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Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-11-30
An lntareafii1c Invention.

doctor MoEar? He's the dentist
who invented a new style of bridge"
"Really, I must learn it. We're
rather fed up on auction"
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-11-30
News No SURPRISE

Miss Petite-Jack said was little
flower that he intended to keep.
Her Friend-I noticed him pressing
you.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-11-30
In That Sense,

Heck-Your wife is certainly a re-
markable woman.
peck-Thnk so?
Heck-Indeed I do. Don't YOU?
Peck-Welf, she certainly is able
to make more remarks than any other
woman I knoW-Boston Evening
Transcript.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-11-30
STRICTLY CASH
No DeLusion After All

No DeIusIon After AT.
Doctor Ito patients. Wife)-Does
your husband suffer from deusions,
Mrs. Jones?
Mrs. Jones-T hope so, doctor. He's
been worrying for Il week over what
he thinks your bill will be-
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-11-30

MEANING THE SAME THING
Everyone is commenting on my
youthful appearance"
"Yes, I've heard a lot of them say
you were remarkably well pre-
served"
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-11-30
Land Posted.

My land in Woll Pit and Marks
Greek townships are duly posted ac-
cording to law, and all persons are
warned against trespassing or cut
ting wood on same, or fishing or
hunting with gun or dog
At Mrs. J. II. Hatcher
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-11-30

Been to The Garden yet? A dandy
orchestra, first class pictures and
plenty Of them--and the price Is 40
and 25c.-Adv. II
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-11-30
he Aurarian Bloc.

"What has been your previous bust
ness experience?"
''As field manager"
"For whom?"
'For Farmer 81 Corntossel, Just out
side of town. managed his field
hands for him two summers hand run
ning"--Farm Life.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-11-30
Long Sore Throat.

Long SOFG THTUdL.
Lives of all giraffes remind US
81 1t would surely get our goat
If We caught a cold and had to
Suffer two yards of sore throat.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-11-30

About Troubles.
Troubles come,
Right well | knowl
But remember
Troubles go.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-21
SHAFTS6URY

u. r. Taylor was in Bennington
on business Saturday
Henry Barney spent Saturday in
Bennington.
| Eleanor Peck OF Shushan. n. Y,
who has been a guest Of her aunt
I Mrs. +. b. Randall. has returned to
her home.
Merle Damon OF bennington was
| in town recently.
Mrs. Emma Bentley OF South
Salisbury has been visiting rela'
ttyes and friends in town.
{ Peter King OF Williamstown,
Mass, visited his family here, Mon
day
! BEDFORD King OF Springfield, Mass
lis visiting at the home of his
mother.
! Mr. and Hrs. Harry Sisco and Mr.
= and Mrs Jesse Strong and son OF
' South SALISBURY spent Sunday in
ltown.
Mr. and Mrs. +. b. Randall and
son Wis ted re atives Is In Shushan
~ Y, Sunday.
Mrs. Julia Montgomery OF Benning
| ton visited relatives In town one day
last week
Miss Catherine Sampson OF Green
wich, Conn. who has been visiting
Il her sister Mrs, w. b. Randall, returH
ed home Saturday accompanied by
her niece, Alice Randall, who will
spend two weeks in Greenwich.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-21
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village and
Advertisements.

Dance Union hall tonight Hur.
ley's orchestra.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Berard OF Park
street left today for Montreal.
! Anheuser.Bus Budwelser by the
case at Chambers store. Phone 112
and 113. 65t4
Special clean up OF ladles white
canvas pumps and oxfords, high and
low heels, exceptional values at $1.95
"a pair at Noveck's. 66t2
The most important consideration In
selecting an extract is purity. Bakers
Certified Havorlng extracts we're fam.
Gus for their purity long before the
Pure Food Law went into effect.
A food sale will be held at the
chapel OF the First Baptist church.
July % at two o'clock. Chairmen
are Mrs. Homer Lyons and Mrs. Ele.
amor Houghton. There will also be a
table OF fancy articles for sale.
! Edwin Markham, perhaps the best
known, living American poet is to be
in Bennington this evening. He will
read some of his own poetry at the
Baptist church at $3.50 Admission
for everyone except members OF the
Poetry society. whose card Of member
ship will admit them.
Vouchers can be exchanged for
seats for tickets for "Billeted" Satur'
day afternoon from to 5 and in the
evening from 7 to at Gokays Drug
Store. They may also be exchanged
Monday evening from Z to 9 at the
Opera house The committee re
ports that the house is over two
thirds sold up-to.date.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-21
YOUR DRUGGIST

Does not keep Pinb.lam's Com
pound He sells IT,
During the year 1920, nearly $1,000
600 bottles of this medicine were
shipped from the factory at Lynn,
Massachusetts. There is also a
branch in Canada and one In Mexico
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound has the largest sale OF any
medicine for women's ailments. Every
day, more and more women are prov.
ing its worth. Made OF selected roots
and ,,erbs. this compound contains
no harmful drugs and can be taken
in safety by any woman,-Advertis
ment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-21
Early lmpresslons.

The little, or almost insensible i'm.
pressions on our tender infaLcies have
very important and lasting conse
Quences; and there 1t is as In the foun-
tains Of some rivers, where q gentle
application OF the hand turns the fiex-
ible waters into channels that makes
them take quite contrary courses; and
by this little direction. given them at
first, In the source, they receive diff.
ferent tendencies, and arrive at last at
very remote and distant places
Locke.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-21

When Harry de WIndt visited the
Siberian Ostiaks he found that they
calculated quite long distances In
terms of kettles, an almost Identical
custom at the other end of Asia. II o
Journey was Ave kettles long an ex.
plorer found they meant that 1t would
take as long as 1t would to boil five
kettles Of cold water In succession.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-21
Extsndlnn Old Adans.

A stitch In time saves nine. This Ia
rs true of characters as It is Of cloth as
Besides the Increased labor when nine
stitches are needed there is the llabll-
lty Of a poor Job of mendlng. The less
mendng In This world the better for
all concerned
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-21
smeIler for a Perfume Factory

The scent smeller Is as essential 10
perfume manufacturers as the tea
faster Is to the tea merchant. The gift
Of scent smelling is a thousand times
more rare than the gift of wine
samplng.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-21
shIftlno the ResponsIbllltv.

Another sign that the modern men
are improving is that some now blame
the federal reserve banks instead Of
their wives Galveston News.
Evening star., 1922-05-05
Irregulars Fire From Ambush on
Free State Troops.

BY the Associated Press,
BELFAST, May Staff Capt.
O'Doherty said today that after the
bank raid yesterday at Buncrana,
County Donegal, messenger was
sent to 1. r. A. headquarters at
Drumboe Castle for reinforcements.
Several carloads Of troops started,
and while passing through Newtown
Cunningham, they ran into an am
bush extending one hundred yards
along the road. Irregulars lying be-
hind the walls opened heavy fire. The
regulars, unable to find cover, ran
straight through. with the result
that three were killed and four
wounded. One of the irregulars was
killed and three were wounded.
The irregulars, Capt. O,Doherty
charged, used explosive bullets, al
though he said the British govern
ment would be entitled to do SO under
the terms of the treaty. He added
that the ambush occurred after the
truce was to have taken effect, but
that the combatantS were not aware
of it's having been signed.
The men arrested yesterday at
Mullingar in connection with the
burning of the barracks were released
as a result Of fhe truce having been
signed. .-=
Evening star., 1922-05-05
FARMS ENGULFED
1OOBY 60 MILES
Continued Rise Of Flood in
Louisiana Basin Increases
Hardships.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NATCHEz, Miss. May 5.-Water
from the Weecama crevasse contin-
ues to rise in the Louisiana basin of
Concordia, Catahoula, Tensas, Avoy-
elles. Lasalle. Franklin and other
parishes at the rate of about two
inches day at most points, although
in the Black river section the rate is
slightly greater. A sea about 100
miles from north to south and 80 to
SO miles wide is being formed.
Reports received from Jonesville
state that the protection levee around
the town. which is the highest point
in the district away from the -Cata-
houla hills. is going under and that
the residents Of the town expect it
lation. emergency work on a railroad
embankment Is still keeping water
out of the town. i.- .r. =
Rescue Work Continued. y
Although thousands of people are
marooned in Concordia parish, only
a limited number in the section adj
jacent to Natchez are coming out. In
lower Concordia, in the Black river
section, where the water is deeper.
y
flood sufferers to Harrisonburg and
Jonesville.
According to planters who have
tenants in the flood zone, the condi-
tions in the inundated sections are
fast becoming critical. They say that
most of the landowners have exhaust
ed their resources and can no longer
provide for the people.
Food Scarcity Critical.
A list compiled Of the people ma
rooned in the Frogmore section by
s. H. Calvert and c. B. Godboid, plan
tation owners. shows that 1900 are in
need of immediate assistance. 1t was
claimed by Mr.. Godbold that when
he left Frogmore to. come to Natchez,
in an effort to present the situation
to Louisiana members of the con-
gressional delegation studying flood
conditions only one-half a ration re-
manned for his home people. He sum-
med up conditions by saying:
1T is hell"
c. F. Patterson of Natchez, member
Of the west Mississippi flood commits
sion, has gone to Artonish. Wilkin-
son county, Miss. to organize, re-
lief camp ror 400 refugees at that
point.
Evening star., 1922-05-05
CONFER WITH GOVERNOR.
Congressional Party at Bato,
Rouge for Meeting Today.

By the Associated Press.
I ABOARD MISSISSIPPI RIVER CON-
MISSION STEAMER MISSISSIPPI Zen
route), BATON ROUGE. La, May s.
After witnessing the great gap torn in
>the levee line by the Weecama Gre
vase above Ferriday. La, the con-
eressional delegation viewing Missis-
sippi flood conditions will confer at
Baton Rouge. with Gov. John NJ.
Parker and Louisiana state officials
on the question of flood control.
The congressional party expects to
reach New Orleans early Saturday
morning and will leave Saturday
evening by train for Washington.
After leaving Natchez the steamer
Mississippi proceeded down the river
for some distance and tied up for the
Evening star., 1922-05-05
PERSIA SEEKS U. S. AIDS.
Morgan Shuster May Return as Fl
nancia1 Adviser. "

by the Associated Press.
{ ALLAHABAD, British India, May 5.
The Teheran correspondent of the
Pioneer says that the Persian mejlis,
or national council, has approved the
governments decision to engage
American financial and other advisers.
The Persian minister at Washing
ton, it is added. has been instructed
to, ask the assistance of the American
government in obtaining capable men
for service in Persia, in which con-
nection w. Morgan Shuster, former
treasurer-general and financial ad-
wiser of Persia, is being mentioned.
Evening star., 1922-05-05
MAID STABBED TO DEATH.
Indian Husband Alleged to Have
Slain Brooklyn Woman.

NEW. YORK, May 5.-Alexander
Katz.A leather goods manufactures.
investigating q disturbance In the
kitchen Of his Brooklyn home last
night, found Mrs. Rose Smith, thirty
Ave, whom he employed as maid,
Pendleton Smith. the woman's hus-
band, who is an American Indian.
Shouting to Mrs. Smith to lock herself
In the pantry, Katz retreated into the
breakfast room. When Katz emerged
a moment later he found Mrs. Smith
stabbed to death.
Katz told the police he had over
heard Mrs. Smith and her husband
quarreling about his two former
wives.
Evening star., 1922-05-05
VILLA DENIES CANDIDACY.
Former Mexican Bandit Says He
Is Not Thinking of Politics.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, May 5.-Francisco
Villa, the former bardit leader, in a let
ter printed by Ell Universal Graf1co, de-
nies that he is a candidate for governor
Of the state of Durango.
'Tlam not thinking Of politics." the
letter says. "but am .devoting my time
to the reconstruction Of my country.
My preoccupation now is the giving of
impulse to the live forces of my country
by means of constant work and energy;
aimed at the progress and advancement
Of the nation.
Evening star., 1922-05-05
GETS MEXIcAN on POOL.

NEW YORK, May 5.-Edward L.
Doheny, president of the Mexican Pes
troleum Company. while in Mexico
in connection with the conferences
held between officials Of American
OIL companies and representatives Of
the Mexican government on taxation
matters, arranged for an agreement
among his company, the Mexican
Gulf Company and the Mexican Sea-
board Company to conserve the pro-
duction of the Toteco Cerro-Azul
Evening star., 1922-05-05
RoBBER INJURIES WOMAN.

CHICAGO, May 5.-Angered be-
cause woman he was seeking to
rob attempted to shut the door of
her apartment in his face, a bandit
grasped her arm, broke it and looted
the home Of jewelry valued at $500.
The robber first attempted to obtain
entrance 10 the apartment by repre-
senting himself to be delivery man.
Evening star., 1922-05-05
IRISH REBELS BLOW
UP ARMY BARRACKS
Two Men Shot Dead in Raid
| on Bank-GirI, 9, Also
{ Dies of Wounds.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, May 5v-The barracks at
Castle Pollard, West Meath. were
blown up by the irregular forces
who destroyed the Mullingar barracks
on Wednesday. The irregulars were
pursued from Mullinger to Castle
Pollard by provisional government
forces, and the barracks were blown
up to prevent their occupation.
Two Of the men who raided the
bank at Buncrana, County Donegal,
were shot dead.
A nine-year-old girl, one Of the five
civilians wounded during the fight
ing died Of her injury.
FOUR SOLDIERS KILLED.
Evening star., 1922-05-05
500 Silk Petticoats, $3.95
A Fortunate Purchase!
Pure Thread Silk
Sweaters
$16.5O

The same sweaters we have had
ing stock at $3.50
Only 80 of these-purchased specially
for, Saturday. Heavy, rich silk in novelty
weaves. with tuxedo revers and cuffs
in plain stitch. Two pockets and
braided sashes. Sweaters that display
quality in every line. In gorgeous
shades of Copenhagen, henna. orchid,
buff, purple. jade, navy and black
Sweater Shop-2nd floor.
Evening star., 1922-05-05

cording to John Dymond, member Of
the state legislature. One thousand
refugees are suffering and are wait
ing on the levees for aid.
Evening star., 1922-05-05

night. resuming its.voyage to Baton
Rouge early this morning.
BATON ROUGE. La, May b.-Two
hundred Thousand acres of growing
cotton have been flooded and the
crops destroyed was the estimate to-
day of Harry D. Wilson. commits
sioner of agriculture, on the cotton
crop damage by water from the Con-
cordia Parish ,crevasse.' On this basis
the loss on the cotton crop alone in
the inundated area was said to be in
excess OF $1,000,O00.
Evening star., 1922-05-05
Domestic
Gowns and Chemise, $1.95

OF fine nainsook. Gowns with lace
vokes and sleeves and lace medallions.
Others trimmed with Swiss embroid-
cry. Empire styles. Envelope chemise,
with tucked yokes and val lace trim
ming. Flesh and white.
Evening star., 1922-05-05

NEW ORLEANS, May 5.-With the
floors OF every store and house in
Plaquemine parish, south of New
Orleans, flooded as q result of breaks
in the levees of the Mississippi river,
the situation is becoming serious. &C.
Evening star., 1922-05-05
Philippine
$3.50 Philippine Underwear,
$2.95

Gowns and envelope chemise of fine
nainsook-hand-sewe and hand-em-
broidered in beautiful designs. Calado
and solid work-some handdrawn.
Round, square and V necks. Envelope
chemse with self straps or built-up
shoulders.
Evening star., 1922-05-05
Petticoats
White Petticoats, $2.95

Satinettes, tub silk and surf satin in
straightline models. scalloped or hem
stitched. Double-panel front and back
Others with 1s-inch hens. Also extra
size petticoats, scalloped and hem
stitched.
500 Silk Petticoats, $3.95
Radium Silk Petticoats. straightine
models, scalloped or hemstitcred-one
model with narrow pleated ruffie
Black. navy, taupe. gray, fame, henna
Jade, brown and periwinkle.
Evening star., 1922-05-05
Underwear
News

is fine for Saturday.!
Stocks replenished-new mer-
chandise arrived-such styles, such
fabrics, such VALUES as you never
dreamed Of
Silk, Philippine, French and Do
mestic Underwear. You can take
YOUR choice. - "a
Silk
$500 Camisoles, $1.95
Radium in tailored models. Fine tucks
and hemstitching and cdgings of lace.
Straps or built-up shoulders.
$500 Step-ins and Vests, $2.95
Radium silk of very good quality with
hemstitched and embroidered yokes or
lace trimming. Flesh, white, light blue
and orchid.
Radium Silk Envelopes, $2.95
Radium trimmed. with wide val lace
and filet lace medallions. Ribbon straps,
white. flesh. light blue and orchid.
$1,000 to $500 Silk Gowns
$S.95
Excellent quality radium. "moon-glo"
and crepe de chine. Tailored models
with hemstitched and~tucked yokes.
Some edged with flet lace and trimmed
with rosebuds. In flesh, white. orchid
and LIGHT blue
Evening star., 1922-05-05
A Big Purchase Just Arrived
Chamoisette Gloves, Csc pr.-95c pr.
Kayser make 81 81 SO kinds.

The gloves wearwearabe and washable
at good regular prices All and perfect goods
$1.oo quality 2-clasp ch ,moisete Goves-white and
with self stitchins-beaver and with
= andbl stitched backs. Choice, Csc
SIPS $3.50 Strap Wrist channoisete Gloves, saunt
white, beaver, oak and brown with -
also white sand and
twotone fandbla embroidered backs also
clasp point self embroidery, black
eltv embroidered backs sze-and all 95c l.
all CSC
It should of how many pairs going need this
summer! as
Evening star., 1922-05-05
Wooltex TopCoats
Special, $16.5O
Pictured-rixht.hand figure

"Wooltex"-you know what that
means. Fine, soft fabrics, styles abb
solutely correct and tailoring that is
perfect in every detail. These are
meant for Summer wear. Of fine
lightweight tweed. unlined. Large
patch pockets, good-looking raglan
sleeves, tailored revers and belt at
Just the right low waistline. Tan,
henna, copenhagen and gray.
Evening star., 1922-05-05

Misses z-piece Jersey Dresses. Sold up I
to So All colors. Special. ............... :
Orkandy, Dotted Swiss and Bingham {
Dresses Sold up to $l998. 98..........:..... :
Women's and Misses Dresses. of Can
ton Crepe and Taffeta Sold up to $1,000, q
For ..................... "
Krepe Knit, Canton Crepe, Roshanara d
and Taffeta Dresses. 1898 Values. ~
Womens and Misses Tweed and Jer- 1
sey Suits. $l4o8 values. Saturday. Z
Evening star., 1922-05-05

Soft Canton crepe combined with the
much talked of colored silk lace, about
which Paris raves. Any number of de-
lghtful models in colors that are quite
irresistible. There are straightline frocks
with pointed tunics of lace-and others
with irregular overskirts, bordered with
lace. Wide bateau necks-so becoming
to young girls-and the daintiest short
sleeves. In sunset, beige, fame, henna.
jade, French blue and white. Sizes IA,
l6 and 18
Evening star., 1922-05-05

goodloong tailored suits OF
Boundw material H. 6 1a
Evening star., 1922-05-05

Eastern Auto Supply Co., 5es sth St. Sc,
Kalorama Garage, 1910 Kalorama I'd.
Calvert Hardware Auto Supply Co., 2S0l
Champlain st. NV.
J. K. xasee, 5000 Sherman Ave-: NV.
Westsrn Auto Supply Co., 317s u st.
Sesten Garage, 800 r. I. Ave. NV.
seaton Garage, 45 Seaton Place n E.
Iehman's Tire Shop. Sll.Sl3 Il St. NV.
The Ordway new era., 1922-10-06
Seniority

Seniority is what the striking shopman is
contending for. Important to him? Yes: 1t has
bearing his future and that of his family.
1t means pension as he reaches the stage in
life where he can no longer a living wage.
It's real life insurance to him.
Do you Mr. Businessman and Farmer realize
that you have valuable right to seniority and
pension and that your family is entitled to it as
we'll?
You cannot, however, protect this interest By
striking but you do it by securing annual
income policy from the Legal Reserve Old Line
Mutual company which represent.
A surprisingly small deposit each year will
assure you annual income for i;se after age
60 or to your heirs, for 20 years in of your
prior death. This contract is no: an expense to
you it is a savings-safe and
ASK ME FOR DETAILS
ID. F. Bartlett
OFFICE MILLER BUILDING
The Ordway new era., 1922-10-06

phone was supplied with a battery which
furnished electric energy for talking and
signalling, but in 1896 the first common bat
terry system was installed. In this system,
the electric energy for talking and ringing
is supplied from power plan: at the cen
trail office and II is no longer necessary to
maintain a battery at each subscribers sta
ton. The common battery or central energy
system is in general use in large communl-
ties, but the magnetic telephone still does
good service in the smaller telephone groups
in the rural districts.
The modern, multiple switchboard has
been developed until the largest type
switchboard has more than 100000 tiny,
soldered parts $1,000 electric signal lights
and more than 1900 miles of wire. and as
many as 10000 subscribers wires may
terminate on such a board. 1t takes a year
to build such a switchboard and another
The Ordway new era., 1922-10-06

York City in 1880 is particularly interesting.
because it shows the use OF boy operators,
from two to six boys being needed to
handle each call.
An editor visiting one OF these exchanges
about this time said of 1t: The racket is
almost deafening. Boys are rushing madly
hither and thither while others are put
ting in or taking out pegs from central
office framework as II they were lunatics
engaged in game OF fox and geese"
Soon after this, boys were generally re-
placed by girl operators, who were found
to be much more adaptable to the work
and the operating rooms became the quiet.
orderly places they are today. The illus
tration OF the operating room at Louisville,
KY, in 1881, shows both boys and girls at
the switchboard.
All the early switchboards were Of the
magnetic type. and each connected tele-
The Ordway new era., 1922-10-06
THE oRpwAY NEW ERA

The present multiple telephone switch
board had many interesting prototypes,
some OF which are shown in the illustra-
ton. The switchboard installed in the
hrst commercial exchange established in
January 1878, at New Haven. Connecticut,
was very simple affair modelled as were
4ll the hrst swtchboards after the telegraph
switchbOards then in in some OF the
Larger cities in the country. 1t connected
eight telephones.
The evolution from these early types OF
ywitchboards was rapid and in 1879 the
first multiple switchboard was installed at
Chicago The multiple switchboard greatly
Increases the rapidity with which telephone
calls handled and each switchboard
operator is within reach OF every sub
scriber's telephone line terminating at the
board
The ty~e of switchboard used in New
The Ordway new era., 1922-10-06

year to install It. Another switchboard de
velopment is the automatic or machine
switching system. In this system, the tele'
phone subscriber Is furnished a telephone
with a dial by which he dials the number
he wants, the automatic switchboard me
chanically setting up the desired connection
The machine switching does not do away
with switchboard operators as they are still
necessary when the subscriber is seeking in
formation. reporting trouble and for max
ing toll and long distance calls.
The telephone development in the United
States has been so great that the total
amount OF money invested in this country
in central office switchboards and the as
sociated apparatus approximstes $4,000,
600, while the private branch sxchang,
switchboards represent many more million
of dollars.