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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-15
BENNNG TON BRIEFS
News ~ the Town ana village Vs9
Sr;sfly TO- Bass a@sss~G

Tomorrow, the 10th. the library
win be closed.
French class at Y. W. c. rooms to-
morrow night at 7.30.
James McGraw of Hoosick Falls is
spending the day in town.
Miss Lillian Van Kleeck is confined
TO the house by a severe cold
Mrs. John Purcell is in Water
yliet where she is visiting her sisters.
The home of Clarence D. Wilson on
Grove street is receiving a fresh coat
OF paint.
Mrs. Robert Daggart of New York
is the guest OF her sister. Mrs. l.. c.
HOltOn Of School street.
New line of children's school dres-
ses just arrived at the New York
store specially priced at SO cents and
up. Adv,
Boys and girls school shoes. quail
ity the best and prices the lowest, at
the New York Store shoe depart
mem. Adv.
Help the Junior Red Cross Satur-
I day afternoon at their sale and enter
tainment on the lawn of Mrs. J. NJ.
! Ayres. Adv
George w. Williams has returned
from ST. Johnsbury where he has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Ripley.
Mrs Charles Mack of Hoosick
Falls and Mrs. Lewis Trombley of
Pittsfied were guests Tuesday OF
Mrs. Joseph Bingham.
Miss Katharine Heffernan of New
York is spending a two weeks yaca-
ton with Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Knapp
| Of Gage street extension.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fleming Of
Marion, Ohio, are spending few
days with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
George Fleming Of Main street.
Assumption Thursday was celebrat-
ed today by masses at the st. Francis
de Sales and Sacred Heart churches
at $50, Z and o'clock this morning.
Thirty.two young people were de-
lightfully entertained at a dancing
party given by Miss Elizabeth Turner
If North Bennington Wednesday even
ing.
Mrs. Lewis Potter and daughter,
Lillian of South SALISBURY were the
guests today at the home of Mrs Pot
ter's mother, Mrs Roselma Van
Kleeck
Mrs. Elsie Lacroix of Dewey street
has received word from her son,
Amos announcing his safe arrival
overseas. Mrs. Lacroix also has a
son Gedeon in the overseas forces.
Miss Margaret Shea, student nurse
at the Troy hospital, is spending q
three weeks vacation with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene j. Shea
She has as her guest. Miss Esther
Fitzpatrick. also of Troy.
The Oaks, Lake Cassayuna will be
the last one this season. There are
only few seats left as only limited
number can be sold Any one wish
ing to take this delightful tril
should see to securing seats at once
Adv.
A very attractive Red Cross sale Is
to be held on Saturday afternoon or
the lawn OF Mrs. j. NJ Ayres. 30S Elm
street from 8 to 3 Much time anC
effort have been given by the mem
hers of the Junior Red Cross to MAKE
the affair a success and it is nope,
that the sale will be well patronized
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wood VII,
have been visiting in town. have re
turned to Hyde Park and are maxim
preparations to move to North Der
nington. Mr. Wood will teach agr
culture in the North Bennington hig
school the coming year. They wer
accompanied to Hyde Park by Mr.
Woods sister, Miss Hope Tompkins.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-15

homework. | am telling my friends
about it. Mrs. j. NJ. CAMUs, 726
Caroline St, Key West, Florida.
Many women at some period in their
life suffer from ailments peculiar to their
sex and which in most cases may be
readily relieved by this famous root and
herb medicine, Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, just as Mrs.
Camus found it helped her after suffer-
ing for years and trying everything else
in vain.
If you have any annoying symptoms
you fail to understand, write Lydia E.
Pinkham Medicine CO., Lynn, Mass.
The results Of their 40y years experience
in advising women on this subject is at
your service.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-15
NG9T1ICES

To the Taxpayers OF the Town OF
Bennington:
A Rate Bill OF the Town Taxes OF
1918 has been placed in my hands for
collection as follows: S1.05 cents on
the dollar for the Town Tax, 20 cents
on the dollar for the Town Highway
Tax, so cents on the dollar for the
Town District School Tax.
| hereby demand payment Of said
taxes, and notify you that will at
tend at the Bennington County Saw
lngs Bank from o'clock a, m, until
o'clock p. m.
There will be discount of 4 pei
cent. on Town tax II paid within 90
days.
9. II. Dewey, Treasurer.
Bennington, VT, July Is. 1918
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-15
NOTnTCES

To the Taxpayers OF the Village OF
Bennington:
A Rate Bill has been placed In my
hands for collection as follows:
90 cents on the dollar for the WI
lage Tax, 20 cents on the dollar for
the Highway Tax on the Grand List
Of 1918
hereby demand payment OF said
taxes, and notify you that ! will at
tend a. the bennington County Say
Ings Bank from . o'clock a. IN. until
2 o'clock p. m.
There will be a discount OF pei
cent. on Village tax II paid within %
days
c, H. Dewey, Treasurer.
BenninF VI. July 10, 1918
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-15
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Re Cured

by local applicationa, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There Is
only one way to cure catarrhal deafness,
and that Is by constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an in
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is
inhamed you have rumbling sound or inn
perfect hearing. ana when 1t is entirely
closed Deafness Is the result. Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored to its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever Many cases Of
deafness are cauacd by catarrh, which Is
an innamed condition OF the mucous sur
faces. nnlr5 Catarrh Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces Of the
system
We VIII give one Hundred Dollars for
my case ot Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
Ne cured by Hairs Catarrh Medicine. Cir
ulars FREQ. All Druggists 75c.
H. CHENEY & co. Toledo. o.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-15
Tor sale

Household furnishings Of all
inds bought and sold. Stock al.
ways on hand.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-15

To the Taxpayers OF the Bennington
Graded School District:
A Rate Bill has been placed in my
hands I collection as follows:
$12O cents on the dollar on the
Grand List Of 1918
l hereby demand payment of said
taxes, and notify you that / will at.
tend at the Bennington County Saw.
ings Bank from . o'clock a. IN. until
o'clock D. m.
There will be a discount of 4 per
cent on above tax il paid within 80
days
II. Dewey, Treasurer.
Bennington, VT, July 10. 1918.
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Let life insurance

be your declaration Of independence.
An Endowment policy in this Com
pany will provide for your family if
you do not live, and for your own old
age il you do National Life ms. Co.,
of VT. (Mutual0 Earle S. Kinsley,
General Agent, Mead Building, Rut-
land, VT. Adv
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-15
ALEXANDER DRYSDALE & SON
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP

Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore subsisting be-
tween the undersigned Ernest L.
Lambert and Marcus j. burlington,
Jr. carrying on business as engineers
and contractors under the firm name
and style of Lambert q Burlington
was on the Sth day of August, 1918.
dissolved by mutual consent. and that
the business in the future will be car.
ried on by the said Marcus ]. Bur.
rington, Jr., alone.
Dated at Bennington in the county
Of Bennington and state OF Vermont
this 18th day of August, 1918.
Ernest l.. Lambert,
Marcus j. Burlington, Jr.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-15
POWNAL CENTER

The regular Sunday school and
preaching services will be resumed
next Sunday afternoon as follows:
Sunday school at o'clock, and preach
ing service at 2.45. The pastor will
occupy the pulpit, and hopes to see
every one in their accustomed place
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-15

IflDle p-ll-S anu u
awful weakness in
m. tscl;. The doc
tor gave me dill
erent medicines but
they didme no good.
|Afriend asked to
try Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable
compound and |
found it to be The
best medicine | ever
tried because it
made me well, and
IL 49,. -r,,- 10 ,..n
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-21
RANK WITH EAsT'S WONDERS
Famous Temples at Mandaiay, In Up.
per Burma, a Spectacle That Few
Tourists Care to Miss.

Of the many strange buildings and
temples in the far East, says writer
in Wide World Magazine, there are
none more wonderful than the 450
Temples of the Law at Mandalay, In
Upper Burma, known as the RuthOl-
daw, or "Royal Merit" The group
consists of a large central pagoda sur
rounded by hundreds Of smaller white
temples, or shrines. They were erect
ed by Ainshay-min, who ascended the
throne on the death Of his brother In
1867 The latter was cruelty murdered
by his two nephews, and 1t appears
that this very much affected the new
king. Not only did he devote his ener-
gtes to peace, but erected this strange
group Of temples, each one of which
contains a slab on which is engraved
a portion of the Buddhist bible. These
holy tablets are made of soft marble
or alabaster, each slab being about
the size Of large old-fashioned tomb
stone. On both sides are engraved
chapters from the Buddhist scriptures.
Over every slab Is erected canopy
sur1nounted by gilded framework Of
metal with small tinkling bells. The
temples are situated in a beautiful
wooded valley, and seen from the sur
rounding hills they present fasclna'
ting picture.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-21
Serving the Commonwealth.

There are many crosses and trials
In the life Of one who Is endeavoring
to serve the commonwealth, but there
are also two permanent sources Of COM
fort. One is the support and sympathy
Of honest and reasonable people. The
other is the conviction dwelling for
ever, like well of living water, in the
hearts of all of us who have faith In
the country, that all we do in the fear
Of God and the love Of the land, will
somehow be overruled to the public
good: and that even our errors and
failures cannot greatly check the ire
sistable onward march of this mighty
republic, the consummate evolution Of
ages, called to destiny grand
er and brighter than we can conceive,
and moving always consciously or un-
consciously, along lines of benefcent
achievement whose constant aims and
ultimate ends are peace and righteous
ness.-John Hay.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-21
M0ONSH|NE STILL RAIDED;
TWO CAROuN|ANS IN NET

Sheriff 7. D. Taylor and posse
raided a moonshine still out in the
hills of Little Butter Creek, just over
the line in Morrow county, Saturday
evening with the result that two moon
sinners are in Jail at Pendleton, and a
real South Carolina still is held in evil
dence, together with stock of corn
whiskey. ~
Three men, two of them Sam Holder
and Ben farrell. late arrivals from
South Carolina. and Bill Clark, of this
county, operated the still which had a
capacity of 25 gallons per day. The
still was located in an out OF the way
place, difficult of access and was fully
equipped with copper kettles. watts,
etc., which are supposed to have been
imported from South Carolina.
FARRELL made his escape by slipping
away in the brush in the darkness Of
Saturday evening. The other two men
have been held in $4,000 bail to appear
before the federal grand jury at Port
land. The prisoners were brought to
Pendleton Sunday morning. A truck
was sent for the still equipment which
was under guard ofsofficers after the
arrests were made.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-21
CLOSING Wild Gas Wells,

Engineering feats, comparable In the
ingenuity required IL not in expedi-
ture Of effort with the closing Of the
Salton sen, have been called for In re-
cent years to close wild gas wells In
northwestern Louisiana. An immense
amount of natural gas has been lost in
wells that have got beyond control In
the Caddo and Red river fields, and
the loss consists not only In the pre-
ctous fuel wasted. but in the lowering Of
pressure on the associated oil. which
Is rendered thereby more difficult to re-
cover. Indeed, 1t is asserted by some
that the ultimate yield Of oil from a
pool is considerably less IL the gas Is
allowed to escape than II 1t is closed
In until as much oil as possible is taxi
en- out.--Argonaut.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-21
MYSTERY IN OCEAN CURRENTS
No sclentIss 4as Been Able to Explain
Satisfactorily the Many Vagarles
Of the Waters.

There are as many vagaries in the
waters as in the winds. Why, for In
stance, should great ocean currents
send their warm waters across the
wide Pacific and Atlantic? Other and
equally mysterious currents exist In
well-nigh all parts Of the world.
1t is on record that the water has run
for weeks out of the Java sea, through
the Strait of Suda and thence back
again for the like period without any
perceptlble rise and fall during those
times.
Then there Is the Equatorial current
that flows into the Caribbean sea, the
ever-flowing current to the eastward
around Cape Horn, the cold stream
flowing from the icy regions Of the
north past Newfoundland and Nova
Scotia and along the American coast
to the extreme end Of Florida, the con.
tlnual current running with velocity
of from four to five knots an hour
through the Strait of Gibralta into
the Mediterranean sea, the swift cur
rent running across the rocks and
shoals off the end of Billion island,
which apparently starts from nowhere
and ends nowhere In the vicinity of
the same place, and the current which,
starting half way up the China sea,
runs from two to three knots an hour
to the northeast and finally ends alb
ruply off the north end Of Luzon.
Then we have those tidal vagaries
known the world over as bores.
Those that run up the Hugh and Ira
wadi rivers, from side to side, till they
reach their limit, often tearing the
ships from their anchorage, originate
nobody knows where or why.
At Singapore 1t has been observed
for days at time that there has been
but one rise and fall In the "a hours.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-21
new BOOKS RECEIVED
OLD ONES RESTORED

The following list of books, which
formerly belonged to the Athena Lib
rary. now extinct, have been stored in
the Christian church and were found
and turned over to the Athena branch
of the Umatilla County Library. by
Rev. Errett, prior to his departure
from Athena. The books are now on
the local library shelves:
Arabian Nights.
Abbott. Hannibal.
Abbott. Charles the First.
Abbott. .-Xerxes.
Besant. ALI Sorts and Conditions of
Men.
Bacon. -Bacon's Essays.
De Stael.-C.rinne.
oyle.-The White Company.
Dickens. Hard Times.
Dumas.-Chevalier Du Maison Rouge.
Dumas.-Countess De Charny.
Dumas. The Black Tulip.
Dumas. The Conspirators.
Haggard. Quatermain.
Hough. The Mississippi Bubble.
Hugo Hans of Iceland.
Longfellow.- Hyperion.
Lowell. 1.-The Bigelow Papers.
Ouida. Under Two Flags.
oe.-The Gold Bug.
Porter. -I'haddeus of Warsaw.
Sewell. Black Beauty.
Scott. The Talisman.
Scott. The Antiquary.
Scott.-The Black Dwarf.
New Books.
Foote. Edith Bonham.
Gregory.-The Short Cut.
Mills.-The Story of Scotch.
Oemler. r.-Slippy McGee.
Porter.-Miss Billy's Decision.
Richmond. Red Pepper Burns.
Shute. Farming 1t.
Aldrich. Hilltop on the Marne.
Beth. All in 1t.
Clemens. Connecticut Yankee at King
Arthur's Court.
Rental Books.
Bower. Star of the Desert.
Dejeans. .-Nobody's Child.
Dell.-Great Heart.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-21
Beauty In Common Things.

Why are there not more men and
women who can put some of the COM
mon things before us where their
worth and beauty can be known
through the emphasis which clear rep
resentation alone can give? 1t takes
a genius to bring beauty out Of things
which seemingly have none, but there
have been such genluses, and there
would be more II those capable did not
from sheer laziness seek the easier
themes. To be sure, flowers and trees
and light and many other things are
common, and these the poet and the
writer Of compelling prose are will
ing to take for texts, but there Is a
soul In a cobblestone waiting for some
one to find and lnterpret.-Exchange.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-21
PLANS ARE MADE
FOR BIG CRUSADE

With the same thoroughness that
characterized the last Liberty Loan
campaign. the government has entered
upon its campaign to pledge the total
amount of the w. S. S. program be-
fore June 28. That the government
expects every person to do his full
part is indicated by the report cards
for solicitors, supplies of which have
| just been received by County Chairman
! R 7. Bishop.
The report cards, addressed to the
secretary of the treasury, are prefaced
with this statement: 'It is my duty
as War Savings solicitor to report
that was unable to secure signed
pledge from the person whose nama
and address are given below" Then
follows blank spaces for the name and
address, occupation and nationality of
the person. reason given for not sign
ing and solicitors opinion.
There''is stub to each card and this
stub is to be left by the solicitor at the
house where for any reason no pledge
was received. The stub serves notice
on. the householder that by proclama-
tion of the President every person is
expected to register on or before June
2S his or her intention of aiding the
the government financially and advises
that the pledge card be signed before
that date. The proclamation of the
President is contained on, the stub.
The campaign in Umatilla county
has already opened in some of the dis
tr:cts and by the end of the week will
probably be under way all over the
county.
Rev. Walter S. Gleiser is chairman
Of. the Athena district, and is tempor-
arily absent from the city. He has
done considerable organization work
for the sale of War Savings Stamps,
and ii is presumed that on his return,
an active canvass will he made to the
end that Athena's quota will be raised
by June 2S. At last reports only a
little over 2 per cent of Athena's
quota of W. S. S. sales had been re-
corded.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-21
CHAS. 1. ALLEN DEAD;
MASONIC SERVICE At GRAVE

Charles H. Allen, prominent farm.
er and esteemed citizen of Umatilla
county, died at his home south of Ad-
ans last Friday, June l4th, aged 70
years. Mr.. Allen had been in declin-
ing health for several months, and for
many weeks was confined to his home.
The deceased leaves a wife, three
married daughters and one son. For
many years he had made his home in
this county. where he had large cir
Gle of friends and acquaintance. who
esteemed HIM for his high qualities.
He was affiliated with the Masonic
and Odd Fellows orders, and the Mas
onic burial services were held at the
grave. The funeral cortege left the
family residence at 2 o'clock Sunday,
the services at the grave in Athena
cemetery being held at 2:30 o'clock.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-21
Walla Walla Police Fired.

As the result of a liquor scandal in
the Walla Walla police department,
Mayor Powell has filed the resigna-
tion of Chief Burman, Sergeant Peter
son, Sergeant Roberts and Patrolmen
Cram, Hussey and Aldrich, with the
announcement that the department
would be reorganized. Nine quarts of
perfectly good booze disappeared from
the department vault which contains
the seizure of illegal liquors.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-21
Horses In the Philippines.

The horses In the Philippine Islands
are ponies containing a mixture Of the
blood of ponies and small horses from
northern China. French-Indo-C China
and Mexico, with a considerable ad-
mixture Of Arab blood. There are about
243,000 horses in the Islands. In Ma
Mia alone about 100 dead horses are
collected every month, which are ere
mated, hides and all, though there is
great need Of horsehides for razor
strops and shoe leather. In the rest
Of the islands probably $500 horse
hides are wasted every year because
no one knows where to sell them prof
ltably.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-21
Quarantine Is Raised.

The quarantine against gatherings
and meetings in Athena was raised by
the board of health Tuesday, after it
was found no new cases of scarlet fe.
yer had appeared, and that the cpl
demic had been effectually stamped
out. 1t appears that the disease de-
veloped in Athena from an epidemic of
measles, which had been prevalent for
a period previous to the ending of the
school year.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-21
Opens New Pressery.

W. J. Carstens announces in an ad-
vertisement in today's Press that he
will open clothes cleaning and press
ing parlor in the Worthington building
on Main street. The location is at the
cd stand formerly occupied by Emery
Worthington. and later, Mr.. Chase.
Mr.. Carsten will also continue to op.
crate q shoe repair shore,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-21

If you have a friend or relative
fighting for the allied cause. be he
where he may. fill out the blank below
and send to M. R. Chessman, secretary
of the Patiotic Service League. 1t
matters not whether a man be with
the Americans, Canadians or other al
lied force. whether in the army or
navy, draft, volunteer or regular. 1t
is desired to secure complete list of
all Umatilla county men in military
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-21
Potato Bread No Novelty.

Potato bread Is no novelty. A letter
written by Voltaire in April, 1775, to
Parmentier, who introduced the tuber
into France, speaks Of the ph.loso-
piers success In making bread com
posed half Of potatoes and half of a
mixture Of wheat and barley. Vol
talre described the product us "very
tasty" and related that his agricU]-
tural laborers at Ferney had eaten 1t,
with the greatest success" during a
Ieriod of famine.
.-.a.,..----- ,...-
New Brand.
Mrs. Leeder-I can't do without my
matutlnal coffee.
Mrs. Eewrich-Is that new brand 2
We've tried SO many that are poor.-"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-21

service. There are many reasons for
compiling this list. 1t is above every
thing else move fer justice to the
boys in service. Do not fail to send
in your names at once. Do not wait
for some enc else. 1t is immaterial
if the same names are duplicated many
times. They will be checked over.
Fill out the blank and mail it at
once. 1t is permissible to phone your
information if you wish to.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-21
Chas. Russell Improves.

Charles Russell has returned from
Portland, where he went for minor
operation. The specialists who have
had charge of his case for several
months, are very much pleased at the
improvement noted in the patients
health.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-21
Harvest Wage Satisfactory.

The Pendleton Tribune says that ac-
cording to all reports the $3 wage
fixed by the conference in Fendleton
week ago for common labor during
harvest, meets with the approval of
both workers and farmers. generally.
The farmers recognize the fact that
the wage is commensurate with that
offered by other lines of employment
and the laboring men appreciate the
fact that the farmer, in adding board
to the wage. is absorbing large part
of the increased cost of living.
DR.. Keylor of Wala Walla, was in
Athena Monday, answering profess
sional call. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Keylor.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-21

Friends and relatives
to M R. Chessman, Sec. Pendeton, ore, Phone 123
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-21
Advertising

The eAthena Press circulates in the
homes OF readers who reside in the
heart of the Great Umstilla Wheat
Belt, and they have money to spend