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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
tor Busy Readers,

Miss F. L. olin is in Cambridge to
day.
N. NJ. Williams was in North Ad-
ans Tuesday.
Mrs. William A. Root passed a part
Of the day in Troy.
Mrs. John S. Holden has returned
from European trip.
Harry A. Francis of Pittsheld was
a guest here Tuesday.
Guy Harmon is working at C. L.
Hudson's ice cream parlors.
Philip T. II. Pierson was in Middle
bury portion of Tuesday.
Mrs. Merrill Nelson of Pittsfield is
in the village for a few days.
Miss Florence Kennon has return
ed from visit at Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. George Jepson of the Benning-
ton Flats visited recently in Green
Mountain Valley.
Mrs. e. b. Patterson was called to
Albany Tuesday by the illness of her
sister, Miss Childs.
Misses Harriet and Edith Barrett
of Rutland are guests of Miss Amy
lStewart Of Silver street.
Mrs. John Jepson of the Bennihg-
ton Flats has returned from three
weeks visit in Manchester.
Mrs. Carrie Randall of New York
City is the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
e. c. Pierce OF Pleasant street.
Frank Kennon of Jersey City who
is visiting at the home of Charles
lKennon will return home Friday.
William Parker returned Tuesday
evening from the Albany City hospit
al where he has been for treatment.
Word has been received of the i'll
ness OF Mrs. Calvin Endress who is
visiting her daughter at Hartford
Conn.
Mrs. John A. Manning and Miss
Manning OF Londonville, n. Y, are
spending few days at the Walloom
sac Inn.
Lieutenant John Martin and sister
Miss Nellie Martin of Pittsfeld Wis
tied recently at the home of Thomas
, Cummings.
Hartwell Worcester of Rockwell
who has been visiting his brother
Daniel at the Soldiers Home hospita
returned today.
The Misses Elizabeth and Doroth!
Roberts of Philadelphia returned
home this morning after visiting Miss
. lmogene Norton.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Il. Hart we're il
, Middlebury Tuesday attending tn,
Latin play given by the students o
n Middlebury college.
At Seigal Bros, 100 North street
special sale on embroidered suits II
] all colors for Thursday only. TIL,
4 S12.9S kind at sS.9S; the Sl19S kline
4 at $7.9S; the 1923 kind at s6.9S; thu
1898 kind at $4.4S. got.
The funeral OF Mrs. Charles b. by
4 er, who died recently at her home il
Mechanicville, took place in that cit.
4 Tuesday morning. The deceased wa
a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs
4 John $. Reeves who were well know
former residents OF Bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-22
MANCHESTER

A daughter has recently been born
to DR.. and Mrs. Ernest ID. Winship
in New London, Conn.
John h. billiard and Miss Sarah Il.
billiard OF Rutland are with relatives
and friends in town.
Miss Sarah Otis OF Dandy is in
town for Burr & Burton commence
ment. Many other old students are
also back.
Miss Nellie Anthony and Miss
Genevieve DeKlyn of Dorset were In
town Saturday.
Mr., and Mrs. Fred II. Phelps, Miss
Katharine Phelps of Lee, Mass, and
Mrs. c. w. Phelps of Dorset were at
Miss Jennie billiards this week.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-22
FOR THE THIN and SCRAWNY
samose VIII Make You Plump and
Rosy Says Druggist eokay

II you are getting thin. you are sick
although you may not know Il. II
you are losing weight steadily there
is something wrong that needs look
ing after. II you have always been
thin II doesn't follow that you are
sick but YOU may not be healthy. You
cannot be strong II YOU are thin.
The only way to increase the
weight and gain health and flesh Is
by using Samose. the standard flesh.
forming food and tissue builder. Il
mingles with the food you eat and Is
assimlated 80 that all the flesh form
ing and tissue building elements Of
the food are retained in the system.
This explains the great value of Sam
ose.
Druggist VIM. l.. Gokay sells every
package on genuine guarantee to
refund the money II Il does not do all
that Is claimed for e.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-22

ACCESSIBLE - QUIET - ELEGANT
within Five Minutes walk Of Theatres Shepa
and Clubs. 800 Feet West 81 BROADWAY
New Dutch Grill Rooms. Largest IN the City
Eieciric Cars pass Hotel TO al Railroads
EUROPEAN PLAN
$3.50 per Day $500 per Day
WITHOUT BATH WITH BhtH
Suites, $3.50 and upwards
SEND ron uooNtUi
Cigar r. Smith Geo. l.. Sanbon
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-22
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Suits for Men 6 Young Men
- at -
Reduction Of So to S.

Children's Straw Hats Csc to $l.00.
Straw Hats. all styles. 10c to $1,000.
Summer Underwear. ali styles, Csc to
$3.50 Knox Straw Hats $500 to $40.
Summer Hosiery 10c to SOC. White Duck
and Khaki Hats for Men, Boys and
Children Csc and SOC. A full line of
Summer Clothing. Mems and Boys
Khaki Trousers 25c. SOC. Use, $l.00,
SIPS, $3.50 Belts, 25c and Soc. The
Best Mems Shoes $3.50 and 400, worth
$500 and 5000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-12
Point Not to Ee Forgotten.

In the mighty uprising of the peo-
pie against the expressions and in
EQUITIES Of the Payne-Aldrich tariff the
question of reducing the wasteful ex.
penditures of successive Republican
congresses and administrations is al.
most forgotten. During the seven
years Of Roosevelt's administration,
when expenditures were annually piled
up to exorbitant heights, the very
word economy" was taboo both in the
White House and in the halls of con.
gress. Yet how important is an issue
which the Republican campaign text
book almost ignores is indicated by
the public declaration, of Senator Aid
rich that by the application Of good
business methods the expenditures of
national administration could be re-
duced by the enormous sum of $780,
100000 a year, or more than the total
net ordinary cost of government but
three decades ago. But in the DISPOSE
ton of the public mind to dispose of
one issue at e time, and this the re-
lief from intolerable tariff burdens,
the necessity Of retrenchment In gov.
eminent expenditures is almost lost
from view.-Philadelphia Record.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-12
HAS HURT COUNTRY
BAD EFFECT OF ROOSEVELT'S
WESTERN SPEECHES.
Fact That the President Seems Salts
fled to Regard Himself as a
Proxy Has Disturbed Credit
and Confidence.

Mr.. Roosevelt apparently wants an
other panic; but does Mr.. Taft want
oneo This Is a question that the presl'
dent will soon have to answer.
Mr.. Roosevelt's western speeches
have been more dangerous to credit
and confidence than to the constltu-
ton. Even his attacks upon the Su'
preme court cannot weaken the legal
powers of that great tribunal.
But credit and confidence have al
ready begun to suffer. The Roosevelt
speeches have sent a shiver OF appre'
hension through the world OF COM
merce and industry, not merely be-
cause the former president is preach
ing Socialism, Populism and demagogy,
but because of the general opinion
that he is again a candidate for presi-
dent and that Mr.. Taft Is contented
with the role OF proxy.
If Mr.. Taft had made it plain that
he regarded himself as president of
the United States in his W right,
that he was no mere stopgap for any
body, there would be little cause for
anxiety, no matter what Mr.. Roosevelt
might say or do. But Mr.. Taft has en-
couraged the belief that he looked
upon himself as a proxy and that he
considered Mr.. Roosevelt his political
superior.
The meekness and humility that the
president has shown since the Rough
Riders return have deepened this i'm
preston. The fear that he has dis
played of wounding the the Roosevelt
vanity or of crossing the Roosevelt
will Is properly construed as evidence
of ~abdication. Nowhere Is there a
strong popular belief that the presi,
dent would fight to save his prestige
or that he would resent any political
insult that Mr.. Roosevelt might offer
to him. Indeed, the common opinion
is that if Mr.. Roosevelt decides to
take the Republican national conven'
ton away from Mr.. Taft in 1912 the
president either will not resist or that
he will wait until the battle is lost.
In consequence, all these wild popu'
listic and socialistic schemes and poll.
cies that Mr.. Roosevelt has presented
on his western tour are regarded as
probable issues in the next presi'
Dental campaign. Commerce and in
dustry are confronting another reign
of terror such as brought OF the panic
of 1907, which threw 100000 men
out Of work and cost the country hun
dreds of millions of dollars. They be,
lieve themselves threatened with an
other period of government by dema'
gogy and denuncation, all because
Mr.. Taft has been a proxy.
Mr.. Taft is doing nothing to quiet
the alarm. Does he want a panic? Is
that another of My Policies to which
his administration is pledged?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-12
PROTECTION IDEA RUN MAD
Incident Shows How the Policy Free
quentIy Is Carried to ldiotie
Extremes.

The general principle Of protection
is beautiful, but it is the practical out
working of it that commands an a d
miration too great for adequate ex'
preston. AS for example:
A st. Louis man desired to obtain a
little West Indian chocolate for house
hold use. He wrote to a friend In the
Island of Trinidad, who sent him four
pounds by mail, on which he paid
duty at the port of st. Louis.
The chocolate is worth in Trinidad
from Is to Is cents a pound. The tar
iff tax is so per cent. ad valorem. This
should have made the chocolate cost,
at the most, q cents a pound in st.
Louis, exclusive of postage.
But the appraisers valued the choco-
late at so cents a pound. This made
the duty rs cents. A so per cent. duty
was by this rational and beautiful
process made to amount to more than
the value of the article. The cost OF
the chocolate to the consumer, to be
precise, was SO per cent. more than
twice it's purchase price in Trinidad,
after it had paid so per cent, duty-a
la mode.
This method is worth dwelling on.
How was the price Of so cents per
pound determined? Well, IS cents
original price, plus nine cents duty,
plus eight cents postage makes 30
cents. Then there is the profit of the
retailer, had there been a retailer.
True, there wasn't in this case, but
why should the government suffer be-
cause of an omission like that?
The aim of a higA tariff should not
be wholly forgotten in this connection.
1t is to protect American industries.
And the American chocolate industry
is of equal Importance with the Green
land banana trade.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-12
Some Explanation Needed.

There has been a great change In
the attitude Of many Of the Republican
leaders toward the tariff. We hear
little, to take n instance, from Sen.
ator Lodge about the beauties of the
Aldrich-P Payne masterpiece. Yet he
Mined make 1t and, after it was
lie, he pronounced it good. When
thseeople began to show their teeth
Lodge declared that the ultimate con.
sumer was "a myth" But now Re.
publicans of all compilations are talk.
ing about a commission which shall
patch up a tariff only a little over a
year old, which was supposed to be
the sum of all human wisdom. Even
those who praise it admit that it will
not do as it IS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-12

A pessimist Is one who, Of two
evils, chooses them both.
Sometimes a half-pint of happiness
will make a peck Of trouble.
The popularity Of a crank Is that
he always thinks it's his turn.
Gossips have automobiles beaten a
block when it comes to running people
down.
By the time you have acquired wis
dom everybody looks upon you as an
old fool.
An optimist is one who would rather
believe that everything Is all right
than know the truth.
There are few things in life so com.
Portable as old friends and old shoes.
Do not be in haste to discard either.
The man who allows things tn 60
at loose ends Is pretty certain ulti'
mately to find his affairs sadly raw
eled.
Cooperative action is by voluntary
association. Trusts, broadly speaking,
are the results of both forms Of &C
ton.
Many have enjoyed the benefits de,
rived from the work Of the Farmers
Union without knowing from whence
they came.
Organization has become the watch
word Of the century. The past his
tory Of the race is largely a history Of
individuals.
1t sometimes seems easier to strike
than to lift up; but give us the man
who always lends a'helping hand, nc
matter what it costs.
Take your chances with the man
who is good to horses, cows and 9th
er farm creatures. He will not fail
you when the pinch comes.
Where the greater part Of the corr
crop goes to market by way Of the
hog pen, a substantial increase in the
bank account is pretty sure to fol
low. '.
Now for a breathing spell. The
harvest season was long, the weather
.capricious and the work strenuous
Take a day off, and do nothing but
just rest and putter. Give the human
machine a chance to cool its bear
ings.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-12
One Story and n Jump.

The old house which was once the
home of Samuel Arnold, the friend of
Wilkes Booth, the assassination of
Abraham Lincoln, is no more. 1t was
the popular belief that the Lincoln
conspiracy was formed IN this house,
as it was the home of Samuel Ar
mold.
The house was supposed to be
about 100 years old. 1t was of quaint
architectural design and was n
story ard a Jump" The fist floor
contained six rooms and the Jump"
two. 1t was probably built by George
Arnold, father Of Samuel Arnold. Mr..
Trainor bought it about twenty years
ago from Mrs. Orlan Jackson, Of
Washington. D. c. Several times he
started 10 raZe the old building, but
refra!ned on account of its supposed
historical value.-Baltimore Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-12
START OF FREIGHT EXPENSE
Cost Of Hauling Ton of Farm Products
to Market over Country Roads
Averages IS Cents.

The United States department Of
agriculture stands ready to prove that
the farmer is heavily handicapped by
the two million miles of public roads
Of this country, Of which only seven
per cent. Is improved. It stands
ready to show that the cost Of hauling
a ton of farm products to market
over country roads Is upon the aver
age rs cents, says Birmingham Age
Herald. On modern improved roads
the cost is but eight cents. On "dirt"
roads it is 80 cents, and on sandy
roads it varies from SO to Ga cents.
These figures are demonstrable, and
no farmer will dispute them, for they
know full we'll what the cost for poor
roads is to them.
Were the cost Of the haul to the
railroad reduced to IL cents a ton, as
It readily could be by improving the
public roads, the saving to the farm
ers of the country would be just about
$780, 900, 600. ut seems easy" says the
Washington Herald, Ito write. the fig
ures $1,000, 900 a day; that is the
amount Of loss, or rather that is the
loss of gain the farmer would get If
he had good roads. He would get
ST. 900, 900 a day more for his products
than he does now. His bad roads i'm
ply q loss of about three dollars a
year for every man, woman and child
in the United States. If we can add
that $3.50, 900, 900 to the purchasing
power of the farmer, it Is not likely
that we should hear so much about
hard times; there would be bound to
be a proportional increase in prosper
ity and our agricultural assets would
be very largely increased"
This estimate does not include the
increased value that would accrue
from good roads to farm lands. 1t
takes account simply Of the freight
expense which necessarily begins at
the farm. The cost Of the haul to the
railroad is regulated by the condition
of the public road, and the time is fast
coming when the farmer will demand
that he shall be considered when
money is being poured out like water
for railroads, waterways and the like.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-12
Too Much Ghost Dance.

Roosevelt's tour was largely a series
Of Apache dances and songs of def,
ance against the bosses Of the Repub-
lican party in New York. His speeches
have been more like mutations than
rational discourses. IT am for honest
politics. l am for clean politics. I
am for straight politics." he shouts.
81 will crush mobs. 1 will crush cor,
rupt corporations" he adds. eff they
wish a fight I'll give it to them"
What means all this? Why should
this little mar be so hot? Is Vice
President Sherman unclean? Is Chair.
man Woodruff dishonest? Is Mr..
Barnes crooked? What corporation Is
he going to crush? Where is the mob?
Who's hunting a fight?
Time was when the angry man was
a close associate Of the accused trio
and shared the spells Of politics with
them. There is nc call to do a ghost
dance now.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-12
Hitching Horses.

A horse should always be tied ma
hitching post with a strong strap os
rome which there is no possibility az
breaking. If a horse once Dream
loose he is apt to acquire the BAD
habit of breaking at every opportnn
ity. A neck strap of~rope which pass
es around the neck through the ring
in the bit is better than the ordinary
strap fastened in the ring, such n
usually comes with brides. II a horaa
has acquired the habit OF break1nG
loose, try this plan and fool him when
he tries 1t again. A horse should al
ways be tied so that he cannot get
his head to the ground. He will stand
more quietly if compelled to keep hia
head up. &
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-12
is IL Worth While?

For seven years the man Of words
held the presidency. The things that
he now promises he then failed in. To
excuse himself or to delude others, he
now holds that if he can have scores
of new laws. if he can command the
courts, If he can reconstruct society,
Industry and government, he may be
able in another v or eight years
to accomplish something.
Is it worth while? In particular, is
It worth while when we have before
our eyes in New York and in Ohio
men who have achieved notable re-
forms while other men have talked?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-12
The Man Behind the Grin.

As he read the reports of Colonel
Roosevelt's triumphal tour through
the west several vivid truths must
have been impressed upon the fat in.
tellect of William Howard Taft.
The first one. no doubt, was that the
west has not been deceived by the Al
drich-Taft tariff law. The west knows
that law is all for trusts and nothing
for the people.
The second great truth that is now
clear to Mr.. Taft Is that the country
at large has not been won by his cor
pulent grin.
The famous Taft smile has lost its
power to charm.
The man behind the grin has been
found to be an Aldrich in disguise.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-12
Republican Party False to Duty

Republican Party False to Duty.
And this is the contamination after
years of patient and submissive en-
durance. The American people were
promised relief from the extortions
and exactions Of monopoly. The par.
ty that had promised relief was the
party that imposed the burden. It
contracted to take off the CALLING yoke.
It's candidate for president confirmed
and ratified, repeated and reiterated
the promise. 1t was reverberated
from every Republican platform. 1t
was heralded and proclaimed through
every revolving Republican state OF
the Mississippi valley and elsewhere.
The people credulously conflded in the
promises and gave the Republican par.
ty another lease Of power. The Re.
publican party has proved recreant to
its trust and false to its. duty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-12
Good Farming in Jersey.

So thoroughly has the gospel Of good
farming been spread throughout New
Jersey that the farm products Of that
state were $50, 900, 900, as compared
to the $26, 900, 900 eight years ago. The
secretary of the state board Of agrt
culture declares that this increase Is
due largely to scientific farming as
taught by the state institutes at tina
agriculture colleges.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-12
Garden in Orchard.

Garden crops may be grown success
fully between the rows Of all kinds OF
Young fruit trees. Peas and beams
are particularly desirable for this pur
pose because, being legumes, they e n
rich the soil and actually aid In the
growth of the trees. By a cropping
system of this kind the expense of the
orchard may be easily paid until the
trees come into full bearing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-12
Feeding Chickens.

Noontime Is the best time to feed
chickens raw vegetables such as cab
bages, beets and turnips.
Grain should not be fed oftener than
twice a day.
Thousands of hens are killed every
year by feeding too much wet foods
and mashes. The greater portion OF
the feed should be dry.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-12
To Introduce Bokhara Sheep.

The department Of agriculture Is
seriously considering the introduction
into this country of Bokhara sheep,
from which comes the fur called per
sian lamb" All Astrakan fur Is now
raised on territory tributary to the
Caspian sea. The best fur IS taken
from the lamb when it is only four or
five days old. The Bokhara sheer also
make good mutton.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-12
HOW PROTECTED" MEN LIVE
Its Beneficiaries Surely Have Reason
to Rejoice That They Exist In D..
Its Shadow.

Two-thirds of the steelworkers re-
ceive a wage not greater than s12 a
week; only one-fifth receive more than
SIS. Let US see what a wage of $12
will do in Pittsburg. Fortunately we
are able to draw upon Miss B%yington's
careful study of the budgets Of 80
Homestead families. T~hirty-two Of
these had less than $12 a week. Their
average weekly expenditures were
S9.1S-or at the rate Of $477.36 a year.
How do the families fare who spend
from So to SIS a week? Miss Bying.
ton gives US the items for 16 families
in this wage group, with an average
total expenditure Of 1892, or a scant
$700 a year. These families pay about
$40 a month rent, but ten of them live
with more than two persons to a room
and only five have city water in the
house. They pay on the average "a
cents per man per day for food, but
four of the sixteen spend less than %
cents. Clothing they buy at the rate
of $S1.64 a year. Fifty cents a week
for insurance provides only for burial,
should death occur. The only item
that looks hopeful Is the margin of
$3.50 for all other expenditures. But
the families in this group were not
self-indulgent; 20 cents paid the week
~ bill for liquor and tobacco, At cents
went for medical service, AZ cents for
furnishings and minor household ex-
penses, leaving only s1.23 for car fare,
papers, recreation, education and mis-.
cellaneous expenditures.
1t Is no wonder that some Of these
16 families reported but three cents a
week for recreation.-Survey.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-12
Early Cut Alfalfa.

Alfalfa cut early produces twice as
much beef as late-cut alfalfa. In an
experiment at the Utah station, it was
shown that one ton Of early-cut alfalfa
produced as much beef as two tons OF
late-cut. We believe that similar re-
suits would follow from feeding early
VS.. late-cut clover, though we have no
accurate data to back up this opinion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-12
Answering 1t.

A Boston woman nee asked Low
ell to write in her autograph album.
and the poet, complying. wrote the
lire, What is so rare as a day in
june" Calling ct this woman'S
house a few days later. Lowell idly
turned the pages of the album till
he came to his own autograph. Be-
meath it was written in a childish
scrawn "a Chinaman with whis-
~ers."-Washington Star.