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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-01

ITO RENT-For the summer an attractive
l. farm house in healthy and slightly loca-
ton, on main county road. Barn for horse or
garage. Shade trees, good water, orchard and
garden. Address W. ii. Harrington, Box 81,
North Bennington. 46t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-01
FOR SALE

EOR sALE-Baby chicks and ducklings,
II 10 to IS cents each. White and Brown
Leghorns, X. !. Reds and Bnff Plymouth Rocks.
Order now and be sure of some. Don't delay
and be sorry after they are gone. Chelsea
Harrington, SALISBURY, Vt. 42tl2
lINOR sALR-C. E. and E. Dewey have
y building lots. 3ltM
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-01
FOUND

EOUND-Ran coat on Harwood Hill, The
Il owner can have same for paying for
this advertisement Site
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-01
MISCELLANE OUS

DUBBISH REMOVED-Am ready to
III clean cellars, take away ashes, broken
dishes, rubbish, etc. Teaming of any kind and
blowing Reasonable prices. Address X. +. d..
No. /, Box y, Phone 2S2 M. S9ts4
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-01

ITO RENT-106 Dewey street, near main;
modern convenience. including gas light
throughout the house; hot water up and down
stairs; very desirable. Apply TO w. T. Putnam,
NJ ID 46tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-01
TO RENT

no RENI-ofice in the Savings Bank bull
i ing. ~
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-01

rYO RENT-Two desirable tenements on
i Pleasant st. Apply Mrs Walker. s6 Pleas
ant ST att
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-01

ITO RENT OR FOR SALE Modern
improvements. Inquire of J. 5. silk. 40tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-01
WANTED

WANTED-Af small- s-inch second hand
w cook stove TO burn wood only. Must be
cheap. Roots, 121 South st. 5ltl
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-01

ITO RENT-Two desirable tenements on
l. Main street. Apply to DR.. II. j. Potter
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-01

NO RENT Desirable tenements, offices
Il stores mill property with water power
individual storage lockers VIM. Z. Hawks. 10
North st.
Two RENT-House on Elm st. with all mod
j ern improvements. Inquire of j. II. Hao
berly. lOot2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-01

ITO RENT-The Chandler Homestead on
North street n II room house with hot and
cold water. bath and all modern Improvements
Apply TO Clarence Chandler. Tel. o6-ll. 33tf
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-25
Tern Firma Afoat.

Invention has not yet comprised
floating railway across the sea. nor yet
a tunnel beneath its bed. But progress
IN shipbuilding is converting more and
more the transoceanic ferries into floating
palaces. The tendency is toward continuing
ahoat the life ashore Gone. apparently.
are the ieisurely delights Of the old-fash-
toned vessels that yielded to the impulses
of Neptune. that even courted with
white wings the aid OF the winds, that
retained something OF the romance and
the breezy leisure Of traditional life on
the ocean wave. Thus there is announced
the advent Of new steamers 10 ply be-
tween New York and Southampton whose
passengers viii live throughout the voy-
age in flats. Their occupants VIII have
all the privacy of home. They need not
be disturbed by the spectacle Of a single
bounding billow. These secluded homes
afoat will have even private shower
baths and. OF course. complete house
service
For those who would emerge from this
seclusion and make excursions as they
would view the passing life OF Broadway
or the Strand, there will be a cafe upon
deck fifty feet above the wateF. This
resort will DO so inclosed that the yoy-
ager will be able TO fancy himself not
at sea. hut only at a seaside hotel. There
will be glass-inclosed gardens and a chop
house. Such are among the luxurfes de-
signed for a floating population OF more
than 5000 persons; truly a little city afloat.
whose total cost will be not far from
$50 10000. But there will be no problems
Of municipal government 20 vex the
souls OF those who pay the taxes OF the
purser. The mayor Will continue to be
the captain. and his rule Will be that Of
tho boss. That genial and necessary
tyranny is at least one survival Of the
DAYS when those who went down TO the
sea in ships were thought in sufficient
peril to be included in the prayers Of
those on land.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-25
The Timing Evil

No man can escape death or taxes;
which axiom is accepted. and another
one added. and one that is no less per-
sistent. Who is there that has not in
wardIy cursed the tipping evil scores Of
times? We resent it as an institution
that should never nave been allowed to
thrive in this country. but meekly keep
cur necks under the yoke. Americans
are fesourceful. progressive, and have
solved many intricate problems. Why
not settle this question?
The vacation tips are paid for. other
wise the season would have been Ear
from pleasant but the gratuitles are not
forgotten in most cases. They were prob
ably so excessive as 20 approximate rob
berry. The winter season Is at hand; the
dinner at the fashionable cafe. the after
theater supper. the little banquet at the
downtown hotel Along with these arises
the old problem.
The man In moderate circumstances is
placed IN an embarrassing position. The
generous rich man sets such a high
standard that all the pleasure Of the din
ner Is lost in contemplation Of the size
OF the tip. Liberality by one leads to ex-
cessive fees on the part Of another.
Just at present an effort IS being made
In Germany to make the tip official and
compulsory. 20 standardize Il at 10 per
cent The plan is 10 have printed on the
bill Of fare that 10 per cent OF the total
cost goes to the waiter. But here comes
the fata! defect. This would make the
waiter get such a high wage that the
proprietor would soon cut It down, and
the wise patron would surrepduously
add something in the hope Of getting bet
ter service than the man at his elbow.
Why should not frst-class restaurants
try to abolish tips? Clubs have done so.
and one instance can be cited. One Of
the popular clubs Of Washington changed
from tips to the tipless system. and the
entire force Of walters left. New ones
were employed. and some Of these &C
cepted tips from members who did not
appreciate the fact that the board o.,
governors had determined to abolish the
system Each time a servant was found
accepting a tip, he was Immediately dis
missed. It took but a few weeks 10 IN
augurRte the new system, and there has
been no trouble Of any kind in months.
In this case the wages were almost
doubled. yet the desertion Of the entire
force Of walters shows that the tips had
amounted to more than twice their wages
If the tip is TO be abolished. It will have tC
be done by the managers and proprietors
OF public service institutions. The Pull
man porter, the waiter the cab driver
the butler get wages. Why should no
their employers pay them SUFFICIENT fol
their service, instead Of expecting a par
to be paid by their patrons.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-25
NeighbOrIy Feelings.

From the Youths Companion
Now that the Tompkinses have
moved" remarked Mrs. Harkins, as she
poured Mr.. Harhns his second cup OF
coffee, II suppose We can count upon
having some peace and quiet IN the
neighborhood. I'm really sorry to say It,
but was glad to see the last Of the
moving van"
why so?" asked Mr.. Harkins, pre-
sently. And his wife looked at him with
an expression that said plainly enough
that she regarded the question as an at
fectation.
MIR. TOmpkins was so cantankerousr
she explained. promptly. Il always felt
as if he were watching us constantly,
just to catch US doing something that he
might consider Objectionable"
II don't doubt but he was" agreed her
husband II believe It was Tompkins
who made such a fuss over the Smith
gramOphone, wasn't it?''
Eyes. They played the thing all day
and half the night. 1t was ike living
next door to permanent circus"
''I remember" said Mr.. Harkins, remin-
iscently. And then there was the rusty
ventilator on Balnard's stable. How II
GlQ squeak. 4oHlphillS was the CNdp VINO
finally made them oil it. wasn't hep"
Nobody else could have made them
oil it." said Mrs. Harkins. You wouldn't
even expostulate."
NO. 1 hate to expostulate And then
there was that gang of boys who used
to loaf on the corner. How they used TO
! howl at night What has become OF
them, l wonder"
Mr. Tompkins went to the police about
it." replied his wife. promptly
Did he? Made himself disagreeable,
as usual-and the dog stopped bowling
Then there was that gang of boys who
used TO play ball in the street
| Mrs Harkins laid down her knife and
/ fork
'I know what you mean" said she.
but I never did like that man Temp
/ kins."
! Neither did I. my DEAR said her hus-
+ band, with a sigh, but FOR all that. I
can't help wondering IL this neighbor-
hood didn't get ccrsi 10. biz, ..hAneat fram
l hirnl
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-25
That Pie Famine.

We admit no anxiety or distress with
respect to New York's future. as 1t may
or may not be affected by the present pie
famine. We are not sure but that pie
less existence for a few months is just
about the thing New York actually needs.
anyway.
We have no quarrel with pie. on the
contrary. we are, and have long been.
recognized authority on certain varieties
Of the same. This article OF food. proper
" concocted and righteously served in its
time and place. more frequently than not
is a thing Of beauty and a Joy forever
physically. and the saving grace Of many
a meal gustatorially.
But the average pie OF the lunch coun-
ter persuaslon-and that IS the pie now
adays so conspicuous by its absence in
New York-ls a mysterious proposition, In
which snares innumerable Turk, and be
tween the crusts Of which indigestion
stalks rampant. raging and seeking whom
It may devour, as it were Dainty enough
as a tidblt for stomachs Of ostrich-like
qualifications, mayhap. yet a hypocrirfcal
thing. 70 be avoided with great regularity.
indeed. by those whose insides insist
upon habitual friendly treatment and none
too reckless bombardment
We suspect that nothing IN the world
would put New York on better terms with
itself than a two months abstinence from
pie IN all OF its various forms. Nothing
braces a man UP more surely than an
occasional adjustment Of his digestive
equipment to the simpler things Of life.
An indigestionless Gotham would be a
happy Gotham indeed. And a pleless
Gotham might. we suspect. be approx
mately indigestionless.
And so. it may be that this seemingly
unbearable thing Of the moment is a
blessing in disguise-such as comes TO
people ever and anon from the hands OF
some kind fairy or guardian angel as the
case may be.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-25
PEOPLE AND THINGS


IN AAN
There is a systematic campaign In New
England for developing its agricultural
facilities. A report has been issued by
the Boston Chamber Of Commerce upon
the opportunities for thrifty husbandmen
who cultivate New England soil It un-
dertakes TO show that IN nearness 20
market, cost Of land. yield per acre, and
price secured. the New England farmer
has a great advantage over the Western
producer With the facilities at hand.
the report declares; 1T seems absurd
that the high-grade New England trade
looks 10 the West for a single barrel or
box Of fruit" But the report urges that
old-fashioned methods OF raising and
marketing fruit in New England must
be changed. They are a back number and
are as much out OF date in the twentieth
century as the stage coach. The picking
Of the fruit. the grading Of il. and the
packing of ii must all be done according
10 modern principles and not according
70 the lazy, haphazard ways Of other
days. Perhaps there IS a suggestion in
this for similar commercial bodies In
Maryland and Virginia.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-25
THE EDITORS MISTAKE.
Generally Deemed an IneXcusabie
Outrage for Newspaper 10 Err.

Outrage Tor Newspaper 10 EFrs
From tie New Orleans Pieayune.
1t is held 10 be an inexcusable outrage
for a newspaper editor 10 make the
slightest mistake in statement OF any
sort, while professional persons, upon
whose certainty OF knowledge and on
whose statement IN regard thereto. life
and death or the most important in
terests depend. make the most serious
errors without mourning the slightest
criticism, much less blame.
Take the judge on the bench. whose
decisions are set aside and annglled by
higher courts almost every day. and the
judge whose judgment is so reversed does
not suffer IN the least IN public and pro
fessional estimation.
In the same way. the physician who
makes a wrong diagnosis OF his patients
disease. administers treatment that re-
suits iu death instead Of a cure. loses
none OF the confidence OF his patrons
IN his skill. and ne may kill any num-
Der OF persons secundum artem without
mourning the slightest responsibility.
These are curious facts. bat they are
facts. and they are mentioned not by
way Of excusing editorial mistakes. for
there is no excuse for them. It is be-
cause every individual firmly believes
that he could conduct newspapers better
than those who are charged with the
work. while no unprofessional person
would undertake 10 Usurp functions OF
the judge or the physician.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-25
Life and the End of L.
SAYS the Hartford Post /:


According 10 a distinguished scientist and pbysl-
can. Dr. Felix Rognault. there are few men and
women Of full age-say twenty-five years-Fho have
not contracted tho ulalady that will finally kin
them. The trouble gets into the system in some
way and sccretes itself IN some organ and there lies
dormant until the conditions arc ripe Tor its fatal
activity
according % this idea. no one dies Of old age.
Seniity. as it is called is simply the decay Of some
particular organ or physiological process that benin
away back in the days Of ones prime; some disease
Of which he supposed he was cured. which this
doctor thinks could not have been the case. for
there IS no such thing as absolute cure
This appears to be one OF those
oracular medical deliverances promuI-
gated now and then for a purpose not
quite fashionable or clear. The state
ment may be set down as relatively IN
important If true. There is nothing par
tlcularly terrifying in the knowledge that
somewhere concealed about ones anatomy
is the germ that finally win overwhelm
him. so long as he cannot locate its evil
influence and effect even with the as
sistance OF the doctor. If this germ '1ies
dormant" and does not begin its per-
nicious activity before some other germ
might reasonably be expected 20 come
along and start something else anyway.
what difference does It make?
Death is a foreordained end OF man.
1t cannot be sldetracked or lodged. II
absolute cure OF disease In any form Is
impossible. the best we can do is to
suppose" we are cured. and make the
most Of It, Physicians can assist Us to
be more comfortable under certain given
conditions, and they can relieve acute
stages Of disease on numerous occasions.
They may prolong life in some circum-
stances. We do not quarrel with them
that they cannot keep US alive forever
we never have. and we never shall. They
cannot keep themselves alive that long
indeed.
Prevention. rather than cure. is the gen.
orally accepted theory nowadays. Clear
living. reasonably regular habits. sanitary
surroundings. fresh air, wholesome food
and rational bodily exercise-lf these fal
to hold the germs down to minimum
OF harmful cavorting, nothing will. WI
all know we are ultimately TO be over
taken by some trouble with long Latlr
name or a short and ugly appellauon, a:
the case may be, and our pocketbook.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-25
THE OPENING ADDRESS.
As Delivered by the President of
AnyoId College.

Augolu NolltEe.
From Puck.
This autumn our department OF political
economy and allied studies will occupy
the new 100000 building given us by
our friend. Mr.. James Wilkinson. the
gifted head CT the clothespin trust while
Prof Hobbits viii III the chair Of poliH-
cal morality, so generously established
for US by the Hon. James p. Hogan. a
leading figure In the wrought-iron indus
try. Dr. Jonas. from New York. viii con-
duct a seminar on the proper sphere OF
municipal regulation Of public utilities
a course made possible through the kind
ness Of a gentleman who does not wish
his name mentioned. but who has become
interested in this problem through his
position as president OF the New York
Gas and Rapid Transit Company
Owing 20 the action Of our hon0red
board OF trustees. Prof. Oldfellow will
not be with US this year. ] am sure our
good wishes go with the professor in his
new fields. whatever they may be, in spite
OF his somewhat hasty articles IN one q
last years sensational magazines His
course IN civic honesty will be changed
20 a lecture sequence In which the stu
dents VIII have the privilege OK being adj
dressed weekly BIZ sterling successful
practical citizens. Mr.. John d. Rockman
of the gasoline industry, VIII begin tht
course next Monday with a talk on hon
esty IN competition.
We Will now rise and sign the selection
on page 4s: Praise them from whom al
blessings how.'
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-25
ANNIE BESANT.

Gentle Annie talks to hosts (who cough up the door,
of the rng spoos and ghosts from the distant shadow shore
She has lived dozen times and she says she'll live again. she
has known of chimes and hundred breeds of men, She
living by the Nile when the Pharao governed there and she
helped the gay Dee when she barbeed Samsons hair
visited Uys uing in his tented HOMIE and Caesar knew the
bliss of call from her in Rome. She there when William
Tell gave old Geses heart shock when he shot walnut shell
from his little Wle block In the of good Queen Bes
she communed with beed ears and they beed her. guess
they beted all the girls She there London on that
day abhoed of man, when the throne tumbn down. and
King Charlie lost his She has wandered the world since
the world given place. like that's hurled flaming
from the starry space and wonder why she walks through this
silly vale of woe making hddng little talks at half bone throw
Walt MASON.
Copyright by souEoAh
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-25
NO VALET SERVICE AT YALE.
Hereafter Students Can Employ Only
JanItors for Personal Attendance.

Hereafter Students Can Employ Only
Janitors for Personal Attendance.
New Haven dispatch In Boston Herald
Yale men who have had the occasion
70 visit the bursars Office in Lampson
Hall the past week have noted the fol-
lowing rule posted conspicuously at the
window at which they pay their term
bills: 'No private servants are allowed
in the college buildings"
For years there has been an unwritten
law here that has excluded private serv-
ants, but il is the first time that the Yale
undergraduates have received formal no.
tice that the faculty would not permit an
Infringement OF this law.
Hereafter the janitOTs OF the various
buildings on the campus viii be the only
ones allowed 70 perform acts of per-
sonal service. Although the officials have
decided definitely against the students
bringing onto the campus their own men
10 perform personal service this does
not mean that they VIII have TO polish
their own shoes, call themselves Ia time
for chapel ia the morning. or make their
own fires. The janitors Of the buildings
viii do this, and the university will fix
the charges.
In this way the students viii not be
overtaNed by janitors and no student
VIII feel obliged TO employ them just 20
stand in." Under this plan 1t makes no
difference 70 the Janitor personally how
much or how little extra work is 10 be
done IN tho building, as he is expected to
put in his full time. The students are
cautioned that they must pay the uniyer-
sity for extra service. and under no cir
Cumstances the janitor himself.
For polishing one pair Of shoes each
day the university viii collect s. per term.
while for being called in the morning the
Yale man must pay the bursar $3.50 per
term When jsnltor Is expected to
care for clothes and laundry and make
wood fires. a charge OF s. per term ad-
diuonal is made to each student requiring
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-25
Our Indian PoIicie..

From the Boston Herald
Mr. Valentine. Commissioner Of Indian
Affairs. stated the Indian problem OF the
United states tersely az the Lake No
honk conference yesterday. 1t Is posi-
BILE" said he. TO do only two things with
the Indians-to exterminate them or
make them into citizens" There can be
10 question as TO the nations choice OF
the alternative But the American peo-
pie are very far from awake TO the re-
sponsibiiity that comes with that choice.
For the majority. the red man holds
the anomalous position OF ward Of the
nation. subject 20 its laws, but deprived
Of its rights and privileges. There are
900 Indians IN the United States to-
day. and the number is decreasing Per-
petual necessity of restrictive guardian
ship over the race is not a tribute 10 the
clvilizing power Of the nation and its
institutions
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-25
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
AUTUMN NEWS.

In case a paper up you take
When summers flown,
You read about the chaps who break
A collarbone.
This happens nearly every day
When fall arrives.
And mOrtals risk IN football play
Their precious lives.
The papers, too. when summers done
Their tales commence
About the chaps who drag a gun
Across a fence.
But there's another tale that fan
Brings into line.
Il is the saddest tale Of all,
As / opine.
'Tis now the chronicles begin
About that drove
OF men who hid their money IN
Their parlor stove.