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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-27
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of tbs Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

The Y. NJ. c. A. basketball team will
practice this evening for their game
with the independents OF Pittsf cid.
Coming tomorrow at Library Thea
tire, the big thrilling production "The
Mconshine Trail" (6 parts), usual
prices. Adv.
| There will be an old fashioned
dance at Union hall Friday evening,
Jan. 80. Music by Theberge orches-
ira. Adv.
! The Yale gymnasium team of the
junior class at the Y NJ. C. A. leads
the Harvard team by the score OF S56
( to GIG. These teams compete In ath-
letics, attendance and games.
| A very pleasant surprise party was
gwen last evening In honor OF Mss
Helena Miller at her home on Brad
ford street. An enjoyable evening was
spent with games and music. The par
ity broke up at late hour
! Beautiful spectacular Mile Zita IL
Co., in big novelty electrical act.
Venus of the show world, Aurora OF
light. If you see this act once you'll
/ WALL W bGO IL d6uiA. Ia auA~shSh ~
the regular program. Harte Theatre
today. Adm.e &c, and 17cts. Even
ing shows and 8. Adv.
The Senior Gymnasium class OF the
lY. M. G. A. held its II st sess on since
the holidays last evening. This class
| is for straight gymnasium work and
will meet Thursdays also. Monday,
February End Is the date for the po-
tato race which Is one OF the events
IN the list for which emblems viii be
awarded to all contestants gaining 60
pc nts average.
| Charles w. Harte, the six-year-old
son OF Mrs. Charles w. Harte Of JEFF
ferson street, died this morning. The
boy had been Ill of gastritis since late
n Novembe' and his condit on has
been critical during the past few days.
He was an unusually br ght little fell
low, further advanced than most child
rem OF his years, and was general
favor te in the neighborhood of his
home The sympathy of the conlmuni
ty goes out to the bereaved mother in
her great affliction follow ng so close
ly upon the death OF her husband, the
late Charles w Harte. The funeral
WI be held Thursday forenoon at 8
o'clock fom st. Francis de Sales
church.
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Grain GRADING School.

In Portland, Ore, new kind of
school has been started which has no
truant oficer, gives no degrees and
is attended by young and old--college
graduates as well as some who didn't
go through high school. It's not large
school-only SO at last reports, who
meet once week for an intensive
course In grain grading. because they
are interested in grading grain under
federal standards, administered by the
United States department of agricul-
ture. The school Is held once a week
outside of business hours in the office
Of the federal grain supervisor. Among
the students are grain dealers, dock
superntendents and foremeD, and
state grain men.
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Margaret Nilsson 5.

Mr.. and Mrs. William Morrissey
were in Troy Saturday to see their two
! little al Is who are in the Troy City
| hospital.
Lemuel Buck was at the Samaritan
hospital, Troy, Saturday to see his
wife, who is recovering from an opera
tion.
Mr. and Mrs. Casey. who were rece
ly married have begun housekeeping
n flat of the Nichols house, south
Of the village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sharkey have
moved from their home on the West
Arlington road to the home of her
o'her, Mrs. George Carey, south Of
the v 'llage.
Charles Wilson and Mrs Clarence
Gilchrist attended the meeting of the
poetry club in Bennington Saturday.
Frank Foster is little more comfor-
table at til s W ting.
The st. James Guild held a card
party Wednesday svening at the home
OF its pres .dent, AIrE. Clarence Gill
chr st, A silver COLLECTION rns taken
VII CHI amounted to about nine dullnis
Mr.. and Mrs, Malcolm Mckenzie OF
cheshire, Mass, have been in town for
he past day or tew. They have sold
their property on Water street to Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Bentley of Sunderland
Death Of George Carey
George Carey d ed at his home here,
Tuesday, jan 49, The funeral SER
vices were he'd FRIDAY afternoon at
the Congregational church. East
Arlington, Rev Mabel T. Winch, pas
tor of the church offic at ng.
M. Carey was a member of the G.
A. r. and the Masons, who attended
in body and conducted the services,
Interment was at Evergreen GENE
terry.
Gorge Carey was born in South
SALISBURY in 1910, the son OF Abel
and Elizabeth Eineel Carey He mar
ried Miss Harriet E. Henry of Troy,
N. Y, in 1859 and six CHI ldren were
born to them. Ate. his w'fe's death
he married Mrs. Josephine Hale of
Arlington
Mr.. Carey was Civil war veteran
being a gunner in the LIST Vermont
battery, light artillery. He was in
many battles including forty-five days
in the siege of Port Hudson, La. He
served three years, two months and
ten days He was a good neighbor
and fir end, always ready to help any
one in trouble He W II be greatly
missed in his home, where he was
tenderly card for by a loving wife.
He is survived by his wife and SIX
children, Laura p, Ralph H, Harley
A., Ruby E., Hattie G., Stella and one
step-daughter, Mrs. Lena Sharkey.
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Jolly Little chInmunk.

The place the chipfnunk fills Is
small and inconsequent Dnt his sylvan
'chirrup" plays minor strain in the
wordless dlapason which the mighty
blue soul of nature is forever singing
In her forests; solemn and ronsoling
to hsal earths scars; jubilnnt and glad
for the free of heart. Iptoaatirg ever
some clear sweet note of mys..I helo-
dy for those who listen. to awaken n
dreaming bliss or TO thrill an untried
fiber into qlliyering life.
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ARLINGTON

Miss Sadie Hard was in Troy Satur-
day.
Clarence Gilchrst of Schenectady
spent Sunday at his home here.
Mss Alice Gull nan is at the Sama-
rattan hospital, Troy, for treatment
Mrs. Z. C. Woodwork has returned
from weeks stay in New Yo-k-
Mrs. Gilbert Vaughn and two child
rem were in South SALISBURY Satur-
day.
Mrs. Louis Willard OF Rutland has
returned home after visiting Mrs. H.
D. LaBatt.
Amos Lathrop and son of Benn ng-
ton spent Sunday with his mothe-
Mrs. May Lathrop.
Lawrence Wood of Hudson Falls
N, Y. has begun work for the Refrig-
orator company.
Frank Foster is critically i'll W tn
pneumonia at his boarding place, Mrs.
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ALL TIRED OUT
Hundreds More in Bennington In the
Same Plight.

Tired all the time;y
Weary and worn out night and day;
Back aches: head aches
Your kidneys are probably weaken
ed
Let one who knows tell you how.
Mrs. Mary Manney. i24 Adams St,
Bennington. says: II suffered with a
severe hackache. Whenever stopped
sfa-o twinses darted through the
small of my back. especially mornings
and felt all tired out used Doan S
Kidney Pills. procured from Gokay' S
Drug Store and they relieved me. /
have had no return az the trouble"
Price soc. at all dealers. Don't sim
My ask for kidney remedv--get
Doan's kidney PilIs--the same that
Mrs. Nancy had. Foster Milbuyn Co..
Mfrs, Buffalo. N. Y.
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Child Put $3.50 in Kitchen Stove.

Sioux City, Ia-When Nikolai Peielc
sold his little home he received s1,95t
In bills. The following morning b.
gave the money to his wife, who all,
it on the table and stepped into anotl,
err room. While she was gone her ilyts
year Old child placed the roll In n
Kitchen stove
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-27
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat OF the disease.
Catarrh 10 o local disease, greatly In
1uenced by constitutional conditions. and
In order to cure II you must take an
Internal remedy. Halls catarrh Medi-
cine 10 taken internally and acts thru
tho blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system. Halls Catarrh Medicine was
In this country for years. II Ia COM
posed Of some OF the best tonics known.
combined with some. of the best. blood
purifiers. The perfect combination Of
the ingredients In Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine Is what produces such wonderful
results In catarrhal conditions Send for
testimonials, free.
y. j. CHENEY q CO.. Props. Toledo, o
HALLS Family pills for constipation
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-28

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fabrics in a wonderful
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Dresses Skirts Bl0uSeS

Wool skirts that lend
that smart air for
business, sports or
general wear in all
the fabrics, tailored to
meet the requirements
of this particular part
of dress and sacrificed
: in prices beyond the
cost of materials.
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Goats

Wonderful S t o C k s.
wrappy coats of ex-
qHsitely soft materi-
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trimmed with large
fur collars or hand
somely tailored eff
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An enchanting collec-
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to meet the individual
taste of fashions ia
vored silks and every
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overlooked.
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Suits

Beautiful suits, per-
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latest winter models,
strictly tailored and
three-piece or costume
S vi ts Every suit
stands out distinctive
ly and choice is wide
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CONSERVATION.
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Boys Suits

Americas best manufacturer
of boys clothing is represented
in little fellows>suits in sizes 2
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in
a datcred
bibl
dnde
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-28
Girls Dresses

Selections of wooden dresses
that will make a rejoicing in
their prettiness by the girls, and
much in demand by mothers
because of their practicability,
for dependable woolens as tri-
'cotines, serges, jerseys and the
models show a supreme CHOICE
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-28

The girls store offers the same ratio of reductions as
in the women's stocks, amazing in lowness of prices
and fineness Of garments, such as indicated here
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-28

Monumental sacrifices have been made in the
stocks of fine suits and overcoats for boys-no
how fine the garments or what reputable ma
turer sustained in the fashion world made
Every suit and overcoat unreseVedly sacrificed
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-28

The rules of sales, such as
this will be carried
into execution-no
garments laid aside, none
sent c. O. D., accepted
for credit or refund /
every sale final
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Girls Goats

Pleasant days, special occasions
all were carefully provided
for. Modelled of-highest grade
materials, faultIessly tailored--
in fact, so many new details, so
many alIuring fashions and
fabrics that you should take adj
vantage of the savings.
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CHAPTER vII.-contInued.


The river was a treacherous-looking
stream, deep. sluggish. bordered for
the most part by flat-topped banks.
Where its shores were broken into
shelving slopes these were covered
with a towering growth OF reeds and
matted elephant grass. There was a
sand-spit here and there and On each
we're lying what appeared to be logs
east up by food.
AS the expedition reached the crest
OF the bank, thereby coming into full
view Of the river. the logs. n by one,
elevated themselves a foot into the
air through al their length and moved
silently, swiftly. horribly into the wa
ter. Andrea caught her breath. She
had een crocodiles In captivity. but
never like this. v free to scurry
on distorted legs, to sink silently into
murky depths and Turk.
white Man." she whispered. "are
hey as awful as they look?"
They are" he answered. ut is
pretty generally accepted that more
natives succumb to crocs in Africa an
nually than to amy other one cause,
not excepting famine and smallpox. 1t
sounds unbelievable until you know
the native mind. A man will be taken
at a certain crossing and half an hour
later you may zee his companions
ieisurely wading the stream the same
place. The explanation Is that they
consider that the victim lost his life
solely by reason Of the cheap brand Of
medicine he carried. Each one Is
convinced that his Owl bit OF stone.
rag or twisted wood Is the real thing
and nothing can dissuade him until the
moment when hs too ic snatched un.
der"
How CHASTITY" said Andrea. "and
how pitiful."
"Yes, II Is" said M'sungc. and add
ed: .Sort Of knockout to faith. isn't
t7 But even crocs have character.
There are certain crossings swarming
with them where they are known to
be friendly and where no one has ever
been attacked"
~ Iuc hhuc hc uuiSuSu SpcdhihS tlt
natives had baled out a wide. clumsy
scow and M'sungo nodded to Andrea
20 slide down The slippery landing
chute and climb In. She was worried
as TO how Marguerite was to be man.
aged when. to her delight. four blacks
picked him up bodily and deposited
him In the center Of the leaky craft.
He did not deign to more than half
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er sQuatte0 by one spoor and tnen an
o;ser. He held up three fingers.
"All malesT' said M'sungo.
The tracker nodded.
"Big onesY" said M'sungo, with that
half-smile Of exaltation.
The boy grinned.
M'sungo touched the edge Of the
mighty spoor with his toe. "M'culo7'
"Stalecka !" murmured the tracker.
and rolled his eyes up into the trees.
"He says it's a whopper." whispered
M'sungo, and promptly went into &C
ton. He took of his jacket and jer-
sey. rolled up his sleeves and frightened
his belt. The tracker stripped to his
breech-clout and took from one of the
wizened a slender-shafted assegai.
The three old hunters laid aside the
rifles they had been carrying and the
gunbearers quietly picked them up.
M'sungo turned TO Andrea. sect on
the donkey" he ordered. When she
was mounted her eyes were on q leve!
with his own. "Listen." he raid.
You'll ride now. because when we
strike the bush you can't. Please lis
ten, because from now until the kill
nobody is going to speak to you and
If you should say a word out loud you
might get six inches Of spear in the
excitement of the moment"
Go ahead; I won't speak," said An
drea, and pressed her lips together.
when You begin to get hot" con-
tinued M'sungo. "just take off what
you don't want and drop 1t. We peo-
pie ahead can't lose anything If we
try. The boys used to pick up my
dead matches until / stopped them.
When you come to the bush, shed your
skirt, get off Marguerite and leave
him. Walk lightly and hang on till
you drop. II you last long enough.
you'll see me take the big gun. That's
the beginning Of the end and when II
happens you are to do just one thing,
Look around you. Somewhere near
you are bound to see a big tree loom
ing out Of the bush. Go to ii, hug IL,
stay with II whatever happens till i
call you"
A moment later. they were of at a
terrific pace, the tracker in the lead,
M'sungo next, then the gunbearers,
Andrea, and after her the tagging rest.
For hours they kept On with
out q break or a pause.
Andrea watched M'sungo's long stride,
fascinated by its unvarying pendulum
swing. The ~gunbearers took shorter
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steps. They walked pivoting on the
ball OF the foot just before each step,
their heels jerked inward sharply for
the thrust back. She leaned forward
MargIerite had his eyes wide open.
He seemed to be breathing softly. as
though he. too, were bent on playing
the game.
Quite suddenly they came out OF the
forest into a broken NANCY space The
heat and glare was terrific. Here aud
there were scraggy groups or thorn,
apparently burnt ur by the sun. but In
reality very much alive. To one side,
an enormous acacia cast Its grateful
blot Of shade. The tracker. pausing
at last. looked straight up. transfixed
in IN eloquent pose.
Andrea followed his gase. at an
Incredible height she saw a branch,
freshly broken. Her reason battled
with incredulity; 1t told her that only
n thing could have reached the
branch and snapped 1.-THE up-iung
trunk Of the rearing beast they were
following. For the first time In her
life. measuring again that height, she
felt actual awe. M'sungo cast a glance
over his shoulder. His face was alight ;
his eyes shone with a swimming bril-
lance.
A few minutes later they came to
the ragged edge OF the elephant bush.
The tracker cast left and right with
quick, jerky steps. Here the three
bulls had separated; joyful sign. for It
showed intention to feed The tracker
came to a halt. dropped the tip Of his
assegai shaft to n chosen o
Msungo looked back at Andrea impa-
tiently. She threw herself from Mar
guerite's back and hastily stripped of
her jersey. unbuttoned her skirt AID
let Il fall. She stood In helmet, khaki
shirt and breaches. puttees and tight.
~ laced boots-an adorable study In
brown. But M'suneo had no time for
artistic effects; he turned from her
with nod IN r.s.Su. st5 the bush
IN the al uf the ~tractSer. ~
Fortunately Tor Andrea the go.rI,
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took form. Once seen, they advanced
in distinction until they stood put to
vision as does the Coal Pit on q starry,
moonless night. They were three
clouds. ominous, dusky, thunderous.
Suddenly from one of them came a
rumble that rolled ponderously away
through the silent world. Andrea,
ignorant of the majesty of the intes.
final connections of the mightiest of
beasts, snatched a fleeting impression
that somewhere beyond the brazer
sky, a storm was brewing.
The white man still stood. tense but
immovable. Gradually Andrea's senses
gathered to the fact that this was nc
pause. He was waiting-waiting de.
l~iberately or was It as one who stands
fatally fascinated and paralyzed on
the threshold OF disaster? Her heart
was beating with a d%eafening throb.
She was sure the natives about her
could hear the equal tumult In their
own breasts.
Then her eyes, glued 20 the three
black clouds, saw one of the lesser Of
them move, raise vast blankets of ears
and flap them, starting al audible gust
of wind. A great trunk wound and
unwound, rose lazily to incredible
heights. reached a limb and tore II
with a scream of rending fbers from
the parent tree. The beast turned
slightly to avoid the avalanche OF
boughs. Instantly the white mans
arms swept into motion. He leveled
the big gun at an upward slant upon
the still immovable central cloud and
fired.
All the silence in the world was rent
asunder by that shot. With a rendine
crash as of a thousand gatling guns
one, two, twenty elephants swept
through the sea of saplings and away.
1t was as though an angry god had
snatched up the forest like a sheet and
ripped 1t apart. In the terrific whirl'
wind of sound gone mad, the second
bark of the rifle vas quite lost to the
ear.
M'sungo turned and automatically
seized his supporting gun. His eyes
swept the back trail. looking for An.
drea. She was gone. "Bathtub !" he
reared.
The boy ran to him, his face work.
ing with every emotion known to the
black breast-joy. triumph, greed,
cupidity and fear. The last was pre-,
dominant and with reason, for Msungo
dropped his gun. shot out both hands
10 the blacks throat and lifted him
strangling into the air. 'Damn you,"
he growled, where's your missisi
Where Is she?" The boys eyeballs
protruded farther and farther from
his contorted face.
"Here ! am" painted Andrea.
M'sungo relaxed his grip; Bathtub
dropped to the ground like a ~nerveless
sack but bounced up again. all his
emotions except fear ono more In full
cry across his grinDing face.
Andrea laid both hands on M'sungo's
arm. at wasn't his fault" she gasped.
II started to do just what you told
me. White Man. You know you saw
me hugging the tree. But when I heard
the Day of Judgment right on top of
me II just had to givs II q u for
its money l"
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on my right hip which doctors neglected
to lance and consequently my entire sys-
TEN was poisoned. / not only became
terribly emaciated but my body was q
mass OF running sores and my right limit
drew up under me and became helpless ]
was in bed for more than six months aad
all hope for my recovery had been given
up when someone told my father about
DR.. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in BuffaSo.
where they not only manufactured some
wonderful remedies but also gave advice
free, so he wrote for advice, and in a very
short time we were very thankful that he
did because the first half bottle of Golden
Medical Discovery helped me so much
that l was able to raise my head from tho
pillow, my appetite returned and ! was
able to sleep. Then the sores commenced
to heal and ] knew that I had started on
the right track.
ut took FIVE years TO bring me back TO
my original good health but I took no
remedies but DIR. Pierce's Golden Medtcal
Discovery. 'Favorite Prescription and
Pleasant Pellets'-with the approval OF
my doctor all the time. This was forty
years ago and i am still In the best OF
health. l have never had any sign of a
blood disorder since or any ailment due to
impurity left in my system, and I feel
quite confident In recommending DIR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as q
blood purifier. The 'F6vorite Prescrip-
ton, ! found equally as good in toning up
the womanly organs. and i could not have
kept house without the Pleasant Pellets
Every membe OF my family has found
them to be unequaled as a ~purgative and
liver tonic, and we have often had to
drive a good many miles from home Ia
get them."-Mr N. r. Jensen, p. o. Box
100.
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and ~quivering, as neat waves 4d:vef
steadily in the air arising from
parched soil.
Not forty PAGES from where Andrea
Rugged her protecting trunk and
scarcely twenty in advance of M'sungo,
the domes of two trees topped the
even mass of the saplings about them.
Into the shadows beneath these trees
he was peering with an intensity that
communicated itself to Andrea. She
too stared desperately as though by
an effort she might send light into
darkness with her gaze.
Presently she was rewarded; three
shadows within the shadow slowly
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GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER.

Constipation invites other troubles
which come speedily unless quickly
checked and overcome by, Green's
August Flower which is a gentle laxa-
tive. regulates digestion both IN
stomach and intestines, cleans and
sweetens the stomach and alimentary
canal, stimulates the liver to secrete
the bile and impurities from the blood,
1t is a sovereign remedy used In many
thousands OF households ali over the
civilized world for more than half a
century by those who have suffered
with indigestion, nervous dyspepsia.
sluggish liver, coming up of food. pal
pitation, constipation and other In
testinal troubles. Sold by druggists
and dealers everywhere. Try q bottle,
take no substitute.-Adv.
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pleasant Information.

EdIth-Dear Jack is SO forgetful.
Maud-Isn't hel | had to keep re
minding him that it's you he's engaged
to and not me.
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BETTER
DEAD

Life is a burden when the body
Is racked with pain. Everything
worries and the victim becomes
respondent and downhearted. To
bring back the sunshine take