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70 TIIr EplTor or THE SuN-SH: \
certain writer says; "Fathcr was sitting
at tho piano with his head buried in his
arms. ami seems 10 tiiinK inns a remark
ablo occurrence.
These modern writer's, surely are duh
in their ideas of stories, If father had
been sitting AZ his head with his arms
buried iu the piano." or il his head had
been sitting AT the piano with it's arms
buried in father" or IL his arms had
been buried in his head with father
pianoing at the sitting or IL "the piano
had hecn Gathering AZ the arms with tho
sitting buried In the head, that would he
worth telling hurt tho original i. not.
Away with these literary nanail.r. tive
III something new.
FRLnERtc W. IANusoRH
SHv York, November ~,
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Glorifcd BatbhOuse Keepers.

The persons who turn on and OF the
water supply in shower baths under
the jurisdiction Of the Board of Educa-
ton rejoice in the title of swimming
teachers" They do not teach swim
ming: probably most Of them may not
know the breast stroke from the crawl (;
their proper classification would be az
bath attendants" But there Ia an ex-
cellcnt reason why the more pretentious
designation il conferred,
ClnSsed as instructors these worthy
persons are paid out of the general
school fund the administration Of
which lies within the authority of the
Board of Education. The Board of
Est innate has no power over it. II they
were carried as attendants their sala-
ries would he charged against the spe-
cial fund and their selection and ap-
pointmcut would be made under regula-
lions established by the Municipal Civil
Service Commission. The miscalling OF
these employees diners IN no way from
the ancient abuse Of hiring men as
labor"rs and then assigning them To
clerical duties,
How many cvnslonS OF this kind the
annual budget conccals in it's S2OO, OOO,
WHI allowances nobody knows. The
number has hecn reduced considerably
within the last few years, hut 1t Is stu
lnquesl lonahly high. Each one Of them,
no matter how innocent It may seem,
is stumbling block In rho path Of
honest and economical government, and
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that mark the operation Of these trains

that mark the operation Of these trains
each day. in the face of the tragic
menace each bullying car offers, Mayor
nor Police Commissioner nor Public
Service Commissioners considers It
worth while to make an inquiry or to
lodge protest. That a dozen or a
hundred Julius Rothholzes are not
killed every day Is matter Of SUI
preme indifference to all. except to
those who have collected their nickes
in advance: and until the public itself
makes plain that it demands reason
able safety. there is not likely to be
any change in a condition that has dis
graced the town for a generation.
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Defining party Hacks

With Speaker SWEET again presiding
over tho Assembly. Mr.. HINMAS Mt the
head of the Ways and Means Commit
tee and floor leader, and Senator ELoN
Il. Brown President pro tcmpore of the
Senate. the Hon. WILLIAM BARNES
could look forward to the legislative
session with no misgivings. Mr.. WHIT
MAN is said to contemplate this slate
with favor; even to have taken an ac-
tive part In writing II. Mr.. GLEASON,
the former Clerk of the Senate. is re-
ported to have declined reelection, In
he confident expectation OF better
things 10 come as the reward Of con-
scientlous devotion 10 the virtuous Re
publican cause.
Only n day or two ago the Governor
elect was represented ms turning a
stern and unyielding face against
party hacks" That was to be expect.
ed. All that is necessary to make II
thoroughly comprehensive IL AN ada
quate definition Of the term party
hack" and this IL not difficult 10 arrive
at. \ party hack Il a politician
whose conception OF his own impor
lance and deserts is not shared by the
pic distributing authority. He il fated
10 the outer darkness. but the gentle
men who get the jobs under Governor
WHITMAN. as under every other Gov
ernor. will he the worthless possible
representatives Of exalted patriotic lie
votion 10 the public service.
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seems about equivalent to saying that
the battle would have been a defeat II
1t hadn't been victory. hardly an I'M
usual alternative. The fact is JoHN
BULL seems to have lost his stolidity.
The nerves of all England are on edge.
The spy mania is a phase of the pre-
vailing hysteria and the excuses of
the censorship are largely due to the
same cause. The Zeppelin panic, the
invasion scare and the doeful forbod-
ings as to the navy simply prove that
without losing courage or resolution
Britain has dropped the mask of un-
reasoning cocksufsness which she once
wore not only to impress outsiders but
even TO impose on herself.
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VIZ. TtFTS BERkSRIRE TRAMP.
Tie Enjoyed II, AMI Declined q LIT From
Representative Treatiway

To rHF EplToR OF THE Sr'N--Sir: You
were wrong saturday and tight Sunday
regarding ex-Pr"sident Tart and hts
brother Horace | passed them on A road
through the woods
Tho smile on the rudy face OF Judge
Tart was glorious.
y added 20 the autumn glow o. tho
'"Idge, and both hs and hi. brother. the
mead master were enjoying their walk So
that II did not occur 20 me 20 give them
a lit
At ldh"v.llc that afternoon ! mentioned
this 10 Representative Alien rreadvsv Of
Stockhridge. and he told me No had In
vIted both the 'rafts 20 get into HIS auto
mobile With him and tina, thcy declined
pret-rring to walk
A. Mr. TIcadway has jus: hccu reelected
70 Congress by very large majority as a
Republican and knows cN-Prrs.dcnt TAFT.
YOU can bank on th's
W NJ. RAMspKIL
SrocEsRInGr November ~.
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The first night audiences have been
Tor several seasons mystery 20 the
spectators who recall the days In which
these gatherings retained some repre-
sentative character. Nowadays II is
dif'icult TO decide what their value to u
manager can be as a jury to which he
Is submitting n work for judgment. II
is or course easy for any public to form
an estimate OF the powers of a musical
farce 20 amuse. 1t is when the theatri.
cal entrepreneurs are putting forward
serious work that the first night audi
ences seem such an ircongruous body
to pass on the very questions that are
vital to the success of play.
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To f"el sympathy FOR General CHRIS
TlAS DE WIT wounded and a fugitive
requires something Of an effort. For
years before raising the standard OF
rebellion he had been Minister Of Agri-
culture OF tho Orange River state and
was honored and trusted by the British
Government. Long before the Union
Of South Africa was organized DE WET
had worked for reconstruction under
the British flag, and formally pro-
claimed his loyalty as an example To his
people after the Eoer war. II is now
evident that he did not wear his heart
upon his sleeve,
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"A Girl' whose letter We printed yes
terday on this page, lamenting that she
has no money TO buy Christmas presents
and no prospect Of making any, need not
be cast down. Providence perhaps was
kind to her in sending tho sickness
and other misfortunes" which spoiled
her plans for giving. II may have
saved her annual practice from degen-
Grating into a habit OF pride or per-
sonal indulgence. Through trial and
disappointment she has probably won a
higher and purer ideal of giving
Neither IL II true that because she has
no money she IL unable 10 give. In
deed. her letter indicates that she IL In
the way to dispense this Christmastide
no small largesse of sympathy and
cheer. If It be true-and II is--that
che prayeth best who loveth best" It
seems az II the same principle must also
hold good as tn giving.
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CarAlessuess IN providing drinking si'r
at stations and on trains - no "G ''
q IL rcconIrn, uded that railrntu .H''
missions abolish the stationary -7'or
cooler. he a cooler with ro-' 81 3
cuntairer, uniform methods 90 .'c7' s.~-
such containers. sanitary met. OILS
handling ice. sanitary drinking rIi- o..
bc provided free OF charge Tor t's .' .
and 20 forbid the placing az .r IT,
receptacle.
The convention which is made .:
State railroad commissioner" -
resentatives Of such bodies, una. "~0"'
decided TO hold is neat annual .'.-
ventlon, beginning October g. rr''
san Francisco during IN" Panama ?.
ciflr International ENnosltIou.
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Premier AsorrrH's announcement that

Premier AsorrrH's announcement that
the entire North Sea Is now military
area is made for the welfare of mer-
chant shipping under neutral flags az
well as for the necessity Of Grea, Brit
ain a. a helligerent. In principle tho
closing Of the North Sea, or rather tho
notice that Il must ne entered a the
risk of naviEatorS. IL no more high
handed proceeding than was the cutting
~ neutral cables in the Atlantic and
Pacific by American naval officers In rhc
Spanish war to prevent the enemy from
using them The responsibility for
damages TO neutrsls inheres in such
acts of war
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New YORK, November -.
Let the Jobs go to Those VINO Need Them

To THE EDITOR or TIVE SrN-S sly. Why
not give the positions hc,i hN married
teachers who have husbands living and
making good salaries 10 SuC,c girls " 10
are dependent on tno'r WORK Tor l,veI-
hoods, and not to tu" so-rlll.d modern
school teacher who IL married and who
should he at home attending to her house
hold duties
am not an old woman ~ any means.
hut siuGl" business girl who. no doubt.
thinks tho same as tho old fashioned
woman SrENuGRNPHER.
NV YoEK. Novemher u
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II looks as II the extremely chart
table emotions which inspire the local
benefit performances exhausted them
selves on the lucliless victims Of the
war There IL often 20 be seen on
the programmes offered AT these per-
formances little or no mercy for the
spectators who have paid large prices
for their tickets and enjoyed in return
only the satisfaction OF having per
formed a charitable act In buying n
ticket. II would seem, however. as II
the innocent purchasers Of tickets also
had other rights
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I rurity TO Tcacher-Nother Husbands.

Tc rHF EnfroR or TIE SrS--Sir: The
odd fashioned woman" IL right
4 mothers pAce ~ IN her home And
she VIII 7ud plenty to do II she docs what
she should and What - really her part %
90 ~ taking care ~ hc~ home and the
children she has helped to bring into the
world
II r. the husbands part ~ provide for
his family, and hts part - no harder thaa
his wife's
II We're a man | would Ne ashamed
indeed 20 expect or aliOn = woman -
bear children for me ana - to work be
sides.
stu ,h-r~ are mon and mon
ANOTHER ON FAsUoNrp WoW.N.
NV YnrK. November u.
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Laurence r.. Finn, president 81 the .,
ISOLATION, followed Mr. Clements with q.
address in which he declared that reruls
ton and control by tho authority o. the
state and Federal Governments shsula
embrace every detail OF the activtt'e. %
common carriers. Including investments
expenditures. equipment. material co.
struction, operation and chnrr"a.
Martin Decker OF the Puzzle serv,c.
Commission OF New York chairman o.
the committee OF express se-v'os ann
express rates. filed a report showing .Na'
the operating lncom" or prof's ~ ~.
express companies Of tho country Tao
decreased from sisie.153 IN 1919 70
S6S9..l4 in 1914 on account OF tho opNra
tion Of the parcel post and reduced rate.
ordered by the Interstate Commerce COR
mission.
Tho report showed chat the total gros
revenue Of the companies for ''l3 va
slJb11S,41o and In 1914 si.5.r2o.atI
or loss Of so.5S7.4i7 for ths sam
reasons. The report continues:
at IL of course too early 20 h12ari
an opinion based on these fgur,s rat
the express business Of tho country "a
not he continued 20 be operated urds-
present conditions, hut all mus .o-"ea.
that such figures constitute a ba-., %.
apprehension and for serious tonight
and consideration IN the future 81 ,pn.
rcction with further rerorts % n"snr'4'
returns.
According 10 the report. inipro1e- -
tilstiou OF railway cars AND No. g,
rooms are responsible" for Wary rr.'s
and tho noNlouS gases fhd' Hll coaches
especially sleeping cars. m "o"o-.' nm
Ni'h tho peculiar character OF dus' there
in t. most conducive TO germ breeding
whore proper ventilation is lacking"
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II seems to have become the fashion
oven In England to take n pesslmistlc
view OF tho British navy and every
thing It does in the present war. The
latest criticisms OF the battle OF Helgo-
land by Fred r. ,ANE illustrate the
point. Publication OF the official re-
ports brings from him croaking opn-
lon that there would have been a dread
ful disaster 10 tho Arr,husa and the
British light cruisers II Admiral BEATTY
and the battle cruisers had not come 10
their rescue whom they were in trouble,
smashed me German nrst line and
driven of the support, This summing up
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Ostrich dinners for Chicago. II cddiine.
ls this new Gargantuan fad or a
blow at the high cost of Thanksgiving?
There liz something comfortable about
tho idea of broiled ostrich ON toast;
one cannot but think that there will be
enough OF Il.
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MICHIGAN RATES APPROVED
Interstate Commerce 'our'ssl"s
Comments on the Iucrcn.r.

wAsHIHGroS. Nov 17.-Th. Tnter'a'.
Commerce Commission sad tn', af''
noon tha, the tdriT COVERING 40 Na'f .'-'
increase OF rates m Mich san r''-os-'
had never been suspended.
This amounts 20 the Interstate go.
mrrrn Commissions approval 90 o."
crtAsr
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II J. was not true in the beginning
that the Progressive party was one
man party, that condition of absolute
harmony is in sight for il, according to
the election returns.
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rHE LION or BAVARIA.
Not OF German Race. Tic Renounccs Ills
German Name.

To ras EDITOR or IN. suN-Sr. The en-
closed letter. written by an old frlend W
mine, may interest your readers. Please eS-
cuse IT, condition. Il 60; wet IN golf
match yesterday II. ID. HIS riNGrON.
NEW YoEE. November 10
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To TIE Ep'ToR oP THE SvN-Su- THA
essential question involved In tie "mothc~-
teacher controversy IS whether the city
OF New York shall be permitted to adj
minister N" affairs of the public schools
primarily with a view 20 tho nrono'i on
OF the purposes for which the schools
have been established or whether the
naturally subordinate interests -: the
teachers. to promote which the schools
have not been established. shall be con-
sidered paramount.
PEo RoNo pUBiICo
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London once. bingham House. / Arundel
street. strand.
Paris office, . Rue de la Michodiere. off
Rue du Quatre SeptemDre.
Washington office. Hibbs Building
Brooklyn office. loo Livingston street.
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How bitter is the day when oven the
stoutest is forced to give mp the struggle
for the front page,
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To rRE Enron THR SuN-Sir. N,v.
You a corner in Your Hall of Fame FOR
Greene wood, lumber merchants. New
Redford" NJ T.
FAST RRpwsr,R Mas. Nov.mNer IL
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So far as has Vet been disclosed. the
Hon. WILLIAM BAPNEs continues in the
enjoyment Of excellent political health.
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The war 10 the inevitable result ~ mill
tary efficiency. DAVID STARR JORDAN
Inevitable in Belgium FOR example?
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s'oiyIR- .aitiIi,s,,,.

Pror "a. Mcclure, Pa Pigir prrlsr
A valuable hog disd Tor {, 4 p U,'h On,
day last week
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SAINT-CrR, whom NAPOLEON declared
was "frst Of us all In defensive warfare"
The SdtU day RerieW.
Wanted. q defender Of the nominative
case
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THE SEAGOERS
Liners From other Side 81 atlantic
bring Large Lists.

SAILING to-day ny tho waite s's,
Baltic for Liverpool
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-10-15

Friends Of Mrs Sarah Russell Of
Natick, Mass, will be sorry to hear Of
l,r serious illness from facial paraly.
sis a, the Morse hospital In Natick.
Mr., and Mrs. d. X. Millington have
returned from their wedding trip and
are occupying their cottage here. We
are glad 10 welcome them as residents
Of cur town.
The subject OF the sermon at the
Congregational church next Sunday
morning viii be "The Fall Of Jerus.
alem." Rally day win be observed in
the Sunday school A record is 10 be
kept and the names Of those whose at
tendance is perfect will be reported.
The evening service will be a temper
ance meeting, the leader will be Mrs.
w. II. Burroughs. The decorations
every Sunday have added greatly to
the church services and have been the
source Of many a pleasant comment.
This work has been faithfully done by
Miss Harriet Sherman and much graf
itude is expressed for her artistic
work.
BONNEVILLE
Mrs. VIM. Leonard is in Wardsboro
visiting friends.
Will johnson Of Jamaica, is visiting
his brother, Irwin johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. j. M. Kendall have
returned from their visit in Jamaica.
Mrs. G. L. Burbank and Miss Addie
Burbank were in South Londonderry,
Friday.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Chisholm and Mrs. j. j.
Johnson were in South Londonderry
last week.
Mrs. Nellie Burbank and two daugh-
tiers and Alice Hewitt were in South
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gardiner of Bos
ton, are spending few days at their
summer home in this village.
S. B. Castle, who fell at the cider
mill Thursday, was injured quite badly
and is still confined to the house.
Mrs. Arthur Allen of South London
derry, and Mrs. William Parsons of
recently visited at John
Tobb's.
Mason Jones and w. d. Howard
,aught another bear Thursday, maxi
ng three they have caught this fall.
Another bear has gone with one of |
heir traps.
An automobile party from Manches-
er Depot, consisting of Mr.. and Mrs.
). B. Carleton and Mr.. and Mrs. S. B.
Taylor, were guests at G. l.. Burbank's
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Benson Of
hester, were in town Monday. They
anne by automobile. Mr.. and Mrs.
). +. Benson, who have been spending
few days at their home, returned
18th them.
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DORSET cHIRcH NOTES

The Boy Scouts met nj the manSe
"Wednesday evening TO talk over plans.
The service in the school house al
East Rupert was resumed last Thurs
day evening. The attendance was Is.
Mrs. George Gilbert, Deacon Sim
mons, and the pastor viii represent
our Sunday school al the county con-
vention to be held at Bennington on
Friday Of this week.
The Women's Missionary society
was represented at Arlington last
Tuesday By Mrs. George Gilbert. Mrs.
Frederick Crane, Mrs, Charles Gilbert.
and Mrs. Leroy Haven.
This evening the officers Of the Y.
p S. C. +. will meet in the manse
together with the chairman Of the diff
ferent committees to adopt policy to
be carried out this winter.
Last Monday evening was a sha-
dowy one for the Church clubs. Sha-
dow pictures, illustrating Mother
Goose rhymes, were presented under
the direction of Miss Anna Gilbert.
When the pictures were over, the
members played shadow games. James
Hill was elected tender Of the
Young Mems club to fill the position
left vacant owing to the absence of
Arthur Gilbert who is away at school
this year. Harold Company was elect
ed member of the Young Mems club
and the name Of Edward Stone, at his
own request, was transferred to the
honorary roll. The time of meeting
was changed from to 7:30.
PERU
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j. Whitney were in
Newfane one day last week on bust
ness.
M. j. Hapgood and G. l.. Richardson
are spending some time in Boston
with Mrs. Hapgood and Phillip.
Farmers are busy harvesting their
crops which are unusually good this
year, especially the potatoes and
apples.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lord returned |
to the city this week, having spent
most Of the summer at their home i
mere.
Robert Wait, youngest son of G. b.
Wait, is visiting relatives for few
lays. He is living in Michigan at
present.
Mrs. S. A. Sawyer is visiting rela-
ives in Gill, Mass. She was accom-
,anied by her daughter, Mrs. Watson
# Townshend.
Mrs. M. j. B. Fuller and daughter,
iiriam, returned to their home in
hanover, Conn, Monday after spend
ny two weeks at Deacon Lyons.
A harvest supper was held in the {
illage hall on Tuesday evening, under
he auspices of the c. E. A pleasant {
nd profitable evening was spent.