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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village TOLD
Briefly for Busy Readers

Old Dutch coffee at 30 cents at Bot.
tum's. Adv 43tf
Red and white currants and goose
berries for sale at the Orchards. Tel.
261-M. ADV. i4tf
The railroad crossing on West Main
street is being repaired this week and
new ties are being laid.
MISS Virginia Laplant and Miss
Sara keenan, of Pawtucket, II. l., are
enjoying fortnight vacation with
Mrs. Charles Ainsworth.
There will he regular meeting of
the Sons of Veterans at G. A. r. hall
Wednesday evening, s o'clock. VIII
every member please be present.
DR.. and Mrs. G. II. Thompson, North
Adams left today for paddock, Nova
Scotia where they will spend six
weeks vacation with the doctors par
entG.
There will be a rehearsal of the
groups taking the part OF citizens, sen
ators, and soldiers on tomorrow, We'd
HtSuuN, tNNIluE at lou III lluldl.
hall. Every one is urged to come
We need more men. There will be
only one or two more rehearsals
Take a night off and come to Library
hall instead OF going to the movies. It
does not cost so much and II is q little
variety in entertainment The movies
will be all the more pleasing after n
few days absence.
The beautiful United States ilage,
which The Banner has been supplying
at 9S cents are going rapidly and those
who wish to get one should not delay
The flags are 5XS feet and are guaran
tced by the manufacturer to be endur
ing in color and made of first class ma
terial in every way. Bring the ilag
coupon cut from the Banner and Is
cents and DO prepared to display the
national colors on all patriotic occas
ions. In this time of war and rumor,
of war nothing can be more nppropri
ate than the star and stripes. Gel
one now as the supply will not last
lone.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
An Old ProVerb

1t used to be proverbial that every
man land it is certainly no less true
OF womam is either a fool or a ply.
stefan at forty. This means that
every intelligent person must learn
so much about caring for his own
health that by The time he is forty
years OF age he can almost be recl.
cned as a physician.
Why, then, is there so much talk by
doctors against Standardization? A
woman can recognize all ordinary all
ments without calling on n doctor. II
they are ailments distinctive TO her
sex she generally knows enough TO
use that greatest OF all remedies for
such ailments, Lydia Il. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and likewise
she is familiar with the standard
remedies for other diseases.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10
Taking Money Out Of Town?

Smithville, town Of 1000 people,
has bought 80 automobiles in two
years at a cost Of 100000. Think
of It.! $4,000 a year sent out of
town for automobiles! That sum
would have laid several sidewalks,
built some stone roads, paid for
church or schoolhouse. But fifty
families wanted automobiles. Auto
mobiles are not manufactured in
Smithyille, so the money must be
sent out of town.
3. A circus takes out of town from
one to three thousand dollars in a
day Chautauqua gives a week for
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers


E. S. Chandler of Old bennington is
in Troy for couple of days on bust
ness.
r. T. Howard of Gage street has
purchased a Ford runabout from the
Bennington Garage
Mrs. Mary T. Cummins of South
street LETT this morning for a stay Of
two weeks at York Beach, Maine.
Mr. and Mrs w. T. Lawrence of
Troy are the guests of Mrs. Law
rences sister, Miss Jessie |. LOOMS,
Mr. and Mrs. f. L. Bottum and fam
lily are spending the day at Great Bar
rington, making the trip by automo-
bills.
Mr.. and Mrs George w. Keeseman
of Valentine street have returned from
n two weeks stay at Humearock Beach,
Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs Louis A. Piaget Mrs.
Isadora Woodward and Mrs. Emma
Streeter are spending the day in Brat
tlcboro.
| Mr.. and Mrs. 7 Ii. Southall and chill
dren, Gordon and Rhoda have returned
from several weeks stay in camp at
Bickrord Hollow.
Dan Shea OF Florence, Mass. who
captained Bennington's last profess
sional baseball team, was in the vii
lage over Sunday.
Alexander Van Santyoord left today
for It's Lake, Mass, where he will
| spend week with Lyman Il. Royce
and Hubert Il. Hart who are camping
there during their vacation.
Harry Leslie Walker, tho superyis-
ing architect for the Henry w. Put
nam memorial hospital building, who
has been in town for several days, re-
| turned Monday to New York.
John r. Burton, who has been i'll of
rheumatism for some weeks, left sun
day by automobile for Schenectady
where he will make q short stay at the
home Of his soninlaw, Albert Brown.
| Charles n Powers has sold to
| Walter II. Mattson of North Benning-
| tbll u bhlllliE w AlNAA tAf AldnlAltM
tract recently placed on the market
MIR. Madison will erect house there
on in the near future, probably this
fall!
The carnival, which has been here
during the past week under the aus.
pices OF the Sons OF Veterans left this
morning for Plattsburg where they ex-
pect to fill a weeks engagement The
results OF the weeks entertainment
here will not be entirely figured up
until the meeting OF the Sons of Veter.
ans Wednesday evening, but the pres
ent opinion is that the camp suffered a
slight financial loss
Rapid progress is being made on the
foundation walls OF the Henry w. Put
nam hospital building. The wall on
all -four sides rests on solid rock. In
the opinion OF the contractors the wal
could have been built without makins
the extra excavation to reach rock al
all points but the building committe,
preferred to sink portion of the wa!
to n lower level in order to secure ,
uniform bed for the walls.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25

less money than the circus gives a
day.
4. Measure everything by what
we get for our money. Chautauqua
brings wholesome entertainment,
good music. inspirational lectures,
and the association with men and
women OF high ideals, great achieve
ment, and good character.
8 For what would you sell your
education? There are some things
you must spend money for, but
which are beyond price. Chautau-
qua is an educational movement 1t
costs the individual but $500 al year.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
NO9TTCTig
To the rax Payers Of the Town

To the Tax Payers Of the Town
Bennington:
A Rate Bill of the Town Taxes OF
1916 has been placed in my hands
for collection rs follows: so cents on
the dollar FOR the Town Tax, 20
cents on the dollar FOR the Town lligh-
way Tax. 40 cents on the dollar for
the Town District School Tax.
| hereby demand payment of said
taxes, and notify YOU that will at
tend Mt the bennington County Saw
iugs Bank from . o'clock u. m until
4 o'clock y. m.
There win be- n discount of 4 per
cent on Town tax IL paid within 90
days.
c. H. Dewey. Treasurer
bennington VT. July Is. 1916.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25

of program-buildng. Their pro-
grams will be better balanced and
maintain u higher standard than
could the program chosen by less
experienced committees. whose mem
bership is constantly changing.
If you are not pleased with any
member OF the program. remember
that the program is not prepared
for any one person, but for the en-
tire community.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
Who Chooses the Program =?

Though individual towns may
not each year get exactly what
they would choose, yet in the run of
the years, the yget about what they
want. A program chosen for the
mcnts than one chosen by the town.
own will contain fewer disappoint-
The town committee would of neces-
sity select from hearsay. The AS
ISOLATION hears everybody first.
The Association makes a business
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
Say They Are Wonderful

Hot weather is doubly dangerous to
n person whose digestion is bad. The
hot sun keeps the body heated and n
decomposing mass OF undigested food
in the stomach will more quickly send
dlsease-causing impurities through the
blood and poison the entire system.
Indigestion, constipation, sick head.
ache. biliousness, bloating. or other
conditions caused by clogged bowles
yield quickly to Foley Cathartic Tab.
let's. Mrs Elizabeth Slauson, So, Nor
walk. Conn, writes: 81 can honestly
say they are wonderful" Sold Every.
whore.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
NOTICE =
To the Tax Payers of the Village

To the Tax Payers Of the Village
Bennington;
A Rate Hlll has been placed in my
hands for collection as follows;
so cents ON the dollar for the Village
Tax. 20 cents on the dollar for the
Highway Tax on the Grand List of
1910.
hereby demand payment Of said
taXcs and notify YOU that will at-
tend at the bennington County Saw
ings Bank from o'clock a. m until
4 o'clock y. m.
There will be- n discount of per-
cent ON Village tax if paid within 90
days.
G. II. Dewey TREASURER.
Bennington, VI, July 15, 1916.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
AFTERNOON
EVENING

In every town there are some who
measure everything by the dollar
standard. They say: But Chau-
tauqua takes money out of town"
What is the answer?
|. Did you ever know this OBJ
lection to be raised by a man who
has worked hard for the community?
Is not the objection raised by men
who work only for themselves?
.. For everything not grown or
made in your town you must send
money out TO buy It, The merchant
sends most of his money out Of
town.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25

a referendum is asked from each
town as to the kind OF program. and
suggestions of persons desired. Put
ting all these suggestions together
the Chautauqua Association pro-
ceeds to get ap program that will
suit as many towns as possible.
Many hundreds of people are heard
before the few are chosen.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-01-20

THE SUMMER TIME OF LOVE.
- UMMER seems to finger meath the
autumn sky,
For a mockin bird Is singin' lik
~ my sweetheart's comm by:
Sweet and sweet he's singin' wher.
the rival roses stir,
Wish he'd tell my sweetheart what heI
lover thinks Of her.
tSing, Mister Mockingbird.
Sweetest songs you know.
And don't forget to tell her
Her lover loves her SOD
Oh, the world seems bright forever-no
winter time II knows!
Forevermore It's whispering the story Of
the rose.
And tits written in life lilies and on the
heavens above.
Always. my dearie. til the summer time
Of iove!"
(An the birds are singin'
Sweetest songs they know,
And they don't forget to tell her
That love her SOL
Author Unknown.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-01-20
Childish Tactics

Sore di6gruntled Ferndale citizen
gave o handsome exhibition Of un-
sport smanship this week. when he
enburdened himGelf in the Ferndale
paper of half column OF childish
explanations and charges in connec-
lion with high school debate be-
tween Ferndale aud Sumas which
Ferndale lost. Some nasty things
were said about Superintendent w.
A. Fisher of Sumas, who is known
through tire Lynden district ss a
gentleman with high standards OF
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-01-20

arateiy with hundreds of small pub
locations.
BY the formation Of an associa-
ton which through single office
will handle the entire business, The
Washington papers have solved the
problem United. they can assault
the National Advertising front. and
bfino awav mauv contracts.
The success of the new assoeia-
ton will mean much to the improve
ment Of the quality of the newspa-
rers of the State. A newspaper.
The an army, travels on lis stom-
ach. II a publication is successful
financially, will be strong editor
tally.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-01-20
An Omen

Nineteen-sixtecn will be bump
or political year. and the fixed smile
of the candidate is already seen
throughout the land.
An incident that may show he
way 1916 will blow took place Al
the session of the state editors In
Seattle last week. Five publishers
from country districts scattered
through Western Washington began
70 discuss tie state of the nation al
their little banquet table. Al five
favored Poindexter for senator IS
against Humphrey, and Paulhamus
for~goyernor against the field.
Attention, Standpatters.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-01-20
Bridge Boguets

Blaine Journal
Notwithstanding a general protest
against such move, IL is reported
that the county commissioners are
going ahead with their plan to build
an expensive bridge over the Nook
sack river at Marietta. II has been
pointed out how q former $50, 900
bridge here went oct when the first
high water came and was total
lc IS, still it seems a political debt
must be peid a handful of people in
that locality.
The Dakota creek bridge at
Blaine, simple wooden bridge, has
been condemned and will be closed.
bridge that has been used since
the time of the earliest roads, and
would not cost very much TO put in
shape, but an expensive bridge viii
be built to square matters with a
few Lummi island property owners.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-01-20
Their Own Cure-AH

After parcelling out several tons
o: good advice TO the farmer and
fruit-grower and lumberman on how
TO market their products. the edi-
tors of the State of Washington got
together at the University of Wash
tngton in Seattle last week and de-
cided TO try little OF their own
tonic for over-stocked industries.
Advertising space is the publish
er's stock in trade. In the East,
stand the national advertisers, eager
TO use the country weeklies, which
they admit are the best medium
for results, but hampered by the
tremendous obstacle o. dealing sep
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-01-20
-Sumas Advocate.

We see from articles in county
papers. notably from the Lynden
Tribune and Everson Valley Home,
that there is well developed kick
against the county commi ssioners
for their proposal to build The
Marietta bridge across the Nook
sack. This in spite OF the fact hat
engineers have announced the plan
not feasible The commissioners
are accused of carrying out pre-
election promise 1t also appears,
from these papers mentioned, that
few people wor'' be accommodated
by reason of the bridge, which
would cost about 100000 to con-
struct As to the prediction
promise the Advocate knows moth
ing, but il there is no real demand
for the bridge-few people being
accommodated by its construction
the expenditure of 100000 would
be poor business policy and would
reflect no credit or business ability
Upon the commissioners.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-01-20
An Example

The sheriff Of King County rsio-
ed fashionable club In Seattle bis
week and 'ound 400 quarts OF e@-
pensiye liquors.
This should make Whateom Coun-
~ officials a trifle envious. But
we venture to say that slight stlr-
ring on the part Of our home off,
Gers would produce a showing
equally as good. For the fact re-
rains that Bellingham and one or
two other points in the county are
still quite damp.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-01-20

Register at once. men and women
O. the country districts, Don't let
q vicious registration law passed by
tie clever politicians We sent TO our
last legislature disenfranchise sou.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-01-20

Seattle had water shortage last
week, bat It is mighty hard 20 see
with the naked eye any falling off
lit the supply Of booze.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-01-20

honor. An apology seems due him
from the Ferndale Authorities for
the attack made on him
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-01-20

The local slang inspector should
observe that several people are cut
ting quite a bit of ice around Lyn-
den this week.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-01-20
SWEETEST FLOWER THAT
BLOWS.

The sweetest 6ow'r that blows
give you as we part
For you II L. a rose,
For me 1t Is my heart
For you 1t Ii a rose,
For me II Is my heart
The fragrance II exhales-
All. II you only knew.
Which but In dying fails:
Ii Is my love for you
The sweetest dow'r that blows
give you as we part.
For you II Is a rose.
For me II Is my heart
For you II In rose.
For me II Ii my heart
Charles X Hawley.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-01-20
BUCKLE DOWN.

~ CCKLE down and meet II. what
ever IL may be.
n Nothing's very easy. though We
L. make IT SO with glee.
Buckle down and meet il with the
sunshine on your shield.
II you buckle down and meet 1t there's
chance that II will yield.
Buckle down, What magic in that chal-
lenge to our strength.
The call that comes to every man Of en-
ergy at length.
Buckle down in earnest II you want to
win the goal:
Buckle down to duty IL you care for heart
and soul.
Buckle down and beat with the force Of
all your will:
Buckle down and conquer every shadow
Of the Ill.
No one makes a highway to the dreams
that shall come true
Till he buckles down In earnest to the
things that are to do.
Baltimore Sun.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-01-20
WHEN.

WHEN wireless phones
w Are everywhere,
VIII people yell.
Get of the ARR
Selected.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-01-20
THE LAST MESSAGE.

nEATH bids his heralds go their way
~ On red trimmed bicycles today.
Arrayed in blue with streak Of red.
A boy bears tidings Of the dead:
He pedals merrily along.
whistling the chorus of a song;
Passing the time of day with friends
Until the Journey almost ends:
Then, slowing down, he scans each gate
For the doom'd name upon the plate.
That found, he loudly knocks and rings.
Hands In the yellow missive: sings
His song. The maid says at the door
"No answer" and he's of once more.
No answer through the empty years!
No answer but a mothers tearsl
Edward Shillito
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-18
.Raymond's Great, Great
Grandfather Fought, in
g. -. ~ - = .
the Revolutionary War

Editor Courier Junior: As l have
never written to the Courier Junior !
thought I would write. about my an
cestors. >,.,...- ,...,i,Jsss a,,,s~ Sl>.,ss -~
have one grandmother and she is
S3 years old. Her name is Priscilla
Davis. She. came with her father,
David Mowery to Iowa when a child
and so is pioneer Of Wapello county.
Both of my grandfathers and my
Grandmother Eller are dead. My great
great grandfathers fought IN the re-
evolutionary war. When Indians were
camped on Competine creek they beg
ged for my grandfather's dog. He told
them if they could catch him they
could have him. Grandpa told me that
he guessed they had sausage as ne
never, saw his dog again. ~.
..>.E Raymond Davis, Age IL.
Hedrick, Iowa, Route No. z.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-18
Camels - A Short Story BY
Felicia ZenOr

The camels found in Arabia have one
hump, Those found in central Asia nave
two humps.
The camels are used on the desert pc
cause they can go about seven days
without food or water
They can carry about seven hundred
pounds at time. The people load what
they want to take on the camel on the
hump and between the humps. the
man who is going with the camel feeds
it very good before they start.
The camel is about seven to ten feet
high and eight feet long. The color IS
a light brown or gray.
They have long eyelashes and when
storm comes UP they shut the eyes
and close the nostrils so sand can't
get in their eyes and nostrils.
They have parted feet. 1t takes about
one thousand to one Thousand and five
hundred camels to make caravan and
takes about one year to equip cara
van. ,sF 4. ....
Felicia Zenor, age II,
400 N. Miner ST.. Ottumwa, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-18
A Goose Flying a Kite By
I .s- Sc. '. X
.,r2 Marion Lewis

Dear Juniors: @4.s'' e..
+ am going to write you few lines.
Not long ago some little boys were
flying small paper kites. They were
made Of newspaper about as big as my
hand with straws stuck through for
sticks. 3D. U.. ,.4..,. -g VI. .....
A flock Of tame geese came Wad-
ding along picking up stray grains OF
corn. One of the boys took grain ana
tied his kite string firmly to It, An OLD
gray goose little behind the rest with
her neck stuck out as far as possible
made a grab for the corn. She got 1t.
but found she had the kite too. OF she
started with the kite flying up above
her head and her wings Tapping all the
while. 1t frightened the rest OF the
geese and such a quacking and Tapping
as they made The boys raced after
them and thought it fine fun to see an
old goose flying a kite,
- Marion Lewis,
&C. 400 South Main st.
-. 50 - ,..-,t u.= Abba, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-18
Frances Furman,
Williamsburg, la.

preiudices of the common people. The
man to whom we owe debt of graft
tude for collecting and preserving the
popular rhymes of this country is
James Orchard Halliwell-Phillips
(1S29-1S89). His studies embraced the
whole field Of folklore and while, he
devoted his life mainly to Shakespear-
can research, his Nursery Rhymes and
Tales of England is recognized as the
standard work. This book, which con-
tains nearly seven hundred rhymes,
was published in 1845. and has run
through many editions, A short col
lections of the more popular verses
has been issued separately. and this
contains interesting notes by A. Gard
liner, who, in addition to giving a short
account Of their origin, shows, by al.
tentative readings, how the tales have
been altered in course Of time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-18
Bernardine Johnson Tells
Some of Grandma's
Funny Stories ..@ "
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors: a4. as.s g.. ...s.
I have a grandma. like her very
much. She. often sits and tells me
funny stories and how can train my
self so everybody, will like me-. She
often tells me Of her past life. How
she and her brother were sold as
slaves. How she used to hide in the
high weeds from the soldiers. And the
soldiers used to kill the chickens and
cook them in large: kettle. She used
to be,awful scared Of them. They used
to put her on their lap and tell her that
they were fighting for her. And how
she used to feed the wild hogs. And
they planted corn with their hands
And every night before she; would get
to go to bed she would have to pick
pound Of cotton. And every Sunday she
would have to ride five or, six miles be-
fore she could get to church. She never
had much work, to do in the house. II
was all ~outd oors. - ss~.>.:..,
a,Berna dine Johnson, age g.,
623 South Schuyler ST, Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-18
The Consolidated School
Bv Frances Furman

Dear Editor:
l will select the first subject, THE
Consolidated School,
If we did not take this paper. do
not know what we would do. Il is
the only paper, like.
Parnell is building consolidated:
school house and they will 60 from all
parts of the country and get childt en-
and take them to school.
am in the Williamsburg public
school. in the sixth grade. My teach
er's name is Ethel Ogle. There arc
twelve girls and fourteen boys.
like my teacher g.. . ~.
aT Frances Furman,
Williamsburg, la