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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-27
Just Had to Gain Time.

A good story is told with reference
to the publication OF a certain Biblical
dictionary. The editor is said to have
given the article OH the deluge to what
he considered safe hand, but when
the article was sent in it was found to
contain views which would have GER
tainly shocked orthodox readers. It
had in il too much OF science and too
little of theology.
What could be done? The volume
had to be published forthwith. In this
dilemma he put in his dictionary, Del
uge+sce Flood
This, at any rate, postponed the diff
ficulty. and the article on the food was
given out to writer who. it was
thought could be trusted better.
But when this second article came
In it was found to be worse than the
first, and another postponement was
necessary.
The new volume contained another
reference-"F lood-see Noah''-the be
wildered editor trusting that by the
time Noah was reached he would sue
coed in finding a man who would be
able to mingle science and orthodoxy
in due degrees.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-27
HELPFUL Huunes.

When Senator William Hughes of
New Jersey was Il judge in Paterson
he was presiding at trial in which n
woman who kept Il boarding house
was trying to establish an alibi for a
boarder. The man was accused of a
crime committed at o'clock i'll the
morning, and She swore he was at
home at / o'clock on that morning.
"How do you know asked the cross
examiner.
"Why, he always comes in at I
O'Clock. He doesn't vary five minutes
in year
And you heard him that morning?"
Yes sir"
"And you are sure it was o'clock|
Eyes, sir 1T was / o'clock exactly"
Did you lock at the clocllW
Eyes, sir"
But persisted the lawyer 'if he
always comes in at L O'clock in the
morning why did you look at the clock
on this particular morning."
Perhaps" said Judge Hughes, "shc
wanted to see whether the clock was
right"- Saturday Evening Post.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-27
-v ~ Z
The surest
test Of all
WhoIeeale BANNING Of Earns.

Dean Pisou WAS once due TO preach
at ST. Clement Danes. Just before the
service an excited old lady bounced
into the yestry TO forbid the banhs of
her sons marriage because he had
neither money nor brains.' Being
told that the church did not recognize
either objection, she sat beneath the
reading desk until the curate began,
Il publish the banns.' Then she
sprang up, waved an umbrella and
shouted. Il forbid them am much to
the Consideration Of several couples
hoping to he married next day.-Lon-
don Standard.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-27
FIGH SCHOOL GIRL
Rundown, Weak and Nervous-Made
Stronu by Ninol

Strong by Vinol.
For the benefit of Bennington school
girls who oyerwork and get into
highly nervous, weak and rundown
condition, we publish this letter from
Doris Gopher, of Forth Worth, Tex,
u go to the high school and take
music lessons, and became rundown,
weak and very nervous, so
could not do anything. / would shake
all over and could have screamed at
times, and was really unfit to keep on
with my studies. Mother purchased a
bottle of Vinol for me and within a
week l was better and in two weeks |
had gained five pounds and felt fine"
1t is the curative Strengthening
elements OF the true cod liver ex-
tract, aided b ythe blood-making, re-
vitalizing effect Of peptonate of iron
and beef peptone, contained in Vinol
which made is so successful in build
ing up health and strength and over
coming the nervous condition of Miss
Gopher, and we ask every school girl
in Bennington who is in like condi,
ton to try Vinol on our guarantee to
return their money if its fails to bene-
fit. w. L. Gokay, Druggist, Benning-
ton, VT.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-27

The Swanton Courier whose editor
and owner is Donald Tobin, did a
courageous thing last week in reduc-
ing The size Of his paper one half and
notifying the public that the business
patronage received by the paper was
so small that he was compelled 10 re-
duce his expenses. Everybody is hit
by the increasing cost OF things, but
the newspapers worse than many. The
country papers viii be affected worse
than in larger cities because they do
business on a closer margin. The Ban
ner hereby gives notice that it will
raise advertising rates July LIST unless
there Is change i'll the situation for
the better We do not understand,
however, that the Swanton Ccuriers
trouble is due TO the increasing cost of
doing business, but to the lack of sup
port from its home town. The village
of Swanton is q good sized community
and ought to be loyal and public spirit
ed enough to support its local paper
There is no other one thing that does
so much to maintain the standard and
individuality of community as a
newspaper. 1t keeps before the public
the interests and affairs and welfare
of the town and section and forms
medium for reaching the various
homes. 1t is a serious mistake for the
merchants and business men Of Swan
ton to fail to support their town paper
with advertising-for it is the adver-
Using that keeps paper going. Per-
haps some of the merchants fail to adj
vertise because they do not agree with
the editorial opinions expressed by
the Courier. There are cases of this
kind in many towns The fact is that
on a country newspaper the editorial
merely represents one mans views on
the topics and questions of the day.
Sometimes he is wrong and some
times right-sometimes he is partly
one and partly the other. 1t would
be the worst thing that could happen
if the editor always wrote things that
his readers approved and agreed with
No one is aided to think by a mere
rehearsal of his own views. The edi
torial and news columns of a local
newspaper should be sort of com
irritant. 1t should seek to
keep before its readers state, local and
national topics that the
readers may be led to consider and
draw their own conclusions. 1t should
make no difference which side the edi-
tor takes so far as the public is con
cerned. 1t is his duty to stir the
cauldron so that neither all the good |
nor all the bad may sink to the bottom
and be lost sight Of If he does this |
and furnishes a vehicle whereby local |
and vicinity publicity can be obtained
at reasonable rates, and expresses his |
views in good faith, he is doing his full
duty.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-27
IRISH INGENUITY.
Tire Story Of the Box and the Missing
Bill of Ladino.

Tire Story Of the Box and the Missing
Bill of Ladin9.
Several years ago friend of mine
spent the summer in a lonely part Of
northern ireland, She had most of her
supplies sent from London. for there
were no good shops in the neighbor-
hc,od.
On one occasion my friend ordered a
small box of groceries-only few dol
lars Yorth--from London. lt was very
long In coming, and after the lady had
made several fruitless visits to the
station she traced the parcel to anoth-
er little station not far away to which
il had been missent
SO she hired young Irishman, John
ny Alger by name, TO take her over in
his cart. When she arrived at the sta
ton she discovered that she had left
her bill OF lading at home, but sup
posed that she would have no trouble,
since she and the station master had
correspondent about the parcel. But
the agent, an old man with Il great
sense of his authority, shook his head.
And / can't be after letting yez
have it without the bill of ladin'," he
said.
But my friend protested, eve have
correspondent about this box. You know
1t is mine
Il know nothin but that without the
bill OF ladin' yez can't have the box
Fl forgot my bill of hiding. / left ii
at home" explained the lady, whose
patience was ebbing.
ITS against the rules to deliver a
package without it. Yez can't have it
"But | have already paid johnny Al
ger twice what the groceries are worth
to- bring me over after them. | can't
come again. Won't you please give
the box to me? / must have it,
'Ah, and I'll read the rules again.
but yez can't have ii; that | know
said the agent rs he stepped back into
his tiny Office. Presently he reap
peared with radiant face,
Would it hurt the box now to open
it and take out the things?' he asked.
mo, of course not"
We'll, the rules say We can't take
the box without the bill of ladin', but
they don't shy nothln about the things
in it,
So the box was opened, and ten min
utes later my friend was driving homo
with its contents, and the station mas
ter was congratulating himself on the
ease with which he had satisfied both
the lady caller and his own conscience.
What subsequently became of the box
my friend never learned - Youths
Companion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-27
FRANK E HOWE, Editor and Pub.
Monday, March 27, 1916.

A new political organization, with
leadership vested in Mayor George X.
Lunn, is said TO be more than prob
able, and is looked upon as the most
important result of the strife in Social
list circles in Schenectady. About 100
close adherents OF DR.. Lunn, many OF
them being office holders under the
Lunn administration, have taken
measures to form the new arty-the
Social Democratic party. 1t is said
the organization will be bitterly op-
posed by the Socialists.-News item
from Schenectady.
when men feel strongly on any sub
ject they become particularly jealous
and want to have others agree with
them exactly For this reason the
Socialist party is particularly exposed
to fractional strife, In Germany where
socialism has been stronger politically
than in any other country and where
the government comes very close to
state socialism, or did before the war,
the Socialist party became divided in
to three groups and has become even
more widely separated, apparently, by
the war. The same division seems
likely to occur in this country between
the Socialists who belong to the close
ly organized fraternity as represented
by the Socialist locals, and the socia-
listcally inclined who do not ac-
quiesce in the ironclad domination of
the fraternity. The strength of the
Republican and Democratic parties lies
in the fact that they are so loosely or
gained that men Of the widest
| divergence of opinion are enlisted un-
der one banner
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-27
"A man who helps a boy.

is investing in an enterprise that al
ways pays dividend Insurance to
cover the investment secures the debt
and helps make a man of the boy.
National Life ms. Co., of VT (MutuaD
Earle S. Kinsley, General Agent, Mead
Rutland, VT. ADV.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-27

our orders. You are we'll aware that
we lbuy the very best country eggs.
Tho last YOU sent are too poor fer our
trade. What sliall,we do with themg,
The fair fame of the house for never
mailing IN error seemed to be Mt stake,
but the bright mind Of the junior part
ner found q way out Of it. He wrote:
"Gentlemen-We are sorry, TO hear
that our last shipment did not suit YOU.
There was, however. no mistake on
our part. We have looked up Your
original order, and it reads as follows:
Rush fifty crates eggs We want them
bad.." .s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-27
Guard Children Against Worms

Pinworms or stomach worms are
some of the most dreaded diseases of
children
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-27

pale face Of leaden tint, eyes heavy
and dull, twitching eyelids, itching of
the nose, itching of the rectum, short
dry cough. grinding of the teeth, lit
tie red points sticking out on tongue,
starting during sleep, slow fever.
DR.. True's Elixir, the Family Laxa'
tive and Worm Expeller, will surely
and quickly eXpel worms. correct.
upset stomach and constipation.
Adults are also benefited, and write
me letters like this: Or. True's
Elixir has done me world of good
John Glass, Houston, Texas" At all
dealers, 35c, soc and $1.OO. Advice
free.
rT
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-27
No Mistake.

A commission house which prides it
self on filling all orders correctly re-
ceived Il letter from customer:
"Gentlemen-This is the first time we
ever knew YOU 10 make a mistake In
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-27

Signs of worms are: De-
ranged stomach, swollen
upper lip, sour stomach,
offensive breath, hard
and full belly with oc-
casional gripings and
pains about the naval,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-27
Horrible Thouaht.

Burroughs know man who looks
so much like you that one could hardly
tell you apart
Lenders-You haven't paid him that
flyer l lent you three months ago, have
YOU Boston Transcript.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-27
Don't &c Mean.

You cannot win by wishing that an
other may lose; YOU can never step up
by tramping some one else down. There
is no merit in meannesS.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-27
Consolation.

There must be rough, cold weather
And winds and rain so Wild.
Not all good things together
Come to us here, my child.
So when some dear joy loses
Its beauteous summer glow
Think how the roots of the roses
Are kept alive in the snow.
Alice Cary
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-27
He Remained Until Late.

Caroline-I saw an awfully pretty girl
today Carroll You've been looking in
the mirror again. Judge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06

served for nearly thirteen months. He
enlisted in this city April Is. 1893, as
a musician. He was mustered into the
United States volunteer service June z,
1898, at Des Moines. and few days
later was transferred from a bugler to
the ranks as a private. He was pro-
NOTED to be a corporal July Is. 1898, at
Jacksonville. Fla. served with the
company at Savannah, Ga, and at
HAVANA, Cuba, and was mustered OUT
with the regiment at Savannah May
Is, 1899.
Following the close OF the war Mr.
Whitehill returned to State Center. and
in 1899 entered the mercantile business
there. He continued In business until
1910, when he disposed Of his inter
estsg and bought a section of land near
Dundurn. Sask. He has been engaged
in wheat raising ever since, and mas
been successful. This Is indicated from
the fact that he has his land almost
paid for and in addition to his own
section has been farming an adjoinins
section. - -
Son of W. II. Whitehiil.
MIR. Whiteniii Is son oil the late
w. Fl. Whitehill who served thruout
the civil war as a member OF the Tenth
Vermont infantry. The senior White
kill was a prominnt resident Of state
Center, and was a member OF the
board of supervisors at the time OF MS
death on March 3, 1908.
Mr.. Whitehill's wife Is a former state
Center girl. She was Miss Mamie Vance
proir to her marriage, a daughter OF the
late William Vance. Mr.. and Mrs.
Whitehill have two hons, Nelson. aged
Is, and Joseph 10 years old 1t is
largely on account of their sons that
Mr.. Whitehil even considered the APP
poiHtmept when it was first preached.
That part Of Saskatchewan where the
Whitehiis are situated affords no
school advantages. and Nelson White
hill has been attending the Boone high
school and making his home with his
uncle Dr. Nelson Whitehill. In returns
ing to this city Mr.. Whitehill will have
school advantages for. their sons, and.
better yet. will be able to have them at
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06
sPAN1sI-AkAERiCAN WAR vETER-
AN AND soN or CIVIL WAR
"A VETERAN NAMED.
SUCCEEDS HORTON As HEAD
I. OF Big STATE INSTITUTION
WhitshilI Wall Known in County, and
His Appointment viii Meet With
General Favor LocaIiy-Col. J. G.
Lopsr Only Other Applicant Con.
sidsrsd. =,

Benjamin G. WhitehilI, OF State Cen
ter, was appointed comnandant of the
Iowa Soldiers Home by the state
board Of control this afternoon. An
nouncement Of the appointment OF
Colonel Horizons successor came in
word to the Times Republican from
the Associated Press.
In naming Whitehill as the head OF
the big state Institution the board OF
control has selected a Spanish Ameri-
can war veteran and the NTH com
mandant will be the first, other thar
a veteran Of the civil war; to be chosen
In addition to being veteran OF the
Spanish American war Mr.. Whitehil
is a son of a veteran Of the civil war.
Wants Younger Man.
The board Of control realizes that. III
! the management Of the state inst1tu'
| ton for soldiers and their wives, th'
time has come when one other thar
q veteran Of the civil war should OF
chosen.
While Mr. Whitehill was an appii
cant for the position. he made 1t clea'
| to the board that, II it intended to con
! slider at any time the appointment o
a civil war veteran, he did not wan
to figure as an applicant. II, however
the board felt that younger mar
was desirable for the position, thei
Whitehill asked to be considered.
The board decided to eliminate civl
| war veterans because Of their ad
vancca ase and Ii ;t; Anal deliberations
considered only two applicants-Mr
! Whitehill and Col. J. c. Lopez. a
present adjutant Of the home, and also
a veteran OF the Spanish American
war
We'll Known in County.
Mr.. Whitehill is well known in thu
county, and his appointment Will meet
with general favor locally. He Is q
native of the county. having been borl
on a farm near State Center March 8
1876. He was educated in the State
Center schools, and was graduated
from the high school at that place In
1898. 80.
For four years following his gradua-
ton Mr.. whitehill taught school, most
Of the time at Laurel.
~. Served in Company r..
When the Spanish-American wal
broke out Mr.. Whitehill was in the EN-
ploy Of the American Express Com
pany in this city. He enlisted In Com
pany HI the local company Of tn
Forty ninth Iowa volunteers, ant
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06
OUCH! LAME BACK
RUB LUMBAG0 OR
BACKACHE AWAY
RUB PAIN RIGHT OUT WrTSe'
SMALL TRIAL BOTTLE or oL0 Il
s9T. JACOBS OIL

Kidneys cause Backachef MOL 11ay
have no nerves, therefore can not cx1D1
pain. Listen! Your bscaAGAs -
caused by lumbaeo. sciatica or = st1Aln,
and the quickest relief - soothing. -.
etrating "St. Jacobs OIL" Rub II 1tgh1
on your painful back. md instantly 10
soreness. stiffness and lamsnsaa dap
pears. Don't stay crippledi Get . smA1
trial bottle Of "St. Jacobs or Aum
your druggist and timber un 4 mes
ment after It II applied you'1 VonAst
what became Of the backAohe - AlsSs
bago pain. ,... ... 80
Rub old. honest "6t Jooo61 0Ge
whenever you have scia&1oa> nsuzal1aAs
rheumatism or spraina. q Il = aAaos
lutely harmless and dpeant 6u1 ~
skin. ~ ~ g. la 4 1855 (
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06

8 Mr.. ana Mrs. 70. q. Lainsons assisted
by Mr.. and Mrs. Al. Il. Ward, enters
tanned at cards at the Lainson home.
1902 North Fourth street, Saturday
night. Five hundred was played, and
the hostesses served two course
luncheon. Green, for st. Patrick's day,
was used in the decorations and little
clay pipes were given as favors. Miss
Florence Nelson, of State Center, en-
tertained the guests with piano num-
bers. ttS4 I. * 40 n ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06

Mrs M II. Meickley. 3 south Fifth
avenue. entertained Saturday afternoon
meenbers OF Der Deutsche Inter
haltungs Kreis and several guests The
regular club study was resumed, and
At the close OF the study hour q social
time was enjoyed. In serving a two
course luncheon Mrs Meickley was as
sisted by Misses Grace, and Amy Bren-
.necke and Amy Moore Mrs. Martha
Weber. OF Denver was q guest from
away.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06

hpme while ftsg ~ ssoeasanG &
high school IN tt6r. XII III N iii M X B
IsSfiNS yssns ~. ;ss ss,ss w. ".
Members of The Soldisrs' hpene
md their new commandment No.
young MAN. ArY Whitshin y - g
sterling charartae. and one who haa hsA
'business expxrience, He haA a1WAys
been considered ~ his friends - "trsas
blue In every way. and he sheuld nsaacs
the institution q commandment q whom
the board OF control and rnsn,bers -
the institution will be proud
Mr.. Whitehill left this city Friday
night for Dunduxn. Ho was advised o.
his appointment by wire this afternoon,
Just when the appointment will become
effective 10 LARGELY optional with the
appointee, who viii arrange his tiors-.,'
thern business affairs ~ speedily A..
possible in order that he may assume.
charge Of the home
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06

Mrs. Grace Luke or Los Angeles.
was in the city Saturday on her way to
Hampton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06

J. A. Turner. OF Albion, went Sat-
urday to Des Moines, and will go from
there to Kansas City for visit. o.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06

Stamped towels s cents. Tuesday and
Wednesday One Cent to 9s-Cent Va
| riety Store. r.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06

Mrs. John Hayek, OF Toledo. returne5
home Saturday after visit here With
her sister Mrs. Frank Navarro.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06

DR.. n. F.. French was able to be out
today after having been confined to his
home a few days with an attack of
grip. atassf - =.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06

!. Everlst's has tho wall paper and the
workmen and the ability to decorate
your home. Everist's wall paper and
paint house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06

Mr.. and MRS. e. A. Gregory, Of
Union, left Saturday for Milledgeville,
Ill.,, called by the illness Of the latter's
brother, A. 5. Wood.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06

Stamped towels, 1sx27, regular is
cent values, special Tuesday and We'd
nesday, s cents. One Cent to 99-Cent
Variety Store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06

Mrs. j. D. Haggin and sister. Mrs.
Mary Davis, the latter OF Hubbard.
were in Union Saturday to visit
friends. m'-g. ,gss'~..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06

Miss Lena Snyder OF Eldora, was in
the city Saturday on her way to Cedar
RAPIDS sN&
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06

, We have the finest line Of wall paper
that we ever carried. Our spring lines
are ready for your inspection. Ever
lists wall paper and paint house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06
Card Of Thanks.

We wish to thank the many friends
and neighbors for the kindness and
sympathy shown and flowers sent dur
ing our recent bereavement. Mr.. and
Mrs. Davis Bullock, and w. 8. Davis.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06

George n. Norris. nre lishtninx. ana
tornado insurance over IS West Main.