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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-16
MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1922.

This paper would take a great deal
more stock In the letters appear ng
IN the Burlington Clipper from time
to time, most Of which advocate
hard surface road building and bond.
ing for the project, ii they were
signed communications Parties who
send letters for publication but who
are unwilling to have their name at
cached to the sentiments expressed,
seldom need to be taken seriously
North Troy Palladium.
Ssst! Don't you know tlat these
aren letters from real folks but
most y all prepared by a member OF
the Clipper staff The various date
lines and joker signatures are mere.
ly put on to impress the dear read
ers. We nate to give away the good
cid trade secrets OF country Journal.
ism but the Clipper has really been
oyerworking the game Of late
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-16
TRADING AT HOME
Mr.. Cole Believes Local Merchants
Meet All Fair Councillors

MI Cole belleVes Local Merchants
Meet All Fair Competitors.
Editor OF the hammer: THE writer
notes that your editorial Of Jan. IL
takes for q subject the trad ny OF
citizens outside their own town and
as you finally locdi2e the subject
and make observations aud state.
ments the truth of Wlich you say
you are aware Of Il Is up 70 citizen
ga We Is 4 merchant TO make
answer there TO- and TO interrogate
you as to the accuracy Of your mf0r.
nation.
II you as the local authority on
news Items, are to 30 into q matter
OF this Importance to the citizens as
well as TO the merchants. then the
subject should be eXiaustiyely treated
and proof OF your statements fur
nished else You are doing u very
great injury to the loca merchants
who are supporting your paper as
we'll as leaving the citizens IN 4
state OF doubt as to their course u
action.
To begin with, ] have never heard
any local merchant complain or
wh'mper because one hundred per.
cent OF the citizens did not do all
thelr shopping IN Bennington, nor
have ever noted in my thirty years
OF business experience IN Beuning-
ton any hard feelings shown or ex.
pressed in any form shape or man
ner by any local merchant
The only feelings / ever saw ok.
pressed was by some citizen who
bought something elsewhere and lat.
or found he could have saved money
had he bought it a local merchant
Besides 1 challenge the Benuing.
ton Banner to prove that any great
amount OF trading Is done away from
Bennington. My observation Is that
most Bennington citizens do all ther
trading in Bennington because they
find ii to their advantage TO do So
and | call your attention to the fact
that Bennington receives much bus,
ness from all the surrounding towns,
not excluding Troy even. II IS my
positive knowledge that people from
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-16

Hoosick Falls, Cambridge, Manches.
ter. Troy, North Adams and VII
mingtou come to Bennington to do
their shopping.
It is true that the Bennington Ban.
ner before Xmas spotted its locals
with tens OF bennington people who
were in Troy shopping One party
whom you so made note OF was sent
by local physician to a specialist
in Troy for examination. Another
went TO Troy % meet relatives.
Some didn't even go to Troy but in
-,ner die,t ons on other business
No one should question the right
OF any one to spend their money
where, when and how they choose.
No one s10uld question the right OF
any one as TO rec speech, provided
such free speech is according to
facts, but editoria such as you
printed in Jan. 18th issue make
sweep ne statements without details
which is positively injurious, at least
10 scme Of us merchants
II you have information that some.
thing dealt in here il sod for half
In Troy why not come out and state
what that article IS? We citizens
surely are EMIT ed TO such informa.
ton. Why leave Il for citizens to
guess about? Ii clothing is sod that
much cheaper in Troy, say so. II It's
pills or potatoes, jewelry or jews
harps, let's know It, Why 90 to this
point and stop? On the other hand
J. you have made the bril- dis.
coyery that some things are sold In
Bennington at half what they can be
rad in Troy for, why conceal this
valuable information?
This corporal on stands willing TO
open its books for free investigation
Of any citizens committee that is
proper y formed to get ut the facts
as to whether we are treating the
public fairly in pricing clothing. We
question the accuracy of the Ben.
nington Banner as to the impression
that they have many times sought
70 convey that many local people
wouldn't buy at home because they
get better service or prices some.
where sc.
II you have some ormaton of
value let's have It in detail Get
down to cases. Why try to blacken
the eye Of every merchant in Ben.
nmgton, unless every merchant Is
prcdteer? In justice to all of MS
merchants you should 90 further or
admit that 1t ism fact which you
ae knowing OF that prices are ess
sen eWhere 81 thor they are hero
fou state that YOU have made a
very small experimental inyestiga-
n l want 10 ray to you that this
clo, ing corporation has made a
very large experimental nvestiga-
tion and can furnish you with an al.
nest unlimited number Of items sold
in Bonn ngton stores at FAR under
the prices OF Troy, Albany New
York, Boston, Gu cago aud many 9th.
o. large cities, and We stand ready to
enumerate as large list as you care
TO look at and tell you where you
eau get the same merchandise for
ar more money somewhere else out
side OF Bennington.
Most good newspapers don't draw
-0ucmsions from small experiment
al investigations" We dent expect
hem TO lay claim TO superior know
edge until they have made eXhaus.
we study OF taer subjects.
Respectfully submitted,
Chas &, Cole, Inc. /
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-16
Conventional Black

In ballroom hung with garlands
There are circling DER the floor
Couple In grotesque gyrating
To the Jazz they all adore
Weird. barbaric is the racket,
As though round a campfire prance
Painted savages feroclous 81
In The frenzy of wardance.
But It's valuations finest
That this loud d.scordant noise
Moves to all the awkward tripping
Which the modern youth enjoys.
And instead of feathered headdress
Beaded mocca5ins so light
He's in pinchlng shoes and dress suit
Sombre as Egyptian night
Though a collar and a shirtfront
Or a dazzling white he shows,
Still where swallowta Is foregather
Ihey resemble flock OF crows:
Whlle their ladies' are in airy
And abbreviated dres -
Top and bottom-and moreover
OF exceeding gauz.ness.
Why should man alone be burdencd
With the starched up things he
loathes,
Without equal right of shedding
Ills unnecessary clothes?
Lee a "a uon sleeveless tunic.
In the neck cut very low,
And confined by sa h Of ribbon
Tied in BIG resplendent bow.
Shapely legs In silken hosen.
Small clothes ending at the knee.
RHINESTONE buckles on his slippers
Dashing figure he would be!
Why forever should his garments
Cool and dainty sheerness lack,
AND he swelter on at functions
In his old convential black?
Georgia White in Springfield
Reporter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-16
Not at All Misleading.

The young reporter had been warned
repeatedly against the use of trite ex.
presslons In his wrlteups However
he couldn't break the habit and one
day he handed in the following ac.
count of public hanging, then won.
uerea why the editor laughed: "The
huge crowd which gathered bright and
early Tor the hanging al tho county
lall this morning was not kept wait.
ing, for the business Of the day start.
ed Off with swing"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-16
"Alnlt Il a nr-rrand

and glorious feeling when you have
been pronounced physically fit by an
Insurance examiner and covered
chances by putting a substantial pc.
Icy in force? Now is the time. Here
is the place. National Life Ins. Co.,
Of Vt. MUTUALLY Earle S. Klnslev
General Agent, Mead Building, Rue
land, Vt.--Adyertisement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-16
Way To Reach Catarrh

Hyomei's germ-killing medication
Is the only sensible and safe way
OF treating catarrh. Goes right to
the spot Breathed through tho nose
and mouth, Guaranteed satisfaction
or money refunded, Sold by w. l..
Gokay. Advertisement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-16

The market reports increasing
prices for poultry. Due we suppose
to tie circumstance that the feathers
heretofore worthless are beginning to
tave a definite value.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-16

Hungnian money is so badly print.
ed that the intense heat lately has
caused the ink TO be smudged over the
paper. This should make 1t easy to
use the money Tor running expenses.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-16

The facts seem TO be against the
book agent who represents It as "a
complete history OF the World war"
1t will be time for a publication o.
that kind after it is over.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-16

There are too many young boys
drifting about in the cities after Digny.
fall FOR the good OF the country, or
the boys.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-16

Gasoline has gone down in price, and
tie news is much more important to
most families than similar reduction
n the price Of butter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-16

1t is a good thing to encourage
music, but everybody should Join In
putting q ban Oh the knockers chorus
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-16
CHIR0PRACTIC FACTS.
oHlp0pRAcTlc FACTS

= Constipation is caused by a sublaxa-
tion in the lumbar region of tho spine
and most commonly in the lower lum.
bar region, which prodaces pressure
on the motor nerve leading TO the mus
clilar walls Of the large Intestine pre-
venting the motor impulses feaching
their destination hence the Sluggish.
ness OF the bowels ii t4f
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-12-28

tOuel. 4n0 OeuuX, uNu uhnuieS,
and "gallants" attired themselves In
their best and started out early In the
morning. calling first at the houses
where matrons received, and afterward
upon the younger ladies. The drinks
that were offered at every house Of
any prominence were ardent and d.
verse.
1t was not until about the middle Of
the century or thereabouts that the
abuse which finally led to the Gus
TOMS decline began. For years the
dGndies rivaled one another in the
length Of their calling lists, and the
calls soon came to be nothing more
than hasty gorgings Of cake and gllp-
ings Of wine.
Then the ladies-the matrOns as
well ~ the young women-began to
vie with one another In the number Of
their callers. This led to the most
extraordinary practices. Callers were
recruited, drummed up. Cards an
nouncing that Miss This-or.That would
be 'at home" on January l were sent
out almost indIscriminately. The Sun
Gay newspapers began to print lists Of
those who would receive, and the
houses Of those mentioned In the lists
were sure to be besieged by numbers
of men whom the ladies had never met
or heard Of and desired never to meet
again.
Men would go calling In couples
and parties, and even In drores of 80
or more, remaining as short time at
each stopping place as possible, and
announcing everywhere how many
calls they had already made, and how
many they expected to make before
they finished. At every place they
drank. The result was a most ap-
palling assortment of "jags" long be-
fore sundown, and a crowdng Of the
police stations ut night.
This New Years observance finally
became so abused that 1t was called
national evil" and was attacked by
reformers everywhere and ministers
thundered against 1t from the pulpit.
Finally fashion set Its face against 1t
and II died gradual death.
Its place was taken after while by
eating and drinking In the restaurants,
and BY the street carnivals.
II Croesus himself had come back
to earth and had visited New York
or any big city In the country--ln 1905.
he couldn't have got seat In any
restaurant Of note after ten o'clock the
night Of December 81, for all his
fabulous wealth. In fact, he probably
couldn't have got inside the door.
Every table was engaged-at big
prices and long In advance. Diners
had to get out at nine o'clock and
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many removed to the banks of the
Ohio, where he became the great
sachem of his tribe, ard acquired a
wide reputation for wisdom, iirmness
and moderation. According to tradi.
tlon, he signed the treaty with VII.
liam Penn, and WIS chosen by the
troops Of Washington as peiron saint
In place Of st. George. His prlncl.
pal maxim was Unite. In peace for
mutual happiness; In war for mutual
defense For what reason he was
called Saint does not appear In tiny
Of the literature about hirn.
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mas Of Birds and Fishes

81 studying the wing structure Of
lSlng fish, an authority on the flight
III Birds has found that their wings
~ some four or five times as efficient
III soariag flight as the wings OF
bIrds. Hn attributes this to the fact
)nh1t the lin rays formed projected
yit3es on the under surface Of the
N1Ggs. BIZ experimenting with models
f81kioned on similar lines, he found
III tho fin ray caused sheltered
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A TIMELY RESOLUTION

"Ralph," said his father, ''what good
resolutions are you going to make for
The new year?'
"l'm not going to fight with Frank
Ross any more,' replied Ralph.
I'm glad to hear that, my boy"
said his father; "but why did you
make that resolution"
"'Cause,' was the answer, II al
ways get licked"
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"saint Tammany."

st. Tammany, the tutelary genius
OF the famous Tammany Society >of
New York city, was famous In
dian chief, about whom many fancied
legends have gathered. He Is said
to have been native OF Delaware.
After attaining his majority, St. Tam
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Clever, but the Latin says 1t more
s4orcibly: Crowned-with-laurel Horace,
what you say Is true: Flies than the
southeast wind faster time the devour.
er Of things.
II And the second quotation above
neatly supplements the first by say
ing: Times change and we are changed
In them.
All Of which suggests most forcibly
that time has destroyed the old-fash.
ioned method of observing several OF
our American national holidays; that
the times have changed and we In
them.
Now, there's the Fourth Of July, for
example. The old-fashioned Fourth
Is 80 entirely gone that we don't quite
know what to do with the day. In the
old days we used to twist the Lions
I tail when we didn't know what else
to do, but since we fought side by side
with the British In the Great War,
that seems as out Of place as do fire.
\ crackers and the casualty list of small
boys.
1 And it's Just about the same with
New Years Day. About all that's
left US Is to listen to the whistles blow.
ing at midnight and to make good res
plutions. And what changes the day
|thas seen since first Americans began
Its celebration!
Americas celebration of New Years
Day owes nothing TO Puritan New
England. In the North New York, be-
ing Dutch, was the center Of New
Years gayety. The South, being Eng.
1ish, but not Puritan, also celebrated
enthusiastically. The custom of max.
ing calls probably is as old as civilized
man; 1t is likely that 1t originated
independently In almost every cline.
Old-time European chleftains used to
ret New Years" apart as day on
which they would condescend to re.
<eiye substantial tributes from their
underlings. Queen Elizabeth re-
csived New Years calls every year,
md there was always much rivalry be-
tHeen her ambitious courtiers as to
St3e quantity and value of the gifts
they should bestow upon the virgin
6overeign. 1t was on New Years Day
fhat Sir Walter Raleigh gladdened the
&Pens heart with a memorable pair
{llk stockings-the first ever made
and worn in England.
In Holland the custom of making
Y New Years calls had been general
{e4g before the settlement of New
Amsterdam, and the natives of the
Netherlands who came to live In the
New World brought the practice with
fhem. And, Of course, they had
ra1cfy to eat and drink-for who ever
fofd Of Dutchmen who did not take
care Of their stomachs?
y N to the beginning of the Nine
cth century the typical New Years
rvance was nelghb0rly custom.
A II became an observance decreed
1AshiOn and was observed In every
Of any size In the country.
be younger women Of such house
- us had daughters were the host.
s, and great was their rivalry. one
~ another, In respect Of richly load.
4 3efreshment tables and elegance Of
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COMES AND GOES

The record shows that the old year
goes out and the new year comes In
regardless Of who is looking. so you
might us well get your usual sleeD.
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area to appear back Of the ray when
the model moved through the mir. His
conclusion Is that this sheltered area
acts as force to drive the wing
ahead when soaring.
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guards Ut the doors saw that none ex-
cept those with credentials got In. Dur
Ing the last hour Of the Old Year the
people feasted, and at the first stroke
Of the New Year everybody in every
restaurant arose. wine-glass In hand,
and drank a health to the New Year.
1t was comparatively quiet indoors,
but the people In the streets made
noise enough to scare young 1905.
Every sort Of noise-making implement
known to man except cannon and dy-
Mantle bombs was in active use.
Get your horns and tlcklers!' was
the prayer roared by thousands Of
takers all evening. Trucks and
wagons were halted at the curb, load
cd with tin horns and thin sticks with
bunch Of hackle-feathers at the tip.
II you were real devilish New
Years bumorist you proceeded like
this: First, tickle some stranger un-
der the chin with the feathers: then,
as he turned to protest, you blew the
horn In his face.
A universal custom of New Years
Of those days was the carriers New
Years address. This was often In
rhyme II the carrier or any Of his
friends could string I he jingling
lines together or find an old carriers
address TO copy. Such verses as these
were popular:
This day devoted now to mirth.
To open house and social hearth,
New friendship mounts on airy wings
And gives her tuneful harp new strings.
While plenty spreads festive board.
or wine and food and ample hoard.
In ldleness and laughter gay.
To spend the hours this happy day.
All save the carrier, whose snowy feet
Still must pace up the snowy street.
So give TO him moments heed.
Since he alone this comfort needs.
And to your ample. joyial store
Let him not find closed door, ETC., etc.
BY 1914 there were strong Indica.
tions of saner celebration of New
Years. The feasting In restaurants
New Years Eve was still In full blast,
with singing and dancing added. But
most of the large cities had ordered
the police to enforce a sane" celebra-
tfon on the streets. In consequence
there was less noise and rowdyism out
Of doors. Chicago, for instance, for
bade horns. confetti and ticklers.
Cleveland probably had the "sanest"
New Years Eve in 1914. That city
gave the New Year community
greeting" In keeping with the spirit
Of community Christmas celebrated a
week before. Twelve bands with 2S0
musicians, were massed In the public
square. To an audience of thousands
they played hymns and patriotic airs.
Announcement by the police that the
midnight closing law would be en-
forced rigidly cut hotel and restaurant
festivities down markedly. In Gin
clnnati the police had the promise Of
every hotel, cafe and saloon keeper to
close promptly at midnight. Similar
conditions prevailed In Detroit and
indianapolis.
Then came the Great War. And
then prohibition.
30 ut present the celebration Of New
Years Eve and New Years Day Is be.
twixt and between.
What Will II be ten years from now?
And what century hence?
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-12-28

Watch cutleura Improve Your Skin.
On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cutlcura Ointment.
Wash of Ointment In five minutes
with Cutlcurn Soap and hot water. It
is wonderful what Cuticura will do
for poor compilations, dandruff, itching
and red rough hands.-Advertisement,
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-12-28
You can't always estimate w0mun's
avolrdupois by her slghs.

No dentist should hurl defiance In
the teeth Of the patient
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Only those who travel in the straight
and narrow path can be depended upon
to give us straight goods.
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Ruinous.

Hey-Buy that car second hand7
Dey-No. My wife and son have
been driving lt.-New York Sun.
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Aanriser Horatius. quem dixisti verum
4usft Euro citius tempus edax rerum.
ppora mutantur ct nos mutamur In Ills.
JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

HE Latin has a terse
and forceful way Of
putting things. Now,
the first quotation
above has been rem
dered In freeand-easy
style:
Old Man Horace. aprigged
with bay
Truly thou dost say. sir,
Time speeds faster on its
way
Than the swiftest racer.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-12-07
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior


u. s. Land Office at Lamar, Colo,
October 20, 1922
Republication:
NOTICE is hereby given that Isaac
II. Carter, OF Lycan, Colo, who, on
August Is, 1921, made Additional
Holnestead Entry, No. 027552, for
Lot l. Sec. 4 Twp. 2G s.. Rge. d3 W.
and SWlI SEl-i Section 10, Town
ship 26i s. Range, II w. 9th Princi
pal Meridian, has filed notice OF
intention to make Three Yeal
Proof to establish claim to the
land above described. before The
Register Of the U. S. Land Office
at Lamar, Colo. on the 22nd day ol
December, 1922. '.'''' .'''-' -to
The Holly chieftain., 1922-12-07
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs. Sarah II. McMurtry, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles NJ. Witty. J. 8. Nc
Murtry and lotto MeMurtry were
delightfully."- entertained ut Thanks
giving dinner at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. G. b. Mosler and Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Kingery of Bristol.
The Missionary Society Of the
Presbyterian church will meet on
Thursday, Dec. IA. instead of Dee. 2l
at the home of Mrs. Guy Shive. All
members are asked to be present.
Visitors welcome.
f. +. Wood, II. Z. Pankonin and
H. l.. PankOnin OF Grant, Colo, ar
ived Monday and were looking
over the country the first of the
week
Mrs. b. Il. SOwell of south Of
town who has been In the Denver
Hospital for the past three weeks
arrived in Holly Tuesday enroute
for her home. She has recovered
her health but is still weak.
BY watching our window displays
you will find special Christmas
gifts offered and special prices
from now until Dec 25th. The Nor
ich Furniture Co.
Phonograph records, Brunswick,
Victor COl,1mhjn all 75c Records
49c, sl00 records, 69c. The Morich
Furniture Co.
WANTED TO BUY-Broom corn.
q. Kreislsr, Holyoke, Colo. pd. 2t
The Holly chieftain., 1922-12-07
PLACES OF SUNDAY
WORSHIP IN HOLLY
Catholic Church Services

Holly st. Joseph's Church.
Masses: First and third Sundays
i0:31 a. IN. Second and fourth Sun
days $50 a. III. Sunday School after
the masses. Communion FOR adults
the second Sunday OF month. Com
munion for children the fourth Sun
day of month.
Bristol st. Mary's Church.
Masses: First and third Sundays
$50 a. IN. Second and fourth sun
days | 0:30 a. m Sunday School af
ter masses. Communion for adults
first Sunday of month. Communion
for children third sunday OF month
Granada-Sacred Heart Church.
Masses: Second Saturday OF month
800 n. m. Fifth Sunday OF month
Sunday School: First and Third
Sunday 900 p. IN.
Hartman.
Sunday School: Second and four
The Sundays 200 p. IN.
Short instructions or sermons al
each of the services.
FATHER ID. A. BARRY
The Holly chieftain., 1922-12-07
Next years Iyceum Course

Mrs. Verna vastine Brown was
here during the week working up
a Lyceum course for next winter
she represented the Redpath-Horn,
er Bureau and succeeded in getting
u five number course booked for
Holly She also booked similar
course for Granada yesterday. The
two towns win effect a saving by
both taking much of the same tai.
ent.