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Only Loving Them.

A smart baby carriage stood outside
q small shop In Ealing in the outskirts
OF London. In It slept pretty dim.
pied baby. and beside 1t lay a fat pug
puppy, Its nose almost touching the
baby's cheek.
Beside them stood little ragged
waif whose tattered garments barely
covered her. with decency. In turn
she stroked the baby and the puppy.
A lady passing noticed the strange
picture-the beautifully dressed baby,
the pug puppy, and the ragged child.
The baby's mother was in the shop.
Are you looking after them? she
inquired kindly of the Walt.
In moment the child's face was
glorifie6 by a heavenly smile.
NO, maam," said she; I'm only
loving them"
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ARLINGTON

George Beuachesne and daughter,
Hattie of Huntington. Mass. spent
Decoration day with his brother, Pc
ter Beauchcsne at Golden Glow farm,
also Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Haskins
and Miss Florence Haskins of Gran.
vile were guests Of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Beauchesne. A por.
ton of the party spent the day on the
banks of the famous Vermont trout
stream. the Battenkill and came home
we'll supplied with the speckled beau
ties. After partaking of bountiful
trout dinner the guests departed for
their respective home. well pleased
with yermonts fair beauties and well
stocked trout stream.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-05
OVER 100000
Life Insurance Claims Paid In Yer
mont During Year 1907

Burlington, June 3.-The current
number OF the Insurance Press con-
tains summary OF life insurance dis
tributions during the year 1907 when
claims and benefits aggregating $474,.
1852 were paid by companies and
associations in the United States and
Canada. Two hundred cities receiv-
ed from the hand Of life insurance
more than 100000 each. New York
city standing at the top of the list
with $27,371,237 BY states, Vermont
received $2,009,S7S, Burlington lead
ing with $l0S,559. Payments OF &c.,
900 or more reported to the lnsur-
ance Press were $35.694 to the estate
of Edward Wells of this city. sl2,S0l
to the estate OF w. II. Dubois of
Randolph and $1O,690 to the estate of
l.. 8. Drew OF. this city.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-05
PULLED OFF THE BURNING HAIR
Occasion When False Tresses Averted
Dreadful Tragedy.

There came very near being o con.
tiagration on Mount Royal Terrace the
other evening--in fact. small fire
was started. but providentially II was
extinguished Just In time, says the
New Orleans Picayune.
A certain charming young married
woman, whose colffure Is work OF
art and the envy Of her friends. was
the heroine OF the occasion. She was
In her room fixing a little rent In one
of her gloves, and was holding the
glove and needle very near the gas
Jet, so as to get good light on the
article. All at once she noticed that
the room frightened and the shadow
on the wall told her that her head was
ablaze from the gas Jet.
But presence Of mind is one Of the
valuable assets Of this lady. and In a
moment the fire was extinguished.
How do you do IT." queried one
Of her friends to whom she later re.
lated the occurrence.
why, I just reached up and pulled
on all my puffs. was so glad they
came on. It would have been terrible
II all my hair was attached to my
head"
Yes. indeed. you might have been
burned to DEATH" sympathized the
friend.
81 might have been burned bald
headed" was the reply In such tones
OF horror as to indicate that death II.
self could have no greater terror.
The moral Of this story Is that false
hair has certain advantages.
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills
are prompt and thorough and will In a
very short time strengthen the weak
ened kidneys. Sold by ID. A. Ward.
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Estate of Chester H. Twitchell.
,TATE OF VERMONT.

CTATE OF VERMONT, The Honor
y District OF Bennington IS. ! able Probate
court for the District of Bennington; To all
persons Interested In the estate OF Chester II.
Twitchel, late OF Bennington In said District,
decs ased,
At q Probate Court holden at Bennington
within and for said District on the 10th day OF
May. 1908, an instrument Purpor,lug TO be the
last WIN and Testament Of Chester II. Twitchell,
late OF Bennington In said District. deceased,
was presented to the Court aforesaid, for Pro-
bate.
And II Is ordered by said Court that the 9Th
day Of June, 1908, at the Probate ONCE Ia
said Bennington be assigned for proving said
instrument; and that notice thereof be given to
all persons concerned, by publishing this order
three weeks successfully In the Bennington
Evening Banner. o newspaper crcula ling In
that vicinity, 10 .said District, previous to the
time appointed.
THEEEFORE. you are hereby notified to APP
pear before said Court, at the time and place
Aforesaid, and contest the probate OF said VIII,
n you have cause.
said District, this Goth day Of May. 1905:
GRACE H. H0t 7. Register.
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Goinu One Better.

"Every ballot must be counted" the
first speaker declared.
II agree with the gentleman you
have just heard" began one who fol.
lowed. but 60 30 far as to say that
In certain emergencies some of them
must be counted Observation-Disclosures
Ledger.
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SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens FootEase, q powder. Relieves pain
full, smarting, nervous feet and ingrowlng nails,
and instantly takes the sting out OF corns and
bunions. It's the greatest comfort discovery Of
the ace. Aliens F0otEase makes tiRht or new
shoes feel easy. II Is certain cure for sweat
ing, csllous, swollen, tired, aching feet Try Il
to-day. Sold by oil Druggists and Shoe Stores
BY mall for 26c. 10 stamps. Don't accept any
substitutes. Trial package FREE. Address
Allen 8. Olmsted. Le Roy. NY.
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When you need to take something,
take It promptly for the stomach, but
take something you know Is reliable
something like Kodol for Dyspepsia,
and Indigestion. Kodol is pleasant to
take, It is reliable and is guaranteed
to give relief. II is sold by d. A.
Ward.
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GA - TON Ia.
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DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. II is
especially good for piles. Be sure to
get DeWitts. Sold by d. A. Ward.
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SWAMP is not recommended for
ROOT kidney. liver or bladder
trouble IL will be found just the remedy you
need. Az druggists In fifty cent and dollar
sizes. You may have sample bottle Of this
wonderful new discovery by mail free, also
pamphlet telling oil about II.
Address, DIR. Klmer q Co., Binghamton. N. Y.
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DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills
are prompt and thorough and will In a
very short time strengthen the weak
sned kidneys. Sold by d. A. Ward.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
A Life That Defeats Itself.

Self-centred life is everywhere the
great disturber of human happiness.
It defeats itself and keeps its VIC
tins forever upon the rack.
1t collides with others interests,
and God is in it's way.
1t destroys the peace of the home.
It leads husbands to be Indifferent
or unkind to their wives, and wives
to regard their husbands only as the
chief of their own conveniences.
1t underlies suits for divorce.
1t leads children to demand that
the whole Of the family arrangement
shall be managed with reference to
their personal pleasure.
It breeds social jealousies and
neighborhood quarrels; it breaks up
church choirs, scrambles for the chief
seats in the synagogues, and sets
church members to praying, Lord,
grant that we may sit on Thy right
hand and on Thy left in Thy King
DOM"
It leads Diotrephes to love the pre-
eminence.
It is to the credit Of he religion Of
Christ that selishness ctnnot live In
peace with it.-Rev. D. w. Hunting
ton, D. D.
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Temperance Notes.

License is a failure.
German temperance people want
the Government to set aside special
cars for drinking, folks on Saturday
and Sunday nights.
Cleveland, Ohio, IN proportion to
population, has more saloons than
any other city in the United States,
falling heir to that unenviable distinc,
ton by reason of the San Francisco
earthquake. st. Louis and milwaukee,
are close competitors for second
place.
Oklahoma has Joined the sisterhood
Of States, and az q result $50 %saloon1
keepers closed their doors and hung
up signs-For cale-as the newcomer
has a prohibition clause in her con
%stitution.
In all the States there Is a marked
tendency toward higher license fees,
reduction in the number Of drinking
'places, and new restrictions. on the
hours in which, and the persons to
whom, liquor may be sold.
The liquor trade is manifestly
alarmed by the recent developments,
and the prediction has been made
that there will be some sort Of anti
liquor planks in the platforms OF
both the great political parties.
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ReoutiYuI Through Sacrifice.

She was sitting upon her mothers
lap-a lassie of five-and she was
urging an answer to a childlike ques-
ton. The mothers hands were dark
and SCARED, and the child had often
noted the difference between her
mothers hands and those Of others.
Tell me, mamma, why are your
hands so dark? They are not pretty
at all" But there IA hesitancy on
the mothers part; she did not wish to
tell the story. Yet on this occasion
she was urged so strongly that she
said: "Once, when you were a little
girl, we were sitting before the open
crate. You rolled from my lap and
fell into the fire. I quickly picked
you up and put out the flames with
my hands; they have been dark ano
marked ever since" After some mo-
ments' silence, the little girl said:
Mamma, they are the most beautiful
hands I have ever seen"
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Caught.

"A member of the Pittsburg Con-
ference tells an interesting little
story on one Of his own boys. The
incident happened when the lad was
quite young, but after he had learned
to pray. He had some trouble one
day with his older brother. They
came to their father with the matter
as he sat at work in his study. The
merits of the case were examined
into by the father, and when he was
through it was clear that the younger
boy was entirely in the fault.
The youngster also keenly realized
that fact. After giving the boy a
kindly admonition, the father turned
again to his book. Presently he
heard the little fellow w in the
corner of the room praying. Among
the petitions which reached the
fathers ear was this one 20 Good
Man, do help me, for I'm caught"
It's the old story Of the child
being father to the man." There Is
a supposition current that there are
some praying folks in the world who
really don't work much at the bust
ness except when they get about
where the preachers boy was. His
case had this merit in it, that he
frankly confessed his unpleasant posi-
ton; acknowledged that he was
Caught" The f%ull-grown man who
pleads for help on the same ground
usually shuns a confession of his mo-
tive as long, as possible.-Pittsburg
Christian Advocate.
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way-when not only the great crises
but the tiny commonplace are beau
tifed-then we become big. 1t is
in the direction of the discernment OF
the simple, the inclusion of the trif1e,
that Christian growth proceeds. So
when a man is awake VIZ have got to
educate his conscience and his moral
and spiritual perceptions until he can
hear the faintest call Of duty even
along a commonplace road.
The third human means whereby
men will be perfected is the ministry
of sacriicial toll. "Whereunto 1
labor, striving according to his work
ing, which %orketh in me nightly"
There is no English word which
brings out the meaning Of labor" as
used here. In John 4, where Jesus
meets the woman of Samaria, He
being wearied with His journey, sat
on the we'll" This is the word trans
lated here, as if the apostle said, II
labor and share the WEAKNESS OF
Jesus" 1t is laboring to the point
of fatigue, to the loss Of blood. Men
will be perfected through some labor
ing till they are spent. 1t is taking
your thought and giving it to the
thoughtless, taking your strength and
giving it to the strengthless. 1t is
the morally and spiritually healthy
taking their blood to the morally and
spiritually anaemic. 1t includes the
provision Of decent houses, the ap-
portionment Of a fair days labor,
the removal of every fence and bar
rier along legitimate roads, the
smashing of every paddock which
holds the soul in unholy bondage.
But to give a man a better house
and render him like service in other
things is no more giving him Christ
than a free library Is Mr.. Carnegie.
1t may be Christian work, but it is
not Christ. 1t Is chivalrous work, but
it Is no substitute for Him. I would
not class such services among things
secular. l would keep them within
the palace, but would not allow them
to have the throne. When you have
given a man a better home and have
placed a garden round his house, you
have only prepared the way Of the
Lord-the King has yet to come.
You have got to preach Jesus to
awake the dead, to educate the mans
conscience when he is awake, to de-
vote your energies in sacrifcial toll
to the removal of all hindrances to a
mans moral and spiritual progress.
Let US not forget to see to our
selves. Even the reformer needs the
Saviour; and the crusader needs the
Christ. Even the best worker in
this mission will falter and fail I'M
less he be sustained. BE thou faith
full unto death, and I will give thee
a crown of life" The promise applies
now. 1t is as if the Lord said to US:
Look after thy fidelity and I will
look after thy vitality" 1t is not
when the warfare is over that I shall
want my crown; the Lord waits to
crow me now.
Then preach Jesus, educate and re-
fine the conscience, give your blood.
Every man perfect"-make that
your aim. Confront everybody with
that purpose in your mind, and see
in everybody the possibility of per-
lection in Christ. Live for this; grow
old for this; die for this.
Soldiers of Christ, arise.
And put your armor on:
Strong in the strength which God supplies
Through His eternal Son.
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CoIored Collars the Mode.

BY all odds the smartest linen col
lars are the colored ones. Those IN
light blue, pink, gray and leaf green
are particularly novel. They are usu-
ally single-fold and not tapped, and
are scalloped and embroidered along
the upper edge. The lower one,
where the buttonholes for fastening
are placed, is plain. The embroidery
is in cotton, usually pure white, and
the collars are worn with white wool
or duck, linen or French flannel
waists.
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square neck, and it can be cut off at
the waist line or finished in either
round or pointed outline below the
waist. TO use it to the greatest ad-
vantage 1t should be cut and exactly
fitted to the figure, then reserved for
future use, as it makes a foundation
from which all others can be cut and
will render all future dressmaking a
comparatively simple matter. There
are double darts and both side, back
and undar-arm cores. The sleeves
are of the latest cut and shape and
IAN be cut off in any desired length
so that they make a perfect founda-
ton for any full or draped sort. Silk
and cotton Innings both are appro-
pirate.
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Billion Dollar Grass.

Most remarkable grass of the century
Good for three rousing crops annually
One Iowa farmer on 100 acres sold 3d.
10000 worth of seed and had 300 tons OF
hay besides. 1t is immense. Do try it,
FOR l0c AND THIS NOTICE
send to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse, Wis, to pay postage, ETC., and
they will mail you the only original seed
.atalog published in America with sam.
pies Of Billion Dollar Grass, .Macaroni
Wheat, the sly miller mixer, Sainfoin the
! Try to soil sI Iesuri f6oS n W,si0s,a k sElaer the Hi hUe
Barley yielding l73 Blu. per acre, ETC., etc.,
etc.
And if you send l4c We will add a pack
age Of new farm seed never before seen
by you. John a. Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse. Wis. A. G.. 7. =
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trated or a narrower one, and the
over blouse is equally well adapted to
the entire gown and the separate
waist.
The blouse is made with the tucked
portions, the sleeves and the surplice
portions, all of which are Joined to u
foundation girdle, over which the
draped one is. arranged.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is two and one
quarter yards tw~enty-one, two yards
twenty-seven or one yard forty-four
inches wide, three-quarter yard OF
bias velvet, three and one-half yards
of applique, seven-eighth yard of lace
for surplice portions to make as IL
Illustrated.
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USoarch the Scriptures"

IT speak as a man Of the world to
men of the world; and l say to you,
Search the Scriptures The Bible il
the Book of all others to be read at
all ages and in all conditions or hu-
man life; not to be read once OF twice
through, and then laid aside; but to
be read in small portions OF one or
two chapters a day and never to be
omitted unless by some overwhelming
neesssity."-John Quincy Adams.
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Model Basque.

No matter what form the blouse or
the waist may take, a perfect fitting
lining is the first essential to it's sue
cess. Here is one which it would be
we'll for every woman to possess, and
which ian be utilized in a number of
ways. 1t can be made closed at the
front or at the back, it can be made
with high neck or low round or
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
Necklace Fad.

The jewelers. are showing a new
way to YEA a necklace. The first
circle of it is given to the couture in
stead of the neck. After going once
around a loop falls down and under
the chin, like nothing so much as
Tommy Atkins nose strap, except
this goes lower, quite below the chin.
The second loop falls lower still, and
the third and last to the waist. This
arrangement is a trife extreme, how
ever, to tempt the conservative
dresser.
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BIue Chiffon Trimming.

Natty blue chiffon velvet trims a
crepe de chine gown of the same color
that is designed for wear on the RI
viera. It's front is wrinkled in the
fashionable way to a short apron
depth, but the skirt is not as cllnglng
as many French models by the same
designer, though there will be but
one petticoat worn beneath it and
that without fiounces.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
What Merchants Know.

Recently the Leavenworth Daily
Post, a paper opposed to law enforce
lment, sent a member Of its staff to
Kansas City to interview the business
men, and was honest enough to pub
lish their statements, and in doing
30 quoted the largest real estate deal
err and owner in the city as saying
that the merchants Of that city would
raise $4,000 in a day to keep the
saloons closed as they now are
Union Signal.
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Educational Work.

In South Carolina, evidently, the
d%ispensary system has done a great
educational work. 1t has stripped
liquor drinking of the many fictitious
attractions which 1t possesses else
where, and by removing temptation
has inclined the people to sobriety
and even abstinence. Yet this result
has been accomplished without any
"puritanical prescription" or any abb
horrent stimulation of Hypocrisy and
pharisaism. New York Tribune.
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a vest portion which is Of lace, but
the essential portion of the blouse is,
as already stated, simple in the ex-
IRENE. II lace is not liked for the
surplice portions they could be made
Of the material trimmed or of en-
broidery or of any similar material.
Again in place Of the applique could
be substituted almost any pretty
banding, a design executed in SOU
tache or some pretty embroidery
worked onto the material. The Cir
die allows a choice of the width Illus
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
The Next W. T. C.

, The next Worlds. Temperance Con-
,gress will meet in London in 1909.
Paris anti-alcohol reformers have put
in q bid for the 1911 Congress.
America sent sixteen representatives
to the eleventh World Congress just
held in Stockholm.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25

A feature of all the new skirts is
the panel effect in the front and back.
In many skirts the front panel eX-
tends above the waist line and forms
a portion of the girdle. These pam
els give a perfectly smooth fit, and
are universally becoming.
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Chenille Loops.

Chenille loops upon tailored suits
would once have seemed almost alb
surd, but the tailored suits OF the
present day are things of beauty as
we'll as Of service, and really hand
some ornamentation is permissible
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CURED HER THREE CHILDREN.
Girls Suffered with Itching Eczema
Baby Had a Tender Skin, Too
Relied OH Cuticura Remedies.

"Some years ago my three little girls had
q very bad form of eczema. Itching erup-
tons formed on the backs of their heads
which were simply covered. I tried almost
everything, but failed. Then my mother
recommended the Cuticura Remedies. !
washed my children's heads with Cuticura
Soap and then applied the wonderful ONT
ment, Cuticura. I did this four or five
times and l can say that they have been
entirely cured. I have another baby who
is so plump that the folds of skin on his
neck were broken and even bled. ! used
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment and
the next morning the trouble had disap-
peared. Nine. Napoleon Duceppe, al Du-
luth St., Montreal, Que, May q, 1907"
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You ought 10 be satisfied With nothing
less than Natures laxative, Garfield lea!
Made of Herbs, it overcomes constipation,
regulates liver and kidneys, and brings
Good Health.
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Only Ono "Bromo Quinine"
That is Laxative Bromo Quinlne,, Look
for the signature of L. w. Grove. Used the
World over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 25c.
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Cabbages in Cuba grow to such a size
that a single head often weighs twenty
mounds.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, ~softens the gums, reduces int1amma.
ton. allaYs pain. cures wind collie, 25ca a bottle.
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A good glove cutter will make as much
az 500 a week in Paris. " =
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With a population of Al 900 900, only AL
Japanese have fortunes of $250,000 or over.
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The Norwegians are the longest-llyed of
European nations, and the Spaniards the
shortest.
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It requires 5000 conductors to keep New
York street car passengers stepping lively.
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Four minutes and twenty-nine and one
fourth seconds is mans record for staying
under water. .