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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-14
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Squire sausage pancake flour, pure
maple syrup.-Estes Market,-Adv.
Born Feb. 10, twin boys to Mr..
and Mrs NJ. A. Agan OF Division
street.
Miss Alice Goodell told the stories
at the Free Library this morning.
There were thirty-five children pres
ent.
Your last chance to see the Con-
roys, one of the best dancing acts on
the road. Last showing of Charl
Chaplin in "a Days Pleasure; Mutt
and jeff comedy and Madame Trav-
erse in five part Fox special Shares
of Paris" Harte Theatre today.-Adv
The public is cordially invited TO
the services of the First Baptist
church, w. G. Tcwart, pastor.
Church school 9:45 a. m. Morning
worship II a. m. Rev. w. F. Strute-
want Will preach at both services.
Subject morning, How % be richer
in Body, Mind, Soul and Time" The
adult classes will meet after the
service. Young Peoples society az
$3.50. Evening worship at 1880, AT
tempting Great Things"
Intelligence and honesty are two
things necessary to the safety OF a
democracy The school and the press
largely foster the former the church
the latter. The study of the Bible IN
the Sunday school. the study OF the
church plans and doct ines in the pre-
Iparation for church membership
praise, alteration, Thanksgiving and in
SEPARATION Of the worship services give
a christian Interpretation to the lf'
we I've. Where there is no vision
the people perish" The public is cor
daily invited to the service in th'
Methodist church; wo ship and ser
mon at 1880 and 1870 with relig on
forum in the evening; Bible study a
1900 land topical study of worl'
needs at $50. In the evening Rev. j
A. Perry will preach the second o
ser es of sermons on The MAJ
Points IN Mans Faith Sunday
topic being Immortality, or What
the USE"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-14
.BENNING ION BRIEFS
News Of the Towr ard Village Tel,
Briefly for Eus1 RssdA~

Cheese, butter, eggs-Estes' Market
ADV.
Coming Earle Williams in The For.
tune Hunter "-Adv.
Phen;x Swiss cheese by the pound
at Estes Market.-Adv.
At the New York store, Bath Robes,
greatly reduced-Adv.
Miss Alice Mcbride of Spring
street is convalescing from the grip.
Coming at Library Theatre Mon
day Constance Talmadge in "Who
Cares" a "differens' story. Adv.
If you are lover OF detective stories
filled with thrills and mystic y, see
THE Blue Pearl" at Harte Theatre
Monday
A. j. Elwell was taken seriously
il on the street this morning and
was taken to his home on the Bur
CESS road
$4,000 reward will be paid for the
recovery of The Blue Pearl" Return
the jewel to w. c. Murphy 729 Seventh
avenue, New York.-Adv.
Your last opportunity to see Clara
Kimball Young in Eyes of Youth" a,
Library Theatre showing at p. M, 7
p. ~ and 9 p. m. ADV.
Mrs. C. j. Kins.ey left this noon
for Holyoke. Mass, to visit her
sister, Mrs. Charles Kendall, who
has been i'll for number of weeks.
Madame Traverse in Shares of
Pa is" Mutt and Jeff comedy, Charlie
Chaplin in "a Days Pleasure" Con-
roy's wonderful dancing act at Harte
Theatre today.--Adv.
Who stole The Blue Pearl? Watch
a master detective unmask the Grim
inal in "The Blue Pearl at Harte
Theatre Monday afte noon and even
ing and the second chapter of The
Invis BILE Hand Harte's orchestra.
Regular adm .ssion.-Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-14
To Heal A Cough
Take HAYES HEALING HONEY. s5c
Estate of Rachel Pepper
STATE, AEV WE'D aFn<u,

STATE of VERMONT
District of Bennington SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the
District of Bennington.
10 all persons interested in the es-
tate of Rachel Pepper late of Benning-
ton In said District deceased,
AT a Probate Court holden az Ben
nlngton within and for said District
on the 9TH day of February, 1920 an
l. strument purporting to be the last
w Ill and Testament of Rachel Pepper
late of Bennington in said District. de-
ceased, was presented to the Court
aforesaid for Probate.
And II is ordered by said Court that
the 9Th day of March 1920, at the Pro-
bate Office in said Bennington, be as
signed for proving said instrument; and
eilat notice thereof be given to all per-
sons concerned by publishing this or
der three weeks successfully in the
Bennington Evening Banner. a news
paper circulating in that vicinity, in
said District, previous to the time APP
pointed
Therefore, you are hereby notified
to appear before said Court at the
time and place aforesaid. and contest
the probate of said will if you have
cause
Given under my hand at Bennington
in said District this 18th day of Feb
ruary 1920.
AMY H. HARBOUR.
Register.
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electrically-lighted dugout with cap
acity of 80 men.
Unlike his sons, the kaiser's meals
we're simple. His lunch consisted of
some roast OF cold meat, and . desser
Only on his birthday was, there a bet
er meal, such as caviar and pate d
rois gras roast, rice, f.uits, omelette
nd choice wine. He usually drank
leer or light Moselle wine.
by tearing down some of the walls
the villa, the kaiser had wonder
I'll bathroom constructed. Three of
he big trees in the neighborhood he
chopped down himself and dstr buted
he wood to the poor fam lies of Charlie
Vile The inhabitants showed no ap
reciat on 70 his kindness. They az
serted that he was trying to gain their
iympathies without paying a pfennig.
he women expelled from Lille for
ompulsory work he permitted to do
.gricultural work"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-14
OBJECTED TO ANY
BUT SILK STOCKINGS
Erratic Ways at German
Great Headquarters in Charlie
willie, France


The former German Empe. or William
while at the German great headquar
ers in Charleville, France, in the world
war. surrounded himself with an army
OF lackeys, changed his uniform sew
eral times a day and had a st. ong oh
lection to any but silk socks, accord
ng to a description of his conduct
there by the editor Of the Charleville
Journal. The editor, NJ Domelier. has
just published an account of the form
er emperor's conduct at Charleville.
He says:
Everything he wore was intended
to attain the greatest effect. Accord
ing to the example of Napoleon, he
slept in simple field bed how
ever, did not stand under a tent but in
a wonderful villa VIII CHI had every i'm
aginable protection against a,rplanes
His fear of fllers was so great that
hs constantly changed his sleeping
place and created regular steel safe
in which to sleep In April, 1915, five
bombs fell in the neighborhood of the
imperial villa, and at another time the
court train was attacked, the kaIser's
chef engineer a cook and seve al
court officials were killed In the gar
den of the kalser's villa there was an
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-14
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
fsi Briefly for Busy Readers

Peanuts and popping corn.-Estes'
Market.-Adv.
Sweet navel oranges 20 cents doz-
en- and up at Estes AIRY.
Mrs. Derman Eastman of Pleasant
street is seriously i'll with the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Whitney of Gage
street who have been suffering I. ON
the grip are much improved and are
able to be about the house again.
Clifford H. Hawkins of South
stree, who is quite IL. Is reported
TO be slightly improved today. His
little daughter, Eleanor, is seriously
Ill of pneumonia.
The funeral Of the late Henry
w. Marsh will be he'd from his late
home on School street at 2:30 tomor-
row afternoon. Rev. G. Y. Bliss of
Burlington will oflciate.
String beans, spinach, sweet pota-
toes, fresh tomatoes, cauliflower, es-
carolle, .adishes, Boston lettuce, eel
cry, egg turnips, oyster plant and par
ships at Estes Market-Ady.
! Everybody is joining the Bennington
Public Welfare assoc alton these days,
six memberships IN one family and
! five in another yesterday. What fam
| lily will hold the seasons record, is a
natural question.
Daniel Baker of Eagle Bridge is
in town today to see his son, Frank
w. Baker, who is i'll at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs Clinton Russell of I'M
lperial avenue. The condition of Mr..
! Baker, who has been suffering from
the grip, Is improved.
| Benefit show for the Bennington
City Band at Harte Theatre tomorrow
afternoon and evening. VIM. Fox pre-
sents Theda Bara in one of the most
beautiful stories ever told Kathleen
Mavou. neen" at suped-production IN
/ parts. First show at 8; second at s
o'clock Big band orchestra.-Adv.
At meeting of the directors of the
Bennington Restaurant corporation
/ he'd in the office CT the County I'm
provement association Friday even
ling. l.. Bottum and Edward II. Hol-
den were elected directors of the cor
poration succeeding w. Z. Bissell
and Mrs. Guy B. Johnson, resigned.
Rev. w. F. Strutevan. Of Bristol
viii speak to the Junior and Inter.
mediate departments OF the church
school Sunday morning at 9:45. We
want every member present. His
( subject will be Playing the Game"
He will also speak 10 the Young Peo-
pie at $3.50 on the subject Having
q Jolly Good Time
w, D, Plumb Of the west part OF the
town, former custodian at the Ben
nington club, left Thursday for Troy
where he will remain for few days
before going west on a business tip
Mr.. Plumb Will leave Troy the first
next week for California and expects &c
be absent for the next few months
Mrs. Plumb will remain in town.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-14
CLEANED the PlI 0sS
F ON Ms SYSIEM
. MAssACnusErTs NAN CIR ATEFUL

A MASSACHUSETTS NAN GRATEFUL
somervil .. Mass. a well-known
citizen of This city, who has suffered
in the paat, writes the following 10
Or. j. T. True & Co.;
Il have taken all kinds of laxatives
but none Of IL cleaned the poison from
nv system as your EliXir-will know
what to use hereafter considering the
effects II had on me, as l feel splendid
now--all my syatem needed WAS real
cleaning which only your Elixir gave
other physics have taken merely pass
ed through the bowels" (Name on Re
DR.. True's Elixir has relieved thous-
ands of sufferers during the last 6S
years. Imagine a prescription actually
lasting so long--doctors come and doc
'ors go, but DR.. True's Elixir, The
Family Laxative and Worm Expeller,
which was given the world by DR..
True, is as of old, the best friend to
be found in your medicine closet.
Symptoms of Worms: swollen upper
lin. deranged stomach, sour stomach
offensive breath, hard and full belly,
with occasional grippings and painsabout
the naval pale face of leaden tint, eyes
heavy and dull, twitching eyelids, Itch
ing OF the nose Itching of the rectum,
short dry cough, grinding of the teeth
little red points sticking out on the
tongue. starting during sleep, slow
fever
No Harmful Drugs Recommended by
Physicians. AT ALL DEALERS. DR..
J, f. True & Co., Auburn, Me.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-14

ope had received approximately
1000, 100000 from this country since
he armistice was signed,
The position Of the United States
reasury was said by the secretary to
e very strong and on Monday the
asst issue of loan certificates of
Indebtedness, about S60,000,000, will
e redeemed, leaving no outstanding
eating loan in the shape Of short
erm certificate Requirement to be re-
lnded at maturity.
Certificates outstanding amount to
1885 949 500 all of which will be
aid by forthcoming income and pro-
its taxes. Fur her Secretary Hous-
on dec ines to agree with the pessi-
nistic view of some public men who
forecast a financial crash and stated
While there were many difficulties
still to be overcome there would be
o hing in the situation to be regard
d as extremely grave.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-14
"EvEs OF YOUTH"
Remarkable Picture Showing at u
brary Theatre,

brary Theatre
Some time ago Clara Kimball
Young was the winner in a beauty
contest of moving picture stars con
Quoted through popular vote of movie
fans. The verdict may not have the
approval of the majority OF attend
ants at screen entertainments bu
there can be no denial that the
statuesque ara Is q wonderfully
versatile actress. Her ability to rui
the entire gamut of tragedy anc
pathos has never been be ter dis
played than in Eyes Of Youth
shown last evening at Library thea
tire and TO be produced again thi
evening.
Eyes Of Youth is, in fact, three
pictures in one, Three phases o.
life are depic ed through the medium
of an East Indian crystal gazer, thu
life of sacrifice, that of ambition an6
the normal existence and in all tire
the actress reaches heights seldom
tanned on the screen. The s'ar pre-
| dominates the picture to the exclus
ion OF all members Of the cast bu
she throws into 1t enough of he
overshadowing presence to compen
safe for any lack in this respect
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-14
Tie COUNTRY
CENTL.EM MAN

It is the first article in a great
new series about country banks.
The business of a bank-of this
bank land the prosperity of its
farmer customers are closely
related. That is why we stand
readya at all times to give to you
whatever service is in our power.
Consult with us about your
farming plans. Let us help you
in your financial plans. Keep
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-14
London's Wires.

London's telephone and telegraph
wires extend 1850 miles overhead
and 921 900 miles beneath the ground.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-14
HOUSTON SEES NO SIGN
OF FINANCIAL CRASH
Secretary Declines to Agree with
Views OF Pessimists Who Are Pre-
dieting Early Disaster

Washington, Feb. 14.-Confidence
that Europe's monetary problems will
be settled satisfactorily was express.
ed Thursday by Secretary Houston in
a review of the international financial
situation.
This country is constantly furnish
ing Europe capital wi which to re-
construct the industrial life of Europe
in the same manner in which Europe
has come to the aid of the United
States in time of depression, by means
of priva e loans and other means.
The secretary estimated that Eu-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-14
KATHLEEN MAVouRNEEN"
Beautiful Fox Picture to Be Shown
for Band Benefit.

Kathleen Mavcurneen, the specia
Fox produc. ion inspired by the poem
of the same name, viii be shown to
morrow afternoon and evening az
Harte theatre for the benefit of the
Bennington City Band
Theda Bara, who has made a ma
tion-wide reputa ion on the screen
viii be seen in the leading part and
she is said to give wonderful inte'
pyetation of the Irish lass around
whom the story is written.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-14
ANTIQUE FURNITURE

Repaired and put in frst-ciass conui'
zion by workman who was Win AN
srey Oatman for eight years. Also
all kinds of furniture repairing prompt
ly executed.
NAPOLEON BERGEROE
al County st
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-14

your money on deposit with US.
Let us advise you what to read
about farming; let us, in fact,
send in your subscription for
THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN.
For only S1.00 you can read
Herbert Quick's series and all
the other splendid articles that
will appear in the next So issues
of the Great National Farm
Weekly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-14
TEAMS WANTED

For three weeks we will pay $12 per
thousand feet for hauling logs from. the
Becker lot, near Fayyille to our saw
mill.
H. T. CUSHMAN MFG. co.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-19
ADJUSTMENTS
Summer EroiIc. at Lyric.

Comedy, sprightly music and orig
maj dance creations are conspicuous
among the attractions OF the new
show which comes to the Lyric today
Tor the opening half OF the week
one OF the big laughing hits OF the
summer season is promised in the
presentation of the fantastic Ethio-
plan farce. ''Supcrstitions." by the
Bond-Wilson Comedy Company. The
iausnab!c. story Of the piece has 10
30 with the adventures OF a perfectly
Sta!d ana sober "culiud pusson" in
ihe undertaking establishment of
Bcrry ~ Plant. Harry Bond, former
'nusicai comedy star, Is the princi-
pal comedian OF the cast
On the nuw bill also will be the
sehSational dancers, the Amcranth
thcaters and have just finished their
tour OF the Keith big time" houses.
Music and it's charms Will be eXcm-
piiiicd ID! the Melody Trio, billed as
past masters OF resonant instru-
mental harmony" They are vocalists.
however. AS we'll as proficient instru-
mcntaiists.
Walsh and Edwards. comedy duo.
are bringing smart variety set made
UP OF songs. dances and comical ca
pers, and closing the bill will come
the Glrard Rrothers from the Eng
l.sh circus arena The Girards cx-
eel as daredevil e1uiiibrists. mos. Of
their display stunts being of their
own creation. With the new vaudc-
willie offerings there will be at,rac-
tive motion picture exhibits. includ-
ing a funny photofarce. the latest
Pathc News pictures and the ever
popular Topics of the Day"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-19
MANY ATTEND INITIAL
NATIONAL GUARD MEET
Approximately. 55I Enlisted Men nnI
Thirty Officers WIN lie ut Cnmp
Lee Until July -.

Approximately j5i enlisted men and
thirty Oihc"!s are attending the Ma
tional Guard cncampment at Camp
Lee, winch began July l3 and viii
report received by Acknowledgement
10 Lane Stern yesterday. This is
the hrSt National Guard encampmcnt
IN me last four years. due TO the
world war.
Intensive work is being done un-
der MhJor-General Omar Bundy. com
inandcr OF the camp. Regiment drills
and mancuvcrs. camp sanitation.
military hygiene. guard duty, prac-
tice marches and foot Inspections.
nave been gone through during the
last week. At $50 O'Clock in the
morning revelile is sounded and the
men are on duty until sos O'Clock
each afternoon. At II O'clock ,aps
are sounded, thus makin.. n fun div
for the men.
Oi'icers in charge are:
Colonel William IT, GIN. OF Richmord.
R55ight, Rieihmond; med!eal onicer: Maior
Richmond. adiu;ant: James p. Grove, Cha
l"ttcsville. = commanding First Colnpany:
second Company: Russell il. Yoior' i.vnthE
burg. commanding Third Company: Chnr,"s
Z. Turner Roanoke. ,GommandiIg Fourth
coinmanding Fifth COMPANY. Ishain +
rasicy; hi,a . - cc.9mmantinE Sixth
InandInr seventh Comnanv: Mauricc
Sweeney. richmond: commanding Eighth
comnandins Ninth comnany:' Fist Hflehmh '1na
tenants Bernard T.: Marshall. Ellsworth s
William II. Jackson. Edward n Jrhv w" " on.
ert g. Gwynn. Horace l.. Allen ana MiIis
Neal I'll, Seen Second IHmsnantg Dsirns sisad
G, Cook, William G. Thiiips G and T JUICE
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-19
PLAN WELCOME FOR
CZECHO-SLOVAK BAND
Mayor. Rotary and I<imunIs Clubs,
American Legion and ~" Active
I'm Preparations,

Great preparations ar" under way
70 welcome tn" cHechO- SlOvak sol
nlefs when thcy arrive in Richmond
to!I'oi row - ave "a concert in the
cry Auditorium. Coleman Worth
"in, OF the rcd Crosse. is being given
assistance by Mayor AInslie. Ralph l..
Il. Il. McFaden. OF the Rotary Club:
Colonel Cutchins. OF the American
Leg ION. aud Secretary Mckee. OF the
4. VI. 6. a., III arranging q luncheon
ana entertainments for the soldiers
upon thc,r arrival.
1t * Understood that Lieutenant
Foreman. director OF tho chorus, has
worked wonders In rounding into
shape what VAS rough material some
time ago. Josef MuSiCa. soloist. was
once member OF Royal Opera
House Company. Of Moscow
As il is not necessary 10 under
50 tho czcchO-Slovak tongue to
ia;c the music. II Is expected
IundrcIs VIII attend.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-19
IN ANn OIT nr TOMN.

M!Hs Frances Darlington. OF Park Avenue.
T. visiting relatives ia DanyIllc
] str. AMI Mrs Thomas t. Scot; have le.t
| ;Sr the Greenb!ier whito sulphur SutInxs.
Mr. ". ". Hines icft psictsSmfr NJ Fr, airr:
ioT Grow" Ram Inn. Asacvliic. where they
Thciina kiuE. have. returned from ChlcsGo'
hcc0fnuaH!ct by Mr.. i,eirord King who
has been ~ business there.
Miss Elizabeth Jsmes Of tri7 Grove Ave.
Beach
=, Mr. ,,T., II VI Morris and Miss, ". na,,en.
oi H'c"in"n". are IN Los Angeles. Cal.
Misses GLADYS and Audrey Sea,on. q,
.,huEtn i'm. axe SucnG!uE their vacation
wth NJ and Mrs Is. 7. Northern ~
n M lis. -, Eilgilbs'h and RoHyn Miller. of
ba Ton heights. az" spending the month
OF jay az the Crockett LithIa Sur!ngs
Mrs " !. johnson and her sister Ms,
.i!Hrp. haze lcit EichTOnd FOR ,Ha summer
Mr and Mrs Hiram T. Gates. with
iheit younE dauEhtor. Mildred. OF We.
J. iahH!in street. have left for Atlantic
IitS. where they MIL spcnd part OF The
Mrs John inclson and her nephew.
Turnbul Gary, VIII leave tomorrcw 10
WISH Mrs Edward EGG!cs,on al amelia.
Mrs William Moriccai and Miss Mary
EoSwo1d are at the Ralt!mor" Inn. Cape
May. y. j. They Will rcturn August
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-19
Weeks Picture Shows
Offerings a; LocnI House,
In sunset or Life.

ms home broken up. TO see his Wiz
w,hon he had loved and to whom no
nag bcen loyal since he was prac;i-
Saity q boy. forced 10 enter an old
ihdies home-that was what aha
,hced. He could do nothing to holm
he.' yet ne could no more do with
1ut Hcr thin without air TO breathe
iiiow tn. old sea captain solved This
human dilemma is told in pictures
~ IN" Bilou 1h"atcr today. tomor-
row and Wednesday The natnn ar
Inc production is Old Lady 81" and
EhHnia Dunn. as Angie. the wife.
plays Tor the screen the part she
ihIhortaiiZcd on the New YORK stage
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-19

poratcd in 1916 to carry on the work
previously conducted by the society
of Beaux-Ar,s architects and iy run
on system similar to the Ecolc dcs
BeiuN Arts OF Paris. There are four
departments: architecture, sculpture.
mural painting and interior dccora-
ZION. What ~ known as the Paris
prilc Is offered annually by the So
clcty OF BcauN Arts Architects. I'm
ucr It's conditions the winner receives
Sl,2oO per annum for two and a half
years |" study in Paris at the Ecolc
ceS BeauN Arts. The competition Is
open 20 all male citizens OF the
United States after July /.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-19
BAD WEATHER PREVENTS
GETAWAY ALASKA FLYERS
Conditions Favorable AviatOrs VIII
Take Air This Morning fnr
Grand ItapIdS.

ERIE. PA. July lS.-Jhe tOur
army aviators, bla@ing "a tran from
Mitchell Field. Long Island, to Nome
Alaska. were forced to remain here
today by heavy thunderstorm and
downpour of rain. which continued
until late tonight. Captain 81. Clair
street. III command of the expedition.
said tonight that an attempt would
be made 10 make the next jumn %
Grand Rapids. Mich. Monday morn
ing. II weather conditions permitted
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-19
Movie Calendar
nrJou-snche, Crothcr-. in "old

DfJOU-Itnchci Crothcrr. In "OId
Indy 81"
DLCEnIRD III AIRY Carey, In
"Ihc Fighting Gcntirmnn.-
BitOADWhi-nia Miles Min
ter, In "Jcnny, lie Good"
ISiS-L.ntricc JOY. In "The In
visible Divorce"
ODEON-GforIn = w n nson, I'm
"Why Change Your wIfc"
REN-''Thc Moonridcrs.,
Observation-Disclosures Hambcnu, I'm
"Fhc Fortune Teller"
NiCToR-Louisc Ginum. In Glove
or Justice"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-19
A ..Shlbi,utctl,-

Miss Il. l.. NJ, BuckinGham.-A
"shibbolcth" is n test word. The
word is Hebrew, meaning an ear OF
corn or Il stream. The story is that
when the men Of Gilcad under Jcph-
thah won victory over the Ephraim-
ties. as related in the Book Of Judges
River Jordan to question all who
sought to cross il and gave them
,Shibbolcth" as the password. The
traycd themselves and were killed
az the ford. Hence the modern use
or The word. Other words have been
used as test words on various oc-
clSions.