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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-10
Hospitality.

A tourist who had been caught in n
severe storm up in the highlands con.
graduated himself. after finding a soil.
tary cottage. on being asked to stay
overnight
After dinner, while wearing a suit
Of the guild mans clothes till his own
we're dry. he met the mistress on the
stairs with a broom in her hand. and
she. installing the stranger for her hus-
band. gave him n thump on the head
with the broom. remarking. That's FOR
askin' the man to stay a nichtr'-
London Weekly Telegraph.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-10

At Speen. near Newberry, there was
n coaching inn on the Bath road which
provoked an epigram:
The famous house OF Speenland
That stands upon the hill
May well be called the Pelican
From its enormous bill
Westminster Gazette.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-10
Terms of Sale

On all sums under $40. cash, over
$40 six months time will be given on
good approved endorsed notes with
interest payable at Bennington
County National Bank, Bennington.
VT.
All goods to be settled for before
removed from premises.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-10

It would stop that itch and give 1t chance
TO heal. The next day 1 got box OF Cuti-
cura Ointment and cake OF Cuticura Soap.
II gave him a good bath with the Cuti-
cura Soap and put the Cuticura Ointment
ON him all over where the sores were. He
slept that night all night / only had to
use two boxes of Cuticura Ointment and two
cakes u Cuticura Soap and he was all cured
and has never had sores since" (Signed)
Mrs John ]. Girrior. Jan. 20. 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment are
sold throughout the world. Liberal sample OF
each mailed Free with 32-p. Skin Book. Adj
dress postcard "Cuticura, Dept 7. Boston"
ss-Tender-faced men should use Cuticura
Soap Shaving Stick. 25c. Sample free.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-10
Auction
s a | e
| Will Sell at
PUBLIC AUCTION
ON WEDNESDAY
December IL, 1912
Al 10 o'clock a. I'M. Sharp

The Farm known as the Baker or
Harmon Farm situated about III
miles west of the Bennington
Battle Monument Said farm con.
sists of 176h Acres of land. acre
wood lot, Brick house, Barn that
will tie up q head, horse barn, corn
house. and other out buildings, the
land is all level as house floor, and
under high state of cultivation,
farm is cutting at present time 20
tons hay. i.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-10
In After Years.

81 live to eat" chirped the glutton.
Years passed.
do you still live to eat2" inquired a
friend one day.
The glutton sighed.
IL merely live" he admitted, ito take
medicine. "-Kansas City Journal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-10

on his body. They formed cry
scabs. / had him treated and
it looked worse: it was spread
ing. In the night he scratched
so much that In the morning he
was all blood and his bed also
was O mess with blood and
scabs. When he scratched the
sores. matter and water would
come out from them. i bought
a box Of, and that did
not do any good, and / was dis
couraged. My aunt said to me.
why don't you try Cuticura
Ointment and Soap?' She said
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-10

Something worth while as you're toning
along.
Something worth while IL you do II at
all
II doesn't cost more TO do something
worth while
Than IL does to do something worth
nothing a. all
Baltimore sun.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-10

croupy Coughs and Wheezy Colds
The quickest simplest way to rid
the children Of dangerous croupy
coughs and wheezy stufIy colds is
10 give them Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound. Il gives almost instant
relief and stops a cough promptly.
II soothes and heals. Contains ne
opiates. Coles Pharmacy. Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-10

Unto the maiden Of my heart
BY mail | did propose.
Then waited for what might turn up.
Alas, Il was her nose,
New York American.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-10

"a man may have great conversa-
tional abilities and still have very few
conversational opportunities" "Iin0w
I'm married myself. Houston Post.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-10

There's one queer phase OF life. vow.
can't get through my head
The men who knock us most right now
VIII praise us when we're dead.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-10
SKIN TROUBLE ON
HANDS, ARMS, LEGS
And Feet. Some on Body. Formed
Dry Scabs. When He Scratched
Water Would Come Out. Cutlcura
Soap and Ointment Stopped the
itching and Cured Hin.

173 Paris St., East Boston. Mass. II
have little boy eight years old who had
sores on bis hands. arms, legs. feet, and some
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-10

have generally found that the man
who is good at an excuse is good for
nothing else Benjamin Franklin.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-10

Maud Muller at a matinee
Was busy raking scenic hay.
She also sang and danced with skill
like farm life-in vaudeville.
kansas City Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-10

samson's wife had cut his hair.
"Yet she wouldn't cut the boys
euris, be lamented.-New York Sun.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-10

She-In the game of love hearts are
always trump.
He-Yes, and | have noticed that a
fellow is always expected to lead a
diamond Philadelphia Record.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-10
He Liked Bacon

Miss Literary-Are you very fond Of
Bacon, Mr. Saphead?
Mr.. Saphead-Ya-as, especially in the
mawning with eggs.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-10

The ancient warrior sought the strife
And gloried in the fray.
He fought for home and child and WIFE
But now he runs away.
Is there no valor In the land.
No thrill in martial notes7
Must timid man lose all his sand
When woman asks for votes?
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-10

Mrs. Pussy ION her first visit to Nj.
agara falls)-Oh, Harry! That reminds
me | forgot TO turn off the water in
the kitchen sink.-Puck.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-10

81 thought your daughter married
an actorT
so did we till we saw him try to
act"-Chicago Record Herald.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-08
School Farming Profits
Pay for Vacation Trip
Party of Virginia Children Visit Washington on
Money Made on Farm-Bureau of Educa-
tion Encourages the Work.

ts!ct the theory he imparts in school"
Further inquiry showed that this is not
the first time the children have learned
that intelligent farming brings in Il cash
return Each student makes regularly
a profit Of from s25 to 500 on the indi-
vidual garden patch he cultivates. In
addition, the children help in working
a school farm. which after paying all
expenses, including the wages Of a man
who serves both as a farm hand and
school janitor, shows a profit of about
ZOO Mr.. De Jarnette is confident that
with seventy-five-acre farm. which ne
hopes to have soon, his boys Will De
able to earn their own living entirely
while attending school.
Virginia Is among the rapidly increas-
ing number of States that are beginning
to realize the Importance of adequate az
ricultural education, and money has oeen
appropriated to aid the school, There
have also been private benefactions.
new $4,000 building is to be dedicated
in September. and DR.. Claxton has
promised to be present at the ceremonies
The experiment at Driver is only one
Of many indications of what the Ameri-
can rural school can and should do
All over the country efforts are being
made to bring home to the country as
tricts the significance and value OF ag-
riculture- The rural scnool Is the essen
tial link In the chain, and the United
States Bureau of Education Is endeavor-
ing to drive this fact home so deep II
win never be forgotten. for the bureau
maintains that the rural school must
provide the kind of training that Will
not only fit boys and girls for rural life.
but will serve to interpret life in the
country so attractively that when the
children grow to manhood and woman
hood they will be glad to remain On the
farm ~
The Washington herald., 1912-09-08

To prove that farming-the right kind
of farming-pays, is one of the tasks
which the rural school has emphatically
set itself. 1t is particularly essential to
make the school children realize the
money value of agriculture, not as a
theory, but a practical fact. and one
OF the best ways for demonstrating II
has been shown to be to let the children
actually farm bit of ground and col
lcct the proceeds. Recently the United
States Commissioner Of Education, DR..
p. p. -Claxton, had occasion to welcome
a party Of Southern boys and girls VINO
were on a sightseeing tour of Washing
ton with money earned in their own
farming.
Real farming did it, said DR.. Clax-
ton. In describing the experiment. The
money earned from their Individual gar
cen patches in>connection with the study
Of up-to-date farming paid the expenses
Of those twenty-five Virginia school chill
dren. The children came from the Sec
ond Congressional District Agricultural
School, at Driver, near Norfolk. The
party was in charge of ]. B. L. de Jar
nette, principal of the school. and he
was a busy man indeed during the three
days spent in seeing the sights Of the
Nations Capital.
Tomatoes and other produce paid the
full cost of the trip, which was Just
s137s for each pupil. by the way. This
amount was only a comparatively small
rart Of their total earnings for the year.
The children come from one Of the best
gardening regions in the South. and their
school hase unique place in that par
t.cular community. The school has an
Instructor in agriculture, who teaches
three days a week and spends the other
three days in farm demonstration work.
applying on the actual farms Of the dis
The Washington herald., 1912-09-08
A Group Of Japanese Girls Above,
and Lady. Edwin Arnold, below.

A Group of Japanese Girls Above,
and Lady. Edwin Arnold, below.
New York. Sept. 7-widespread discus
sion has been caused by the argument Of
o. Y. Takayama, wealthy and influen-
tial business man Of Tokyo, who has Just
arrived in New York, that the Japanese
woman makes the best wife. To support
his contention, Mr.. Takeyama- cites thu
marriage of Sir Edwin Arnold, poet and
divinity student, to Yokohama girl
Another notable Instance was the mar
riage Of Lafcadio Hearn. a Yankee
,luminary In the literary world. who
characterized. his domestic life with his
Japanese wife as all that could be
wished for. The American man and
Japanese woman would make an ideal
union Mr.. ITakayama is quoted as say
ing. THE. American woman is. very. very
ma gnifcent. but the Japanese woman
has SO much more heart She thinks Of
her husband and children FIRST and Of
herself last. But the men are different.
We are more bad. you would say, toward
our wives. And the American husband
IL ideal, as the Japenese woman lis the
sacrifice evidenced In every movement by
Lady Arnold toward Sir Edwin Arnold
when he became blind and "a hopeless
paraiyticl and her utter devotion to the
end excited the sympathy OF all England
for the little Japanese woman. It brought
Ihnme 20 them all they had heard Of the
Japanese woman as, wife. and for
years sitter the death Of her husband
Lady-sAruoid was pointed to- Is AM ex-
ample Of the highest Tyre woman
hood a..z, X A-x-.- So 49,
The Washington herald., 1912-09-08

orennfsed bank, at the end OF my
term. 10 demonstrate the workability OF
INV suggestiol- That's the way ! got
into the banking business. We paid Z
per cent interesf, loaned nearly all OF
our funds in Vermont. and added $4,000
10 our deposits during the six months
following the panic Of 1907.
Great Prosperity IL Coming.
well. what ] had in mind to say b
that our deposits. In town OF "a In
habitants, are growing at the rate OF
q. 900 q day, six days in the week. month In
and month out. Hyde Park is no more
than q typical American community. We
Americans are earning more than we
spend, notwithstanding the dear cost OF
Irving and our reputation for extrava-
gance, and when that happens any
where the people are sensible and pros
porous And We would be a great deal
more prosperous were the demagogues
and fanatics to let up talking and agi-
tating. Now. i am progressionist In
politics and have no complaints to ex-
press about laws regulatory OF busi-
ness, but when we enact legislation in
this country we don't prudently wan
to note its effect. but Immediately begin
to speedily and threaten about what
We purpose to do tomorrow. Thus en-
terprise halts and workingmen are Diet
prived OF the labor they otherwise
would get at good wages.
The railways should spend eight BILL
Hon dollars during the next ten years
for extensions and new equipment IN
preparation for the immense crops with
which scientific agriculture is to en-
rich this country, and for the increased
production that is bound to come at our
manufacturing establishments. Steel
rails, locomotives and freight cars, work
of the best kind for mechanics. are not
being made In needed quantities and
numbers simply because railway man
ayers do not know what Is going TO hap
pen. The time is approaching when our
transportation system will be hopelessly
swamped with freight and when crops
cannot be moved to market. The pee-pul
are being misled by men who want to
stay in public office or are ambitious to
climb higher in politics.
I'VE are not only losing money through
the selfishness and activity Of dema-
gogues, but we are permitting them to
describe US as slaves OF rnonopolists
and to say that our government is cow
ardly and dishonest. In the eyes Of
Europe, IL Europe believes a fraction OF
what It reads, we must be totally lack
ing in self-respect and courage. 1t
seems to me that the day Is at hand
when we should be optimists instead of
pessimists. Prosperity, greater than
ever before, is hesitating just outside
our door"
|. Copyright. 1917 by James B. Morrow
The Washington herald., 1912-09-08

hands. Maybe they had a few dollars IN
their pockets, but that is doubtful They
were Gerrran tanners. After they had
saved several hundred .dollars-note the
word .saved-by working in Buffalo, they
went to Milwaukee and set up very
humble and primitive business OF their
own. To-day they are the largest indi-
vidual tanners in the world.
Robert H. Foerderer, another German
immigrant and a. tanner, began expert
menting with chemicals, believing that
all the hemlock. bark in the country
would soon be consumed.
"I Conquer" He Telegraphed.
when he ran out of money. Junius
Beebe, of Boston. assisted him with q
Loan. One day he fished q perfect piece
Of leather from his vat Of chrome. 1
have conquered he telegraphed Mr..
Beebe.- 'Veni. vidi. vici. II came. I saw,
1 conquered'-said Julius Caesar, after
his victory at Zela- And thus vici kid.
now standard leather, was introduced
to the American market
THE pace Is swlfter than II used to
be, but that is all the better for the
young man of energy and spirit. Former
ly, tanning was q process that dragged
along for several weeks. know Bos-
ten man who reached the shoe and
ledtlef TOWN. OIL WEYMOUTH t II " SioSh
in the morning. He saw d live calf In
a pen. When he sat down to dinner at
9 o'clock in the afternoon he had on a
pair of shoes made out of the skin Of
that very same calf. Intense applica-
ton, intelligence, and economy are as
potential now as ever before. : But
young men may be sure that they will
have to- soil. their hands and get grease
on their clothes, unless they have de-
cided to live by clerking in stores or by
keeping accounts in ofices. = Further
more. they must watch their personal
expenses."fS = 80
.'As you see the case" said, ''have
the American people grown extrava-
gant?' =.
mot as q class Seventy per cent Of
the people are working regularly and
saving money. Thirty per cent are liv-
ing well and some of them luxuriousIy.
We loosely say that the age is prodigal.
being ignorant eorscarelesss concerning ac-
curate proportions. Poor persons. as we
term them, are spending more money
than formerly, but the banks show that
tseir savings are breaking all the rec
ords OF history. There was q bad bank
failure at St Adams twenty-nine years
ago. The bank examiner had been =
Ectle too lcnient., u was asked. to take
the once. and though had work enough
Of my own for seven men, J sccepted
The Washington herald., 1912-09-08
she Feared the Worst.

From Mack's National Monthly.
A woman in one of the wards in the
Rhode Island Hospital was informed she
had appendicitis and would have to be
operated on at once. Much frightened.
she reluctantly consented and was con-
veyed to the operating room.
One Of the doctors had commenced to
administer the ether and her eyes were
closing languidly. when he discovered he
had forgotten to inquire If she had false
teeth. He quickly removed the rubber
cap. and shaking her slightly said:
Have you anything loose in your
MOUTH"
Then. as he made a move to put his
hand in her mouth. she opened her eyes
wildly and exclaimed:
Nothing but my tongue, doctor. and
for Gods sake don't cut that out. tool
The Washington herald., 1912-09-08
Nothing New.

From Exchange.
Twas not the month of March. but all
the same twas gusty and dusty-uncom-
fortably gusty and dusty, in fact.
Particles of the earth in the form Of
grit filled ones eyes, cara, nose, and
mouth.
Mrs. Frigid, after much struggling
against the buster. at length reached
her destination-the grocer's shop.
Yes, ma'am?" beamed Sandem, has
tening forward and paving the counter
with eager anticipation.
"A pound Of tea--and quickly!' came
the tart retort.
"Yes'm. Certainly'm. Very dusty to-
day, isn't it,"
Sadly Mrs. Frigid turned her eyes from
the scales.
1T always isr' she retorted bitterly.
And the wind shrieked its applause.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-08

"And now" interrupted. you say
what prices are TO be paid for calf
skins all over the United States?
That accusation was used against
me when I ran for Governor twenty
three years ago." Senator Page an
swered. "Calfskins happened to be down
at the time, and was pictured as a
monopolist- Nevertheless. was nomi7
mated and elected. did not control
prices then: do not control them now.
At the beginning of every month, how
ever. print circular Of my own quo
tations. I'll go further. and say that the
prices decide on are more or less in
fiuential in the general market The
trade understands that I study condi-
tons in all parts OF the world. Such
has been my practice for more than
The Washington herald., 1912-09-08
Farmer. should swat the Fly.

From the Christian Herald
II existing laws were enforced. all our
large cities would be as free from flies
In summer as they are in winter. II
the farmer-who is often the keeper OF a
summer boarding house-were to take
half the precaution with his manure
The Washington herald., 1912-09-08

heaps that he does to secure boarders
from the city, his veranda, his table and
his living rooms would not be infested
with perpetual fly plague Lime. properly
distributed and frequently applied to a
stable pile. will not only destroy fly
larvae, but 1t will add to- the value of
the compost as a fertilizer. II the peo-
pie who manage stables in the cities and
farmers who have stable fertilizer were
to take proper precautions-precautio
requiring but little expenditure OF time
or money-the fly plague would soon dis
appear. and many of the diseases which
aff1ict humanity. particularly typhoid
fever. would lessen If, indeed. they did
not vanish. Now is the time to prepare
for a long; persistent and, it Is to be
hoped. a successful campaign for the
determination Of the disgusting disease
carrying fly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18
FAIR ASKS REBATE
OF RENTAL CHARGE
Would Use Interest Funds Due
City in Permanent I'M
provements.

Notwithstanding the apparent sue
cess % the Virginia state Fair AS
ISOLATION in its recent exhibitions. APP
peal was made to the Council Com
rlittcc on Finance last night by mem
r.is of the board % directors Of the
fair for 4 rebate of the rental for the
ground now due. amounting to $500
this amount including about $500
unpaid since last year.
Leigh r. Page presented the case OF
,hc Fair Association. stating that the
citv's total investment at the Fair
Grounds. including land. buildings
sewers and other utilities on which the
Fair Association is charged interest
amounts to $f3S.eo0. on which IN the
SIX years OF the present plan the city
has received in rent $4,000. The Fair
Association has expended $1,000. pro
vided by its stockholders. and sJ:,OOo
from the profit Of various fairs, ID
buildings and other improvements
making its investment. all on city pro-
p.rty, larger than that OF the city
Thc excess cost of the now concrete
bridge over the railway tracks. and
The cost of the approaches, all oi
which viii be Of value TO the CITY
when the section il annexed, was
urged as an additional reason Tor city
aid to the Fair Association at this
time. The growth Of the fair, ne
slated. urgently demanded that the
,raudstand be enlarged. that suit
able permanent building be provided
for agricultural displays. and that
rermanent roads &c Quilt. all Of which
the association would De unable n
uauciaIIy To- accomplish after PAYING
:he city its annual rental for the
grounds Samuel Cohen. John 7 IN
aerson and others spoke on the great
Ieneft to Richmond Of the work OF
the Fair Association. which has been
accompIished without any dividend OF
salary to any OF the officers. directors
OF stockholders.
The committee took the matter I'M
der advisemcut for consideration al
later meeting.
The report Of condemnation com
rnissioners fixing the price at which
the city can acquire property on New
Lester street. east u Giilies Creek. was
Laid over. the members OF the Finance
Committee agreeing 10 meet on the
Ground al 8 o'clock this afternoon The
total cost Of the land sought TO b.
acquired is seAIs7. IL being repre-
eerted that the city can I'll in auo
cp.n the new street and sell or the
unused portions AZ much less cost than
b, pavinr excessive grading damages
10 abuttinS owEcTS-