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Evening journal., 1917-09-24
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-01
Inspiration
Miscellany
A Neat Appearance

Personally l am well defined slob.
Frequently | neglect to shave. Almost
never is my hair correctly brushed.
Nearly always | have the appearance
of man who has dressed himself in
an upper berth Of Pullman car. l
patronize rather expensive Fifth ave-
nue. tailor who has long since despair
cd of making me look presentable. He
attempts, l believe, to extract some
sort of comfort from the haberdasher's
adage that gentlemen never look so
neat as BARRIERS and barmen, no matter
how skillful their tnilors may be.
Unfortunately, however. 1t is not gen
tillty that makes me slob. l should
say rather that II Is a lack of mental
discipline. loathe the idea of having
to tub and shave on schedule, then
spend so many minutes on my hair.
so many more on tying my cravat, and
SO on, until / have turned myself out
perfectly groomed," as the novelists
say.
Perhaps that sounds like rldicule OF
the so called meat dresser" but 1t is
not. II j were twenty-one again l
should pay more attention to my per-
sonal appearance. should not search
for the latest novelties of male attire
but invariably | should be scrupulous
ly barberel and Numbered and boot
blacked. | really believe that such
things count. 1t Is not alone what
other people think Of you; it is partly
what YOU think Of yourself.
However. the other mans viewpoint
Is always important. as the best sort of
self esteem results from your con-
seriousness that you are -deporting your
self as decent people expect you to act.
Any other sort Of self esteem is either
bluff or self dcluslon.- William Max
well in Golfers Weekly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-01
Courtesy In Speech

1t is true that the one time honorcd
ma am has gone the voyage. Yet
wait-what takes it's place? Some
times nothing. Poor modern child
Little Willie, -you see, Is taught that
ma 'am' Is aeidIealy bad form. don't
YOU know, II mode of address only
to be used ty servants. indeed, and so
his youthship comes out with an abrupt
NO or brief Yes" TO old ladies and
playmates alike. The really correct
thing for Willie to be taught is that the
name or relationship of the person ad-
dressed must be given in place of that
socially ostracized ma am" He must
say, Eyes, mother" or mo, father" (if
he has been taught not to use 'sir"),
or mo, Mr.. Smith or Miss JONES'" as
the case may be. The mentioning of
a persons name when speaking to him
or her is always pleasant little mark
of courtesy, even from one older person
TO another, and is charming to hear
from child's lips.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-01
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Friday June I, 1917.
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News % the Town and Village Ted
3r!sfIy for Husy Rsadsrs

Bargain show at Harte Theatre to
day. Adv.
Don't forget the Band Dance tonigh
at Forester's Hall. ADV.
Miss Mary Westfall of New York
a former resident. is visiting at The
homes of G. p Endress and f. c
| Carver.
John Norton observed the pleasant
weather of Thursday by visit TO his
cottage Cedar Cliff" at BARRIERS
| Pines.
Judge o. NJ. Barber of the United
States court Of customs appeals has
arrived from Washington for a brief
stay in the village.
Mrs. Collins NJ. Graves has re
turned from California. She made the
trip from Los Angeles, Cal, to New
York by automobile.
Wanted-frst class experienced
saleswoman for our cloak department
Good pay, steady position. Call at
once at Lurier's, Main St Adv.
The Bennington Amateurs will play
the Eagle Athletic club baseball team
of North Adams at Morgan park to-
morrow afternoon. The game will be
called at 3.15.
Miss Agnes Houran, who has been
employed for nearly two years at the
probate office. leaves tomorrow for
Springfield. Mass, where she Will
complete her course in stenography
and typewriting. H..
Owing to- the bad weather and the
need of all the teams available to
complete road work now in process,
residents are requested not to put out
their tin cans at this time for eollec-
ton by the village, and plenty of
notice will be published as soon as IL
is possible to make the June collec.
tior
There is no organization in Ben
nington that uniformly has so large
per cent Of its membership in at
tendance at its meetings as the Fort
nightly Club. May it not be expected
that the special meeting on Saturday
afternoon. with its urgent, patriotic
purpose, will call out even more than
the usual number of members?
The body of an infant found floating
in Lake Paran at North Bennington
was sent Thursday to the state labora-
tory of hygiene at Burlington for ex-
animation to determine if possible
whether the child was living when
thrown into the water. The body
was wrapped in oil cloth and had ap
parently been in the water for some
time
All members of the Bennington
Glee club are urged to be present at
the great patriotic meeting in the
opera house on Monday evening to
lead the singing. All members are
requested to be present not later than
a quarter of eight and to sit together
in a body. Seats will be reserved
fer them and members will only need
to ask the ushers for the Glee Club
seats. The songs sung will be
America and THE Star Spangled
Banner"
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Be MercifuI.

Never hurt any ones self respect.
Never trample on any soul. though it
may he lying in the veriest miro. for
that last spark of self respect is its
only hope, its only chance, the last
seed of u new and better life, the voice
of God which still whispers 10 it: You
are not what you ought to be, and you
are not what you can he. You are still
Gods child, still an Immortal soul
You may rise and conquer it and be a
man yet after the likeness OF God.
who made YOU" oh, why crush that
voice in any heart? II you do the poor
creature is lost and lies where he or
she falls, never to rise again.-Charles
Kingsley.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-01
LARGEST TELEPHONE CABLE
Laid Across Hudson River Between
Nyack\ and TarrytoWn.


One step nearer a world telephone
service. in the opinion of engineers
engaged on the work, was taken re-
Gently, when the largest submarine
cable in the history of the telephone
was laid under the Hudson River, be-
tween the little cities of Nyack and
Tarrytown, n. Y. 1t was designed to
make an important connection be-
tween the existing systems on each
side Of the river but the installation
involved SO much experimental work
and study on the part Of the telephone
operatives, to say nothing of numer-
Gus physical difficulties, that its sue!
cess was regarded as significant of
what may be accomplished in extend
ing telephone cables under sea in the
future. The laying of the big cable
is described, with illustrations, in the
June Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Besides the fact that 1860 TT. of
this heaviest cable ever made was re-
quired to span the bottom of the
river, the remarkable features of the
installation included the use of two
loading coils, incased in loading pots
16 TT. long and weighing over four
tons each The laying of the cable
was accomplished by the use of a
cable tugboat, sand scow and a
light-draft tug, and took eight days to
complete. Each step in the work
had been carefully planned in advance
by technical expects and involved
many different operations, from the
arrival of the specially made cable by
freight to the final splicing of the
wires the strategic laying of the line
and the anchoring of it on the river
bottom by means of chains.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-01
Some Higher, None Lower.


MARY, New York seems to be an
awful town in which to buy groceries.
Aren't there any stores where they
sell things lower than the others dO?"
mo, mum. don't know Of any.
There's some stores where they sell
EN- higher than the others, but they
Amt none where they sell 'em lower"
Life.
When fish of the deep sea chase their
prey or rise for some reason high
above the ocean bed the gases Of their
swimming bladders expand and they
become light.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-01
MRS. GEORGE PATTEN DEAD
Native Of SALISBURY Passed Away on
Thursday.

Mrs. George Patten, aged 90 years,
died at her home in SALISBURY on
Thursday afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs. Patten was native of Shafts
bury and had always lived in that
town. Although her illness had con-
fined her to the bed for pretty nearly
two years, Mrs. Patterns loving and
pleasing disposition was evident till
tho end.
She is survived by a daughter, Eva,
and son, Hawkins. with whom she
lived, also two brothers, Newman of
SALISBURY and Sylvester of Manches-
ter Her husband died a year ago
last October
The funeral will be held from the
home at two o'clock on Sunday, Rev.
Peter Heller, pastor of the South
SALISBURY Methodist church will of
ficiate. Interment will be in the Cen
ter SALISBURY cemetery.
Mrs. Anna Avery of Valitia, ~ Y,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-01
Advice TO Young Men.

Never desire to appear clever and
men. Be honest, loving, kindly and
sympathetic in all you say and do.
Clevelness will flow from your natural
ly IL you have It, and applause will
come 10 you unsought from those who
know what to applaud, but the ap-
plause of fools IS to be shunned.-Pro-
fessor Blackic
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-01

To act with common sense according
to the moment is the best wisuom
know Walpole.
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sister.in-law of Mrs. Patten, is here to
attend the funeral,
A Homemade Floor POLISH

An excellent polish for hardwood
floors may be made at home by putting
one pint Of turpentine into Jar and
adding TO it one-half pound of beeswax
cut into as small pieces as possible.
This should be put into a warm place
where 1t will melt slowly and may be
stirred frequently with a slender stick.
When thoroughly dissolved rub little
on the floor with flannel cloth and
then polish with the usual floor pol
Usher or pad. This may be used also
for polishing tables. Care must be
taken not to use too much Of the polish
or the wood will become sticky and it
will be difficult to get the desired re-
suit of a smooth, even CLOSEST. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-01
True Heroism.

The hero fears not that If he withhold
the avowal of just and brave act it
will go unwitnessed and unloved. One
knows it himself and is pledged by 1t
to sweetness of peace and to nobleness
of aim, which will proYe in the end n
better proclamation of]it than the re-
lating of the incident. Emerson.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-01
DAYLIGHT SAVING
Legislation to That Effect Expected
to Be Passed Soon


Washington, May Daylight
saving" legislation, requiring all time
pieces to be set forward one hour dur
ing the summer months, is expected
to come before the Senate within a
few weeks with the favorable recon-
mendation of the commerce commit
tee Senator Robinson of Arkansas
has filed report for the committee
upon the bill of Senator Calder of
New York, approving it as fairly cal
culated to accomplish valuable econo-
mics in our national life"
That the legislation should not go
into effect, however, until next year
is recommended The change in time
pieces would be in effect from the last
Sunday in April until in September.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-01
ESTATE OF ELIZABETH WALSH

cTATE OF VERMONT, The Honor.
NDstrict of Bennington, IS. ( abb Probate
Court for the District of Bennington
To all persons iuter,sted In be estate of
Elizabeth Walsh. late OF SALISBURY In sad Dis
trict, deceased,
At q Probate Court, holden at Bernirgtons
within and for said District on the lat dry OF
June. 1917. an instrument purporting 20 he
the last VIII and Testament of thza eth wash
late of Salisbury In said District. deceas-
cd, was presented to the Court aforesaid. for
Probate.
And II is ordered by said Court that the =,
day of June, 1917, Mt the Probate Office in said
Bennington, be assigned for proving said in
strument: and that notice thereof he given to
all persons concerned by publishing this order
three weeks successfully In the Bennington,
Evening Banner newspaper circulating in
that vicinity. In said District, previous to the
time appointed.
THEREFORE,, you are hereby notified to APP
pear before said court, at the time and place
Aforesaid. and contest the probate of said will,
If you have cause.
Given under my In nd at Bennington in said
District, this Ist ds of June. 1917
AMY II HARBOUR. 9egistar.
The Washington times., 1917-11-23
ToMoRRoW's GAMES.

Camp Lee VS.. Philadelphia Marines
at American League Park.
Camp Meade VS.. Usaacs, at Allen
town, Pa.
Camp Devens VS.. Camp Upton. al
Polo Grounds, New York.
Newport Naval Reserves vs.. Rut
gers, at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn.
Army VS.. Boston College, at West
Point
Brown VS.. Dartmouth, at Boston,
West Virginia VS.. West Virginia
Wesleyan, at ClarksburE.
Notre Dana VS.. w. and J., at Wash.
ington, Pa
Carlisle vs.. Pennsylvania, at Phila.
delphia-
Chicago vs.. Wisconsin, at Chicago.
Lehigh VS.. Lafayette, at South
Bethlehem.
Gallaudet vs.. V. N. L. at Lexington,
Swarthmore VS.. Haverford, at
Swarthmore.
Indiana VS.. Purdue, at Bloomington.
Johns Hopkins vs.. st. Johns, at
Baltimore.
V. P. ]. VS.. Roanoke, at Blacksburg.
Richmond vs.. Randolph-Macon, al
Richmond.
Syracuse vs.. Michigan AsEies, at
East Lansing.
York.
Bucknell VS.. Dickinson, at Carlisle.
The Washington times., 1917-11-23
HARVARD HOCKEY TEAM
WANTS TOPLAY GAMES

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Nov. 23.-Har-
ward may place an informal hockey
team on the ice, after all. There is
a movement among the students with
this end in view. and w. ]. Louder
back, goal tender on the freshman
team last year, with others, has
talked over the situation with Mana
ger Lombard, OF the Boston Arena.
The university authorities are not
disposed to favor such a team, but in
all probability will not interfere II
the students themselves decide to go
ahead. The plan of the athletic Of
fee was to have a regimental league
with the pick OF the company players
meeting neighboring schools. With
an informal team on the ice. Harvard
can play as many games this winter
as in the past, If not more. but they
will be against prep school teams,
and probably put on in the afternoon
at the Boston rink.
A number OF last years freshman
team are in college. including Walker.
the brilliant captain. None Of the 1917
varsity returned this fall. II the
powers behind the formation Of the
informaIs win out, the team will
probably be coached by the >players
themselves.
The Washington times., 1917-11-23
PREP SCHOOEBOYS
BATTLEF FOR TITLE
ONFRIENDS' FIELD

Army and Navy Props and George
town Props stage their annual prep
school title battle today. on Friends'
Field. Both elevens are primed for
the contest and a fast game Is ex-
pected.
The Army and Navy Props have had
an in-and-out season. losing their
last start to the Episcopal High
School lads. The .Georgetown Props
have conquered three OF the high
school teams here and have lost de-
eislyely to CentraPs crack eleven.
Both teams boast several Of the
best players in scholastic ranks. In
Hogan, Kyle. and Williams the Army
and Navy lads have three OF the best
all-around men seen on the scholastic
fields this season.
The Props have PIamondon, Cooke,
Daily, and Wise. all OF whom have
done creditable work. The Army and
Navy lads are expecting their hardest
game OF the year.
Georgetown Props recently scored a
Sc to o score on Western and are sx-
pecting to hold the bigger and more
experienced Prep eleven all the way.
The officials are announced by
Army and Navy Props today. John
Thomas. Bryan Morse. and William
Cusaek will handle the battle.
The lineup:
The Washington times., 1917-11-23
TECH WILL LOSE
TRACK COACH, WHO
WILL Join ARMY

Technical High School will lose Its
track coach, Happy Hardell, on
Tuesday, when that worthy hikes 1t
out to Camp Meade to join the selects.
Hardell, a former Tech track cap
tain and a University Of Michigan
athlete of prominence under Keene
Fitzpatrick, has been taking charge
of the Tech youngsters this fall.
Hardell has gotten together a fine
bunch OF youngsters and says ne ex-
poets Tech to do well during the win
ter and spring
The Tech athletes are looking for
a track coach to take charge imme-
diately. Tech has Walter Mcnamara
back at school this year and several
point winners from last season, In
GLIDING Bosley, Aaropson, Clarke,
Bosley. the Carpenter boys, and one or
two others.
The Washington times., 1917-11-23
GALLAUDET ELEVEN
ONLY ONE PLAYING
GAME TOMORROW

Gzilaudet's nervy little eleven is
the one Washington OUTFIT booked to
battle on the grldiran tomorrow. go-
ing down to Lexington. Va. to meet
v. II. /. GeorgetoWn's contest with
Susquehanna has been cancelled In
order to admit OF no competitions
against the Army-Navy game At
American League Park. Maryland
State rests before battling Johns
Hopkins at Baltimore.
Brown and Dartmouth will clash At
Boston in their hrst skirmlsh sincs
1906. The Providence team is favored
to win.
Rutgers takes on a real opponent in
Cupid Blacks Newport Naval Re-
serves. which triumphed. over Brown.
IS to o. II Rutgers can win. II win
have a valid claim to high ranking
for the year.
ton. Pa. with Sol Mergers W. and
only Tor its exhibition OF forward
passing. Both teams excel at this
form OF attack. Notre Dame Is a
favorite.
The Camp Meade Officers Will
tackle the famous Usaaes at Reading,
Pa. Georgetown is greatly interested
in this game. for the Usaacs are due
here Thanksgiving, and Camp Meade
visits the Hilltop on December s.
Other classy performances should
be Army vs.. Boston College. st. Johns
vs. Johns Hopkins. Lehigh VS.. Lafay-
cite. West Virginia VS.. West Virginia
Wesleyan. Camp Devens VS.. Camp
Upton, and Chicago vs.. Wisconsin.
The Washington times., 1917-11-23

for January, It Is understood. More
than fifty men have left State since
October 1 to enlist in some branch
Of the service.
Two Western High School lads,
Donald Heron and Johnny Johnstone,
OF the basketball team of last season,
are trying out for the G. W. U. team
under Coach Bertram Groesbeck. p
Georgetown has already slated a
basketball game with the Allentown
ambulance corps team to be played
in Allentown on February Z. The
Allentown dulnt viii probably lack NO
opponents during the winter.
There Is q big gap IN the District
intercollegiate Basketball schedule
from December IS to January IL, oc-
easioned by the fact that the colleges
stage their mid-year examinations
and the annual Christmas holidays in
tervene.
The fact that Georgetown Univer-
sity has announced its annual track
meet to be staged in Convention Hall
will probably start activities on the
boards as soon as the date Is an
nounced.
The Washington times., 1917-11-23
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
TO CLOSE SERIES
ONSTADIUMF FIELD

Business and Technical wind up the
high school championship football
series in Central High School stadium
today. The Tech lads are picked to
win by a goodly margin, as Business
has shown, nothing to warrant the
prediction that it will stand a ghost
OF a chance to even score on Tech
by straight football.
The Manual Trainers are expecting
to defeat Business by at least four
touchdowns. and are in better shape
now than they have been for some
weeks.
Tech will put its best team on the
field. Johnny Barnes, Techs cap
tain, who sustained q broken leg
early in the year, will probably be
in the lineup. Gurevich has been
shifted to fullback and Shrider to
quarter.
The Washington times., 1917-11-23
MATHEWSON NOW AFTER
PIRATES STAR BOXMAN

CINCINNATI Nov. e3.-Before
Johnny McGraw is able to purchase
Al Mamaux from the Pittsburgh Pi-
rates, he will have to outbid ChrIsty
Mathewson, manager OF the Redland-
ers. Matty is out in earnest to build
up a winner here. and he thinks Ma
haux will greatly strengthen his
mound stan for 1918.
Barney Dreyfuss, thus far. has not
given Matty much hope OF obtaining
Mamaux. but the pitcher has gone on
record as refusing to play in Pitts
burgh again. and so Barney may
listen to reason during the annual
session next month in New York.
The Washington times., 1917-11-23
JOE WEST AFTER BOUT
TO ASSIST RED CROSS

II there IS any featherweight or
lightweight boxer in Washington
willing to assist the Red Cross he
can be accommodated by Joe West,
whose right name is Joe Weston,
juvenile actor with the maids OF
America" company at the Gayety.
West wants to put on a short bout to,
day or tomorrow, all the proceeds to
go to the Red Cross.
Before retiring from the ring seven
years ago. West met such good men
as Battling Nelson, Abe Attell, Jimmy
Britt, Leach Cross, and Charlie White.
The Washington times., 1917-11-23
WEALTHY AMERICAN TO
REBUILD FRENCH TOWN

PARIS, Nov. 23.-The Inhabitants
OF the little town OF Dun-sur-Meuse
are convinced that, after all, there is
q lot in q name.
For, thanks to the fact that its
patronymIc happens to be the same
as that of q wealthy and generous
American, the rayages caused by war
will soon be made good. The munici.
pal council OF Dun.sur-Meuse has met
in Paris to be presented to its "god.
father" who has undertaken to re.
build the town.
The Washington times., 1917-11-23
RRADEN GOES TO ITALY.

Physical Director Braden, who has
been in charge OF athletics at Camp
Meade, has been ordered to Italy,
where he will work with the italian
army along the same lines as in this
country. In his absence Lieut. Jack
Sheahan will run athletics at Admiral,
with Lieut.. Gus Welch coaching the
officers football eleven.
The Washington times., 1917-11-23
Fun In Football

There is fun in football, even
If the serious side. is exaggerated
on every side, and Sol Metzger
will tell readers of The Washing
ton Times something about grid
iron humor in his next feature
story for you lovers Of the great
fall game.
Maryland Staters will be par
ticularly interested IN Metzger's
story, for an incident at Annap-
oils is described, bringing in some
College Park boys.
The Washington times., 1917-11-23
CHAPLIN IN RING.

Charlie Chaplin, the film star, and
Ted Lewis, former welterweight
champion, will put on q bout at San
Diego, Cal, for the soldiers tomor-
row. They will wear pillows and
to kick.
The Washington times., 1917-11-23
EoRpHAM MAY Reply.

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Fordham Uni
Versity's athletic authorities. though
inclined to be silent regarding Corr
nelps charges of rough playing last
may reply soon concerning
the Ithacans' report that Du Moe, the
star end from Syracuse University. Is
now playing his 1fth season Of var
sity football. Investigations are now
on
The Washington times., 1917-11-23
CARLISLE CALLS IT OFF.

CARLISLE, Pa, Nov. 23.-owing to
a loss OF many first string players
through injuries, the Carlisle In.
dams management has called of the
game with Boston College, sched.
uled to be played in Boston Thanks.
giving Day.