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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-10
The Moving Picture Show

The nickelodeon has achieved an
amazing popularity derived largely
from the INDECENT. You seldom see an
automobile at the door or a person In
evening dress among the audience. BE
ing essentially an amusement of the
poor, it naturally attracts the agitated
attention Of those who believe. ON gen
eral principles, that the morals and
taste of the lOwly always need looking
after They would uplift aud purify
the picture show until it possess es
these educational, ethical and aesthet.
ic values which are SO conspicuous in
the dramatic entertainments that are
patronized by the well to do and cul-
tured.
To the question, rife In several cit
les, what to do with the nickel thea.
ire, the proper answer is very simple
to wit, give them better ventilation
In the main the shows are perfectly
moral now. Almost always the vii
lain dies in an exemplary and painful
manner Generally also they are IN
good taste. The standard may not
be the highest; but it is as healthy as
that of the boy who desired that only
the "nghtingest parts of the Bible be
read to him
There's seldom anything the matter
with anybodys taste until somebody
else begins TO tinker with It Bad
taste is almost always a laboriously
acquired and carefully cultivated pos
session. The critics mean, simply.
that the pictures are not what they
would choose-the chances being.
about as the ratio of the numbers.
that what the critics chose would be
no better in any essential yalue.--Sat
urday Evening Post.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-10
pallles Or WeekIles.

Some of the daily and weekly news
papers of Vermont are generously
awarding the palm of superior editor
ial merit to the class to which they
do not belong and taking pains to ex-
plain their own handicaps The dali
les say the weeklies are the best, edi-
torially because the writer's are re-
leased from the constant drag of fill
ing space and can give more thought
and attention to their weekly product
The weeklies see it from a different
standpoint It is very difficult to treat
current matters, which are the live
subjects that every editor desires to
treat, in a paper that appears only
once week. The arrangement of
work. due to the demand for copy and
space in nearly every Vermont weekly
newspaper, requires that the editori-
ais be prepared, put in type and often
printed from one to four days ahead
of the day of the issue. To intelli-
gently treat matters, whose aspect is
likely to change the next hour days
ahead is no small task. The dailies
have great advantage here. They
get to the reader while the subject
is right before him, and not stale. 1t
is not so much the amount of space
to be filled that stumps the editorial
writer as the limitation of subjects
at hand With weekly, these are re-
duced largely, as compared with
daily.
Again, the editor of the daily, even
In Vermont has time for his partou-
lar task Ordinarily. it is his spec
lalty II not his exclusive labor, to do"
the editorial, while his assistants look
after other matters pertaining to the
business The editor of the weekly,
on the other hand, has divers and
saundry duties to perform quite out
of line with high literary composition.
Generally he must manage the bust.
ness end, see that the help is employ
ed control that department, direct or
do the makeup, help on press work
and mailing, attend to correspondence
and II his office has a job printing
end, run that pestiferous branch also.
IN consequence he necessarily scat
ters his shot, a good deal and his edi-
torial efforts, done at odd moments,
as he can snatch them, deserve and
receive no great credit.
There is much to inspiration IN ed
itorial writing, and one gets no great
Of that harassed by the perplexlng
annoyance OF running all the ends OF
a weekly newspaper business. The
daily editor who knows that his pay
envelope is coming to him Saturday
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-10
PowNAL

E. E. GuIlford is seriously i'll with
pneumonia
Harry Pratt Of Williamstown has
Become clerk for f. =. Lewis.
Dr. L. e. Niles OF Ohio made fly
ig visit to "Skyburrow" this week
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Gardner have
been visiting in Westminster, Vt
Mrs G l. Parker went to Troy last
Tuesday TO visit her daughter, Mrs.
A. f. Towue
Mrs Alice Barber has been moving
his week into the house opposite the
NJ. r. church
The time Of the meeting of the Jun
ior League has been changed TO Thurs
day afternoons.
Notice of the dates for voting min
isterial money have been posted. The
date for this village is February %.
Mr. Oliver and family of Rotterdam
n. Y have recently moved into Solo
mon Wright's house on Orchard ST,
Gladys Mont gomery, daughter Of
George H. Montgomery, fell on the ice
last Sunday and cut cash IN her fore
head
The midweek meeting of the Baptist
church is TO be held Thursday even
ing under the auspices Of the c. E.
society
S. w Barber has returned to his
old position with the b, & NJ. railroad
Lat Melrose, N. Y, but continues to re-
side here.
Mrs. w t. Myers and her little
niece, Beatrice Pratt have returned
from their extended visit at Mrs. Hi
land Pratts in East Douglas, Mass.
The village schools are to celebrate
Lincoln's birthday by exercises In the
annex OF the NJ. T. church Thursday
.p M, February 18th. On February
18th there will be no session of the
schools
There was an entertainment in the
NJ. p. vestry last Thursday evening for
the benefit OF the music fund. Pleas
ing tabeauX illustrating the "Reyery
.of Bachelor on the eve Of his mar.
riage were given. Ice cream and cake
were served ut the close. There was
q large audience and $40 was realized.
Several from this village attended
the high school debate in Williams
town Friday night when Misses Cen
evieye Barber and Helen Lewis de.
bated with Messrs Ransehouyen and
Brown This debate was to deter
mine the best two debaters in the
sophomore class. The judges award.
ed this honor to the young ladies'.
The ladies' Industrial society of the
Baptist church gave a successful sup
per last week Tuesday evening under
the leadership OF one of the vice pres
idents, Mrs John W. Gardner assisted
by nine other ladies'. Mrs Ella J.
burlington presided over the apron
and candy tables so efficiently that all
ARTICLES were sold. The net proceeds
LOT the evening were $53. II is expect
ed that the next Baptist supper will
be given the second week in March.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-10
Estate of Hull Chandler.

CTATE OF VERMONT The Honor
- District Of Bennington. IS. able Probate
Court for the District Aforesaid;
To all persons interested in the estate OF
Hull Chandler, late OF Bennington In said
District deceased Greetings:
WHEREAS, said Court has assigned the 18th
day OF February next for examining and allow
ing the account of George Chandler. Ad-
minlstrator Of the estate Of said deceased. and
for decree Of the residue of said estate
TO the lawful claimants OF the same, and
ordered that public notice thereof be
given TO all persons interested In said
estate BY publishing this order three
weeks successfully previous to the day as
signed. In the Bennington Evening Banner,
newspaper published at Bennington In said
District.
TIL THEREFORE,, you are hereby notified to
appear at the Proba'e ONCE in Bennington in
said District, on the day assigned, then and
there 70 contest the allowance OF said account
II You see cause, and 10 establish your right as
heirs. legatees and lswiul claimants TO said
residue.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND, this 26th day NJ
January, 1902
GRACE HOLT Register
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-10
RANK 3. HOWE, Editor and Publisher
Difference in Banks.

Vermonters who borrow money
from savings banks on real estate Sc
curity are often heard to grumble be
cause the bank will only loan them
an amount equal to sixty per cent Of
the value Of their property. But. in
the words of the clever advertisement
writer, there is a reason. and this rea-
son has been emphasized by the recent
failure Of a Greenfield savings bank.
which had deposits Of almost three
millions and was supposed to be one
of the strongest banks in Massachu-
sets.
Since the bank was closed the cause
of its troubles have been made public
at least in part and the principal cause
assigned is the loaning OF money on
real estate to an amount that proved
later to be greater than the value Of
the property. When payment was de-
faulted and property was taken under
foreclosure it could not be sold for
the amount of the loan.
1t is stated that the bank had in the
vicinity Of a million and a half loaned
on North Adams real estate. Owing
to the business stagnation at North
Adams during the past year all prop
erty there deprecated in value to a
point that made it impossible for the
bank to realize on its loans It is
probable that the depositors in the
bank will not lose their principal but
they are likely to lose interest for sew
eral years while the bank is in liquid
alton.
In the meantime Vermonters have
reason to congratulate themselves
that in this state savings banks can
loan to an owner of real estate only
sixty per cent of the value of his prop
erty. This gives good margin for
possible depreciation or accident and
protects the depositors absolutely
from danger Of loss. The Bennington
savings bank has not lost a dollar
on real estate loans in many years
and even during the business depres-
sion of the past year it continued to
prosper so that at the beginning Of
the present year it commenced paying
four per cent interest on deposits.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-10
TO HAIR DRESSERS
A Splendid Hair Tonic That Makes
Beautiful Hair.

Every hair dresser should know
about Partisan Sage the quickacting
hair dressing, that does just what this
paper tells you 1t will do
Partisan Sage is a most delightful
and different hair dressing, fact that
will be recognized the moment II is
applied to the scalp. There is not a,
particle OF sickness in it; it is not
greasy; it has a delicate and refined
odor. and is a truly inWgorating tonic
that will make hair grow, if the hair
root still shows the least sign of life.
Try a bottle Of Partisan Sage. II
will brighten up the hair in two days
Partisan Sage is guaranteed by WIN
l., Gokay TO cure dandruff, stop falling
hair and scalp itch in two weeks or
money back. II is particularly in de.
mand by women of refinement, who,
desire soft, luxuriant hair, that COM
pels admiration. Price 90 cents. q
large bottle by VIM. l. Gokay or dir
ect, all charges prepaid. from the Am
erican makers, The GIroux Mfg Co,
Buffalo. y. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-10
MRS. PINKHAMs STANDING INVITATION:

Women suferingfrom any fonof female weakness aren-
vited to promptly communicate Mrs. Pnkham at Lynn
Mass All letters received opened read and answered by
women freely talk of her private illness
to woman; thus has been established this confidence
between Mrs. Pnkham and the women Of America which
has never been broken Never has she published tes
monia used letter without the written of the
writer and never has the company allowed these conf
dental letters to get out of their possession the hun
dreds of thousands of them in their files will attest
Out Of the vast volume of experience which Mrs, Pink
ham has to draw FROM it is than possible that she
has gained the very knowledge needed in your
She asks nothing in return except your good WILL and her
advice has helped thousands Surely any woman rich or
poor should be glad take advantage of this generous
offer of assistance Address Mrs. Pinkham of Lydia
E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-10
WEST SALISBURY

Francis, the little son Of Clayton
Reed, is ill.,
Mrs. Elmer Amidon was on the sick
list last week.
Mrs. George Bronson is an with grip
and appendicitis.
Clayton Reed went to Bennington
Monday on business.
e. C. Tinkham went to Bennington
last week Thursday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bostick Of South
SALISBURY spent Sunday at Nathan
Ross
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Mattison spent
Sunday at her fathers f. C. Tink-
hams.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Tinkham visited
at Orson Tinkham Tuesday of this
week.
Mrs. Orrin Hughes of South London
derry is visiting her brother George
Bronson.
The two year old son of Mr. and
Mrs Nathan Ross has been sick with
bronchial pneumonia.
Several from this part of the town
attended the circus held at the Y. NJ
C. A. building last Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Cone Of East
Salisbury and Mrs. George Boupl0I
of SALISBURY Valley spent Sunday al
Clayton Reeds.
The Ladies' Altar society of st
John the Baptist church was enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. Anna Rob
inson. There were 1873 present. Cake
and coffee were served and a pleasant
evening was enjoyed by all.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-10
NORTH HooslcK
ID Allen has been sick.

Ed Allen has been sick.
Josh Aliens mother is on the sick
list
Mrs. Otto Wing is visiting at Fred
Aliens.
Andrew Luke and wife were at Fred
Weir's Sunday.
George Browns people have com
pany visiting them.
Myron Durfee and family spent Sun
day at Edw. Aliens.
Mrs. Clifford Friar is visiting hel
parents in Saratoga.
Sherwood Haswell and wife spent
Sunday in this place.
Ernest Washington and family, al
so Mrs. Moon and son visited at Mrs
Wilson's in North Bennington Sunday
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-10
NORTH WHITE CREEK

Eli Smith was in Shushan Satur-
day.
Henry Hill has been sick with a
hard cold.
Daniel Geary and John Luke were in
Bennington recently.
Wilmer Luke has returned TO Roce's
seed house in Cambridge after spend
ing few days al his home here.
Erwin Rose Of Ash Grove lost a val
liable colt last week. Mr.. Rose was
breaking it to drive single when the
colt went over back and broke its
neck
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-10
CHILDREN DIDN'T GET
COLD ALL WINTER
Mother Says Father Johns
Medicine Kept Them
Stout and Hearty"
MARIE AND HARRY JONES.

Every fall my children, would get
a cold and il would last all winter !
did not dare take them outdoors. Last
winter my sister recommended Faith
er Johns Medicine and used two
bottles and my chillren didn't get cold
Ill winter They grew stout aud
hearty. Would recommend Father
Johns for anybody. Ny children's
names are Harry and Marie Jones,
(Signed) Mrs. John Jones, Yohoghmy
Pa.
Cures all throat and lung troubles
Not a patent medicine and free FROM
poisonous drugs or alcohol. Kitty
years in use.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-10

This Fact that addressing Mrs Pinham you are con-
fdng your private ills to a woman whose
perence with womens diseases covers twenty-five years
The present Mrs. Pinkham daugher-inaw of Lydia E.
Pnkhan, for years under her direction, and has
since her decease continued to advise women
Many suffer in silence and drift along from bad
to worse knowing well that they ought to have immediate
assistance, but natural modesty them to shrink
from exposing themselves to the questions and probable
examinations of even their family physician Such ques
tionng and examination is unnecessary Without cost
you can consult whose knowledge from actual
experience is great.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-10
sHAFTssuRY CENTER

An entertainment entitled The Dis.
trict School at Burberry Corners in
three acts. will be given by the Mite
society of the Baptist church at Soc
ial hall, Tuesday evening, Feb. 23rd,
or if stormy Wednesday evening, Feb.
"a. Refreshments will be served.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-10
nvd,le,s catarrh Remedy.

was invented by physician and chem
list OF Atlanta, Ca. and was used w
private practice for many years WIN
most marvellous success. The kydale
Remedy Co. have secured control OF
this great remedy and are now plae-
inr II on sale. Every bottle Is guar
anteed by us.-Shurtlen Pharmacy
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-10
Ladies Of Bennington

Are you interested in the new
spring styles in models and ma
terials? I have made one handsome
model in Princess style and would
like any lady TO call at my store and
inspect this new design / have had
q years experience with large tailor
ing companies in New York and
would like any lady to inspect this
model and see il they can find any
fault with its design, work or fitting
From now on until the end of this
month I will give you a 10 per cent
reduction on all suits My price for
suits is from S35 up. Ladies and
gents garments cleaned and pressed
st moderate prices.
d. MYER H E:il::
213 River ST. Bennington, VI
TELEPHONE CONNECTION
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-10

Foley's Orino Laxative cures con
stipaton and liver trouble and makes
the bowels healthy and regular. or
mo is superior TO pills and tablets as
IL does not grippe or nauseate- WhN
take anything else?-Quinlan's Phar-
macy
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-10
catarrh Causes Dyspepsia

The discharge from Nasal Catarrh
constantly dropping into the throat
and being swallowed with the saliva
carries the catarrhal infection to the
Stomach and Catarrh of the stomach
sets in. This causes Dyspepsia or In
digestion as these ailments appear
when the stomach is weakened from
any cause. Rydale's Catarrh Remedy
Is a safe. sure treatment for Dyspepsia
caused by catarrh of the stomach. 1t
Is used both locally and internally,
hence kills the poison in the mem.
brances OF the nose and stomach and
also In the blood IL is sold on a pos
tive guarantee. -Shurtleff Pharmacy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-16

morning which held such grief for her.
So she called from the nest little SHARP
Beak, Bsight-Eye and Soft-Feather, and
all day long taught them how to fly from
limb to limb, and when the evening
came they were very long way from
home, sitting in the top of a great,
bushy tree. There they found last
years abandoned nest and in 1t took
refuge for the night. On the next morn
ing they continued their journey, going
slowly-so as not to tire the wings of
the wee ones-from tree to tree, from
shrub to shrub. Once they had quite
way to go between trees, and then the
wings of the little ones gave out and
they had to hop through the grass. But
they were brave brides and knew their
life depended ON their aptness In flying,
and they put forth every energy. So,
when another night settled they found
themselves in a deep forest, where a
ripping brook glistened in the moon
light, which sprinkled like drops of water
through the tree tops. And there all
was so wild that they decided to rest
for a few days before going farther.
And they found plenty of food there
and many, many birds, singing so loudly
that the woods rang early in the morn
ing.
''Oh, had my mate been spared" sighed
poor lonely Mrs. Birdie Specklebreast,
how happily we all could have lived
here! And now l shall take my little
ones farther and farther away. finding
some place where the great cruel mon
steers do not kill the birds while they
are trying to provide food for their chill
dren. All, If only the world could live
and let lvep' And the mother bird
dropped her head forlornly on her
breast.
The following week found Mrs. Birdie
Specklebreast in a new country, coun-
try very high and beautiful, where no
mans foot seemed to have pressed, and
where the surrounding hills never
echoed the sharp sound of gun. All,
here would be peace at last, peace and
safety. And here she would remain with
her young ones till they needed her no
longer They she would fly, and fly,
and fly back to the spot in the grass
where she had left her beloved mate,
and living beside him, die. For life was
too lonely and sad without him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-16

Uncle John laughed In spite of his ex-
citement. and declared that she was the
bravest little girl he had ever seen. And
since | find you unhurt,' he went on, sit
is better to laugh than to cry. And what
wise little animal Swiftly was to toss
you into the strawstack instead of on
the ground. Come, let's go to the house
and tell Auntie all about your wild ride.
But, Uncle dear, please don't give the
credit to Swiftly of throwing me into the
straw, but let me have the glory of
knowing just when to fall of. And
Clara slid from the strawstack to the
ground. and, after seeing that Swiftly
was safe-for she had stopped running
as soon as the garment fell from her
face, and was standing, head down, close
to the strawstack ran to the house
TO tell her aunt all about her wild ride
but III ride better tomorrow" she
said to her uncle that evening while they
talked over the incident of the morning.
Next time I'll have enough presence of
mind to remove the laundry from my
horses face. How stupid / was not to
have thought of that
But Uncle Ned and Auntie both de-
elared she was the hravest girl In the
world. And maybe she was.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-16

thought. Like all doggies, Patrick was
a glutton (more is the pityD and al
ways forgot everything but his food dur
ing meal. But as soon as breakfast
was over he began looking about for his
brother and sister. He hoped that by
some chance they might have been
brought to this new place during the
night, and that II he looked diligently
about he might find them. And his
mother! Oh, how he did want her! He
felt that he could be perfectly happy II
he might have his mother once again,
even though there was not a chicken nor
a duck about the place. Just his own
dear, fond mother, and a dirty little stick
to carry in his mouth, and some blowing
grass to bark at and imagine he was
after snakes and other wild beasts, would
be all he cared for.
Thus meditating and wishing, Patrick
lay down on the soft grass in the shade
of the house and fell asleep. And while
he was asleep little Florence stole softly
away from him (she had been trying to
entertain him all morning to no avaiD
and went into the house. She had heard
some commotion. as Of some one arriving,
and wanted to see who had come to pay
them a visit To her great Joy she saw
her dear old grandpapa there. He had
just arrived from another town many,
many miles distant from little Flor
ence's home, and was laden down with