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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-22
The New Conner.

So, then | died.
They laid me reverently down beside
A kindred maiden that had long grown
dust.
The cool green grasses and the mold
and rust
Covered the granite tomb wherein
she dwelt,
And as, beside her all the years felt
Greeting, sweet cousin!" came a
whispered voice,
Have you fair news the sleeper to
rejoice?'
Fair news, What knew that she had
not known
Lying through ages meath her granite
stone?
Was sky more blue 10 me than she
had seen
Or valley lovelier in its dress of
green?
Chirp the small crickets softlier in
the grass,
Or sing birds sweeter songs as cen
turtles pass?
OF these things that | loved so Won
drously
Surely no newer word could ever be!
said; What would you hear, of all
the world,
That would delight you most? Or
flags unfurled
From sea to sea that freedom might
be won
For all the nations underneath the
sun?
This, dear khAwoman, was the thing
wherefore
You tourney to this far New England
shore!"
Nay, nay!" spake wisitfulIy the
voice, Il would
Hear of new things. The olden deeds
were good
All in their place. But have weari-
ed grown
OF these old thoughts that l so well
have known.
l have so long been thinking here OF
these
Tell me new things, sweet cousin an
you please"
Then, from the life that had laid
aside,
l cOqjmred back the days or ere
died
For 1 had also borne youthful
heart
And told her of the world of books
and art,
If music and the drama a dnof plays
That had seen; of all the city ways
rhe noise and hustle, and the traffic
strife
That had become too burdensome to
bear.
All" came GREATNESS whisper
through the dark,
Where patient waited still Eternaf+
Life
Tell me, sweet cousin, what the
maidens wear!"
And all the hillside kept more still to
ark!
NJ. f. Butler.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-22
Ups and DoMns-

Tourist 49, Anything remarkable
about this hill, drlver?" Driver
"There's nothing peculiar about the hill
itself, but there's queer story con-
nected with it. A young lady and gen
tleman went for walk up here; they
assembled higher and higher and never
came bnck." Tourist-"Dear. dear me
What, then became of the unhappy
pair?" Drivcr-"It is supposed that
they went down on the other side. slr!"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-22
OF French Orioin.

The prefix Fitz tthe son of, so com
mon in England, is supposed TO have
originated in Flanders 1t is remark
able that it Is now unknown in France,
but il occurs in the ancient documents
ana chronicles of that country. 1t was
broueh, TO England by the Normans
under William the Conqueror.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-22
Unworthy American Soldier.

In 1872, on the sixth Of August. De
troit was surrendered by Gen. William
Hull to the British under General
Brock After Hull was released by the
British he was court-martialed by the
Americans, found guilty of cowardice
and condemned to be shot President
Madison notified The sentence to dis
honorable discharge from the army
ana allowed Hull to 20 free.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-22
Jewel sunerstftlona.

In olden time the sapphire was worn
against the bites of vcnomous animals
and to keep away npparitons the em-
eraid to prevent giddiness and
strengthen the memory. The ruby was
considered n powerful amulet to ward
of plaques and had the power Of
making the waarer cheerful"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-22
Rinn un the Gods

In China many temples are provided
with bell mt the entrance, and when
worslpcr enters he gives the rope
pull to ring the hell in order that the
gods may he notified of his coming and
he nj hand to attend to his prayers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-24

but hoped for the day, that eventual
ly came, when they would get into
the thick of the melee where Hun
ing than the driving Of nails or the
operation of steam shovel.
When the first army was formed
the 25th was designated as army
troops and assigned for duty with
the director Of roads and light rail
way. After gas training they were
sent up to the front with headquar-
tiers at Vraincourt and detachments
out in all sections OF the Argonne
engaged in the building of roads,
light railways, ammunition dumps,
dugouts, prison camps, army head
quarters camps, reserve troop shell
tiers, etc.
Played Big Game
On the Toul sector, on the Marine
and in the, Meuse-Argonne offensive
the 25th played the game. They
played to win, and if sense of hard,
oft times dangerous, work we'll done,
the unstinted praise of those under
whose command they worked, is sue
cess, they won. ~.
They are now at Camp Pontane-
zen and in Brest with details work
ing in about every activity wherein
permanent troops are engaged. They
have been designated as permanent
troops since their arrival in January
but are hoping to soon see the day
when they can get back to their
homes in the states.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-24
Teachers Minimum Salary Law
a Passed.

The Fellows teachers minimum
salary law, which passed the senate
without dissenting vote, also pass
ed the house last Thursday with a
good majority, and will. become a
law. ~.
The bill contains the1}following
provisions:
AVeacher who has completed a
four-year college course and receiv-
ed a degree from AN approved col
lege and who is the holder of gen
eral state certificate or a state di-
ploma shall receive minimum sal
airy of 5000 year of forty-eight
weeks until successful experience
Of two years duration shall have
minimum wage shall be $1,000 for a
year of forty-eight weeks.
Az teacher who has completed a
two-year. course in education in a
state normal school or oller school
whose diploma is recognized as an
equivalent diploma by the state
board of educational examiners and
who shall be the holder of state
certificate, or who shall be the hold
er of. state certificate issued upon
mum salary of 1920 a year of forty
eight weeks until a successful ex-
perience of two years dura'on in the
public schools shall have been es-
tablished. Thereafter the minimum
wage shall be $3.50 year of forty
eight weeks.
A teacher who has completed a
normal course in normal training
high school and who has had less
than one year of successful teaching
experience shall receive a minimum
wage of SIS a month. A teacher
who has completed a normal course
in a normal training high school and
who shall have had one year of
successful teaching experience, and
a teacher holding a tirst-grade uni
form county certificate, shall receive
a minimum wage of $65 month
until a successful experience of two
years duration in the public schools
shall have been established; there
after, the minimum wage shall be
$40 a month.
"A teacher who is the holder of a
second grade uniform county certi-
ficate shall receive a minimum wage
Of $55 a month until successful ex-
perience of two years duration in
the public schools shall have been
established Thereafter, the mini
mum wage shall be $50 a month.
A teacher holding a third grade
uniform county certificate shall re-
ceive minimum wage of $45 a
month
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-24
The Automobile Tax.

The automobile tax is a thoughtful
arrangement by which motor car
owners are obliged to drag, drain,
grade and pave the highways Of the
state. The state considers that a
man who is able to buy glittering
$4,000 toy and skate around in 1t
during business hours should be
willing to improve the roads for the
benefit Of the neighbors who prefer
to use top buggy.
All automobiles sold in the open
market at the end Of a promissory
note these days come fully equipped.
The purchase price covers every
possible contingency except tire COW
ers, trouble lamp, electric clock, ex-
ira tubes, tire pump vacuum feed
system and the automobile tax. 1t
is a melancholy moment in the life
of hopeful buyer who has equipped
his car with every accessory listed in
a 200 page catalogue and is then
confronted by the harsh, flinty voice
CT the secretary of state demanding
$12.S6 for az pair of tin number
signs that are produced for 80 cents
The laws of this country are fear
fully and wonderfully constructed.
Whx should man who puts his
money into rapid circulation by buy
SO and the owner of narroW-tired
lumber wagon be allowed to escape?
The narrow tire which is allowed to
tramp up and down over the face of
a macadamized road is menace to
civilization, leaving ruts, wrinkles
and blow outs in its wake, while the
nonskid pneumatic tire carrying
eighty pounds of elastic air does
more good to the roads than the
King drag. Yet the man who owns
four of these tires and sees them
fade away day by day has to pay an
objectionable tax the first of the
year, when money is tighter than
the hide on an alligator trunk.
There would be less unrest among
our people if taxes were more equal
ly distributed. If congress would
pass a law based on horse power,
taxing baby cabs. go-carts. wheelbar-
rows, bobsleds. top buggies. side de-
livery hay >rakes. cream separators
and lumber wagons, the government
would have more revenue and auto
mobile owners would have more CON-
pany.
If government tax of SO cents
per horsepower is tackled onto the
state license fee, there will be moth
ing left for the automobile owner
except suicide.-Howard Ram.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-24
\ = - y X y -
SOLDIER BOY LETTERS
* x X X X X 4
From Perry Latta.
Heffinger, Luxembourg,

t1euluSeI, LuAeluU VI 8,
March II, 1919.
Dear Sister Maude: l will answer
your letter which received day Or
two ago, and was glad to hear from
you. l am feeling fine, hope you are
too. The sun is trying to shine to-
day, but we have had some of the
worst weather here l ever saw. 1t
don't get very cold but it rains about
al the time, especially in the winter
that kind of weather. Yves, Sis, we
got shot in the arm this morning:
you know what I mean, don't you?
I mean that the DR.. shot us with one
of those old sque-gees that looks like
a. tire pump that they pump up the
Ford tires with, but we boys of the
A. E. F. don't mind little things like
that we are used to it. Well, kid, :!
guess it won't be long until we will
be on our way home. We have been
over here almost year. We will
soon be wearing service chevrons
with two gold stripes instead of one.
Did you ever see any of the A. p. F.
service stripes? had my picture
taken the other day, and If they are
lures they take over here are not so
good as they are in the states. They
sure charge enough for them a
dozen post card size costing about II
francs, that is little over two dol
lars. Five francs and IS centines in
French money makes an American
dollar. We are paid in French mon
ey. There is about all kinds Of
ing to know how much he is worth
when he has three or four different
kinds of money in his pocket. Have
you any souvenirs from this country?
will try to send you some little
mementoes, but what kind of speci-
mems do you want? Now I can't
send you the Kaiser but guess can
you see Nellie very often? l know
she gets pretty lonesome now. Well,
sis, l wish you was here just now.
From where l am sitting writing
this letter l can look out on the
road. An old Dutchman has Just
passed by with team of spotted
COWS drawing an old two wheeled
cart. The cart looks as though it
w woS s0oa al n They or sure are Genea
hundred years behind the times.
There is one thing that you can't &C
cuse the Germans of and that is race
suicide. - There are children every
where, I never saw so many kids be-
fore. 1t is no wonder that the Ger
mans nad SO many soldiers. Wen,
they have plenty of material left to
build another army with in few
years. Well, sis, think have writ
ten ''e-nuf" foolishness for this time.
My arm is pretty sore anyway and I
have some tailor work to do. I have
to sew a division mark on my over
coat. Did / ever tell you what kind
Of an insignia the 33rd Division has?
1t is yellow cross worn on the left
sleeve. Has Lee got home yet?
would like to see him. l wonder
what he thought of this country.
This is one time Lee couldn't write
home for money to come home on.
Do you remember the time he and
Rollie Stanley went to North Dakota.
Oh, well, suppose he would say that
he had got over all such things as
home sickness Well, ",e=nuf-sed.
Will write you again in a day or two.
/ remain, as ever, your brother,
Pvt. Perry Latta.
Co. A, 124th M. G. Bn.,
A. E. F., France.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-24
Why Not?

If a female duke is duchess,
Would female spook be spuchess?
If male goose is a gander,
Then would male moose be a man
der?
If Water you freeze is frozen,
Is the maiden you squeeze, then
squaZen?
II thing you break is broken,
Would thing you take be token?
If the plural of child is children,
Would the plural Of wild be wildren
If a number of cows are cattle,
Would a numberNof bows be battle?
If man who makes plays is play
wright,
Would a man who makes hay be a
playwright?
If a person who fails is a failure,
Would a person who yuails be a
quailure?
If the apple you bite is bitten,
Would the battle you fife be FIFTEEN?
And if yohng cat is kitten,
Would the battle you fife be fitten?
If a person who spends is u spend
thrift,
thrift?
If drinking too much makes drunk
ard,
Would thinking too much make a
thunkard?
But why pile on the confusion?
Still, I'd like to ask in conclusion:
II chap from New York's New
Yorker,
Would a fellow from Cork be a
Corker?
The Simpsonian.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-24

Did your ever stand in the golden
sunlight of aswarm day with YOUR
per? If so, you may have noticed
how when one fly adheres. to the
Sticky surface. its COMPANIONS, in
stead of profiting by the horrible
warning, Immediately buzz down and
go to destruction in the same man
ner, and in little time there are
hundreds in the throes of death.
They are fools, to be sure, and so
are men. Men see their associates
are examples and warnings all about
human beings. but they treat them
as lightly as do flies and step down
to death just rs insanely.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-24
The :,5th Engineers Took a Big Part.

Sergeant Jack Gelatt of this city,
who is over in France with Co. d,
25th Engineers, sends us copy of
The Pontanezen blackboard, publish
ed twice week by the soldiers at
Camp Pontanezen, Brest, France,
and in this issue dated March 18th,
the following we'll written. article
tells of the part these troops did in
winning the war:
engineering Projects Of the A. E. F.
wherein the 25th Engineers have not
played their part: From October,
1917, when the first two companies
of the regiment sailed from the
states in response to the needs of the
then few thousands of American SOL
diers in France, for men who could
get things in readiness for the vast
host that was to come, to-January of
the present year. 18th officers and
men could be found hard at work
wherever the American army had
been, was or was likely to be.
Men of All Trades.
The 25th did not win the war"
but, composed as it was, of mature
skilled artisans, men of every con-
ceivable trade and profession who
voluntarily quit their jobs and offer
ed the best there was in them to
Uncle Sam in his hour of need, com
ing from every state, in the union,
from Alaska, Hawaii, PHILIPPINES,
Cuba, >Porto RIGA, South American
and the Canal Zone, they know why
they We're here, asked no questions,
forgotten by those who know the his
tory of Americas part IN the world
struggle.
Always Were Ready.
Piers and docks, railroads and
equipment, harbor and transporta-
tion improvements, hospitals, baker
les, barracks and warehouses at
Bordeaux, Brest, St. Nazaire, La Ro-
chelle and Rochefort bespeak their
earlier activities; These were need
great storage project at st. Sulpice;
the enormous engineer. and storage
of sioetracks and large warehouses;
the largest storage depot in the
world at Montoi; the immense Ad-
yane Zone depot and distribution
plant at Is-sur-Tihe through whose
yards and warehouses radiated the
quartermaster supplies for the en-
tire front, including the war bread
world. four 1000 bed hospital units.
school at Langres; the Motor Trans
port plant at Verneuil the first air
depot at Colombey-les-Belles and
Second Bombardment Aerodrome at
Rosieres, the vast storage, warehouse
and distribution project at Camp
Montierchaume with its 400 miles Of
side track and 200 huge warehouses
for quartermaster, ordnance, medical
and signal supplies. and the/ seven
camps for the housing of the 10000
troops needed to maintain the camp
at Haussimont and the hospitals at
Neufchateau, Chateauroux and Mars.
Holidays Forgotten
81, With all this work requiring the
utmost Of skill and human endur-
ance, where Sundays and holidays
were forgotten, the military training
they had received In the states was
kept fresh by frequent drills, for
there was not . man In the regiment
3 . III
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-24
person habitually constipated

A person habitually constipated is
a shining mark for disease, because
his system is full of The impurities
rid of the habit quickly by taking
Prickly Ash Bitters.. It is stimu-
lating and purgative remedy for
men. Price $1.25 per bottle. e. z.
Bell.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-24

sorrows best cre is employment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-22
SOUTH RYECATE

Martha Kidder went to Barre Satur-
day to enter the Barre City hospital for
the nurses training course,
Rev. j. s. Garvin has been In Bur.
lington this week attending the inter
UNCONVENTIONAL conference Of Vermont
ministers, He reports fine meeting
with 326 delegates in attendance.
Mrs Helen Rouhan returned Friday
from a weeks visit to her daughter,
Mrs, Kicker in st. Johnsbury.
Mrs. A. +. Beaton, SRI, is spending
the week in Barre with Mrs. N. $. Love.
A dance was given in grange hall
Wednesday evening. Klark's orchestra
of Woodsville furnished the music, but
owing To the storm and bad roads only
about Is couples were present.
Miss Ruth lngraham has given up
her work in Nashua and returned to
her home.
Samuel Mills returned from his trip
to Alabama Saturday, accompanied by
his son, Lieut. S. F. Mills of the avia-
tion corps, who has two weeks fur
lough
Mrs + f. Ingraham is visiting rela-
lives in Manchester, N. II.
Charles f. Gibson has notified the
various granite manufacturing concerns
in town that after Jan. | the price OF
stock for bottom bases win be Sl.25
per foot instead of 81, as at present.
r. Farquharson has moved his ma,
ehinery into the stoneshed of NJ. r
Sargent aud will start business there in
the near future.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-22
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION

The first annual concert and ball Civ
en- by Michaud council, No. 2o25,
Knights of Columbus, at Gates opera
house Friday evening, Nov. II, was the
greatest social event of the season. The
dance itself was preceded by an excel
lent concert given by Governors Foot
Guard orchestra of Hartford, Conn,
which also furnished music for the
dancing Following the concert came
the grand march led by D. P. Healey,
leading officer Of Miohaud council, and
Mrs. Hesley, in which over 100 couples
participated Later in the evening nov
city dances were introduced, Over 200
couples attended the dance beside many
spectators The hall was very taste
fully decorated with flags, bunting,
evergreen and lavish display OF cleo
tric lights. Just back OF the orchestra
was a fan shaped decoration across
which was written the words, Miehaud
council, No, 2025, in purple letters Sus-
pended from the center OF the hall were
the electric light studded initials i. G.,
During some OF the dances nearly all
the lights in the hall were turned out,
leaving only those on the X. c. sign
to the light the room, which made a
very pretty effect,
Miss Alice Russ and Leon Shepard
Of Hartland were married at the Uni
versalist parsonage Saturday afternoon,
Nov, Is, by Rev. h. L. Thornton.
Capt ]. w. Akin Of West Lebanon
celebrated his roth birthday Friday
afternoon by inviting in few of his
old comrades and friends, Capt. Horace
French, Comrade Andrew Rollins, Com.
rade David Payne, Robert Dove Of the
world war, George H. kihIing, Reuben
True and Rev. H. L. Thornton. The
afternoon was passed in having camp
fire and the incidents related Of the war
of the Rebellion were amusing and pa
thetie. Capt. Akin Is quite vigorous
for his years. Refreshments were
served.
Mrs. George Wilson returned Satur-
day from a weeks visit with friends in
Lowell and Derby.
Mr. and Mrs. W. j. Raymond and
son, Carlton, of Springfield spent the
past week as guests of Arthur Boss
and Mrs. Edgar Bourbon Of West Leba.
non.
James Brown of Dewey's mills has
taken up his residence in White River
Junction and has opened an insurance
office in Gates block.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-22
HAYWOOD WILL NOT
SPEAK, LEGION SAYS
Adjutant Asserts That the Protection
Promised by Detroit Mayor
Will Not Avail.

Detroit. Nov. %. Taking official
cognizance OF the reports that the
American Legion will undertake to
prevent William D. Haywood from
speaking at mass meeting Sunday,
Nov. 80, Mayor james Couzens has an
nounced police protection win be given
Haywood if necessary TO enable him to
deliver his address.
David G. Jones, adiutant of Charles
Learned post, which comprises 5000
members OF the Legion, replied that
regardless Of what Mayor Couzens
does, Haywood win not speak in De-
troit."
A statement authorized at state
headquarters OF the Legion said:
IF Mayor Couzens and the police de-
partment do not intend to prevent
Haywood from speaking here, the
American Legion will"
Efforts also will be made to prevent
Emma Goldman and Alexander Berk
man from addressing meeting Nov.
%.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-22

In East Boston, Mass, at 2s Bamson street.
eontented family Of three children and The
mother live. daily thanking in silence the
kind neiFhbor who helped them when they
we're sick Mrs. Nellie Woodford is the
mother and she writes the following letter
to Dr. ]. F, True 8 Co. Having heard
about your medicine from my neighbors and
druggist, wondered If your Or. True's
Elixir want what needed. ] am hard
working woman, working six hours every
day for the Penn Realty Trust Company in
Boston. In doing this work, I use a lot 81
strength. Besides this, looking after my
house and the care Of my three children
wore me out.
II guess my nerves got out Of kilt first
I worried a lot and seemed to get tired
easy. ! lost my appetite. ! was overtaken
with dizzy spells. my eyes got blurred, and
soon found had to stay home from work.
/ didn't do any homework. but the rest
didn't do any good.
II always had one special doctor for my
self and the children, but he was out Of
town when was sick. I took medicine from
the druggist which my friends brought in,
but nothing did any good. MY bowels were
out of order. my breath bad, and / was
shaky ell over Worst Of all, tht eerrihle
shaky all over Worst of all the terrible
years before your DIR. True's Elixir was
brought in TO me by a neighboF.
after short time ] began TO cheer up
and be myself again. My bowels were soon
in order. and noticed that the dizzy spells
had left nue.. think your Elixir wonderful.
am working every day now, getting strong
err and picking up my appetite | feel full of
gratitude toward Dr. True's Elixir.
'The children sometimes eat things which
don't agree with them, when I am not
around to see, and then cramps and consti-
patton follow / just get out my bottle Of
Or. Trues Elixir and find no trouble in get
ting them to take some II is easy to take.
Their bowels are soon all right It may in
terest you to know that recently my young
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-22
FOR WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIP
Ohio State and Illinois Meet with Even
Chances.

Columbus, Ohio, Nov 22.-Ohio State
and Illinois elevens met to-day to de-
eide the championship Of the western