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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-09
Injured in Excess Of Anger Caused by
lmportunate Tenor.

Beethoven gave the following &C
count OF how he became deaf TO
Charles Neate:
Il had to deal with a tiresome and
caprlcious tenor had already writ.
ten two great arias to the same words
neither Of which pleased him. and also
a third. which he did not care for the
FIRST time he tried II. but which he
took away with him. was thanking
heaven that was rid OF him and had
settled down TO something else when
in less than an hour I recognized his
knock az the door.
Il sprang up from my table in such
a rage that as the man came in at the
door | flung myself on the floor as
they do on the stage fell or my
hands. and when got up | found !
was deaf The doctor said had in
jured the nerves"
Lovers Of the great master can oc'
cupy themselves thinking Of things
they would like TO do to the luckless
tenor
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-09
NORTH HoosIcK

Mrs. Or. Fox is on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Doran Of Troy are Wis.
iting at Chas. Klages.
Mrs. Jacob Sigmond spent Satur-
day and Sunday in Albany.
John Clark and family were nearly
smothered with gas Friday night.
Mamie Nicholson gave a card party
70 few Of her friends Friday even
hg.
Emily Fairbanks and Dorothy Allen
spent one day last week in White
Creek
John and James Houghton attended
the funeral Of Mrs. Godfrey in Ben
nington.
George Tompson and family return.
ed to their home in Troy for the win
ter Thursday.
Ed. Agan had the misfortune to get
enc OF his legs broken Saturday.
Horse fell on IL.
May Russell OF North Bennington
spent Saturday and Sunday at Del
bert Russell's.
Miss Lucy Haswell and Mrs. George
Russell called on Mrs. Walter Niles
who lives with her daughter Mrs. DR.
Fox.
Lecture will be given at NJ r.
church Tuesday evening, subject
Trials OF a Country Lawyer All
are cordially invited.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-09
Prune sponas.

Soak one pound OF prunes over
night IN enough water TO cover. In
the morning stow In the same water
till tender Add one cup OF sugar and
put through sieve to retain an stones
and skins To the pulp add onehalf
box of gclatinc softeuod In one.half
cup Of water, the juice Of one lemon
and one orange Beat $50 toamy. Add
the stinly beaten whites or two eggs
and beat again an well mixed. Mold.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-09
sAAFrssuRY CENTER

Mrs. j. c. Stevens has new piano.
Miss Alma Carey has been On the
sick list.
Cottage service Thursday evening at
the home OF c. A Ross.
George Galusha and daughter Net.
tie have returned from visiting friends
at Pawlet, VI.
The Ladies' Mite society met last
Wednesday with good attendance.
supper was served
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-09
Household Notes

II YOU need to drink hot water pour
It from one Jug TO another several
times TO aerate Il, thus removing the
Hat taste so Objectionable to many
palates
Melt both ends on from small tin
cans and stand them on a creased
dripping pan for use In baking patty
cakes: II well creased the cakes will
slip out Of the botiom,ess rings much
more easily than from the regular
patty tins.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-09
sHAFrseURY VALLEY

Clayton Reed was In town Sunday.
MFR. and Mrs. ]. r. Stanley and
daughter Eva were at George Bou.
plon's Sunday
Quite a large number from this
place attended the entertainment In
Creamery Hall last Friday evening.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-09
DORSET

Mr.. Fitzgerald of Wells was a re-
cent visitor among friends here
Don't forget F. D. Burts picture
sale this week. Open this evening.
Election Of officers OF the W. R. c.
took place at the hall on Saturday last
Miss Nellie Anthony was called to
New York last week by the critical
illness OF an uncle.
Wendell. the little son OF Mr.. and
Mrs +. F. Gilbert is improving from
his serious illness OF last week.
Mrs. Charles Gilbert, Mrs. Sherman
and Miss Persis Sherman have been
visiting among friends in Massachu-
sets.
Mr. and Mrs. c. n. Williams are
welcomed home after an extended Wis
it with their daughter in East River
Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fisher have been
entertaining their daughter Mrs.
Frank Cobb with her family of Haver-
hill ~ II.
Commissions as notary public have
recently been received by r. NJ. Camp
bell OF the village and Mrs. CLIFTON
p Kent of the West road.
Mark Beardsley of Rutland was in
town Tuesday ON business connected
with the Connecticut General Life
Insurance Co. of which he is general
agent.
An unusually severe wind storm Wis
tied this section Sunday night which
was accompanied by snow and rain.
The sudden rhanges in the weather
have caused much illness from colds
There was considerable activity
eyinced at the grange meeting on Wed
nesday eve Of last week when the an
nual election of officers took place
The following officers were elected for
1909 Master, Ernest Ii. West; over
seer, VIM. r. Roberts, steward K. NJ.
Campbell, lecturer, Miss Mary Hard;
chaplain, Rev. c. l.. Carhart treasur-
err Charles n. Williams; secretary A.
w. Phelan; gatekeeper, Bernie Con
nell; Ceres, Pearl Stone; Pomona,
Minora Edgerton; Flora Maud Nit
chell.
Friends of the deer and doe bill
greatly regret that NJ J. Hapgood, a
citizen of Peru, W., was unable to
reach the governor IN time to prevent
his endorsing IT, Rumor has II that
Mr.. Hapgood fell asleep just before
reaching Montpelier and did not wax
!, Ia,
". and when he finally got return
train and stopped at Montpelier IL was
too late TO do anything. IL is not Of.
| ten, they say that Mr. HapgoOd is
! caught mapping, but passengers on
! the train heard him talking in his
| sleep about moving Peru into Wind
ham county and it Is thought he had
nightmare,
The Norcross West marble has re-
/ Gently been selected for the exterior
of the 100000 Boston Safe Deposit &
Trust Co.. building also the exterior
of the John Hay Library at Brown
| University. a structure costing $500.
600 In addition to this work the com
pany are furnishing the stone for the
completion Of the d. A. X. building
az Washington ID. c. The Agricultur
al Dental buildings and the Sessions
residence at Bristol Conn. In re-
cent interview with Ernest II West,
vice president OF the Norcross-W West
company, he stated that the outlook
for the marble business is the bright
est Il has ever been, which announce
ment is welcome one to people OF
this locality.
HOW BEETHOVEN BECAME DEAF.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-09
Tender Round STEAK.

To fry round steak and make Il
tender cut each piece the desired
size, pound Il little, then dip each
piece In a beaten egg, then In rolled
cracker crumbs. Try until brown on
both sides season after removing
from frying pan
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-09
snot. on MIndows on Minor.

Finger spots and all grease and dirt
can be removed from windows and
mirrors by putting a few drops OF
ammonia on piece Of paper and rub.
blnE.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-09
Toys! Toys! Toys!

No end to the variety and when you
stop to think, the space we have given
up to toys and the newest novelties in
Air Ships, Loop-the-Loop, Scenic Rail
roads, you as we'll as the children will
call it big Wonderland Specials for
fnnnnrrnNu ore
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-09
Card Of Thanks.

We kindly thank our friends and
for the contribution OF the
many beautiful flowers and also the
Modern Woodmen OF America for
their kind assistance during the long
illness and death Of our son and
brother.
Mrs. Helen Waite
and family.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-09
Hosiery!

Ladies Pure Silk Hose one in box, in
black tan brown, white and green,
at CSC.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-09
Ladies' Collars
For XmaS--Ai HALF Price

1000 new ones received Tuesday, no
two alike. It's a big lot for the little
store, but we can offer them to you at
about half price and that will make the
lot go fast
AT l5c-Ladies' Collars, 600 to choose
from, Of regular 25c value, at l5c.
AT 25c-LadieS' Collars 200 Of regular
SOC grade at ID price.
AT SOC, 3 for $l.0O-2OO Ladies Collars
Of SOC TO 75c value.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-09
China

New goods all the time-not a day
goes past but we are receiving something
new for this department. and always at a
cut price.
AT l0c-Tonight we place on sale one Of
the biggest bargains in Glass Novelties
we ever had, every piece worth 25c.
AT 25c-Large variety Of cups and sauc-
erS, salad dishes, Japan china, hair re-
ceiverS and other novelties.
AT 9Sc-Some special bargains in plaques
and salads also rea' CIT glass
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-01
MEMBERS OF FAMILY MAY
HOLD NO PRIVATE PROPERTY
UNDER JAPANESE SYSTEM

The holdings of the house of Mitsui
are the common property of the MEM
bers of eleven families, and the con-
duct of affairs is under the direct con-
troll of a board made up of the heads
of these family groups. According to
the social customs of Japan, the unit
of society is the family and not the
individual. Family is a collective
word and does not necessarily mean
one household. 1t may consist of forty
households with 200 members. but in
the eyes of the law 1t is one family, it
is ruled by a family council. and the
oldest son of an oldest son presides
over it. The individual is always SUBJ
servient to the family, and when the
rights or interests of one person are
weighed in the balance against the
rights or interests of the whole body
the decision is always against the in
dividual.
BY laws and customs of inheritance
the estate of the father descends to the
first born son by primogeniture. The
younger sons must be adopted into
another family, or failing to do this,
must make their own fortunes inde-
pendently. In the case of the Mitsui
family, however, from the Oldest to
the youngest, these is no particular
property to which any individual can
enter his absolute claim. The prop
critics are the common holdings of ALL
1t is a collective body or joint asso-
citation, working with a combined
capital and under joint liability.
The family rules under which this
great organization works were drawn
up in 1888 (when George Washington
was l year old, and they continue in
force until this day, being only slightly
modified to conform to the require
ments of the laws of the country un-
der its constitution. The original rules
were left to the family i'm the last will
and testament of one Takatoshi, and
were codified by his son, Hachirobei
Takahira. The many changes in all
these years have~not altered the prin-
ciples of these rules, and the business
which owns it's own steamship lines
and girdles the globe is still governed
by regulations originally intended for
a dry goods store in ancient Yedo, a
city to which no foreigneE might come,
and located in country from which
no native might journey.
The influence of the Mitsui family in
the economical affairs of Japan is so
extensive that it is difficult to give
anything like a comprehensive survey
of it. The undertakings may be di-
vided into the four departments of
banking, foreign and domestic trade,
.mining and wholesale and retail dry
goods Under these come innumerable
branches, such as home commerce, for
eign trade, shipping, fisheries, insur-
ance agencies, warehouses, retail trade,
iron and engineering works and many
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-01
HEARST LEAGUE

TT is to be feared by Hearst and his
merrie men that the Independence
Il league will be more of a one-man
concern this year than ever before. No
one takes much interest in it. The
public refuses to become enthusiastic
over Willie Hearst. When we hear
crowd cheering for him we know the
cheers are bought at so much per
holler, and they produce as much effect
as the huzzas of supers at a dime
theater. w. also Randolph has not yet
given any satisfactory proof that be-
yond Hearst there is any reason for the
existence of the Independence league.
The name should be changed to Hearst
Boom league" independence league
no meaning. 1t needs to be explained.
Hearst Boom league means what it
says, and is expressive We think the
Hearst editorial council should take
this matter up at the next meeting. If
they are determined to present Mr..
Hearst to the public in the role of a
monologue entertainer let them tell the
public why he is soliloquizing. If the
name of the league were changed as
suggested it's chances of mischief max
ing would be minimized. 1t would not
have as much opportunity of interfering
with the election of good Democrats
as it has had in times past. People
who might possibly be induced to vote
for an Independence league" candidate
would never think of v9ff'g for the
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-01
CRUELTY

NM e CALL the attention of the So
wv ciety for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals to a conver-
One woman said to another: What is
the use of taking off hats in the theater
when people are substituting rats for
hats?''' why, indeed?" echoed her
companion. II was at a matinee the
other day and the women before me
took their hats off, said the first
speaker, but could see nothing but
mountains of hair. 1t was far worse
than hats. There wasn't woman who
didn't have two or more of those hor-
rid rats in he hair This is certainly
shocking state of affairs Sometimes
rude persons, irritated by stage tedium,
have exclaimed "Ratsi" at intervals
during a performance, but now, either
for the purpose of insulting actors or
obeying some cruel and idiotic dictum
of fashion, society women take the
rodents with them done up in their
coiffure in some mysterious way, or
perhaps attached by the hind legs to
comb. The use of rats for female or
Lamentation is not at all a commend
able practice. 1t can achieve no good
result and must be embarra ssing or
agtating to nervous people. We hope
the good women of Los Angeles will
discontinue the use of those creatures
in their hair, especially at the theater.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-01
PORTUGUESE REFORM

N the new Portuguese program an
nounced by King Manuel are in
cluded revision of the constitution,
re-estabIishment of Individual rights a
new electoral law fixing the rights OF
suffrage. revision of the DEGREES pro-
mulgated by ex-Premier Franco and
rigid and careful methods of finance.
Portugal is to be modernized and lib
eralized. Only concessions like those
indicated could have kept the country
among monarchies. 1t was ripening
into a republic when the assassination
of the king and his heir apparent
caused q sympathetic reaction in favor
of the royal family. Assassination is
poor policy. Even if it is caused by
a mistaken zeal for reform, it defeats
its purpose. Many students believe If
it had not been for the judicial assass-
ination of King Charles by Cromwell
the world would be filled with English
speaking republics and the British
colonial empire would be a federation
of Independent states. The Republi-
own aims, if they were accessory be-
fore the assassination of the royal per-
sonages, or If they encouraged the
crime. The new monarch must be
about as comfortable as the occupant
of a room in a dynamite factory. He
must speak softly and walk gently or
there will be a blow-up.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-01

candidate of the Hearst Boom league"
Hearst is an artful dodger. He knows
he must dodge his own name if he
would win any support at all. More
over he must dodge his own record
and his own position in life Il he would
gain a bakers dozen of bona fide
voters. That is why he calls his papers
Americans when Amerioanism is un-
known to him or to their editorial
policies. That is why he calls himself
a poor mans champion when he is a
"plutocrat" by habit and repute and
because he cannot get away from that
condition, unless he should found few
more papers. That is why he calls his
little tag-heel personal political band
an independent" organization when 1t
is dependent on the wallet sticking out
of his back pocket, on which the united
gaze of all the itchy-palmed tag
heelers is fastened greedlly.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-01
CASE AGAINST JEROME

BECAUSE it is announced that
II "dereliction in office is proved"
against William Travers jerome,
jump at the conclusion that the jubi-
liant announcers have proved their case.
Jerome went into office with the inten-
tion of making "all kinds of boodlers
sit up Now it is evident some people
are trying hard to make him sit up.
He went into office with the expressed
intention of fighting race track gam
bling and all kinds of gambling. Now
it is evident the race track gamblers
and other gamblers are fighting him.
1t was well known that at some future
national Democratic convention he
might be considered as a candidate for
nomination for presidency. Repub-
licans do not wish to have him mem
toned at the coming convention or
nominated at any subsequent conven-
tion. There is no doubt that Jerome,
overburdened with work, may have
postponed or neglected possible politi-
cal indictments or prosecutions in order
to go on with urgent criminal indict-
ments or prosecutions. Jerome made
the frank Acknowledgements: There
never has been any evidence as to cam
paign contributions laid before any
grand jury while l have been district
attorney except as mentioned incl
dentally in other cases."
Whatever may have been Mr.. Je-
rome's reasons for neglecting to lay
this evidence before the grand jury,
he is entitled to the benefit of rea-
sonable doubt as to his motives. 1t
may well be doubted whether they were
other than those of an over-driven
public servant, who believed urgent
criminal cases should be cleaned up
before political cases could be attended
to. 1t should not be forgotten that Mr.
Jerome has had remarkable expert
ence in political cases. He was assist
ant counsel at the Lexow investigation,
during which material for about
thousand indictments was incorporated
in sworn testimony, much of Whlcn
was elected by his skillful questioning
How many political indictments fol-
lowed Mr.. Jerome's efforts? If Jerome
has not attempted to prosecute CAM
paign contribution cases, it is probably
because he knows by experience that
in New York it would only have the ell
feet of cutting short his political
career without bringing about the pun
ishment of offenders. The enemy has
digged pit for one of the most bril-
liant, brave, capable, efficient and hon
est Democrats in the country, and If he
has refused TO stumble into it, no news
paper that is even partially acquainted
with the true state of affairs in New
York will try to push him in.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-01
MiTsUI FAMILY VIRTUALLY
FINANCED JAPAN DURING
HER COSTLY CAMPAIGN

The Mitsui banking business was
founded Cver two hundred years ago,
and is deeply rooted in the soil of Jap
anese finance. These banks financed
the Restoration, and in 1871 the Mitsus
decided to organize a Central Bank Of
Japan. For that purpose they erected
a magnificent stone building in Yoko-
hama. But in 1872 the government de-
cided TO adort the American banking
system, and the First National bank of
Japan was organized. This compelled
the Mitsls to abandon their plan. but
they became the principal shareholders
in the new national bank. They turned
over to 1t the house the family had
erected for its own purposes, which re-
mains today one of the finest struc-
lures in the sltire empire. Later, in
1876 the Iitsui bank was organized.
Although not the official bankers of the
government, 1t is q well known fact
that now, in the times of financial
stress, the Mitsui family is practically
carrying ~pon its broad shoulders the
credit of the Japanese nation
The export business of the Mitsuis Is
the most extensive in the country. They
ship millions of dollars worth Of raw
silk to New York each year, being the
largest handlers of silk in the world.
They were pioneers in the export OF
Japanese F1cS, ana 40 .du tHleAhdttVh1t
business in this staple. Among the
many articles included In their export
business are coal, cotton, yarn, cotton
cloth, copper, silver coral. cement. tim-
ber, railway sieepers, sulphur, matches
and so on.
Their import business is conducted
on an equally large scale. Their COM
mercial Importance to the United
States is shown by the fact that they
are the agentsin Japan for the Amer.
ican Bridge company the United
States Steel corporation and the Cen
eraf Electric company. The list OF
their Imports includes such important
items as steamers, warships ordnance.
locomotives, steel bridges. electrical
machines, pig iron, wire, lead, tin. zinc.
machinery of all kinds and material
for railway equipment. Although
equipped with a great fleet which they
own themselves the Mitsuis find 1t In
adequate to meet their needs and are
known as one of the great characters
of steam and sail tonnage In London
and in the east.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-01
COAST DEFENSE

nICHMOND PEARSON HOBSON
X NAV be incorrect in saying the
III coast cities could be taken by
foe "without struggle worthy Oh the
name" because there would be strus-
Gle. and it would be worthy OF the
name. We do not believe American
character has been changed even py
unhealthy and unjust economic cohai-
tions and we think there is a good deal
of fight i'm most of us yet. YES we
would fight. even if we had not the
right weapons to fight with. Hoosoh
means Americans would not have the
right facilities for fighting and that
with their primitive and 1neftlclent de-
lenses they could not offer serious
resistance to n up to date invader,
one equipped with all the latest war
making devices. But this state of af-
fairs is worse even than that Whlch
would be indicated if Mr.. Hobson could
he construed literally and if Americans
would tamely surrender to the invader.
for it would result in great loss OF lie
before American property was Surreh-
dered TO superior force. Hobson, who
&c an expert and has a naval record
which remains excellent in spite OF et-
orts of silly women to belittle it, says
the forts on the Pacific coast are
wholly inadequate to Withstand an IN
vading army Four expeditions simul-
taneously landed on the almost unpro-
tected coast could quickly seize the
I'd. 4ro,,o tha rear and take Seattle,
Tacoma, San Francisco and Los An
eeles. No arm of the service could
be mobilized quickly enough to with
stand the invaders. If a strong Asiatic
army should attack the Pacific coast
during the absence of the battleship
fleet the cities would be laid in waste
Congress undoubtedly erred in turning
down the Piles bill for the construction
of four additional battleships. Since
the wise men of Washington are un-
willing to take testimony of expert
naval and military experts and of res
idents of the coast on this subject, let
them appoint a commission on Pacific
naval and military defense to make
congressional investigation and submit
a report with recommendations. 1t
would, however, be rather unpleasant
for the investigators If before they had
finished their task and returned to the
safe east foe should attack the scene
of their labors, although the testimony
they might acquire by being on the
spot during bombardment would no
doubt be overwhelmingly convincing.