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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-01
Teachers Examinations
TEL. NO. to'5

Public examinations for teachers
will be held as follows;
Manchester Centre. .....M..A Aug. l, ,
Bondville. .................Aug. ), 4
Bennington .......... ........A Aug. ., q
Heartwellville ........ Aug. 8, 10
"All candidates for examination
personally unknown to the county eX-
aminer shall furnish testimonial of
good moral character and evidence
of ability to govern, Vermont Stat
uteS.
Candidates for the State Normal
Schools may take the entrance examin-
atiOns at the time and places stated
above. j. FRANCIS ALLISON,
Examiner of Teachers,
Bennington County.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-01
Cooked Meats


The convenience of Basset's Cooked
Meat department is worthy of test.
Unexpected Visitors or lack of time
makes Cooked Meats necessity.
Then, Bassett never fails you. Send
a message or use the 'phone-we do
the rest Big difference in Boiled
Ham. One is of such fine flavor and
so skillfully boiled and sliced that
everyone likes it. That one is Libby's
in glass jars. Ideal for sandwiches
or to serve as a meat course at lunch
con or supper, 25 cents jar :: ::
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-01
BROUGHAM
-. SERVICE

Carriage ready every minute to take
you to any part of the village for 25c.
Ladies can save dollars on clothes and
in comfort by having our brougham
take them to church or for afternoon
calls, parties or shopping trips. Warm
carriages for cold days.
Always ready, day or night. % cents
per trip or 80 cents per hour. Call by
telephone.
w. j. PHALEN
TEL. NO. to'5
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-01
PERSONAL AP PEARANCE

Is largely d matter of dress. Dress
is largely a matter of the linen
worn. The well groomed man Of
today, even when he must econom-
lie on other articles of apparel,
will insist on having his Shirts,
Collars and Cuffs laundered by
the only
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-01

weather Probabilities.
Fair; southwest winds.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08

the Porto Rican laborer finds bare
subsistence easily assured unless he Is
handicapped with an unduly large and
unproductive family. Fresh meats are
too expensive for ham, however; he re-
lies for food on bananas, beans and
rice. In fact, so bananas or plantains
are frequently accepted as the equiv
alent of a days wages of about 30
cents
This condition of the laboring class
Is far from satisfactory Thousands
are upon level with the poems of
Mexico. They are anemic in appear
ance; they live In squalid and vermin-
haunted huts, constructed of cane or
boards, with front and rear doors, and
a shutter window. and often with a
dirt floor They dress scantily In the
cheapest cotton stuffs, while their chill
dren below the age of 7 or years run
naked. They use primitive household
utensils, and cook with a simple char
coal outfit; and at night their only
light is the tallow candle, though, be-
ing unable to read, they have little use
for better. Such, then, are the masses
Of Porto Rico, whom the Americans
have begun to uplift to a higher sta
tus
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08
All In the Family.

Brigad1er General Fred Grant, who
is now in command of the Department
Of the Lakes at Chicago was recently
the guest of the public school prinCi-
pals Of that city at luncheon. The
chairman, rising to Introduce him,
made what he considered as a neat
little speech
when Fred Grant was boy at
West Point" he said. "his father, the
famous general, wrote to the com
mandant inquiring how the son pro-
gressed.
You need have no worry was the
reply. Your son is getting. hetter
marks in everything than you ever had
In anything"
That Is Il remarkably true story
said General Grant. when lie rose to
respond. Il remember tile iucid ut
perfectly But gentlemen, | will not
deceive you. There is mistake OF
one generation. am the famous gen
eral VINO wrote To the communicate,
and my son is the one whose father
had such poor marks. But never mipl.
MIR. Chairman. II is all in the fam ly."
Some mems wealth Is fabulous and
that OF others u mere fable.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08
lNOOIENT BY NATURE.
Thousands of Porto Ricans Live Like
the Peons of Mexico.


the Poems of Mexico.
Nature has put premium upon in
aolence In Porto Rico, writes John Ball
osborne In the Worlds Work, for as
an American official has remarked Y
native, while lying in his hammock.
can pick banana with one hand and
at the same time dig sweet potato
with one foot. The natives are never
theless warm hearted, law-abiding and
intelligent, honest and capable in busi-
ness, public-spirited, and appreciative,
for the most part, of the blessings be-
slowed by their new government. Race
prejudice and religious strife hardly
exist. There is no alarming inteIaper-
ance. There are no serious disputes
between capital and labor. aud there
is no marked tendency toward social
ism.
Two-fifths of the Porto Ricans are
colored, either pure negroes or muiat-
toes, proportion which is trlfe
larger than In Cuba (one-third. but
much smaller than in the sugar pro-
ducing British West Indies Islands
With low rent light cotton clothing.
charcoal for cooking, and no heating
problem, abundance of cheap native
fruits and yegeta bles, fresh fish on the
coast. and the dried, salted fish in the
interior, and with temperate habits,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08
CHINESE BANK CLERKS.
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China has way of getting hold of
some of the first principles of things,
even though she may not have deyel-
oped them into elaborate and scientific
systems. The method of calculat ton
used in the Chinese banks may seem
primitive TO the foreigner; nevertheless
1t Is carried on with rapidity and ac.
curacy. An English officer. staying in
Hongkong, tells of his visit to one of
the banks.
As an Englishman he was received
with great ciyility. "Schroffr' shouted
the head clerk. This word is not, as 1t
sounds, German, but corruption OF
the Hindu 'sarraf," or bankers assist
ant In response to the call a native
cashier appeared, noiseless and defer
entail, with "A smooth-shaven skull, a
four-foot pigtail and spotless, flowing
garments. He carried neither paper nor
pencil about him.
With great rapidity he made the de.
sired exchange of notes, doing his cal
culating on an abacuS-a frnme of
in country schools years ago. His
long, 1.-THE fingers moved over the
beads more quickly than the eye could
follow, but there was no mistake In tha
total
The officer wanted large piece Of
money changed into q small coin. In
stead of going through the WEAKNESS
involved In counting ont the three hun
dred pieces included in this transae-
ton, a simple, ingenious device was
employed, \ flat, wooden tray was
produced containing one hundred re-
cesses. each just big enough to lodge
one coin and Just shallow enough 70
prevent the possibility Of two lurking
together
The pile of small coins was poured
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08
A Cbum of Sir Henry Irving.

When Sir Henry Irving was staying
lately ut the Queens Hotel, Manches-
ter small boy, about g years OLD,
son of William Mollison, Il well-known
member of Sir Henry's company.
strayed into his rooms one afternoon.
Invited to make himself at home, and
take some refreshment, he consumed a
pear and bottle of lemonade with
apparent satisfaction. Then gazing
steadfastly at his host, he said
II do miss Phil May
80 do we ALL" said Sir Henry,
grayely.
Yes but | miss him most pursued
the child "He was my chum."
"Ah! that mkestit very hard said
Sir Henry.
There was long pause, and then
the little fellow asked very earnestly:
"Will you be my chum nowT So
they swore eternal friendship on the
altar OF Phil Mays memory
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08

measures and When he is In full symnathv with
what that party is doing he should Identity himself with
1t as prominently possible When thinks II s doing
oaoy he should keep out of those offices where will
De forced TO support which dsapproyes We
attach ourselves TO party when believe 1t is doing
good and AS long have sympathy with Its general
aims ana purposes and believe that 1t Is doing good
than harm there obligation upon us to separate our
selves from 1t because there within pale whose
conduct dsapproye articles its platform concern
Ing which feel some doubt
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08

MONSTER nLADE OF THIRTY FEET.

cutters art, elaborately carved and
beautifully polished. 1t would take a
veritable giant to WELD a knife like
this.
The blade is a together of Amerl.
can manufacture, and II shows for the
first time that American cutlery, which
was formerly not as good as that made
In other countries, but now reached a
point of perfection where 1t fears no
rivalry.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08

Other instances the powerful development of the
cles of the legs In professional dancers bcycsts and
mountaneers the development of abnomay strong bones
In In the habit of carrying heavy loads
Increased activity of the heart kidney
Several German and French biologists recently
careful study of the subject and gathered deal Of
important material which throws Interesting light upon
the problem of sefregulation
The regeneratlve faculty which the human body pos
documened by the healing wounds the
alton of destroyed tissue and the knitting broken bones
developed to much higher degree In animals of lower
order The planarla, worm quite common In every
swamp may be cut into several pieces and each piece will
develop into smaller but otherwise perfectly formed lndi-
vdual Recent investigations have led to the discovery
that plants also restorative faculties though the
latter not strongly developed they In animal
organisms DR. Hlldeband observed that after the first
leaf developing from seed of cycamen europaeum had
been cut Off leaves In its place In another
young plant developed three leaves in place of
the original first leaf which stopped In its growth by
the seed capsule from which 1t could not free itself
While of the phenomena of self regulation may be
explained purely mechanical manifestations of the self
reguatiye faculty of organisms there compi
Gated and clearly TO the purpose that scientists
inclined to attribute them eleoglca principle Of
ualty governing all living organisms One of the most
pepexng phenomena of that kind is the regrowth of the
extipated lenses In the eyes of the arya of an taena
tus which observed by Professor G. Woln In over
100 cases.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08

to the teachings of all history philosophy and religion ia
the idle man o
think every will understand that my pity IL for
all iders make no exception. understand how
either possession position of any justify hu
man being In leading idle life I'm the sweat OF thy
brow thou shalt eat thy bread is the divine decree written
In every atom of mans being Our faculties must be quick
ened strengthened perned perfected by use but they
must all be used God designed being for brain
work exclusively and another for hard work exclusively
Neither has he ever Intended that should have
no more trying occupation than o around absolutely
lost In slough of sofa pillows wondering what they shall
buy next and add nature has wisely provided that
this sort does not cumber the ground not of the
kind that obeys the Scrlpura injunction multiply and
replenish the earth.
Believing In unity In democracy Christianity | can
not understand how can be ideals and hold
any human being In menial relation place my finger
on this as the most in American ciyiza
ton We have social peace political Justice
so long as we burden democracy with this basphemous
heritage of aristocracy.
The highest title that be me Is that
OF man Than that no man should a higher Yet
what do we see side of in this "democracyy'
Out there on the street moi No some one
Is hasty and kind enough to inform is the eoy-
ernor senator" and Soand-so ibis royal hghness,
Prince Soand Is there anything yaunted democ.
racy so utterly inconsistent and wha completely dis
gustng? And yet 1t Is habit that apparently ingrown
In the grain of the American people, this habit Worship
Ing place position money
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08

Of the clerks wrist the hundred re-
cesses were filled and the surplus
swept OFF. During the performance the
clerk kept his enormous sleeves tucked
well up, In order to disarm any possi-
bic suspicion Of dexterous pifering.
The officers change was correct TO
the last penny, and was obtained in
an incredibly short time.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08
, A GIANT CARVING KNIFE.

The biggest carving knife ever ex-
hibited is on view at the Exposition.
This monster blade is 80 feet In length.
and has an edge as sharp as a razor.
1t is made out of the finest steel and
the handle Is a masterpiece Of the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08
BOTH SIDES OF THE FENCE.
How Peace Came Between Bali Game
and Flower Garden.

and Flower Garden.
A four-foot board fence in certain
suburban town divides garden, where
lady of quiet tastes cultivates flow.
ers, from vacant lot where boys
from the side streets play ball-wran-
Cling, riotous, tumultuous and whoop.
ing ball
"At first" she says, 81 thought
must either give up my garden or get
the police to turn them out. The rack
ct alone seemed uncomfortable, and the
ball was always flying over the fence,
with half dozen boys in mad pur-
suit of 1t, among my pansies and peo-
nies. wreaking havoc at every step.
yet to expel them seemed mean.
There are few places where they can
play. They were rough boys, most
OF them, not bad ones. The more
thought the meaner and weaker it ap-
peared to run to the police with com
plants of my neighbors' children. Be
sides, although now they were reck
less of my rights, they meant no harm
but once let me call in the cop against
them, and all the resentful impishness
of the half-wild human boy would be
reused So l decided to manage things
myself, and l have succeeded.
THAT is, call it success. | haven't
reformed them-those of them who
needed reforming-and l haven't made
them all considerate and gentle and po-
lite and polished. How should L? But
l have civilized their dealings with me
and mine with them, and that is some
thing.
"If l am in the garden, l toss back
the ball myself when it comes over,
and l hurry about it, too; the game
must not be delayed. | invite them
to come for it when I'm absent, or fail
to see where it has gone, but only one
or two at time, and to please be
careful not to step on the flower beds:
my flowers are my fun, as their game
is theirs.
81 have told them that know that
sometimes to reach it a bed must be
stepped on. Will they do it as deli
cately as possible. not to crush the
plants? | have promised them that
when the ball itself does damage |
will not complain, because that is Il
matter of chance and nobody's fault
Sometimes | stop TO watch theil
game over the wall, and applaud II
good hit Once they accepted my tes-
timony in regard to disputed foul,
They always speak to me politely. or,
if not, with no impolite intent, and al.
though sometimes in their eagerness
they spoil things, still 1t is not often.
When | overheard Il newcomer the 9th.
er day refer with rude contempt to
the woman next door, he was cor.
rected mmediately-with no tone of
angry championship. but merely as
stating an accepted fact.
"'She ain't woman; she's Miss
Brown. She's all rightr
"The noise-yes, Of course. they're
as noisy as ever; but it means healthy
lungs and exuberance and good times,
and-well- gardening has steadied my
nerves so much, I've somehow grown
not to mind it."-Youths Companion.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08

He is In large bound by the platform of the party
which nominated him to office Seeing the evil which
suits this loss of independence inclined
the other extremeto cut loose from party organi
cations altogether voting for the best and the
without regard to the question which party
ports them. Those who hold this view say that
minority of Independent voters could force the regu
party organizations compete for their approval and
compel those organza to do better things for the
country than would otherwise be probable.
believe is possible to take middle ground between
the theories of the extreme partisan the hand and
of the extreme Independent the other In taking
this middle ground should advise not to into poll
ties until he had independent of support suf
Client to keep him and his family from starvation upon
which he could fall back II he defeated for office
should advise him himself with the party whose
attitude tho whole meets his view of what
country is going to need In the long In the way of
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08
Enough to Hold Him for Awhile.

The average weight of mems
brains" ventured Mr.. Henpeck, rs
about five ounces greater than
woman's."
And the average brick" replied his
darling, weighs good deal more than
book of real poetry"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08
HOW 10 BECOME INFLUENTIAL IN POLITICS.
BY Arthur d. HadIey. Pr

The quickest way for man to secure infu
ence in politics is to Identify himself with some
party take Its nomination for office, and look for
the promotion which is about as certain to follow
In politics as In any other business where man
accepts the rules of the game and plays 1t skill
fully The disadvantage connected with this
way of doing things Is that such secures
his Influence at the sacrifice of bis Independence
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08

Some men trust to luck IN this world
and some others are lucky TO get
trusted.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08
sflF-RtGulAIloN IN THE LIVING ORGANISM.


Self-regnlation means the tendency of living
organisms to eounteract by biological struc
tural changes, Influences of destructive or de
ieterlous nature. Some of the regulatlye phe
nomena of the human organism well known
and recognized as such by science 1t is gen
orally known for instance, that perspiration Is a
reguative phenomenon the object of which is
preserve the normal temDera ture Of he badv
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08

The
might ecaou
hoated
position
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08
the IDLE MAN A PlIIABlE OBJECT.
BY 5. n. Jones. Mayor OF Toledo.

II Is sad reflection that present day civil.
zation Is largely poisoned with the idea that an
idle life is desirable lie and that this deuslon
should enslave the American mind or indeed that
1t should find dwelling place among us at all
somehow, some way, some time we must grow
out OF this stupefaction, for all the dsplorable
things OF all the pitiable objects that incumber
the earth today the most deplorp ble accor,fino
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08

the only solution should be granted yet severng
the marriage bond permitting remarage The separa
tion the Latin phrasng might be from bed
board, but from the chain--no
1t may be long before the views expressed
general practical acceptance Yet If they true
convinced they are, the time is bound come.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08
THE MARRIAGE TIE SHOULD Be ,NDIssoluBLE.
ny Rev. DR.. David N.

ny NeP DIT DAVId IT. 6reor.
l recognize the necessity at times for a sep
aration where, for any of various reasons the
home is impossible. Never, however should the
separation carry the privilege of remarriage In
the lifetime of both parties because marriage is
an indissouble relation, to be broken only by
death. Even before separation be granted every
other means should first be exhausted but II by
reason of brutality or other cause a separation ia
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08

with Hall which cannot be equalled in south.
western Nevada For terms, Theatrical Mana
gers will address the Proprietor
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08
Typhoid In Paris.

Typhoid In Paris.
In 1882 the deaths from typhola
fever in Paris were 142 per 100000
Inhabitants; TO day the proportion Ii
only 10 per 100000.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08
LIQUORS AND CIGARS

To be had in the Market.
Mr. Thomas will conduct nothing but II first.
class house and a cordial welcome will be ex
tended to all guests
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08
Candelaria Hall SaIOOn

Is well-known and finely furnished aud is the
most popular resort III Candelarla. The bar is
stocked with the choicest aud best brands OF
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-08

Some mems wealth Is fabulous and
that OF others u mere fable.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-02-28
NOW DIG THE DITCH.

The Panama canal treaty was rati-
fie by the Senate yesterday with the
aid Of Democratic votes Counting the
pairs, the division on the question
was u in favor Of the treaty and II
against it. Some of the opposition
came from men who had been such
enthusiastic advocates Of the Mica.
ragua route that they would have vot-
ed against and measure which contem-
plated the building Of the canal by
any other route Other opponents of
the treaty we're convinced that the
course Of this government in connec-
ton with the revolution in Panama was
dishonorable and that it would be
wrong for US to conduct any negotiat-
ions with the new government.
However, large number Of Demo
Gratis took the view advocated by the
Mail that the new government is now
established and the rejection of the
canal treaty would not right any
wrongs that may have been DONE
The canal is demanded as soon as
possible, and these Democrats rightly
determined to do nothing that would
block its construction.
1t now remains for the president
to take vigorous measure for the ear
lest possible completion Of the ca
nal. 1t is we'll known that he is not
q laggard in measures in which he
has put his heart and he is undoubt-
eddy strong believer in the need Of
an interoceanic canal In hurrying the
work along he can not be too strenu-
ous.-Mail.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-02-28

clear of expences when they counted
up the results of the days business.
This proved too much for them, and at
8 o'clock they were entertaining a
number Of friends with champaign
supper at the Belvedier. At the sup
per it was decided that the money
did not come in fast enough in the
passenger carrying game, so they hir-
ed more wagons next day and began
carrying freight. The fire had more
effect on the freight than on the pas
senger traffic, and the young society
men lost on the second proposition
the few dollars they had saved from
the first and several more beside. They
are now out Of Job with a number
Il fine horses for sale.