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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
ODD AND INTERESTING.

Wid0open eyes are said to be indi-
catiye OF rashness. 's es''-
Out of every million of the worlds
population sixty four are blind.
the planet Mars is never nearer to
the earth than thirty-six million miles
Marshal Foch is the only French
man who has been appointed a Brit
ish Field Marshal.
Eight hundred chess players, both
men and women, participated in re-
cent tournament in London.
Grand Rapids, Mich, claims the
unique distinction among American
cities of never having had a bank
failure.
Electric light was first used in
America for stage illumination in the
California Theatre, San Francisco, in
Feb. 10, 1879.
Spokane is said to be the only city
in America to own mountain II is
30 miles from the city and is called
Mount Spokane.
Enormous stocks of oatmeal have
accumulated in Scotland, because the
working classes are giving up eating
porridge, say the dealers.
Field Marshal Sir William Robert.
son is said to be the only officer in
the British army to start in the ranks
and win a MNshal's baton
English traaesmen have been seTi.
ously inconvenienced by the shortage
Of copper coins, for which the blame
is laid on the penny.in-the-slot ma
chimes.
The air is very much thinner on
Mars than on the earth, so thin in
fact that an elephant there would be
able to leap about like a gagelle.
Hadyn was one of the most eccentric
Of the great musicians In the dead
of night and in the seclusion of his
own study he invariable sat down to
work in full court dress-sword laced
hat, silk stockings, etc.
The cotton weavers of the little
city of Gulngamp in France first hit
upon the idea of dyeing the thread
before it was woven and then placing
it in the loom so that it would form a
pattern of stripes and checks. Hence
the dainty and pretty ginghams SC
popular today.
The expression "moon-eyed' as pop
ularly used to describe an advanced
stage of intoxication, had its origin
in India, where certain variety OF
drink taken in excess renders its vic
Tins blind from sunrise to sunset, OF
during the period that the moon is
shining. The condition in extreme
cases lasts as long as eighteen or nine
teen days.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
SPORTING NOTES

Bin KEN has umpirea in ten worlds
series and Charley Rigler in seven
After having been closed to boxing
for 30 years. Keene, N H., has lifted
the lid
Carl Mays of the Yankees pitched
only one shutout during the season
and one in the worlds series.
Buck Grouse denies that he fought
Mike McTigue in Montreal the other
night which makes it appear tina
some boxer is using the Pitt burgh
er's name.
Gloucester fishermen already plan
to build new schooner for the inter-
national fishing boa, race which Will
be held of Gloucester next year
MADEIRA, Penn States first string
tackle who broke his leg IN the Har-
ward Game, Will be unable to walk
for at least three months.
Jim Thorpe has signed "Dinger"
Doane fof his Cleveland Tigers Doane
started the season with Brlckley's PRO.
fessional team of New York city.
Will Babe Ruth be set down for
part or next season as n peH3llY l0F
his transforming stunt? New York
fans are anxiously ava ting the ans.
wer.
The action OF the Boston Arena
management in setting aside 1000
seats to be sold at dollar each for
their boxing shows must mean. that
the high cost of boxing is slipping.
The football experts are following
Wales game closely these days. The
Ellis appear to havesthe best gridigon
squad this season that they have had
in several years.
The veteran Jack Miller says the
ST. Louis Cardinals had the best team
in the National league and that they
should have won the pennant this year
with Is or 20 games to spare,
Jim Coffroth and Billy Gibson will
open their new boxing club in New
York, Nov, %. These two well known
promoters will most likely give Tex
Richard "tussle" when it comes to
booking big bouts.
Having played two tie games in the
last two years--10.l0 in 1919 and 14-l4
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2.
COAL. FOR 1000 YEARS.

The United States geological survey
is authority for the estimate that our
original coal reserves contained over
3,OI6 billion short tons $1,000 pounds)
OF coal, about one-third of which
Is OF doubtful value, due either to
the character Of the seams or to
their great depth from the surface.
To the end Of the current year it is
estimated that the gross extraction
has been triile less than 3,000,0 10000
tons. The United States is now pro
ducing coal at the rate of half a
million tons per annum, having
crossed that figure in 1910; although
the output for the year following
failed TO reach this record by some
100000 tons, the return for 1912
showed that we have passed 1t so
completely that nothing but seyerest
depression will ever cause the pro
duction to fall below 1t again. The
most Significant, In fact, almost alarm
Ing, feature about our production sta
tlstics is the enormous rapidity at
which the output is increasing, says
the Engineering Magazine. Based
on the production Of half century
ago, the coal tonnage has doubled each
decade, up to and including 1910.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
Avoid stalen.ss.

You can avoid staencss II YOU have
VIII power enough TO assert yourself.
Like the rabled hero of the aucien;s
who grew stronger every time an adj
versary threw him to the ground you
can come back" IL you go to mother
earth. Get out into the open Go TO
the streams where the fishes PLAY.
Climb tie bills where YOU viii be coia-
PEELED to pant good air into the lower
lungs. Chase the wild things Of the
forest and then try to Guido the thun.
ders with unrestrained h0lloes and see
what nature viii do for you. There's
something in the careless abandon Of
nature that puts fitness into the whole
man.-Grit.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02

British statisticians' are wondering
why it is that the proportion of male
births increases with an increase in
wholesale prices. That it does can
be proved. In 1876 there were 1893
boys born to every 1000 girls, and
the index number for wholesale prices
was 2,750. Wholesale prices fell
gradually until 1898, and so did the
number Of boys in comparison with
the number of girls. In 1893 there
were 1.02J boys born to every 1000
girls. and the wholesale index had
fallen to 400. Thereafter, more boys
were borlt aud eoIncirientally whole
sale prices began to 50 up. The move
ment was especially marked after
1914; and in 1919n, when wholesale
prices were higher than they had ever
been before, the proportion of boys
tc~girls broke all records and was
LOGO TO 1000. Why do high prices
produce boys rather than girls? The
record Of the last half century shows
that they do. but no one has been
able TO give a satisfactory explana-
ton for the fact.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
Theoeratie. Government.

Theocraey was the name given to a
system of government by ecclesiastical
authorities, professedy in the name of
and under the direction Of heaven IT.
self. The priests claimed to rule I'M
der the immediate sovereignty of God,
and the revelations announced as COM
Ing from the deity were given out as
the civil law Of the state. The people
of ancient Israel were under such a
government from the time of the Exc
dus until the accession of King Saul,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
Napoleon,s Ideal Woman

The great Napoleon in response to
o question once asked by lady, re.
piled My ideal woman is not the
beautiful society belle or the butter.
fly of fashion, but the matron who
reaches middle age in complete pres.
eryation of health, with stalwart
children by her side.
There are a great many women OF
middle age who owe their good health
to Lydia Il. Pinkhams Vegetable
Compound, that famous medicine for
female Ills For almost fifty years
this wonderful medicine, compounds
ed of roots and herbs, has been re-
Ist0fng suffering women to health
Advertisement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
Lifted Horizons.

While nll melts under our feet, we
may well grasp al any exquisite pas
sion, or any contribution TO knowledge
that seems by lifted horizon to set
the spirit free for u moment, or any
stirring of the senses, strange dyes,
strange colors, and curious odors.
or work of the-artist's hands, or the
face Of ones frends.-Waltor pater,
In The Renaissance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02

in 1920 both the Harvard and Prince
ton football warriors will be keen to
win the rubber when they clash on
Nov 8.
Joe Woodman, Sam Langford's old
manager is interested in a stable of
boxers which includes four heavy
weight. two m!ddlewights, enc welter-
weight three lightweight, five feath-
erweights three bantamweights and
two flyweights.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
When in debt. insure.

Insure when free from debt. If rich
insure, it's so easy If poor, insure
and be easy in your poverty. Insur
ance makes real property out Of
castles in the air. National Life Ins
Co, of Vt. (Mutual.) Earle s. Kin
sley, General Agent, Mead Building
Rutland, VT. Advertisement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
Rheumatism Dangerous

Anyone having the slightest faint OF
rheumatism should drive it out quick
ly. Rheuma has done it for thousands
and should give you the same satisfy
ing results. Money back If 1t fails,
says w. L. Gokay. Advertisement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02

Perpetual motion and the fourth d.
mension have not been negotiated by
a long shot, but they are easy COM
pared with the undertaking of New
England professor Of political econ
ony who is trying TO evolve popu-
lar plan of taxation, says the Hous-
ton post. Popularity and taxation are
as harmonious as dogs and cats.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02

Mortgage debts Of American farm
ers more than doubled, according to
Washington, In the decade between
1910 and 1920 But consider the
growth OF the automobile and gaso-
line business In that period
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02

If there are the possibilities in war
for tear gas that are claimed for It,
a man shot In some future engagement
won't be absolutely certain for a
time whether he has been hit by a
cannon ball or an onion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02

A London physician says that Boil
shevism is due to the fact that Lenin
and Trotsky have bad teeth. If bad
teeth are responsible for Lenlnism
and Trotzkyism, we'd all better buy
an extra tooth brush and see the
dentist without delay.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02

President polncarc Of France wakes
classically eloquent In his discussion
of Jack Dempsey, comparing Demp-
sey, Familiarity known as "the gorilla
to Calcemina of Agenia. But Calce-
mina's name suggests that he was a
sort Of interior decorator, whereas
Dempsey is decorator of exteriors.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
No Need to Swallow DRUGS.

1t is logical that pouring drugs
into the stomach viii not cure ca,
tarrh in the head Hyomei meN-
Gated air. reaches the seat Of the
disease Guaranteed by w. l., Gokay
Advertisement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02

Sometimes the city garden is a fall
ure because some blight gets into
1t with vengeance, but more often
1t is failure because certain per
son doesn't get into 1t with hoe,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02

After reading what Doctor Elnstein
says about American manners and
customs one concludes that mathe-
matlcian had better stick to his rela-
tiylty.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02

Yes, men are valn just as the presi-
dent Of the Photographers Association
OF America says they are. You NEVER
saw a man showing picture Of him
self In "a bathing suit.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02
C. W. WRIGHT. NJ. d.

EYE, EAR. NOSE AND THROAT.
GLASSES PROPERLY FITTED
Oculist and Aurist TO North Adams
hospital. Recently In charge OF eye,
ear, nose and throat services at Post
Hospital. Eastern Department Head
quarters.
,ei. 3f2-M. ponIln Block. No. Adams
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02

The financial news indicates that
Germany is paying separations rather
more promptly than some other ma
lions pay interest
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02

Model tx" easy" with
.nickle-zinc tank and swinging
wood wringer. No gas heat
er .$139
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02

Iodel tx" easy" with
ray enameled galvanized
teel tank. Wood wringer.
10 gas heater 1926
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02

Starting Monday and lasting throughout
the entire week we will have demonstration
Of the EASY" VACUUM ELECTRIC
WASHER. 5
Come in and examine this EASY Washer
and Judge for yourself whether or not it is
the biggest washing machine value on the
market,
The finest laces or lingerie can be washed
with perfect safety in an EASY" for there
is nothing to wear or tear the most delicate
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-08-19
HAD NEWS CT IMPORTANCE
But Tompkins, HabituaIIy Polite, HesI-
tated to Address Anyone but
the Head of the Firm.

Tomkins was Of a nervous DISPOSE
ton; he was somewhat slow and hesi-
tating in time of emergency.
When he entered an office one day
and found stranger there, instead of
the man he wanted, he somewhat lost
himself
"Oh, i beg your pardon!' he began
'but-but are you Mr.. Brown, the
head of this frm?"
mo; regret to say I'm not"
"I'm sorry, very sorry indeed, went
on Tomkins. Il had something ! rath-
er wanted to tell him. Do you think
he'll be in soon?"
I'm. afraid not. Is there anything
can do for your
"Er yes, perhaps - er = perhaps
you'll do as well as Mr.. Brown. May
ask your name?"
Certainly" And the stranger gave
it.
Delighted to meet you" said Tom
kins.
Sand now, what can do for you.
sir?" asked the new-found friend.
"Oh, it's a very small matter-not
of the slightest Consequences r, that
is, / came to tell the head Of the firm
that the building is on fire LOS
Angeles Times.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-08-19
The feud forgotten.
(To BE CoNTINUED.j
REPARTEE WITHOUT A STING
Celebrated Retorts That Have Been
Considered as the Very Best
of Their Kind.

1t was Sir Francis Burnand who
made the celebrated retort about
Punch. Some one said to himi
punch is not what it used to be-"
Burnand brilliantly replied: ut never
was" But repartee is gift that be-
longs TO no special class. It is said
that the one amusement Of Burton,
the author of ''The Anatomy of Mel
ancholy," was to sit and listen to the
witty encounters of Oxford bargees.
Cardinal Bourne once talked with an
American. who boasted that the Mis-
sissippi was a finer river than the
Thames He descanted on its super
iority, saying that an English river
was only " a sickly stream To this
the cardinal very cleverly replied:
But your river is confined to its bed,
isn't itY Rev. G. FL. Sturgeon was
never at a loss for witty rejoinder.
Among his many gifts was faculty
for recognizing people, and relnepp-
bering their names. If he ever made
a mistake, he would rectify it felici-
tously. Thus, a gentleman who had
been at the annual college supper was
present again the following year Mr.
Sturgeon saIuted him with "Glad to
see you, Mr.. Partridge" The gentle
man was surprised to find himself
recognized at all, but. recovering him
self. replied: my name is Partridge.
sir p "Ah, yes," was the instant re-
ply; II won't make game of you any
more. London Mall
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~wHo HID 'EM 2"

Synopsis.-Young Carlyle Wilbur
ton Dale, or "Bill Dale" as he
elects to be known, son of a wealthy
coal operator, John K. Dale, ar
rives at the Hallway Switch, IN
eastern Tennessee, abandoning
life of idle ease-and Incidentally
bride, Patricia Clavering, at the al
Predetermined to make his own
way in life. He meets babe" Lit
tleford, typical mountaineer girl
by" Heck, a character of the
hills, takes him to John More
lands home. Moreland is chief OF
his ''clan," which has an old feud
with the Littlefords. He tells Dale
of the killing of his brother, David
Moreland, years ago, owner OF rlcn
coal deposits, by man named
Carlyle Moreland's description OF
Carlyle causes Dale to believe
the man was his father. Dale ar
ranges to make his home with the
Moreland family. Talking with
Babe" Littleford next day, Dale
is ordered by BLACK Adam" Ball.
bully of the district, to leave his
grip alone. Dale replies spiritedly,
and they fight Dale whips the
bully, though badly used up. He
arranges with John Moreland to
develop David's coal deposits. Ben
Iittleford sends challenge to John
Moreland to meet him with his fol-
lowers next day, in battle. More
and agrees. During the night all
the guns belonging to the Little
fords and the Morelands myster1-
ously disappear. Dale arranges to
go to Cincinnati to secure money
for the mining Of the coal. The
two clans find their weapons, which
the women had hidden, and line up
for battle.
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wouldn't go down thar to the river"
Me a coward? ?" Moreland appeared
to grow an inch in stature. ME let a
Littleford send me news like this here
which Gale brings, and not do nothin'
at all about it? thought you knowed
me better'n that Addie."
He faced his two stalwart sons. Al
ways he was the general, the leader
of his clan. He sent Caleb in one d.
rection and Luke in another, to arouse
his kinsmen.
Then he beckoned to Dale, who had
been trying hard but vainly to think
of something to do or say that would
be of aid to the cause of the women.
Il don't want you in this here mix
up he said decisively. You must
stay clean out of it,. You amt used
to this way O. tightin'. Asides, you're
our hope More'n that, mebbe, you
owe yore life to Babe Littleford; you
CANT get around that, Bill Dale"
He went on, after a moment, EFF
git my light put out today, want We
to do the best We can with the coal.
But O. course We will. L want ye to
do me two favors, Bill Dale, eff | have
my light put out today. Will We do
em TO me, my friendY
Certainly Dale promised.
Much obliged to We, shore. The
fust is this: | want We to take good
pay out O. what the coal brings, pay
TO- yore work. The second is. this:
want We to go to Ben Littleford after
I'm done-pervided he is yet alive
and tell him about the end o. my bed
time prayer; want him to know
went him one better, at l was big
ger man inside an him. Remember,
Bill, you've done promised me. Now
you go ahead to Cincinnaty, and do
jest like We didn't know the least thing
about this trouble we're a-goin to
have. So long to ye, an good luck y
81 don't like the idea"-Dale began.
when the big hillman interrupted
sharply:
go onI You CANT do no good
here!"
Heck started. Dale turned and fol-
lowed the lanky moonshiner; there
seemed to be nothing else to do.
When they had reached a point a
little way above the foot of David
Moreland's mountain, the pair halted
and looked back. They saw the Little
fords and the Morelands, every one OF
them armed, going toward the river
1t had a strange and subtle fascina-
ton for Bin Dale, a fascination that
he did not then try to understand.
AS the fighters reached dangerous
ground they dropped to their hands
and knees and began to crawl through
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CHAPTER Iv-continued.

'"To disarm the Morelands so that
wnen the enemy comes they will have
nothing with which to defend them
selves?" Dale didn't know much
about these hill feuds. mo. Miss Lit
tleford, / can't say that think it was
a kind thing to do"
Miss Littleford arose and faced
Dale. Her cheeks were flushed.
HAS the inemy Gomez" she de-
manded icily.
"All right" the young woman broke
In sharply. IF the inemy hain't come,
what're you a-kickin' about?"
Her brown eyes were full of fire.
They detied, and they withered, and
Bill Dale suddenly felt that he was
smaller and of less account in the
scheme of things than that uneducat-
ed, wildly superb creature that stood
before him.
81 beg pardon" Dale said evenly. II
didn't mean to offend, y'knOW."
His quick contrition struck the girl.
Her mouth quiyered. She dropped
her tishing-rod, and began to toy alb
sently with the end of her long, thick
plait of brown hair.
1--WE seed so much o. this fightin',
she murmured TREMENDOUSLY, that it
makes me go to pieces. ought to beg
yore pardon, mebbe, and DIDO.
I've seed a good many fine, strong
men brought home dead or a-dyin
from the Moreland bullets. And the
Littlefords has killed Morelands, too
One side about as many as tother,
reckon. I'd be glad to give my life
to stop it,"
"Pll help you, if | can" Dale told
her. perhaps we can make friends
of the Morelands and your people"
"You don't know what hard thing
It'd be-" she replied tearfully. 1.-THE
two sets has hated each other ever
sence l can rickollect. And you won't
be here very long, / reckon"
81 may be here for the rest Of my
life," said Dale.
us it the coal?" inquired Babe.
"Partly-yes, it's the coal. I'm go
ing to develop it for the Morelands.@
Babe looked at him with tiny her
aid of hope in her eyes. Before she
could speak again there came from
somewhere back in the meadow the
sound of her fathers voice
Babe! Ooh, Babel"
"Comin'!" cried the girl, half turn
Ing. wen try to make 'em friends
well try. Old Major Bradley, he'll be
up here afore long to spend the sum
mer, and he'll help US. He's a mighty
good man; you're shore to like him
He gen'ally stays with US when he's
here. You go easy with John More
land! But when We git him. yell have
'em all. I'll work on pap. The amt
no danger O. trouble right now, any.
ways. Goodby, Bill Dale"
Zone moment, Miss Littleford," and
he took a step after her. '.Are you
sure there's no danger right now?'
Babe halted, faced about nervously
and smiled a little.
Dent call me Miss no more" said
she. "It makes me feel old. Call me
what everybody else calls me, eff We
don't mind. Why, every one o. the
IittIefords lost their rifles last night
the same as the Morelands did, Meet
me here at shutdown, and I'll tell We
about it. Goodby, Bill Daleg"
"Goodby, Babel" he smiled.