"
The priest exclaimed in astonish-
ment, "Can it be true that you are a
fox? This is a strange stocy. Since
you know all about the trap, why do
you not leave the bait untouched:"
Because it is impossible tor fox,
when once 1t smells roast rat, to keep
from tasting it,
why, how is it." asked the priest.
"that you, whose wisdom Is more than
that possessed by most men, can throw
away your life for the sake of eating
a roast rat? Among men, even a fool
would know too much for that"
The fox answered with a bitter
laugh. "Ah. it is only a roast rat that
can lead fox astray. But men, though
we'll aware OF the danger, are caught
by their love OF pleasure, of strong
drink, or of gold. To obtain these they
not only throw away their own lives
but they bring ruin upon their families
and their scsIntry.
These temptations are only other
forms of roasted rat"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-06
Advantage should he with Us.

The new German tariff was con-
structed with a view to giving to the
United States gold brick in exchange
for material concessions The rates are
placed so high that the minimum rate,
as compared with what Germany asks
- Us, is unfair. The agrarian interests
of Germany will not permit reasona-
Die concession. But. happily. we are
MT dependent on the commercial good
viii Of Germany. and we have all the
advantages of position, and German
statesmen are well aware of that fact.
Newark Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-06

Eskimos as a rule cannot swim. the
water around them never going above
freezing point.
Lecturing at Berlin. Professor Won
Hansemann secuted the idea that can
Ger is on the increase.
The japanese "Hello" at the tele-
Phone is "Moshi moshi." or "Ano ne"
with the accent on the nay"
The Montreal Daily Witness il the
only journal in the world that will not
print theatrical Advertisements.
For a man to exert his power In
doing good so far as he can is glori-
Gus task.-Sophocles.
BY my skill 1 have got many ac-
quaintances- but by my manners very
many friends.-Posidippus.
The Hon. Mrs. Hartford. of London.
has made a successful balloon trip
across the English Channel.
The Pope has appointed man as his
doctor whom he likes because he is
"old-fashioned and not tyrant"
People rarely ever want TO walk on
the grass until they see some one put
ting up signs telling them TO keep of.
Beira, little town in Africa, is
built almost entirely Of galvanized
sheet metal.
Boyce-Did cid Smith save his money
for rainy day? JOYCE understand
there was a storm when the heirs start
ed to scrap for II.
First Old Friend-Your daughter
hasn't aged bit since last saw her
five years ago. Second Old Friend
No; she is still 10.
Count Tolstoi's son has been indicted
in ST. Petersburg on a charge of high
treason for publishing his fathers lat
est political pamphlet
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-06

THE SACRED GOLDFISH.

Emblem of Massachusetts State
House Comes from Colonial Days.
A Goldfish, carved In wood, hangs Oh
the white mahogany wall of the Mas
sachusetts Hall of Representatives in
the State House, in Boston. Between
two classic pillars it occupies a place
of honor, directly opposite the desk OF
the presiding officer. This wooden fish
is the renowned original sacred Goldfish
of the Old Colony, and it has assisted
at the deliberations of the lawmakers
of Massachusetts for more than cen
fury and a half, gathering sanctity
year by year. 1t is alrelic of the old
building which preceded the present
State House, and great is the dignity OF
this souvenir of colonial art and in
dustry.
The following account of Its origin
is given in the Boston Budget and Bea-
con:
Captain John WEIGH of Boston was
the creator and carver of the celebrat-
ed fish. He was a wood carver of re
nown for his time. and In 1747 estab-
lished his business in Dock Square. He
belonged to the Ancient and Honorable
Artillery Company, and afterward be
came its captain. He was called upon
to contribute to the decoration of the
Colonial Assembly Hall; and as, al
that period, Goldfish was the colony's
main article Of export, Captain WEIGH
conceived the idea of immortalizing the
king fish of the Massachusetts waters
When completed, the carving was fin.
ished off and colored so as to be fac.
smile of life, and was hung on the
wall of the Assembly Hall.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-06
Got Mixed.

Got Mixed.
AfYce-She's angry.
Kate-Why?
Aiice-He asked her for a lock of
Rer hair.
Kate-Well?
AlieeIThen afterward she asked
him to send 1t back to her.
Kate-Well?
Aliee-And he sent her a lock that
wasn't the right color.-Somerville
journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-06
A shreud Gnex.

"Did Crittick say anything to you
about my latest painting;" asked
D'Auber.
YES" replied Cults. by the way,
you must have had it nicely framed
before you showed it to him, didn't
your"
''Yes. Why?"
Il thought so, because he said he no
ticed one artistic feature about it,
Philadelphia Press.