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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-02
Short. and to the Point.

He was cruSty and rude. but as a
celebrity he was entitled to indulgence
in these matters. And his pretty
hostess was not one TO Shirk any con
vcrSational encounter with him.
Tell me, Mr. Elighbrow," she In
qnred, what is youf idea OF
marriage?"
The celebrity frowued
Madam" he replied, my idea Of
marriage is very much The same kind
Of vague but inarticulate protest rs
a dogs conception Of tin can that
Is tied TO his tail -
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-02
Nine Foot Skeleton.

On opening mound near Greens.
burg, Pa, The curator of Vie Carna,
gie Museum Of Pittsburgh Dr llol
land unearthed skeleton between
eight and nine feet tall. The mound
was 100 feet long and more than II
feet high. The most interesting fea.
tire in the recent excavation was
the mummided torso of a human body
ut least 1000 years old The parts
Of the skeleton were shipped to the
Carnegie museum Scientific Ameri-
can.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-02

in disappointing a hungry customer
Dear, dear! That's too bad. Have
you no cheesey
Not a bit left, sir"
Wei, haven't you anything In the
shape Of celery
The waiter hesitated
There's rhubarb,' he said
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-02
Brave peed of AGED Woman.

A woman of 20 jumped into the
deep water at John Pass, Fla, and
rescued another woman who fell into
the channel The elderly woman APP
pnrently was none the worse because
Of The cxerton necessary to bring the
other woman to shore,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-02
LOW State Of Culture.

II have here a poem in Latin" said
the college professor who was sojourn-
Ing in Chiggeryille.
I'm afraid can't use it," said the
editor of the Clarion.
why not?"
THE only subscribers to the Clarion
who know any Latin are old DR.. Tr0t-
ter and the druggist who fills his pre-
scriptionS. Birmingham e-Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-02

"Why don't married men kiss their
wives offenerl" N
81 dunno | have noticed, however,
that the mouse in the trap seems to
lose all taste for cheese"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-02
Saw His Mouth.

Belle--Did his face express any emo
lions while was singing?
Beulah-Really, don't krow.
why, couldn't you see his face
from where you sat?'
No; he was yawning"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-02

and pickles were
stodgy and taste
less.
AN d there's
nothing else?' he
inquired. er
NO, SIR said
the waiter, with
that grim de-
light which a GER
tain breed of his
kind always take
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-02
Names That Fitted.

OF the two chaplain in the Jura
forestry dctachmcnt one was named
Church. aud the other who was at
tnchcd 10 black regiment was named
White.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-02
A Cynical Woman.

Mrs. GreenMy husband seems to
enjoy life thoroughly
Mrs. Wsyse7What a lot of bad hab-
its he must have. -Boston' Transcript.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-02
inevitable Leisure.

Nobody ought to enjoy the bread
Of IdlehcSs.
and yet you can't expect a man
whesssaasAbread Ihese, days tQp avoid
getting rich enough 10 quit work"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-02
Give Him Fits.

Jones--Clothes don't make the man.
Bones-How could they be expected
TO when even mans own opinion OF
himself doesn't fit.-Cartoons Maya
zine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-02

you claim to be an optimist?'
Il do" replied the photographer.
"When | tell man TO smile. he in
yariably does his best"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-02
THEIR VIEWPOINT

THEIR VIEWPOINT
Guard: Hey! Matchmaker with
you No. II? 99e Is doing twice as
much work as you are.
Prison No. II: Yea! know he
Is. told him about 1t but he won't
stop.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-02
Once a Lady, Always a Lady.

Advertisement in English paper
Delicate or chronic lady received In
u charming house. Boston Transcript.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-02
Crane Iona in Service.

A crane which was erected in His
IS SIN IN use al Trier ON the river
MoScl in France
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-02
TORTURED BY
HER STOMACH
After Ten Years, She Found
Relief In "fTuit-a-tiVeS"

$780, SAcTo AVE, SACRAMENTO, CAL.
''T had Stomach Trouble for ten years,
which, became so bad that l got
stomach Cramps two or three times
aweek.
After years Of terrible torture, I
read about Fruit-a.tiyes' or Fruit
LiveFTablets, and sent for trial box.
After taking the trial box, I felt
better SO kept on taking Ftuit-a-tires'
for nearly a year, and am thankful to
say 'Fruit-a-tives' saved my life".
MRS. F. S. ST0LZ.
soc. a box, 6 for $3.50, trial size 25c,
at dealers or from FRUIT-A-TIVES
Limited. OGDENSBURG, N. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-02
. The -
Scrap Book
ALL RIGHT AS TO SHAPE
Out 1t Would Need Imagination to
Make Rhubarb a Substitute
for Celery.

He had not expected much at the
little inn, hut even the cold roast beef
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-02

TREASURE ISLAND by Rob
Played
acting the aions o
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-02

Mr.. a~d Mrs. William Bevs passed
Memorial day with Mrs. Bevis', par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Z. Hard.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-02

C aade Lathrop. who has been sick
with an attack of the measles, has so
far recovered as to be out
Mo es Real OF Harrisville ~ Y.
spent Memorial day with John Robin
son and family.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-02

Camp Avalon in preparation for the
opening of the camp in July,
Mrs. Charles Hard Of Scotia n. w.
spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs
q. Hard Mrs. Hard is now visiting
her parents in Manchester.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-12-09
Some Important
State SiIo News

We believe the biggest argu.
ment in favor of the silo for
dairy purposes is the fact that
where they have then they
build more ard more The fol-
lowing stats tics from the state
immigration bureau of silos in
this state:
Complete reports of county
assessors of the State Board of
I'm Eigra tioa show a total of
8, ia S los in Colorado on April
of this year. compared with 3.
800 reported last year and 2,52S
reported for 1919. These reports
are somewhat short of the actua
number OF silos in ne s'ate at
the time they wee - applied.
and a con siderable number have
been constructed since April ],
so that the actual number of
silos completed at this time is
vely close to 1000.
THE increase in silo construc-
tion in the past two years has
not been quite so great as it was
during the two preceding years.
due chiefly to unfavorable finan-
cial con ditions, which .--Se il
iluenced farmers to keep their
expenditures down IS low as
possible. Forty-two Of the 65
counties in the state now report
silos, the nun hers rerorted for
the various counties ranging
from 2 to 623.
Weld county reports the
largest number. The leading
dairy farming districts Of che
state have more silos than other
dis tricts. hut in the past few
ears the number in general
farming districts has been in
creasing steadily. Several couu-
ties have doubled The number of
silos in their borders in the past
three years and some counties
have increased them as much as
FIVE fold, while there are com
parative!y few count; in which
there has not beeh 2yme in.
crease"
The Democrat-herald., 1921-12-09
Newberry's Toga
A Dirty Rag

The news dispatches stat
that Senator Pomerene closed
his great speech reviewing the
notorious and scandaIous New.
berry case before the Senate
with this blisterinE excoriation
of Senator Newberry:
Mr.. President, it so happens
that there can be Only two SEN
ators from each sovereign state
at one time-only two. When
the voters of a state 20 to their
wardrobe and take from it the
senatorial toga and drape it
around the shoulders OF one Of
their favorite sons. he is indeed
honored but when some rich man
who aspires to that honor builds
out of gold dollars a stairway
leading into that wardrobe and
takes from it the senatorial toga,
whether it is done by himself or
by his millionaire friends. the
toga is no longer q robe of hom.
or; it is dirty rag that disgrace
es him that wears it,
The Democrat-herald., 1921-12-09

field in a bank of snow overlay
ing a bank of sand-the engine
growing, the wheels spinning,
and the bank of snow and sand
refusing the right of way.
1t being a condition and rot =
theory that the great United
States government was there
and then up against. our humble
shovel was brought into play,
and in less than three quarters
of an hour that great overland
Chevrolet monster had crawfish.
ed out of its awful predicament,
and then went helter.skelter
across a barb wire fence into
the open country. the EDITORS
ninety and nine following after
just as hard IS it could.
The strain on car and man
was something fearful to con.
ten plate-so great on the car
par iculariy that VIXEN we got
slightly over the dividing line
between the two great kingdoms
of laca and the east end a ham
string busted itself. whereupop
a team of horses was cranked
up n low and brought US into
the pleasant village of Utleyville.
whore we were ente rtained over
mig ut in the hospitahle home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Beasley. one Of
the leading merchants Of the viii
Iago and the sunshine valley in
which the said village is located.
On the morning Of the morrow
we rar down the said Cannon
Ball afsr esaid. got on board and
went lickity-split until the gaso-
Inc played out; and
The durnsd thing refusing to
run on either water or hot air a
passing train was tagged down
and command ed in the name of
the great Hardup administra-
ton and its train of Hardup
times and evils 10 replenish our
thirst with sufficient elixir to To-
cemote the rest Of the way to
the righteous city Of SpriAg field
the Mecca of all foot-sors, dry
and thirsty pilgrims-with the
forty !even wind mills to pump
he crystal fluid to sIass their
thirst and cool their parched
tongues, and
Bidding you good morning
now, we'll call another day.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-12-09
Over at Kim

Tn. edito Thursday morning
Of last wee.t took run over to
the marvellous little city of Kim.
in the the 70 less marvellous east
end of Las A-inas county
Never been there then ,ou
ri ed som 'thirg in YOU it
Kim is on small pl ice-just
as children are now small and
rom oenule were ono sm u;
hu 81 jn t eeps n o lng !
IN" tima I'D mes rn nr
times. and some tim- that y"uny
upstart will b. Old enough and
big enough TO assoriate with such
herps as Sprincfeli, Lamar and
Elkhart.
By way OF capitulation, Kim
now has three groceries, one dry
goods, hardware and lumber,
drug store. bank, three garages
and filing station. rooming
house, hotel. two retaurants,
barber shop. real estate, news
paper rhurch building. high
school building blacksmith shop,
and other articles too numerous
to mention.
And Fri day the snow sto rm
CAM, holding Us fast till the
Monday morning Of this present
week, when we hitted the high
places homeward bound. taking
with US a shovel, an extra quart
Of gasoline and a bed.
Some distance on this side Of
Kim we overlook the Cannon
Ball express carrying the United
States mail from Kim to Spring.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-12-09
Lyric Theater

Tues day night.
The photo play with an amaz-
ing soul is "The Miracle Man"
A romance of underworld
rogues who sought easy pick
ing s. and fonnd the m; but ;"hen
the arch crook and the girl with
the painted face also fourd
won drous thing they had never
known before-do you know
what love is?
Come and see-coms live life
in one hour!
This is a Paramount picture
equally as good as Humoresque
Betty Compson and Thoma-
Meigen, stars. This picture will
be at Lyric one night only. 1t
is a picture you will never for
get Prices so cents adults,
school students over IL IS,
children 10 GENTS.
Thurs day. Dec. Is.
Mary Pickford. a paramount
picture-a 50 cent picture for rs
DENTS. "Rebecca of Sunny
Brook Farm is ae good as
Daddy Long Legs." Bring the
children. 1t will pleaee every
body.
Saturday night.
Geo. Walsh-the star we Or
dered for Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips
/ you are sure to like him
From Now On" Geo. Walsh
is an athlete.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-12-09

Quite a snow fell Friday
night. Everyone in this neigh
borhond glad to see the moist
ure.
Mrs. Hazel Coulter spent Fri
day with her mother, Mrs. Geo.
Parcher.
Roy Beightol seeded broom
corn Friday.
Not q very large crowd out to
Sunday Sc. ool on account of
the cold Weather and snow
drifts.
Mrs. D. H. Collins left Thurs
day to visit relatives and friends
in Kansas.
Mr.. Mills, the school teach II
returned Thursday evening to
take up his school duties again.
The school and Sunday sc,,oo'
are preparing progra nme for
Christmas.
Cahrlie Grill of Springfield
The Democrat-herald., 1921-12-09
Some Important
Tractor Information

Whether tractors pay or not
has been a mooted question, but
reports to the state I'm nigrs-
ton bureau show they are grad
ually increasing in numbers in
this state. The immigration
bureau reports as follows:
"rhe reports of county asses
ors show that there were 4.4s7
farm tracto rs owned and oper
atei by farmers in the state
this spring compared with 3.6'3
reported for la-t year and 2,2Js
for 1919
"rhe use of tractors in the
Z nerll flaming districts of
eastorn "o'n-a q has tcen in
easing va-v rapid in the
pas, ~ -ea ars, and has haen .
study increase in othe- districte.
"This yesr there were only
six counties in the state that re-
ported no farm tractors. all of
the m being mining counties. in
which Very little farm ing is be-
ing done.
"Weld county holds first place,
with 504 tractors repooted. and
Logan county ranks second with
43l.
There are nov l3 counties in
the state reporting more than
100 farm tractors each.
Ten counties which reported
no farm tractors in 1919 have re.
ported from l to 20 each this
wear.
kit Carson county. which
reported 26 tractors in 1919,
reports 226 this year.
.............>.~s
The Democrat-herald., 1921-12-09
Pride

Quite a buster Friday night
and Saturday.
Fuoz Schnavfer purchased
Sonora the past week.
Lester Finch butchered last
Wednesday.
John Steen and Katie Eskew
were united in marriage at the
home of the groom Sunday
Mrs. Sweet officiating.
Several from near Campo at
tended services at Pride Sunday
evening although the roads were
bad.
Ira Perkins made a trip to
Springfield Friday.
Mrs. Bessie Mitchell and sor
returned from Great Bend Fri
day.
Era Haden and daughter went
to Newton Thursday.
Ray Finch sold about tive
hundred and fifty chickens the
past week.
Mr.. Gillis has q new Ford
roadster.
Mr.. Ford has teen dipping
cat tie between busters.
John Dunn moved to the Mil
ler place the last of the week
and Herman Mitchell expects to
move to the place he vacated.
Dee and Hugh Caldwell took
broomcorn to Elkhart the last
of the week.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-12-09

Henty Ford saws If hs were in
charge Of the railroads be ecou!d
move freight trains ten times
faster than they are now moved
and at cost Of rs per cent less.
That Henry isn't talking through
his hat is evidenced by the fact
he is now doing this on his own
road.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-12-09

was seen in the Lamport viein-
ity Sunday.
Mrs. John Collins who spent
the past two weeks with her son
Dave Movus, who lives near the
little cedars, returned Thursday
evening
Saturday was a bad day for
the mail csrriers-they wished
their cars had runners in stead
of wheels as they could not ford
the snow.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-12-09

Sometime after the holidays
Two Buttes will have three. day
extension school. on dairying.
hogs and hers. 1t would be
we'll to have such q program
in Springfield.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-12-09

Just the difference betws en-
twesdle dee and tweSdle dunn
has been an enipmatical qneery
since Adam was a yearling; hut
we now have it-just the differ
ence between tho association
Of nations" and the league Of
nations"
The Democrat-herald., 1921-12-09

The snow fall is a good start
in the right direction. the public
highways to the contrary not
withstandinu.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-12-09

At the delinquent tay sale
Monday banker Roberts of Cole.
Springs, tn ougn his agent N. K.
Bickford, invested $4,000 in
said taxes. local buyers taking
up about $4,000 worth. There
is still about $40. 0oO unsold that
will probably be taken up soon.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-12-09

The news dispatcees indicate
au agreements for quadruple
entente. inclusive of England.
Japan, France. and, in the face
of the unheald of election iapd
slide against any European alli-
snces, your Uncle Samuel.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-12-09

The different stores have as
good lines of Christmas toys as
Springfield has had before, ard
all doing an immense business.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-12-09

The Irish war bubble has been
pusctured by Ireland becoming
a province similar to Canada,
under the name Of the Irish Free
State.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-12-09

Springfield is taking on
metropolitan airs three big
slaughter sales being now in full
blast.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-12-09

Do your Christmas shopping
early, and buy where you can
buy the best.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-12-09

Saturday and Monday were
big days in Spring field in spite
of the snow.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-12-09

1t is said that politics mnkss
strange bed fellers; and SO does
the line up on prohibition. Just
now certain thirsty demo jour.
mails are lauding Senator Phipps
for bis anti vote on anti beer in
the United States senate, while
certain dry republicans are
lsuding the democrats who sup-
ported that measure. and con-
demn ng Phipps; a1d yet We
doubt if there will ev"r again b.
a wet-aud- irv issu- in Cobra dc.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-12-09

The first snow of any conse-
quence Of the season fell Fridev
and Saturday morning, ranging
from three and four inches to
ten and twelve in different rarts
of the county. in some directions
blocking the the mail. 1t will
be a great benefit to the wheat.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-12-09
Mckinley

ASASAAAAAAOy
Having fine weather.
Melvin Parcher started to
school Monday.
Floyd Patterson helped Percy
Mckinley dehorn cane Friday.
Horny Holm sworth went to
Elkhart Wednesday.
School is progressing nicely.
Ray Parcher ran a nail in his
foot and is now going on
crutches.
The Williams boys are almost
through gathering corn.
]. H. Hollandsworth and hi
neiRubor Mr.. Hollinswoy.h have
heen hauling feed.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-12-09

On account of the absence of
the editor the Democrat Herald
may not have its full quota of
news matter this week.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-12-09

Merle Coulter spent Sun day
with Clyde Herren.
, 1921-01-31
Publication.

1T is hereby brought to public notice
that Income Tax return forms may
be obtained at the Office of the Des-
patching Secretary for the town and
country district of Christiansted and at
the Office of the Police Judge, Fred2rlk-
sted for the town and country district OF
Frederiksted. Special attention is in
vited to the following requirements con
corning Income Tax
A return is required of each and eV-
cry person Including corporations hav-
ing a total (gross) Income of Francs
1880. 90, or over.
Nor. residents Gncluding nonresident
corporations are not entitled to the
exemption Of Francs 4, 800. 90.
Income Tax Returns must be filed, at
the ,Despatching Secretary's Office, on
or before March 81, after which date
Income Tax Returns will be received
only by the Court.
For failure to make return on or be-
fore iMarch 81, any person Including
corporations required to do SO by the
terms of the Ordinance shall be liable
to a penalty Of not less thar Francs
10000 nor more than Francs 100000,
Government OF the Virgin Islands Of
the Unllad States. St. Croix, January
20, 1921
C. W. FOX,
De8patcbing Secretary.
, 1921-01-31
KILOGRAMS.
ST. CROlX STATION.

Paris, Jan. 27th.-Mr. Lioyd-George
is understood to have taken exception to
an article in a Paris newspaper ~criticiz-
ing his attitude on various questions now
being discussed by the Supreme Allied
Council and has protested to NJ. BRAND
regarding the tone of the French press,
say the Oeuvre: ''Since | was treated
this way, the newspaper quotes Mr..
Lloyd-G George as saying, Il tell you | will
never come to Paris again NJ. BRAND
in consequence of this protest appealed
to newspapers lasb night to use modera
ton in writing of the work of the Su-
creme Council. e" am supported by all
of you, he declared. "Indiscretions,
pure invention, were printed this morn
ing which do not please my interlocu-
ters. If that goes on, you will make it
impossible for any more meetings to be
held in Paris.
Cork, Jan. 26th.-Mary Bowles, a Is
year old girl, was courtmartialed today,
but sentence was deferred. The girl
was arrested after she had been discoN-
cred crossing a field with arms in her
possession, having dropped a Lewis gun
in her flight from the police. She also
was found to be wearing steel body
armour, which was produced in court,
as were the arms. At the trial she
refused to plead ana remained silent.
London, Jany. 26th. The Prince of
Day luncheon and had a great reception
speech on his experience in his tour of
that dominion.
London, Jany 26th.-Sir Jas Craig.
, 1921-01-31
zDCAL..

The Electric light System Of this town
with DoWer-a0usa and everything else
belonging toit has again changed hands
having been purchased last week by the
island most ana rprising business man,
the energetic and esteemed merchant of
Frederiksted, Robt, L.. Merwin Esq. We
are clad 70 see Mr.. MerWin extending
his interests to Christiansted and hope
thew will be fully repaid. The electric
plant is defective chiefly in its engines
which will now be replaced by proper
motors to ensure good, reliable service,
and it is expected to have it in operation
with a minimum of delay. The public
will undoubtedly welcome the restora-
ton of the electric Fight system, a civic
impro vement which the community had
naturally grown to appreciate and has
been greatly handicapped without.
The attention of patrons of the Chris
tiansted Theatre is requested invited to
the change Of programme FOR the show
this evening when instead of The Yellow
Menace, previously announced, there
will be presented the first three episodes
of "rhe Midnight Man., a 36 reel. serial
with James J CorbeCt Of puglllstlc tame
as the hero. This film Wnlcn the man
aegment believes will please everybody
should appeal specially to those interest