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FROM HERE AND THERE.


In Iceland whistling Is forbidden as
a breach OF thc divine law.
The only Intoxicating beverage used
in Persia IL homemade wine
Gray and black Asgripina moths
are thirteen inches from Wing tip TO
wing tip.
II Is q sc ious offence to ride BIZ
cycle anyN here near the city of Con
stantinople.
Over a third OF the population of
Dublin consists OF families living in .
single room,
II il estimated that mankind at large
consumes in the neighhorhood of
twenty million tons Of meat year.
Quito. the capital OF Ecuador, has
no regular water supply. Water.car.
r.ers bring the water into the city
in jars
Many pink flowers may be turned
blue by exposing them to the fumes
of ammonia for few minutes, and
blue flowers may become pink when
exposed to acids.
Candles used By the Romans were
i composed of string surrounded b.
either wax or pitch; splinters of wood
covered with fat were used bv the
English poorer classes about 1900.
= Silver is Indispensable in photo
graphic chemicals. and n good an.
thority estimates the quantity used
IN the manufacture of motion-pieture
1 films 1T about fifteen million ounces
yearly.
The lvre bird of Australia. is
mimic. In the early morning hours IL
Is at its best. Duplicating the whistle
of locomotive. the barking of dog.
the call Of a maybe, and the buzz of
circular saw in varying tones
The carnation was cultivated by
the ancient Greeks, who called il the
flower of the gods, They used it for
making chaplets; whence the name
coronation" was derived. 1t was
nartaken of at great banque,s as a
kind of salad.
\ The Scandinayians nave legend
that Raider. the favorte of the godg,
was killed bv an arrow made of mis-.
/ tletoe, and heiur. THROUGH the love
, of the Gods, restored to life, the mis-.
tle'oe became the emblem of love.
! and EVERYONE nassing under II was
to receive o kiss.
/ II ia acknowledged that the Chinese
are very skilful Mt making contec.
tionery and possess the reputation
Of having many secrets. They are
able 10 empty an orange OF it's min
entirely then fill IL up with fruit jelly
without ono heins able TO find the
rnai'ost cut in the r!nd or even
j tirv hole
The Chinese make their household
baskets SO closely and firmly that
thew can be rsed in many cases 10
h1il water They are excellent srh.
stitutes for buckets This naturally
means great skill and patience in tho
/ manufacture, which is only attained
through years Of practice. The tre.
mendors number of willow trees grow.
ne in China supply the necessary ma.
tcrial.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-20
In The Days News.

Major General Charles j. Bailey
who is to be retired from active serv-
Ice today on account Of age, leaves b.
hind him distinguished record of
torty-six years OF service as an officer
in the L. S. army. General Bailey
was born in Philadelphia in 1859 and
was graduated from West Point in
1880. Later he was graduated from
the Artillery School and received the
degree Of master OF arts from the Uni
yersity of Vermont. General Bailey
has been secretary of the War Col
lege, commander OF the coast artillery
in Puget Sound, and commander OF
the Philippine department. With the
temporary rank of major general he
commanded the Eighty-frst Division
during its period of training in the
Saint Die sector in the Vosges and in
the Meuse.Argonne offensive. A year
ago he was promoted to the perman.
ent rank of major general. For his
services in the World War he. was
decorated with the Distinguished
Service Medal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-20
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the stock.
holders OF the County National Banl;
will be held ut their banking rooms,
Bennington, VT, on Tuesday, Janu'
AIRY 2, 1928, at 10 O'clock in the fore.
noon for the election OF directors for
the ensuing year; to see II the stuck.
holders will vote to revise the thirl
article of association and for the
transaction of such other business as
may properly come before the meet
Ing.
Homer H. Webster. Cashier.
Dated Bennington, VI. Decembe: /
1922.
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Today,s Birthdays.

Prince George. fourth son OF their
British Maies;ies. born 20 years ago
today
David b. Hanna. form1 head OF
the Canadian Railways. be a in Scot.
land, Ga years ago tcdap
Maj, Gen. Charles J. Bal T. s. A..
who goes on the retired Hiss today,
born in Philadelphia "a years ago
today
Theodore +. nu..99 representative
in Congress Of the Twanty,second
Ohio district. born at jefferson. o.. u
years ago today.
Robert Lee Williams, formsy gov
ernor OF 0klahoma, born at Brandidge
Ala, So years ago today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-20
I oday's Anniveraariss.

'Oudy . fNHilNCI SdEi S5'
177G-Third Continental Congress
met at Baltimore with John
Hancock presiding.
fSd7-Nearly 200 lives lost in the
wreck of the British wprship
Avenger off the coas; o. Africa.
lS4S-Louis Napoleon Bonaparte was
proclaimed president of the
French Republic.
lS66-James Semple, former United
States senator from Illinois,
died. Born in Green county.
KY. Jan 5. 1898.
lS7S-Alpheus S. Williams, noted
Michigan soldier, congressman
and diplomat. died in Washing
ton, p. c. Born n Saybgook.
Conn. Sept. 20, 1910.
lSS2-Overdank, soldier. was exc.
cuted for the attempted assas-
sination of Emperor. Francis
Joseph OF Austria
1S9i--James L. Acorn, governor OF
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Aeadaehes from sIlnht Colds

Laxative BRoMo ouINlNE Tablets
relieve the Headache by curing the
Cold. A tonic laxative and germ de-
stroyer, The box bears the signature
of r. W Grove (Be sure Won Get
DltOMOl acc Advertisement.
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senator, died at Eagle Nest.
Miss Born IN Illinois, Nov {,
1916.
9lG-President wilson sent a note to
all the bellieerents requesting
they define more exactly their
terms OF peace
, 1922-05-01

the SCUM O. summer rain; dog a
growlin' in his sleep; mother snorin'
sorter sweet; clock a uckin' regular
there. ez / set mo in my chair. Cur
tains drawn an all around not an
other sorter sound. save n gentle.
drowcy hum. like tho beating OF n
drum, mebbe It's and mebbe faint
like h far-on weary plant Of them
days so long ago. all a mnrchin' in
n row; mebbe tbs an mebbe faint
murmur of h days hat amt; voices
Of tho friends Of yore. jest a wnitin' Mt
the door. Anyways it's mighty sweet;
Jest to set an rest yer feet. when the
day Is all complete.
Guess it's easy thing to trace. in
he wrinkles of my face, how the
years have run their race. sence 1
built this fireplace. Funny thing this
way It has; keepin' up tho daily jazz.
beatin' humans to n frazz: never
KNOWN where ye be: things a doin'
we CANT see. innaris likely all con-
gessed when yere feelin' at yer best:
mebbe pip n mebbe flu runnin' feel.
ers inter you; amt egzactly 10 be said.
when tomorrow finds its bed. II you're
live or IL you're dead. Old friends
sorter leavin' you; someone dainty
gettin' through. makes yer feel n tribe
, 1922-05-01
UH1u

WE had always been friends, Tom and l.
w ever since that day, long ago, when he
had fought Ralph Curran for the priv
ilege of carrying my books home from school.
We had been inseparable companions through
out our school days. And when the time came
fer him to leave for college, / hid in my room
and cried for two whole hours.
Tom wrote to me only once while he was at
college, one little note in the very beginning that
told me he had arrived safely and that it was
not very pleasant to be a freshman. And then
silence-four long years of silence when only
the enthusiastic reports of his mother revealed
how popular he had become.
Soon l began to wonder whether / had really
ever known this Tom at all-this popular, foot
ball hero Tom whom the village folks spoke
of with such pride. And I began to look for
ward to the day when he would come back
a graduate!
One day I met Rose in Days store. did
YOU see Tom?' she asked. HE just got back
from college"
could not restrain the warm flush that
quickly spread over my face. "Ycs?' said.
trying to appear indifferent-but 1 hurried away
so that she could not see how eager l really
was.
So Tom was back again. Would he remem-
Der me? Would we be friends again as we
used to be? i began to wonderland dream
Then I saw Toni l knew him right away.
although he had grown tall and broad and
handsome. He knew me, too, in spite of my
tucked-up eurls and heightened skirts. "Weli,
if it isn't little Freckies !" he grinned Che had
always called mt Freckles). Haven't Changed
a bit, except that you're quite a young lady
now, aren't you?"
, 1922-05-01

blue, as the heat comes seepin'
through; an you wiggie OF yer toe at
the firelight's rudy glow. thinkin'
mebbo this is true; you are also get
tin through Things amt ailus cent
percent. when yer give yer feelin's
vent, as the day Is all complete an
yer set an rest e feet
But there's cheerfuller things for
one. Is he lets his fancies run: chill
dren's voices. long forgot. haunt this
quiet. peaceful spot: fyin' curls and
tiny feet make the ~day-dreams more
complete; and you hear tho voices
come. mingled with the drowsy hum.
like h beatin' OF a drum Singular,
amt 1t, how yer seem. TO see things
kind OF in er dream, ez yer watch h
slowin' Goals and the smoke wreath as
1t rolls. upward TO the chimbley fiue
whom there's nobuddy but you.
Singular amt It. how yer hear. voices
faint but soft and clear. of the ones
you used to hear; Singular It's. but
snum it's true; amt a lynn, folks.
ter you; but I hear. as here I set,
voices that arc ringin' yet, dead a
score O. years 1 bet. and athru the
~irelight's play. again I see 'em plain
as day. Gohn! I like his evening
spell; things I know. hat I could tell,
, 1922-05-01
Borrowed From Sports Page

SHOW DRACoNIAN was the punishment inflicted
IL on Babe Ruth by the Hon. Kenesaw Mountain
lands is only now being realized" remarks the New
York Herald. TAI who are able to divert their minds
from the light and airy subjects of international
economies and con the profound mathematics OF the
American League percentage table know that Mr..
Ruth's team, in spite Of his absence from the field, is
at the top Of the heap. The Infants eliminates are
playing at what an efficiency engineer would call their
peak. Mr.. Baker. the aged warden Of Base No. 3, is
lammfng the pale pellet into the stands. The Yankee
pitchers project opposing batsmen into the doldrums.
All this goes on while the Babe, by the imperial order
OF Judge Lands, sits in the stand as idle as a painted
ship or plays gloomy golf.
"As If that was not bad enough from the Ruthian
viewpoint, the news from the west is worse. A person
named Kenneth Williams, who patrols the sinister
garden for the st. Louis Browns, has more home runs
thus far this season than the Bambino accomplished
in the same number Of days last year. He is passing
the old pill for fair, as Shakespeare would have said
If these times had been his times. So Mr.. Ruth, with
three weeks of suspension to come. is faced by a
threatening rival at the very moment when it seems
that his own club can play ball nicely without him.
What is Solomon beside Kenesaw?"
, 1922-05-01
Settin' By the Fire

Fires gettin' kinder low and the
soft an rudy glow. keeps me settin'
rather late. watchin' by the dyin'
crate Boots are on an here 1 set.
toes n w1gg1in'. free from fret; COM
fort, so~othin-like, an sweet. soakin'
upwards through my feet; drowsy
mebbe In my chair; faint ez II 1 he'd
ter care Tant the worst of luck ter
be, all alone an fancy free. when the
night is shuttin' down an there's ST.
lence all Ground faint SO bad to
hev a chance to give yer mind a song
and dance. T'want do a weary man
no harm to hev a chance to find tho
charm, IN the nrelight's rosy glow.
when yer all erlone, YOU know.
Gosh, I like to rest my feet, when
the day is all complete. Pull them
cacxhides off an groan. Jest ez tho
ye'd broke a hone. toss 'em in the
corner there; stretch an grunt mebbe
swear; old feet seem ter larf o fair,
when you swear an give 'em air; an
rest 'em in another cha an let EN-
sorter rare an tear: doesn't hurt yer
soul n cent ter give yer feelin's
mod'rate vent, when the day is all
complete an ye set and rest yer feet.
DinGed ef 1 know why yer kicks;
gets themselves in sech a fix. pad
dim round Upon the bricksi Don't see
why h Lor who knows, didn't make
a poor mans toes Jest as easy as his
nose. Why'd he put our feet ter boot
an never bother with our smoot?
When ye got them l feet free; Jest
as happy as can be; kind 'er feel 'em
breathe an sigh; sleepy-like they
seem to lie; hear 'em sorter snap an
crack as they wiggle fore an back;
seem to act ike some poor cuss, out
o. prison n its muss. sorter peart
and free to go. where the wind and
grasses blow. Drefful nice I will re-
peat, to set an set and resi- yer feet
when the day is an complete.
Folks abed and all so snug: cat a
layin' on the rug; wind n singing soft
and low down h chimbley: an the
snow ticktn' on the winder pane. like
, 1922-05-01

thanss ! - - ~ - vsal 0sss,s
! hev favored most Hear u,s sound
Of veddin' bsli; See b sari I love -
well: ro>y cheeks and FAC aSiow:
now q bit I know. extnk1e
Of her veddin' gown. mel Of roses
an a-ounf God forgive me. n = tear
CONES to fetch me settln' hero Far
more happtness than 0re. in tia
thoughts that bring ~ there
Sol 1 Ike 10 set an Set amt avezU
Of II yet Drenul nice to rest yer
fee- when ths day Is an complete
FIRES gettin' sorter low. and the SOFT
and rudy glow keeps me drUvstn'
rather lata vafchin' by the dytn'
gate.-Arthur c. Staples
, 1922-05-01

privstely operated The ssEres4sns made to the con
gress by the ~L-csident contemplate withia . decade,
at the cost estimated by him. that SO per epnt of such
trade viii be carried under the American flag pri-
yately operated
-Of the "a per cent of world carriage in American
bottoms here referred to. il IS appalling to think that
- per cent is carried in government owned ships and
only Q per cent in privately owned ships, when it is
considered that the government, through the shipping
board admits its inability to opente on an equally
efficient basis in competition with the private ships
OF the world.
Fifty million dollars annusny il Is costing to keep
the shipping board boats going@fifty million dollars,
not including. however. interest. fun insurance, or
depreciation on invested capital.
We believe that the present operation by the
shipping board is fast approaching As efficient an
operation as government car give. But any free com
petition with the privately owned shipping Of the
world, through successful government operation, the
shipping board AYERS is an impossibility.
The restrictions of congressional legislation, the
demands of varying sections of the country. the limita-
tons on free play frUm which private business does
not suffer, make it impossible for government owned
shipping to compete with the private ships Of the
world"
, 1922-05-01
Foreigners Get The Freight

rHAIRMAN LAsKER, of the shipping board, holds
~ no doubt that the activity of government owned
ships in the ocean carrying trade is checking private
enterprise and works a handicap in securing for
America the proportion of ocean commerce which is
her due as a great manufacturing and maritime
nation.
Past experiences in government ownership and
government management have been sufficiently bitter
to warn the present administration to get out of the
enterprises private initiative which has so long dem
o~nstrated it can direct to the higher advantage of all
concerned.
Mr.. Lasker has made a statement on the subject
of ocean shipping which is of interest to the entire
country, regardless of whether you are a dwener upon
the sea coast or in the interior. He says:
For December, which represents a recent normal
month, foreign ships carried 76 per cent of our over
seas general cargoes and "a per cent was left 10 be
carried in American ships. This "a per cent measured
our success in competing against foreign nations for
the carriage of our products to the markets of the
world. Of the "a per cent 10 per cent was carried
in shipping board vessels and 5 per cent by private
American owners.
at must be the purpose and the aim of Ameri-
and the shipping board emphasizes its belief that This
aim can be accomplished. to carry at least so ner
cent of our foreign trade, other than with contig.
1ous and nearby countries, under the American flar
, 1922-05-01
Cipil Service

HDRoTECTIoN OF CIVIL ERvIC employees
L from political raids travels a line OF two evils, /"
notes the Chicago Tribune. at seeks to stabilize the
the service of the government. do justice to valuable
people who work for the government, give them an
assurance Of fair play against politics, and keep the
service from political overthrow after elections. Thus
it is the substitution of merit for spoils.
What it cannot do with advantage to the service
is to deprive an administrative officer of the power
to improve the work by retirement of servants no
longer fit. A bureaucracy thrives by the retention
of people and methods regardless whether they are
accomplishing the work needed. That is about as
injurious as the spoils system.
1T is the habit Of Bureaucracy to become incrusted
with barnacles. Its object becomes its own existence.
not accomplishment. Where civil servants have grown
old and stagnated in an obstructive routine it is
economy to retire them, and the judgment of the
administrative officer should have some freedom. The
pension system can prevent injustice to the individuals.
In some cases it would be economy to continue the
pay and put the work in other hands"
, 1922-05-01
The Ant of Soaking

I'M FUhEIGN CUMPAN4 wishing to write fire
IA insurance in Argentina must deposit with the
Argentine government the sum Of about 1925, 900
if both fire and marine insurance. about $17o, 900.
in addition, the registration fees and annual license
fee of foreigners engaging in insurance in that coun-
try are high Argentine companies are not required
to deposit with the government, the taxes are low,
and the annual license fees less than one-hah those
charged foreigners. What a howl would go up in this
country if any such attitude were taken against for
eigners writing insurance here. When we attempt
to save the laborer his wage and the capitalist his
mill by discriminating against foreign goods through
the medium of a protective tariff. what a world of
propaganda against the idea is let loose, paid for by
importing interests and certain international finan-
ciers.
, 1922-05-01
The Radical Foster


THE NATIONAL CIVIC FEDERATION says that
l. W. z. Foster. the zone big union' radical who
is trying to wreck the railroad unions and the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, paid a visit to Lenine last
year, and after his return to this country started an
intensive attack on the railroad brotherhoods and the
other existing organizations of railroad workers. The
next time Mr.. Foster pays a visit to Lenine, it would
be a good idea to keep him there and not let him
return. He might eventually find solace in the COM
pany Of Emma Goldman and Alex Bergman.
, 1922-05-01
The Unnecessary and Inefficient

IhE hAhDlNG ADMINISTRATION is making
renewed efforts to cut down the force of federal
clerks in Washington. At the time of the armistice
they numbered about 112,000. That fig-re has been
reduced to 10000. but still further discharges are
expected to bring the force nearer the pre-war total.
New orders to department heads call for the dismissal
OF temporary and inefficient employees. Postmaster
General Work is going carefully over his department
searching for those whose services can be dispensed
with, and it is expected that substantial reductions
in his force will be made in the near future. Other
cabinet officers are making similar plans.
, 1922-05-01

Later, ] saw an announcement about the
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could never make that mistake again.
And soon ! found that 1 had been making other
breaches in etiquette. Why. / actually didn't know
how to correctly introduce two people TO each nthrri
! didn't know whether it were proper for me to shake
hands with a gentleman upon being introduced to him.
and whether 1t were proper for me to stand up or re.
main seated The Book of Etiquette has taught me
sons, under all conditions.
, 1922-05-01
No Cancellations


WoKD FROM GENOA is to the effect that European
w nations are planning to lump all their war debts
and then negotiate with the United States. II pooling
of European liabilities to this country will make their
liquidation easier we can have no possible objection to
such a course, but the plan must not include any
suggestion for a remission of the debts. If it does
it is not a matter for negotiation with the United
states. Our foreign debt commission is specifically
directed not to remit . dollar.
, 1922-05-01
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Alaric secns 70 have something UP
his sleeve We saw him having what
seemed 10 be n hezTt-to-heart talk
with his mother. and after that he
looked rather thoughtful for a
change We wonder whats UP. May
> n high schooi auditorium B-1-st
, 1922-05-01

Nancy Astor, Virginia member of the British par
Lament, is instructing her American sisters in matters
of the exercise Of tie franchise. It is certainly won
derful' the assumption our foreign sisters have in
matters of this sort.
, 1922-05-01
We Begin a New Friendship

Well. If / hadn't changed, Tom certainly had.
His walk, his speech, his very manner had a
new ouoyancy, a new animation. that found
IN me an immediate response, ! felt suddenly
, 1922-05-01

KS or little grey home IN M west
I left but n brief time ago;
Ny hart kings for there remain
ing.
OF that-he surely must know.
I love thee dear Wyoming.
With your sunsets flaming hue
Your majestic mountains capped with
EnoE
And your skies OF wonderous blue.
God heal the wound within our
hearts.
And teach ua how TO pray.
Give us hat low and charity
That smooth the rugged way
7. A H
, 1922-05-01

The story now is, that in addition to other crimes
of extravaganza and waste the Wilson administration
permitted millions of dollars in bogus bonds to come
into circulation.