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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21
UNCLE SANS MARINES.
A Fine Body of Fighters and Always
Ready For Battle.


United States marines are always to
be found where tr,able breaks out if
the scene tx in reach Of transports or
warships. They are qualtered on every
first class SHIP of the navy, ready to go
ashore as infantry. AZ heavy or light
artillery or in machine gun squads.
There is not and never was better
body Of fighting men ashore or ailoat
than the American marines. Their ira
dition Of efficiency and fearlessness is
one OF the finest Usually they go
against the enemy when heavily out
numbered und often are required 10
hold their own In the midst of hostile
populations until bluejacketS and the
army can be sent to back them up. 1t
is only natural that the most adventur-
Gus spirits from every quarter of the
world, soldiers of fortune who want to
be always in good fight. should have
been attracted TO force which offers
so many opportunities of the kind
No company. no squad, of United
States marines has ever shown the
white feather They are of the cream
of military nobility. On their caps
ther wear a little metal globe and the
words "Semper Iidels'-they go wher-
ever the flag is carried, where trouble
is thickest. and they are the ever faith
full legion which never fails us-provi-
deEce Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21
The Midnioht of the World

How peacefully the world moved OF
through the early summer of 1914
! Hardly a ripple disturbed the calm
| surface OF the waters. The Chinese
| revolution was an assured fact. Mex
leo was seething, but when was il
not Europe was as quiet as at any
| time in century. Only the problems
of Ireland threatened international
stability and all evidences pointed to
an early remedy for this old disease of
the British realm. 1t was the serene
shutdown of civilization
Suddenly night fell. The clash of
mighty armies broke the profound
stiffness. The uproar grew louder.
This was no ordinary war. Nations.
dynasties. ideals, traditions were tot
tering to their fall. The storm con
tinued 70 increase. And today what
a different world turns its whitened
face to God!
Autocracy. held in leash by the ten
denotes of humanity or forgotten in
the prosperity of the age, has become
a positive. devastating force on earth.
1t has united to beat down the
strength of democracy. Germany,
Austria, Bulgaria Turkey-these are
the high priests of absolutism And
they have forced their hosts across
the borders of the democratic coun-
tries to a bulwarked line where they
are fighting with the bitterness and
the tenacity of wild beasts
And democracy, with its resources
challenged. its easy-going tolerance,
destroyed and its faith in humanity
turned into distrust, faces such malign
fees with the future of mankind in its
hands But, how weakened is democ
racy's potency Thousands of square
miles of its prosperous possessions
have been ravaged and utterly laid
waste by the Huns. America, hitler
TO considered the leader in democratic
thought, has hesitated. argued and
side-stepped; and now that at last
1t entered the conflict, it has been de-
batting ON nCnessentials for month
while France has been bleeding to
death. Russia. saved by its assoc!a
tons from cZarism, is. proving incom
petent and useless TO the armies of
the allies 1t is a hothed of schism
and treason, uncertain and, for the
time being. Frustrated.
Nor is this all Forty-four millions
of men are under arms; six millions
are prisoners; five millions are dead:
one hundred millions are on the verge |
Of starvation; and millions more must |
pay their lives as toll to the Unsuitable |
gods Of war. Faith in the upward eyo |
luton OF humanity is wavering; the !
very existence of moral standards is |
questioned; woman, losing her high |
place in the progress of the race. is |
being looked upon by the entire Ger
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21
Fourteenth Century Lie.

In the fourteenth century people lived
in mud huts, with u rough door and no
chimney. 1t was not till century lat
er that the erection OF u chimney was
considered more than an indulgence in
luxury, fire commonly being built
against the mud plastered wall of the
hut and The smoke escaping through
the roof All furniture was OF wood.
Most persons slept on straw pallets,
with Il log of wood for pillow. Even
the nobility had no glass in the win
dows during this time. Cleanliness was
not characteristic Of the people, and
Thomas Beckett was considered more
than necessarily nice because he had
the floor of his house strewn with fresh
straw each day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21
SHOTS FROM THE SKY.
Meteors That Bombsrd Us and the
Puzzle OF Their Origin.


Most persons have no comprehension
Of the actual bombardment to which
the earth is continually subjected from
the heavens Millions of small meteors
enter the atmosphere every twenty
four hours. and in addition TO these II
has been calculated that on the average
not less than 4 hundred large meteor
ties strike the earth somewhere every
year The small mctcors are totally
consumed by the heat and friction, and
only their slowly settling dust ever
touches the, earth's surface. although
any one of them II not resisted by the
mir would hit with from twenty to "A
hundred times the velocity of the swift
est bullet.
The big meteorteS, on the contrary,
which frequently consist of solid iron,
often get through the airy shield with
enough of their original velocity left to
bury themselves many feet in the hard
est soil. They constitute a real peril.
Although the chance Of anybody being
hit by 4 meteorite is almost infinitely
small. yet the annals Of mankind show
that few persons have actually been
killed by these strange shots-from the
sky.
Whence do they come? The small
meteors are apparently the debris of
those hardly less mysterious bodies.
comets, bul nobody has yet suggested
a satisfactory origin for the great me-
teoriteS.-Garrett T. Serviss in New
York Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21
NORTH BENNINGTON

Edgar Alderman is the guest OF hii
mother, Mrs Alice Carr.
Misses Nellie and Jennie Henry o.
Hoosick Falls were in town Sunday.
good congregation listened Will
| pleasure to an excellent sermon by
Rev. h. b. ToZer of Hoosick Falls
who occupied the Baptist pulpit sun
day morning, Mr.. Tozier's subject
was THE Value OF the Gospel and
from the stand point of an old soldier
be brought out many truths well worth
contemplating.
The two little daughters OF John
James of Hawks avenue are still very
i'll with scarlet fever, although the
older one, who was stricken first,
shows signs of Improvement. The
nurse, Mrs Olive Teft. who took
charge of the cases last week Mon
day, is now quite i'll with the same
disease at the home of Mr. and Mrs
James.
Water Henry, the little fifteen
months old son OF Mr. and Mrs. Asa
Solomon of Greenwich street, died
Saturday evening from a complication
Ct whoopng cough and pneumonia,
The funeral services will be held from
the house Tuesday afternoon at
O'Clock, Rev l. W. Hayford OF the
Methodist church officiating, Inter
ment In Grand View cemetery.
Several acres of land on the Nc
Cullough property, fall Farm" have
been offered for the use Of any citi-
zens in the village who are willing to
cultivate extra land Many are avail
ing themselves of this excellent OPP
portunty, and the land is to be put in
proper shape, and all expense divided
proportionately The management
of this Part Of the work and the stalk
ing of OF the different portions. Is in
the hands Of competent committee,
who are making all arrangements in
business like way.
Every woman in North Bennington
who is willing to do her Bit will
not have to look far for an opportuni
IT, Plenty of material is ready and
waiting for willing hands to convert
it into much needed garments, and
hospital accessories, at the home OF
Mrs. J. G Mccullough, where an inn
mense amount of work of this kind
has been accomplished during the
years Of war abroad. Many have
been interested in this work in the
cause OF humanity but now that the
trouble has come to our own land, |
and homes here and there all over our
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

man machine as merely the instru
ment for brutal passion and unabridg-
ed cruelty: children are murdered al.
| most as a pastime; fatal gases, sub
marines, airplanes and other war ma
chimes are being used contrary TO the
laws of nations and of decency; the
Turk has been received into the Teu-
ton family of nations with open arms,
and his massacres are being condoned
Such is the change of these brief
years. Blottedf out entirely are many
of the beliefs of man regarding broth
erhood, interna; onal amity and the
friendly parliamci t OF the powers.
Surely we have reached the midnight
OF the world.
We speak of the Dark Ages, In
comparison with this there never
were any Dark Ages. The blacklist
OF them was a blaze of noon beside
the twentieth century. This is indeed
a darkness that can be felt" The
world has come literally into the
Jaws of death, into the mouth of hell.
Is this the end of our dreams? Has
the hope of civilization passed away?
Is the structure We have raised found
ed upon shifting sand?
Let it not be forgotten that it is
always darkest before dawn. The
morning always follows midnight
and out of the fearful blackness of the
night will be born the sunlight of the
morrow. Even now those who stand
upon the mountain peaks think they
can see the first dim promise of the
coming day. Nature is still true and
our hearts can face the future with
out misgivings il we will but remem-
Der that morning never failed us yet |
Though we must travel through the |
valley of the shadow of death, the
stars are still burning overhead and |
the God above them SAUNDERS not
nor sleeps The way is long and |
the darkness of the worlds midnight |
is thick; but no night was ever so
dark that 1t did not retreat before the |
sun. In the midst of the terrors that /
surround us we can therefore still be F,
certain OF our future. The Stygian |
gloom can not overwhelm us, in spite !
of our doubts and our fears. After |
midnight comes the dawn; and it |
may be that even now the daybreak is |
at hand.-Troy Record.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

had seen advertised in the newspapers,
and in two weeks noticed marked i'm
provement. | continued its use and am
now free from pain and able to do all
my homework. Mrs. B. B. ZIELNsKA,
234 Volt Ave, Buffalo, N. Y.
Women who recover their health, nat
urally tell others what helped them.
Some write and allow their names and
photographs to be published with testi
monials. Many more tell their friends.
If you need medicine for women's
ailments, try Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound. Write Lydia E. Pink
ham Medicine Co. tconfidentiaD for any
thing you need to know about these
troubles.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

FOR SALE OR TO RENT-The
Daniel A. Casey farm in the western
section of Bennington. Farm contains
about so acres of excellent land and
buildings are in first class shape In
quire of William P. Hogan, admins
traitor. 69tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21
MISCELLANY

NOTICE-Farmers Attention! Con
tagious Abortion can be cured. For
caluable information. address Luxel
Company, Montpelier 1916"
NOTICE-Why pay $4,000 and $25.-
90 for mems suits and oyercoats when
you can buy for $3.50 and $16.50. All
wool suits and overcoats made to
your measure. Guaranteed to fit and
hold their color Pay $500 down.
Send card, will call anywhere. Vanct
Stacy. South SALISBURY, Vt. 9ltl2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

beloved country are to send their
sons into the conflict, every woman
who can possibly be spared from her
own household for few hours, on
Tuesday afternoon OF O'clock will
find something waiting for her to do
Let us all make a special effort, and
set aside that one afternoon of each
week for service for our country, as
long as 1t may be needed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

| suffered from 4
female trouble with
pains in my back
and side and a gen.
eral weakness. |
had professional At
tendance most of
that time but did
not seem to get
well. AS a last re-
sort ! decided TO
try Lydia E. Pink
h a ms Vegetable
COMPOUND which 1
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

TO RENT-The Schwartz meat
market, so-called, located on Main
street in the village of Bennington
Best located, best equipped and best
known meat market in Bennington
An ideal location for any kind of bust
ness. Inquire of C. w. Soule, execu-
or. 75tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21
TINT LIVER is NO GOOD

that IS so lazy 1t lets the SIKH do part
of its work. The skin tusns yellow
doing it. Such q liver upsets the whole
system. Take Hoods Pills. they put
the liver TO work: best for bllicu sness,
yonowness, constipation. DO not irrl-
tate nor grippe. Price 25c., of druggists
or &. /. Hood Co.. Lowell. Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

WANTED TEACHERS-Good posi-
tons, public and private schools. ele'
mentary and academic grades. Free
registration for limited time. Hatha.
way Teachers Agcy. Tel 226-W.
ATff
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

WANTED-Pupil Nurses, male and
female, wanted at the Taunton State
Hospital Training School for Nurses
For particulars, address DR.. Arthur V.
Goss, Supt., Taunton State Hospital,
Taunton, Mass. 64t1
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

TO LET-Contract for cutting and
hauling to my mill two to four million
feet of hard and soft wood logs. In
quire of R. II. Sheldon, West Rupert
S2t25|
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21
WANTED

WANTED GIRLS-Packing clothes
pins and wood dishes, operating ma
chimes. 1925 per week fun time
Packers can earn $500. Board $400.
Railroad fare paid to those remaining
ninety days time. Ludington Wood
enware Company WILMINGTON, Yer
mont. 96t2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

Observation-Disclosures carpenters
at once. Fifty-fve cents per hour.
Also good laborers. two dollars and
seventy cents, three dollars, and up
for nine hours, according to expert
ence. Apply Casper Ranger Construc-
ton Co, Holyoke, Mass. 94t3
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

FOR RENT-Four rooms with run
ming water and toilet. All Main ST.
Suitable for one or two offices. Rooms
formerly occupied by DR.. b. c. Jen-
ney. L. S. Norton. 60tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

FOR SALE-Eggs for Matching.
White Wyandotte Fishel strain.
Splendid winter layers. Satisfactory
fertility guaranteed. Price $3.50 per
hundred; $3.50 per fifty. s1.25 per
setting of Is. w. C. H. Cushman,
North Bennington, VT Phone 629-J
48tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

Papa. what is the difference between
a sanitarium and an asylum
about 500 Il week. New York
Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

WANTED-Position as chauffeur.
Careful driver, ten years experience,
best of references. Address Chauffeur,
Banner Office. 69t23'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

TO RENT-After June LIST, an eight
room tenement, 131 Grand View street.
Electric lights, bath room and gas
connections. Small family, inquire
of Nash & Hutchins or call at 1873
Grand View from 10 a. m until p.
m. From Z to in the evening. S5tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

Observation-Disclosures hand turn
er for wood. Good wages with piece
work and steady employment. Apply
at once II. T. Cushman Mfg, Co.
Telephone No. 529-W. S1tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

FOR SALE-Thoroughbred Guern-
sey Bull King Masher", 9th. Price
5000 or would exchange for another
thoroughbred. Andrew Barney, Man
ager of Carpenter Hill farm, Pownal
Center, VT 28tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

WANTED-Washngs and ironings.
203 Division ST. 95t6*
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21
NOW FREE
FROM PAIN
Woman Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkhan's Vegetable Com
pound after Three Years
Suffering.

Buffalo, N. Y.--"I am the mother of
four children. and for nearly three years
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

FOR SALE-Salted and smoked pig
pork, hams and shoulders, 10 ID. to
20 lb. a piece, barrels Northern
Spie apples, barrels of seed and eat
ing potatoes, early and late. Write
Frank Broyton or tel. Hullihans hotel
White Creek, N. Y. 91t6*
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21
TO RENT

TO RENTING room cottage 2O4
Pleasant st. Good cellar, also veg
etab,e garden. s12 per month, pay
able in advance. Small family, adults.
Apply 206 Pleasant st. 95tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21
WANTED

WANTED-Lady. nice home, wish
es acquaintance of gentleman. hold
ing good position, no drink. or
gambler. who can appreciate kind
ness, love quiet home life. Lock p
o. Box, 263, Adams, Mass. 94t6f
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

FOR SALE-19 IL acre chicken farm
located close to and near the village
OF North bennington. Land all smooth
and tillable. nearly new house, chest
nut finish; new barn and garage. els
tern in house and good well of water
at door, poultry house, 15x120, one
72x15, killing house 12x15 on con-
crete foundation with water and sew
er connection, colony houses, of
which are 12x20, buildings all new.
Price $4,000. Nash & Hutchins 9Stf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Bungalow near Har-
rington's Pines. Pleasantly located.
Furnished complete e. l.. Lambert,
96t6*
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

FOK SAIlE-oU NOTstS. we just
arrived and have good stock. 10
pair $500 to $3.50. pair 2400 to 200;
single horses, 100 to 1900. We can't
get these good horses as fast as we
can sell them. viii have 2 loads ar
rive in 10 days. Guilford & Wood
Horse Co, +. ]. Wood, Proprietor,
Shelburne Falls, Mass. 92t12
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

been used very IlttIe Tor Three years.
Is splendid proposition for private or
renting purposes. Original cost $4,000.
Car worth three times amount
charged, object for selling no use for
it. O. w. Davis. 95t6
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-13

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1895. Rethens. Charles 7. II.
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s124. Bacaiso. Semun
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-30
WHY HAVE
GRAY. HAIR
Sunshine and Air and Q-Ban
Will Quickly Restore Its
Natural Color.
DON'T USE DYES
You Can Have Soft, LUIS
trous, Handsome Hair
in Abundance Without
Sticky or Dangerous
Chemicals Back to Ma
ture."
DON'T USE DYES

OF course. the use of dyes to darken
rray hair Is unpleasant and not In gooa
taste-even dangerous. in fact But since
the natural color can now be restored
to gray or faded hair in r. perfectly sim,
ME healthful, natural way. why shou!d
anyone have gray hair! why shoula
you? 49, .os r,,rt, Of
Nature combined with the use or Q-Ban
Hair Color Restorer, the good gilt or SCI
ence. Will bring back the natural color OF
YOUR hair. evenly and pleasantly anu
inst as surely as 1t Is true That sun
shine and air are free. Thousands OIL
the foremost people In this country nave
restored their hairs natural color anu
renewed their youthful look In just TINS
way II is nothing TO be ashamed OF.
like the use Of dyes. Nor does 1t arouse
suspicion, as dyes do ny the unhalui al
annearance they give the hair
All YOU need TO do to gam rlch anu
coveted beauty Of hair, wi thout a trace
of gray, is to wet your hair with te-ball
Hair Color ReStorer. and when II is ar!
enough expose it 70 the free ana pure
smnshine and air, repeating this daily
Chile your hair gradually and evenly
returns to its original. uniform shadc.
O-Ban does not pretend TO WORK Inlr-
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belong to dangerous dyes. Sticky paints
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Your hair will become more glossy, luS-
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-30
WIG, STEEL & IRON
PROPOSES INCREASE
IN CAPITAL STOCK
STOCkHOLDERS WILL CONSIDER
RESOLUTION AT ANNUAL
MEETING FEB. 13.
Would Make 1t Ten Million Dollar
orporation-Rumor of Stock
Dividend is Not Confirmed.

Stockholders of the Wheeling Steel
& Iron company, at their annual meet
ing to be held February Is, will con
slider, among other matters, a resolu
tion proposing to increase the number
Of shares Of authorized capital stock
to 100000, so as to increase the au
thorized capital stock to $10,000,00
The company at present is capitalized
at $7,500,000. with SG,2O0,00O OF the
stock outstanding.
For some time past there have been
interesting rumorS on the street con
Meeting the name Of the Wheeling
Steel & Iron company with such eX,
pressions as stock dividends' and
''melop cutting" It was reported yes,
terday that the distribution OF a ~
per cent stock dividend has been con,
templated. These reports have lacked
official confirmation, however.
A prominent official OF the company
said last night that no plan for the dis
tribution of the new stock, If any Is
issued, had been decided upon. He
said the stockholders will be asked to
adopt a resolution merely authorizing
the increase In stock, and 1t has not
yet been decided when the new STOCK
will be issued. in the event the resolu'
ton is adopted.
In this issue Of the 1ntelligencer ap
pears a formal notice that the resoiu
ton proposing the increase Will De
submitted to the stockholders. II Is
signed BY w. P. Hubbard, William f.
Stifel, G. H. Hubbard, J. ]. Holloway
and Isaac M. Scott,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-30
STRENUOUSLY DENIED
fcontiuusd from FIRST PsSs.)

Presidents note, White had arranged
a meeting between the German ambas-
sador and Lawson. White, after say
ing that he had frequently enter
taIned Bernstorff at his home here,
and they were friends Of long stand
ing, testified that Lawson had sought
to have him arrange meeting with
the ambassador, but that the request
had been made at least a year and a
half ago. He said the request had
come to him through Lawson's con
f1dential man, insolvency" and that
he had told McSweeney to arrange the
meeting himself. White said he did
not know whether the meeting ever
took place.
Mr.. Whipple inquired closely into
Whites friendship with Lawson dur
ing the period prior to the publication
of the note. He developed that the
two frequently met in New York, but
White would not admit that they had
discussed stock market speculation
and the effect that the war and peace
situation would have on the marget.
Except in general terms" White SAID
that he had sought to interest Lawson
IN the securities of the Federal Chem
ical COMPANY which White was pro.
noting, and that Lawson had orereo
TO make a market for them.
ouizzed About Meetings.
Seemingly armed with other lnfor
nation gathered by the committee In
respect to the association OF the two
men, Whipple questioned White IN de
tail as to his various meetings WIN
the Boston financier. and wanted TO
know If. on any occasion, other per