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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04
Overcrowded.

"How is he getting along, anyway r
"Too much competition in his bust
ness"
what line is he in?"
"Giving advice to the government"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04
The Prime OF Life

is the part to insure-the productive.
yielding, valuable part. BY insur-
ance you guarantee your family
your money value II they can't have
you. National Life Ins. Co. OF Vt
(Mutual.) Earle S. Kinsley, General
Agent Mead Building, Rutland, Vt
Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04
Afraid of the Welcome.

"He doesn't go out much"
"No; he shrinks from contact with
the world"
80 timid as all that?"
well, when he goes for quiet
stroll he meets on an average two
creditors to the block"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04

EOR sALE-Farm Of 65 acres. located on
Harwood hill on new stale road; 20 acres
tilable land, 20 acres pasture land. - acres
wood land mostly fine chestnut; good S-room
house. 2 piazzas; house painted end all ROOMS
papered and painted; running water at build
ings from neverfaing spring; splendid lawn
and shade and magnificent view: barn 5Vxo0
wagon house 20x30, granary l5x20, hen house
l5xl5; fine variety of fruit; miles to Benning-
ton, miles to North Bennington and ne ir
trolley. Price $500. Nasi4 Hutcbins. Cliff
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04
All Beneath Her,

Clare-Do you think you could bring
yourself to marry a man your inteilec
tual inferior? Lydia-I suppose shall
have to.-London Opinion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04
MIGHT Have Met Him.

by whom was that picture paint
ed?"
Zone Of the old masters"
"Were you acquainted with him?"
II forget; we met so many artistic
people while we were In Europe"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04
She Didn't GET Anorv.

IF your wife were to die would you
remain a widowerT" she asked.
mot IL your husband were to pass
away" he replied without making her
at all angry.-Chicago Record Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04

EOR sALE--On main road, five minutes to
l. school, station and postoffice, II acres fine
garden land, level and free from stone, fine va
riety fruit for home use, solid substantial SET
of buildings: WE built house of rooms,
beautiful shade and lawn, fine driveway. Price
$780, Nash Hutchns. VII
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04
A Lesson.

Japan is troubled and full sore,
For as its debts grow ripper
1t learns that those who go to war
Must always pay the piper.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04
So CompIaoent.

as she much of a housekeeperT
mo. She has no discipline. She
keeps the same hired girl right along
for years"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04
Looked Like II.

The small but observant son Of
New York travelling salesman noticed
when bis father came home that be
had had q front tooth filed with gold
while be was away.
Pop" said the boy. you've got
Jour tooth buttoned on with q collar
button. haven't youT-New York Sun
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04

Il water, ali rooms papered and painted; one
acre good land with fine lot of young fruit;
good garden; currants, raspberries and grapes;
shed an large hen house. Price $500, $40
cash. Nash Hutchins. sltf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04
New Stunt.

81 went to new play last night
Anything new except the Manner
Yes. A drunken man came home
and found that the keyhole had not
been removed. He was 80 pleased
that he called the attention Of the
audience to t."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04
LOST

4 OsT-Small purse containg small sum of
- money and rosary. Name on rosary. IL
90 the pocketbook. Catherine A. Fitzgerald,
113 Spring Street. 9ot2s
II .OST-Irsh terrier dog answering TO the
~ name Of Peter" A reward of $40 win be
given II returned to @. b. wellington, II Mon
ument Avenue. Old Bennington, este
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04

The greatest aid in overcoming mis-
takes Is acknowledging them.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04
Circumloeution,

Circumlooution.
~Where are you goingr
ITO meet an old friend.-
"Who is hep
Hes joker"
"Why didn't you say you were going
to the vaudeville shown
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04

1t is the fellow that leaves the crowd
and cuts across lots who comes out
ahead.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04

Time may be money, but debts grow
burdensome when we try to pay them
with time.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04
Kind Hearted.

Hevftt-why did you msnyi 1sw.
stt-Just to give a friend Of nina .
e3ergyman, a job.-New York Presa
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04

A fool at forty win never be wise.--
Irish Proverb.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

WHEN fate deals a man a knockout
blow she doesn't seem to worry
bit about the widow and orphans.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04

OF course it is sometimes hard to
keep our end up. but whining doesn't
boost it.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04

There are people who talk so much
that they never have any time to learn
anything.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04

With a woman because" covers a
multitude of reasons that she hasn't
got.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04

When a man has cast out fear he has
increased his assets by 100 per cent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04

Ideal conditions are the kind that
never happen our way.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04

Almost any one can put man in his
place, but 1t takes a power or a genius
to make him stay there.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04
TO SENT.

ITO RENT-A large furnished front room;
Il electric lights and bath. Inquire at 20
North st. 9Sto'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04
A Good Spring Tonic

For biliousness, constipation, sick
headache, loss OF appetite. malaria,
get bottle Of 6axters Mandrake
eitters, the best spring medicine.
Sold everywhere, liquid or tablets.
Is cents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04

ITO RENT Good pasture, near the village,
Il by the week or C,5sson, for horses and colts
only, Elmer lockwood. Phone 1861 92tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04

"ANTED-Pos's en in bank during sum.
w mer, by honest young man 10 years of
are. Willing TO learn. Reas, nablc pay. Adj
dress The Banner and RefoimeT Once, Box NJ.
95t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04

WANTED-Positio by experienced book
w keeper and office assistant. Inquire at
Banner office. - 92tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04
LOW PRICED ADVERTISING
FOR SALE

ErOR SALE-One high grade. Jersey Gov
IL seven years I'D. Fresnened IN January.
Bargain. II. J. Conroy, Arlington, VI. 9ito'
A UTOMOBILE-Fo sale, my 1918 Rambler
A Demonstration car, 'Cross Country, hNe
passenger model. Car is new not run 800
miles. Is fully equipped: VIII make price at
tractiye for quick sale. W A. Root, III South
Street. JAZZ
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04

UIANTED "A teamster. Address II. 7
w Lushman Mfg. Co, North Bennington.
Gift
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04

HELP WANTED Arlington Water WORKS.
II 500 per DAY OF houis Frank bicci,
Supt. 9st6+
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04

IN ANTED-A good second haud automo-
y w lille. Apply at Ideal Tour Garage. 1916
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04

ITO RENT Desirable small tenement in the
II Columbian apartment corner Depot and
River street. Geo. NJ. Hawks. Phone. 2l5-f
ga South Street S3tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04
WANTED

w ANTED-To buy a second hand desk.
w Apply Ideal Tour Cargo. 996
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04

w ANTED-ADy woman can earn good pay
w making silk neckwear al home; work
sent any distance prepaid: full information
and legascCniroct for employment, TO begin
work at once, l0c. Marshall Neckwear Co.,
Lisbon Falls, Maine. 96lb'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04

ITO KENT = Desirable tenements, offices,
Il stores, mill property with water power,
individual storage lockers. Estate of VIM. Z.
Hawks, 205 North ST. 5otf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04

WHEN fate deals man knockout
blow she doesn't seem to worry a
bit about the widow and orphans.
Time may be money, but debts grow
burdensome when we try to pay them
with time.
1t is the fellow that leaves the crowd
and cuts across lots who comes out
ahead.
When a man has cast out fear he has
increased his assets by 100 per cent.
OF course it is sometimes hard to-
keep our end up, but whining doesn't
boost it.
There are people who talk so much
that they never have any time to learn
anything,
Ideal conditions are the kind that
never happen our way.
Almost any one can put man in his
place, but 1t takes a power or genius
to make him stay there.
With woman because" covers
multitude of reasons that she hasn't
got.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-04

UTANTED-A position by an experienced
w chauffeur. Address Banter Office. Slto'
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-01
Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt.

we are coming TO the climax Of our in
terview. Won't you tell me how one
may acquire white. even teeth that per-
nit of a truly dazzling smile?"
We'll" began Miss Gertrude slowly,
"Of course l go to the dentist and have
my teeth thoroughly examined every six
months. He is a good dentist-and
employ a good dentifrice, too. But
have a real tooth secret to impart
smile because l am busy and happy to
be working and trying TO do my best
and it is nice to be able TO smile with
out worrying about crooked teeth.
They were crooked once upon
time-and I did not pay hundreds Of dol
lars and wear dishguring braces for
years to have them Strengthened From
the time I was a little tot, my mother
taught me to press the teeth into place
each morning while my gums were still
soft and had not set for the day.
massaged the gums firmly with my
fingers for at least five minutes each
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-01
The Career of Marriage
By DOROTHY DIX.

TN speaking to 800 women graduates
who had trained themselves for
different professions. President
Edward j. James, of the University Of
Illinois, said:
The woman who chooses the ca p
reer Of marriage when the opportuni-
ty offers itself, or when she makes Il
for herself as every woman can, Is
choosing a highway to social service
which is far ahead of all teaching, or
legal or medical service she can pos
sibly render to society"
That Isl as may be. Mr.. College
President If you were a woman you
would know that the opportunity to
marry the kind Of a man you would
like to have for a husband and for the
father of your children doesn't always
present itself. Likewise that there are
tens of thousands Of women who have
not been able to capture a husband Of
any sort, although they have done
their level best. Also. if you are hon
est, you must admit that there are
many, many women married who had
no business to get married, and whose
marriages are a crime against So
ciety.
It Is the custom to get maudlingly
drunk on sentimentality when you
talk to girls, and 10 advise them to
marry, and to maunder on about the
beauty and the glory Of wifehood and
motherhood, but all Of US in our sober
senses know that whether wifehood
or motherhood is beautiful and glori-
Gus depends altogether on how wom-
an Is fitted for the Job, and how she
pulls 1t off.
Undoubtedly a good wife and moth
err is the noblest work of God, and
such a one performs a great service
to society. On the other hand a
mean wife and mother is the DEVILS
1rSt lieutenant. and the harm that
such a one does to the world is meal
culable.
II we have had mothers who have
given us George Washington and an
Abraham Lincoln let US also reflect
that we have mothers who give us
our Gyp the Bioods and Lefty Louies,
so there's no use in raising any mon
uments to motherhood until we find
out what sort of "A producj it has
turned out. Certainly the mothers OF
the hundreds OF grAfters. blackmail-
ers, thieves and white slavers in the
world have done no service to society
for which the balance of US need be
grateful to them.
As for there being anything partic-
ularly meritorious in a woman mar
rying, that also depends upon the
spirit in which she does 1t, and the
sort OF a wife she makes. The won
an who marries a man for love and
because she feels that he is her real
mate, and who bends her every energy
Of mind and body to loving service 10
him, and 10 making him happy. UNI
doubtedly fills the highest and han
piest career fate can allot to a WON
an. She makes a home that adds IA
| the sweetness and light OF the world
But what OF the young girl who
marries an old man fo- his money
who sells herself for the fnery he car
give her? What of the woman who
marries because 1t is easier to work
husband than to work a typewriter
| What of the woman who marries &c
! escape being an old maid? What OF
/ the woman who marries a man Il
curse him with her extravaganza hel
temper her nagging tongue?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-01

Is anything noble in such mar
riages? Anything worthy? Isn't the
honest little working girl who earns
her own bread and butter a million
times higher type of woman than the
one who marries just for a living?
Isn't a home that is a place of dis
cord a plague spot IN the world that
infects every life that touches It?
As matter Of fact there are no
two other things on earth that need
reforming so much as wifehood and
motherhood, and instead of handing
out wholesale advice to girls to get
married we should be counseling
them to go slow about It, TO consid-
er whether they are fit to be wives
and mothers, and II they are going
TO be better wives and mothers than
the present generation OF women are
Our asylums are crowded with the
insane and the nsurotic that never
should have been born. Our peniten-
tiaries are overlooking with crimi-
mails who are there because they had
not the proper rearing. Our streets
are full of hoodlum boys and way
ward girls who have had no restrain
ing home influence exercised over
them.
What we need is not more mothers.
but better mothers, mothers who
won't think 1t is enough Just to bear
children, but who feel their sacred
responsibility to rear them into good
citizens.
No one is more filled with rever-
ence for a good mother than l am, but
/ see too many women bringing up
their children to be curses to the
world to shed any tears over fub- dub
sentiments over abstract motherhood.
Also | have seen too many men
thankfully paying their wives ex-
penses in Reno to look upon wifehood
as grand career unless a woman
makes 1t noble by her unselfish devo-
ton.
In the meantime, while we concede
the worth to society OF the good wife
and mother why ignore the service
that has been done by unmarried
women Has any woman done more
for her fellow creatures than Jane
Adams, who has mothered a city in
stead of a brood of her own? Are not
Miss Helen Gould's philanthrophies
apt to be lessened instead OF increased
by her marriage?
Had Dorothy Dix and Florence
Nightingale and Clara Barton and
their many old maid associates mar
ried and stayed in their own homes
might not the insane still be chained
to the floors and the sick and wounded
be not properly cared for?
And in private life is 1t not almost
always the unmarried daughter who
takes care Of the old parents and
helps educate the nieces and neph-
ews? Is It not the unmarried WON
en- in every community who are al
the head and front of every good
work? Who can Judge OF the relative
value of their service and that Of
| the shiftless mother of commonplace
| children?
The truth Is that whether marriage
| Is a blessing or a crime depends al
| together upon the sort Of a marriage
| Il is, and whether a girl renders 6
| social service to her day and genera.
| ton by wifehood and motherhood de.
| ponds altogether on how she acquitt
| herself in those two difficult roles.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-01
Of Course Not.

Sir ]. Forbes Robertson, addressing
a suftragist meeting at Sheffield. told
the story OF a lady who called on a
prominent Edinburgh tradesman with
the intention OF getting him tc sign q
memorial in favor Of Lord Miners
South African poiicy.
"Is < money we're wantin'?" was
his first query
After he had been treasured on that
point. he wanted to know who Lord
Miner wasi
1t was explained that his lnrdship
was our procorsul in South Africa.
Whats a proconsul?" said the
Edinburgh man.
Another explanation followed
Finally, when the lady had satisfied
all the bridesmaids queries, he agreed
to sign.
But we're not letting the women
sign this?" said he, anXiously
"Oh, no." replied the lady.
"Ah! That's right-thats right. Ye
ken the women know naething at all
about these things!"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-01

morning. pushed and pressed across
the soft gums and trained my teeth to
go in the way they should, pressing
down all the while so the teeth that
wanted to jut out or grow in crooked
should have TO go straight Was il
worth the EFFORT" queried interviewed
Of interviewer
And to all who are sane enough to
grasp at simple means TO attain their
ends instead Of pinning their faith only
to what is hard and unattainable, I
answer as l answered the eager, girlish,
ambitious little dancer: ut was well
worth the effort"
Made in Paris" and Made in Ger
many are little labels that cost a
pretty penny-elaborat beauty secrets
sound impressive and must be paid for
on the same scale Of impressiveness.
Gertrude Nanderbilt's practical little Sc
crets Of beauty are strictly home
grown" and worth the notice Of all her
ambitious little sisters
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-01
Kept His Word.

A groom at a certain mansion sold
some property that he had had left
him for $500. There was employed
at the same place a farm bailiff. a
great and clever person in his own
estimation, who made II a rule to
snub and try to ridicule the groom
and make him look as small as pos
sible on every occasion they met at
the village hostelry.
The groom was returning from his
lawyers with notes to the value of
$500 in his pocket, and on calling at
the pub" found Mr.. Bailiff there, as
usual, doing all the talking and drink
ing gin and water, a beverage of
which he was too fond.
On entering. the groom said he
didn't wish to disturb the company,
but he had just had a slice Of good
luck Would they drink up and have
one with him
Pooh, pooh! Bosh!" exclaimed the
bailiff.
They all with the exception Of Mr..
Bailiff, did as requested.
The groom, to the bailiff's aston
ishment, paid with a ten-dollar note,
adding that he had more money than
any man in the room, and to show
he had no i'll feeling against Mr.. Bal
III, ne COHereQ 10 treat MIN with gin
and water for the rest of the evening
on condition that he gave him ten
cents.
The bailiff paid, thinking what a
glorious fuddle he was going to have.
The groom ordered the landlord to
bring in a bucket of water and ten
cents worth Of gin, and when sup
piled he astonished the company by
emptying the spirit into the bucket
and saying to the bailiff:
There, you can go on for an hour
or two now"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-01

in fine health now. If I ever have
those troubles again, l will take Lydia
E. Pinknam's Vegetable Compound"
Mrs. ED FERRON, SIC High ST.,
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.
Providence, R. II can not speak
too highly of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, as it has done
wonders for me, and I would not lie
without it. I had organic displace-
ment and bearing down pains and
backache, and was thoroughly run
down when I took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound II helped me,
and l am in the best Of health At
present, I work in factory all day
long. besides doing my homework, SO
you can see what it has done for me.
l give you permission to publish my
name, and l speak of your Vegetable
Compound to many of my friends. -
Mrs. ABRIL LAWSON, 12s Lippitt
ST., Providence, R. I.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-01
The Blessing of Age =.
A New Side to an Old Question

matrons than they were as girls. Often
and often age is the sculptor that
Chisels rough features into symmetry,
or gray hairs soften a hard face into
comeliness, and many times just the
mere expression of goodness on an old
woman's countenance gives her a
beauty that her youth never knew
It's the soul that we see as people
grow old, while it's only the flesh we
behold in their youth.
As for being interesting, certainly
all the advantage goes with age.
Nearly every young girl is a bore to
talk to. She has no conversation
worth listening to, because she has
not had time to read anything, or see
anything, or have any experience Of
life. You can amuse yourself for an
hour playing with her as you would
with a kitten with ball, but after
that, Heaven help you II you have to
depend on her for compantonship!
The Great Problem.
On the other hand, practically every
cause, no matter how stupid she Is
something strange and thrilling has
happened to her She has had some
experience unique to herself. She has
touched the great problem Of human
existence at some new angle. She
has taken her part in the tragedy or
comedy of life and has at least one
story of absorbing interest to tell
Age also means TO the average
woman the playtime of life, and in
this country it generally brings with
il comforts and Injuries. The early
years of most American married
women are strenuous ones They are
busy bringing up their children and
working and economizing, trying TO
help their husbands get a start in the
world. but by the time they are 50
years old their task is done, and they
are ready to spend the balance Of
their lives enjoying the fruits Of their
labor.
Look over the mlddle-aged women
at any matinee or any woman's club
gathering and you see about as com
Portable, well-fed, well-dressed, hap
by and satisfied looking a set Of peo-
pie as you will find anywhere on
earth
They are women enjoying the fat
years after they have passed through
the lean years. You will find more
middle-aged women riding In auto
mobiles than you will young ones.
You will see more middle aged wom-
en- than young ones al the theater;
you VIII meet more middle-aged
women than young ones when you
travel. And this is as it should be.
The. young women are at the work
tima- Of life. The middle aged ones