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The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-16

Land leeches are plentiful in Ceylon. These bloodsuckers hang on bushes and trees and turk in the grass. They work their way through the thread of stock ings and underwear. The average size before feeding is only about half an inch long and no thicker than hair almost invisible. After feeding they are as fat as a finger. The only way to get them off ones body without breaking them and leaving their heads inside is to squeeze few drops of lem on on them. Then they fall to the ground. The Ceylonese will stop every two or three minutes, take out a lemon and anoint carefully the half dozen leeches stuck in a black mass to the calf of his leg. Some Ceylon leeches are three inches long. K
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-16

he wants in nine different languages. Somebody ought to be thoughtful enough to hand him a tongue sand wich.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-16
during their working time, when they are unclaimed.

Recent experiments abroad have shown that the yellow and green col ors possessed by certain caterpillars are due to coloring matter derived from the food, and passed through the blood ot the splnners. By impregnating leaves With artificial colofs the experimenters caused some species of caterpillars to produce silk of bright orange yellow and fine rose hues. By the aid of the spectroscope the presence and nature of colored pigments in the blood of the little animals were established.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-16

The story that a mountain of petri- fled fish has been discovered in Texas is both a hard and a flshy story.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-16

Kirby Malzeard church, in Yorkshire, which was burned down recently, had a good deal of interesting architectui e about 1t, says the Manchester Guardian. It stood on a Saxon site. and the oldest part of it dated from somewhere near the Conquest. There were, at any rate, pieces of good Norman and early Eng lish work. although the mass of the building was perpendicular, Perhaps the finest thing In 1t is the south dooi- way, which is Norman of good period, and this. fortunately, has been saved.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-16
THE YALE NATIONAL BANK.
SAFE BANKING.

Tn all the essential details of business this bank seeks and follows the safest and most approved methods.
 With its large capital. surplus and resources sistenty solicit your patronage.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-16

Security to Depositors, s1,200, 00000. Safe Deposit Boxes, $500 Per Annum Upwards Corner Chapel and State Streets.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-08
FOND OF APPEALING TO LAW.
Anecdote Shows LitlsIous Nature Of
South African Natives.

The Diamond Fields Advertiser re.
ferring to the litigious nature Of the
natives of South Africa, gives the fol
lowing as an instance: a native had
fought and lost an action IN the mag.
istrates court in one OF the small
towns in Griqualand East, the articles
in dispute being a slate and an alpha
betical primer of the total value Of six.
pence. He. Immediately after the
judgment vas given against him. start
ed on a journey on foot to the chief
town. about 80 miles distant, In order
TO instruct an attorney there to appeal
from the Judgment given. The attor-
ney laughed at the man and told
him he should desIst as he would only
be wasting his money over a trivial
matter. but he rendered the costs OF
the appeal to the attorney and insist
ed. otherwise he would consult an
other lawyer After a long consulta-
ton and endeavor to advise his client
to act as was thought best. the attor-
ney complied with the natives wishes
The native won his appeal"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-08
5000 YEARS WITHOUT CHANGE,
People Of Egypt Have Retained Phys
ical Characteristics.

At a meeting of scientists in Dub
lin, Prof. G.. Elliott Smith. the Egyp-
tologist, said that the earliest known
human remains found In the Nile val
ley when compared with those Of
later times. demonstrated the fact
that at a very remote period Egypt
and Nubia were inhabited by the same
race, which had persisted in Egypt
with little or no change in physical
characteristics throughout the inter
vening 5000 years until the present
day. They had been, ard still were,
a small people, the average height Of
the men being about five feet three
inches at every period Of their his
tory.
Their hair was very dark brown or
black, usually wavy. but not "woolly'
or in any sense negroid their heads
were long and narrow, usually ovoid
or pentagonoid OF "cofIin-shaped,' as
the result OF a frequent presence Of a
protuberant occiput On the whole
they shared those characteristics which
distinguished the majority OF the peo-
pies ringing the Mediterranean.
AS would be expected in a group Of
people that had lived from the dawn
Of history on the fringe Of the negro
territory. there was some slight evil
dence Of an infusion OF black blood,
but this was very small In amount
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-08
HABIT THAT MEANS HAPPINESS.
Kindly Attitude Of Mind Is Above All
Things Worldly

A habit OF holding a kindly attitude
Of mind toward everybody has a pow
erful influence upon the character It
lifts the mind above petty iealousles
and meannesses; It encircles and en-.
larges the whole life. Where we meet
people, no matter II they are stran-
gers, we feel a certain kInship with
and friendliness for them, II we have
formed the goodwill habit
In other words. the kindly habit,
the goodwill habit. makes MS feel
moe sympathy for everybody And
II we radiate this helpful. friendly
feeling others will reflect It back to
US.
On the other hand, II We go through
life with n cold, selfish mental atti-
tude, caring only for our own. always
looking for the main chance. only
thinking OF what will further our own
interest, our own comfort. totally In.
different TO others. this attitude will.
after a while harden the feelings and
the affections and we shall become
dry, pesslmisdc and uniutorostng.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-08
The Vision Of CITY Children.

A well.known English surgeon
called attention. some time ago. to the
inability Of city children to see we'll
at a great distance, caused, he said,
by their restricted line OF vision. The
other side Of the street Is about as far
as they have an opportunity Of using
their sight II is different with coun-
try children, who have an expanse OF
landscape to look at, and can practice
their sight on a great variety OF OBJ
iects at a distance. He suggests that
city children should be given every
possible chance to do the same and
thus train the sight and strengthen the
eyes at the same time. There is so
much good sense In this suggestion
and II should have the serious atten.
ton OF fathers and mothers
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-08
First Aid Tor British Army.

The British army is considering the
adoption Of the UtSrmohlen systemspf
first aid surgical dressings. which
have been in use in the Dutch army
for several years The packets are
small and light One dressing is so
designed that a man can unpsck and
place the antisepuc pad upon his
wounded arm by using the other hand
only, the packet being unloosened by
pulling certain strings with the teeth
and shaking tho dressing out OF the
containing paper It consists Of a
square pad, to which are attached
handages. and these being pulled
apart enable the dressing to be fixed
by wrapping and to be tied with great
celebrity. The larger packets contain
two similar dressings, which can be
applied to the orihces Of entry and
exit OF a bullet
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-08

Few attributes add so much to ones
personal power as the knowledge that
one Is absolutely genuine and sin.
cere.
n your lie is n perpetual he. n you
know that you are not what you pre-
tend TO be, you can not be strong.
There is continuous struggle with
the truth going on inside you which
saps your energy and warps char.
acter
II there is a mote In your eve. re-
move Il at once. Otherwise. you can
not look the world straight IN the
face. Further, there will be a cloud.
ness, haze, about your character
which will be noticeable TO those
about you.
Strength lies IN character. Deceit
Is weakness; sham and pretenso are
enfeebllng Only the genuine and tho
sincere are worth while.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-08
gENA!aGIOR BRIEFS
Ss'sg o. tho Town ana Village roiu
Briefly foI 5usy Readers

Ss'ss o. the Town and Village rois
Briefly foI 5usy Readers
j. K Batchelder Of Arlington was
in town Monday.
Mr.. Wallach and Mr.. Exelbrath left
Monday evening for New York.
Circles C and % win meet with Mrs
l.. H. Ross Wedne day at p. m
Joseph Garreau Of Main street was
in North Adams Monday on business. |
There will be a regular meeting of
Stark Hose Co. this evening at p.
m.
Miss Minnie Gunshannon of Gage
street left Monday for Winstead,
Conn
Miss Lura Durham is spending a
few weeks with relatives in Sche-
nectady, ~ Y.
Mrs. Helen Kelso is visiting at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Hurlburt
in North Adams
Mr. Gareau of Manchester was a
guest Of his son, Joseph Garreau of
Main street Monday,
Today being feast Of the Immacu-
late Conception, there is no school in
either of the parochial schools.
DR.. j. H. Cole Of Brandon is NOV
ing into the tenement next to the
Baptist church on Main street
Daniel Mccormick, Edward ]. Foley
and Fred Wood visited the latters
father, Ira Wood Of Pownal Sunday.
The pay car of the Rutland railroad
was in town this afternoon to pay off
the employees OF the company in this
town.
The local council Knights OF Column
bus will hold their annual election Of
officers this evening. Every member
should be pr,gcnt.
The nomination OF officers will take
! place at the regular meeting OF Wal
loomsaC lodge n. r. o. p. this even
ing. A large attendance is desired.
Mr. and Mrs George Bickford Of
| Harwick and Daniel L. Holden OF
/ Palmer, Mass, were In town Monday
to attend the funeral Of the late Mrs.
Eliza Ann Holden
The Ladies Aid society OF the Iins-
dillyille church will serve a chicken
/ pie supper on Wednesday evening,
Dec 9th Ready at 6 o'clock also
sale of useful articles 32t2
Dr. Wright specialist of North Ad-
ans, will be in New York attending
clinics till December 18th Office
open daily for repairing glasses and
making appointments.
There was a large advance sale for
Sowing Wild Oats at Ayres drug
store Monday evening. The sale will
continue al this store until the night
of the show, Friday evening, Dec. H..
Bradstreets weekley Vermont
trade report contains the following:
Bennington retail merchants report
trade for week has been light but
they are inclined TO be optimistic re-
garding future business. With one
or two exceptions labor is said fair
ly well employed.
The Christmas market will be the
center of attraction for Thursday af-
ternoon and evening of this week be-
ginning at p. m. at st. Peters par
ish house. These interchangeable lad
les are working in the interest for
their new church will have many and
varied articles to offer for sale. Chief
ly among which will be the greatest
variety Of aprons suitable for every
occasion when the apron is desirable.
There will be very attractive candy
and flower tables, home made candy,
of all kinds. also the celebrated mirror
candy will be offered for sale. Cake
of all kinds. preserved fruits, iellies.
etc, may be purchased Coffee, tea,
sandwiches. ice cream and cake will
be served throughout both entertain
ments.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-08
WHAT THE KIDNEYS Do
Their Uneeasins Work Keeps Us
Strong and Healthy

All the blood 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 skin, rheumatism. govt, gray.
81, disorders OF the eyesight and hear.
ing, dizziness, irregular heart, debility
drowsincss, dropsy deposits in the
urine, etc. hut II you keep the filters
right YOU will have no trouble with
your Kidneys.
a. p. Pierce, living at 40 Gage ST.,
bennington. VI, 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 20 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 90
cents. FosterMilburn 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, 1908-12-08
vERMoNTERs IN WASHINGTON
Inaugural Year Makes Many Additions
to Colony.


Washington Dec S.-The opening
Of the season again sees quite a col
ony of Vermonters I'm Washington OF
course the fact that this is an inaug-
uTal year draws many who might
otherwise have made plans to spend
the winter farther south, but on the
other hand there is a corresponding
decrease due TO The fact that this is
the short session of Congress. Even
if a special session is called by Pres
ident Taft. the business will be almost
exclusively tariff revision and will
therefore be of especial interest only
to financiers.
The personnel Of the Vermont col
ony is necessarily different this sea
son because Vermont has two new
representatives to be sworn in this
year
Senator Dillingham; has again taken
an apartment in the Cochran Hotel,
where he was last year. He is ac-
companied by his son, Paul Dilling-
ham and the latters wife and daugh-
ter, Paul Dillingham; will continue in
his position Of last year as clerk Of
which is the committee of which Sen
atOr Dillingham; is chairman and will
have as assistant clerk, Ferdinand
PCase and as messenger John Atkin-
son. q
Senator Page has engaged a sump-
tuous apartment in the Arlington no
tel overlooking Mcpherson Square,
and will there receive his constituents
and his offices will be in the Maltby
building ON Capital Square. His sec
retaries will be Harry Shaw and Will
liam S. Bean.
Representative Foster has taken a
large apartment in the Brunswick on
Franklin Park He is accompanied
by his wife and his two daughters,
Mabel and Mathilde
Representative Plumley is not ex-
pected in Washington until after the
holidays and will then be accompan-
led by his son and daughter.
Among the other Vermonters in the
official life OF Washington this season
may be mentioned: w. W. Husband
and Fred Bailey, OF the immigration
commission; Messrs. Harris, Markham
Bond and McCuen, doorkeepers OF the
United States Senate; Walter Dane,
secretary to Mr.. Newbury, secretary
OF the navy; Edwin Lawrence of the
department Of justice, who will sosn
go to Rutland to assume his place as
attorney 81 the Rutland railroad
Charles Black and James S. Abbott.
The Vermont association of the dis
trict of Columbia has issued another
in the series Of fine year books giving
n resume of the past year Of the asso
citation with resolutions upon the
death of Senator Proctor. and JENA
min wilkins; and giving a complete
list of the members OF the association
with their addresses. The first meet
ing Of the association viii De held on
Deron her 5.
Among the Nermonters who are
spending the season in Washington
may be mentioned Mr. and Mrs h. p
Shaw of Burlington, who have an
apartment at Mrs. Todds on Yer
mont avenue Mr. and Mrs. j. G.
Reed of Burlington, who have apart
ments at the Hamilton. Robert Elem
ing and Miss Fleming, formerly of Bun
lington but now Of Chicago. who have
apartments at the Cochran.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-08
RELATION or CODY AND MIND.
Assertion Made Tha, No Healthy Per.
son Is Wholly Bad.

The close relation OF body and mind
in the matter OF physical health. OF
which so much Is said by various re.
ligious and semirellgious Crslulza-
tons and by a class Of prof s'1nal
"healors." IS considered from a fresh
point Of view by an Fnrlish clergy
man. His argument is thet no per.
son who is healthy can DE wholly bad
The clergyman further expressed the
conviction that there is close con
nection between health and morals.
and that the man who hop reached
middle age In sound bodily oond ton
thereby proves that he has led a de-
cent life In support OF his position
he advanced the assertion that a
large proportion OF the convicts In
English prison are physical degener.
ates From this Il would seem that
he does not confne his designation OF
badness" 10 the vices involved IN IN.
temperance and other forms Of sensual
dissipation. but. since convicts are
guilty Of many things apart from
these IS theft burglary. forgery and
the Ike. holds that they are led TO
the preparation OF even this class OF
crimes by a defective bodily state.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-08

81 understand your wife has Joined
the sudgagetos?'
Yes answered Mr. Meehto0; "and
I'm glad of &C."
Then YOU approve Of me sui.
fragottos?'
NO one of these days they'll do
something that Henrietta dlsapprovos
Of and then she'll give them the talk.
Ing to that they deserve. Washing
ton Star ,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-08

We. the undersigned. do hereby
agree to refund the money on n so
cent bottle OF Greene's Warranted Sy.
rup OF Tar n II fails TO cure your
cough or cold. We also guarantee a
% cent bottle 10 prove satisfactory or
money refunded.
Thompson's Pharmacy, c II Houghton
]. NJ Ayres, A. s. Hathaway.
harwood Drug Store,
&. r. & A. b. Hawkins,
d. A. Ward. o. ". Adams,
y. A. Quinlan, H. G. Woodwork,
W. b. Gokay, o. n. Adams Co.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
DEATH Turks in
WATERS OF DESERT.

Zone of the chief dangers to travellers
in crossing such dreary n arid wastes
as the far-famed Death Valley In Ne
vada arises from ignorance as to the
character of the ~infrequent pools of
water along the route" said T. e.
Smalley, a mining engineer of Denver.
"The tenderfoot, growing faint under
a blazing sun, will want to quench his
intolerable thirst when he comes 10 a
shallow hole, whose water, clear as
crystal. seems absolutely pure. He can
with difficulty be restrained from
Drinking 1t by some experienced com
panion, who knows that one draught
will probably cause serious If not fatal
illness. This water, for all it's seeming
purity and c%learness, is loaded with
arsen.c. and many a man has lost his
life by Its use.
Cautiously enough, the only water
in the desert hat Is safe to drink is
.foul-looking and inhabited by bugs and
snakes. When you come to a muddy
pool on the surface of which insects
are disporting themselves, however re-
pulsive 1t may be both to the eye and
palate, you may drink 1t with i'm
punity. despite its looks, as a maj will
who is crazy with thirst produced by
the burning sands and merciless SUM-"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
NEWARK GIRLS
LEFT STRANDED
IN COMFY HOTEL
Young Men Acquaintance De-
sert Them After Running
Up Dinner Bill.

Two unsophisticated Newark girls,
who went to Coney Island yesterday
alone, returned at an early hour today
on the bounty of the owner of a hotel
where they had become stranded. They
were much wiser and sadder than when
they left here. They had been aban-
doned in Fred Henderson's restaurant
without money or railroad tickets by
two young men. whose acquaintance
they made on the island.
The girls are Margaret Sollard, 10
years old, and Margaret Walters, 20
years old. and the men gave their
names as Morgan s. Wake. of 20 Mas
sau street. Manhattan. and Frank
Hardy. of 70 West Island street. Buff
falo.
The girls were invited by the men to
have something to eat. The food was
excellent, and the men had wine to
drink. Toward the close of the meal
the two entertainers xcused them
selves for a moment but when they
did not come back, after an hour, h
young women confided in the manager
of the restaurant. He advised them to
look for the fellows. They were found
and locked up, charged with defrauding
a hotel.
The girls say they had entrusted their
pocketbooks to the men. and had to
borrow from the manager, Sam Lyons,
in order to get home.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
THE STAR AT THE
SUMMER RESORTS.


Before you leave town for the sum-
mer leave an order with you local
~newsdealer to mail you the STAR"
Morning or Evening, or both.
The STAR" morning and evening
editions, are on sale at the following
stands:
ATLANTIC CITY-John A.. Maiane, 10
Goodwill avenue.
street and Madison avenue; j. q, Har-
rlsoD, MattisOn avenue, near pOst-
office, II. A. Borden, Mattison avenue,
corner Bond street; e. B~ryIawski, 2O6
Main street, Union News Company,
mt depot.
ALLENHURsT AND DEAL-H. @. John
son and Union News Company at
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDs-G. O. Je.kin-
son, w. N. snedeker, Union News
D.. Snyder. Main street. =.
BELFORD-W. w. Morris, Jr.
BELMAR-E. J. Seymour, H. Weinstein.
D. siiverstein' Union News Company
Bradley BEAcH-N. Poland, aos
Main street. or address E.. J: Smith,
news stand, Main street and MattfsDn
EAST LONG BRANCH-Jack MurDhx.
opposite depot, Union News Company
ELBERON-Mrs. Il. Fay. p-ostofBce,
Snion News Company, at depot.
e Ne Power. III 9outh
street; John It. McChesney, Main
HiGHLANDS-Union News Company. nj
depot; John f. MuIlery.
kEANSBURG-JOhn Hay.
iAE e. Kline, at postofaoe,
John Brewer.
LONG BRANCH-J. II. Harri.on. T. q.
Disbrow, Union News Company, at
MATAWAN-J. Brewer, Union News
n, SSmpanE at depot.
aiONMoUTH BEACH-Unfon News
company, at depot. 80
IA ASQUAN-The Cook COMPANY.
NohIH ASBURUY PARK-Union News
company. mt depot.
oCEAN r. Tompkius a
son, Z. M. Smith. ""The Book Store.0
foINT PLEASANT-Union News Conn
pany, Mt depot.
rEteiH AMBOY-Mcore Bros, Uniea
Jews Company, at depot.
2tED HANk-. II. TetIey q Son, Broad
street; F. w. Moselle, Broad street,
Union News Company, mt depot.
SEA GiitT-Union News Company. MT
sEABRIGHT-Union News Company. NJ
sEWAREN-Union News Company, NJ
WEST END-John A. McGuire Brs~h-
ton venue Union News Company. A.
depot.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
POLES TO PARADE
At DEDICATION
OF NEW HOME
Building on Beacon Street to Be
Turned Over to AssOCia-
ton Tomorrow.

The dedication Of the Polish Home
and Clubs magnificent new building
erected at 42-4S Beacon street will take
place tomorrow afternoon, when it will
be turned over to the association. The
dedicatory ceremonies will be preceded
by a street parade of four divisions
composed of local Polish societies. The
line of march will be from the home
on Beacon street, down Market, to
Broad street, down Broad to Clinton
avenue. up Clinton avenue to Belmont
avenu and thence to the home.
When the parade reaches the home
Colonel Joseph ~Smolinsky, of Wash
ington, D. C., will deliver the principal
grafton. 1t Is expected thai Sheriff
Sommer will also speak, as will Joseph
A. Beecher.
The credit for founding this society
belongs to Joseph Jablonsky, who con-
ceived the idea in March, 1907, and
husbanded the project in his restaurant
at 2S2 Springfield