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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-11
TO RAISE TOMATOES
Only Early Varieties Should
Grown In Vermont.

The Agricultural Extension Service
of the University Of Vermont in re-
sponse to many requests for informa-
tion on growing tomatoes received re-
Gently offers the following sugges-
tons
The growing season in Vermont is
slow compared with Maryland and
New Jersey where tomatoes grow at
their best. Many people in Vermont
receive seed catalogues and read full
page testimonials in praise of certain
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-11
Relief

What's your opinion about votes for
women?"
ITS great proposition" replied Mr..
Meekton. ut has smashed all the argu.
ments Henrietta used TO give me about
the precious hours spent talking poll
tics. "-Washington Star.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-11
pirate, and Steamships.

1t was the advent OF the steamship
that finally gave the pirates their death
blow in Malaga. Every school6o3
ought TO know the story OF the first
steamer off Borneo. Some pirate ships
saw steamer in the distance aud. OBJ
serving the smoke from its tunnels,
thought the ship was on fire and there
fore helpless. They gave chase, but
they were amazed TO see the strange
sea beast come up steadily against the
wind and vomit fire from its guns. 1t
was generally agreed in polite pirate
circles that the white man had played
mean trick upon "A successful ana
honorable holy of traders.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-11

twitching eyelids. itching of the nose
itching of the rectum, short dry cough
grinding of the teeth, little red points
sticking out on tongue, starting dur
ing sleep, slow fever
You can absolutely depend upon DR..
True's Elixir, the Family Laxative and
Worm Expeller. to expel worms and
tone up the stomach. bowels and gen
eral health
Mrs. Geo, Hilton, of Wells, Me-,
writes; Il am so glad to recommend
your DR.. True's Elixir" She used it
for her baby girl. At your dealers.
information. n
Auburn, Maine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-11
Keep tho Machine In Repair.

Think for moment. man who
would no more run his motorcar on
Jefated tires or with sand in the gear
box than he would use sulphuric acid
for motive power will keep going right
on ar his business when the tread of
his own physical mechanism is flatten-
Ing out and the gear box OF his mind
is filling with the wrong kind of grit.
The impatient optimism that shakes
Off vague oppression with the assur-
an0e III be all right tomorrow" has
had as much to do with lengtheuins
out the list of bankrupts as any other
thing that could he named. You can't
correct bad condition by persisting in
the things that cause it. You will. aDH
make it worse. You can easily enough.
If you are obstinate enough, make it so
much worse that it will ''be the death
of you" or, anyway, put you out of
business.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-11
Appearances.

rs he henpecked? o.
Il thhik he must be. His wife is q
very sweet delicate, unolfensive. tact.
ful worlan, who never says Boo TO
an outsider. Life.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-11

swollen upper lip, sour
stomach, offensive breath
hard and full belly with
occasional gripings and
pains about the navel,
pale face of leaden tint,
eyes heavy and dull,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-11
Sick Children Made Well

Worms sap the health and vitality
of your child. Familiar symptoms OF
worms are: Deranged stomach,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-11

Do not throw away the water 10
which spinach is boiled. but put it OF
the stove. boil it down to rich flavor,
and it will make delicious cream soup
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-11

In any condition. Full value paid for
old gold, silver and platinum. Mail
them to us and we will promptly send
you cash. American Tooth Co., Dept.
H, 453 Washington St, Boston.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-01-05
HOME SEWING A LOST ART
At a Shirtwaist Ball Only Eight In
1900 Made Ones They
Wore.

Proof that home dressmaking is fast
becoming one of the lost arts of femi-
ninity was one of the little sidelights
that twinkled merrily at the suffrage
shirtwaist ball, remarks the Pittsburgh
Dispatch. There were almost 5000
persons in attendance; naturally that
meant 1,500 or more women. And of
these 800 only eight wore shirtwaists
which they had made themselves.
This was discovered through q prize
shirtwaist contest. A prize was award
ed for the most becoming waist worn
by woman at the ball another prize
was given to the woman wearing the
most becoming waist made by herself.
There were hundreds in the first con-
test, but there were only eight in the
latter contest.
There were many comments on this
from the "side lines" One suffraHst
took It as providential answer to
that antisuffrage argument which takes
into account the dire consequences Of
taking women out of the homes
through enfranchisement.
Eight made by women and the rest
probably turned out by man and
machine" one suffragist murmured.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-01-05
GRADE LATH METHOD.
parallel
be fxedbe trench dug

in the case of the state farm referred
to; and the management feels that
they fully justify the cost of the i'm
provement, without considering the
value of the land reclaimed.
The planning of drainage system
should be done with the same careful
ness that Is bestowed on other i'm
provementS. When large building Is
to be constructed, IN architect is con-
suited, plans are carefully drawn, all
the details are looked into, and mate
rial is selected which will be suitable
for the location, the climate and the
purpose for whiSl the building should
be used. During its construction. in.
spectors see that the details are car
ried out and the requirements of the
specifications enforced, regardless of
the fact that the contractor may be
losing money and cheaper materials
might be used. But in drainage en-
terprises the evidences of such care
are too often painfully lacking, even
though the cost be as great or greater
than that of Il large building. In
many cases an engineer is employed
TO stake out drain on route which
has been selected only because ii is
supposed to be" the best one. No
examination is made for another route
or outlet; the area of the watershed
is not measured. AS result, the
size of the ditch is determined by Il
mere guess. Time may develop the
fact that the best route was not Sc
lected, and that the ditch was too large
or too small and consequently does
not perform the work satisfactorily. A
ditch, being improperly located, either
does not drain all the land il should
or it is expensive to construct and
maintain. one that is too large will
not clean itself properly; while one
that is too small will not carry re-
CURED volume of wnter..
A Drainage system, open or under
ground. works by gravity, and- that it
may remove the water there must pe
sufficient fall; that is, a sufficient
and continuous descent, from level
somewhat lower than the lowest point
on the land to be drained, to the point
where the water is discharged from
the outlet. 1t is common practice to
start a drainage ditch from slough
at practically the same depth as the
bottom of the slough. Such drain
age" will not give satisfaction, as the
grOund-water will not be lowered, and
the bed Of the slough will continue TO
be swampy. For satisfactory drain
age, the water-channel must be deep
enough in the lowest land, and Of suf-
fcient breadth and depth, to carry the
water without an overflow.
Ditch-construction, like carpentry or
masonry, Is business In itself; and
for satisfactory results, contracts
should be let in similar manner. The
bidders competence, as shown In his
record in connection with similar I'M
dertakings, should be taken into con-
slderation as well as the size of his
bid.
bitches are usually dug In soil the
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-01-05

furrOw or stakes, 1t will save much
time when 1t is desired to begin lay
ing tiles.
Any drainage system should be
planned with reference both to the
work 1t is to perform and to its future
maintenance. Expense should not DE
spared in securing accurate data on
which to base the plan.
1t is well to maintain the shallow
open-ditch system, n use before the
tile are laid. These surface-drains as
sist in quickly clearing the land OF
water from heavy rains, in amounts
for which it would not be economical
TO provide tile of sufficient size to do
the work so quickly. In Minnesota,
spring floods are often carried off by
the surface drain ;o.r the frost Is
out sufficiently To permit tile-drains
to work. Time spent in opening sur.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-01-05
BEAVER AN EXPERT WORKER
Little Anima! Excels Lumber Jacks as
Tree-FeIlers and Is Prize
Dam Builder.

"The most expert lumber jack is In
ferior to the beaver as tree-feller. He
cuts down trees In the most scientific
way. He can fell tree so 1t will fall
toward the pond where he wishes to
construct his home, thus saving him
self unnecessary work.
after the trees are felled the con-
struction work begins. He works chief
ly by night, for he is nocturnal Prov
Ter. The moon~is his lantern, the
quiet of the night his inspiration, his
sharp teeth are his hatchet and chisel,
and his little paws are his means of
conveyance, his spade, his hammer AMI
his trowel. His hard, fiat, batrless
and scaly tail is propeller when
swimming and balance when heS is
cutting timber for he stands on his
hind legs while gnawing down trees.
"The beaver is strict vegetarian
and his diet consists chiefly of banks,
tender shoots and water plants. The
trees which furnish the bark he most
likes are the cottonwood, poplar, elm,
willow, birch, aspen and boxelder. The
bark Of the oak, ash and hickory he
does not eat.
ITO flood low ground, the beavers
sometimes have TO build dam ex-
ceeding so feet In length. They usual
ly lay II out with the curve facing
upstream. The foundation Is built of
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-01-05

however, and no attention was paid
to the crash or damage. Involuntar-
lily Nina moved through gateway
and approached the building. pass
ing, lad on a keen run from some
companions at distance, made n
shield with his hand at his lips to
emphasize the warning he uttered
shrilly:
Lookout, miss-that house Is
haunted ~
Nina halted with little thrill. She
glanced a trifle flutteringly and then
curiously at the grim-looking place
and recalled its recent history. 1t
had been vacant for year, but a few
months previous had gained ten
ant in q certain Victor Russell, an
artist. She had met the gentleman
several times, had been introduced to
him, but to her, as to all others, he
was reserved-rather sad and de-
pressed, she fancied, and 1t was not
easy to approach him with more than
formal courtesy.
Nina had heard that the stranger
had some secret care or grief that
clauded his life. More than that, he
shut himself up absolutely in his home
and admitted no visitors. There had
been reported mysterious visits of
strangers from some other towns-two
ladies, a gentleman who suggested a
physician. At times for several days a
woman was said to have been fitting
about the upper rooms, but never In
the ground outside.
Then one night a village lad pass
ing the place arrived at his home, pale
and breathless, with queer story to
relate. He had seen white-robed
figure appear on an outer balcony Of
the house singing wierd, curdling
strain and accompanying the same
with wild, frantic gestures to the
rising full moon. A man had ap-
peared, forcibly bearing her into the
house amid her ringing screams.
There was local art society and
several times Mr.. Russell had lee
tured on studio work ut the request of
the society that Nina had met him
and his statuesque face, classic and
clean-cut, had attracted her. He had
returned her greeting when he met her
on the street, but nothing more.
Nina conquered natural innate
dread and went nearer TO the house
and right up to the broken window.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-01-05
"a Stray
Snowfall
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By
By
Florence L. Henderson
J~o~@~O~O~@~~N~~~N|~@ ~~>>>>~Or~~~~~~|~N~
copyright. 1916. by w. @. Chapman.

Copyright. 1916. by w. @. Chapman.)
"Here, miss-give him as good as
he sent and We'll join in"
A SNOWFALL, hard as rock and spot
ted and lined with frozen dirt and
gravel, was pressed into Nina Lay
tons daintily gloved hand.
The lad who had provided her with
this ammunition, together with his
comrades, sent fusilade after the
scampish urchin who had missed his
mark and landed snowy sphere
across the neck of the passing young
lady. The effect was discontinue, for
the loose snow fiuttered inside her fur
collar. She laughed merrily, however,
for that was her sunny way. Then
she directed the hard sphere pressed
into her hand after the scudding refu-
gee.
"Awh! don't you know a girl can't
throw?" yelled a derisive voice.
"Indeed, can" disputed Nina, and
then-"oh, dear how clumsy!'
She stood rooted in dismay. Her
craftsmanship had been sadly at fault.
She had flung with vim, but her aim
had been cratic and
Crash! Past the flying fugitive
the SNOWFALL had sped. 1t cleared a
high picket fence and, headed for a
habitation 1t Enclosed, struck a win
dow pane, burst through it and disap-
peared, leaving the discomposed cul-
prit dumbed and abashed.
The group Of urchins, spying
farmers bob coming down the street,
dispersed in its direction. Nina stood
rooted, expecting each moment to see
someone come out of the house seek
ing to learn the cause of the destruc-
tive bombardment.
There was not the least sign Of in
terest or occupancy about the house,
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-01-05

Tic may be justly held chargeable with
their share Inv the cost of improve
ments, the facts do not justify the in
ference that the state should pay 1t
all. Tie correct idea, in raising funds
for drainage works, is that the acre
more directly benefited is the acre TO
pay the expense.
Many landowners will oppose n
drainage Improvement for the reason
that the ditch will, in part, be located
on their land. They will do this, even
in the face of the fact that from one
fourth to three-fourths of their land,
because. 1t is too wet, produces only
about half of what it should, in the
ordinary year. They actually prefer
to stand the yearly loss of half n crop
or more, rather than allow one-fiftieth
to one-eightieth part of this wet land
to be occupied by n ditch which would
so thoroughly drain the whole tract
that it could be cultivated up to the
banks of the ditch.
The benefits accruing from drainage
are well illustrated in the improve
ment of small farm, of 72.S9 acres.
recently purchased by the state of Min
nesota. Six hundred and fifteen dol
lars were spent In draining this farm.
The land had been bought by the state
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-01-05

A FARM PROFITABLY TILED.
On this S0-acre field three systems Of
tile drainage we're necessary. This
shows the advantage with which two
neighbors can cooperate in putting
in a line of tile. An obstacle so
trivial as a line fence should not be
permitted to prevent economical
drainage. The owner of this land
says that tile pays for itself every
year and that 5000 expended on tile
has raised the value of the 80 acres
$1,000.
face-drains is not, therefore, lost, even
when it is intended to later introduce
an undertakings system.
The individual farmer with small
means should first select the area the
thing of which will drain the most
land at the least expense. In rolling
country, where sufficient fall can be
had for outlets near the surface, or
without expensive open bitches, small
tiles can be used around the sides of
drainage areas outletting on hillside
or ut the edge of a slough. This
method often improves large tracts at
small cost, and as the improved lands
increase in productiveness, funds will
be supplied by which the tile lines
can be extended, connected, and the
expensive mains finally put in. This
method has been used in many of the
hAC cd ,.iA In iYtc 20 M .As,
it has been twenty years from the lay
ing of the first laterals to the compile
ton of the last main.
Immediately after construction, pro-
vision should be made for annual
maintenance. A drainage improve
ment, properly carried out and main
tanned, will add its initial cost to the
value of the land and pay dividend
on the original investment.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-01-05

wettest and most difficult to handle,
and 1t is necessary that construction
be carried on during the wettest sea-
sons. Consequently, the contractor
should base his calculations as to time
and methods on the worst conditions.
To let contract to the Lowest bid
der" regardless Of his experience or
equipment, is often to invite serious
disappointment and loss.
Delays especially, are expensive 70
landowners. for not only is money In
vested in incomplete work, but often
times failure to have the ditch com
plete at the time fixed means the loss
of crop. In the drainage of swamp
land, which cannot be plowed until
after the work is completed. 1t means
n delay of one or more years before
the cultivation will be paying invest
ment. With scarcely an exception,
where losses have accrued to agricul-
tural interests through the delay of a
year in the construction of proposed
drainage works. these losses have been
greater than the cost of the improve
ments. The attempt to save one Or
two cents on the cubic yard for ditch
ing, or on the rod for tile trenches, by
giving the job to poorly-equipped
man. often becomes an expensive pro-
ceeding. Better pay more to COM
petent man. and be sure Of good
job, completed ION time"
The kind, size and completeness of
the drainage works needed in given
locality the methods Of doing the work
and adjusting the costs, must be de-
is good practice in one place may
not be practical In another. The char
acter of the ground, surface slopes,
crops raised, and value of land, all
have bearing on the subject. In
any locality the first consideration is
an outlet or channel by which the wa
ter may be carried away. In some
localities nature has provided such an
outlet. In others, it may be necessary
for several landowners to band togetn-
er and construct a channel, of suf-
ficient size and depth to serve as the
lllulH Quiet Oh IL uelWOTh VI ullCHeS
which will give relief during wet
years. In many parts of the state,
where such outlets naturally exist or
are already completed, crops have suf-
fered from an excess of water in the
immediate vicinity, for the reason that
the water from the cultivated fields
could not readily escape. Consequent
ly, for complete drainage. it is neces-
sary to have, on the individual farm,
q thorough system for collecting the
water as it falls and carrying it to the
main outlet.
Unless the ground is very flat, the
location of proposed drains can be
best determined when the ground is
free from vegetable growths. heavy
growth Of crops or weeds may cause
low places to look high and high places
low. A field freshly plowed or sown
Is in the best condition for locating
lines of drainage. If such a field is
examined Immediately after heavy
rain, there will be little danger of
making q mistake in locating the lines.
If these are at once marked out by a
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-01-05
Comparison.

"Dr. Isaiah b. Scott, Methodist bish-
op of Africa" said a Methodist divine,
collected in Monrovia a great deal of
valuable chronological matter.
Talking about cannibalism one day,
Bishop Scott declared:
"'Your cannibal is not wicked. He
eats other people as you and l go to
church--in order to improve himself
for he has been taught that he will &C.
quire the virtues-the bravery, beauty,
wisdom and what not-of all those
whom he eats"
Bishop Scott chuckled.
IA savage cannibal," he ended, as a
sainSy chap alongside of civilized
bockblter.'
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-01-05

for the specific purpose of cultiva-
ton. The 1880 acres cost $685. 40.
Out of this area there was used for
highway purposes, four acres non
productive land In sloughs, five acres !;
ten acres producing half crop, equal
in non-producive land, to five acres or
a total of IA non-tillable acres. This
left tillable area Of SO acres, cost
ing the state $129.72 per acre. A sys-
TEN of undertaking was introduced
by which the five acres of .non-produc-
tive land i'm sloughs, and the ten acres
which produced half crop, are made
equal in productive qualities to the
same area of the other tillable land.
The total cultivable area Ia thus in
creased from so to go acres. The re-
turn to the farm, then, Is 81 ,297 20, at
a cost of $615 or net gain Of $685.. 20.
In other words ten additional acres
have been added to the farm at
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-01-05

cost of only S61.50 against S129.72
per acre, paid for tillable land and in
the original purchase.
But this added value of $GS2.2O does
not represent all the benefits which
have come to the farm from the IN
PRODUCTION of undertakings. The dis
appearance of the sloughs, and OF the
superfuous water In other places, per-
mits the division Of the land into reg
ular, and therefore more easily Gull
tivated fields. Such fields, having now
a uniform soil, can be cultivated In
less time, aud crop rotations can be ar
ranged to better advantage, than
where the land is broken up by non
cultivable areas. A dry, loose soil can
be worked more easily than Wet
sticky soil.
Furthermore, field which in some
seasons is productive, and in others
non-productive by reason of excessive
moisture, may be more detrimental 20
the farmers success than swamp
land; for such lands are often plowed
planted. cultivated. and then the crop
is destroyed by an influx OF water;
whereby not only are they made non
productive, but labor and seed are
lost. Drainage not only removes the
risk of such losses but improves the
landscape by substituting broad, fully
cultivated areas for such as are dotted
with sloughs, breeding frogs and mos
quitoes and giving forth i'll odors from
dead fish and decaying vegetation. 1t
is first step in good BODYBUILDING,
and, as a permanent Improvement, 1t
increases the value of all neighboring
lands, and benefits the entire COM
munity.
All of these benefits are illustrated
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-01-05
DIAGRAM OF A LINE OF LEVELS.

poles, four or five feet long by an
inch or two thick. These they lay
crosswise, filling all crevices with mud.
1.-THE beaver digs up mud with his
fore feet, then holds it close to his
breast with his fore legs, swims to
where he has started his dam, and,
having deposited it in its proper place,
beats the mud down with his paws
not with his tail as has been believed"
st. Nicholas.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-01-05
Industry.

"Bliggins says he got on by burning
the midnight OIL"
swell, keeping late hours did help
him some. He danced all night three
or four times a week till finally he
met a ricn girl and married her"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-01-05
Too Severe.

DoctorSYour husband needs some
good exercise TO restore him.
Mrs. X-Like>playing golf?
Doctor-More violent than that.
Mrs. VI Ma It'll I'll send him
down to make fey purchases at the
bargain counter during the rush hours,