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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
To be Continued
Wanted 20 Adjourn.

Last year the legislature OF the
state OF Mississippi we're somewhat
'ater than usual in adjourning, al.
though, says a prominent politician Of
that state, there seemed to be no i'm.
portant business under confederation.
One of l. legislators, a gentleman
known as Judge" Wilkins, was met
In the street by a friend one hot
morning.
Are you going to get out pretty
soon, judge?' the friend asked.
"Oh, suppose so" answered the
Judge, in depressed tone, hopping
his brow.
Anything much going on. judge?"
mo"
Then why don't you all wind up?"
Heaven knowsl" exclaimed the
Judge
There's nothing but lot of petty
business to bother us. wish some,
hing important would turn up. Then
the motion TO adjourn would be in
order ILLUSTRATED Sunday Magazine
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
Fires Started by Moths.

Moths aLd flames are universally
connected, yet few people suspect that
danger could arise therefrom. The
insects are OF such frail structure that
generally they get destroyed before it
is possible for them to infict injury,
and II is hardly credible that the wings
would ignite and retain the flame long
enough to enable the moth to fly to itE
surroundings.
That. however, has occurred. The
moth was very large one and its
wings must have been very dry, so
that when 1t foundered through the
lame II set fire to one wing and darted
onto a curtain nearby. which at once
Jared up. 1t is possible that many
summer evening fires in the country
could be attributed to a source of this
kind. 1t Is notorious that mysterious
fires often arise at sunset in the hot
months.-Strand Magazine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
SAVE wIDoweRs FROM SHARES.
Elderly Colonel Advocates Passage
of Most Stringent Law.

The crash OF cannon turned the old
colonel's thoughts toward death
q know of three millionaire septua-
genarian widowers," he said, gloomily.
whose sons killed them because they
were about to marry young girls of
20 or So II is very dangerous thing
for rich old man to marry a young
girl.
Were | legislator, I'd propose a
new law, law to protect Gobsa Code
or Potter Roxe, with their rs years.
their millions and their vigilant, mid
dle-aged grasping sons and daughters,
from the peril of wedding some beau
,lful creature OF IS or 10 summers.
This law should say simply that no
man over 65, II he married woman
more than 10 years younger than him
SELF, could leave his wife cent of his
property nor could he--lest in his life
time he make transfers to her--handle
after his marriage any part of his es-
tate save only the income"
The colonel chuckled rather sadly.
Such a law" he said, would do
much to prevent so many pretty girls
from falling in love with us grizzled,
tottering capitalists"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
Archery GROWING More Popular

Ever since the days of Diana the
bow and culver have been more or
less popular with women. Archery
affords splendid exercise, calling into
play many different sets of muscles.
as we'll as training the eye and the
nerves to precision and GOODNESS. Be
sides the attitudes that the sport de-
mands are one and all artistic and at.
tractive and productive of grace, these
~re considerations not to be despised
In London just now archery is growing
in popularity. and tournaments are
held at the exclusive clubs for this
sport alone.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
Our Mission.

II we cannot, like George Eliot, write
Adam Bede,' we can. like Elizabeth
Frye, visit the poor and the pris.
oned. If we cannot, like Rosa Bon.
heur paint Horse Fair" and re-
ceive $4,000, we can, like Mrs. Stowe
and Miss Alcott. do some kind of work
to tighten the burdens of parents. If
poor. with Mary Lyons persistency
and noble purpose. we can accomplish
almost anything. II rich. like Baron
ness Burdett.Coutts. we can bless the
world In thousands of ways, and are
untrue to God and ourselves II VIZ fai
to do it.-Sarah X. Bolton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
aueet.smeIllno Hef.s.

The nice old custom OF putting Law
ender and other scented herbs In linen
presses and other places containing
clothing Is not so much practiced now
as It was a generation ago, orrls.root,
satchet powder and other things be-
ing used instead Have you any con-
ception OF how old the custom isY
Turn 10 the twenty-seventh chapter
Of Genesis, in the Bible, and you will
read that Jacob, when old and blind,
"smelled the smell" Of Jacobs raj
ment, which he compared to the smell
of field which the Lord hath
blessed" 1t is evident that Rebecca
had put sweetsmelling herbs where
her favorite sons clothing wan kept
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
FRANK 3. HOWE, Editor and Publisher
The Herald Lays Down.

III Fits attempt 10 ENFORCE the law
was honest and Straightforward, then
Fits has a remedy. II any part OF the
Banners charges against Mr.. Glenn
ent or The Herald are true, the Ban
ner need only apply to Gen. McCul-
Tough and accept the challenge to lay
bare the secrets OF the campaign of
1902.
Similarly, the Banners other polit
ical friends may cause The Herald a
serious embarrassment, II its charges
are true, by accepting the same offer
in regard to 1906.
Ii looks very much as though the
Bennington contemporary, in order to
conceal its ignominous retreat from
these two challenges, merely seeks to
raise such a dust of negligible rheto-
ric that the main issues shall be lost
sight Of
AS far as The Herald is concerned,
unless some genuinely new material
is presented, it will take no further
notice of such attacks.-Rutland
Herald.
Calling the above bluffs in order:
What does Fits want of a remedy.
The voters believed him and not the
Herald for the Republican ticket was
elected by an overwhelming majority.
The case does not need to go to the
jury second time.
Second, the Banner has made no
charges whatever against Mr.. Gle
ment in regard to the campaign OF
1902. One of the Herald's chief
amusements is to imagine something
and then fight it This is case in
point Same also in regard to 1906
The Banner made no charges. II
didn't need to make any The
Herald was convicted on It's own eyi
dence OF trying 10 use violation Of
the law for political effect instead OF
protecting the public by trying e
have the violation stopped as soon as
possible. II the Herald calls that good
citizenship it is welcome to its opin
ion.
Thirdly the Herald accuses the Ban
ner of raising dust to cloud the issue
Now here right from the Herald.
own columns is It's original statement
"The Herald believes that Yer
mont is supporting a needless
dignity and an official sinecure
in the Office of Encouragement.
This office, created to reward a
thoroughly INSCRIPTIONS politi-
clan for tainted service had never
an excuse in actual need
The state needs an attorney-gen-
eral about as much as II needs
| navy"
How much of the Herald's argumen
has been denoted TO proving that thu
Office of encouragement is an oflicia
sinecure, has no excuse and is need
ed only as much as Vermont needs
navy? Who was 1t that dropped thu
original issue in order to attempt t
discredit Mr.. Fits? Is it the Banne
that has raised the dust to hide a re
treat from the main issue or is It tn,
Herald? No wonder the Herald want
to quit the discussion and lay down
But it is perfectly welcome TO do so
The Banner never did like to adver
tise the mental decay of its friends
and the Herald has gone so far astra.
in this that a rest will do it good
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
Camp Arauon


When you are I'll physically OF men
tally. when not we'll enough, or not
strong enough. when in any manner
Nature trowns on your being, CAMP
ARAGON will afford you exactly what
you need, as provided by God for thu
OF mankind and all An
mated Nature.
Here you can attach to yourself for
thirty minutes to one hour a Diaduc-
tive Device prepared by the Discover
er of Diaduction. that will at once
cause the automatic forces Of Nature
TO so reyitalize your organism, as TO
Danish disease from you, make YOU
stronger and happier, and thus turn
the frowns of Nature derived from
Capitalization into the radiant SMILES
OF normal animation, In strict accor-
dance with The laws OF your intricate
and refined organization, Es ordain-
ed by the Omniscient Creator.
Thus. you can easily learn the rat
ural fact that God has made adequate
vitality A CURE ALL. 10 every hui
man being and every living thing,
that needs no assistance from any
kind of treatment TO make human ex-
lstence as blissfnl as It can be made,
by keeping 1t free from disease, men.
tai aud physical; and thus you viii
also find, that at the proper time. D.a.
duction promptly supplies this life iTD-
portant ADEQUATE VITALITY
Then, will be time enough 70 posg
ess this unimaginable boon, an Oxy-
donor, because, for want Of due apDre
citation. you could not sooner use Il
properly.
When necessary, day or night, al
any hour. any day in the year. IN
good or bad weather. We viii send q
carriage for you, al your home. or al
the Railroad Station.
Fraternity OF Duxanimae,
Camp Aragon. Woodford. VT
Mr.. J. p. Bradley, Secretary
Telephone 1861
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
The eternal Feminine.

"Tll tell you how I'm saving money
so that lean entertain friends at din.
ner, Marie" said stenographer to
her chum as they scared upward In an
Office elevator Whenever ! am In.
vited to dine out and do not have to
pay for my own dinner put the
amount save in my little iron bank.
However" she continued, With the par.
ticularly pleasant purr that sometimes
precedes a scratch, that plan won't
do you any good. will It. dear. for yos
are never Invited out, are your"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03

George AIDE, writer of books, musical
comedies and other commodities, came
in early, accompanied by four friends,
and sat four rows from the ring. Mr..
AIDE chewed gum vigorously. Be-
tween chews he said:
81 may write musical comedy with
Ketchell In one of the leading roles,
Has Ketchell stage presence? |
would like to have audiences as large
as this for comedies from which 7 re-
ceive royalties. Milwaukee Free
Press.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
A Grammatical Exception.

The Teacher of Elocution-Do you
mean to say that you said mo" to Mr.
Stupid twice?
The Grammar Teacher--Yes; and
then he went away and said he would
never come back any more; and was
so sure he would know what | meant
by double negative. Bohemian.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
Reversing the Rules.

you must watch my feet closely"
said the ballet teacher to her pupil.
for when your turn comes, tell you,
you will have TO toe the mark
Then said the intelligent pupil.
YOU go ahead and will mark the
Toe"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03

II you take Kodol In the beginning
the bad attacks of Dyspepsia will be
avoided, hut II you allow these little
attacks to go UNDECIDED It will take Ko-
dol longer time to put your stomach
in good condition again, Get bottle
Of Kodol today. Sold by d. A. Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
a Hard Blow.

Ned-Tbat was hard blow to lit
erature yesterday!
Ted-What was that?
New-Why, lightning struck house,
setting fire to a magazine in the Gel.
lar, which exploded, SCATTERING the
first and second stories and killing two
authors who were at work on the
third story!--The Bohemian.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
q n . II x Ia Z "a.
Dear. tie 1The Kind You Have Always ROugb
Signature at MxAgIZu

Take Kodol whenever you feel that
you need It. That is the only time
you need to take Kodol. Just when
you need It; then you will not be trou-
bled with sour stomach, belching gas
on the stomach, etc. Sold by D. A.
Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
lawn seats for sale.

Strong iron frame seats taken ont
of the schoolhouse hall are being sold
cheap for lawn seats FOR which they
are well adapted Apply promptly as
they are going fast.
Chas. T. Burt,
Chairman Building Committee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
Mluht Work Then.

Knicker-Edlson says four hours
sleep is enough for everybody.
Bocker-It would be II you could
take II after II is time to get up.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is
Especially recommended for children
1t tastes nearly as good as maple sug-
ar. Sold by d. A. Ward
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03

DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills
will promptly relieve all kidney and
Bladder disorders. Sold and recon-
mended by ID. A. Ward
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03

There are many limitations of De
Wits Carbollzed Witch Hazel Salve
but Just one original. Sold by d. A.
Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03

DeWitts Little Early Risers, safe
easy, pleasant, sure, little liver pills
Sold by ID. A. Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03

WILHELfMINA;
Better use Gold Medal Flour.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-17
COMING EVENTS

Nov 17-Assembly hall. NJ. R. H. Geist in Julius Caesar" Nov 17 to 24-Town hall, Water town, St Johns church fair.
 Nov 19-Town Plot school build ing, entertainment for benefit or school
 Nov 19.-Hamilton Hall, Mill Plain, Coon supper given by the East Waterbury Game club.
 Nov 19-Chicken supper for bene- fit of Grace Baptist church at Mrs Snead's. 2S Bronson street.
 Nov 19-Leavenworth hall, cele- brat.on in honor of fifteenth anniver- sary of the St Joseph T. A. society.
 Nov 2O--Washington Hill Athletic club social and dance.
 Nov 24-Elks' hall, whist and dance given by the Queens Daugh- ters.
 Nov 25-Rick's dancing academy, East Main street, Thanksgiving novel ty dance.
 Nov 25--City hall, social and dance given by Brass City lodge, No 250. L. A. to B. of R, R. T.
 Nov 26-Music hall, private leap year dance.
 Nov 26-Elks' hall, Thanksgiving social of Court McGivney, No 2S, D. of l.
 Nov 26-City hall, annual sociabIe and dance given by the Brooklyn Athletic club.
 Nov 27-Good Will hall, Water vile, athletic carnival and entertain ment.
 Nov 27--City hall grand concert in aid of St Patrick's church. given by the church choir.
 Nov 29-Linden Park hall, Union City, popular concert given by the Sons of Lithuanian society's band.
 Dec 4-Hamilton hall dance given by the JollyFive.
 Dec 4-I. o. o. F. hall, Cheshire, social and dance given by the B. B. N. assembly.
 Dec 4-Turn hall. Scovill street, dance given by the active Turner's of the Waterbury Turn Verein. Dec 7-Lafayette hall, Bank street, whist and dance given by L'Artisant Canadien Francais.
 Dec 9-Red Mems hall, social and dance given by the Four of Us.
 Dec 11-Red Mems hall, first an nual dance of the Ivy Athletic club.
 Dec 1S-Leavenworth hall, social and dance given by the Jolly Eel lows.
 Dec 31-Town hall, Watertown, social and dance given by the Hanky Panky club.
 Jan. S.--Leavenworth hall, social and dance for the benefit of Michael Lawlor.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-17

geamme for the afternoon symphony concert which will be given by Vlc- tor Herbert and his Symphony or chestra as the opening feature of the :all music festival at the Bucking. ham next Tuesday, November "A, This concert will be followed by the evening production of Faust" with chorus, orchestra and well known soloIsts Madame Marie Stoddar,, who Is to sing the role of Marguerite In Faust" will be the soloist of the orchestral concert and will be heard in the "Chere Nuit' aria by Bache- let. As an encore Madame Stoddart will sing the famous Bach-Gounod Ave Maria" harp, organ and violin This number should be one of the most successful num- bers of the festival, being especially appropriate since Gounod's great opera will follow in the evening. MT Herbert will include number of his own compositions in the programme, including selections from Algeria" and new number, "The Fairies Revel' from Victoria" in which Maude Fulton and William Rock are soon to star. Dvorak's Slavic Dance" The Dance of the Hours" from La Giaconda," the Liszt Liebestraeume, orchestrated by MT Herbert and the Herbert American Fantasy" will be the chief numbers of this excellent programme. MT Her bert last evening closed most sue cessful season of Sunday concerts in
 New York city. He has expressed a warm desire to visit Waterbury again and assist in the fall festivA.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-17
THEATRICAL BOOKINGS.

Tuesday, Nov 17--"Hook of Hol- land"
 Wednesday, Nov 1s-Yiddish play. Thursday. Nov 1s-"The Devil" Friday, Nov 20--Lillian Russell Saturday, Nov 21-"The Choir Singer
 Nov. 21.-City hall, concert and social given by Lallier's Military band and St Anne's drum corps.
 Sunday, Nov. 22-Imperial Mov- ing Pictures.
 Monday, Nov 2S-George Ober in "The Bishop"
 Tuesday, Nov 24-"Peck's Bad Boy"
 Wednesday, Nov. 25 Hilda Spong in "A Man and his Mate"
 Thursday, Nov 26.--Hilda Spong in "A Man and His Mate"
 Friday. Nov 27-"The Wolf" Saturday Nov 2S-"Girls."
 Monday, Nov 30-"The Merry Widow"
 Sunday, Nov 2s-Imperial moving pictures.
 Monday. Nov 30, Tuesday y-Wednes- day, Dec 12-"The Merry Widow" Tuesday, Dec 1-"The Merry Wid- ow."
 Wednesday. Dec 2.-"The Merry Widow"
 Thursday, Dec 3-Yiddish Play. Thursday. Dec 3-A Yiddish play Friday, Dec 4-Joe Weber's aL star stock company.
 Friday, Dec 4-Joe Weber's All Star Stock Go.
 Saturday Dec 5-"Human Hearts. :" Saturday. Dec 5-"Human Hearts" Sunday, Dec 6-lmperial Moving Pictures.
 Dednesday, Dec s-"Polly of the Circus"
 Thursday, Dec 1O-"Polly of the Circus"
 Friday. Dec 11-0tis Skinner nj "The Honor of the Family"
 Saturday. Dec 12-"Lena Rivers" :" Sunday, Dec 13-Imperial Moving Pictures.
 Tuesday, Dec 15-The Rays.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-17
EMPIRE THEATER.

The makeup of the new David M
 Hartford Stock company, which is to open the Empire theater one week
 from to-day with the production of "Old Heidelberg" that famous musi- sented by the Schuberts and the late Richard Mansfield, is given out to- day by Manager Hartford, who has been in New York for several days. While Miss Frances Nordstrom will not play here, owing to her receiving a fiattering offer to go with Henry w. Savage's production of The Devil" the management of the new theater feels that it has in Miss Lil- Han Seymour of New York an ar tiste who is far above the former local star as regards ability and ex- perience. Miss Seymour is talent ed young woman of much grace and personality, with fine conception, clear enunciation and years of stage experience to back up her work. Miss Clare Weldon of New York city will be the new heavy" woman. Miss Welden has had years of excel lent training. Miss Dollie Davis will be the ingenue She played for sev- eral years in Chicago and Kansas City In large stock productions. Miss Clara Reynolds Smith, who Is re- garded by Manager Hartford as the handsomest character woman in American stock company productions, has been engaged for the character work. She has wardrobe second to none ever brought to this city for stock productions and Is quite likely to prove of interest to the fair sex. Tom Boone, who played for four years with MT Hartford, the new heavy" man, is regarded as excep- tionally clever. Dwight Allen has created over twenty parts on Broad way in the past few years and will be the character man. John Wooder- son, who was stage director for Stu art Robson Crane for fifteen years. will take the "old man" parts Charles D. Pitt who comes from a famous family of actors. will handle the juvenile roles and is desirable acquisition to the new stock com pany. Arthur Ritchie. who has been at the Park theater in Brooklyn will be stage manager and general busi- ness manager The same old Tom Shearer of the Poll stock company. which played here all summer, will be the comedian Charles l.. Cadwal lader. noted scenic artist, with Vaughn Glaser at Cleveland. Detroit. Columbus and Rochester. has been engaged to paint special scenery for every production.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-17
The Mosaic Puzzle Craze.

The toy shops and department stores of New York are put to their last straits to supply the demand for the mosaic puzzles or "cut up" pie ture puzzles that everybody is now after The craze is equal to ping pong, which swept the country few years ago. The New York Sunday World has arranged unique mosaic or .'cut up" picture puzzle for its readers. Issue of Sunday, November g. See if you can do 1t. Simple but interesting. No prizes offered. Just for fun. Also new and popular song, as usual.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-17
JACQUES }
VAUDEVILLE.

V. Good. things keep coming at the Jacques. This week another excel lent bill is holding down the boards at the little theater on Abbott -ave- nde and there is every reason to be- lieve the attendance will equal if not exceed. the receipts of last week. Vaudeville in the true sense of .he word is there, the programme being yalied and we'll balanced. All the acts except one are practically new to this town. Redpath's Napanees have a skit called Fun in School Room" Although 1t is much the same as many of the numerous school room numbers, it is by far the most enjoyable of any seen here in many months. There are four laddies and four lassies with tie school teacher and they made lots of fun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-17
THE DEVIL"

For some time Waterbury theater goers have been willing to go to the devil-theatrically speaking and now we are to have the opportunity, for his satanic majesty, in all his power and glory, will appear at Polls on Thursday eevning. The modern devil expresses himself and explains his origin in this. manner: ''I am he who always comes at the proper moment. l come from nowhere go nowhere-I am here" Henry w. Savage, who controls the sole rights to this piece in this country, will send here notable company. MT Stevens, a finished actor, trained in the school of artistic accomplish ments, will be supported by Paul Nc Allister, Frances Nordstrom. Louis Rutter, w. Chrystie Miller, o. J. Vanasse. Esther Truax and others. Prices 25c to $50 Seat sale to- morrow. No free list.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-17
Connecticut Patents.

F. H. Richards, Hartford. eyelet: T. P. Taylor, Bridgeport. combined abdomen compress and hose support CT. For copy of above patents send 10 cents in postage stamps with date of this paper to c. A. Snow & Co. Washington, D. C.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-17
LILLIAN RUSSELL,

Lillian Russell will be seen at Po- lis on Friday evening in the racing comedy, "Wildflre" It is beautiful ly staged in three acts. the second of which shows the interior of racing stable at one of the big tracks. Prices 25c to $1.50.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-17
ALL STAR YIDDIsH COMPANY.

A permanent season of Yiddish plays will be introduced in this city, in the way of giving about one Yid- dish performance every month. The opening performance will take place at Polls tomorrow evening when the Edwin A. Ralkin's All-Star Yid- dish company, direct from New York city, and headed by four of the most eminent Yiddish players, Jacob Sil- bert, Mime Anna Simon. Noah J. Si- mon and Mime Liza Silbert and an all-star cast. They will present for the first time in this city the most successful Yiddish operetta "Shula- mith." Prices 25 to 75c.