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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17

Rita Fornia, celebrated operate so
prano, born in San Francisco, A years
ago today.
Bishop Wilson s. Lewis, of the
Methodist Episcopal church. born at
Russell, n Y, GO years ago today,
Rt, Rev John McK'm Episcopal
missionary bishop of Toxic, born at
Pittsfeld, Mass, 6S years ago today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17

Prince Victor Napoleon, Bonapartist
prctender to the throne, born So years
ago today
Francesca Sacerio Nitti, who recent
ly resigned the Italian premiership,
born 81 years ago today.
Mrs. Richard Derby formerly Miss
Ethel Roosevelt, born in New York
city 80 years ago today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
a Few Ftllere.

New potatoes beans, peas and fried
chicken are some Of the things the
hired man has set before him these
days Gaylord Herald. t
Charles II, Fuller had for his Fourth
OF July dinner from his garden new
potatoes, green peas, and beet green's.
establish ng a record on new potatoes
Montpelier item.
Mrs. Carleton Lakeman gave fine
dinner to hungry school teacher one
day this week South Barnstead item
Vito and Mrs John Riley and
Lawrence Riley and wife ate Sunday
dinner with Mr. and Mrs Ellie Critics.
Browns Creek Correspondent,
...-r, - --g- psszs-sr,s i-ssrussus,s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17

Mrs. l.. Gibson, 18th and Edison
ST.. .aJunta, Colo, writes; MY kid
neys were giving me a great deal Of
trouble for some time and | took
Foley Kidney Pills and they helped
me right away. They made such a
change in me that | feel fine" Foley
Kidney pills promptly relieve back
ache, rheumatic pains, sore, swollen
or stiff muscles and joints, They pu.
the kidneys and bladder in sound,
healthy condition. Sold Everywhere
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17

WANTED High school and business
college graduate win substitute IN Of
flee work during summer. Two years
experience. Tel. 2S9-J. 4Gtf.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17

Mrs. Edd Jryor bought los lbs. Of
lard Of Mrs. Richard Baker and ex-
pected to have lots of fried chicken.
Wouudnt the old time Methodist
preacher be delighted to eat three
meals a day for about month with
Mrs. Pryor, especially il her chickens
are the "yaller legged variety
Aurora Advertiser.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
lrreaictlnle n BUSINESS.

"The good-naturcd man with q we'll
balanced mind Is irresistible In busl-
ness he goes around flashing his
cheerfulncss to right and left uncon-
sclously. lie does not need to be easy
to be good uaturcd. lie can be firm
in HIS connections, and immovab|e
from his principles, and yet he can as
sert himself in that quiet sincere way
which wins the respect'even of his OPP
ponents." From The Northwestern
Nuz&er published hy Northwestern
Electric Equipment company, ST. Paul,
| MINI,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
AN the Days News"

An unusual record of public service
is that of the Hon. George H. Murray,
who today enters upon his twenty
fifth year as Premier of Nova Scotia.
Although ha had had but few years
of experience in public lfe when call
ed to the premiership he soon gave
evidence of abilities of high order,
with the result that his administra-
ton has been continued in power for
a much longer period than has been
the average in provincial politics in the
Dominion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
NoTIcTi


A rate bill has been placed in my
hands for collection, as follows:
$1.1O on the dollar for the Village
Tax, 20 cents on the dollar for the High
way Tax on the Grand list of 1920.
hereby demand paymeut of said
taxes, and notify you that | will at
tend at the Bennington County Savings
Bank from o'clock a. m. until o'clock
y. m.
raere will be discount of per
per cent on Village Tax if paid within
90 days,
C. H. DEWEY, Treasurer
Bennington, VT, July l5 1920.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
We're On to You.

Say it surd was a joke on Bert Car
ter and Bertha Marshall thinking they
went to visit Baptist Hill and no one
knew it but somebody found 1t out and
put it in the Advertiser. Bert said
he would like to know how it got in
the Aurora paper don't think they
will try to slip off any more.-Oakland
item.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
NOTICE!
TO the Taxpayers of the Town of
Bennington;


A rate bin of the Town Taxes Of 1920
has been placed in my hands for coll
lection as follows: $1.15 on the dollar
for the Town Tax. 30 cents on Che dol
lar for the Town Highway Tax, 10
cents on the dollar for the Town Dis
trict School Tax.
! hereby demand payment Of said
taxes, and notify you that ! will at
tend at the Bennington County Savings
Bank from o'clock q. m. until 3 O'Clock
Ip m,
There win be a discount of 4 pei
per cent on Town Tax if paid within
90 days.
c. II, DEWEY, Treasurer.
Bennington, VT, July Is, 1920.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
MANCHESTER

Did you read the second editorial,
page six, Thursdays Banner, on the
value of life insurance. | am reprint
ing t. in my advertisement today for
your benefit IL. A. Wilkinson.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
Mary. cur,yheaded pet.
Keen 'em GUESSING GEORGE.

George Sturtevant is a busy man
these days, but his business is mostly
towards Meredith. We wonder why?
East Hollerne5s Item.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17

DimpIes Meat, bird or chicken
bones should not be taken up in the
fingers Loosen the edible parts with
your knife and fork Rub your limbs
with mediCatod alcohol or bay ram to
relioye the tired feeling, Milwaukee
Journal. ,..,,..r.r.. III 10
In case neither was on the table
Should she ask for the vinegar cruet?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
A Few Branches from the Mahogany
Trae

Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Mahogany
entertained over the weekend Mr.
Mahogany's brother and his wife, Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis A. Mahogany of West
moreland, ~ H., also Mr. and Mrs f.
C. Mahogany's on, Ray Mahogany Of
Waterbury, Conn. Springfield, Mass.
Item.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
A Successful Trip.

Andy Robinson and Fred Babcock
spant last Friday night on the creek
fishing They report a fine catch as
they caught mosquitoes, poison oak a
few fish and couple OF colds.-Aur-
ora Advertiser.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17

Our news columns yesterday said
that the West river bridge is to be
guyed Well, the old structure has
been the butt of ridicule so long it
can probably stand another dose Of
calumny.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
Prnsnnritv-

The Little Arctic Ice Cream Parlor
run by Berthall, installed a couple of
Icuspidores the first of the week If
business keeps up he is going to put
in a patented cigar lighter -Arkansa
Thomas Cat.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17

Isaac Walters got 20-foot fall in his
barn which broke both his legs. 1t
was a serious accident.-Guthries
Falls news.
Yes, that was our impression.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17

Are you a plumber" asked Mrs
of Western Avenue.
Yes, ma'am, I'm the plumber all
right"
We'll, wanto to caution you to
exercise care when doing your work.
All my floors are highly polished and
in perfect condition"
"Oh, don't worry about me slippin',
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
lady. I've got nails in me shoes"

Knew II the Minute They Struck In.
The Aurora Band played Sousa S
STARS and Stripes Forever last night
This is some fast band Aurora Ad
vertiser.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17

Abe Martin says. Our girls are DIN
bout everything tn Fiji does, but stain
their toenails.
They may be doing that, who knows?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
Gettin 'em Home Before the Style
..rt Chanaed u

Being in hurry t0lpurchasc a Ger.
tain line of goods in San b'rancisco,
Mrs. |. Gfliand Clayton local millinor
did not wait for a train but boarded A
Varney Standard air-eIane piloted BY
Lieutenant Cleeylpgfr and flew fer
the city.-Coa inga, Cal, item.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
Any Suggestion?

Where can they vaccinatc the girls
so it won't show? How about their
ears? asks Ezra
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
Serious Indeed.

Mayor Guy Merritt l. in very seri-
GUS condition at the home Of his par
tents in Hoopeston, suffering from
enema aud pneumonia Gibson City
Enterprise
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
This Is Kind of Ella.

Mrs. j. b. Loutzenhiser who Is in
the Mankato hospital is a little bet
ter Ella Klocke is looking after j.
IB-Farhills item.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17

1t may be that men marry their
stenographers because the latter leave
ont a word now and then.-St. Paul
Pioneer Press
And sometimes it's the last one.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
Summer Squalls.

Mr.. and Mrs. r H. Smith are the
proud parents of a boy born July l.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Gunston are the
parents Of twins, a boy and a girl born
July S,-Grandview news.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
$780,
WANTED

WANTED-For gentleman's apart
meut a working housekeeper Karl II,
Martin. 53tf.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17

Art Bramwel entertained a car load
of relatives Sunday Sloan Springs
Herald
Accept our sympathy, Art.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17

WANTED-To rent furnished APP
artment or house for family OF two
Phone AZ or call Office Allen A Go. IA
mer j. Hansen, stl2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17

New appletree7 at Alstead
With early fruit are hung
And you may crush blueberries
Upon your eager tongue;
And though my years are fifty,
feel but twenty young. II IS
Laura Blackburn in Boston Herald
Laura's a l.tile cider than we thought
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17

WANTED--First class meat cutter.
Reliable man Inquire at Bennington
Public Market. 11S North st. site"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17

Wanted Young couple would like
five room flat with modern imp by
the first of August-Beverely Times.
It's these modern imps that the land
lords object to,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17

Ezra says he heard the neighbors
next door trying TO decide last Satur
day night which they'd have Sunday
gasoline enough TO 80 for a ride or a
roast Of beef.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17

WANTED-Two rooms for light
housekeeping. Mrs, II. w Hammond,
219 Pleasant st. site"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
U uu 1 p

KIT had a little Ford,
she was very w.
A ride a day Afforded EE
And sights 2 feas her II.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
MISCELLANEOUS

STRAYED-A collie dog, white,
brown spots on head and tail; Wheel
er Sharon, Mass, on collar Find.
Ter rewarded. Please notify Rockwell
Kent. Sunderland. 45t12'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17

wANTED-Man on the farm at the
Soldiers Home. 51tf.'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17

Tulip says that at Lake Spofford yes
spicuous bathing suit there 1t was
high necked and had a rather long
skirt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17

FOR SALE exceptionally nice g.
weeks-old Chester white pigs at $3.50
each; also 2 shoats at $500 each or
the pair at $500 Phone 3s3-M or call
at S15 Main st. str,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
RECENT GAS ATTACKS
Clippings and other Debris From the
Snort Column of the
5ratteboro Reformer

BrattIeDoTo Heformer
Precious Pets and Doting Parents
Grandpa in the Morris chair,
Snoring sweetIy, nose in air:
Mouth wide open very wide
Oscar dropped toad inside.
Peeyish Grandpa, i'll at east,
Pulled a turbulent demise.
Mamma said, you naughty dear
That toad will give you warts, | fear.
Jolly Pnkie Wimbeweg
Sawed his Uncles wooden leg
More than half in two! And when
He went down cellar Uncle Ben
Broke his aged neck and died
Pinkie laughed until he cried!
Mamma fondly said, I'm glad
Pinkie's such happy lad"
New York Evening Post
Mary, cur.yheaded pet,
Spied Aunt Ellen's upper set
OF teeth reposing in a glass
And threw them out upon the grass.
While Aunty searched with empty jaw,
Mama's little poodle saw
What he thought to be a bone
And took them for himself alone.
Mama said, good gracious, Ed;
If he swallows those he's good as dead
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
WANTED

WANTED-Young lady clerk in a
general dry goods store, good salary
to the right party. Address Y, Box t40.
55tf. .
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
IHots tut.

thi Hot Stuff. bore. nd
We rush to work in the blazing sun -
CAN'T it hot?) ju1ursras a.
To get this foolish column done;
(Ain't it hot?) io ,a4ar
We wipe the Precipitation dry
From neck and chin and nose and eye
And hope and pray for a cloudy sky.
CAN'T it hot?) f..rra0d,s
We reach the office wringing wet;
(Ain't it hot?) .a.srt
Others are In a stew and fret;
(Ain't it hot?l
No one wants to work or stay;
Lake SpofTord's not so far away
And they say the waters fine today.
(Ain't II hot?)
! We sit down at the old machine;
(Ain't 1t hot?)
And try TO coax an added BEAM
(Ain't it hot?)
Our hands and face are wet enough
/ Our state OF mind is Treat EN- rough
/ And you just get this kind Of stuff.
(Ain't it hot?)
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17

Observation-Disclosures for the aeaBon
Address Mrs. d. w Gibson, Old Ben
nington, VT. 56t6'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17

WANTED--Woman for general house
work in family of two. Address II. II.
Box 440 site
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17

WANTED--Lineman for high tension
land distribution work only those ac-
customed to handling distribution cir
cults alive need apply. State experience
married or single, nationality and sal
larry desir& in first letter, Vermont
Hydro Electric Corp, so. SO Clinton St
! Springfield, VT 51t12
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
TO RENT

TO RENT-Two furnished rooms,
electric lights and bath Also use Of
telephone. Mrs. f. II. Peelor 1876
Adams St, Telephone 454-R Benning-
ton. 54t6*
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17

WiNTED--Good man for haying, .
hours day. L. W. Mattison, Shafts
bury. Vt 51t6'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
All tho JJ did NV her

And often tried 2 TT.
But KIT spurned their Mt talk
And called them NMEE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-04
Dorothy Dix Talks
Children's Book week..
M DOROTHY DIX
worlds Highest Paid Woman Wrisss.


1t is, therefore, of the utmost i'm
portance that children should have
love of books inculeated in them in
their earliest youth, and should be
taught the habit of reading them.
Most parents seem to be of the
opinion of Dogberry, that reading and
writing come by nature, and in the
gilise of a talent. such as a tenor voice,
or an ability to draw pictures that can
be recognized at sight. Therefore, they
rejoice, and brag about it, when little
Johnnie and Mary are bookworms, but
they feel they have no responsibility
when Johnnie and Mary prefer balls
and dolls to perusing the nice little
volumes they got on their birthdays.
The paterna1 attitude is that some
children are "bookish'' and some are
not. Just as some children have curls
and some have straight hair. 1t is
fate. Kismeti And they let it go at
that.
The truth is that very few children
are born with love of books. 1t is
one of the graces of life that has to be
cultivated in them, like speaking the
truth, and kindness to dumb animals.
The point is that it can be cultivated in
them, and that once we have estab-
lished the habit of reading, it is the
most un breakable habit in life.
And it's the habit that will do more
than all the ten commandments. For
it is the lack of something interesting
to do, some way to fill in the time,
that leads young people into bad COM
pany, and so on down the road to
ruin.
The boy WHO loves to read can pass
pleasant evening at home. He
doesn't have to forgather with the
gang on the corner. The girl who can
find pleasure in a book, isn't out on a
perpetual still hunt for any kind of a
beau who will take her around to
dance halls and any place of amuse-
ment where there is something doing.
And when ones youth is passed and
one comes to middle life, books are
the bulwark of the home. Not with
out reason has the conventional pic
ture of domestic bliss represented the
happy family gathered about the even
ing lamp.
The reading man is never the man
who wanders way from his home fire.
side, as soon as he swallows his din
ner, to seek for diversion. The read
ing woman is never the woman whose
idea of earthly bliss is to chase around
from cabaret to cabaret, and restaur-
ant to restaurant.
Perhaps even the most middle-aged
and married of people have their pass
| ing moments when they yearn for adj
venture and a whiff of romance, but
if they are reading people. they do
not follow the reckoning finger in per-
son. They get down their favorite
novel and take their romance vicari-
ously thru their most aIluring heroes
and heroines. And all is well.
| For these, and a million other rea-
sons teach your children to love books.
1t is the sure ticket to the realms of
| the blessed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-04

A considerable cut in the price of
building materials is reported. This
is welcome news to about everybody
with the possible exception of dealers
an these materials. Lowering of ma
-terial costs is about the only thing
that can prevent a cut in the wages
-of building trades mechanics 1t Will
tend to maintain the demand for their
labor and demand makes prices.
Those who plan to build during the
coming year should no longer hesitate
to go forward with their preparations.
Much building already is in progress
in Topeka but next spring should sec
the amount of work now under way
multiplied many times. and there are
numerous indications that this is what
will take place.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-04

replied Warren, land so 1 1ugged you
out here for while. My aunt, a most
estimable lady, is going to stay with
you and act as combined head nurse
and chaperon. You're all right
good rest will put you on your feet
again. And you shall stay here till
you're we'll"
Nellie looked up at him. He surely
had nice eyes, she thought. And he
was looking at her and smiling in a
queer sort of way-not at all the way
he usually looked at her in the studio;
and she was suddenly conscious of a
desire to say a great many things to
him; but all she managed was feeble
moan, as he turned away to leave the
room.
At the sound he was back at the
bedside like flash. Us anything the
matters?" he asked anxious1y.
Nothing" said Nellie, in faint
voice. .That is-except-how long
cap I-can t. How ridiculousi The
words wouldn't seem to get out.
'.Yes?" encouraged Warren.
How long can I-stay here?''
Arthur Warren hesitated. Then he
suddenly sank to his knees beside the
bed and caught her hands in his
Nellie. dear, you can stay just as
long as you want. I didn't know until
this morning that I loved you-but 1
know it now and I've got to tell you.
You can st~y here just as1ong az you
want
Nellie drew him down to her.
"Oh, Arthur, dear" she murmured,
think I'd like to stay always"
| Copyright, 1920, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-04

built and kept upon solid founda-
ton of credit.
Character gone-a man is at sea,
with no port in sight, and with no
compass. And in business, with credit
weak and untrustworthy, there is no
chance for stability or growth.
Trust is the keynote to each.
The elder Morgan once stated that
he often loaned million dollars on
character alone!
Strong men follow character. Year
after year, the believers in Peary fol-
lowed him across frozen miles-till he
achieved the hope OF his heart and
the ambition of his life.
Credit and character go hand in
hand, They are twins! Strive for
them both.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-04
Dinner Stories

Little 7-year-oid Mary was having
her first visit to a large city. and be-
ing entertained at a local dinner by
her adored grown-up brother Her
eyes were round as saucers, and tho
full of joyful excitement, she was en-
deavoring in all ways to conduct her
self SO that brother would be proud of
her The attendant waiter. noticing
that the brevity of the little girls
legs left her feet Intentionally far
from the floor, bent toward her and
solicitously asked:
Would the little miss like a has
sock %
Perplexed. Mary struggled in her
confusion to give fitting reply. Fin
ally. Thank you. sir. I'll eat what
ever brother orders"-Judge.
Mrs. Bolts, a Mobile darby, was call
ing up a neighbor, Mrs. Shepherd
"Ah notices yo' is housecleanin' "
observed Mrs Bolts
Yes all Isl replied Mrs. Shepherd.
'.Dey amt nothin' like movin' things
round once in a while. Why, I jes'
come across a pair of slippers under
de bald all amt seen. TO a couple OF
yeahs"-Harper's Magazine