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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
SPASMoDIC CLEANUP DAYS
Civic Cleaning Should Not Be Made a
Special Occasion.

OPcSidi OCCdSiOIs
The proper civic or Christian man
takes no note Of time or seasons, but is
always NJ ana doing what little he
may to contribute toward the better
mcnt Of the world. his fellow man and
his Surroundings That place or neigh
borl0od is not well Kept that is clean
ed up but once each wear. no matter
how much time or money is spent nor
how great a change is wrought in ap-
pearances. 1t is the modest, persist
eGt effort that accomplishes all good.
ana periodic or Spasmodic campaigns
are seldom productive of desirable per
manent results.
Cleaning streets and sidewalks, al
eys. vacant lots. private premises and
civic Improvement should not he made
special occasions. nor should it he nee.
essary 20 set aside special days desig-
mated for snch purposes. There is not
proper balance or solidarity in citizen
ship that responds 0uly to special oc.
casions when ''eyerybody'S doing il.
doing it, Every community needs and
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
NULL GAN 4 ROCHE
The First False Teeth.

Until little more than u century ago
humanity had to rub along without
false teeth, of which nowadays one
firm alone claims to sell over 12,O00.-
O00 a year. The first successful maker
was Giussepangelo Fonzi. an Italian
dentist who started practice in Paris
in 1898 and, thanks to his skillful
treatment of Lucien Bonaparte. soon
made his way. After years of expert
ment he discovered the substance
from which artificial teeth are made
and received the gold medal of the
French academy Of Science. one Of
the earliest persons fitted with false
teeth was the empress of Russia. Aft
or Waterloo Fonzi migrated to Lon.
don and then to Madrid. where Ferdi-
nand VII. rewarded him with yearly
pension OF 1000 duPats for set of
false teeth.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

pov local applications, AS they caunot reach The
disea'ed portion of The eac There Is only ors
way 70 cure deafness, ami that "a ny cNnstitu
uonai remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
nN'neu CONDITION OF the mucous lining 80 the
custachan Tube When this tube il iura nsd
YOU have rumhlng sound r Imperfect &c .
rug, and when " Is entirely clio c.. Deafness 1.
the su't, aud unless the inflammation EN- d.
taken out and thus tube resrored 10 its 10 rnal
condi ION. hearing viii h. Dc troyed Z -.v r;
nine uses out OF ten are caused w Cat~rr.
which Is nothing but an infammed car litiOn
OF the mucous surfaces.
We vii give One Hnndrcd Dal'ars Tor any
case OF Deafness lcsusei by caia'r , thu sar-
not be cured by hah's Citairh Cure ; nd r
free.
FL CHENEY co. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists &c.
Ta-e Rails Flmiiy Pills for constipation
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02


Az E2ANrLE ov THE SMOKE NUISANCE
of distinct gain. He stated that
other city in the United States ha,
supported for SO long q period voluu
t,ry association having for lis one OIL
ject the abatement OF the smoke nui
sance. emphasizing the educationa
aspect OF the campaign. he said
1t becoineS more and more manifest
chat we are in a campaign of educa
tlon. Those engaged in it realize more
kecniy than ever before that nuul
spasmodic efforts accomplish little. To
80 out and watch a smoking stack is
he simplest thing in the world. to
quake an arrest OF an offender is not
ditiicult. 10 secure the imposition of
Gne is comparatively an easy matter.
pat 20 actually stop the smoke-ah.
there's the rub" This campaign re-
duireS the dissemination of literature
bearing ON this subject. calling atten
ton TO ii and throwing light on it, Il
involves speaking here and there
throughout the city in order to awak-
en- interest and to keep that interest
from tagging and dying ont Ii needs
an arrest now and then OF those care
less and Indifferent. who must Doe made
10 realize that this Is not a matter Of
opinion, but Of administration OF the
lam. II requires happy admixmre
OF tact and frmness 10 secure the co
operation OF those responsible Tor this
nuisance. and that's the great public
without whose cooperation our efforts
viii be well nigh Ruthless"
ro'o9ues ara epuogLss.
S'i'icA tried 10 abolish nrolocnes
nd epiloeues. but the audiences ~ 49,
lay would not cunsenf '''N
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02

\ very distinguished British man OF
science had the foiblc says Professor
Brander Matthews IN the Century
Magazine, of inventing thrilling eni.
sodeS and pretending that they were
OF his own experience
on one occasion. after he had span
a marvellous yarn, with himself in the
center Of The coil, skeptical friend
looked him In the eye ana asked stern
~ Clifford. do You mean to say that
this really occurred to yout" where.
upon the imaginative man of science
replied. with twinkle:
"les-it aust occurred to me-"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
A SWAMP RECLAIMED.
Hampstead Women Turn an Unsi9htiy
Swamp Into Park.


Members Of tho Icmpstcad Womln's
club, ole Of the oldest organizations of
It's kind on Long Island. have demon.
started that concerted action can ac-
compi'sh much civic heftesmcnt.
Thve years ago Tho women of Hemp
stead determined 10 have the VILLAGE
purchase an unsightiy swamp between
Front and Prospect streets. west of
Washington strfei AZ The members
II The Woman's club 81 Hampstead.
with ihcir frieuls. went 90 tine voters
with carriages aud automobiles and
carried the proposition
The club me.nl'crs next RAISED fnads
to reclaim the swamp Trecs ari
shruhlery were SOY oul. AMI now fhc
Sub members are planning a. have
fair ia cooperation with ar the sooic-
ties and clubs Of IIen,lsteld with
he proceels The finishing TOUCHES viii
Dc pms 90 TIE park. which o. fast lr-orn-
ing one n the show places % Hemp
stead
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
Jim's Advantage.

y prominent state official in noun
tain region refined in his horse one hot
afternoon and inquired of a barefooted
woman working in the field. madam.
can you tell me how much farther II is
to Johnson's Cornersf"
The woman leaned on her hoe and
pondered gravely. NO" she said final.
ly, II can't. Ny son, Jim. could tel
you, though inns been aroun'. Hes
got shoes -Everyhody's.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
Severe Te-t.

Does your husband treat You I'M
kindly" asked the lawyer.
Certainly not" said the unsubstan-
tlal woman.
Then why do you want u diyorceT'
Il don't actually want "A divorce |
merely want TO apply for one Then
| can indge by the kind OF a fuss my
husband makes whether he really cares
for me or NOT. Washington Star.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
FROM "HAM AND

To roast chicken, steaks. chops or al
most anything else you might want
is on the bill of fare in our neat cafe
on Main street. Besides that il
makes no difference to us what hour
OF the day or night you may want
something. Someone who knows
how is always on the job. Come in
any old timo 70 Twill and get any
thing to eat you ask Cor. L. For.
tunes restaurant.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
A pedr etion.

Personally we do not pretend TO be
much Of nand at reading character.
Int when we see n Young man curry
ing pair of kid gloves in one hand
and a cane in the other we know he
isn't looking for Il blowing job.-Gal-
weston News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02

canc nothing but raw sore all over her
ilttle body and suffered terribly.
SO in despair | wrote for a sample of
Cuticura Soap end Ointment and from the
hrst It began to get better rapidly then
bought but one cake OF Cuticura Soap and
one box Of Cuticurn Ointment. In a few
days | noted great change for the better
and n q months time she was completely
cured (signed) Mrs W. b. owen, Nov.
:, 1912.
Not only AFRO Cuticura Soap and Ointment
most valuable In tho treatment of eczcmas
and other distressing eruptions Of skin and
scalp but no other emollients do so much
for pimples, blackheads. red. rough skins.
itching scaly scalps. dandruff, dry, thin and
falling hair chapped hands and shapeless
nails, nor do it so economically. Sold By
druggists and dealers throughout the world
Liberal sample of each mailed free, with
Bop. skin Book. Address postcard Cuti-
cura, Dept T, Boston
aS-Nicn who shave aud shampoo with Gu
tlcura Soap viii hadit bost for skin and scalp.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
%@**%+4s*.s.+4s.. !. !. 4. f.,
DEVELOP COMMUNITY LIFE.

. The strongest neighborhood
. will he the neighborhood which
has the most effective organiza-
ton and the most efficient coop
. Grafton in community building.
Any ne'ghborhood can raise its
efficiency level by organization
and cooperation.
The neighborhood is The unit
Of democracy. The fundamental
problems of the ncighborhood
are the fundamental problems Of
our democracy.
Publicity is the one effective
remedy for community ills Or
ganlzation. cooperation and open
discussion are the craftsman's
tools in community building.
A well planned survey which
has been efficiently carried out
will show the facts of the neigh
borhood as they really are This
is the first step in neighborhood
improvement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
Inventory on Present

marked basis your investments in
the last ten or twenty years. then
compare with the results guaranteed
and achieved by our policies. No
care. no loss. and YOU are insured ali
the time. National Life ms. Co. OF
Vt. (MutuaD. Earl S. Kinsley, Gen.
eral Agent, Mead Building. Rutland.
Vt. Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02

The burning of the old dormitory
at the industrial school may be a
blessing in disguise. 1t has been in
this old building that frequent
outbreaks Of diphtheria and scarlet
fever have occurred frequently and a
new building can be built that will
De more sanitary and better fitted to
the institution as it is today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
All subscriptions payable in advanc,
Entered at the Postofice, Benning
ton, vt, Dec. IL. 1903, AZ
second class mall matter
FRANK e. HOWE, Editor and Pub,
BENNINGTON, VT, FEB. ?, 1914.

1t is apparent that the burglars
operating in Bennington are
amateurs. Only greenhorns would
have tackled the safe in the Office of
an industrial concern the night after
pay day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
PortuasI,s wonderfuI Climate.

The climate OF Portugal is the most
wonderful in Europe \ poiygui
crowd Of scores Of thousands flies aa-
nualIy to the Riviera from every part
Of Europe in order TO enjoy the sun.
posed maximum OF sunshine. bu. often
TO be undeceived by weeping skies and
with the cruel mistra MS certainty.
At Lisbon. on the other hand cold
weather rs understood elsewhere is
literally unknown The temperature
Is not only higher than that of the
Riviera, bnt IS equablc to degree that
almost delieS belief What this means
in practical effect IS illustrated by the
fact that in March last | met an Eng
fish lady OF board ship who had STAYED
six weeks at Mont Estoril. near Lis
bon. ana had bathed in the sea every
day in February. Nor was the season
exceptionally warm Scribner's.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02


should have a live Improvement society
that has the best interests of the city,
town. section or uelghborhood az heart
Keep IL alive at all seasons. II may be
necessary to arouse little rivalry ut
times or taWt some one ina order 20
start some Commeadablc work. and.
while this of itself may bee spasmodic.
the general work of the Organization
ueel not be ~ the same unstable class.
\ few Jealous. tirclesS patriots have
Finally brought about every desirable
reform the world has known.
10 not he discouraged. Tho constant
fail of water. though bat drop NJ a
time. viii wear away the hardest
stone. The worlds greatest fortunes
have been amasscd 10y putting away in
the beginning Int dollar at time.
The power of doing things grows with
accomplishment. AMI higgcr and better
things are possible ana probable as
you progress This is rs true OF civic
improvement As any other line OF ef-
fort II nothing has yet been done In
your neighhorhood. the time TO start
Is now
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02

plmples, then they would
spread into a rash which
would take the skin all Off.
| used homo treatment but
she steadily grew worse. BY
that time her body was
completely covered with
sores, even to her feet, and
it was beginning to break
ont on hcr face. She hn-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
CHILD BROKE OUT
ALL OVER BODY
When Two Weeks Old. First PIN
Piles, Then Rash. Began to Break
0utonFace. Suffered TerribIy. Gu
ticura Soap and Ointment Cured.

81 Elm So, st. Alhans Vt. -" MY baby
girl was only two weeks old when she began
to break out all over her body first with
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02

r0'o9ues ara epuoglos.
S'rfiek tried 10 abolish nroiornes
s , epiiogneS, but the audiences at h,s
DAY would not consenf '''N
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-16
A PUPILS ECONOMY LEAGUE.

A pupils economy league has been
organized among the pupils of the
public schools of Garrett County, Mary
land. Each pupil of the county, by
virtue of enrolment upon the school
records, is member Of the league. A
button is given to each one on which
is printed the words, Pupils Economy
League, Garrett County, Maryland"
the words encircling the state coat Of
arms.
The primary object of the associa-
ton is to secure greater returns for
the educational expenditures of the
county The county commissioners
are convinced that there is consider
able waste which may be prevented
through cooperation between the
school boards and pupils. Such waste
may take place in one of the following
ways: ~ Destruction of outbuildings
and fences; (2) DETACHMENT of school
buildings; (3) mutilation of interior
walls; "a breaking of window panes;
81 carrying away of school furniture
pals, shoyels, brooms, etc.; (6)
carving, cutting, and breaking school
desks and benches; (D injuring or
losing school textbooks.
The essential means of stopping
these leaks is to make pupils and
teachers, trustees and commissioners,
principals and superintendent, all
realize the accumulated loss due to
continued careless destruction of the
small things in large system where
thousands Of individuals are directly
concerned. The pupils economy league
is constant force for carefulness and
intelligent use. Each day something
occurs in or outside of the school-room
where the work of the league comes
into play and the important principle
of economy is taught.
All Of these forms of waste and need.
less destruction are occasionally re-
viewed and emphasized at meetings of
the league held the last Friday of the
school month.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-16
GUARD THE PARCEL POST.

Southern Farmer:
For weeks the express companies
have been heralding a reduction in
rates on interstate business, and, in
cases where the competition is keen
with the parcel post, rates have been
reduced materially on long hauls for
small packages. However, it remains
to be seen whether or not the express
companies have acted in good faith or
whether the move is merely for the
purpose of trucking the Interstate Com
merce Commission In short, have the
express companies SO manipulated the
deal that they will get goodly share
of the competitive business away from
the parcel post, and at the same time,
where this competition does not oper-
ate, get as big rates as before? The
express companies did not get gen.
|erous until the parcel post came, and
their present spirit may we'll cause
suspicion.
If the people want to retain this
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-16
FLIES.

Keep the flies away from the sick,
especially those i'll with contagious
diseases. Kill every fly that strays
into the sick room. His body is GOV.
cred with disease germs.
All refuse which tends in any way
to fermentation should be disposed OF
or covered with lime or kerosene.
Screen all food. Keep all receptacles
for garbage carefully covered and the
cans cleaned or sprinkled with oil or
lime.
See that your sewage system is in
good order; that it is up to date and
not exposed to flies. Pour kerosene
into the drains.
Cover food after meal. Screen all
food for sale.
Screen all windows and doors, es.
pecially the kitchen and dining-room.
Burn pyrethrum powder in the house
to kill flies.
Do not forget that if you see flies
their breeding place is nearby filth.
If there is a nuisance in the neigh.
borhood, write at once to the health
department.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-16
SHERlFF'S SALE.
r. YUNKEs.

State of Louisiana, Parish of West Fee
lIcIana, gath judicial District Court
M. & e. Wolf VS.. 987 Bayou Sara
Compress Co.
BY virtue of Writ of Fieri Facias to
the Sheriff directed by the Hon, the Gath
Judicial District Court for the Parish OF
West Feliciana, La, in the above entitled
and numbered cause. l have seized and
will offer for sale to the highest bidder at
the front door of the Court House in the
Town of ST. Francisville, La, at the hour
of II o'clock a. M, on
Saturday, May 16, 1914,
the following described property of de-
PENDANT, to-wit:
Lots numbers So, "a, 65, Sc, and u, in
Square No. g. lots numbers 81 and 81 in
Square No. s; lots numbers 81, So, SO, 10
and II in Square No. 6; the Witcher
property, composed of lots numbers 81
So, and 81, and parts of lots numbers 81
SIS, Sc, and go, in Square No. S, with all
buildings and improvements thereon and
all situated in the town of Bayou Sara
La. also machinery boilers. sheds, scales
and tools connected with Compress, and
one S0-horse- power Morse Compress.
Terms of sale-Cash, with benefit Of
appraisement.
T. H CLACK Sheriff
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-16
cRoss-EYES.

One of the most conspicuous and
annoying conditions that may occur in
the eyes of young child is squint, or
what is commonly known as "cross-
eyes," 1t occurs chiefly between the
ages of 2 and and comes on gradual
ly at first, showing some slight turn
ing inward in one eye, at times, until
finally something occurs to precipitate
a definite attack and the eye turns in
to greater or less degree and remains
so. Frequently CONFUSION or an at
tack Of coughing, especially during
whooping-cough or some like irritation
to the general nervous system, brings
on the attack, and is considered by the
child's mother to be the cause. This is
incorrect When the eye Is turned it
will not look directly at the object at
which the other eye is looking, and
doubling of the vision is the result.
This doubled vision is very annoying,
as any one may judge for himself by
slightly pressing one eye out of posi-
ton with the fingers. In order to es-
cape this annoyance, the child uncon-
sciously stops using the eye that is
turned in, and this, in time, leads to
changes in the nerve tissues which
makes the child's sight defective in
that eye. Formerly many physicians
advised parents to wait until the child
grew older before having anything
done to the eye, feeling that an opera
ton was the only thing to relieve the
condition, or that the child might "Out-
grow it." This, in the light of our
present knowledge, is bad advice BY
the time the child gets to be 8 or 10
years old the sight in the eye is defec-
tive from disuse, and can not be re-
stored, and this failure of vision has
usually occurred even though the eye
HAS Strengthened ltScu spontaneously
1t is very important, therefore, not to
allow the child to stop using the
squirting or turning eye. 1t is not al
ways necessary to operate. Usually
glasses have to be worn to stop the
strain, and there are other forms of
treatment which are many times effec-
tive. If these means fail and the eye
continues to turn, an operation may
have to be done to keep the eye
straight and to save the sight in that
eye But not more than half, perhaps
less, will require operation.-Journal
of American Medical Association.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-16
RAYNE's FROG FARM.

Rayne Tribune:
Rayne is the greatest bull-frog mar
ket in the world, with Jacques and
Edmond We'll dividing kings honors
in the business. They are the original
shippers of frogs, and have built up a
market in all corners Of the civilized
world in this line of fancy food. Many
others have tried the business, but
only to fail. Their express bills week
ly-on frog legs alone-average $500.
Their pens and packing plant are on
Ia most extensive scale, and are visited
daily by many of the curiosity inclined.
1t is sight worth long trip to see
$4,000 of the batrachians blinking at
the visitors while waiting their turn
to go under the knife.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-16
sHERlFF's SALE.

State Of Louisiana, Parish of West Fe-
lcIana, gath judicial District Court
Aaron Schesnger, VS.. No. ss2, c. r.
Nee and G. n. Hooper.
BY virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale
to the Sheriff directed by the Hon. the
Oath Judicial District Court in the above
entitled and numbered cause, | have
seized and will offer for sale to the high
est bidder at the front door of the Court
House in the town of st. Francisville, La,
at the hour of II o'clock a. M, on
Saturday, June 10, 1914,
the following described property, to-wit:
A certain piece or parcel of land with
all buildings and improvements thereon,
situated in the tenth ward of the Parish
of West Felciana, La, about four miles
from the town of Bayou Sara, La, con-
tanning three hundred and fifty-four 1854
acres. more or less being Section seventy
one, Township three South Range three
West, and five acres in Section sixty-two,
Township three, South Range three West,
known as the Mary Sholer Tract, reserved
from the sale of Misses Lavergne on the
-' 70 "i S'.' io'h' peooo" oSioiO L. w
Brandon, Clerk and ex-officio Notary
Public, recorded in Notarial Record ''U'',
page five which said land is bounded on
the North by Lavergne and w. B. Smith,
South by W. B. Smith, East by Bayou
Sara Creek, and West by c.. M. Barrow
and Mrs. S. NJ ventress.
Terms of sale-Cash, with benefit of
appraisement.
J. H CI,ACK. Sheriff.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-16
BIRDS UNDER THE LAW.

The Louisiana laws prohibit the kill.
ing of all birds except two classes, the
game birds, and the outlaws. All
other kinds are known as non-game
birds, and it is illegal to kill them at
any season, or to destroy their nests
and eggs. A law has been passed
also by Congress protecting all migra-
tory insectivorous birds.
Only the names of the game birds
and the outlawed species are found in
the laws of Louisiana as it would be
unnecessary to name the non-game
species. The game birds are quail,
wild turkeys, doves, wild ducks and
geese, coots (poule deau) rails, GALL
mules, snipe, tatlers, plovers and wood
cock. The outlawed birds are the
great horned owl, duck hawk, cooper's
hawk, sharp-shinned hawk, crows, crow
blackbirds when destructive to crops,
|kingfishers when nesting in levees and
English sparrows. 1t would be a vic.
lation of the law in Louisiana to kill
any other kind of bird, large or small,
at any season, or for any purpose ex.
|cept scientific study after the proper
permit has been secured.
This leaves one still guessing about
the status of the buzzard Will the
Game Commission please issue pro-
|nouncement on this unsavory bird?