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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-12-24

from New York. the frsf man. It Il
said, 10 be killed on the Union side
In the Confederncy the most famous
corps OF zouarcs. was that called the
Louisiana Tigers.
While in American military life the
zouavc uniform has practically dlsap
peared. il still persists in France
Exchange.
silver Lining.
The Spinster How many secret
lodges dill you say your husband he
longcd to;
The Wife Fifteen.
The Satisfactorily goodness. lust
think Of y man heiag out fifteen nights
a week. l'm glad I'm an old maid.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-12-24
Attracted the Mice.

One curious result OF a foreign inva,
sion is recorded in the letters of Prince
Metternich to Nine. de Lieven. From
Iudenburg. Il small town in Syria, the
prince wrote: The burgomaster here
has been expatiating TO me on the
large amount of damage done by mice
10 farms in the surrounding district.
On inquiring how long they had been
afflicted in this way was told, Since
the French were here Do YOU mean
TO tell me the French brought mice
with thcmg l asked. No. replied the
burgomaster, but they ate so much
bread that they covered our fields with
crumbs. and since then all the mice in
Styria appear to have settled here -
London Express.
The record., 1914-07-30

point toward the grassy slopes and
the foothills Of the Caucasus noun
tains, where physical conditions are
so similar to those we have along the
foothills of the Rockies, where a dry
climate and moderate rainfall MAKE
good pasture but without the tendency
TO make a soft spOngy hoof.
Commenting upon the statement
that the Arab blood used so long ago.
can leave no trace in our present
breeds in this country, an authority
says: And though it can scarce be
doubted that. in the very commence
nent of turf-breeding there must have
been some mixture of the best old
English blood, probably in great part
OF Spanish by descent. with the true
Arab or Barb race, the impure ad-
mixture is so exceedingly remote. not
within fourteen or fifteen generations.
that the present race horse Of EIglari
and North America cannot possess
one-sixteen-thousand part Of any
other blood than that of the desert.
1t Is a lcng time since the horses
Messenger. Diomed. Mambrino. JUS
tin Morgan, Bashew. Spark. Selma,
Blaze, Fearnaught. Traveller and Ethan
Allen lived, yet our best stock traces
back 20 them. Without Justin Morgan
there would be no Morgan horse. JUS
tin Morgan was rich In Arab blood.
Messenger and Diomed were of like
parentage The Der utiful coach horses
Known as the Hackney trace their
lineage to the Arabian breed. At Fort
Collins. Colo, where the department
of agriculture Is now trying to perfect
a new type of carriage horse there Is
at the head of that stud Cannon, who
carries in his veins the blood CT the
Arab. The grace and beauty of the
powerful and massive Percheron are
due to the Arab lineage which has re-
moved that coarseness which Prevails
with many breeds of draft horses
The record., 1914-07-30
. HIGHWAY
IMPROVEMENT
TO STUDY ROAD CONDITIONS
Data Being Sought Looking Toward
Standardized System Of Local
Road Management.

Detailed studies of local road build
ing systems In 100 counties are now
being carried on by the department of
agriculture in cooperation with the
state highway departments and local
road authorities.
The purpose of this study Is to dis
cover the points of excellence and de-
fects in existing local methods OF
building and maintaining roads which
will aid the state authorities to put
local road management on a systema-
tized basis. The cooperating state au-
thorities have been asked TO desig-
nate counties that present typical and
exceptional features as TO topography.
character OF road materials methods
of construction and maintenance. ad-
ministrative organization, methods Of
road financing and traffic conditions.
From these lists 100 counties will be
selected, and in these counties the
division OF road economics will make
intensive studies.
This investigation Is prompted by
the fact that there is at present very
little knowledge as to the most ef
fective and economical methods by
which a county can develop its roads.
At present the methods of financing
local road improvements vary from
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calling on farmers for a certain num-
Der of days labor In lieu of road tax.
or the use of county prisoners In road
construction, to bond issues or main
tenance of roads from dramshop
license funds.
The department will study all of
these systems with the view to deter
mining wha: system or combination of
systems works best In actual practise.
There is. however. at present no
standard system of keeping accounts
for road building and maintenance.
and as a result, while some counties
know to penny the purpose for which
money was spent, others have no def
mite check or reporting system. Among
various counties with the same condi-
tions, cost for excavation or other Ia
Dor Is anything but uniform. and many
counties, because of the absence Of
definite knowledge, fail TO use local
and cheap materials and construct
roads which are unnecessarily expcn-
sive for their purpose, or which will
wear out before the bond issues are re-
deemed. The investigation will In
ciude a careful study of the use Of con-
vict labor In road construction.
In connection with the scientific
study. the departments highway en-
gineers win advise freely with local
officials as to improvements. and thus
give each county visited the advan-
tage Of direct cooperation. engineer
ing supervision and assistance.
These investigations, II is believed.
viii yield important economic data
bearing especially on the benefits and
burdens of road improvement and
showing the extent to which financial
outlay under given typical conditions
Is justifiable.
The heads OF state highway depart
ments are manifesting great interest
and are cooperating cordially In this
work. These data when obtained will
be published and thus made accessible
to all county and state road officials.
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silk and cotton are too well estab-
lished to dwell upon. The fact that
cottons of this class do not require
ironing. places them at the top of the
list of materials for warm weather
wear.
Linens are more used for blouses
this season than they have been for a
long time. The soft fine French
weaves are the ones selected, and they
are charming in the vivid colorings
now in vogue. Smart high rolling col
lars OF the same weave of white linen
usually complete blouses of this style.
which are especially intended for
street and business wear.
Even for these linen waists. which
as waists go today are of rather severe
type, the V neck and three-quarter
length sleeves hold good. This year
Mrs. Grundy has either forgotten to
speak or her warnings of propriety
are not needed. for the most conserva-
tive dressers dare this style of blouse
for wear on all occasions.
A charming little linen blouse is
shown in the new shade of tango red.
the linen being of the sheerest weave,
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ARABIAN sLoor..- -H6r-:s
Claimed Greatest Perfection In AMI
mails Cannot Be Attained Unless
Conditions Are Favorable.
lRY L KNORRl

(By +. KNORR)
BY some authorities it Is claimed
that the hardness of Arabian horses
may be attributed to the fact that they
were bred and reared for thousands Of
years under the most adverse co.,
ditions. Other writer's claim. AMI
justly too. that only the best environ
ment can bring out the best qualities
in man and beast-that the greatest
perfection In animals cannot be at
tanned unless conditions are favorable.
How then can we accredit the
desert. the sun-parched plains OF
Arabia. to be the home of the beauti-
full Arabian horse? All indications
The record., 1914-07-30
DAIRY
FACTS
EFFECT OF OATS ON FLAVOR
Interesting Experiments Conducted by
Department Of Agriculture on
Feed Given Cows.

The department Of agriculture re-
Gently reported the result Of expert
ments to test the effect OF oats on
the favor OF milk. T ~Apv,.
meHs showed thai CATS do not have
the beneficial effects on the favor of
milk which many dairymen believe.
But as corn and bran constituted the
ration tested against oats. the public
has gained the impression erroneous
ly that the department recommends
the feeding Of corn and bran to i'm
prove the flavor of milk. OF fifty
opinions expressed regarding the
flavor Of the samples, twenty-five pre-
ferred the milk from cows fed corn
and bran. As sixteen preferred the
milk from cows fed oats and nine ex-
pressed no choice, 1t does not appear
that either ration has any decided ad-
vantage over the other. There can
be no great superiority In the bran
and corn when one-half of the opin-
Ions were either Indifferent or were
In favor Of the other milk. In view
of these experiments the department
does not recommend the feeding OF
bran and corn to improve the flavor
OF milk. Oats, corn. alfalfa, hay. cot
tonseed meal. linseed meal. bran. glu-
ten and other good feeds for dairy
cows when properly fed In reason
able amounts produce a fine-favored
milk. but there is no substantial evi-
dence that any one Of them is su-
perior to any of the others In this
respect.
The relative prices Of the different
feeds will determine In most cases
which are to be preferred In making
up a ration for dairy cows.
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and is tied in a bowknot below the V
opening.
Most attractive little organdle
blouses are also made upon the same
lines, and come in all the delicate
tints-pink, blue. lavender and green;
and they all have collar and cuffs Of
white, with h,nstitched or picot
edges.
OF course, the kimono shoulder is
the rule, whether the whole sleeve Is
cut in one with the waist, or whether
the shoulder is draped and short
square sleeve Is set In.
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Every Citizen Interested.

A highway is no longer of purely
local interest. Every citizen of state
IN interested in the roads.
The record., 1914-07-30

and 1t Is made
perfectly plain,
save for groups
of tiny pintucks
across the shoul.
ders, which gave
the necessary full
ness to the blouse.
There is q high
standing Medici
collar, vest and
turnback cuffs OF
sheer white linen,
with hemstitched
edges. A black
velvet ribbon en-
circled the neck
The record., 1914-07-30
KEEPING REFUSE FROM MILK
Several Advantages Seen In invention
Of Illinois Man-Holder Pro-
jects From Seat.

An Illinois man has designed a milk
ing stool that has several distinct ad-
vantages over the old style. One OF
these advantages is a revolving seat,
which enables the milker to turn easily
in any direction. But the chief feature
is the holder for the pail that receives
the milk This holder consists Of a
circular platform that projects from
beneath the seat on a curved arm. II
supports the pail six or eight inches
above the ground and the advantage
Of this is at once apparent to any one
The record., 1914-07-30
Latina Sun Shine on Halfway.

6e0Stu0 &C" S""S y" ''S""dy'
The earth road should have at least
six hours OF sunshine each day. This
can be obtained either by locating the
road with southern or western expos
ure or by having such brush and trees
as impede the drying action Of the sun
and wind removed. With gravel and
stone roads this is not 30 necessary. as
a certain amount of moisture Is needed
on such roads. especially In the sum-
mer time.
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in pop~larity: but
the soft sheer and
clinging weaves
are given the pref
erence. Printed
and embroidered
fl gure d goods,
both in silk and
cotton, are lovely
when combined
with plain fabrics,
the plain material
usually forming
the vest and col
lar and cuffs. The
popularity and de-
STABILITY of the
crepy weaveS of
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IN SEPARATE WAISTS
MOST PICTURESQUE STYLES ARE
OFFERED.
Essentially Feminine, and the Materl.
ais Of Which They May Be Made
Are Practically InnumerabIe
The kimono Shoulder.
BY MARY DEAN.

Separate waists are a feature of the
smart wardrobe this season-not the
tAirtwast type, but picturesque
49, ..Ss eveu ,se Rh5sstapd
most severe models could possibly Do
called shirtwaists, for they have no
semblance whatever to the masculine
style of chest, but rather go to the
other extreme. and are very feminine.
The materials used for their de-
velopment are almost innumerable-
cottons, silks and linens sharing alike
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who knows about milking. The bottom
OF the pail does not get dirty and there
is no danger of refuse from the barn
yard or stable getting into the liquid
itself, as there otherwise would be. IL
the inventor had only designed the
stool SO that it could not be kicked
over he would have achieved another
success.
The record., 1914-07-30
Seeking Dry Roadbeds.

Roads should never be located so
close to stream beds as to be subject
to overflow, or on ground which is
constantly dcmp Snd marshy.
The record., 1914-07-30
Brirce Market Nearer.

o''Hlt "dNeS Ne1se''
The good road brings the market
nearer to your farm and adds materi-
ally to the value of the place. whether
you want to sell or live there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28
THE PROBLEM OF THE HALF WAY POOR

long while She is an educated woman who has known much of the best of life in tne way of education. travel, social opportuni- ties Her husband ran through what money they had and died, leaving his wife almost penniless She did everything she could. She wrote a litte although she could not always sell her stuff; she undertook chap eroning young girls she kept house for her friends when they were obliged to leave home; she opened their houses for them when they were coming home in the fall and closed them for them when they were going away in the sunmeri when the worst came to the worst she sold the handsome pieces of jewelry which had been purchased in wealthier days and lived on the proceeds: she was not too proud to accept the discarded garments of her rich friends and make them over for her own use. Through 1t all she was so plucky and cheerful that one was bound to admire her and drew long breath of relief when I knew that through the efforts of some of those who loved and respected her she had finally been landed in a comfortable home where her food and lodging at least would be assured her for the rest of her natural life
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28

for her to go out to work every day and be at home In the morning and evening. If she were skilled teacher she might do as many of that profession do and accom- plish her housework in the morning be- fore she left the house and return home in the afternoon in season to plan for the evening meal. It would be hard strain upon her, but she could probably accom- plish 1t and make a modest income by it. But that is out of the question.
 Again. if she lived in the country she might try her hand at raising chickens or pigeons. or vegetables, start vio- let farm Constantly we hear of women who have supported themselves in this way. l know one woman who makes a good income from her vegetable and fruit and poultry farm. but she is young woman and she works harder than woman of 60 has any business to do-harder than a woman of that age could do unless she had been trained for 1t by long course of such toll. Then. too. my correspondent lives in town and if she were to move from there to the country it would put an end to her husbands practice of his profession and if this source of income were cut off they woud probably be no better off than they are now, and might have even less to get along on.
 Boarders, some one may suggest But that, too, might give the impression of misfortunes and reduced income. to say nothing of the fact that her home at pres- ent may not be large enough to accommo- date boarders and that if she moved she
 t>avy expenses at the outset and this on an uncertainty. And she has no capital to risk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28

am come to ask for information with posi- tive assurance that 1 shall get 1t. When l was away this last spring l saw some
 perfectly lovely beads They claimed to be made of flowers or different sorts. l am familiar with the beads made of rose leaves, but they are black or dark brown. while these rose beads were the most ex- quisite pink or old rose--a sort of dull pink and smelled like roses. Then there were violet beads of lovely violet tint and had the violet fragrance, and different sorts which l forget. except that some were dead white and other ivory white, and others a delicate gray or tan, and each was called by the name of a flower and had
 its perfume. Since then have seen these same beads. or others like them, in certain shops. and am always told the same thing that they are made of flowers. Can you tell me If this is true. and, if so. how the beads are made? Of course the coloring must be artificial. for flowers change color
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28
Keeping Up Appearances.

"I wouldn't have nearly so much trou- ble to get along if 1 could live in model tenement and dress the part" young woman said to me not long ago. bu1 what rich man would ever give Jack job at building house (Jack is her husband and an architect if they thought we lived like that? So l have to scrimp and pinea and keep up good show for the sake Of impressing people with the idea that we don't really need work!l
 Other cases of the kind have come my way, I know one man who lost position through no fault of his, and who was idle for months, because he felt he must get the right kind of a job, and none showed itself.
 If could take place as a street cleaner or ditch digger" he said one day in my hearing, q could turn in a sort of an in- come to help my family along, instead of using up all the little capital we have to pay the landlord and the butcher and the grocer. Yet if I once took to street clean ing a street cleaner l would remain for the rest of my days. l just have to keep LID appearances as best I can until some- thing better comes my way. But it's hard on my wlfe--harder than 1t is on me-
 We all know of such cases as that and they are not easy to bear. Yet think that worse than these even is the tragedy of the middle aged woman who must earn money and doesn't know how to do it.
 One of those has been on my mind for 2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28
Home Work That Might Pau.

Do you see why l call the situation hope less? l had thought of advising her to see what she could do in the way of getting orders for putting up preserves and jams and pickles and that sort of thing. She writes as though she was a practiced housekeeper, and it may be that she can get commissions for such delicacies from women who are away from home in the summer or who for some other reason are unable to do their own pickling and pre- serving and are forced to rely upon wom- ems exchanges and groceries for such arti- ces as these. Judging from the prices
 charged for these dainties when they bear the stamp of having been made at home there ought to be money in making them, if one could only find the market But again
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28

roll into beads. String on a hat pin or large needle and thread to dry. That is one set of directions and here is another: Mix two tablespoons of fine table salt, one of cornstarch, and one and half table, spoons of water stir the ingredients to- gether. add water color to give desired tint making it deeper than you wish it to be when finished as 1t will fade somewhat. Cook until the mixture is like dough. work hard. and roll out. Shape into beads, run a pin through them and stick this in block of wood. A READER.
 With these instructions those who wish to make salt beads should have no difficulty The correspondent who sends the directions Is entitled to many thanks and hope that these recipes may be cut out and kept, as we cannot reprint them for some time.
 l: i:
 Beads of Ffowers.
 Nearly every question that comes along seems to find an answer in the Corner, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28
MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND.

in fading. but are the beads made of flowers, and Is that their perfume or is that artificial, too? l must add that the beads are not the plain round ones such as the real rose beads are, but are corrugated or like carved woflS. l fell in love with them and wanted to buy out the shop for pres- ents, but since then I have often won dered how long the perfume and the color would last. and what the beads are really made from Can you tell me?
 " CURIOUS"
 I wish could answer your question on my own account. for I, too, have seen such beads, and have found them fascinating, as you have. But l have been able to get no satisfactory information relative to them and l would be much obliged to any one who could answer us both and set our minds at rest on the subject. I do not see how they can be made of real flowers as you say, but the salespeople claim that they are. and the beads saw were cer-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28
An Exceptional Case.

But my correspondent---to come back to the main point with which we arc dealing cannot do this. She must stay In her home and keep house for her husband and daughter. What can she do to earn the money she actually needsf
 Put the case up to yourself-you busy wife and mother. You are a good house. keeper and you feel you have your work in life marked out for you. What could you do in like conditions2 Bear in mind that you are not answering the question helpfully if you tell of the exercise of some talent or skill you possess. That does nod meet this problem.
 For instance. l know a woman who was obliged, through the illness of her husband. to do something to bring money into the family. Her children were grown. but their incomes were hardly sufficient even for themselves and she had to work in some way. She was a skilled musician, although she had never made any professional use of her ability. In this exigency, however. she took advantage of the popular craze for dancing and secured engagements for playing for dancing classes. Her time was full her remuneration was excellent. All curing the winter she earned enough to pay the current expenses of her small home by utilizing her musical education
 This was exceptional It does not apply to the case of my correspondent at all. any more than if she had great s}Sili-as ( ssSs. s.sS tographer or was able to take a position f>' an organist in church or trainer in girls gymnasium. She has no accomplis ments on which she can put money val, She has been and is a good wife, go mother, a good housekeeper. She has fill each one of these positions well Now sh must make money with no other equip ment What can she do?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28

embroidery or sewing of some sort, which my correspondent does not state she is able to do. Even if she did, the returns from such work are slow in coming. anc again. the market must be found. Homs sewing in this day is poorly paid. unless the seamstress Is unusually skilled with her needle l know one woman who does exquisite embroidery and marking and has difficulty in making enough money to pay for part of her clothing. Her friends put work in her way whenever they can, and many of them turn over to her bed anc table linen to mark which they could do themselves. simply with the desire to as- sist her. Yet if she relied upon this source of supply to meet any fixed expenditure she would be badly off.
 spoke little while ago of the tragedy of the half way poor. That is hard enough to bear. almost harder, think sometimes. than the sting of acknowledged poverty.