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FOR SALE-A grey mare, four
years-old, weight $50 lbs, kind and
gentle, would make good family
horse, work single or double, broke to
the saddle Persons interested in
quire of Davir Lehan, Arlington house
stable, Arlington, Vt. 44t6s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-28

WANTED-Motion Picture Actors
for parts in motion picture play
known as "a Vermont Romance" Ex-
perience not necessary. Apply or
write Motion Picture Director, The
Advance, Storing Bldg, Burlington,
VI. 44t3
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DOMESTIC NURSE
Mrs. II. N. Cootey
DR.. Wilcox's Residence
635 Main ST.. Telephone 377W-
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
u Estate of HENRY STAFFORD

1yUMMISS1ONEfS
u Estate of HENRY STAFFORD
The undersigned having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District
Of Bennington. COMMISSIONERS, to receive
examine, and adjust the claims and
demands Of all persons against the estate of
Henry Stafford, late of Benningr on. In aid
District, deceased, and all claims exhibited,
in offset thereto, hereby give notice that
they will meet for the purpose aforesaid, ut
Burt ro.'s ST re In the = ,wn ~ Bennington
In said District, ON the u h day of sept nest,
from O'Clock NJ. until O'Clock 2. N. on
said day and that six months from the It ,
day of March. A. ID. 1915, is the time limited by
said Court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Bennington, Vt, this 9TH day OF
J. ED. wALBRIDGE.
j. o. BURT
Commissioners.
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WANTED--Middle aged woman for
kitchen work. Apply Miss Mary Lun-
dergan 154 North st. 44f
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TO RENT-Three unfurnished pleas
ant rooms on North Branch St, suit
able for small family. Apply Mrs. C
S. Morse Tel. 1881. 44t6
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-18
Sneaking OF Soup

We are reminded of the teacher who
once asked small boy How many 'p's
are there In soup? To which he replied.
Ma puts 10 cents worth IN ours"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-18
Prev
COTTON OIL MARKET.

iANsAC CITY BUTTER. EGGS AND POULTRY
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 17.-Butter, creamery,
lie; firsts, Zee; seconds. 21lhc; packing. Ice.
Eggs. firsts 29c; seconds, zoe.
Poultry, hens, lSs; turkeys, 17ci springs, 1sO.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-18
Higher Liverpool Gables Caused
Small Advance in Cotton Market
The Rise Met Considerable
Realizing and Wall Street
Selling Promoted by Talk OF
More Stringent Blockade OF
Central Europe 49,. ..-. .
nv Annotated Press. }

NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-THE cotton market
opened steady al an advance Cf Z TO 2 points
today in response 70 higher Liverpool cables. -on'
met considerable realizing and Wall street sell
ing which may possibly have been promoted D!
the talk 81 a still more stringent blockade ~
Central Europe March contracts sold at 100
early hut reacted 20 IL - before the end of the
nrst half hour while May sold off from II. 1s
10 1874 and July from IL 30 90 2.s6 or back
20 within 20 points Of Saturdays closine
figures Private cables reported small hii
strong market in Liverpool owing to the absence
OF hedging and light offerings. -
Liverpool showed continued firmness and
there was some buying here by houses with
English connections during the first hour. bur
prices gradually worked off 10 1880 for March
and 20 for May, or back TO within 3 points
Of Saturdays elg sing figures. Rallies OF ?, o.
2 points followed around midday on GOVERNS
but business was very quiet ann mfavorabl'
view Of the export situation appeared 10 be at
tracing uere attention than the strength OF ,tht
English market.
The msrket continued very quiet during ths
midcla OF the afternoon with prices running
around 1913 for March and 1916 for May OF
about G 10 points net higher. 90.
NEW YORK COTTON
The following were the ruling prices In the
exchange today:
Tone. very steady; middling, II 5O-1OOc
nuipr
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-18
WANTLD-Agents

AGENTS MAKE BIG MoNEr-T9e best line Of
food flavors, perfumes, soaps and toilet prep
ar1tions. ETC. ever offered. over $50 light
weight, popular priced. quick selling necessities
in big demand, well advertised easy sellers Dig
fits furnished free to workers. Just postal
today. American Products Co., 1856 American
Bldg Cincinnati, O.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-18
Nerve Strain

MANY motor cars in Crimson Gulch?"
"a few" replied Keno Jake. But
we've taxed an regulated 'em so that
we're fast gettin' rid of EN-"
"Why do you want to get rid of
them?'' .-
Every time a tire blows out it sounds
like a gunshoZ end breaks up all the
poker games"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-18

The following were the cash quotations on
grain and. the previous close.
20 e = 49,. - Close, ,.> :, '..- close
No p red .1s1ha1.s4 18OG1. 33s4
No, 2, hard e.. e.NOminal Nominal
No. 2, o.. e. .. "a @74h 1874
No. 2, white e.. =. T4h075h 20 @T5h
OATS
No.''2 -. .. =. 46h@47 46h
No. 2. white 81. Nominal Nominal
.rIITOann nAcxr oTrOrA
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-18

RHEU MATISM sssn. 81: &c e: 3:
by deranged nervous functions. No internal
medicine can cure them. Only by the applica-
ton Of MayOn's Spinal Remedy can they be
quickly and permanently cured. You pay No
money If It fails. Write today. Mayon's Spinal
Remedy Co., Dept. IL, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-18
NAVAL STORES

4AasVV4AIVU AUobH
SAVANNAH, Ga, Jan. 17.-Turpentine, firm
5Jd 55 &c; sales, none; receipts, 50; shipments
none; stock, Il, 696.
Resin, firm; sales, 321; receipts. 1,572; ship
ments, none; stock 60 ,433.
Quote B, d, E, and G, $3.50; II, $5.35
l, $5.4O; X, $500; NJ, $685.; n, $685.; VIC
$40; WV, 100.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, Jan. 17.-Butter, steady; cream
cry, 23@3O@c.
Eggs, higher; receipts, 2,479 cases; firsts
22Me;- ordinary firsts, 31@Ac; mark cases In
cluded, 24Q32e.
Potatoes, steady; receipts, As cars; Michi
gan, Wilconsin, Minnesota and Dakota Whlte
81 GOAL 10; Minnesota and DakOta-Ohlos, Sl.W
Q1.O5. So
Poultry alive. higher; fowwls, &c., springs
&c; turkeys, 1Sc.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-18
Don't Whip Children

Or scold older persons who wet the bed or are
unable to control their water during the night
day, for II il not q habit bat Disease II
you have any Kidney, Bladder or Urinary Weak
ness, write today for a Free Package Of our
Harmless Remedy. When permanently relieved
tell your friends about it Send No Money. Ad-
dress
zEMETo Co., Dept. COZ, Milwaukee. wis.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-18

Don't seq This. All for 10 Cent?
A1s. To start you buying from
.,SE> ~. we will send this great
.AAG1 combination pkge., all post.
~ paid for only 10 cents. II
Z%PS2 contains Fancy Gold Plated
SesEFF3 King, one Cameo Scarf Pin,
one pkg. Handsome Silk Rem
rants one fine Rose Pin, silvered Thimble,
two gIlt Collar Buttons, one Bird whistle one
colorado Pen. one fancy Bead Necklace, gold
plate Beauty Pins and Home Game. all sent
posPaid for only 10 cents. Address Home Circle
Co., P. o. BOX 152s, New York.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-18

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 1.-THE cotton market
advanced points in the first half hour OF busi-
ness today, chiefly as the result OF a higher
Tfverp6of than due. The weather over the belt
uss regarded as favorable in connection with
the new crop.
Pessimistic talk regarding exports and claims
Of scarcely any ocean room Tor sale out OF TINS
port worked against values. AT noon prices
were about at the level of Saturdays close.
The steadineSs Of spots was sustaining IN
fluence in the afternoon At 1880 prices were
at a net advance Of 2 20 3 points.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
The following were the ruling prices in the
exchange today:
Tone. steady; middling, IL 19-1OOc, steady.
asf
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-07
MONEY IN COTTAGE GARDENS
BY LIMA r. ROSE.

When l lived in the country we used
to send scores of nosegayS to market,
priced from five to ten cents. We
could not supply them fast enough,
and if people cared to grow common
flowers or pot plants and sell them
outside a railway station, for instance,
they could do well with them now,
Make your own leaf mold. When
sod is removed from the ground for
any purpose, shake out the fine soil
that adheres to it for future use, or
slice off the fine roots with a sharp
knife just below the crown of The
grass.
This is known as fibrous loan and
in combination with leaf mold, old
manure and fine sharp sand makes the
very best potting soil.
Throw the top of the sods in a heap
in some out-of-the-way corner, and add
the rakings of the yard in fall and
spring all weeds pulled during the
summer, all refuse of vegetables, pota-
to parings, apple Feelings, corn husks
and berry hulls, anything that is vege-
table matter md will decay.
All dishwater and Stops that are not
needed on the garden should be thrown
on the pile, which should be turned oc-
casionally during the winter.
By the following spring you will
have the finest kind of leaf mold.
Not all the pile will have decayed,
but along the edges and underneath it
will be found ready for use.
Add to it every bit of available veg
etable matter during the year, includ-
ing the annual flowers pulled up after
their season of bloom. Add tops of
such root plants as cannas, caladiums,
gladioli, and you will soon have sup
ply quite adequate to the needs Of the
ordinary garden.
Where there are waterworks the
hose may be turned on frequently to
hasten composition.
If it is impossible to replace all poor
soil in the garden with better, by the
addition of leaf mold and manure
much may be accomplished in the way
of building up and rendering it suit
able.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-07
MAKING LIVE STOCK
LIKE SWEET CLOVER
Stake Animals in Pasture and
They Will Soon Develop Taste,
Says Iowa Expert.

"My stock will not pasture on sweet
clover. They don't seem to like it..
What's the trouble?'' is the query be-
ing received from many farmers over
the state by the farm crops depart
ment at Iowa state college.
Do not discard such an excellent
pasture as sweet clover because the
animals do not like it at first, as they
are likely not to. They can soon be
made to like it, even better than other
pastures.
Simply allow the animals nothing
but sweet clover for few days. If
the sweet clover patch is not separate
from other pasture, stake the animals
in it. After a few days turn them out
where they will have access to other
pasture as well as the clover. Nine
times in ten they will then eat sweet
clover in preference to any other pas
ture.
Sweet clover is proving to be one of
the best pasture plants, especially for
sheep and cattle. Besides rarely caus-
ing bloat, as do red clover and alfalfa,
it is nutritive, palatable when animals
get used to it, increases the milk flow.
grows rapidly and gives an abundant
pasturage.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-07
DuRoc-JERsEY sow AND HEALTHY LITTER

(By GEORGE R. SAMSON, in Denver
Field and Farm.)
The prime purpose in raising pigs is
to produce pork and lard and is the
one point in swine breeding, whether
one allows the animals to shift for
themselves or gives them all the elab-
crate care that fancy may dictate as
contributing to the comfort of breeder
or the pigs themselves. The points
upon which the practical pork produc-
er should base his selection are vigor,
fecundity, type, and efficiency in trans
forming feed into pork and lard. The
best type of pig is the one which is
most responsive to feed and most eff
fcient in laying on flesh or fat. The
marks of thrift and vigor are too well
known to require much explanation.
In any good sized litter there will ap-
pear individuals more alert, larger and
fuller chested from the very first. Their
greater aggressiyeness, which leads
them to avail themselves of their food
supply and perhaps a part of that of
their mates, gives them an initial adj
through their sucking days. In fact,
it is seldom lost when they 60 to the
feed lot where they can get all they
want. 1t is not the little, fat, chubby
females which should be retained as
breeding animals, for they almost al
ways prove disappointing at narrowing
time. They neither produce large lit
ters nor save the little ones from being
crushed in the pig bed. They are not
good mixers, either, and thus do not
give the litter good send-off during
the sucking days.
Long, Growthy Females.
One should rather select the long
growthy females, taking care, however,
that they do not stand too high from
the ground and are not contracted at
the heart girth or rear flank. One
should make sure, too, that there is
no tendency for the back to sag or the
feet to go down on the dew-clawS. 1t
is better to select one with some arch
to the back, making sure that the arch
is in the back and not in the rump.
An arched rump with a low-Set tail
means a shorter ham, which curtails
the carcass in it's best part. The back
should be wide and the sides should
come down perpendicularly to low,
straight underline. Width between the
eyes and smoothness and freedom from
coarseness about the head are Of i'm
portance, but one should look to the
body first, for that is the valuable part
of the pig. See that the sow has at
least IL good teats, with room enough
between the front and hind legs to ac-
commodate - good pigs.
Select boar of the desired type and
then adhere to that one breed. The
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-07

fully designed to include a maximum
area in cross section. Cross braces are
hothersome in filling the NOW and they
reduce the amount of material which
the barn will hold unless care is taken
to fill in around them compactly. The
best roof, then, a self-supporting roof,
usually of the gambrel type. Farmers
who become accustomed to feeding
their cattle on epsilage and have de-
termined the proper ration to use for
each type Of COW are generally won
over to this method of feeding. They
will require a silo in connection with
their barn and will thus be able to
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-07
LATE SUMMER WORK NOTES
BY {. VAN BENTHUYsEN.

Watch the tender greenhouse plants
that are in the open and take them up
before the last days of summer have
passed.
Have the pots ready for the bulbs
which must be taken up soon.
Insects will now begin to attack the
scarlet runner and other flowers of
that nature and they must be watched
carefully.
The dahlias, gladioli and other rank
growing plants are likely to be blown
down by the wind and should be
staked.
Unless chrysanthemums are shaded
during the hot month of August they
will be injured by the sun.
Drench the ground around the tea
roses, but do not spray the bushes.
Roses of all kinds should be thor
oughly MANFRED with well-rotted COW
manure and muiched with lawn cut
tings and leaves.
Liquid manure should be applied
only when the ground is moist enough
TO absorb it.
them with rich manures when the
ground is very dry.
Never allow roses to remain on the
bush when the petals begin to fall.
All plants that are intended for win
ter boomers should have the buds
pinched off now
Pick pansies and nasturtiums every
day if you want to have plenty of
blooms.
When the lilacs have finished bloom
ing, all the seed clusters should be
cut away. If the seed is allowed to
develop on the lilac 1t generally has
few flowers in every other year.
The best way to kill weeds now is
to pull them up by hand.
The redbug and other enemies of the
rose, if not killed off last month should
be efectually removed now. An ex-
cellent spray for rose bushes is made
of one-half pound of laundry soap
melted in hot water to which is added
one cupful of kerosene. When this
comes to boil, use about one part to
fifteen parts of water.
Scrane up road dust and apply about
the roots of your plants during the hot
weather and keep the moisture in the
soil. Lawn clippings make an excel
lent mulch for the larger plants and
shrubs.
Save the grass clippings from the
lawn to serve as a mulch for the bed
of tea roses. These plants like to have
the soil about their roots cool and
moist Spread the grass over the bed
to depth of two or three inches.
When it wthers work it into the soil
TO act as fertilizer as it decays and
apply fresh clippings.
Cuttings from the geranium may be
made all through August in most eli
mates.
In Il dry season don't NOW the lawn
as often as in a showery one. Regu-
late the frequency of your moving
by the appearance of the grass. Aim
to keep it looking green and velvety.
Early in August is good time to sow
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-07

barn which will accommodate both
cows and horses is valuable part of
most moderate sized farms. 1t seldom
pays to construct the large number of
buildings which will separate the dairy
herd and the beef herd from the horses
unless the farm is quite large and each
building may be of fairly generous d.
mansions. In case one barn is used
for all purposes, there must be arrange
ments made whereby the advantages
of separate housing for the stock may
be realized as fully as possible in that
part of the barn where the stock is
kept. The essential necessities to
maintain healthy condition of the
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-07
USE FOR HOUSE Stops

Any house Stops that are free from
grease or acids may be poured around
the roots of plants to their advantage,
pushing aside the mulch for this pur-
pose and replacing when done.
Water the ground literally, always
watering in the evening. Or, have a
rubbish corner in which to dump every
thing that will make plant food, and
pour the house slops-all kinds-on
it, forking it over occasionally, and let
ting it decay.
Add to the heap any sward from
the roadside, Feelings and parings from
the kitchen.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-07

fat hog breeds will be found most
profitable under present market condi.
lions. The Durocs and Poland-C hinas
are most numerous and will offer wild
er range for the selection of breeding
stock, but Berkshires and Hampshires
are good and have the advantage of
being little better rustlers than the
Poland-Chinas. The Durocs have larg'
er filters on the average than the Po-
on the market. The breed is of lessssf
importance than individuality in thN
boar. Whatever the breed, the boar
should be individual and of the de-
sired market type; better than the
sows. He should be one of large lit
ter.
Having found sows that are good
mothers and have large filters of good
thrifty pigs which mature quickly and
fatten well, keep those sows and select
pigs from their filters to replace the
less profitable sows in the herd. Feed
ing quality is the most essential thing
to consider for the better the feeding
quality the more profits we can ex-
pect. The average feeder will agree
that the pig which attains a weight Of
200 to 300 pounds with the least
amount of feed is the most profitable
one to raise. Be careful not to select
too coarse an animal, for coarseness
means hog that is not an easy feeder.
In the Improvement of a herd nothing
is of more Importance than feed. 1t
matters not how good herd may be,
if judgment is not used in feeding
you can never expect to keep up the
standard, much less improve it.
Avoid Feeding Corn.
Do not feed much corn to a breeding
herd. A good alfalfa pasture in sum-
winter with alfalfa hay makes a pig
develop into strong, healthy animal.
Pigs that have access to alfalfa all
the time are seldom bothered with
weak bones. 1t always pays to re-
member that an even load of purebred
hogs of uniform size, carrying finish
and quality, makes an attractive dis
play and appeals very strongly to the
buyer. He will make a special effort
to buy hogs of this kind even if it is
necessary to spring the market to do
so. He can estimate within one or two
per cent what such hogs will yield and
can figure the dressed cost very close
ly. On the other hand, load of hogs
of assorted sizes and breeds are diff
make liberal allowances when buying
this class of porkers at the ranch Gen.
orally load of this kind does not
bring what it is worth, as it is heavily
discounted by the buyer.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-07
store a great deal OF good feed in a

STORE great zeal OF goO0 1eeO IN d
comparatively small space.
A size of barn design for use as both
a dairy and horse barn is shown in
the accompanying illustration. This
design is found to be very convenient
on the average size farm requiring this
type of barn. The width is 36 feet and
the length is "a feet. The plan is in
tended to represent barn capable of
accommodating % cows and six horses
in the standing stalls. In addition
there are three box stalls which may
be used for any kind of live stock,
since they are separated from the rest
of the barn and may be entered from
any side Of the building. The box
stalls are very large and well lighted
and each has hay rack built into one
corner of the wall next to the feed
alley. The horse stalls are arranged
along the opposite side of the building
from the box stalls and are provided
with strong 2 by plank partitions built
with air spaces between the planks to
facilitate ventilation. The horse sta
BILE end of the barn is separated from
the COW stable end by wall in which
there are three sliding doors. -Four
Dutch doors and one sliding door open
into the horse stable.
Each COW stall has an iron stall par
tition separating it from it's neighbors
on both sides. These partitions take
up practically no room and serve a
very good purpose in preventing the
cows from turning sideways and crowd
ing the smaller animals. These par
titions really effect saving in room
because they allow each COW just the
right amount of space and, since they
are thin, they do not themselves deduct
from the available space. Dairymen
who have iron stall partitions very sell
dom care to get along without them
afterwards. Two steel hangers run
along the sides of the feed alley in the
center of the barn. A track is fitted
overhead down the center of this alley
from the horse stable end of the barn
to the silo. This carrier track will
prove to be great help in feeding the
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-09-07
ERADICATION OF ALL WEEDS
Get Rid OF Noxious Plants Before
They Have Chance to Ripen
Seed-Now Is the Time,

Chop, cut or NOW them down. Pillow,
dig or pull them up. Any way to ge.
rid of them before they have chance
to ripen seed, and now is the time to
be up and doing. One weed growing
where two grew before shows that
someone has been on to his job just
as much as two ears of corn growing
where only one grew before shows that
Mr.. Farmer is wide awake, and, with
little perseverance, its whole lot
easiel to grow fewer weeds where
weeds ought not to be than it is to
grow more corn where corn ought tc
be.