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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-15

More than one farmer has found the
growing of the common navy bean a
profitable side line. The crop has two
points in it's favor-the first, that 1t
does not need to be planted until early
June. which makes it possible to rid
the patch on which it grows of good
many weeds; the second, that the crop
is soil rcnovater and also leaves 1t
In fine, mellow condition.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-15

The Iowa lad who won the first prize
In the boys corn growing contest sue
ceeded in raising 1877 bushels of corn
on single acre AS Il result of his
achievement lie not only gets stibstan-
tial cash prizes, but trip to Washing
ton, where a good deal Of attention is
paid by those high in authority to these
lads who raise the bumper yields OF
corn
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-15

As arestlt Of tests made in the tep
ritory which it serves, the Kansas OK
pertinent station rates sweet clover
highly as a crop to grow on soil badly
run down and lacking in humus. Like
other legumes. sweet clover is able tc
extract nitrogen from the soil and de
post it in the nodueh en- its root sys
tens. Its large roots penetrate the sci
deeply loosening and greatly improving
It's physical condition, III is tie verdict
of the station oilicinls that sandy. heavy
clay aud hard pan soils may be great
~ improved by the growing of swcei
clover.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-15

A new worlds record for butter ia,
production has lately been made by a
Guernsey COW belonging TO the Cassatt
farms at Berwyn, Pa. her product for
the year being 1,05950 pounds, equiva-
lent to 1921 pounds of butter. Her
yield of milk for the year was 19,6395S
pounds. The best previous butter fat
record was 1,05S.34 pounds, made by
Banostine Belle De Kol, Massachu.
sets Holstein cow, whose milk produc-
ton for the same period was 27,40s
pounds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-15

1t speaks we'll for the courses offered
as well as the kind Of instruction Civ
Ell in the school of agriculture at the
University of Illinois that OF 100 stu
dents who will this year graduate
from that department 1l5 will go back
to the farms and put into practice the
better farming methods learned at the
college.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-15

Some experiments which have beef
conducted by the agricultural station
In Hawaii show that the chemical ac-
ton of sunlight is greatest at the time
of the spring and fall equinoxes and
least at the time of the winter and
summer solstices in December and
June
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-15

Some seeds, said by those who know
to be more precious than priceless
jewels, are being guarded until spring
in the vaults of the Seuboard National
bank in San Francisco. These seeds
belong to the Burbank company, one
being of n variety of flax from the boil
of which artists paint is made. The
other is Il cereal. known as quino,
which has been developed as substi-
tute for wheat, oats and barley. The
oil of this flax is said to be as nearly
neutral as possible a product TINT the
manufacturers Of painters materials
have sought for years 10 produce. The
seed is of large size and Il heavy
yieIder, IN the spring these seeds
which are being SO carefully guarded
will be planted for further propaga-
ton
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-15
Swish! (;orns Gone!
We Use "GETS.IT!"
Q Seconds, Q Drops = Corns Vanish /

For everybody with corns. there IS in
every drug store in the land ono of the
real wonders OF the world. and that's
"GETS-ITnffor cornsi It's the flrst and
only corn-cure ever known that removes
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-15

The middeman is not yet disposed
to give either the producer or con-
sumner a square deal and it begins to
look rs if he would have to be taken
by the scruff of the neck and shaken
until his teeth rattle before he will
come to the point of fair dealing. The
specific thing that causes the above
remark is the apple situation The
grower got a dollar or less net per
bushe for the best quality of graded
fruit, yet in spite of this price, which,
in all conscience, considering the
scarcity of the fruit. is low enough,
very mediocre barreled apples that are
not better than seconds in the middle
of the barrel are being retailed ut the
rate of about S6 barrel. The writer
knows whereof he speaks. because he is
q producer in one state and consumer
In another
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-10
Easily Spotted.

she-This light dress spots awfully
easy. He-You bet! I spotted it two
blocks away.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-10
Echo Of Sound.

An echo is a sound reflected from q
distant surface. Sound is produced by
waves or pulses of the air. and when
those waves come in contact with a
cliff or wall or other opposing surface
they are reflected like light or heat.
and the returning w a repe-
tition Of the sound. The word echo is
Of Greek origin. According to ancient
mythology, it was the name of a noun
tain. nymph. daughter Of the air and
the earth. Echo was n of Juno's at
tendants. but her loquacity displeased
Jupiter, so she was deprived Of the
power of speech by Juno and permitted
to answer only when she was spoken
to. Afterward Echo fell in love with
a beautiful youth named Narcissus and
was changed into a stone. which sti1l
retained the power of voice. Milton
pers0niles her thus: -
Sweet Echo. sweetest nymph. that liv'st
unseen
Within thy airy shell.
BY slow Meander's marGent green.
Canst thou not tell me of a gentle pair
That likest thy Narcissus are?
philadelphia Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-10
Thu Arch.

The consensus of opinion among the,
learned is to the effect that the arch
was invented BY the Romans. Some
claim that Archimedes Of Sicily was
the inventor. while there are 0thersl
who would make 1t to be of. Etrurianl
origin. but there Gun be no doubt about
the fact that the Romans were the flrstl
to apply the principle to architecture
The earliest instance Of its use f. In the
cas- Of the Cloaca Maxima, or greatest
sewer. Of Rome. built about 5S8 B. O.
BY the first Of the Tarquin line Of kinss.1
q work which is regarded BY the his4
torians as being one of the most stu-l
pendous monuments Of antiquity. Built
entirely without cement. it is still .doingt
duty after q service Of almost twenty
five centuriee.-New York American.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-10
Gsouraphieal Eoranamas.

The name 'Dardanelles." which one
girl baby bears. is more musical than
some geographical names with which
children are burdened. Mrs. Andrew
Lang tells Of a family where the ba-
bies were named after the places
where the father happened to be when
he heard Of their births. He being q
courier, there were a st. Petersburg
and q Naples, Kattegat and Skagerrak
were the twins, while the only daugh-
ter was named Vienna. !,
Another curious geographical name
is recorded in the Souvenirs du Che
Waller de Cussy." In 1920. when at
tached to the French embassy at Der,
lin, he met a Countess Bernstor6. who
had been christened America because
she wassborn there during the val of,
independence. her father at that time,
being in command Of a Hessian regi-i
ment.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-10
Sport searfs and Ties.

Sport scarfs are made in all of the
bright sweater colors, and many r in
a combination Of colors. Rose, green
and white and black combinations,
white with black stripe borders and
rose or green with white or black
striped borders are all popular. Sport
ties are made Of inch wide grosgrain
silk ribbon and are a yard In length.
They are made in bright color combi-
nations. Many are in roman stripe
colors and black and white stripe com
binations in bayadere effect. The ends
are finished with fancy bead 0rna-
ments. and many have slides Of the
same.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-10
un.arnsd Gratitude.

OUO0SUO0 0SaSsS00Os
A sample Of the late DR.. William
Everett's caustic repartee:
II always experience a sense Of deep
obligation to you whenever l meet you
or hear of you." said George Babbitt
to DR.. Everett one morning when they
found themselves pacing the deck Of
an ocean steamer together.
why soy" piped the doctor.
Because" said Mr.. Rabbit. II re-
call that I was once 30 fortunate as to
win the Boylston prize for oratory at
Harvard. and you were chairman Of
the board Of Judges"
II remember 1t perfectly we'll" re-
Joined the brusque doctor. 'The judges
were I've In number. At the colclu-
sion Of the speaking We retired to con
slider the merits Of the contestants. 1t
was moved that you be awarded a
drst prize. On that motion the vote
was 8 to 2 In your favor. l was one
Of the two."-Boston Transcript.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-10
How crippl. Creek Got It. Name.

How Cripple Creek Got Its Name.
It was the cattlemen who gave Grip
pie Creek it's name. There are a dOzel,
traditions. hut the best authenticated
is the story Of Il cowboy whose bron-
cho baked at the jumping of Il rivulet,
baked and stumbled and fell. breaking
u lc: for itself and u for its rider,
There was no surgeon nearer than Col
orado Springs. and the rough anatom
ical carpentry "f his mates made a
cripple for life of the unlucky range
rider, wherefore he named the rivulet
cripple creek. AMI the rivulet named
he region. Exchange.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-10
Cholera Morbus.

Inflammation of the stomach and
bowels caused by poison in the diges.
tive canal IL called cholera morbus. II
is especially liable to occur during hot
weather followed by cool nights. 1t Is
chiefly caused by eating %indigestible
foods, such us raw vegetables. under.
ripe or overripe fruits and spoiled
meats.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-10
Dame

\. white crepe de chine blouse Of the
newest cut shows eyelet embroidery
tea napkin. worked in white silk on
sleeves and fronts.
One of the new blouses is made Of
plaid taffeta. with straps and pockets
Of heavy blue serge trimmed with but
tons.
Children's hats with down turning
brims are trimmed with a band OF
braid or silk and a long tassel hanging
down at one side.
Plaid ribbons in bright colors are
shown in the shops. They are used for
trimming hats and frocks as well.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-10
snubb,d III, Old Fr;.nd..

In the old days a miner who had
toiled and suffered in the Klondike
and then struck it rich returned TO
Puget sound after two years Of isola-,
ton In the far north. He sought out
q restaurant. Bring me s. lorth -0f
BEANS" he told the waiter: Remark
ing to himself that this fellow certain
y must be fond Of beans, the amazed
waiter complied. heapine up the table
around the diner with q veritable,
mountain Of baked Dc, Now
said the Klondiker. "ta1 that stud|
away and bring me something to- eat1
1t has cost me IS, but l just wanted
to show those blank beans that I DOM
have to eat any more Of EN- now thai
I'm in 2 white mans hand 2sain..
coma Ledger.
WIZ EN#N 81 80 asa - F@f- .AatA lAAA T E1 "a
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-10

inverted pumpkin blossom. Orange
colored Grape paper is also used to
cover the candy box. which is filed
with homemade chocolate drops. Some
Of your .'kewps' may be clothed in
other autumn shades.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-10
Domestic Am.nity.

She-You know perfectly we'll that |
could have married a dozen men IL:
good as you--a good deal better. in
fact. He-Well, don't blame me IL you
ere so insane over me as all that
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-10
Eavors.

"Bc careful about asking favors of
people. my. boy"
"Whyy"
Because once a man does a favor
for you you are in his debt for life
Detroit Free Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-10
Electric RaiIways.

The drst attempt to build an electric
railway Of which there Is any record
was made By Thomas Davenport. a
blacksmith. and w~heelwright Of Bran
don, Vt. In 1885. The first overhead
trolley idea was exhibited in Chicago
in 1853. and the irst practical over.
head trolley line was built in Kansas
CITY In 1884
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-10

Pussy willow silk in changeable rose
color fashions this frock. The deep.
wide scallops around the short skirt
are bordered with silk flowers, a pref
ty detail. Silver lace net furnishes
sleeves for the simple bodice with a
dash of metal trimming at the waist
line, while metal lace a~ccentuates each
skirt seam. Rose satin slippers finish
the pretty effect.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-10
eettsr pam.

Better Days.
The man who has seen better :day
didn't think so we'll Of them u q
time.-Exchange.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-10

leased Sites on 500 Right Of Way.
S1aantic Mev. Co., :.
lAOx21O feet oDpO 'ite lSo
y l.. Barge,
seOx21O feet opposite . 4.9o
nibc1ne Mcmillan Eicv Co.,
lMx21O feet opposite 40
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-03-25
PRIZES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
State Agricultural College Has Ar
ranged Many Contests Among
Farm Youths this Summer.

Contests in corn, kafir, tomato,
poultry, pig feeding, sewing, cooking,
gardening and canning are to be car
ried on by the, farm boys and girls Of
the state this summer under the direc-
tion of the Kansas State Agricultural
College. The boys and girls in the
contest will be required to keep &C
curate accounts of all the time spent
in the contest, and will record all ex-
penses and receipts. From the num-
Der who have already written to Otis
+. Hall. director Of the boys and Girls
club work, it appears that larger
number are interested in the work this
year than ever before.
In the corn and kafir contests, the
boys will select the seed, prepare the
seed bed, and plant and cultivate at
least one acre. In the gardening and
canning contest the boy or girl will
grow four square rods Of vegetables,
such as tomatoes, beans, peas, corn,
pumpkins, squash, or sweet potatoes
and must can at least one-tenth of
each Of the vegetables grown. In
stryctions for canning will be fur
nished upon request.
Matching and rearing Of chicks,
feeding and developing young chicks,
or egg production are the three pro-
jects in the poultry contest. Each boy
or girl must compete in two OF the
three projects.
In the cooking contest among the
girls, there will be several projects.
Directions and recipes will be fur.
nished to all who wish to enroll in the
contest.
MIR. Hall has prepared for the boys
and girls an interesting little booklet
giving descriptions of these contests
which he will he glad to send to any
one who is interested.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-03-25
WEALTH PILES UP
Bank Deposits Break All Rec
Ords, Says State Com
missioner Benson.
S128,344,O62 NOW ON HAND
Bumper Wheat Crop and World War
Given by Official as Reason
for Big Gain.

The biggest wheat crop Kansas
ever had or that ever was grown ON a
similar area of land and the biggest
war the world ever has known made
the Kansas bank deposits break all
records this year.
w. F. Benson, state bank commits
sioner, gave out recently the compiled
statement of the condition of the $40
state banks and trust companies. 1t
showed actual deposits of S12S,000, 900,
$1O,O00,000 higher than ever reported
by the Kansas banks; $21 10000 more
than year ago and $15,000,0O0 more
than two years ago.
The deposits in the $40 banks were
$12S, 062.67. In the statement of
December u, the deposits were $1lS,-
692,45565. In March year ago the
deposits were $107960, 2O1.Sl. The loan
accounts of the banks showed an in
crease as well as the deposits, indi-
eating that the business of the mer-
chants, farmers and everyone else was
growing about as fast as the deposits.
The reserve accounts showed an in
crease over the December statement
of "a per cent to SO per cent at the
February statement, the highest legal
reserve ever recorded in the state
banks. The undivided profits and the
dividends declared but not paid were
materially decreased because of the
regular dividend paying time following
the annual bank meetings in January.
The overdrafts we're reduced more
than 100000.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-03-25

New College Head-Dr. Walter
Huntington Rollins Of India has been
installed as president OF Paramount
College In place Of w. b. Thayer, who
retires to take up other interests.
Several widely known speakers took
part in the installation of the new
president.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-03-25
WOMEN WILL HELP THE MEN
A Boosters Club Organized in Craw-
ford County to Work for Better
ment Of Conditions.

"The Federation of Women of Craw-
ford County" is the name of an or
ganization formed there at a meeting
of club women of the county. 1t is to
be booster organization to join with
various mems clubs for the better
ment of the county.
The purposes of the organization
are outlined in a platform. Among
the planks of the platform are:
Fewer county officials; consolida'
ton of rural schools; better disburse-
ment of the road tax collected and
consequently better roads; strict en-
forcement of the sanitary laws and
regulations; wrapped bread better
milk supply; encouragement of the
cultivation of small fruits by the farm
ers.
While the organizers Of the fedora
ton are club women, the plan is to ad-
nit any woman of the county to men,
bership. Practically every town in
Crawford county was represented at
the first meeting. Mrs. Jennie Z.
Graves, president of the City Fedora
ton of Womens Clubs Of Pittsburg,
was elected president of the county
organization.
May Parole stuckey.-Following a
conference at the Kansas state peni-
Tertiary recently, Mrs. J. Browning,
wife of Wallace M. Stuckey, former
Williamsburg preacher, who is serv-
ing sentence of five years for abduc-
ton, announced that she would ask
Governor Capper to parole stuckey.
4 4 \
e. w. Howe Under knIfe.-E. w.
Howe, the Atchison editor, underwent
a minor operation at Sabetha recently.
< X X
May Die Of 6urns.-Mrs. o. Orlopp.
70 years old, Of Atchison, sustained
burns recently which, it is believed,
will prove fatal. Her clothing caught
fire when she was alone in the house.
She ran out on the porch. Mrs. Will
liam Habelitt and others threw heavy
cloak about Mrs. Orloop and succeed
ed in smothering the flames. Mrs. Or
lopp is a pioneer of Atchison county.
X X r
Bank Clerk Short.-Willam Hume,
As years old, bookkeeper in the
Traders State Bank at Arkansas City,
is missing and the bank officials report
a shortage amounting to $4,000 and
possibly $4,000.
Big shrlner Meeting.-Wichita Con.
sistory No. 2, which has membership
of sixteen hundred, has set April 26-29
for the spring initiatory work. Mid
ian Temple of the Shrine will hold
reunion April 30.
Coughing Fatal to Woman.-During
a coughing spell Mrs. Mary Charles
Worth, AZ years old, Of Manhattan,
ruptured a blood vessel in her brain
and died.
Muddy Roads Stop sehooI.-The
deep mud on the country roads was
responsible for the closing Of several
of the rural schools In Saline county
recently. District No. has been
closed all week, as 1t was impossible
for the children to get to school. On
several of the roads the mud was 10
inches deep.
Il
Meet In Atchlson Next.-The An.
cient Order of United Workmen grand
lodge at Hutchinson voted TO meet
at Atchison iu 1917 in It's biennial SEES
IL
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-03-25

Church, see Mrs. BERTHE Brixie OF
Webster county is the only woman
sheriff in Missouri.
Gotham-She is the, only woman In
Missouri who can shut up other wom-
en-. l suppose.-Y Statesman.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-03-25

Raymond Robins Wins.-Raymond
Robins, the Chicago SOCIAL worker,
need not pay the bankrupt firm of Cox
BIodg+tt Dry Goods Company of Wich-
itu $11,25O which the trustees claimed
he owed. A federal jury has SO de-
cid sd.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-03-25

Gas Fumes Overcome 5oy.-Clifton
Jackson, the 15year-old son of Mrs
s. r. Stone, was overcome by gas
fumes at his home in Olathe recently
His mother heard him fall, broke the
locked door and dragged him into an
other room.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-03-25

Meet In Atchlson Next.-The An.
cient Order of United Workmen grand
lodge at Hutchinson voted TO meet
at Atchison iu 1917 in its biennial SEES
sion.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-03-25

The average man would be glad Of
the opportunity to pose as a retired
captain of industry on half pay.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-03-25

Have Hanford's Balsam on hand for
accidents. Adv.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-03-25

How She Considered II.
He-So you are going to consider
my proposal?
She-I do consider ia joke.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-11-26
PATRIOTISM BEING
EXPLOITED TO GLUT
GREED OF EMPLOYERS
WOMEN MUNITION EMPLOYEES IN
ENGLAND MAKE SERIOUS
CHARGES.
Situation Adds TO the Labor Muddle
In the United Observation-Disclosures
Declare They are "Sweated" In
Plants--While Employers Grow
Rich, Wages Remain the Same.
BY HENRY WOOD.
ted Press Staff COrrespondent.l J

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
LONDON, Oct 9.-(By Mail.)-
Women munition workers Of England
say they are being sweated and that
their patriotism is being exploited to
satisfy employers greed. The wo'
mems formal charges just filed with
the labor board add to the labor mud
die in the United Kingdom.
The women usually are not affili-
ated with regular trade unions, whose
domain they have invaded, but in this
case their charges coincide with the
allegations Of the laboring men. The
English working women, like the men
persist in their efforts to get a hear
ing when the life of the nation is al
stake, they say. because although
they declare themselves patriotic they
cannot permit their patriotism to be
exploited,
While the manufacturers grow rich
out Of government war contracts, the
working women insist their wages re-
main unincreased while the cost OF
living is constantly ascending. The
men charged this too, and the womer
add that their employers are taking
advantage Of their inexperience to
sweat them.
One advantage the women have is
that government boards were appoint
ed to investigate conditions under
which they might be called upon to
work These boards have responded
to the cry for help and are, after in
vestigation, lending the weight Of theif
authority to the protests
The complaints center largely in
the Manchester district where thous-
ands Of factories are installing light.
er machinery for the women, but are
not paying them mems wages. nor
nearly so much.
The wages were found to vary from
a maximum OF about IS for a 4s-houf
week down to $3.50 for a 5I-houf
week. Despite the minimum wage
of seven cents an hour fixed many
concerns paid less.
The women demand factory can
teens SO the women night workers
may have a hot meal A demand is
also made for a shift schedule that
will not permit woman to work
more than s hours at a time,
Another potest was against heavy
work being given to the women. One
young girl handled an is pound shell
every minute throughout the day.
Other girls were found working on
rough cast shells weighing 23 pounds
The report of the governments
committee was that women could not
be employed on heavy physical work
Of this nature for the period Of hours
now required unless they were paid
sufficiently to permit of proper food
snd nourishment.