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MAR Twain In Parliament.

After visit to England once Mark
Twain said on his return to New YORK:
Among other honors heaped upon me
by Englishnen was that Of being pho
tographed in parliament. l am not
member of parliament. But neither
am | member Of congress. Has any
fellow American suggested that l
should be photographed in congress?
No. blush TO say that they have not.
And yet here is an honor that might
without risk he bestowed on any great
man. And yet it was not bestowed
upon. Washington. Jefferson or Lincoln.
When / saw that photograph with
the mother of palliaments in the back
ground. and realized my advancing
years | said to myself, Here are two
noble monuments of antiquity-two
shining examples of the survival OF the
fittestr"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-14

then, with the fifth brick in hand. go
rapidly from one point to the other,
exchange bricks ut every point and say
nothing to any one"
"What is the idea?' inquired the
man.
'No matter" | replied. "All you
need to know is that it brings you ID
cents an hour. Attend faithfully to
the work, and OF the end of every hour
by st. Paul's clock show this ticket at
the museum door. enter, walk solemn
ly through every hall in the building,
pass out and resume your work.
With the remark that it was all one
to him so long as he could earn his liv-
ing, the man placed his bricks and be-
gan his round.
At the end of the first hour the side
walks in the vicinity We're packed with
people, all anxious TO solve the mys-
terry. The man then vent into the mu-
scum, devoted Fifteen minutes to a
survey OF the halls and returned TO his
round. That he repeated every hour
until SHUTDOWN, and Whenever he went
into the museum dozen or more
would buy tickets and follow him. He
continued the round for several days,
the curious people who followed him
into the museum considerably more
than paying his wages, until finally
the policeman, to whom had impart-
ed my object, complained that the eh.I
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-14

struction of the sidewalk by the
crowds had become so serious that l
must call in my "brick snan."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-14
ALL. WRONG
The Mistake Is Made by Many Ben
nngton Citizens.
Look for the cause of backache.

nlngtON ClIIZenS.
Look for the cause of backache.
To be cured you must know the
cause.
If it's weak kidneys you must set
the Kidneys working right,
a Bennington resident tells you
how.
P. ]. MCGUIRE. 211 Maple St, Ben
nington, says: For some time, / suf-
fered from dull. heavy pains in the
small of my back and was unable to
stoop without great deal OF misery.
The trouble was generally worse in
damp weather or when l caught cold.
| heard a great deal about Doan s
Kidney Pills and finally procured a
box at Cloe's Drug Store and began
using them In few days, felt bet
ter and after l had finished one box,
my back was free from pain and the
other symptoms of the trouble be.
came thing of the. past. Kidney
trouble and ! have been strangers
since Doan's Kidney Pills cured me"
OVER FIVE YEARS LATER, MI
MCGUIRE said u will always be
grateful to Doan's Kidney Pills and
will recommend them whenever an
opportunity offers, for l feel they
have no equal"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills--the same that
Mr.. Mcclure has twice publicly
recommended. Foster.Milburn Co.
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-14
The best collateral

in the world is the successful man
using his ability and opportunity to
do his work in business or profession
in the right way. Such man is OF
great value and should cover his
earning capacity by life insurance.
We offer our advice and service. Ma
tional Life Ins. Co., of VT. Earle S.
Kinsley, General Agent, Mead Build
ing, Rutland, VT Adv.
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-14
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There 10
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies Deafness is
caused by an infamed condition OF the mu-
cous lining OF the EuBtachl Ian Tube. When
this tube 10 inhaned you have rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when II IL
entirely closed, Deafness is the result. and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored TO its normal condi-
ton. hearing will be destroyed forever: nine
cases out OF ten are caused by Catnrrh,
which is nothing but an infamed condition
of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness (causcd by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Curo.
Send for circulars. free.
r. j. CHENEY G CO., Toledo. Ohio
sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-14
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the First National Bank of
Bennington Vermont will be held at
their banking rooms, on Tuesday, the
18th day Of January, 1916, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon, for the cleo
ton Of FIVE directors for the ensuing
year, and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come
before the meeting.
L.. A. Graves, eashiW.
BskRiz atsn, Vt, Dsr, STA, 1916.
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To Encourage pairyina.

The Commercial club Of Centralia.
ILL.,. is bent upon encouraging dairyine
in southern Illinois. In order that this
may be done the club Is going to sell
Guernsey dairy cows to the farmers at
cost.
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Lost lime.

Lost yesterday, somewhere between
sunrise and sunset, two golden hours,
each with sixty diamond minutes. No
reward is offered. for they are gone
forever.-Horace Mann.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-14

The sale OF Red Cross seals at this
season of the year calls to every
body's attention the fight that the
whole civilized world is making
against tuberculosis. We are often
discouraged by the failure Of the
treatment in some particular case but
in totals the result so far is amazing.
The aggregate yearly number of
deaths from tuberculosis has been re-
duced one half and in the other cases
the progress of the disease has been
materially delayed. In time tuber-
culosis will be conquered but 1t win
take years OF patient effort and much
money. The state Of Vermont has an
annual appropriation of $4,000 to aid
poor people afflicted with tuberculosis.
1t is small sum for such an import
ant work but it helps little and it
may be increased as the demands on
1t grow. Anyone wishing aid from
this fund should put in their request
as early as possible
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-14
FRANK e. HOWE. Editor and Pu
Tuesday, December IL, 1915.
ESQ
gs.ee

Happy Hapgood asked Governor
Gates to delegate him as Vermonts
representative on the Ford peace voy-
age. Nobody could have done it bet
ter. He would have adjourned the
war for lack of a quorum. Randolph
Herald and News.
Or talked until the soldiers were
compelled TO leave the trenches and
rest up.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMI> ALTON.

The United States civil service COM
mission will hold a competitive eXamna-
ton in this city ON October >, 1918 for the
positions of clerk and carrier in the Bur
lington post office
Applicants must have reached their 18th
birthday. but not their 18th birthday, on
the date OF examination, and must be
citizens Of tho United States. Male APP
plicants must measure not less than five
feet four inches in height In bare feet.
No male applicant who passes the exam
ination will be eligible for appointment
either as clerk or carrier who does not
weigh at least l25 pounds without over
coat ana hat. II will be inadvisable for
male applicants whose normal weight Is
less than q pounds to enter the exam
nation. Female applicants are not re-
CURED to be of any specific height or
weight
Each applicant will be required to sub
init to the examiner on the day OF exam
nation photograph of himself taker
within two years
For pamphlet of information and tn,
required application blank, address W G
Irish, local secretary, at the Burlington
VI, postoffce, or Edward T.. Stebbins
district secretary, Boston, Mass, viii
whom applications must be filed in tim,
Tor him to arrange for the examina ion
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
SCHOOLS OPEN SEPT. 7.
-Four Weeks Wore of Vacation
Changes in Teaching Force.

The public schools of this city VIII open
on Tuesday morning, september T. AT the
usual school hours. All of the school
buildings have been thoroughly renovated
in readiness for the beginning of the
1915-l9lG school year. There are still som"
minor repairs to he completed at the
former star hose house and at the high
school building.
Recent changes i'm the teaching fore"
for the coming year arc the transferring
of Miss Helen Madden from the Lawrence
Barnes to the grammar school, ana OF
Miss Agnes Mulqucen from tho NTH
grade of the Ira Allen school t. the same
grade in the Convcrs" school. The
resignation of Mrs. Ethel : Martin,
teacher of the second grade at the Law
renee Barnes school, has been accepted
by the school board and Miss Hazel
Dotcn. I. V. ". l.. has been appointed
,, to fiji her place. Miss Bat hcicr a
graduate of the Plymouth, y. H., Normal
! school, has been appointed to fill the
place of Miss Muqu""n at the IRA Allen
school NJ the last meeting of the school
board tho salary of Miss Frances +.
Warner teacher at the hish school. was
advanced to $50 per year The place
made vacant 10y tn" RESIGNATION Of Miss
f.. Charlena Herbert in the first grade
/ Of the II o. Wheeler school, has not
{ yet been filed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
YACHT CLUBS ANNUAL REGAT
Weather Favorable for Motor
Boat Races.
Sailing Yachts Make Slow Time he
cause of Light supply of Wind
Hall in Evening Finn Event
of the Day.

Weather conditions Friday contri-
butcd a large percentage to the total sum
of the days pleasure at the annual re
gatta of the Lake Champlain Yacht clu'
for not i'm several years has the day set
aside for the regatta been AZ pleasau',
While rain threatened during the morn
ing il partiallv cleared. making good light
on the lake for those watching the races
with an absence of the glare caused by
the sun
All of the races were very successful
with PERHAPS the exception of the sailing
races which void no doubt have been
much more Interesting had there been a
little moro breeze. In race }hc san
boats went only once around the course,
the ladies' calling race being omitted on
account of lack of wind and time. The
boat of the day was the stroller owned
by +. Redick of Albany.
1t WIS generally conceded the stroller
would take race five but connecting rod
burned out and she did not start but
later did show the sportsmen her gait,
which is over SO miles an hour other
fast boats made the races of the regatta
close and interesting. number of boats
started i'm the start and go-bang race, hut
the officials decided there vas no race
because the boats did not follow the rules
! laid down.
The winners Of the races were an
nourced at the supper hour of the REGATTA
hall, as follows
Race T. open boats under 10 miles pei
| hour once over course lingo, ". J
/ Ccta. first. Cayuga Kid. Clarence Nor
! gan. second; time, 81 minutes. - seconds
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
GREATER VERMONT NOTES.

A list of Vermont commercial ana CIV"
organizations has Just been published by
the Greater Vermont association. Ther"
are listed 30 boards of trade and business
mems associations one town-"roup as
ISOLATION. one county Improvement Assoc
citation. II county agricultural associa-
lions with the names Of nine county
agents The Chitteuden county Farmers
association has not vet chosen its county
agent. who will be the tenth in Vermont
This directory of organizations gives the
names of the organizations, the dates of
their formation, the number or th"i
membership and the names or the preHl-
dents and secretaries. The secretary or
the Greater Vermont association, Stan
nard Memorial building. Burlington. Will
ne very glad To send copies of this direc-
tory to all requesting them.
with the cooperation of the state fair
commission, the Greater Vermont asso-
ciation 10 making arrangements for a
Greater Vermont exhibit at the state
fair which viii reflect the work of Yer
mont organizations and progressive ac-
tivities along various lines in the state
An article In the JAY number Of Town
DEVELOPMENT" contains an elaborate de
.crlption nf the work Of the Bellows Falls
chamber Of Commerce. the Youngest com
nercial organization In Vermont The
activities of the civic committee, the ne"
Industries committee. tine town affairs
committee, the retail trade committee
and the committee are described in de-
tail OF the general work of tho Bel
lows Falls Chamber of Commerce, the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12

so poorly that my folks thought ! was
going into consumption. One day l
found piece of paper blowing around
the yard and picked it up and read it.
1t said Saved from the Grave, and
told what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta.
BILE Compound has done for women. l
showed it to my husband and he said.
why don't you try it? So | did, and
after | had taken two bottles / felt
better and ] said to my husband, 4 don I
need any more and he said You had
better take it little longer anyway.
So | took it for three months and got
well and strong" - Mrs. ALoNzo Il.
BAKER, 9 Tecumseh ST., Adrian, Mich.
Not Well Enough to Work.
In these words is hidden the tragedy
of many a woman, housekeeper or wage
Garner who supports herself and is often
helping to support a family. on meagre
wages. Whether in house, office, fac
tory, shop, store or kitchen, woman
should remember that there is one tried
and true remedy for the ills to which all
women are prone, and that is Lydia E.
Pinkham Vegetable Compound. 1t
promotes that vigor which makes work
easy. The Lydia L. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12

Race 3. Omen to all yachts. Twice over
course Snapper, J. Marrinan, first Lake
Bird, A. T. Lawrence, second; time,
2 hours, q minutes.
The regatta ball which closed the days
snort was n most successful social fcte.
Taplin's orchestra furnished music for
dancing until one O'Clock Saturday morn
ing a buffet lunch was served at inter
mission. Miss Lucinda Smith catering.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12

author of the article, A. l.. smith, says:
The work at Bellows Falls has been GO
ing on now for less than six months, yet
in this time the list of activities would
lie a creditahle one for a city many times
its population or an organization with
three times its membership and income
The Country side Magazine for July con-
tains AN article ON the work of the CiNt1
League of Bennington under the It'll"
The Year Round Works of a Little
Town civic League" The author, WILL
liam Merriam Rouse. a /. V. NJ. man.
describes several of the most interesting
activities of the league. the civic league
playground. the community sleighrid",
the community Christmas tree. the Hal
loWe'en carnival and the Labor day pa
cant. An inevitable effect of the aggroA-
sive original work of the league is seen
in the statement Special features of the
leagues work have already attracted con-
sid.ra hle public notice and. If the pres
-nt promise of the work j. fulfilled. il
seems likely that il will carry the name
of Bennington to all parts of the coun-
try"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
COULD NOT
STAND ON FEET
Mrs. Baker So Weak-Could
Not Do Her Work-Found
Relief In Novel Way.
Adrian, Mich. -" I suffered terribly
with female weakness and backache and

got so weak that L
could hardly do my
work. VIII en- l
washed my dishes l
had to sit down and
when l would sweep
the floor l would get
80 weak that l would
have to get a drink
every few minutes,
and before l did my
busting Iwould have
60 l;a Iou,p I Cot
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
CITROLAX
CitrOlaX
c II X OIL A Y

Best thing for constipation. sour stom-
ach, lazy liver and sluggish bowels,
stops sick headache almost at once.
Gives most thorough and satisfactory
flushing-no pain, no nausea. Keeps
your system cleansed. sweet and whole
some Ask for Citrolax. j. w. O'Sulli-
Yan.-adV.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
If THE BABY Is CUTTING TEETH

be sure and use that old and we'll
tried remedy, Mrs Winslows Soothing
Syrup. for children teething. 1t soo'hts
the child softons the gums. allays all
main. cures wind collie and Is the best
remedy for Diarihoea. Twenty-Five cents
a bottle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12

MAY LOSE SIGHT OF ONE EYE
Ernest +. Hanna Of Bethel, who runs
/ lathe in the granite sheds, lost the
sight of his left eye when a fuse of his
motor blew out ana shattered enc lens
Of his eyeglasses driving several pieces
into the evehall
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12

TAX CONFERENCE DELEGATES.
State Tax Commissioner Charles y.
Plumley and John r. Gushing, editor OF
the St. Adams Messenger are on their
way to attend the international tax con-
ference in San Francisco from August
10 to Il. They will return about August
p. They We're appointed delegates by
Governor Gates.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
Vermont Notes
News of the State Gathered
Here and There.
New Automobile Book to he Issued
This Wcck-Instructor In Spanish
for Middlebury.

Secretary Lester NJ Greene Of the
Automobile club of Vermont SAYS that
the revised registration book has been
put on the press and will be ready for
distribution this week. The new
book viii contain the numbers of all
machines registered since June l. The
highwater mark at thar time was 1883
lnd on August ! It had reached l0l5o.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
VERMONT MARBLE CHOSEN

The contract for the facing Of the
Merchants hank building TO he erected
at Manchester. y. H.. has been awarded
TO the Vermont Marble company of Proc
tor. The material will bc Varicgated
marble.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
HENRY BOND UNDER KNIFE

TT'+'T<1 T''7.EI y ~ III ~ TT -
Henry Bond of Brattlchoro. former
president of the Northern Baptist assoc
citation and now president Of the state
BAPTIST convention. was operated on for
appendicitis Thursday at the Memorial
hospital in Brattleboro.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12

Nature IS kind. else children would
grow up talking the iargon that is adj
dressed to them in the period of baby
hood.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
DISTINGUISHED MEN CO UP
Governor Gates and Congress-
man Greene in Aeroplane Flights.
Aviator Drops bags of Flour with IL
crring Aim-Sundny Veterans Day
ut Cnmp of Vermont National
Guard.

The visit of Ncrmonts chief executive
at Camp Governor Gates on Saturday
called forth lively celebration in his
| honor Governor Gates and Congressman
Frank l.. Greene were met at the Hotel
Vermont Ivy Brigadicr-Goncral Lee 5.
Tillotson about $3.50 a. IN. and taken to
the camp in General Tillotson's auto
mobile. The distinguished visitors. after
making short tour of the camp, wiz
messed a rcgimcntal review at eleven
O'Clock. Both expressed themselves as
greatly pleased with the bearing of the
troops and tn" way they went through
their manocuvcrs. and also with the APP
pcarancc and condition of the camp.
Aviator George Cray next took first
! Governor Gates and then Congressman
Greene on snort hop flight in his
acroplano. Dinner was then served and,
despite their airship experience, both
guests displayed a hearty appetite.
BESIDES having the distinction of maxi
ing Ncrmonts Governor and one of her
congr' ssman go up into the air. Aviator
George Gray played large part in the
days events. incidentally giving every
one who saw him lly a pretty good idea
of just how useful an aeropanc could he
! To-, II
,,.t ''' ''"l' t""i '''6" nus
| during the day. in on" of which hc at
tanned an altitude of !, ic1 feet He also
gave an interesting exhibition of how
bombs dropped from an airship could
land in very close proximity to the heads
OF platoon Of soldiers who were at
tempting to wing the war-hird OF course
the firing was done with blank cartridges
ana tn" bombs were only paper bags
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12

Deans Rheumatic Pills for Rhcu-
matism and Neuralgia Entirely vege-
table Safe. 99eow,lt
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12

Advic" and medicine are alike in this
respect, that the disi'tnsers of both are
rarely takers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12

For the lands sake-use Bowker's
Fertilizers. They enrich the earth and
those who till It, (Adv)