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The Weeda Of Memory.

TO live long, to look young, to be
happy-all this may be summed IN in
one word, says u famous Frenchwom-
an-"FOrget !" If we could make this
a rigid rule-and keep tive should
most certainly be better and stronger,
physically, mentally and morally. In
stead of wasting our vitality on the
irreyocable past, we should garner up
our energies for the present and fu.
ture, which may hold so much that
may demand our uttermost, both Of
brain and body.
Forget all the pinpricks of yester-
day and the day before; they made
life seem blank at the time, all, all
those tlresome worries that cumber
every ones existence, and though diff
ferent in detail are alike In their power
to annoy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-23
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PRICED AS ENEMY or SNAKE
Ichneumon Cherished in India Because
OF the Number Of Deadly Rep
tiles Il Makes Away With.

Some thousands Of people are KILLED
every year in India by snake bites.
These VenemouS creatures are indeed
one Of the curses Of that beautiful
land, all the more so that from their
stealthy. silent methods OF progress it is
impossible TO say when an attack from
one Of them may be expected. An Off
Ger who ncautiouSly allowed himself
to fall asleep on the edge OF tie jungle,
was horrhcd upon waking up to find
that n large serpent had coilcd Itself
about his knees Afraid to move n
finger for fear Of irritating the crea'
ture no silently prepared 10 meet his
fate quietly and hravely rs he could.
OF sudden the serpent raised its
head as a rustic was hcprd pnpmg the
heritage, and in an instant one of the
troublesome little cmckentMeying spe.
Giles of animals known rs the ichnau.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-23

ing every interest in the community,
and all I's organized groups relg
ious, ! dtllnal, economic soca, cdu.
caticnal civic and poIt cal having
proroBc and endorsed the report OF
the program committee submitted 10
the meeting, and having created .
pre-, minary o:2anizat on IN the form
of q citizens committee of sixty alo
an executive comm ttee tnercof
hereby
Resolves That t is the sense Of
this meeting that every person in at
tendance IS pledged to give lu an
heal ty support to the preliminary or
ganizatiCn, and every representative
of IN organization Of any character
is morally Obligated to use his or her
best endoavor to enlist such organi
zation in active service for the rea-
liza ion Of whatever plans man. be
finally decided upon"
While the nominating comm.ttc
was del berating Judge Edward l..
Batos, secretary Of the Bennington
Battle Monument and Historical so.
ciety, read the following communica
tons.
Brattleboro. VT SEPT %, 1922.
Hon. John Spargo, III
President bennington Historical
Society,
Bennington, Vermont
1t is a privilege at this time to ex-
tend 20 your Society and to inter
ested the congratulations Of the PEG.
pie OF Vermont that you are planning
fit Nc observance Of the one hun.
dred 6ft'eth anniversary of the Batt e
of Bennington which had such an et-
feet upon the history of the world.
The hest wishes Of the people of The
State 20 with you in the laudable
undertaking.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-23
Freak Plant Growth.

A report Of an unusual incident of
growth out OF season that occurred IN
April in Kimberly, South Africa. has
reached London. The report says that
here WAS on exhibition the branch
Of a plum tree profuSely covered with
blossoms, Notwithstanding the fact
that in the ordinary course such tree
should not blossom before October.
The unusual phenomenon is yariously
attributed to the unseaSonably warm
weather and the prolonged drought.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-23

and 1t may also properly and with
All selirespect invite the interest OF
9resent-day men and women outside
our gates to inquire what it is about
our old Mother Vermont that her
children love her 50. And when they
come to participate in our hospitai'
ty and hear the story, many Of them
will want to stop forever by the fire
side and Join the family
! hope for tlte most practical sue.
cess Of your undertaking and shall
be glad to do my part towards ac.
compl shing IT,
Sincerely yours,
Frank j.. Greene
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James idrtncSS,
Governor OF Vermont
Darwin =. Kingsley
3i6 Broadway. \ Y.

September 18th 1922.
Nj, dca VI Spargo:
/ understand you are discussing up
in Old Bennington a program for the
proper celebration of the 15oth Ami
yersaly of the Battle of Bennington
and the Independence of Vermont
To fix the date Of the absolute In
dependence OF Vermont is histor cally
net altogether easy but this is I'M
material Whether the independence
ct the old State began in M when.
government was established and
mointa ned until the adm seion to the
l'p.on in 1871, or whether that indie
pendence began when the New York
ers tried to put Farmer Breckenridge
from his place at an earlier date, or
Whether 1t may properly date from
the OF GaniZatiOn of the Green Nom
tain Boys, or at some othec time is
reside The point The rc,l ront Is
that Vermonts early history is cram
med with deeds and names that
ought to be better known by the
young men and women of the State
and of the Nation. No people any
whore in the world have made a
more valiant and unselfish fight for
liberty than did the residents of the
New HAMPSHIRE Grants. and no pe1-
pie ever did it under more discourag-
ing and adverse conditions How to
lick the New Workers was simple
problem Alongside of how to break
into the Union, but they accomplished
both
| commend the plan for a cccbra
tion, and you are beginning peclimi
narcs none too soon.
l. anywhere in the history Of IA
wo''d battle was FOUGHT that was
more conspicuously and t"ulv p dc''
for human rights than the Battle OF
Bennington, do not know where Il
was done
Very truly yours,
D. +. Kingsley.
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PuIlet Som Without cIzrard.

Having occasion to kill nine
monlhS-old pullet which showed symp.
toms vi some wasting disease, Mas.
sachusettS man found on opening II
that the bird he'd no cizzard, but it
had hundreds OF minute eggs not dc.
yeloped It Is presumed that the fact
of Saving no gtzzard would. lave
eventually caused its death.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-23

much of my time with pains and had to
have the doctor every month. One day
| found a little book in my yard in
Guthrie, Oklahoma, and read it through
and got the medicine-Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound-and took
eight bottles and used the Sanative
Wash. at once began to get stronger.
, ! have got many women to take it just
by telling them what it has done for me.
/ have a young sister whom it has
helped in the same way it helped me.
| want you to know thai am friend
indeed for youwere a friend inneed. 5"
Mrs. GEORGE HARDEE, 1913 Byram
s., Los Angeles, California.
Let Lydia n. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound he " friend indeed :" to you.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-23
GEORGE MeLFoRD PRODUCTION
Largely Attended at Opera Houac
Last Night.

A study Of contrasts is THE Won.
an Who Walked Alone, the George
Melford production featuring Dorothy
Dalton, which showed with great
success at the Opera House last
night.
Contrast between the characters
Of the two women principals, played
by Miss Ia ton and Wanda I!awley;
contrast between the sport Of the
English leisure class, and the austere
life Of South African yeldt; contrast
between the two lovers Of lrs
However, contrast is only part OF
Of the interest, for all the dramatic
elements are there in full measure.
An imposing cast headed by Milton
Sills appears in the picture.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-23

mon jumped on its head and bit deep
~ into the hack of It's neck. The
snake speedily released the officer and
terrible fight went on between the
two At times the snake bit It's as
miMnt, who Scurricd off for few sec
onds into the bush to eat certain leaves
AN antidote to snake poison--and
then dashed back to carry on the duel,
which continued until the serpent was
killed The Indian plant is thought to
be sort Of willow, probably like the
guaco of South America--so called
from the note Of the bird known as the
experimenting kite which is said to eat
freely Of It's leaves. But no one Is
quite certain as to the name and APP
pearance Of the plant the clever ich-
neumon makes use Of MS an anlldote
to snake poison It's discovery would
speedily make fortune for the lucky
finder in India. THE lchneumon Is
cherished for It's hatred Of all snakes
and also because 1t destroys large MINI
bers of crocodile eggs
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vi, JUIITI DTd NW1
Old Bennington. Vermont.
Washington. y c.
September q, 1922.
John Spargo,

Jollu opdI ~
Nestledown, Old Bennington, VT
Please let me transmit through YOU
my greetings to the citizens OF his.
toric Bennington gathered to arrange
to celebrate the one hundred fitch
anniversary Of the independence of
Vermont and the Battle Of Benn ng
tor.
A reyerent regard for the patriotic
struggles of the past will best
strengthen our patriotism OF today
end serve to maintain ordered Liber-
ty founded upon Law hope the cele-
bration wi be worthy commemora-
ton Of the great events of which 1t is
to be reminder.
Warren G. Hardi<s
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Very truly yours.
y. +. Kingsley.
Congress Of the United States,
House of REPRESENTATIVES,
CITY of WASHINGTON o
ConfOp,ho~ fcib 1000

I 'lElArN VI lHt hNlNtN t1hditNs
House of Representatives,
CITY of WASHINGTON O.
September 10th 1922
Frank l.. Greene,
Gt District Of Vermont
Dca~ NJ" Spargo:
learn from Won with great inter
ce' r"d Measure that there is to he
a meeting of delegates and individu-
Al leos IN Bennington this week
to effect Prel.m nary ORGANIZATION
fo~ co'cN""tior If the 1s0th Ami.
versary Of the Battle of Bennington
and he Independence of Vermont
wish that it were possible for me
to attend. hut this is the last week
OF tn $ session OF Congress, and YOU
know what that means at this time.
Nv duty is here.
Rut my thoughts and hest wishes
will he with you al in this splend d
erto'prue. 1t seems to me that this
will no a great cpportun'ty for Yer
mont a rich opportunity for the pres.
emf generation of Vermont men AMI
women 1t may be made digniiied
aud altogether noble tribute to the
men and women of a glorious past,
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Supreme Court of the United States,
Washington, d. c.,

oupsCInc court OF the Unlteu states,
Washington, d. c.,
Polnte.au-pic, Canada
September 10Th, 1922.
My dear Mr. Spargo;
sincerely hope that you will have
successful celebration Of the one
hundred and fiftieth anniversary Of
the Bait OF Bennington and the In
dependence of Vermont The i'm
portance Of these celebrations is in
arousme the patriotism of the present
generation by fuller understanding
of the sacrifice that their. ancestors
made to give them the freedom and
opportunity which they now enjoy.
Vermont Is such a fine old State. Her
history is one that should arouse
and think does arouse-the pride
Of every Vermonter and Of everyone
who is descended from a Vermonter,
as am ! am sure you will find a
ready response to the proposal.
Sincerely yours.
VIM. H. Taft
Mr.. John Spargo,
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Venerable Archery soolstv.

Az Creil near Paris. there is a so
eiety of arelters, With nm annual com.
petition for the original trophy given
at the first meet of the society more
lhNn q lhonsNnd NearS ngo.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-23

ham s Y eye t a BILE
Compound. | have
,aken it off and on
'or twenty years and
it has helped me
change from a deli
cate girl to a stout,
h G alth y an.
When | was married
Z was sick all the
ime until ] took
Lydia E. Pinkham $
We ge t a Bile Com
noilnd I was in he'd
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-23
Worse Than Poison Ivy.

The most dangerous vegetable lrri.
tant poison is that of the itchwood
tree Of the FIJI islands. One drop Of
the sap falling on the hand is as pain
ful as a touch Of hot iron.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-23

A pleasing feature of the even ne
was the two selections by the double
quartette from the Methodist church.
Messrs. Long, Atwel Maurer, Girls
void Moore. McClelland and Eo is
ter with Miss Orssa Parker accom-
panying at the piano The meeting
closed with the singing OF America.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-23
Texas midway City,

San Antonio, Texas, is nearest mid.
way on the southern route from New
York to eSan Francisco. 1t is 1913
miles from New York city and 1,911
miles from San Francisco
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-23

For recovering sunken timbers a
graphing device has been invented in
Sweden that remains open when
lowered into watcr, but closes as it is
raised.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-23

If ants get in an ice chest, put a
can under each leg nearly filled with
water move the chest away from wall
and no more ants will bother you.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-23
Hard to Explain.

An inquirer who writes a feminine
hand wishes to know why some men
marry for home and then stay away
From u
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-23
Washington, y. c.
September 22nd, 1922.

JONn SpaTFO
Old Bennington, Vt.
Rcgrettng that ! cannot be present
in person send greet ngs to those
who meet today to provide for a cole.
biation Of the Battle of Bennington
and the Independence of Vermont,
and wish them abundant success in
their undertaking.
William T. Dillingham;.
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A FRIEND IN NEED
A FRIEND INDEED
Writes Mrs. Hardee Regarding
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound

Los Angeles, Calf. 81 must ten gou
that am a true friend TO lydia h. Pink
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BENNINGTON TO OBSERVE
BATTLE DAY ANNIVERSARY

Continued from Page Onc)
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-23

The handsome iu6eage trunk carried
on the rear Of the touring sedan models
is as practical as tits striking. II will
carry a suitcase or small IU69see so
that rho passengers need not BIO
lnconvenienced.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-23
PAGE FIVE.

The Buick Line for 1923 comprises fourteen models Foufs
Roadster 1905; Pass Touring $685. Pass Coupe
sl75 Pass Sedan $685. Pass. Touring Sedan SIPS
siIes-2 Pass Roadster, $l7s; Pass Touring $llgsi
Pass. Touring Sedan $685. Pass Sedan, $l9SS; Pass
Coupe Slso5; Pass Touring, S435; Pass Sedan 32l9s
Sport Roadster $62S; Sport Touring $i6T5 Prices b.
Buick Factories about the G. M A. C. Purchase Plan
which provides for Deferred Payments.
Evening star., 1922-05-14

on the program
The Girls Athletic Club, a COM
paratively recent addition to the
many organizations at Mckinley
High School, is planning a picnic to
be held May 20. Field events. base
ball game and an elaborate supper
are to be among the principal fea-
lures. 1t is felt that this organiza-
tion has already increased the interest
in the various girls sports. The
officers of the club are: Alice Sat-
terley, president; Mabel Tear, vice
president: Elizabeth Taylor, secre-
tary, and Rose Hough. treasurer.
After an unusually successful bas-
ket ball season, the girls of Mckinley
Evening star., 1922-05-14
FLAppER AND CLOTHES.

TN this day with it's craze for spe-
cialization and tagging on of
names to everything possible,
the young girl who in previous
generations was vaguely referred to
as "sweet SIXTEEN" or where brook
and river meet" receives much
more pertinent name. She is called
the flapper and, as our own Mary
Roberts Rinehart has so ably pic
tured her in "Babs." is the subject of
muoh discussion and not a little con-
demnation Yet no more appropriate
term could we'll be applied to her
Epscies than the word "fapper."
which in good OLD Webster is given
as applying especially to the young
birds that are not yet quite able to
manage their wings. but are trying
their level best to do so and causing
considerable commotion.
The f1apper is certainly far from
inconspicuous. and the very fact that
she continually paradeS herself up
and down F street, except when she
Is in the movies or having her nails
manicured after school or Office hours,
doesn't aid in giving her the reputa-
X X X
VET. on the whole, when one dis
counts her clinging, exotic per-
fume, boyish, collegiate" clothes,
shaved eyebrows and ten-cent- store
earrings. the f1apper is just the
teens or early twenties that she has
1Hu-o tv,y uot he
, is simply expressing exuberant. ener-
getic spirits for which our girls have
always been noted, both here and
abroad-but especially abroad-in
these picturesque channels which, be-
cause of their crude novelty, are ex-
tremely revolving to the previous
more discreet generations of people
who like always to believe that they
In their youth possessed more subtle
methods of displaying the eternal
feminine charm.
After all. are the f1apper shoes that
look like great slabs Of marble cake
and ape almost to a ridiculous degree
their brothers shoes. as bad as the in
evitable French heels and pointed
toes of one and two generations ago;
Many high school girl of ten years
ago wept bitter tears because she had
to wear low-heeled. "old-maidish'
shoes rather than the then extremely
stylish, stilted-heel variety.
Surely nothing could be more
healthful in cold weather than the al
most shaggy wooden stockings which
the f1apper made popular last winter
Even in the late spring the sheer silk
stocking is not quite as popular at
the daintily: colored silk and cotton
: hose which matches the suit, scarf
ana hat of the wearer of one of the
springs favorite rainbow-tinted cos
tunes.
A GAIN. these much-scoffed-at cos
a tunes, which seem to be almost
a uniform and appear on F street
between and 6 o'clock in bewilder-
ing numbers. certainly show much
better taste than the old hit-or-miss
combination of even a few years ago
when one saw a red straw hat, q
sweater of violent green, dark blue
skirt whose safety pins never quite
managed satisfactory connection
with the peek-a-boo lace waist above
1t, brown silk stockings and much
stubbed, pointed. high -heeled shoes.
The latter case Is not exaggerated
for the American girl, with all hel
changes of chrysalis according tt
generation, has always insisted on do.
ing it more or less on the flock sys-
?, tenn, and small has been the number
of those even in select, private
Evening star., 1922-05-14

High School are organizing base ball
and tennis teams. The following
have been named as managers of the
different base ball teams: Wanda
Spangler, Ruth Naylor and Helen
Patterson.
The girls interested in rifle prac-
tice at Mckinley High School are
especially delighted at the recent
permission granted the rifle teams to
use the Business High School range
one day a week, after school, for
practice. 1t is expected that this will
bring out a good many girls. who
could not come when the only oppor-
tunity given was offered on Satur-
days.
Evening star., 1922-05-14

schools, who have dared public opin-
ion enough to dress individually. The
girl of happer age has always been
her own sternest critic.
y Il X +
TN THE matter Of selecting clothes,
the fiapper is rapidly becoming the
leading spirit. usurping the place of
her mother and Older sister who,
however. do not seem to resent it, as
they now are employing their
thoughts with matters of weightier
Importance. such as getting the vote
for the right man in the home dis
trict, lobbying bills through Congress
for starving children of European
countries. reading club papers on
whether or not the Philippines should
have their independence. etc.
The American matron is dressing In
a much younger fashion than she has
ever done before, a fact that has been
generally acknowledged both by
comic supplements and more serious
publications, and this change Is un-
doubtedly due to the fact that dangh-
ter. with her jazzy pep and taste.
helps mother choose her clothes. in
addition to choosing her own.
Evening star., 1922-05-14

0F all housekeeping drudgery and monotony
~ that of cleaning is the worst. You can, in
a pinch, farm out your washing and ironing
and you can dine out. But dusty, dirty floor
coverings, hangings and furnishings cannot be
sent out without great inconvenience and dis
comfort. They must be cleaned at home either
by the tired housewife or BY engaging expensioe
outside help. e..
Broom-and- -duster cleaning never cleans clean.
1t is but 'ick-and-a-promise,' - driving the
dirt from room to room, into hidden, inaccessible
places where it collects disease germs and is an
ever present menace to health and happiness.
Evening star., 1922-05-14
TEACH CUPMAKING.

Last Sunday the Girl Scouts of the
city instituted what proved to be
popular and novel custom for those
taking walks or rides through beau
tiful Rock Creek Park. when they
demonstrated the manner in which
any piece of paper in the possession
of thirsty person may be utilized
TO assuage that thirst.
The demonstration was so success
full that it, will be repeated today.
placed at the seven springs near the
roads of the park and showed pass
erbys how to make the cups. Some
of those who were instructed We're
so delighted with the idea that they
insisted on payment for value re-
ceived. In this way the girls real tzed
$3.50, an amount which was turned
wishes it to- be known. however. that
no tipping" is to be allowed in future.
as the girls simply volunteer their
services for these demonstrations Of
their own free will, and do 1t as their
good deed" for that day. 1t is an
earnest endeavor to live up to the
slogan Of the club. r.
The demonstrations are given under
the direct supervision of Col. c. O..
Sheriff., in charge Of the sanitation
problems of public buildings and
grounds Troops which had repre-
sentatives demonstrating last Sun
day. afternoon were Troops 1. 2. IL,
II and IS, under the following cap
tains: Mrs. Harris Franklin. Miss
Mabel Nelson, Miss Irene, Roeth, Miss
Kathryne Sheldon and Mrs. e. E..
Norwood. Today Troops /. IL, II and
IS will send representatives again.
and in addition Troops 20. Is and 35
will have scouts on hand. The cap
tains of these additional troops, with
the exception of the last-named.
which has no captain at this time,
Evening star., 1922-05-14
urer. and Martha Macatee, representa-
tive to the Distict council.
; FLAPPER ACTIVITIES.

composed. Of thirty girls. will give
concert next Tuesday evening at the
First Congregational Church, 10th
and 6 streets. Miss Esther Linkins is
director Of the club and Miss Meta
Craig. possessor of 4 charming So
prano voice, will give several groups
of solo numbers. Miss Helen Nash,
pianist, will accompany Miss Craig
and play for. the elee club chorus
numbers Miss Nash also has two
very popular piano selections as solos