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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-26
NOT MADE BY sPooKS.
House Noises at Night That Sound
Like GhostIy FOOTBALLS.


In old houses the boards and ioists
forming the floors are often In q some
what unstable condition. Many floors
are permanently bent with the traffic
OF generations. Others are still under
going the warping process. 1t is easy
to imagine floor which is in n perfect
ly ripe condition for the production Of
ghostly sounds.
During the daytime the timbers get
bent with the weight of the various in
mates of the house walking to and fro.
but the noise and hustle of the day
browns the starting and creaking
which goes on until the floor has recov-
cred its natural position. as 1t is bound
to do in time, wood being of an elastic
nature.
When, however the stiffness of night
comes ON, these little Intermittent
movements may become magnitied into
mysterious footsteps, according TO the
Imagination OF the hearer. / myself
live in house the landing OF which
exactly illustrates my argument Some
hours after all are In bed the sound as
OF one stealthily creeping along the
landing is heard-loud enough TO star
tie light sleeper into wakefulness.
"Who's that?" has often been the ex-
clamation. but by good sense the nat
ural explanation has as often been ac-
cepted.-London Times.
Pelicans and Their Pouches.
The pelican Is not an attractive bird.
He offends both the eye and the nose.
But he is commercially regular in his
habits. The parent birds catch fish
and after eating their ill deposit the
Others In their pouches under their bills
and carry them to their young. These
pouches will hold from three to eight
pounds of fish. They are elastic and
when distended to their utmost nearly
touch the ground. When empty the
pouch lies close up under the big bill
and is merely n mass of wrinkles. 1t
is this pouch that gives the pelican his
characteristic and disagreeable odor
caused by particles Of decaying FISH.
The pelican's legs are short and strong.
and its feet have large webs. 1t is not
fast swimmer or n rapid flier. but 1t
is practically tireless in both air and
water On land II is awkward and un.
rs-fal1v
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12
WHITE GRUBS IN 1915
Among the Most Serious Pests
to Farm Crops.
Conservative Estimate Of Damage to
Corn, Timothy and Potatoes Placed
at Over 100000 In Three
Infested States.
CBy ]. DAVIS.)

The common white grubs or grub
worms, as they are often called, have
for years been recognized as among
the most serious pests to farm crops,
notably corn and timothy, while
Strawberries, potatoes and nursery
paintings have all been frequently and
seriously affected. Probably the most
serious outbreak of white grubs &C.
cured in 1912, following an abundance
of beetles in 1911. In the worst infest-
ed districts it was not unusual to find
from 40 to so grubs in a single hill of
corn. Indeed, in a corn field in Iowa,
devoted to timothy in 1911, the writer
found II grubs in an area ~ feet
square and five inches deep This
really represented less than a single
hill of corn, for the hills in this field
were 81 feet apart. From a personal
survey Of the infested territory made
In 1912 in three states, as well as from
reports of farmers and others, we have
a very conservative estimate Of the
damage to corn, timothy and potatoes
in these states aggregating not less
than 100000. Available records
show that May beetles were numerous
in 1914, hence we may be reasonably
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12
White Grub Working In Potato.

certain that in 1915 the grubs will
again be destructive and exceedingly
abundant, unless their numbers are
materially reduced by natural ene-
mics, by artificial means, or by adj
verse climatic conditions.
White grubs and May beetles are
preyed upon by numerous birds,
mammals and insects, all of which are
useful in reducing their numbers The
most important of these enemies are
the birds, especially crows and crow
blackbirds Domestic fowls may
properly be classed as natural enc.
mics of white grubs. All farm poultry
are fond of these insects, and where
possible should be given the run of
infested fields at blowing time. Tur
keys are especially valuable In thia
capacity. Among the mammals which
feed on the grubs the skunk is most
valuable, and, indeed, some farmers
attribute the increase in these insects
to the decrease In numbers of skunks,
which are being killed off by trappers.
An infested field may be cleared OF
grubs by pasturing it with hogs, which
are fond of the insects and will root
to a depth of foot or more in search
of them.
Where is is impracticable to pasture
hogs in an infested field much good
can be accomplished by fall blowing.
The blowing should be done late, but
should not be delayed until the ground
becomes chilly and frosty, for then the
grubs will have gone down beyond the
reach Of the pillow.
Since the beetles usually deposit
their eggs in fields of grass. timothy
and small grains, the crops planted
in these fields the year following q
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12
LIED TO SAVE MEMS LIVES
Death or Capture Of Lost English Sol
dIers Averted by Boldness OF
French Village Priest.

G.. H. Perris, in a message to the
Chronicle, tells Of a dramatic little
episode that occurred in French vii
lage
Four lost "Tommies" turned up In
village and asked for shelter. They
had been chased by uhlans, and the
cure probably realized the risks he
ran in taking them into his little
house.
Early in the morning, sure enough,
a German patrol rode into the place.
summoned the inhabitants together.
and demanded the surrender of the
Englishmen, threatening dire penal
ties. Every one knew where they
were, and turned to their spiritual
guide.
Instinct saves us from reason In
such crises. The good cure lied bold
ly, in loud voice, so that his flock
should understand. He had not seen
the Englishmen. No doubt they had
gone on toward Paris. The German
soldiers rode on.
What most struck my informant,
says the correspondent, was the ex-
ceeding elaboration with which the
Atkins four performed their toilet and
brushed their hair and clothes before
making their ecape. The cure then
left for safer place.-Pall Mall Ga
zette.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12
FEED FOR FATTENING SWINE
Largest Daily Gains In Nebraska Ex-
pertinent Were Made on Corn and
Cut Alfalfa Hay

In Nebraska last winter an expert
ment in feeding alfalfa as substitute
for corn in feeding pigs showed that
the largest daily gains were made on
three-fourths corn and one-fourth
shorts, but gain practically equiva-
lent was made at lower cost where
either cut or ground alfalfa was sub
stituted for shorts In the ration. The
cheapest gains were made on corn and
cut alfalfa.
Bran does not prove equal to either
shorts or alfalfa when fed as one
quarter of the ration to pigs.
A ration three-fourths corn and one
fourth alfalfa produces greater gains
than when one-half Is fed.
Where alfalfa Is raise on the farm,
and when there is no particular need
to hasten growth in pigs ration one
half alfalfa hay and one-half corn may
give cheaper gains than when a heav.
Ter corn ration Is fed.
Hogs which have been raised largely
on alfalfa pasture will learn to eat
hay in winter without cutting with a
machine and to depend largely upon 1t
where only limited grain ration is
fed, but ration wholly alfalfa does
not seem to give economical results.
This experiment shows that cut or
ground alfalfa can be substituted for
shorts at the same price in fattening
pigs.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12
OIL MEAL is A GOOD FEED
Product of Llnseed-OIl Mills Can Be
Used In Cattle Feeding With Ex-
cellent Results.
tBy 8. c. PLUMB.)

(By s. C. PLUMB.)
Oil meal can be used in cattle feed.
ing with excellent results. 1t is a
product of the linseed-oil mills, being
the residue of ground fiaxseed, from
which the oil has been mostly re-
moved.
This is at first taken from compress
sors in the mill in the shape of cakes
about two by one feet and three
fourths Of an inch or SO thick.
One may buy the oil cake or get it
in broken pieces, of which the mills
sell several sizes, as, for example, nut
or pea size, or else ground fine. Where
purchased In cake or broken in small
pieces adulteration Is not usually pos
sible.
When sold as meal it is sometimes
adulterated with cheaper feeding stuff.
The oil cake or meal is very pleas
ant to taste, is exceedingly rich in
protein and Is highly relished by all
animals on the farm. This is very
common feed and any elevator man or
grain dealer should be able to supply
it in large or small quantities.
Oil meal is not usually fed excepting
as part of the grain. ration, and it
meets with much favor with those who
have used it. PROFESSIONALLY two or
four pounds day fed to steers, with
corn and oats, would give good results,
for oil meal supplies much valuable
protein, and not only that but this
food puts finish and quality to skin
and hair that almost nothing else will.
The writer has found many success
full steer raisers using 1t on liberal
scale, and when the cost is not too
great profit is sure to follow its use
with good feeders. Where the cost is
not much outside cent pound it's
use Is to be advocated.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12

Poultry stock in the hands Of pro-
fessionals is expected to begin laying
about the same time every year. 1t
is expected to lay about so many eggs
and about so many eggs are estimated
to be fertile and so many to hatch,
and about so many will live. These
people seldom miss 1t very far. This
regularity is maintained by the con-
slant infusion of vigorous new blood.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12
FOUND OUT.
A Trained Nurse Discovered Its Effect.

No one Is in better position to know
the value of food and drink than q
trained nurse
Speaking Of coffee, a nurse in Pa.
writes: 81 used to drink strong cof-
fee myself, and suffered greatly from
headaches and indigestion.
While on a visit to my brothers I
had a good chance to try Postum, for
they drank it altogether in place OF
coffee. After using Postum two weeks
/ found I was much benefited and
finally my headaches disappeared and
also the indigestion.
Naturally have since used Postum
among my patients, and have noticed
marked benefit where coffee has
been left off and Postum used.
Il observe a curious fact about
Postum when used by mothers. It
greatly helps the flow of milk in cases
where coffee is inclined tc dry It
up, and where tea causes nervousness.
u find trouble in getting servants
to make Postum properly. But when
1t is prepared according to directions
on package and served hot with
cream, 1t is certainly delicious bey-
erage."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms;
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled. 15c and zoe packages.
Instant Postum-is a soluble powder.
A teaspoonful dlssolves quickly in a
cup of hot water and, with cream and
sugar. made delicious beverage In
stantIy. 30c and SOC tins.
The cost per cup of both kinds 10
about the same.
There's q Reason" for Postum.
sold by GrocerA
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12


n has been solitaire and lost card 1895 and another
She diamonds June 1905 it's been hard
birthday, a
sf Nickel a large
don't quite you said the patiently
had in twentyseven years?"
Let him dwiping little husband
with
Justice That's Just he is this
wih his envelope so him
did with that Let him silly having
called wretch"
Mr. Gearon moved aside fearing his wife him.
Judge said,
envelope until last o'clock
exploded like sweled
oaldnt When paid o'clock dizzy
what became and ripped dentist
a tooth"
Hold said the court apparently in daze Il will continue this
don't be able quite will consider
Monday O'Clock which will decision
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12
DISCHARGED an OBLIGATION,

An old lady was greatly frightened
when the train Numbered into the tun-
mel.
DO you think" she asked the tick
ct collector, the tunnel is perfectly
safer"
Don't be afraid, madam" replied
the waggish collector. Our company
got you in this hole, and we're bound
to see you through"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12

Bjorheim told his joke the stranger looked relieved
IAN honest he exclaimed IL
DO little work
m have been looking hold
honet"
Oh yes Borhem assured him. they together
matching
waiting match
Maybe this honest he
~IIe has $685." said Bjorheims new
'1 bet he has
We'll walk
other the by
Borhem started
Zines Then he told The
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12
HANDY BAG-FILLING DEVICE
BY Means Of Arrangement illustrated
One Man Can Perform Work
Of Man and Boy. \

A handy device for filling bags can
be made by following the plan given
herewith:
Set up three posts as shown in pic
ture. The apex should be about six
feet from the ground. Screw into
each part a stout hook at the height
that will let the bag rest lightly on
the ground, when filled. If they are
too high, the bag will tear out. By
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12
PURIN FOOD MATTER.

Emil Fischer first called attention
to a nucleus composed Of carbon. n.y.
drogen and nitrogen, which he called
"Purin." and which is found to be
widely distributed among food mat
ters. The purin bodies are regarded
as the parent substance of compounds
of the uric acid and xanthin group,
which are progressively oxidized purin
nuclei, running about as follows:
Purin: adenin. or amino-p urin; guam
in, or amino-oxy-purin; hypoxanthin,
or oxy-purin; xanthin, or dioxy-purin;
uric acid, or tricky purin, uric acid be-
ing the most highly oxidized purin
of the group.
About twelve different combinations
of the purin nucleus are known to ex-
list in nature, but net fewer than l46
have been produced in the laboratory.
How many may be formed in the body
in the cycle between the protein In
take and the heterogeneous excreta and
their final effect on human health and
plhSop ID hOt hhO"hb put wa sNAA'A1
they exert a profound influence on US.
Purin bodies are stimulants and
they exist in all meat extracts, in the
flesh meats of ordinary consumption
and In much larger quantities in the
glandular organs. In lesser amounts
they occur In many vegetables and
grains as in oats the potato and the
sugar beet. Caffein, the active prin-
ciple Of coffee and tea, and theobro-
min, the active principle of cocoa, are
respectively trimethyl and dimethyl
compounds Of xanthin.
Hall names a number Of common
foods containing purin bodies, and the
following list gives the amount con
tanned per pound:
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12
Arts Of Peace Founded on War.

Ruskin might have welcomed the
prospect of a European war. For he
had little sympathy with the ideals
and aims of the pacifists. "All the
pure and noble arts Of peace are
founded on war;" he told the members
of the Royal Military academy. Wool
wich, in 1865. mo great art ever yet
rose on earth, but among nation of
soldiers. There is no art among a
shepherd people, If 1t remains at
peace. There is no art among an agri-
cultural people, II It remains at peace.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12
Secret In LAYING Tile.

The great secret in making under.
draining permanent improvement is
in securing uniform form in laying
the tile, and maintaining good out
let. AS rule, the safest plan is to
look the ground over carefully and
then plan out the bitches to the best
advantage.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12
Dogs Drive Sheep Raising Out.

A survey made by the United States
department of agriculture indicates
that If there we're a proper control Of
dogs the number of sheep on the
farms could be doubled without dis
placing other stock. The sheep would
at in a niche Of their own. Dogs have
driven many farmers out Of the sheep
business.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12

change said Kowask
you a $40 bill" retorted the waiter.
much fe but will look in the
you'll find that $40 BILL" laughed the
register there $40 bill He
bill
$40 Both the the waiter pnched
bill
police called and both taken into custody Kowask claim
bill he
Kowask trying a counterfeit bill on him.
bill government authorities who explained
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12
st, PETERSBURG.

The city of st. Petersburg (recently
renamed Petrograd by the czar) was
founded by Peter the Great in the
year 1903. He called it the window
through which he could look out upon
Europe"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12
No Trouble.

"And you actually went to ask old
Bollinger for his daughters hand?"
Eyes, l did"
How'd you get along?"
Fine. Not the least bit of trouble.
He talked war talk all the time | was
there, and never gave me chance to
say word"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12

Commerce is barely consistent with
fine art, but cannot produce it. Manu-.
facture not only is unable to produce
1t, but invariably destroys whatever
seeds of 1t exist There is no great
art possible to nation but that which
is based on battle"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12
FISH.
VEGETABLE MATTER.
Grains


Milk, butter and cheese are not
found to contain any free purin or
purin yielding substances. Lehman
found one gram (15.49 grains) of uric
acid exoreted in "a hours on purely
vegetable diet; IL grams 1854
grains) on a mixed diet, and Ia grams
(21.56 grains) on a diet consisting
chiefly of meat. Haugton found three
times as much uric acid excreted by
meat eaters as by vegetable eaters, and
Herman, Resented and Orgler found
uric acid-nitrogen excreted in amounts
ranging from 0.046 gram in "a hours
on purin-free diet to 2,793 grams on
a meat diet
Dapper, Ranke, Bunge, Marez,
Schultz, Taylor, Burian and Schur and
many others find that higher excre-
ton of uric acid is brought about by
a meat diet than by vegetables, Ats
and carbohydrates Dietetics is gradu-
ally becoming an exact science and
certain general principles are recog-
nized by science about as universally
as they are disregarded by the aver
age individual.
One definitely fixed fact is that the
physiological fuel values of our foodf
are as follows;
Carbohydrates, calories per gram (15.4s
grain-)
Fat, 9 calories per gram Obs grain).
Protein, calories per gram Q5.43 grain.
Proteins are exactly interchange
able with carbohydrates as fuel food,
but carbohydrates are not interchange
able with proteins. Proteins are, as
we have seen, growth and tissue re-
pair foods, for which there is but a
limited demand, and any material ex.
cess, especially In the purin nucleus
containing proteins, tends to derange
our metabolizing functions, to form
body poisons and thereby break down
our execreting organs.
Carbohydrates and fats, on the
other hand, furnish straight fuel or
energy producing foods, which, in
their natural state, are burned in the
body with a minimum residue and
without creating deleterious by.prod-
ucts. Because of its stimulating quail.
tiles, protein is not only an uncomfort-
able and dangerous hot-weather fuel
food, but it is very expensive. Three
thousand calories of lean steak at 20
cents pound cost $1.26; the same
amount of energy in oysters at 80
cents a quart will cost $1.90; but the
same 5000 calories in genuine whole
wheat flour at cents a pound will
cost 10 cents, and the same energy in
milk at cents quart will cost but
81 cents.
To be healthy and efficient about
three-tenths of our energy should be
secured from butter, cream, milk, fats
and oils; six-tenths from potatoes,
bread, cereals, fruits and vegetables,
and one-tenth from protein foods
beef. chicken, fish and the like.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12

at the Aquarium after having come all
she way from down South" Sure
Ae's welcome, but the matter OF MAX
Eng him feel SO is something else again.
You know there is nothing makes
vcne feel quite so at home as to find
5nst what he likes to eat on the table.
But when you have an old cow-faced,
2aerbivorous, manatoid, sirenian nam.
uzaI on your hands that likes nothing
better to eat than salt eel grass, and
s~hen that isn't handy most any other
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12

means Of this arrangement, one man
can do the work Of one man and a
boy. 1t can easily be moved from
one place to another, as the posts
can be made of by 4-inch pine ma
terial, light enough for a man to carry
easily.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12
A Corn Field Ruined by White erubs.

season Of beetle abundance should be
those which are least susceptible to
grub injury, such as buckwheat, clover,
alfalfa and peas. Care should always
be exercised In the selection of crop
to follow sod or old timothy ground.
Where hogs can be pastured on the
land the fall or spring previous to
planting, the grubs will be practically
eliminated.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12

ding, but when he was arraigned in
court here, charged with nonsupport,
he declared that something went
wrong with the arrangements and he
was sentenced to life by a Quietap-
pearil.e clergyman.
II love my wife," said Mr.. Gearon,
but. oh, you kid, Judge, I've led a
life"
mo nonsense" said the Judge
sternly.
Practically none," answered Mr..
Gearon ignoring the reDrimand "My
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12
He'll Come Back

What's become of the old-fashioned
farmer who chuckled and said: by
ginger, it looks like they is goin' 10
be war an I guess I'll plant everything
TO beans this springg"--Buffalo News.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12
Make the Hens Scratch.

Hens in confinement must certainly
be made to scratch. A failure to en-
force this rule will prove disastrous
to the health Of your birds as we'll a.
the eggs.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12

his protein foods, especially as the
moderate use thereof appears to add
to his immediate comfort and well
being.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12

When he arrived in Chicago he
went to the Elk hotel in South State
street. and after depositing his bag
cage went out for a walk on Michigan
avenue.
He smiled as he thought of the
disappointment any swindler would
nave If he tried to sell any of those
Esigh buildings to smart farmland
1yum Montana.
A welLdressed stranger saw the
sBInile of amusement.
TELL me the joke" he suggested.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12
Her Reason.

Tom-Why were you weeping in
the picture show?
Jess-lt was a moving picture
Judge.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12

government officials to prove that q
$40 bill with a $40 back on It is a
bona-f1de note. Some time ago the
printers of our United States money
got some plates mixed and eight notes
with a perfect print of 500 on one side
and $40 on the other were put into
circulation.
The other night Nicholas Kow
alsh purchased a 25-cent lunch In q
Michigan avenue Baltimore lunch. He
rendered what he thought was 81
note in payment. The clerk refunded
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12
Farmer Glad He Is Clever; Hands Stranger Cash

cAGo-The
a
earned 1923 started
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12
Don't Get Worried About the Doube-Faced Bill

nERoT McHBeware of the issued by the United
~ States land
derng folk Of the
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12
Dlsappolnted Wifi.

Just my luck! SEE g can't go to
the front because 'e's married man."
London Opinion.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12
Hungry Manatee Always Believing for Eel Grass

ANEW YoRKonce while guest drops into the and makes things
Nv a Knicks
which lately spashd into the
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12

keep Aquarium have
But the
supply always be relied
weigh half when they get all
kaow They're 10 petted
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-11-12
Taps Own Pay Envelope First Time in II Years

Maiden skidded the altar 27
he a small his
everything possible make the incident like we'd