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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-09
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Trappers are getting busy.

low.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rogers were
In Bennington Monday.
John J. Gleason of Wilmington has
been In town on business.
Jacob and Harry Harbour of Ben
nington were In town Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. o. M, Barber have clos
ed their cottage for the season.
Rolio Crotto and John Carpenter of
bennington have been visitors at the
city.
Arthur Green Of Wilmington has
been visiting his mother, Mrs. Charles
Bowles.
Miss Leona Cook has gone to Under
hill for q three weeks visit with her
parents.
Several from here attended the
dance last Friday night at West Dover,
"20 miles 0ver.'
Mrs. Clark Spencer of Greenwich,
N. Y, has removed to Bennington to
live with her father.
Although the rain poured Saturday
evening 25 persons attended the social
at Mrs. James Higgins.
Mr.. Wheeler OF Readsboro was in
town Monday and went to Bennington
to visit his brother Fred.
Some men now and then, shoot at
what they don't hit and once in while
hit what they don't shoot at.
DR.. Partridge and wife of Burlington
were In the village Sunday and had
dinner at Mrs. James Higgins.
Eugene Stratton. Fred Hopkinson,
Ward Lyons and Harry Cole of Ben
nington were In the city Sunday.
Miss Florence Mosher OF North Ben
nington has been the guest Of her
mother at Miss Anna c. Parks cot
tage.
Misses Nina Leray and Margaret
Marns Of Searsburg were guests Of
friends here Saturday night and Sun.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Adams OF Ben
ningt0n were at Mr. Adams lumber
mill Saturday In the eastern part of
the town.
Mrs. Albert Shultz was a guest all
OF last week of friends In Bennington
and her sister, Mrs. Dinwiddie OF
Mapledale.
Leslie Hyde and Raymond Higgins
were chosen delegates to attend the
state Sunday school convention at Man
chester this week.
Mrs. George Mallory of Manchester
has been a guest OF her mother, Mrs.
j. w. Hyde and other relatives at
George w. Knapp's.
A. J. Dewey OF Bennington has
bought heavy team of horses of j.
j. Gleason OF Wilmington to work on
his lumber tract In Woodford.
F. A. Nichols and 8. F. Horning of
Arlington have been in town on bust
ness driving by the way Of West Dow
er and Wilmington via Bennington.
Conservation services were held Sun
day evening by the Y. p. s. c. E.. s.
M. Bowles was leader Of the meeting.
Mrs. George l. Knapp sang solo In an
efficient manner.
Fred Paradise, the popular Stamford
landlord and Arthur Smith, were in
town last week enjoying q carriage
drive to Bennington, returning to
Stamford via North Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Harbour and son
Packard removed last Saturday to
their home In Remington after passing
the summer on their Mountain View
farm recently purchased of c. d. Saw
lyer.
George w. Knapp and his daughter
Mrs. James Higgins were elected del
legates to attend the state convention
Of Christian Endeavor held at Swan
ton this week. Mr.. Knapp was born in
Swanton.
Miss Anna c. Park, Miss Ethel j.
Park and Mrs. E. F. Mosher enjoyed
q carriage drive to d. r. Cutters In
Searsburg last Friday. Charles Craw
ford was their reinsman. Miss Ethel
| Is a guest for few days at Mr.. Cut
ler's who Is her cousin.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-09
FRANK 3. HOWE. Editor and Publisher
The Best Business.

The milkmen of st. Adams have ad.
vanced the price of milk to six cents
quart, giving as their reasons:--
For the last three or four years
the cost of the production and deliv-
cry Of quart of milk has rapidly in
creased. Hay, grain and feed are
very high. The city ordinances regul-
ating the sale of milk at retail in
the city have added to the general ex-
pense; and these things together with
bad debts have turned the milk deal.
ers' former profit into actual loss"
If the cost of maintenance of dair.
les has increased to the dairyman in
the past few years, the cost of main
tenance of their households in every
respect has increased to heads of fam
lilies And the people of st. Adams
have practically no more money with
which to buy milk than they had be-
fore. If the city ordinance regulating
the sale of milk, that is, demanding
that nothing but pure and clean milk
shall be sold, has added to the ex.
pense of maintaining diaries, 1t is
pertinent to inquire what kind of milk
we were getting before the ordinance
was passed. Finally, If the milk deal
ers insist that their customers that
do pay their bills shall make up the
deficit occasioned by those that do
not, we are entered upon a system of
business economics that will pretty
practically revise our whole domestic
trade relations. AS an elementary
proposition, the customer should pay
for what he gets, not for what the
other fellow got and did not pay for.
This Is pretty lame excuse for rails.
ing prices, and, unless the Messenger
is mistaken, the millmen are likely to
| find it out in a short time.-St. Adams
Messenger
There is one thing evident to any
but the blindest and that is that the
best business of the future is going to
be farming. Prices of all kinds of
farm produce have gone soaring and
are still rising More than that a
farmers expenses have not increased
as much as have those of people in
town. To be sure grain feed is just
now high, but no higher than it was a
few years ago when farm produce did
not bring two thirds what it will today.
Then too an enterprising farmer can
raise his own grain if he chooses
There is no likelihood of prices OF
farm produce going down either fol-
the demand is increasing faster thar
the supply. The help problem is 9
serious one, but 1t is going to be solved
by bringing Polish and Russian Jew
emigrants into the rural districts fol
farm help. When we get away from
our predjudices We find that the ma
| jority of these emigrants are prett,
good people and even more anxious tC
better themselves than the native
Americans.
The shiftless country pumpkin will
never be prosperous any more than
the corner loafer in town, but the
time is coming. in fact it is now here
when the average active energetic
man. who knows enough to specialize
on some crop or product for which
there Is a demand, can make more
money and bring up his family to a
better advantage on farm than any
where else.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-09
Cough Caution

Never. positively never poison yourlmss. Myoa
coush--oven from . simple cold only-you should
always heal. soothe. and ease the irritated bron-
chIal tubes. Don't blindly suppress II with .
Supplying poison. It's strange how some thinss
finally como about. For twonty yean DR., shoop
has constantly warned people not 70 take cough
mixtures or prescriptions containing Opium.
Chloroform. or similar poisons, And nova LITTLE
late though Congress says Put Il on The labsl.
II poisons are In your Cough Mixturs." 0oodi
Very good u Here anterior NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and others. should insist on having Dr.. 6hoop's
Cough Cure. No poison marks on Dr.. ehoops
labels-and none In tho medicine elssit must By
law be on the label And its not only sAfs. but Il
Is said to be by those that know best truly ~
rpsrkable cough remedy. Take no chance then.
particularly with your children. Insist on having
DR.. Shops Cough Cure. Compare carefully the
DR.. shoop package with others and mote the
difference. No poison marks thsrsi You can
always DO on the safe hide By demanding
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-09

When we do not get killing frost
here in Vermont until Oct 8, as this
year it is not reasonable to kick too
much about the climate.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-09
Dear Mr.. Pinkhan-

Dear Mrs Pinkhans-
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trouble. I suffered terrible agony, was
nervous, irritable, and sick all the Time /
took different medicines without benefit.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
was recommended and within six month"; /
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want to recommend 1t to every suffering
woman"
Women who arc troubled with
painful or irregular functions, back
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ments, Inflammation or liberation,
that bearing down feeling, dizziness,
indigestion, or nervous pvNsliation
may be restored 10 pei ieat health and
strength by taking Lydia Il. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
Mrs. Plnkham's Invitation to Msaea.
Women suffering from any form
Of female weakness are invited to
promptly communicate with Mrs.
Pinkham. at Lynn, Mass. From the
symptoms given. the trouble may be
located and the quickest and surest
way of recovery advised. Ont Of her
vast volume OF experience in treating
female ills Mrs. Pinkham probably
has the very knowledge that will
help your case Her advice 10 free
and always helpful.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-09
NORTH BENNINGTON


The wedding bells will soon be ring
ing again.
Miss Ruth Eldred visited friends in
SALISBURY Sunday.
The gypsies have all gone, now for
your next past time call at Needham's.
Frank Manning of Troy, N. Y, was
the guest of Michael Howe over Sun
day.
Mr.. Walsh, representing the Troy
Times, called on friends in town yes
terday.
Wells White returned to POultney
yesterday to resume his studies at the
academy.
The gypsies were in town yesterday.
Has every one got all their money in
their pockets. Some have and some
have not.
Every lady should have copy of
the Argo Red Salmon Cook Book. II
tells you thirty-nine different ways OF
preparing Salmon. Ask your grocer
for it.
No home Is so pleasant, regardless
of the comforts that money will buy
as when the entire family is in perfect
health. A bottle of Orino Laxative
Fruit Syrup costs so cents. 1t will
cure every member Of the family oil
constipation, sick headache or stomach
trouble. Sold at Quinlan's Pharmacy
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-09

There is said to be a family in this
town whose neighbors open their win
dows every evening in order to enjoy
the row that is sure to take place.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17
False Messiahs.

The defense of different persons
claiming to lie the Messiah has cost
the Jews a great expense, both in
treasure and human life. One of these
Coziba, who lived in the second cen
tuiy of our era, put himself at the
head of the Jewish nation as their
Messiah, and many of that people I'D
hered to and defended him. The Ro-
mans made war upon Coziba and his
followers, and, according to admissions
made by eminent Jewish authority.
they lost somewhere between 100000
and 100000 men In his defense The
last of these impostors was Mordecai,
German, who first claimed to be of
divine origin in the year 1859. When
the authorities threatened to punish
him as an impostor he fed. and his end
Is not known.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17
Some evils admit of consultations, but
there are no comforters for dyspepsia
and the oothache.-Bulwer.
Luck In FALLING.


"It's peculiar thing the tricks that
luck Will now and then play chap"
said prominent physician recently.
Take, for instance, the breaking Of
bones in ones body. Did you ever
stop and think how very many hard
and high falls man can have, light
on rocky ground with half his body
twisted under the other half, SO to
speak, and come off with not even
scratch? Then, again, a fellow will
just trip over his own foot and, falling
to the ground, break leg or an arm.
A good many will say 1t all depends on
how one alights, but that seems to
have absolutely nothing to do with 1t,
as have seen n man alight in Ger.
tain way from high fall and never
injure himself, and then again have
seen second chap alight in the same
identical way and break u leg and an
arm" Columbus Dispatch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17
The Dangers Of the Mines.

Great and mystically dreadful is the
earth from a mines depth. Man is Id
the implacable grasp of nature. 1t has
only TO tighten slightly and he liz
crushed like n bug. His loudest shrek
of agony would be as impotent as his
final moan to bring help from that
fair land that lies like heaven over his
head. There is an insidious silent en-
envy in the gas. If the huge fanwheel
on the top Of the earth should stop for
a brief period there is certain death,
and panic more terrible than any
occurring where the sun has shone en-
sues down under the tons of rock. II
man may escape the gas, the floods,
the ''squeezes" of falling rock, the cars
shooting through little tunnels, the pre-
carious elevators, the hundred perils,
there usually comes to him an attack
Of miners asthma" that slowly racks
and shakes him into the grave.--Ste.
-phen Crane.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17
Tho Peculiar Friaate Bird.

The frigate bird Is q native OF trop.
tcal seas and rarely comes to land e1-
cept during the breeding season It
has the habit, unusual among sea birds,
of nesting in trees, large companies OF
them building together in the tops Sf
the tallest mangroves. Like the cor
morant and the albatross, the frigate
bird lays but one egg. 1t lives by fish.
ing and also by robbing other fishers
of what they have caught. In plumage
the frigate bird is brownish black, with
metallic green and purple reflections.
The dilatable throat sac IN the male Is
of bright scarlet, while the female, of a
luller general hue, has white patch
Oh the breast. 1t is beautiful sight
to watch one or more floating overhead
against the deep blue sky, the long
forked tail alternately opening and
shutting like a pair of scissors and the
head, which is. of course, kept to wind
ward, inclined from side to side, while
the wings are to all appearance flxedly
extended, though the breeze may be
constantly varying in strength and d.
rection.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17
Beats Radium For Cost.

If YOU object to paper money, but
wish to carry big values in small COM
pass, you might do worse than lay in
a stock of best lenses for microscopes.
Weight for weight, gold is not nearly
so valuable rs glass in the form of
powerful lenses, and an ordinary purse
filled with such lenses might easily
represent fortune. The record in
crease in the value of the manufac-
tured article over the raw material IL
probably made by this variety of glass,
which multiplies itself $4,000, 900 times.
The front lens of micro objective in
strument costing about FL weighs no
more than about .OO17 of gram;
hence the value of such lenses to the
weight of about two and n quarter
pounds would he about 100000. The
cost OF making this weight of glass IL
~ pence to 3 pence, and thus when
worked up into the shape of a lens the
glass has Increased in value about co.
100000 times.-London Express.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17
An unaallant Actor.

A well known American actor, who
is old enough not to consider himself
a matinee idol by any means, was
somewhat surprised and pleased In q
st. Louis hotel short time ago when
pretty girl stopped him In the cor
ridor and presented him with rose,
without saying word. He was more
surprised and less pleased to receive
note the following day reminding
him of the incident. and asking him to
send the giver of the flower two seats
at the theater In which he was playing
"as memento Of the OCCASION"
my dear young lady," the actor re-
piled, waxing sarcastic as he realized
what had been the object of the at
tention he had been paid, II would be
glad to send you the seats you ask for,
but. on consultation with the manager
of the theater, have been Informed
that the seats are all fastened down
and that he is opposed to having them
sent away as souvenirs in any event,
SO that you will have to be contented
with an autograph for a souvenir of
your beneyolence of yesterday in
stead."-Harper's Weekly.
FOR the Future.
The secret of happiness is inward.
People had good times when there
were no friction matches, no brilliantly
Illuminated streets, no steamboats, or
railroads, no sewing machines, no
postage stamps, no comfortably heated
homes, no telegraphs or trolleys. The
elements of happiness are not In things,
but in human nature itself. But the
fairer conditions, the greater oppor-
tunities, which the marvellous modern
inventions afford to the masses of our
humanity should augment our JOY and
expand our hopes. The most obvious
fact Of human history is that of prog
ress. The race is following q flying
and q growing ideal. 1t is Inspired and
saved by hope. Every helpful invel.
ton, every improvement Of sanitary
conditions, every new ray of intellec-
tual and spiritual illumination, every
scientific achievement, every ameliora.
ton Of physical suffering, every new
avenue Of enjoyment, every victory OF
righteousness, every faithful deed III
lowly and lofty places, increases the
splendor and the power Of our vision
of the future.-Leslie's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17

1t is complained that modern condi-
lions are killing 1.-The chlvalry of the
middle ages. But medieval tales
and romances show what that chIvalry
really was. Wife beating was a com
mon incident on the part of those
knights and gentlemen whose gallantry
was mere convention. The Chevalier
de la Tour-Landry In Ills book of coun-
sells to his daughters tells them the
story of u woman who used to contra
dict her husband in public. One day,
after expostulating In vain, he knock
ed her down, then kicked her face and
broke her nose. "And So" comments
the good chevalier, she was disfg-
ured for life, and thus, through her Ill
behavior and bad temper, she had her
nose spoiled, which was great mis-
fortune to her." But not a word Is said
about the husbands brutality.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17
Surf Ridina 4, a Fin. Snort,

AT Waikiki, near Honolulu, is IA
nous bathing beach. Here winter aiu'
summer the surf canoes or, better yt.,
the surf boards come dancing in on tue
long rollers, and men become amphib-
ious. THERE'S no sensation quite CON-
parable to riding surf board on IL
Pacific roller. 1t Is tobogganlng OH a
moving hillside of water, or, If you are
clever enough to stand up on your
board, 1t Is taking this hillside on IL
single big skee. The beach runs far
out before 1t shelves into deep water
and at high tide the breakers begin to
mount almost half a. mile from the
shore line. You go out there with your
surf board and wait for the wave. You
learn to catch 1t at the right moment
throw your board inshore and climb
upon 1t just as the crest of the roller
mounts and catches you. Then Oh this
crest you sail in toward the shore, to
slide down ut last when the wave
breaks, down the foamIng incline into
shallow water and churnIng foam. 1t
is royal sport.-Travel Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17
An Eaxp.ian Custom.

More. than 1000 years ago Herodotus
observed a remarkable custom In
Egypt. At certain season of the
year the Egyptians went into the des-
ert, cut off branches from the wild
palm and, bringing them hack to their
gardens, waved them over the flowers
of the date palm. Why they performed
this ceremony they did not know, but
they knew that If they neglected 1t
the date crop would be poor or wholly
lost. Herodotus offers the quaint
explanation, that along with these
branches there came from the aiesert
certain flies possessed of n 'vivif2 viz
tue" which somehow lent an exuber-
ant fertility to the dates. But the true
rationale to the incantation is now ex-
planned. Palm trees, like human be-
ings, are male and female. The garden
plants, the date bearers were females,
the desert plants We're males. and the
waving of the branches over the fe-
males meant the transference of the
fertilizing pollen from the one to the
other
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17
Ptolamu,. Rin Rn.4.

Ptolemy Phllopatop was fond Of
building big boats. One Of these IL
said to have been 400 feet long, 81 feet
broad and u feet deep from the high
est point of the stern. This vessel had
four rudders or what some would call
steering oars, as they We're not fasten-
ed, each forty-five feet long. She cars
ried 1000 rowers, besides 5000 ma
rines. a large body of servants under
her decks and stores and provisions
Her oars were fifty-seven feet long,
and the handles were weighted with
Lead. There We're 1000 rowers on Il
side, and 1t is supposed that these were
divided into five banks. That this ex.
traordinary vessel ever put to sen Is
doubted, but that she was launched
and used at times, if only for display,
several historians are agreed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17
eettins Round II.

A famous mountaineer said of noun
tain climbing at n dinner in Brooklyn:
peaks that seem inaccessible may
be climbed by turns and twists. Noun.
tain climbing is question Of getting
around the bad places. Getting around
your dificulty-that is the secret of
mountain climbing. List, the great
musician, had the ability to get around
things; hence l am sure he'd have
made good mountaineer. Once ut Il
dinner LISTS hostess cried in horri-
fed voice that there were thirteen ut
table.
Don't let that alarm you, madam
said List, with reassurlng smile.
'Pll eat for two"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17
CHAPTER XIII
THERE was custom of Canaan.
time worn and seldom hon3rpa

THERE was Il custom of Canaan.
time worn and seldom honorra
in the breach, which put Ariel
4 that afternoon in easy posses
sion of coign Of vantage communal
ing the front gate. The heavy Sunday
dinner was finished in silence ton the
part of Judge Pike deafening) about 8
o'clock, and soon after Mamie tossed
number of cushions out upon the
stoop between the cast iron dogs. Sam
Warden having previously covered tie
steps with rug and placed several
garden chairs near by on the grass.
These simple preparations concluded,
Eugent sprawled comfortably upon the
rug and Mamie seated herself near
him, while Ariel wandered with appar-
ent aimlessness about the lawn, fol
lowed by the gaze of Mr.. Bantry until
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17
If Linn Pull. and Hor.. pu,I..

If a lion and strong horse were to
pull In. opposite directions, the horse
would pull the lion backward with
comparative ease. But IL the lion We're
hitched behind the horse and facing in
the same direction and were allowed to
exert his strength in backing he could
easily pull the horse down upon his
launches or drag him across the ring,
SO much greater Is his strength when
exerted backward from the hind legs
than in forward pulling. Chambers
Journal
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17

Husband-Where did L leave my
sDeeffafles last night? Wife-Let me
SEEM II saw them somewhere, but
can't remember where 1t was. Hus-
band-That's just like woman-can't
remember anything.-Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17
The Nursery of Statesmen.

A debating society in which the
members are really keen is IN institu-
ton Of immense value in school or
house. Success In the school debating
society is frequently the beginning of
a great career. = o. C. Williams iii
1.-THE Captain"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17
YcovTINuEp.1


"And, best of ALL said the boastfui
American, 1--WE have no titled arts
tocracy to support over here'
No. replied the foreigner, "but You
have good many titled sons in-law
TO support over there"-Judge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17
Cheap.
NE clul,wnlnnn pirrled

The clubwolnm giggled.
You Know, my husbands birthday
Is next week" she said, land p
i.iuslter overcame her for the mo-
ayn;.
-'''tiI have been taking cigar out
~ ca"c every day for the last three
acn IL Wei" she went on. 'Tve got
. hnn.@cl NOW. ana I'll give them to
Jim for Il birthday present" : Elk
Image.