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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-21

paper. while he travelled through the
country 10 secure subscribers. wish
we knew whether that first meeting
between this young champion OF free
dom and this old warrior were held
nj MIR. Garrison's lodgings. or In yon'
der printing Office. or whether they
met nj the tavern. not far away. Bnt
Il matters little. under the shadow Of
these grand mountains amid the SHOWS
OF n late winter. In an atmosphere
stirred 10 purity and ylgor by the
storms that ever speak of freedom.
yet In all the modesty Of two charac.
ters that probably little dreamed OF
the ultimate issue. these two slight
men In build. but mighty In self efiacc-
ment. made the compact which under
God brought about one Of the might
est. though In many Of It's aspects
one OF the saddcst OF national revoln.
tons No doubt as they sat and con.
yersed or walked too aud fro counsel.
ing together. this meeting was very
far from having anything spectacular
about II. and yet Il was subject for
canvass. Whatever OF prejudice or
whichever side OF the great question
wc may have inherited or taken In the
time OF the struggle. no one today
but feels that the issue made actual
by that compact. though u took us
through seas of-fraternal blood. has
yet wrought for the good Of the nation
and for the side Of righteousness. nor
would any one. though he were the
greatest sufferer By II. wish the
hands Of the great clock set back.
II Is this that makes worthy the
contribution We have this day consum.
mated 10 this event In our national
history Vermont gave OF her hrav.
cst.as she had done before IN the
cause Of freedom and stood by the IN.
sue Of this compact as ON other days
and In earlier struggles. aud today
bennington. who may be- styled her
mother. stands Tor the same righteous.
ness. the same integrity Of purpose.
the same willingness Of sacrifice and
indicates Il by this stone aud bronze.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-21

The opening OF the new railroad TO
North Adams marks an important era
In the history Of Bennington. For
many years the town has felt the need
Of a railroad outlet TO the south and
east and II has at last come and with.
out any expense or effort on the part
OF the people OF bennington The
least we can do Is 10 welcome It's com.
ing and the Banner urges everybody
to NJ least hang out flags and bunting
tomorrow In honor OF the new road.
II viii show the visiting officials that
the town Is alive and knows n good
thing when II comes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-21
How Hallway. mIi n.ek.

ST. LOUIS. June 2i.-when the tive
cent passenger rate law was put intu
effect for ninety days by the Missouri
railroads under the ruling Of Federal
Judge Mcpherson announcement was
made that all half rate concessions
would be discontinued.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-21

flee, sail. On usrr, orders.

NORFOLK. Va. June 2i.-The hat
tieshlns Maine. Iowa and Indiana have
passed out Of the Virginia capcs bound
9stenslbly % southern driil grounds for
target practice. The sailing Of the war
chips. however. was apparently n gneat
surprise 20 the officers and enlisted
men. aud as n result n number 81 the
latter were left behind and are cndeay.
oring 90 ascertain what had happened
There IA report Ia circulation that
the departure Of the ships was due
10 unexpected orders receiycd from
Washington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-21
WILL CURE CONSUMPTION

A. A. Herren. Finch. Ark. writes:
Foley's Honey and Tar n the best pre-
paration for coughs. colds and lung
troubles. I know that II has cured
consumption In the FIRST stages" You
never heard OF any one using Foley's
Honey and Tar and not being salts.
fed. II. A. Quinlan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-21

Il suffered habitually from consti-
patton. Deans Reguiets relieved and
strengthened the bowels 40 that they
have been regular ever slnce."A. r.
Davis. grocer. Sulphur Springs. Tex.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-21
mld.hIpm.n msra... Body Pound.

NORFOLK. Va. June 2i.-The bod,
Of Midshipman Henry Clay Murnn q
Jackson. o.. was found floating II
Hampton Roads. recognizable only b,
the midshIpman's uniform.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-21

Feel langnid. weak. rundown Head
achcg stomach -off' g-Iust n plain
case Of lazy liver. Burdock Blood BIT.
ters tones liver and stomach. promotes
digestion and purifes the blood.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-15

this line of business long held by
Americans.
Comparison of American care in
packing with that taken by German
and French exporters indicates a con-
slant loss for those who buy in the
United States. The freight from thdse
| foreign countries always comes in
fine condition. There are many
broken and damaged articles found
when the American bundles are
opened. Leather goods are received
unlike the sample from which they
We're ordered. Lumber comes full of
knots and resin. The importer has to
stand the loss. The local merchants
blame the importer and there is bad
feeling all around Such shortsighted
| business methods are roundly de-
nounced by the American represen-
tatiye, who sees in them certain loss
of trade
The trade catalogue of the Ameri-
can and the personal representative
of the European are shown in marked
contrast. The article ordered from
the American catalogue often is found
to be something just as good instead
/ OF what was wanted The foreign
! representative is at hand to hear
complaints and make the losses good.
/ There is no redress in the American
case. except through the slow process
! of correspondence. The consul gen.
! eral cites these examples of bad
| business methods as a warning. The
little things of life have great IN
/ fiuence in trade. If the American ex-
/ Dorters neglect these as they have
| been doing the outcome is certain.
The foreigners will get the business
The shortsighted policy is bad from
every point of view.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-15

only real pleasures which the patient
creature is usually fated to enjoy
comfort of body and ease of mind
Curiously enough. it not the lame
horse THAT is, the animal not too ais
abIed to sun perform his usual tasksl
who suffers most. for the very limp
or shortness of strlue and stiffness of
gait which call our attention to his
trouble, are an evidence not of pain
but of the creatures precaution TO
prevent sunerlng-just as in our own
cases we limp and go short" not be
cause corn or bunion troubles us. but
SO that they will not.
This point is one always ignored by
those weli-meaning but impractical
people who, lacking experience ana
ordinary horse sense" are governed
entirely by the eye IN making their
decisions upon the condition of horses
and their fitness for work. and STRAIN
at the gnat of an inequality of gait
while counlenancing for years, in the
care and training of their own car.
riage horses, the most pernicious
practices. as destructive to health
and durability as to comfort and ORD.
mary ease-as universal as inexcus
able.
OF such there are but too MANI
who busy themselves with other PEG
pie affairs in the administration of
our various societies for the proven
ton of cruelty 10 animals-organ:za
lions which, most worthy in them.
selves of the highest praise and most
liberal support, prove almost without
exception So ill-managed and so i'm
practical as to discourage the philan.
trophist and disgust the practice
horseman, who can but view their
abortive proceedings with mingled
feelings of contempt and amusement.
Every animal lover hopes for the
time when the management of such
bodies shall be placed in the hands OF
men competent to decide and alert 10
administer. and not left to the ndiff-
erent, the inert and the inapt in mat.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-15

grow foul. Where 1t can be arranged.
the drinking font supplying running
water is the very best thing"
Light and ventilation are made
subjects of detailed consideration, as
are also blackboards. cloakrooms. bu.-
letin boards, etc. Color schemes for
walls. ceiling and woodwork are given
Attsntion.
THE most difficult problem to be
solved in connection with schoolroom
decoration is that of making the
proper selection of colors for the walls.
ceiling and woodwork. On the har-
mony of these colors depends the sue.
ces of any endeavor to make a roona
attractive and restful. On it also de
Ponds the effectiveness of all pic
lures, casts, pottery and other oh
|jeets used for decorative purposes.
Not merely for beauty alone, how
ever, should the wal be colored, but
for the undeniable effect of colors
upon the child. It is a fact now gen
orally accepted by neurologists and
physicians who have given the subject
thought and study, that colors have
"a considerable influence upon the
mental and physical condition of chill
dren. In recent years many cases Of
severe nervous headache and nervous
irritation in children have been traced
to the bare white or poorly colored
walls of scboolrOoms
The location of the schoolhouse and
the position of its windows nave
much to do with the selection of
colors. A room with little sunlight
needs lighter and warmer shades than
one which receives he direct sun dur
ing large portion of the day.
In deciding what coiors to use
you must keep in mind at one time
the walls, ceiling, woodwork and furni-
ture If the color of the woodwork is
satisfactory, or being unsatisfactory.
cannot be changed, use it as a basis
and adopt a shade for the walls which
viii harmonic with it. Walls and
woodwork in certain shades of brown
ceiling in old ivory, and desks in nat
ural wood, win all harmonic Dark
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-15

Mount vernon. Then from April. 1889,
TO the lorth of march, 1897. he was
ava from home as president. Fifteen
years out OF twenty he was away
from Mount Vernon But he loved
Mount Vernon with just the love
which YOU have rr your old home OF
your g...hood
And if you nave a paper to read
before the historical branch of your
club you cannot do better than to
read all tie letters OF his, and the
diaries and memoirs of travellers
who visited Mount vernon: and
write your paper on the home life OF
George Washington.
You viii 40 this all the better al
ter YOU have taken my advice and
With all your travelling party have
started as early as you can in the
morning Of a yeauti1ul May day to go
TO Mount Vernon yourself and see il
as it is
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-15
Mr.. ALpRIcA,s POETRY.

In this tranquil aloofness fl.In ..ha
passions and convictions of the f9ur.
and in the beautiful perfection of its
workmanship lie its promise of long
life. There will always be some reaa-
ers who are no more likely to for at
Aldrichs poetry than Mozarts music
or the crocus breaking through the
mould in March. The very lightest of
his pieces, marked Fragile as they
are, are dear TO the spirit of beauty,
and will possess immortality of the
cobwebs sparkling on the lawn and tie
fairy frostwork on the pane And yet,
if one were to choose where no choice
is needful, one might hazard t4s
guess that the hearts of future read
ers are more likely. as the years so
by. to be turned toward the few poems
in which Aldrich has deepened the
wistful beauty OF his lines by thoughts
Of the mysteries which encompass us.
Bliss Perry in Atlantic.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-15

This puts you in touch with tie days
which are to follow. If / am permit
ted 10 quote the Pope's phrase again
it puts YOU in touch with a week in
Washington, or with a month in
Washington, or life in Washington.
The Capitol is the center
But when you have spent one day
in the Capitol. next to that, you are
to give your first truly fine day to
Mount ernon. When you make your
engagements, try TO say If it IS a fine
day we are going to Mount Vernon
the first thing in the morning. Doctor
hale says we must do so. In the first
place. the more you know of George
Washington. the better it viii be for
you. and it is good to have a clear
idea of lIe home life of George Wash
ington Poor man, ne did not have
too much of it himself From l775,
when he was already the first citizen
of Virginia. to 1899. when he died, is
only twenty-four years. OF those
twenty-four years he spent the seven
years of the Revolution away from
home. so tnat between May, ITS. and
September. 1881. he did not even see
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-15
THE EDITORS DESK.

The IwauKee society editor who
wrote that the rooms were tastefully
decorated with sprays OF saliva.
aasn't bean seen since the article
came out with the word saliva"
tuned, simple transposition,
.hto saliva
Cheyenne PAGER announces that
Husband Beats Wife While III With
Cartridge Belt 1t is not stated
whether cartridge belt is contagious
or infectious disease.
Mrs. Rawles Reader, the American
mill.onairess, has just propounded a
novel theory for the proper conduct
of business. She says that BUSINESS
needs sympathy between employers
and employed To insure this, when
she ran a typewriting office in New
YORK. she kissed her sixty girl EN-.
nloyes morning and evening. A news
paper. commenting on Mrs. Readers
suggestion says Tho idea is good.
and worth the consideration Of bust
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-15
The School Beautiful as Illustrated In Wisconsin

The School Beautiful is the .nspir-
ing title of recent publication from
the office of State Superintendent
Cary and IS the special achieveIa en-.
OF that gifted chiid-lover, Miss Maud
Barnett, state library clerk. 1t has
been prepared and sent out for the
purpose of calling attention OF teach
ers, school officers and the genera
pubic 10 the need of our schools in re-
spect to decoration and sanitation
ANY child says Miss Barnett
has an inherent right to a clean,
neat, airy and attractive room n
Wkicn TO spend his days 1T school II
the schoolroom is not hygienic, if 1t
offers nothing of the beautiful, moth
ug in its interior arrangement and
ecoration of those influences which
nnoble character and make for con
eminent, he viii suffer physically AMI
mentally and spiritually; he will not,
when his school days are over, ST Up
out into the world with a we'll rounded
the lie that is his may hold in store
for him. The first duty of the
teacher who does not find a clean and
attractive room ready for occupation
is to make that room as clean and at
trctive as is nossible At first blush,
the task may seem beset with many
difficu ties. The glaring whitewashei
walls. the bane of so many schools.
the unscrubbed ..oor. the dingy paint,
in truth the entire atmosphere of the
room, speak of a public spirit lying
dormant largely because of the de-
mand for strictly utilitarian instrrc
ton. This must be met by arouslig
the ever present spirit which wishes
the child to have the best the com
munity can afford, and by directing to
the bare and desolate schoolroom the
human desire to adorn and beautify.
What remains to be done thereafter
will be mere detail of organization
and direction"
And so the school beautiful, clean,
bright. wholesome and enspiriting is
public to the need of our schools in re
ject may not be dull of interest the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-15

taste for flowers. says Miss Barnett
Flowers require more attention than
hardy shrubs and vines, and when
school is Closed for the long vacation
they are apt so suffer However. if
arrangement can he made TO give
them proper care, a few perennia!s
and even some annu2ls may be planted
if they are confined to borders and
oat of the way places They should
never be allowed to interfere with
the children's Fairgrounds.
1t should also be remembered int
flower beds are unsighty mounds
during a great portion of The year.
A few ho,lyhocks near one of the
buildings viii help to decorate. and 4
bunch of golden glow is beautiful in
late summer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-15

made beautiful. Desolate Fairgrounds
may be made shady and delightful.
Ugly fences and buildings may assume
lovely and graceful shapes Corners
and odd places may be made spots Of
| beautiful color
It is certainly due the pupils in Il
shcool that they should have as much
| beauty about them IS possible. The
identifying of the school grounds VIII
not only give them pleasure through
the eve, but will create in them love
for growing things which will be Of
benefit to them ali their lives.
Two primary objects should We
kept in view in the decoration of the
school grounds: ~ Instruction; -
Beauty and utility
The primary object of the school is
instruction. The work of beautifying
/ the school grounds should also carry
with it an element of instruction. The
grounds should serve as an object .es-
son for the residents of the community
/ in which the school is located. They
should he laid out on sound princi-
| PtGS VI iAhuoGGpC SdEueHluSr anu Re
so well executed as to induce resi-
dents of the vicinity to copy the GIN
eral idea of the plan and possibly Tho
details of the snrubbery groups Ths
idea of beauty can be emphasized IN
the proper grouping of trees anil
shrubs in relation to walks, drives.
and vistas. and nti'ity can be subserv-
ed by so placing the heavy plantiags
as TO serve as shield from the wind
or sun. Shrubberv groups can he ar
ranged so as to separate one portion
'of the grounds from another and eet
not interfere with large open spaces
which car be used as Fairgrounds.
such as ball fields, tennis courts. etc
Before anything is done toward
improving the grounds, ii is hest 10
try to awaken an interest in the pupi's
and in the older members of the con-
munity. You will work against odds
If you undertake to work alone. II
NAV rnnu're tact and nat ence. Int
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-15
COSMOPOLITAN YOUNGSTERS.

AT the somewhat remote period OF
the writer's childhood, when books for
the young we're mostly of didatic
and serious character. and the gay
flowers of the kindergarten had not
yet begun to blossom In every wild
hedgerow one used to see occasional
ly in the homes of well instructed
families a small volume which began
as follows: Come my dear Felix,
and come my dear Felicia, and we
viii start for tour round the world.
Nay, turn not pale,-for we shall not
quit your own Preside" 1t is the
humor Of that last sentence as APP
piled to the young person of today
which appeals perennially to me.
Where is now the Felix, or even the
Felicia, whose round cheeks would
blanch at any proposal of adventure.
however distant and untried? Tis.
the staying monotonously at home.
with the books and work and health
full play, that renders them anaemic.
The chances are thai Felix and Fe-
licia have already crossed the Allan
tic several times, If haply they have
never approached San Francisco by
the S. P. r. ~ the Golden Gate, and
Vladivostock ny the Siberian railway.
All people of al ages-that is to say
all felicitous people-go everywhere
at present, and most Of them take
notes by the way and write books on
their return, Harriet Waters Pres
ton in Atlantic.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-15

author has not been spGring OF pic
lures TO enforce the thought u Ter
subject
Miss Barrett urges upon the teach
ers that the women. the mothers of
the boys and girls in her charge, az
the ones t. WON she must look fOl
the assistance and suggests that locd
associations may be m.de power for
the accomplishment of great things.
She cites instances of what the
women have done along these lines
and asks-"why not get the women
OF your community to hep you?
Cleanliness is urged as the first g..
sential and upon this point the author
says:
Let your means of acquiring funds
be what they may. see that the room
is thorough cleaned. Omit no
crack, nor corner. nor closet. nor
shelf. Leave no dust anywhere Take
down from the walls and destroy all
traces of old work and all decora-
tons which have accumulated dust and
smoke. Go through youl book shelves
and cast out all rubbish which you
may find there The book case IS
often made catch-all for odds and
ends 1t is intended for books and
should be used for that purpose alone
Select the books which need mendng
and put them aside until you can find
fine to mend them. If you have a
hart or a map in your room which
torn, mend it neatly. All charts
md maps should be hung with pre-
cision. Scour up the old bell and the
water pals and all the cups. Where
there is no arrangement for drinking
water. there should always be two
pals. one for fresh water. the other
for the water left in the cups after
drinking. The use OF the pail f0l
Stops should often be called to the ct
tention of the pupils Drinking water
should not be allowed to stand long
in an open pail in a warm room 1t
soon becomes infected Fres water
should be supplied with frequency
Children should be encouraged to
bring individual drinkipg cups and in
dividual towels A tank supplied With
faucets for drinking water IS a most
excellent thing and may be bought or
made at a small expense Great care
must be given such tank as it WI
easily breed disesse if allowed tc
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-15

frame which will attract the eye be
fore 1t is esugat by the picture.
Flowers and reosptacles for flowers
and their arrangement are given
thoughtful consideration as are plants
for indoor decoration A large portion
of the work is devoted to outdoor
decoration the author declaring that
a first essential in beautiful school
grounds is tidiness. No loose sticks.
stones. pieces of paper or other offend
ing material should be seen lying
about 1t is never impOsiblse to keep
the grounds neat 1t is impossible to
make them be utiful if they are moi
kept neat
While many OF our schoolnouses
are ida lly located, there are ve-v
many which stand in barren and bleak
places ana which nike little or no pre-.
to-lSa TO beauty of surroundings. The
,oc tion Of the schoolhouse cannot ne
changed, but the surroundings may te
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-15

gray 2reen Woud ' DIRK, lighter gray
green walls. still lighter green ceiling
and natural wood desks are very
pleasing combination
OF the value o. pictures and their
selection. Miss Barnett declares that
the purpose of pictures in the school,
room is twofold; first, to decorate the
bare and silent walls, and, second, to
direct the chid's taste and sympathy
toward the beautiful third bu.
much less significant purpose is -
familiarize the pupil with recognized
works Of art and methods of express
have at least one picture of artistic
merit If means permit. it is we'll %
have more. but it is a great mistake
ito have TOO many
st IS a matter of prime Importance
to consider the ages and environ
Iments OF me pupils before selecting
Iany picture for the schoolroom. The
real problem always is to get some
work of art which the child will APP
preciate and enjoy and which will at
the SINE time prove q suitable deccra-
ton for the wall. III The solution Of
that problem. what old masters or
other paintings appeal to You or me is
of no consequence, Our taste and or
ability to understand and appreciat >
have developed since we eft the mid
die and or mmar grades. To deter
mine rightly what the pupils of today
should nave ia the way of artistic
surroundings. we must in part forget
our present point OF view and re-
member the limit tons of the days of
our childhood"
Long lists of titles are given from
which to select suitable pictures an
it is suggested that when choosing a
frame, select q pain molding of n1tu-
raj wood A gilt lining is not necas-
sary and is also expensive. Do nos
choose natura wood in when the
grain is too noticeable. Never use
gilt frames in schoolrooms. the natl
raj wood holding NAV often be stBiHe1
to harmonic with some tone Of the
picture In general it SHOULD lean to-
ward the darker tones In framing
color prints. dull green or black
molding Is often very good. Use
wider holdings when framing with
or a mat than when framing with A.
mat There must be nothing in the