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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-25

from nervousness
andother annoying
symptoms, and ]
can truly say that
LydiaE .Pinkham's
Vege table Com
pound has proved
worth mountains
of gold to me, as it
restored my health
and streng tn. i
never forget to tell
my friends what
lydia f. Pinkham's
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-11
POINTERS FOR
P. 0. PATRONS

An exchange issues the following
"postoffice pointers"
"A live, up-to date citizen always
has postofice box for himself and
family. 49,. -
School children should not call for
mail more than three time sa day, I'M
less they have time to call during
recess.
Rural route patrons should select
early the fat chicken Or turkey they
are going to give the carrier for his
Christmas or New Years.
The fee for registering letters Is
now 10 cents instead of 8 cents, and
registered packages are now insured
for $50 instead CT $25.
Rural route patrons should at once
fix up their boxes so they will be in
good shape when cold weather sets in.
Carriers do not have to serve boxes
that are not properly put up
No one should call for a registered
letter for any other person, not even
a mem,ber of his family unless he
has a written order. The department
will not allow registered matter to be
ucllRSIcu Ill ally OCuOl way.
The department does not allow a
postmaster to accept checks for mon
ey orders or to sell money orders I'M
less the cash is actually received
when the order is delivered.
Always address your letters when
you mail them. Unless they bear a
return card the postmaster may have
some trouble telling where they go.
Also be sure to stamp you letters
when you mail them. These two sen.
fences may sound like joke but YOU
would be surprised to know how often
letters are mailed without address or
Tostage.
Treat the postmaster like human
being. He may not know much but
remember, he has about 5000 postal
regulations to keep track of and live
up to besides all kinds Of human ma,
lure to deal with. The chances are
that you would get a little ratified
and off your base once in a while
yourself under the same circum-
stances.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-11
APPROPRIATE XMAS GIFTS.

. We shaTa en- display a complete line
Of leather goods as samples. We are
in position to order any leather
goods YOU may desire, If you will
come and see our stock So that we
may be able to order, and receive
same iii time for Christmas. = =.
coWAN's DRUG STORE. '"*.<
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-11

HERMETlc SFAvoRlTE HEATERS.
The best. Ignite Burners ION the
market, at the Union Mercantile Co. ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-11
Alone In a Saw Mill at Midnight

Alone in Saw Mill at Midnight
unmindful of dampness, drafts, storms
of cold w j: Atkins worked as night
watchnlar,, at Banner Springs, Tenn.
Such exposure gave him a severe cold
that settled on his lungs. At last he
had to give up work. He tried many
remedies but all failed till The used
DR.. Kings New Discovery. after US
ing one bottle. he writes. Il went
back sto work as well as ever,' Severe
colds, stubborn coughs, , Unframed
Threats and sore lungs, hemorrhages.
Group and swhooning cough get quick
relief and prompt cure from this glor-
ious medicine. soc and 81. Trial bot.
ties tree. Guaranteed by sFinney's
Drug store.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-11
Relief WORK <: !.
-. IS CRITICISED

Cherry, Ill., Dec. +9..-Criticism Of
the manner in which the Cherry re-
lief fund for, the aid Of the sufferers
from the mine disaster of Nov. IS,
Is being administered by the local
Red Cross relief .. commission was
voiced today by Alderman Scully and
Cermak, Of Chicago, and State Rep
W. ]. Mcclure of Kewanee. ;
Scully and Cermak, who are mem
bers Of the relief committee Of the
Chicago city council came here to In
vestigate complaints that neglect and
favoritism have marked the distribu-
ton of relief supplies. The ywere.a c-
companied on their tour of inspection
by MCGUIRE who is preparing to in
troduce in the legislature bill to
repeal the present fellow servant liza
bility law by which the owners of the
Cherry coal mine are said to hope to
avoid payment of personal damages
for the loss of the lives Of 80 miners.
At the conclusion of their: investi-
cation they expressed the opinion
that the relief supplies are being dis
tributed without proper order or sys-
tenn and that many deserving famil-
les do not get the supplies due them.
eve found ALSO" said Mr.. Cermak,
t'that none Of the relief fund has
been devoted to the purchase of fresh
meat and vegetables which are badly
needed by the people"
"Mr. Bicknell, the national director
of the Red Cross should be here to
attend to the relief work." said Mr.:
Scully. 1--WE find that four of the
seven members of the relief commits
sion are not In Cherry and that the
relief work is in the hands of fnex-
perienced people. 'tG{,
At the relief stores it was stated by
the commfssary that he had notified
the relief commission that fresh meat
and vegetables as we'll as other groc-
cries had ceased to arrive. The total
of eatables now in; the store room is
now less than half "a carload and this
consists Of canned goods and break
fast foods. $50
Several more witnesses will be
heard tom orrowl at the coroners in
quest and it is expected that an In
definite adjournment will then be tax
en-. A verdict win not be rendered,
it is said, untils the remaining bodies
shall have been taken out OF the
mine. esst sfE*sHES
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-11

You can trace most complaints
about dull business ito dull ad
vertisings w Nh 10 40 4 !,
The broad ax., 1909-05-22
OF WheeI 81 Fortune.

In the village church Of Comfort.
near Pont-CrOix. in western Brittany.
Is a very good specimen Of the now
rare wheel OF fortune" 1t Is made OF
wood, with a row OF bells on its outer
rim and pivOted between a couple Of
rough beams, altogether very primitive
workmanship. By means Of cord att
tached to a crank the wheels can be
made to revolve and set all the bells
a-jangling. / have often heard that
the peasants believe that 1t has MI
raculous power Of healing when rung
over the head Of a sufferer who has
placed a sou in the box to which the
rope Is padiocked. received remark
able confirmation Of this belief, for
while making a photograph a well to
do sailors wife and her husband came
into the church and looked round. The
woman asked me II thought there
could be any truth In this belief, as
her child was very backward In learn
ing to talk. Her nurse, who came from
those parts, had advised her to bring
the baby and ring the bells Of Comfort
over his head, when he would be sure
to talk. As she was passing she had
looked In to see II II was worth trying!
London Chronicle.
The broad ax., 1909-05-22
The Smooth Way.


In the last generation Tyler Cobb,
Esq, was a well known citizen of
North Bridgewater, now Brockton,
Mass. he was famous throughout
Plymouth county for his witty retorts
and dry humor.
Never having taken q sea trip, Mr..
Cobb one day conceived the idea OF
making a voyage to New York. Ac-
cordingly he sailed from Boston IN q
small schooner. The first day out a
storm was encountered and Mr.. Cobb
became violently sick, but after sew
eral hours he mustered up courage and
strength to look out upon the troubled
waters
As he looked from the side Of the
little ship up the trough Of the "a II
seemed very smooth 70 him. The cap
tain's cutting Of the waves was sense
les, he told himself. But a. this mad
steering continued the unhappy pas
senger finally crawled out on hands
and knees to where the captain stood
at the wheel and, raising his voice
above the din Of waves and wind.
shouted:
MAN, man, keep In the ruts, keep IN
the rutsT'
The broad ax., 1909-05-22
Marked Il OF.

Just what may happen to Q man who
isn't strictly honest was illustrated on
q street car a few days ago. A man
handed the conductor a dollar and
asked for a strip Of tickets. He re-
ceived his FIVE tickets, and then the
conductor fumbled around for change
and managed to make q mistake"
he handed the man two half dollars
instead Of 20 cents. The man put
away the money without saying a
word and In a couple Of minutes work
ed his way to the front Of the car and
got on. "Say, conductor" said an In
terested observer, did you know you
didn't give that man the right
changer The conductor smiled COM
placently. That's all right" he said.
'If he'd been honest and returned that
bad half dollar I'd have given him q
good quarter for 1t. I've been trying
to get rid Of that piece Of money for
week. / guess he deserved to get
stung"-Philadelphia Record.
The broad ax., 1909-05-22
DeeeitfuI Appearances,

A remarkable experience once befell
Mark Twain In Australia, which, he
said, determined him never again to
judge by appearances. he had Just
landed at an Australian port, and, to
his chagrin. there was no porter IN
sight to carry his luggage. Seeing a
rough looking. badly dressed old fel-
low leaning idly against a post with
his hands in his pockets, the author
beckoned TO him and said:
"See here. If you'll carry these bags
up to the hotel I'll give you half q
dollar"
The man scowled darkly, and, TAX
ing three or four golden sovereigns
from his pocket. he deliberately threw
them into the sea. scowled at Mark
Twain again and walked away with
out word.
The broad ax., 1909-05-22
ENTHUSIASM FOR Y. N. C. A.
Opportunity to Hear Mr.. Douglass and
Mics Enc {. Grant Appreciated.

Opportunity to Hear Mr.. Douglass and
MiSs Enc z. Grant Appreciated.
interest Is at high pitch IN the forth
coming spring recital Of the Carlton
aVenue branch OF the Young Mems
Christian association, which Is to be
held ut Memorial hall. Flatbush ave
nue and Schermerhorn street, Brook
I'm, On Thursday evening. April %.
Joseph n. Douglass, grandson Of Fred
Grick Douglass, Will BE- one Of the chief
attractions on the occasion. The Bos-
tan Globe said not long ago:
The most finished violin performer
OF the colored race Is Joseph Il. Doug
lass, grandson Of the late Frederick
Douglass Of Washington. The young
man has a worldwide reputation as a
VlOlinist. He inherited his talent for
the violin from his grandfather, who
was q great lover Of the. instrument
and was himself q violinist Of consid-
cradle ability. as was also his son,
Charles Douglass, father Of Joseph"
Miss Ehe E. Grant, a soprano sing
e. Of the Yale Conservatory Of Music
at New Haven, Conn, viii also make
her first appearance before a Brooklyn
audience. Other prominent artists TAX
ing part win be n. L. Pryor, dramatic
reader. OF New York; Hollis Smith, the
wonderful boy soprano; the Academy
Male Quartet, Albert s. Williams, the
able pianist; william r Smith, tenor
soloist, and Professor ]. f. r. Wilson,
Oceompanist.
The broad ax., 1909-05-22
o'TooLE's HARD LUCK.
Horse Which He Had Ridden Was Not
Properly Upholstered.

Horse Which He Had Ridden Was Not
Properly Upholstered.
After the big parade in New York on
St Patrick's day on one occasion Felix
o'Toole, who had been one OF the mar
shals and who had proudly ridden
past the reviewing stand with head
erect and chest expanded, called on his
sweetheart, Katie O'Flynn, to find out
II she had seen and recognized him in
the parade.
When Felix entered Katie's little sit
ting room he greeted her efusively.
sGood mornin'. Felix. Come in and sit
down." she said" For some reason
Felix preferred 20 stand Did ye see
me on horseback in tn p'rade yistidy.
Katie?" be asked eagerly.
'tOi did that" said Katie, ''an' ye
looked fciEe. Felix. sure, an ye did.
Sit down. Felix. OF watched We fer
~, shcu:rps. an OF would have fol-
f..--.1 vn- civ;s:On. but OF couldn't get
through III crowd. It was so dinse.
Why don't re sit down. Felix? Phwat
ar We standin' there fer. ranin' on tn
manthel lool1in' loike an ijiut? Sit
down." she commanded
~Katie. darlint. Oh can't sit down
today nor for sum tonne. OF fear, be
kase the horse OF wuz a-ridin' yistidy
wasn't properly upholstered on tn top
av his back. an Dim not falin' In
. ytf+grs by1u,or ~ Draferz fer 10
shtand."
The broad ax., 1909-05-22
GncouraaemenI.

encouragement.
Il have q splitting headache" sighs
the beautiful young thing.
"Have you ever tried magnetic heal
mgr asks the obliging young man.
NO. What Is ftp
you rest your head, thus, on my
shoulder. and I pass my arm about
your waist IN this manner. Now be
perfectly calm and see II this does not
relieve you"
The position Is maintained for i've OF
ten minutes. and then the obligins
young man asks:
'DOes your head ache any mOrer
aYe-e-es."
~wen. I'm sorry don't seem able to
relieve you"
BE Is about to remove his arm when
she looks up at him ehidingIy and
says:
at seems 70 me that Il you have any
eonhdence in your method you would
Be willing to keep On trying. Chicago
uHwn
The broad ax., 1909-05-22
MARKED GROWTH OF Y. W. A
West Fifty-third Street Branch at New
York Has CAPABLE Officers.

West Fifty-third Street Branch at New
York Has Capable Officers.
The growth in membership, interest,
finance and personal helpfulness to
the members of the West Flfty-third
street branch of the Young Women's
Christian association at New York Is
very encouraging. TIE executive COM
mittee and subcommittee are headed
by capable women, who have the best
interest of the work at heart and who
sre striving to make the association a
place Of social purity, culture and re-
nnement for the members and the
many strangers and visitors who come
TO the city from time to time.
At the recent Easter exercises the
assembly rooms were crowded at an
early hour The opening was con-
Quoted by Mrs. Emma s. Ransom.
Mrs.. Virginia e. Scott was in charge
Of the program, which included these
numbers: Chorus, ''Conquering King"
by Y. ". G. A. choir; Miss Elizabeth
Edwards, Mrs. Maggie Clay, Miss Hat
de Montague, Miss Lula Gales, Miss
Hodsden, Miss Eugenia EzeIle, Miss
Lorraine Briggs, Mrs. R. Seon, Mrs. r.
L. Cox In solos, and recitations were
given by Mrs. NJ. r. Tate, Miss Gussie
Hunter, Miss Martha Venable, Mrs.
=. Niles, Mrs. NJ. l. Carter. Mrs. v.
Z. Scott and Miss Aramanthea Holds
den were the accompanies. Charles
I'm and Mr.. Simeon were the violin
ut and cornetist respectively.
The broad ax., 1909-05-22
prnud Hs voted Eor srxan.

At a recent civil service examination
IN one Of the departments In Washing
ton a cadaverous clay eater from the
baekwoods OF Georgia. who had trou-
bIed the waters several times before
without so much as producing a ripple,
was asked by the examiner IL be were
a grammarian. he Strengthened up to
bis fun height, shifted his ''chawing
terbaeker'' to his left jaw and replied,
with a look Of injured pride in his
face: SNo, sub. All am a Gawgegian,
sub. an An voted for Brine. sub, an
All am proud Of IT, subj" The exam
iner fen on his face and loosened all
his new store teeth.
The broad ax., 1909-05-22
New Works Prominent visitqrs,

Among the many visitors OF promi-
nence at New York during Easter
week were DR.. William I. Vernon Of
washington Miss Elizabeth c. Carter
Of New Bedford, Mass: international
gecretary W. A. Hunter Of the Z. NJ.
G. A. ana DR.. r D. stinson Of Morris
Brown college az Atlanta, Ga. DR..
Etinson said That the school was in a
iourishing condition. with an enroll
nent Of a thousand young men and
women OF the race as students. who
are preparing themselves for future
usefulness to fhelr--race Register
Vernon and Mss Carter we're the
guests Of Dr. and afrA r c. Ran
con.
The broad ax., 1909-05-22
Eati, iEi.:.I.

"You are in the empior o. tirL =. :
Honaire up on the hill. aren't ycc :
snapped the sharp faced woman who
ran the butter and egg shop.
yes, ma'am." responded the man in
the white apron, and / want two
pounds Of butter for my masters Ia
BILE. He said he'd send to town after
IT, only the roads are so bad"
HE did. eh? Wen, we are not par
tlcular about his trade. Did you tell
him 1 said his money was taintedT
Indeed, | did"
and what did be sayT'
"Said so was your blamed old but
ter."-Chicsgo News.
The broad ax., 1909-05-22
A FIXED Law.

you are positive this happened on
Tuesday, demanded counsel.
81 an" said the witness.
S1Sure It was TuesdayT
yes.
'Why not Thursday or Friday7"i
Because we had chicken that day.
Chicken day Is Tuesday where I
board. "-LOuisviile Courier-Journal.
The broad ax., 1909-05-22
80 Actinn,

,Aetor-An the newspapers say my
impersonation OF Caesar last night was
absolutely real Riyal-Perhaps that's
50. Everybody ave met says It GER
tainiy wasn't acting
The broad ax., 1909-05-22
III. cook.. pseIsnsian

The cook picked up an egg. She
looked at IL doubtfully.
Its bad" she said
She dropped II.
sIfs w0rser' she hastily added--Ex-
change.
The broad ax., 1909-05-22

4 made enough money IN Wan
street last week to buy q house and
lot"
did you buy TT"
well, no: but I wish I had-"-Nsw
York Herald.
The broad ax., 1909-05-22

Preserve your Just relations to other
men. Their misconduct does not afIect
your dufies.-Epictetus.
The broad ax., 1909-05-22

Il guess their honeymoon Il about
over"
What makes you think soP
Hes quit coming home for his noon
lunch Detroit Free Press
The broad ax., 1909-05-22

Zeal without knowledge 4 Hks enc
ditiOn to a man IN the dark.-NsRtoa.
The broad ax., 1909-05-22
Why She DID Il

why Is It." they asked, ''that you
let your husband have his own way
In everythingT'
Because" she replied. Il lfks to
have some one to blame when things
20 wrong"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
WILL RECEIVE BIDS
UNTIL SATURDAY

viii receive private bids until
Saturday noon OH tine entire iewoIry
s'ock and store fixtures of Chas
Kinzcr. Alo the entire STOCK OF
musical instruments and store fv-
Wres of Youe and Kinzer.
Tho Inventory can be seen 80 lhe
store.
VI. B POSTLETHWA1TE.
Trustee.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
HORSESHOE LUCK.

An Old Myth That Coos Back to tho
Greeks and Their Sea God.
OF all the emblems for good fortune
the horseshoe stands among the first
Everybody knows II is unlucky to pass
horseshoe on the road without pick
ing 1t up. II is luck emblem OF the
greatest power. We are indebted for
this statement to old tales centuries I'm
age that have descended from father
to sou. from mother to daughter
through the years.
The old myths repay research. The
luck or the horseshoe has most re-
spectacle beginning II Is traced TO the
religion OF The old Greeks and their sea
god, Poscidun. who was identical with
the Roman sea god Neptune.
TO Posedon horses were sacred. and
TO him they were sacrificed. Poseidon
was believed TO have created the first
horse when he struck the ground with
his trident and II horse sprang from
the hole. which afterwnrd became Il
spring. The sea god was the lord OF
springs. TO him all springs were
ascribcd. In the shape OF horse be
sometimes wandered by the shores OF
his ocean domain. and where ne struck
his boots deeply there the waters gush.
ID out and permanent springs were
found. This is the reason why horse
shoes are reckoned lucky. Going to the
root OF the matter. one sees nature
myth ms the root principle. From the
sen all rain comes. and to the sea all
springs owe primal origin. and to the
rain and the fresh waters. sea derived
we owe all fertility on earth
The old Greeks therefore worshiped
Posedon rs the fortune giver through
his springs. They gave him horses. his
precious beasts. and they ndored the
footprints OF horses when they found
them. for they might be the very foot
prints Of the god himself
When the horses came TO be shod the
transition OF the luck emblem from the
footprint itself 10 the shoe mark, prac-
iically the same thing was easy
Pegasus the winged horse, from
whose hoofs the water springs gushcd
copiously when he came TO earth. has
been credited with the origin OF the
horseshoe luck
The horseshoe was n specific against
earthquakes II would keep n house
safe from harm by earth shaking
Again ono perceivcs the sea myth
PoseidOn was the shaker OF the earth.
Team owners Gazette.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
THE MAN IN THE STAGE.
A Tragedy Of the olden Days In New
York CITY.

- NEaANQ1 NUC OtOcn bANa IN NOW
York City.
A good many years ago. long before
skyscrapers aud rapid transit were
thought OF and New York was just
big growing town. they used TO tell a
story that was CHASTITY enough TO cur
die the blood of the most skeptical
aud TO keep people OF nervous temper
ament awake OF nights.
The tale went that OF a summer
night husband aud wife. returning
home from the theatcr. entered Fifth
avenue stage far downtown and for
many blocks were the only occupants.
A little above Fourteenth street, how
ever. the stage came TO an abrupt
stop, the door was opened, and three
young men entered. One or the three
had evidently been drinking heavily,
for his companions were Obliged TO
help him TO his seat. The door was
closed behind them and the stage con
tinued It's journey northwHrd.
About ten blocks farther on one OF
the young men rose and. bidding his
and alichted. few minutes later
the second OF the three said. well,
good night. Dick" pulled the strap.
stepped TO the sidewalk and walked
of through one of the side streets.
There remained In the stage only the
husband and wife aud the young man
who was obviously under the inHu-
cncc Of liquor ana who sat i'm II
CrOuching attitude I'm corner OF the
stage under the dim pickering lamp
After Il time the husband noticed
that the young mans head seemed 10
he dropping ms II In sleep. and. fearing
that he might he borne beyond his
destination. lie rose. tapped him on the
shoulder and called attention TO the
number of the street they had just
passed. There was no response. and
the husband repeated his words. lean
ing over. as he did SO Then he sud
denly Strengthened up, turned to his
wife and said quickly, I'VE will get
out here
She began TO protest. but he simply
repeated the words, pulled the strap
and helped her to aliGht. As they
stood under the corner lamppost she
turned questioningly and asked him
why he insisted on their getting out
OF the bus so far below their destina-
ton.
Because" he replied. that young
mans throat was cut from ear TO ear"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
HOW'S THIS.

We ofrer one Hundred dollars re-
ward for any case of catarrh that
cannot DE cured by Halls Catarrh
uTe. F. j. CHENEY & CO,
TOLEDO, Ohio.
We, the undersigned have known
q j. Cheney for the last 10 years
n2 believe him perfectly honorable
n all business transactions and fla
ncially able to carry out any obll-
cations made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, D.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken inter
ally, acting directly upon the blooo
nd mucous surfaces Of the system.
testimonials sent free Price 75c
er bottle. Sold by all druggists
Take Halls Family Pills for con
stipation.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
ohnuinn tho Antnnrat-

That fine old New Englander. DIT.
oliver Wendell Holmes laid down the
rulc that the Inv Of the rood entities
man 30 two looks At every pretty
woman This fair and proper limit
brovokes no complaint IN Kansas City.
and 10 is not commonly exceeded.
though we would have 20 go far aGeld
20 find o locality with more women
worth looking at than are seen on the
streets OF Kansas city every day -
Kansas City Times
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
Had All the othsrs.

Were you ever in lover asked the
sweet young thing
NO" replied The bachelor. but sou
can't mention any other Fashionable
disease that 7 haven't bad."-Detroit
Free Press