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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-15
GET BACK TO NATURE.
Live ths Simple Life and Win Health
and Esppiass5.


The movement TO return TO nature
and simple life is the solution offered
20 the high cost OF living problem, but
health experts and enthusiasts have
found it to he the only way Of right
,ising or healthful livin;; known today,
They have adopted il as 81 safe road to
health. they say that return to ma
tpre means good digestion, sound sleep,
a clear head, placid mind. content
ment and JOY to be alive.
But first, they say. Il means getting
close to nature-liying ont OF doors as
much rs possible by working. playing
and resting in the open air and. above
all. by sleeping In the open air. Out
door sleeping is the best life nreseryer
known" 1t mems also going to the
garden and orchard for your bill Of
fare tomatoes. lettuce. celery spinach.
turnips. beans, corn. peas. melons. Der.
.Fes. apples. peaches. plums and all
other fruits snd Green sfufrs untouched
by fire. "a
Tho real vaiue of adopting the SIM
pie life, according to the health ex
7erts, hes in the pleasure we find in
livingit 20 do it grudglngiy or with.
out knowing and appreciating its benc-
fits we boteh it and fail. but to love
health more than appetite and seek it is
to have health, comfort, efficiency and n
long life. start the simple life-begin
1t today" is the motto of this health
movement.-N North Carolina State Board
of Health Bulletin.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-15
FRANK E. HOWE, Editor and Pub
Friday June is, 1917.

Bennington takes an unquestioned
state record in liberty loan subscrip-
Itions, having exceeded it's allotment
by over $4,000, with four days more
in which to work. Perhaps it's a
world record, so far as we know
Rutland Herald
Over ninety thousand dollars more
have been received since the Herald
published the above and subscriptions
are still coming in. If Bennington
doesn't make worlds record she will
at least make a surprising showing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-15
Dependents? Yes; "Uncie SAM"
Few more sensible answers ha,

Few more sensible answers have
been made to the question, Have you
any dependents" than that made by
Joseph A. Case of the University of
Pennsylvania, when he said yes, my
country; it needs me-" This is fine.
1t is witty and it is true. The youth
Of the land who have as yet no family
depending on them, have but them
selves to serve, have, everyone of
them, the great dependent in their
Uncle Sam. 1t is trne we are aptrto
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-15
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There ts
only way to cure deafness and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an infiamed condition of the mu-
cous lining OF the Eustac chan Tube. when
this tabe Is infiamed you have n rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing. and when It Is
sertireiy closed Deafness is the result. and
unless the Inflammation be taken out
and this tube restored 10 its normal condi-
,tion. hearing will be destroyed forever: nine
fcases out. of ten caused by Catarrh.
which is nothing but an inflamed condition
ST the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by HPlrs Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free
f. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists T5c
Take Halls Family PILE for constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-15
The Aurora Borealis,

According TO one scientists theory
the aurora borealis is formed of ca
thode rays. emitted by the sun and de-
Elected by the terrestrial magnetic field
in the upper strata of the atmosphere.
The velocity of these cathode rays
must be nearly equal to that of light
and very much greater than the veloc-
lily of cathode rays produced in the
laboratory. The scientist concludes
that these extremely hard cathode
GAYS are emitted by unknown radio
active substances in the sun.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-15

The activities OF the bond SellINS
campaigns. food conservation and sup
ply, Red Cross, etc, must be main
tanned, but the country should grasp
the central truth that the first great
need is of soldiers Little by little
the facts are coming to be known,
The delegates to a recent Red Cross
conference bring back a little effec-
tive argument in the statement that
six hundred thousand French soldiers
have had to leave the army because
of tuberculosis The truth is that the
allies are having anything but an easy
time. OF course on the other side The
Germans are in serious straits also.
Z is practically certain that Britain,
France and Germany all passed the
| maximum Of their military strength
enough vigor TO hold off England and
France perhaps Indefinitely. If the
lUiltlutSl VI hctlHtiiy 10 W Uc Sofh'
pleted the United States will have to
carry the heavy end of the load. a
million men ought to he in training
already and will be as fast as they
can be equipped Then another mil
lion and probably a third will be
called for. Just now here in Vermont
the immediate need is to recruit the
national guard regiment to war
strength Several hundred more
men are needed at once. 1t is certain
that the men who volunteer are going
to feel greater satisfaction now and
in the years to come than those who
wait to be drafted, The call is for
men who are not looking for safe
place, but are willing to take the most
dangerous job in the world-fghting
in the ranks against the specialized
fighting machine of Germany. There
are dangers and risks in other depart
ments of service. but they are few
compared with those of the boys who
take their places in the trenches.
But as the danger is greater so also
is the honor Somebody has to do
the hard part. More men are wanted
for the First Vermont 1t is not yet
too late to volunteer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-15
The Wronn DIAGNOSIS.

When one John O'Shea appeared in a
police court to answer to the charge of
being drunk oad assaulting the police
an officer declared that the man had
been dismissed from the army with
ignominy.
No O'Shea protested; 1T wasn't
that at all that was suffering from.
II was varicose veins. Com
panion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-15
Have an Old Fashioned Garden.

Ifyou wish to grow flowers in quanti-
ties for house decoration or other pur-
poses grow them in a border three or
four feet wide along aback fence. This
is the place for larzspurs, hollyhocks,
'dahlias. columbines, phlox, shasta dais-
les, gladioli, etc. Call this an old fash
Toned garden if you will, all the same
everybody likes it.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-15
Care is an enemy

to life. Insurance is friend and for
tune. Insure here while insurable.
6Sth year. National Life Ins. Co., of
VT. (Mutual.) Earle 8. Kinsley,
General Agent, Mead Building, Rut-
land, vt. ADV.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-15
POmeQranates.

The pomegranate was early cultivat
cd in Egypt; hence the complaint OF
the Israeites in the wilderness of Yin
Numbers Xxx. 81, this sis no place o:
figs. or of vines. or of pomegranatcs."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-15
Natural History.

A naturalist asserts that bees hav,
advance guards. Possibly. But tn
rear guard is more feared.-Louisvill
COurier-J ournal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-15
CeometricaI.

Don't know her? Why, she lives in
the same square with you"
"Yes, but she's not in the same cir.
Gle" Cleveland Leader.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-15

OF course it was a nice thing for
Henry Ford to take $5000.000 of the
Liberty bonds, but we do not think he
is entitled to as much honor as the
unknown mill worker who takes a
$50 bond and pays for ii at dollar
week out OF limited income. Last
year the profits of the Ford factory
we're over fifty million dollars. Put
ting away one tenth of the Ford in
come in an absolutely safe place
where it is free from taxation OF all
kinds is not so much to brag about.
1t would almost seem as though
Henry ought to have done triiie
more-peihaps he will when the sec
ond call comes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-15

Take rood book slowly. You SEE
much finer country in n movers wagoi
than you do from O car window.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-04
ARE YOU
TOO FAT?
II You Really Want to Reduce Your
Weight, Follow This Simple
Plan.

Mrs. Fallon sends a communication
which is being printed here on account
OF the genuine interest manifested by
many other readers:
"Tell those of your readers who
would like to be free of the embarrass.
ing, hindering burden of overweight
without the Objectionable following of
drastic rules of eating and exercising.
to try the sane, simple and safe plan
of open-air deep breathing combined
with the use of oil Of korein and the
other simple directions that come with
it.
"A box containing liberal quantity
may be secured from any druggist.
with simple, inexpensive and de-
pendable means such as this, why
should anyone continue to carry
around great load Of surplus fat2"
Every reader who desires to get
down to normal weight should lose
no time in making use of this informa-
tion, especially as the treatment is said
to reduce the weight harmlessly,
quickly and pleasantly, also to ma.
terially aid digestion, improve the
general health, beautify the figure,
replace sluggishness with bouyancy
and to leave firm flesh and smooth
skin in the place of sagging, burden
some fat. Remember the name-oil
of korein. In capsules.-Adv.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-04
ANCESTRY AND NEW ARMY.
Many Nationalities Represented in
Those Who Drew No. 1858 i'm n. Y.

New York Tribune: A mild controver-
sy has arisen in the columns of con-
temporary over the ancestry of the 1853
holders in this city of No. 25S, the first
number drawn in the draft lottery. One
correspondent. after careful study of
their names classes them by extraction
as follows German, Ss; English, 81; Ital
IAN 27 Irish, 10; Russian-Jewish, 16;
Polish, 8; Spanish, 4; Scandinavian, 8;
Greek, 3: Bohemian. 3; French, 2; Amer.
lean 2; Japanese, f. doubtful 4.
No point is to be gained by question.
ing the exactness Of such a tabulation.
If it is not precisely accurate as to No.
25S II probably fits others of the mum.
bers drawn. and in any case II is repre-.
sentative-it provides a surprisingly in
teresting cross-section of the new host
which is to defend America and civil
ization.
Most of these 15S young men. nc
doubt, We're born here. have been
through the planning mill of the public
school and are a good approximation
in appearance and thought of that
composite type we call American. Civi
life in democracy has its own power
ful correctives for eccentricity, whether
IN individual or group and, .notwith
standing the imperfections of our melt
ing pot, has fused already to an i'm
portant degree the extraordinary con
glomeration of racial stocks of which
this collection Of boys is an illustra
tion.
But the fires Of peace under the po
are as a pleasant summers day to tn,
furnace of war. In the latter, sucl
racial elements will not only melt int,
one mass, they will boil together: fo
the boys the mild camaraderie of tn,
baseball bleachers will become tn,
fierce fraternalism Of the trenches. Fo
their families at home the half con
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-04
WELL DRESSED sCARECRows.
Long Island Women Farmers Improve
ON the Old Kind.


Buffalo Express: One Of the many
Improvements resulting from permitting
women to run the farm instead Of TO
waste out their lives cooking for the
thresher crew Is said TO be the substi.
tuition, on Long Island sound at least.
Of tailors models for scarecrows. II
Is not likely that crows can distinguish
a well-dressed man from an nl.kept one,
but no matter how the dear girls slump
around when they are by themselves.
they do like man who dresses up
well. Besides, the models undoubtedly
improve the appearance Of the place
more than the scarecrows do. For one
thing, a man with good clothes Is not
expected to engage actively in the farm
work; one In his old clothes is out OF
place idling until the evening chores
are done.
Several places I'm Pennsylvania report
that new pest has thought to menace
the potato crop by tackling the plants
ON the under side Of the leaves. but
this pest chose sorry time 70 attack,
for with women's housecleaning instinct
extended now to the potato patch. both
sides OF every leaf are being watched
and corner cleaned as never before. This
treatment has removed from many a
patch the threatened destruction. so that
a bumper yield is promised from those
gardens whose product depends solely
on housecleaning methods.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-04
THE SOLDIERS CREED"
Resolutions That Were Drawn Up by a
Civil War Victim.

Resolutions That Were Drawn Up by
Civil War Victim.
New York Sun: In the Civil war
there was a dashing young American
soldier named Minor Milliken. From
a subordinate rank he quickly rose to
the command of the regiment, the First
Ohio cavalry. While at the head of
his men, leading a desperate charge in
the battle OF Stone River, he was killed.
That was on December 81, 1862, and
Colonel Milliken was only 2S years old
when he fell. Among his papers was
found document which he had en-.
titled "The Soldiers Creed" and here
are some extracts therefrom:
| have enlisted in the service of my
country for the term. of three years.
and have sworn faithfully to discharge
my duty. uphold the constitution and
obey the officers over me.
Let me see what motives | must have
had when I did this thing. 1t was not
pleasant to leave my friends and my
home and, relinquishing my liberty and
pleasures, bind myself to hardships and
obedience for three years by a solemn
oath Why did do it?
did it because l loved my country.
/ thought that, having been a good gov
ernment to me and my fathers before
me. owed it TO her to defend her from
all harm; so when | heard Of the in.
suits offered her, l rose up as II some
one had struck my mother, and as a
lover Of my country agreed TO fight for
her. And so | drew up a set of reso-
lutions like this:
Il. As my health and strength had
been devoted TO the government. that
would take as good care Of them as
possible that / would be cleanly i'm my
person and temperate in all my habits
felt that to enlist for the government
and then by carelessness or drunken
ness make myself unfit for service
would be too mean an act for me.
"2. As the character / have assumed
is noble one. | viii not disgrace it by
childish quarreling. by loud and foolish
talking, by profane swearing and inde
cent language.
"3. AS my usefulness in a grea
measure depends on my discipline. an
determined TO keep my arms in gooC
order, 10 keep my clothing mended anC
brushed and 10 attend all drills and d,
my best to master all my duties as ;
soldier and make myself perfectly ac
quainted with all the exercises and evo
lutions. and thus feel always ready {,
fight. II seems TO me stupid for a man
to apprentice himself to as serious ;
trade as war, and then try by lying anC
deception 10 avoid learning anything
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-04
PLL BE A SAMMY BACKER.

Ardmore has its Engineering Company
There 162 Ardmore and Carter county boys this
pany.
These boys going to the front after of training
Every boy likes to get word of inside something that
is not printed that be of personal interest to him.
He likes to have write to and tell of his many little
perplexe to make confidant of while off in strange
land all by himself.
That why the Ardmoree has proposed organize the
Sammy Backers.
The Ardmorete wants someone to agree to be Sammy
Backer for each of the boys in the Engineer Company
who will write the boys frequently who will attend to
little things for them back home in fact who will take lively
interest in them
The Ardmorete has complete of the members of
the company and will assign boy to each applicant till all
drawn.
Fill out and sign the blank below and mail to The Daily
Ardmorete:
Editor Daily Ardmoreite
do hereby to be Sammy Backer and will accept the
of the member of Co. Engineers which is assigned to
me and keep in touch with him through his services
-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-04
You Can Shake Loose from
The Tortures of Rheumatism

treatment OF Rheumatism. Il acts
directly upon the blood, which it
promptly purihes Of all disease germs.
It is a powerful antidote, and elimi-
mates from the blood all trace OF
rheumatic germs, building up and
strengthening the rundown system
Write to-day TO our medical d.
rector, who will give you valuable
advice regarding the proper treat.
ment OF your own case. Address
Swift Specific Co., Dept. At-
lanta, Ga.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-04
GENERALS WHO WERE YOUNG.
Napoleon Was Only SO at the Battle
OF Austerlitz.

Brooklyn Eagle: General Pershing's
reported request Of the war department
that no general officer be sent to the
front in France who is over forty.five
years Of age will be distasteful TO many
national guard veterans, ,but il Is in
strict accord with common sense. Dash
and energy are vital II is true that
Pershing is himself 5S. but that does not
matter for a commander.in-chief
Napoleon is on record as prasing
young men for field responsibility He
preferred officers under 30. He was SO
himself at Austerlitz. and Murat was
3S. Ney was 80 when he made his mark
by capturing Mannheim in 1893. but 4s
when the capitulation Of Ulm gave him
his ducal rank. Soult. just Napoleon's
age, was precisely 80 when he saved
the French army after the defeat OF
Stockach. Massena was ~ at Maurengo.
In our Civil war most OF the officers
were young II Is true that one.armed
Phil Kearney was 81 when he was
killed at Chantilly But Grant was
only Il when he took Vicksburg. Sheri.
dan only 80 when he made his ride for
Winchester, twenty miles away" vii.
liam Tecumseh Sherman was two years
older than Grant He was "a on that
famous march 10 the sea.
History seems TO Justify the rule o,
40 as an age limit for general officers,
though there are many notable excep.
tion Of great efficiency after that age.
Pershing is thoroughly practical He
knows that an absolute limit must be
set, or pull" will come in TO upset the
application Of most important gen.
eral principle.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-04
AROUND THE WORLD.

Costa Rica has an area of 1S.4OO
square miles and population Of 441,.
342.
Italy is now utilizing peat, too low IN
fuel value to be used for heating, in the
manufacture Of nitrogen fertilizers.
Zanzibar produces more than 30 per
cent of the worlds supply Of cloves.
There are about 100000 full.bearing
trees.
Japan is planning to adopt an alpha
bet of forty-seven letters. including most
of the Roman characters. some Russian
and the rest original symbols.
Brazil has population OF II, 900 900 of
which more than 100000 are Africans.
and many of them the crudest type OF
negro on the American hemisphere.
Peru is encouraging the construction
of good roads. A new law distributes the
cost Of construction between the local
and the national governments and pro.
vides both for revenues for this purpose
and for the payment of a road tax eth
er in money or labor.
British India was the first country to
adopt khaki. That was in 1S4S. The
cloth used was a light cotton drill, rs
suited the climate of Hindustan, and
took its name from a native term
khaki" dusty" being derived from
''khak" or dust.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-04
By using S. S. S.

The germs OF Rheumatism are in
the blood, which is laden with mil
lions OF the minute demons OF pain,
causing untold suffering and bringing
its victim from vigor and strength to
almost helplessness. To get real and
genuine relief from this disease,
these disease germs must be COM
pletely routed out OF the system
through the blood.
S. s. S. has been used for fifty
years with satisfactory results in the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-04

temptuous good viii between neighbors
will give way to the common tie Of the
casualty list. And pro-Germanism will
vanish The fathers and mothers Of
those thirty-eight boys of German ex-
traction, for example, if any there are
who harbor seditious thoughts today,
cannot vacillate long in their allegiance
to the cause for which their sons are
fighting.
Hereafter there will be nothing
among us but names to denote diverg'
ent ancestry. 80.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-04
WAS ZEPPELIN IN RAID?

London, Sept 4.-Reports received
here from southeast coast towns say
that during Monday nights raid, the
air along the coast and for some miles
inland resounded with the noise of air
craft engines. One of the raiders passed
over a coast town headed seaward, its
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-04
Matching Wits

The Lamb. Gayby-"For the love Of
Nike What are YOU carrying that cap
around in your pocket for?"
ShreSd Magnets "Sh-not 80 loud
When | have my hat checked at this
place ! always slip out and leave it'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-04
REAn rHIs T0 YOuR MIEE.

Life: what time did my wife say she
would be here?"
IAN hour ago, sir"
Dear mel I'm early"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-04

engine making the loudest noise ever
heard there from an aircraft. The
sound resembled the noise of a Zeppe-
lin and came from a great height.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-04
PATRoNIzING HOME TALENT.

Baltimore American: why don't you
get an alienist TO examine your son?"
No, sir. An American doctor is good
enough for me"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-04

The natives Of Siam have a horror
Of odd humbers. They have never been
known 10 build house or a temple
with five, seven, nine or eleven win
dows.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-04

The favorite drink Of the Rumanian
peasants is tzuica, an ardent spirit
made chiefly from plums. The annual
output OF this spirit is about l2O0O0OO
gallons.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-04

In Peru and Ecuador only one per
son in seventeen is white; nearly three
quarters are Indian: the rest are Chi
nese and mixed-very mixed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-04
PEOPLE or OTHER LANDS.

Among the Japanese thrift is a virtue
In high esteem.
The Assyrians are said 20 have been
the first to introduce the heel for Sc.
curity and comfort In walking.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-04

The Chinese are proud OF large fami'
lies, and a large family living together
under one roof is looked upon as proof
Of the good temper and correct course
Of life Of it's members and as sure
path 10 prosperity.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-04

The people Of Guatemala are very
fond OF music. Their most popular pro.
grams are those in which classical Sc
lections predominate. Band. orchestral
and marimba music constitute an in.
dispensable feature OF all public festi.
walls and entertainments.