The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-06-02
NEWS AND NOTES.

Australians are going to unite in
prayer for relief from further financial
troubles. Those that we have suffered
in this country lately are due to the fact
that certain parties have preyed too
much.
"A great deal of ridicule is heaped
upon cOuntrymen who allow themselves
to be taken in by green goods men. But
what shall we say to the credulity of the
bank officials who were imposed upon
by the shallow device of a typewriter
letter without verifying the existence of
the firm which circulated it?-New Bed
ford Standard.
That Viking ship which is on its
way to Chicago is having hard time of
it breasting the storm-tosse Atlantic.
She sailed on the first of May and was
seen off the Orkney Islands ten days
later.
The Canadian parliament has rein
stated the old custom of ringing the cur
few bell in the villages and towns at 8
O'Clock in the evening, and children I'M
der II found on the streets after that
hour are liable TO arrest unless they can
give good reason for their being out of
doors at that time of night. This isn't a
bad law by any means, but we think it
would be better one for every family
to have its own curfew law, and send the
young folks to bed at 8. Young folks
would be better for this custom in mind,
manners and health.
Col. Bradley B. Smalley, who is one
of the Worlds Fair Commissioners,
strongly favors opening the big show on
Sunday. ''My views on the question of
opening the fair on Sunday are well
known" said Mr.. Smalley. GAS an in
dividual regard Sunday opening with
unqualified favor Every argument of
morality, religion, regard for the rights
of the people who can attend on no other
day, not to speak of business considera-
tions, forbids the shutting Of the gates.
But the act of Congress, if strictly con-
strued, appears to make it the duty of
the national commission to decide other.
wise, and | don't see what more the COM
missioners can do. If the Sabbatarians
are resolved on Sunday closing they will
have to appeal to the courts to prevent
| throwing open the grounds by force
On the latter alternative they would get
no help from me. 1t has been suggested
that the appropriation can be withheld
as penalty Tor violation Of the Sunday
clause, but it is far fetched conclusion.
Chicago will get every dollar voted, how
ever the question may be decided"
The secretary of war will interfere
to prevent the devastation of the battle
field of Gettysburg by an invading troll
ley railroad. In most places the trolley
is more powerful than the government
or the people. The conflict between the
head of the army and the trolley will be
watched with interest.
Some queer things crop out in oul
religious exchanges. Here is writer in
the Churchman, who gives what is 9
possible reason why men are so much
less devout than women. He says thai
he has observed at church that womeT
freely kneel during prayer, while mer
refuse to kneel and only bow their heads
This reprehensible custom of theirs he
suspects is, strange to say, matter Of
dress, the men not being willing to bas
their trousers. A correspondent of the
Living Church complains of the impo
likeness which certain clergymen in the
South show to their colored clerica
brethren. They are, he says, accustomed
to address them without the courtesy o.
the prefix Mr., whether in private or II
the presence of their own parishioners.