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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-21
TodaNs lrthdaYs

Otto II. Kahn, eminent Nv York
fnancier. phhanthropst, and patron
of art born at Mannheim, Germany
81 years agp today.
William II Osborn, former United
States Commissioner of Internal Rev
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-21
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals for the construc-
ton Of "a miles of reinforced concrete
pavement in the town of Bennington,
Vermont, will be received at the Of
fee of the Town Clerk by the Select
men of Bennington, until . o'clock,
p. m, February 25th, 1921, and then
publicly opened and read.
Plans and specifications may be
seen at the Office of the Town Clerk
Of Bennington or at the State Engi-
neer's Office. at Montpelier, Vermont.
idders should satisfy themselves. be
fore bidding as to the character of
the work and the obstacles to be en-
countered. The estimated quantities
are not guaranteed, but are given as a
basis for the comparison of bids,
A certified check for One Thousand
Dollars $4,000 OO) payable to the Sc.
lectmen of Bennington, must accom-
pany each bid.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all BIDS.
J o. Burt,
w. r. White,
f. NJ. Thompson,
Selectmen of Bennington.
Dated February 10, 1921.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-21
Sure sign Of Wealth.

us he making money!?
ale must be- understand he eats
regularly and buys himself new pair
Of shoes occasionally. Any man who
can DO that must have an income"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-21
The Combination

"Why do musicians generally wear
long hair2"
~ suppose they think It is neces-
sary to have plenty of locks to tnpleh
their KEYS"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-21
The Better Plan.

"If you run across any friends of
mine on your auto trip, give them my
regards"
don't you think It would be better
20 take them to a hospltal?"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-21

FOR SALE-John McCurdy place,
consisting Of house and barn. 1-2 acre
of land Also 90 Airdaie puppies. In
qure Of +. A. Hathaway South Shafts-
bury tel, 1881 26t25'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-21

FOR RENT rooms unfurnished, heat
bath and toilet-12s Scott st. S2t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-21

FOR sALE-Rabbit Hound. years
old. Call 6S-M 32t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-21
MISCELLANEOUS

LOST Saturday evening between
Home Furniture and Guideboard, a
self filling fountin pen. Finder please
return to Mattison Bros. store 9Su
East Main So. and receive reward. SSt6
LOST-On Main Street Monday a
bout p. m, black patent leather peck
et-book Finder please return to Ban
ner office. 32tt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-21
RON SALE

FOR SALE--One Second hand plat
form scale. Apply at 222 Part ST. 34t'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-21

FOR SALE-Bunding lot best section.
goodsize. Erwin Durham, tel 7l-Y
34t6s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-21

FOR SALE-A Toledo scale weights
up TO pounds. has been used only a
bout three months. VIII sell right II
sold Immediately Call at once F. w.
Hoyt. Arlington, VT. 3St6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-21

FOR SALE-Loose hay for horses
and cattle. 4. II. Wlnslow, telephone
5SS-M. 2ltf.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03
ALL BOW TO SUPERSTITION.
Few of the Fair Sex Have Not a Firm
Belief in Marriage Charms.

In the great Cave Of the Winds, in Col
orado. place visited each year by scores
of tourists, in one corner the visitor Is
always impressed by a curious thing that
looks like a mattress and that turns out,
on closer acquaintance, to be an immense
pile of hairpins, combs, barettes and hair
ornaments.
1t seems that there is a superstition
afoot that every widow and unmarried
woman who leaves hairpin or hair orna-
ment there will be married within the
year and, though most of the women who
, visit the cave laugh at the story and look
very incredulOus, not few surreDtltously
shake out an invisible or two before leav-
ing. Just for luck
Nor is this the only mute testimony
to the ever-feminine credulity and belief
in marriage charms At Ramona's We'd
ding Place. also out West, is a well, the
bottom of which CLEANS bright with
countless pennies and other coins, left
there by passing visitors who were told
that tossing coin down the well would
bring them each a husband within a
year. So the pennies accumulated. and
already there is a small fortune lying at
the bottom of Ramona's well.
Nor is this superstition OF travellers
the only evidence in the case. One has
only to see the young girls land some. OF
the old. waiting to catch the bride :
boduet at a wedding in order to be the
next bride. TO know that they are al
ready to test out any husband-gettlnR
! charm, And one may look in vain toT
| the single girl brave enough 10 take the
last piece of cake or candy on the
plate and thus run the risk of becoming
! an "old maid. '-Philadelphia Record
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03
COAL AT THE MINES.
Value of Splitting 1t Up Into Its Various
Products There.

For years the process whereby the coal
could be split at the colierieS into num-
Der of valuable substances has been
known; the cumulative value of the null
tiple products derived is far in excess of
the value of the raw coal. On the aver
age one ton of coal subject to distillation
process yields 20 pounds of ammonia sui
phate. from two to three gallons of ben
zol, about eight gallons of tar, from 1000
to 10000 cubic feet of gas and up to
/ 500 pounds of smokeless, dustleSs, arti-
fetal anthracite.
Part of this gas is used in the process.
The rest could be piped for long distances
to the cities where it would serve indus
trial purposes as well as domestic cock
ing heating, etc. Ammonia sulphate is a
powerful fertilizer, while benzol is an
efficient substitute for gasoline. The coal
: tar itself is Il basis of our chemical indus
try 1t yields about 1000 various prod
ucts such as aniline dyestuffs, carboliC
acid aspirin, salicylic acid, antipyrine
, perfumes, explosives, colors, lakes, not to
mention the useful application of tar in its
crude state for waterproofng buildings
road surfacing, etc.
The artificial anthracite may be con.
sumed near the collieries TO generate elec
trio power distributed through the net OF
! electric transmission wires, or is can b.
| shipped without breaking into dust and
what is more important, can be stored
| almost indefinitely without danger oil
spontaneous combustion, as is the cas-,
with soft coal.-New Republic
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03
OIL AIDS ROAD MAKING.
1t Prevents Sand Dunes from Shifting
on TO New Highways.

One serious obstacle to improved road
building. particularly in the Northwest
has been the shifting sand dunes which
coxer up a highway soon after il is com
pleted. and to remedy this evil the bu-
rpau on public roads of the department
of agriculture has reSorted to the spray
ing of the sand with oil. Fifty-three
miles of construction of the Columbia
River highway from the Dalles eastward
lie through sandy country i'll many
places of a volcanic ash as light as flour.
As fast as cuts are opened up and fills
made in this light soil the wind whips
out the fill slopes and sand dunes creep
into rock cuts. completely blocking the
road. Oil is the only agency yet found
to stop the trouble.
The equipment used to spray the crude
oil consists of two supply tanks, or
drums, in which the oil is carried from
the storage tank at the railway siding
and a tractor, which draws the Oiling
rig and supplies the steam through Il
hose to the compressor tank. which Is
carried on a trailer. The oil is heated
by the steam and forced through hose
with nozzle consisting of a half-inch
pipe. The steam atomiZeS the oil and
sends il in a fine spray for 100 feet OF
more, depending on whether the spray i
projected in the direction of the wind oil
against it. For obvious reasons, spray
= ing is usually carried on in the direc
! ton of the wind. Where sufficient oil
! is used this means of controlling th'
| send dunes is very effective. and it i
believed that the cost will not be exces
sive-Ex
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03
STOMACH UPSET?
Get at the Real Cause Take
Or. Edwards Olive TABLETS

That's what thousands of stomach
sufferers are doing now. Instead Of
taking tones. or trying to patch up a
poor digestion, they are attacking the
real cause of the acknowledged
liver and disordered bowels.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets arouse
the liver in a soothing, healing way.
When the liver and bowels are per-
forming their natural functions away
goes indigestion and stomach troubles.
Have you a bad taste, coated
tongue. poor appetite, lazy. don't
care feeling, no ambition or energy,
trouble with undigested foods? Take
Olive Tablets, the substitute fer Calomel.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil. You will know them by their
olive color. They do the work without
gripping, cramps or pain.
Take one or two at bedtime for quick
relief Fat what you like. 15c and 3oc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03
RUTLAND TROLLEYS
MUST HAVE MONEY
Lines Operated by Light & Power Co
Will Be Suspended Unless Addi-
tiOnal Funds are Forthcoming.

RUTLAND, Jan. 3.-The street
railroad lines operated by the Rutland
Railway, Light & Power Co., which in
cludes two belt lines of four miles
each in this city and the main line troll
ley road between Rutland and Poultney
-23 miles-will be suspended unless
more money is raised at once. according
to General Manager J. G. Menut, who
has asked the chamber of commerce TO
take steps at once to push proposed
investigation. Mr.. A1enut believes that
when the chamber gets an expert to look
into the eompany's affairs it will real
ize that funds must be raised at once
and will recommend either raising the
present fare of seven cents or devise
some other means to get funds.
For every dollar taken in last month
the street railway company was com
PEELED to pay out $1.27, according ia
Mr.. Nenut. There is need of 10000
new ties. which cost. installed, 81 90
each. Cars need repairs and the entire
road bed is bad, but the company does
not know where it can get money to dc
! the work, to say nothing of paying run
nlng expenses and guarding against fu.
ture depreciation
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03

A decrease in the production of wood pro-
duets and a relocation of mills elsewhere
will all tend to increase the cost OF pro
ducts to the consumer
This is social and economic problem,
can do much to solve. The next session
of congress will see bills introduced TO
stimulate this work throughout the en-
tire country and to cooperate with those
states that take constructive action. BY
the initiation of the work here outlined
New York will benefit by, federal coop,
Grafton under laws already passed and
will place itself in the vanguard of those
commemorative that realize the exhaust,
Utility of forest resources and the neces
sity for conservation and replacement
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03
Getting 'e!n Cornered.

An evangelist who was conducting
nightly services in a little town. an
nounced that on the following evening
he would sneak on Liars" He re-
quested his hearers to read the seven
teenth chapter Of Mark. The next night
he arose and said:
Il am speaking tonight on LIARS as
announced t. You yesterday. How many
of you read the seventeenth chapter OF
Mark. as | requpStedy'
A hundred or more hands went up, and
were calmly taken note of by the evan.
gelist during a long minute.
Now" he continued. ''you are the
very ones l want to talk to. There is nc
seventeenth chapter of Mark"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03

One reason is that no
good newspaper will print
dishonest advertising.
The other reason is that
experience has proven that
dishonest advertising hurts
the advertiser far more
than it does the buyer of the
goods advertised.
This fact is easy to I'M
derstand. A person may be
dishonest in a quiet, sneaky
way, for a long time and
never actually be caught at
it. But an advertisement is
a combination agreement
and guarantee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03
JACKSON WORKED BLUFF"
Awed all Unruly Gathering by Ostenta.
tiOus Use of a Tobacco Case.

Andrew Jackson presided at a dinner
one time following n race meet. \ mob
of men We're waiting their turn for seats.
and the noises were 50 constant and
conflicting that no one at ONE end of
the table could tell what was going on
at the other. Some one in passing Jack
son was overheard TO remark: They'll
finish Patten Anderson this time sure -
Anderson was a close friend of the gen
erals.
Jackson sprang upon the long table
and strobe through the dishes with his
hand in his hip pocket, n sinister sign
in those days. He opened his tobacco
box and shut it with a clicL so loud il
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03

49Anderson St, Portland, Maine.
Ell was troubled with Constipation
ever since 1 can remember ; as
result, was subject to distressing
Headaches and pain in my left side.
I would go for two or three days
without any movement of the bowels.
I CHANGED to read about Fruit
a-tives' in one ofour local papers, and
began their use about four months
ago. Since them, L have been free
from Headaches, my bowels have
been regular, and from the use of
several boxes of 'Fruit-a-t iVes', feel
that the great benefit | have derived
justifes me in pronouncing them
remedy Of true and exceptional
merit.
OTIS n. BRYANT.
SOC. box, 6 for 81 80, trial size 25c.
At dealers or from FRCIT-A-TIVES
Limited, OGDENSBURG, n. y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03
Explaining the Change.

Little Betsy. her mother, and new
daddy returned 10 the city after living
on a ranch for several months. The
child went 10 visit the Sunday school
she had attended before she went
away. The teacher was much surprised
to see her and exclaimed, well, if here
isn't Betsy Mccain. :" With very in
dignant gesture the child replied: no,
this isn't Betsy McCann-it's Betsy
again"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03

was heard by some of the bystandcrs,
and he reared:
I'm coming. Pattern
Don't fire." cried some Of the spec
tatorS.
The cry caught the ears of some of the
hostile crowd. They looked up and
saw Jackson striding toward them down
the wreck of the dinner, with his right
hand behind him. and, as a writer says,
slaughter depicted in every lineament OF
his c0untenance." and patten Anderson
assailents scattered.-Detroit News.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03

A merchant or manufac-
turer inserts an advertise
ment in a paper. That adj
vertisernent carries certain
statements and certa in
claims for the goods men-
toned. To speak such state
ments and claims is one
thing; but to print them,
and sign your name to them,
and to send this cut for ev-
>eryone to read, is giving the
public Il guarantee.
That's why ii will pay you
TO read advertisements ard
buy advertised goods. Every.
advertisement is your guar
antee of value.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03
"Safety T.rst-Stoy Quit"

Rather a dangerous place to visit is
described in this paper, SAID wag to
his neighbor.
What place is that?" asked the lat
ter.
Well" responded the first speaker
Its a historical mansion in the Midlands'
This is what the account says: Or
first entering the hall, the visitors eye
is caught by long sword over one side
of the mantel and then drawn to the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03

The island of Juan Fernando, situated
off the coast of Chill and popularity sup
posed to be Robinson Crusoe's island. is
to be converted into naI.onai park and
tourist resort by the Chilean government.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03

old flintlock on the other side; after
which it naturally falls on the mantel
itself. and from that to the old brick
tiled hearth Neither of my eyes would
stand that sort of thing !''-London lid
Bits
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03
Heat.

Why do you call fast automobile
rider a Scorcher?
Because he goes out at a hot pace,
makes pedestrians boiling mad. warns up
the police, gets roasted in court. and
calls it a burning shame.-BOy'S life.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03
Backed by Truth

You have heard people read an advertise
ment and then say, Il don't believe it.
Once upon time they might have been
right, for dishonest people have advertised.
But there are two good reasons why practi-
cally all advertising today is honest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03

G. R. ANDERSON, Surgeon and Physician.
Surgery a speciality. Once and residence,
Brooks House, l28 Main St. Hours: After
Moons, 80 to ); evenings, to 8, except Tues
days and Fridays. Sundays by appointment
only. Phone 2+6
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03

W. ]. KANE, NJ. D., Physician and Surgeon;
Office, Room 10, Ullery Building. Hours: $50
to go; 80 to 500; TO g.. Office phone, 42S-W
Residence, IS Frost St, phone, 4E9-R.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03

c. r. ALDRICH, M. D. Hours 1890 10 $50,
2 to 8. Office phone, l65-W; house. l6s-R.
X-ray work a speciality.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03

EDWARD r. LYNCH, 81. D. Surgery spe-
cialty. Office, Park Building. Phone; $40.
Hours, to p. m; TO P. m. Residence,
Putney Road Phone, III. Sundays by ap-
poiutueut only.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03

DIR. GRACE W. BURNETT, Physician and
Surgeon Market Block, Elliot St. Office
hours: $50 to go a. m; 80 to 230 and to 8
n Telenhnrc Z4A-M
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03

DR. Il. P. GREENE, Physician and Surgeon.
Office Bank block. Hours: go to 10 a. M,
! to g. and to p. n. Residence, So Green St.
FraIenhnr,e ccrnrra-fiL,n
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

DIR. E. L. TRACY, Physician and Surgeon, PA
Main ST. Office hours: to a. m, to P. m,
? 10 80 o. m Tel. ESQ
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03

DIR. THOMAS RICE, Physician and Surgeon
Is3 Main St. Tel, 81. Office hours: to ),
and in the evening.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03

DR. B &. WHITE, Physician and Surgeon
Barber Building Rooms Dos and 20o. Hours
Is and IS p. m Office tel, 7H-W; res, 7D-R
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03

DIR. G. B. HUNTER. Office at residence, West
Brattleboro. Hours: to 9 a. NJ; to Z, and
go to 8 o. m. Telephone, 3l8.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03

DR.. A. I. MILLER, Hooker block, Brattle-
boro. Office hours: TO 9. TO 2. go 70 8.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-04-19

Viewpoint.
It takes the eyes Of the rich to see
the blessings Of poverty.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-04-19
EVERY BLEM|SH
REMOVED IN
A FEW DAYS
By a New Method, and Thin, Pale,
People Increase Weight Quickly
By Simply Using a Few 5-Grain
Argo-P Phosphate Tablets - They
Act Like Magic.

Even in many stubborn cases that
have baffled physicians and beauty
specialists for years. You have never
in your life. heard of anything like
it. They make muddy complexion,
pimples, eruptions, red spots, black
heads vanish quickly. Your complex
ion can be clear and you can have a
beautiful rounded figure. Your face,
hands, arms and shoulders can be
made beautiful beyond your fondest
dreams in a few days by this won
derful new discovery which phospha-
tizes the system. Its effect many
claim is marvellous, this treatment is
absolutely harmless to the most deli
cate person and pleasant to use.
SPECIAL NOTICE Ladies wish
ing to increase bust development
should secure one or two ounces of
Rosetone from their druggist and ap-
ply once or twice daily. This is a
most effective remedy and perfectly
harmless when used in connection
with argo-phosphate. It will round
out your form and increase your
weight do not use argo-phosphate.
(adv)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-04-19
CHILDREN CONTRIBUTE PENNIES
TO RELIEF FUND

Five hundred pennies, each coin
representing a deprivation, were re-
ceived last week from poor children
of Louisville as gift to the starving
children of Europe, through the Eu-
ropean Relief Council. The little
givers took from their meager store
a penny, here and there, to show the
heartfelt interest of the poor for
others, even more unfortunate. The
children who made up the fund live
near the Union Gospel Mission of
Louisville.
The fund of s33,000,000 with
which to feed 100000 children
Zone warm meal day. until the
next European harvest is not two
thirds completed. Checks or contri-
buttons may be sent to Richard Bean,
Treasurer of the Kentucky European
Relief Council, at any bank in Ken
lucky.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-04-19
MANY PHYSICIANS TO DISCON.
TMUE PRESCRIPTIONS"

Being a doctor these days and try
ing to please your patients has its
drawbacks, more than 1000 Ken
lucky physicians indicate, according
to J. Sherman Porter, chief prohibi-
ton inspector for Kentucky, who has
under his direction the work of
checking whisky prescriptions. That
number of doctors, who last year had
permits to prescribe whisky, have
declined to take out permits this
year, while several score who took
out 1921 permits and received pre-
scription pads have been turning in
their prescriptions and permits and
declare that they will not prescribe
any more whisky.
Activity of the inspectors office
in tracing down prescriptions given
for "coryza," alias bad cold and
other trivial ailments for which it is
asserted there are other and better
remedies, is reported to be the cause
of many refusing to take out permits,
while others who have never had
their prescriptions questioned assert
that it is too myreh trouble to bother
with. The State Board of Health
according to a recent statement by
DR.. A. T. Mccormick, has taken the
stand that whisky is not necessary
10 the practice Of medicine.
Druggists, it was stated, also have
been firing of the trouble OF handl'
ing the prohibited liquid and are ex'
Guiding it from their stocks. Drug
gists are required to keep almost A
close" books on their whisky supply
as is required in the handling OF
morphine and similar narcotics.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-04-19

my liver was sluggish and some
times l got so dizzy 1 would nearly
fall. L felt tried and miserable all the
time, Wouldn't even sleep and for
days at time 1 wasn't able to go to
work.
well, a friend of mine finally got
me to try Tanlac, and it certainly
has done a good job for me. My ap-
petite is fine now and although am
eating just anything l want and as
much as 1 please, my stomach never
gives me the least trouble. / have
picked up weight, my stomach has
come back to me, and 1 am now en-
joying the best of health.
"All the men at the store know
Tanlac put me back on my feet, and
am glad to give this statement fol
what it may be worth to others"
(adv)