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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
FINDS HIS OCCUPATION GONE.
Rag Mans Business Has DwIndled to
Vanishing Point.

Rags, bones, old front" IL a CRY
not nearly 80 familiar to the children
of today as tothose OF he SOS. For
the ragman. like the chimney sweep
and the sun dial maker. is becoming
extinct. His used TO be a profitable
trade The wooden rags he bought,
turned into shoddy, brought thrice
their cost SO did the bones, which
we're ground up for fertilizer. SO did
the iron, which, melted, lived again.
Many millionaire manufacturing fam
lies had their beginning in a lsng.
headed ragman. He frst grsuAd his
rags into shoddy. Then he span the
shoddy into thread. Then, full
iedsed millmsn, he woVs the thread
into cloth. But the municipalities Of
to-day contract with single firms for
the disposal Of their peoples refuse,
and the old ragman is disappearing
because there Is so little fer him.
For-and this is the great secret
while the ragman made a grand profit
on what he bought, It was en- the
refuse given him that he really threVs.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
IN THE DAYS OF THE DUEL
Reminder Of Tines When Gentlemen
Net or "Field Of Honor"

The years which separate us Amer
leans from ducling are fewer than
most of us realize. The late Prof
Shaler's Autobiography, in the Allan
tic, has this amusing Renaissance:
THE first occasion was when a
silly cousin of mine with too much
wine in him challenged a well-known
duelist, James Jackson, who as a gen.
eral fell at Perryyille. Fortunately. I
knew Jackson well as a boy of Is may
know a man Of twice his years.
made my plea to him to give my klus-
man an easy way out At first he was
obdurate, saying that he would have
his life-he had, indeed reason to be
vexed-but in he end he told his sec
ond to fix Il up with me- My good,
may say indeed aifectionate, rela-
tons with Jackson had begun a year
before in a like absurd business in a
ballroom. Frankfort. / had acct.
dentally stepped into a mess made on
the floor by the breaking of a bottle OF
champagne, which he as manager was
trying to have cleaned up. With &
sharp word, he pushed me aside; my
new-found manly dignity was offend
ed; so therefore, as usual in such
cases, asked him for his card. His
answer was I beg pardon, my dear
sir l took you for a boy We
both saw the fun of the situation. and
became friends. He was one of the
glories of this world; he lifted my
sense Of What it was to be a man
the ancient type Of gentleman"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
HAo ACCENT Or The oLO 500.
And lrishmsn Thought Color Vas
Due &c the hot Sun.


Il is SAID 10 be a peculiarly Of the
Island 81 MontserTat that tie ne
grOes speak in a rich Irish brogue.
This phenomenon is explained by
the fact that in the seven
tseHth century the colony was peo-
pied almost entirely by the Irish. In
The Cradle Of the Deep" Sir Fred
erick TrsVes gives the following in
eident illustrative Of the Gaze with
which this dialect has been preserved.
Il is quoted from Ober.
An Irishman fresh from Donegal ar
rives at Montserrat, and leaning over
the steamers rail, addresses himself
in the following terms TO a coal-black
negro who has come alongside with
provisions:
Say, cunes. phwat's the chance for
a lad ashors?"
Good. yer honor. II ye're not afraid
Of wurTuk. But me names not Cuff
fee. an, phase ys. it's Pat Null
vaney.'
"Mulvaney9 And do ye name to say
ye're OiriSh?"
'Oi do"
THE saints defend us! An how
long have ye been out here?"
"A matter OF tin year or so"
Tin year! An yez black as me hat!
Save me soul, took yez for a nay
gur."--Y0uth,s Companion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
Where Noise 10 ssIabIc.

You know, OF course" said q watch
factory foreman. how Lynn captured
the African shoe trads--mAking shoes
that squeaked loudly. The native con
siders the discomfort and expense Of
American shoes quite futile IL they
don't squeak as he walks, like an III
creased cart wheel. We have now
hogged the African cheap watch trade
by turning out good dollar watch
that ticks like boiler factory You
could hear this tick through a feather
mattress. In fact. natives wearing
our watches tick audibly. As they
swagger along, their American shoes
sQueaking and their American watches
ticking, they give cut as much noise
as a brass Rand
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
orluln of "caueus -

Caucus" is said to have arisen
from corruption of the term "calk.
er's house After violent fighting be-
tween the military and the ropemak
ers of Boston in 1870 the ropemakers
and the calkers, the better to meet
the soldiers. formed themselves into
society, at the meetings Of which
iniiammatory addresses we're delivered
and the most violent resolutions
passed against the British govern
ment and its agents and Instruments
In America" The tories scoffed AT
the calkers' meetings and the term
became in time softened into caucus
However DR. Murray declares that
the word existed previously. and he
suggests the Greek "kaukos," a cup
perhaps because at private meetings
the flowing bowl is sometimes found.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
The Loving Gun.

The origin Of the loving cup is to
be found in Tartary "On festive oc
casions, says Emerson, 1T is the prac
tice of the people to gather at some
predetermined spot where koumiss, by
the hundreds Of skins, IS brought and
placed in the open air. The men and
women sit in circle, and one of
their number is selected as cup-b bearer
The young women sing their national
hymns and songs, no one rises, and
the cup passes from hand 10 hand un.
til all the beverage is consumed" Dis
titled koumiss is far stronger than
brandy
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
Give Your Doc More Water.

Fully onehalf OF canine misery
comes from lack Of drinking water.
The agony Of thirst trays dog temper
to the vicious point and impatient
animals are much like cross humanity,
ready to resent an act or look.
Thoughtful families leave basins Of
fresh water where stray animals can
find 1t, but they are not many. and
they will never do as much good as
running water in places where it can
be reached at Will Dog lovers are
many, but they do not always give due
attention to the animals which more
than repay their kindness and affec-
ton. Let us make a New Years res
oluthn to use our influence to estab-
fish few sensible preventives OF mad
dog scares, chief of which is plenty Of
fresh water for all animals.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
Where They Came From

1t is surprising from whence came
the most common articles OF food. The
onion, the leek, garlic and pea were
favorites in Egypt; rye and parsley in
Siberia; the the citron and currants in
Greece. and radishes hail from China
and Japan.
The horsechestnut is a native of
Thibet. "The Forbidden Land" and
the mulberry tree, walnut and peach
travelled westward from Persia. Very
few consider that oats originated In
North Africa at time when Egypt
was the granary of the world.
The chestnut came from Italy,
celery from Germany, spinach from
Arabia, the sunflower from Peru and
cucumbers from India. Tobacco is a
native Of Virginia.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
AT TOMB OF GREAT WARRIOR
Description Of Last Resting Place Of
Genghis Khan.

Genghis Khan, the Mongol chief. in
the thirteenth century proved himself
one of the worlds greatest warriors.
His tomb exists at Edchen Koro. and
is described in Count de Lesdain's
From Pekln to Sikkim:" 1.-TWO small
tents one behind the other, and con.
nected by a very low inner door. made
of worn-out felt and admitting
through their rents the rain and the
wind, are the monuments destined
to perpetuate the renown OF the
greatest conQueror the world has
known. . The ashes OF the body
of Genghis Khan are deposited in a
kind OF chest. cubic in shape, and
placed on a wooden support made Of
small colored pillars, adorned with
paintings on all its sides. except that
facing south, which is covered with a
finely worked copper plate represent.
Ing a divinity surrounded by four ami.
mails which are difficult to identify.
The tomb, in fact, has not always
been here, but it is difficult to know
exactly where the first descendants
of the great emperor laid his remains. {"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town ano village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

News Of the Town anc Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers
Charles Mcclure has resigned his
position as stage hand at the opera
house.
Every lady of the local Grange is
invited to meet Wednesday afternoon
from TO 8 in e. A. r. han.
A regular meeting of the local cOun
ell, Knights of Columbus will be held
in their rooms Tuesday evening.
Rey-Philip Schuyler spent last
week at a retreat for clergy at The
Bishops residence at Burlington.
That hard winter predicted has tried
several times, but no sooner gets a
good foothold than it slips back into
the mud.
Remember the F. NJ. T. A. 3. soeie-
TVS fair in Academy hall beginning
Wednesday. February II, and cOntinu-
ing the remainder of the week. Soc
iety Tickets" good for a chance on II
articles, donated by merchant friends,
are now being circulated.
An addition is being built on the old
Hubbell homestead at Bennington
Center. The interior of the house
will also be remodeled to accommo-
date two families. Many improve
ments will be made about this histor-
ic farm during the coming spring and
summer.
Miss Jessie NJ. Davis died at $50
this morning at the home OF her
brother, Winthrop L. Davis of Rut-
land. She was operated ON six weeks
ago for appendicitis and was thought
to be getting well until a relapse set
in. She was % years old and a niece
of Mrs, d. G. Burt of this village az
whose home she has frequently visit
ed.
Williams college team by a whiri
wind finish Saturday night defeated
Wesleyan at basket ball when it seem
ed a certainty that the visitors would
win and the game went to Williams
19 to rs. With Wesleyan eight points
in the lead and less than nine minutes
to play, Williams struck a fast pace
and a minute before time was called,
Lewis tossed the winning basket A
foul gave Chamberlain Of Wesleyan
an opportunity to tie the score but he
failed
Mrs. George B. Wellington, a sum
mer resident of Bennington Center,
entertained friends Saturday after
noon informally with a reception and
tea at her residence Walnut Grove
place, Troy The hostess was assist
ed in receiving by Mrs. Harry c,
Shields and Miss Spar, who is a
house guest OF Rev and Mrs. Il. W,
Babcock. The refreshment table
decked with flowers was presided over
by Miss f. Gertrude Cowee and Miss
Angenette Hall.
At the tea given Saturday by Miss
Sarah Thurman at her home at No. 46
Fourth street, Troy, Mrs. James A
Eddy, Mrs. Charles A. Mcleod, Mrs
William s. Kennedy and Miss Margar'
ct Freeman presided at the table
Miss Elizabeth Norton Of Bennington
assisted the hostess in receiving
Miss Anna Baker dispensed punch and
the young women assisting in the din
ing room were Miss Ruth Eddy, Miss
Anna Shields AM Miss May Thompson
Miss Thurman also entertaining at
dinner last night.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
Between Two rhnrns.

Rosenbaum had store between
Smiths and Browns, and all three
sold clothing except Rosenbaum, who
only tried to. Smith and Brown were
often hilarious together over their
neighbours lack OF business ability.
After the three stores had been visited
by very cautious FIRE. Smith and
Brown covered the fronts OF their
stores with flaming signs announcing
the fire sale; but TO their horror
everybody went to Rosenbaums. Not
until their unbuslnesslike neighbor
had sold everything but the gas meter
did they discover his large sign,
Main Entrance" - Success Maya
zine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
COMPLIMENT FOR THE PASTOR.
Remark Not So Intended Really
Amounted 10 as Much.

Aaron Bancroft. the father Of the
historian, was a Massachusetts clergy
man who revolted against the Calvin
ism OF the day. The young minister
found himself held at arms length By
the surrounding Clergy. In The
Life and Letters OF George Bancroft
Mr.. MA Dew Howe quotes the fol
lowing item from the old minister's
Memoranda:
An honest but very intelligent
farmer of my parish, some ten years
ago. accosted me in this manner:
Wen, Mr. Bancroft. what do you
think the people Of the old parish
say Of me now?'
Il answered, I hope something
good
They say, IF we find fault with
him he does not mind it at all; and
If we praise him he does not mind it,
but keeps steadily on his own way;
We therefore have concluded that it is
best to let him alone"
THE farmer mentioned the fact as
a subject OF laughter, but l thought,
and still think that, taking the declar-
alton in its bearings, it was the pref
test compliment l have received
through my whole life. "-Youth's
Companion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
A cockroach Remedy.

A housekeeper who was recommend.
ed to try cucumber Feelings as a rem.
edy for cockroaches strewed the floor
with pieces OF the peel cut not very
thin and watched the sequel, says a
writer in Suburban Life. The pests
covered the peel In a short time so
that it could not be seen, so voracious-
ly were they engaged In sucking the
poisonous moisture from 1t, The see
ond night that this was tried the num.
Der of cockroaches was reduced to a
quarter and none we're lett on the
third night.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
Nothing Better Than Pages Perfected
Poultry Food.

d. J. Lambert Of Apponaug, R l., the
maker of the famous Death to Lice
remedies and who is known all over
the country as a poultry expert, says
there is nothing better than Pages
Perfected Poultry Food Here are
his exact words. "Rations should vary
with different seasons. Some kind OF
animal food is necessary at all times,
and / have found nothing better or
handler than Pages Perfected Poul-
try Food
If you want to know more about this
food and the best ways Of using it,
write to c. S. Page, Hyde Park, Vt,
for his booklet, Profitable Poultry"
1t viii be sent free postpaid, to any
one mentioning this paper
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
HexamethYIenetetramIne

The bove is the name OF German
chemical which is one OF the many
valuable ingredients OF Foley's Kidney
Remedy observation-disclosures is
recognized by medical text books and
authorities as a uric acid solvent and
antiseptic for the urine. Take Fol
ey's Kidney Remedy as soon as you
notice any Irregularities and avoid a
serious malady-Quinlan's Pharmacy
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
Enrichment Of phvsloians.

Remuneration of physicians origin
ally consisted in presents but at the
time of Hippocrates payment in money
was already customary. Physicians
received also public praise, the crown
of honor" the freedom of the city,
the privilege Of eating at the kings
table. Physicians employed by the
state received yearly salary, as high
as $4,000 in some instances Rich PEG
pie would pay enormous sums for a
successful treatment, ano case is re.
corded in which 100000 vas paid.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
SALE
Read This Twice

Nearly new two apartment house,
ten minutes walk from Bradford's
mill, price $500; cash required 5000,
balance long term 5 per cent mort
gage; after deducting taxes, interest,
and insurance this property will pay
you s97 per year on your 5000 invest
ment and will make liberal discount
for all cash.
Spruce and Hemloek Timber
Farm in Bennington county seven
miles from depot located on a good
hard road, good house and several
barns; good large fruit orchard; cut
IS tons of hay last year, estimated to
cut now over one million feet Of
spruce and hemlock, price $500 VIII
accept a small piece of city OF village
property as part payment and will
leave the balance on mortgage until
timber is cut and sold.
Send for new 1909 catalogue which
will be out the last of this month.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
rhree rhousand Years.

Il think from Tive utensils about him
that this mummy must have been an
Egyptian plumber
1T would be interesting to bring him
to life"
But too risky. Who's going to pay
him for his timer"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on so
cent bottle Of Greene's Warranted Sy.
rup OF Tar II It falls to cure you.
cough or cold. We also guarantee q
20 cent bottle to prove satisfactory OF
money refunded.
Thompson's Pharmacy, G II Houghton
]. M. Ayres, A. s. Hathaway
HARDWOOD d. Store,
@. Il. 4 A. B. Hawkins
ID. A. Ward, o. e. Adams
B. A. Quinlan, =. G. Woodwork
". b. GokAy. q. ". Adams Co
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
DRUGGIST POSTED ON ECZEMA

Eczema sufferers should ask drug
gist William l. Gokay of this city what
reports are being received from the
patients who have been treating the
skin with oil of wintergreen liquid as
compounded in d. ID. d. Prescription.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
MS. Winglow'g Soothing Syrup

Ia, been used 70, over sIxrY-FIyE YEARS BY MI.
LIONS Of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WILL
rkkrHlN0, with PERFECT SUCCESS. II sOOTHES
NE Guild, s0FrEN9 the GUMS, AI.LAYS all PAIN
cuRks WIND collie, and IL the best remedy for DIAR
RIGA. Sold hy Druggists IN cyery Part Of the world
BE furtaud ask for Mrs.. Winaow's Soothing Syrup
and take no other knd. Twenty-Five cents bota Guar
lnieed under The Food and Drugs Act June eh ind Serial
Nuuhsr lepa AN OH AND WELL TfunB RrarDf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
pILEs CURED IN 9 no a pAYs

PAzo OINTMENT is guaranteed to
cure any case OF Itching, Blind, Bleed
ing or Protruding Piles In 6 to II
DAVIS or money refunded. 6oc-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08

Hoarse coughs and stuffy colds that
may develop into pneumonia over
night are quickly cured by Foley's
Honey and Tar, and II soothes in
famed membranes, heals the lungs,
and expels the cold from the system.
OIinlnnin Pharmacy
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
Are You Half
Knocked Out?

Your head aches and feels heavy. Feg-
haps your Throat Is = itue dry. fou have
little appetite. and oc1asionalIT chilly ieeis
lnGs creep alouE the spine. Fo1r eyes are
bet tongue furred, and you are anout hal
knocked cut You know what the trouble
10 You have been drinking and eating COO
nuch- You have felt tfis way hefQre and
if took you q wees 20 SET WeiL fou are
Just bilious" and your stomach has gone
batk on you Now n you 90 the figff
thing al the very start you VIII feei hef-
ter tomorrow Just take one OF Two
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08

Take tuem now and tonight WHEN sou
retire take one or two more. ana sou viii
feel one hundred per cent better tenor
row morning. and before the day Is passed
you viii forget an about ~. These Won
derful little vegetable pills combining the
antiseptic and resolyent properties OF pine
apple, with the laxative aud cleansing ef-
fects u butternut. will quickly relieve
congested circulation and drive out OF the
blood the bile Accommodations. restoring har-
monious action TO the digestive Organs
Just one days use 81 these little vegetable
pills will cure any threatened bilious at
tack They are good for young or Old
never grippe or weaken. nor leave behind
any unpleasant after effecta Physicians
use and recommend They form no haoit
You should always keep them on hand
These little Vegetable Pills will ward Oft
many Ills and thew
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-08
WHAT TWO DOCTORS SAY OF
THEIR PROFESSION.

Two prominent doctors-high-mind-
ed bright men-werc discussing the
practice of medicine, as they stood in
front Of a drug store on Washington
avenue. and they agreed that the day
of drugs had passed, that the doctor
ing of the future would be more in
the nature of advice given to prevent
disease rather than cure 1t, except in
the use Of serums.
The doctors agreed that the direct
Ing Of sanitation and correct living
would occupy the time of the earnest,
honest medical man. and. though that
course would make the profession less
profitable, 1t would bring greater re-
suits and call for a higher ethical
standard.
There is no doubt that the most
progressive doctors are ceasing to
doctor" as the medical men did for
ty years ago The old doctor eS-
amined the tongue and felt the pulse
and then prescribed at least three diff
ferent kinds of medicine-the first a
nauseating light liquid, the second a
heavy black syrup and the third a
tasteless fluid. with pills or powders
on the side. If the patient failed to
improve, the medicine was changed
and one or two bottles of drugs were
added If the patient died. the doc
tor could prove that the order of tax
ing the medicine had been reversed, /,
If the sick one survived the ordeal.
the recovery was proof of the ef-
flcacy of the doctors mixture. The
wonder is that any very sick people
withstood the attacks made Oh the
stomach and other organs by the
hourly doping,
The simplifying of the method of
treatment of the sick is an improve,
ment.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-08

adolescence and lawless citizen
ship.
1t is against this modern child that
landlords wage a continual and relcnt-
less warfare, which no legislation can
suppress. 1t is not certain that 1t
ought 10 be suppressed. 1t Is sin
to attempt TO bring up children In an
apartment house, where there are no
household duties and where even the
natural boisterousness of well behay-
ed children cannot find vent without
disturbing other families. The apart
ment house may, perhaps will be, the
refuge of the decadent stocks, even
at the cost of driving families Of mod
crate means, but with the force to re-
produce themselves, to the individual
home in the suburbs OF. perhaps, the
isolated cottage in the sand hills. But,
between the modern apartment house
landlord and the modern child of the
apartment house family, there is an
irrepressible conflict
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-08
"FAIRs REACH AND BENEFIT EVERY AVENUE OF INDUsT

made public were not alert, because
they did not know there was anything
to be alert for.
The foregoing is from the Salt Lake
Tribune. and Is a wcll-directed criti-
clsm of the polico policy of suppress
ing news of burglaries. and might be
applied with equal force TO all other
forms of crimes.
The police records should be COM
plete and accessible TO the public.
otherwise policy OF suppression.
with petty little gratis may develop
TO the Generalization of the public
service and the building up of the
privilege of discrimination In favor of
some and against others who come
within the clutches of the law,
The news of burglary Is public
property, and should be made such,
as 1t carries with IL a warning TO
which the community is entitled. The
story OF all crimes. to be written with
duo regard to the senSibilities OF the
Young, should be given TO the papers.
The police should never be allowed
the right to discriminate. They are
not In a position TO act in the double
capacity of censors of the news and
arrestlng officers. for if they were,
they would be constantly open TO the
temptation OF being called upon by In
nuential wrong-dOers 10 ward off the
disgrace which publicity through the
newspapers might infllct.
There Is one rule in all newspapers
which is adhered TO with the fidelity
of a commandment, and that is:
Suppress nothing OF record in the
jail or court books.
Now and then a reporter falls in his
full duty, but the acts OF omission are
comparatively few and meet with the
severest form oil reprimand when dis
covered.
With the officers impartially cnforc-
ing the mandates of the law and the
papers making public all that trans
pires in police circles. there is little
room for collusion. and the community
as a result, is benefited