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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-26
TRUE LOVE LAUGHS At AGE
Shafts of Father Time PowerIess to
Affect Those Blessed With Mutu-
al Affect,cH.


Ordinarily we would cuss to the lin
1t a pepper or an eavesdropper. But
we have confession to MAKE on the
first count. and we would plead miti-
gazing circumstances. Here is the
story:
On drizzling, foggy night, our way
lay down a side street toward home.
Several rods ahead there was a shaft
of light aI ! when we reached the spot
we found - window with the shade
halfway " Wickedly, but not mali
clously. we hesilated. stopped-and we
peepcd.
There sat IN old man and his wife.
They must haze been well up to the
allotted three score of years. He was
smoking and she was knitting, Still
we peeped. Then she looked up at him
and smiled and said something. He
laid down book, struggled up from
out of his comfortable seat and kind
OF hobbled out of the room, shortly
returning and carrying glass of wa
ter, which he handed to her.
And as she drank she held the
wrinkled and bony hand of her lover.
Thea, as she finished drinking, she re-
leased his hand and the look she gave
him and the look he gaveSher were like
shafts Of sunshine breaking through
The mur.;y cloeis eiU l,ys OF rain.
That p.cturr h..S h;inteh US long
time. S0iaelnw - sccins beautiful in
our eyes, and s. wo did not get a
closeup" of li,I features. And he,
why as we keep thinking of him, we
bark back 70 the days when we once
visited fine old Southern gentleman.
who possessed the graces of a Chester
field and the courtesy of a Don Juan.
Then we recall the words of poet
which fits the case precisely: Let
Time reach ont with his sickle as far
as ever he can; although he can reach
rudy cheeks and ripe lips and flash
ing eyes, he cannot quite reach love-
When man really loves woman
she will never grow old, and when a
womm loves man he is neither de-
trepit nor bowed nor tremulous. She
is the same lass lie wooed and he is
always the same gallant young fellow
who won her heart and her hand.
They are absolutely equals, happy and
free These two lovers are travelling
toward the city of Silence, but they
are leaving behind picture never TO
be orgoiten.-lrrcmont Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-26
Jazz.

Those of us who have fancIed that
our jazz originated in Uganda or
among the Igorrotes are, according to
the lntest news, quite wrong. lie
Matn Of Paris maintains that the jazz
band idea originated In Paris 30
years ago. I'm those days as we'll as
now" 1t says, people did not know
what to do to amuse themselves; so
they made noise Those who had
a great taste for noise went to the
concerts of the cat orchestra There
were 20 cats with their heads in a
row on the keyboard of harpsi-
chord The performers by striking
the keys worked a device which pulled
the cats tails, causing catcrwaul-
ing which" lie Matin feels would
leave us Americans little unsteady to
desire. Is this an attempt to discrcd-
1t us at the peace conferences 1.-The
Review.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-26
PROPOSALS WANTED

Whereas the Town of Readsboro,
Vermont is about to repair the high
way bridge across the Deerfield River
in the Town of Readsboro. the Select
men of said town viii receive sealed
proposals.
list. For furnishing all material to be
used i'm the repair of such bridge, ac-
cording to the plans and specifications
which have been prepared and which
may be inspected at the office of the
town clerk in said Readsboro.
2nd. For furnishing all labor neces-
sary to complete the repairs on said
bridge according to such plans and
specifications
All bids must be forwarded to the
Selectmen OF Readsboro on or before
the 10th day of September, 1919 and
must be accompanied by certified check
for 10 per cent of the sum stated in
said bid. All bids viii be opened by
the Selectmen of Readsboro at 10
o'clock a. m, on the 18th day of Sep
TENDER. 1919 and the right to reject any
and all bids is hereby reserved.
Dated at Readsboro, VI, August 25th,
1919
w d. HOWE
GEO. II. BISHOP
G. S. AVER
Selectmen, Town of Readsboro.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-26

clasps, one for Ypres-Lys offensive
and one for the Somme offensive. You
should mention this in your letter to
the Adiutant General.
In closing | want to say that Basil
was held in the highest esteem by all
members. of the company. -aHis char
acter and conduct, both under fire
and during time of training, left
nothing to be desired. He typifled
the soldier that made our army what
it was, and he went to his death gal
lantly.
81 can assure you that you and his
father and all his loved ones have
my greatest sympathy in your be-
reayement.
III anything should occur and |
could be of further assistance to you.
will consider it an honor Il you
will write me at once.
Sincerely yours.
Howard Bird
Formerly Captain 1O5th Inf.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-26
Tribute to the LILAC.

The lilac has no place in mortuary
annals of man. 1t is not flower for
the graveyard. It'is flower for the
fresliening of thought, the tightening
of life and the creation of the ideals
of living. 1t is the flower of all Others
that belongs to the home and TO the
heart and to che wears that are gone
and the years that are to be. Happy
the wall where the lilac blooms
Happy the window through which is
waited the lilacs' fragrance! Brief
the period of the Towering of this
bloom of all others in the liking Of
all who love that which is old-fash-
toned and that is ever new.-Balti-
more American.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-26
Aerial Motorcycle.

A machine which may be used ms a
motorcycle on the road, or as an air
plane in the air is the invention of a
Swiss engineer. Fitted with 30
horsepower engine, flying speed of
Sc miles per hour is attained, while
Immediately the machine touches the
ground an automatic arrangement
stops the propeller. enabling the ma
chine to run as motorcycle at a speed
of 40 miles an hour. The outstretched
wings collapse when not in use in
the mir, so that the machine may be
used upon EN- ordinary road.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-26
AMUNDSEN is STILL
AMONG THE ICEBERGS
Norwegian Explorer Has Not Been
Heard From During Entire

Seattle, aug. 24-Bound for the
North Pole, Road Amundsen, Nor
wegian discoyerer of the South Pole
is at present drifting In his ice locked
schooner, the Maud, somewhere north
of Western Siberia, according to be-
| liefs held by the Seattle Norwegian
vice-consulate and Vilhalmur Stefans-
son, Canadian Arctic explorer.
In planning the trip, the explorer
said he expected, after reaching the
pole to return either to Grant Land,
west of Greenland or Melville Island.
which lies in the Arctic Ocean north
of Canada. Should he reach Melville
Island he probably would journey by
sea to Nome, Alaska, or overland to
Dawson, Yukon Territory.
Two airplanes, it is believed, form
ed part of the Maud's equipment
when she left Norway last fall and
sailed through the White Sea bound
for the icy north. The nal dash to
the pole may be made in one of the
planes Amundsen, it is believed
may also fly back to civilization in
one 0 tho machines.
Nothing has been heard from
Amundsen since Sept. L, 1918, nearly
one year ago. At that time the Maud
was reported taking oil for her mo
tors at Dixson Island, White Sea
point. After taking the oil she sailed
northeast into the rapidly freezing
waters of the Arctic Ocean.
From White Sea Amund zen expect
ed to drift east with the ice 10 the
New Siberian Islands. which lie in the
Arctic off Siberia At the New Siber-
ian Islands, 1t was believed, the drift
would carry the boat toward, ii not
across, the pole. Amundsen intended
to use the airplanes If he found the
drift would not carry him across the
top OF the EARTH"
Amunsen in a degree, followed the
footsteps OF his countryman, Fridtj of
hansen in 1885 hansen Ia the
Fran started on drift across the
pole bur left his boat and tried un.
successfully to reach the goal on
foot, Later the Fran dTifted as
close to the pole as hansen got
The Maud carries wireless sending
apparatus but no receiving instru-
ments. Amundsen said he would not
install the receiving apparatus be-
cause he did not want to be worried
by news from the outside world.
The Norwegion government this
summer arranged to establish several
food depots or Gran. Land from
Cape Columbus to Robinson Channel.
for the use of Amundsen in case he
comes out BY his eastern route.
II he comes toA ard the west and
- f,fn .fn
himself on familiar ground for he
passed near Melville Island when he
discovered the northwest passage In
1903-06
Amunsen expects to obtain scien-
tific data at the pole. He will take
soundings, observe the ocean drifts,
study the ice conditions and bring
back full reports
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-26
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Imported pure olive oil at the Fruil
land. ADV.
Allen W. Briggs Of Searsburg is in
the village today on business.
Wented-Women at the H. r. Cush
man Mfg, Co, North Bennington
64tI
Coming to the Harte Theatre tomor-
row, Corinne Griffith in "A Girl at
Bay and the last chapter of The
Man Of Nigh ADV
Sweet potatoes, cauliflower, red
and green peppers. onions, cabbage
egg plants, beets, carrots, lettuce and
celely at the Fruitland Adv.
Peter Bove, who is cutting and ship
ping pulp wood from Bald Mountain,
was in town from Rutland Monday on
business connected with the work.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-26
er0wlna old ge;ore Your rlme

Kidney trouble tends to "slow up
men and women in middle life and
they fear oncoming old age when it is
only the kidneys that are at fault.
Foley's Kidney Pills assist Nature to
restore a sound, healthy condition
and to Danish backache, soreness,
iameness and stiffness. w, w. Wells,
Tonquin, Mich, writes: "Foleys Kid
ney Pills make me feel like a new
man Recommended also for blad.
der trouble. Sold Everywhere.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-26
AGED Man In Airship.

Wabash, Ind.-Iack Higgins, one
hundred and one years old, of this city
is thought to be the oldest man that
has ever taken a ride in an airship.
He was taken up among the clouds by
Pilot HollingSworth of a Wabash air.
plane transportation company, and ap.
preciated the ride very much.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-26
Slavery.

The Portuguese were The first TO
hunt negroes in the interior of Africa
for use. as slaves in the colonies. The
first shipment of negroes to the New
World took place in 1903, when the
Portuguese landed some in Santo Do
mingo. From that time to the nine
teenlh century traffic "a negroes across
the Atlantic was carried on.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-26
DISCOVER TELEGRAM

It Requested Bela Kun to Destroy
Documents
Basile, Aug. 26 Budapest des-
patches says the Rumanian military
authorities have discovered in the
arches of the Hungarian foreign min
istry, tie egram TO Bella Kun, former
head of the Hungarian Communist
government, asking him to destroy e'l
documents relative to the delivery 4
arms by Austria to Hungary. The tele-
gram was from Otto Bauer, former
Austrian foreign affairs secretary.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-26

AS vessel Is Shown by the sound
whether Il be crnclc'l 81 mo-. so mer
are proved by their speeches whether
they be wise or foolish. pemosthencs
Evening star., 1919-05-11

Visiting Society
standing H..
Bradley Mrs Adoph Miller Mrs Stcn Mrs T. M Carlisle Miss
William Holland Wilmer first PRESIDENT Mrs Whitman Cross presi
DAMS
The sun., 1919-10-08
CHINESE BOYCOTT
BRINGS A BOOM
Ndtiue Industry Stimulated BY
Anfi-ydpanese Moue.

FEKIN. China, Oct. 1.-The boycott
movement has brought about an indus
trial boom in China. Not a day passes
without some project being launched for
a new factory or the improvement of an
old factory.
The total abstinence from using Japa-
nese goods of all types has led to the
general realization that many things
which have been supplied by Japan in
large quantities can easily be manufac-
tured In China with profit Hence q
boom prevails for starting new factories.
In other cases, certain Chinese manu-
lecturers have found themselves in q
very awkward position. as they have up
till now depended on japanese manufac
turers for the supply of either raw or
half finished materials. Take, for in
stance, the socks and underwear fac
tories. While these Chinese factories
have been able to do excellent business
In making socks and underwear for the
Chinese market. no one has ever thought
OF manufacturing the fine threads vitality
necessary for the manufacture.
number Of wideawake merchants of
Shanghai. including Yu Ya-ching, are
very much interested in q momentous
scheme Of starting an Industrial bank
whose aim will be to give commercial IA
cilities to bona ode Chinese manufactur-
ers and dealerA
The sun., 1919-10-08
SULTANS OF SOLO PLAN
TO GREET WILHELMINA
Proposed Visit of Dutch Queen to Indian Colonies Elk
pected to Revive Regal Splendor
of the Natives.

greet the Queen with due pomp and
ceremony In marvellous Oriental page
ants. but just now 1t Is matter of
grave concern whether the new royal
limousines should be used, or whether
the golden state coaches OF old should
be busted and regilded for the occa-
sion. Also, II is mooted question
whether the Sultans with their retain
ers should go down to Batavia to greet
the Queen, or wait, as of old, for the
visiting sovereign to announce her ar
rival at the palace gates.
Certain II Is that Queen Wilhelmina
will be most enthusiastically received,
for It is largely through the generosity
OF the Queen, who allows the Sultans
about 100000 per year each, that they
are able to live In luxury and still main
tain their positions as nominal rulers Of
their respe ctive districts. and unless re-
strained by the Dutch Residante, II is
generally expected that the Sultans will
try to outdisplay one another in a bid
for queenly favor. 1t Is known that
the Queen would look with disfavor upon
any such lavishness. for she is much too
democratic and practical to approve of
such wasteful expenditures.
The sun., 1919-10-08
BRITISH OUTLOOK
IN CHINA GLOOMY
Shipment of Goods From Eng
land Not Guaranteed.
Special Gable Despatch TO THE Sun from, the
London Times Serpics.

Specsd! cdoIe Despatch to THE Sun from the
London Times Serpics.
Copyright. 1919. oil rights reserped.
PEKIN, Oct 7.-Economic conditions
at home caused much apprehension In
British commercial circles out here.
Within the last few days British firms
were warned by cable from England that
neither dates Of delivery nor shipment of
goods for China can be guaranteed, and
as even contract prices are liable to re-
vision under the courts emergency act,
1t is obvious that competition with the
United States is becoming almost i'm
possible.
Quite recently a Government order for
100000 worth of rolling stock was
laid before the British engineering firms,
and 1t might have been obtained Il the
prices had been approximately equal.
American firms quoted SO per cent less,
besides more favorable financial terms,
and part of the order now has gone to
America.
An important German electrical nrm,
formerly highly successful In China, but
down and out during the war. already
has organized a large Chinese staff for
operation In China, and is believed to be
prepared to do busines on terms quite
impossible to British competitors
The sun., 1919-10-08

as n rule, credit terms are less attrac-
tive to buyers. but the American prod
uct also usually excels In style. finish
and package. and II II Is an article Of
wearing apparel II always excels in At.
In many things, this one item of fit
assures longer wear with a degree Of
satisfaction which Is eminenuy greater
to the consumer.
It Is because Of these superiorities in
the inner points of our manufactured
merchandise that we have developed the
distinctly American salesman who, be-
cause of his unusual study of markets
and knowledge of merchandise, becomes
valuable man for any buyer or re-
taller to talk to. This is seldom true of
statesmen from other countries and II is
quito surprising to the American sales
man to find that statesmen abroad are
not set upon the pedestals which they
occupy here In America, and 1t Is with
pardonable pride that Americans observe
the growing cordiallty with which for
eign buyers greet statesmen from the
u. 8. A.
The sun., 1919-10-08
CHINA'S EXPORTS
EXCELLED IN 1913
High Exchange No Barrier to
Business Customs Fig
ures Show.

SHANGHAI, Oct THE usual yellow
back volume headed Exports" has just
been issued by the statistical depart
ment Of the Maritime Customs covering
the year 1918, In 1t more than 800 of
the articles exported from China are
listed in detail, giving figures as TO
quantity and value dealt in at each port,
and also show the quantities and values
exported TO each Individual country to
which they were cent
The fact has already been made
| known previously, but this volume again
calls attention to the fact that China's
export trade in 1918. was the largest
ever recorded despite the combined de-
pressing effects of Internal strife, lack
Of shipping facilities and high exchange
rates
II Is to be noted, however, Ahat the
record total of 1918 Is due TO increases
made IN many OF the more remote ports.
the large export ports like Shanghai,
Hankow, Tientsin and Canton having
either only made slight increases or at
best only held their own.
China's exports in 1918 amounted to
Haikwan taels 4S5.Sss,031, an increase
OF Ha.kwan taels 90 o51.401 over the
total for 1917 and OF Haikwan taels
= "
was the best previous record. The aver
age value OF the Haikwan tael in 1918
was gold s1.2e, In 1917 gold s1.o3 and
in 1915 gold 7s cents.
As Chinas exports In 1909 amounted
to Haikwan taels 33S.992,s14. when the
Haikwan tael was only worth SO cents
In American gold. the increase within
the last decade has been Haikwan taels
l46,s90,217.
The exports show that Japan contin-
ued to be China's best customer In 1918.
as exports to Japan for the year amount
ed to Hk. tbs. l63.394,992. The British
Crown colony Of Hongkong holds second
place In the record with exports amount
ing to Ek Tis. 6,9ss,02l. Exports to
the United States from China are third
in the list and amounted to Hk. tbs. H.
13f205. France Is next with Hk. Tls
3O,469,677, and Great Britain is in fifth
place with Hk. Ills. :5,264,5ss, but 1t
should be stated that large proportion
of exports TO Hongkong are for Great
Britain.
Russia was formerly China's best GUS
toner for teas, besides consuming large
quantities of other Chinese products.
How the disturbed conditions In Russia
have affected the country's credit may be
seen from the fact that Chinese exports
to European ports of Russia fell from
IIk. 'Tls 4,222,6l7 in 1917 to Hk. Tls. SO
in the year covered by the report.
All through the report the direct ef-
fects of the war in Europe are to be
seen. In 1915 China shipped goods hav-
ng value Of tIk tbs. 1,105.99S to the
Netherlands. When the blockade against
the Northern neutrals became effective
the following year China's exports to
the Netherlands dropped to Hk. It's. &c.
336, and they reached the vanishing
point in 1918.
The sun., 1919-10-08
Special to THE SUN.

BATAVIA. Java. Sept 29.-A furry OF
excitement has disturbed the peaceful
ness Of the Dutch East Indies because OF
the semi-oficial news which reached
here that Queen wilhelmina plans to
visit the Netherlands Indies within the
next few months.
The Dutch look forward to the visit
as political move to solidify the Eu-
rasians. natives and Hollanders into a
loyal colonial unit. For some time there
has been friction among these factions
and growing discomfort on the part of
the Eurasians. Incipient riots have
broken out from time to time, and these
usually centred around the Chinese, who
have ably defended themselves until
the arrival of the police.
The most excited persons are The
Sultans Of Solo, or Soerajkarta. and of
Djokjakarta. or Djokja, as the name is
usually. abbreviated. These two Sultans
are the nominal heads of the two self
governing districts with the above
names. and still live, to a considerable
degree, in their ancient Oriental and
regal splendor. Both Sultans plan to
The sun., 1919-10-08
No Bar 10 American Drugs.

An entirely erroneous statement to
the effect that the Commonwealth Of
Australia had prohibited the importa-
tion of American drugs and chemicals
has appeared In local newspaper. The
Australian Commission in the United
States announces that according to
cabled information received from Aus
tralia the statement is entirely un-
founded
The sun., 1919-10-08
New Zealand Canal Urged.
Special Despatch to TuE Sun.

bpecfdI DospdFcH 70 TUE Sun.
AUCKLAND, ". T., Oct 6.--Agitation is
again noticed In New Zealand for the
construction of q canal across the North
Island. Just south Of Auckland The
CULTS. or bays. on the two sides of the
island are separated only by a mile
or two of land. 50 that the construction
of the canal can be easily accomplished
and when completed will reduce the
running time between Auckland and
Sydney by twenty-four hours
The sun., 1919-10-08
JAPANESE SHOWED
POISE IN RIOTING
MObs Wrecked Rice Shops
Owned by Hoarders in Work
manlike Manner.
-
NO FOREIGNERS HARMED
When Officer Spoke MikadO's
Name Great Crowd Quietly
Dispersed.
NO FOREIGNERS HARMED
by MILTON u. M'INTOsH.

Written Especially for the Far Eastern
Section Of THE Sun.
The streets in Yokohama during the
rice riots last year presented sight
never to be forgotten; even the ever
present dogs were wise enough to keep
off while the rioters held sway. A better
time for Japanese riot could not have
been selected than on the moonlit
night of which am writing-the night
Of the flercest rioting. Everything was
In readiness by the time o'clock rolled
ground the lights in the houses of pleas
uro in Asobiki-cho had been extin-
guished the jewellers taking vantage
points in the darkened houses, and the
police busily engaged in keeping the
people out of the district where the riot
was to be staged.
We who were fortunate to be In the
centre of the storm belt had climbed to
the top of the cafe Beauty" and there,
lying flat on our stomachs, were able to
observe without interference the whole
proceeding. While we joked and laughed
the rioters had begun to swarm and the
streets which ten minutes before had
been practically denuded were now alive
with one solid mass, fully 10000 souls
surging down upon us, slowly, irresist-
IDLY: even while we thought we were
completely surrounded until II seemed
our light little three story building would
be lifted upon their shoulders 10 us 1t
seemed that all Yokohama had gravi-
tated to this spot
The great multitude had stopped we
we're completely surrounded: consterna-
ton seized upon US. Just how soon these
awful rioters would level our building
and crush us beneath their wooden clogs
we knew not. There ensued an awful
pause, quiet reigned supreme, the man
ager of the cafe whispered for us to
deaden our cigars and make not a
sound.
The sun., 1919-10-08
LEETON-A series Of ,rrisat,or a,

LEETON-A series OF irrigation ex-
periments carried out at the Murrum-
bridee irrigation area has concluslvely
proved the value OF Sudan grass as
fodder. This new grass, which seems
to thrive well on all classes of soil, can
be used as dry fodder, makes excellent
chan in addition to being a valuable
green fodder. and is gaining in popular
The sun., 1919-10-08

SYDNEY-New Zeslandere stranded
here during the seamen's strike got to-
gether from among their number suffl-
cient men to man the vessel Moeraki, to
mako special trip home. Both the
New Zealand and the Australian sea-
mems union declared their unwillingness
to permit the New Zealanders to pro-
coed.
The sun., 1919-10-08

MELBOURNE-Befo their return
from Paris Prime Minister w. Hughes
and Sir Joseph Cook. member of the
Cabinet, chose site for the great Aus
tralian memorial in France. on a ridge
overlooking Amiens. The memorial will
be OF Australian trachyte marble, will be
situated on ten acre plot and will be
clearly visible from Amiens.