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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-21
Work of the Beaver.

The beavers conservation work Is
accomplished principally by means OF
the dams he constructs. These dams,
we are told by Enos A. Mills, author
of '1n Beaver World" save soil, check
erosion, reduce food damage. store wa
ter and help to sustain stream flow,
provide waterholes for fish and are
helpful in maintaining deep water
ways by reducing the extremes of both
high and low water and also reduce
the quantity of sediment carried down
into the river channels When we
take into consideration the fact that at
one time in the country's history the
beaver population was upward OF a
hundred Million" it is possible to real
ize what may have been accomplished
by him along conservation lines. Like
other wild creatures of mountain and
plain he suffered from the advance OF
civilization. though he was prime fac
tor I'm bringing this about.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-21
Fairly Won.

One of the cherished heirlooms of
DR.. John Brown Of Edinburgh was a
Greek Testament that his greatgrand
father. the Rev. John Brown, obtain
ed under interesting circumstances.
The Rev. John began life as Il herd
laddie on the bracs OF Abernethy. and
while he was still teaching himself
Greek he tramped one night TO st
Andrews. twcnty-four miles away, 10
buy Greek Testament The book.
seller to whom he confidcd his ambi-
ton was inclined to laugh az him, but
a professor who CHANGED TO be in the
shop took the coveted volume in his
hand, opened il, and turned TO the
young herdSman.
boy" said he. read this. and You
shall have the book for nothing"
The boy acquitted himself 70 the
satisfaction Of his new friend ard car
ried Off the prize.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-21
NORTH BENNINGTON

The funeral of Merritt C. Holt,
who died at his home on School St.
early Tuesday morning, was held
from the residence Friday afternoon
at $50, kew. James S. Clark, pastor
of the Congregational church officiat-
ing. The bearers were II. !. Spaf-
ford, Frank Ripley, Walter r. White,
Arthur N. Shepard, II. c. Simonds,
and George f. Houghton. Burial was
in Grand View cemetery. Mr.. Holt
was born in Albany, N. Y, Sept 2,
1896, son of the late Mary Mills
and Charles B. Holt, but had been
resident of this village for about
As years. The surviving relatives
are his wife, Martha A. Holt, one
brother Theodore Holt and nephew
Raymond Holt of Albany, N. Y. and
an adopted niece, Martha Wright.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-21
An Old, old Question.

The servant question is not n new
one. and were the wise Akiba still
alive he might with right use his tru-
ism, 1T has all been here before" in
connection with the problem. This
may be demonstrated by no less an au-
thorlty than Goethe. In his Wilhelm
Meister." written in the latter days OF
the eighteenth century, there is a scene
where the hero comes 10 the home Of
Thercse. sent there by Lotharlo and Jar
no. Receiving Wilhelm. Therese asks
TO be excused because Of her scant
board: my cook" she says, Just ran
away at a most inopportune time, and
our man mangled his hand | bad to
prepare all myself Nothing bothers
one more nowadays than servants: no
one viii serve. not even themselves"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-21
NEW ENGLAND IN SUMMER
Resort Business is Growing Ever
Year.

New England is undoubtedly doing
this year the greatest summer resort
business in her history. Figures com
piled by the New England Lines
would indicate that about $4,000
people spent their vacation within
the confines OF New England in the
year 1912, and the reports so far
show that this number will probably
be greatly exceeded this year.
The railroads operating in New
England try every year to get on
their lists every hotel and boarding
house open to summer boarders. A
compilation based on these lists and
covering all the railroads show that
last year there were 4406 hotels and
boarding houses in New England
with a total capacity of 222,141 per
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-21
Notice

Notice. The public is hereby
warned that all persons hereafter
riding on side walks with bicycles
will be prosecuted according to law
per order police com.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-21
Card of Thanks,

We wish to thank our many
friends and nieghbors for their kind
ness during our recent bereavement
and for the many beautiful floral
tributes.
Mrs. Merritt C. Holt,
Miss Martha Wright.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-21
POWNAL CENTER

The Ladies Aid society will give a
Gupper Tuesday evening, July 22 at
the Union church from 6 o'clock un-
Ill all are served.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-21
BENNINGTON BRIEFS

News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Nichols of
Williamstown were the guests Sun
day of Mr. Nichols niece, Mrs. Chas.
Carpenter.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-11
MENU OF SCHOOL GIRLS
OF CLEVELAND CHANGED

CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 10.-A
pickle, pretzel and dish Of ice
cream; that's what used to consti-
tute the lunch of Cleveland high
school girl. A pint of pure, tuber-
culin tested milk, u bowl Of hot soup
and sandwich; that's the new menu
of the majority of Cleveland high
school girls for luncheon today.
Strict supervision Of high school
lunch rooms has worked the change
from an unwholesome, digestion-de-
stroying diet 10 a wholesome, health
producing luncheon, witkoat aarpp-
pzeciahleiz rsassa & 4
'We don't eat things because w
ought to but because we like TO-"
said DR.. Z. A. Peterson, lunch room
supervisor who brought about the
change, "that's the theory we have
been working on. It's the best psy-
chology to get people to do q thing
because it is a pleasure, not because
they ought to.
I'VE made lunch room proprietors
put in tuberculin tested milk in place
of the milk with u lower precent Of
butter fat, and got the girls to drink
it by putting up attractive posters ad-
vertising it. The hardest item to re-
place in the girls menu WAS the ice
cream. There again we resorted to
psychology and had sandwiches dis
played in tempting style, all the while
discouraging the eating Of ice cream
at lunch. Needless to say the girls
do better in their studies on the
common sense diet"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-11
BOYS STOMACH A JUNK SHOP

MASON CITY, Iowa.-Dr. Denney
of Britt feels that he is eligible to
honorary membership in the state
junk dealers association, after hav-
ing attended the 4-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Dick Ausborn. For some
time the doctor could not determine
what was the matter with the boy
but when he took the lad by the heels
and shook him there was metallic
rattle in his stomach. DR.. Denney in.
vestigated and succeeded in remov-
ing:
Sixteen large and small buttons.
Fourteen carpet tacks.
Three cartridges (.22 caliber).
One collar button.
Three rivets.
One shingle nail
Ball Of paper.
Piece of chalk.
Sixteen inches of twine string.
One one-inch bur.
The patient has no more pains in
his stomach.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-11

keep a check on the city treasurer
This work could not possibly consume
over five days every three months
In enumerating the above duties of
this official the writer sincerely
trusts he has mentioned all the re-
quirements. In going over this mat
ter in detail, it can readily be dis
cerned that these duties would not
consume at the outside over two
weeks in each month, and the writer
sees no tangible reason why the 9TH
er commissioners should endorse this
uncalled for and absolutely unneces-
sary expense.
Mr.. Wilson made the statement to
the taxpayers at the time of meeting
with them that he believed he could
do more office work than any man in
the city.
The writer agrees with him, and
believes that he should be given the
opportunity.
The writer also believes that it is
his duty to give all his time to the
service of the city. At the present
time according to his own adr j! sion
he is doing outside work, after hours
as he says.
Does any employer approve, as a
rule, that it is good practice for an
employee to divide their services in
this manner. Either one of the other
is not getting what. they are paying
for
In justice to Mr.. Wilson, the people
would be more than pleased to have Il
statement from him covering the
above proposition.
TAXPAYER.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-11
PLAN MEMORIAL FOR
PROFESSOR JOHNSON

United Press.
JACKSONVILLE, H., Dec. TO-
Led by Professor Edward Capps
head of the Greek department of
Princeton university, educators OF
half dozen states today are plan
ming memorial to Professor Harold
Milestone johnson, late of the de-
partment of Laton of Indiana uni
versity and head of the big Eight
University Athletic conference. The
proposal is to establish memorial
at Indiana university, where johnson
was instructor in Latin for seven
teen years, and at Illinois college
here where he was similarly engaged
for eighteen years previous.
The memorial will consist of found
ations bearing Professor Johnson's
name, the income from which shall
be used for the purchase of classical
books, each book to be appropriately
marked; and also a commemorative
tablet at each institution.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-11
= .,..s -. .s.-s I'D ~ sis<a.sk.l
ENGLISH HsUFF. MAY HAVE
WAIT AT ELLIS ISLAND

United Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1o--If the immi-
grafton officials follow their policy
OF holding up militant suffragist agi-
tators until officials at Washington
pass upon their cases, George f.
Lansburg, ex-member of parliament.
who was jailed at Pentonvile, Eng.
land, last August and released under
the cat-andmouse act after the first
and only hunger strike by a male
suffragist, is scheduled for week
end wait at Ellis Island today, simi-
lar to that inflicted upon Mrs. EN-
incline Pankhurst, Lansbury arrives
today on board the Kaiser Wilhelm.
He is coming to America to lecture
on syndicalism and to study condi-
tions here. He will be the guest OF
the Intercollegiate Socialist society.
Besides being the only male militant
who has hunger struck in Jail, Lans-
bury also is the only public man who
has come out openly for the militant
cause. He is an extreme radical. He
resigned his seat in Parliament, to
which he was elected by the Labor
and British Socialist parties, because
Of their attitude towards the suffrage
and Irish home rule bills.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-11
MATTERS NOT OVERLOOKED

Editor Herald:
The writer happened to notice in
the issue of last nights paper state
ment that Mr.. ]. G. Wilson, the pres
ent city clerk, made statement to
the taxpayers when meeting with the
commissioners that he absolutely re
quired the services of stenographel
for his office.
This extra service costs the city
$4,000 per annum. Commissioner
Wilson personally is paid a salary OF
$125.OO per month. Heretofore under
the old system his salary was $4,000
per month. Will you kindly place this
before the people of the city and in.
form them what this officials duties
are and what his work consists of?
For the information of those who
may not be familiar with the duties
required of the city clerk, will en-.
deavor to enumerate them as the
writer sees and finds them:
First.-There are two council meet
ings every month, and the clerk has
to keep the minutes covering the pro-
ceedings. At the outside this will not
consume over two days per month.
Second.-On an average, about 100
accounts against the city are audited
by the clerk and it is his duty to is
Sua the warrants in navpnant Of tbac,
bills. This will take about four days
each month.
Third.-It is his duty also to kee,
birth and death record of the city
The files show approximately about
200 entries of this character during
the year.
Fourth.-The clerk is also police
magistrate of the city, as rule there
are not more than five to six cases
per week.
Fifth.-He is purchasing agent fol
the city. The time taken up in this
is nominal, as the heads of the Other
departments have made it their duty
W ScI d llIle Lutit
before applying for a requisition COW
ering the purchase of needed articles
Sixth.-Once every six months he
has to make out the saloon, express
and other licenses.
Seventh.-Every three months it i.
his duty to render about 1900 bill.
to the water consumers Of the city
which would ordinarily take up about
between four and five days. How
ever in connection with this it wal
developed at the aforesaid taxpayers
meeting that the treasurer has beer
doing this work on his own accord
so as to have something to do an,
keep busy during office hours, how
ever, this is not required Of the treas
urer and the work should be done b.
the clerk.
When these accounts are paid an,
the ordinance requires that they shal
be paid during the first ten days o.
each quarter, it is his duty TO. credi
the same to every consumer so a. t.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-11

IGNAC|0
IS DEAD


last evening that Ignacio, chief of the
Southern Utes, had passed away at
the advanced age of 80 years. In his
prime he was a magnificent@specimen
of physical manhood, standing six
feet in height, broad of shoulders and
weighing more than 200 pounds.
1gnacio was not chief by here
dity. He was the son of medicine
man, who had met with such marked
success that he was regarded by his
tribesmen as an almost supernatural
being. One day a person of promin-
ence among the Utes was taken to
him for treatment. He applied his
knowledge of herbs, hypnotism and
magnetism in vain, the patient was
taken by the Great Spirit to the Hap
Ipy Hunting Grounds. In their grief
and anguish, the Indians forgot the
debt of gratitude they owed him, for
the wonders he had wrought in the
passed, and took his life for the life
had been unable to save by his skill
| full treatment
Ignacio was a lad of IA when this
occurred. He happened on the scene
just as his father was slain. All the
hatred in his nature was aroused. He
sprang upon the council of braves
who had put his father to death and
Stayed more than half the number
Not content with this revenge, he
took refuge in the ambush and many
lof the members of the family of the
councilmen fell victim to his well
aimed arrow. Until he had slain
until he was satisfied, all efforts to
conciliate him were in vain. When at
last he returned to his fellows he was
man to be reckoned with. His as
sociates regarded him with awe.
Whatever his acts from that time, all
tended to increase this attitude on
the part of the other Indians and at
last he was chosen chief. A chief he
was, indeed, even to the smallest acts
of every day life, and woe unto those
who dared to disobey him.
He pacified outlaw Utes. He pro-
tected the whites, when they were in
danger of being massacred by the
Navajos.
In friendship for the settlers he
was never found wanting but he was
never one to desire to adopt their
ways. The old customs were held by
him as sacred rites.
Although he suffered many wrongs
from misunderstanding on the part of
the powers that be, he regarded not
as personal wrongs but wrong to
his people. Especially was this man.
ifested when the chiefs badge was
taken from him and placed upon the
breast of Buckskin Charlie, because
he was accused of insubordination,
by representatives of the Indian
Rights association.
His early youth was spent in Utah,
his early manhood and middle age
on the reservation east and his de-
clining years at Navajo Springs on
the new reservation he took in ex-
change for the old and where he con-
sented to go, when score of prom
ises for the welfare of his people were
made. 1t was the greatest sorrow of
his old age, that the white brothers
had failed to redeem the majority of
these promises.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-11
SEARCH
MINE FOR
MEXICAN

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 10
As a result of the state offering
$1,000 reward for Lopez, Sheriff
Smith has been besieged with re-
quests for permission to enter tn,
Apez mine to search for the outlaw
The sheriff says volunteers may en-
ter the mine in small parties only.
Sheriff Smith is dividing the ter
ritory in the mine among small
squads and arranging a signal sys
tenn so the searchers won't attacl
epch other.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-11
POWERS UNITE TO
GUARD FOREIGNERS
America, france and England Will Join Forces to
Protect all Foreigners in Case Of Danger
Congress Makes huerta Provisional President
United Press.

Onlteu ETeSs.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 10-Confiden-
tial information from ambassadors
and consulates shows, that in ease
of trouble threatening the lives ol
foreigners here, marines from inter
national fleet anchored in Vera Cruz
harbor, will be rushed to the scene
of trouble.
1t has been learned that America,
France and England have agreed to
undertake the protection of all for
eigners if disorders occur, by organ
izing allied forces like that sent to
Pekin at the time of the Boxer up
rising.
1t is understood British Admiral
Cardock has reassured the British
subjects they will be protected from
any invasion of federals or rebels.
The warships of the different ma
tions at Vera Cruz are all loaded
with marines, ready to land on a mo-
ment's notice.
Mrs. o'Shaughnessy refuses to
leave Mexico City until her husband
goes.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-11
WARNING TO GIRLS SEEKING
THE FAST LIFE OF CITIES

NEW YORK, Dec. 10--"The lure OF
New York beckons girl to ruin and
the lights of the Great White WAY
only dazzle and blind her. My advice
to the thousands Of girls the coun-
try over who are anxious to come tc
New York and shape a career is stay
at home'"
Seated in the Tombs prison today
Miss Grace lie Gendre, good looking
intelligent, educated, accepting her
own fate stoically sounded a warn
ing to the young girls of the coun-
try who dream of business or pro-
fessional career in New York Miss
LeGendre is awaiting the action of
the grand jury on the charge of rob.
bing the Hotel Gregorian, where she
was cashier, of $4,000.
"The danger of city life does not
lie solely in the so-called pitfalls
which have given modern plans and
novels their plots" she said. "Col-
umns have been written about white
slavery, but there are more insid-
ious traps and temptations awaiting
girls in the big cities and they are
not marked with the danger signal,
like white slavery. l would not have
been in prison had it not been for
drink-had / not been afraid Of the
taunts of my friends, had | not
sought to be good fellow
Il blame no one but myself, how.
ever, myself and this spell which New
York casts over all pleasure seeking
girls. Girls may chafe at the lack
of entertainment in small towns, but
if they only knew the price one pays
for the pleasures of New York life,
they would cling to home as child
to its mother.
81 have been in New York several
years and know that New York wo-
men are rapidly becoming enslaved
by drink. Why, in Washington and
Boston--in western cities where |
have never seen women drink as they
do here. Instead Of afternoon tea-a
so-called provincial habit is af-
ternoon cocktails and highballs for
women on Broadway and Fifth ave-
nue.. Just look in any New York
cafe any afternoon or night and see
the women Of all ages drinking.
at is the result of the strain put
upon women by the mad struggle for
new sensations and new thrills. The
like gives girl kink in her moral
sense that does not get Strengthened
out in time to save her from disaster
New York is the loneliest spot on
earth for the girl who tries to go
straight. 1t is the loneliness that
finally becomes unbearable. The
false pleasures, the false viewpoint
rising with bubbles in a wine glass
then do their work. I know l am GO
ing to have to pay. I do not regret
that so much, or would at least feel
particularly compensated, If my case
could be warning to other girls. But
doubt if it will"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-11
TALKS ON IRRIGATION
BY II. w. WALKER OF KAN.

GOODLAND, Kans., Dec. l0--That
water can be pumped sixty feet econ
omically for irrigation purposes and
that the counties of western Kansas
averaged more than fifty thousand
acres each in the shallow water"
region where such irrigation would
be practical, was the assertion today
of State Engineer Fl. W. Walker be-
fore the National Irrigation congress
in session here.
Walker, who is secretary of the
congress, recommended the use Of
centrifugal pumps, with internal COM
bustion engine burning the cheaper
grades Of oil.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-11
z TOWNS
FLOODED
Richmond Levee Breaks
Towns Under Several
Feet Of Water

ROSEBURG, Texas, Dec. 10.-The
levee broke at Richmond this morning
and four feet of water is standing in
many houses in the city, The city
Jail is inundated and the prisoners
were freed and are assisting the res
cuers.
Bay City is under five feet of wat
er The flood is expected to reach
the gulf by tonight.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-11

CARPENTER
SUICIDES

PUEBLO, Colo, Dec. l0.-Joseph
Gray, aged 40, bridge carpenter,
sucided this morning by blowing his
brains out with a revolver. He left
note to friends and relatives which
read as follows:
"Please let my folks know. | am
done with the whole thing. ! could
not make good and am tired OF
living"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-11
BUSINESS
RESUMED
IN DENVER
United Press.

United Press.
DENVER, Colo, Dec. 10.--Thou-
sands today responded to Mayor Per-
kins' call for volunteers to shovel
snow in the suburbs and to clear the
streets for traffic. Millionaires
mingled with common laborers in the
work and hundreds of blocks were
cleared of "the beautiful"
The railroad situation throughout
the state is improving rapidly, and
most trains are running on scheduled
time.
Christmas shopping is in full blast
now since cars have resumed their
runs and people are enabled to get
down town. Nearly all of the schools
have been reopened.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-11
CONDITIONS OF W. VIRGINIA
COAL MINERS DISCUSSED

United Press.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Dec. TO-
Improvement of the working condi-
tions of miners in the West Virginia
coal fields was the subject before the
West Virginia Coal Mining institute
which today closes its three days
semi-annual convention. r. s. Ord
was the principal speaker, and led the
discussion which followed his address