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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13
EVER BEARING strawberries.

The ever bearing or fall Strawberries
are not difficult TO raise. The several
varieties that have been developed
seem to trace back TO 4 sort discovered
in 1898 in bed of Bismarck berries
belonging to Samuel Cooper. gar
dener. of Cattaraugus county, n Y.
The variety which Mr.. Cooper devel-
oped was called The Pan-American,
but since that time more desirable va
rieties have been developed. The care
REQUIRED for the ever bearing varieties
Is not materially different from that
given common varieties. They should
be set out about the time one would
plant early potatoes and should be Civ
en- thorough care and cultivation. Bios
SONS that develop should be removed
until about three weeks before the
time when fruit is wanted. For the
northern states this would be about
Aug. /. Blossoms that appear after
this date will have plenty of time i'll
which to mature The soil for this va
riety of Strawberries should be richer,
if anything, than for ordinary straw
berries. as II is customary to get a
small crop in the fall of the year in
which the plants are set out. In beds
in their second year berries may be
had at any time during the summer or
early fall by allowing the blossoms TO
develop some three or four weeks be-
fore the crop is wanted.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

We carry full line OF fresh fish,
oysters and clans. Abe Satter. Adv.
Mrs. A. ]. Holden of Old Benning
ton will return Thursday from few
days stay in New York.
DR.. Henry S Goodall has gone to
New York to take course of special
study preparatory to taking up his
practice again
Mrs. Arthur j. Holden and Miss
Persis Holden OF Bennington are
stopping at the Wolcott Hotel in
New York City,
Mrs. f. A. Butterfeld and Mrs. h.
f. Burgess will entertain Circle ID Of
the Second congregational church at
the chapel parlor Wednesday, Jan.
14tb at three o'clock. Circle especi-
ally invited.
We carry full line of groceries
and vegetables, everything the high
est quality and lowest prices. We
deliver to all parts of the town. Tel
$50. Abe Satter. Adv.
The special meeting in the Baptist
church tonight viii be addressed by
Rev. J. Foster Wilcox of North Adams
His subjest will be THE greatest
need of Man" a special effort is be-
ing made to have a large number of
men present. Everyone is invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy L. Bassett of
Springfield, Mass, are spending a
few days with Mr. Bassett's mother
Mrs. Ida Bassett OF Gage street. They
were married in Springfield last SAT
urday by the Rev Edward T.. Elliott,
The bride was formerly Miss Lillian
A. Gazette Mr. Bassett is employed
in the Office of the II. L. Handy Co,
OF Springfield
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13
STACK BURNED ALFALFA.

Growers of alfalfa will be interested
in some tests that have been made
for the purpose of determining the
relative feeding value of stack burned
and bright, dry cured alfalfa hay. Stack
burned hay, as it is termed. is the
name given to that hay that is put in
the stack as soon as possible after II
is cut. Under this method the hay
goes through sort of sweat which
serves to break down the woody ma
ture of the stems and makes the crude
fiber more digestible. Chemical analy-
SEES show that the stack burned hay
possesses Il greater feeding value than
the green, dry cured product, and in
feeding tests cattle were found to eat
it more readily and TO make better
gains than ON that cured in the usual
manner.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13
ECONOMIC ON YOUR MEDICINE
w. L. Gokay's Drug Store will Sell 100 Bottles
of Medicine at Half Price. Make your own
Cough Medicine

One hundred residents of Benning-
ton will have chance to get a soc
bottle (but only one to each family
of Schiffmann's Concentrated EXpec-
torant at half price, at w. l.. Gokay 5
Drug Store, tcday ana tomorrow on
~, but remember on these days only.
With view to giving those who
have not yet used this excellent rem
edy an opportunity OF trying it, the
proprietor and W. h. Gokay's Drug
Store have decided to reduce the
price so as TO give the first 100 apply
ing a regular soc bottle for 25c, by
presenting the coupon below. Even
though not in need of a medicine at
the present time. it will pay to take
advantage of this opportunity, as
some remedy is quite sure to be re-
duired before the winter is over. but
this remedy cannot be obtained at
half price again.
This latest method of supply a rem
edy in such strongly concentrated
form where you buy all pure medi-
cine in small bottles, is more econ
omical Instead of buying. to break
up a cold or cough, several bottles of
old fashioned ready-made remedies
containing only a small quantity Of
real medicine and large proportion
OF sugar and water, also paying for
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13
ARGENTINE SOIL.

A rec ent report on the soil Of the Ar.
gentine issued by the International In
stitute of Agriculture, seems to show
that the United States has noE n great
deal to fear as a result of competition
in cereal products from the South
American country. The richest prov
inccs, which are Buenos Aires and
Santa Fe, are considerably inferior to
the best soil of our own corn belt in
nitrogen, potassium. phosphorus and
lime, while the area adapted TO the pro-
duction of corn. oats, wheat ana flax is
only about the size of Iowa In the
two provinces mentioned as well as
others, much of the soil is too sandy.
while in some sections hardpan comes
close to the surface.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13
When You Need a Med.
cine You Should
Have the Best

Although there are hundreds OF
preparations advertised, there is on
~ one that really stands out pre-
eminent as a remedy for diseases OF
the kidneys, liver and bladder.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is not
recommended for everything.
A sworn certificate of purity is
with every bottle. You may receive
sample size bottle of Swamp-Root
by Parcel Post Address DR.. Kilmer
& Co., Blnghamton, n. Y, and en-
close ten cents.
For sale at all drug stores in bot
ties of two sizes-5Oc, and $l0O, also
mention the Bennington Evening
Banner.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13
DAIRY COWS IN DRY BELT.

There is little question that in the
semi-dry belt near the hundredth me
ridian and west the value Of the dairy
cow as a revenue producer and debr
litter is not realized at near her real
value. This is entirely apart. too, from
the fact that the business Of dairying
tends to conserve and increase rather
than deplete the fertility of the soil
of the farm on which the cows are
kept In this connection the case OF
one farmer living near Bismarck, n. D..
is worth mentioning. Although his
herd of Jersey cattle was small, the
net return from them above expenses
Cor the month of January was SG4.1S.
This is not given here because it is an
unusual record in any way. but simply
to show that there is nice margin OF
profit in dairying even in sections
where the conditions are not supposed
TO be most favorable.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13
HEN MANURE AS FERTILIZER.

Usually hen manure is from three to
four times as rich in plant food as ordi-
nary stable manure. 1t is strong in
nitrogen, but comparatively weak in
potash and phosphoric acid. 4 recipe
that is commonly used TO make a bal
anced fertilizer with the hen manure
is 300 pounds of acid phosphate, 100
pounds of muriate of potash and 500
pounds of manure. Before being
mixed the hen manure should he pull
verized as finely as is possible. The
above mixture is for small grain and
corn. For garden crops and potatoes
the following combination has been
found satisfactory: One thousand
pounds hen manure. $50 pounds nitrate
of soda, 100 pounds of dried blood 500
pounds acid phosphate and 200 pounds
muriate of potash.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13
AN OLD DUTCH LEGEND.
How Jantjo the 5eIIrinser Saved Sluis
Frors the Spaniards-


Frors the Spaniards-
An old statue in the steeple near the
bells at Sluis, in Holland, which was
originally erected in honor Of Jantie
van Sluis, is worked by mechanical
means, which cause it to strike the bell
at every hour and half with ham
mer
Jantje was bellrnger and watch
man during the eighty years war with
Spain. On the night of June IL, 1G06,
Du Terrail, Spanish captain, resolved
to recover Sluis, the principal fortress
of iceland, from Prince Maurice Of
Orange, who had conquered it two
years previously.
When the clock struck nine il was
arranged that the Spanish soldiers
should sound a false alarm at one gate
in order 10 draw the Dutch soldiers
away from another, thus leaving II
means of ingress for the enemy.
Providentally jamie forgot TO wind
up the clock till late in the evening.
and. being terribly afraid Of ghosts. he
did it so hastily that he damaged the
works. Another story AYERS that he
was intoxicated, the result Of Sluis
fair. which had been held on that after
noon
Be that as il may, Terrall waited in
vain to hear the familiar striking of
the old clock. and thus the attack was
put off till midnight. In the meantime
the garrison had suspected something
amiss and were on the alert. Consc-
quently the Spanlards We're repused
with great loss
JanUe had accidentally saved his
town. and to honor him his fellow cit
liens erected the bell ringing statue to
his perpetual memory.-London Tailor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13

Hog raisers are agreed that the
deaths of many of the little pigs
born dead are traceable to the fact that
at some time during the latter part OF
their pregnant period the dams have
in the course OF their daily walking
stepped over boards-low partitions or
fences-on which their bodies have
scraped. The point is one that the hog
raiser should be on the lookout for In
any event
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13

North Dakota corn contests have
demonstrated that all sections of that
state can mature corn proftably. The
crop of 1913 was more than twice that
of 1910, both in acreage and produc-
ton. However that there is room for
development is indicated in the fact
that there are but five acres of corn
grown on the average North Dakota
farm Of $50 acres
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13

The weight OF cattle seems TO sus.
tain fairly regular ratio to their
girth On this theory an animal hav-
ing a five foot girth should weigh
about $50 pounds. For every added
inch in girth twenty-five pounds should
be added 10 the weight When the
girth reaches six feet, fifty pounds
should be added TO the weight for
every added inch Of girth
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13

In an experiment that was conduct
ed by the Illinois experiment station
with a view to determining the relu-
tive value OF timothy and alfalfa hay
in milk production it was found that
with a yield Of timothy of ton and a
half an acre and worth $40 per ton
four tons of alfalfa hay the product
Of one acre, We're worth S6S.44 more
than the acre yield of timothy. In the
experiment milk was figured worth
$1.30 per hundred pounds. If Il con
vincing argument were needed to prove
the wisdom of growing alfalfa this ex-
pertinent would seem to furnish IL.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13
Gard Of Thanks.

We wish to thank all friends and
neighbors for their kindness and
sympathy during the illness and
death of our beloved husband and
father, and also for all floral tributes.
Mrs. William r. Worthington,
K. II. Worthington,
Mrs. Martha Hall.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13

A reader Of these notes who last
year wanted to give sweet clover a
trial on a small patch got his seed
from what he supposed was "A reliable
source. However. at blossom time it
proved TO be'a variety which is yell
low blossomed annual instead of the
white blossomed perennial which Is
common along the roadsides. In buy
ing the seed of this iegume 1t IS well
10 see that the seed is the right kind
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13
Team Blankets.

We will sell this week 25 pairs of the
well known RockfalPs Blue Team
Blankets: measuring 90x96 inches;
weight 1S lbs. TO the pair at $3.50.
This Blanket is the largest size made
Send 21c for Parcel Post charges
Frears, Troy, n. Y. Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13
Whsre Procedure Is Slow.

"What's your excuse for speeding?'
asked the judge.
"Oh, we live in rapid times. your
honor" answered the motorist filppant-
ly. Everything has to speed up Il bit
these days
Not at all" said the Judge. And
you will observe the contrary il you
will sit down and spend the day in this
courtroom Ten dollars. Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13

A poultryman who reported his expo
lience the other day has found that Il
knothOle an inch in diameter I'M the
side of the barn serves as first class
device for testing whether eggs in
process of Incubation are fertile or in
fertile five or six days after incubation
starts. BY closing the doors and COW
ering the windows the room is made
dark, and the sun shining through the
Hnothole does the rest.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13

He should be viewed as little less
than traitor to his children and TO
his country who mines and sells the
fertility of his soil in the sale of raw
farm products and by 50 doing leaves
to his descendants Il depleted soil and
AN impoverished inheritance. There are
many traitors that belong to this class
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13

In view of the fact that smutty oats
and those not smutty are run through
the same thrashing machine, it is well
TO treat all oats used for seed with the
formalin solution The solution is made
by diluting 40 per cent foImalin in
wafer at the rate of one pint to about
forty gallons Of water. The oats to be
treated should be spread out three or
four inches deep on the barn or gran
AIRY floor and the solution applied with
a sprinkler. They should then he Shov-
eled over and again sprinkled the pur-
pose being to have every kernel mois
tened, but not wet When this condition
IS realized they should be shoveled into
a deeper pile and kept covered until the
following day, when the seeding should
be done.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13

Recently 100 bankers and business
men Of Duluth. Mimi, met and voted
TO organize under the so called Ash
land (Wis.) plan for the encouraging
of dairying in their section. They
pledged $4,000, and this will be loan
ed to nearby farmers on favorable
terms for the purchase of improved
dairy animals.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13

Give dam, whether sheep, COW or
SOW, ration in which bone and muscle
forming elements are badly lacking
and on top of this have conditions such
that they will get little or no exercise
during their pregnant period. and a
situation is produced which is almost
sure to result in trouble for both moth
er and offspring
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13
SISTERS BENEFITED

Mother Antoinette, Superior of MAJ
areth Academy, of Concordis. Kan
sas, says, Several OF The Sisters
have been taking Father John S
Medicine and all have received bene-
iit from u.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13

Spring Is cleaning time in the house
and ought TO be in the barn, hog house
and henhouse. At least it ought TO be
to the extent Of cleaning out all dirt
and litter and of whitewashing the in
teriors For this purpose the govern
ment whitewash is excellent and is
made according to the following direc-
tions: Stake a half bushel Of lime With
boiling water. keeping il covered dur
inc the process. Strain and add a
peck Of salt dissolved in warm water
and thin paste made by stirring
three pounds of ground rice in boiling
wafer; also one-half pound of pow
dered Spanish whiting and one pound
OF glue dissolved in warm water. Mix
these ingredients thoroughly and let
them stand for several days. Keep
the wash in Il portable kettle. have hot
when used and apply with paint or
wtitewash brush. Thin to consistency
Of paint
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13

According to figures collected by the
United States department of agricul-
ture, the value of dried fruit put up in
the. year 1899 was $5,000,000 In the
ten year interval following the indus
try developed so that the output in
1909 was worth $21000,000, or an in
crease in production Of over $40 per
cent
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-13
The Thermometer isn't
Accountable When il
Gets About so Much
Down

It's something like a man.
Ii has been doing some pretty
low acts the last few weeks
though, and big holes have
been made in the Coal bin.
We can deliver a new supply
on short notice.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-23
Won H!NDENBURG'S
BEST XMAS LETTER
EPlsTLE FROM MIDGET CHILD
CALLS FOR PERSONAL AN.
SWER FROM GENERAL.

Posen, Germany, Jan. 22.-Of the
many letters of congratulation and
advice which Field Marshal Won Hin.
denburg receives every day from
friends and admirers in all parts of
the globe few ever reach his eyes AS
a rule the busy veteran causes one oil
the adjutants to acknowledge such
letters as he thinks require that at
tention; all others are disposed of
by an announcement in The German
and Austro-Hungarian press with al
expression of regret that the general
does not have the time to make any
other form of acknowledgment.
An exception has been made by
General Won Hindenburg in the case
of a letter which reached him a few
days ago AID which was written by
a young school girl in Hagen. The let
ter was written in the German famil-
lar pronoun "Du" of which the Eng
lish Thou" is the equivalent, and
reads:
Dear Fieldmarshal: You have
given MS much pleasure. Such
thrashing served the Russians right.
and l am not longer afraid Of them,
though ! am still very small You
are helping us and that is enough. I
promise to knot very industriously
for you and your soldiers, and will
beg the Christ child to bring you
something very beautiful-no doubt,
You will be getting a great deal, be
cause YOU are so kind and loveable.
VIII YOU also have a Christmas tree?
Santa Claus ought to bring you a big
one so that all your soldiers could
see it. DO you know that our teach
or always calls me midget, because
am 50 small? But ] want to grow
up so I can help you Father always
says that you are good enough to
kiss. But that cant be done, because
you are far away in cold Russia Be
sure to always wear your overcoat
With best greetings.
TOM SCHMITZ."
General Won Hiudenburg's Christ.
mas mail was unduly large, but mem
bers of his staff say that he answer
ed TOMS letter himself.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-23
BRILLIANT FEATS
Of GEN. MACkENSEN
DROVE WEDGE THROUGH RUS
SIAN LINES AND SECURES
MERlTED RECOGNITION.

Berlin, Jan. 22.-For his services
in THE operations about LODI and
Lowicz, General August vol Macken-
sen has just been promoted to the
rank OF "Generaloberst." by the EN-
peror Through Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg conducted the campaign
against the Russian center in gen
eral way, it rested with General Won
Machensen to move the machinery
which drove the Russians behind the
IBsura river.
In the LodzLowicz campaign the
forces commanded by the general
took 10000 unwounded Russians pris-
oners and captured 20 field pieces
and 1856 machine guns. Before that
General Won Mackensen had dstin.
guished himself in the fighting about
Lipno and Wloclawec, and took also
prominent part in. the destruction
of the Russian Njemen and Narew
armies at Tannenberg and in the
Masurian seas. He then command
ed the Seventeenth army corps which
had been stationed at Danzig.
Following these exploits. General
Won Mackensen. who has been adj
vanced from the cavalry, was placed
in command Of The Ninth army and
was given the order pour lie merits.
the highest military distinction in The
empire
General Won Mackensen, whose fam
lily is said to be of Celtic extraction
was born at Leipntz. Saxony. in
1S49, and is the son Of large prop
erty owner in that district, Indwig
Mackensen. After having studied at
the Torgau gymnasium, and the Halle
University. young August Mackensen
entered the army on October 1 500,
joining the Second Garde du corps
Hussars as a volunteer for one years
service. He took part IN the war Of
1901 as a lieutenant Of the reserve
and as such entered upon a Brilliant
military career. In 1898 he was Sc
lectea as aide de camp by the EN-
peror and in the following year was
llnighted by letters patent He in
structed Emperor William IN military
history aad later. when in command
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-23
ATTEMPTED BLAckMAIL.
Three Little Rock Negroes Arrested
on Serious CHARGE.

Three Little Rock Negroes Arrested
on Serious Charge.
Little Rock Ark. Jan. 22.-Three
negroes were arrested today charged
with attempted backmail. 1t is
charged they sent messages to No.
land Blass, former Cornell Splinter
and son of a wealthy Little Rock
threatening to lddnap him
unless he paid $1,000. Mr.. Blass
says he received threatening mes
sages both by letter and by tele
phone.
He sent a letter to the address
given by the men who had threat
ened him on rural route in a lonelf
spot near Little Rock. The officers
who made the arrests say the caught
the three negroes in the act of re
moving the letter from the box, the
owner OF which died a week ago.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-23
BRYAN UPHOLDS HAYS.

Little Rock. Ark, Jan. 22-Efforts
of the Arkansas Federation of Wo-
mems clubs to have Governor Hays
officially fix a day when Arkansas
should contribute to the relief Of the
Belgian war sufferers came to naught
tonight when the governor received
a telegram from Secretary of State
Bryan stating that an official proc
lamation for such a purpose would be
inconsistent with President Wilson S
policy of neutrality The message
was in reply 10 a message of inquiry
sent by the governor,
Local members tonight said the
Federation of Women"s Clubs would
hold the relief contribution day with,
out the governors proclamation.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-23

Next to Won Hndenburg, General
Won Mackensen is probably the great
est military fayorite in Germany. He
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-23

of the Garde du corps Hussars was
the superior officer OF the Present
crown prince.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-23

is Of retiring disposition AID much
admired and beloved by his subordi-
mates and men.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-06-23
VICTIM OF
HIS GOOD WILL
JUST WHEN HE WAS HELPING
ANOTHER THAT BLOOMING
TELEPHONE BELL RANG. CAUs-
ING DISASTER DIRE

Because he consented to help q
friend with a heavy hay rack at the
stable where he has his headquarters.
DR.. A. c. Prentice. local veterinarian.
is going around with bandage COW
erins the top Of his head and q cash
several inches long. which took half
dozen stitches to close up.
II happened this way: They had
the rack onto the wagon. and Doc
was just letting loose a big sigh OF
relief over the exertion. when that
measly telephone bell rang. OF course.
being on the job. he was up and after
that phone call. and right there was
where he got 1t.
Thinking he was clear Of the rack
he Strengthened up and started toward
the barn. The end Of bolt In the
rack caught the top u his scalp and
nearly cut It in two before he stopped.