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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
The Value of the Potato
AS a Human Food Material

There is no food which exactly takes
the place Of the potato when one T.
accustomed to it, says statement Is
sued by the United States department
OF agriculture. urging an increased con
sumption Of this vegetable now that
the markets OF the country are well
supplied. II has come to be such a
part of our dinner that we miss II
when it is not served. Besides, any
leftover potato can be used In many
very palatable ways for breakfast or
supper and this is convenience from
the housekeeper's standpoint, since Ii
helps her to make acceptable meals.
Not only is II useful from the ease
with which It can he prepared and the
number of palatable ways in which It
can be served, but Il Is very important
for the food material ii supplies. 1t Is
ono Of the most wholesome sources of
starch and Is also fairly rich in the
mineral matter which the body needs
or the mineral salts one must not over
look the importance Of the mild nj
kallnc salts It contains, because these
are greatly needed by the body to coun-
terbalance the acid salts which meats
and eggs produce when assimilatcd.
In this we have n justification OF the
use Of potatoes in the diet In liberal
quantities and OF our common custom
of serving them with meats. When
the price permits potatoes should by
all means be made a part of the diet.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26

Walter Johnson. considered the pre-
mier pitcher in the American league, Is
slated for the Yankees, along with Out
fielder Clyde Milan, Catcher Eddie Ain
smith and Pitcher Harper, all Of the
Washington team. This Is the sub
stance of reported deal that Colonel
Jake Rupert is about to put over and
which will cost the owners Of the New
York American league club about $780,
600. According to the sponsors OF the
rumor Of this gigantic deal. the trans
fer Of these stars win be made possible
by sacrificing Washington ms big
league city. The owners Of the club in
Washington are about ready to quit
Baseball at the capital Is losing in
vestmcnt even when the Senators are
up with the leaders.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
Butter Cakes.

Other shortening may be used in
place Of butter with good results. The
fat Of chicken or many of the cook
ihg oils answer very well. Take a
cupful Of butter, two cupfuls Of brown
sugar, three cupfuls Of -four, two
tahlespoonfuls Of cinnamon, and one
egg. Cream the butter, add the sugar,
cinnamon and egg, then little -four
at time and knead until well mixed.
Roll out on cake board one-quarter
Of IN inch thick and cut with cake
cutter. Bake in hot oven until
brown. These are delicious to serve
with tea.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
Helping Him.

A pharmacist who kept a drug store
was holding forth recently on the diff
iicuties which besct young man in
his first struggle with the world.
81 had hard time when ! first
started in business for myself" he
said referring TO a remnrk made by
one OF his hearers.
"The public has good intentions to-
ward You, but IL sometimes has strange
ways Of expressing them. An old lady
used TO come In to buy postage stamps.
L observed TO her one day that she
was evidently II great letter writer.
con she said sweetlN Il don't
really require all the stamps I buy
here. It's only because wish TO helr
a young man like yourself, Just begin.
ming 10 build up a business, that
Purchase them,'"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
JAPANESE KNOTS.
They Have Language of Their Own,
and Their Making Is ar Art.


The japanese have no use for buttons,
buckles or hooks and eyes. Cord serves
every purpose Of fastening ard furnish
es artistic possibilities seemingly with
out end
The japanese have hundreds Of knots,
made necessary by the ornamental use
of cord. Some are as old rs the time
when history was recorded by series
Of knots just as it was in China and
Peru before writing was invented.
There are dozens of knots in common
and ceremonial usage, and these every
child can tie.
In one educational museum Of japan
is a great frame of the most beautiful
knots, tied in silken ana gold thread.
This had formed a part Of Japan's OK
hiblt ut a certain worlds fair For six
months this wonderful collection had
hung upon the wall and only two visit.
ors had noticed and inquired about it.
Even these thought the knots must be
Industrial samples intended for dress
trimmings. No one offered to buy the
unique exhibit. no museum begged for
it. and the wonderful knots were taken
home again.
There is an appeal to the Imagination
even In the knots intended for common
use. There are plum blossom, cherry
blossom, iris. chrysanthemum and pine
trca knots There are fujiyama knots,
turtle and storl, knots, the "old mans"
which is easy to tic, and the "old wo
mans" also
There IS only one way OF knotting n
cord when sending q New Years or
birthday gift and another for doing IN
a funeral Offering. There is one way TO
tie the hgocade bag Of the ten Jar when
It is full ana another when il IS empty.
sword bag. a flag or spear bag, dis
patch bag. or the box containing some
precious piece Of porcelain or lacquer.
must each be tied in a certain way.
The IN bred person classes himself
With the foreigner by ignoring such
niccties Of custom, and an object tied
in a slovenly manner may not only bear
witness 60 the sender's ignorance, but
it may carry with It deadly insult
PearSon's Weekly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Wednesday, September "a. 1917
pEERFlELD VALLEY TIMES
Varied and Picturesque Career Of
Wilmington Contemporary.

Varied and Picturesque Career of
Wilmington Contemporary.
Commencing with the week of Oct
ober LIST, the Deerfeld Valley Times
will appear under The management of
George c. Dixon The Times was es-
tabhshed in 1888. by +. L. Stetson,
now OF Greenfield, Mass. A, few years
later it was purchased by o. Ii. Jones
of Wilmington, who in turn sold it
to William L. Packard OF Pittsgrove.
N. J. In 1903 Mr.. Packard disposed
of the business to Lewis K. Strawser
of Detroit, Mich, and in May, 1907,
the plant was purchased by MIR. Dix
on, who successfully conducted the
business until February, 1914, when
he sold to w. d. Pelley. In August
of the same year the plant was taken
over by Mr.. Pelley's sureties and
Henry White of Wilmington was in
stalled as manager,
Mr.. White retired from the manage
ment i'm the summer of 1915, and in
September of that year F. ]. Brabston
| assumed the management of the
plant.
Mr.. Brabston reduced the size of
the paper to four pages and advanced
the price to $3.50 per year. He con-
Quoted the business until about six
weeks ago, when publication was
suspended.
The citizens of Wilmington and vi
cinity wanted the paper continued,
and steps were taken to induce Alr.
Dixon to resume the management of
| its affairs.
Mr.. Dixon has been connected with
| The Times and The Sitter for the
past II years. having entered the en-
| ploy OF MIR. Packard in July, 1900
| .oodonderry Sitter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
!. WISE CHOICE OF FOOD
BY H. c. Barnard.

FFFFF - .
The housekeeper who plans her
meals for two or three days in advance
saves much time and thought. There
was a time when carpenters cut each
timber as they built the house. The
modern builder knows before the first
foundation is laid just how his plan
win work out. His estimates are accu-
rate and because he plans he builds
successfully and without waste.
Exactly tie same method of plan
ming should be followed in the kitchen.
There is less likelihood that the same
food will be often repeated or often
cooked in the same way if the meals
for several days are planned in adj
vance. But lB preparing meals the
housewife should be guided by several
principles. These rules are as fol-
lows:
/. Include in each meal foods suited
to the needs OF each member Of the
family-hearty foods for healthy
adults; simple easily digested foods
for children and the aged.
.. DO not serve the same food in diff
fercnt forms at the same meal as po-
tato soup and potato salad; eggs and
custard pie, or canned corn and corn
bread.
8. Balance the different parts Of the
meal. 4 heavy main course such as
roast pork should be followed by lishi
dessert like apple sauce or baked apple
rather than apple pie. A meal in which
vegetables form the principal course is
well rounded by heavier dessert like
mince pie.
4. In planning the meal choose foods
rather by what they contain in nuui
ments than by their bulk and include
in each meal an article rich IN the rec
essary food elements. DO ret, however
select too many foods rich In protein
or fat or starch. Meat served Will
macaroni and cheese furnishes to-
much protein; rice and potatoes toe
much starch, roast pork and mince pit
too much fat.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
omelet Lattard.

Put a cupful OF dried bacon in a
hot frying pan add a cupful of egg
plant cut in dlcc, with half cupful
Of apple, cook all together and season
with salt and pepper When done re-
move the ingredients with a skinner
and add the fresh eggs, using the de-
sired number TO serve, add table
spoonful Of cold water for every egg
and cook us usual. Just before turn
ing the omelet, add the cooked in
gradients and fold; dish up quickly and
serve at once.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
NOTED SINGER COMING
Leading Grand Opera Stars viii Sc
az North Adams October Is.

Leading Grand Opera Stars VIII Sc
at North Adams October 10.
The announcement of a few days
ago that "Rigolette" would be sung at
North Adams by grand opera stars on
the evening of October Is created no
end Of interest, Today the names Of
those who are to appear with Signor
Giuseppe Creatore and his wonderful
orchestra are given out They in.
olude the following:
Ralph Erole, three years IN Col.
ogne and Buenos Aires; Silyio Gar.
avolli. Lisbon and San Carlo; sig.
Regina Vicardino. Milan and Mas.
sino di Palermo Alfred Courmann,
Opera Francois, Paris. Edith Gar.
marbori Garden theater, London;
Elma Foller Monte Carlo; Giuseppe
Tuherraube, San Carlo. Naples; +.
Rublno. Monte Carlo and Louis Der.
mann. Genoa.
As VIII be seen from this list the
opera will be in able hands. Tickets
win be on sale in Bennington at V.
partenope's Special car back to
bennington otter the opera.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26

If you are not strong or well you
owe it TO yourself to make the follow
ing test: See how long you can work
or how far you can walk without be-
coming tired. Next take two i've
grain tablets of ordinary nuxated iron
three times per day after meals for
two weeks Then test your strength
again and see for yourself how much
you have gained. There is nothing
like good old iron to put color in your
cheeks and sound, healthy flesh on
your bones. But you must take iron
in a form that can be easily absorbed
and assimilated like nuxated iron if
you want it to do you any good, other
wise it may prove worse than use
less.
NOTE-Nuxated Iron recommend
ed above by Dr. +. Souer, is one of
the newer organic iron compounds.
Unlike the older inorganic iron pro
ducts, it is easily assimilated, does
not injure the teeth, make them black
nor upset the stomach; on the con.
trary, it is a most potent remedy, in
nearly all forms of Indigestion, as
well as for nervous rundown condi.
tons, The Manufacturers have such
great confidence in Nuxated Iron that
they offer to forfeit $4,000 to any
charitable institution If they cannot
take any man or woman under sc
who lacks iron and increase their
strength 100 per cent or over in -four
weeks time provided they have nc
serious organic trouble They also
offer to refund your money if it does
not at least double your strength and
endurance in ten days time. 1t is
dispensed in this city by Mr.. w. l.
/ Gokay and all other druggists.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
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Some Observations.

The trouble with some folks Is
that they don't consider they are
having a good time unless they
are making n nuisance Of them
selves.
Nobody works quite so well
as the man who has had good
nights sleep.
A man may think he is hiding
his designations from his en-
ployers but his work tells.
It's easy enough to find
friends in fair weather; the man
with an umbrella to LEND when
Il Is raining Is the bird.
AS a general rule If the boss
isn't on the job himself the
clerks aren't either.
The history books would be
bigger than they are Ii all men
had accomplished half the things
they intended to do.
, What's become Of the old
fashioned boy who had the no.
, ton that he had 20 go to New
York to make his fortune?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
Home Cookery
sniced Peaches.

Seven pounds Of fruit, three pounds
Of brown sugar, one quart OF vinegar
Pour boiling water over the peaches
and allow it to remain one minute; peel
the peaches. Stick three cloves in each
peach. Put sugar and vinegar on fire
and lei come to boil add the peaches,
cook till perfectly tender. \ few min
,utes before taking the peaches ont put
a little mace, stick Of cinnamon, a
few allspice, piece OF white ginger
in bag or piece Of net and drop into
the boiling vinegar. After taking the
peaches out of the vinegar let the juicc
boil down TIL thick. Put in jars and
seal while hot.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
Baked Pears.

Core and pare eight pears, fiji the
centers with one-quarter cupful OF but
ter creamed with one-half cnptul OF
brown sugar. Add four tablespoonfuls
OF chopped citron peel and one table
spoonful of lemon Juice. mixed togeth-
err Mix two tablespoonfuls Of sugar
with one-half eupful of water and
brush over the pears, sprinkle with
crumbs Drowned In hot butter, bake for
twenty minutes in n moderate oye(
and serve cold with soft custard.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
Peach cobblcr.

Pare and stone one quart OF peaches
Gil granite baking dish onc-half full.
Add two cupfals Of sugar cover with a
good, rich shortcake paste, having same
exactly llt the pan. Make two or three
cuts In the paste to allow steam TO es-
cape. Bake until the peaches show q
dark red color Cool and serve with
sugar and cream.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
PAT MORAN.

Philadelphia National team the first
time in its history. Last year he made
fine fight for first place, but was nosed
out by Brooklyn in one Of the most ex-
citing finishes in the history of the
league This season Pat IS again up
and doing. His team is glaying fine
ball, and the experts say he has only
the New York Giants TO beat That is
pretty easy guessing, but the Philadel-
phia's are not so far behind the leaders
that If the New Yorks should hit los
ing streak Pat might come on and win.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
Apnlos Baked Win Rloo.

Pare aud core the apples Fill the
holes with sugar and chopped raisins.
Place in a baking dish and fiji the
spaces between The apples with rice
that has been boiled for fifteen min
ntes Cover and bake fifteen minutes
longer. Serve hot with cream.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
Milking Scissors LAST Longer

If 4 pair Of scissors is being hung
up, the blades open, they will last
longer than those which are put away
with the blades closed. Many scissors
have the blades slightly bowed at the
tip. which helps to make them cut
quickly and accurately. When such
scissors are left closed for any length
Of time the blades lose their springi-
ness where they come together.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
To sweoten Rancid Iarn.

Melt the lard to boiling point, drop in
few pieces Of charcoal (the amount
II charcoal depending upon the guam
lity OF lard) and boil slowly FOR a pc
rlod Of one hour Strain through line
10th. The charcoal absorbs all the i'm
purities in the lard
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
MarshmalIow Pineapple.

Take half pound of mnrshmallows
and cut them in quarters, pour over
them can Of shredded pineapple,
dust with powdered sugar and let
stand When ready to serve, whip n
cupful of cream and cover the top of
the nndding.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
Tin In History.

Who first found tin? There is a les.
end among the Cornish miners that
st. piran. an Irish hermit, was tho dis.
coyerer. His ancient church in the
parish OF pcrranzabrloe, in Cornwall,
laid bare of sand by the sea many
years ago. has recently been repaired.
Cornish miners still keep the feast of
ST. Piran. who. according 10 the fable,
first found tin. forgetting that their
forefathers had long previously sold it
TO tho phocnicians. Possibly the leg
end points to the fact that this Irish
man was a skilllul metalurgist.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
Something Different.

An omelet may become as obsolete
rs auS's eggs unless feed becomes
cheaper and more people keep hens.
For the fortunate ones who keep u
hen here is something good TO try:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
You Can Tell The People Who
Have Iron in Their Blood Strong,
Healthy, and Vigorous Folks

Doctor Says Ordinary Nuxated Iron
Will Make Nervous Rundown
People 100 per cent. Stronger
In Two Weeks Time in
Many Cases.
New York, n. Y.-"One glance is
enough to tell which people have iron
in their blood" said DR.. f. Sauer
Boston physician who has studied
widely both in this country and in
Great European medical institutions,
in a recent discourse. They are the
ones that do and dare. The others
are in the weakling class. Sleepless
nights spent worrying over supposed
ailments, constant dosing with habit
forming drugs and narcotics for ner-
vous weakness stomach, liver or kid
ney disease and useless attempts to
brace up with strong coffee or other
stimulants are what keep them suf-
fering and vainly longing to be
strong. Their real trouble is lack Of
iron in the blood. Without iron the
blood has no power to change fooG
into living tissue and therefore, moth
ing you eat does you any good; you
don't get the strength out of it. The
moment iron is supplied the multi
tude CT dangerous symptoms dis
appear have seen dozens of nery-
Gus, rundown people who were ailing
all the time double and even triple
their strength and endurance and en-.
tirely get rid of every sign of dyspep.
STA, liver and other trouble in from
ten to fourteen days time simply by
taking iron in the proper form And
this, after they had in some cases
been doctoring for months without
any benefit.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
Crowns Best soldlors.

Members Of the 81. Louis club were
winners Of the competitive military
drill Of the American league. The play
crs will be presented with $500 by
President Johnson Of the American
league. The army sergeant who drilled
thcm will get 500.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
In the Arena
Of Sports
Manager Of tie PhiIlies

In the National league there IS proba-
bly, no better liked man than Pat No
ran, manager of the Philadelphia team.
Taking charge OF loser in 1915, Man
ager Moran won q remnant for the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26

a pint OF water equals thlrtv.for,
'l.a two''hirds cubic inches and woiySs
ono pound and quarter A pollon 80 80
wafer therefore weighs ten pounds
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
Mothers Cook Book.
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Strong is that man. he only strong,
To whose wcll-ordered will belong,
For service and delight,
All powers that In face OF wrong
Establish RIGHT.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
RELIGION.

% God enters by n private door 4
% into every individunl.-E Emerson.
q life and religion are one or 4
20 neither Is anything. Religion Is
90 no way Of life, no show Of life,
81 no observance OF any sort. II IS
9 neither the food nor the modl-
90 cine Of being. II Is life essential
% George Macdonald.
q
9 The feeling OF God is In our
% henris. as his works are before
9 our eyes.-B. de Saiut.Picrrc
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26

Words resemble smhcams-the more
they are condensed the deeper they
burn. Chicago News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
Mnrshmallow Parfalt.

Make strip by boiling together
two cupfuls Of sugar and one eupful
Of water until It spins a thread, then
pour 1t boiling hot on the stidly beaten
whites of two eggs and continue beat
ing to n smooth. creamy mass. Grad
ually add one pint Of whipped cream.
Flavor with rose extract and freeze
10 mush, add one cupful of nutmeats
and cut-up marshmallows. Continue
freezing until smooth, packing in ice,
and salt for two hours TO rlpen.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26

In early antiquity libraries consisted
Of archives, which were preserved in
the most sacred temples.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-17
CASTOR BEAN
(Ricinus)

The castor-Oil plant, commonly spo-
ken of as the castor bean, Is espe-
cially valuable because it Is one of the
few ANIMALS which can be used to
produce a semitropical effect. Its
rapid growth and large size make II
valuable as the central object in
groups where rich, luxuriant growth is
required. The variety Of color in the
foliage of the different sorts of castor
bean is of value in giving contrast, and
when used in combination with cannas,
caladiums, coleus, or scarlet sage most
striking effects of contrast can be pro-
duced. AS background for lower
growing plants the castor bean has no
equal among garden ANIMALS. Only
the annual climbing vines, when pro-
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-17
Annual Towering
Plants
w
ByL. C. CORBETT
Horticulturist. Bureau of Plant Industry
US. Department of Agriculture
SWEET PEAS
(lathyrus odoratus)

The sweet pea during the last de-
cade has been greatly modified and
improved by careful selection and cul-
tivation, the flowers being larger and
more varied in color and marking than
formerly. The result is that the
sweet pea has come to be one of the
most popular annual Towering plants.
1t repays well the attention given 1t.
The flowers are well suited for bou-
quets, and lend themselves well to
table decoration. While the climbing
habit of the plant is such as to pre-
vent It's use in groups and borders,
its height is not sufficient to allow its
use as a cover or screen for q lattice.
The most satisfactory method of
growing it is in long rows provided
with rabbit-netting wire, supported by
strong anchor posts and intermediate
stakes, to prevent the wire from sag
ging between its supports.
Sweet peas require soil deeply
titled and well supplied with plant
food. A satisfactory method is to
open trench about foot wide and
ten inches deep In rich garden loan,
in the bottom of which about three
inches of well-rotted manure is
placed, with two inches of fine top
soil scattered Immediately over 1t.
Upon this bed sow the peas in double
rows about eight inches apart, the
seeds being placed from half an inch
to an inch apart in the row. Cover
the seed about three inches deep, and
after the young plants appear and
have attained sufficient height fill the
trench completely.
AS the sweet pea can hardly be