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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-25

Paris journalists have found In the Phil
ippines a topic which they eau discuss
with gleeful responsibility without fear
Of being challenged to duels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-25

Opposition to government ownership is
the only point on which some of our emf
nent statesmen find it possible to agree
with the railways.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-25
Public Works.
From the PHILADELPHIA Inquirer.

new cabinet member with a portfolio
of public works is suggested. 1t may be
said that he is needed. Let's do some
hard work in these dull times which will
enrich the country. Why wait until every
one is employed?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-25
A Second Thought.

Time hastens on from wintry scenes
And yet no rapture thrills.
For every month that passes means
Another bunch of bills.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-25

If Mr.. Cannon could only persuade the
tree-cutters to shut down the sawmiils
and stand pat his attitude toward forest
preservation might not be disapproved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-25

Col. Goethals says the Panama canal
will be open for business January !, 1919
Another New Year resolution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-25

It would be too much to expect Mr..
Longworth to be as eloquent in commend
ing Mr.. Taft as he is in praising Mr..
Roosevelt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-25

1t may be that racing improves horses;
but the horses thus improved do but lit
tie of the real work in a country but in
differently equipped with roads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-25
Taking EncoreS.

do you think that writer repeats him.
self because Of carelessness?"
mo. It's his egotism''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-25

The Philadelphia boy who selected this
particular season to live on an egg a day
evidently did not care for expenses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-25
Arboreal.

so your son-in-law has family tree
Yes" answered Mr.. Cumrox, but I'm
kind O. suspicious that some of us Ameri-
can citizens aren't going about the work
of preserving the forests the right way"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-25

AS to a new candidate. Mr.. Bryan
business is the promotion of principles,
not the discovery Of talent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-25

1t is easier to get control Of giant
railway system than it is to manage it so
that it will give proper service in trans
porting crops
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-25

Just the same. Mr.. Hartman is careful
not to engage Mr.. Fish in the style of
fighting which recently won him notice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-25

Raisuli has the Sultan of Morocco so
cowed that in his political speeches he
scarcely dares to refer to predatory
wealth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-25
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Not Useless.

"Do you like problem plays?"
mot exactly" answered Miss Cayenne.
Yet they seem to me to serve a certain
useful purpose. They satisfy the appetite
for scandal without insisting on personal
ities."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-25

Representative Lilley is not one of those
who are content to toll not.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-25

The objection to taxing cats does not
necessarily give them concert privileges
and the right of way over the back fence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-25
So Would Others.

From the Buffalo Times.
We would be willing to stand for the
poets il we could have spring right now.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-07-10

Guessing Contest
$500 IN GOLD GIVEN AWAY ABSOLUTELY FREE.
With every so cent purchase you will be entitled to
guess during the this
Sale will
The guessing closest to amount will given
$500 in cash
cash.
No connected with our store will be allowed to par
ticipate in this contest.
The amount of sales 10 days in last July sale
$5,2SS7O
How much this ~ days. 1t you nothing guess.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-07-10

you DO YOU MAY
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-26
NO MUSIC IN THE JAPANESE.
AZ People They Are Not Moved by
MeIodlous Sounds.

There Is no music In Japan except
that made by the birds. the wind, the
running streams and the roaring
waterfalls. says writer In the Nil.
waukee Sentinel. The people have
no music In them, they do not sing
or even whistle. or play any musical
instrument worthy Of the name. They
are not moved by the concord Of
sweet sounds" They have few rude
instruments, but the sounds they give
forth are harsh, inharmonious and al
together unmusical. There Is q din.
ner band at the Grand hotel, Yokoha-
ma. and there was a brass band at the
imperial garden party. the only bands
l have heard In all Japan. Even at the
geisha dances, the most popular in
Japan, the music Is primitive and dis
cordant And the dances are worse
than the music. II IL not in any
sense dancing as we know II, It Is
simply series OF posturings. accom-.
panied by the flirting fans. flags. or
handkerchiefs. but lacking the motion
and inspiration that thrills and fas-
cinates in the merry mazes of the CO
tillon and the waltz. The religious
dances are slow, dignified and impress
sive, but have none of the life and
intoxication that gives interest and
charm to the participant or beholder.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-26
sharpened Feminine Barb.

Difficult subjects require careful
handling, and for this reason room
clerk at a woman's hotel must have
special qualifications. says New
York letter. One Of the many appli-
cants to approach clerk of this class
was a young, prepossessing woman
who, few days ago, walked to the
desk and hesitatingly asked II a room
could be had at moderate price.
Would you like room at a dollar
and half day." With startled
look she replied, Il want one at three
dollars a week" 1--WE have rooms at
that price, but none vacant. You can
see that the Office Is full of guests,
and 1t is not probable that we shall
have such a room as you desire until
one Of our guests dies-or gets mar.
Red" Sweeping the office with her
eyes. the young woman replied. sweet
ly. "Oh. then. It Is hopelessl"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-26
LYDIA e. PINKHKM

Nature and q woman's work com.
bined have produced the grandest
remedy for woman's ills that the
world has ever known.
In the good old-fashioned days Of
our grandmothers they relied upon
the roots and herbs of the field to
cure disease and mitigate suffering.
The Indians on our Western
Plains to-day can produce roots and
herbs for every ailment, and cure
diseases that battle the most skilled
physicians who have spent years In
the study of drugs.
From the roots and herbs Of the
field Lydia E. Pinkham more thar
thirty years ago gave to the women
of the world a remedy for their pc.
culiar ills, more potent and effica.
cious than any combination ofdrugs
Lydia 4. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is now recognized as the
standard remedy for woman's ills.
Mrs. Bertha Muff, Of 51b NC. St,
Louisiana, Mo-, writes:
complete restoration to health
means so much to me that for the sake
Of other suffering women I am willing
10 make my troubles public.
"Eor twelve years / had been suffer
Ing with the worst forms of female Ills
During that time had eleven differen,
physicians without help. No tongue
can tell what suffered, and at times ]
could hardly walk. About two years
ago wrote Mrs. Pinkham for advice
| followed 1t. and can truly say that
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Mrs. Pinkham's advice re
stored health and strength. II II
worth mountains Of gold to suffering
women"
What Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound did for Mrs. Muff
it will do for other suffering women
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-26
WHITE DEER WAS STONE DEAF.
Remarkable Animal Encountered by
Hunters In the Woods Of Maine.

Speaking Of blindness. deafness and
dumbness among cats and dogs, DR..
II. d. Gill. veterinary surgeon and
horseman. told incidentally Of re-
markable wild animal, q deer. that
was once encountered by two friends
Of his who were hunting near Moose
head lake in Maine.
Out with guide. the hunters came
to q spot from which they could see
within shooting distance four deer
grazing, one Of the four being white.
an albino. The hunters fired and shot
two Of the deer Of natural color, the
third one at the report Of the guns
springing away to safety. while the
white deer remained stock still.
The wind was toward the hunters
and they had not been heard or
scented. and apparently the white deer
had not heard the guns. But in a mo.
ment 1t turned its head and then II
bounded away after the other surviv.
Ing deer.
1t seemed clear to guide and hunt.
ers that the white deer was stone
deaf.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-26
EASY TO CURE CATARRH
Just Breathe In Hyomel, the Dry All
That Kills the Germs

You can do exactly what G.. J. Ster
ers did by using Hyomei. Read this:
AFTER having suffered from chronic
catarrh for years, for which ] tried
various remedies without success,
became almost discouraged. After
reading about Hyomei, decided to
make one more effort to rid myself
of the dread disease, and to my great
delight | found the use OF two bot.
ties of the Inhalent sufficient to pro-
duce a complete cure. now take
pleasure in recommending this rem
edy to all sufferers from catarrh."---
G. ]. Sterers, Crown City, Ohio.
We don't simply say Hyomei will
cure catarrh, but we say that w. l.,
Gokay. the druggist, guarantees II to
cure catarrh, or money back. He
does more-he guarantees 1t to cure
asthma, bronchitis, hay fever. coughs
and colds. A complete Hyomei out,
fit. including inhaler, costs only $1.0O
and extra bottles, II you afterwards
need one, will cost but 80 cents You
just breathe II In, and as II passes
over the in0amed membrane. It kills
the germs OF catarrh, and allays all
Inflammation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-26
Broom A RELIC OF THE PAST
Modern Housekeeping Declared to
Have No Longer Use for II.

The newest household invention.
found only in the buildings most re-
Gently erected. is the vacuum cleaning
system. says the Delineator. The
broom Is almost ready to be relegated
to the glass case Of q museum and
labeled tool Of ancient household
industry, for now we are sweeping by
electricity. All the dust and dirt Is
actually pumped out from house and,
through pipes In the walls. carried to
the sewer. A rubber hose In the room.
adjusted to q connection In the wall,
communicates directly with the pump
In the basement. The metal tool with
q narrow groove In the underside. at
the other end Of the hose. is easily
guided by the operator as II passes
over the surface Of floors. walls. furni.
ture. clothing or bedding. sucking up
every foreign particle.
There have recently been invented
portable vacuum machines which may
be operated at an expense of two cents
An hour. The latest one Is Just ON the
market at cost Of only 3125.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-26
,norstitude to Employees.

II Is pretty serious thing, Mr.. EN-.
ployer, to vent your spleen upon those
who are really doing their best to help
you succeed. Did you ever think that
your success depends very largely
upon your employees, that they are
really your silent partners, that you
could not possibly get rich without
them?
Did you ever think that many of
those working for you might, given
opportunities as good as those you
have had. be vastly superior to you?
Many employers do not praise, upon
principle. They think 1t is very bad
for the employe; that criticism is
much better than appreciation. Moth
ing is falser than this idea. Some
people are so constituted that they
live upon appreciation and praise
Orison SWEET Marden, in Success
Magazine
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-26
DEsERrsR GOT SAFELY AWAY.
story Of an Ingenious Escape from
oovernor's Island.

An army ofIicer. who was talking
Of the escape a few days ago OF
couple Of prisoners from Castle VIII
liam. told several stories Of other
attempts. frequently unsuccessful. to
get away from Governors Island.
"One Of the most ingenious that I
remember" he said, took place few
years ago and succeeded beautifully.
The man who escaped had been o
barber before he entered the army.
and his Job at Castle William was to
shave and cut the hair Of the other
prisoners. He managed to save
enough Of the clippings to make q
false mustache. Then In some way
its hard to tell how those things are
contrived--he had q suit Of plain
clothes struggled In to him. Still. he
wasn't in any rash hurry to get away,
but waited till really good opportuni-
~ occurred. This came to him when
gang Of plumbers were In the old
fort making repairs. One evening he
rugged himself up In his clothes and
uiustache and. picking up a couple OF
pieces Of lead pipe and q forgotten
solder pot. he walked leisurely out
with the plumbers when they quit
work. Right past the guard he went
without being recognized, and. 80 far
o. ever heard. he was not recaptured.
I always thought that was a really
clever escape--rather . theatrical one,
too"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-26
.HsarIno" Of .peaf Muts.. y

Contrary to the general belief. near.
ly all deaf people, according to a for.
eign scientific magazine. can hear
some sound. but. unlike the normal
ear. the deaf ear hears only very deep
sounds.
II happens that some Of the lower
animals hear only deep sounds; this
10 to be concluded from the fact that
they do not seem to notice any other.
The spider is Of this class; since It
does not possess hearing organs. It
must get the sound by a. process akin
to touch. II this be the fact, could
not deaf-mutes develop the power to
hear" more than they have heard up
to the present time. asks the writer
In the above magazine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-26
All subscriptions payab 10 adv ance
Awful Example Of J. kohIer..

Never was man confronted with
such q weakness as Joe Kohler OF New
York. He IL now In Sing Sing for six
years and six months and from Joe's
own account he ought to be mighty
thankful for It. Every Kline Joe gets
drunk he gets married. He's been
drunk four times In the last two
years and each time some female land
ed him high and dry. Not only mat
rimony stared Joe In the face but
what was almost as bad. he was
up for bigamy and four Of the
products Of his spreas In the shape Of
wives came into court to testify
against him. He threw up his hands
and admitted he was stdng. He told
the court that his drinking habits were
The court sent Joe to
Sing Sing where whisky and women
will not bother him for AZ years.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-26
Death and Tired Legs.

Alpine climbing. long walking tours
and similar fatiguing recreations may
be suitable enough for those who
keep in training all the year round
but are disastrous for those whose
ordinary exercise consists of Q short
daily walk.
l have often thought that the reason
Of the many mountaineering acct.
dents which we read Of lies In the In.
ability Of the muscles Of the legs to
retain that steadiness and hrmness
which climbing demands and which
are soon lost In the absence Of strenu-
Gus practice or In those who have
never followed the sport seriously
Cassell's Magazine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-26
sosna and clreumstanos.

When q noble act is done-per-
chance in . scene Of great natural
beauty; when Lsonidas and his 800
martyrs consume one day In dying.
and the sun and moon come each and
look at them once in the steep defile
Of Thermopylae; when Arnold Win.
kelried. In the high Alps. under the
shadow Of the avalanche. gathers In
his side sheaf Of Austrian spears to
break the line for his comrades: are
not these heroes entitled to add the
beauty Of the scene to the beauty OF
the deed!-Ralph Waldo Emerson.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-26
Flqureheads for Autos.

The owners OF the most modern 70
hicles are reviving the custom Of the
days when automobiles were I'M
thought Of, says a writer In Figaro.
The fetch or idol which disappeared
from the civilized world long ago Is
coming back, in fact. has already re-
turned, to do duty as q guardian, pro-
tector. mascot or whatever you please
to call 1t. The new idol Is in shape
according to the fancy of the automo-
bile owner. who places it on the front
Of the machine to prevent accidents
and arrest. These figureheads are all
grotesque in style. the most popular
being an image Of police officer with
watch In hand, q barking cur and
Growing rooster.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-26

The highest authorities place the to-
tai number Of years elapsed since. in
the light Of best geological evidence,
men first appeared upon earth at
2sS,o00. OF this, $4,000 belong to the
re-glacial epoch. 100000 years to
the glacial. $4,000 to the interval be.
tween the glacial epoch and the proto.
historic and neolithic, 10000 years to
the two last named epochs. and 5000
years to the time elapsed since the be.
ginning Of the historic period in
Egypt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-26
What DO They Oursl

Tho above question Is often asked cop
eorning DIR. Pierce's two leading medi.
cjnes, sGolden Medical Discovery end
sEavorite Prescription"
The answer IL that uGolden Medical
Discovery Is o most potent Alternative or
blood-purlfier, and tonic or invigorator
and acts especially favorably In curs-
tive way upon oil the mucous lining sur.
faces, as OF the nasal passages, throat,
bronchial tubes, stomach. bowels and
bladdeE curing large per cent. OF catsr.
rhal CAKES whether <6e disease Affects the
nasal pSsSsees. the tnsQat, lsrynx, bron.
CHA. stomacR& - csta ffAal dysPspsisl
S SSwsls q Sss s,S %asSY sads y:
AacbIQnIc or INDICATIVE atages d lh6zz
A6ectl0ls. Il IA nftcn aucceksful In Affect
tts tfsv0rIta prexriptIou. i. ADVISED
Tor The clte o. one class OF dllea4ek- tRQ3
RecQllRr, weak Ies$eS utfanRemept9 4ld
lrregllAtltlea Incident 70 MQme6 Qnli. Il
Is powerful yet gently acting invIRVfAt
ing tonic and nervine. For weak worn
out, over-worked women--no matter what
has caused the breakdown, sFav0rite
Prescription will be found most effective
10 building up the strength, regulating
the womanly functions, subdulng pain
anu UIiuBiuB hOOut uedituy, vlkoIous
condition OF the whole system.
A book OF particulars wraps each bottle
giving the formuIe OF both medicines and
quoting what scores of eminent med
zeal authors, whose works are consulted
by physicians OF all the schools Of practice
as guides In prescribing, say OF each In
gredient entering into these medicines.
The words OF praise bestowed on the
several ingredients entering into Doctor
pierce's medicines by such writers should
have more weight than any amount OF
non professional testimonials. because
such men are writing for the guidance OF
their medical brethren and know whereof
they speak.
Both medicines are non-alcoholic, nom
secret, and contain no harmful habit
forming drugs, being composed Of glyceric
extracts OF the roots Of native, American
medicinal forest plants They are both
sold by dealers In medicine. You can't
afford 10 accept as o substitute for one Of
these medicines OF known composition,
any secret nostrum.
DR.. Plerce's Pellets. small, sugar-coated,
easy TO take as candy, regulate and In
vigorste stomach. liver and bowelA
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-26
Estate of Albert G. Patchin.

STATE OF VERMONT Tho Honorable
SDislrict Of Bennington, IS. Probate Court
for the District aforesaid
To all persons interested In the estate Of Al.
bert q fatchin, late Of Bennington In said dis.
trict deceased, GREETING:
WHEREAS, said Court has assigned the 2sth
day Of May next for examining and allowing
the account OF Charles II, Patchin, the Admin
lstrat0r OF the estate OF said deceased, and for
d. cree OF the residue OF said estate 70 the
lawful claimants Of the same, and ordered that
public notice thereof be given TO oil persons
interested In said estate by publishing this
order three weeks successfully previous 10 the
day assigned, In the Bennington Evening Ban
ner, u newspaper published OF Bennington in
said district. asn
THEREFoRE, you are hereby notified to ap.
pear at the Probate ONCE In Bennington In said
district, on the day assigned. then and there 10
contest the allowance Of said account II you
wee cause. and 10 establish your right as heirs,
legatees aud lawful claimants to said residue.
GIVEN UNpKR MY HAND. this nth day OF
May, 1908.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-26
0oosepIts In Russia.

In Russia pits for cock fighting are
unknown, but "goosepits" some so
years ago were common throughout
that mighty kingdom. The effect Of
this can BE- seen to-day in the geese
which are indigenous to the country.
the Arsamas and the Tula varieties
particularly showing to q marked de.
gree the lighting characteristics Of
their ancestors. The Arsamas gander
has . bill which IL entirely different
In form from that Of the geese known
In any other part Of the world. This
special structure enables the bird to
take . Arm hold on the neck or back
Of its antagonist.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-26
Exsmpla 0ratla.

1T ia not enough" said the man
who was fond Of moralizing, that a
man should be prudent most OF the
time; he must be 80 all the time. The
foolish action Of few minutes may
spoil the prospects Of q lifetime"
That's So" put In Henpeck, 1T
only takes q few minutes to get mar.
RED"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-26
A Forestry School.

The opening Of forestry school In
South Africa year ago marked anoth
er advance In the propagation Of the
forestry idea. The. school was estab.
lished by the government Of the Cape
Of Good Hope at Tokai, Cape Colony,
to train men for the government for.
estry service in the several South
African provinces. The course covers
two years, the first year at the South
African college and the second year
at the Forestry school at Tokai on a
ong.established estate, where there
are extensive forest lands and great
variety of trees In all stages Of do
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-26

Marie---Wasn't II shocking about
Cholly Worthington! He fell out Of
his new airship when II got stalled
q half mile up In the air!
Lilly-How did Cholly come to fallf
Marie--He thought he was In his
automobile and jumped out to push
It back home! bohemian.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-26

Orlno Laxative Fruit Syrup IL best
for women and children. Its mild ac-
ton and pleasant taste makes II pref
cradle to violent purgatives, such as
pills, tablets, etc. Oct the booklet aud
q sample Of Orino at Quinlan's Phnr
macy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-26

CA0 TOR z A.
BEAR, n. >,Ihs Kind You Ham Always Bought
''', :; IHzZIM
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-26

O. W. KIDDER,
Dear sir:--For your interest and the benent
Of others want to say thai one application OF
your Roach Powder practically cleaned out ev-
cry roach about my place, and had thousands
of them. have used several other kinds and
nothing ever before did the business. Your
powder Is certainly wonder and shall do all
| can 10 let people know Of Its good effects.
Yours truly,
b. l.. KENT, Confecttoner.
Burlington, VI
Sold by Winslow Bros.