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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-22
NORWICH is TO HAVE
A NEW RIDING HALL
Moses Taylor, New York, Gives
$4,000 for Memorial to Son,

Moses Taylor, New York, Gives
$4,000 for Memorial to Son,
Lieut.. Taylor.
Mortified, May 22.-Norwich uni
versity will have a new riding hall as
the result of a gift OF 5000, given
by Moses Taylor of the firm of Kean,
Taylor G. Co, Nassau street, New
York The new building will be erect
ed to the memory of his son, who
was killed in France while perform.
ing a hazardous military duty.
Over the main entrance OF the
building will be inscribed; I'm Memoir
lam; Lieut.. Moses Taylor, jr., U. S.
A."
The new riding hall will be OF brick
200 feet long and rs feet wide, with
steel trussed roof and all necessary
conveniences and appurtenances of a
riding school, Work on the building
will he begun without delay and it is
hoped that 1t will be completed in
time for use next winter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-22
NOTICE
WANTED
CONTRACTORS

to cut from 1000 to 5000 cords pulp
good this season.
Quote price per cord on both peeled
land rough wood. Commence as soon
as bark peels. Lot in Woodford, Vt,
Lock Box AZ, Bennington, VI.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-22
GET INSURED TODAY!

Your time. life. home, car. furniture
etc, have a money value.
Why take chances OF loss to your
self or family?
Call, write or telephone now-do not
put il off till next week, it may be too
late then.
Companies of which am agent are
licensed by the state of Vermont and
are safe, low rates.
Ro6Y ALLEN JONES
Agent for accident. sickness. house,
furniture, automobile, life. endoN ment,
Insurance policies, also write applica'
tion for membership In Modern Wood
men of America.
223 Stafford St.. Tel 336-W.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-22
NOTICE

Lots will be cared for in South
SALISBURY cemetery this season for
two dollars. Money should be paid
lin advance.
Address s. h. Hawkins.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-22
NOT |('E: |!

The Dental Offices in town will be
closed Thursday afternoons until
further notice.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-22
Pledce of Friendship.

FIeuSc OF FTIcNusHIp'
The custom of handshaking dates
30 the time Of Henry the Second.
The Lambertville record., 1920-08-06
Horse is Stung to
Death by Bees

LAFAYETTE, Ind.-Thousands of angry
bees stung a horse to death at the
home of Nelson Carter, at Shawnee
Mound, south of here. Several church
women were kept prisoners in the
carter dwelling for three hours.
The women had assembled from
miles around for a meeting of the
home and foreign missionaries socie-
ties of the Shawnee Mound Methodist
EPISCOPAL Church. Mrs. Jesse Haw-
thorne and Mrs. Ray Hawthorne made
the trip to the Carter home in buggy
drawn by a valuable horse owned by
the former. They hitched the horse
to a tree near some bee hives, paying
no attention to the few bees that were
flying about.
Soon, however, the number of bees
about them increased. The horse was
stung, and attempted to bolt, but was
held fast by the hitch strap. Then
more bees appeared and the women
cried for help. The animal was SOON
literally covered with the insects. A.
tempts were made to unhitch the
horse. but the bees attacked everyone
who approached. The horse 1eaped
into one of the bee hives, fell to the
ground and tried to roll and stamp
the bees away, but they swarmed about
him more thickly than ever.
A veterinarian was called and he
built bonfires in an effort to smoke
the bees out. The horse died in a
few minutes The animals body was
nearly half again its normal size py
the time he died.
Several of the women, and men as
WELL who were called to assist them,
were stung by the bees and required
medical treatment. The Rev. ]. w.
Evers, pastor of the church, was badly
stung. He was stung twelve times
on the head and neck.
After the bees had killed the horse,
the women fled into the house. The
bees swarmed about the place and
covered the sides of the building, 1t
was evening before the women could
emerge with safety and return to their
homes.
The Lambertville record., 1920-08-06

have the crop established in practically
every State in the Union.
Records show that the New Jersey
Agricultural Experiment Station
started to grow alfalfa on the College
Farm in the very beginning of its de-
velopment in 1886, experimenting with
methods of seeding, whether broad
casting or seeding in rows and culti
waiting would give the better growth.
The result obtained at that time showed
that the crop was most successful
when broadcasted rather than seeded
| in rows and cultivated.
The Lambertville record., 1920-08-06
Dancing and
Dyspepsia

Vicente Blasco 1banez, the Spanish
author came, saw and has just de
parted In his au revoir message he
is quite complimentary in his judgment
of what he calls the highest form ex-
tant of Republican government. He
qualities all things, however, by cast
| ing a prophetic eye to windward OF
the American stomach, with the re-
fined conclusion that in ten years we
will be nation of dyspeptics. Per-
haps it is not of his knowledge that
Mrs. Frances Trollope, the English
novelist, visiting America nearly 100
years ago, discovered similar fate
for the populations of the New World
for the vital reason that they spooned
and knitted food to their mouths and
apotheosized pie. Charles Dickens,
| in his American Notes, written aftt r
brief visit in 1912, was also gently
alarmed in regard to table manners
of Americans, though he recovered
somewhat from the obsession in Mar
| tin Chuzzlewit and became a really
enthusiastic admirer before his lecture
tour of 1867, with a thrifty after
thought that American dollars were
of more importance that American
habits.
Senior Iabnez is genially concerned
| in regard to the craze of dancing
that afflicts America, and which ne
may possibly one day embody in a
fifth horseman of a new apocalypse
when he writes his book about grim
goes and greasers, as new attraction
| for the American dollar He is deeply
distressed that he could not under
stand jazz music nor appreciate the
| fox trot and shimmy. 1t may comfort
him to know that this lack of COM
prehension is shared by the mass o.
Americans.
Is it not possible that this exuber
ant Spanish vendor of fiction has fed
not wisely but too well in company
with American gourmands; that he
has worked cabarets and dance tenn
pies overtime, and from these volup-
tuous associations measured a stand
ard for the head, feet, digestive appa-
er----- 9n--,ntional imnulses of
Americans? ns?-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Lambertville record., 1920-08-06
Special Enuine Used

The conclusions arrived at as a re-
suit of these experiments are thus
summed up:
The salient points arising from tae
investigations that are now complete
are that the possible thermal efficiency
increases with the increased proper
ton of alcohol in the fuel for the same
compression; that high proportion
of alcohol means also that the CON-
preston can be raised with a conse-
quent rise in the thermal efficiency;
and that, so far as the engine is con.
cerned, the bad effects on valve pock-
cts are more marked at small throttle
openings with high than with low con-
preston.
The successful tests were carried
out in omnibuses fitted with special
engines, having pistons that gave a
compression of about 1913 pounds per
square inch, while the induction pipes
were nodC6u anu Ile Cal Jul etOIS WERE
fed with hot air. Another consider
alton has been to overcome the effect
Of the acid from the mixture on the
pistons, and satisfactory use in this
direction has been made of an addi-
ton to the mixture of ammonia nj
trate.
The Importance of home-produced
motor fuel as an alternative to or sub
stitute for gasoline is receiving in
creasing attention, and scientific in
vestigation under governmental i'm
petus has given additional interest
to this matter The Director General,
Roads Department, Ministry of Trans
port, recently announced that 10000
motor vehicles from the Western front
had been absorbed by the industry of
this country and that there were now
100000 mechanically-propelled vehi-
cles on the roads of Great Britain.
The Lambertville record., 1920-08-06

these stamps in Spain for one cent
and cash it for six cents in the United
States, just because the rate of money
exchange is higher here, why can't
buy hundreds, thousands, millions of
those coupons? I'll make FIVE cents
every one-of this particular kind
and why not""
Throng Fights to Invest
Men, women and children fairly
fought with one another Friday in
their eagerness to place their hard
earned money with Ponzi to get his
promised so per cent in 80 days. They
were one and all perfectly willing to
accept his personal note as their only
security. The crowd became so ex-
cited and unruly that it was deemed
advisable to send in police call to
keep 1t within bounds.
Droves of people fiocked to the Of
fees. 27 School street, all day. The
swirling, seething, gestulating, jab-
bering throng so filled Railways that
call for police was sent in to handle
the crowd. 1t was found necessary to
guard the street door and hold people
in the street until those inside had
left their money and departed.
To add to the excitement, a rival
opened for business next door and had
ballyho man shouting to clients
Right this way" A new million dol
lad company. Pays you so per cent in
forty-five days. Absolutely on the
level. We do it with international
reply coupons"
Although a new Federal investigs.
ton of the company's methods is under
way it does not appear to have the
slightest effect in checking eager in
vestors.
When he arrived at his offices Satur-
day in his made to order automobile
Ponzi was quickly recognized by the
crowd and given greeting that spoke
only admiration for his cleverness.
| The investors represent all classes
of people, the bulk, however, being
wage-earners. Scores Of Italians, Mr..
Ponzi's own nationality, are ever
present. Bookeepers, stenographers,
aborers, housewives-all rubbed shoul-
ders. Dainty dressed women were
in the throng alongside laborers in
grimy overalls.
| Among, the many boys present was
an office boy in short pants who flashed
Ponzi note for SIS he had received
in return for his SO in cash. The
note was payable in ninety days, as
are all the notes, although Ponzi is
paying them in forty-five days-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
The Lambertville record., 1920-08-06
Alfalfa, Through Scientific Study and
Cultivation, Becomes Important Crops
R Farm Hs7f fw ct eatp @ sa and
and Experiment Station

country which had a semi-arid china, :
and alkaline soils 1t was introduced
into Greece on limestone soils and
from Italy to Spain on limestone soils
and throughout Europe wherever lime.
stone soils existed, until it was brought
to America, where it was again intro
duced into that part of America which
has semi-arid climate and alkaline
soils. The first Introduction into the
United States was in the thirteen
original colonies, among which were
New York State, Virginia, North Care.
lima and probably others. However,
the introduction into the colonies was
never successful because the people
at that time did not appreciate the
fact that alfalfa needs we'll drained
alkaline soil before it can be made a
successful crop. History tells us that
George Washington grew it to some
extent on his estate at Mt. Vernon,
while Thomas Jefferson likewise grew
it on his estate. Robert Livingston
in New York and many others were
experimenting with this crop during
this period of our agricultural develop
ment Our records show that the
New Brunswick Times in 1923 printed
"a letter written by a New Jersey
farmer, in which he cited the super.
iority of alfalfa as a forage crop and
described the method necessary for its
successful growth. This man recon-
mended Is to 20 pounds of seed per
acre; about the same as we are using
at the present time, but he did not
understand that lime was needed TO
make the crop successful in most cases
or that inoculation was necessary to
insure its getting a good foothold.
In 1847, at the time of the discovery
of gold in Calinfornia, the settlers from
the eastern part of the United States
WClLL ny the way vi Ndpc ftOTn IC
California. On the way, they stopped
at Chill and some of them, seeing the
alfalfa growing, took with them some
of the seed. These settlers found
alfalfa more profitable than digging
for gold, and thus the crop got it's first
successful Introduction into the United
States. 1t so happened that it was
again planted on an alkaline soil in a
semi-arid region. From California the
crop worked east through Utah, Colo
rado, Kansas and Nebraska until it
came to the humid climates near the
Mississippi River Here it stopped
and it took some time before farmers
of this section learned to grow it with
success. However, after learning that
lime and inoculation were needed, to-
gether with proper drainage, the crop
was eventually taken across the Miss
issippi River and brought east through
out the eastern States until we now
The Lambertville record., 1920-08-06

up they came in crowds to her side
begging one handclasp, one look, one
memorial from her whose name wa !,
la power and sacred thing in their
homes. Those women she had neve :
book-aitempted to .hurriedly tell the
wonderful story.
"a mother who failed to get near
her held her babe to look on Their
helper Others touched the dress of
their benefactor not so much as asking
for more.''
1t was December 8, 1910, that Mary
Baker G.. Eddy passed on, in Concord.
N. H.
The Lambertville record., 1920-08-06
Get-Rch- Quick Wa1lingford
Has Nothing on This Guy
Started With Shoesring and Cleared Up $8,OOO,OoO
In Few Weeks

Boston, Mass.-Starting in with a
"shoestring" and cleaning up $8,O0",
900 in few short weeks, all in a per-
-fectly legitimate manner and in way
that was open to anybody bright
enough to seize the opportunity, reads
a bit like wizardry.
Yet that is what has been done by
Cahrles Ponzi, an Italian resident OF
this city. Ponzi admits that he STUN
bled on the scheme by accident. He
simply buys International coupons,
which are exchangeable into stamps,
taking care to buy where the rates OF
exchange are such that 81 of Ameri-
can currency is really worth "a or
more. By so doing he gets $4 or more
for every dollar he invests and is able
to pay his client SO per cent in forty.
five days on their money.
1t all sounded so much like gold
from salt water" and such other get
rich-quick schemes that the Federal
and State authorities started to inves,
tigate. The more they investigated
the more they became convinced that
it was absolutely legitimate, said con-
viction leading more than one of them
to put in money and reap the reward
of big returns. In fact, nobody has yet
discovered how it is possible to lose.
Mr.. Ponzi's offices are crowded daily
by hundreds eager to invest their
money. He has offices scattered all
over New England and is about to open
others in New York and other bis
cities.
Here is how Mr.. Ponzi explains the
plan:
Il buy international coupons in
great lots-by the hundreds of thou
sands, by the millions" ne said, land
exchange them for postage stamps.
"The idea came to me last August
when l was contemplating issuing an
export publication. l had written to
person in Spain in relation to my
proposed publication and in reply re
ceived an international coupon which
| was to exchange for United States
postage stamps with which to send
copy of the publication.
well, the coupon in Spain cost ap
proximately the equivalent of one cen;
in United States money. l could get
six cents in stamps for that coupon
here. Understand by the international
postal agreement the coupon is ISSUED
as convenience.
81 looked the coupon over thought
about it's value on this side of the At
lantic and its value on the other side
said to myself, If 1 can buy one Of
The Lambertville record., 1920-08-06
Try Gasoline Substi-
tuteS in England

Consul H. C. Claiborne, London)
The high prices and increased de-
mand for gasoline have led to expert
ments in England for suitable sub
stitute motor fuel. Recent tests car
ried out by the London General On
nibus Company appear to have resulted
in interesting conclusions of ultarian
character, while the British Govern
rnent is now conducting wide re-
searches to discover liquid fuel that
will combine satisfactory features
from both scientific and practical
viewpoint.
| Some time ago omnibuses were
successfully run in Paris on a mixture
of benzol and alcohol Benzol being
coal-tar product resulting from frac
tional distillation and usually extracted
or washed" from coal or household
gas, the supplies of benzol are depend
ent on the supplies of bituminous coal
and habitually contingent on the good
will of gas companies. However, the
alcohol used is extracted from vege
table matter, and consequently there
is no limit to the available supply
The experiments have therefore con
templated a liquid fuel containing as
large a proportion of alcohol as pos
sible. Nevertheless, it appears that
neither benzol nor alcohol burns so
quickly as gasoline, and the use of q
mixture necessitates the structural
modification of the ordinary gasoline
engine.
Relative Efficiency and Cost
The workshop and road experiments
carried out by the London General
Omnibus Company, with a mixture of
benzol and alcohol in equal proper
tions, resulted in an efficiency as COM
pared with gasoline of 1875 to Is. The
experiments in the workship are said
preston, carburetor setting, and heat
ing of induction pipes. An analysis of
the exhaust gases showed no uncon-
sumed carbon monoxide. On the road
tests it is reported that stoppages
| took place owing to congestion of the
carburetor jets and deposit in the IN
duction pipes. Various mixtures of
the two fuels were used, but the so
per cent mixture proved the most
satisfactory, although it impaired the
engine to some extent.
The chief engineer of the London
General Omnibus Comapny states with
regard to the comparative costs th.tt
the number of British thermal units
produced per penny e cents) by gaso.
line are $3.50 and by so per cent mix
ture 5000; the cost per mile showed
difference in favor of the former OF
one-fifth of a penny (0.04 cent?. Fur
ther investigations of benzol alcohol
in equal proportions give sos milec
to the gallon for the mixture and 7.i0
The Lambertville record., 1920-08-06
F R E c. K LES
Now Is the Time to Get Rid of
These UglY Spots

There's no longer the slightest need of
feeling ashamed Of your freckles, as Othine
double strengths guaranteed to remove
these homely spots.
strengthrom R fro your outI druggist, and apply
little of it night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
have begun to disappear, while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. 1t is seldom
pletely clear the skin and gain a beautiful,
clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength
Othine, as this is sold under guarantee of
money back if it fails to remove freckles.
ADV.
The Lambertville record., 1920-08-06

Alfalfa has become a permanent
farm crop in New Jersey As a result
of its superior yields. its high feeding
value and its ability to produce 8 to {
years from one seeding, it is now being
grown in all parts of the State of ag
ricultural Importance The condition.
necessary for its successful growing
are now being met by the farmers
One by one the secrets have been un
locked until now we have growers
in the State who raise alfalfa on the
same scale as any other farm crop. II
grows under wider difference of soil
and climatic conditions than most
farm crops, and therefore its spread
and increased acreage is we'll meritetl
and is bound to continue.
In 1909 the census for New Jersey
showed 1886 acres of alfalfa. In 1917
there were about $4,000 acres in this
legume, remarkable increase for the
eight years. 1t now remains for us to
promote and direct the crop in its
proper channels.
In order to refresh our minds, as to
the advantages of alfalfa, let us re.
view its requirements and the place
1t should take on the farm. AS a pro-
ducer it is superior to all the staple
forage plants. New Jersey has ap-
proximately 100000 acres of cultivated
hay. The yield for 1917 was las tons
per acre. If we grew alfalfa on $50, 900
acres of this,land we would have more
and better hay than from 350000 acres
of timothy, clover and mixed hay.
The remainder of the land could be
used for other crops or for alfalfa to
sell. This would enlarge the farm
business and place it on a more profit.
able basis.
History
Alfalfa is the Oldest of all forage
crops and its development is of inter-
est because it points out some peril.
nent phases essential for it's produc.
ton So far as we know the plant
very likely originated from southwest.
ern Asia. throughout Persia and Ara.
bia. About 500 years before Christ
the Persians invaded Greece, and they
took with them alfalfa seed and grew
the crop to feed their horses and cat
tie, the latter being used for providing
meat from the armies. From Greece
the plant was next introduced into
Rome and thenceforth throughout
various portions of Europe + From
Spain it came to America, probably in
South America or Mexico. From
Mexico the plant spread to Texas,
New Mexico and California, and also
in 1851 it came from Chilli to Califor-
mia, marking the really important step
in alfalfa growing in America.
By tracing the development of the
crop we find that it originated in a
The Lambertville record., 1920-08-06
Graham or Whole Wheat Bread

q Eight cupfuls graham -four, two
teaspoonsful salt, one-half cupful
brown sugar, two cupfuls water, two
cupfuls white -four, one cake yeast,
two cupfuls milk, four tablespoonfuls
lard
Dissolve the yeast, sugar and lard in
the water, which should be lukewarin.
Add the graham flour and one cupful
of white -four. Beat for two minutes
and cover and set in a warm place.
Let stand for about an hour and a
half, or until the sponge is very light.
All the rest of the flours, the salt and
the milk, scalded and cooled. Knead
thoroughly or until very light, place
in a well-greased bowl. cover and let
it double in bulk, shape into loaves
and place in buttered bread pans. AL.
low to again double in size, then bake
in a moderately hot oven for so min-
utes.
odndNd FTiItCfS
To one cupful of -four and thre :
eggs, beaten separately, one table
spoonful of butter and one cupful OF
milk. Add the whites of eggs last OF
all, whipped to a stiT froth Slice
three bananas across sprinkling with
little lemon juice, which will improve
the flavor. Stir into the batter and
fry by spoonfuls in hot fat or butter
having slice of banana in each frit.
ter. Sift powdered sugar over them
and serve.
Creole Kisses
Take one cupful of sugar, two cup
fuls of milk, land cook slowly, stir
ring enough to keep from sticking
Try in water, and when done enough
to hold just in the water add butter
the size of an egg and half teaspoon
full of vanilla. Remove from the. fire
and place in a pan of cold water until
cool When the finger can be placed
on top of the mixture without burning
heat until creamy Add cupful OF
shelled walnuts or pecans and mold
into patties. They are creamy and de
licious as any bought from the store
Chicken Chartreuse
Chop cold cooked chicken fine and
season with ene-half tablespoonful nf
oupful of chicken. Butter a pudding
dish or mold and line the bottom and
sides thickly with boiled rice. Fill
with the seasoned chicken and cover
the top with rice. Put on the cover
The Lambertville record., 1920-08-06

with gasoline. The advocates of ben
zol-alcohol claim that the results have
proved the efficiency of liquid fuels
based on alcohol, and further tests
are to be made with mixture of alco-
hol and ether.