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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24

Port Robinson, July Sth, 1915.
"We have used "Fruit-a-tiyes" in
our house forever three yearsand have
always found them a good medicine.
orr little girl, Hattie, sOas tyon5ied sgitk
kidney Disease. The Doctor said she
was threatened with Dropsy. Herlimbs
and body were all swollen andwe began
tothink she could not live. Finally, we
decided TO try "Truit-a-tives". She
began 10 hozv iMp,0ge,ssKt after 1ee had
girer her tes9 tablets. In short time,
the swelling had all gone down and her
flesh began to look more natural. Now
she is the Aealthiea one in tie family
and has no signs of the old ailment.
We can not say too much for ''Fruit-a-
lives" and would never be without
them.
WILLIAM WARREN.
5Oc. box, for $3.50, trial size. 25c.
at all dealers or sent postpaid on
receiptofprice by Fruit-a-tiyes Limited,
Ogdensburg, New York.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24
vERMoNT's FIRST PRINTER
Alden Spooner, Who Established
journal at Windsor in 1888.

journal at Windsor in 1888.
Vermont's first printer and the man
to start the first Vermont newspaper,
was Alden Spooner-a hard working
man of high character who, for more
than 30 years, edited and published
one of the leading newspapers in the
state. In fact it was for long time
the only one printed on the east side
of the state
Alden Spooner was born in New
London, Conn, i'll 1857, and appren-
ticed to Samuel Green OF the same
town at the printing trade, where he
seems to have worked chiefly in print.
ing colonial money. Serving his time
with Mr.. Green, in 1878 he moved to
Westminster VT, where, in con-
nection with his brother, Judah Pad
dock Spooner he set up printing
office and October 10 was appointed
state printer by the general assemb-
ly. Late in this year or early In 1879
he moved to Hanover ~ H., (then
called Dresden and included In the
state of Vermont) and opened a print
ing Office in company with George
4iOh5hs hANAt ottsSNh wv
years, making d little money, loanIng
it to trader and losing It, He was
again at Westminster in 1871 with his
brother Judah and. in the face of dis
couragng circumstances, started
newspaper, the Vermont Gazette,
which lived weak life a couple OF
years and died. The full title OF the
paper was "The Vermont Gazette or
The Green Mountain Post.Boy' and it
had for its motto:-
Plant as Reeds, where streams of
Freedom glide:
Firm as the Hills, to stem Oppres
sion's Tide.
Spooner finally fixed upon Windsor as
a place to publish paper, and in the
summer of 1888 moved there and, in
company with his old partner. Hough,
opened a printing office.
In this office. in August, 1888, was
issued the first number of THE Yer
mont Journal and The Universal Adj
yertiser,' printed by Hough q
Spooner, and having as a motor
From Realms far distant and from
Chimes unknown,
we HlAht tNC ONleuSc VI -hathlHu
your own.
SpoCner's office was a rough slab
shanty standing on the north side of
Mil brook, so rudely constructed that
the first business OF winters morn
ing was often to shovel out the snow
that had sifted in through the cracks
His press, largely made OF wood, and
English White oak at that, deserves
especial consideration. 1t was the first !
printing press in America. being |
hgought from England in 1888 by Rev. |
jesse Glover, and after doing good |
service in the printing Of the college |
at Cambridge, and later in work In !,
Connecticut was brought by the I
Spooner brothers to Vermont and
used, hy Alden ir, al his printing or |
fees, and the paper was printed upon /
it for some years until better one !
was procured when il was set aside /
for taking proofs and the hike. The /
old press was finely bought by Isaac /
Eddy and taken to Weathersheld sin
lsiasands used SOMEWHAT which
i vent to Woodstock. where isys was
used BY David Watson. Finally it !
passed into ihe hands -of Mr.. Merri
field of Windsor and for nearly so !
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24
Lingering Coughs Are DANGEROUS

Get rid OF that tickling cough that
keeps you awake at night and drains
your vitality and energy DR.. Kings
New Discovery is a pleasant balsam
remedy, antiseptic, laxative and
promptly effective. II soothes the ir.
ritated membrane and kills the cold
germs; your cough is soon relieved
Delay is dangerous-get DR.. King S
New Discovery at once. For nearly
fifty years 1t has been the favorite
remedy for grippe. Group, coughs and
colds. Get a bottle today at your
Druggist, soc.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24
on to him.

Rowneder-M dear, it was, OF course.
business that detained me till midnight
Mrs. Rowneder-Yes. Rowneder-You
know wouldn't deceive you. Mrs.
Rowneder-No Charlie, you wouldn't
deceive me, no matter what you said
New York Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24
Keen Sense of Smell.

The abo~'- zines of Peru can in the
darkest night and in the thickest woods
distinguish respectively white man.
a negro and one of their own race by
the sense OF smell
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24

There is no gate into heaven except
at the end es the path of duty.-yan
Dyre.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-24
RE MI G m rs z

that rthe quality OF the granite or
marble is equally as important as the
excellence of the desien--for If the
stone is of ioferior grade it will dis
color, crack and the elements will
soon efface the inscription.
Buying from this home concern
insures YOU of the best for we have o
reputation for quality and we must
sustain that reputation by turning oul
only highest grade monuments.
TIE monument ordered now will be
ready for erection when Spring opens.
Lambert & Burrinqt0n
The midland journal., 1917-06-29

80 many cups Of coffee, SO many
Jumps of sugar. Such practice
would seem to many of us intoler-
ably niggardly, but there is no
reason for going to the other ex-
treme by putting on the table or on
the individual plate more than will
be eaten. The food that is left on
the plate is total loss, and even
that which is left on the platter is
often thrown away though it can be
made to appear again in as attrac-
tive a form if the housekeeper knows
how to use it. Poor cookery means
waste for if food does not appeal to
the palate, in all probability it will
not be eaten; and in that case it is a
total loss This is also true of food
that has suffered from bad season.
ing. To oversalt or burn a dish may
be as wasteful as to throw it into the
garbage pail.
The serving of excessively large
helpings usually springs from a mis-
taken idea of generosity. AS mat
ter of fact, however, a great many of
us probably often eat more than we
need or really want rather than
leave food on our plates. And it is
always possible by giving another
helping to satisfy anyone who is
really hungry without forcing on the
others more than they care for. This
does not mean that it is good econ
omy for the housewife to supply her
family with less than it actually
needs. That would be a sign of
very poor management or else of
desperation.
These are merely suggestions. A
hundred others will occur to the
woman who really wants to plan her
meals efficiently. Waste means the
failure to make full use of every
thing that is bought or raised. To
avoid it takes skill and knowledge
and in most cases time and trouble
as we'll. Cheap foods and left
overs" can not be made attractive as
easily and as quickly as high-priced
supplies fresh from the dealer. This
is one reason why some foods are
cheap. The more the housewife can
rely on her own skill and labor to
make her meals nutritious and at
tractive, the less money she will have
to give for expensive materials and
help.
The midland journal., 1917-06-29
To Train Boys For Farmers.

That the boys of Maryland may be
trained in the ordinary duties of
farm work so that, should the oc-
casion arise, they will be able to re-
place the men now employed on the
farms throughout the state is the
object of a new organization which
is now in process of formation in
Baltimore.
This organization is known as the
United States Boys Working Re-
serve and is made up of boys of 1G
and over, but who have not reached
the age which would permit them to
be accepted for military service.
Gen. Carl R. Gray, of the State
Council of Defense, acting at the re-
quest of the Council for National
Defense at Washington, has appoint
ed F. w. Holden, of Baltimore, to be
state director of the Boys Working
Reserve.
The midland journal., 1917-06-29
The Fly Is The Tie That Binds The
Unhealthy To The Healthy!

The fly has no equal as a germ
Carrier; as many as five hundred
million germs have been found in
and on the body of single fly.
1t is definitely known that the
fly is the carrier" of the germs of
typhoid fever; it is widely believed
that it is also the carrier" of other
diseases, including possibly infantile
paralysis.
Do not wait until the insects begin
to poster; anticipate the annoyance.
April, May and June are the best
months to conduct an anti-fiy cam
paign.
The farming and suburban dis
tricts provide ideal breeding places.
and the new born flies do not remain
their birth place but migrate, using
railroads and other means of trans
portation, to towns and cities.
Kill flies and save lives!
The midland journal., 1917-06-29
Real Estate Transfers Recorded AT
Clerks Office.

Clerks Office.
George w. Sollars and wife to
Thomas j. Wilson, property in Ris-
ing Sun, $4,000.
BENJAMIN S. Brown and wife to
Morton P. Dickerson, of Pennsyl-
vania, S5 Y acre property in Seventh
district, $4,000.
Cecil Isaacs to Rev Richard Turn
err Wrestren, of Montana, property in
Cecil County. 5000.
Eli Strinel ard wife to Iohn r
Strimel, interest in two tracts OF
land in Fifth district, $40 and other
considerations.
jefferson D. Mccoy and wife to
lanes w. Paris, property at Cayot's
Corner, $40 and other coneidera7
tions.
Albert D. Mackey, Trustee, TO
Randall w. Miller, 80 acre farm near
Union. $3950.
Chesapeake Land Improvement
Company to William Fl. Stewart. OF
Pennsylvania, lots of land at Grove
Point, $1,000.
Same grantor to Mnrv H. Steward,
lots of land at Grove Point, $500.
Same grantor to William Fl. Stew
ard, lots of land at Grove Point,
$500.
James Veasey Tavlor and wife to
John R. Taylor. half interest in
property at Earleville, $40 and other
considerations.
William S, Evans, ESQ.,, Attorney,
to Estelle w. ClaCett, Poist farm of
IA acres in Sixth district, $1,000.
Sophia G. Dempsey to Mary L.
West, 1s acre proDcrtv in S'"th dis
trict, $40 and other considerations.
Robert c. Thackery, Trustee, to
Evans Brothers, Rambo lot on Mil
burn street, in Elkton, $225. (Deed
made in 1850
w. Scott Deibert and wife of
Philadelphia, to Arthur G. Deibert,
interest in property in Elkton, $40
and other considerations.
Margaret r. Truitt, Linton F.
Truitt and Lucy l., Truitt to Henry
D. Truitt, interest in property in
Fourth district, SO and other con-
siderations.
Perryville Real Estate and I'M
provement Company to Martha M.
Wardell, lots in Seventh district,
$40.
The midland journal., 1917-06-29

In a lecture at one of the Des
Moines, Iowa, churches a missionary
from India told of going into the
interior of India, where he was taken
sick, that he had bottle of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarr-
foea Remedy with him and believed
that it saved his life. This remedy
is used successfully in India both as
preventive and cure for cholera.
You.may know from this that it can
be depended upon for the milder
forms of bowel complaint that occur
in this country. Obtainable every
where.
The midland journal., 1917-06-29
MEMORIAL TO PRESIDENT By
FARMING INTERESTS.
Presents Reasons Why Tillers Of the
Soil Should Be Exempt
From Military
Service.

John H. Kimble, Port Deposit,
legislative agent of the Farmers
National Congress, has joined in
sending to President Wilson a
memorial of the congress setting
forth reasons why farmers should be
exempt from military service.
''There is now not only lack OF
farm laborers, but of farmers as
we'll, so that thousands of acres re-
main untitled, and great numbers of
farms are not titled so as to yield up
to their maximum production" say
the farmers in this memorial.
"This condition has been brought
about by our young people, as we'll
as older ones, leaving the farms for
more remunerative positions. This
has been especially true the last few
years. The success of this war will
depend as much on the men behind
the plow as on the men behind the
guns. We are in duty bound not
only to feed our own people, but to
feed our allies and also make reason
able allowance for the food that may
be destroyed.
sFor these and many other reas-
ons we believe that if agriculture is
to be successfully organized and the
crops produced and harvested, it is Of
vital importance that our young
farmers and trained farm help be ex-
empted from military service.
"Great Britain, in the beginning of
the war, made the mistake in regard
to men employed in agriculture of
taking them from the farms, and to
this mistake is due in part the food
crisis which is now upon her. The
young, active men were very gen.
orally taken from the farms and put
into training camps. The farmers
there tried to readjust things by the
dairy and truck farms. 1t is esti-
mated that at least million women
are actively engaged in work in
Great Britain, several hundred
thousand of them at farm labor. AS
the season advanced, however, it
was discovered that the unframed
farm help could not take care of the
;rops, and it became necessary to go
over into the trenches in France and
bring back thousands of skilled agri-
cultural laborers.
"The United States should learn
from this experience of Great Britain
with regard to the men on the farms.
If we fail to raise large crops this
year and next, the failure will be in
large measure due to the lack of
competent help. From all over the
country comes the story that the in
creased acreage of corn and potatoes
is intensifying the labor trouble, for
both of these crops must be tended
throughout the growing season. The
vigorous campaign which has been
waged to increase our crops neces-
sarily means increased 1abor-and
this cannot be supplied by men un-
skilled in agricultural work"
The midland journal., 1917-06-29

The following marriage Licenses
have been issued by Clerk of the
Court Charles S. Peacock since our
last issue:-
William A Armour and Muriel F..
Dean, both of North East.
William H. Weeks, of Whining
ton, and Anna E. Jackson, of North
East.
George P. Culley and Mary E.
Bryan, both of North East.
Fred Widdekind, of Wilmington,
and Emily w. Irwin, OF Octoraro.
Nelson Mccall, of Elkton, and
Jeanette Heisler, of Charlestown.
Harvey H. Mackey, of Blake, and
Mary R. Mccoy, Of Cecilton.
The midland journal., 1917-06-29
The Red Cross Society.

In an age charged with being sell
fish, sordid, and commercial there
has grown up and developed the
greatest organization for unselfish
service the world has ever seen-the
American Red Cross. The growth OF
the Red Cross Society is evidence
not to be controverted that the spirit
of service is strong in the hearts OF
the people of to-day. The work Oh
the society demonstrates that there
are thousands who are willing 10
devote their services to humanity,
and the support given them by vol
untary contributions shows thal
there are hundreds of thousands
more who are willing to devote
portion of their means to the allev1-
alton of suffering.
The activities of the Red Cross
always have been generously sup
ported by the American public, but
only since "our own" soldiers began
to take place in the trenches along
side our allies has this support be-
come bountiful. 1t is the suffering
and comfort of the men from our
own neighborhoods" as we'll as the
physical needs of our allies Tor
which the Red Cross must now
mobilize. The result-a greater and
more imperative duty now confronts
the givers in America.
No appeal to the generosity OF the
American people has ever been un-
answered. Let one part OF the
world be visited by some calamity
like the Mount Pelee and Italian
earthquake, China floods, the Johns
town flood, the San Francisco earth
quake or any greater or lesser
calamity; and the response from the
Nation is immediate and generous to
a degree. The services of the
American Red Cross Society to both
sides in the Boer War and in other
wars was liberal and sacrificing.
Fresher in our minds is the work the
American unit has been doing in
Europe in the last three years,
especially the relief given the Bel
gian population.
To meet this new and greatly en-
larged demand there has been a
campaign to raise $100,00O,OOO for
the Red Cross work. The campaign
has been conducted with vigor and
earnestness that insured success. 1t
was participated in by all classes of
Americans from the President of the
Nation down to the smallest boy
scout, and the women of the Natior
were particularly active.
"Red Cross week" will not be the
only time in which one can assist
the work of the society Every week
should be a Red Cross week with
those who are able to contribute to
the work of this greatest agency OF
mercy. It's work is pressing and will
continue long time. 1t needs con-
tinued support and will not appeal
in vain to people as generous as
the American Nation.
The midland journal., 1917-06-29
Chase The Ache, Kill The Pain.

Get busy. Act now. Use Sloan's
Liniment for your rheumatic pains,
toothache, neuralgia, sore muscles,
stiff joints, sprains and strains. Bet
ter than anything you ever tried to
soothe hurts, reduce swelling and
Inflammation. Cleaner than oint-
ments or plasters, as it does not clog
the pores or stain the skin. Easy to
apply. it penetrates without rubbing
Always have a bottle of SIoan's Lini-
ment in your medicine chest. At
your druggist, 25c. soc. $1.O0. 2
The midland journal., 1917-06-29

Evalyn S. Frazer and Ernest Fraz-
er, her husband, of Delaware, to
Martha r. Foard ana Lydia C.
Foard, interest in Foard property in
Fourth district, $2500.
Joseph Harris and others to-
Luther L. McKenney and wife, of
Baltimore City, 80 acre farm in
Fifth district, $40 and other con-
siderations.
The midland journal., 1917-06-29
Safety First with Cough and Cold.

"Oh, just a cough" to-day may
become grippe or pneumonia to-mor-
row. Thousands die from neglected
colds. Take DR.. Kings New Dis
covery before your cough becomes
chronic. A few doses check the
cold by killing the germs. The
healing balsams soothe the throat,
loosen the phlegm and clear the air
passages of secretions which provoke
coughing. Contains mildly laxative
ingredients which remove the waste
that aggravates the cold. At your
druggist, soc. $1.00. 2
The midland journal., 1917-06-29

Porto Rico shipped over $3,-
100000 worth of fruit to the United
States in 1915. Fresh pineapples
shipped to the mainland that year
were valued at $1,723,694.
The midland journal., 1917-06-29

Important amounts of perishable
foods are made dangerous or in
edible in households because they
are exposed unnecessarily to heat,
moisture, germs, dust, dirt, or to
flies and other insects.
The midland journal., 1917-06-29
Troubles and Constipation.

Stomach Troubles and Constipation.
"I will cheerfully say that Cham
berlain's Tablets are the most salts
factory remedy for stomach troubles
and constipation that I have sold in
thirty-four years drug store ser
vice." writes S. H. Murphy, druggist,
Wellsburg, N. Y. Obtainable every
where.
The midland journal., 1917-06-29

OF all the monopolists the one we
most detest is he who monopolizes
conversation and prevents us from
getting in our word.
The midland journal., 1917-06-29

The very presence of a fly is a
signal and notification that house
keeper is uncleanly and inefficient.
The midland journal., 1917-06-29
SUMMER MERCHANDISE
"A T.
BUFFINGTON'S !.
Rising Sun, Maryland.
CORSETS

Cool comfortable, corses ho weather. We suaceat
corset style $3.50.
designed for figures is of
veable wide mesh net has soft batiste front and
boning the hips.
SHIRT SKIRTS
Another lot of beautiful voie waists at s1OO s125:
$780, 5000. also in silk
Khaki suits suitable for camp and outdoor
guaranteed $500 Also white
1925.
Gaberdine skirts at clean conservative models
yet with o sport styles
High grade P. K. skirts belted
models gathered back pleated pockets Price $25
$3.50.
UNDERWEAR
Shirts, drawers, children
prices present of
the quality of the B. " D. nansook we'll the
OXFORDs
Ladies' oxfords and with low high heels in
leather $780, $500,
Mems ozfords in patent leather gun metal and tan
chrome the latest lasts $780, $780, $780, $4O0 $500
Mems Boys Chdren's large variety of styles.
Prices no higher than last year. Csc to $500
SHIRTS
Special mention of silk shirts at sa75, $500, $3.50
possibly duplicate these values.
MEMS CLOTHING
clothes Falm suits
able demand plain backs conservative models mems
styles beled back and patch pockets Prices $780, $780,
$780, $1,000.
FURNITURE DEPARTMENT
Special mention of line of Porch Hammoeks at $500.
$780, $1OO0 $12.5O $175, $225,
$3.50 $SOo $375 Porch Screens bamboo, painted at csc
o $3.50.
Automatic Refrigerators, the Housewives Delight
Prices $1,000, $1,000, $4,000, $500
E. r. Burlington & Sons
Store open Monday Friday and Saturday evenings.
The midland journal., 1917-06-29

While few women are able to
write for the magazines, all can
write for a catalogue,
The midland journal., 1917-06-29

A lie travels by aeroplane, while
truth trudges along with tagging
step, and yet it finally arrives.
The midland journal., 1917-06-29

The healthy youngster will not
desert the table so long as there is
any dessert in sight.
The midland journal., 1917-06-29

A rolling stone gathers no moss,
but it's different with a rolling joke.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-06

look the ordinary or garden variety
of girls, better mediate on the up
keep Of the manicUred variety.
-O-O-
FASCINATING FRIVOLS FOR THE
SHOPPER.
Only the woman who makes a
round Of the shops very often is able
to pick out the latest Of the seasons
novelties. Much that is unusual one
week grows quite commonplace the
next, and yet an article may have
some intrinsic art value which makes
it very desirable to own.
Certain trifles may make one cos
tune quite perfect, or spoil another
altogether. In short, good taste is
never so much in evidence as in the
choice of small things.
A short shopping excursion today
disclosed some lovely new ways Of
trimming a hat with nothing but a
veil. The smartest Of these wells are
patterned like Paisley shawls. The
most costly are embroidered in gold
or silver thread.
Steel cOIored cords have been add
ed to the lost list of waist garnitures.
An original One-piece frock has the
waist line perforated for a draw
string and run through with a fiat
beaded band, just as ribbon is run
through lingerie. y.
Few gowns are complete without
a variation of the sash. The huge
Japanese obi appears once more in
loose dresses designed for house
wear.
Many swagger sticks are to be
found in the shops and a few are
seen upon the street. They are even
more swagger than might be expect
ed when they are Iacquered and they
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PANNIER OV
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-06
BY BETTY BROWN

BY BETTY BROWN
Although most women love the
'straight-line" gown, many are
wearing pronounced and farspread-
ing hip oVerdraperies. Today's de-
sign is of a circumference that meets
with the approval of followers of
both extreme and moderate fashions.