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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-09
FIRST AIR BALLOONS.
Or. Johnson's Description OF the Way
They Were Inflated.

Or. Johnson's Description OF the way
They Were Inflated.
'The chemical philosophers have dis
covered a body (Which have forgot
ten, but will iuquire which dissolved
by an acid cmits yapor lighter than
the atmosplerical air, This yapor Is
caught, among other means, by tying
a bladder compressed upon The bottle
in which the dissolution IS performed
"Thc vapor, rising. swclls the bad
der ana fills It The bladder Is then tied
and removed and another applied till
as much Of this light air IS collected rs
Is wanted Then large spherical
case is made ana very LARGE il must
he. of the lightest mutter that can he
found, secured by some method Xix"
that of oiling silk against all passage
OF air
Into this are cmptied all the bad
dcrs of light air and If there is light
air enough it mounts into he clouds
upon the same principle as a bottle fill
ed with water will sink In WalGr, but Q
bottle filed with ether win iloat II
rises till it comes TO air of equal ten
uity with it's own if wind or water
does not spoil ii on the way Such.
madam. Is an mir balloon" From Dr.
Johnson's Letter, Sept -, 1888 to Mrs,
Thrale.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-09
cot,inu It Riuht.

A certain society lady has been noted
since girlhood for her ready wit. The
other day young man of humorous
bent exclaimed in her presence:
What could be more dreadful for a
woman than. after mending her hus-
bands coat, TO find in one of the peck
cts love letter from another womanT'
Fortunately" said the lady, that
could never happen. The woman would
find the letter first, and then she would
not mend the coat"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-09
The Emblem He Selected.

Lord Sayc ana Scle is a very strong
opponent of votes for women apro
POS of which fact he has told an anus
ing story.
lie once attended ii book dinner, nj
which all the guests were expected e
appear with an emblem denoting the
title Of Il book. Lord sage and Sclt
went IA IN ordinary evening dress, hut
he carried Il lady's petticoat over his
arm. M one could guess what bool;
lie represented, but when he told them
every one was greatly amused.
His lordship's emblem represented
llipling's famous book "Lifc's Iandi
cap" His lordship won the first prize
Coltsfoot Leaves.
The smoking of dried coltsf0ot leaves
lntedated the Introduction of tobacco
in England.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-09
TAINTED INTO ACTION.
Both of Them Could Ride and Wore
Willnu TO Prove l..

When llag Lieutenant To Admiral Sir
Henry keppel commander il chief at
Plymouth, Lord Charles Bcrcsford used
20 hunt good deal with the sartmoor
hounds. One day when Thee was no
run, and every one was bored, one OF
the ladies' present begged young Beres-
ford to provide some kind Of sport.
Lord Charles tells the story in his
Memoirs"
You must do something to amuse
us" the lady said.
VERY well, WILL" said |.
Among the officers there were an el-
derby admiral and an elderly general,
and pointed them ont to the lady.
Il will get up a race between then"
said
She said l could not ! began with
the soldier Ambling alongside tho
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-09

To the Tax Payers of the Town of
Bennington:
q A Rate Bill of the Town Taxes of
1915 has been placed lii my hands for
collection as follows: 80 cents on
the dollar for the Town Tax, 20 cents
on the dollar for the Town Highway
Tax, as cents on the dollar for the
Town District School Tax.
/ hereby demand payment OF said
taxes, and notify you that | will at
tend at the Bennington County Saw
ings Bank from 8 o'clock a. IN. until
o'clock p. m.
There will be discount of 4 per
cent. on Town tax If paid within 80
days.
c. II. DEWEY, Treasurer.
Bennington, VT, July 10, 1915.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-09
chanqed His Belief.

-After visit 10 well known ento-
mologist, whose wonderful microscopes
have proved that there is always some
living thing to be found proving on the
last Of the minutcst creatures last seen,
n New York writer turned to him and
said: Il came here believing myself to
he an individual. leave knowing my
self to be d community" ..
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-09
eeethoven,s 4moonIiaht Sonata,

The story runs that Becthovcns
Moonlight Sonata" always 80 called.
though he SO rarely gave a descriptive
name to any Of his works was com
posed ON an occasion when he had
been playing to some stranger folk
by chance Walking with friend, lie
overheard in humble house sone
one playing with much feeling Il bit
of enc Of his Souatas He paused 10
listen In moment the music ceased.
ana girl spoke longingly of her wish
TO hear some really good concert The
voice was so appealing that the com
poser stepped without hesitation to
the door and knocked Admitted to
The wondering host, he said. II will
play for YOU" ana played wonderfully
till the lamp burned out: Then with the
moonlight filing the room he began
TO improvise the mysterious delicate
breathings of the beginning of that
wonderful sonata, then the tricllsy elf
Ike second part. and the glory of the
close - 49,
patiencc-1 understand her husband
speaks very quick to her at times. Pa
trlce Yes. but he's trying to strike an
average. IT was an awful long time
before he proposed to her.-Yonllcry
Statesman.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-09
unselfshness.

Even in ordinary life the unselfish
people are the happiest- hose who
work 20 make others happy and who
forget themselves. The dissatisfied
people arc those who are seeking hap
piness for themselves. Besant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-29

expert Corseteres who have thorough knowl
edge how bring the types figures Fro
set Corse daily Transforming figures giving
fort and better lines to t he
Guaranteed by both the makers complete
satisfaction Iacng Corses are
Corsets that that she is get
ting the in val ue forh her nonevl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-29
our Corsetieres Are at Your Se,~Uice

Come in and discuss troubles phone
appointment This adds
chase but noshng % he cost! - g.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-05-21

soil, leaving one eye above the sur
face, firm the earth about them, give
good soaking, and turn over them q
glass fruit jar, pressing it into the
ground. Draw the soil up around the
jar, but not over it, keep the ground
moist, and leave until spring.
Rose cuttings may be rooted in
moist sand in any warm place, but the
sand must not be allowed to dry out
at any time. When the rootlets are
half an inch long, transplant to soil,
and give good care. They may be set
in the border and a glass covering set
over them.
Most cuttings consist of three or
four points, or eyes. with a healthy
leaf at the top. Discard every cut
ting that does not hold the leaf until
the plant begins to grow, as the fall
ing of this leaf means a delicate
plant, even if it lives and roots.
A. T. s. :
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-05-21
TANkAGE FOR HOGS
IS QUITE VALUABLE.
Results Given Of Tests Conducted
by Expert at Minnesota
Agricultural College.

Experiments recently conducted at
the Minnesota College of Agriculture
tend to show that, as hog feed, tank
age is valuable. r. c. Ashby. assist
ant husbandman, in charge Of swine,
states that in series of tests the
lots fed tankage returned a profit on
the grain fed, while the others did not.
Five lots Of hogs, of as near the
same size and age as possible, were
selected. Three were fed a mixture
of shelled corn, shorts and tankage.
One was fed shelled corn. shorts and
oil meal, and the other a mixture Of
shelled corn and shorts.
Figuring corn at go cents bushel,
shorts at $26 a ton, tankage at $55,
and oil meal at $50, the tankage-fed
lots returned from five to nine cents
profit on bushel of grain fed.
An interesting side light of the ex-
pertinent was trial of the self-feeder.
The three feeds, shelled corn, shorts
and tankage. were supplied in a dry
form and separately. The hogs Sc.
lected the following ration: Shelled
corn, 86.5 per cent; shorts, 5.5, and
tankage, 7.9. The settled hogs made
greater daily gains than the fastest
growing handled pen, LA pounds to
1888. but they consumed a little more
feed for each hundred pounds of gain,
1915 to 467.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-05-21
GROWING NUNS NOT LUCK
BY HELEN WATTS M'vEY.

% "3.6bN VIM . veys
There is no luck in growing chrysan-
themums; just care and common
sense. and a right smart amount Of
work and looking after. The plant
will grow without care, and bloom;
but it does SO wonderfully much bet
ter with care that 1t pays to give It.
The greater part of the work is now
done-the growing, the pinching-into.
shape, the disbudding, and we are now
ready to anticipate. Do not let the
plant set too many buds, keep clean
from insects, give plenty of water and
fertilizers. and stake up from the raw.
ages of the autumn winds.
II the plants are still in the border,
lift the pot, after days soaking Of
the soil. Take the plant up after
sunset or az late as it can be done.
give thorough watering and shower.
ing the tops. and set away in the dark.
ness Of the cool cellar for few days
until 1t RECEIVERS from the shock. Do
not water while in the darkness, and
bring gradually to the light.
II is Q good way. after the plant
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-05-21
OVERLOOKING ROSES

Everblooming roses should be at
their best during the fall months.
Tea roses must be fed literally; old
rotted manure, cow-manure is best
but bone meal is good.
Dig several big spoonfuls of fer.
tilizer about the roots of each rose
planted, replacing the mulch.
Cut back the blooming branches as
soon as the flowers fade; work the
soil under them and give good soak
ing with manure water early in Sep
TENDER and you will have abundant
bloom until frost.
Sharp pruning and good feeding is
the sure means of getting fall roses.
Keep down all insect pests with spray
Of sulpho-tobacco soap used according
to directions on the package.
A tendency to blight of buds at this
season means insects at the roots.
Dissolve peck of fresh lime in bar.
rel Of water and give the ground a
good soaking with the solution, using
only clear water on top.
When pruning the roses, use all cut
ttngs four or five inches long for root
ing. Insert the cutting in well-worked
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-05-21

The consumption Of mutton per cap
ita in the United States is increasing
every year, though the amount used is
much less in proportion to other meat
than in Europe. There are good rea-
sons for expecting a continuation of
good prices for mutton and lamb, and
the demand for wool also may be ex.
pected to increase more rapidly than
the production. These facts are
brought out in recent letter from q
scientist of the department of agricul-
ture to a southern farmer who in
quired regarding the possibilities of
the sheep business.
The departments specialist called
attention to the fact that while farm
raised sheep have often not been prof
liable. this has usually been because
of lack of proper attention and man
agement. Variations in price of wool
and mutton have stood in the way of
such general interest in sheep as
would cause them to be regarded as
highly as they should be in the future.
Ranges all over the world are now
carrying about as many sheep as they
can support under a strict range sys.
TEN, and an increase in the production
Of sheep products must come mainly
from farms. Here, then, is the farm.
er's opportunity to take advantage of
the increased consumption of these
products.
While mutton can be produced at
low cost and there is a growing de.
mand for it, difficulty in selling may
be experienced in sections where the
amount of live stock produced has not
been sufficient to make it worth while
for regular buyers to operate. Slaugh.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-05-21
teeth PROJECTIONS
CAUSE OF TROUBLE
MANY Animals Fail to Make Good
Gains Owing to Bad Condi-
ton of Grinders.

The horse most commonly grown
upon the farm and the one which is
SO often neglected, when it comes to
preparing him for market, is the draft
horse.
Pounds of flesh are an important
factor in determining his market value.
This being the case, it is very neces.
sary to have him make heavy gains.
One of the first points to be considered
in fattening horse is to attend to his
teeth. Many horses fail to make good
gains, due to the fact that their teeth
are not in proper condition.
The preparation Of the teeth is
known as the floating of the teeth.
It is best to get a veterinarian to do
this, as he has the proper instruments.
and where there are many to do, it
can be done more rapidly. Floating
the teeth is point which great
many people overlook, and is in many
instances the cause Of horse being
out Of condition.
When a horse has q number of sharp
projections on his teeth, the gums be.
come sore and raw, so that he does not
masticate his food properly; conse.
Quently Indigestion often results and
the horse runs down in his condition.
In examining a lot Of horses recent
~. It was found that a large number
of them had sharp projections on the
under edge Of the grinders. Their
mouths were in such q condition that
a person would wonder how they could
eat at all.
But after their teeth had been float.
ed down, quite q marked change was
noticed.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-05-21

tering plants that can handle carloads
are within reach of all sections and II
a sufficient number of neighbors com.
bine to have 100 lambs Of similar
breeding, size and condition to ship
jointly the returns are assured. 1t
will also be possible to secure visits
and bids from buyers when such
number rs promised. The lamb clubs
of Tennessee have proved very sue.
cessful in this work. The same organ
ization can be used in disposing of the
wool.
In the countries where economy in
farm management has been studied a
long time the sheep is considered to
be necessary in utilizing vegetation on
such waste lands as are not wet or
marshy. But the sheep can hold its
place on high-priced land as a meat
producer alone. Compared with
larger animals it has some important
advantages. First, the lambs mature
very rapidly. being marketable at four
months Of age or later, according to
breeding and feeding. This is an
economy, because larger proportion
of the total feed goes into increase
of weight than in slower growing ami.
mails. Second, the sheep consumes 2
greater variety of plants than do other
animals. Many of such plants are
detrimental to pastures and would
otherwise require hard labor to hold
them in check. Third. grain waste in
harvesting can be entirely recovered
by sheep. These facts prompt some
farmers to claim that the summer food
OF sheep costs nothing, because what
they consume would otherwise bring
no returns.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-05-21
CHIcAGo's COWBOY MAYOR

It seems quite fitting that William
Hale Thompson should rule over Chi.
cago, the city where the largest stock
yards in the world are located, for he
has been = cowboy and ranch owner
and has complete knowledge of the
cattle business.
f His career as a cowboy started
in 1884. when he was fifteen years old.
He went to Cheyenne, Wyo., to spend
q vacation from school, and from that
time the lure of the plains called him
from Chicago every summer. He rode
the ranges Of the Standard Cattle
company in Wyoming, Colorado and
Montana.
Later he purchased a ranch of his
own in Holt county, Nebraska, and
managed 1t until the death Of his IA.
Their, in 1901. forced his return to
Chicago.
Mr.. Thompson is an enthusiastic
yachtsman, and the problem Of max.
ing the lake front the property of the
people and the playground of the city,
viii be one Of the important matters
the. recreation pier. the Improvement
the establishment of municipal hafhin
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-05-21

has about Strengthened up, to set it
out in the dew of the night, returning
1t each morning to the cellar.
Do not neglect to provide for the
late fall flowers. Cosmos are fine.
but too often the frost catches them.
They are too tall to take up and not
for the house during the early autumn
nights. ''-''--
For the chrysanthemums.. grow
some in boxes or large pots. taking
them not later than July or August.
II you want very large. fine flowers.
thin the buds mercilessly and give
plenty of fertilizer and good growing
conditions.
When the asters come up. trans
plant some of the finest to boxes or
pots while small; sink the boxes in
the soil and as the weather grows
cool remove to the veranda or a cool
shed. They will bloom beautifully
until the house must be closed nm.
with heated air inside.
The California poppy may be trans
planted the same way and it's bloom.
Ing period prolonged till long after
frost. It = lovely IN flower and foli.i
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-05-21
MIcHIeAN's PIED PIPER

Michigan has found its Pied Piper
in the person of Representative Har.
vey A. Penney of Saginaw, serving his
first term in the legislature, who
comes forward with bill designed to
drive all the rats from the precincts
of the Wolverine state.
Representative Penney, after hav-
ing made an exhaustive study of the
rat, has failed to discover just what
the rats mission in the world is, but
he has found that the rat breeds in
filth and is dangerous to the public
health, being disease carrier just as
are the fly and the mosquito. Besides
this, Mr.. Penney points to the harm
the rat does to everybody and every
thing with which he comes in contact.
The rat robs the granary as well as
the grain in the field, and starts fires
well, everyone knows the innumer.
able sins of which the rat is guilty.
Government reports show that the rat
caused $3O,0o0,o0O in damage in the
United States last year. The news
Q Penney bill, all being a unit in de-
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-05-21
COMPACT SEED BED
FOR SMALL GRAINS
Soil will Not Become Too Solid
or Firm II Narrowed as Fast
as It Is PIowed.

For small, spring grain crops com.
pact seed bed is essential, especially
II grass seed is sown with the grain.
Soil will not be made too compact II
kept narrowed as fast as 1t is plowed.
Every time 1t is narrowed you will
be doubly repaid in the yield Of the
grain.
In preparing corr ground. much Of
the work Of cultivation will be avoid
ed II the soil is brought to the best
possible condition physically before
planting.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-05-21
in Lr1yELIdn1
STRONG Man Of GREECE

Greece's advance toward q real
ization Of her national aspirations re-
ceived a momentary check in the re-
tirement Of the powerful Premier
Venfzelos, whose program of entering
the war on the side of the allies was
frowned upon by that other hero of
present-day Greece. King Constan.
tine. Few believe, however. that the
differences between the two men who
are to the new Greece what King Vic
tor Emmanuel II and Cavour were to
Italy. will be of very long standing.
The world recognizes in Venizelos
the strong man of Greece who in in
credibly few years has accomplished
so much in rehabilitating the prestige
Of his country.
BY means Of his new constitution,
adopted after the revolution at Athens
in 1910, Venizelos was able to effect the
far-reaching reforms in putting down
political corruption, and creating terri
torially a new Greece. He brought
Crete Macodnnio rpiroo oox3 thu
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-05-21
TIRPITZ THE eternal

When historians come to analyze
the great European war and begin to
find out its real causes, say in about
fifty years from now, it would not sur.
prise some of the closest students of
these remarkable times il they were
to discover and put down as one Of
the greatest causes Alfred Won Tirpitz,
admiral of the German navy, the crea.
tor Of the German navy, and one of
the creators of the German foreign
and domestic policy.
"Tirpitz the Eternal" is his name
in Germany. 1t is "Tirpitz the
Eternal" because while the kaiser has
appointed and discharged chancellor
after chancellor and army and navy
officer after army and navy officer,
Won Tirpitz has gone on forever.
For seventeen years he has been
at the head of the German navy and
for seventeen years he has been un-
faggingly at work making it the ex-
traordinarily efficient left arm of Ger
many that it is. His career began at
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-05-21
Hov, "a Uee old Hav.

The old hay around the stack yards
will make good filing for checking
the washes about the meadow and
pasture lands, but II left where It IL It
will kill out the meadow growth. The
fencing surrounding these yards also
ought to be cleaned up, else 1t will
prove q great nuisance when harvest
time comes.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-05-21

sixteen
mined
of his active
his submarines have done his
In appearance Admiral
policy has shown him be- He is
and bald flowing whskers
teristc mark His though determined
somewhat academic and professional
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-05-21

islands the
he has abod for
In village of Crete in 1864 Of family
traditions He
a
his determination o be
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-05-21
Sow Before FarrowIna.

Just before farrowing the SOW needs
but little corn. A succulent feed IL
better. The SOW needs lots Of exer.
else. 30 It is not wise to confine her
IN Q close pen with her brood.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-05-21
SPLENDID FOR HEDGES

The saliva is a splendid plant for
hedges, for massing. and for borders,
as well Is for general planting. 1t
does best grown by itself.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-05-21

all Michigan rallied
carng there
should be allowed
o the of the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-16
MRS. DODGE PRESIDENT
OF WAILUKU LADIES' AID

Especial Star Bulletin Correspondence
WAILUKU, June 12.-At the annual
meeting of the Wemen's Aid Society
of the Wailuku Union Church, held at
the home of the president, Mrs. v. A..
VetleSen, a large number of members
were present and a most enjoyable
meeting was held. Reports of the past
year were read and accepted, and
these showed that the society had ac-
c0mplished great deal under the
leadership of Mrs. Vetlesen as prest
dent. The year had been character
lied by great activity in all lines OF
work
New officers for the incoming year
were elected as follows: Mrs. Row
land B. Dodge, president; Mrs. VIM. H.
Field, vice president; Miss AIona E.
Whistler, secretary, and Mrs. w. Leslie
West. treasurer. -..s..>-.
/. After the business was over de-
lightful social hour was spent and de-
licious refreshments served by the
hostess.