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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-27
CAV SING


\ few weeks ago ! became ill
aud was unable 10 promptly do my
work. ] have recovered and now
hope that my former patrons will
bring me their work.
CAV SING
Gage ST., Bennington, VI.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-27
eczema SPREAD TO
FACE AND NECK
And Ears. Itched and Burned So
Scratching Made Sores. Great
Disagreement and Pain. Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment Cured.
IL then sprea

n. II. p. No. 2. Enosburg Falls, vt. -
My eczema began by a pinple on my chin.
1t then spread to my face and neck and
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-27

Is a deceptive disease
thousands have it and
don't know it. II you
want good results you
The Washington herald., 1913-09-14
What the Bill Provides.

The measure provides for the establish
ment and maintenance OF an adviser in every
agricultural county in the United States. He
is appointed and his work supervised by the
state agricultural college. He is a permanent
institution, supplied with all the vast fund
OF knowledge gathered through research, ex-
pertinent, and demonstration of the scientists
and experts OF the world He is trained in
agricultural economics, farm efficiency.
hygienics. business methods, and the various
valuable elements embraced in the curricU-
Ium Of the college.
Realizing the limita ton Of supply and state
acceptance, the Lever bill contemplated a
graduated increase from a 10 per cent al the
outset. adding like proportion annually until
the maximum would be reached at the END
Of ter years. The funds would be provided in
similar proportion. apportioned according
TO the agricultural population of the respec-
tive states and the FEDERAL appropriation
matched by the states accepting the plan
This was intended as a safeguard against
politics or Partisanship and giving each COM
munity its rightful proportion.
An increase Of the agricultural production
OF the Urited States Of - per cent in one year
based on the crop values OF 1912, would NEE,
the annual cost Of this service for more han
30 years!
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each caller a hearing. Several times from
the least expected sources l have secured
business simply because had some time be-
fore taken the time to shake hands with
stranger. even though i, personally. had
nothing whatsoever to do with the business
between him and my road. Yes, believe
that great many executives. especially
those in big businesses, make the mistake OF
thinking that their time is too valuable in
this matter Of meeting callers.
Il am convinced that this appreciation of
the value of the other fellows time and pa
tience pays out in actual dollars and cents
For one thing, my callers, when do get to
see them, are never sore at me because kept
them waiting so long. In nearly every case
told them how long they would have to wait
and they had the option of waiting or calling
again at a definite time.
II tell you, it's all simply a matter of COM
mon sense and common honesty and consid-,
Grafton for the other fellow-apd it's good
pay dirt every time when a man takes the
time personally to sift out the nuggets from
his daily quota Of callers-exceptions, OF
course" he concluded, but. in general. 1t
will pay any man not to rob the other fellow
Of his time"
The Washington herald., 1913-09-14
Graining the Leather.

When it is Necessary TO grain the leather
It is passed on to the grainers. who use q
board about three by five inches in size.
They hoId the leather and run it several
times across the board in one direction.
giving it what is called the long grain. the
grained leather TO be found in high class
automobiles
Another finish is known as the pebble
grain This process is the same as that
employed in the ordinary grained leather.
excepting that the grainer breaks the gra
up in six or eight different ways. Pebble
grained leather is used extensively in automo-
bile manufacture and in upholstered furn!-
ture.
Each tannery has its own secret process
Of tanning. a process which is carefully
qua rded- When a hide is tanned chemically
it is necessary to wash it 4 great many
times in order to get out Of it as much OF the
strong chemicals as possible But no mat
ter how much washing such hide is sub
jected to. It IS not possible to get out all
Of the chemicals. What remains in the hide
is continually eating at the fiber, and after
a certain length OF time the leather loses
it's strength and Is called " rotten" Tannic
acid is what gives leather It's long lease on
life
Hides could be purchased few years ago
at from to S cents a pound Today they
bring from % to % cents a pound.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-14
Old Process Safest.

The tanner who produces the highest
grades OF leather cannot AFFORD 10 take
chances and experiment with chemicals. To
make money he must cling to the old style
safe and sound process. There are tanners
who put about fifty hides into a vat OF chem
iCals. This method, however, is not produc-
tive Of the best results. Being of different
density or thickness, when they are taken out,
one hide may be tanned beautifully and the
rest vary. The chemicals naturally affect the
hide. few hours longer or less than thu
proper time will injure the leather irrepar-
ably. Hides are extremely sensitive to strong
chemicals
Most Of the tanning bark comes from vfr-
Etnia and West Virginia II is ground in the
woods and shipped to the tanneries in burlap
sacks. Quite frequently the tannic acid is ex-
tracted in the woods.
Tanning watts are about six feet square in
size. In the big tanneries from seventy-hye
10 $50 tanning watts will be found side by side
in one room. Shafts extend along each row Of
watts with pulIeys down to each vat, and on
the ends OF the rods that go down into the
watts are cross pieces filled with small hooks.
The hides are hung on these hooks at the neck
and at the butt. They are lowered into the
watts Of liquid and the motion OF the ma chin
cry causes supporting frames to rock. agitat-
ing the liquid.
When hide has been thoroughly tanned
and split. it is known as leather in the rus
set It Is stored in that condition in the ware
houses, and as orders are received by the
tanner for different grades Of leather. the hide
is taken from the ware house and fastened on
a frame. about ten by twelve feet in size.
The hide is tied to this frame at several
points suspended. and stretched.
A filler then is spread on the leather
The foundation for al this filler is linseed
oil. After this first coating is put on the hide
may be- dried either in an oven or exposed to
the sun. according to the quality of the hide
being finished 1t then Is given second
Goa ting. and 80 on until it Is reduced TO the
desired finish.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-14
E.5m Among Men Work Hand Brain HE5&@A]
Farm Adviser a New Vocation;
Three Thousand Experts Needed.
By GEORGE S. WOOD.

agricultural newspapers have gathered and
disseminated vast funds OF useful informa-
ton. Yet the problem OF reaching the lndi-
vidual farmer, the prime factor in. the real
situation, had not been satisfactorily solved
until the local demonstrator or adviser was
developed to carry the message to Garcia. "
The splendid fund of knowledge was too gen
eraI to prove effective; there must be some di-
rect means Of meeting the individual situa-
ton.
Under the provisions of the Lever agricul-
turaI extension bill, introduced in the last
congress by Mr.. A. F. Lever of South Caro-
lima, and prepared after careful deliberation
by many OF the leading educattonalists, agri-
culturists. economists. and business repre-
sentatives of the nation, a simple. workable
plan was presented.
The bill passed the house, but became in
volved with some radical and more or less
revolutionary educational propositions in the
senate and remained deadlocked in confer
ence at adjournment. The popularity Of the
plan, President Wilson's and Secretary OF
Agriculture Houstons expressions OF deter
mInation TO advance economic measures for
better agricultural conditions and the general
sentiment throughout the country encourage
the belief among the supporters OF the Lever
bill plan that the legislation will be adopted
during The current extraordinary session OF
congress
The Washington herald., 1913-09-14

ate an entire line. In some OF the larger fac
tories as many as twelve lines are operated
for ten hours a day. II will thus be seen that
a big can factory has a capacity of almost Il
million cans a day-9OO.OOO, in round num-
bers. In other words. less than hundred
men are capable OF turning out million
packing cans in single day.
Ends, before going to the header are all
cut on what are termed gang presses. The
sheeted tin is fed into a gang press. and as
the press comes down il cuts out thirty-sill
OF these ends, both bottoms and tops-an
equal number Of each. Then the little round
cap found in the center Of the top Of the
ordinary tomato can is cut from the same
sheet. This cap has little ribbon Of solder
on it and is shipped with the can TO the pack
er. who, once the can is filled. claps on the
cap and the packing is complete. This cap
is put on with what is called hem cap ma
chine. The cap is hemmed with a narrow
ribbon Of solder so that when the cap Is put
on the hole the packer simply applies his
soldering iron and the can is ready for ship
ment.
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Counted Automa tically.

From the header they progress TO a crimp-
er which crimps the ends or fanges against
the body Of the can. From the crinper they
go to the soldering machine, where both ends
are soldered.
Next comes the tester that tests the cahs
automatically to see that they do not leak
II a can is imperfect it is thrown aside. From
the tester they so to the drier and are dried
thoroughly. No water is allowed TO get in
side the can. the hole being covered with
rubber during the process Of testing.
The finished cans are counted automatic
ally and packed in the cars by young men,
who use long prongs which they insert in the
mouths Of the cans
The Washington herald., 1913-09-14

This story OF how a soldier bought his home " as
written By a veteran Of the Spanish American war
who requests hat his name be Withheld
IT'S not what you earn but what you hang
to that pays for your nome quit a $55
a month job to become private at $3.50,
1 rations and clothing furnished, when the
Spanish-American war broke'out. only
mention II because It was while soldering on
small pay that 1 learned to save, and that
army acquired habit helped get me my home.
Not a cent had / laid up before enlisted.
More than that. when the company was or
dered into camp although took SO with me.
| left behind 500 debt. Six months later
paid $50 OF II. After thirteen months service
| returned with money enough saved from
my pay to clean up the loan and interest and
buy some clothes. Then : was broke; but
had the saving habit.
l went back to my old job and put part of
my wages into a savings bank each month.
In six months had SlO0 With it made a
payment on a 500 lot. Two years later had
the lot paid for.
That lot wasn't making me any money and
as | couldn't figure that it was increasing in
value. traded 1t for a little house that rented
for s. a month. Just before got married
sold that property for STOO The money. with
sou more that had saved, made me 81 800
the accumulation Of seven years.
1 bought a cottage on a fair sized lot for
$3.50 paid S925 down. and gave a three year
I per cent mortgage for the rest. My wife
and paid cash for every thing that went into
the house. thetrwe spent $50 on a wedding
trip. The day We started Housekeeping
had only 81 cents in the bank and 81 in my
pocket.
My salary then was S65 month. We de-
termined to save out of ii enough TO pay of
the mortgage when it came'due We figured
We could lay away SO in the savings fund
each month. We resolved the rest must pay
living expenses OF all kinds and take care Of
the interest, my life insurance Of $40 year.
and taxes and insurance amounting to $50 a
year. on our home. We firmly resolved that
nothing should interfere with our plan OF
economy. The SIS a month we bound our
selves to save We regarded as not belonging
to US. II was something sacred and apart.
All went well the first year. During that
time we put S25 into the savings bank every
month. But the second year a baby came
and was taken from US. On top of our sorrow
was piled a load Of $50 We owed the nurse.
doctor. and undertaken. Sacrifices alone
could pay them, a#a-they did Living ex-
penses were cut. but scrimp as we would
some months, we could not keep out SIS for
the mortgage and also pay something on our
other debts.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-14
"Too Busy" Sign Doesn't Pay.
By DONALD SCOTT

HERE was time when was young
~ and green and without knowledge
of the great value of personal good
will in business that thought now
and then it made an impression of
real importance to keep a caller waiting.
But that attitude toward caller is daylight
robbery. It is positively underhanded bust
ness when a caller is kept waiting for no other
purpose than to impress him with the fact
that the man on whom he is waiting is busy"
says one Chicago railroad official.
OF course, it is all right to tell caller
that you can't see him, in polite manner, If
you really can't. But here 1t is easy to turn
away some one whom 1t would be of great ad-
vantage to see. For example, several years
ago I left an important board meeting in
order to see a man for just a second. to tell
him personally how busy was at the time
a man who a few weeks later swung my road
big bunch of business. Later. he told me
that the real reason why my road got the
business was because 1 happened to be the
only one Of three railroad officials that day
he was in Chicago who even so much as ex-
planned why they could not see him.
" A few experiences like this make me
skeptical about the time l might save IL
were not so liberal in the matter OF giving
The Washington herald., 1913-09-14
How Soldier Bought Own Home;
Happy Despite Self Sacrifice.

month ten months before the note was due
that debt would never have been wiped ou,
on time. 1t would have been impossible to
have done so. for a second baby came-only
to join out first boy-leaving my wife lin
gering at deaths door. y Sl2J debt was what
that second heart breaking misfortune cost
By pinching the nickels hard we managed
somehow to get through the four years en-
tirely out Of debt. Here are some Of the
ways We saved:
In the rear OF the house there is a plot
45 by 60 feet. A worse weed infested. ash
and rubbish dump l have never seen. As a
garden it looked impossible. But 1 knew
there was real soil under the refuse some
where, so l tackled it.
Getting up at 4:3O O'Clock I tolled for two
hours each morning for weeks before going
TO work to rid the place OF rubbish and spade
the ground. I do not know just how much
in dollars and cents the garden yielded US
but l do know this it furnished all the vege-
tables Of many kinds that We could eat from
June to October. and the third year it began
to produce lot Of fruit. too.
Others may think the $50 we spent for our
wedding journey was an extravaganza.
do not for 1 brought home with me three
complete suits OF second hand clothes that
were worth what the trip cost. 1t was no
easy task, being Bridegroom on my honey
moon, to swallow my pfde and ask the well
to do relative we visited for those castOfT
suits he had thrown away. But 1 did So
foreseeing. think. then, some Of the strug-
gle to own a home that was ahead of US.
Ny position required that dress neatly.
The glft clothes answered, for they fitted
me so well they did not have to be altered. I
during that time I did not buy a single new
sgIit
The Washington herald., 1913-09-14
Sanitary Can Without Solder.

Plate is furnished the can makers by the
manufacturers and comes to them in accord
ance with specifications. The makers or
ders call for so many base boxes Of plate Of
a certain size. A base box is 112 sheets Of
plate 14x2O inches in size. The price is so
much base box.
The process of making the sanitary can is
similar to that employed in the manufac-
ture Of the common packing can. It does
not. however. go to a header. Instead Of
going into a header. il is put into a double
seamer. where the top Is double scanned on
1t has a fiat opening top that is put on by
cement by the buyer. a fange similar to
that on the bottom OF the can.
The sanitary can is made without solder
and closed without solder. They also are
enamel lined inside for certain products
This enamel is sanitary and is put on by
sanitary method. Certain products packed
in common tin cans will tax the plate The
enamel withstands the ravaCes of acid.
There are about 5OOCNOOpO Of these cans
used every year. Most Of the waste scraps
are sold to concern that detins the plate
taking the tin plating off by machine, and
uses It over for various things. A good
part OF it is used in the manufacture Of silk
and the presence of tin in the silk gives IL
the rustic that accompanies a silk skirt
The Washington herald., 1913-09-14
Wife the Real Saver.

Anyhow. my wife schemed and planned to
save, for she was just as keen as 1 to get the
home freed OF debt. There was no economy in
her dress she was not willing to practice. but
sometimes. I fear. she went bit shabby
She made over. dyed, refashioned. turned
wrong side out and upside down. too, I guess
garments and hats to avoid buying new ones
She planned our household expenses so that
not a penny was spent that was not neces-
sary We ate nothing but plain fOods-many
Of them the cheapest. We enjoyed few lux
uries, and some Of our sacrifices were real
hardships. But We were willing. even eager
to make them for the sake OF these five rooms,
grass plot in front and garden in the rear
We believe they are worth what they cost
All that was required to get them was an
answering purpose, a determined and pro-
longed effort Many other young couples
can do all, or more than we did if they will
just hang on.
And after all isn't home all your own, Of
which you are boSs. with no landlord to hound
you and no rent day to dread. worth years
Of striving for? 1-sss~zss- -sassssz xbssv
The Washington herald., 1913-09-14
Men of Affairs Interested.

With suCn plan in view. the National Soil
Fertility league was formed in Chicago near
ly two years ago and an active campaign ha 8
been conducted in support OF the Lever bill
Howard II. Gross. former member Of the Chi
cago board OF education and a strong figure
in many important public movements sub
mitted the proposition to a number OF men
Of affairs. who Joined heartily in the or
ganZation and insisted on Mr.. Gross assum-
ing the presidency.
President II. L. Nudge OF the Rock Island
railway is vice president; David R Forgan
president Of the National City bank is treas
urer, and the directory contains the names
Of Frank G. Logan. retired board of trade
operator; Frederic 4. Delano. president Wa
bash railway: Frank Baackes. vice president
American Steel and Wire company; Clarence
Funk. general manager International Har-
vester company, E. S. Conway vice president
kimbal Piano company; Judge John s
Goodwin. lawyer-fsrmer James J. Hill IS
chairman Of the advisory committee. which
contains the names OF William Howard Taft
William Jennings Bryan, Speaker Champ
Clark. William c. Brown, president New
York Central lines: N II BatcheIder. master
National grange; pr. Edmund J. James
president University OK Illinois: A II
Sanders, publisher Breeders Gazette and
member tariff commission: A. =. Grout.
president Illinois Farmers institute; B. F
foakum. chairman Frisco lines: F d. Co
burn. secretary Kansas board of agriculture;
DR.. Charles r. Van Hise. president Univer-
sity OF Wisconsin; J. NJ. Studebaker, manu-
facturer and farmer. South Bend. Ind; Col
Henry NJ. EXall. president Texas CONNER
cial league: Henry Wallace. publisher
Wallace's Farmer; W. d. Hoard. ex-gov-
ernOr Of Wisconsin. publisher Hoard's Dairy
man; DR. John H. Worst, president North
Dakota Agricultural college; Mrs P. V Pen
nybacker. president National Federation OF
Women's Clubs: Mrs. Emmons Crocker
chairman conservation committee Of the
same organization, and a number of others
identified with the economical developmep.
and Improvement OF the nation.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-14
Green Hide Divided.

owing to the slow and expensive process
My the best grades of leather are split on
be union machine. This hand buffsd is. of
co&rse SPLIT with thiE machine; that is. the
.uts.de surface ot hide OF the proper thick
-ess IS seDarn:ed e-orH the balance Of the
hide. This Is known ss hand buffAd and gets
its nams from the fact that workmcn using
s:eeI scraper. dress the outside srrfacs
( the leather asa cabinet worker finishes his
work.
The fesh side Of the hide is taken off and
made u2 into cheaper grades of leather. Each
.-recn hide Is divided into three complete
hides
There arr no two hides Of precisely the
same density or texture. This is true also
OF the skin On the human body. There is
slight difference between every two hides
hardly perceptibie IN some and easily dis
IN others.
The tanning process is involved. The
hide IS put into various watts OF liquid mixed
The Washington herald., 1913-09-14
Tin Can Industry Enormous;
Billion Thrown Away Each Year.
By c. P. MCDONALD.

- YER 1000 10000 tin cans are thrown
away every year. Once used they are
put in the garbage cans by the thrifty
housewives and ultimately find their
way to the dumps OF the big cities.
None Of them is used more than once.
The big factories now are making two
kinds Of fruit and vegetable cans-the old
fashioned can that has been in common
usage for over fifty years. and the sanitary
can. which has been manufactured for about
fve years. According 10 an official OF one
OF the representative can companies, the
sanitary can will, within eight or ten years,
supplant the old fashioned can. Besides the
ordinary fruit and vegetable cans. they make
what is known as a general line-paint pals.
lard pals. oyster cans. and varnish cans.
The tomato cans most generally used are
Snown as the sanitary. and the hole and cap
cans. The hole and cap can is used exten-
sively by packers OF peas. corn. tomatoes.
beans. and other vegetables.
The operation employed in making this
can is entirely automaticA The cans are made
at the rate OF 1900 to 5000 day on each
line. a day consisting Of ten hours. A line
consists OF a machine called the body maker,
into which is fed the blanks in the hat-the
blank sheets Of Tin. This body maker folds
the sheets and rolls them into cylinders.
The cylinder then is carried along auto
matically TO the next station. where the side
Is scanned. Then 1t finds its way to a machine
called the header, and into the header il fed
the ends and tops. On one side of the header
the tops come down and on the other side the
ends come down. This puts the ends on the
cans