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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-05
DECLINED WITH THANKS.
All Invitations Were Alike to the Dig
nified Youna Man.

"A very dignilied young man took a
seat in smoking car, said the host
ess who Joined in the after dinner
story telling. Near him were three
travelling statesmen. well dressed, jolly
fellows. one of whom suggested a
game of cards. and the oil 80 agreed.
They appealed to the young man TO
take part and make up fonr handed
game.
Thank you; | never play cards
came the response TO the invitation.
81 am sorry for that. VIII you
have Il cigar with u.s. aG~}d the
spokesman, producing his Gaze.
81 am obliged to You, but | never
smoke, replied the dignified young
man.
"They thought they would jolly the
young fellow out of dignity, so the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-05

North sea, by Dutch lileboat yes
terday morning. A Dutch torpedo
boat saw the rocket signal sent up by
the submarine and escorted her to
anchorage The undersea boat is be-
ing closely guarded
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-05
COuraQe,

Physical courage, which despises all
danger, will make Il man brave in one
way, and moral courage. which defies
all opinion, will make Il man brave In
another. Bolton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-05
MONUMENTAL WlRK

f. ESTABROOK, Manufacturer's Agent,
has one large and two smaller Granite Monu
menis and numNer OF IN rbe jobs ready To
be !, TERED. Also Markersald Corner Posts, at
PA South ST. SOecal prices on the rove work
II sold aud sett this fall. ESTABR BOX. 81
south st. Phone 295. Lettering dona in Gem
terles.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-05
"A Broken I'm bfelIa
Always has a Pretty
Handle" &C..

lis Novenber-it's the time
II think about the sterner
things Of life, such as banking
up, and laying in The veg
etablss and Coal. All signs
point toward an old-fashioned
winter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-05
GERMAN u-BoAT in DISTRESS

Rescued by Dutch Torpedo Boat and
Escorted to Dutch Territory
The Hague, Nov A German sub
marine in distress was towed into
Tercheling, a Dutch island in the
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05
A Poem a Day.

THE WATCH ON THE RHINE.
a voice resounds like a thunder peal,
Md eiashins waves and elang OF
steel.
The I!hIne, the Rhine, tho German
Who sgara. today my stream
Chorus.
Dear Fatherland. no danger thine;
Firm stand thy sons 60 watch the
Rhine!
The, .; stand hundred thousand
Quick TO avsnge their eountry's
with nlisi love their bosoms swell
They'll guard the sacred landmark
well,
The dead OF Q heroic race
From heaven look down and meet
their gase:
rhsy swear with dauntless heart 20
Rhine.
he aerman a. TIT. breast OF minei
while lows one drop Of German
blood.
or sword remains to guard thy hood.
While rlfis rests In patriot hand.
No foe shall tread thy sacred strandl
our oath r.sounds. the river flows,
In golden light our banner giows;
our hearts will guard thy stream d.
vino.
tn. Rhine. the Rhine. the German
Max schnecksnburser
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05
Here's a Chinese Puzzle and
a Japanese Puzzle With 1t

II is being predicted by well-informed
diplomats in Pekin that Japan and China
will be at war before the month Of April
is very old.
What effect this would have on the
European war is problematical, but that
il would have little immediate DIRECT
result is likely.
China is not contiguous to any Of the
nations at war save Russia and the In
dian possessions of Great Britain and
present with Japan, to such degree at
any rate. that they would not actively
interfere in China's behalf.
That the Chinese have taken rapid
strides in the art of war during the past
four years is admitted and their ability
TO fight under competent leaders has been
demonstrated repeatedly, so, with
China's four hundred odd million people
more closely united than ever before,
Japan may find a mans size job on its
hands anyway
That there is an European influence
at work 10 bring about the war is evident,
just as there is an influence at work TO
bring Uncle Sam and Japan TO the mat.
The rivalry of the different powers
concerned in the opening Of China is
very keen.
Great Britain desires to see China
kept open to all traders irrespective of
nationality, while Russia and France
aim at the acquisition of portions of
Chinese territory for their own exclu-
sive advantage.
The Acknowledgement of China has been
largely prevented by the entry of the
United States in the far eastern politics.
Japan has chosen ripe time to pur-
sue its determination to acquire virtual
suzerainty over China-while England
and Russia and France, all three, are un-
likely TO prevent il.
There remains but the United States
TO reckon with. Would such action by
Japan and China be likely TO provoke the
United States TO war with Japan and pos
siblv with its allies?
THE ONE FACT STANDING OUT
MOST CLEARLY IN THE TANGLE,
HOWEVER, is THAT A WAR BE-
TWEEN JAPAN AND CHINA WOULD
INEVITABLY REBOUND TO THE
BENEFIT OF THE AUSTRIA-GER-
MANY COALITION AND MIGHT
PROVE IT'S ULTIMATE SALVATION.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05
Signers Of Independence
Declaration Flourished

A valuable set OF original auto.
graphic writings OF the sisners OF
the Declaration Of Independence has
been obtained by the museum OF
the state historical library at the
University OF Wisconsin. The col
lection contains 80 autograph let
tiers Sritten by the signers OF the
declaration. many Of them to init.
mate friends. Two OF these letters.
composed by Floyd and Hewes. were
written IN 1878, while 10 others
we're written during the period OF
the revelation. The majority OF
these letters are In the stiff and
formal script In use In the eight
eenth century. and the signatures
are embellished with many -four
ishes. 3
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05
Pointed Paragraphs

It's a bad thing to be . good
thing"
How large q dollar looks to the
man with only 30 cents.
A man with q lot OF money Is al
ways q great help TO himself
A little candle Is az easily blown
out as a little salary IL blown in.
II a man IL q financial success
people overlook the means that
made him so.
Every doctor In small town Is
fully convinced that he would have
become world famous had he located
In the city.
II may be you have noticed that
after meeting q great man you dis
cover his reputation IL three or four
times greater than he Is.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05
The Sad Camel

The camel" says an oriental pro-
verb. curses It's parents when II has
to 90 uphill and ifs Maker when II
goes down" still. this Is hardly TO
be wondered at. for II Is we'll es-
tsbIished fact that even young cam
els never play. They are born sad.
and thereafter their life IL one pro
test against being made to work. al
though work has been their portion
since the beginning OF the memory
Of man. How largely they have been
domesticated from the earliest times
we know from the statement that
Job possessed 5000 csmels.--London
Chronicle.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05
Ry gibson GARDNER.

WASHINGTON. April 5.-If Pres
ident Wilson should be succeeded
by a Republican. and the house OF
representatives De turned over to
that party. IL Is n certain as any
thing in politics that the Repubii
can president would face a Demo
cratic senate on inauguration day.
with a Democratic majority prooa-
bly, large enough to control the sen
ate throughout the foUr-year term.
and the consequent deadlodking and
failure Of Republican party lesisia-
ton.
The senate in this. the sixty
fourth. congress, which meets next
December. IL composed Of IS Dem
ocrats. 80 Republicans and one Pro
gressive. The Democratic majority
is thus Is. and its plurality IL. This
Democratic majority Of IS means
that the Republicans in the next
election would have to retain every
seat they now have. and carry In ad
dition eight OF the Democratic seats.
and one Progressive seat. in order
to create a tie vote in the senate.
This. with the vote OF a Republican
yice-president. would give them the
oretical control OF the senate. On
March 4. 1917. the terms OF IL Dem
ocrats and one Progressive will ex-
pire. and from these IS seats the
Republicans must gain the nine
places, AZ the same time holding
every seat they now have. to win
in the senate Fourteen Republican
senatorial tesms expire March 4.
1917. and to hold all Of these and
gain nine more Is a task which IL
all but impossible.
Six OF the IL Democrats whose
terms expire come from states sol
idly Democratic. and II II practi-
cally hopeless for Republicans 70
Try for these places. They are Ari-
Eona, florida. Missouri, Texas, Wiz.
ginia and Mississippi. The remain
ing II Democrats come from West
virginia. Nebraska. Maine, Indiana,
Tennessee. Maryland. New Jersey.
Montana. New York. Nevada and
Ohio. IL the Democrats can retain
Ave OF these II seats they viii con,
troll the senate -by>a tie vote. This
Is assuming that the Republicans
retain every seat they now have OF
those expiring March. 1917.
But as a matter OF fact, the Re
publicans stand an even chance 10
lose In such states as California.
New Mexico. North Dakota. Utah
and Wisconsin. in two OF which
states they lost senators in the last
November elections. Thus II would
take a political landslide Of large
proportions TO upset the Democratic
control.
The constitutional provision max
ing the senatorial term six years.
and providing that only one-third
of the body shall be retired every
two years. makes political over.
turn In the senate much more din
cult than in the house. Incoming
presidents. therefore, have fire.
quently faced hostile senate. This
was the condition when Cleveland
took Office, the senate remaining In
Republican control during the whole
OF his first term. President MeKin-
ley also faced an opposition senate
for half OF his FIRST term. but was
able TO form a combination between
Republicans and free silver men 10
put through the Dinsiey tarif and
other legislation.
Assuming the election OF a stand
pat Republican to succeed Presi-
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05
High Prices In Mexico.

Since the shortage OF -four has
been so acute in the city, there has
been a run on every kind OF crack
ers, both OF local and imported
brands. Soda crackers are to be
found In very few stores today. and
sell at $40 for square tin box, even
for the local product. The Decent
boxes OF sea foam or saltines. for
which housekeepers formerly paid
so cents. and felt very much abused.
now are held az $3.50 In few
stores where they stu have a few
boxes In stock English sweet and
fancy crackers and biscuit sell for
from $40 10 $50 box.-Mexican
Herald.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05
Only Unprecedenf Landslide In
1917 Can Fully Reverse Control

dent Wilson in 1917, IT Is clear that
a hostile Democratic senate would
not permit tariff revision upward
In fact, Democratic senate-even
with small majority would prob
ably defeat the entire Republican
program. and deadlock would en-.
sue similar to the one which faced
President Taft during the last half
OF his administration when the
house was Democratic.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05


slippers jewey-exeep the expression on the face
his
other the opposite side Of the
children looked the pictures
day
Brrr. they
would turna
Isn't she
their OF that IL
came tinet 10 studio
Of girl readers plain
find
plain girls plain
the Iesson 10 them Ii the foregoing story
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05
From Another
Point of VietD.

Jack Johnson brought up at the ring
side, as we interpret the dispatch, In the
jet of condition.
John Holloren. of Richard, Mo-, is lob
years old. Waiting around, maybe, to
be shown.
Or shall we designate 1t the "Oh slush
fund.-"
After one of them has worn his suit for
couple of days, why do they call him
white wing?
Dogs for food were selling at So apiece
when Premysl fell. At that Premysl Is
fortunate to have fallen before our beef
trust could get over there.
Notice to all Lansing correspondents:
In referring to p. m. session Of the legis-
lature. please state which Is meant, after
noon or Pere Marquette.
Artificial eyes were invented In Paris
in the sixteenth century. Do we under
stand that is when they started making
eyes or making up eyes?
The ancients credited the raven with unusual
longevity, but modern Investigation shows that
a is not warranted The bird rarely lives more
than 20 years.-Item.
Quoth the item. rarely more.
The Prinz Eitel Frederick holds the
record we believe for starting out the
oftenest and never getting any place.
II it is true that Frank Baker wants
to play with st. Louis, II looks as IL. after
ALL he was sincere when he announced
he would retire from base ball.
An item tells US where the discoyerer
Of cheap gasoline was born, but where Is
the gasoline?
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05
CONDENSED PRESENCE.
Nv On. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915, by Frank Crane)


ITO the faithful" said Emily Dickin-
son land do you know that most delicious
of American poetsO. ITO the faithful
absence Is condensed presence. To the
others--bat there are no others"
Have you never felt thatf There is
that one who Is around the house every
day. You have become so used to her
that she is almost sister to pots and ket-
ties. She has settled into where she II
taken for granted--appalling fate! Then
one day she goes away and stays week.
IL seems simple when she proposed II.
Things would run along all right.
Then when you came home. the first
day of her absence, what vast. resound-
ing hollowness in the house! There was
seemed about. The place that knew her
lit was not empty of her, II was crowd
ed with her. She was in the halls, in the
living room, everywhere from attic to eel
lar. The piano mutely shrieked Of her.
She was hidden in every closet.
Sleep was spoiled. You turned over !,
and back again. Bothering thoughts
trampled into your mind. Memories rose
upon your shut eyes, like suns. Where
was she now? What was she doing!
She was absent from you, yet she was
never so present. The accursed dark
ness of the tom was full Of her. She
saturated the atmosphere. All through
your fitful cat-naps her voice was callings
you.
Why, you didn't realize the hair Of her
head smelled so, as il her soul lay in ii.
Once you made her weep-to think OF
it now!
How she served you, anticipated YOU
lived for you, thought for you. How
loyal to you was every bone in her body.
And you took il as a matter of coursel
Oh, il only some thick-legged friend
would come and kick you'll
In the morning the children act co
queerly. II is as II someone were dying
in the house. At the table there are
long silences. When the little boy asks
when mamma is coming home you try
TO answer him gently, but inwardly you
are raging. Why does he mention lit
She follows you down town to your
work. as she never did before. She
thrusts her face in between you and the
newspaper. Your work goes badly for
her Fostering. You go 10 lunch with the
boys and swear there never was 50
stupid lot. You attend the theater and
come away before il is over--a most dun
playl
You go home. You would rather 60
to Jail. What terrible house!
There you find that Susie Is sick Of
fever. She has been sent home from
school. You are in helpless panic.
Yet--you are despicable cur. For
down in your heart you are happy be-
cause little Susie is not well. And you
send telegram "Come home" You
know why, really, you send that mes
sage
She returns. She does not reproach
you She says, II am so glad TO get
back" And you send up little prayer
asking heaven to forgive you for ever
thinking you were fit to live with her.
She is here once more. You have been
relieved of the insufferable condensed
presence Of her absence.
II may be hard to live with woman;
but il is impossible to live without her.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05

ana they don I
want TO eat that.
They want some
thing too eat. but
they don't know
what. Mother Is
feeling all run
down and fathers
skin n bIotchy.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05

so-called spring conditions really
are mild forms OF scurvy. II you
would prevent II throw the bottle Of
spring tonic into the garbage can
and then eat the proper kind OF
food plenty OF potatoes. spinach.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05
EDITORIAL FACE

eide whether we want to buy the d. U,
r. lines:
WHAT WILL MUNICIPAL OWNER
SHIP BE WORTH TO US BETWEEN
NOW AND 1924, WHEN THE LAST
FRANCHISES EXPIRE?
And what are we willing TO pay for it,
in addition 10 the value Of the ID. L. r.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05
An Editorial for Our Girl Readers

An artist had dream. a
like
In another soft.
frendler beautiful-a little children love
SO his
One cold. identified The other friendly
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05

The bulletin OF the Pan-American
Union reports that there Is a growth
OF interest In the English language
throughout the countries OF Latin
America
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05
Eat Vegetables and Fruits If
You Would Avoid Spring Fever

radIshes. apples. oranges. lemons
and lines.
Most people during the winter
months eat too much OF acid forming
foods such as beef. eggs, bacon. rice,
oatmeal and bread. Therefore.
when spring comes. u IL best TO see
that fresh vegetables and fruits
form a big part OF ones daily food.
II person hits upon happy
combination Of acid and base-form.
ing foods. then the result Is better
than II one ate too much OF one
kind In the winter time and too
much OF the other kind as soon as
spring comes.
Children often are found to be
anaemic In the springtime. but this
may be prevented II as soon as the
warm days approach they are given
foods which contain a high percent
age OF iron.
An estimate OF the value Of the
farm crops OF the United States for
one year was $4,000. 900. 000---il
seems almost incredible. This II
the wealth OF the fields produced by
agricultural industries for single
year. What IL this worth compared
to the health OF eo.0oo.000 OF people
In this country for single year!
What does II profit n man IL he
becomes q millionaire and loses his
health would rather be a strong.
vigorous man without a dollar than
moribund millionaire.--Dr. Har.
yey w. Wiley.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05

Spring arrives. The children are
fretful. They cont want to eat this
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05
And Then, What Is Public
Ownership Worth to Us?

We've been talking about the munic-
ipal ownership Of the street railways
for 50 long
WHAT is TT REALLY WORTH TO
US, ANYwAYf
That is the question that we've got to
decide, and decide soon.
The city and the ID. U. r. are not so
very far apart in their figures.
The d. U. R. viii sell its city lines for
$24 300. 900.
The Bemis appraisal of $16,4lS,o00 for
these lines on July I, 1914, and the ad-
dition Of 81 800. 900 claimed for supplies
on hand and improvements, including the
Junction-ave. line; about 100000 for
pavements, and about $2,750,000 for
franchise values after July I, 1915, gives
total Of $2l, 663, 900 as the figure which
the city has set
From such facts as we have, it appears
that 81 ,615 900 ought to be deducted
from the ID. u. RS figure, as that amount
represents bonds in the company's own
treasury, held as security for current
obligations.
It seems scarcely fair to the people
Of Detroit to have this debt saddled on
them.
with this amount deducted from the
ID. u. RS price, the value Of the lines as
fixed by appraisal, and the amount they
are worth according to the ID. U. r., diff
fer by about 81 100000.
This is the nearest that the city and
the company have ever come to an agree
msnt: and providing the appraisal IS ac-
curate- and Prof. Bemis bears very
rood reputation throughout the country
for accuracy--T LOOKS AS IF THE
CITY AND THE COMPANY MIGHT
AGREE on price.
When that point is reached. it is up to
the VOTER.
HE and SHE must decide whether
their oft-expressed desire for municipal
ownership was sincere.
Those who hesitate to answer the
question may ask themselves:
WHAT WOULD MUNICIPAL OWN
ERSHP HAVE BEEN WORTH DUR
ING THE PAST TEN YEARS?
Those ten years have seen Detroit
double IN population and have witnessed
the d. U. r. double its business.
They have seen constant strife be-
tween the city and the street railway
company, campaign following campaign,
ordinance after ordinance, court fight
after court fight.
They have seen every other municipal
issue Of rapidly growing city set aside
for the street railway issue.
They have seen the company refuse
to build extensions until years after they
were badly needed.
They have seen the citizens demanding
in vain an adequate service.
They have seen the waste of millions
Of dollars worth of time and energy on
the street railway question.
These millions would have been saved,
IL municipal ownership had been possible,
ten years ago.
All the trouble over the Codd-H utchins
franchise. the Hally ordinance, the
Thompson-H ally franchise, the FOREST.
ease. and the numerous votes on NUM-
cipal ownership would have been saved.
All the destructive hard feeling would
nave been saved.
HOW MUCH, IN ACTUAL MONEY,
WOULD ALL THIS HAVE BEEN
WORTHY
There is no way to estimate it; but a
conservative reply would be, MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS, in civic and personal eff
0ciency.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05

II it is true that Frank Baker wants
to play with st. Louis, II looks as IL. after
all, he was sincere when he announced
he would retire from base ball.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05

The Prinz Eitel Frederick holds the
record we believe for starting out the
oftenest and never getting any place.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05

Let US think this over before we de
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05

An item tells US where the discoverer
Of cheap gasoline was born, but where Is
the gasoline?
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05

The ancients credited the raven with unusual
longevity, but modern Investigation shows that
a IL not warranted The bird rarely lives more
than 20 years.-Item
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-10-07
NOTES FROM HOVER

Mrs. A. Ayers, Miss Emma Fuerst
and Prof. Vogel were dinner guests
at the C. C. Cantwell home last Tues
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tiede, ST., returned
last Wednesday from a short visit
with relatives in Ritzville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Busch, of North Yak
ina, were in Hover between trains
Friday.
A large crowd of Hover young peo-
ple attended the dance at Finley last
Friday night.
Joe s:malley, who has bee: visiting
for a few days at the home of his
wlte's parents, returned to kennewick
Thursday.
H. w. Powell returned home last
Wednesday from weeks visit with
relatives in Tygh Valley, Oregon.
Mrs. Hendricks, of Spokane, ar
rived Saturday at the B. C. Phillips
home. She and her husband, who
came a week ago, left Sunday morn
! ing on the boat for Portland. They
are on their way to the Panama ex-
position.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mills were Ken
newick visitors Saturday.
Quite number of Hover people at
tended the auction sale in Kennewick
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Roy Davie and daughter
Gladys, returned Saturday from 9
months visit with relatives in Port
land and vicinity.
j. Dahlin has begun the work o.
remodeling his residence and building
on an addition to it.
Roy Davie, Of the u. s. Drill Scow
No. 2, spent Sunday with his family
in Hover.
Lloyd Copeland, of Grandview, il
visiting at the H. w. Powell home
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Eakin of Ken.
newick, visited friends in Hover or
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morton, Of Finley
were in town few hours Sunday.
E. E. Robinson was business Wis
itor in town between trains Sunday
Mrs. Joe Smalley, who has been
visiting at the home of her parents
returned to her home in Kennewick
Sunday.
Mr.. Thomas and Jack Doyle will
begin hauling wheat to the Hover
platform this week.
A. j. Remington left Sunday fol-
Vancouver for an extended visit.
Mrs. Toby Long is visiting at the
home Of her mother, Mrs. Jas. Doyle
Mrs. Louis Tiede. and Mrs. Tiede
ST., left Tuesday for Ritzville, being
called there by the death OF the for
mer's mother.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-10-07
Perfectly Dry Now

A stranded but still naughty lead
ing lady" was obliged to put up at .
dilapidated country hotel. She glanc-
ed frowningly about the office, reluc-
family signed the register and took
the brass key from the proprietress.
SIS there water in my room!" she
demanded.
"Why, there was" replied the pro-
prietress. ssThere was, but I had the
roof fixed."-Kansas City Times.