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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
CO. K TURNS OUT
WELL At ANNUAL
INSPECTION
CreditabIe Appearance Of Ben
nington Militia Boys
NEW ARMS AND EQUIPMENTS
AdIutant and Inspector w. n. Gil.
more, Lieut.. L. A. !. Chapman and
Major HE. Dyer on Official Visit.

The annual inspection of Company
X, v. N. G., was held at Foresters'
hall last evening. The hall was util-
lied instead of the armory in order
that the company might have larger
space for its evolutions. The COM
pany made creditable appearance,
nearly so strong, and acquitted itself
we'll In every respect. The evolutions
could have been better but inasmuch
as the company has no hall and has
as yet had no outdoor practice the re-
suits in this respect were all that
could have been expected.
The members of the company APP
peared In full dress uniform and were
completely equipped with the new ri.
fles and accoutrements.
The inspecting officers were Adju.
tant and Inspector General w. H. Gil.
more of Fairlee, First Lieutenant L. A.
|. Chapman Of the First United States
cavalry and Major H. E. Dyer of Rut-
land. They remained in town over
night. General Gilmore and Major Dy-
err the guests of Col. Thomas Harmon
/ at the Soldiers Home and Lieut..
Chapman at the home of Harrison /.
Norton. They left this morning for
Rutland where the militia company
will be inspected today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
TOO MUCH FOR MAIDS NERVES
New Girl Felt Herself Unequal TO
Elaborate Ceremony.

The young wife was perhaps the
most punctilous housekeeper in the
greater city. She fairly lived for the
humiliation Of dust particles, and her
three maids knew degree Of disci.
pine more rigid than that of Gen.
Butcher. One day her waitress de.
parted, an exceedingly common occur.
renee in even a fawless establish
ment. A new maid came to take her
place. After an elaborate inquisition,
the new servant was engaged on pro.
baton. The young wife explained:
Come to the dining room with me.
You will have a rehearsal. | want to
see you spread the table for a dinner
for four. Now go into the pantry,
where you will find my table china on
indexed shelves. My forks are all
labeled and shall sit here. Now you
serve me-of course with blank plates.
am having oyster cocktails, soup,
fish, an entree, roast, salad, ices and
coffee"
The new maid CROPPED through the
weird ceremony, and the foodless feast
proceeded amid silence Finally the
maid whimpered:
Il guess am going. couldn't do
this every night" She fed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
POINT ON SECOND MARRIAGES.
Sexes Differ When II Comes to Choice
of Future Mate.

There's a curious thing said q
minister. that I've noticed about sec
ond marriages. 1t Is this: Widowers
rarely marry women whom they knew
either before or during their first
period of married life, while with wild
ows the case, as rule, Is just re.
versed.
How do | explain this? Well, |
don't; just mention the fact. But |
suppose my guess is as good as an
others. OF course, to begin with. a
man has more freedom Of choice
that Is, his activities are apt to give
him a larger circle OF acquaintances
than woman.
"A woman, IL her first marriage
has been happy, longs for continue
ton OF that happiness; If it has not
been wholly so, she is still searching
for satisfaction of ideals. She is
more likely to regard with favor a
sutton whom she has known for some
time than recent acquaintance
Women, you remember, are naturally
more conservative than men, and a
woman is much more disposed to be
careful about second marriage than
a first.
"Of course. these are only theories
that I'm INDUCING in But the facts
regarding the tendencies in second
marriages are as have stated. Any
one CA confirm them by running ovel
the second marriages of his or hel
friends"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
JUST WANTED TO SEE MONEY
And the Little Old Lady Had Her
Confidence Restored.

She was little old lady, so little
and SO old that with considerable
friends she would never, never have
been allowed alone in the hurried
throng on the busy streets. She was
such an old little lady that she had
only just learned that there had been
trouble In the banks, and she had
made such haste as she could to be
sure that her money-all the money
she had saved-was safe.
Have you got my money!" she
asked TREMENDOUSLY when she finally
reached the teller's window.
How much did you have?" asked
the teller kindly No one could help
being kind to such little old lady.
twenty-five dollars" she answered.
Two tens and FIVE | didn't wish to
take 1t out" she continued apologize.
ally. "but / should feel better If you
could just let me see it"
SO they showed her carefully two
tens and a five" Her faded eyes
frightened, and with a grateful
Thank you," she left, every line OF
her bent little figure showing happy
contentment and confidence, for she
had seen her money.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19

On our way back to the boat We Wis.,
tied a pineapple and sugar cane plan
tation conducted by a woman, Mrs.
Van Sickle, formerly of Chester
Springs, Penn. She went to Porto
Rico with her husband several years
ago and he died there and left the big
plantation which she now manages
successfully. She is this year raising
300 acres of sugar cane, ninety thous-
and pineapples and also has a large
orange and grapefruit orchard just
coming into bearing. Mrs. Van Sickle
is a rather fine looking woman on the
suny side of forty and looks after all
the business herself. intended to ask
her more questions, but Irving was so
busy visiting within that forbore to
butt in.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
MENU THAT SUITS JACK TAI
Substantial Fare Given Preferences
Over Dainty French Dishes.

"Scouse Of lob-scouse, parsons
face seapie, Junk, tack, slush and dun
there's = meal ye can't beat no
where's" said the sailor.
YES" he went on. "ye can talk
about yer ris de veau. yer vol-au.vent,
yer mousses and other French dishes,
but they amt none O. them In 1t with
good sea fare dished up by good
sea lawyer.
"Scouse IL soup. soup made O salt
beef Add some good sea vegetables
to It. stitch as spud sprouts and split
peas, and ye get An extra fine soup,
what is gener'ly called lob-scouse,
Pot-au,feu is Stops beside rich lob
scouse.
"Foller up yer scouse with par
sons face seapie. That's a pie made
OF bullocks head. Good? Why. friend,
there amt nothin' like II ON earth.
Junk is salt beef. Junk amt NO
brain food; 1t don't strengthen the
mind like correspondence course:
but, by tar, I'd ruther have It than
caneton a la presse or supreme d
sole.
Tack and slush Is the sailors bread
and butter. What II ye do have to
break yer tack with a tack hammer
and what II yer slush Is sometimes
strong enough to queer the compass
Sailors need strong food. for they
must do their work"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
Sheen, aker-poets

In Constantinople the shoemakers
are all poets. While a customer is
haying heel repaired or shoe re-
laced, the attendant recites extempor-
lied or memorized verses to him; as
the language is Arabic or Turkish, the
listener rarely knows whether he is
hearing good or bad verse. On the
Musk, the Broadway of old Cairo, one
can buy the red leather, sharp-toed
slippers, universally worn in land
where there is rarely any rain, for
about 60 cents They are not worth
more, beirG very fiimsy articles in con-
struction. They are not representa-
tive of the expert English or American
handmade shoe-which is a thing Of
beauty, of comfort and of enduring
utility.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
Wife as a COMPANION.

A distinguished author says that a
woman who cannot read or write, but
who makes her home and husband
comfortable, is far better wife than
a girl who can speak six languages
and does not know how to cook a
dinner and keep house clean. says
a writer. Unless brides brains are
turned to domestic account they are of
very little practical use to husband.
The fact that she Is brilliant mu-
stefan and mistress Of French and
Italian Is poor consolation for burnt
chops and muddy coffee. Talent, like
charity, should begin at home, and
no woman can be called clever who
does not use her wits, first toward
achieving home comfort and skilled
housekeeping. At the same time |
know many bride who is ignorant
of book learning" shaky in her
spelling and shocking housewife,
too! After all, to be clever and to
cultivate ones mind-without neglect.
ing cookery and the domestic arts
makes wife more charming COM
panion to her husband.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
Thumb Bells.

The tldmbe was originally called a
thumb bell by the English, because
worn on the thumb. then humble.
aud finally its present name. 1t was a
Dutch invention and was first glass
and pearl. In China beautiful carved
pearl thimbles are seen, brought to
England in 1905.
Thimbles were formerly made only
Of iron and brass. but IN comparative.
ly late years they have been made Of
gold, silver, steel, horn, ivory and even
glass and pearl thimbles are seen,
bound with gold and with the end Of
gold
The first thimble introduced into
Siam was a bridal gift from the king
to the queen; ii is shaped like lotus
bud, made of gold and thickly studded
with diamonds arranged to spell the
queens name Church Eclectic.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
GEN. SM|ROFF IS
SHOT down IN
PISTOL DUEL
Dying Of Wound Inflicted by
Lieut.. Gen. Fock
MEETING WAS APPROVED
Affair Took Place In Riding sehoo! ut
st. Petersburg and Women Spec.
tators Were Present.

st. Petersburg, March 1S.--Lieut.
Gen. Smirnoff is probably dying OF the
wound received in the duel fought
here with Lieut.. Gen. Fock. The men
met in the riding school OF the Chew.
alter Guard regiment and fought with
pistols at short range.
The duel was caused by the memo
randum written by Gen. Smirnoff on
the siege of Port Arthur, In which he
questioned the courage of Gen. Fock.
The latter considered that his honor
and reputation we're involved and chal.
lenged the author of the memorandum
The riding school was placed at the
disposition of the combatants b. the
commander of the regiment and the
duel took place with the full knowl
edge and appreciation of the military
authorities. II, was witnessed by 4
number OF officers of high rank and II
is even reported that several women
were present.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
JACKSON NEXT TO
COON THERACKOF
INVESTIGATION
Regarding Receiverships Of
Banks
RESOLUTION IN SENATE
General Impression at Albany That
Resolution Viii Be Adopted and
Inquiry be Instituted.

Albany, March lS.-The sensational
feature of the day in the legislature
was the introduction by Senator SAKE
of New York in the Senate Of a con
current resolution providing for a leg
islative investigation of the conduct
OF the Office of the attorney general
during the term of the present incum.
bent, William Schuyler Jackson of
Buffalo, especially with reference 10
receiverships of banks and trust com.
panies.
Mr.. Jackson was elected on the Dem.
ocraticIndependence League ticket in
November, 1906, and has been in office
since January !, 1907.
The general impression about tht
capitol tonight is that the resolution
will be adopted and the investigation
instituted.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
wAGeLEToWN GRADUATES
eurlesque Commencement Exercises at
North Bennington.

The crowd which comfortably filed
Bank hall at North Bennington We'd
nesday evening was in no way dis
appointed with the entertainment
given under the auspices of the Lad
les Aid society of the Congregational
church judging by the continuous ap.
plause which followed each and every
number on program replete with
spice and humor. Many from nearby
towns including Bennington, Hooslck
Falls and SALISBURY were In attep-
dance.
Promptly at s o'clock the graduates
preceded by the musical director, pre-
ceptress and the board of education
marched down the hall and upon The
stage to the stirring old tune of
Marching Through Georgia" The
audience was captured on the start
and as number at ter number of the
program was presented the enthusi-
asm and enjoyment kept pace. The
class motto "Sunhower" was very con-
spicuously used as a wall decoration.
Other hangings suitable to the rurality
OF the scene were displayed. The
striking costumes formed a unique
and fitting background to the gradu-
ates and their parts. The precep,
tress. the squire and the board of edu-
cation were reality personified. The
closing song was that old familiar
round "Scotland's Burning" sung with
the vim and spirit of young enthus,
lasts Just stepping out from their al
ma mater to conquer In the larger
world of thought and action.
Photographs we're made of the par.
Elephants and can be secured through
any Of the graduates.
North Bennington has considerable
good local talent for amateur theat.
ricals and 1t Is to be hoped that II
VIII be utilized In more OF these home
affairs to the financial as we'll as the
enjoyable benefit Of all concerned
The Academy" has been requested tc
repeat the entertainment but at this
writing the time and place have not
been decided upon.
Preceding the entertainment from
6 to s o'clock a splendid supper was
served to considerable number in
the church parlors. The ladies of the
Aid society, the management and the
participants are all to be congratulated
on the profitable and pleasurable sue
cess of the entire evening.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
PUBLIC SCHOOL EXHIBIT
Excellent Showing Made by Teachers
and Pupils Of School

About $50 people attended the ex-
hibition in the school hall Wednesday
afternoon and evening" and noted with
pleasure the work done by the pupils
The exhibit will continue through Fri
day afternoon.
The exhibit consists of specimens Of
school work and drawing, each room
having a special place for their work,
most of which is hung along the walls.
The work is exceptionally we'll graded
showing very graphically the progress
of child from kindergarten to high
school,
A map of Bennington's important in
dustrles is perhaps one of the most
interesting exhibits In the hall. On 1t
arc miniature specimens Of goods pro-
duced in the various mills together
with the pay roll and number of EN-
ployes in each, Grade room IL fur
nished this map to the exhibit.
Much credit for the success of this
showing is due to Miss Spoore, teach
er of music and drawing.
The program for Friday afternoon
is as follows:
Chorus, America, Beloved Land"
Room Liberalization. THE Burial OF
Sir John Moore
Miss Florence Moore
Room 15-Violin solo, selected
Haviland Sibley
Room 15-Songs, when the Matin
Bell is Ringing" Morning
Rom 12-Recitation, "Abou Ben AID
hem"
Richard Conan
Room 12-Recitation, THE Old Clock
ON the Stairs
Freda Philpot
Room l2-Songs. Stars of the Sum
mer Night" Last Hope"
Room 13-Recitation
Room 14-Recitation, "Gettysburg"
Waiter Cook
Room 13 and 14-Song, We Nee
Again Tonight Boy
Room Threading
Cora Moon
Room 14-Recitation,
Beulah Evans
Rooms - and l4-Song, Gent!
Rest"
Room 1+-Recitation, Description o
Winter"
Miss Mary Thomas
Chorus-"Columbia Glorious Nation
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
HUBBARD SETTLES CASE.
Understood He Pays Expenses and
Lawyers Receive $500.


Middlebury, March lit was an
nounced today that the case of Frank
Hubbard against the Rutland Railroad
company has been settled between Mr.,
Hubbard and his lawyers. Davis x
Russell of this town and 4. w Moloney
of Rutland.
Hubbard sued the railroad company
for damages for injuries received in
the wreck at Vergennes in December,
1905. The case was tried at the June
term of Addison County court, and =
verdict was rendered giving the plain
till $4,000 The case was carried to the
Supreme court by the railroad com.
pany, the higher tribunal upheld the
verdict of the lower court. The rail
road company stood ready TO pay the
amount awarded to Mr. Hubbard out
the latter's attorneys refused to allow
such action until they received a guar.
antee from Hubbard that they would
be paid their fees, which amounted to
$4,000. Hubbard refused to pay, claim
ing the amount was excessive and Sc
cured an injunction restraining the
railroad from paying any money to the
lawyers. The case thus came to a
standstill. Some weeks ago the rail
road brought a writ of interpleader
against Hubbard, Davis & Russell and
the Middlebury National bank, which
also had claim of $ll00 on the settl-
ed. It is understood the lawyers will
now receive $1,000 and that Hubbard
will stand all expenses.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
WORLDS TRIBUTE TO MOTHERS,
Proverbs Of Many Nations Show Love
and veneration.

At mothers meeting young
woman recounted with some pride a
number of proverbs about mothers.
at is easier for a poor mother to
keep seven children than for seven
children TO keep mother That sad
and striking proverb." she said. rs
from the Swiss.
IA mothers love is new every day.
He who will not mind his mother will
some day have to mind the jailer.
Better lose a rich father than poor
mother "A fathers love is only
knee-deep. but mothers reaches to
the heart Those splendid proverbs
are all German.
"The Hindoos say POLITICALLY, Moth
or mine, ever mine, whether be rich
Or poor
The vsnetians say, Mother! He
who has one calls her; he who has
none misses her.
The Bohemians say, "A mothers
hand II soft even when 1t strikes
THE Lthuanians say, Mother means
martyr"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
ON TWENTIETH CENTURY FARM
Bathroom for Pigs Looked Upon a. q
Necessity.

"And this IL the pigs bathroom"
said the twentieth century farmer. a.
he fitted an Egyptian cigarette into q
long and elegant tube Of meerschaum
and amber.
Il have heard Of hog wash, but
didn't know pigs bathed. Do they"
The farmer struck match on his
London-made walking breaches.
yes. the modern pig bathes," he
said. with squeals Of rage and dis.
gust he tumbles once week into q
hot bath, and is thoroughly scrubbed
with stiff brushes dipped in strong
soft soap. This cleanliness keeps him
always well, and It increases hia
weight 20 per cent.
"All our agricultural colleges now
advise the pig to battle. BY expert
ments they continually show that
baths cause him to fatten a flfth bet
ter. The pigs bathroom is feature
of the twentieth century farm"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
HAD TO MAKE THE SACRIFICE.
Question Of Job or Mustache and the
Latter Went.

A man whose chief claim to good
looks was luxurious brown mus.
tache not long ago applied for a place
In wholesale dry goods house. He
came well recommended and the man
ager was willing to employ him.
Before settling the matter, how
ever" said the manager, Il wish to
speak few words on very personal
subject. ] refer to your mustache If
you accept this position you will have
to keep that shaved off. One of your
chief duties will be to dictate letters.
Our stenographers claim that a heavy
mustache like yours prevents clear
speech and that the difficulty in under.
standing is responsible for their ma
king many mistakes. Once before a
man with mustache like yours held
this Job. Upon the united request of
the stenographers he had to cut 1t off.
must ask you to do the same thing"
The man eyed his browning glory
regretfully, but as he needed the job
worse than he did the mustache he be-
gan work the next day with smooth
face.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
Decision in United States Court In
volving Bennington Merchant.

Decision in United States Court In
volving Bennington Merchant.
The case of Charles ID Sawyer of
this village was heard In the United
States court at Rutland yesterday be
fore Judge James l.. Martin. The case
was brought on the petition Of credi-
tors for bankruptcy proceedings. The
creditors, Albert Fisk of Bennington
and Little & Hulett and Harvey X
Eddy of Troy were represented by
Cowles & Moulton of Burlington and
Thomas II. Brown of Rutland. Saw
yer was represented by E. II. OBrien
of Rutland and G. A. Maurer of Ben
nington. The adjudication Of the
court was that Sawyer be declared a
bankrupt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
ANOTHER LARGE AUDIENCE
Local Talent Minstrel Entertainment
|. Well Attended.


Academy hall was again filed last
evening, the occasion of the second
performance of the local talent min
strels. The experience Of the previous
evening had apparently been produc-
tive Of added confidence and the diff
ferent numbers on the program were
in some instances pronounced to be
even better than on Tuesday evening.
The success of the entertainment on
both occasions was in no small meas
ure due to the strong chorus com
posed Of Mrs. Mary Healy, Agnes
Quinlan, Katherine Lyons, Kathleen
Quinlan, Elizabeth Morrissey, Teresa
Phalen, Alice and Ella Morrissey,
Bridge Doyle, Rose Morrissey, Mar
garet Dryer. Ella Murray. Nellie
Burns, Bessie Costello, Mary Mahan.
Helen Hurley, Della Galipo, Alice Nc
Dermott, Eliza McGurn, Katherin
| Whitney.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
Edison to Mark Twain.

Thomas A. Edison paid a Very
pretty compliment to Mark Twain at
dinner of the Engineers club to An
drew Carnegie. Using his place card
as a memorandum page, and writing
with lead pencil in the small round
letters characteristic Of his hand, Mr..
Edison inscribed a sentiment and
handed the card idly over to his neigh.
Dor, L. A. Martin. II read;
IAN American loves his family. II
ne has any love left over for some
other person Re generally selects
Mark Twain. "-SyraC use Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
Neat Comparison.

On each of the 81 times that he has
crossed the Atlantic. Lord Dunmore
has been the center of group Of
travellers who enjoyed his ready wit.
During his last trip he and voyagers
were amused by the conspicuous and
odd figure of the ships surgeon-espe-
'cially by the latter's ample feet, rem
dered striking by white tennis shoes
and by the very wide angle they
formed at the heels.
do you know" asked his lordship
as the surgeon passed his group one
day, what the Doctors feet make me
think OFF,
WHAT" inquired the chorus.
"Of a quarter to three"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
II You Suffer from Headache.

Many suffer needlessly from head
ache. 1t is not normal condition and
unless due to some functional disorder
or to defective eyes usually can be
traced to overeating or to sleeping in
badly ventilated rooms.
Be careful about your diet, take
plenty Of exercise, do not overstrain
your eyes; above all get plenty Of
fresh air and your headaches are apt
to vanish.
Never sleep in a room that has not
at least one window up high. winter
and summer. 1t win not do to ven
tilate from the next room or the hall;
what Is needed is air fresh from out
Of doors.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
Outspoken.

A French marquise whose country
house is crowded with guests during
the hunting season hit upon the orig
inal idea of placing register at the
disposal of her visitors, in which to
record their desires and criticisms
The pages of the richly-bound book
soon began to be covered with notes
such as:
Count de R still owes 20 louis;
he knows to whom"
THE green peas yesterday were
burned"
Baroness M flirts; unfortunate
", not with me-
The marquise has withdrawn the
register-Cri de Paris.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
Irksome for Both Parties.

A long friendship and short en-
sGgement is, perhaps. the best COM
bination. prolonged engagement is
the most trying relationship between
the sexes possible to conceive. For
the woman 1t means the drawbacks Of
matrimony without the charm of rest
full finality. or any Of matrimony's
solid worldly advantages On the
mans side it means the irksomeness
of the marriage yoke without any OF
its satisfactions and comforts.-Ths
Grand Magazine.