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NO BEST MONTH
Time Of Birth Has Little to Do
With Genius. oi f. {
Statistics Show That Nature Practical
ly Plays No Favorltes in Her
Production Of the Gifted
Ones Of the Earth. ~.

D
Astrologers believe that the planets
"reigning' at the time of birth gov
ern us throughout life. and that, from
literary point of view certain months
are more favorable than others IN
which TO be born. Nsf.He'f q 1tH'
Taking the hundred best British.
writer's since the day Of Chaucer, no
less than forty-elght were born In the
four months February, May, August
and November. e..e
IN February were born Charles Dick
ems, Pepys the diarist. and Thomas
Moore. while Of more modern date
and fame are George Meredith, Israel
Zangwill Anthony Hope, Harrison
Ainsworth and Wilkie Collins.
Pope and Addison were both born
In May, as alse were Browning, Ross
etti, Moore, Bulwer Lytton, Thomas
Hood, Jerome X. Jerome. and Sir
james NJ. Barrie.
August seems to be the birthmonth
Of poets, for In that month were born
Dryden, Herrlck. Scott, Shelley, South
ey and Tennyson.
Apparently November Is an unlucky
month for literary people. for among
those who were born In November are
Thomas Chatterton. who, in disappolnt-
inent and poverty, committed suicide
at eighteen: William Cowper. who suf-
fered from melancholia and suicidal
mania, and finally died insane; Oliver
Goldsmith, continually in prison for
debt; John Bunyan, who spent II
years in prison, thereby giving us "Pil.
grlm's Progress" Swift. subject TO fits
OF passion and ill.humor. died insane |;
Robert Louis Stevenson suffered from
almost continual ill-health, and died
ut forty-four.
So much for the favored months"
or the others, January saw the birth
Of Bobbe Burns, Byron and Lewis
Carol, author of "Alice In Wonder.
land" who was also famous mathe.
matlclan.
March was the blrthmonth OF Smol-
lett and Steele, as also Of Elizabeth
Barrett Browning.
In April was born the greatest
genius the English language has
known, William Shakespeare, while
among others born In this month were
Wordsworth, Keble, Heber, SwinburnG
and Herbert. Charlotte Bronte ant
Anthony Trollope were also born II
this month.
June Is not very good month
Charles Reade and Charles kingsley
being the only two writer's,
July gave us Thackeray and Georg,
Bernard Shaw, and those interested
IN astrology may find resemblance
between the two satlrists.
September and October were botl
poor months, Mrs. Homans and II. @
Wells being born In September an,
Coleridge, Keats and Sheridan In DC
tober.
Finally Milton, Gray and MATTHEW
Arnold were born In December, n
were also Jane Austin and Carlyle.
SO there is hope for most people u
far as birthmonths are concerned.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09
Army Animals Bouoht Abroad.

Not all OF the animals used by the
United States expeditionary forces in
overseas service were taken from this
country. More than twice as many
were bought abroad The total num-
Der Of animals purchased overseas to
January H. 1919, is 1896 Pur-
chases of horses In France amounted
to 109.S4S: In Spain. 1881; and in
Great Britain. 1888 The value of
purchases in France was S43,122. 094;
in Spain. $5s9,1G0; and Great Britain,
S5,3147l1. or as total value Of S49.-
025,9G5 for 1927 horses purchased
overseas. The total number of mules
purchased overseas amounted to 90
$50. with value OF $11,1l5,S47. There
were 9.341 mules. valued at S2,S95.92s.
purchased In France: 1921 mules,
with a value of S5.619,156, purchased
IN Spain; and 6.777 mules, valued at
$4,000. 1888. purchased I'm Great Britain.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09
Special Naval Uniforms.

Uniforms having distinctive insignia
have been designed by the shipping
board for the young apprentices now
IN training ut the various school ships
An embroidered anchor under the ma
tlonal shield. worked into the cloth
OF the blouse pocket, and two broad
white stripes on collar and cuff. In
steod Of three narrow ones, as worn by
the navy. viii constitute the insignia
hy which one may discriminate be-
tyRen the men of the merchant ma.
rlne and resembling those worn by
The regular men Of the navy
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09
SPEAKS DERIsIvELY OF WILSON
German Minister Of Finance Says
Germany Can't Pay.


London, June 7.--Germany's ina
bility to meet the financial demands
OF the peace terms and the inability
OF the Allies to make her pay are in
sisted upon by DR.. Bernhard Dern-
burg. the German Minister OF Finance
in an interview telegraphed by The
Daily Mails Berlin correspondent.
DIR. Dernburg again declares that
Germany will not sign the terms as
presented and continues 81 e.tf
'As a matter of fact, neither the
Entente nor Germany Is capable OF
signing this peace. Germany cannot
pay and the Entente cannot make
Germany pay. You can invade Ger
many aand occnpyqthe % Ruhr basin,
and nnbody withstand in your way II
you wish to comeb toie Berlin. But
when you are there whatere you go
ing 70 dq1 3u1m 700 s-og 0oJ
your only hope of reparatipn lies
in getting the German people 10 work
producing goods which they Can give
the Allies against money Indemnity
but first they mHsriliave food and
then raw materials You must make
terms which willoenahle you to. get
your Preparations reasonably SOON
You do. not suppose that our children
are going to remain slaves because
their parents lost the WARP
DR.. Dernburg, elsewhere in the In
teryiew, speaks derisively Of Presi
dent Wilson.
II thought he came over here as a
sort of redeemer in the role OF saw
Tor OF mankind" the Finance Minis
ter is quoted as saying, "but | have
not found in the peace treaty one
word Of his peace Of Cancellation and
good WILL"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09
cRAvArH LEADS sLueeERs
Ty Cobb Is Top-Notcher In American
League.

Chicago, June 7.--Cravath OF Phil
adelphia, although making only 10
hits in his last nine games, continued
to lead batters of the National league
on the basis of figures released to-
day, which include games of last Wed
nesday. He is hitting 450.
Burns, New York, has tied with Oh
son OF Brooklyn for honors as run
maker. Each has registered times.
Larry Dole, New York, has taken
first honors in total bases from his
teammate Young Doyle has CT to
his credit Williams, Philadelphia.
has taken Crayath's place in the
home run department and is tied
with Kauff, New York, for lead. Each
has made five circuit drives. Three
Brooklynites, Myers, Magee and Kon-
etchy, are tided in sacrifice hits with
II each. Bigby, Pittsburg has leaped
into the lead for the base stealing
with IL thefts.
Ty Cobb, the Detroit slugger, not
only retained his lead at the head of
the American league batters, but al.
so passed Jackson, Chicago, in total
bases. The Georgian Is hitting 1863.
Weaver, Chicago, continued to be
the best run getter. but has only one
more than sisler, st. Louis, who has
26. Roth Philadelphia, leads in
home runs, with four He made three
homsrs in the past week. Witt, Bos
ton. hunted himself into tie with
Chapman, Cleveland. for sacrifice hor
OTIS. Each has a. Eddie Collins
Chicago, continued to lead the base
stealerG with 10.
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1sT. VERMONT pgMosILIzEo
Volunteer Militia Will Be Mustered
Out BY June 20.

Out BY June 20.
Montpelier. June 5.-Orders have
been issued from the state adjutant's
Office. authorizing the rehabilitation
of Company l, LIST Infantry, V. V. NJ,
taking effect June 4, 1919. The 9TH
er companies will be mustered out la
ter.
The purpose for which the first regi
ment Vermont Volunteer militia was
organized having been accomplished
and the state of Vermont having
been authorized by the federal gov
eminent to organize at once, a bat
TALON of infantry and machine gun
company Of the National Guard. the'
rehabilitation Of the regiment is or
dered to take effect on Friday, June
20 1919.
cause to be prepared discharge pap
ers for the entire enlisted personnel
of the regiment to date June 20, 1919.
in ample time to be delivered on that
date.
The following commissioned otfic-
ers of the first regiment, Vermont
Volunteer militia are honorably dis
charged as of June 90, 1919; Col.
Preston H. Hadley, Lieut. Col. Aaron
H. Grout. Maj. George II. V. Allen,
Maj. Frank P. Johnson, Mai. Henry
w. Ellis, Capt. Ellsworth ]. Piper,
Capt George w. Grandy, Capt.
George w Grandy. Capt. George b.
Walton. Lieut.. George F. Root, Lieut..
Phelps ~ SWEET, Lieut. BENJAMIN w.
Johnson. Capt. Raymond w, Paine,
First Lieutenants Frank L. Carr, Wal
ter F. Burbank, George B. Hopkins.
Henry G. Holmes, Charles II. Ander-
son. Herbert T. Kelley, Ralph B. Den
my, Harry e. Pike, Frank R. Wright,
Thomas w. Ray, Ernest T. Griswold,
Second Lieutenants J. Milton Slack,
Charles w. Buckley, Edmund c.
Bolles, Charles r. Cheney, James s.
Wood, Johns L. Jones, Elmore r.
Smith, Carol Z. Jenkins, Elroy r.
Woods.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09
RenroduoInn the IrImud.

One of the circumstances due 10
the war IS that II has been found nee.
essnry 10 reproduce the plates for
printing the Hebrew Taimud. orig.
lnally produced In the town OF VIII.
m. Russia. When this city was cap.
tured by Germany the eloctrotyp1 Of
the Talmud, II Is reported, were used
FOR ammunition. To reset the work
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09
SILKS OF GORGEOUS COLOR
Huguenot Collection Exhibited In New
York Declared to Be Marvel
OF Preservation.

What is perhaps the most wonder
ful exhibition of old French silks In the
world is to be seen in the library Of
the International Buyers club Mt 1870
West Forty-second street, New York,
says Scientific American. The col
lection comprises more thnn 700 specl-
mems of silk manufactured by the de-
scendants OF the Huguenots who set
tied In Spltalfields and Bethnal Green,
London, after the revocation of the
edict of Nantes In 1856. 1t has lately
come into possession of the Interna-
tional Buyers club and is said 10 be
the most valuable of It's kind In the
world.
The fabrics Of the collection are as
durable and the colors as brilliant as II
they were turned from the looms yes.
terday. The dislntegration of the silk
fabric that one sometimes sees In Chi
nese mandarin coats has not taken
place Indeed. the old French isilh
workers did not develop their art from
the ancient Chinese, who jealnpsly
guarded the secrets OF their craft.
The silk industry was originated In
the western World by two Persian
mohks.mho had resided Ia: China and
who ~ about $50 troughtto Constah.
tlhople the eggs Of theisiik wormlin
n hollow bamboo fube From these
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

American cheesemakers must again
meet foreign competition, but they fear
not, having learned to bore realistic
holes In their "Swiss" cheese, invest
llmburgcr with the convincing atmos.
phere Of medieval RUNS and make
Camembcrt that win move under les
own power.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

The generals Of the high German
cVmrnnnd may not he in the limeileht,
but the way In which they sought
safety shows they are stlll IN the run
ming, None OF thom took the heroic
but risky fconle.onc.conp-all' aliitode
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09
'pqNr , q necessity. s,,,.,,


Those concerns whol:were so boast
ful Of the number of employees in the
service may now prove their patriot.
ism BY. indicating on the service flags
how many Of the boys are back In
yast q, i
their old Jobs.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

One German newspaper says that
II Danzlg IS given 10 the Poles 1t
would burn MS stolen property In their
fingers. But Hun fingers apparently
felt no scorch from the clutch all these
years on Alsace-Lorraine. Doubtless
the Poles are willing TO take the
chances
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

WANTED would like to cores
pond with some young man who has
some selling ability. one who is will
ing TO take hold of a good proposit-
ion that has future. Address IL. N.
Trottier, North Adams, Mass 2Ot-6s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

1t mnst be comforting and consoling
now and then to many an old maid 10
get look at the mutt she could have
married.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

WANTED-Girls In the nat work de-
partment at the Bennington Sanitary
laundry also hand ironers. Apply at
once. i0t "A
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

Houston Post regards the bootleg
Ger ms promotlve OF a perfectly IN
corking Tine"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

WANTED--Position as saleslady.
Have had 20 months experience in a
Boston department store. Mrs. Fair
banks, Bennington, VT, r. +. ID. 2.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

WANTED-Competent young woman
to care for two children. References.
Mrs. A.. Mcleod, 613 Third Ave, tel.
81 North, North Troy N. Y. l9t-S.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

WANTED--Man wants steam heated
furnished ROOM large enough for nee
essafy furniture and n good-sized desk
which he viii provide. Modern con-
Neniences such us electric lights and
privileges OF bath must be Included.
Would be willing 10 provide all furn-
lsh.hgH II owner Of house so desired.
Address by letter ]. c. X. Box 4i0.
17-tf,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

WANTED-A maid for second work.
Apply Mrs, Fred n. Stevens, The Pines,
hooslck rails, N. Y. 20t-6e
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

WANTED-Lady boolxkeeper, cap
able OF handling set of double entry
bookH Apply by mail or in person.
Readsboro Chair Company, Readsboro,
VT. 1at-a
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

WANTED-AIan capable OF running
saw. mill and having charge OF lumber
yard, u. I. Cushman Mfg. Co., North
bennington VI. 17-tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

WANTED--Girls Go train for infants
nurses course months. Apply ST.
Margarets House and Hospital, Albany
n. Y. 16t-6.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

TO RENT - Stores. ofrces, tene-
ments. shops. stables, Individual stor-
age lockers, furnished apartments and
rooms all centrally located. Geo. NJ
Hawks. 425 Main st. 76tf
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ssisUELLASEYUs

NOTfCE-Aventa Write me II you
want to connect with the easiest sell
ling and most liberal Health and Ac-
cidpnt Insurance Policy on the market
J. +. Dryer. Windsor. Vermont l6t-f'
NoTfCE-BUY YOUR AUTOMOBILE
At WHOLESALE Sell few to your
friends and ride FOR nothing yourself.
You can earn $500 on every car you
sell. a few sales will give you high
class car without cost and you can
realize a good income besides BE an
Owner-Arcnt for your vicinity With
out Interfering with your present. oC-
cupation Write for particularly. ~
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ron SALE

FOR SALE--At right prices. Gas
taken in exchange for our famous Ster-
ling gus and coal pombinat ions. Some
Of those stoves have been used but
little and all are capable of gosdS ser-
Vice, Ill. III. Warrefis-62S-Mai st. iTel.
440. 1st-6.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

'alie Gsymahs Complain that the re-
dlirthp| ~ the hna which The en;
tente demands win throw many officers
out of work. That Is precisely wlat
thpaimaot the whole war was 9on the.
side of the allies, 49,.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09
WANTED

WANTED-Woman or girl for light
general homework for summer. Pleas
ant, cool home, generous wages Tel SO
20t-6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

WANTED--Women to do private
laundry work az home, no bedding or
linen. Address Laundry" Box f40
16t-g.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

WANiED--Laundres at the Proctor
Hospital Vrootor Vermont. Good
place and steady work for the right
party. Address Proctor Hospital,
lroctor, W 11tf.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

WANED--Aian by the day or month.
tenant house TO rent IL taken at once
y acre Of land for garden. Henry
Bumpp. Tel 1876. 16t-6s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

TO RENT-Furnished rooms for light
housekeeping. Electric lights, bath and
all modern conyeniences. 22l North
street. 1916.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

TO RENT--Store house. SIS ft.x3O IT..
doors. Suitable for the storage of
material and goods OF all kinds, from
Thatcher, tel 42S-M. 1St-12
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

TO RENT-Furnished rooms for light
wife at Brewster block 1916
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

,sz There Is. an elusive sdelIcaay. about
the French silks that quite defes de-
scripuon, 81 Many OF the French gpatr
terms are quite up to date and are said
to be In line for any revival Of styles.
This II particularly true Of, the tiny
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

WANTED--Student Nurses The
Proctor Hospital Proctor, Vermont,
VIII consider applicants TO enter ia
training school Tor nurses on July lat
For full particulars address Miss Helen
B. Wood, Supt, Proctor, W. i1-tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

FOR SALE--Overland model 80
Touring car. II. Kellogg. Old Ben
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

FOR SALE--Seyerai young vpiKs and
shoats. Would 1ike to buy 20 BUSH
els potatoes, must be good clean
stock. true to name and of some good
standard variety. Phone 1ss-i5s i H
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To'RESr

TO RENT Blacksmith and wagon
shop formerly conducted by the late
Frank Chase, one-half mile from
the North. bennington post Office.
Profitable business conducted at TINS
location for years. FOR SALE-At
above location. plow points and cast
Isg rs fer ths w. EDDY e ,i8spgh y
Chase On Premises of r. jones,
Administrator at, North BenningtslIl
bnnk LEs "a EvfAfs n
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

WANTFD--pupn nurses. male ana
female, az the Taunton state Hospital
Training School for nurses. For par
tlculssa address Or. Arthur v Goss,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-30
Negro Woman Who
 Had Counterfeit
 Bill, Victim Herself

Cora Bass, a colored woman resid- ing at Grady, was taken into custo- dy by Officer Smith yesterday when she offered a "raised" $10 bill in payment for purchases at the Kress store. The woman was released aft CT questioning by Chief of Police J. Frank Stewart.
 She seems as greatly surprised as anyone when it was discovered that the piece of currency was not what it seemed, and also lamented the loss of "good money" she had given in exchange The woman owns property at Grady, and her state ment as to how she came in posses sion of the bill was accepted. Chief Stewart will refer the case to the federal officials.
 The Bass woman said she was ap- preached on the train by negro man who asked her if she would give him a $20 bill for two $10 bills. She did so. When she was taken into custody she had spent the other $10 bill received from the negro. Whether it is genuine or had been "raised" propably will not be known until deposits from local stores go in- to the banks tomorrow.
 The work on the green back of the bill was fairly good and would pass any but close scrutiny. On the face of the piece tempered with, however, the work is bad. particu- larly where the crook effaced the word "one" and printed in "ten."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-30
New Assessment
 To Be Made in
 Road District IA

A new assessment of the benefits the accrue to property in Road 1m- provement District No. IA, north of the Arkansas river, will be made, as the result of the decision rendered yesterday by Judge John M. Elliott in the suit of c. H. Triplett vs. Road Improvement District No. IA of lief ferson county.
 The assessment of benefits made June 2, 1919, was set aside by Judge Elliott as arbitrary and without re- gard to actual benefits to be receiv- ed," and the commissioners were or dered to make new assessment of benefits with regard to the actual benefits to be received by the proper ty thru the building of the road.
 Several other suits of similar na- ture were pending. These proba- bly will be dismissed unless there is an appeal from the decision of the chancery ccurt.T
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-30
Thousands Attend
 Opening at Kress'

Several thousand people were at tracted to the new Kress store, Main and Fourth, which opened for busi- ness yesterday. The opening had been advertised in the Pine Bluff papers, and the crowd that filled the place all day indicated how closely the people read the papers and the confidence they have in newspaper advertisements of known establish ments and goods.
 The rush for the bargains was so great that Chief of Police Stewart detailed Officer Smith to help keep order, after there had been one or two near-fights between eager bar gain hunters.
 One Of the bargains advertised for the opening day was two pounds of sugar for 25 cents. One little fel- low boasted he bought four pack ages ,altho it was intended to sell only one two-pound package to a per son. "How did you do it?" he was asked. "Oh, I'd go in and get two pounds, carry the package out, swap hats with another boy and go back for another"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-30
Owners of Motor Trucks Hailed to
 Municipal Court

Seven owners of motor trucks, who had failed to pay the license im- posed by the Hill act, were before Municipal Judge Earl s. Wood yes terday morning. Several pleaded ignorance of the decision of the su- preme court, upholding the validity of the act. Judge Wood said that while lack of information was no ex- cuse for failure to comply with the law, he would defer imposing sen tence and give the accused oppor- tunity to show good faith by pay ment of the tax. The judge point ed out that the act provides the period for payment of the tax, and for the imposition of penalty of those who disobey the law.
 All but one of those before the court had paid the tax to County Tax Collector c. M. Nichol before that office was closed last night. It Is expected others liable for the tax will make payment immediately to avoid arrest and penalty.
 Tax Collector Nichol called atten- tion yesterday to the fact that the motor truck taxes now being collect ed are for the year 1919. Collection was deferred, pending the decision of the supreme court in the suit attacking the constitutionality of the act. The law provides that the tax is due January 1, and the owners of motor trucks will be compelled to pay the 1920 fee shortly after the new year dawns.