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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-20
NORTH BENNINGTON

Miss Antonette Thompson of Pitts
town, n. Y, is n guest of Mrs. Henry
f. Lamb.
Ii. +. Lamb who for several weeks
has been i'll and not able to attend to
his railway mail route started this
week on his usual duties.
Mrs. Walter Stoddard of Shushan.
n. Y, is in town on account of the
death of her brother George Wal
worth.
The North Bennington Military band
will hold social dance in bank hall.
Friday evening, April % with Frank
Frazier as director. First class mu-
sic Will be furnished and a good time
warranted. Everyone is cordially in
vited to attend.
John Driscoll, aged SO, died at his
late home in SALISBURY Sunday after
long illness. Mr. Driscoll was born
in Eagle Bridge but for many years
has been a resident of this place He
leaves TO mourn his loss one daugh-
I-ter Agnes Driscol, two sons, Fred
erick and Frank. all of this place and
three brothers. The funeral washed
this morning from the Church of St.
John the Baptist at o'clock Inter
ment held in the old Catholic GENE
terry at Bennington Center.
George WaIworth, aged 81 years
died at his late home on Main street
Sunday after a brief illness. He is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Jennie Wal
worth, four sisters, Mrs Sarah w
Thayer of Shenandoah. Iowa, Mrs
Charlotte Cowan, Miss Jennie L. Wal
worth and Mrs. Walter G. Stoddard
all of Shushan. n. Y; two brothers
Charles E.'Walworth of Brooklyn and
stephen l.. Walworth of Grass Valley
California. The funeral will be held
! Wednesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
from the house. Interment will take
place in the North Bennington GENE
terry
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-20
MIsappIYlna Music.

81 went to a fashionable wedding the
other day" remarked a man who has
little time for such things, "and was
decidedly impressed by the character
of the music that was played while the
assembled guests were waiting for the
wedding party to arrive. The princi.
pal number played by the orchestra
was an air from one of the most mod
ern operas. 1t marks the entrance of
the heroine of the piece, who is com
ing on the scene to take part in a
wedding of complaisance with the
hero. who is generally regarded as one
of the greatest blackguards the world
of opera knows. Every character on
the stage knows that the Buddhistic
wedding ceremony that is to take
place is a sham and the marriage
turns out to be a tragedy of the shah
best sort. And yet that music was
played in a church that stands for in
telligence If any one congregation In
this town does. Exchange.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-20
A Sad Case.

An Atchison man has lain in an I'M
conscious state ever since ten O'CLOCK
last night. Everything has been done
to arouse him. but all efforts are un
evailing. His friends are greatly
alarmed; they fear he may never re.
gain consciousness. 1t seemed that
yesterday evening right after diner
the man picked up his hat, put on his
overcoat and although his wife wa'
sitting right in the room, she did not
say, where are you going?" He
walked out of the house. At ten O'Clock
in the evening the man returned. He
walked into the room where his wife
sat and took off his hat and overcoat
She smiled at him pleasantly and did
not say, where have you been?' The
man fell unconscious to the floor
Atchison Globe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-20

We often wonder how any person
can be persuaded into taking any
thing but Foley's Honey and Tar for
coughs, colds and lung troubles. Do
not be fooled into accepting own
make" or other substitutes. The gen
uine contains no harmful drugs and is
in yellow package.-Quinlan's Phar-
macy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-20
Garbage Removed

VIII gather and cart away rubbish, garbage
and ashes promptly and at reasonable prices.
Telephone after 4.30 or in the evening" 14f-2, or
Fairlawn Park. Also have wood for sale. Also
prepared to pillow gardens.
N. HARRINGTON.
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10 w p RI C Z D
ADvE RT Isl NG

Advertisements not over four lines
In length in this column, rs cents for
one time, 35 cents for twice. so cents
for one week and $1.25 for one
month if paid for when the advertise
ment is brought in. If credit is given
an additional charge will be made
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-20
STOCK QUOTATIONS
Noon Quotations from r. WiIIiston
& Co., to B ennlngton Security Co

The following noon quotations were
received today by the Bennington Sc
curity company from r. Williston
& Co., of New York by special wire:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-20

VLTANTED- Young men TO learn the auto
w mobile bushes by mail and prepare for
positions as ichauffeurs and repair men. We
make you expert in ten weeks assist you to
secure position. Pay big; work pleasant; de
mand for men great; reasonable; write Tor
particulars and SAMPLE lesson. Empire Auto
mobile Institute, Rochester, N. Y. 4ltl2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-20

UTANTED- good all around cook at once.
w Call or address North Bennington Hotel.
42tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-20

VA statesmen, local and travelling.
w Age % TO so. Employment the whole
year If desired. Outfit free. Pay weekly. Write
now Homer N Chase 81 Co, Nurserymen,
Auburn. Me. 36te
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-20
WANTED

TRAVELLING statesmen This is no
J. snap, but represents an excellent oppor-
tunity for hustling hard worker. Apply the
Garland Refining 90, Cleveland, %. &t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-20

WANTED Lyman, the well known pho
w togapher of Nashua n. H., is at 40
Main St., over the Allen market, until Tuesday,
April 90 "a pictures % cents 3st9
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-20

NTANTED-Me Men wanted TO learn the auto
wv mobile business in my garage Price
90. Send stamp for particulars. j. q. Reed,
800 fremont St., Boston 12t2i
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TO RENT

ITO RENT-0r for sale. place on Imperial
L Ave. Good location. Inquire OF Thomas
or Ernest Whitman. 42t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-20

w ANTED-The people of Bennington and
w vicinity to know that after April 18th
shall be prepared TO furnish anything wanted
In the line Of cemetery work direct from quar-
ries Entrance TO office 4421.2 Main ST., one
door west of Y. NJ G. A. building, both lines of
trolieys stop in front of the building. Work
first-class. Prices reasonable. Your patronage
solicited e. Estabrook 29t24
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-20

mo RENT-Two desirable tenements on
L Pleasant st. Apply Mrs Walker, s6 Pleas
ant ST 4ltf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-20

VXyANTED-Job as carpenter or in any
w line of work by a competent handy
man. Inquire at Banner office. 3lt6
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-03-27
By James A. Edgerton
Copyright, 1909, by the
American Press Association

able to this day to determine how
much of It's success is du" to Omar
nud how much to Fitzgerald Those
who claim the credit for the Persian
are refutCd by the fact that there have
been numerous other TRANSACTIONS Of
Omar, many of them more faithful to
the original than that of Fitzgerald
vet none of them has come into vogue
On the other hand, they who aScribc TIL
popularity of the "Rubaiyat" To Eitz
gerald have Il like difficulty in that the
Irish rccluSc wrote other works and
made other tranSlationS, all of which
must have remained practically un-
known but for his Omar. Thus Omar
alone and Fitzgerald alone failed to
strike fire 1t was only the C0mbina-
tion of the two that made an undying
light. Like two chemicals, their con
tact brought forth Il new element diff
fcrCnt from either and judged by the
work of each alone. immcaSurably
greater than either This makes the
''Rubaiyat' uniQuc-SC.S ii apart, in
fact, as a thing without Il parallel in
literature
The StrangcncSS of tn" case does not
end here From an ethical standpoint
the "Rubaiyat" is frankly rotten. Its
highest praise is for wine. 1t is pes
simistic. matcriHltstir. of the earth
earthly. Outside of its bibulouH tend
encies its chief theme is of death,
and not of death alone but of a death
hot oil rhl,il4Snr,hI W.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-03-27
CHEAP ROAD MATERIALS
Sand clay Combination Is Good
Substitute For Macadam.

In connection with the coed roads
movement in Kansas it is worth while
calling attention once more to the
stretches of sand-clay roads built out
of Dodge City and Garden City last
summer by the field force of the office
of public roads Of the department Of
agriculture in Washington.
In macadam road the dust ground
off the fine bits of rock with which
the surface is made acts as Il binder.
forming Il tight roof that sheds water
If properly constructed. In the sand
clay roads the clay serves as the bind
er. The proportion of clay to be used
depends on the quality of the sand.
The proper proportions of the mix
turc are determined by filling Il glass
with the sand and then filling it up
with water. The water is pourcI of
and measured Since it just fills the
space between the sand grains it rep
rcsents about the amount of clay nee
eSSary to be mixed with this quantity
of sand
The Sand-Clay road when we'll con
struCtcd makes a fairly good highway
even in the spring rains. But the GOV
crnmcnt experts don't suggest it as a
substitute for maCadam except in ter
ritOry where rock is so scarce as to
make the cost Of macadam roads pro-
hibitive In territory of this sort sand
beds are often found in connection
with clay, and the sand-clay combina-
tion is infinitely better than the orli-
ways, into which the wagons sink to
the hubs when the spring rains set in.
The department estimates that the
sand-clay roads can be built at cost
of from $500 to $500 a mile, depending,
of course, on the distance of hauling
heavy. If the road becomes muddy
more sand must be hauled ON. and if it
becomes sandy more clay must be
used. The surface must be kept
crowned with a drag.
Macadam roads cost about ten times
as much for construction, but the de
partmcnt believes they are worth the
extra expense whenever it is at all
practicable to construct them.
1t is I !crStoOd in Washington that
the roads built in western Kansas
have proved serviceablc and that cX-
tensions are to be constructed by the
communities that have tried them.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-03-27
Importance of Good Roads.

Delaware county, Pa, is furnishing
an Illustration Of the part smooth
highways is going to play in general
freight traffic In the near future Thou
sands Of dollars worth Of goods that
until recent years were hauled by the
railroads are now delivered direct
from the stores or from the farms to
the cities. Motor wagons are pene-
trAtinG the farming districts and tax.
ing frcights from the farmers door to
chases by the same method. In short,
good roads will be the leading factor
fl determining the mooted question ot
freight rates.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-03-27
Street Tree Pruning.

The work of pruning should be be-
gun at the top of the tree and COM
pletcd at the bottom. In this way the
desired form can be better secured,
and there is less danger of accident.
The men employed should be careful
not to do more damage by breaking
and bruiSing than they do good by
pruning. \ rope properly adjusted
about the waist and fastened to
stout limb above the workman IS an
excellent means Of sustaining the prin-
cipal weight of the body while moving
about through the tree The form and
direction of the cut when removing
branches depends upon the position of
the branch on the tree and upon
whether 1t IS to be simply shortened
or entirely removed. Erect branches
are shortened by cutting them at an
angle, thus preventing the undue en-
trance of water, while side branches
are cut perpendicularly for the same
reason.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-03-27

The Ninety and Nine.

A certain minister was deeply i'm
pressed by an address on the evils of
smoking at recent synod. He rose
from his seat, went over to n fellow
minister and said:
brother, this morning l received
a present of hundred cigars. / have
smoked one of them, but now I'm 60
ing home and burn the remainder in
the fire"
The other minister arose and said ii
was his intention to accompany his
reverend brother.
81 mean to rescue the ninety and
nine" he added-Philadelph Ledger.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-03-27
EVILS OF POOR ROADS.
Cost of Hauling Cut In Half by Good
Highways.

Cost of Hauling Cut In Half by Good
Highways.
The average cost of carrying a ton
Of goods mile by lake is ci@ht-tenths
of Il mill and by rail 1-16 mills The
average cost of carrying Il ton of goods
a mile on first class roads is said to be
cents and on common country roads
- cents.
The latest report (mAdc by the de
partmcnt of agriculture for 1900
shows 2.151 $40 miles of public roads
In the United States. of which /. per
cent We're improved. In old. populouS
and rich states, such as New York,
Pennsylvania. Illinois ard Michigan
improvements were reported on less
than 10 per cent of the public roads.
Almost every pound of freight orig
mating upon or destined to farm
moves over Il country road, most of it
over Il common" country road, at a
cost some three times as high as 1t
would be if the road were first class
Sometimes he goods actually pay a
heavier toll for few miles carriage
between railroad station and farm
than for all the remainder of the jour
ney.
The railroads themselves spend mil
lions to clip off | or per cent from
operating expenses here and there. and
if farmers were presented with fea-
sible scheme for reducing their rail
road freights even one-quarter, they
would feel that there indeed was a
burning issue.
Road Improvement receives much
more attention than formerly, but
much less than it deserves.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-03-27

May, Frederick \. 7. Barnard, the
American educator; June, Richard
Monckton MihlcS, the English poet,
Mary Cowdrn Clarke, the English
ShakcSpcarcan scholar, and Marshal
Canrohcrt. the French soldier; July,
John Stuart Blackic, the Scotch critic;
August, Alfred Tennyson, Oliver Wen
dell Holmes and Hannibal IIamlin,
Lincoln's vice president; November
Admiral Dahlgrcn and Fanny Kcmble,
the actress; December, William Ewart
Gladstone and Kit Carson. Surely it
was Il fruitful year.
OF these tWcnty-one names those of
I lincoln Poo Darwin TpnuvSon
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-03-27

Holmes, Chopin ANA MendelSSohn are
too well known to call for further
note. Professor Barnard was presi-
dent of Columbia college for a quarter
Of Il century, prior to which time he
had been president of the University
of Mississippi and professor In that of
Alabama. He was also United States
commissioner to the Paris exposition.
Kit Carson TeaI name Christopher
had more to do than perhaps any other
one man in the winning Of the far
west He was the ideal scout, brave,
but gentle and generous. He was a
colonel and Indian agent, but is best
known as Il hero of frontier romance.
John A. DahIgrcn was one of the
group of celebrated civil war admiralS,
commanding in noted actions about
Charleston Savannah and Florida. He
invented the famous Dahlgren gun.
Hannibal Uamlin was a member of
congress, several times United States
senator, governor of Maine, minister
to Spain and vice president. He died
on July /, 1891.
Fanny Kemblc, real name Frances
Anne, was one of the most celebrated
actresses of her day and came from a
family of tragedians equally noted,
containing in its number Charles and
John Philip Kemble and Mrs. Siddons.
Richard Monckton Milnes, afterward
Lord HoughtOn, was the intimate
friend of Tcnnyson and Thackeray.
He was most celebrated as a poet
Edward Fltzgerald's rendition Of the
"Rubaiyat" of Omar Khayyam is easily
the most famous translation in litera-
ture. 1t is more than translation, how
ever 1t is a creation. Critics are up-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-03-27

She vowed the man she accepted
must be brave, and he felt as cOura-
gcOus as Robin Hood.
But what proof have of your brav-
ery?' asked this apartment house maid.
Il defy the world"' he shouted gal
lantly.
"Tut! Tut she laughed. Il have
heard that before Go down and defy
the janitor and tell him to put some
more coal into the furnace | am al
most frozen
But the young man palCd and called
for his hat and cane.-Chicago News.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-03-27
No Consolation.

"Well, it's all over, my boy" sighed
Mr.. Oldboy, an antiquatcd bachelor.
Miss De Young has refused me-"
But | suppose she let you down
easy by promising to be a sister to
you?" rejoincd his friend.
mo" replied Oldboy bitterly. she
wouldn't even be a granddaughter to
me."-St. Louis Republic.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-03-27
~
ROAD DRAG OF RAILROAD IRON.

these irons and bolt them with iron
rods two and a half feet apart on one
end and two feet on the other.
Hitch a horse to each end of this
drag and drive the narrow end toward
the ditch every time. This brings the
dirt to the center of the road. BY spik-
ing plank through the center one can
ride on the drag. Drag the roads after
rains as soon as the mud dries
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-03-27

ism, this appeal to bascr passion,
this song of the grave should find SO
tremendous Il vogue In ChriStendOm
and in nations almost Puritanical in
their standards, nations that for ages
have been committed to Il higher faith,
is more than an anomaly; it Is Il fiat
contradiction of literary precedentS. 1t
is not the sentiment, but the finish of
the workmanship, that must account
for the popularity of the poem. 1t IS
the artistic beauty OF the vessel, not
the contents The polish of the piece,
the choosing of exactly the right word,
the originality of the form of express
sion, the delicate shades of meaning,
the appropriateness of the StanZa eV-
erything from the art side of the pro
duction is Il marvel. But all this IS
honor.
Another strange feature of the case
Is that a poem so brief should have
won practically the entire English
speaking world and have made the
Immortality of two men, its author
and frs translator. In FitZgcrald's
final edition there are only 1O1 stanzas,
or triflc over 400 lines. 1t is a
thumb nail masterpiece Most poems
we wish were shorter, but this one
only whcts our appetlteS to want
more. If 1t succeeds in teaching fu
ture poets brevity it will deserve still
greater fame.
A further striking fact about the
'Rubaiyat," although not so unusual as
the others mentioned, was the tardi-
ness with which 1t came into vogue
compared to the swiftness with which
II won its way when once started.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-03-27
Hurts No FEELINGS.

zone would imagine a boss tailor
would be dislilled by his men"
"Reason?"
"He often makes cutting remarks"
YES but he makes up for 1t by max
ing lots of fitting ones. kansas City
Times
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-03-27

"Are you going to mingle in the gay
life Of the capital?" asked Mr.. Cum
and the girls can teach me to eat ice
cream with fork without dropping
any on my Sunday shirt BOSOM
Washington Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-03-27

ana other similar
stanZaS ring with
something of the
eternal music.
Edward Fitz-
gerald died in
1883. In his life
he had CORE
spOnded m u c h
with the Tcnny-
sons and others.
His letters are
w MIN Slca | ana
entertaining. He
had married, but
had separated
from his wife.
lie received a
few friends, but
liv d IN u c II
alone, ia k in z
lon Z W Il | k $
through England
oryaChting about
tue HedIDN seas.
Even before he
died the fame for
which he cared
not had begun to
shine upon him.
full SI1nhl1rSt nf U
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-03-27

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thn+ ,o nr,ann, ,'.,'' MANU- ''''.'
tn,,,4 w. ,'' -
n;cI,ed ono ~, ,rd ,,,..,.,d Il ~, g.,
Sv.;rl,uruo u.Li.h .,.,t.,l ,b, ,,,l,
rho troo of rn,,,,I,rif,. .,.,,,. ,r,,,I,.
even vet No one cam tru inst how. th,
universal cr,zn finally hrnl,n mt hrt
brcoL II did and nov vr ,rn all nL.
spsscd bv If
Tho rocuIi,rit,. ,f +L,, ,,,o,., ,,,.+,,,,1
cd to tbn translator Ed,,.,rd r,ityror
oId was ono of thn. ,ddost ti,,,,,., tL,t
evrr invaded tho rnnuI,Iir rf Inttor.
/ He WAS so shy that he Iiynd ,Iinns+ , :
n hermit and was so oynrsn tu f,mn
that no allowed his narnn f.. .,1,,,,.or ,,,,
only one of his books The rnet's mar.
ents were cousins. his fathers name
being Purcell. the mother one of thr
famous Irish family of FITZGERALD
which name the father also took ON
coming into the estate. It was his Irish
extraction which aftcrWard caused Ed
ward to refer to himself as Il 'SrIttcr
Drained Paddy" Born in 1909, the boy
Paris in Il house once occupied by
RobcSpierrc and aftrrWard at Nl"cby
on farm coverings mn'; If t!.1 Battle
hcId where Oliver Cromwell whipped
'harieS l. II" thus occupied the habi-
TAT OF revolution, although there was
'io'i''''S VI t''' i'N"lu' l"llIS' III MS own
hi"Ntup' ne "'ciiHcu S'h"ol III bufN
d. ril'lul'"S' ana III 'alhofIdEe was
Ni"'''" ''"' H"|''"La' |" HIS own sur
~ 'H'' SIN ne I'''" spent most OF ms
or+ ,-o,.ecs, ,,,,, ,,.r,,t ,,,,, ,,,,,,,;,
"''' oio'' ''n'' Whit ""'' me IeIll'li'-
ot,n1 '''' T''', u''', ,''. '''' III ''''
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soIf r,ar, n,,d ,,,ora fnl,, n,| ''.', ,,,
rond only. - f,,. l,,o1., >l,,,,-.,,,,,,,,,'
49,, '''''N' ''"'
ana '"e creek dr'lhaIiStS, made SeV-
wa, ,.'''''''''i' "!""HN very irt''
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&c., ,.i.
+n@,,sla,a,1 ,'''',.'. "I' u ,''"'
,,a,,,,,i n l'''N' ''i''i l"l
a,,d l,,,o ,l,, ni l''.' ma ''''
govn thn "Euh,iv,t" tn tho ,,.o,.Id ,rIa
" ''i ''' 1''
world dld not want it, did not take If
for long time ard now cannot get
enough OF IT,
The old Futis tried to make II ap-
pear that Omar'S pacan of praise to
WINE Is only ilgurattve. Fitzgerald
would not have if that way at all He
insisted that his Uon,1ot must Io mad
'N '4'''"'
else ne was not Hamlet. 1t must be
confessed that the English translator
created n murh more human dnrnmant
-, o.,
but ot tbp cyncnso of his morality. and
STANDING i'm rosnn,t,hIo enciot,. IIo
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-03-27
Lucky Doq.

"AIy wife is excessively fond of her
poodle. Actually Pm beginning to
look on 1t as a sort of rival to me-"
"Say, you're lucky. I'm only sort
of n rival to my wife's odle."-Kan-
sas City Times.