The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-07-14
DEFERRED NEWS AND NOTES.

The real live mermaid that they are
espying at the English watering places
seems to have all the features of our
fugacious sea serpent.
I'VE used to say that man had a
'mania for drink'' when he could not let
it alone, but it seems the correct way to
put it is "he suffers from alcoholic
diathesis." 1t does give dignity to the
infirmity, and there is much need of
that
The June attendance at the fair ave.
ragged $4,000 daily. The admissions dur
ing the latter part of the month raised
the figures materially, and they fore
shadow an average of over 100000 for
July. Probably these latter figures can
safely be counted upon from this time
on.
The Boston Central Labor Unions
Endorsement of Gov. Altgeld and his
pardon of the Anarchists Is not what was
to have been expected of representative
body of workingmen. We rather think
they have made mistake this time.
The refusal of the Governor of Colo
RADIO to call an extra session of the Leg
islature of that state to pass laws i'm
pairing the obligations of contracts
seems to be justified. There is such a
thing as constitutional law in this coun-
try, and the silver states will have to
live up to it just as people living else
where do.
Secretary Hoke Smith appears to be
doing the Sunday preaching for the adj
ministratiOn. He is good talker, and
his complimentary remarks to the chill
dren at Asbury Park concerning Massa-
nh oh haE ha &c
appreciation of the institutions of the
state where the President spends his
summers.
The Montreal Gazette notes that
President Cleveland has ordered the con-
gressional horse up to the water, but
doubts whether he can make it drink
The Gazette evidently has its metaphors
little mixed. President Cleveland,
with his knowledge of the average Con-
gresham, will never try to make him
drink-water.-Troy Press. That is so.
They all drink iced tea," served in
cup and saucer. "Where was 1 atP"
Nearly every year essays are written
on this subject: "Why has America no
national song?" The answers are of
different character, and yet they are al
ways wise. But we have such songs.
there's Yankee Doodle, the musical
epitome of the Yankee nation, gallant,
reckless, democratic, with just bit of
defiance to all other people on the
globe. Then there is the Star Spangled
Banner, majestic, convincing, like the
flight of the eagle.
-Ex-Minister Phelps touches the
British contention in tender spot again
when he cities in his argument before
the Paris Commission the fact that Eng
land protects its coral and pearl oyster
fisheries in extra territorial waters and
thereby prevents its property from being
exterminated. That is, England here
exercises unquestioned precisely the
same right which she would deny to us
in Behring Sea. But consistency never
was anyway a characteristic of British
diplomatists.
The manufacturing industries of the
North are barely able to compete now
with their Southern rivals. Get rid of
the protective tariff, and they will have
to shut down or move their plants South
ward.-Atlanta Constitution. This is
an admirable example of what passes as
tariff reform" argument in the South
ern States. The Bourbons of that re-
gion when they vote for free trade not
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indorsing Calhoun's view that protec-
ton is unconstitutional, but they actu-
ally seem to believe that they are some
how wreaking vengeance on New Eng
land. Well, they are in fair way to be
gratified at last. And yet there are
good judges who insist that the South
would be the first to cry quits under
revenue only experimentation Jour
nal.
The New York Recorder says: An
important secret conclave of the boiling
Presbyterians, was held in this city June
20, to protest against the action of the
General Assembly of the Presbyterian
church. In the suspension of DR..
Briggs. The meeting was large and was
composed entirely of supporters and
sympathizers with DR.. Briggs and advo-
Gates of his policy and tenets. All in
formation Of the meeting and it's pur-
poses was carefully kept from the pub
lie, both before and since the meeting,
until yesterday, when reporter learned
that such conference had been held,
Many clergymen from other cities in the
state and some from New Jersey, Penn !
sylvania, Connecticut and Rhode Island |
were present. The attendants at the
conclave were enjoined to strict secrecy |
regarding the meeting and its objects. |
But reporter learned that some very
vigorous protests were entered against |
the action of the General Assembly |
which may result in complete split in
that bodv and the secession of a no mean |