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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-10
REALIZES LIZ is UNCERTAIN.
Something Happened to the Man Who
Followed Precedent

No. I'm not going to commit sui
eide because | have a broken nose
said the man with the strips of court
plaster across his nasal organ; but
I'll tell you what | am going to do aft
er this. I'm not going to believe
there's anything in luck any more, and
that things in this life are as uncer-
tain as going out to milk COW in the
dark. You may find the COW. or you
may find yourself alongside of a
mule"
Something must have happened|
was queried
Yes, something has; and maybe I'll
feel better to get It of my mind. Six
months ago a friend OF mine was in
Boston He was walking along the
street behind a lady when he noticed
that one OF her shoes was united. He
overlook her and. raising his hat, in
formed her OF the fact She not only
thanked him in the sweetest manner,
but took his address, and what do you
suppose followed?'
"She sent him a Teddy-bear"
NO. she didn't; she sent him a
check for $4,000, and he's just gone
into the shoe business"
"Well?"
Wei. | was in New York last week
and found myself following a lady
on the street am just as good
looking and courteous and chivalriC
as my friend. A gust OF wind took
the lady's hat of. and all her false
hair with It. | overlook her, raised
my hat and expressed my sympathy
that she was bald.headed She tool
her property from my hands, and ther
hauled of with the umbrella she car
ried and broke my nose No smiles
no sweetness. no check for $4,000 oil
any other old amount | was entitled
/ to Il Just as much as my friend, an'
really more than he was, and yet he|
husiling In the shoe trade, while
am hanging around the country with
broken nose. and the doctors say ] vii
never be handsome again
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-10
Hls TARIFTY eoUL IN REvoLr.
Cause Of Deaccn's Opposition to Pas
tors Exchange Of Pulplts.

Although the Rev Mr.. Carter knew
that the senior deacon of his new
church was a thrifty New Englander
he was not entirely prepared for some
of the evidences OF Deacon Getchells
peculiar thrift Il don't know as
favor you~ exchanging with the Har-
borville minister more than once in
the year, said the deacon, shaking his
head at MT Carers suggestion Of a
second e-'hange,
q Ca ht you all enjoyed his
preaching said the minister, with
surprise. "a had understood So"
"->o"s not the point" said the dea-
cou'1 c'!l took on the look so familiar
to his family and friends THE point
is that we pay $5.25 more a SundaT
for orr pulpit than they do over t.
Hae5oryille. So when you go over
there it's Just the same as making
the Harboryille church a present c.
thct sum, and what I'm saying is thu.
Geo seasons enough for US to Con
tribute 70 their support '-Yout's
Companion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-10
sccret Of styIe.

style is In a very small degree the
deliberate md designed creation of
ne man vlo therein expresses him
e.. The Il that he thus expresses
is a bundle Of inherited tendencies
va came, he man himself can never
entirely know whence 1t is by the
instructive stress of a highly sensitive
or slightly abnormal constitution that
he is lmpelled to distill these tenden-
cies into the alien magic Of words The
stylus wherewith he strives to write
himself on the yet blank pages Of the
world may have the obstinate vigor Of
a metal rod, or the wild and quaver-
ing waywardness Of an insects wing,
but behind it lie forces that extend
into infnity. It moves us because 1t
is itself moved by pulses which, in
varying measure, we also have in
herited.-Atlantic
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-10
Their Marks

THE seal or slgnet ring" said a
ieweler, "once had a very practical
use. In the Middle Ages. when no.
body but the priests could write. men
stamped documents with their slgnet
rings, as the llliterate now make their
marks.
THE slgnet rings OF noblemcn bore
the owners crest or arms. The rings
OF merchants bore intricate mono
grams, trademark or the Ike. There
are certain old continental firms that
preserve In cabinets the seal rings
worn by their founders-rlngs whose
seals arc inscribed with the trade.
marks still In use"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-10
WHAT THE KIDNEYS DO
Their Uneeasins Work Keeps Us
Strong and Healthy

Their Uneeasins Work Keeps Us
Strong and Healthy
All the blSod In the body passes
through the kidneys once every three
minutes. The kidneys filter the blood
They work night and day. When
healthy they remove about 500 grains
of impure matter daily, when unheal.
thy some part Of this impure matter
Is left In the blood This brings on
many diseases and symptoms--pain
In the back, headache, nervousness
hot, dry skim rheumatism. govt gras.
ell, disorders Of the eyeslght and hear
ing, dizziness. irregular heart debility
drowsiness, dropsy, deposits in the
urine. etc But II YOU keen the filters
right YOU will have no trouble with
your kidneys.
A. p. Pierce. living at ii0 Gage ST.,
Bennington, W., says; II have known
of the merits OF Doan's Kidney pills
for many years and they have been
my standard kidney remedy. Some
years ago | was suffering from sew
ere attack Of lame back and innam.
alton OF the bladder. at once began
using Doan's Kidney pills and they
soon restored me to my former good
health. This remedy never fails to
bring me prompt relief and / can say
Il acts exactly as represented"
For sale by all dealers. Price 30
cents. Foster.Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the Uni.
ted States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-10
Disappearing HON, LIE.

The fat dwoller ought not TO keep a
dog. prefers not TO keep a cat. cannot
have a garden, has no chance OF keep
Ing house, has no possible place for
memories and. most emphatlcally OF
all, has no use or accommodation for
babies. Although Il may be possible
TO make homes without kittens. or
babies, or flowers. or memories. or
oupboards, the spirit Of home Ia hard
to WOO and win without any Of them
-Fortnlghuy Review.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-10
LOOKING Forward.

Some day Wen be taking midnight
joy rides in the air"
mot some day You mean some
night"
"Oh, very we'll What was going
on to say was that If the son Of mil
lionaire should fall out with a chorus
girl on a trip like that it would I've
serious matter"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-10
RaIsire

To make this famous French mar
malade allow an equal weight OF
grapes and pears. cook In little water
until soft, then press through a col.
ander TO remove the seeds. Add the
pears. cored and sliced. and simmer
until thick, stirring almost constantly
When thick sweeten TO taste. scald
strain through a colander and { q.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-10
Evea all Around.

Pearl-lt was awful. dear awful
Ruby-What?
pcarl-Why. $50 many young men
pass up our street in the evening.
told Jack to whistle I've Got My Ego
ON You whom he was @ block away.
Ruby Gracious and did ho2
pearl-Yos. and then ! found tho
whole nolghborhood had choir eyes on
him.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-10
A Modern Instance.

NOW Mary asked the Sunday
school teacher, can you tell me what
King Solomon did when both women
claimed the baby?"
"Yessum responded the little girl
10 whose home the stork had recently
come with a double burden. he made
twins OF Il"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-10
Some lime Ano.

Miss Knox-What was II you said
about Miss Gidday?
Mr.. Goodley-I said her age sur.
prlsed me greatly. She doesn't look
30, does she?
Miss Knox-No, not now. / suppose
she did, though. at one time.-Suay
Stories.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-10
Now He ceuId be satIsTed.

The dying Englishman laughed.
family and reservedly, as became his
race.
What ails the MANI asked the
vicar, the heir. the younger son in the
army the younger son In the church,
the keeper Of the lodge and the stolld
barrister.
1T is the Joke he heard In America
in his youth" whispered the nurse
He has just grasped the significance q"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-10

The Poet understand you have
furnished rooms Tor rontl
The Laudlady The only thing !
have nj present ia a handsomely fur
nishcd suite ON the FIRST floor.
The Poet afraid that would be
a little too sweet for me.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-10
ACT As SPUR TO HANS PC.Os.
Love and Belief Are Powerful agents
for Reformation.

Love and belief in a man can never
hurt him 1t will always act as a
spur to his E7.de. which is invariably
close to a mans love, whilst it has
little or nothing to do with woman's.
Even when the schoolboy falls in
love with the little girl in plnafores,
his first instinct is to acquit himself
in her eyes In some magnificent way
to knock out some other boy, or In
timidate foe.
This instinct remains with men I'M
til they die, just as girls from the
cradle or Inspired by love seek beauty
to appear lovely in the eyes OF their
adorers.
And the masculine pride and Prov
ess and strength are what the wise
girl will use in her desire to reform
some man who is merely weak.
Nagging drives such men into the
depths. Every look Of derlslon. snub
insult, sinks the iron deeper into their
souls. Exchange.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-10
cnnldnl Rs.Iat

IT'S dollars to doughnuts on my
candidate"
well. IN take a slice OF those
odds. shall We put up The deposit, IN
the bank or in tho Nakery9 - Kansas
City Journal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-10
No Harm Done.

Goodart-You didn't actually tell
him that l didn't think him much Of a
poet?
Wiseman-Sure.
Goodart-O! wouldn't have had
you do that for the world
Wiseman Nonsense, That doesn't
hurt him. It only makes him pity
you.-Catho'ic Standard and Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-10
NOTICE
BenningtOn County Savings Bank.

The annual meeting OF tie corporators Of the
Bennington County Savings Bank Will be held
At the onse OF said Hank In rs bank building In
Bennington, VT, on the nrst Wednesday 10Th
day) OF January, A. ID. 1919. az 2 o'clock p. m.
~ the purpose OF eectnv board OF trustees
~ tue year ensuing aud the transaction OF any
stucr business found peces sary when met, e..
pccInlly 70 on vacancies IN the number OF cOr-
porators, aud 20 alter aud revise the bylaws.
CHAS. II. DEWEY. Secretary.
Dated no Bennington VI, Nov q, 1908.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-10
NOTICE
TELEPHONE 7l-2

Tn annual meeting OF the Stockholders
the Bennington County Nation u Bank OF Ben
nington VI, viii be held In their Banking
Rooms on Tuesday, the 9Th day of January,
1909, az 10 O'Clock a. m. Tor the purpose Of
elocting Board Of Directors Tor the ensuing
year and 10 consider such other business as
may come before l..
CLEMRN r n. CONE CashieE
Bennington. Vt, December ., lp0S.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-10
NOTICE

The annual meeting Of the stockhOders OF
the First National Bank at North Bennington,
Vt. will be held az their banking house on
Tuesday. the 9th day OF January. 1909, AT 10
o'clock a. m. Tor the purpose OF elec.lug a
board OF electors for the ensuing year and for
any other proper and necessary business.
: b. HALL. Cashier.
Snort Bennington, VI, Dec. D, 1908.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-02
If You Saw the
Circus Parade, You
No Doubt Followed 1t
It's Way We Have, This Follow
ing the 6andwagon-The Noise
and the Red Fire Win Us
Over Always.

the effect that getting sick and tired of having
when known that the
darkies had accumulated few dollars in the fields
Picking bundle of which she had relieved herself
concluded that the
just well remain away from that far she
Here darkeys dola your old circus won't git dis
time she declared and started away.
DO you say auntie. that you coming
show this year?'
Dat am JUS what sayed and mean" repeated nanny
Nov wait just auntie, persisted the bill poster
when circus and that parade down
with riders and trainers blue and pink silk panges
caop play you'll follow parade right
show grounds and you'll right the ticket wagon
in your dollar
yes, and will you Numbered mammie she wted
pletely in the face Of this irresistible
The circus has o Detroit gone
In the mind of the small boy is half
But few big take the children you
know.
Not few grownups probably declared Sunday outly
that they getting old for such things would
not be there.
music of the bands, gtterng gold charo
streaming ribbons of the sparkle spangles
The who hit idea of a
q o about
For alone with the circus every department
Of life outside show the brightest colors and the oude
drum that draw the crowd.
81 Particularly is this true in politics. I'm
For Republican had the biggest
the gold and spangles
Consequently the crowd has fallen in behind
The Detroit times., 1908-06-02

our departure took place from the
house OF the King OF Bahama. end in
view Of g.! the circumstances Of he
past f,w days, Scotland Yard would
cortaiuly not overlook the matter but
true not WY much might De SAID
then But What | am thinking 9bOu,
is the chaw oacons who saw us aliglt
Fortunately the trees along the bans
mia us fr1;h sight when We took the
water otherwise the Completeness ~
cur discovery would have be n the
moro complete. In fact M view OF
what has happened. m debating In
MY own mind what /is best to do
whether to still suck TO silence or
ubethe- 10 come (ut with the truth. -
Langley stirred uneasily on his
chair. Surely. lou do not mean 10
tell the public about the concern
now?" he asked. If two and two
were pieced together ii might be eX-
tremely awkward | am thinking OF
the Jewels stolen from Lady Staple
tons, and OF the dead man" He
bllnked at Strong through his glasses.
What" said Bellngham.
Arbuthnot laughed. Bit OF a-joke, -
he said. though anyway do not know
how YOU would get over the dead
man. | should like to see you IN the
dock Strong, leading the new and as
vet unwritten law of the air"
Strong laughed, too but rather
shortly. and rose from the table.
Exercise, my dear Arbuthnot.p he
said. Judging from that gradually ac-
cumulating figure OF yours, is what
YOU mostly need. therefore propose
70 allow you to potter about with me
all day on the dear old Isis. fancy
that could sleep the sleep OF the just
II found a comfortable punt.
AS for Bellingham," he continued.
he had better come too, and Langley.
fancy. won't care TO remain behind"
And a nice little boatload 10 shift
The Detroit times., 1908-06-02

about, said Arbuthnot, grumbling, as
he rose and stretched himself
They went down TO the river, and
Strong in spite of protest, insisted
on remaining there until o'clock He
had something al the back OF his mind
which he did net mention 10 the other
men, and he desired to see II his sus
picions would be fulfilled, before he
revealed his plans. He was thinking
that when the evening papers reached
Oxford III the course OF the afternoon,
he would see there more or less cir
cumstantial accounts of his remark
able departure by airship from Parks
ST.. and his equally remarkable arrival
at Oxford.
Nor was he wrong AS he strolled
back along the high, the newsboys.
busy here as they are in London. were
shouting themselves hoarse. and
Strong. purchasing the evening pa
pers. read in them what bad so dis
turbed the king of Bahama on his
return TO town.
He read that the affair was regarded
as a great mystery. Scotland yard.
after the closest Investigation, and in
view OF other information which had
come to their knowledge, were dis
posed TO regard the tale of the police
man as being. in the main, accurate.
Newspaper men had apparently been
busy. for there were long interviews
with the two yokels who had seen the
hi" descend. oxford, therefore. was
the center of the great wonder
OF the day. and Strong, strolling along,
reading the paper as he went. smiled
to himself TO think OF the general con-
sternaiion he was bringing about.
AS he neaied the hotel he reflected
that IL would not be In the least sur
prislng if he already found awaiting
him there deputation from Scotland
yard. But on second thoughts he saw
that this was hardly likely. inasmuch
The Detroit times., 1908-06-02
1.-THE Nan Who Stole The Earth"
Bv w. Holt White
BY ". Holt White

they had sunk swiftly. but at the last
gently, into the water Of the Isis.
But as they drew near 10 the earth
they were conscious of two laborer5
going tc their york in the early doTL
who were .oosed stock still to the
earth .urveyi1g their descent wt;L
surprise, hit hey COLD only calculsto
by the attitude of their figures. for
the distance was too great and the
light too uncertain for them to nave
AIRY view of their features.
Referring TO this interview at he
breakfast table. Strong discussed II In
all It's bearings, the more so because
he, in common with the King OF Bal
kama. had seen the stupid upturned
face of the constable when the "Di'
had l.ant away from the tower The
constable" he said. they wod!'l haFt'
~ believe. except for the iani that
The Detroit times., 1908-06-02

as there was nothing TO connect him
self with the mysterious business, ul-
less, for the sake OF throwing people
off his own track, the king OF Bal
kama. being pushed for an explana.
ton, had referred the police to him.'
His first thought was OF Old Bill.
upon those integrity and affection for
himself there depended his whole i'm
munity from an interrogatory persecu-
ton. Strong therefore pointed out the
paragraphs. and detailed Arbuthnot 10
go down To the wharf 10 insure that
Old Bill was true TO his trust.
Then he went on TO the hotel and
waited for Arbuthnot's return when he
suddenly declared his intention 10 Bel
lingham and the others of holding a
council of war. For once be became
quite business.like and formal, and
babe them all be seated round the din
ing table in the center OF the room.
Gentlemen" he said, and | trust
you will excuse the formality OF my
address. the time has now come for
me To disclose my plans, and IL is for
you 10 say whether you will accept
them or whether you think il wiser
" nave uOlHlHH 10 w With NY
gerous enterprise However, | feel II
in my bones that you will not leave me
in the lurch. You are all, | think.
now sufficiently acquainted with the
affair for me to say very little Of what
has passed Our concern is with the
future
81 decline to deviate one hairs
breadth from my declaration that |
intend TO steal the earth, and the way
in which | propose TO carry out this
decision is as follows. Thanks TO a
blameless life on nay part. | have sui
ficient money lying by TO defray the
COST OF the airship. which IL will be
necessary to construct in order To
complete our arrangements. Langley's
part is only that of inventor
"Arbuthnot, for the present. will be
not only the commander-in-chief OF my
forces next to myself. but the fighting
arm as we'll. Bellingham's part" here
he looked al the vacuously smiling
nobleman. lis really more exacting
than any OF ours. ! am going 10 Dor
row his yacht, the Aphrodite. Not
just at present, il Is true, but by-and.
by. as soon as the airshiP is ready
for use--that is, OF course, II Belling.
ham is willing 10 lend her 10 me-"
Certainly. what said Belingham.
CTo be Conrnued.y
The Detroit times., 1908-06-02
Let's Free Newberry,
.s:;;5bIer and Favor
And Be Considerable
They Are All Held for Trial on
ANNIE SMITHS WORD, While
Police Commissioners Smith
rs SET FREE.

his and said my would do for
MIN than anyone else"
She testified commissioner said he would protect her
as long he in office
Further testimony o that in discussing
IF let Favor he just enough tell all he knows
Police Commissioner Smiths defense that he was out OF
the city when Annie Smith said he at her place
He denied that he there with Frank Hiboier
oh.ed al ToRSEY YERKEs DECLARED IN
COURT THAT HE BELIEVED THE WoMANs rEsTl-
HE HAD TO BELIEVE HER TESTIMONY. ELSE WHY
COULD HE ASK THAT HIBBLER AND POLICE CAPTAIN
NEWBERRY BE HELD FOR TRIAL?
But the prosecutor recommended that Police commissioner
The of finds parallel only in the
Justice who accepted the recommendation of
prosecutor Hbb Nebey for trial the
smsh "''A'O ''N''
days upon the stand. all the while
subjected the searching grueng at the
The of these shapened the needles point in
attempt and stepped
with that unchanged iota insofar
her direct allegations and the circumstances concerned
She did it true try to shield her family name and her daughter
In this particular she demonstrated that she could not lie
eesstS1 S. -. confused Co.. -. ,.r framed non
this point the Lawyers quickly the 1 story
In that ordeal probably where she convinced most in
consistent prosecutor who replied to question:
Il do believe her"
Smiths story again in the higher
Newberry go
cutting attorney of Wayne county who believes it,
hands of the of the accused and who
savagely berated address his the lower
Those attorneys say jury prosecuting Off
county asking for conviction of these
sone sr Smith dh WHO WAS NOT HELD FOR TRIAL
Mr. appearing the higher defense of Hib
bier Nberry may we'll repeat the argument
police which
THE PROSECUTION ASKS YOU TO BELIEVE
THAT ANNIE SMITH TELLS THE TRUTH IN ONE
BREATH WHEN SHE SAYS SHE PAID H1BBLER $500
NOVEMBER AND THEY THEN SAY THEY DON'T
BELIEVE THE STATEMENT SHE MAKES IN THE
NEXT BREATH THAT COMMISSIONER SMITH AS
SURED HER THAT SHE WOULD BE PROTECTED AS
y LONG AS HE is IN OFFICE.
Which follows:
Of
Ing for police HELD FOR TRIAL
Police WORD
with Frank hber and Police common Smith HELD FOR TRIAL
q. with
Police Captain Newbery Police Smith HELD FOR
Police WORD
HIbbler Police Newberry
10
Is
THE PUBLIC SATISFIED
The Detroit times., 1908-06-02

always show the biggest parade that
delivers best article entertainment
Somehow other though when it again the pageant
appeals successfully
We buncoed frequently that and then for
get.
Barnum said the people like to be hunbugged.
We might add here that congress has adjourned.
There just about other thing that it did;
1t convened.
But the parade will be bigger better and grander than
the agent
And is safe anticipate that whole lot of Mames will be
hand be capvad by the tnkng of the cyba the bare
of the band and the burning Of the red fire.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-02

A party of bill posters in adj
vance of a circus were covering
a wall in a southern city when an
aged colored woman happened
along.
Nanny couldn't read. but she
knew from the picture of the
rhinoceros on the board that the
circus was coming.
Addressing the boss of the job,
she delivered herself of an ulti-
The Detroit times., 1908-06-02
Tuesday. June :,
1908.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL BIOLOGY
BY WEEK JONES.
The Founder.


The Floun-der is otherwise called a
Flat-fish. DO you know why IL Is
called Fiat-fish? | will tell you. IL
is called a Flat.nsh because its Shape
enables you. by holding il sideways.
TO take II into "a Harlem Flat. So II
YOU want TO have an Aquarium in
your Flat be sure 10 get Flat-fish.
The Founder is not Pretty Fish.
and IL cannot Swim very Fast, but its
odd Shape makes IL better adapted
than you are 10 be run over by n
Steam Roller. Thus we learn that
there is Reason for Everything In
Nature. Another advantage OF the
Founders Figure is the way IL quail
ties IL TO Get In on the Ground Floor.
II your Father could get enough
Founders he could use them to Tile
the Bathroom Floor.
From the Founder we learn never
10 Laugh al anything because IL has
a Funny Shaper. Perhaps 1t cannot
afford better Corsets.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-02

or course the mean dispositions Of
other people never harmonic with
your own.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-02

The chronic kicker should take a
day off occasionally and practice on
himself.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-02

A we'll attended meeting OF the FIJI.
teenth Ward Republican club was
held Monday night in Zott's hall, No.
427 wood-ave., at which the fol.
lowing spoke: William r. Dust, Otto
Stoll. w. II. Green, Jr., john Elsman.
J. NJ. Weiss, Richard Linsay, w. F.
Moeller. Aid. Otto Goeschel and Hugh
Shepherd.