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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-02
CURIOUS MANx LAWS.
Food and Drink Alone Are Taxed ana
Debtors Are Imprisoned.

Food and Drink Alone Are Taxed ana
Debtors Are Imprisoned.
In some respects the Isle Of Man Is
one of the most backward portions Of
the British empire All the revenue is
raised by taxes on food and drink.
There are no death duties, no proper
ty tax, 10 land tax. The working
classes are unprotected as well as over
taxed. No factory laws exist, and no
attempt has ever been made to limit
the hours of shop assistants, although
Mainland Is essentially a, nation OF
shopkeepers.. Then, although usury is
forbidden BY. law, Imprisonment for
debt is still legal and is commonly re-
sorted to.
Yet Manx laws, although backward
In some respects, are In other ways
well advanced. Every woman, widow
or spinster, in the Isle of Man, be she
owner, occuDier or lodger. enjoys the
parliamentary franchise. Every wild
ow enjoys half her husbands person
al estate and has a life interest in his
real estate, and she cannot be deprived
Of this by will
The sale of cigarettes and intoxi-
cants to children was forbidden in
Man for years before such prohi-
bition was enforced In England. Eng
hshmen have legislated mildly against
money lenders. The highest interest
that can be charged In the island is 6
per cent, and that has been the law
for over 200 years.-Chicago News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-02
WOODEN CANNON.
Crude but Effective Weapons Wound
With Strips Of Rawhide.

With Strips Of Rawhide.
Any one familiar with the construc-
ton OF modern weapons OF warfare
and the high explosives used In them
would naturally suppose a cannon
made OF wood would be OF little or no
value as a weapon.
Wooden cannons have been used
with considerable success neverthe.
less IN recent revolutions In Cuba, In
Haiti and in the Dominican Republic.
The wood used In the construction
OF these crude weapons is a very
tough variety, having a twisted grain
that curls about the log In such a way
that to split the timber with the or
binary means Is almost impossible.
The best trees are selected. snd a
piece Of the log five or six feet in
length and about one foot In diameter
is cut After the bark has been re-
moved and the log made perfectly
round II Is swung up on a crude truss.
and 4 hole is burned Into It from one
end. The log is wound with strips OF
rawhide cut from the skin OF. a steer.
When the cannon is covered with the
strips OF hide another layer Is wound
on. and this is continued until the
weapon has increased several inches
In diameter.
After. the log is coverrd- and the
bore IL flushed the weapon is treated
to hot draft, which tends to con-
tract the hide binding. which becomes
almost a. strong as wire
These crude cannon have been used
with success 10 a number OF instances,
and Il IL astonishing the number OF
times they may be cred before they
burst or become otherwise disabled
Hsrper's Weekly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-02
HPail Mall.V

Even the British, the London British,
are not agreed upon the proper pronun
citation of Pail Mall" The Pail Mall
Gazette has published scores Of letters
ON the subject, one from j. Henderson
Coulter. being 10 part as follows: at
really does not seem to matter much
whether Pail Mall used to be 'Paille
Maille' or 'Pawl Mawl.' Both are prob
ably incorrect etymologically. | had an
old grandmother, one of the old school.
Were she alive today she would be
about 10. She always spoke Of it as
'Pell Nell But, then, she preserved
most of the old fashioned pronuncia-
tons, such as 'laylock' for lilac,
'obleege' for obllge, 'sasslngers' for sau-
sages and gould for gold This may
have been. and probably was, sheer
affectntion on her part. Anyhow. she
tested q new manservant by hearing
how he could krack on front door"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-02

News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readens-

Regular meeting of Miriam Rebek.
ah lodge No 8 tonight at p. m. A
large attendance is desired.
Jesse H. Carpenter of Pittsfeld
spent the week end with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Carpenter.
Louis E. Hodgerney of Washington
D. c., Is visiting his family here for
a few days at their home on Mill st.
First selectman Frank NJ. craw.
ford was able to be Que of doors
Sunday for the first time in three
days following three days attack of
lumbago.
Adam Gundakar, who is a tailor
employed by j. c. Jensen, and Miss
Margaret Drescher of Adams were
married Saturday evening by o. w.
Davis, justice of the peace.
Mrs. ]. H. Vanderpool and son
Garrett H. of Schenectady, who have
been spending few days with Mrs.
Vanderpools daughter, Mrs. j. T.
Carpenter. returned home Sunday
evening.
Justice Of the Peace Orrin w.
Davis on Thursday united in mar
riage Arthur B. Nell and Miss
Louise JOHN, both of Pittsfeld. They
came up by trolley car and remained
only long enough to have the cere-
mony performed.
Mrs. H. H. Allen of West Main
street has an egg which is a curiosi-
ty. The egg is shaped almost exact
ly like crookneck squash in minia-
ture. The egg was laid by big six
pound hen that ought to have been
ashamed of it, but didn't seem TO be.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-02
Ions Of Boot, and Herbs

Are used annually in the manufac-
ture Of Lydia +. Pinkham's Veget-
able Compound, which is known
from ocean to ocean as the standard
remedy for female ills.
For nearly forty years this famous
root and herb medicine has been pre-
emineutly successful In controlling
the diseases Of women Merit alone
could have stood this test OF time.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-02
Various kinds OF Wiadon.

Wisdom Is of many kinds. Natural,
long fbered, we call genius; the col
lege kind is factory made article,
known as learning; common sense is
handmade and generally homemade,
and there is an imitation known on the
street as blur" in society as 'pre-
tense" and in the Bible as hypocrisy"
Life
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-02
ESperience.

have hut one lamp by which my
feet are guided. and riat Is the lamp
OF experience. ! know no way Of
judging Of the future but by the past
Patrick Henry.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-02
Fault of the Auto,

Hiram-The doctor says Ezra is suf'
fering from autointoxication. Silas-
Guess that's 1t, b'gosh! The Teller act
ed jest like any one else until he got
that automobile
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-02
Old Hahitn.

81 believe that phrenologist Is q
fake"
.Why?"
HE asked me In an absentmlnded
way II didn't want a shampoo. Tried
to laugh ii or Immediately. but l have
my suspicious. Pittsburgh Post.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-02
The Old Tim. Foundry.

An auctiOneer at q late sale Of an
uquities put " . helmet with the fol
lowing candid observation:
This ladies and gentlemen. is bel
met Of Romulus, the Roman founder,
but whether be was a brass or iron
founder cannot tell" - St Louis
GlObe-DemOcrat
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-02

In Garr1ck's time vhsn the weather
was warn the men in the pit took OF
coats and vests.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-02

A man must stand erect. not be kept
erect by others.-Marcus Aurelius
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12

when say something that startles
her"
Or he would say, 'I love her be-
cause her eyes mist over with compre-
hension and sympathy at a tender
passage in a book, or a pathetic scene
in play" Or, II love her because she
is little and weak, and clings to me
like trusting child" Or, 81 love her
because she always sees the points in
my stories, and laughs at my jokes.
and is the only woman l ever met that
had intelligence enough TO appreciate
me-"
Or. when the man was asked, "Why
do you love this woman" he might
simply throw up his hands and reply,
Search me- But ! do"
And that's as good a reason as
any man can give for assuming the
board bill and shopping ticket for life
of some particular woman Funny
when you come to think Of it. but then
love is a funny thing, anyway-wheu
it isn't a tragedy DOROTHY DIX.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
IOr0fhV IHY \1Vc Make Man Tell Why He Loves
~-~A ~~/0 . Need AGenhI Inteado of Marriage

woman because she is so intelligent" !"
That would be a lovely high browed
justification of his sentiments, but it is
doubtful If any man ever really fell in
love with a womans brains When he
loves such one it is generally in spite
of them, and not because of them, and
as a rule the more scrambled they are
the better he likes her.
Or man might say: Il love her be-
cause she is so good" That would
truly be an excellent reason for love-
But did ever the knowledge that a
woman was an angel on earth set a
single mans pulse a-futter? A man
may respect, admire, reverence good
ness in a woman. but it has never yet
Lit the fire Of M ssinn in his hnart
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12

to make things easy and settle difficult
problems, so that his children will not
have to deal with them. The man who
is money mad most times piles up his
boards of golden coins for the children
who come after him. The parent who
lives in the hovel sees better times
coming for his children and is content
to put up with his hard lot, knowing
that he will live again in their enjoy
ment and in their ease.
The society lady knows the vapidness
of her life and feels that she has no.
lived in vain and been a drone in the
hive if she gives forth to the world chill
dren. The poor washerwoman works
and denies herself to keep her family
of tots together and give them advan-
tages that she had not.
Ofttimes in crowded car my little
lady comes in and perches primly on
the edge of the seat. There is a change
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12

not as clever as others, not as witty
and not as attractive will remember
my shortcomings and be humble"
The new creed which better fits new
conditions, is that she must not brood
on her faults, but recognize them only
in the desire to become their master. If
she realizes every minute of the day
that others have good qualities which
she lacks and sinks in humility at the
thought, she acquires the habit Of in
fertority, and a victim Of that habit is
OF no more use in the world today than
the loafer who drags along in the rear
of procession.
She must say, Il will do as well as
others; | will climb as high; l will
amount to as much, and never, for
moment, will I let the feeling Of infe-'
riority distress or discourage me"
After she has realized her ambition,
remembrance of the struggle it has
cost, and always the knowledge of the
uncertainty of her position, will make
her humble
And that is the humility that is a
grace today: The humility of achieve
ment!
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
Daysey Mayme and Her Folks
TIME women have a great deal to
say about the broadening effects
BY FRANCES L. GARSIDE.

TIME women have a great deal to
say about the broadening effects
of travel
Which means, boiled down to meet
the limitations of actual experience,
that every time woman goes to an
other town tc broaden her mind she
comes back glowing with tales of the
wonderful bargains she found there in
a ten-cent store.
Daysey Mayme Appleton is a firm
advocate of this method Of broadening
the mind, and is never so happy as
when at the depot ready to spend her
fathers money. get a cinder in her eye
and experience all the broadening eff
fects OF visiting new ten-cent store
She returned from such a broadening
trip with a gold" pin she bought at
the marvellous ten-cent store in tho
town she visited. She had paid only
ten cents for it,
The next week she lost It. Then it
began to assume a value out of all
proportions. She lamented its loss TO
her friends. and advertised it in the
papers. 1t was unique and antique. and
she began to adorn it with ruby.
No one Tebuked her
III had four diamonds. she said
next, and was worth a thousand dol
lars"
ut was my great great grand
mothers betrothal gift" she said next
time, and no estimate can be put on
its value
She added more diamonds, and then
pearl or two. In short, within a
month Daysey Mayme had begun to
enjoy her loss so much that no greater
distress could be known to her than
return of the pin.
why do you do this and make your
loss greater" complained her father.
why does any woman who has suf-
fered a loss, be it a ten-cent pin, a
friendship or an umbrella, add TO the
loss by looking at il through magnify
ing glasses? Why not admit that pin
is worthless, the friendship OF little
worth since il could be lost, and the
umbrella something that could be cas-
lily replaced?"
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
Habit of Inferiioritv
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

w re have fallen into the custom of
wv making a shrine of that term
"old-fashioned' and attribut-
ing to it all the graces the world has
ever known.
Yet with all homage paid to the rev.
erence, the modesty, the thrift, the
purity of thought and word Of those of
sweet memory there is one attribute
that made them lovely in their day and
generation which has no place in the
world today, and that is their humility.
One should be humble; goodness knows
there is nothing in our parts in this
passing show to make US proud, but
one should not make Of humility the
supreme virtue it was several centu-
ries ago.
1t had its place then. 1t should not
be overlooked now; but if we attempt
to be as humble as were our ancestors
we succeed only in becoming victims
of the habit of inferiority.
The old fashioned girl said in her
humility, 81 am not as pretty as other
girls; | am not as witty, I am not as
clever, l am not as graceful. l must
keep in mind all these shortcomings
and be humble
And humble she was and as girls in
those days had no other part in life
than to sit and spin while waiting for a
lover to come riding by, her humility
became her and assisted her in accom-
plishing her desired ambition, and that
was to be wooed and won, to become a
wife and mother
With the passing of this sort Of a
passive existence, there has also passed
away some of the grace of humility.
The girl of today must work out her
own destiny, and to be something, to be
somebody in the world, she dare not.
she must not, sit down and say, Il am
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12

in the atmosphere at once and humans
who were glowering at each other smile
and laugh to see the little one ape her
grownup sisters.
The nifty little kid you meet on the
way, who looks up at you with friendly
eyes, clear and unafraid, stirs your
heart more than all dreams and visions
of money and success.
The little tatterdemalion you meet
makes you want to change conditions
so that all children can be taken away
from the city and given the joys of the
country and a taste Of childhood close
to nature.
And the baby, who plays with its lit
tie pink toes, and is all unconscious OF
your presence, is of more interest thar
the speculation and theories of the
philosophers who have filled the libra
ries with their thoughts from the long
ago till now.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
Not a Complaint.

Look here" he said to the groom,
'are you the man who put the saddle
o0 Miss Jennie's horse?"
eyes. sir. Anything wrong, sir?"
1T was loose-very loose. She had
no sooner mounted than the saddle
slipped and If l hadn't caught her she
would have been thrown TO the ground"
I'm very sorry, sir
But ! did catch her" went on the
young man, meditatively. Il caught
her in my arms and-here's half
crown for you, John. Do you suppose
you could leave the girth loose when
we go riding again tomorrow"
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
Do You Know

Among poor people there are more
deaths from measles than from any
other infectious disease.
owing to the hind wings of an ear
wig resembling I'm shape the human
ear, the insect has derived it's name.
\ total OF $4,000 900 per anuum l.
spent on the salaries ~ government
officials IN England. Scotland and lfe-
land.
During the past fourteen years the
production Of crude petroleum In India
has Increased by nearly 2OO,OOO,00O gall
Ions
india has am annual outpu, ~ coal
exceeding twelve million tons ninety
ger cent ~ which comes from Bengal.
A good cure for Increasing badness
IH 'u run fh' affected p.rt with the FOL.
lowing ointment ono part ammouI-
i'"u W'rDuIf ointment. four parts
b,uloaled iard.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
Not HELPLESS.

The mistress OF a house advertised
for woman to do general housework,
and in answer a girl called. announc-
ing that she had come for the position.
Are you a good COOKE asked the
lady.
No, indeed; I don't cook" was the
reply.
"Are you a good laundress?"
q wouldn't do washin' and ironin';
it's too hard on the hands"
Can you sweep"
NO" was the positive answer. I'm
not strong enough"
We'll" said the lady Of the house.
quite exasperated, may ! ask what
you can do?"
Il dusts." came the placid reply.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12

THERE seems to be one universal
and unanimous answer to the
question of What makes life
really worth the living?"
No matter to whom you put it, if he
or she has lived-and in the living
joyed and suffered-the one answer
that is given is Children"
And, after all, the little ty6es do
make this old world of ours worth liv-
ing in. They may be a trial and a
tribulation-they may be a care and d
sacritice-but where is the one who an
swers to the name of father or moth
er, who are really human men and
women, who do not prefer children to
all forms of wealth and all shades Of
glory
We see the king on his throne trying
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
Sufficient.

Professor Thomas r. Lounsbury, OF
Yale, was at the Graduates club, going
over a list Of New Haven worthless from
1887 to the present time. compiled in
connection with the recent local cele-
bration. On the list was William D.
Whitney. the phlologist.
Whitney, queried bystander.
Don't know the name. What did he
ever do for New Haven"
A loud preliminary snort burst from
Mr. Lounsbury
What did he do?" he thundered.
For New Haven? Great Zeus! He
lived here!"
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12

1T has been in our family since
1854--" began Daysey Mayme; and
her father left the room in disgust
Moral" he wrote in his diary that
night after relating the incident-then
he scratched his head and hastily
added:
There is none. Since Eve MIXED
the first COW and grumbled because
she had to do a mans work, women
have cried over spilled milk, contend
ing that 1t was cream"
Then he closed mis- diary with the
solemnity OF one who has discovered a
Great Truth
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
His Many Reasons.

Or a man might say: 81 love this
woman because she is so domestic, be
cause she will be such a helpmate to
me, and make the sort of mother l
want my children to have" That's a
fine and dandy reason to be able to give
for ones affection. But Cupid isn't a
practical man. He's a dreaming boy,
and no man ever fell in love with a
woman because Of what she could do
for him, and how comfortable she could
make him. True, he sometimes marries
for that reason, but when he does he
marries for his stomach and not his
heart.
In all good faith, If man had to
answer the question, why do you
think you love this woman" and he
answered truly, he would say some
thing that would never get by the
matrimonial censor He would say.
Il love her for that little dimple at the
corner Of her mouth" Or. - love her
for the way her hair curls around the
nape OF her white neck" or. Il love
her for The cunning look in her eyes
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12

ScN4eNA
~ in Boston has been giving young
people some good advice about
marrying She thinks that great deal
of matrimonial misery might be avoid
ed If all young couples contemplating
matrimony had to go before a commits
sion and answer certain inquiries not
only as to the state OF their finances.
but their minds Among other heart
searching questions that she would ask
a young man is this one:
why do you think you love this par
ticular girl?"
It's probably Just as we'll that the
issuing Of a marriage license doesn't
depend on man speaking right up and
answering that conundrum promptly
and to the satisfaction of the Grand In
quisitor, for if it did there would be no
more wedding bells
No living man knows why he falls in
love with the one girl, instead of an
other. or why one maiden sets his
pulses thrilling while another leaves
him as cold as ice.
OF course, the enamored lover. If such
question should be put to him, would
say that the reason he loves Arabella
is because she is the most beautiful
creature on earth, with the most lissom
figure and the sweetest voice. and the
dearest ways, and because she is the
first and only female lady person that
was ever created that possessed all of
the virtues and did not have a single
fault.
An Aienist Needed.
Then the Grand Inquisitor would take
one squint at Arabella and, perceiving
that she was an ordinary looking young
person with q snub nose and hay coll
ored hair and that she simpered and
giggled. and bore none OF the ear
marks of the superwoman. he would
pityingly commit the besotted youth
to padded cell. as ne remarked
Young man, what you need is an
alienist and not a marriage license"
No. No man can give reason for
the faith that is I'm him concerning the
woman he loves. He just loves her;
that is the answer. She's Just the one
woman for him. and that's all there is
to H. and logic has got nothing to do
with the situation.
OF course. to the Grand Inquisltor II
seems that a man should be able to
give some intelligent reason for the
most important step of his nfe. and
tnat when he IS asked, why do YOU
love this woman p" hc should be able 10
reply FOR instance:
i love her for her beauty" That
would be good answer thar would
carry conviction with q. But. alas not
ono man IN u million could truthfu.ly
make iL The average man doesn't fail
ln I1Fe HIfn beauty. ic doesn't ey,u
th.nt fnaf tDc woman Boo loves ia par
aru'nH# pIs.s ~ knows dozen
Df...H IHa' oltr.atr Hsr in inr living
W.'lr. lHr Hud h,r ooks .ul uo ngurr
10 Dos n.nupn ior Der
of Hs man HIEht rat q love Ibis
The Caucasian., 1913-10-16
SI,eriH'S Sale.

No i12i2-In the First Judicial DIS
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La:
Ragsdalc-Bland Real Estate EX-
change VS.. Annie b. lighthouse,
ct al.
Bv virtue of a writ of ficri faclas
ID me directed from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court OF Cad
do Parish, La, in the above num-
Dercd and entitled suit, ! have SelZed
and will offer for sale at public auc-
ion for cash and according to law
at the principal front door OF the
court house of Caddo Parish, La.
during the legal hours of sales, Oh
SATURDAY, NOV. 8, 1913,
Dne acre Of ground lying in a square
in the southwest corner OF 10-acf'
ot % of the Fairfield subdivision O.
Caddo Parish, La, as per map re,
corded in conveyance book n, pag'
ii3. cf the clerks Office OF Cadd'
| Parish. La. Said property seized a
belonging to the above named de
PENDANTS and to be sold for cash an'
according to law to pay and satls1
the debt as specified in said writ sa
| in the sum of three hundred an
| fflv and no-iOO dollars, with tiV
Der cent per annum interest thereo
from June IL, 1913, until paid, an
i all costs of suit.
i J. P. FLOURNOY,
j Sheriff. ex-Officio Auctlonee
| Caucasian, Oct. 5, 1913.
The Caucasian., 1913-10-16
Estray Notice.

Taken up by Sam Trivial at his
pasture near his enclosure on the
Greenwood road, about four miles
from Shreveport, about Sept. ~
one roam mare being marked as FOL
lows: Thirteen hands high, about :
years old, long tail, long name, nc
brands or other marks noticeable
The owner of said animal is ordered
o prove ownership and pay costs
Dr. said mare will be sold at fork OF
road, on T. G.. Jones pasture, OF
Saturday, the ist day Of November
1913, between the legal hours O
alps, by the city marshal, accordin:
10 law, Done and signed this @tf
day of September 1918.
l.. C.. BLANCHARD.
City Judge
Caucasian, Sept. 80, 1913.