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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
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News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

The Old First church at Old Ben
nlngton is being painted.
Mrs. E. Mathews of Hoosick Falls
Spent yesterday here with relatives.
w. II. Sheldon, Hopkinton. Mass,
is guest of Mr.. and Mrs. s. b. Pat
terson.
Philip B. Jennings of Old Benning
ton is spending the week in New
York
Eorn Wednesday daughter to Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Hynick of Branch
street
Mrs. w. j. Spalding who is at the
Samaritan hospital. Troy, is making
rapid recovery from he: operation
James S. Carroll, who has been
spending few days with his cousin.
Miss Katherine Mulqueen. has re-
turned to his home in Schuylerville.
Ralph Burt has returned from a
visit in Southampton, Mass.
Miss Jennie Harris of SALISBURY,
spent Wednesday in the village.
John Evers. of the Boston Nationals
who is to be one of the attractions at
the 26th annual fair of the Benning
ton city band, will be the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. H. c. Roster while in town.
The remains of Miss Nettie Irene
Bouplon, who died Wednesday eve
ming at the Colonial where she had
been employed as waitress for some
time. were taken this morning TO her
home in SALISBURY Hollow She was
"a years of age. The funeral will be
held from the church at White Creek.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12

An excellent method for preserving
rhubarb. known as the cold water
method. is as follows Select young
aud tender stalks. wash thoroughly
without peeing and cut Into smai
pieces. Sterillze Cboin jars. covers ana
rubbers thoroughly Remove jar from
boiling water. being careful not 20
touch il on the inside. and pack tnll of
the rhuharh. Fiji the Jar with fresh
cold water and seal After twenty
four hours remove the cover. drain on
water ana refill the jar with more cold
water and asal again. At the end oi
smother twcnty-four hours repeat the
process and seal permanently
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12

\ woman who has tried IL recom-
nends the following simple method OF
putting up corn: Select ears With fAl
milky kernels Cut from cob with
sharp knife and with back Of knife
scrapr at milk and portions ot krr
nclS from cob. 10 every nine pints ol
corn a,ld ouc pint OF salt and one pint
OF sugar. mixing thoroughly Boil
w eiay minutes. stirring from the bot
tom 10 keep from scorching. Tie
strrilit,d cans with good tops and rub
beers. pressing corn down with spoon
So no mir spaces will be left. 10 use
put ou stove and cover with cold wa
ter. lct come to boil and drain. Re-
pcat until water has been added a
fourth time. Season same rs new
corn
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12
STOPPED AT STATE LINE
Herd Of Vermont Cattle Denied Ad
mission into Massachusetts

w. c. Mason OF Pawiet, who recent
ly passed through Bennington with a
drove of $50 head OF cattle bound
for Charlemont. Mass. from which
point they we're to be shipped to Dos
ton. was denied admission to Massa-
chusetts by the authorities in VIII
Jamestown. on account OF the hoof
and mouth disease quarantine in that
state. Mr.. Mason was going through
Vermont along the Massachusetts
line. disposing of the cattle to far.
mers and others.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12

In statement recently published
Professor Day OF the chair OF physics
OF The Ontario Agricultural college
states that >laa Of losses ont Of every
Siooo could be prevented &c farm
buildings were properly equipped with
lightning r,,ds and conductors This
statement is not g1csSworlS. as some
NJ cnr READERS might suppose. hut j.
saSed upon daia collected during
: iseriud ~ thirteen years. PROBES
sor DAY states that IN the reports Of
twcut, -fanr Insurance. companies hut
tuo huiiiin9s thus protected were re-
corded a> destroyed by fires started
by lightning. and IN both cases the
loss was duc a. defective insianation.
the wires uot being grounded the ~.
quired eight or ten feet. rs they should
have been.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12

Any farmer who has had TO contend
with the Wild rose pest in his cult
waited fields hardly needs to be told
that II is noxious weed However.
il has been officially SO clas>ed hy the
hoianists OF the University of Mime
sofa. who suggest that the best way
OF killing the bushes is to plaw in Nu
gust or early September. following
with dlskmg several times NJ inter,
walls of week or ten days The pillow
used should be sharp and should cut
through the entire furrow slice so as
to get all the roots.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12
20 Have Beautiful
Hair--NO DaRdruff
Use Parisian Sage, 1t Makes Your
Hair Soft and Fluffy, Surely
steps Itching Head


When your hair is losing color, TOO
dry, brittle, thin, or the scalp itches,
yoa should Immediately begin the use
of Partisan Sage. The first applica-
lion removes all dandruf. invigor-
ates the scalp, and beauties you
hair until il is sloriously radiant
Partisan Sage supplies all hair
leeds and contains the exact Gle
inents needed to make your hair
soft wasy, slossy. and to make IT
srow long. thick and beautiful. 1t is
deIieately perfumed-n expensive
md can be had from w. l.. Gokay, or
any drug counter
Partisan Sage acts instantly-one
application stops the head from itch
ing ahdpf eshens up the hair. You
VII lie delighted with this helpful
toilet necessity. for nothing else is so
GOOD for your hair, or so quickly
lives it that enviabe charm and fss-
oination.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12

One friend who is active above his
collar button ,has thought out plan
of getting rid of the gopher pest. He
fills good sized wagon tank full OF
water. attaches a hose at The rear end
and proceeds to the infested pastures
or fields. When he finds a hole he in
serts the hose and turns on he water
Out comes the gopher, and he is easily
dispatched.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12

The department of agriculture has
given the proposition of shipping eggs
by parcel post a fairly good trial. and
the results seem To bee satisfactory.
During a period of i've months the de-
partment lH, shipped 9.l3i eggs IN
4GG lots hs mail from various points
under VARYING conditions ana different
types 1T ,ul.gaincrS. pf this nulaber
OF eggs handled 81. or slightly less
than :;li ppi' cent were broken. while
only 2aa or less than - per cent.
were wholly wasted
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12

Good stands Of alfalfa are often got
when some small grain is used aS Il
Nurse crop but all too often the grain
SO completely occupies the ground that
the little alfalfa plants are smothered
and swamped with weeds in the in
tervnl just after the grain IS cut \
condition that makes the matter still
worse results il 4 drouehty spell comes
on Just after grain harvest,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12

II rape is seeded in the corniicld nj
the time of the last cultivation it VIII
put the field in great shape for hog
glng down &C harvest time. The hogs
will get well balanced ration CON
tanning plenty OF succuIence and viii
do the husking cheaper than any ma
chine or hired help can do il. Farm
ers who have given the hogglng down
method trial usually stick to IT,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12

The first week of June Of the pres
cnt year was a freak in view of the
variety OF weather that was expert
enced in different parts Of the country
In the Hood river valley. Oregon. and
ut other points in the west winter
weather prevailed. At Boise. Ida. the
temperature on the 9Th Of June was the
same MS on the 5th of January.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12
SHOT DEER FROM AUTO
Mrs. Gibson Of Quebec Got $50 Pound
Buck Near Barre.

Montpelier. Nov. 1O.-While motor
ing with her husband and a compan-
on through Williamstown gulf. near
Barre, Mrs II. b. Gibson of Quebec
ihot and killed a 250-pound buck from
IN automobile today.
The desr bounced down a hillside
n front of the machine, which was
iuoving slowly, and While her male
companions were reaching for their
rifles Mrs. Gibson fired, bringing
down her quarry the first shot. the
bullet passing through the animals
heal{
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12

A mad dog in section not far from
where the writer lives has bitten stock
which Is valued mt nearly Sl.0t@. The
county has had to foot the bill. 1t is
4 bit strange that a posse MAS not or
ganized to put this animal ont of bust
ness before his tleprcdationS had reach
ed this poiut
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12

Land in the vicinity Of the great
Assonan irrigation dam ia Egypt is
worth from $500 Ia Sl.um per acre.
The factor that gives il this high value
s. that each acre will produce $50
pounds of high grade cotton worth
500 The irrigation works OF the Nile
valley have made 1t possible for H.
100000 people to live on 6.0eo,OoO
.rreS.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12

II gapcworais infest small chicks
they may be dislodged from the wmd-
pipe Of the birds 10y twisting about i
small feather therein, when the chicks
arc able 60 cough them mp. Angie
worms often harhor with gapeworms,
and if the poultry show signs cf lcins
Infested With chem they should not he
allowed to get At the worms
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12

As fast as the colonies OF tent cater,
pillars are Indicated in the orchard by
their weblilte tent tlfey should be
burned out wisr small torch. or. het-
ter still the small branches hearing
the tents should be cut ont aud burn
ed In bunch
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12

Good old Ireland eXcels in many
ways. Lately She has gained further
distinction through producing u hen
that is said to have laid two eggs ut
each sitting for five consecutive days.
fbls Biddy is a cross between Il Buff
Orpnglon and a Plymouth Rock.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12
SUFFRAGE WINS IN MONTANA
Opponents Of Amendment Admits lts
Triumph

Opponents of woman suffrage conc
eied at. Butte, Mont. yesterday that
the equal suffrage amendment was
victorious in Montana last week
Official returns from 20 out of 80
counties and unofficial figures from 2
more give equal suffrage lead OF
1858.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12

One will not 80 far wrong in locat-
ing in a new section il he is able 20
secure ut Il reasonable price land that
viii produce clover or alfalfa IL Is
preferable TO buy in Il section where
altiiicinl irrigation is not needed. but
even il the land needs ditch wafer
and this is available tile land Is ~
tight. for il produces that which has a
definite value and for which there is
always n strong demand
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12

After July |. when the rooster is no
longer needed for breeding purposes.
he serves bis country and owner best
by being made into Il pot pie. Fertile
eggs lose quality much more quickly
than those that are not. and the hens
viii lay just Is many eggs il the roost'
cr isn't around
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12

Powdered milk lat NJ in sacks hi the
latest This Kind Gprsit ~, sour.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12

\ friend who has tried both June
1nd August planting of alfalfa says
that his August seeding has given him
the best stand ana has also meant less
to contend with III way of weeds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12

1t was probably overstated bit, but
mighty good tenant farmer that the
writer was talking with the other day
stated Il truth when he said that he
counted BIZ; dog as good rs a man.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12

\ California poultryman lost twenty
six chicks recently as 4 result Of their
getting single nails stuck in their giz-
yards. There ought to be Al suggestion
here for those engaged in the chicken
busiunSS
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12

The acreage Of the 1914 oat crop is
estimated at inst about what it was
for 1913 It's condition on June Is
estimated TO be 10 per cent better
than it was on June ], 1913, and | per
cent better than the ten year average.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12

Recent experiments make some points
in regard To hog cholera and treat
mont therefor one OF these j thni
why're pi..~ are sucking an imminie
sow il j. hc>t not To- give them iii'
serum trcaiuent unless there l. chni-
cIsl In the vicinity Il there j. no
cholera near - Is l.eSt Ia give the So
rum treatment alone. II the double
serum sud Virus treatsneut is given
when there is re rhplera ahoat the d.
case may l.c Introduced rs result
The serum iratmeHt NAV l'e most
economically ziyen when the pigs
weigh abO-t iorty-nse pounds apiece
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-12

4 farm demonstrators has been dc.
fned as - man of practical farm "X-
periencc with an agricultural cduca.
Ton. working under the joint direction
Of the farmers, the state agricultural
college and the United States depart
ment OF agriculture 10 assist in deter.
mining the hest agricultural practices
for the community in which he is 10
Gated" = man who measures up 10
this standard ought TO be a practical
aud valuable factor In any community.
The other day a Kansas farmer
whose alfalfa Geld was threatened with
inv ision lay horde OF army worms
and who did not have on hand amy
chemicals usually recommended Tor
their destruction made use OF his sheep
dip. each gallon Of which he ,liluteh IN
seventy-iiyr gallons Of water. This
was Put in u common hand sprinkler
and sprinkled on the worms rs they
were advancing across the rad This
was too much Tor them and they curl
ell up and Quit business. The plan Is
worth remembering
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-20

Washington, Nov. 19:-perhaps no
other organization in United states
is keeping in such close touch WIFE
the geography of the European va:
as the National Geographic society,
of Washington. While it is furnish
ing geographical data daily to the
press, it is itself receiving a wealth
of geographic material with REFER
ea1ce to the countries At war. their
peoples, their customs, their lnG''5'
tries, and their geographic history
In a, communication on Belgium, me
Innocent Bystander." William Joaeph
Showalter tells the more than 3o,oe0
members of the society: ..u
1.-THE Belgium Of today has an area
Of less than one-fourth as great as
Mississippi, yet at the outbreak OF
the present wal it's population was
four times as large as that or Missis-
sippi. twenty-five and a half coun-
tries like Belgium could be tucked
away in a state like Texas, and their
aggregate population would be more
than that of the United States and
Germany together"
According to this writer, julius
Caesar himself bears early witness
to the bravery of the Belgians, who,
he says, were Drawer than the AGui-
tania or the Celts. due to the fact
that they were nearer the Germans.
with whom they were constantly at
war.
Racial Difference.
Within Eelgium's 1873 square
miles Of territory, smaller than Mas.
s%achnsetts and Connecticut with a
population of $4,000, there lived, at
the outbreak of the war, nearly three
million Flenchspeaking WaIlooas who
cannot talk with a like number OF
their compatriot Flemish speaking
Flemings. In their habits of mind
and methods Of gaining a livelihood
they differ as widely as the English
ard the French, but the bond Of rcli
gion has bound them together for
generations, with never a fratricidal
war in their modern history.
The Belgian constitution, framed in
1850, by a convention of 3a'.;iaas,
guarantees freedom OF conscience. OF
education. and Of press, and thc right
OF peaceful assem5lage. The king,
slip is filled by succession. There g
a cabinet, a senate, and a house OF
representatives. A senator's pay, TO
markable as it may seem, is q free
rass on the railroads. without a dol.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-20
The Wonders of Belgium
Before the War Began
Letter Tells of the Conditions Existing There Before the Little
Country Was Ruined by Shell and Fire.

lar Of actual salaiy. A representa-.
tive gets a free pass and $500 n year.
Vote Several Times.
The suffrage laws are Interesting. A
Belgian gets one vote when he reach
es tho age of %. If, at ne age OF
50 he pays one dollar ia taxes and
is married or a widower with legiti-
mate children, he gets a second vote.
If he pays a certain amount or taxes
or holds a university diploma he is
entitled to two additional votes-ex-
cept that in no ase may a mar cast
more than three votes. In selecting
representatives, parties and not me.i
are voted for, and each party gets a
representation in proportion to its
voting strength.
The Belgians are fine farmers.
They grew, last year, 81 bushels OF
wheat to the acre, where we grew
Is; so bushels of barley to our "a;
312 bushels of potatoes to our 80.
Belgium has been a land of low
wages and cheap living. Many OF
the people who fashion our exquisite
Belgian laces get only five dollars a
week, and the average Hage-earners
income is only about 1856 a year. But
With all that, the Belgian housewife,
ar artist in making a little &c ? long
way. has fed her family well and
clothed them comfortably.
No MiIkmen.
There were no milkmen in Belgium,
for the women drove the dog carts
that constituted the nations milk
wagons. Every milk can had to SHINE.
Every dog had to have harLes to fit
him, a bowl for his. drinking water,
and a carpet or bag to lie down on
when tired. No dog in Belgium, ex-
cept those of the rich, escaped bear
ing his share of the family or"dens.
The people Of Belgium were the
worlds greatest beer drinkers be-
fore the outbreak of the present war,
with 1873 gallons per capita per year,
as compared with the German con-
sumption of 26.3 gallons. On the
other hand, the Belgian used Only one
gallon of wine as compared with the
~Frenchman's "a gallons.
ioiSoL Il "CIC WY INV. . n
d~ouble-daily journey of 20 miles cost
81 - cents a week; of ~ miles, 80
cents a week. Every person enter.
ing a railroad station had to pay one
cent for that privilege, and the rev.
enue therefor amounted TO s50,O0o a
year.
Belgium's foreign business was
large. Those wonderful little engines
that did such good work. at Panama
were Liege-made, and an exaraple of
:Belgilrms exports. The conntry's
foreign trade was create than that
OF all South America together. II
the United States imported as much
per capita as Belgium, its imports
would total twelve Billion dollars a
year; If we exported as much per
capita our export business would
amount to ten billion dollars a year.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-20
CHRONOLOGY Of
THE WORLD WAR
Events OF Importance Since the
Assassination Of Francis
Ferdinand.

.Inne 22-Archduke Francis Fordi-
nand ~aasassinated.
Ju.r 22-Auatria sends an HltimatuTa
TO Snrgia.
July 3l-Russia orders general mobil-
iZatiOn.
August f-GermaHy declares war on
Ruasia-Frencn Cabinet orders
general mobilization.
August 2-German forces enter Lag
amburg- German addresses
atfimatuna 70 Belgium demand.
ing free passage Tor her troops.
August 4-EnG!aad sends uit!fGatum
10 Berlin. demanding unquali
fled observance 81, Belgian n"fI-
trality-Germany rejects ultis
,natHm-German troops begin
attack on Liege-preS!denL
wilson fssa-H proclamation Of
neutrality,
August Eng and announces eXiat
ence OF state OF var with Ger
mang-president Wilson tend.
era his good offices 10 the war
ring nations.
Anenst 1-GerE1ans eH'@r Liege-
French invade southern Alsace,
August s-itafy reafarrHs neutrality.
August IJ-Angtriaa D-nr Sergia-
japan sends III i1.atJm 10 Ger
August I7--gritish evolutionary
force completes ~ landing in
France-Belztan capital re-
moved from Hrusse!s-Begin-
ming OF q fiva days battle In
Lorraine, ending In rspElse Of
French across frontier with
heavy loss-Beginning of five
days battle between Servians
and Anstrians on the Jadar,
ending In Austrian rout.
August 2t-Germans enter Ernsseis-
Belgian army retreats on Ant.
werp.
August 2i-Germans begin attack on
Samur. s.-
August 2@3--Cermans enter Namrr
and begin attack on Mons
Austria announces victory over
Russians at Krasnik.
August 2s-British begin retreat from
Mon4-Ieppeiin drops bombs
into Antwerp
August 25-Mu hansen evacuated By
the French.
August 2G-Son-portisan French Cab
met acknowledgements take
Longwawy.
August 27-Lonyain burned by Ger
mans-Japanese blocka lie Using
tau.
August 28-Brstish fleet sinks five
German warships off Heligo,
land.
August 29-Russians defeated in
three HAYS battle Tea Tanner
berg.
August 30-Cermans occupy Amiens.
September German advance pene.
trates to Creil, about 80 miles
from Paris, and swings east
Ward--f7rench centre between
Verdln and Rheims driven
back-5eat Of French Govern.
ment removed to Bordeaux.
September 3--Russians occupy Lem,
berg.
September 5--Battle begins sonth OF
the Marine and east OF Paris in
which the German right wing
is pushed back, followed by 4
general retreat.
September 7-Maubeuge taken by the
Germans.
September 12~-Ge,ran retreat hats
N The aiane.
Septcmbe' %t--2elgian commission
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-20
"Simple Twist of Wrist"
Nets SWindler a Tidy Sum
Man Who Worked Slick Gag on Railroads Of Northwest Admits
That He Took His Pitcher to the Well Once Too Often.

Minneapolis, MINI. Nov. 19.-"The
king of personal injury swindlers'
crowned himself in district court TO-
day.
He was Lester E. Mills, and he
swore that a peculiar deformity oi
his wrist had permitted him to collect
six separate and distinct claims for
damages. Each time he succeeded
in convincing the firms swindled that
the hurt was a new one. He admitted
his fake claims had netted him ap
~proxinlately 1925.
First Injury.
Eight years ago, Mills injured the
wrist in a Wisconsin Ceatral wreck,
Since then it has accorded him a rich
income. After settling with the wis
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-20

project. gs had engaged 100 cow
boys and $50 Indians.
They visited Meeteesee, the Oldest
town in Wyoming, still an inland
place. They went across thu Rockies
to Thermopolys, where the famous
hot springs are located. At Bason,
they found natural oil, gas and arte-
sian wells, hot and cold water. Here
are many orchards with fine apples
rotting on the ground. They visited
the Custer battle fields, where momu-
ments stand where brave men fell.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-20

Yost will agree to such q proposition
unless assurance is given that the
fasteners will consent to play in Ann
Arbor eventuall.r.
Athletic Director Bartelme will con.
fer with the Cambridge authorities
the latter part of this week and will
attempt to frame an agreement which
will provide for the playing Of games
at Ann Arbor and Cambridge in alter.
nate years.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-20

,consin Central, he worked the game
in turn on the Great Northern, the
Northern Pacific, Kennedy Brothers
Of Minneapolis, and the st. Paul
Street Railway company. Twice he
collected from the Great Northern.
His Downfall.
His downfall came when he at.
tempted to collect his seventh bill Of
damages. The Duluth Street. Railway
was his intended victim. He asket.
$270. He admitted to Judge Leary
that he went to the we'll once too of.
ten.
The judge sentenced him TO an in.
discriminate term. SAttempteds grand
larceny in the seco5d degreeswas the