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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-15

The meeting Of the Greater Yer
mont association at Brattleboro was
the best yet held by this association
and should inspire enthusiasm TO
push along the Development of Yer
mont. With all the wealth there is in
this state it is rather disgraceful that
the work OF the Greater Vermont as
ISOLATION is not more generously fl
nanced. 1t has to struggle along like
country church and often has
trouble i'll making ends meet. Ben
nington has reason to feel gratifled
that the town was more largely rep
resented at the gathering than any
other place in the state but in spite
of this fact Bennington is not giving
the support that it should to the
work. The rank and file OF Vermont
ers do not realize the value TO the
state OF Mr. James p Taylor, who is
the active and able secretary OF the
Greater Vermont association. He is
giving all his force and energy and
high degree of talent to the service
of the state and is not only very poor
" paid but often finds it impossible
to raise funds to carry on the WORK.
Generous citizens OF Vermont should
come forward and show their appre.
citation and interest Membership in
the association costs $40 per year, we
believe. and il a thousand men viii
put in ten dollars each for few
years they will find that the state
viii be benefited many fold even
though they may not personally get
their money back.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-15
\ Saturday May IS, 1915.

Mobs of thoughtless people in Italy
are trying to force the government OF
that country to declare war on Aus
tria and Germany and to try to take
away from Austria strip of terri
tory that Italy oovets. Wars will nev
er cease on this globe until the
people themselves as we'll as their rul
ers learn that ambition, greed and
righteousness are not the highest as
pirations of the human heart.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-15
The record Of Investments

shows many supposedly irst-class Sc
curities have ceased paying divi-
dends. Consider the problems of
those depending on these securities
for an income. The income under an
annuity is assured for life and is al
so much larger than that produced
by ordinary investments. National
Life ms. Co., of VT. (Mutual9
Earle S Kinsley, General Agent,
Mead Building. Rutland, Vt. Adv
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-15

Before any of our readers invest any
of their hard earned coin in boom
tracts anywhere in the country on the
strength of raising hogs on cassava
root at S1.50 per hundredweight or fat
tening steers on cassava and spine
less cactus leaves ut 81 per hundred
weight they would do well To refer
these figures to the department of ng-
rirr1lture ut Washington for vertical
tom These claims are so strong rs to
arouse suspicion as to their correct
ness
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-15

Green food for the fowls in the win
ter months may be provided by sprout
ing grain. The grain should he soak
ed in water twenty-four hours, then
drained. 1t should then be kept moist
by sprinklmg with warm water night
and morning, When the grain starts
to sprout it should be spread out to Il
depth of two inches. In two weeks
the sod should be three or four inches
thick and the growth of the green
shoots six or seven inches high. 1t is
then ready to feed and should be given
in moderate quantities.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-15

of insect suppression, last week re-
yealed the fact that this scale has
become established On two places at
Old Bennington. 1t had previously
been discovered Oh one tree in Ben
nington yillage.
The san Jose scale insect is one
OF the most serious fruit tree pests
with which the orchardist has to
deal and with view TO the great
boom in fruit production in tlis sec
ton it is OF the greatest importance
that the pest be not allowed TO
spread
Although the scale, afte. caa Or
two seasons on tree, ..is.sk 81 81
self conspicuous by its damage. It's
first Introduction into ~ orchard is
very dificult of detection, /; iithe-e
fore, quite possible that here and
there some of the minute scales have
found lodging on the twigs or bran.
ches in the tops of trees on places
surrounding those known to he
infested Everyone should take
preventative measures.
The first step in fighting this pest,
as well as all others, is the removal
Of all worthless trees, Cut them
and burn them up. All trees and
shs' ~ so.nainng shoald be thor
oushly pru9od, and the brush burned
AS coon IS the trees became dor
mant in Che fall, or Just BEFORE they
cc9se to be dormant In the spring
or indeed at both times--every par
tiele OF the dark surface should be
thoroughly sprayed With lime-sul-
phur or misoible oil Standard lime
sulphur as sold in solution, should F.,
be diluted at the rate of one part So
luton to eight of water.
The San Jose scale first made its
appearance in the California Valley
for which it was named, and since it
was first discovered there about 1873
ii has found its way into nearly every
state and the Canadian provinces by
being carried on nursery stock.
Although spoken of as the scale, I
it is really the insect over which \
the scale grows that does the dam 4
age This minute creature has a 1
long sucking tube which it works
into the bark, and through which it
draws out the juices Obviously
few of these cannot do noticeable
harm. but once given free run on
f,.ae ts,Ix hot
it is but short time before the
trunk and branches are completely
encrusted and the tree killed.
Each scale. wnen run grown, Isl
about one-sixteenth of an inch IN |
diameter, very nearly circular and
has a raised nipple in the center, sur
rounded by. a ring-hke depression.
From the middle of the summer till
late fall the newly Matched young
insects may be found crawling about
before the scales have begun to
form over them.
A characteristic of the work of
the scale is reddish discooration OF
the bark or fruit wherever the scale !,
is located l.
There are several other scale in
sects which are more common but +
ess destructive, i'll this section. The 4
OYSTER shell scale. or apple tree bark +
ouse, is the most prevalent. The
European Fruit scale, or Curtis scale
nay be found in most old orchards
md is often mistaken fc- the San II
lose scale, owing to general re-
The scurfy scale, some n
what like the oyster shell. is less
common. These are subject to the
same treatment as the San Jose
cale.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-15

The folly of burning straw to get rid
of it is realized when one knows what
a ton of straw contains. Analysis
shows that a ton of wheat straw
contains 220 pounds of nitrogen, so
pounds of phosphoric acid and 240
pounds of potash, while Il ton of oat
straw contains about $40 pounds of
nitrogen. so pounds of phosphoric
acid and $50 pounds of potash. The
burning of straw means the destru6-
ton of most of the first two elements
named; but. what is almost MS vital,
1t means robbing the soil of the yege-
table matter-humus of which it is
go much in need.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-15

The other day there closed in Union
township, Hancock county, O., five
weeks rat hunt Two hundred ana
thirteen men took part in the contest
and produced 1886 rat tails. the win
ners being given Il dinner by the los
ers. The best killing in this campaign
was made by n small rat terrier that
had 1000 tails to his credit. thirty of
which he routed out of Il single shock
of corn.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-15

A good deal pf argument has been
presented Of latc against the use OF
the steel trap and this WAS augmented
the other diy in Il story which comes
from Monrovia.4 Gal, A big trap that
was set for II bcar caught pet dog
whose mistress escaped it ny but few
inches. The combined strength OF two
men was required to loosen the jaws
so that the mangled paw could he re-
lensed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-15
THE SAN JOSE SCALE

Bennington Fruit Tree and Shrub
Owners Should Fight It
The Vermont Department Of Agri-
culture urges upon the people of
Bennington, the necessity OF con
slant yigilence against the nprcad Of
the San Jose scale. Investigation by
Harold l.. Bailey, assistant to the com
missioner Of agriculture in charge
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-15

Roughly. skimmilk gives a return of
40 cents Il hundred pounds il fed to
pigs, go cents if fed TO calves and 81
per hundred if fed to poultry. There
ought to be hint here for poultry
raisers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-15

There is one advantage in growing
horseradish, and that is that 1t is so
stout and pungent in odor and taste
that most insects give il mighty wide
berth.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-15

Ninteen hundred and thirteen was the
banner year III the history of coal pro
duction in the United States, the out
put being about 57000D,000 short tons.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-15

The yield of buckwheat III this coun
try the past season WIS the smallest
yield in thirteen years, due chiefly t.
summer drought and early frosts IN
New York and PENNSYLVANIA, the two
states that produce most Of the crop
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-15
SUCH O. Fresh
Clean Sensation

n the mouth after you take a Dys-
pep-lct. Just try one. Crush X be-
tween your teeth and swallow ii
siowlY. Nou can almost Immediately
ieel is beneficial effect. Your stom-
lch seems TO say THAT'S just the help
leedcd for my big task of diges-
tioa.p Dys- pep-lets sweeten and
stl cngthen the stomach, prevent
soarAess and gas imitation and pro-
Wcte the natural functions. In no
other way can you ensure so much
stoRauh comfort as by buying and
using u ten cent box of Dys-pep- lets.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-15

One writer on agricultural topics oh
served short time ago that the man
who loafs in the country store while
his wife is NJ home splitting wood
ought TO be fed on cold sanerliraut and
dead cheese. 1t viii strike good many
that head cheesel Is too tootbsonlc a dish
10 feed such a shirll us this, ana there
will be many who will resent the im-
piled nsinuation touching The sauer-
kraut
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-15
Howy's This

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. have known f J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm
Toledo, Q.
Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
eous surfaces Of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price 10 cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-15

The great opera singer Nine Melba
has Il thousand acre ranch near the
city Of Melbourne, Australia, ana on
this keeps loo pure bred Holstein
COWS. ON retiring from hea active pro
fessonal work she intends to enter the
dairy business more extensively.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-15

Several of the common wild plants,
including Wild lettuce. dandelion. milk
weed an,l othcrs. have been found by
chemical analysis TO contain consid-
cradle amounts of good rubber How
to extract this element in commercial
amounts and without too great cost is
Il problem that has not yet been solved.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-15

The foliage plants Will grow more
thriftily aud have better color il
they are placed in Il window where
they viii get some sunshine. ON the
other hand. the several varieties of
ferns thrive best in north windows or
other places where they do not get di
rect sunshine
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-07-22
TEST THAT NEVER FAILED
Mlne Foreman Had Particular Reason
for Patronixina sawyer's Place
on His Vacation"

Among the old miners of Siskiyou
county man can get worse whisky
at Savers bar than In any other
place on earth. This Is the belief Of
the gold-diggers OF that section, and
that faith is accepted as orthodox, says
the San Francisco Call.
Regularly every Christmas Billy K,
foreman OF the Orc Elmo mine, tnkes
his layoff down at Sawyer's. Once
the superintendent asked him why he
always selected that place for his va
cation.
Il want to have one yearly drunk"
said Billy, and want to know just
when l am drunk, 80 that may enjoy
tho sensation"
"Well cant you enjoy the sensation
In any other portion of the country or
state or continent" asked the super
intendent.
mo. When I'm drinking Sawyer's
whisky and 1t begins to taste good.
then ! know I'm drunk"
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-07-22

Fear she knew not, At one moment
he loved her with his whole soul. at
another he hated her. longed to get
her into his hands ngnin. to wrenk
his vengeance upon her for the hu.
initiation she had by VIZ and courage
heapcd upon him. i TN ready." He
could hear II yet When they had led
her away to the ordenls-"i am
ready" A woman. and no, afraid to
die!
Money How to get H. He could
not plunge his hand into the treasury;
there were too many about. too many
tongues. But Colonel Hare knew
where the silver bgske, lay hidden
hcaped with gold and precious stones;
and torture could not wiring the hid.
ing place from him. May he BIO
damned to the ncthermost hell! Let
him. nurgn Ram. but bury his lean
hands In Tint TREASURE. and Sarnkn
swallow Alfalfa and all it's kings!
Rubies and pearls and emcralds. and
far country to idle In. to be fe,ed
In. 10 be fnwned upon for his riches!
And Ramabsi and his wife. Pund.ta,
lot them beware: let them remain
wisely In their house and meddis not
with ni'nirs Of state.
"A thouyand rupees!"
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-07-22
Lucid Directions.

The dirsctionG that an nutOmobiiist
got on Long Island. when he asked u
small boy the way 10 Oyster Bay. ARE
almost worthy Of "a place beside the
famous reply that l.Ancclot Gobbo
made 10 his father when the old man
inquired OF him the way 10 Muster
jews, The boy looked thoughtful.
says the Sew York Evening Post. and
then replied
Go straight up there. and you'ii
pass where the watermelon field wRa
three years hgo. then 10 on straight.
and you'll pnbs where the corn WAS
two years hgo, Turn 10 your left, and
turn to your right after TINT. and then
turn TO your right again, and you'li
pass III. place where mnn was
killed by AN automobile last year. 10
you'Il 70 along about n mile. youll
c1rne 10 where Mr. Jones lived before
he moved over 10 Port Warrington;
then turn TO your left nd yoA'u ~
Oyster Fay.-
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-07-22

Some one advised me TO take Lydia Z.
Pinkhnm. Vegetable Compound. had
taken no much medicine and my doctor
said he could do me no good 30 told my
husband he might get me bottle and I
would try II. by the time had taken
II felt better. continued its use, and
now ! am well and strong.
~ have always recommended your
medicine ever since ! was NO wonder
fully benefited by II and hops this
letter will be the means of saving some
other poor woman from suffering. -
Mrs. MARTHA SEAvEY, Box ma.
Unionville, Missouri.
The makers Of Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound have Thousands Of
such letters m that above - they tell
the truth. else they could not have been
obtained for love or money. This med
icinc is no stranger - II has stood the
test for years.
II there arc any complications yos
do not understand write 10 Lydis X.
plnkham Medicine Co. tconndentiaD
Lynn, Mass. Your letter will h. opened,
read and answered by = woman ana
held In strict confidence.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-07-22

crown, huzoor. 1t is worth thou
said rupees" smiling.
Tell me-" said Bruce. stllling the
tremor in his voice. tell me. did she
follow him without struggle?"
Yes. But would struggle have
done any good?"
Bruce took out his wallet and count
ed out thousand rupees In Bank Of
India notes. Now, listen. Umballa
must not know that l know. On your
head, remember
"Huzoor. the word Of Brahmin."
"Ah. yes; but have lived long
here. Where is ALP" cried Bruce.
turning to one of his men.
He went into the city this morning.
sahib, and has not returned"
Come" said Bruce to the waiting
Brahmin. well return together" He
now felt no excitement at all: 1t was
as II he had been immersed In ice
water. 1t was Kathlyn. not the least
| doubt OF ii. bought and sold In the
slave mart. Misery. degradation
then he smiled. He knew kathlyn
Hare. II he did not come to her aid
quickly she would be dead
Now. when Umballa took her into
his house. Kathlyn was determined to
reveal her identity. She had passed
through the ordeals: she was, in law.
queen. with life and death In her
hands.
DO not touch mel" She cried lowiy
In English.
umballa stepped back.
Il am Kathlyn Hare. aud II all the
world Ia not made up VI lies and
wickedness, ! am the queen you your.
| self made. ! can speak few words
enough to make myself known to the
populace. ! will make bargain with
you. ! will give you 1--WE times five
thousand rupees II you will deliver me
safely In Peshawer. On my part. |
promise to say nothing. nothing"
umballa raised both his hands In
ast enlistment. He knew now why that
form had stirred his recollection
YOU" He laughed and clapped his
hands to summon his servants Kath.
Ign. realizing that II was useless to
attempt to move this man. turned and
started to run. but he Intercepted her
MY queen, my bride that was to be
the golden houri' Five times 1--WE
thousand rupees would not purchase
hair OF your head
Il am your queen" But she said 1,
without heart
What DO you believe that Hav,
ing passed the ordeals. you nuilined
the effect by running away. You will
be whatever | choose o. It will be 10.
gally done. You shall 40 with me To
the Council. and the four OF us shall
decide. All. you would not be my
wife,
You shall die. Durga Ram" she re.
Piled. and IL viii be the denth Of n
puriah dog
An Stili that spirit which loved
Why. did ! not buy you without know.
ing who you were? Are YOU not mine ,
At this very moment could place YOU
In my zonhnn and who would ever
know And soon you would no, want
anyone to know"
Are you without mercy"
Mercy know not III. word But
have an ambition which surpnss.s
MI other things My wife you shall b.
or worse, But legally. always legally"
j.. laughed again and swiftly caught
her IN his arms She struggled lik. n
tigrcss. but without avail, He covered
her face and neck with kisses. then
thrust her aside Poor little fool,
II you had whined md uhifnpercd !
should have let you 40 long since
But there burns within you n spirit
must conquer. and coiqucr win"
Knthlyn stood painting against .
pillar Hnd she held n weapon In her
hand she ao.!d have killo< hiu with
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often noted in the captives at the
farm.
At length they came out into the
busy mart The old mahout congratu-
lated himself upon the docility of his
find. 1t would stiffen the bidding to
announce that she was gentle. He
even went so far as to pat her on the
shoulder. The steel film did not cover
all her nerves, so 1t would seem: the
patted shoulder was vulnerable. She
WINGED. for she read clearly enough
what was In the mind back of that
touch
She had made her plans. To the
man who purchased her she would as
sumo a meekness of spirit in order to
lull his watchfulness. To the man
who purchased her . Kathlyn Hare!
She laughed. The old man behind her
nodded approvingly, hearing the sound
but not sensing its import All, when
the moment came, when the fool who
bought her started to lead her home.
she would beguile him and at the first
sign of carelessness she would trust
to her heels. She knew that she was
goii.s TO run as never a woman ran
before; back to the beasts of the jun
gle, who at least made no effort to
modest her so long as she kept out Of
their way.
Wild and beautiful she was as the
old mahout turned her over to pro
fessional seller.
"Circassian!"
From the north"
"A bride from the desert!"
"A yellowhair!"
"A daughter OF the north seas!"
The old mahout squatted close by
and rubbed his hands. He would be a
rich man that night; bags of rupees;
a well matched house to cover his
gray hairs till that day they placed
him on the pyre at the burning CHAT
The gods we're good.
Durga Ram, known Familiarity as
Umballa. at this hour came forth into
the sunshine. brooding He was not
in a happy frame of mind. Many
things lay heavy upon his soul; but
among these things there was not one
named remorse. To have brought
about all these failures, this thought
irked him most. Here was q crown al
most within reach Of his greedy I'm
gers. the water to Tantalus. To have
underestimated this yellow haired
young woman. he who knew women
80 well-there lay the bitter sting.
He had been too impetuous: he should
have waited till all her fears had been
allayed. That spawn Of silva. the mil.
itary. was insolent again. and rupees
to cross their palms were scarce.
Whittier had she blown? Was she
dead? Was she alive?
The white hunter had not returned
to his camp yet. but the sly Ahmed
was there. The perpetual gloom on
the face Of the latter was reassuring
to Umballa. Ahmed's master had
not found her. To wiring the white
mans heart was something He dared
not put him out OF the way: too many
knew.
And the Council was beginning to
grow uneasy. How long could he hold
them In leash?
What a woman! AS magnificent as
the daughter Of Firoz. shah Of Delhi.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-07-22
SYNOPSIS.

Kathlyn Hare, believing her father. Col.
Hare. in peril. has summoned her. leaves
Alfalfa. India Umballa. pretender to the
throne has imprisoned the colonel named
by the late king as his heir. Arriving In
Aliaha kathlyn is Informed by Umballa
that her father being dead she is to be
queen, and must marry him. She refuses
and Is informed by the priests that no
seven days to think 1t over. She still re-
iuse and Is told that she must undergo
Two ordeals with wild beasts. II she sur
Bruce, an American, saves her life, The
elephant which carries her from the
scene OF her trials runs away. separating
ner from Bruce and the rest of the party.
Sne takes refuge in a ruined temple. but
ms haven is the abode of a lion and she
- forced to flee from 1t. She finds re-
treat in the jungle only to fall into the
hands of slave traders.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-07-22
THOUGHT She
COULD NOT Live
Restored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Unionville. MOI suffered from Q
female trouble and got 30 weak that I

could hardly ak
across the floor with.
out h holding on to
something. I had
nervous spells and
my fingers would
cramp and my face
would draw. and I
could not speak. nor
sleep TO do any good.
had no appetite. and
everyone thought I
would not live.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-07-22
CARE FOR CHlLDREN'S
Hair and Skin With CutIcura. Moth.
ing Easier. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify tho
skin and scalp, tho Ointment to
sootho and heal rashcs, itchings, red.
ness, roughness. dnndrufY. etc. Moth.
ing better than these fragrant super.
creamy cmollents for preserving and
purifying the skin. scalp and hair
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura. Dept. Ky.
Boston. Sold everywhore.-Adv.