davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
BENKIKgTnE BRIEFS



nroiherhood u ~ Paul meets 70
night
Dr "a ,. Potter b. 10 Albry today
On business
Dr. Prank Orrman 81 Schenectady
was in town over Sen,ay
T. T. Grluvold -. ads marn'ng for
q visit AZ his camp Veai' Hetyes lake.
IN Cambridge
Mrs. 7. p Greg isf. til, morning
FOR q wish Nifh Mrs. g 4 Canf6ld
in Schenectady
Mr. and Mra Norcross OF North IT..
were called 10 North Adams Saturday
b. The serious Illness o. rslativc
Russell C Graves. 7. T. Gr.Eg.
Harry summergili. and Edv ard Don
nelly are camping AZ Sucker pond
Miss Bertha lAmbert Of Scot, street
Is In the Albany City htspi al under
going treatment Tor Org mic troubles.
Mr.. and Mrs Arvin French who
have been visiting here reHmed to
their home a. Rensselaer, tails morn.
ing
Miss Mary Gallpo whc las been lis
iting az her former hone here left
today for visit in New brunswick,
~ j.
A daughter was born recently to Mr.
and Mrs. Richrad Casey " the west
part ~ the town. Mr. Casey Is a son
OF Daniel Casey
Mrs. George Colgroye vho Il stay
ing at r. Howard Fergusbns Is I'm
proving rapidly Ia health. being row
able to walk Outdoora
Mr. and Mrs. Frank y. Gage q
Schenectady are the guesls al the
home OF MIR. y W bradford Wed
nesday they are TO 60 10 Hradford's
camp az Little Pond
There will be held this evening the
regular semimOnthly meeting OF the
Methodist Brotherhood In TIE NJ. r.
church rooms and a fun ate dance Is
desired. Following the req liar bus.
mess refreshments will b. served
II, u. Hutchlns and Miss tlizabeth
Gregg visited at Paradise hotel IN
Stamford Sunday They VET, sccot4
panied home hy Mrs. Hutch ns who
has been spending a week Al this g
sort.
Paul Everett Plumb. a former real
dent Of Bennington. but ~ho has beeIi
making his home In New York for the
past five years. passed away suddenly
In that city last Friday evening a. {
O'Clock az the age Of % years When
about TO start Tor a short "a, alton TO
his home In Bennington he Vi,a TAX, u
suddenly ~ and died after a very few
hours Illness. The funeral service.
which Will be- private. will b. held at
bis late home on Silver street He
was son OF Theron Plumb and caves
five, sisters and four brothers
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
That Trustee Plank

And we favor an absolute exemp
ton from attachment by trustee pro
cess Of wages to the amount OF $40
The above is a plank from the Rep.
ubican state platform. In the part de.
voted TO working men. Like many
planks in many platforms, It was I'm.
serted without much thought by the
convention, under the general prac.
tise of accepting whatever comes
from the committee without question.
We imagine it would puzzle nine del.
egates out of ten who sat in that con.
Vention to even explain just what II
means.
To most of them | quite likely ap-
peared a mere reiteration of the pres
ent law. by which amounts owing are
not Transferable II they are less than
ten dollars. So 1t went through with.
out "A note of opposition. Later. IL will
rise up to cause trouble.
The proposition contained in this
plank Is an important one, and mas
been up for action at two recent ses.
sions Of the legislature. Last time II
passed the House, but was defeated
in the Senate in response TO n strong
weh defined protest that came from
business men all over the state.
Simple as this plank appears on it's
! face, 1t means I'm effect the utter abol.
{ ition OF the trustee process. as It re-
! lates 10 the wage Garner II means
that ten dollars Of wages is fully eN.
empt from the process under all con.
ditiOns. Thus, II laborer earns $l2
a week and is trusteed bv his grocer
for debt, the grocer can oriy hold the
excess above ten dollars, or two dol
lars-not enough to warrant bringing
suit Under the present general prac.
tlse OF weekly payments. there is no
accumulation Of wages from week to
week. SO that. in practical effect, this
! sort of law would do away with the
process altogether, as applied to wage
earners. Ii is, moreover. a species
of class favoritsm. The laborer.
drawing his pay weekly, may thumb
his nose to the man who has trusted
him. while the farmer who sells a pig
or a calf may be trusteed and every
cent Of the amount recovered.
We are aware that this absolute ex-
emption is a fetch of organized labor
II is n sympathetic voice that goes up
in behalf of the poor lahorer who sees
his every dollar taken from him Sat.
urday night by some merciless credi-
tor on trustee process, but this is over
working the thing Few, very few,
worthy men are oppressed by the law
rs ii stands. 1t does afford the only
opportunity for collection of just ac-
counts against a horde OF deadbeats
who will throw up their hats and re-
ioice when the state comes to their
aid and absolves them completely. II
will be done, Of course, for the party
platform declares 1t. The fact that
neither the plank nor the situation
concerned had the slightest consider.
alton by the delegates as a whole will
not weigh when the next legislature
conyenes.-Randolph Herald and
News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
VIII Soon Belong to Lanauaae

The word "contrapton" finds its
place In the Standard dictionary; but
1t has not yet obtained full currency;
1t is a colloquialism. Bartlett notes
its use as an Americanism. With
greater particularly Mr.. Farmers
"Americanisms" puts 1t into pillory as
"a genuine American vulgarism ap.
piled to any new-fangled peculiar
thing or idea" Yet the same author,
collaborating with Henley In the Die.
tionary Of Slang and Colloquial Eng.
lish," seems In this later work to re.
gard It as English Of England, for the
definition is Small articles, tools and
so FORTH" and to this has appended
the date 1888 as representing the. first
period of its currency. The Standards
derivation from con and trap seems
rather a concession to the mechanics
OF etymology than an explanation Of
the sense of the word.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Tolo
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Freeman Howard and wife u Shafts
bury we're guests OF friends In town
Saturday.
Harley Warren. who has been gr~re
ing couple weeks IN town visltaE
his mother, Mrs. George J. Warren OF
Grandyiew street has returned % BIZ
duties In Boston.
Mrs. Netiie Fales, who bas been
visiting at the home OF Mr.. amt Mrs
A. G. Sweet OF North street for he
past several days. has returned 70 hSf
home In Athol, Mass
Francis W. Smith. member OF The
high school class. which graduated
last Juns. has received word that be
can enter the Yale Law school next
September on certificate This Steaks
very well for the standard OF the Local
school.
DIR. Wright, specialist OF North Ad
ans, will be In his Office only Mon.
days, Wednesdays. and Saturdays an
August /. Office open daily for re-
pairing glasses, and making appoint
ments, Telephone. Sand Springs
Williamstown. l0it2f
Carl C. COuntryman. the famous Do
/ destrian and lecturer will give an ad
dress at the Y NJ. c A. this evening
at 8 o'clock Good music will be !
feature Of the evenings entertain
ment. Admission to members.
cents; non-members, 10 cents.
An advance agent for Cole Bros
circus was IN town Saturday mAkins
arrangements for HIS show to appear
here on Thursday, August Goth. This
show is one Of the largest on the road
using about 80 cars to transport ia
elephants, tigers, pretty girls. etc.
About 8 from this town visited al
Hunters Rest Sunday One OF the
party of campers at the cabin reports
| that he saw white doe In the woods
Saturday II seems strange how
many odd things people will see when
they go a short distance from home
Harold S Kent and Robert O
Cakes returned Saturday from Ches
ter with 426 sheep for the Harmon
pasture They were assisted n driv
ing the sheep by two thoroughbred
Scotch collies, Prince" and "Flete
The sheep were brought here on &c
count OF the conditions OF the pas.
lures In Chester.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
Glass Of Wine by His Own Fire.

When Drury Lane theater was first
destroyed by fire, Sheridan, its own.
err, was occupied in the commons with
his parliamentary duties, and his sym.
pathetic colleagues Immediately voted
the adjournment Of the house and hur
ried off to see the conflasration Sherl
dan himself opposed the adjournment
but being outvoted went and watched
the destruction of his property from
a neighboring house of refreshment.
sharing bottle of port with Barry
His apparent indifference prompted
some friends to expostulate with him,
whereupon the author of The School
for Scandal" petulantly observed: 1T
is hard when a man cannot drink a
glass of wine by his own fire" This
fire completed Sheridan's financial
downfall, and forsaken by his friends
he died soon after the new theater
began its checkered career.-West
minister Gazette.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy RaaderH.

George Knapp of woodford is in
town today.
Miss Mary Pugh OF Brooklyn is a
guest OF Miss Adelaide Merrill.
Il. L. Bottum has returned from a
visit at Lake Cossayuna, ~ Y.
Henry Pratt of Putnam street has
resign Deb is position at Coopers.
Misses Florence QuinIan and Ethel
Hefferman visited friends In Williams.
town Sunday.
Miss Nora Purcell Of Dewey street
street has returned from a visit with
relatives in Troy
John Toomey is at work this week
raising the roof Of John Mattison's
house on South street.
A. Macomber, formerly physical
director of the Y NJ C. A. is spend.
ing few days in town.
Miss Josephine Grenna9 of Spring
street has returned from a couple OF
months visit in Montreal.
Miss Mary Parker has returned
from three weeks visit at w. II.
Lundergan's at Summit Beach,"
Mrs. A. T. Fowler of Minneapolis,
| Mimi, Is q guest of her sister-in.law
Mrs. G. b. March of North street
Charles Robson, son Miles. John
and Joseph Rogers of North street
spent Saturday and Sunday in Dunn.
vile.
Charles Thompson has resumed his
tduties at Hyde's drug store after
spending a couple weeks vacation at
Hedges lake
Mrs, Frederick Rickert who has
been visiting relatives in town for The
past week returned to her home in
New Brunswick this morning.
DR.. Calvin and sister, Frances of
l3lackinton called on b. A. Quinlan
Sunday Miss Calvin recently return
ed from a three months tour in Eur
Iope,
The baseball game in Berlin Sat
urday between the local Y. NJ. c. A.
team and the Berlin team resulted in
victory for the latter by a score of
TO /.
Mr.. and Mrs, c. Il. Rugg of Rut.
land, Miss Carrie Rugg, Harrie Rugg
and Charles Thompson of Bennington
who have been camping for two weeks
at Hedges Lake have returned
/ here.
| w II. Crockett, news editor OF the
st. Adams Messenger who has been
spending few days at the home of
Supr. A. w \amey went home this
morning. Mrs, Crockett and baby are
lstill here.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
A Market for Your. Hides, Tallow and
Bones.

Almost everybody knows that the
place to send Beef Hides. Horse Hides
Calfskins, Sheep Pelts, Tallow and
Bones is to c. s. Page. Hyde Park,
Vermont, who pays highest prices, re-
mits the day following the arrival OF
goods at Hyde Park; pays the freight
on shipments Of 200 pounds or more
and keeps his customers at all times
posted as to market values.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
Notice

The Trustees of the village of Ben
nington will receive at the office OF
the clerk, on or before August LIST,
1908, sealed proposals for the con.
strnction of 1898 IT,. of six inch vitri.
fed clay pipe sewer according to
plans and specifications now on file in
the office OF village clerk. The rights
to reject any or all bids will be re.
served.
w. p. Hogan,
Nillnnn NInrI.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20

DOR SALE-Six thoroughbred ScOtch col
J. lie pups; sired by "BFuce." nrst Ttize Dog
at White River Junction fair, 1907; ~Flets
granddam, second prize at White River June
ton i90T-both are good imported stock. fri-e
dog els, bitch 80, II. $. Kent with Arthur
Cakes, Burgess road. 4tl2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20

/ OsT OR sTOLEN-A gray aud white An
IL CORA cat with white face and uAy
nose, very timid Of strangers, answers TO the
name OF Scratch. win give suitable reward
Mrs. l.. u. White, 442 Main street
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
HAY FOR SALE !

About 40 tons new hay. Best
quality. Delivered in or about He1
nington at $l2 per ton. Tusculum
Farms. Apply, T. Mcclure Peters,
Telephone 1871.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20

Tor sALE-The place known as he Col.
Andrew Potter property situate on South
slsts Of large, r0omy house. barn ano about
three acres OF land. Only about three minutes
walk from post Office corner. The place h
offered at reasonable price and easy terms OF
sion given within reosonable time AZ, en- sale.
Charles n. Powers, Savings Bank Build ng ~
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20

DOR sALE-Blcycle In fine condition, ooas.
~ ter brake. cushion post tiS00 Also one
phaeton, or exchange for light top buggy Ap
ply at 2O6 Pleasant St Also two teneflehis 10
rent. gt24
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
LOST AND FOUND

I OsT-On Main street, between RTanc6 -
~ North streets, brooch pin bearing N,
initials ~. A." Finder win please have 4,
Banner ONCE for reward. iaa
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
FOR SALE

DOR SALE-0ne bay horse, slH ears old
l. safe for man or woman, weighs GSOut ntnr
hundred. gentle and kind. afraid OF nothinE.
Also one twO-seater with rubber tire, and one
buggy. good family rig. Call At "a Maple
street, evenings. liza
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS

JAMES SILL, contractor and builder. Also
Y repairing, rebuilding ana shop work ShoI
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20

ENOR SALE-Typewriters-26 10 u per cent
Il saved by buying rebuilt mAehines Rem
ingtons, Smiths, Underwoods, divers and all
other makes Fully guaranteed. Write Tor
prices OF make desired. Fisher Bros. ils Nun
roe st Lynn. Mass. tIat
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
LOST OR STOLEN

I OST-white faced Angora cat. Finder viii
IL please return TO it2 Main St
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20

DEMINGTON a wOOD-Contractor IN
L \ buildlpRan slate roofing. once iip South
et 9ot72
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20

DOR sALE-Parlor organ In frstc lass con
L dillon. Cali at a0S South ST. TSt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20

HNOR sALE-Cheap, high English dog cart
~ Best make, best condition. W tie Bon
efe p. o., Bennington. iUti
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
WANTED

w AHTED-AppieAHts Tor training school
w for nurses. SMAtoga hospital sAiAtOs
Springs. n. Y. Apply 10 supcTiutsndeut isA
WANTED-One OF two sAlesmeu take
w orders on a magazine piemiua pf)posl
ton. Salary and commission. NC uslve ter
htory. Permanent Answer with fsfervnc IS,
Banner once. lot6
WANTED-A p 'sition a. h0uscsesDr In
w awea,thS family. Apply At Mss Nary
Lundergan's, North street st6
WANTED-Anybody Wanting a. enSert
w enced nurse apply ~ Mrs. Allen q the
corner OF School and Pleasant g. - Also
furnished rooms 20 rent. H.a
M ANTED-CoOks wAltressez. - 'ond slrls
w and general dOmesucs tie - 80 pSS
month. Also girls " take posiuOus IN 40 BPS
and mills AZ 81 20 " per Gay. Cal 90 comm nj.
cate Al once with Rocky OOd Howe Hsnni ng
On.Nt. az
TO RENT
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20

TO RENT-Four room tenement N Pleas.
Bnt st all modern eonVeniencesl pFieN
$3.50 per month. Also n large front tOom newly
furnished, with all modern imlroveme ~. Ap
ply at Leyin's store. North and Pleasant Sts-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20

j stores, mil property with wAtf power
Individual storage lockers. WIN. X AAwAs
Dos North 81.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20
TO RENT

RIO RENT-House AZ corner o. GrAndvie,s
Il and Silver streets. Inquire Of X. gu
son. t1tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-20

fNO RENT-A large ana convenient seoOno
Il noor tenement over the Gates store Oh
corner Main ana Stafford streets. This tans.
ment has just been put IN perfect repair aId
Enquire OF Charles ". Powers. Savings BAsk
Building. Ma
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-22
WANTED, A PLEASING WAN. THE WORLD YIELDS TO HIN
BY DIR. MADISON PETERS.

the jurors to his side, and so he sell
dom lost a case. Enemies with up
lifted hands to strike him he dis
armed with smile, and they rushed
to embrace him.
1t would be invidious to mention
the great men of our own country at
the present time who can attribute
both their financial and social sue
cess to good manners and pleasing
address. These have been the foun-
dation stones on which our mer-
chant princes and captains of indus
try first reared the nascent struc-
lures of their afterwards colossal
progress.
Beauty of character is inherent in
every one, it is more latent in some
than in others, but in all it can be
cultivated and made to bloom as one
of the brightest flowers in the gar
den of life. Christ himself, the great
exemplar, nurtured and tended this
beautiful flower, and He was the
most perfect gentleman this world
has known or ever will know; He
taught the lessons of gentleness and
love; He was gentle with all, and the
little children ran after Him to touch
even His garments.
The true gentleman never forgets
that he owes two-fold duty-a duty
towards himself and one towards the
world. He who thinks only of self
and forgets all about the other, or
does not care if he remembers, can
not lay claim to that name which
adorns the species. The selfish man
never can be pleasing personality
He is wrapped up in himself like a
caterpillar in the chrysalis and shows
only the shell of his ugliness to the
world.
The public wants to see the bright
side of a man. 1t neither wants him
eclipsed nor gibbous, but with his
full face turned towards the people,
illumining them with the beams of a
shining countenance.
Politeness can metamorphose a
Socrates of forbidding visage into an
Adonis of pleasing countenance.
Mirabeau was the ugliest man in
Paris, yet he was prime favorite
with the women on account of his
engaging manners and persuasive po-
likeness.
1t was politeness and a uniform
courtesy that gave Washington much
of his popularity and contributed to
his success. He was accustomed to
salute his colored body servant.
Lincoln, though without early
training in society, cultivated the
habits of gentleness. When man
sent to him by one of the senators
and in conversation uttered an oath
Lincoln turned to him and said: 81
thought the senator sent me gen
tleman. l see 1 am mistaken. bid
you good day."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-22
Whv | Have Not Married.

manly sons of over 30, neither OF
whom had ever toiled or spun. She
said her sons needed a fathers kindly
hand to guide them. / told her
felt mine was not steady enough.
A woman who called herself a
bachelor maid wanted me. She was
not a fright, but so near it that most
people could not distinguish the
difference. Her proposal, while not
elegant, was novel. Hitting me a
slap on the back one day she said:
whats the matter with us two get
ting tied up?"
Mel" | said, and ran for my life.
| think / have told enough to i'm
dictate that, while bachelor may
wear a sunny smile, his heart is oft
en- heavy. But / will select my own
wife or remain single.
/ would not be a man if had not
fallen in love with an actress. This
one was dream that turned into
nightmare. If it had not been for
forgotten husband / would have been
married to her.
The trained nurse I had better
luck with. She accepted, but neg
lected to tell me she had also ac-
cepted the fellow in the next room.
She gave me a queer excuse for her
action-said that in all hospitals the
nurses accepted anything they could
get out of man--it made them get
well quicker.
The last woman, so far, that
have proposed to is married one,
living with her husband | only
asked her if she would marry me
when her husband died. BLESS your
heart" she said, Tom is as tough
as wire nails, and he will never die.
But | promise to take you if he does.
Now run away and be happy until
the time comes"
l am still waiting for that woman's
husband to die.
Between all these proposals of
mine / received quite few from
mothers and widows.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-22

Pleasing manners and polite adj
dress have brought many men to
the top notch of success, when with
out these qualities they would have
failed.
There is something irresistible in
the man who has a kindly smile, a
cheerful word, and a hearty, open,
honest way about him. He capti-
Yates us, and we are willing imme-
diately to confide in him, to take him
unto ourselves as a friend and lay
before him our plans, and schemes,
and doubts, and difficulties. Some
how he seems to weave a hypnotic
spell over all who come within his
influence.
Such a man not only gets along
well in the world himself, but he is
a mighty power in assisting others
up the ladder of success. His CHEEKY
voice is an uplift to greater effort,
and his own bearing is so contagious
that every one within reach catches
it, with the result that there is a
cheeriness and charm which drive
away dependency and act as slim
ulants to incite all to do the best
that is in them.
People of winning ways have such
a peculiar charm about them that
they never are refused favors when
they can at all be granted History
affords many examples of men of
pleasing address who succeeded sole
ly on account of this one advantage.
David's pleasing address found ia
vor in the sight of King Saul; Paul
before Agrippa was distinguished by
his courteous bearing; Cicero was a
man of high dignity and to his suave
manner is attributed the great sway
he had as an orator over the SEN
ate; Virgil, the poet, was beloved
by all for his gentle manner and
sweet smile.
In our own day we have many eX-
amples of famous men who built
their greatness on charming manners
and winning ways. Gladstone was
one of the most lovable of men, his
look inspired confidence, and any one
who had the honor of talking to the
grand old man of England carried
away memories of that pleasing, mo-
bile countenance-mem which
time could not obliterate.
Daniel O'Connell, the Irish agita-
tor, was another man of such pleas
ing, winning personality that he was
simply magnetic. O'Connell was a
rough yet kindly Irishman, and he
had not lineament of beauty in his
strong, rugged, Celtic face, but no
man ever had more attractive powers
than he. His voice used to sway
tens of thousands to the depths of
their souls. AS lawyer he was the
greatest success of his day; his own
fascinating personality simply won