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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-10
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Scrap Book:
Ills Brother Was Different.

"A noted Philadelphia attorney tells
one on himself He, ,ieft his natiye
town in TeppeSscet years, ago and To-
Gated in Philadelphia TO 'i,ractlte law.
He has been uniformly successful His
brother, ON. the other hand remained
behind ut tho family homestead. Re-
turning TO his native town some time
ago, the attorney. met an Old darky in
the read sae ,ssss. ve.r. ass
Hello, nncle,N he said But the old
maj. did not recogni2e the boy he used
TO know in the PROSPEROUS looking citi,
zen who addressed him.
We'll" asked the lawyer, how are
the Blank family?'
"Oh, they're all right said the old
darky Tim Blank has gone tQ PIN,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-10
ANCIENT FLOATING PALACE.
The Wonderful Ship Built For Hero.
King Of Syracuse.

The antiquity of ships may not be
gagged. for in Genesis it Is recorded
that ships were even old on The Medi-
terranean in the days Of Jacob, Fully
1890 years before Christ, Ammon built
cong and tall ships with sails on the
Red sea. Ninety years later the ship
-Argo was built. the first Greek YES
ael which yentured to pass through the
sea without sight of land. being guided
only by the stars"
The wonderful vessel built for Hero,
king Of Syracuse. excited curiosity and
wonder. The craft was constructed
under the direction OF The celebrated
mathematician. Archmedes. by ship
Slilder at Corintb. from wood cut on
nCUnt Etna. Her decks were paved
with small aud odd tiles. on which
were depicted with wonderful art
scenes from Homer's 'Iliad.'
On the upper deck was Il gymnasium
containing gardens planted with many
Kinds of shrubs. with walks between
them oyershadowed by vines and ivy,
the roots Of which were nourished in
Goistened earth. Near this apartment
was Il dining room dedicated TO Venus.
paved with asatcs and precious stones.
The walls and ceiling were of cypress,
end the doors of ivory -Argonaut.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-10
FOR BRONCHITIS, WHO0PINGC0UGH,
GROUP, COUGHS AND COLDS
The Best Remedy at Home TeapoonsfuI for SO Cents

In buying this remedy, besides Sc
curing an absolute guarantee of its
efficiency from these druggists, you
also get about eight times as much
medicine as you woulfa in buying
most any of the oldfashioned, ready
made kinds, which average from 20 to
80 Irresponsible, because soc worth
makes a whole pint (12S teaspoons
fuD when mixed at home with slmp-
" one pint of sugar and one-half pint
OF water. This remedy positively
does not contain chloroform, opium,
morphine or any other, narcotic. 1t
is pleasant to take and children are
fond of it. You will be the sole
Judge, and under this positive guar
antee absolutely no risk is run in buy
ing this remedy. Druggists every
where are authorized to sell it under
the same guarantee as, Schiffmann's
famous Asthmador or money Back"
if not perfectly. satisfactory. r. J.
Schiffmann, Proprietor, st. Paul,
MINI.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-10

IL everything was sold In as liberal
and fair a manner as w. l.. Gokay
is selling Schiffmann's New Concen-
trated Expectorant. absolutely no
cause for complaint or dissatisfac-
ton could possibly arise from any
one. These druggists say-"Buy a
bottle of this remedy and try 1t for
Bronchitis, Whooping Cough, Severe
Cough, Group or any Bronchial Al
lection, and we will return your
money. Just as we do with Schiff-
mann's famous Asthmador, if it does
not give satisfaction, or If not found
the best remedy ever used for any OF
these complaints Why not take
advantage of this guarantee and try
this medicine, and get your money
back, rather than buying another
purely on the exaggerated claims OF
it's manufacturer or on the strength
of testimonials from others and run
the chance of getting something
worthless and also wasting your
money?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-10
He Wouldn't Obliae.

A very old Scot, named Gordon. was
very i'll, and his nephew, who had "ex-
pectations' from him, persuaded him
TO make his will After Il good deal Of
hesitation the old fellow at last con.
sented to do so, and the testament was
duly drawn up AS he was about to
sign it, however his nephew noticed
that his hand trembled and he APP
peared to grow worse.
George Cor wrote the old man at
the end of his will, and then he stop
ped dead
Go on, uncle--d, a. prompted his
nephew in an agony of apprehension
lest the will should not be signed
But his uncle sat up in bed and glar-
ed at him ferociously.
dee, dee" he shouted. mo; I'll not
dee until I'm ready, We averreecious
wretch.
And so determined to live had this
incident iuadc him that he didn't dee"
either.-Dunlee Advertiser,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-10
ECHOES FROM MANCHESTER
CENTER taa Fl
Manchester Center Happenings Al
ways Interest Our Readers.

ways Interest Our Readers.
After reading of so many people in
our town who have been cured by
Doans Kidney Pills, the question
naturally arises: 'Is this medicine
equally successful in nearby places?"
The generous statement of this Man
chester Center resident leaves no
room for doubt on this point.
James Kennedy, Manchester Cen
ter, VT, says: For years my back
and kidneys bothered me and the
trouble became so bad at times that
| could hardly stoop or straighten,
Mornings when / first got up, my
back was lame and stiff and pains ex-
tended from my kidneys into my loins
and hips. The kidney secretions
were unnatural and was really in
bad shape when began using Doan's
Kidney Pills. They helped me at
once and it was not long before they
had fixed me up inSgood shape. My
back was strengthened, the pains
We're removed and my health was re-
stored. WheneyeriT have felt in need
Of a kidney medicine since, | have
taken few doses of Doan's Kidney
Pills and have received benefit"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy--get
Doan's Kidney Pills--the same that
Mr.. Kennedy had. Foster-Milburn,
Co, Props, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-10
No Laws Delay Here.

In Perak. in the Malay peninsula.
;.wyers find no business, for modi-
fed form of trlal iby7er,leal decides all
Disputes In plasstof the legal praetii
toner tha pleader is native boy. who
Is assigned to one orothenotller Of the.
siaes aad is given. y lAmboo, tple. IN
which is sealed the ,pleading ,of, the,
person or party whom he represents.
When all IS ready }woj s;Nkes are driv.
en- into the bed Of stream. and by aid
OF bamboo pole The heads of The two
poys are Submerged ntatl,. same 'iHie-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-10
% shcridan,s Apology

Richard Bfinsley Sheridan once de-
clined to spunctpate an apology. In the
house Of commons, one, day Sheridan
gave an opponent the lie direct. Called
upon to apologize, the offender replied:
''Mr Speaker said the honorable
member was IA liar it is true and am
sorry for it
The insulted party was not satisfied
and said so. .
Sir retorted Sheridan, ''the honor
able member can interpret the terms
Of my statement according to his abil-
ity, and he can put punctuation marks
where 1t pleases him"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-10
Take Joy Home.

And make a place In thine own heart for
her
And give her time 20 grow and cherish
her,
Then Will she often come and sing to thee
When. thou art working in the flrrows--
Aye or wedding in the sacred hour of
dawn.
1t is a comedy fashion 10 he glad; 8q3l5f
Joy Is the grace We say to God, ,ab
Jean Ingelow.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-10

adelphia and done made lot of mon.
ey. He's lawyer. sah.'
rs that so?' answered the attorney.
''And his brother Tom, how is he?
Has he made fortune toof"
.'Lawdy. no. answered the old
darky. shaking his head. HE Amt
no lawyer. Marse Tom wouldn't take
q dishonest penny from nobody"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-10
Paid For the Advice.

Old Hunks injecting a physician at
the 'clpbJ--Doc. what ought man TO do
when he has an all overish feeling rs
If he were going to have an attack of
the grip? Crusty NJ. die ought to
consult a good physician about it. Old
Hunks Well that advice ought to be
worth IT dollar anyhow. Here it is
I'llsgo and hunt him up, = Chicago
tIlrihtine. ''Nf WI
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-10
FRANZ 4 HOWE. EDITOR s.s ~
Thursday, February 10, 1916

The man who, comes to you under
the plea that he wants your advice,
usually manages to give you an ear
ache talking over his affairs OF
mighty little Importance. He doesn't
take any advice you may chance to
offer and then blames you because he
didn't. Newspapers give more advice
than anybody else, but get a lot of it
in return. Most anybody can tell an
editor how to run his business and es-
pecially the chap who never made a
success of anything.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-10
S1oO Reward, 500

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages, and that IL
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken. In.
ternslly, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system. there
by destroying, the foundationl of the, dis,
case, and giving tile patient Strength by,
nature In doing IT'S work. The propristprh.
have so much faith in Its curative pow
CHS that they offer. One, Hundred Dollars,
for any case tifat' II fails TO 'cufe.'' Send
for list OF testimonials.
Address: +. j. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. o.
Sold by nisnrpxGiste. $40, g.sftYELf A4s
Take Haffh FANNY Pits for constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-10

II the federal government goes into
the business of making armor plate it
will cost more than to buy 1t OF the
various steel companies, but the gov
eminent win probably have to do it In
self defence. Government ownership
is an extravagant and ponderous way
Of doing business, but individual and
corporate greed tends TO drive the
government into it, The extortion-
ate hoggishness of the express COM
panies finally drove the government
to establish the parcel post. The
greedy demands of the steel barons
has caused start to establish a gov
eminent plant toi3 make armor II
will doubtless be the same when 1t
comes to buying the other essentials
OF the new era OF preparedness The
avarice of the corporations, with their
appetites whetted by the easy money
from Europe. is in danger Of driving
the government to the fearfully ex-
pensive alternative Of. establishing
federal plants. 1T sometimes seems
as though banlSoficers AMI officials of
public, serviceIanh rnonopolistic cor-
porations must be9in secret league
to drive the cbnntry into socialism.
They are the one great force rapst ef,
fective in the movement 1T may not
be tsasibIe, bnt we should IKE to see
tried ont tribunal something like
the interstate commerce commission
with power to limit tile earnings Of
any m onopoly Dor partial monopoly
The only thing that will long prevent
government ownership in this coun-
try is some drastic way to limit the
extortions OF those who have the skill,
power and inclination to collect more
than reasonable profit.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-10

President Wilson has permitted his
name to go on the Indiana primary
ballot as a candidate for president
.There has never been any real doubt
sof his intention to run again this
year. but the theory that his recent
/ trip to the middle west was to cinch
the nomination is not justified by the
facts. He didn't need to make the eff
Fort The trip was undoubtedly made
at the earnest request OF the Demo
cratic leaders for the benefit OF the
party program rather than because
the president needed 10 make the trip
in his own interest. ~ ~
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-10
Aato Suggestion.

WEE just bought q Rembrandt
How many cylipders;" Bosto
a "a
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-10

5y grasping the stakes tLey are ena
pied TO remain under water for quite
awhile after their natural inclination
would bring them to The surface. but
at Nst enc ofsfhem gives in and. re-
!eaSang bis hoid of the stake, comes 40
Mir. IIe Is Immediately seized, and
theiiube The holds is cast aside he
nthsr lad r. led ashore, iiisstebe opened.
andt tho sSaoeaineht contained :tlfefesa.
srahjis All be slscisipys in ti1n asal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-10

ALLOW you to neglect Taking life iffshrs'
ance another day, Send for infor-
manbn on our Monthly Income policy
National Life ms Co., of VT. (Mu-
tual) Earle s. Kinsley, General
Agent, Mead Building. Rutland, VT.
Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-03
MISS SWAMI IS PRINCIPAL
OF VACATION SCHOOL

Miss Alicia Swami is 10 be the prin-
cipal of the vacation school which op-
ems at the Bailey school Monday morn
ing for the first term OF six weeks.
The teachers who will assNu her in
the vacation work are: Miss Joanna
Desmond. grades one and two; Miss
Lillian Lockwood, grade three; Miss
Maud Strickland. grade four: Miss
Katherine Kenehan. history; Miss Lii
Ian Phillips arithmetic; Miss Fannie
Pogue. English, Miss Margaret Hun
ter, geography.
This teaching staff viii be in charge
OF the vacation school for the first six
weeks after which a new force will be
named in order that the teachers NAV
have the remainder OF the summer for
their vacation
Students of the high school who wish
TO take advanced work or who failed
in their work during the year. have
been instructed to meet at the high
school at 9 o'clock Monday morning to
organize a class for the summer vaca-
ton school Allen Sales will teach al
zebra, history and Latin in this class:
A C. Alexander will teach public
speaking and English; Z E. McLaren
Will teach mathematics and Miss Geor-
gina Adams will teach algebra.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-03
FIVE GRADUATED
FROM DOUGLASS
Commencement Program Of
Negro School Filled With
Splendid Singing.


Five graduates Of Douglass (negro)
high school were presented with their
diplomas at the commencement exer-
cises Friday evening at Texas Grand
theater. \ program Of Rotations
and singing was excellently given.
The five graduates are: Blanche
Henderson. Australia Henderson,
Blanche Collins. sara Hunter and
Johnnie Waller. President E. NJ
Whitaker, of the FL Paso school board,
made the presentation of diplomas
with appropriate remarks on the work
OF the school and praise of the stu
dents R J Tighe, superintendent OF
the public schools, summarized the
work OF this school briefly and talk
was made by Prof William Coleman,
principal Of the Douglass school
Essays by Graduates.
Each OF the graduates had a part
on the program which was wen re-
ceived- Blanche Collins read an essay
on Social Discomfort, in which she
said the discomfort would continue IN
til there were closer relations between
and Intellect" an essay, was given by
Blanche Henderson and well received.
A monolOg. In Grandma's DAYS" was
cleverly recited by Australia Hender-
son Sarah Hunters address. I'VE
Come for the Last Time was filled
with feeling. The Promise of Years"
as a result of education was recited
by Johnnie Waller.
The singing was a special feature
singers rendering a number Of melo-
dies
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-03
POPULAR GETS
READY To MOVE
Will Continue Business
Throughout Time New
Home Being Built.

Great preparations are being made
at the Popular store for moving its
entire stock the latter part of this
month into the new annex. now randi
l. nearing completion. so that the main
store may be demolished and give way
to the new home.
The stock in the present main build
ing Will be moved into the new six
story annex and basement. The mems
furnishing department will be con-
tinued where il is. across the street
from the present store An opening
will be made in the rear Of the annex
into the Fl PaSO Piano company store
on Texas street, and entrances will be
possible both from San Antonio and
Texas streets during the destruction
Of the old and the erection of the new
building Part Of the FL PasO Piano
company store viii be used by the shoe
department of the Popular while this
work is in progress.
Work will be rushed on the base
ment and first floor Of the main
building so that these can be occupied
with the new fall stock of goods. As
the building is to be Of reinforced con-
crete and each floor is to be of con-
crete the first floor and basement
can be used while the rest OF the build
ing is yet in course OF construction,
the floor OF the second story serving
as a roof for the floors below while
the work is in progress
The rebuilding OF the Popular
while business is continued. is one Of
the biggest building tasks ever I'M
dertaken in Ell PasO. as il mems nov
ing the stock several times before
the final work is completed
The destruction Of the present hand
some home of the Popular to make
way for the new concrete structure is
one of the most expensive jobs of de-
molitiOn ever undertaken in FL Paso
or the southwest. No building the size
and value OF the present Popular
building was ever before destroyed in
FL Paso to make room for a new struc-
ture.
This building was erected BY the
Masons less than a score Of years ago
az a cost of more than $4,000. and
il is still one of the most substantial
structures in the city, but its needs
are not adapted TO a modern depart
ment store, hence the decision to wreck
il and erect in its place a thoroughly
modern concrete and steel. fireproOf
structure. suited TO the needs of an en-
terpTise OF the magnitude OF the Popu-
lar
The erection Of the new building
viii occupy all Of the rest of the pres
ent year. but after the first floor and
basement OF the main structure are
completed. patrons Of the firm Will
experience little inconvenience as a
result OF the building work
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-03
STATE SUPT. OF EDUCATION
TO VISIT YSLETA NORMAL

Prof. W F. Doughty. state superin-
tendent Of education for Texas will
arrive in Tsleta on June 20 to deliver
series Of talks to the teachers who are
attending the Ysleta normal and to in
spect the new summer normal
Prof. P P Claxtou. United States
commissioner OF education. who was ex-
pected TO arrive in Ysleta Monday to
speak before the normal. cannot come
at this time and viii postpone his en-
saEement until later in the term.
Miss Myra Winhler. superintendent OF
the normal stated Saturday that the
enrolment of 65 on the first da- was
especially gratifying as the Alpine
normal which has been open for five
years. has an enrolment Of only so. It
is expected that the total enrolment
viii reach loo before the end of the
term
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-03
SCHOOLS BUY $4,000 SITE
NEAR FRANKLIN SCHOOL

Additional playground for the Frank
I'm school, amounting TO a frontage OF
leO feet on Leon and 120 feet on West
Overland street. has been purchased by
the school board from the Crosby
estate. Benedetti & Johnson and Louis
Goodman
The three lots cost the board $4,000.
school on the south. LIE. Booker owns
the lots just north of the school and
II is understood that he intends TO
make improvements on them
The lots south OF the Franklin have
on them small buildings, some Of
which may be used for Fairgrounds b.
the school
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-03
ALAMO OWNSITS
OWN UTILITIES
Final Transfer of $500, 900
Power, Light and Water
Plants is Made.

Final transfer Of the deeds 10 the
Alamogordo Light. Power and Water
works company have been made TO the
town OF Alamogordo, y. NJ. by W r.
Edison. acting for Galveston. Tex, in
terests which recently sold the power.
hight and water plant to the New
Mexico town for 100000.
The transfer was made through }.
II Wyatt, vice president Of the First
National bank, and means that Ala
mogordo now owns and controi its
own public activities, being one OF the
few cities in New Mexico owning the
light. power and water works plants.
The plants were erected by the
Aiamogordo Improvement company
and the transfer also includes the La
Luz canyon irrigation project which is
in the courts
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-03
CACTUS CLUB A
REGULAR CLUB
Walter Hows Says Club Has
As Much Right to Have
Bar AS Toltec Club.

p H. Marcum. special prosecutor ap-
pointed by the city council opened the
argument for the state in the Cactus
club injunction suit Saturday morning.
beginning at $50 o'clock. In his ad-
dress TO the jury Mr. Marcum sought
10 show that the main business Of the
Cactus club comes from the bar, and
not from the department equipped and
devoted to bowling and other athletic
games. and that the club was unlaw-
fully operating a bar. without state
license. behind a charter issued to an
athletic club.
Friday afternoon judge Dan NJ Jack
son delivered his charge 10 the jury
and Mr. Marcum began the argument
To- the prosecution. The following wit
nesses were examined Friday afternoon
Joe Holman. J. J. Varela, c. c. Thou1p-
son. George Sharff w Fort, Lewis
Rutherford and Charles Gerrigh.
Howe Has TOOthache.
In spite Of the pain and discomfort
Of an liberated tooth, which caused
his left cheek to be swollen, W D
Howe, for the defence, followed Mr.
Narcum in the first arguments to the
Jury in behalf Of the club Among 9TH
er points Of the defence were these-
Tbat the sale Of intoxicating liquors
to members of bona fide clubs and
their guests Is not a violation Of Texas
law according TO the opinion Of Judge
Ramsay OF the supreme court which
has not been overruled; that the MEM
hers Of the Cactus club go there 10
en4oy athletic games and sports, and
even II the drinking by some Of them
Of intoxicating liquors is not particu-
15rly advantageous, It is incidental and
customary in all recognized clubs: that
II the Toltec club and Country club.
bOfh bona fide social clubs, are per
ms tied to operate bUffets, the Cactus
should be continued in the same right;
mas the Cactus has been regarded by
7be newspapers Of FL Paso as the lead
sne athletic organization headquarters
or the southwest, from which emanate
exc correct scores OF bowling. baseball
and other sports. that, II the jury con-
Siders the Cactus a bona fide club IN
der state law. il has a right to sell
liquors to members and does not need
a license
No New Members.
Mr.. Howe declared that, notwith-
standing the closing Of many other
social clubs in Ell PasO this year, the
membership list OF the Cactus club
has remained closed and that no effort
has been put forth to take IN members
from the organiza tons closed He said
that the Cactus is not being run as q
saloon and that the wives and sisters
Of many OF the members meet in the
clubroOms frequently to take part in
bowling matches and other games
". H Burgess followed Mr. Howe for
The defence Mr. Burgess argument
was along similar lines. but he further
declared 10 the jury that the Cactus
club should be considered in the same
class before the law as the TOltec and
bers were entitled % the protection Of
their rights as such equally much
as the members OF the more exclusive
clubs had protection