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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-10-13
Farm and
Garden
COLD STORAGE FOR APPLES.
Method For Keeping Fruit and Pro-
longing Marketing Period.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Method For Keeping Fruit and Pro-
longing Marketing Period.
In view of the interference with the
European market and the large pro-
duction of American apples this sea
son. specialists of the department Of
agriculture call the attention of apple
growers TO the advantages Of cold
storage for steadying the market at
harvest and for lengthening the sell
ing period
The first step in successful cold st0r-
age Of apples has been found to lie in
the practice Of such cultural, spraying
and pruning methods rs insure prOduc-
ton Of sound healthy. well colored
fruit free from disease. Assuming
this as the first requisite, the follow
ing factors have been found TO most
influence the keeping quality of the
fruit aud furnish best conditions for
long storage:
Proper maturity at time of picking,
care in all handling operations, prompt
storage after picking and proper
storage temperature.
Careful and extensive investigations
have demonstrated that fruit picked
at full maturity can be held for long
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-10-13

PICKED APPLES FOR COLD STORAGE.
er period in storage and is less affect
ed 10y scald and decay than that pick
ed when somewhat immature. BY full
maturity, however. is not meant over
maturity. which may cause as heavy
losses as immatHrity. Each grower
should study his own fruit and his own
conditions in order TO determine the
proper picking stage. Probably the
most reliable single indication of ma
turlty is the whitening or slight yellow
ing of the ground color of the fruit
This is the color underlying the blush
or red color and should not be confus
ed with the latter.
care In all handling operations is the
second important requisite of success
fu storage, 4 class Of fungi. Of which
the common blue mold is an example,
are known 10 he unable 10 attack and
cause decay Of healthy, uninjured fruit
In spite OF this fact very serious rois
both in storage and In transit to mar
ket are the work Of fungi Of this type.
AMI the largest contributory cause in
all cases is brusing or skin breaking
suffered by the fruit in the picking and
packing operations
There is a marked difference in CON
diiion between fruit stored promptly
after picking. say not more than two
days later. and otherwise comparable
lots OF which the storage is delayed ten
DAYS or two weeks such delay is
especially injurious during a period of
warm. humid weather. The delayed
fruit az withdrawal from storage is
ripper. yellower and duller than the cor
responding immediate" stored fruit
and in addition develops more serious
scald and decay Tho Importance OF
eliminating all avoidable delay in stor-
ing cannot be too strongly emphasized.
Thirty-one to b degrees 7. is the
standard storage temperature for APP
plcS, and this has been found 20 be best
for long keeping of the fruit. Higher
temperatures permit the ripening ot
the fruit To advance more rapidly than
al 81 10 81 degrees T.. with the result
that the fruit az these temperatures
reaches the end of its storage life
much sooner In addition the lower
temperature retaris most effectively
the development of fungus decays ami
skin blcmishes For short storage
Period higher temperatures may hc
used without serious trouble. especial.
~ with the better keeping varieties
but for long keeping 81 TO 81 degrees
+ will best maintain the color, quality
and texture of the fruit.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-10-13
nnmaae bv Alfalfa WeevII.

The insect known as the alfalfa wee.
vii CPhvtononus posticus gylD is about
the size OF grain Of wheat. brown
In color with long slender Snout
much like the plum curculio. Import
I'd from the eastern hemisphere. it has
become established ia the region Of
country near Great Salt lake. Utah.
whence IL has spread into Idaho and
Wyoming Il has proved most de-
Hruciive pest Of alfalfa. and the pro
duction Of seed has been impossible in
the localities where IL has occurred.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-10-13
Haulinu Manure.

The fall is a good time TO top dress
the land Well rotted manure can be
spread on at the rate of eight or ten
tons per acre. II should he thorough
~ intermiXed with the soil 50 rs 90
insure quick decay. The organic
matter aids in improving the physical
condition Of the soil and at the same
time adds valuable plant food. Manure
also helps the light and sandy soils a
top dressing will prevent the soil FROM
blowing in the spring. II will increase
the moisture holding power and also
the producing Better Farming
Association Of South Dakota.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-10-13
DROPPING BOMBS IN. PARIS
Three Civilians Killed and IA More
Injured

Injured
Paris, Oct. ia score OF bombs
launched on different quarters of
Paris By two German ayiators today,
killed three civilians and injured
fourteen others. The damage done
to property was small.
The airmen appeared soon after
noon. One began the attack by OF.
ping a bomb near the northern rail
way terminal, another in Rue St
I4azare and third which landed at
the rear of the Cathedral of Notre
Dame Three more bombs were
hurled by the same airman in the
vicinity of the BOurse. Here house
was set on FIRE. but the loss was not
great.
One OF these missiles struck within
enc hundred yards of an Office occu-
pied by American newspaper men.
The second aeroplane also flew over
the cathedral. dropping four bombs,
one of which fell on the roof OF the
chu-ch exploding with shgh dam
age. y second fell in the square
where the bishops residence is To-
Gated. \ third struck the parapet
Of the Quai de Bourbmox and glanced
off into the Seine. The fourth dis
appeared in the Seine near the bridge
OF Notre Dame
The second Taube appeared to aim
at the cathedral, while the other ma
chine attempted to hit the northern
and the st. Lazare stations.
Altogether, twenty bombs fell. ] he
Germans flew at a very low altitude.
After they apparently had exhausted
their supply of missiles, French aero
planes assembled and pursued them
toward the east.
The people continue to show no
signs of terror at the bomb dropping,
but thei' anger is so deep that it
cannot be expressed in words.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-10-13

will not interfere with his highway
work to do so, If the Messenger
makes the correct inference lie al
ready is very we'll known to Vermont
ers, indeed IL would be a most din
cult, IL not an impossible task to find
a Nermonter OF wider acquaintance
a Nermonter of wider acquaintance.
Mason Stone might be such man.
but even that is doubtful. Therefore.
Mr.. Gates is not driven from pillar to
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-10-13

post to show his face as would be the
case with the average candidate The
people know him and it will not be
any thing like serious handicap il
he does not take the stump in tour
of the commonwealth. The people
viii appreciate his devotion to his
work and vii admire him for his
stand II is a good omen of what
he will do when he is goyernor.--St.
Adams Messenger.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-10-13
nrinLinn Water Eor Ponltr..

1t j. a good idea o. keep n little PEI
maneanate 81 potash in the drinking
wafer especially n variable wcathe-.
when colds and roup are prevalent.
This viii tone the syairm and serve az
a preventive.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-10-13
Use ''Gefssli," Corns
ShFiveI, Vanish |!
It's the New Way, and You'll Forget
You Ever Had Corns.

"2 drops put on in seconds. corn
shrivels, comes clean on That's
the marvellous story or "GETS-IT." the
now-plan corn cure. Nothing can be
simpler for the cure OF corns-and it
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-10-13

never fails. That's why millions Of
people are using "GETS-IT' today
and throwing away their fussy plas-
tors, sticky tape, tOe-cating salves.
and wrapping outfits that make a
bundle around the toe and cAoke II
into plia BY pressing either on or
around tho corn. There Is nothing
TO site, to your stocking. nothing to
causc Inflammation or rawncs., nothing
to press On or around the corn. You apply
Il IN seconds. No more knives. razors,
scissors or files. with their blooa-poi-
son dangers. Try "GETS-iT" fer that
corn. callus. wart or hunion.
"GErS-IT" Is sold by druggists
everywhere. e5c q bottle. or sent de
rect by T. I.awrcncc z Co Chicago.
Sold in Bennington by Harold W
Cole.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-14
Lights Floating on Quicksilver.

Quicksilver is used mainly, accord
ing to the United States Geological
survey, in the manufacture Of full
inmate for explosive caps, of drugs,
of electric lighting and scientific ap-
paratus and in the recovery of the
precious metals, especially of gold, by
amalgamation. An increasing demand
has been reported in manufactures of
electric appliances. An interesting
and increasing use in Scotland is the
floating Of the lights of lighthouses
upon a body of quicksilver. The metal
is not consumed, Of course, and the
loss in use is insignificant.
Concerning this Consul Fleming
writes as follows: Quicksilver is
used for floating the revolving lights
in lighthouses. The commissioners
Of Northern Lighthouses, Edinburgh,
have in their charge 80 lighthouses
on the coast of Scotland. Up to the
year 1900 the revolving lights were
borne on rollers. The float system
has been gradually introduced, how
ever, and is now In operation at 80
coast stations and will be used at all
others. The lighting machinery rests
on a pontoon which uns On quick
silver in a groove. The quantity of
mercury required in a lighthouse is
from e to eight TASKS Of rs
pounds each."-Consular Reports.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-14
ACTION SHOULD BE GENERAL
New York Post Heartily Endorses the
City Planning Exhibition Being
Held There.

Especial interest attaches to the city
planning exhibition from the fact that
the probable ratification of the excess
condemnation amendment will enlarge
the possibilities before New York. Ex-
cess condemnation has probably
worked to best effect in Ohio, where
Cincinnati and Toledo have entered
upon large programs of city building;
while Cleveland, as the current Survey
records, has undertaken the first mu-
nicipal experiment in suburban plan
ming and housing" through acquisition
of large tracts of land to be divided
and sold in building lots for working
mems houses. In many other ways the
exhibition, which we owe to George
McAneny and the Merchants associa-
ton, should be highly stimulating.
More than forty among the 200 Ameri-
can cities participating, and IL among
the Canadian, have city planning com
missions, while In Massachusetts,, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania helpful legis-
lation has been enacted. Our admins
traitors cannot afford to lag in fore
sight behind those of Toronto and
Philadelphia. The exhibition should
contribute to the enlightenment of
thousands of citizens upon our civic
problems.-New York Evening Post.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-14

I heard the footsteps of the attend
ants die away down the corridor. Now
| could go where | pleased, for there
vas no more order in the palace. Leo
pold's recent arrival with his retinue,
his W attendants and those of his
brother, had thoroughly upset all
plans and arrangements. Nobody
knew who his neighbor was. Guards
and attendants in every possible cos
tune swung pell-mell into the court
yard, forming in a rabble around Nj
kolai, their king. l saw him enter the
coach and leave the palace. Follow
ing 1t, l found myself all at once in the
middle OF a jeering mob, not openly
hostile, but wanting, ] could see, only
the stimulus of a leader to convert
them into a bloodthirsty horde. They
thronged around the coach, which
could proceed through the streets at a
snail's pace only. thrusting them
selves among the guards, who rode
with drawn swords, catching at the
horses names, even insinuating their
heads into the carriage windows and
hurting taunts at their new ruler, as
they supposed Nikolai to be. And he
played his part well. Forcing my
way beside the coach, l saw him cow
er back as though in terror-he. who
had never covered before any man.
At that moment l wished with all my
heart that fortune had cast him for
some better role than that of an i'm
postor and-even though he aimed
at high stakes-a common thief. The
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-14

soundly In the bed OF the prince. The
royal robes hung over a chair,
/ had received my instructions. ]
was to waken him at the appointed
hour and dress him, not forgetting
the beard. Then | should use my dis
erection. l might attempt to gain EN-
trance to the cathedral, or proceed
directly to the railway station. In
any event, If we missed each other,
we were to meet at the same hotel
which we had occupied in Vienna /
carried out my instructions. The tu-
multi gradually abated as the guards
sank into various stages of intoxi-
cation; by seven o'clock the entire
twelve were stretched out upon the
floor, sleeping of the effects Of the
champagne.
l aroused Nikolai at eight. For a
moment he did not realize where he
was; then he sprang to his feet and
smiled as he caught sight Of the royal
robes.
Can you get me something to eat,
Summers?" he asked.
Not II we have to depend upon the
guards" I answered. and told him of
their condition. He laughed out loud.
But as If in answer to his demand,
there came a knock at the door. 1
sprang forward and opened 1t a cou-
pie Of inches, at the same time inter
posing my body. A little page stood
there with a tray on which was a light
repast. 1 took it from him and set
it down on the bed. AS / dismissed
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-14

him, | looked after him into the ante
room and saw him wake the guards.
When l turned my head Nikolai and
the tray had disappeared.
1 looked around in CONSERVATION.
A moment later l heard him coming
from the direction of the bathroom.
II gave the food to that poor devil
in the cistern,' he said. 81 told him
that the palace is in the hands Of the
mob, but that they had given up the
search for him and that relief will
arrive by nightfall. Oh, he hasn't
stirred, Summers. Now help me
Dress"
Five minutes later he was strug-
Cling into the royal robes. He cast
the black coat around his shoulders.
He affixed the square red beard. And
he stood before me, a very fair oun
terfeit Of the prince. Then he strobe
to the door, opened it, and stood
there. Squirting over his shoulder, 1
could barely restrain my laughter.
Twelve very haggard and disheveled
figures struggled to their feet and sa-
luted him. They we're in no state to
detect the fraud that was being play
ed upon them.
Then, from without, l heard a fan
fare upon horns. l hurried back to
the bedroom and looked out. In the
courtyard below, twelve heralds, In
fantastic, medieval costumes, were
drawn up, and, as l watched, l saw
the blue and yellow coach, drawn by
eight cream-colored ponies, swing over
the stones. Following it, two by two,
came mounted guards. l turned back.
Nikolai stood facing me.
"Good-by, Summers" he said, grip
ping my hand. "Or au revoir, rath-
err; we meet In Vienna"
And he marched forward to meet
his followers, the cloak cast over his
arm, his plumed hat pulled well down,
every inch as kingly as the man whose
place he had taken
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-14
Street sIans Regulated.

Pictorial advertising on a large scale
on the streets is not favored abroad.
where the advertising is confined either
to newspapers or to small artistic post
ers placed on special columns, some
three or four feet in diameter, each OF
which carries a dozen or more post
ers. The effort is to attract attention
by the artistic effect of a poster rather
than by it's size. Such advertising col
umns may with advantage be placed
on safety isles. or in public squares or
at spacious corners. The interiors of
such columns are fitted with switches
or transformers of electric distributing
systems. or telephones for the police
or fire departments.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-14
Joke Founded Merely on tradition.

Badness, If it is a sign Of anything
at all. is a sign of respectability. The
conventional jest about the gayety of
the baldheaded man has absolutely no
foundation in fact. Occupants Of front
rows at the theaters and musical
comedies are not at all remarkable
for their badness, whatever else their
claim to distinction.
One Of the prominent papers in Lon
don made an extensive investigation
to prove the truth of this statement.
The result was that the proportion Of
baldheaded men at the churches and
universities and lecture halls in Lon
don was so enormously in advance OF
the baldheaded men at the theaters
that there was no possible conclusion
other than that badness is really an
indisputable concomitant Of respec-
liability and that the jokes about bald
heads and the front rows of theaters
are merely traditional.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-14

HELPS
COMMUNITY IDEA THE THING
No Doubt That Towns Should Be Laid
Out for the Benefit Of All the
Inhabitants.

It is pleasing to note that town
planning organizations are coming
into fashion eve In villages or 1000
population. Such agencies are not as
general as they should be. but the
idea of directing the future develop
ments of clustered communities along
thoughtfully planned lines, instead OF
on the old style go-as-you-please plan'
is spreading, with hopeful indications
that 1t will come into universal &C
ceptance.
The small town or village has he
same sort of interfering difficulty In
planning the layout in accord with ar
tistic ideals that blocks the way in
the older parts OF the cities. The
town Is built, and quite often built
wrong. To put 1t right would mean
to tear down and respace and replace
the old structures. Such a costly re-
modelling is never thought Oft is
simply out Of the question.
Sometimes a sweeping fire clears a
large business or residential area, and
then there Is a real opportunity to do
ONE effective planning, not only as to
the architecture of the buildings that
are to arise, but as to the setting and
spacing, and, perhaps, the parking.
But what every town can and should
do is to arrange the space that Is
available not only to Identification
but with regard to convenience and
sanitation. There Is rather too much
individual freedom in the average
small town in the matter of handling
property. There needs to be a COM
munity idea that dominates individual
action.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-14

Don't let us quarrel, gentlemen .
he pleaded. 81 am going to a few
words to those fellows, for the sake
Of amity."
And, crossing the room, he address
ed the Transylvanians in their own
tongue. Their astonishment was
boundless. They thawed under his
persuasive eloquence as he urged har-
mony between the factions.
Then he turned the screw again,
and, having brought the two parties
to speaking terms, he sowed the seeds
Of discord. Before another hour had
passed, swords we're rafting in their
scabbards. And Nikolai was forgot
ten. He had effaced himself, and the
guards, morosely drunk, were passing
the lie one to another. Nikolai look
ed at me. l looked at my watch; 1t
was half-past four.
"Now!" he said, and slipped into the
kings bedchamber.
AS l stood by the half-open door,
uncertain whether or not to follow,
watching the brawlers, 1 heard the
faintest groan from within. l hur.
ried in. The king lay in his sleeping
robes, gagged, and writhing in Nike
lai's strong arms, but helpless. Nike
lai pointed to the pocket Of his over
coat, from which the end of a cord
protruded. In a moment l had trussed
up Leopold and he lay helpless before
US.
of you attempt to utter a sound, you
die" said Nikolai sternly. "Other
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-14

wise you shall not be injured. Sum-
mers, you take his feet"
Together we carried him through his
bedroom to the bathroom. Beyond this
lay an immense cistern, connecting
with the roof, in which rainwater was
stored. 1t was empty, all but for a
few inches of muddy water, for pipes
had been laid that summer to the
new reservoir. We assembled the lad
der which led to it, carrying u bur-
den. We hoisted him with an effort
and let him drop inside. Then we
stood and looked at him. He was not
hurt, but his face was gray from
terror.
1.-THE servants will find him this
evening" said Nikolai to me. 1.-THE
palace will be empty through the day.
And anyway, he can't cry" Then a
thought came into his head.
"Listen!" he whispered in German.
There is a conspiracy to have your
life. We are your friends, Do you IN
derstand?"
The helpless king nodded.
81 am fulfilling your brothers in
structions to watch over you. The
palace Is in the hands of the revolu-
tionaries. If they discover you, your
life will not be worth a moments pur-
chase. At night we shall come for
you and take you to safety. Now do
you understand? / your ma
jesty's pardon"
He unbound and Engaged him. He
kissed his hand, and we departed,
leaving the prince covering there.
IF know human nature" Nikolai
said, "he will not stir or cry. 1t would
have been inhuman to have left him
trussed and gagged"
When we returned, the partisans
were still quarreling.
"And now" said Nikolai, Il think
will go to bed. Help me of with my
royal robes"
] Ten minutes later he was sleeping
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prize, the magnificent crown of
Pennsylvania, with its rubies and dia-
monds, seemed a strangely insignif-
cant guerdon to be won at the expense
Of such emotions.
They conveyed him onward to the
cathedral. At the doors, some order
had been created. A regiment of
Transylvanian troops was drawn up,
and, as Nikolai stepped from his We.
hicle and passed in, something like a
cheer came from their throats. To
the minds of these men he represented
something Of the ancient glories Of
their race. How he could have
changed hostility into enthusiasm at
such a j%uncture, had he been set upon
a throne and not on a crownl
I forced my way into the cathedral.
I was resolved to witness the drama to
Its conclusion. l elbowed aside all
in my way. While men muttered and
stared and jostled, 1 calmly made my
way on until l found a place among
the ranks of the nobility. They made
room for me ~perforce, and then, as
the archbishop came forward, in mitre,
with golden wand, the tumult died
away.
1 saw Nikolai stand straight up be-
fore him. He cast aside the sable
cloak that covered him and flashed
forth in all the magnihcance of royal
array. A sigh went up through the
whole vast assemblage. This was
their first king-their king, even
though imposed upon them from with
out. Then, STOPPING, the archbishop
raised something in his hands and,
holding it aloft, placed it upon Nike
lai's brow.
1t was a plain iron c~ircleti
And suddenly / remembered.
What fools we had both been, and
how a little thing had defeated all Jul
far-1ung aims. The papers had said
that Leopold would be crowned. Yes
but they had not stated with what
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-14

hours every day. and the elements do
not brighten her from her regular daily
exercise.
Madame Patti is a great admirer of
the Jewish people, and she constantly
wears what is called a mezuzah, a
small case containing a Hebrew parch-
ment scroll. inscribed with a passage
from Deuteronomy, which is usually
affixed to the doorpost Of a Jewish
house.
She is also very fond OF birds. and
at her residence she has a large col
lection OF stuffed songsters from all