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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-25

all the Doctors medicines tried. Many
people have no faith in patent medicines
but l know this is good. Mrs. E. j.
ricketts,, 354 Sth Avenue, West, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa.
Such warning symptoms as sense of
suffocation, hot flashes, headaches, back
aches, dread of impending evil, timidity,
sounds in the ears, palpitation of the
heart, sparks before the eyes, irregu-
larities, constipation, variable appetite,
weakness and inquietude, and dizziness,
are promptly needed by intelligent wo-
men who are approaching the period in
life when woman's great change may
be expected.
Lydia E. Pinkham s Vegetable Com
pound invigorates and strengthens the
female organism and builds up the weak
ened nervous system. 1t has carried
many women safely through this crisis.
If there are any complications
northumberland write Lydia
f.. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfi-
dentiaD Lynn, Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-25
49, ssseS<<A
DIDN'T TAKE THE HOLE.
But That Was Probably Because the
Court Said They Shouldn't.


Court Said They Shouldn't.
An amusing instance of legal sharp
practice is set forth in the annals Of
Westerly. X. |. 1t occurred hundred
years ago, when, ii seems, lawyers were
quite as adrot at quibbling as certain
of their successors are today.
A farmer of broken fortunes hired
for cultivation a piece of land agree
ing 10 pay for the use thereof with a
certain proportion of the crop. He
planted potatoes, and had an unusual
degree of success. Being without a
storeroOm, he obtained the consent OF
neghboring landholder and deposited
his share Of the potatoes in what farm
ers call a potato hole--that is, an ex-
cava:on in the earth in which the pO-
tatOes are placed and covered with
earth and straw in the form of pyra-
mid
shorty aftcrWard he had occasion TO
80 T. "o,:ne iicut, ana one OF his cred
i,os sei1el the opportunity 10 attach
tie potato l!olc.
upoa th'S another creditor bestiII;ed
hiMSes A:.l nsullcd Il lawyer as to
whist .cla.d be- done g. rcrure his claim.
ihp attorney WIS equal to the occasion.
lie secured ihe LISTING Of Il second
writ, by witch an attachment was lev
tel upon the loaltocs IN The potato hole,
Tie documents specifically setting forth
that the potato hole should he left upon
The land where Il was found
The warrant was promptly served,
and when the first creditor appeared
upon the scene he found the potato
hole, but not. the potatoes and
ConmentrA
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-25
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Buoy Readers

Loren Langden is i'll of pneumo
Regular meeting of B. p. o. E. to-
morrow evening at s O'Clock
The next meeting of the Sons of
Veterans will be held Wednesday,
Feb. g.
Miss Susie Rogers and Miss Mar
garet Battles spent the day, Satur-
| day, in Albany.
Miss Mary Pereault, who is en-
ployed in Hoosck Falls passed the
week end at her home here.
Albee Buss of SALISBURY. who is
ill., has been removed from the Sol
dfers home hospital to the home of
his daughter Mrs. f. T. Hopkinson.
Card social given by entertainment
committee in N. f. o. F. hall We'd
nesday evening from to 0. Refresh
ments will be served. Admission 10
cents. Adv
Look Lookl Look. Moonlight
Hop and concert given by the Ben
nington City band, Fores,ers hall
Wednesday evening. Admission 35c
Adv S4t3
Patrick Rely, aged about 70 years.
died Saturday night at the home of
Albert Green on the East road The
funeral will be held Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock The burial will be in
the Waite cemetery
The Boy Bible class leaders of the
Y. NJ. C. A. will meet this afternoon
with Rev VIM. F. Meyer to consider
the lesson for the classes which will
meet tomorrow evening in the homes
of the boys in the respective sections
of the village.
The Board OF Directors of the Y. NJ
c. A. will meet tonight at $50 for
supper and the business of the even
ing will be transacted around the
table President-elect, II. H. Web
ster is very anxious to have every
Director present as some important
business is TO be considered.
The boys who returned yesterday
from Chester, VT. reported that there
were over 400 delegates at the State
Boys Conference held there. That
is the largest in the five years since
the Vermont Conference has been
held. A most inspiring and interest
ing gathering is reported by the boys
who represented this town. Charles
Mills was chairman of the nominating
committee TO present the officers to
the conference for election.
The local camp, Modern Woodmen
of America have been fortunate to
secure national lecturer Burns of Nov
Jersey for lecture. this evening,
January 20. All members are request
ed to be present and give neighbor
Burns rousing welcome The Mod
ern Woodmen invite all men of Ben
nington to come to this lecture in the
Woodmen rooms, Opera House
block. This is great treat to Ben
nington citizens. Mr.. Burns is an or
ator of reputation. if you do not Lear
him you will lose a good show
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-25
Tho Test of Art.

Where the weakness of the artistic
life really lies is that it is often not
taken up out of mere communicative
ness and happy excitement. as child
for attracting the notice and earning
the applause of the world. and then ii
is on Il par with all other self regard
ing activities But if it Is taken up
with a desire TO give rather than to
receive as an irrepressible sharing of
delight it becomes not a solemn and
dignified affair, but just one OF the
most beautiful and uncalculating i'm
pulses in the world. "A. c. Benson In
Century Magazine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-25
His rheumatism is much better.

Miss Nellie Grady OF Bennington
was the guest over Sunday of her
sister, Mrs, T. J. Davis.
Miss Ruth Mason of the center
road. had the distinction Of being the
only pupil in the Bennington High
to attain a high enough mark in
Physics to be excused from taking
an examination, She with a number
of others, attained this degree of ex-
cellence in second year French.
A large number of Pownal people
attended the entertainment in Pow
nal Center Friday evening. Miss
Lewis was at her best and delighted
the large audience present by her
stories. The subjects were varied,
pathos, humor, tragedy and comedy
all had their turn and she did them
all so well that its hard to tell in
which part she excels The musical
number vas wei rendered, Ansor>
Pratt Of this village who gave a
violin solo was enthusiastically en-
cored
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-25

guests in Hotel Miller were driven
from their rooms by the smoke and
there was considerable excitement
and confusion among them, but no
one was injured and the fire did not
seriously damage the part of the
building occupied by the hotel.
The fire was discovered about 2 o.
clock in the basement of the c. r.
Bailey and 10 cent store, located
directly under the hotel. This store,
and that of Frank A. Minkler dealer
in automobile supplies, sporting
goods and tobacco, which adiolns it,
were burned out, and the flames pene
trated to some of the rooms on the
frstsGoo-, OF the hotel.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-25
strona Hack Saw Blades.

The glaymaii watching n tiny hack
saw blnde working its way through a
tough piece of steel is filed with won.
der, for It seems like putting tiny
boy to do the task of giant. The
latest idea is that of making n saw
which has soft flexible back with
hard tempered teeth. At test of the
strength of this blade it was found
that it would support two men, repre-
sentlng total weight of 2S3 pounds,
without breaking.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-25
Histrionic Requirements.

"There is no reason for mentioning
your name" said the eminent player.
"You are press agent not an actor"
Believe me- replied Mr.. Boosting
ton, "a press agent has to be some ac-
Tor to convince a star that he believes
all the things he hammers out on the
typewriter. Washington Star.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-25

Postmaster Frank e. Lewis visited
at the home of State Democratic
Chairman, Fred c. Brown Saturday.
Miss Mabel Hillard of Lincoln
avenue was guest of Miss Harriet
Miner at North Pownal Saturday
Mark Leonard of North Bennington
has been visiting his father George
II. Leonard Of Mountain street.
A few young people from this
place attended the High school dance
in Williamstown Friday evening
Richmond Stockwell returned TO
work Saturday on the b 8; NJ section,
after an absence of over eight weeks.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-25
IOWA WOMAN
TELLS OTHERS
How Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound Carried
sHer Safely Through
Change of Life.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. AT the Change
Of Life the doctor said would have to

give up my work and
take m y b ed fo r
some time as there
was no help for me
but to lie still. l
took Lydia E. Pink
hams We 6 e t able
Compound and kept
up my work and
now | am over the
Change and that is
all / took. 1t was
better for me than
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-25
PoWNAL

Miss Helen Sanborn OF Williams
town was a guest of Mrs. Alkaline e.
Potter Saturday.
Miss Rosamond Cole Of Williams
town was a guest Of Miss Helen
Lewis Saturday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-25
WHAT CATARRH IS

1t has been said that every third person
is troubled with catarrh in some form.
Science has shown that nasal catarrh
indicates a weakened condition of the
body; that the secretion of the mucous
membranes are quickly affected, and local
treatments in the form of snuffs and
vapors do little, if any good. .
To correct catarrh you should treat les
cause by enriching your blood with the
oil-food in SCOTS Emulsion which is a
medicinal food and building-touic, free
from alcohol or any harmful drugs. Try it.
1873 Scott & Bovine, Bloomfield. NJ.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-25
Between Friends.

Kittye- Even II do use little per
oxide my hair isn't false like yours.
Kathryn Even II my puffs are false
the color is more constant than yours
Boston Globe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-25
GREAT HARRINGTON FIRE
TWO store3 in Hotel Miller Block
Burned Out-Loss $4,000.

Springfield, Ian. PA fire in the
Hotel Miller block at Great Barring,
ton early yesterday morning caused
loss of about $4,000 and gave the
fire department a hard battle to keep
the flames from sweeping through
the entire building. The 80 or more
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-25
Relationship.

WASN'T that insstent visitor you had
a first cousin or something's
Yes, until pa kicked him out, and
then he was cousin once removed
Baltimore American.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-25
Fashion Note.

swell gown your wife has. Mac; cut
into v" said friend.
''Ctt into II W. growled Mae. 1T
cut irto four Xs!'-Truth.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-25
Course Of Wisdom.

Crawford - What do you do when a
woman asks your advice; Crabshaw--
Find out first what she has made up
her mind 10 do-Judge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-25
NOTICE !!

To the Ladies and Gentlemen et
Bennington and vicinity.
have Just received a new line OF
samples and am ready to make suits
from $i6lup.
Cleaning, pressing and alterations
o speciality. Va
IA ION Nathan Levin.
1870 North st. Tel 29l-W
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-12

Borton cracked four hits and
Ward Miller and Kores three each
when SlOufeds smeared Buffalo. Be-
dent was soft.
Terry. McGoYern wants to play a
new role in the ring. He has applied
to the New York boxing commission
for a referees license in case the En-
pire state decides to sanction bouts
to a decision.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-12


Eddie Murphy has been a big factor
in run-making since joining the Sox,
but he is still a bad fielder. In Phil
adelphia they claim he will never
learn to play well on defense, but
Rowland believes his sticking power
OVercOmes the errors he makes.
Heinie Rasmussen, the pitcher who
won Tribune trip with the Whales,
pitched part of a game against New
ark. 1t was only one inning, but
it seemed longer to Heinie. At its
conclusion he had decided that they
don't hit at bad ones up here"
Heinie passed a couple, made a pair
of wild pitches, famed two, was hit
once and two runs scored.
Tinker didn't think a lot of him
when the inning was over.
Black and Prendergast were a lit
tie better than the Trib tripper while
they were in the center of the dia-
m0Rd.
When President Gilmore of the
Feds announced the mud ball was to
be abolished the Whales chirked up,
for they believed Ed Reulbach would
lose his effectiveness. But Ed let
them down with pair of singles.
Red Sox climbed by beating Browns
twice. Hickey used five pitchers in
first. Speaker hit three singles and
triple for the day. Wood and Leonard
were always effective.
GaIIia held Tigers to four hits and
errors helped Washington score.
Cobb failed to connect.
Carroll Brown started his first
game of the year in New York and
stopped Indians with six bingles. Nor
ton was soft for Yanks.
Ragan was knocked out in first by
Cards, then stood them off with five
hits in second game. MaTanVille, Mo
ran, Evers and Fitzpatrick did BOs-
tons best batting. Long of Cards
hit homer, triple, double and two sin
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-12
THE OPTIMIST

In his big, fine Office sat old man Foy,
His wife had run off with the Office
boy,
He didn't take it the way that most
men would,
you see" " said he, "the boy wasn't
much good!"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-12

Mrs. Dario Resta, wife of the IA
nous speed king, does not want her
husband to enter the EIgin National
auto race this year, as it was in this
event last year that her brother,
Spencer Wishart, lost his life.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-10-22
EXAMPLE. SET BY TEACHER
Responsibility Of Those In Charge Of
the Youth Of the Country 10
Great One.

Few teachers realize the extent to
which their students, whether in the
primary grades or the university, are
following their examples. It Is re-
lated of William R. Harper, well-re-
membered president of Chicago uni
versity, that he was brought to real
ization of his responsibility in the
following manner:
When he was afflicted with cancer
and knew that there was nothing be-
fore him but hopeless, lingering
illness, he decided that the best thing
to do was to take things INTO his own
hands and end 1t all. He confided his
decision to friend Of his, man who
had broader vision on this point
than the great president himself. He
referred President Harper to the
many students who had been under
his influence and said, Among all
these thousands many will face q
crisis similar to the one which you
face now. Many will reach the deci.
sion which you have reached, for they
will think, It is all right; Prexy did
It," Doctor Harper saw his respon.
sibility at once and said, 'I'll stick
1t out" What a great thing it would
be if all teachers were willing to bear
as much as this, in order that their
lives might be better examples for
those who may come under their In
fuence.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-10-22
INVISIBLE INKS ARE MANY
Tho Two Simplest Are MIX and
Water Chemical Substances
That May Be Employed.

1t Is strange that two separate cases
one military case and the other q
domestic one-should bring the out-of-
the-way subject of invisible ink be-
fore the British public, says the
Manchester Guardian. In more ro-
mantle days mot so very long ago)
invisible ink was favorite precau.
ton of sentimental youth-usually,
OF course, quite unnecessary precau-
ton. The two simplest and handiest
invisible inks ara milk and water. If
you write your letter with a clean
pen in milk it will dry off quite in
visibly. But the writing will show up
in a faint brown when 1t Is toasted at
the fire. If you write in water, the
way to make the writing visible is to
sprinkle the sheet with fine coal dust
or powdered charcoal.
There are. besides, various chemical
Invisible inks. A weak solution of
cobalt used as ink remains invisible
until the paper is heated, when it
shows up red. The red can be changed
to green by steamIng it or breathing
on it. A solution of salts of lead or
bismuth makes an invisible ink which
shows up black when treated with sui.
phuretted hydrogen. Another recipe
is to write in weak solution of tan.
MIC acid. When dipped in a bath of
persalt of iron the writing comes out
black.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-10-22
WOMEN HAVE NEVER FAILED
All History Shows Their QuIckness
to Respond When Duty Has
Called Them.

II Great Britain really needs any
form Of military service from her
women, she has but to speak the
word and millions of volunteers will
respond. Lord Kitchener could begin
organizing corps Of amazons tomor-
row If he chose to ask volunteers for
such service. The women of the Brit
ish races, in the home isles and on
this continent, have ever been ready
to serve their country effectively in
time Of war. When Mr.. Lincoln was
unwillingly drafting men into the
army, women were volunteering for
all sorts OF service. At times then
and since the number Of such volun.
teers for hospital service has been
embarrassingly large. The women of
the Confederacy made amazing sac
rif1ces to aid the ragged armies in
the field. Some of them took their
lives in their hands and acted as
spies. Thousands and hundreds of
thousands sewed and knitted and
spun. and not few actually worked
in the cornfelds and cottonflelds. The
need for such work was not so grave
in the North, but millions Of women
above Mason and Dixon's line were
ready to volunteer for any service
that the government at Washington
might require Of them. In all this,
the women on both sides but initiated
their great-grandmothers of the Revo-
luton. No modern war has been
fought without the aid Of women, and
such women were always volunteers.
Men sometimes have to be dragooned
to serve their country, but thus far in
human history the simple call to duty
has been sufficient for the women of
any nation.-Vogue,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-10-22
WONDERS OF GRAND CANYON
No Other Spot on Earth is Believed
to Possess the Same interesting
Formations.

Many people still living can remem-
Der thrill Of wonder and admiration
that ran through the world In reading
of the daring exploit of Major Powell
In 1859 in navigating the rapids Of
the Grand Canyon of Arizona In a
small boat. It was his account Of his
trip more than anything else up to
that time that called the attention Of
the world to the magnif1cence of that
wonderful gorge and to the brilliancy
of the coloring on its rocks.
The United States has recently pub
lished bulletin, No. $40, report on
the geology of a portion of the Grand
Canyon by L. F. Noble This gorge
offers an opportunity of studying the
history Of the formation Of our globe
presented in no other spot now
known. On the top are deposits of
the Carboniferous period, and below
this strata, some of them Of immense
thickness, ranging down to the Cam.
brian period at the base In the Grand
Canyon we come to the basic rocks
Of the earth, the granite and gneiss.
This panorama is described as prob
ably the most complete geological rec
ord of the world revealed to the eyes
of man.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-10-22
His Grievance Against the Doctor.

dat new-come white doctah am
swin'le." disgruntedly declared Broth,
er Fagg. Oar l was, wild a comper.
cation O. leases dat had been uh-bur
ryin' me to de grave for 10 desc many
yeahs. Wasn't able to do a stroke O.
work, sab, but was dess 'bleeged to
set around continual and Joy muh
miz'ry, and hear people say, Oars po
Brudder Fagg. Ah-Lawd!-he amt
long for dis world And l wasn't
needer, twell went to dat new doctah
-ticky young scoun'el dess out'n col.
lege! And what did he do? Lemme
tell you: He up and cured me slick
and clean wild one little bottle o. med.
cine, and now folks say. Dad blame
dat lazy Fagg! Why don't he 70 to
work? Kansas City StaI.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-10-22
SANITY IN MUSICAL WORLD
War Has Failed to Produce the Dis
cord That at One Time Seemed
Sure to Come.

Summing up of the musical year
has begun-though the drums, flies,
trumpets and bands in certain of our
parks are stimulating the public spir-
its and keeping up the popular en-
ergy. On the whole we have been
generous. Mr.. Percy Scholes' list of
interned musicians contains no alien
composers and performers in English
prisons. But harmony was split.
Brodsky (of Manchester and Russia)
was caught in Germany, Richter re-
nounced his English honors, Kreisler
went to fight for Austria, and Lamond
was shut up at Ruhleben. Harmony
was disturbed. In England the war
threatened for q moment to Danish
the music made in Germany. But
sanity prevailed. Wagner could not be
banished. The Royal Philharmonic re-
fused to abolish the bust Of Beetho-
ven from it's place before the orches-
tra-possibly because Beethovens an
cestry was proved to be Flemish.
Bach and Brahms have had their cele-
bration upon English strings and wind.
And rightly!-London Chronicle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-10-22
The Prayer Of A Horse.

To thee, my master, l offer my
PRAYER
Feed me, water and care for
me, and when my days work is
done provide me with shelter, a
clean dry bed and a stall wide
enough for me to lie down in
comfort. Talk to me. Your
voice often means as much to me
as the re:ns.
Pet me sometimes, that l may
serve you the more gladly and
learn to love you.
Do not jerk the reins. and do
not whip me when going up hill.
Never strike, beat, or kick me
when l do not understand what
You want. but give me a chance
to understand you. Watch me,
and if l fail to do your bidding.
sea if something is not worng-
With my harness or feet.
Examine my tee h when l do ne
eat. l may have an liberated
tooth, and that, you know, is
very painful.
Do not tie my head in an un
natural position, or take away
my best defense against flies and
mosquitoes by cutting off my tail,
or limit my range of vision by
binders so that | am frightened
by what | cannot see.
And finally, o my master, when
my youthful strength is gone, do
not turn me out to starve or
freeze, or sell me to some cruel
owner to be slowly tortured and
starved to death /; but do thou,
my master, take my life in the
kindest way, and your God will
reward you here and hereafter.
You will not consider me ir-
reverent if ! ask this in the name
of Him who was born in a stable.
A Our Dumb Animals.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-10-22
She Cured Him

Mrs. Belle Armstrong Whitney, who
is to dress manikins In all the latest
creations and have a regular daily
fashion show at the Hudson theater,
in speaking Of economy in dress the
other day said: Il know man who
was so stingy he grumbled every time
his wife bought a new gown. Deter
mined to cure him of this habit, his
wife for one month stayed away from
the shopping district and the stores,
and succeeded in not buying a single
cents worth of clothes. When the
next months bills arrived the husband
noted there was memorandum for
about thirty Turkish baths. He in
quired II there was real necessity for
such large number of Turkish baths
In one month. Certainly replied the
wife. You told me not to spend any
more money ON clothes, and Turkish
bath is about the only place can go
and not wear Clothes All Of which
proves that when woman makes up
her mind she wants that $50 suit,
marked down to $29.9s, she is going
to scheme until she owns It, contrary
Observation-Disclosures York Tele
gram.