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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-18
PLANNING WHEN
A CITY is SMALL
"A Matter Of Vital Concern For
All municipalities.
LACK OF CIVIC IMAGINATION
The Villages of Today Will Become the
Big Cities of the Future, and They
Can Be Planned Best While Still
Small
BY FRANK koEsTER.

[Author OF 'Modern City Planning and
Maintenance.
Ordinarily city planning is regarded
as being an activity for large cities
alone, but it is just as important for
the small city, if not more so, and en-
gaging more completely the attention
of all the citizens it becomes for the
small city an even more vital concern.
The chief thing that prevents cities
from being properly planned is lack OF
civic imagination The citizens of a
small town seldom act as though they
expected their town to become a large
city. They may individually at times
dream of a great city spreading out
around the nucleus in which they live,
and they very frequently boast of the
progress of the town during the pre-
vious decade. but the time when their
town is to be a great city seems so
far distant that as whole they do
not imagine that it will ever occur
The few enthusiastic souls who in
dividually believe it are patronized or
laughed at. and the citizens as a body
do not have che assurance TO walk out
into unoccupied fields and lay out sites
for streets, parks and public structures
which may not come into existence nm
til century later, if ever,
Time quickly slips by, and the sites
for great Improvements which once
might have been laid out and reserved
become impossible to secure save at
enormous expense. 1t thus happens
that many cities have plans originally
determined by the fancy of the home
[ wardiy meandering COW. and great vol
! umes of traffic must indciilGtaIy follow
the paths thus marked ont unless OK
pensive changes be made. (.
| America is bound to grow vastly in
the next century. and many villages Of
today will become big cities of the flu
ture. Yet few, if any. of such towns
have plans as yet laid out and many n
| patient COW is still contributing her
humble share to the city planning Of
| the future. while worthy citizens are
less usefully employed.
The expense of preparing Il plan for
city while the city is still small is so
| insignificant compared with the bene-
fits to be derived that it should not en-
Ter into consideration. The cost of
such plan is the best possible invest
ment that a city can make not only in
| the saving of future expense, but for
its psychological value, for when the
| future Of city is planned that of it.
self supplies an incentive to growth,
| as there is something definite to be ac-
complished, and the town is more like
ly to increase in size and Importance
through having such plan than where
its growth is purely haphazard. At
the same time its enterprising citizens
are more likely to remain and help
] build up the town than to go to larger
cities. while, besides retaining its own
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-18

rs tc expect a city TO follow its plan
without the ties of suitable regulations.
Indeed, such regulations are an abso-
lutc necessity in training "A city's
growth. and coincidently with the lay
ing out of its plans the regulations
which are TO carry it into effect should
he formulated and put into operation.
Proper provision should, of course. be
made for such notifications of TIE
original plan rs may he required by fu-
turc conditions impossible to forecast,
while at the same time not permitting
private interests to block the carrying
out Of the plan for merely selfish ends.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-18
caruso and the rax Collector.

l was dressing for "Pagliacci" when
man walked into my room, tapped me
on the shoulder and said Give me
E14o." / looked at him and asked,
"What forF" He replied, Income tax
! was already late and saN Come
again. have not got The money here. .
Whereupon, with the rapidity OF n con
iurer, he produced from his pocket a
warrant for my arrest This seemed
to me To he CARRYING the Joke too far,
and so I asked the manager to he kind
enough TO pay the man the money. He
did so Mt once, ana the good income
tax collector replied. And now may
! have a seat TO see the showT' And
he got it. That's London. Strand
Magazine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-18
Ion Rin 4 Ich.

1t was in q country store A one
gallus customer drifted in
Gimme Il nictel'S worth of asafoeti.
da.'
The clerk poured some asafoetida III
Il paper bag and pushed it across the
counter
Charge IT," drlwlcd the customer.
What's your name?' asked the clerk
"HoneyfuEkel"
"rake it, said the clerk. 81 wouldn't
write asafoetida and Honeyfunkel FOR
5 cents. EyerybodN's.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-18
PRODUCE
Save:
ACGUMUL I:

Three steps that lead to all that is
called success.
Great men accumulate knowledge,
experience and money in order to in
crease their power for service.
Money should represent services
rendered.
And wise men hold ready for
prompt use and greater service all of
their accumulations.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-18
Eranklin,s Fate Prefiaured.

The fate of franklin, tho famous ex.
plorcr, was unwittingly prcfgured and
on the eve of his starting on his last
voyage at the hands of his own devot-
ed wife. AS he lay doing on a sofa
Lady Franklin threw something over
his feet. on which he awoke in conster-
nation, saying: why, there's flag
thrown over me! Don't you know that
they lay union jack over a corpse?"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-18
tvilh The
Rutland Trust Company

The special privilege of drawing
money the first day of any month,
without loss of interest appeals to
conservative and thrifty men from all
over the State of Vermont.
Such men by depositing in this
Bank, keep their money earning in
terest, and still have it ready at short
notice for any use they may plan.
Large percent of safety margin
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-18
citv Planrina In coIIeaas.

an England. France and especially
in Germany every large university Of
fers course in city planning which
s. attended by several hundred stu
dents. says Professor L. $. Smith Of
the University Of Wisconsin. IF Amer
lean students became as interested in
the improvement of thcir cities it would
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-18

Author OF .'AIodern City Planning and
Maintenance
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-18
Road Edaes.

Experts estimate that unused land
lying at either side of the country
roads is capable in many cases of bear
ing 500 bushels of corn to the mile
strip. Thousands of miles of the best
European roads are only rod wide.
but Uncle Sans edge trimming is
largely matter of theory. Exchange.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-18
Tka Janizaries.

The Janzaries were the most fear
less soldiers the Turkish empire has
ever known, and they were not Turks.
1t has been said that the most jealous
reigionist is the convert to the faith,
and so it was with these converted
Christians. When they took the faith
of Mohammed under Sultan Orkhan
in 1880 and formed the nucleus of bis
bodyguard they became the most ex-
IRENE Mussulmans. 1t was they who
stormed the walls of Constantinople in
1853, the city that had hitherto been
considered impregnable. - st Louis
Globe Democrat.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-18

not be long before the cities of this
country were far in advance of the
beautiful cities of Europe, because
American energy is so tremendous"
At present only three or four Amer.
lean universities offer courses in city
planning. Harvard Columbia and Wis
consn ere the leaders in this work.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-18
Advancing Ideals.

How is your daughter progressing
in music?"
WELL" replied Mr.. Cumrox. II think
her taste is improving. She is getting
so she thinks enough Of some of those
songs not to try to sing them."-Wash-
ington Star. l..
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-18
Total Resources
100000

Officers:
Geo. T. Chaffee, President
w. D. Hulett, Vice President
Geo. X. Montgomery Treasurer
Earle D. Wickham, Asst Treasurer
Directors:
Geo. 7. Chaffee, n X. Chaffee, H. E.
Dyer, E. D. Gibson, w. d. Hulett, e.
w. Lawrence, G. II. Young, Geo. X,
Montgomery.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
HANDLING FLOWER POTS
BY IDA M. SHEPLER.

Casters we know are cheap. Five
cents apiece, and four Of these fas-
tened in the discarded legs of an old
table, bed, or even if these are not
at hand, four pieces of square pine
wood on which you can nail long
shallow box
This is really good stand on which
to slip your window plants in their
pots. Fill the shallow box half full of
sand. bed the pots in this sand, which
absorbs the moisture from the pots,
saving the carpet below and sending
some of it back into the plant roots.
OF course the box should be painted a
good color.
| have seen for this arrangement the
combination of the legs painted green
and the box done in lattice like stripes
of white and green. Make the box as
long as you have room each side of
the window mot measuring just the
window space itself, as then one can
alternate the pots, bringing the end
pits in turn TO the middle and direct
light.
On very cold nights, as glass draws
frost as we'll as heat, flowers often get
nipped A box for plants resting on
casters is easily drawn away from the
window direct, and can be pushed back
the next morning.
These casters are also a convenience
when sweeping about the window. Any
woman who keeps house plants in her
room can, herself, make two or three
window boxes, legs and all, picked up
from where carpenters are building.
These boxes, of course, are used
mainly in windows that are kept for
the saving Of plants for spring, and yet
they can contain an assortment OF
flowers, which, banked back Of a win
dow, give an effective picture of beauty
to the passer-by as well as to the in
mates of the room.
For a small window, and one from
which you must get light for the room,
be sparing of the plants. There is moth
ing pretty in dark room, the cause Of
which is the window literally hung and
placed full Of all manner Of foliage.
1t is such a mistake to fill up a win
dow so full Of plants and vines In win
ter that one can neither get light for
reading nor sight of the prettier world
outside. A few plants, in a small win
dow. artistically arranged, is a r3uch
happier scheme.
If you are buying winter plants from
the florist, don't unwrap the roots until
ready to pot them, but be sure to give
the soil in which the plant roots are
bedded, plenty of water-keep them
literally soaked in water, and by the
time you are ready to pot, if it be but
two hours after, you will find the plant
wonderfully refreshed.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
TENT CATERPlLLARS
VERY TROUBLESOME
0rchardist Adopts Unique Plan
of Shooting Out Nests With
Ordinary Shotgun.

One of the troublesome insects in
many orchards that are not sprayed
is the tent caterpillar. Unless some
means of destroying the unsightly
nests are employed they will increase
in size and the foliage of the tree be
destroyed by the feeding of the cater
pillars.
Spraying with arsenicals will kill
the worms and where treatment for
codling moth is given the caterpillars
are rarely bothersome. Where the
nests can be reached they can be torn
out with the gloved hand or a brush
and the worms crushed on the ground.
The usual practice is to burn them
out with torch. This is effective, but
there is danger of injuring the tree.
One man has adopted the unique
plan of shooting the nests out. He
loads a shotgun with loose powder,
holds the muzzle of the gun near the
nest and shoots. The nest and worms
are destroyed, the tree is left unin-
Iured and an uninviting task is turned
into sport.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
GOOD SHELTER FOR
BINDER is NEEDED
Weathering Process Cuts Life
of Machine Quite in Two
Neglect Is Costly.

Prof. Henry L. Thomson of the de-
partment of farm engineering at Okla
homa A. and M. college says the wealth
ering process cuts the life Of binder
in two.
"The binder" says Professor Thorn
son, Should be put in dry shed
right after the harvest. The canvases
should be examined for wear and then
hung up in a dry place away from ro-
dents. The parts particularly subject
to wear-the crankpin bushing, the
packers, the binder clutch and trans
mission, the knife, ETC., and the knot
ter-should be wiped clean Of gritty
grease and dust and careful examina-
ton made for worn parts. Repair
should be ordered at once to be on
hand for a rainy-day job. All parts
that might rust should be given light
coating of oil. Heavy grease should
be put on the "bill hook" or knotter.
Neglect of this will often cause half
days trouble when the binder is next
used, as the rust will keep the knot
from sliding off easily.
ga little timely care of the binder
will make it give good service for
many seasons"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28

to spray all of our peach trees and we
were certainly convinced of the good
of spraying because the unsprayed
of an inferior quality.
Each year in September we go to
every peach tree and take out the
borers. We often see where someone
is wanting to know what is the best
method of keeping rabbits from gnaw-
ing the trees; our method is to use
shovel and throw a mound of dirt up
around the base of the tree about
foot high. AS it is the habit of the
rabbit to sit up while gnawing, he will
find it inconvenient to do so on the
side OF the steep mound and will go
elsewhere. The mound also braces
the tree against winter winds. When
making the mound we take up the
dirt so as to leave a little trench
around the foot Of the mound. In
this we put wood ashes or manure for
fertilizer. The mounds are torn down
as soon as possible in the spring thus
giving the trees cultivation that
WISE D0 llupOSStDl6 H5-
cause the mound would be. dry so
much earlier.
OF our different varieties of apples,
Stayman, Grimes Golden, Jonathan,
Baldwin, Greetings, ETC., we are par
tial to the Stayman for growing a
harder tree and the good size, ex-
cellent flavor and keeping quality OF
it's fruit. The Carman is our favorite
early peach. 1t ripens when the
southern peaches are scarce, while
for late peach the liberia leads.
In the fall of 1914 our less than
IL acres of seven-year-old trees
yielded 1900 bushels of first-class
fruit, which was delivered to the COM
mission man by auto. truck the same
day as picked. The fruit was graded
and packed, the No. 1 class bringing
as high as So per bushel.a
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28

Eight years ago we began setting
apple and peach trees, with the in
tention of becoming commercial fruit
growers. We set II acres of apple
trees in the fall and the peach trees
III the spring for filters, using the
square method of setting AS cur
orchard land was cut by deep ra-
vines We were careful to keep the hill
sides set in grass to avoid washing,
but on the level we used clean cult
vat1on in summer with rye for a COW
er crop, which was turned under in
the spring. For the trees set on the
hillside we used the hoe, says
writer in an exchange. After five
years of cultivation the trees had made
vigorous growth, so we sowed the
level land in clover which we NOW
and leave on the ground.
We find our apple trees doing as
we'll on the hillsides as on the hill
tops, but the peach trees are hardly
SO good, as they need a more thorough
cultivation than it is possible to give
them with the hoe.
We pruned as soon as the trees
were set, repeating the task each
spring, and after five years all trees
that had made a good growth were
pruned again in June to check wood
growth and promote fruit buds.
At two more recent settings of
IA acres each, we have used the hex
agonal method of setting and find it
much better than the square, as we
can get more trees on an acre and
give each tree more useful space.
There are several arguments as to
which is the best time for setting.
Our conclusion is to order our trees
sent in the fall and heel them in
until spring, then set as soon as the
soil will do the work. They are too
apt to be winter killed if set in the
fall.
Some orchardists spray every year
but as we have never been molested
with any kind of scale insects we do
not. The green lice are our enemy on
the apple and for this we find that
spraying with lime-sulphur solution
just before the buds begin to swell in
the spring is more satisfactory than
spraying with kerosene emulsion in
the summer When spraying with lime
sulphur for leaf curl on the peach
we add arsenate of lead for curculio.
Just before the calyx cup Of the apple
closes we spray with arsenate Of lead.
In the spring Of 1912 we were unable
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
POSTSCRIPTs

Queen bees have no sting.
There are nearly 100000 Jews in
the world
The carcass of a horse yields $50
pounds of meat
Magnesia will brilliantly polish and
thoroughly clean ivory
About 100000 barrels of salt were
produced in the United States last
year.
An adding machine that can handle
forty columns of figures has been con.
structed.
Including August, the grand total of
cargo that has passed through the
Panama canal is now more than 6,25O..
900 tons.
Toronto has a street-naming com.
mittee which is raking the city man
with a fine-toothed comb for the Dur.
pose Of destroying all German street
names. Many such names have been
found and ruthlessly stamped out
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
LEAVES AS LITTER
IN POULTRY HOUSE
Nothing the Laying Hen More
Dearly Loves to Scratch in
Than RustIing Leaves.

Leaves gathered when they are thor
oughly dry constitute the very best
litter for the poultry house. There is
when freshly fallen leaves in the
woods and along roadsides are in
prime condition for such use This
lasts only few days, and it is at such
times that they should be gathered
Barrels or sacks may be used for
storage, but if an abundance of room
is available it is best to put them
away loose. Empty stalls or grain
rooms offer the most satisfactory
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28

WORK AMONG THE FLOWERS

For worms in flower pots, take one
teaspOonful Of ground white pepper to
quart of boiling water; or, two tea
spoonfuls of ground strong mustard
to quart of boiling water. Let cool
little and saturate the soil.
in the hands of an experienced per-
son liquid manure is great value; but
in the hands Of novice disaster to the
plant may result from using it too
strong, or when the plant is at rest.
Begonias must have heat, moist
atmosphere and shade. The dust and
dryness of the air of the average sit
ting room is very unfavorable to them.
To keep the air moist have a water
tight tray of zinc, of any desired size,
and keep it full of water, with little
charcoal in it to keep it sweet. Set
brick in the water and rest the pots ON
the brick.
Some roses--the Crimson Rambler,
to mildew. If outdoors, the disease
may be kept in check by using the
ammoniacal solution of copper carbon
ate, applied faithfully with the spray
er about every two or three weeks, or
oftener, if the case seems to require
1t.
Hyposulphate of soda, used in the
proportion of half an ounce to ten gal
Ions of water, is a good spray. In
some cases nothing serves to do any
good.
If the home gardener would take
more interest in making the home sur
roundings attractive it would be
good investment for him. Plant hardy
shrubs and dwarf trees and note the
effect.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28

There are only Ii school kiddies
in the town of Oquosoc, Me-. the place
from which Santa Claus gets prac
tically all of his Christmas trees, and
they decided that Baby Sayre, Presi-
dent Wilson's first grandchild, ought
to have a Christmas tree BETTING the
dignity of a baby who can say to a
president, Hello, granddaddy." l. l..
Meserve, a leading citizen of the town,
who is reputed to be the Christmas
Tree King of America" donated this
fine 12-foot tree and the kiddies have
sent it along to the baby. The picture
shows Mr.. Meserve ready to cut the
tree.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
HARDY TURKEYS ARE BEST
Birds That Pay Biggest Profits Are
Those of Strong Constitutions
and Immune From Disease.

The most useful turkeys, that will
pay the biggest profits, are the strong,
vigorous, alert, hardy birds intelligent
and relatively immune from disease.
Since abundance of bone usually &C
companies health and vigor, the big
boned, big-framed birds will ordinarily
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28

cate, small-boned turkeys. This is
by no means always the case, but
usually proves true.
Good weight is usually to be found
only in the best birds, hence, gen.
orally speaking, turkeys Of average
weight or better are usually to be
preferred to understood birds.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Merit in Sweet Glover.

Sweet clover, once cursed, is at last
coming to its own. This despised
plant will put pasturage into the cat
tie, hay into the NOW, and humus and
nitrogen into the soil. There must be
some merit in it.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Man on the Farm.

1t is the high privilege of farmers
congress to discuss any and every sub
ject under the sun, for nothing can
possibly happen without having some
direct or indirect effect on the man on
the farm.-Omaha Bee.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
humility Not All.

Humility is the part of wisdom and
is most becoming in men. But let
no one discourage selfreliance; it is,
of all, the greatest quality of true
m1nlineSs-LOuis KoSsuth.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Oversuspicious.

Some men is. so suspicious" said
Uncle Eben, dat if fairy was to
come along an offer to grant EN-
three wishes det'd have de fairy ar
rested fob bein' 4 sWindler."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28

means of keeping such litter free from
mold.
If there is anything in which a hen
more dearly loves, to scratch than
rustling leaves we have yet to see it,
A flock will work busily all day long
in such litter-far more contentedly
than in straw. Continual scratching
reduces a generous amount of drop
pings which become good fertilizer
for the home garden. Not only is such
soil dressing of some fertilizing
value, but it provides large element
of humus which is Of great worth.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28

1t pays to get fresh, strong bulbs
each fall From these, if they are given
proper treatment, you can be reason
ably sure of fine flowers.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28

Grow flowers for others. Be gen.
erous with them. Many a heartache
has been eased by a gift of flower
or blooming plant.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Plows for Gumbo Soils.

The best plows for hard or sticky
gumbo soils are probably those with
Stat bottom moldboards. These are
made of heavy steel slots about an
inch and a half wide and three-quar-
ters of an inch apart. They run in the
direction of the ordinary moldboard
curve. There is less area in such a
moldboard, consequently the pressure
is greater per square inch of what
surface is there and the plow will
scour.