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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-09-11

Mail Is delivered by carriers In some
parts Of the town, but not In ours. 1t
wasn't any use to protest about that,
but when l sem a card to the postmas-
ter asking that all mail be forwarded
to the postof1ce In the next town.
where II was more convenient for us to
get our letters, the post card never
I inquired about 1t no record of its re-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-28
BUYING POOR woMAN's SMILE.
Homeiy Mr.. GwiIlkintoss AecompIlshes
This at Very Little Cost.

"Can a woman's smile be bought?
Well, yes" said Mr.. Gwillkintoss,
sometimes, and It may be for little
money.
Here is q woman who for weeks
has been sitting on a downtown door
step selling shoestrings. This is a
disused door and so she interferes
with nobody and nobody interferes
with her, and so she sits there, with
her stock spread over the greater part
Of the step, while she sits at the other
end, holding on her arm an infant.
And II always seemed to me that
trade must be dull with her. because
never saw anybody buy of her; land
finally / thought II was up to me to
buy something and sort OF help trade
along little. Because, you see. while
the profit on shoestrings is very large.
still you don't make anything at all
unless you sell some.
80 l thought I'd buy a pair, which
was easy to do, for the reason that
she had q good stock. Not a skinny
little mess thrown down there on the
doorstep to attract attention to her
and the child. but real assortment
to choose from; and 1t wouldn't be any
charity to buy Of her.
80 stopped and looked the stock
over and selected strings OF the ex-
act length l wanted, and found
these there with tips OF the particular
kind l like best, she looking on while
was making my selection; and when
/ handed over the nickel she looked up
little at her customer and signlfied
her thanks with pleased little smile,
for every nickel counted. and / am
a:-aid that business had been dull
with her"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-28
Working Nurses Needed.

A New York woman says that there
Is great demand for nurses in the
families of ordinary people who might
be able to pay from $40 to SIS week.
but would expect the nurse to not
only help with che sick ones, but as
sist with the work that is so much
greater when there is sickness in the
family. The trained nurse as gen
eral thing would scorn to do anything
else but her work proper, and she has
her rights, but it will certainly be a
good thing for the country when some
one establishes kind OF working
nurse who is not above helping those
who cannot afford to hire the trained
nurse and servant as well and are,
under ordinary circumstances. their
own servants.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-28
SterlIizInq Books.

The new sterilizing oven Of NJ. Ber-
lioz, Frenchman. is designed for
treating books and other easily dam
aged articles that do not admit OF
baking in an ordinary oven for de
stroying disease germs. II has de.
vice for the evaporation OF aldehydes,
and, at atmospheric pressure and be-
low boiling point, It completely steril-
ICES such objects as closed books,
without the least effect upon the paper
or covers Delicate bindings may be
protected by wrapper A volume Of
1900 pages had been soiled with pus
and focal matter as far as the inner
margin. but 1t was completely steril-
lied in two hours at temperature of
less than 200 degrees F.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-28
Widow and Widower.

He was evidently an old bachelor.
And she showed sartorial and other
signs of being a young widow in sec
ond mourning"-maybe 1t was third
mourning-I'm not sure. They were
both frankly hungry; and when they
were served, she said between sips of
claret:
ITS funny when man dies before
his wife stress Is given to the notice
that he leaves a widow II she goes
first the announcements never say
she leaves a widower. Aren't the
facts identical?"
And the old bachelor answered:
by no means. A widow is so tim
Id and retiring that 1t is necessary TO
publish a notice to the effect that she
still hangs out at the same old sign.
But widower doesn't need advertis-
ing; he is as frankly a wldower as a
baby is baby; and he's like baby,
too-because the first six months he
cries, the second six months he takes
notice, and he does mighty we'll II he
gets through his second summer"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-28
new SKIN REMEDY
STOPS ITCHING
skin Troubles, Aggravated by Hot
Weather Quickly Cured

When It is known that poslam, the
new skin remedy, will stop the tortur-
GUS itching attending eczema with
first application and bring immediate
relief and comfort to sufferers from all
skin troubles which are aggravated by
hot weather, its merit will be instant
ly appreciated. On the tender skin
of chatting infants, poslam may be
used with soothing and beneficial eff
fects. 1t is applied externally and its
remarkable healing powers begin their
work at once.
All skin diseases, including eczema,
acne. herpes, rash, letter, etc. yield
readily to its remarkable curative
properties. Occasional applications of
poslam in small quantities, will quick
ly Danish pimples, hives, blackheads,
blotches and will relieve and cure itch
ing feet, scaly scalp, humors,. etc. A
specialist cent package has been adopt
ed for those who use poslam for these
minor troubles. This, as well as the
regular two-dollar jar, is on sale at w.
l.. Gokay's, and other leading drug
stores in Bennington.
An experimental supply OF poslam
may be obtained free Of charge by writ
ing to the Emergency Laboratories, 80
West Twenty-fifth street, New York
City.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-28
Curious FISHING Methods.

The natives living along the Pan.
Lung river have an odd method OF
fishing. Two dugout boats are used,
each about 80 feet long, with two men
with long poles, one in the bow, the
other at the stern. pupting the boat
along. They stretch long rope made
of bamboo and plated grass, about a
hundred yards long, and weighted
about every ten yards with big stones.
This they let down into the water. and
the fish are frightened toward the
bank. The divers then jump in three
at time, remaining down about 20
seconds. They carry gaffs about IS
inches long, with cords attached.
When they strike a fish they let go the
gaff and the fish is hauled up into the
boat. A big fire is lighted on the river
bank for the men to warm themselves.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-28
Fertilizers for Summer and Fall Top
Dressing and Seeding Down.

Up-to-date farmers are agreed that
in many cases better results are OBJ
tanned on meadows from fertilizers
which are applied in the summer or
early fall This is true both as to
top dressing and seeding down.
We wish to call the attention OF the
farmers Of Vermont to the fact that
we can furnish formulas for mixing
fertilizers especially adapted to top
dressing and seeding down grass land.
These formulas have not only been
approved by the Vermont Experiment
Station but have been used with ex.
cellent results by a great many far
mers in Vermont and have proved
thoroughly reliable. We can also fur
Nish the materials for mixing fertil-
izers in accordance with these formu-
las. We should be pleased to send
the formulas together with full dir
ections for mixing. cost of materials.
etc, TO any one who will write us,
mentioning this paper. Address Car
roll S. Page, Hyde Park, Vt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-28
PLATES WORTH SMALL FORTUNE.
Have the Valuable Peculiarly Of Con.
stantly Growing.

IF you could eat your dinner on a
service like this, now" said a col
lector OF porcelain, taking a strange,
bright plate from a cabinet. Why,
such service would be worth 100000
or more"
The plates surface was covered
with an Irregular and glittering crys-
talline growth half-inch high. Beauti-
full crystals In their graceful outline
suggesting quaint pagodas and gnarled
trees. rose up everywhere from the
porcelain pattern.
1T is," said the collector, "a grow
ing plate. II 10 one of those plates
whose clay, containing aluminium and
magnesium, causes an outgrowth Of
crystals under the enamel Such plates
are very rare. l paid $4,000 for this
one.
only a half-dozen growing plates
are known. One. that belongs to a
Boston collector. is valued at $4,000.
Another. that had belonged to a poor
New York woman who attached no
value to II. sold at auction in 81 for
$1,000.
1T is interesting to have growing
plate in your collection. This speci-
men here has put forth three crystals
under that little blue mountain design
since II came into my hands"-Illus-
trated Sunday Magazine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-28
ALSO A DISTINGUISHED MAN.
Baseball Spectator Not Behind Players
in Distinction.

Baseball Is a chronic complaint Of
Senator Crane. When he was gov
ernor OF Massachusetts he took his
entire staff out for a drive. and sur
prised them by having the rigs pull
up at an open field and announcing
there was to be baseball game. Two
mines were chosen and the game be-
gan. Pretty soon somebody came
along the road.
What teams are they?" he asked OF
one Of the drivers.
why. that man pitching is the gov
ernor of Massachusetts,, the driver re-
piled. THE one catching is the lieu
tenant governor. The first baseman is
a congressman, the second baseman
Is the Judge advocate general"
Say" interrupted the passerby,
perhaps you would like to know who
am. I'm Napoleon Bonaparte."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-28
TIPPED THE YOUNG ARlsTocRAT.
condeseension Of Customer DispIeased
the Lordly Chauffeur

Since It has become usual for young
er SONS OF the English aristocracy to
engage in the automobile business, 1t
is extremely difficult for the ordinary
purchaser to distinguish between the
professional chauffeur and the aristo-
cratic driver pwho occasionally ex'
hibits a car to a client. There are at
least 80 young Englishmen OF noble
families studying the fine points OF
motoring and taking customers for
trial runs, with the result that some
amusing mistakes are made.
Recently young cousin of the duke
of Beaufort was instructed by his en-
ployer to exhibit car to one OF the
London newly rich. the wife Of re-
tired tradesman. The young man made
himself agreeable, and when the car
returned to the big house In Belgra-
via. the customer alighted and, press
half-orown upon the chauffeur, said:
There, my lad! and take care not to
spend II foolishly!"
The young man drove back to his
employer son Of Lord Llangattock.
and Indignantly recounted his expert
ence.
We'll. you can consider yourself
jolly lucky" was the consoling re-
joinder. "The last time l saw the
lady she gave me only a shilling.
Exchange. A
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-28
PoWNAL

Not from regular correspondent
Thomas 0'Connell is much improv-
d from his late serious illness.
Miss Ference Il Lewis left today
for Albany to visit relatives for a
week.
The sad news came Wednesday, the
26th inst of the death of Henry Lew
is, aged AZ years OF Brooklyn. n. Y,
brother of f. H. Lewis of this pace
He had been i'll for a long time with
consumption. He leaves wife and
young daughter. Mr.. Lewis returned
from his bedside last Monday.
Elmer Il. Bellows who resides here
and who was travelling salesman for
w. S. Quinby & Co., coffee importers
of Boston, Mass, who disappeared
while on one of his business trips
about July LIST, arrived here Wednes-
day afternoon very Unexpectedly TO
his family. He remained about three
hours and left again for Schenectady.
He said he had been very ill-and his
looks show it for he has lost about 40
pounds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-28
MlsohIef Done hv GulIa.

That many Of the gulls have become
far too numerous during the last IS
or 20 years, thanks to coddling and
overmuch protection, has become a
patent fact to those who observe and
understand the habits of these birds.
Here and there measures are being
taken to lessen the plague, and by
some few county councils the protec-
ton once accorded has been with.
drawn.
Gulls are responsible for an enor-
nous destruction of fish, as well as
raids on the eggs and young of various
birds. In many parts Of Scotland the
lesser black backed gulls have become
the veriest yermin, in this respect
rlvaling the hooded crow and common
rock, the latter another recent de-
velopment of unwise overpreservation.
Country Life.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-28
lmmens. Electric Machine.

The largest static electric machine
ever built is owned by a New York
physician, and is six feet high over all,
seven feet long and four feet wide,
weighing $50 pounds. 1t has 40 glass
discs, each 40 inches In diameter. Of
which 20 revolve, while the others re-
main stationary. II is driven by an
electric motor of one-fourth horse
power. being first excited by small
auxiliary hand machine. and at full
speed may yield a spark 30 inches
long and three-fourths Of an inch In
diameter. To fully excite the huge
machine requires from FIVE to ten min
utes, the charge, however, being re-
tanned for as much as IL to IS hours
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-28
An Apt Reply.

Senator LaFollette, discussing the
currency bill, said Of certain pas
age:
THAT needs delicate handling. 1t
is like the position of the young man
on his honeymoon. This young mans
honeymoon was peculiar because,
while still in mourning, he had mar.
ried his deceased wife's sister. A
friend Of his, chap he had not seen
for years, accosted him on the honey
moon In Niagara restaurant. The
friend, after being introduced to the
bride. said alphabetically:
"'But who are you in mourning for.
old man?
"For my sister-in.law,' was the
delicate reply"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-28
Chicken Has Red Eyes.

George Ladenburger has sure
enough curiosity in the possession OF
a red.eyed chicken. II is not the eye
lids that are red, as might be inferred,
but the eyes themselves. The eyeballs
are not bloodshot or innamed, but are
OF brilliant crystal red, while the
sights are also red, but Of darker
hue. SO transparent are the eyes that
when the head Of the chicken is held
between your vision and the sun II
appears as II the sun were shining
through from one eye to the other and
the head lighted up inside. The chick
is as healthy and can see as perfectly
as any in the brood.-Dover (Del)
News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-28
THEY ALL WENT BACK ON HIM.
Flsherman's Bitter Complaint Against
Alleged Friends.

81 never could and never shall be
able to understand the actions Of men
toward one who has caught big fish.
said the man with the far-away look
in his eyes as the subject OF fishing
was preached. Last spring l went
down to Tampa Beach TO fish for tar
pom. On the second day out hooked
a monster. That fish weighed over
hundred pounds While l was play
ing him over the boats approach, and
he leaped out of water at least ten
men got fair sight OF him. All OF
them called out that he was prize
and encouraged me to hang on. The
fish finally snapped the line and got
away, to the disappointment Of all.
When / got back to the hotel l did
some talking Of course, but to be met
with grins and winks on every hand
That rolled me, and began to call on
my witnesses. What do you think
was the result?"
We all knew. but no one answered,
and after a minute the man con-
tinued:
only one out Of tie crowd would
back me, and when they came to pin
him down he declared that 1t was a
sea bass ard weighed as much as five
pounds. Why is 1t. Fundamentally
Is human nature built that way? Why
,an't humanity give a fisherman a fair
show"
But only echo answered. We had
been there ourselves.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-28
Indians, Bio Catch Of Salmon.

The catch of Quinault salmon this
season was the greatest ever known.
Seventy-fve thousand fish were de-
livered at Hoquiam, valued at sS5. 900,
This is $4,000 more fish than have
ever been caught in any previous sea
son. The Quinault Indians used ad.
vanced methods this season In fish
ing, going out beyond the breakers in
their frail canoes and then setting
their nets. Hundreds Of fish were
caught in the lagoons where they had
been left by the receding tides.
This enormous catch was made by
30 Indians and the entire tribe en-
ioyed the prosperity. They were paid
in full at Hoquiam one day this week
Tacoma Correspondent San Fran.
cisco Chronicle.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-28
Appearances.

"One day down In Texas" said
civil engineer, Il was sitting on the
porch Of my hotel with fresh young
ster from the north. On his right sat
a plain old man. smoking cob pipe
with the kernels left on It.
"'Ye gods said my friend; what
do you think of that for nerve. Sit
ting right up against gentleman and
putting his old dope right in my face.
Here. you, clear out with that pipe.
Move clear over on the other side so
the smoke won't blow this way You
are making a nuisance of yourself.
"'All right said the old man, meek.
ly. "Tll move
He did so. John said l. do you
know who that old gentleman is you
talked to like that?
Nope, don't know and don't care
"'That is the governor Of Texas Il
really was"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-28
Psychology and RslIoIon.

We venture TO say that the time
has come when the church must enter
more deeply into the personal lives
Of people and make freer use Of the
means Of modern science and the
gospel Of Christ placed at her disposal
II she is to continue even to hold her
own. Tho teachings OF modern
psychology and physiology as 10 the
essential unity OF human nature and
the mutual relations Of mind and
body have sunk 80 deep into the pop
ular conscience that the church can
no longer address men as disem-
bodied spirits, and no scheme Of sal
walton causes the heart to beat with
hope which does not include the
whole man, and which does not begin
now. II the nineteenth CEN
fury was materiahstic and critf-
cal, the first half Of the twentieth
century promises to be mystical and
spiritual.-Rev. DR.. Elwood Worcester,
in Religion and Medicine"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-28
A Study In Natural History.

Three.year-old Roger had seen q
mouse before, but never one in trap.
Going into the kitchen the other morn
ing. he discovered strengthening
contrvance on the floor, with tiny
mouse caught fast in It. For a minute
he looked at the thing in puzzled 81
lence Then he observed thought
fully:
well, / didn't know there was d
mouse in our house with a red tnins
like that on himl"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-28
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for BuaN Readers.

George Il. Lee OF Dorset was a Wis
itor in town Thursday
Mrs. Lester Woodland and daughter
of Arlington visited in Bennington
Thursday.
Fred Cullinan of Arlington visited
his sister, Mrs. George W. Williams
Thursday.
Judge C. H. Mason and wife took
dinner at the Summit House, Wood
ford City, Thursday.
Mrs. George w. Williams and fam
lily are in Arlington visiting her par
ents for few days.
Mrs. Arthur Brooks and family Of
Depot street are guest Is at her home
In Jacksonville for few days.
Miss Mary Mangan OF Weeks street
left Thursday evening for couple OF
weeks visit with friends in Troy
Miss Helen and Miss Wayne Muir
ply of Rensselaer,, N. Y, are guests
at the home of hteir uncle, James Muir
ply of Bennington Center.
Miss Eliza McGurn has resigned
her position as vocalist at the Won
derland theatre. Miss Mabel Lee Is
now singing in her place.
Augustine Mangan is relieving G..
H. Gould as engineer of the Chatham
fast mail while Mr.. Gould is enjoying
short vacation at Sucker pond.
The new bridge which is TO be
placed over the Furnace brook in the
Lyons district, has arrived and Is be-
ing unloaded from the car and drawn
to the site.
Miss Minnie Child who has been a
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Il. b. Patterson of Union street for
the past few weeks, returned Thurs
day to her home in Albany.
Miss Mary Dowd who has been a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas j..
Mangan of Weeks street for the past
two weeks, returned Thursday even
ing TO her home in Troy.
Miss Fannie LOOMS of New York,
who has been visiting her mother,
Mrs. j. |. LOOMS went to Troy last
evening for a short visit. She will
return to New York Saturday.
List of letters remaining uncalIed
for at the postofiice; Fred l.. Benjam-
in, George w. Porter, Jack Hayden,
b. +. Humphrey, Mr.. Rudd Rev. T. F.
Turner, Nicolo Abate, Alfreto Bona
soni, AL Signor Vincenzo Latore, Mrs.
Rose Chevalier, Miss V. f. Maness,
Miss H. Robins, Mrs. Annie Hayden,
Miss Bessie Hibbs, Miss Grace Bis
sell.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-28
VERMONT NEWS
Items OF interest from Fourteen coun
ties Of the State.

hice VI tNS OhatSs
The Orange County Telephone com
pany is extending It's line in Worces-
ter and vicinity,
The Barre and Montpelier Traction
company Is making many improve
ments in it's roadbed
The directors of Queen City park
are laying plans for large water
supply. the growth Of the summer
residences there having made the for
mer springs insufficient.
Ellhu B. Taft of Burlington, was
elected a member of the general coun-
ell OF the American Bar Association
at the annual meeting OF the society
which is being held In Seattle this
week.
Elder c. l.. Smith has resigned his
pastorate of the Advent Christian
church at West Derby to take effect
Sunday, August 80. Mr.. Smith has
accepted a unanimous call to st.
Johnsbury.
The Swedish mission church at
Brattleboro has given unanimous call
to the Rev. ]. Dahlstrom, of Provi-
dence, X. l., to become its pastor and
Mr.. Dohlstrom has accepted and will
begin his work there September /.
The work Of organizing oranges
lin Vermont will be resumed October
under the direction of State Master
.G. w. Pierce who has secured c. S.
Hopkins of Brattleboro and G.. C..
Flint Of Randolph as organizing de.
puties.
Professor Dodge of Norwich, Conn,
one of the directors OF the Metro
politan Museum of New York, has re-
Gently patented a gelatine film of
value in lithographing, photography,
and etching, and will have the same
manufactured in the Brigham Sheet
IGelatine factory in Randolph.
The work of painting the Goddess
of Liberty on top of the dome of the
state house, Montpelier was COM
menced Tuesday morning and will oc-
Icupy most of the time until the last
OF the week. 1t is a difficult job to
paint the Goddess for the top of her
head is about Is feet above the top
of the railing which surrounds the
foot of the statute.
Charles A. Hutchinson, the leading
citizen of South Peacham died Mon.
day after a long illness. He was born
in Norwich, in 1858, going to Peach.
am when 20 years old. Until 1898 he
was a successful farmer and in that
year he bought the village store and
was also postmaster. Mr.. Hutchin.
son had held numerous town offices
and was active in the Congregational
church.
Work is in full swing at the corn
canning factory in Mortified. Sever
al loads of corn were drawn to the
husking sheds on Monday and the
machinery was given a final trial tC
see that II was in proper working
order. The huskers began working
in the morning and the machines were
started Tuesday afternoon. There
is every indication that this will be
a banner year.
Gov. Fletcher d. Proctor has an
nounced the following appointments
Dana H. Morse. of Randolph, to be
assistant judge of Orange County
court, to succeed Hugh Lathrop, Of
| WiMamstown, deceased; Miss
Fannie b. Fletcher. of Proctorsville
to be member of the state board Of
library commissioners to succeed Mrs
M. H. Buckham of Burlington, re
signed. Miss Fletcher is a daughter
of Allen NJ. Fletcher.