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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-29
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SCHOOL GARDENS FINE YIELD
school Children of BurlinBton's. Raise
1892 Bushels Potatoes,

Burlington, Oct 2S.-The school gar
dens at Burlington have yielded gS1
bushels of potatoes, according to re
ports submitted by Miss Georgia p
Devine, Agricultural Supervisor
There were eleven and one.haif tons
of squash, thirty-five bushels Of
beans. besides the usual other garden
truck The chilnren Jasa thrce-quart
ers of the crop and the city sells the
other to pay expenses OF playing. fer
iilizlng, seeding and the like
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-29

Cuba will send troops to France and
Siam will contribute 500 trained air
plane pilots to the French army. The
small nations are realizing with which
side their safety lies and with which
their destruction. Their aid may be
small In the vast forces engaged, but
II shows the fighting spirit of the world
that the Hun has invoked against him.
self.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-29

One OF the results of the war, II Is
declared. will be the emancipation OF
men-folk from the slavery OF tho
starched collar. No thanks to The kat.
ser however, who was thinking of
other things when he started all the
trouble.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-29

II is four years since Austria de-
clared war upon Serbia, four of the
most strenuous and bloodthirsty
years the world has known. And.
despite the misery. the bloodshed and
the, suffering which that declaration
brought upon the world, Austria AMI
her ally are no nearer the objects of
their ambition than they were then.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-29

1mpostors who parade about In army
uniform and bring the real soldier
into dIsrepute should be turned over
TO the soldiers themselves. They
would gladly arrange a full program
of fatigue duty for such men.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-29

One farmer in this county raised a
crop OF wheat that harvested "A
bushels to the acre while. another got
only 10 bushels. Even the latter was
above the average for the United
states. hut it is not enough TO make
the crop profitable in Vermont
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-29

The work or fight policy ought to he
utilized In whatever degree that may
be necessary TO win the war, regard
less Of age, race, color or previous con-
dition Of servitude. The winning OF
this war, and winning II as soon as
possible, is the most important thing
In this world.
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Muliigan G. Roche's
STYLE SHOP
Ri
tr "

The Frankfurter Zeltung. now de-
clares that II was American troops
that made Foch's victory possible,
these being the same American troops
that could not he transported to France
because of the German submarines
and that were raw and worthless when
they did get there. stp
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-29

All useful labor is honorable, hut
most of the ldleness Is vicious, demon
olIzIng. dishonest contemplate and nm
patriotic. Are you working or loaf
ing2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-29

The old-fashioned man who used TO
get all "lit up" when the baby arrived
ut his house now has boy who gets
so excited over the good news that he
rushes to the drug store, gulps down
milk chocolate and lights cigarette
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-29

The loss of chickens by being run
over by automobiles is declared to be
so small as TO be entirely negligible.
Perhaps the chicken crosses the road
to get out Of the way.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-29

It Is only a week to the state cleo
ton and unless something happens TO
stir the voters up the contest will be
no more exciting than q Quaker First
day meeting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-29

We're devil dogs" now, ehi Then
they mus. be 'hell hounds and for
them the wurst is yetsto comeli
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-29
Tuesday, October 20, 1918

What did you do with the hour you
gained on Sunday? ~
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and also the local news published
therein.
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-29
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-29
Grape and Apple MarmaIade

The pulp left from making grape
and apple jelly may be rubbed through
a sieve and combined in any porpor
ton desired. For every pound (about
pint) of pulp add two-thlrds cup or
seven and one-half ounces of strip
and one-fourth cup or two ounces of
sugar and one-fourth 10 one.half cup
OF water.
ii the pulp Is already cooked and
dry IL may be necessary TO add the
water. II all the juice has not been
extracted for Jelly no water need be
added
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PREVENT
INFLUENZA

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verely with the grip. Or. True's
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-29

Excellent Recipes for Combining
Two or More Fruits.

IUO " WtfC
Ne have men. we have ships. we
have ammunition and We viii have
food enough to win victorious peace
il the American women put forth
every effort to Guido the German wo-
men in saving the country's resources.
Everything that we do must be with
the idea of heating their efforts with
our own.
Knnwing this. every housewife VIII
grasp the opportunity in saving all
vegetable and fruits. II is surely true
that winter Preserves Make Winter
/ Reserves N'''
The following recipes are sugges.
lions for combining two Of the more
common fruits.
Grape and Apple Jelly
Extract the inice from the grapes
and apples in the usual way, combine
the fruit juices in equal parts and bon
the mixture for five minutes 10 very
cup of juice. Add one.thlrd or 3 and
threefourth ounces strip or honey
and three.elghths cup or three ounces
OF sugar.
Continue the boiling until the Jelly
test Is obtained. Pour the jelly into
sterilized glasses and seal This jelly
has pleasing color and delicious
flavof
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-10
THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
Her RetUGrd
By MARGUERITE ]. HACCERTY

TT WAS beautiful June morning.
L Everything looked cool and refresh
ing. The gentle breezes swayed the
green branches. and, the rambling rose
bushes sent their fragrance over the hill
tops. Many an early morning pedes'
trian, as he strolled on his way, admir-
ing the wonderful beauties of mother
earth, could not help but return thanks
to hs Maker for giving his senses such
rare qualification.
Situated on l.rty height, NESTING
amid a grove of natures luXuriant pines
and elms, stood an old-fashioncd coun
try mansion. On the shady veranda OF
this ideal beauty spot was seated
sweet-faced girl of seventeen. Her
thoughts were not all sunshiny ones, for
every once in a while there would flash
across her fair countenance Il mirthtul
smile, which, however. would soon pe-
come envelopcd by more serious eX-
preston. Julia Caverly was loved ootn
home and abroad. All We're unanimous
in the opinion that you were starceiy
five minutes in her company when you
recognized the magnetic charm OF net
winning personality. This particular
morning she was, strange to say. reel
ing SllRntlN uDWnnGdTltu. ihN' ~ i'iN
was surrounded with endless attractions
for between social and charitable duties
there seemed to be left very little time
to ponder over ones troubles. sun
Julia had one pet grievance EVER
wear she eagerly looked forWaru tt
spending her summer at hNerN'tw,, ou
the only obstacle to mar her blisstu
reveries was the forbidding remembrance
that her father could spend but one
week each summer with them, as ms
business was such that he couid no,
remain away for any longer perlod o.
l-time. ,
suddenly Julia ran IN from the porch
| as she spied the pCStluan. Mamma. yol
| know daddy promised TO try 10 speno
two weeks with us this summer.
| feel sure that | will receive some wei
come news from dear old dad today
| She 1eaned in front of the gCod-naturet
| lettercarrier who, however. was not II
| the least surprised, for he had pecom'
| accustomed to the young girl ifpui
sive manners. With rosulsn SUM-
she snatched the letter from ms hans
| and headed toward her mother with al
| nossirIe sneed. She hastily tore Cpe1
the envelope and devuured the contents
| All her Joy had fed, as she threw 'h'
| letter to the floor. On iiai'i'i'd'
| cannot read it aloud. tnlhk the rti:
words would choke me. don see % %iov
business could be so pressing that dad
| dv c,uld not spare us at least one meas
" 1ittle week. Very well, but wait unti
You see my next letter to him, prooapis
/ wont chastise him"
"Try to forget your troupleS aor ~
present. dear" replied her mother, ant
run rr along and prepare for luncheon"
After lunch a bevy of her dearest gir
friends arrived and announced that thel
Yacht was ready to start for a long tri
tor,orroyy" said one of the girls, 80
lula I thought we would run over t.
remind you to be ready on time SO W
can launch forth early in the morning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-10

How long do you intend to be away?"
asked Julia.
|. 1T will be fully two weeks, my bonny
lass" was the answer of the spokesman
of the group, so PACK up a well-stocked
wardrobe"
When the girls had departed Julia in
formed her mother that she intended to
visit Mrs. Jackson, u dear old lady who
had been an. invalid fer a number of
years
dilated with joy when she beheld in
the doorway the face of her generous
little benefactor A soothing word and
gentle caress from Julia hghtened
no love was ever better reciprocated
than that which >sprang UP between
Mrs. jackson and Julia Caverly. A
basket of tastily prepared dainties was
tial chat Of an hour or so, Mrs. jack
son reluctantly bade good-by to her
little friend
The next morning, Julia, in high
spirits, sat waiting with her baggage
to join the merry band of sixteen that
| were due 70 arrive in. few minutes
Hearing the sound of running steps,
she turned around quickly Just as sor
Miss Caverly,. do please come in a
hurry Mrs. jackson is, very sick,
Julia did not stop to'think of her own
enjoyment for an instant. The message
was unfolded to her mother, and she
expressed her intention of leaving i'm
mediately to see the sick old lady. Mrs
Caverly protested with her daughter IN
vain, arguing that she, herself, would
tend to the inralid's wants, and not to
sacrifice her trip for the sake of being
obstinate. Finally, Julia overruled all
her mothers objections.
| That evening as Julia was returning
home, after spending the day nursing
her loved patient, her heart felt rather
heavy, but as soon as she felt any
popular air and hasten her steps home
ward Mrs. Caverly felt exceedingly
proud of her. generous-hearted daugh'
ter that evening as she listened to hel
very comfortably now, and that she
would never forgive herself II she hac
neglected to respond to her pitiable ap
peal. Feeling quite fatigued, Julia sanl n
lief and soon fell fast asleep.
Creeping cautiously behind her chair
her father placed his hands gently oyei
iaughingIy said: Wake up, Julia, dear
and guess who your blindfolder is,
None other than my own dear daddy.
exclaimed the excited girl. Are yo,
glad to see me, Julia dear?" coaXingl!
asked her father. To reassure him o.
her sincere affection, Julia gave him {
hug and a kiss. Her father chucklet
with delight as he continuedf "Tha
was certainly a huge joke to send ,yo,
that letter yesterday, but | wanted tt
completely surprise you by paying. full
weeks visit" Daddy, you surely arr
a fine rogue. You can thank Mrs. Jack
son, however. for seeing me here today
Why, / would be sailing far out on thu
water by this time, only her temporar.
sick spell detained me. But oh Daddy
you old dear, l would gladly eXchang,
any pleasure trip just to be with you.
Tomorro,c's Complete Norelctte
"PLANNING OPPOSITE"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-10

DUT sleeping in the barn-billets had
ID one advantage; we had fresh eggs
for breakfast.
During the day those simpletons of
hens would lay their eggs in the hay
NOV. and every morning we would go
on an egg hunt. The farmer who owned
the barn where we were billeted con-
planned all the time because he Thought
his hens had stopped laying.
"This war" he said to us. has turned
everything upside down; even the lens
won't lay any more.
We washed our clothes in a duck oond
near the village, and every Sunday was
washday The mesdemoiselles In the VII
IaRe used to come to the pond and kid
MS while we were doing the washer
woman stunt. Sometimes they would
take pity on us and help us out.
1t was a hard winter and cold one.
Our horses were smooth shod. and there
| was the devil to pay when we took them
on artillery maneuvers. They slipped
! and fell on the icy roads, and many
| of them broke their legs and had to be
| shot. Sometimes we would be absent
three or four days on maneuvers. sleep
ing in our blankets on ground covered
with snow Several of the artillerymen
| went to the hospital with frozen feet.
|
we had only one good meal day.
| Breakfast was our best meal. consist
! ing of bacon, hardtack, coffee and pota-
toes with the jackets on. At noon we
had a sandwich and at night beef stew
coffee and hardtack The food improved
wonderfully after the raising OF the
second Liberty Loan over in America
The folks at home must back us to their
last cent If we are to win this war
Money talks harder right now over In
France than at any time in the history
of the world. There must be constant
stream of cash from the pockets OF
Americans IL we are to keep men and
munitions pouring into the hshtlng zone
Training OF War Dogs
While in winter quarters I had an
excellent opportunity to watch the train
ing of war dogs which are now pelne
used extensively by the French
The faithfulness of these animals Is
taxed to the utmost when they are as
signed to guard munitions and prison
ers. but this they do with devotion
Dogs that have been trained to work
with the ambulance corps have perform
ed wonderful work in seeking and To-
eating the wounded. There is another
class of dogs called conveys. They
are used to pull small mitrailleuses and
sleighs. Other dogs are delegated tc
the job of killing rats in the trenches
and they do 1t well
All kinds of dogs, from the mongrel tc
the animal with pedigree, are used II
the service. The breeds include st. Ber
nards, Alaska dogs, Newfoundland dogs
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rHAPTER XVII Continued

tkTToLD up your hands, Cap'S."
III Goritz," rang the voice from the
depths of the helmet. Quickly OF II
shoot.
: (,oritz bit his lips. aid
S(sicyer-Herr Renwick. ne SaIu
rosiiy In English. you've taken '"e
trick"
Fuf Goritz with a sudden leap n"I ,i
surunr behind Marshka. RenwlSk VI
once as he Jumped, and missed Hnd md
raw Goritz, shielding himselt oen.tiu tin
NSrishka's body. drew his autotl'aiti nc nc
Snd Rred again and again, rlddllhE ne We
a1,cierSt armor like a sieve, MarlSttiha NM.
struggled wildly in the arms OF the LsSl.,. Gel-
man. and managed to draw the dasgSt
concealed in her waist, but he cauEn' E,,.
her wrist and held her in front OF h%,,u, %
fSliug careful aim at the man IN tne
srrnor and firing deliberately. Rehwich
fattered forward silently ana @ can't
crashiug to the floor in the corner, Wnere
= fter a moment of struggle, he reiaNeu
and lay motionless.
Coritz caught Marishka around the
v,aIsf and disarmed her. Eut thlS aCI
~ urecaution was unnecessary, ioI after
one fieeting glance at the tangled heaP
of iron in the corner, she sank dead
weight in his arms
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-10

to the other over the country that is
exposed to- heavy shell fire They carry
the messages more quickly than
soldier can do it, and a dog will go
into places where the average man
wouldn't dare to venture.
made the acquaintance of Zip" an
English bulldog that carried a message
two miles through shell inferno at
Verdun. The dogs jaw was fractured
by shell fragment, but the, plucky
animal carried out his mission in spite
CT the wound. When l saw Zip" his
jaw was in spints, and he was on the
road to recovery and active service
again.
All of the intelligence of the canine
is brought to the fore in, the work of
the ambulance dog. After the am
bulance dog finds Il wounded man he
brings in the mans cap and then leads
| the ambulance drivers or stretcher
bearers TO the spot in No Mans Land
! where he has discovered the fallen
soldier. Dogs of superintelligence have
been trained to attract the attention of
ambulance drivers to the wounded by
the means of a series of short quick
| barks.
All of the dogs in the service wear
little wallets around their necks. These
|
ings for first aid.
Kennels for Dogs of War
Kennels have been established at the
front line for the dogs. They are given
as good care as the soldiers in the
trenches. They have sulphur baths daily
to protect them from disease, and their
chow consists of the best cuts of meat.
One of these dogs at the station I
visited has rescued twenty wounded
men, He was a big Newfoundland and
his name was Napoleon" Part of lh1s
tail had been shot away by shell frag-
ment, and once he had been left for
dead in No Mans Land. but he was
still on the job working for civilization
When ! spoke to this big. intelligent
animal, he rose on his launches and put
out hairy paw for me to shake. And
can tell you / was mighty proud
to shake with that hero. I believe THAI
these dogs realize that the world wof',
be a fit place for man or dog If the
boches win the war That is why they
are working against the Hun with sucf
intelligence and enthusiasm
One of the trainers told me that the
? dogs hate the boche like poison.
You see that big mastiff over there?'
he said. pointing to big brute or 6
, dog munching slaD OF peel wen
! that animal has accounted for five Huns
so far. One night out in No Mans Lane
he found a boche sticking a bayone
into a wounded French soldier. Prince
, the mastiff here, reached the throat o
the Hun in one bound, and when thu
: stretcher bearers got there the treach
erous German had been literally tori
S to pieces by the dog.
Another night, Prince accompanied &
: force Of French raiders in the German
i front-line trenches. You see that seal
over his right leg? Well, that's wher'
t a German bayoneted him. But it was
, sorry day for the Hun when he tried t,
. kill the dog. Prince snuffed out th
c boche and killed three more of them be
fore lie returned with the raiding party
prince has been on several raid
since then. and he likes them, for he i
a born soldier and d loyal Frenchman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-10
THE HOME NEST

The home nest. The home nest
The place for you and me!
Cozy in the home nest. as cozy
as can be
oh, you may travel near and far,
but put it TO the test,
The heart plays homing pigeon to
the cid home nest.
When work is ended for the day in
Office and in store
We soon are on a trolley car that's
packed from door to door.
But what care we for jostling
crowds? Our fancies know
OF fond anticipation of the old
home nest.
The home nest The hcme nest
where dinner waits for us!
Comfort in the home nest with
neither frills nor fuss.
oh, we may dine in lordly halls
On food that's of the best,
But nothing tastes so good as in
the old hCme nest!
1t may be that we'll go away just
for a change, but then
We know we won't be satisfied til
we get back again.
Oh, loudly may we laugh and sing
and swap the merry jest.
But we're only truly happy in the
old home nest.
The home nest! The home nest.
The place for you and me!
Copy in the home nest, as cozy
as can be!
Oh, we may travel lands ,afar, but
put il to the test,
The heart plays homing pigeon
to the old home nest.
-Grif Alexander.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-10

"A magistrate will come tomorrow to
take your deposition
II don't understand"
About all the facts connected with
your injuries
They have learned nothing?"
"A little. The man who was found
with you has been identified"
AS Nicholas szarvas, a Hungarian
police otiicer--77-'
"SZarNaS ~
You knew hm?"
The patient was silent again. She
had come suddenly upon the stone wall
which had baked all her efforts, Her
took it and pressed it to his lips -.
F., DO not think me ungrateful for all
your kindness, Fraulein. Some day
wSS SS" repS eanSo speaF @ 'nere
She drew her hand away from him
slowly.
But you must speak when the magis-
trate questions, she said gently.
Perhaps" And he was silent again.
with his growing strength had come
wariness If England declared war, he
hope of finding Marishka, and the Ger.
man. Goritz. would be lost. In the first
few days of his awakening, he. he had had
British Consul. and putting the matter
entirely in his hands. But before he
| had had the strength to decide what 1t
was best to do had come the declara-
| tions of war, and he had determined TO
remain silent and act upon his own
| initiative. Unless he had muttered
something of his past in his fever, and
this he doubted or some sign of il
would have come from Fraulein Roth
there would be no means of identifying
him as an Englishman. and when ht
recovered, they would let him go. As II
was he was man of mystery, and as
such he intended to remain. He had
noted the marks of interest in the face
of the nurse and in her questions, ant
his gratitude to her was very genuine
but he was sure now that he was In nc
u position to take chances.
CONTINUED TOMORROW