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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Ns~a Of the Town and village T4ls
9risfIy for susy Rsedsfv

The March social at the J. NJ & A.
will come on Friday, the 30th
James Wood has recovered from q
two weeks illness and is again able
TO be at his store.
Tomorrow night is Fathers and
Sons night at the Y. NJ. c. A. There
will be games, refreshments and Ian
tern slides.
Tonight at S.45 the Teacher Train
ing class at the First Baptis, church.
Subject tonight How to Illustrate
the Lesson
Joseph Welch of the medical col
lege Of the u, V. NJ. is spending the
spring vacation with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. j. Welch of South street.
THE Christian as a Patriot ". II be
the theme of the conference at .he
Second Congregational chapel service
tonight Hour is 1880. Every body
welcome.
Bennington council r and ii. NJ.
will hold regular meeting this eve
ming, March 22nd s o'clock. Import
ant business will be called MP and 1t
Is requested OF the members that they
attend.
Emerson 25 cent Double Disc rec
olds for March on sale at Evans.
Late popular songs and instrumental
hits can be played on any make Of
talking machines and monographs
Look over the list. Adv.
Letters received from Arthur Girls
void, son CT George Griswold of Sill
yer street, who Is in the U. 8. Navy
state that he is stationed in Cuba. He
has recently been promoted and is
meeting with. great success.
Interesting studies in johns Gospel
tonight at the First Baptist church
at 7.30. Another section OF the Bart
lett letters will be read. These let
tiers are full of interest The public
are cordially invited. There viii be
a deacon's injecting proceeding the
prayer service also after 10 meet
those who wish to unite with the
church. rs
The first annual number of the
Motormen and Conductors Magazine
published by the members of division
1876 of Pittsfield is being distributed
in town today. 1t has a number OF
pictures of officials Of the Berkshire
street railway and of employees and
contains advertisements OF business
places along the entire line. A large
number OF Bennington storekeepers,
hotel men and professional men have
their advertisements in one section.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22
MOTOR FIRE TRUCKS
p q. Gardner viii Throw In Commits
sion for Rubber Boots.
To the Board OF Trustees.
Village OF Bennington, VT.

To the Board OF Trustees.
Village OF Bennington. VT
Gentlemen:--
| will furnish to you for the Village
of Bennington, F. o. b., Philadelphia,
Pa, three Vim motor trucks with the
following equipment for the Benning.
ton Fire Department, said trucks are
constructed and built by the largest
exclusively motor truck company In
the world and are standard In every
respect and are the same chassis as
the trucks now being used by Armour
G. Company. The New England Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company. new
equipment, and many other large
users of trucks. The two above
mentioned are now dispensing with
the Ford trucks now in use and re-
placing them with the Vim truck do
ing so from a business standpoint
solely on account of the reduced cost
of maintenance. You will note that
the chemical tank is increased in size
on the Vim truck to 35 gallons instead
of the 5 gallons tank on the Ford, al
so that the carrying capacity of the
Vim is greatly increased with a ca
pacity Of 800 feet CT hose instead of
500 feet as proposed. The Vim truck
will be standard Vim truck chassis,
not q touring car chassis, the Vim
hasss being designed especially for
truck work and is adopted by many
tiles and incorporated villages for
this work
Equipment Body of sheet steel
with polished brass hand rails, com
Uletely equipped with 80 gallon
Champion double loaded chemical
tank, and sufficient chemicals to re-
charge the tank, $50 feet three quar-.
ter inch chemical hose; IS foot rapid
hoist extension ladder, 3-gallon hand
extinguisifer, locomotive bell. crow
bar. axe, pike pole. play. pipe holder
and lanterns. hose compartment with
capacity of 600 feet of two and one
half inch hose, complete in every de
tail.
will furnish these trucks equipped
as above for the sum of $500 as ap-
propriated by the Village and will
upon the receipt of check to cover
anne, turn over to the Fire Depart
nent or to the committee of the VIII
age Trustees for the Fire Depart
ment the sum of One Hundred and
Seventy-Six Dollars to be used for the
purchase Of Rubber Boots or Rubber
Goats CT for such other equipment as
may seem best, This money to be
turned over as may be directed by
he Board of Trustees.
Putnam House Garage.
l.1 p, b. Gardner. Prop.
Dated at Bennington. VI, March 22ni.
1917. ~ 'ilt isii-i Adv
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22
Motoring Troubles and
How to Overcome Them

Some persons seem unable to learn
how to shift gears, nor exactly when
shifts are required particularly if
their ears have selectivc or progressive
type shifts, probably because they do
not realize how important the how and
when Of gear shifting il, and have not
taken pains 10 master the instructions
or are just naturally not prompt in
their movements. Shifts should be
noiselcss, smooth, without a jerk. says
- writer in the Harm journal. One
bad shift may cause immediate and
serious trouble At The least. each bud
shift seriously shoytens the, life, of the
entire driving mechanism behind the
clutch I9y5l nef rntq
Broken axles are II common result or
driving so that one wheel slips while
the other pulls and OF getting wheel
in rut or drain, Such breaks have
been caused ny using II beaded, grip
ping new tire ON one driver and an old,
smooth worn one on the other.
i careful study OF the oiling chart is
toned too often. The manufactures
knows how often each part needs oil
Ing. and The Kind of oils or greases
tlat viii give best results in each part.
Follow Instructions and don't use cheap
grades they're too expensive. ~ "a
\ missing cylinder or one not giving
ful power is probably the most com
Mim Of all motor troubles, and the I'M
even. ierky pull Is extremely wearing
on all driving parts, You can break
y cord by Jerking that You could not
break by ii steady pull. The Jerks
caused by missing or lonfing cylinder
have Tint Same effect on the entire
driving mechanism. II Is commonly
due to bad spark plugs or leaky valves
or to the yihrntors on cars using that
system Make the trouble good before
YOU wear your shaft out OF true or Ioos-
on hearings or break something.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22
PROFIT ~ THIS
Don't Waste Another Day.

Don't Waste Another Day.
When you are worried by back
ache;
BY lameness and urinary disor-
ders--
Don't experiment with an untried
medicine.
Follow Bennington peoples exam
pie.
Use Doan's Kidney Pills.
Here's Bennington testimony.
Verify it If you wish:
Nicholas Butler 121 Bradford Pl.,
Bennington. says: my bask was
very painful and at times when
would try to bend. sharp pains caught
ne in the small of my back. The ac-
ton Of my kidneys was too frequent,
ausing me to get up several times at
night The kidney secretions were
unnatural and contained sediment and
scalded in passage. | felt tired and
at times was very miserable. On
riend's advice, used Doan's Kidney
Pills. About six boxes of this medi-
zine, procured at Gokay's Drug Store,
'emoved the trouble. ] have had no
Aidney complaint since
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
imply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Ooan's Kidney Pills--the same that
Mr.. Butler had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22
How to Tell If the Valves OF Your Car
Arc In Good Shape.

The fit of the valve head and the
valve seat is usually tested by coating
the valve bead with Prussian blue pig
mcnt and pressing it in place against
the seat. The waive is then turned
about one-fourth of a revolution and
removed. If the valve and seat are Il
proper fit the entire seat will show
blue, though if the valve head and seat
do not fit only the high spots or ridges
on the valve seat will receive a coating
of blue. In such an event the grinding
process should be continued until the
valve head has an even bearing all
over the seat
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22
Why the Sunflower Is an All Around
Valuable PLANT,

The pith of san1ewer stalks is by far
fhe llglltest vegetable substance. Dried
aundower pith. in fact. is ten times
lighter than cork, while the pith of the
elder tree is three times as light as
cork. The sunhower is cultivated to a
great extent In central Russia, where
every part of the plant is put to some
use. The pith in particular is carefully
emoved from the stalk and used In
making life saving appliances. a sufil-
lent quantity can he carried on per-
ion to keep him aloat. and it Is so light
re will never notice its weight
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22

'What can | do for you?" he asked.
Il have here pocket edition of Web
ster's dictionary. and ] want TO look
ny that word apropos.' l don't intend
TO sit here and let some oily tongued
stranger slip one over on u.s." replied
the sandy whiskered man.
You are little suspicious, see"
said the speaker. Nov, that word to
which you refer means
Never mind what it means en-
joined the little man. I'm locking II
up. let smooth talker sell me a
micyclc enc time. He said it was the
last word in convcyanccs. aud when
vaid the expressage on it found had
purchased wheelbarrow.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22
Snartly Said

Hate yourself and other fellows win
follow suit
Worry has never been known 10 lift
even feather.
Some fellows wait until the ice is
pretty thick before casting their bread
upon the waters.
Al the end Of the honeymoon the
bride realizes that peaches and lemons
look very much alike on the tree.
Ii you do not realize what fool you
are you can Mt least understand what a
fool the other fellow is.
In many instances of reform il would
he better if the embalmer could work in
conjunction with the reformer.
1t is apparent that many of the poets
who saddle Pegasus ought to he inn
prisoned for cruelty 10 animals.
The optimistic man is never quite as
enthusiastic after he has endeavored to
touch n few friends for a loan.
No matter how she looks, woman
always feels the difference between
twenty-five dollar and ninety-eight
cent hat when il is OF her head
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22
no n TO Be ri : or
CHRONIC DAND UFI

The only way to be permanent!
rid of disgusting, untidy dandruff |
to correct its cause. Destroy the dan
druff germ and get rid OF dandruf
for good by rubbing little of the
genuine Partisan Sage directly on the
bare scalp until absorbed. You viii
surely be amazed at the result Of ever
one application.
Only few days massage with Par
isian Sage are needed to destroy tn.
germs that cause dandruff to form
The scalp becomes healthy, the hail
will grow better. show more life ant
vitality, and you need never be
troubled by dandruff again. Faded
dull or lifeless hair is quickly restoI
ed to beauty by this simple treatment
which is absolutely harmless.
Partisan Sage can be obtained from
VIM. L. Gokay and druggists every
where. 1t Is not expensive. ~.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22
Why Birds Must Have Water For Both
Drinking and Bathing Purposes.

water is just as important to the
birds as food says a writer In the
Woman's Home Companion. land some
times is harder for them to find. Any
plans for attracting birds must include
some sort Of water supply both for
drinking and bathing. 1t is almost I'M
possible to let an apartment TO these
tenants without a bathroom.
"A bird bath can be mnde very at.
tractive feature Of the garden. All the
taste and money one has can he Law
ishcd on It. | often wonder whether
the birds appreciate the Carrara mar
hle and the bronze sculptures provided
for them. l rather think they do
Practically. however. they get on very
well with cement pool 1t should be
shallow. with a slowly shelving rim
and n rough bottom, and it should be
IN Il somewhat secluded spot, for as
I've already said, birds are shy"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22
How to Carry TWO Liquids In Ono Bot

In one quart patent bottle two
different liquids Of the same tempera-
turc may be carried by the following
method: The opening of this size bot
tie is about one inch in diameter.
Hence n test tube three-1uarters of an
holding about eight ounces. or one-half
pint, may be filed with one liquid,
sealed with cork dipped in melted
parafiin and inserted in the patent
bottle. into which the other liquid has
already been poured. in this way
lemon juice. for example. may be car
riCd in the same bottle with milk.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22
How t. pack Books &c Take on Your
Vacation, atf .rauf

Vacation t-lae is coming. and not ;
few OF US Will want TO take books alons
fp- pleasure or study. There is q
wrong a. well as a right way TO pac
books Pack in small packing case.
stand the parcels on end with tn.
edges next to the sides OF the case
and the back of the bindings pointed
toward the inward, placing crumple
newspapers between thcgI TO ease iii
pressure on the round part of IL.
books. which may be otherwise presse
fat Line the case with wrapping pa
per. place thickness of paper owe.
the top and fasten on the cover Wit
screws in preference to nails. M
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22

to fight. can tel by your looks. Your
face is too benign
Two b. nine. Two b. nine, is it, We
spalpeen| beloved Casey MY face
Is two b nine, is it?r
And wallop went the gent in the
trock coat into the muddy gutter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22
Nothing but Love.

Algernon after being accepted
Have you ever loved before?
Angela-No; / have often admired
men for their strength. courage, beau
ty, intelligence or something like that.
you know. but with you, Algernon,
it's all love--nothing else.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22
YOUR TYPEWRITER.
How to Clean and Care For This Mod :.
ern Necessity.

How to Clean and Care For This Mod :
ern Necessity.
Many million people use typewriters
and great many of them leave the
typewriter uncovered most of the time
when not In USE
There is one great economy in cover
ing typewriter-in the saving of the
ribbon. OF course cover also keeps
out dust and dirt and keeps other peo-
pie from using the mac hine, but by
far the greatest direct saving is In the
ribbon.
The liquid ink on the ribbon will
eyaporate just like any other liquid
and If it has the whole room 10 evapo-
rate in a great deal more viii come
off than when It is combine In a small
space. AS science puts it, liquid
win eyaporate continually until the
space around the liquid is saturated
with its vapor.
This saturation point rises with the
temperature, so on a hot day more
Ink evaporates than on n cold day.
But when II space Is saturated with the
vapor the evaporation ceases. and so
if the space be made small. by means
Of n typewriter cover. minimum
amount of the ink will be lost. A proof
of the matter is found in the pronounc-
ed odor typewriter gives off when
The cover is taken off after period
Of rest.
Exactly the same thing happens with
a bottle half full of water. Leave this
hottie open and in n few days all the
water has evaporated. But close the
bottle with stopper and only enough
water will evaporate to fill the space
between the water surface and the
stopper, thus saving practically the
whole contents for further use
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22

and they We're
wholly oblivious
of the gathering
crowd until an
urbane and gen
teel person in n
frock coat put in.
"Come, come.
my IN a M he
said, gently
plucking Pat Ca
sey by the sleeve.
lyon don't wan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22

money arose to
make a few re-
MARKS s,,ow 81,
zens,' lie opened
up, "apropos''
"Jist a minute,
mister" said a
$ IN a II, sd II d Y
WHISPERED man.
x look of annoy
ance crossed the
speakers face.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22
Not to Be Humhuggcd.

\ big mass meeting was being held
in Blimville. The well groomed and
slick looking individual who was try
ing to separate the town from its
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22
WHY WE SHOULD AVOID

VI " - IL y i y q =.
) STAMPS AND ENVELOPES :.
) WITH THE TONGUE.-Some- !.
times, If we think Of it, we use :.
little sponge to moisten the back :.
Of the postage stamp or the gum ::
med flap of the envelope. but +
more often we touch it with the !.
tongue. If we would always hear :
) in mind the fact that the glue !.
used OH the stamps and envel. :.
opes is made from refuse prod =
ucts, which consist mainly of !
bones and hoofs Of animals that Z.
may have been diseased we =
; would think twice before touch +
ing it with the tongue. The :
stamps and envelopes themselves :.
are made from rags and in the 4
process OF their transformation !.
into paper are handled by all =
sorts of people. :
!. 4, y !. 4. IL Il 4. q, 4 I. 4 L 4 4. Z. 4
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22


~ times b. s!'Gspiilg the uppe.
a eyelaslies and drawing thi
eye!id downward. allowing II In return.
ing 70 come III contact with the lowe.
ashes 50 that They mas act as broom
IT brush. II the foreign body is on
the ball this will not remove II.
Frequently 1t is sufficient to rub the
other eye vigorously. Thus by causin /.
sympathetic movements of the Injured
eye an increase of tears may help TO
wash out the offending particle. ID,
not in any case rub the injured eye
'iome make a practice Of inserting a
haxseed in the eye. the seed movin.
around and removing the foreign mat
ter
The best way TO remove foreign mat
ter is TO hold a toothpick over til,
upper lid with one hand and with the
other grasp the upper eyelashes an
lift and bend the eyelid sharply bao!:
over the toothpick so that the lime.
pink surface is in plain sight
Sharp eyes ami good light. with per
maps the assistance OF magnifyins
glass, should detect the intruding par.
ticle, which should be removed by some
sterile body If possible, such as ster.
ilized gauze,
Occasionally for some time after the
object has been removed there will be
an irritation. giving the impression that
the object is still there. Pa. yltY
Swab the eyes with a solution OF
witch hazel and boiled water equal
parts, and this sensation soon passes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22
Light as Chaff
The peacemaker.

The fight between Pat and Mike was
waxing fast and furious. 1t had pro-
crossed to the extent that each had for
gotten what 1t was about originally
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22
How to Make Hop Beer at Home and
Easily.

Take five quarts of water, six ounces
of hops, boil it three hours. then strain
the liquor, add to it five quarts of wa
ter, four ounces Of bruised ginger root:
boil this again twenty minutes, strain
and add four pounds of sugar. When
lukewarm put in a pint IF yeast. Let
t ferment; in twenty-four hours 1t will
)e ready for hottling.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22
POSTING NOTICE

My wife. Blanche NJ. Phillips, hay
ing left my bed ,and board without
iue cause OF proyocation | hereby re-.
fuse to pay any bills contracted by
her after this date.
Fred w. Phillips.
Bennington, VT, March 15, 1917.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22

Owing to an increase of rent ant
cost of incidentals the rent OF Fores
ars hall will be increased after Apri
ist. For rates apply to g
Jesse Buss,
$40 Main St. Committee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-22
HOW = : = = :
To Remove Painful SUBJ
stances From Your Eye

sT. cinaei' 81 other foreign
Meter may be removed some.
times BY s!rspii.g the uppe:
eyelaslies and drawing thu
Evening star., 1917-11-16
Wool Pants,
$500 to $1.98

Corduroys. fancy home
spuns. mixtures and all
wool blue serge: full-cut:
lined and taped through
out. Sizes s to Is years.
Evening star., 1917-11-16
Hats, 59c to $4.95

All new and desirable
styles; made OF velours.
plushes and fancy mix
lures. in blues. black.
brown and green. Sizes
2Il to 16 years.
Evening star., 1917-11-16

SHOP EARLY
And
MAIL EARLY

If you expect your friends to
receive their gifts by Christ
mas you must shop and mail
them early-start tomorrow.
Evening star., 1917-11-16
Grafonolas

II you are anticipating the pur-
chase Of a Grafonola before
Christmas-Buy It Now-as
later on the demand will be
so great that you run a
chance of being disappoint-
ed.
Evening star., 1917-11-16

'hese consist OF chemise and
knickers: made of fine quality
nainsook; knicker and open-leg
styles; yokes with straps over
shoulder, and lace trimming.
Third Floor-Lansburgh
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-19

was operated on for appendicitis and
the operation was a very successful
one. Her daughter Hazel, who has
been with her mother in Keokuk, re-
turned home Monday. Mrs. Good
enough Is a sister in law Of Mrs. J. A.
Gordan.
Ross Ffndley and sister Miss Beulah
nave both been on the sick list. Ross
has been very ill, caused from inhaling
too much gas at the garage and his
sister has been sick with the grip.
Little Ignore Hosford. daughter OF
MI. and Mrs. Lynn Hosford has been
quite sick with stomach trouble and a
severe cold. She is improving.
Little Billy Angel, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Rngel of Keokuk was
brought home from Iowa City a few
days age Billy had the infantile par
alysis few years ago in this city
which left him in a very crippled state.
The parents have had the little boy
under a specialists care for several