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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15
KIDNEY CASES
IN BENNINGTON

The famed DR.. Loomis of Bellevue
hospital has declared that his autop.
sizes show that nine-tenths of men and
women over forty have kidney dis.
ease and as probably ono tenth of the
people in Bennington are over FORTY
mus nine-tenths of these would mean
many hundreds. But IL DIR. Loomis'
statement is only partly correct. II
would show the astonishing preya.
lence of kidney disease Another ana
important fact is that kidney trouble
is not only durable but commonly gets
wei OF itself the first few weeks. But
II 1t has been hanging on and become
chronic 1t is then considered fatal and
that 1t has been so is shown by the
census deaths from kidney troubles
now over $4,000 annually. This fright
full annual death list also shows the
utility OF the scores Of medicines that
claim to cure kidney trouble. While
many of them are possibly helpful dur.
ing the first few weeks OF the curative
stage there Is only one thing known
that gets recovery in the chronic or
supposed fatal stage and we sent for
1t In the interest oi people Lore Il
has proven efficiency IT, jus- this
class in nearly nine tentEs OF all ca.
SEES and limits the cases cited solely
to the supposed incurable forms. AS
it is impossible to say whether A civ.
en- case Of kidney disease is in the
first or second stages, the only sensi.
PIE plan If you have kidney trouble
is TO START un the only thing that will
relieve it in both stages
II you haze kidney trouble start
right. There is but one safe treat
mont We will give You the desired
nformation.-W l., Gokay and II A
Quinlan, druggists. Bennington. Vt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15
sUNFLowER PHILOSOPHY.

In one respect holiday is like a
funeral. You can't get back to a work
ing basis until you forget it.
We don't want to knock any laurels
OF Jobs brow, but he never had to
answer a telephone in all his life.
In real life you cannot hope for the
same success in thwarting the villain
that comes to the hero In the play.
An enthusiastic person is seldom a
favorite. Don't admire anything; al
ways looks as though you have better
at home.
The young men are giving the girls
such big lockets that almost as much
can be engraved on them as on tomb
stone.
do you know the meaning Of tact?
That is what woman possesses when
she can propose to man and make
him believe he did 1t himself.
They must be terribly shiftless in
the old countries. Letting the cob
webs accumulate on their wine bottles
in the cellar. and bringing it TO the
table that way - Atchison (Kan)
Globe
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village Tolo
Strictly for 5Hsy Readers

NEWS OF the own ano village 90
Strictly for 5Rsy Readers
Or. Frank f. Grennan Of Science
tady spent Sunday at his home in
town.
Miss Margaret Torrens Of sandgate
.is spending a few days in town visit
ing friends.
Wednesday evening win witness
the opening evening Of the F. NJ. T. A.
q. fair in Academy hail.
Miss Minnie Blaekmer Of Union st..
who has been IN for the past three
weeks, is now convalescing.
Division officer Mayor Boyd will be
in town this evening for a special
meeting to he held at the Salvation
Army headquarters.
William Hill and men have been at
work during the past few days paint
ing the interior of James c. Colgate's
bungalow on Mt. Anthony.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harris of Platts
burg n. Y, were guests over Sunday
Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Burns Of Spring street.
Williams college basket bali team
easily defeated Syracuse university
team in Williamstown Saturday even.
ing by a score of 40 to 10.
Peter F. Connors was among those
from this town who attended the pro
duetion Of AL G. Fields minstrels in
Rand's opera house in Troy Saturday
evening.
The advance sale of reserved seat
tickets for The Travelling Salesman
will start at the box office this even.
ing at Z o'clock. A large sale is an.
ticipated.
A business meeting Of the ladies'
aid society of the Baptist church will
be held Tuesday afternoon, Feb 10th
Lac 8 O'Clock in the chapel. All the
leaders of circles and their assistants
are especially urged to be present.
The Philathea Union of the Baptist
church will hold Valentine social
in the chapel this evening at s O..
clock. A very good time is anticipat.
3D. Light refreshments will be sery.
ID Come and have a good time for
TWO hours.
The Holy Cross baseball schedule
made public Saturday provides for SO
games, the largest number the wear
ers of the purple have ever been call
ed upon to play They will meet the
university Of Vermont at Burlington
May Bird and play their last game with
Williams at Williamstown on June l6.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15

Benjamin Franklin said III a man
empues his purse into his head no
man can take il from him. An in.
'estment in knowledge always pays
the best interest" Home, friends.
education, health, honor, and religion.
'hese are the ministering angels that
alone are worthy 10 wait upon the soul
crowned with the sapphire glow Of
Immortality.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15
WHERE THE DANCER LIES
How Best to Avoid It.
Facts Everybody Ought
to Know.

The great danger in colds at this
season Of the year is that they lead
to pneumonia and consumption.
The moment you begin to take pat
ent medicines and sO-ealled cough
cures. the majority of which depend
entirely on nerve-deadening drugs for
their effect, you weaken the body
That takes away the vital force nee
essary TO ward on disease and the gup
and pneumonia germs develop, aud
because the body is weakened is why
pneumonia is so often fatal
Father Johns Medicine is not a
patent medicine, and does not contain
alcohol or dangerous drugs. II cures
throat and lung troubles, coughs and
colds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15
A Pravsr

Teach us to know the healing Infu-
enee OF beauty, and so to realize the
lnsidious evil of all that mars the
landscape; comprehending. too that
usliness, wherever found. is opposed
to the harmonious development of
mans thought and to the design Of
my northumberland Irving Earring.
ton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15
To Mark Poison Bottle

When you purchase a bottle of moi
son run a brass headed tack into the
TOP OF the cork II serves as a marker
ana children will be more cautions Of
the marked bottles If the label comes
OH or is discolored the marker re.
mains as skull and erossbones warn.
ing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15
DisiIlusioned Widows.

A writer in a Washington paper
thinks that widows make the best
wives and presents an interesting ar
Ray of historical widows showing that
the Woodworking state is conducive
to soul development that makes for
the managing of other husbands than
The one for whom she mourns She
knows that man is a contradiction
before she begins and there is no
danger of her losing her illusions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15

Two Irishmen one day went shoot.
ing. A large aock OF pigeons came
lying over their heads. Pat elevated
MS piece and firing. brought one of
them to the ground. "Arrahl" ex-
claimed his companion. what fool
you are to waste your ammunition
when the bare fall would have killed
him!"-Pick-Me.Up.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15
A Modern Instance.

The higher education is not wholly
in vain. Here is a student of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania who has so
wisely communed with the great
spirits Of old that he is able to train
a ten-dollar monkey to serve him as
a valet, even to the backing OF the
disciples boots. They say no man is
hero to his valet. Wonder what this
particular monkey thinks of his mas
ter?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15
origin Of Cards Is Jntro,.,r

origin OF Cards Is Unknown.
Historians agree that the best evi.
dence as to the age of playing cards
Is negative That is to say, if no men.
ton of cards is found in places in
which they naturally would be spoken
OF, ii may safely be assumed that the
writer's did not know Of them.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15
Increased Egg Production 100 Per
Cent.

It is an old saying that the proof
of the pudding is in the eating" II
is another way of saying that he val,
ne of any article is never fully real.
lied until 1t has been carefully tested
and compared with others of the same
kind. J. II, Russell of Rivor Edge. N.
D., has evidently been trying poultry
foods In recent letter he says
The barrel of Pages Perfected Poul.
try Food came duly to hand and after
giving it fair trial, | have come to
the conclusion that l cannot do with.
out 1t. II has increased my egg pro.
duction 100 per cent. Enclosed find
money order for one barrel of the food
and one barrel of ground green bone
and meat"
If you want to know more about this
food aud the best ways of using f.
write to c. s. Page, Hyde Park. VI.
for his booklet Profitable Poultry"
It Will be sent free, postpaid, 10 any.
one mentioning this paper.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15
A SUGGESTION ON ECZEMA.

II Is suggested that eczema suffer.
ers ask Druggist William l.. Gokay Of
thts city what reports he is getting
rom the patients who have used the
OIL of wintergreen liquid compound
ID. d. d, Prescription.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15
The UnattainabIe.

Seeking the unattainable is for a
man to try to find a corner in the
house for some undlsturbed reading
without its having TO be busted ten
minutes after he begins-New York
Press
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15

given me new life.
/ suffered for ten
years with serious
female troubles, in
fammation, ulcer
alton, indigestion,
nervousness, and
could not sleep.
Doctors gave me
up, as they said my
trou Bile s were
chrenic. l was in
despair, andd did not
care whethprTlivad
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15
Letter to Dr.. Lucretlus X. Ross,

Bennington, Vt.
Dear Sir; The paint question boil
cd down is simply this.
The paint that takes least gallons
wears longest; Always.
Here's an instance:
p. o. Perry, East Sth St. Erie, Pa
PAINTED two houses same size: one
Devoe the other with another paint
at the same price; took three gallons
DeYoe to of the other; and in three
Years Deyoe was the better looking
Yours truly,
F. w. DEVOE e co.
P. S. D A. Ward sells our paint.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15

Love is an alchemist A man in
love is almost always a man who
having found a piece OF coal, keeps it
previously in his pocket saying. It's
a diamond. p j. Stahl
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15

Many mans failure to make good
Is due to the reversal of things. He
pulls when he should push and pushes
when he should pull.-Chicago News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15
Caro-.

We, the undersigned. do hereby
agree to refund the money on a so
cent bottle OF Greene's Warranted Sy.
rup OF Tar II It fails to cure you,
cough or cold. We also guarantee a
20 cent bottle to prove satisfactory OF
money refunded
Thompson's Pharmacy, C H Houghton
j. Nj. Ayres, A. s. Hathaway
Hsrwood ID Store,
g. r. & A. b. Hawkins
ID. A. Ward. o. 70. Adams
r. A. Qulnlan, 70. G. woodworth
". b. GokRy. q. e. Adams Co
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15

The average man does some mighty
queer stunts for the purpose Of keep
ing his name before the public.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15
AFTER
SUFFERING
TEN YEARS
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

MARLTON, MI feel that LydiaE.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15

Some one has advanced the startling
theory that there is nothing so monot-
onous as monotony.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15
A BAD LIVER.

A celebrated English authority once
49, s-rhe liver Is the direct cause az
rfns-terths 81 the MS that flesh Is heir
TO It Is the largest gland I'm the body,
and naturally has great deal OF WQrk %
and tissues the blood must pass many
Zines every hour Vow suppose ITS tunc-
tior- should become impaired OF lnterfered
with You know you would have pains or
uneasinegs IN the right side. or a duh
aching under the shoulder blade. The
COMPLEXION would become sallow or yell
Iowish your appetite would be Impaired
your bowels inactive while headaehes.
daily experience. In these eases relief
tia. is speedy and fun is always afforded
by the use Of
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15

Foley's Orlno Laxative cures con.
stipation and liver trouble and makes
the bowels healthy and regular. Or
mo is superior to pills and tablets as
1t does not gripe or nauseate Why
take anything else7-Quinlan's Phar-
macy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15
PILES CURED IN 8 TO IA pAYa

PAzo OINTMENT is guaranteed TO
cure any case OF Itching, Blind, Bleed.
ing or Protruding Piles In 70 Il
lays or money refunded. SOC.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15

~ - - II q IRA.
' G.; a' 1%,,;.z.:;z';3z3:zzz;.e ''
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15

The woman behind the broom
doesn't draw very large salary, but
she raises a lot OF dust.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15
Ladies OF Bennington

Are You Interested in the new
spring styles IN models and ma
terials? / have made one handsome
model In Princess style and would
like any lady 70 call al my store and
inspect this new design 7 have had
q year eNpH fence with large tailor
ing companies in New York and
would Ike any lady TO inspect this
model and zee If they can find any
fault with its design. work or fitting.
From now on until the end of this
month ! viii give you 10 per cent
reduction on all suits. Ny price for
suits is from S35 up. Ladies' and
gents garments cleaned and pressed
at moderate prices.
H. MYER f H HsS:$'
2i3 River ST. Bennington, VI.
TELEPHONE CONNECTION
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15

CA ST O IN Ia.
ss.,, IN. ,Jha gad You Have AleaB Rough
llI,. : Mz1Ell1zEI
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

It's easy to be a hero-on the stage
And word to the unwise is suf
ficient-if it is the right word.
All the worlds stage-and the
pawnbroker is an advance agent.
Success is sometimes the result Of
beating the other fellow. to It,
The unkindest cut Of all is the one
handed you by tricky butcher
A girl always pretends TO be just
little afraid to be alone with a man.
No matter how bad man is. his
wife firmly believes in his good inten-
tons.
A woman who is popular with other
women is seldom reigning favorite
with men.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15

In one respect holiday is like a
funeral. You can't get back to work
ing basis until you forget it.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15

In real life you cannot hope for the
same success in thwarting the villain
that comes to the hero in the play.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15

We don't want to knock any laurels
OF Jobs brow, but he never had to
answer a telephone in all his life.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-15

+. w. DEVOE e Co
+. S. D. A. Ward sells our paint.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-30
GERMANY TO BE AROUSED
BY THE WOMEN. TODAY.

.Jni0n SSa0eInfed PfeSS.1 49,
BERLIN. March 30. = Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, president OF the Inter-
national Woman's Suffrage Alliance.
who mas been touring Austria-Hun.
gary. has arrived here and has receir.
c,l a very enthusiastic welcome. The
German suffragists, who are organized,
but very ladylike In their propaganda,
are giving Mrs. Gait a magnificent re.
ceptlon. She is holding her meeting
in one Of the biggest halls in Berlin to.
night. Delegates from all parts 81 the
country have come to this city to par
ticipate in the proceedings. Mrs. Gait
is well known in Berlin through her
activity at the International Woman's
Congress held here In 1904.
The leading Teuton suffragls Is DR..
Anita AUGSBURG. a woman Of grcnt cul.
trre and oratorlcal skill. She Is a law
yer, writer. and accomplished stump
speaker, and has been in jail once
or twice as the consequence OF clash.
es with the police in political cam,
palgns. She is the logical candidate
for commander in chief Of the Ger.
man saaaglst forces. II they respond
to Mrs. Colts call and decide to as.
sumo the offensive.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-30
Spring Meet
CONTINUED from Page One.)

in 5 to harness. Five to enter. fAp' 70
start. Horse distancIng the ile'l or
any part Of It to get one money only.
Positively no conditional entries. Right
reserved to change the order OF the
program after entries have closed.
Money divided so, 25. Is and u per
cent Of purse. Entrance fee, five per-
cent and five per cent additional from
money winners. The entries closn on
Tuesday. June 9. but records made on
that day will not bar. Entries post.
marked June 9th at Falrmont WI be
accepted. Is,
, The stockholders that have ccrslfi'
Gates Of stock issued by the Marion
Agricultural and Industrial sotist,y
will be asked to bring IN their cert;fl.
Gates which will be exchanged To- new
certificates Of the Fairmont Fair As.
ISOLATION which Is the new uame OF
the company.
The announcement that new build.
irgs Including q machinery nall, Z. flo-
raj hnll, an art building, agricultural
building, meets with the approval q;
al: that hare discussed me mat
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-30
CLARK COUNTY
is in DRY LIST
CITY VOTE NEARLY OVERALL
ANCED RESULT IN COUN.
TRY DISTRICTS.

SPRINGFIELD. Ohio. March 30
With the heaviest. vote In local mis-
tory. Clark county yesterday voted
dry BY eleven majority. The total
vote cast in the county was 1881.
The election affects 81 saloons in the
county and three breweries.
TIE result was in doubt until the
last precinct WAS heard from. The
city had voted wet with majority Of
l.Sic. The country vote. however.
came lr later and began piling up
heavy najorities for the drys and 1t
was merely n question Of whether the
country districts would overcofe the
biz city lead. With wet precincts to
hear from the wcis had majority OF
1O7 votes. and m impromptu celcbra'
ton was held by the saloon mell. Sud-
denly d cheer went up from the booth
where the last precinct was being
counted on the edge OF the town, and
the drys forged ahead with n majority
of lis votes In the precinct. This
gave the eleven votes.
Manager Huntington last night de-
clarcd that the wet forces will con.
test tho election In the courts aud that
the saloons will not omit business IN.
til the matter has been threshel ont.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-30
SERVICE FOR
THE old PEOPLE
REV. GRlsso WILL PREACH TO
b. MORROW AFTERNOON ON
THE OLD TIME
RELIGION. ...

Notwithstanding the storm last cv'
ening fine audience attended the
Central Christian church revival. This
afternoon devotional meetings were
held in the five wards Of the city. To
night the Evangelist will use a large
chart with which to illustrape hls ser
mon on The Great Library. This will
be nm interesting sermon how " get
profit and pleasure out Of the s!:!y
Of the Bible. The music is gettlns to
be inspiring. Tomorrow ut 2::SSc: .atir
will be a service for the: old folks, It
is expected that the churcn Will bt
filled with fathers and mothers and
grand fathers and grand mo!aers.
This service Is for all old people both
IN and out o. the churches q Falrmont.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-30
1000 OIL WELLS
in One YEAR
THAT is SAID TO BE PLAN OF
COMPANIES OPERATING IN
: SUBMISSION FIELD.

SUBMISSION, March ,30.-From two
thousand to twenty-five hundred oil
wells are to be drilled in this imnledi,
ate section within the coming twelve
months. This will prove the greatest
oil activity In one section that the
State has ever experienced. The work
has already begun and will be pushed
from this time on with oil possible dis
patcn. ..
At least fifteen hundred OF the wells
will be drilled by the South Penn OH
Company and the Hope Natural Gas
Company. both well known to be
branches OF the Standard OIL Com
pany. Their extensive developments
at this time are to have twenty thou.
sand acres of leases which must be
developed this year to save the leases
and the remainder will he drilled by
the Independent companies to mold
their own with t:e Standard.
The twenty thousand acres OF ter
rltory which must be developed at
once, was taken up by 7. Moore
Jackson. Of this city, ten years ago
when he built the Short Line railroad
from this city 10 the Ohio river at
New Martinsville. Mr.. Jackson took
the leases for ten years. The oil ter.
rltory. like mis- immense tracts OF
ccal lands taken at the same time.
were sold by the trustees when he
was forced to the wall and In the sale
the oil and gas territory fell to the
clutches OF the Standard.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-30

When 1t is recalled that three men
were found guilty at Morgantown and
sent to the penitentlary for ten years
each on n charge similar TO the case
against the alleged Black Hand gang
/ now having a hearing before Justice
Amos. the seriousness Of the affair Is
apparent. There Is only one way to
break up such organizations as the
Black Hand and that Is to put the or.
ganizers where they can't operate,
The State penitentlaryis pretty safe
place for them.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-30

The chorus Nd by Miss sa;ller VII
sing the old time hymns OF the ehurch'
The evangelist will preach on "The
Old Time Religion 3
Much interest is being taken In the
revival services now going on and
many accessions to the churcn have
already been made. Rev. Grlsso Is q
strong, able preacher. who commands
the respect and attention OF his gu
dience. Another feature OF the meet
ing is the strong choir which Is being
so ably I'D by Miss Sadler. the chorus
is filled with many good voices ana
the solos sung by Miss Sadler have
made deep impression on al: who
have heard her.
These two features are not alonn
accountable for the large attendance.
however. as Rev. Grisso has proved
that he is IN adept at ADVERTISING Us
well as preaching. Scarcely, II ever,
was a church service better alrcr'
tiscd anywhere. Hundreds OF large
posters were hung about the city On
which was printed In large type
Wanted 1000 people ut the Central
Christian Church Revival, etc" This
together with ample notices through
the newspapers have brought the soy
vices to the attention Of most Very.
body in the city and in such nl:srner
us to cause them to turn out to the
meetings.
There will be baptisms at the close
OF the evening service tonight. It is
almost certain that the interest III the
revival by n:xt Sunday VIII he 800
per cent higher than on last Sunday.
Hundreds are talking about the meet.
ings. Come early II You want 4 good
seat.