The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-10
Answers to Correspondents

Gentle reader the editor of this de-
partment having returned from his
summer vacation will be pleased TO
devote his spare time to the ediflca-
tion of the people.
In writing us do not use more than
two sides OF the paper
Communications mailed us without
being stamped will be sent TO the
Dead Letter Office and cannot be
answered except by the 23rd Asst.
Post Master General.
My small boy kicks off the bed
clothes at night, what is the remedy
fond mother. Put Foot Ball in his
stocking Christmas.
How can | entertain my gentlemen
/ friends when they call? Ida That
depends. If they come In squads, in
troduce them to each other and fur
nish Boxing Gloves. II they prefer the
simple life get out the Finch pack,
| Tiddle-de-W inks, or some one of the
many Indoor Games. If they come
singly, sing to them of course All the
up-todate music, games, and athletic
diversions can be seen at Griswolds.
Grand Opera: No, Padersewski is
not a lawyer and does not excel on
the mouth organ. His speciality Is the
Pianoforte Anyone with mouth and
a little wind can blow a Harmonica.
| Musical instruments of every descrip-
ton are sold at Griswold's shop.
Grace: Your friend the Travelling
Man is right The largest and choic-
est variety of cards in this whole Sec
ton is to be seen at Griswold's. Post
Card collecting has become the most
universal, popular and sensible fad
| ever known.
am sixteen years old and five feet
ten inches tall How long should /
wear my dresses. Bennington Girl.
| Until you retire to your own room,
when it would be proper for you to re.
move the. garment and your gum and
sit down to enjoy your latest book,
choicest picture, or mayhap to write
| friends on your favorite Stationery.
| BY the way Griswold is showing the
greatest line of Fancy Boxed Papers
suitable for Christmas Gifts that we
| have seen.
100000 Eyes: If you love him it
to give him either razor or fine
tooth comb until after the wedding.
| Hundreds of appropriate gifts can be
had for little money from Griswold's.
For instance a Pocket Book. Bill Book,
Card Case, Cigar Case, Pocket Knife,
Ink Stand, Fountain Pen, Paper
Weight, Collar and Cuff Box, etc.
Pestered: Why don't you put them
all in one album and put It Oh the top
shelf where baby can't reach 1t. Girls
void has Post Card Albums ranging In
! price from &c to S. each.
Ny son is crazy for shot gun. Are
they not dangerous? OF what use are
they anyhow? Timid Mother.
Girls never lick the poisonous paint
from their dolls. Boys rarely do mis-
chief with their guns. It's natural
for them TO put them to their legiti-
mate use. Guns could be used as
meat choppers, carpet heaters, TO
hold up runaways with your daughter
or silver as speaking tubes, or as
brain despatchers. Their principal
use at this time of the year is as su-
| perfluous hare desroyers.
Griswold has stock of the harmless
kind for very small children as well as
| Air Rifles, and Fire Arms of every des-
cription.
What can | do to keep my husband
! and boys home evenings? Lonesome.
Buy a talking machine One dollar a
week deposited with Griswold will ac.
complish the end you seek and the
money saved by keeping the old man
and lads off the street which they
would spend foolishly will pay in a
short time for the machine, and be an
endless source of enjoyment and in
struction to the whole family