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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-24
FOR AALs
LNOR SALE-Pigs for sale Inquire OF Charles
II Paddock r. r. d. No B. 1OtG

U'OR SALE-At great sacrifice if taken
II in the next ten days, the Thos. Mangan
property head of Washington ST. Property CON
ssts of nearly new 10 room house e2X32, ell Tx
front; plenty of shade and fruit trees; village
water supply; barn BOMBS with stalls size of
lot l30XiS5-ths will give purchaser two extra
building lots. Good neighborhOod. iiVe min
utes from post Office. Price ON application.
Nash a Hutchns 6St6
NOR SALE-Puir Of secondhand work har-
Il ness for sale cheap at Chas. +. liurt's har-
ness shop South ST. OjtB'
INOK SALE-'Ihe horse-shOeing business
II and stock and tools of the hate John ).
Brant mt THE Old Stone shop. Business has
been established longer than any shop in Ben
nngton County. shop is doing from $40 TO
Sc per week now with only one man, Price
on application, Mash Hutchns. 64tl2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-24
LOW PRICED ADVERTISING

Advertisements not over four lines
IN length in this column, 20 cents for
me time, 35 cents for twice, so cents
,or one week and S1.25 for one
mouth if paid for when the advertise
nent is brought in. If credit is given
IN additional charge will be made.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-24
WANTED

wv ANTED-To furnish Southern coored
w cooks. maids, farm-hands, etc. G. Il.
Martin Employment Agent, Richmond, Va.
71t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-24
Massage

Scientifically given by professional
medical masseuse of New York All
nervous troubles and deformities in
cnildren a speciality. Treatment Civ
en- at ladies' residences or at office
Inquiries or appointments.-Miss M.
Williams, AL Main street.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-24
CIGAR BOXES OF PAPER
Cedar Wood Becoming Too Scarce t.
Be Used.

DC USED.
A French tobacco manufacturer says
that before long all cigar boxes, ex-
cept those used for expensive brands
will be made of paper. This is due to
the fact that the supply of cedar wood
is becoming scarce. Already some of
the very cheap cigars are making
their appearance in Paris in boxes of
paper pulp, which for the sake of re-
alistic effect, are saturated either
with cedar oil or a chemical equiva-
lent This points out that a cigar box
is thing not merely to look pretty
Ii is meant to prevent evaporation
and thus keep the cigar moist. This
object is not accomplished as satisfac-
torily with box of paper pulp as
with one OF wood.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-14
There Is a Santa Claus

Once little girl this letter
York
Dear Editor: 1 years of my say
there is Santa Claus Papa "f
So" Please tell IS a
Virginia HANLON
And the editor of the Sum- mighty of nvectve and
became even little child following
charming reply
VIRGINIA. Your little friends They been
affected by the skepticfsm skerica They will be-
neve
Yes Virginia, there is a Claus exists certainly
love and devotion that they
abound and give life its highest Alas
how dreary would the
De no chidke faith then, enjoyment in
sense and sight The light with which childhood fills the
world would be extingushed
might hire watch all the CHM
neys Christmas Claus they did
not santa Claus coming
body Santa Claus. The
neither children
imagine all the
world You babys
which not the strongest that lived could
only faith,
curtain and view and picture the beauty and glory
yond is all real? Ah Virginia. in all this world there
nothing real abiding
No Santa Caus Thank God, he lives lives
thousand from Virgna-nay
years from now-he will continue
childhood.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-14

The Woman's auxiliary to I'm
manuel Presbyterian church will
hold an all-day meeting tomorrow
at the church parlors. A cafa-
|teria luncheon will be served.
This will be the last all-day meet
ing before the Jubilee emancipa-
ton banquet New Years night.
McGregor lodge, No. 1925,
Modern Brotherhood of America
held its annual election of officers
last Thursday night and the fol-
lowing were elected: President,
C. A. Morse; vice president,
Louella Dermermuth; secretary,
Arthur Batson; treasurer, c. w.
Stevenson; chaplain, Mrs. Jenette
Newton; conductor, Walter New
ton; Waterman, Mrs. Baker; sea
try, Harry McGregor, jr.; must
clan, Pearl Husselbee; physician,
DR.. Burton e. Paul; trustees
George R. Gardner, Edward Mat
terson and ]. T. Riley.
The sewing circle of the Phil
ISheridan Relief Corps will hold
an all-day meeting tomorrow at the
residence of Mrs. Ella Stone
East l and Thirty-fifth streets.
The woman's guild of the
Church of Holy Communion will
hold a sale of fancy Christmas
articles Wednesday at Malstrom s
drug store on Pacific avenue.
Custer post, Womah's Relief
Corps, hold its regular meeting
Saturday night and elected Of
Ifcers as follows: Mrs. Harry
Flynn, president; Mrs. Molly La
vine, senior vice president; Mrs
lRyslinn, junior vice president;
Mrs. Perry Gardiner, treasurer;
Mrs. E. R. Maxfield, chaplain
Mrs. Muntz, conductor; Mrs. Ham
mond, guard.
Miss Agnes Allen will entertain
at luncheon Wedn esday after
noon in honor of Miss Helen W.
ginia Shaver, whose engagement
has just been announced.
=
Valentine council, No. 121, Fra
ternal Aid association, will give
its last entertainment of the year
this evening in Fraternity hall,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-14
TELL NE a enC~
STORY MMA/
C.h ildrc ms l}YMEA9
NEW YEAR OFFERING

Great King Arthur strobe into
the hall where groups of armoret
knights sat together at tables be.
fore the great open fire where the
back logs blazed high. They were
talking of young lad who had
been just cast into the dungeon
because he had brought as his
New Year offering to the king his
purse, not filled with gold OF
jewels as custom demanded, but
only a dried sprig of mistletoe.
IAN INSULT" exclaimed the
king. Hence the boy had been
led away a prisoner.
But the kings heart softened,
and now he commanded that the
boy be brought to the hall where
he could further question him.
"Oh. King! l had no gold to
bring to you, so l brought my
dearest treasure" said the lad.
At this the knights laughed,
but the king silenced them.
"How is this, my boy? 1t is
only a sprig of dried mistletoe. u
YES" the lad replied. But
my mother gave it to me before
the angels took her away, telling
me the Great Druids had blessed
it and I should always keep it. II
was the best l could give you,
Isire."
The king wiped the tears from
his eyes and drawing the lad to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-14
BY Stuart Ii. Stone.

by STUART Is. stone.
The new cook at the Evanses
was, as Mr.. Evans put 1t, dream
Mrs. Evans, who was less enthusi-
astic but more elegant, described
her as very pretty girl with hor-
rid language. The new cook had
a wealth of bronzy hair, gray
pensive eyes, and a complexion
such as peroxides and powders
could never produce. The young
lady's mother had christened her
Edwina, after a heroine of Bertha
M. Clay, but had signally failed to
endow her with the speeches of
her fair namesake.
For instance, Edwina called
napkins Snowy rags" If she
passed Mrs. Evans the potatoes
she asked, Have a spud?" 1t
was this state of affairs that inn
PEELED Mr.. Evans to undertake the
edification of Edwina.
The edifying began that very
evening. Evans proceeded into
the kitchen, where Edwina was
humming Il Wish l Was the
Prince of Parmaloo." She look
ed up at him inquiringly.
Anything gone wrong with the
main works."
"Er-that is, no." faltered Ev-
ans. you see, my dear"
Talk United States then" ad-
monished Edwina.
Its like this" said Evans,
desperately. You see, Edwina,
you are naturally a very attrac-
tive girl and good cook. But
or. well. you see-that is, you will
admit your English is defect
i've"
"Oh, you don't take to my
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-14
'DaiUSborfSforY

| gab," helped Edwina.
That's it-that's It," answer
ed Evans, much relieved; and
after Edwina had given the final
polish to the pans, they began
work in the dining room. Evans
found the place in the grammar,
and Edwina, bending over the
book, managed to put her wonder
full bronzy head very close to
Evans.
Now. l suppose the first thing
is to conjugate," instructed Evans.
Say, 4 love-
Edwina drew back in grave re-
proach. "Ah-h-h-h!" she said.
You're married-yoked up--har-
messed in pink baby ribbon and
curling papers!"
Mrs. Evans, in the other room,
coughed warningly, and Evans
frowned. mo, no; you see, it's
just in the lesson. Now say
Thou lowest"
'Nix-nixeth! cried Edwina
I'm no Quaker. You can pass.
eth that upest."
"No-no-no!" rasped Evans
becoming worried. at is just 9
form you must learn. Now take
the plural, we love-"
Edwina did not take the plural
Instead, she leaned back in heI
chair and laughed convulsively
who loves-you and me? If
was to spring that on me steady
he'd push your mug off the bill.
board. He'd hand a"
Great Chimmie Fadden!" in
terrupted Evans, becoming excit-
ed. Your slang is the limit and
then some. You'll have to cut
out this Geo. AIDE patter or were
stalled at the post"
Then Mrs. Evans rushed in.
LOOK here. Alphonso Evans.
Your slang is worse than Ed
wina's, and l think this whole in
strcution is entirely too personal"
Gee! The czarina's sprung an
eruption!" cried Edwina.
And you must cease this awful
language" ragged Mrs. Evans.
Edwina, somewhat scared, be-
gan to cry. ''Pll-I'll chew up
the dictionary and swallow it,!
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
Evans, greatly moved, began to
pat the weeping girl upon the
bronzy tresses, which action
proved too much for Mrs. Evans.
ti"Alphonso Evansl" she cried,
dragging him into the front room.
''If / hear any more of this edi-
fication! If / see you patting
beautiful domestics! If 1 ever"
AS the door closed upon the
hapless Evans, Edwina. much
treasured. began to sing, "Oh,
Gee, I'm Glad I'm Freel"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-14

[11171a Tacoma avenue. The en-
tertainments will be continued In
January.
The Glover Leaf 500 club will
meet tomorrow afternoon with
Mrs. Hengerford, SIS South Elev.
|enth street.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
First Methodist church holds It's
regular monthly meeting tomor-
row afternoon at the home of
Mrs. J. M. Nichols, 1924 Sixth
avenue. After the business meet
ing, an interesting program will
lbe given. Mrs. Letta Ashby OF
hich will sing a solo and a reading
will be given by Miss Elizabeth
|Towne.
Chapter G of the P. e. o. will
be entertained Wednesday after
noon by Mrs. Willard Smith and
Mrs. Beverly w. Coiner.
The ladies' of the st. Paul guild
of THE North End will hold an
apron sale Thursday at 934 South
IC street.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the
First Presbyterian church vii
meet tomorrow morning at 9
O'Clock, at the church parlors, to
elect officers for the ensuing year
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-14

Those little afternoon frocks are
legion, and many delightful models
of this kind are of the simplest
sort. We have seen delightful
things in all wool cashmere of de-
licious coloring with untrimmed
skirt slightly draped or plated
and the simplest of bodies fulled
into a smart girdle and trimmed
only around the border of the shall
low guimpe or Dutch neck and on
the sleeves.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-14
Stuna for Is Years

by Indigestion's pangs-trying
many doctors and 100000 worth
of medicine in vain, B. F. Ayscue.
of Ingleside, N. c., at last used
DIR. Kings New Life Pills. and
writes they wholly cured him.
They cure Constipation, Bilious
ness, Sick Headache, Stomach,
Liver, Kidney and Bowel trou~
bles. 25c at all druggists.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-14

Gallons of fancy braid are all
the rage on coats. They are used
on the fronts of the bodices, and
also on the sides and backs of the
lower coat. Black braid is con-
sidered decidedly fashionable. es-
pecially when the revers are this
co1or
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-14
STRIKING NEW HAT

This Is a most radical and
striking new hat fashion of this
season. The material is sealskin
and the shape is somewhat of the
Napoleon style, except that the rim
is turned up almost twice as wide
as in the ordinary pattern, and the
hat sits very low over the eyes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-14

Dear Miss Grey:
Who wrote "Curfew Shall Not
Ring Tonight?
JENNY WREN Nice.
A.-Rosa Hartwicke Thorpe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-14
CYNTHIA 0REYS
CORRESPONDENTS

Dear Miss Grey:
expect some friends from a
distance to call. They are used to
society ways, and / am not. /
would like to serve light re-
treatments in my room. Would
tea be all right? If so, what
kind? How shall 1 serve it?
What kind of cups and teapot
shall 1 buy? And shall serve
sandwiches or cakes? If so, what
kind? A. N
A.-Somehow, I Judge from
your note that you are busy
girl, living in furnished rooms.
Whether that is the case or not,
l trust my suggestions will help
you.
Buy a half dozen cups and sau-
GERS, two small plates and a tea
pot in the old-fashioned blue will
low design. This ware is mex
pensive and most artistic. Buy a
quarter pound good Oolong tea,
half pound cut sugar, a couple
OF lemons, small box of salt
waters, and half pound of maca-
rooms. Cover small table with
dainty white lunch cloth-it
need not be elaborate plain
hemstitched linen one will do,
but 1t must be white as snow.
Serve your tea and waters from
this table. Pour the tea over a
thin slice of lemon in each cup,
and ask each guest how much
sugar to add. Pass the cakes to
each one. Be as informal as pos
sible, and don't show any nervous
ness, no matter how much you
feel. If your guests are the right
kind of people. they will not criti-
else, but will enjoy your hospital
ity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-14

, an AhSpectiou VI the w aSn1ng-
ten dispatches reveals that Sena.
tor Bailey is still a member. Any.
body remember much about
Bailey?
Bacon: What's his business?
Egbert: Hops.
Bacon: Well, is he q brewer or
a dancing master?-Yonkers
Statesman.
Congressman Sulzer has de-
manded declaration of war
against Nicaragua. And this aft
er all what Secretary Knox has
writ and did!
Jeff Davis says there are some
rotten potatoes in the senate. The
"eyes" have it.
Parson Primrose: How is it
you are not a good little boy at
Christmas?
Grimsey: Cause den I'd get
Sunday school books. I want In
dian stories. See?-Judge.
The voice Of the corn shred
der and the accident insurance
agent is-or are-heard in the
land.
1t comes but once a year,
This holiday,
But all the remaining time
IT'S ON THE WAY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-14

Dear Miss Grey:
Please tell me what hour afte
noon is the ninth. s. II.
A.-From 8 to 9 o'clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-14
THE SPINSTER

A.-(D No, only on the first
page, beneath the title. CD No.
CD 1t should be laid flat between
two pieces of corrugated straw
board, wrapped carefully, and
sent by. express.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-14

Dear Miss Grey:
CD In sending a manuscript
should ones initials or name be
written on each page? CD Should
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-14

One of our gifted contemps.
suggests sliding head first to
bases to prevent the spiking and
GRIPPING of base ball players.
Wanted to know: If their heads
ARE considered invulnerable?
Looks to the average reader like
a slam at the boneheads.
King Alfonso has to undergo a
SERIOUS surgical operation. 1t
must grit on him to ponder upon
the fact that Prof. Ferrer, for in
Stance, was so disgracefully
healthy that he had to be shot to
make a martyr of him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-14
Fads, FASHIONS and Home Hints for Wome,a

one turn the corners down or pin
the pages together? CD Should
it be folded?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-14
FASHIONS

The excessive vogue of skunk
has been a veritable boom for
many persons who are obliged to
consider the wearing qualities as
well as the first cost of their furs.
This fur is durable and stands ex-
posure to weather as few other
skins do. Some of the best stole
and muff sets are made of it, and
it trims all sorts of gowns and
coats.
Little roses are being good
deal used for trimming young
girls party gowns. They are made
of natural colored silks or of sill
yer or gold tissue. The metallic
flowers have been used longer than
the silk ones and are not so soft
of texture. An advantage of these
silk flowers is that they do not
crumple with one evenings wear
ing, as the usual artificial ones do.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-14

1t comes but once a year,
This holiday,
But all the remaining time
IT'S ON THE WAY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-14

Valentine council, No. 121, Fra
ternal Aid association, will give
its last entertainment of the year
this evening in Fraternity hall,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-14
ADAPTING HIMSELF E FOR THE WoRK
ST FOR RICH BLOOD

Patient: Why are feeling my pulse?
Physician tabsent mndedy) there any meme
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-16
COAST LINE RUMoRS.
Jump in Atlantic Stock Quotations
Starts Lot of Gossip.

Various rumors were af1oat in the
financial districts yesterday regarding
the sharp rise in Atlantic Coast Line
stock. One was that Hartman. who is
supposed to be after every railroad on
the map which he does not already con-
troll. was about to add this company to
his holdings. Very conservative brokers
and railroad men suggested that 1t was
caused by the rumors of an increased
dividend and by the strong showing
made by the louisville and Nashville.
which stock .a'so jumped nearly two
points.
The rumor which seemed to have the
most plausibility. however, was that the
Atlantic Coast Line was about to &C
quire the Chesapeake and Ohio. This
would give the Atlantic Coast Line a
union in the north, at Winchester and
Cincinnati. with it's western division. the
Louisville and Nashvi lie. just as it has
now in the south a. Montgomery. Ia.
and other points. Such juncture would
mean increased strength. increased ton
mage and increased gross earnings for all
three railways, which would make the
Atlantic Coast Line Company of Con-
necticut more profitable concern than
ever.
is considered more plausible than that
any foreign road Is acquiring the Coast
Line for the reason also that there have
been no tradings recorded of the nold-
ing company stock since December 81
a few shares changed hands at that time
at 245. The stock of the holding COM
pany would have to be acquired in order
10 control the Coast Line. as it owns the
majority of the stocks of both the At
lantic Coast Line and the Louisville and
Nashville. The majority of the stock OF
the holding company furthermore, is
held by three men who. ii would Stem.
have not the slightest reason for re-
linquishing it-Henry Walters, Michael
jenkins and Waldo Newcomer. all Bal.
moreans. though Mr.. Walters has
changed his residence to New .ork
These gentlemen would. however be
greatly benefited BY the acquisition of
the c. & o. by the Coast Line itself or
the holding company. probably the latt ar,
though 1t makes real difference
which.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-16

Jackson, Jackson street from 18th street
TO Rhode Island avenue, Rhode Island
avenue from 10Th street to South Dakota
avenue. South Dakota avenue from Rhode
Island avenue to the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad
Reporting on the request. l.. R. Grabill,
superintendent of county roads, says:
THE following improvements asked for
in this letter are included in the District
bill now pending: Kearney street north
east, 18th to 18th; Jackson street north
east. 18th to 10th; Rhode Island avenue,
from goth street to the District line. II
passed. these improvements will doubtless
be made in the next fiscal year. Kearney
street between 14th and 18th is not pub
lie property. and will have to be
quired before Improvement
He recommends that the other improve
ments asked for be listed for cousidera
ton in connection with future estimates
to Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-16
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The homecoming Of the world-girding
battleshp fleet will draw large throng
from this city. and the bookings on the
steamers Of the Norfolk and Washington
line are heavy for each evening this week
Saturday night next the Norfolk and
Washington company will have the new
steamer Southland and one of the other
boats in service to take the throng to
Norfolk. and already practically all the
stateroom accommodations on the big
steamers have been taken, and it may
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-16
| to this is the waste. non-use and misuse
of fertilizer derived from animals and
Destruction of Timber.

DESTRUCTION or V1mDer.
Next to our need of food and water
comes our need of timber.
Our industries which subsist wholly or
mainly upon wood pay the wages of more
than 100000 men and women.
Forests not only grow timber. but they
hold the soil and conserve the streams.
They abate the wind and give protection
from excessive heat and cold. Wood
lands make for the fiber. health and hap
piness of the citizen of the nation.
Our forests now cover 55O.O0O.OOO acres,
or about one-fourth of the United States.
The original forests covered not less than
$50 600, 600 acres.
Since 1870 forest fires have destroyed a
yearly average of fifty lives and S5U.Oo0,-
600 worth of timber. Not less than So
100000 acres of forest is burned over
yearly. The young growth destroyed by
fire Is worth far more than the merchant
able timber burned
One-fourth of the standing timber is lost
in logging. The boxing of long-leaf pine
for turpentine has destroyed one-fifth of
the forest worked The loss in the mill
is from one-third to two-thirds of the
timber sa wed. The Wastage Of mill prod
uct in seasoning and fitting for use Is
from one-seventh to one-fourth.
OF each 1000 feet which stood in the
forest an average of only $40 feet of lum-
Der Is used.
We take from our forests each year,
not counting the loss by fire. three and a
half times their yearly growth. We take
~ cubic feet per acre for each II cubic
feet grown; we take 26O feet per capita.
while Germany uses 81 and France only
70 cubic feet.
Great damage is done to standing tim
Der by injurious forest insects. Much of
this damage can be prevented at small
expense
The preservation by use, under the
methods of practical forestry, of all pub
lie forest lands, either in state or fed
eral ownership. is therefore essential to
the permanent public welfare.
The water must also be controlled. The
annual damage by floods since 1900 has in
creased steadily from S4j!OOO.OO0 to $685.
0OO.COO.
The permanent welfare Of the people of
North America demands that these nat
ural resources should be conserved by
protection and by use, and this can only
be accomplished by cooperation between
the several nations, between the several
states and nations and between private
owners and public agencies. To organize
for this cooperation the conference for
Thursday has been called. and the dele
gates from Canada, Mexico and the
United States will doubtless present i'm
portant recommendations to their gov
ernments.