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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17
NORTH BENNINGTON

Arthur Gilbert of New York city is
spending a few days at his summer
residence, on First street.
Miss Ella Tozer of Hoosick Falls
is visiting Mrs. Jay LOOMS, at lpgle-
side Cottage.
The w. c. T. w held their annual
business meeting at the home of Mrs.
Helen c, Cole, of Bank street, We'd
nesday afternoon, Sept, IL. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year; President, Mrs. Helen
C. Cole; Vice-President, Mrs. Jay III.
Lon IS; Secretary, Mrs. A. S. Hatha-
way; Treasure. Mrs. Walter r. Mat
tison.
Quite an enthusiastic meeting of
the citizens of our village was held
at fremen's hall Friday evening to
take initiative steps towards the or
ganization of a Village improvement
Society. The meeting was addressed
by John A Scheuerle, of Manchester,
secretary of the Bennington County
Improvement Association. His re-
marks were listened to with much in
terest Our people are evidently be-
coming awake TO the association and
are going to take hold of this matter
and. we hope, do much to improve
and beautify our village and its sur
roundings. The following Committee
was elected by the meeting to per
feet a permanent organization; Rev.
wv |. Colburn. Rev. JamesS. Clark,
II. l. Spafford, Mrs. Edward ID. Wei
i ling and Mrs. Hawley c. White. The
committee has called public meet
ing. at the village hall, for Wednes-
day evening, Sept. Is, at o'clock. TO
further advance the work II is hoped
there will be a good attendance, as
every one ought to be interested in
this work
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17
: NO MORE
GRAY OR
FADED HAIR

Women and men who use PARIS
IAN Sage can be sure their hair will
never turn gray.
PARTISAN Sage viii preserve the
natural color of the hair; stop IL from
becoming faded and lifeless, and by
nourishing the hair root give to the
hair a lusfre and radiance that com
pels admiration.
PARTISAN Sage stops falling hair;
banishes dandruff; makes the scalp
clean and free from itchiness and
promotes a growth Of heavy hair.
Large bottle 50 cents at dealers
everywhere. Sold by W. l. Gokay
on money back II dissatisfied plan
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17
WHY CADETS WEAR GRAY.
Origin of the Uniforms Used at West
Point and Annapolis.

Origin of the Uniforms Used at West
Point and Annapolis.
While stationed at Buffalo In the
summer of 1914 General Scott wrote to
the quartermaster for supply Of new
clothing for the regulars. Word soon
came back that blue cloth such as was
used In the army could not be obtain
ed owing to the strlngency Of the
blockade and the embargo and the lack
of manufactures In the country, but
there was a sufficient quantity of gray
cloth (now known as "cadet gray'0 In
Philadelphia. Scott ordered 1t to be
made up for his soldiers, and In these
new gray suits they marched down the
Niagara river. on the Canadian side,
IN the direction of Chippewa
II was just before the battle known
by THAT name. which occurred esrly In
July. General RAIL- the British CON-
mander. looked upon them with con-
tempt when preparing for battle on the
morning of the 9Th. for the Marquis OF
Tweeddale. who.- with the British ad-
vance. had skirmished with them all
the day before. had reported that they
were only Buffalo militia" and ac-
counted for their fighting so well and
driving him to his intrenchments north
Of the Chippewa river By the fact that
Il was the anniversary Of American
Independence that stimulated them
On account of the victory won at
Chippewa on that day. chiefly by these
soldiers In gray. and in honor Of Scott
and the troops that style Of cloth was
adopted at the Military academy at
West Point as the uniform Of the ca
ssets.-Nev York Press.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17

its use and wrote to you for special
advice. In a short time / had regained
my health and am now strong and well.
Mrs. SALLIE STEVENS, RED, No. 2,
Comanche, Okla.
Another Woman Receivers.
Newton, N. H. =" For five years / suf-
fered from female weakness and drag
ging down pains. Lydia E. Pinkham' s
Vegetable Compound has restored my
health and the pains are gone. = Mrs.
F. A. PEAsLEE, R. F. D., Box 88.
Because your case is difficult one,
doctors having done you no good, do not
continue to suffer without giving Lydia
K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a
trial Itsurely has remedied many cases
of female ills, such as inflammation, ul-
ceration, displacements, tumors, irregu-
larities. periodic pains, backache, and it
may be exactly what you need.
II you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pipkham Medicine Co. Conf
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by a
woman and held In strict confidence.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17
AID FOR METHODIST FUND.
Church Has Half Of Sum Needed to
Get Duke and Rockefeller Gifts

Raleigh, N. c., Sept 15.-At Meth
odist rally in Edenton Church here
this morning the announcement was
made that the two conferences Of
North Carolina had raised 100000
of the 100000 they must obtain In
order to receive the joint gifts of $3.50
900 from Benjamin and Buchanan
Duke of New York and $4,000 from
John d. Rockefeller, the total sum for
ming a s1,O00,00O endowment for Trim
'ity College, Durham.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17
UNKNOWN FOUND IN LAKE
Body at Undertaking Rooms, Burilne-
ton, Awaiting Identification.

Burlington, Sept. 15.-The body Of
an unknown man was found in Lake
Champlain Friday morning. The man
was seen to board a rowboat in the
early morning at a bay called The
Cove. He wore black SLOUGH hat,
khaki shirt and was between rs and
80 years old. He was OF medium
height and light complexion. The
body is at the undertaking rooms Of
Arsene Boucher.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17
1T SAVES YOU MONEY
Or. Towards Dyspepsia Specific;
Regular Price SOC. w. L. coksy's
Price 25c.

The special half price sale of DR..
Towards specific for the cure Of con-
stipation and dyspepsia by william
L. Gokay means the saving of a few
dollars on every family's yearly bill
for medicines.
Each so cent bottle Mr.. Gokay sells
II for 25c-l contains sixty doses OF a
medicine that is pleasant to take and
which can be depended upon to cure
the worst case Of constipation, dys-
pepsia or liver trouble
This remedy is not an ordinary
medicine. Il is the favorite formula
OF a well known physician, and has
the endorsement Of hundreds of ply
sieians Of eminence in their profes-
sion. who prescribe II in all cases of
constipation, dyspepsia or liver trou-
bic, knowing from experience that il
viii make a complete and lasting
cure
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17
rhe Lady ar the Tiasr.

Somebody told Henpeck the story OF
the lady and the tiger. describing Wv
idly how the poor lover stood trem-
bling before the door of the cage, won
dering whether his fiancee would
choose to surrender him to another wo-
man or hand him over to the jaws Of
the tiger.
"PoohT commented Henpeck That's
how It is with me at home. Every
time 20 IN the gate I never know
whether I'm going to meet lady or a
tiger
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17
AM old Kim. sws.t Perfume.

An ancient recipe for making sweet
perfume for the ladies runs as follows;
Take storax. calamite and benjamin.
OF each half an ounce, laudannm one
ounce. musk two grains. and put them
together In a fair brass mortar. which
you must first warm SO hot In the ire
that with the heat thereof and beating
with a little pestle 1t may work Ike
wax. which. being thoroughly wrought
you may make 1t in little cakes or balls
and SO lay It up.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17
WALKS 1000 MILES
e. c.. Bailey Makes Massachusetts
Indiana Trip in "a Days

Holbrook, Mass, Sept. l5.-Mr. and
Mrs. Dan J. Bailey OF this town receiv
ed a telegram today from their son.
Ezra c. Bailey, who has been on a
l-oO0-mile walk from here to Valparai
SO. Ind, stating that he arrived there
today, having been on the road for
sixty-four days. Mr. Bailey left here
on the morning of July 8, and averag-
ed fifteen miles a day. The object
of his walk was to improve his health
as he was well supplied with funds.
Mr.. Bailey has been one of the
athletes of this section for some
years, both as runner and walker.
He is in his twenty-first year.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17

Little Elmer-Mamma. l saw man
down at the blaeksmith's shop making
a horse. Mamma-You must be mis-.
taken. Elmer. Little Elmer-No. I'm
not. mamma He had the horse near
b finished when I came by. He was
Just nailing on the fest-Chicago
News
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17
THREE FREIeHTs WRECKED
Dense Fog Causes $4,000 Loss on
the New York Central.

Rochester, N. Y, Sept 15.-Dense
fog was responsible for disastrous
wreck on the New York Central rail-
road at East Rochester early this
morning when three freight trains
came together killing three men. seri-
ously injuring two others and caus-
ing a property loss estimated at $3.50,
900. The dead are: A. ]. Wolf.
brakeman, East Syracuse: John Def
ner and William Wise, both OF Ro-
chester, returning in caboose from
Syracuse fair. Jacob Keller, con-
ductor. Syracuse, was bruised and in
ternally injured, probably will die.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17

To the Taxpayers of the .rown ot
Bennington:
"A Rate Bill OF the Town Taxes OF
1912 has been placed in my hands for
collection as follows: 20 cents on the
dollar for the Town Tax, 20 cents on
the dollar for the Town Highway Tax,
80 cents on the dollar for the Town
District School Tax.
/ hereby demand payment OF said
taxes. and notify you that l will at
tend the Bennington County Savings
Bank from o'clock a. m. until 4
o'clock p. m.
There will be q discount OF per
cent on Town FAX IL paid within 80
days.
G. n. DEWEY,
Treasurer.
Bennington. VT, July is. 1919.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17
His Natural Death,

A clerk who acted as accountant to a
London firm was charged by the head
Of the firm with embezzlement He
admitted his guilt and went home and
cut his throat. The wound was not i'm
mediately fatal, but caused an alb
scess. from which he died afterward In
hospital. The jury summoned to the
inquest returned the amazing verdict
OF death from natural causes. Lon
don Mail
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17

To the Tax Payers of the Win age Of
Bennington:
At Rae Bill has been placed In my
hands for collection as follows:
20 cents on the dollar for the VII
lage Tax. 20 cents on the dollar for
the Highway Tax on the Ora nd List
Of 1912.
l hei by demand payment of said
taxes. and notify you that I viii at
tend at the Bennington County Saw
ings Bank from 3 O'Clock a. m. until
o'clock D. m
There viii be a dis count OF Per
cent on Village tar II paid within 90
days.
c. H IEwEY.
Treasurer.
Bennington. Vt, July Is. us1,-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17
PRISONERS WON'T TALK
Two Gunmen Taken into Custody
Saturday Keep Quiet.

New York, Sept 15.-Every effort
of police and district attorney to in
duce "Gyp the Blood and Lefty
Louie" to break their silence has SO
far failed. The arrest of these two
gunner. completing the roundup of
all seven men wanted in connection
with the murder of Herman Rosen-
thai, the gambler, just two months
ago tonight, was followed by four
hours examination of the new prison
ers today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17
AGED LADY GETS BAD FALL
Mother Of Fred L. Davis Meets Accl
dent That May Prove Fatal.

White River Junction, Sept. Is
Word came to Fred l.. Davis, secre-
tary of the state fair commission. on
the fair grounds, today, that his moth
er, Mrs. Minerva J. Davis, living at
Norwich, had met a serious accident.
While in the shed for wood she slip
ped and fell some distance, breaking
her hip in two places. Physicians
were instantly summoned and they
say the injury will result in the death
of Mrs. Davis. Blood has settled in
the injured part and blood poisoning
is feared. Mrs. Davis is rs years old,
and one Of the most esteemed women
in this section of the state.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17

T. l.. Parks, Murarayv.lle, Ca,
Route is in his 73rd year, and was
recently cured of a bad kidney and
bladder trouble He says himself:
II have suffered with my kidneys, My
back ached and l was annoyed with
bladder Irregularities. | can truth
fully say, one soc bottle of Foley Kid
ney Pills cured me entirely" They
contain no habit forming drugs.
Coles Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17

and so nervous L
could not do any
thing. The doctors
treated me for diff
ferent things but did
me no good. | got
so bad that / could
n OF sic ep day or
night. While in this
condition / read of
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vege table Com
pound, and began
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17
The plnerencs Between

saving money and not saving makes
The difference between a happy, in
dependent old age and one Of misery
and dependence. ENDORSEMENTS save
and protest National Life ms. Co.
Of VI tNutual) Earle s. Kinsley,
General Agent Mead Building. Rut-
land, Vt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17
FIREMAN BADLY scALpEp
Greenfield Man May Lose EyesIaht as
Result Of Accident.

William Bigwood of Greenfield, a
fireman employed by the Boston and
Maine railroad, is at the North Ad-
ans hospital suffering from a badly
scalded head. He was wetting down
coal in the Williamstowh yard yes
terday afternoon and the hose got
away from him. 1t is not known
whether his eyesight can be saved.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17

Antoine Deloria, Postmaster at
Garden, Mich, knows the exact facts
when he speaks Of the curative value
of Foley Kidney Pills. He says:
From my own experience recon-
mend Foley Kidney Pills, as a great
remedy for kidney trouble. My faith
er was cured Of kidney disease and
a good many Of my neighbors were
cured by Foley Kidney Pills" Coles
Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17
Matrimony.

ssatrimony resembles a pair Of shears
so Soined that they cannot be separat-
ed. often moving IN opposite directions,
yet always Furnishing any one who
comes between them.-S. Smith.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17
NOTICE /.

To the Tax Payers of the Bennington
Graded School District
A Rate Bill has been placed in my
hands for collection as follows:
20 Cents on the dollar on the
Grand List OF 1912.
l hereby demand payment Of said
taxes, and notify you that ! will at
tend at the Bennington County saw
lngs Bank from 3 o'clock a. m, UNI
I'll 4 o'clock D. m.
There will be discount OF Ter
cent on above tax II paid within W
days.
c. H. DEWEY. 4
Treasurer.
BenninP ton, VT, July Is. 1919.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17
A Lesson From our Ancestors

In the good old fashioned days Of
our grandmothers they depended up
on the roots and herbs of the field to
relieve disease.
Years have passed by, but science
has never been able to improve upon
the medicinal effects of these same
roots and herbs which are Natures
cure for disease.
Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, that successful remedy for
female ills, had its origin in this way
and today tons of roots and herbs
are consumed annually in making II.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17
Better Yourself

by working with us. We are constantly
adding to our force ~ women employees.
Highest prices paid for all paris of shirt
work. Steady employment. fSxrerience
not necessary. Beginners paid while learn
positions for men. Call or write. Man
haitian Shirt Co., Salem, n. ", Dept ~
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17
MRS. STEVENS
RECEIVERS
After Years of Suffering.
Tells How Her Health
Was Regained.

WaurikS Okla. -"I had female trou-
bles for seven years, was all run down,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17
The Men Who Succeed

as heads Of large enterprises are men
Of great energy. Success. today. de-
mands health. To all is to fail It's
utter folly for a man to endure a
weak. rundown, half alive condition
when Electric Bitters will put him
right on his feet in short order.
-Four bottles did me more real good
than any other medicine ever took, +"
writes Chas. 3. Allen, Sylvania, Ca
After years Of suffering with rheu-
matism, liver trouble. stomach disor-
ders and deranged kidneys. am
again, thanks to Electric Bitters.
sound and well" Try them. Only
50 cents at Harold W. Cole's- phar-
macy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17

DON'T WAIT FOR TIME
to tell the story, get your policy for
Fire Insurance, and get 1t today
BY sunset your house may be in
ruins. We're not talking nonsense
we're doing you good turn for
small consideration. Ask us to
write your FIRE INSURANCE
hes companies, reasonable premi-
ums. your very best investment
DON'T DELAY.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17
notice.!

Bennington, VT. July 15. 1912.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-17

Bennington. VT July Is. ASA
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NOTICE!

Bennington. VT, July is. 1919. j..
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-04-12
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VIVIAN'S PLAYMATE
BY BELLE MANDATES
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Vivian's keen sense told her that
the first signs of lost illusions were
visible in her iiege lord. he had be-
come used to her beauty and his
pride in possession. He was natu-
rally cold and cynical, and her giTl-
ish, affectionate nature had made
the first impression on his impassiv-
ity. In the usual course Of affairs
his coldness, she concluded, would
naturally increase. Her keen in
sight showed her where the trouble
lay. She had been too easily won
too anxious to please him. She
should make him jealous.
Finally she decided to have an Inn
aginary absent lover. Then she
would not harm anyone else-Or her
self.
Her husband, coming into the sit
ting room one afternoon, found her
looking tenderly at an object she
held In her hand.
"I have been looking" she said,
with flush for her deception, "at
some of my girlhood keepsakes."
His indifference was stirred.
"Oh, then that was a picture Of
an old sweetheart you were gazing
uponP"
well, l suppose you might cal
him that" she replied, with remi-
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-04-12
ENORMOUS POWER OF RADlUM
Scotch Scientist Refuses 10 Take
Chances With Substance Not
Thoroughly AnaIyxed.

In some experiments which Prof.
F. Soddy was showing to his class
Of Glasgow students with radium
emanation he carefully corked up
the flask containing the gas with the
remark that the emanationS physio-
logical effects were imperfectly In
vestigated, and certainly potent, and
that he had no personal wish to In
vestigate them.
The amount Of gaseous emana-
tion with which he was experiment.
ing was 30 small that it would have
required thirty times as much to I'LL
a bubble the size Of a pinhead-Or
one cubic millimeter. He added
that If instead Of the thirtieth part
Of q pinhead full we could obtain q
pint Of this gas-and to obtain such
q quantity half a ton Of pure radi-
um would be required-it would ra-
diats the energy Of q hundred pow
erful arc amps. Indeed, as Ruther-
ford has said, no vessel would hold il
and such a quantity would instantly
malt and dispel in vapor any mate
rial known.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-04-12
CATER TO HEALTHY APPETITE
FInssrbowIs and Other Luxuries Are
Thlhas Unknown to the South
western Spread.

Those who cannot eat without q
correctly folded napkin, Spotless
china and silver will do we'll to avoid
the southwestern spread described
BY E. EcOb in Outing. The writer
says:
Eating at a temporary mining
camp isn't altogether attractive. The
array Of blackened lard pals steam
ing about the hearth, and the ribs
Of beef, picked nearly bare, on the
table, may not at first sight seem al
Turing. But you'll find that the fire.
joles (strong red Mexican beans)
and the cold sour doughS, faxed
with black from tho pan, and the
strong tea don't taste so bad after
all. Maybe you think you couldn't
eat from battered tin plates, with
battered black forks that tint the
food, amid 4 litter Of saddles, soiled
mattresses and rifles. But then, per-
haps, you thought you couldn't eat
the tyrup from which you had
picked out flies and ants, or wash
in that lard bucket Of pale gray
mine water the cook has brought" "
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-04-12
ARE NOT SUCH GOOD "MIxERS"
Writer Says Men Think They Get 40
qualntsd Easily, but Really
They Don't

Edna Ferber writes a fiction story
In the American Magazine in which
the principal character il Emma Nc
Chesney, a travelling saleswomanI
On one Of her trips she took her SON
with her, a boy Of seventeen This
boy had to spend the night with a
stranger in a country hotel. Next
morning his mother asked him about
his roommate. The boy knew very
little, not even the name Of the man
with whom he stayed. Whereupon
Emma McChesney broke out as fol-
lows:
"Men are the cussedeSt creatures.
This chap occupied the same room
with you last night and you don't
even know his name. FUNNY II
two strange women had found them
selves occupying the same room for
q night they wouldn't have got to the
hmono and back hair stage before
they would know not only each 9TH
eTS name but they'd have tried on
each others hats, swapped corset
cover patterns, found mutual friends
living in Dayton, o., taught each
other a new Irish croquet stitch,
showed their family photographs,
told how their married sisters little
girl nearly died with swollen glands
and divided of the mirror into two
sections to paste their newly washed
handkerchiefs on. Don't tell me
men have a genius for friendship"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-04-12


niscent smile and deprecating man
ner. "He lived across the street
from us when we were children. and
we grew up together. he was two
ssers older than /, but he was nice
NoSgrotecting to me-"
the nll," he asked sarcastically, as
mepaused, "what became Of him ?"
sWs went to school together.
Then he went to college. I went
abroad, and-well, you know how
people come and go in your life"
"And you told me-" he blurted,
sthat I was the frst.
~How foolish / was" she thought,