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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25
VERMONT is HEALTHY
lnfantiIe Paralysis Only Serious
Affiction Present.

AUliCtiOn present.
Burlington, Oct. 23.-"Vermont is
pretty healthy at present, says DR.. C..
F. Dalton, Secretary of the State
Board of Health. aside from the 30
or more cases of infantile paralysis
and some diphtheria, measlees and
whooping cough everybody is we'll
The opening OF schools this fall
failed to disclose any great trouble
among the pupils aside from the usual
colds which III the larger schools, at
least are being well taken care of by
medical inspectors and teachers CO.
operating with parents of the child
rem.
But so cases OF measles were re-
ported in Vermont during September
two in Burlington among them. OF
whooping cough there were 1875 cases,
mostly mild. This is some different
from the measle epidemic which came
to this city just before the close of
schools last spring and continued
the greater part of the summer"
A REPORT from Massachusetts State
Healtn department came to the desk
OF Dr. Dafon this morning giving
figures on MANTLE paralysis in that
state. From January to October 10,
the total number of cases was 1915.
The disease is we'll scattered in
Massachusetts.
A meeting of the Burlington Board
of Health was held last evening when
matters of interest regarding the
work of the board were discussed.
The new garbage collector, f. H. Nc
Gale, has nine men and as many
teams collecting throughout the city,
the material being hauled to his farm
in Colchester by automobile truck
nearly five miles away which is sreat
ly appreciated, according to members
of the Board,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25
FRANCE REJOICING
Owe R VICTORY
At VERDUN
Territory lOstin Two Months Fight
ing Regained in Short Battle
PRISONERS NUMBER $500
Fort and Village Of Douaumont and
Four Miles of Trenches
Captured

Paris, Oct Automatically the
French broke the long monotony OF
deadlock at Verdun today by striking
a blow which was at once the quickest
and the most effective the Germans
have suffered on that bloodiest of the
worlds battlefelds.
All France is exultant tonight, and
amazed. For in day Gen. Petain's
troops took the village and Fort of
Douaumont, the Haudromont quarries
and penetrated the labyrinths of Ger
man trenches and dugouts, amounting
in effect to fortresses, on a front of
more than four miles and to a depth,
at some points, of nearly two miles,
More, than official statement adds that
prisoners counted so far number $500
and the quantity of stores captured
cannot be estimated. 1t concludes
with the brief but significant SEN
tence:
Our losses were small
Fresh in every F'renchman's mind is
the concentrated horror which fol
lowed the launching Of the Crown
Princes drive at Verdun, when men
fell on the slopes leading to Fort
Douaumont until it became recognized
as earth's greatest shambles. Ger
man losses alone were put at 10000
before the fort was won by them. 1t
is literally true that every yard of
advance was paid for by hundreds of
lives and days of ear splitting hell.
Yet in an advance which was not be-
gun until almost noon the French won
back before night an area which they
were forced to yield only after two
of mauling Todays gain cor
responds almost exactly to all the
French lost in the spring
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25
FUNERAL OF CHARLES NoLIN
Services This Forenoon at Church of
Sacred Heart

The funeral of Charles Nolin, who
was found dead at his home on Gage
street Sunday morning, was held from
the Sacred Heart church this morning
at $50 High mass was celebrated by
Rev. Father c. f. Provost, and burial
was in the new Catholic cemetery.
The bearers were ~ Longtin. l.. Ber-
geron, j. Monast, +. La Franchise, l..
Bellmore and A. Ratelle.
Among the out of town attendants
at the services were Mr.. and Mrs. l..
]. Carpenter. Mrs. George Carpenter
and Mrs. Harry Marden OF Keene, n.
H.. Mr.. and Mrs T. ROLAND and Ed
ward ROLAND of Adams, Mass. ]. A.
McCarty of Burlington, J. H. McCarty
OF Westerly, r, l.. William Blodgett
and Carl Blodgett of Greenwich, n.
Y, and Charles Nolin of Windsor.
Charles Nolin. who was a man of a
quiet and unassuming disposition,
was born in ST Johns. Canada, IA
years ago. He had lived in Benning
ton for about forty-fye years His
wife was Philomen LaMarre, sister of
A. c. and Leon LaMarre He was in
the lumber business until he retired
several years ago.
The survivors are two daughters,
Mrs. w. H. Blodgett and Miss Aman-
da. one son. Charles A.. and a sister,
Mrs. r ROLAND of Adams, Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25
HALL is LOCKED UP
North Bennington Fire officers Have
Resigned.

In view of the fact that the foreman
and the assistant foreman of our vii
lage Fire Engine Co, have resigned,
and now for over month no action
has been taken by the company TO
appoint new officers, and no interest is
shown in any way by the company in
regard to this matter; that the village
hall is frequently left with the doors
unlocked and quite often even open,
and complaints are continually coming
to the trustees that the place is used
as a rendezvous for dunks, who are
non members of the company and in
many cases not even citizens OF cur
villages, we have decided in order to
protect and safeguard the village
property to lock up the village hall
The key will be left with the Stark
Paper Co, so that in case of fire those
members of the fire company who are
so disposed, and citizens who volun-
teer may readily get out and use the
fire fighting apparatus.
1t is to be hoped that the fire com
pany will wake up and appoint new
officers and take some interest in this
matter. With the present apathy OF
the company we are FAR worse of than
we would be If we had no fire company
at all, for then we might, before it was
too late, fully realize how helpless we
are in case OF fire. The trustees earn
estly hope that the company will
speedily elect new officers to whom
our village hall can be entrusted, and
action will be taken so that we may
have some adequate protection in case
of fire.
NJ NJ. Dean
II. A. Davis
] l.. Davis
j. Il. Mosher Trustees.
5. j. Tessier
W. B. Simmons
North Bennington, VT. Oct %.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25
HUNTER SHOOTS GUIDE
Mistakes Him for a Deer and Aims
With Deadly Accuracy

Utica, ~ Y, Oct. 23.--Walter G.
Gelshenen of Manhassett, L. l., yester-
day shot and instantly killed Alec
White 43, guide for the Adirondack
League club, at Little Moose lake.
Gelshenen and companion were
placed on a run while White and an
other guide went up the mountainside
to drive. AS they came down Gelshe
men saw the guide, mistook him for
deer and fired Death was instantane-
OuS
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25
NORTH BENNINGTON

Mrs. Harrie c. White is i'll with
tonsilitis.
Thomas Bowie of Hoosick Falls
was in town Monday.
Mrs. l.. j. Rabner Of Dandy spent
Tuesday with her sister Mrs. w. r.
Mattisnn.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25
LINES PAY STATE TAXES
Rutland Pays $137,625 and Central
Vermont $125,00o.

Montpelier, Oct. ALPHABETICALLY all
the transportation lines in the state
have paid into the state treasury the
taxes assessed at the rate of one and
one fourth per cent on the appraised
valuation, the amounts paid being for
the six months ending June 30. The
Rutland road pays the biggest yearly
tax, $137, 1926, the Central Vermont be-
ing second with $125,000. The Bur
lington Traction Co. pays s4,S12.50
and the Burlington Traction Co. on
transmission lines $6,250. The Cham
plain Transportation Co. pays s6,250.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25
Most important Victory of S.sSs
ensen's Campaign
pETROGRAD ADMITS REVERSE
German Commander in Control of
Railroad From Danube to the
Sea.

Berlin, Oct 25.-Cernovada has
been captured by the forces of Field
Marshal Won Mackensen, the war office
announced today. The capture of the
important railway point is considered
of far more consequence than the TAX
ing of the Rumanian seaport OF
Caranzita three days ago.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25
WEATHER FORECAST

Vermont cloudy tonight and Thurs
day Warmer tonight.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25
WEST sHAFTs5URY

Mrs. Clayton Reed. who has been
visiting in Troy for the past few days,
returned home Tuesday night.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25

Petrograd, oct. 25.-The Russo-Ru-
manian forces have abandoned the
bridge over the Danube at Cernovada
and have retired northward, the war
office announced today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-25

London, Oct. 24-Field Marshal Won
Mackensen's army of Bulgarians,
Turks and Germans has tightened its
grip on the railroad which links Ru-
mania to the sea. From the Danube
to Constanzt, Rumanias only impor-
tant seaport, the line is in control OF
the German commander.
He does not hold the entire stretch
Of track. But he followed his capture
of the port yesterday by taking Med
jidie today and by capturing Rashova
which is not on the railroad, but is on
the Danube not far southwest of Cerna
yoda, where the line crosses that
stream on the only bridge which spans
it. So the line no longer is useful to
the defenders of Dobrudja.
Furthermore, his troops on his ex-
treme right are pursuing the retreat
ing Russians and Rumanians, who
have fallen back sixteen miles from
CONSTANT, to Tiara Mnrat which is
northwest of the port. Capture OF
e.7OO Rumanian prisoners is an
nouncd.
Nor are the Rumanians faring much
better in the Transyvanian Alps.
They are offering more stubborn resis-
tance there, it is true, but the Aus
trian and German troops continue to
move slowly through the mountain
passes. Berlin announced today the
capture of Predeal, Rumanian town,
with 600 prisoners.
The Dolores star., 1916-05-05
USE OF FULL-BLOOD
SERES ON The RANGE
Striking Argument in Favor Of
Registered Bulls Reported
From State of Utah.

A communication from Washington,
D. c., gives a striking illustration Of
tho value Of the use of full-blood sires
on the range.
Two Utah ranchmen shipped their
steers to the same market on the
same day. Both grazed their stock
on the national forest range under
grazing permits, controlling the same
amount of range per bead. and paid
the same grazing fee. There was this
difference: One had used registered
bulls, the other had not. The owner
of the steers by registered bulls &C
tually received $40 per head more for
his steers on the market than the 9TH
or one received for the steers sired
by the nonregistered bulls.
There is more sound argument in
favor Of the use of registered bulls in
this one fact than could be written
into . volume.
The Dolores star., 1916-05-05
HORSE REALLY HAS
VERY LITTLE SENSE
Not Nearly So Intelligent as He
Is Often Pictured-"JibSIer"
Not Stupid.

by GEORGE II. GLOVER, Colorado
Agricultural College. Fort Collins. Colo)
Those who have had the least to do
with horses ascribe to them an intel.
ligence which they really do not pos
sess. A horse knows about as much
when 1t Is born as 1t ever does.
The majority Of horses have very
little will power, they can be rendered
docile and tractable. they will work
at high pressure until exhausted,
never apparently learning the obvious
lesson that 1t is the willing horse"
which suffers and that the more they
work the more they will get to do.
The so-called stupidity of the ass
and the provoking obstinacy Of the
mule are not indications of a lack of
intelligence. On the contrary they
manifest a determination of purpose
which II they could combine against
man would secure for them complete
freedom from civilization.
A horse that "jibs" is one that has
learned to disobey; he has learned his
own strength and the comparative
powerlessness Of his master and he
has learned this through an exercise
Of reason. The "jibbler" ia an intel
ligent and not a stupid horse.
The Dolores star., 1916-05-05

by l. A. WEAVER. Missouri College Of
ARrtculture.D
Forage crops furnish the best pos
sible way Of cheapening th(Dcost OF
pork production. il we can trust the
experience OF the Missouri agricultural
experiment station and of numerous
hog feeders. High-priced grain must
be used to a certain extent, but cheap
er crops may be substituted for part
Of IT, The Missouri station expert
ments show that the five pounds OF
grain required to produce pound OF
pork in dry lots may be reduced to
three pounds IL the hogs are running
on alfalfa, rape. clover. sorghum or
blue grass. The average return per
bushel OF corn fed was &C cents a
bushel in case of dry-lot feeding. as
compared with $1.1O when the hogs
fed were running on pasture.
Economy of work and better effect
on the fertility Of the soil are also
secured by hogging down. so the 40
per cent saving in grain feed does not
tell the whole story. Hogs on pas
ture nearly always drop the manure
where it will do some good. but this
is rarely the case II dry-lot feeding is
practiced. The grain feed keeps the
animal in better health and free range
The Dolores star., 1916-05-05
THE MATCHMAKER OF MON.
TREUIL.

Monsieur Pei was not q popular
man in Montreuil. His neighbors
talked about him every day and shook
their heads gloomily when they did
30. Even the children hushed their
chatter when he went by. and it is re-
lated to this day. by the old inhab-
itants, that the dogs showed their
teeth and growled at the sight OF him
His habits and appearance were all
against him. For one thing. Pei would
have no traffic with his neighbors, fur
Their than to mend their watches and
clocks. He seemed to hate all man
kind. II the grocer or the notary babe
him good morning. Pel's answer
would be a wolflsh snarl. and the gro
Ger or the notary would mutter some
thing about the evil eye. II ever q
man had an evil face, that man was
Pei. His countenance was long and
ran down to a point; his nose was
hooked. and two little red. fiery eyes
glared with changeless hostility upon
all around him. His ears were large
and stuck out from his head like sails,
and his complexion was of the waxy
bloodless hue of a corpse.
His business was matchmaking: but
his passion was chemistry. and all his
spare hours were spent in his house,
which presented a forbidding appear
ance. He had boarded up the lower
windows and the doors always were
barred and locked. He had furnace
in the house. and often strange lights
of various colors and diabolical sug-
gestion cleaned through the chinks in
the window boards, and passers-by
could hear the wheeling Of bellows,
and the roaring Of flames. At times
Pei never left his house for days to-
gether, and then the fire always was
roaring. At other times he would ap-
pear on the streets in sober black gar
ments. his chest covered with ribbons
and decorations-which he had made
himself. Then he would insist that
The Dolores star., 1916-05-05
INCREASE IN WG0R
MADE BY CROSSING
After First Generation There Is
Decrease in Yielding Power
of Hybrid Strains.

II has been the common belief Of
feeders that first cross between two
pure breeds produces an animal that
makes more rapid gains and natures
earlier than would an animal of either
Of the pure breeds that entered into
the cross. The blue-gray steer (Short-
horn.Galloway cross) has been famous
as Q feeder for many years. Like
wise farmers that are raising hogs for
the butchers block usually prefer
Berkshire Poland China, Duroc-Tam-
worth. or Duroc- Berkshire first crosses
to pure bred stock of any of these
breeds. There is an increase of vigor
in the first generation cross.
1t has also been known for many
years that first generation crosses
among plants that have been bred
pure for some time will give an in
crease of yield over their parent
stock.
Later experiments have brought out
a point that the earlier experiment
ers failed to fully appreciate-that
the increase in vigor from crossing
is only temporary. After the first
generation there Is a decrease in the
yielding power Of hybrid strains. I'm
fortunately most breeders after they
have made a cross with good results,
will try to perpetuate hybrid varie-
ty.-Bulletin 202. Virginia Experiment
Station.
The Dolores star., 1916-05-05

gives him . chance to keep himself
more nearly free from lice and worms.
Among the forage crops tested for
pork production. alfalfa stands at the
very top because % its long growing
season enables 1t to furnish both early
and late pasture. 90 1t is drought re-
sistant and does very well in the dri,
est seasons and the driest parts OF
the growing season in Missouri, (3
its high protein content makes 1t espe-
cially good for balancing the corn in
the ration.
Glover ranks next to alfalfa and
fits into corn-belt rotations much bet.
te-. 1t is similar in composition. but
does not furnish pasture as early or
keep as many hogs per acre.
Dwarf Essex rape Is the best of the
crops that must be sown each year.
1t may be sown alone or broadcast at
the rate of six pounds per acre after
which bushel of oats per acre can
be drilled in. Sorghum Is also to be
recommended and blue grass is ex.
cellent, especially for early and late
pasture. but 1t Is likely to take a
rest during hot, dry summer. At
such times the green, succulent sor-
ghum will be very acceptable.
The Dolores star., 1916-05-05
KIDNEY TROUBLE
WEARS YOU OUT

I had Kidney and Stomach trouble for
several years and lost over 10 pounds II
weight; tried every remedy that ] could
and got no relief until took Swamp
Root. It gave me quicker relief than
anything that ever used. now weigh
ls6 pounds and am singing the praises
Of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root and recon-
mending its use to all who have stomach
and kidney troubles.
Respectfully yours,
E. G. MENDENHALL,
Mcneil, Arkanas.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me,
Notary Public. this 9th day of March,
1915. J. W. RHEA,
Notary Public.
Prove Whst Swanp-Rset VIII Do For Yss
Send ten cenfs to Dr.. Kilmer L Co..
Binghamton, N. Y, for . sample siss bot
tie. It will convince anyone. You win
also receive = booklet Of valuable infor-
nation, telling about the kidneys and blad-
der. When writing. be sure and, mention
thi: paper. Regular fifty.cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale ct al drue
storss.-Adv.
The Dolores star., 1916-05-05
VRCTIARD
GLLANINO
RAISING GRAPES FOR FAMILY
One Of Our Finest Fruits, Being Both
PaIatabIe and heaithfui-vines
Cost but Little.

The grape is one of our finest fruits.
II is both palatable and healthful. II
II Is given any kind of a chance II will
do at least fairly well almost any
where. Except in specially favorable
localities 1t is not to be recommend.
ed for growing on large scale for
market but for home use it deserves
to be grown on every farm.
An ample quantity of grapes for an
average family can be grown at very
small expense. Only q very limited
area Of land will be required. The
vines cost but little and come into
bearing early. They are long lived
and their care takes but little time
They should be obtained from a re
liable nurseryman and should not be
more than two years old. II Is well
to plant them in rows. but where this
Is not convenient the vines may be
scattered in various places. They can
be trained to stakes having three or
four cross arms, to wires or stats
fastened to line OF posts. or to ar.
bors that are ornamental as well as
useful.
Vines often do well when allowed
to run on a fence or wall. and still
better wher trained on the south
side Of a building.
By planting vines Of early, medium
and late ripening varieties. including
one or two Of the best keeping sorts.
fruit may be had during several
months. There should be plenty OF
room on any farm for enough vines
to furnish all the grapes the family
would care to use, either as fresh
fruit, or for making grape Juice, mar.
malade. jelly, preserves. or other IA.
vorite preparations.
The work Of setting grapevines
must be deferred until spring. but this
does not mean that nothing can be
done about 1t until then. The selec.
ton OF varieties should be attended to
promptly and as many vines as will
be needed should be ordered not later
than midwinter.
The Dolores star., 1916-05-05
GIVE YOUNG COLTS
VERY BEST OF CARE
Dry Bed and Protection From
Cold Winds and Rain Is of
Utmost Importance.

by PROF. DONALD j. KAYS, Ohio
State University
With the demand for good draft
horses advancing. the young colts
should receive the best of care to in
sure rapid and complete development
Many may be ruined by heavy feeding
in the stalls where they cannot take
exercise.
The ideal shelter for colts II .
tightly built shed open to the south
where the animals may 60 in or out at
their own pleasure and where they
may have the run of lot for exercise.
A dry bed and a protection from cold
winds and rain 10 all that Is needed
Clover and alfalfa make good rough.
age for colts with a grain ration Of
two parts oats and one bran added.
There 10 little danger Of overfeed
ing q colt II room for proper exercise
is given. Growth can be made more
cheaply during the first year than al
any other time and feed should not b.
spared.
The Dolores star., 1916-05-05

credited her death to the eating of
poisonous mushrooms. Investigation
showed that she had died of poison.
This was bad enough, but worse was
to follow. Another doctor remembered
that he had treated Pers mother for
a similar complaint and she had died
The mothers body was disinterred,
and experts decided that she had died
of poison. It was soon made evident
that the inhuman wretch had killed
his own mother to get possession of
the little property she owned. which
he could not touch while she lived.
Then it was rememberd that two
girls who had gone to work for Pei,
in 1872 and 1873, had disappeared and
were seen no more, after Q short serv-
ice with him. There could be no
doubt that they had met the fate of
Elise Boehmer. or something similar,
but no great effort was made to trace
the facts in these cases.
Pei was tried at the Melun AZ
sizes. and = distinguished French au-
thor who was there wrote of the pris-
oner: Those eyes never looked
straight at anyone, that shriveled
mummy face surely never smiled, that
impenetrable mask had had no youth. !"
The murderer, was convicted, but
was only sentenced to transportation
for life, probably because of grave
doubts as to his sanity.
The Dolores star., 1916-05-05
HOW TO PRUNE RASPBERRIEs
Work May Be Done at Any Time After
Leaves Have FaiIen-lIiustra-
tion Answers Query.

In response to a query as to the
best method of pruning raspberry and
blackberry bushes a writer in Greens
Fruit Grower gives the following re.
ply:
The plant at the right In the illus.
tration shows the bush properly
pruned. and the two at the left show
the same bushes unpruned. better
than words can tell. This pruning Of
raspberry and blackberry bushes may
be done at any time after the leaves
have fallen. II l could have my choice
as to the date would do the pruning
at the close of the winter. But those
The Dolores star., 1916-05-05
Alaaka Rich in Eure.

Alaska Is the great fur-bearing SEC
ton Of the United, States. It pro
duces about 100000 worth Of furs
annually. These include all varieties.
from squirrel pelts OF an average
value Of 8 cents each to black fox pelts
at from $3.50 to $3.50 each. The fur
output in 1918 included 1900 bear
skins valued at over $4,000 at from
50 for brown bear skins to $40 for the
grizzly or polar bear. The greatest
fur market Of the United States IL 1t
st. Louis. but Of the world is at Lon
don. The war in Europe has cut the
price Of Alaska furs about so per cent
this year. Some fox pelts bring very
high prices and are much sought aftsr
-Leslie's.
The Dolores star., 1916-05-05
CULTIVATION OF GRAPEvINEs
Some Hoed Crop May Be Grown Be.
tween Plants for First Two Years
Good Roots Essential.

After grapevines have been planted
they should be well cultivated and
some hoed crop that will not shade the
young plants may be grown between
the plants for the first two years. Aft.
er this the vines need all the land.
The best vines for planting are
strong one-year or two year-old plants
that have been grown from layers or
cuttings, and only those having good
root system should be used.