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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-10
NITH BAYoNET
DweIler In Tropical Waters is Amply
Able to Defend Itself Against
Any Enemy.

The tropical surgeon fish is one Of
the Escst interesting of all the inhab-
itants OF the aquarium. He is me-
dium.sl2ed, fiat-sided fish and deep
from above downward. There is moth
ing particularly suggestive to his APP
r'arance either Of exaggerated aggreS-
sivencss or lamblike docllty.
The casual observer would set him
down rs just q plain, ordinary. every
Gay sort Of fab. From his name you
would think he might be a ward at.
ten1ant (for they do have hospital
wards in the aquarlum), but such is
not the case. On either side of the
body, just In front of the tail, there is
a line This line marks the location
Of concealed weapon, sharp as sur
geon's lance. It is really lance. It
is as hard and smooth as ivory and
IS three-quarters of an inch long. The
weapon seems to he composed OF the
same material as mother Of pearl. The
surgeon fish extends these spikes at
Will, and with a slap of his Tall aud
q forward movement, he can disable
an enemy in short order.--New York
Tribune.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-10
o. The a
Scrap Book
MADE A MEAL FOR SPIDER
His snakcehip, EntanoIcd in Web,
Rad No Chance When It Came
to mitigating.

This spider, which caught a snake,
is of the black and yellow kind, com
mon in country regions among the
bushes or along the roadside. This par
ticular spider was very large, being
about 2ia inches long, including the
legs. The web was very light, but
strong and was made in a fiat circle
with the spider in the center at all
times. with his head down, as shown
In the picture. The snake was Of the
common brown variety, about six inch.
es long and one-guarter inch thick,
which subsist on bugs, spiders, etc.
This snake was in a hush over the
web. and, on seeing tho spider, decided
to drop on the latter and knock him
from the web and then catch him
when he fell on the ground. But his
plans were clearly a failure, for, when
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-10
Much Timber Decay.

II Is estimated that eight billion
feet Of untreated structural tmbcrs
decay every year, sa,S the American
Forestry association of Washington.
II that whole amour, we're to be treat.
ed we would actnaly save about four
billion feet of l'imher every year. Tint
is 70 say, It would render unnecessary
the annual deforeslation Of some four
hundred thousand acres Of land There
could be no truer on more effective
forest conservation, and every home
builder who, BIZ The use OF prescrva-
lives, lcnglheas ;hc life OF his house
or barn, performs an effective service
to Tie cause OF forestry
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-10
BENNINGTON aRIEFs
News OF the Town and Village ane
Advertisements.

Very fine native veal ana lamb.
Checkerline
Mrs. Bertha Atkins Of Grant street
is reported to be III,
!, Joseph Sleeman went to North Adj
ans today on business.
Snow Flake pastry flour by tho
sack, soc. Checkerline Mkt
William Cutler Of Branch street is
confined to his home by severe
cold.
Mrs Jenny Cakes and daughter OF
New Bedford are visiting Mrs. John
Dryer.
/ Thomas Healy has gone to work In
tthe Norful grocery store during the
holidays.
i Mrs. Joseph sleeman of Bradford
street is convalescing at the Putnam
Memorial hospital
\ John Rogers OF North street has
taken job as fireman at the soldiers
4 home for the winter
/ Russell Elwel' OF Dewey street, has
just returned from a successful hunt
ling and fishing trip.
Miss Mary Gleason. who has baen
A visiting friends in Troy for a short
time, has returned to her home on
Main street
4 Remember the concert given by
the Gamble Concert Party in the
Methodist ehurca tonight at 8.
Clarence Wells. who has been con,
fined at the Chelsea Naval hospital
for treatment, Is much improved and
hopes to be, able to return home
l%oon.
Z Everyone should save the adyer-
ltisement that has been running in the
Manner FOR the last two days under
Mheaauspices Of the Bennington Mer.
rhants associations The articles adj
Fvertissd are good for two weeks or
until present supply is exhausted.
I The Methodist Episcopal churcA
Rev Jas A. Perry minister. extends
cordial invitation to the public to
participate in the worship and re-
Aigous exercises on Sunday, Dec. II,
as follows Morning worship 1880
sermon by the minister, topic Royal
Doctrine Of Graces"; Bible study IN
the church school 1l:l5; school OF
missions Cast session. 5;45, classes
opening Gao sharp; evening service
at 1880, sermon by the minister
Especial music Church-goiug is some
times called a habit, but II is infinite
, ly more than habit 1t is 4 religi
Gus exercise without which, when not
, prevented by necessity or humanl-
tartan duties, mems spiritual lives
dwarf. Forgetting not the assembl
, ing of yourselves together is thu
.3iblical injunction. Travellers am
visitors remaining In town over Sun
day are given special invitation L
worship with us.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-10
VILLAGE WARNING


The inhabitants OF the village Of
Old Bennington. Vermont, qualified by
law to vote, at village meeting. are
hereby notified that speciai meet
Ing of the voters or said village will
be held al Old Academy Building, in
tie said Village az Old bennington at
the hour Of 5 O'Clock in the Afternoon
on the 10th day OF December, 1921
for the following purposes.
To determine the necessity for Is
suing refunding bonds for the pnr-
pose OK retiring outstanding and m
paid orders and bonds Of the said vii.
lage lawfully issued. being three
bonds Of the denomination OF one
thousand $1,000 dclars each and
being numbered B. and TO- autho-
g.ized by the VII axe August lat, 1891.
and called seNet bonds, bonds mum
bered 10 81 bota inclusive the prin-
cipal Of which amounts 10 S875000
authorized August 5th, 1919 and due
October lst 1925 and known as i'm
proyement bonds and orders of the
village issued on or about the 2sth, of
ONtVDtl lpsi uAA lNlN ~ vic NOuHAS
National Bank. amounting to the SUN
Of 2l,624.21 and used for Tho build.
ing OF the new highway through said
village, to determine tie amount of
legal outstanding indebtedness to be
refunded, what amount OF bonds stall
be payable the rate o, interest there
IN and when payable, the form Of
bond which shall be Substantially as
provided in Chapter l76 OF the Cen
eral Laws Of yeimpnt and whether
the bonds shall be registered or have
interest coupons attached and to pro-
vide for the execution issuance and
sale Of said bonds.
To transact any other business
which shall be found necessary and
proper when met.
Dated this nth, day Of November
1921.
H.. H. Shields,
Richards Kellogg,
sfs W. J. Meaa.Aer.
Trustees Of the Village of Old Ben
nington.
Richards KcIIogg, Clerk
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-10
ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting Of the stock
haiders OF the First National Bank of
Bennington, Vermont. will be held at
their banking house on Tuesday, Janu
airy 10, 1922. at ten o'clock in the fore
noon, fer the election OF directors for
the ensuing year, and the transaction
of such other business as may prop.
erly cone before the meeting.
ARTHUR ]. COLGAN, Cashier
December 8, 1921.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-10
Woman RuIes Empire.

THE actual ruler Of the Assyrian en-
pire, which comprises the new nation
OF MosuI, is Lady Surma she is the
leading member OF the HISTORIAN patrl-
arch family is brilliant highly cnl-
tured woman, and is governing her
country, under British protectorate
during the minority OF her nephew the
Mar Simeon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-10
no Give Timbor a shot."

Tic best method Of applying pre-
servatives to timber is by the pressure
process which is llscd by practically
ali large commercial companies, says
the American Forestry Magazine of
Washington. rs this means the oil
or mineral salt is forced deeply into
The tissues Of the wood, thus giving
thoroughnesS and permanence not
otherwise attainablc. There arc va
rious processes, but all use large and
expensive apparatus bywhich vacuums
and heavy pressure may be applied IN
large treating cylinders, which are
usually six feet or more in diameter
and hundred feet or more in length.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-10
chauImo0qra Tree h caIiI0rnIa.

steps have been taken 10 grow the
chaulneogra tree in the Tinted STATES
plant Introduction graden, near Chico.
The trees oil has proyedof great bene-
fit in treating leprosy in Hawaii 1t is
native or India. Seeds have also
been sent 10 Florida and Maryland
Oroyille Correspondence, Los Angeles
Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-10
Most Useful Kind.
Warned Her.

"Where are you goingT asked the
butcher Of his wife"
TIN going out to get some butter"
swell, say-don't' buy it at that
store across from my place. The man
over there borrowed my scales this
morning Boston Transcript.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-24
Peddling Defined.

To the Editor:-Many inquiries by
mail and otherwise are being receiv-
ed daily at this Office, asking whether
farmers are required to have a Ii
cense to sell meat, etc.
Farmers who raise their own beef,
or any other product, can peddle or
deliver it, either in wholesale or re-
tail quantities without license. But
if the beef or other product is pur-
chased of other parties and delivered
license will be required. If farm
ers, who now receive about two cents
a pound net after transportation
charges have been paid for cattle can
dress and deliver in the cities and vii
lagos, it may bring down the price
the consumers are compelled to pay
at the retail markets.
In connection with this, it might
be interesting to know how peddler
has been defined by the Supreme
Court: "A peddler is one who sells
at retail from place to place, going
from house to house, carrying the
goods to be offered for sale with him.
C. B. BALLARD,
Wis. State Treas. Agt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-24
MANY HURT IN BELFAST RIOT
Guns and Restore Order-Npmher
of Casualties Reported.

Belfast, Ireland, Nov. GA sharp
outbreak of rioting by rival factions in
the SeafOrd district of East Belfast
occurred here. Detachments of po-
lice were hurried to the scene and
machine guns were used against the
rioters. There were a number of cas-
ualties
London, Nov. 22.-Sir James Craig,
the Ulster premier has accepted Mr..
lloyd Georges invitation to meet him
Wednesday for an informal talk on
the Irish question. The meeting wiH
take place in the prime minister's
official residence in Downing street.
Cork, ireland, Nov. 22.-Ten thous-
and persons attended the funeral of
Aid. Barry, who was shot and killed
while leaving the Ballykinlar camp re-
Gently. The cortege was three miles
long and included thousands of volun-
teers and eight bands. VOlleys were
fired over the grave. Bishop Cohalan
and so of his clergy attended the fu-
neral, as well as a representative Of
cannon de Valera, with the lord mayors
of Dublin and Limerick and many
dali eireann members.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-24
Relieve Unemployed by Building
Needed Schools.

The Conference on unemployment
called by President Harding urged
that municipalities extend their
building operations, particularly the
construction and repair of public
schools to the fullest possible volume
compatible with existing circumstan-
ces.
Hundreds of new school buildings
are needed in every state in the
Union. Hundreds of thousands of
school children in the Nations lead
ing cities are in school only half
time for want of seating space.
Every city in the United States
which needs school buildings, can by
getting it's building program under
way, give immediate relief to it's un-
employed. A school building for even
a hundred pupils in the small town
sets men to work. These men pay
grocery bills and buy supplies, and
thus give work to other men in other
places.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-24
UNITED IN MARRIAGE

one of the prettiest home we'd
dlngs of the season and one of much
social interest took place at the home
OF MI. and Mrs. r. d. James Wednes
day, Nov. 18th, when their daughter
Miss Rena Mae became the bride of
Mr.. Leslie Leroy Stephenson. They
were attended by the brides sister.
Miss Fanny James and the groom's
brother, Mr. George Stephenson. Rev.
j. E. Cooke of the Methodist Episco-
pal church performed the ceremony.
Miss Eloise James played the we'd
ding march. The bride was attired
in white satin and carried bouquet
of pink roses. The brides maid
wore pink crepe de chine and carried
pink carnations. The groom and
best man were both attired in navy
blue serge. After receiving congrat-
ulations, a bounteous wedding din
ner was served to about forty rela-
tives and friends. The bride of this
occasion is one of our most worthy
young ladies; she graduated from
the local high school 1912, and since
then has taught school successfully
for nine terms. The groom is a son
of Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Stephenson
and a graduate of the local high
school class of 1908, and at present
is employed as bookkeeper for the
Mineral Point Zinc Co. T he happy
young couple left on the noon train
for Beloit, Racine, Chicago, anc
Iowa, after which they will be a
home to their friends in this city
Congratulations are extended fol
much happiness.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-24
SUBSCRIPTION RENEWALS.

A majority of the subscribers for
The Democrat renew their subscrip-
tions shortly before or shortly after
the beginning of a new year. Re
newals are increasing week by week,
and new names are being added to
our subscription list. This is very
gratifying to the publishers, whose
purpose is to give readers a good,
clean, local general newspaper.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-24
One-ROOm School Must Go, De.
clares ComingS.

1.-The rural schools are a blotch
upon the states fair name," Lieuten-
ant Governor Comings declared to
Wisconsin teachers at their annual
meeting in Milwaukee. The Lieu
tenant Governor believes in consoli-
dation and homes for teachers.
Public education" he says, "is
going to cost more money than it
ever has before. If we continue to
have the one-room rural school to
the extent that we now have it, the
cost of education will be very much
greater than it would be under a
system Of consolidated schools direc-
ted by county organization"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-24
Trinity Church.
Rev. r. G.. Kirkbride, Rector.

Rev. r.. G. Kirkbride, Rector.
First Sunday in Advent.
500 a. m.-Holy Communion.
1O:3O a. m.-Morning prayer and
sermon.
1900 a. m.-Church school.
1880 p. m.-Evening prayer and
sermon.
Every body invited.
(Doings this week and part of next.)
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Day.
500 a. m.-Holy Communion.
1920 a. m.-Morning service and
sermon.
Wednesdays Andrews Day, 80
500 a. m.-Holy Communion.
St. Andrew was martyred at Patrae
in Achaia, being bound to a cross in
the form of the letter x. The body
was given a Christian burial by the
wife of his prosecutor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-24
A Surprise.

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Esch were very
pleasantly surprised at their country
home in South Survey when their
neighbors with well filled baskets ap-
peared Saturday evening, Nov. 18th,
at $3.50 to spend the evening with
them. A very bounteous six o'clock
dinner was served to about fifty peo-
pie, after which the time was enjoy
ably passed with card games and So
cial converse. AS token of friend
ship Mr.. and Mrs. Esch were present
ed with beautiful cut glass fruit
dish and silver fruit server. They
will leave in the near future to reside
in this city. The best wishes of the
community is extended to them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-24
Frederick Sherman.

Mr.. Frederick Sherman departed
this life Thursday, Nov. 18th, at the
age of 67 years, 2 months and 20
days. He had been ailing for some
time and gradually passed away
peacefully, feeling prepared to leave
his loving family in the hands of his
Divine Creator. Mr.. Sherman was
highly respected by the citizens OF
this city.
The funeral took place on Sunday
at 900 p. m. at the home, Rev. r. e.
Kirkbride officiating, preaching
from st. Luke "a 20, "Abide with
us for it is towards evening; and the
night is far SPENT
The singing was contributed by
part of the Trinity choir. After a
brief service the body was taken to
Graceland cemetery and laid to rest.
The Modern Woodman also attended
in a body to give their last rites to
our Neighbor Sherman, he being a
charter member of the local camp.
He leaves to mourn their loss his
wife and three sons: Charles, Court
ney and Bernard, and one daughter,
Mrs. Peter H. Jackson. May he rest
in peace and may perpetual light
shine upon him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-24
Annual Seal Sale Begins This
Week.

All over Wisconsin during the com
ing CHEEKY Christmas posters will
send forth from billboards and from
store windows the urgent message,
Christmas seal your Christmas
mall"
The Christmas seal sale season is
here again. 1t opens Thanksgiving
day and it will continue until Christ
mas day. During the past week mil
lions of the little stickers have been
shipped out to campaign managers in
all parts of the state from the Mil
waukee headquarters of the Wiscon~
sin Anti-Tuberculosis Association,
official representative in Wisconsin
of tho National tuberculosis Associa-
ton.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-24
MINERAL POINT

Who lives most? A little verse de-
scribes it thus; "He lives most who
loves most, thinks the noblest and
acts BEST" Tomorrow is Thanksgiv-
ing day-how many will really give
thanks? What are we going to ask
of God for our city's good for next
year. l belive our greatest need in
dividually is also the states, ma
tion's and worlds greatest need, and
as / see it we love money more than
we do our Saviour Or each other.
May God guide us out of our selfish
ness. In Tim. 6-10, we find these
words: "The love of money is the
root of all evil" I believe the best
way to quit loving money is to adopt
the habit of tithing or more, that will
make it easier to keep the greatest
commandment given by our Saviour
and the one like unto it, found in
Mat. %, 81, 38, and 39th verses.
When we keep these two command
ments we can not do otherwise than
give more. We should give as we
else gives. We should give any
where from sc to 25 out of each dol
lar to others, each to be steward Of
his own gifts, to be used for others
in the thousand and one, ways that
the Holy Spirit, directs us. God SO
loved us, that he gave Jesus to show
us how to live Jesus so loved us
that he gave his love, his service. his
life for us, and as branches OF "the
Great Vine" Cor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-24
CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS.
About Mailing Letters and Cards of
Unusual Sizes.

From the Postal Bulletin Nov. Is:
Please urge the public to desist from
using small-size cards and envelopes
which are common at the Christmas
period. We hope that the stationers
will not stock up on these small sizes
An untold amount of time is used in
cancelling such mail by hand, as it
will not pass through the canceling
machines, which are built to cancel
the proper sizes of envelopes at the
maximum rate of $4,000 an hour.
The hand stamping not only causes
delay to the small-size cards and en-
velopes but also delays the other
mail which follows.
In this connection we appeal to the
women especially to avoid stylish
forms of handwriting, "debutant
stuff" as one postal worker calls it,
and use instead a plain if not so
pretty handwriting.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-24
A Severe Blow to the Farmers.

To the Editor:-The County Board
of Iowa county in voting to do away
with the office of County Agent dealt
the farmers of Iowa county severe
blow. BY farmers l mean a5t farm
erS who made their money specula-
ting on the board of trade or inher-
tied their farms, but the younger
farmers, men who have to work their
farms to meet the interest on the
high priced land they have bought in
the last few years. Farming is the
chief industry of the county. Farm
ers today must grow two blades
where only one grew before. He
must raise better livestock. To do
this he must have an adviser like the
county agent Now for instance, hog
cholera has been raging in the west
and it has already reached this coun-
ty. In short time it may be in our
vicinity and what will the young
farmer do. He will call up the coun-
ty agent for advice and the latter
will be right en- the job.
The county agents advice has helps
ed me a great deal the past year. l
have called on him several times for
advice and he has always been on the
job. He advised me as to what var
iety of soy beans to grow with corn
for silage and I found them to be far
! better than those had been growing
he tested my soils for acidity, advised
where / needed lime to sweeten the
soil to grow better alfalfa. If farm
er wanted to buy herd sire to bet
ter his herd he should consult the
agent as Mr.. Noble is good judge
of livestock. The direct cost of main
tanning this office of county agent is
about As cents per farm or less than
cents per capita. Does this seem
exhorbitant?
(Signed) w. 0. TREWEEK
"City Edge Dairy Farm"
Dodgeville, Wis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-11-24
Logan III. Thompson.

Logan H. Thompson was the young
,est son of Joseph and Isabel Thomp-
son, who had migrated from England
to Wisconsin in the early days of the
state. Their home had been in North
Umberland, England, so it was in
memory of them that the old home
stead was named "The Umberland." +"
Logan was born at Benton, Wis,
May 8, 1857, and passed away at his
home in the town of Linden, Nov. Ia,
1921, at the age of 64 years, mos
and days. Of his own brothers and
sisters there remain but one sister
Margaret Phillips and one brother,
Robert Thompson, both of Linden.
The others have all preceded him on
the great journey, leaving sons and
daughters to Share the loss of be-
loved uncle.
He chose as his life's partner Mary
Martha, the daughter of Michael and
Elizabeth Sampson and between
them there was wonderful love. To
the memory of Matte" he was faith
full unto death. The one great trag-
.edy ,of his life was her early death,
but this overwhelming sorrow SEEM
ed only to make his great heart
greater and more responsive to those
who were left to share his home.
In later years his sister Mary lived
with him, and through it all he was
mother and father to an orphaned
nephew, William Masters. Will and
his wife Melva and their two little
sons Billy and Bobby whom "LOagey'
loved as his own, are left alone at
the old farm home. Here Logan
Thompson lived life that was hon
est, industrious and four-square with
the world. The slick, fat cattle on
the farm were his great care and
pride-and among the cattlemen his
judgment was considered unerring.
AS an indication of the love and
respect with which he was held by
all who knew him, there were found
among the beautiful flowers at his
grave, magnificent offerings from the
men with whom he had held lifetime
business dealings, and tiny bunch
of posies from the little lad who had
been his errand boy the past season
when the harvest was stored away.
There is nothing more fitting to
express the respect with which the
community held Logan Thompson
than the words of the poet: 'His life
was gentle, and the elements so mix
ed in him, that Nature might stand
up and say to all the world-this was
a man."