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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-08
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1921.
Hardlna's Historic Chair

The editors of the country are hay
ing a cab net chair made for Presi-
dent Harding No one is permitted
to contribute more than one dollar
and the money is practically all paid
in, The interesting feature for Yer
monters is that the chair is to be
made from the timbers of the Ameri-
can battleship Revenge which was
sunk in Lake Champlain during the
Revolution Through the courtesy Of
Stephen H. p. Pell the chair will be
constructed from a rib of one of the
first American warships. the Revenge,
which was sunk by the British IN
Lake Champain on Oct IL, 1776, and
which was dragged out of the mud in
1909 by Mr.. Pell, with team of thir-
ty horses. The hull Of the Revenge
is now at Ticonderoea, where the old
fort is now being restored by Mr..
Pell under the direction Of Alfred c.
Bosom OF New York, who is also the
designer OF the Harding chair.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-08

Science and invention describes q
recent achievement Of French
scientist, who has successfully tried
out ia his own house IL scheme for
operating electric lights without cost
tpou his water supply pipe he has
hrted u high speed water turbine
which drives dynamo charging o
storage battery Every lime a faucet
is turned on in the house The stream
Of water is put to work AT loading
the battery which furnishes current
for the lights. at is simply utilizing
energy that is ordinarily wasted, says
the uNeuJor
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-08
Old I le, .rk!

Oliver Wendell Holmes. in the
charming discoures Of The Professor
at the Breakfast Table, refers to an
unmistakable sign Of old age. 1t is
three parallel lines between the
brows, We can detect the first
traces Of disease by signs just as
PLAIN.
When a woman suffers from back
ache, nervous depression, dragging
down pains, and those ailments pecul
lar to women it is plain that she
needs a woman medicine. What
other medicine could she more wisely
resort to than Lydia r. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound, which for half
a century has proved the natural re.
storatiye for these troubles
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-08
The differenoe betmeen

improvidence and insurance is the
amount of money YOU or your family
won't have to pay bills with We
urge and offer adequate Insurance
now National Life ms Co. VT (Mu
tuall Earle S Kinsley, General
Agent, Mead Building, Rutland, VT
ADV.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-08
Could Alleviate That.

"Thls patient also claims to have
a broken Seart" well, we can help
that, too. Give him that pretty nurse
louisville Courier Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-08

He-"Do YOU think YOU could grow
to love mc?" She-"Im afraid not;
you see, I've done growing"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-08
CAR REPAIRING
All Makes

DIAMOND TIRES AND TUBES
30x3h non skid, with tubes, $3.50
Set of Lambert Cushion touring
tires. 32x3l5, $40, set, mounted on 1917
Dodge rims.
Derf spark plugs, Ford parts, Re-
pairs of all sorts.
Connecticut western news., 1921-01-27
STARLING PREYS UPON BUGS
Spends Endless Hours Searching for and Destroying Insects-BIrds
 Brighten Easily.

Because of conflicting opinions con- corning the starling as an economic factor in the United States, the bureau of biological survey, United States De- partment of Agriculture, in 1916 be- gan an extensive field investigation of its food habits, supplemented by care full laboratory examinations of stom- achs of thousands of the birds. These investigations have proved that most of the starling's food habits are either beneficial to man or q neutral char acter. The time the birds spend de- stroying crops or molesting other birds is extremely short as compared with the endless hours they spend searching for insects that destroy plant life, or in feeding on wild fruits. In the opln- ion of ornithologists of the biological survey the farmer will be we'll reward ed by allowing a reasonable number of starlings to conduct their nesting oper- ations on the farm, and that later in the season a little vigilance will pre- vent the birds, which are easily fright ened, from exacting too great a toll for services rendered in destroying insects that rayage crops.
Connecticut western news., 1921-01-27
COOPERATION PAYS FARMERS
Formation of Society Tn PrentIss County, Miss, Follows Efforts
 of County Agent.

Cooperative marketing of all kinds of farm produce has been successfully worked out in Prentlss county, Miss.
 Buyers formerly went into the coun- ty and purchased at their own prices. often 9 per cent below the outside market. The county agent of the United States Department of Agricul- ture succeeded in getting the farmers to load a car of corn, each farmers contribution being weighed separately and record kept by one of the bankA The car netted % cents a bushel over previous prices, and the local market rate arose % cents as a consequence
 A cooperative shipment of hogs fol- lows, and after several successful ex- periences the Farmers Cooperative association of Prentiss county. Miss. was organized and a regular market ing agent employed. This organization did a busness of more than S250000 in 12 months, at prices considerably in advance of those formerly realized. Deposits in two local banks were more than doubled in two years.
Connecticut western news., 1921-01-27
LAKEVILLE

The Lakeville basketball team was defeated at Millbrook on Friday evening last by the Millbrook team.
 c. H. Osborn spent Tuesday night with W. A. Angus at Taconic.
 Miss Margaret Lorigan, who has been i'll for several weeks died at the home of her parents last Thursday night. The funeral was held at her home on Sunday afternoon.
 Miss Almira Cleveland has been confined to the home for the past week.
 The Mems Brotherhood of the M. E. church held their regular monthly meeting at the M, E. chapel on Wednesday evening this week.
 Free Pulver has moved from the A. S. Martin house to the rooms over J. F. Egan's market.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society was held this week Wednesday afternoon at the home of Miss Mary Tupper.
 E. L. Peabody had the misfortune to fall on the ice on Monday, and cut bad gash above his eye.
 Mrs. Edward Webb, who has been i'll for several weeks was taken to the Winsted hospital on Wednesday for treatment.
 Hotchkiss defeated the Pawling School at hockey on Monday after noon by a score of 5-3.
 Ice harvesting commenced in earnest this week, everyone is rushing to get their houses filled. The ice is ten inches thick.
 MT. and Mrs. Ira Traver, Mrs. E.. L. Peabody, Mrs. Thomas Martin, Mrs. A. E. Bauman and Mrs. Hoyt are attending the grand chapter of Eastern Star to be held Wednesday and Thursday this week in Bridge port.
 Mrs. H. M. Thral went to Brook lyn, N. Y. last Saturday to attend the funeral of her uncle, Wm. Bent ley, who died very suddenly on Fri day morning.
 A. S. Martin made a business trip to Hartford on Monday this week.
 Miss Mary Cleveland who has been at the Sharon hospital for several days, returned to her home with Miss Almira Cleveland last week.
 Willis Jefferis who has been spend ing a couple of weeks in New York city, returned home last Sunday night.
Connecticut western news., 1921-01-27

sequently the best results are not attainable. In the lower room there are forty seven pupils, one regular teacher and an assistant. While this plan is helpful, an ideal situation does not prevail, and no two teachers working in the same room can do their best. To bring about a solution of this problem a new building is needed. It should be so located that it would include not only the East Canaan pupils but those at No. 5. This would require a three or four room building, which should be so constructed that it could be added to if future condi- tions might warrant.
 Third-There is a very pressing need of electric lights in the Center building. During the short days in the fall and winter terms,' it is diff cult to do the required work; and when the days are especially short, it is often necessary to omit classes. Furthermore-it makes the work of the teacher doubly difficult, as the light is insufficient for them to make the necessary preparations for the next day. The most important req son, however, for the installation of lights is that the imperfect light ing during the shortest days causes a very severe strain upon the eyes of the pupils.
 If this fund were to be appropri- ated for several purposes, and we were to ask for any specific amount for the schools, we are of the opinion that there could be no better place than to appropriate a sufficient amount to install electric lights in the present school house.
 Respectfully submitted,
 Town School Committee,
 North Canaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1921-01-27
Electric lights in the Center school

building.
 First-With a registration of eighty nine pupils in the high school the building has nearly reached the limit of it's seating capacity. The number who will enter the freshman class next fall, including the tuition pupils, will be approximately thirty. With a graduating class of only ten, together with those who will drop out, it is possible to estimate what the registration will be in 1921- 1922. What to do with this addition al number is a problem facing the school committee. But the situation will be even more serious in 1922, when the present seventh grade, numbering forty seven, will be ready for the high school.
 The high school building with the existing facilities has no space which can be used for an assembly hall or study room. This is a very essential part of any high school building, for without it there is no place where the school can be assembled, in a body, for the purpose of conducting literary programs, lecture courses, social functions or any general meeting to which the public may be { in~ited.
 The present arrangements of reel tation rooms tends to lessen an efficient organization and consider able confusion is present when pupils are passing from one recitation to another. Then, too, the question of discipline is more difficult when pupils of all grades are assembled together. High school pupils are required to conform to regulations, for the sake of example, which should be applied only to elementary school children. It can readily be seen that it is difficult to make general rules which will apply to all from the first grade to the senior class
 If adequate space were available the addition of a course in Domestic Science would greatly increase the usefulness of the school. This could be made possible without great expense, for under the Smith-Hughes Act the state will provide a teacher for such course, while the town will be called upon to defray only the expenses of the necessary equipment and it's upkeep. There are a number of pupils who have indicated their desire to take such course.
 Second-It is quite evident that definite building program should be adopted for East Canaan. This has been under consideration for a long time without coming to any positive decision. There are now ninety two pupils attending this school. The upper room has forty five pupils in five grades and one teacher. This is entirely too large number for one teacher, and con-
Connecticut western news., 1921-01-27
MORE LETTERS REGARD
 ING FUND DISPOSAL
sas,s. Continued from page 1

doing an efficient days work.
 Tn attempting to serve in any inn partial way the villages of Canaan, East Canaan, Clayton and Canaan Valley the use of car is absolutely essential. Hiring cars is large item of expense to the Association, and in seeking to keep this item within bounds, the more distant points must necessarily suffer in point of service. Additional fees from increased service ought pres ently to cover the cost of upkeep in case car were owned by the Asso- citation. This has been found to be true in the neighboring district of Lakeville and Salisbury.
 We feel that the work of the Wis iting Nurse Association has abund- antly justified it's claim to be public necessity in our township and that the modest request which we here make, would, when granted, result in greatly increasing the efficiency and the availability of our competent nurse, while at the same time it need not imperil substantially the askings for other worthy projects in our midst.
 Accordingly we would respectfully ask your recommendation that the sum of $75O.OO be appropriated at the coming town meeting for the purpose herein stated,
 Respectfully yours,
 A. K. Skinner
 Allyn Fuller
 F. A. Whiting
 Finance Committee of the
 Visiting Nurse Association.
Connecticut western news., 1921-01-27
LAND PLASTER VERY USEFUL
Tends to Preserve Nitrogen of Manure Rather Than Expel It-Good
 Stable Deodorant.

Land plaster, gypsum, or calcium sulphate should not be confused with lime, though it is similar in the re- spect that it carries the element call cium. Unlike lime, gypsum will not correct acidity, but it has the advan- taga of changing ammonium carbonate. which is volatile, into the stable form of ammonium sulphate. For this req son it is exceptionally useful as a deodorant and absorbent in stables If tends to preserve the nitrogen of ma nure rather than to expel 1t, as do burned and hydrated lime, and there fore 1t is quite generally recommended as a preservative for poultry manure as we'll as other sorts.
Connecticut western news., 1921-01-27
LESPEDEZA OF GREAT VALUE
One of the Most Valuable Foraoe Crops for Southeastern Part of
 the United States.

Lespedeza, also commonly known as Japan clover, is one of the most valu- able forage crops for the southeastern part of the United States. Except on alluvial bottom lands, 1t rarely makes sufficient growth to justify being cut for hayi nevertheless Its widespread adaptation to grazing conditions gives 1t vAA~s that Is difficult to estimate. Being a RESume, 1t is valuable for soil improvement and also 1t Is relished by an cAassos of live stock. The United stssfs Department of Agricul- ture has a, new Farmers Bulletin, No. 4sA O. hspedeza as a forage crop.
Connecticut western news., 1921-01-27
To the Town Committee, Dr. John G. Adam, Chairman,

To the Town Committee,
 Dr. John G. Adam, Chairman, Dear Sirs:- :-
 Pursuant with your request we, the Town School Committee, take this opportunity to place before you our attitude relative to the disposi- tion of the fund, named in your communication to us, in so far as it relates to the schools. Further, the committee would deem it recreant in its duty to the citizens of the town, if it did not place before them some of the pressing needs of the schools, which must be met in the very near future.
 However, we do not desire to present request for any definite sum of money, but believe that a clear statement of facts would be instrumental in shaping the future policy of the town in relation to the schools. The three following needs are here offered for consideration:
 A new high school building.
 A new grade building at East Ca uddus ---.
Connecticut western news., 1921-01-27
FALLS VILLAGE

Miss Cosgrove, who has been nurs- ing in Gaylordsville for several weeks, has returned to her home in Falls Village.
 There will be a church supper given by the men of the Methodist church Wednesday, February 2d, in the church parlors. 35c a plate.
Connecticut western news., 1921-01-27
Oriuin of Brazil"

The country Brazil derived its name from red dye wood which abounds throughout the land. The Portuguese called the wood "braza," which means a live coal, and Brazil is the form of the word applied to the whole country.
Connecticut western news., 1921-01-27
Tree stumps Take New Life.

Tree stumps without foliage of any sort sometimes live and grow Eng fish experiments have decided that in their search after means of s,'oiding death, the roots of felled trees will unite with the rootlets of living trees near by, and derive nourishment from them.
Connecticut western news., 1921-01-27
America's First Street Railroad

November 26, 1882, the first street It was the New York & Harlem road. The lines only car was drawn by one horse and ran from the city hall to Fourteenth street, a distance of mile and three-Quarters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-25
Arizona Star
Again Is Victor
In Trap Tests
Nick Arie Breaks 1913 Out
OF 200 Targets in Anna
seur Shooting I Tournament

CHICAGO. Aug 2s-Nick Arie. OF
haassaan, Ariz.. annexed additional
sr~Fshootsng laurea today whel he
woA lie American amateur 1s-yayd
champion hip at single targets. feat
ara eveat Of the Grand American
laaa CAP Tsapshoct:ns tournament
here. He broke 1873 Gu. Of 200 targets.
re yesterday won the American ANA
ter t.ele az single targets 1e-yard. rise
E. (. Maeats. Ashkual. IT,; =. 4.
.1~niei, Lyuch burg, Va; :. =. Cunning,
Ionerl cn., Col, ard :. NJ, Crothers.
Phiial gha. sie6 for secord r'ace
with scores CT l9g Meents finally won
s1tar seven shoot-oifs. CrosAers was
eliminated The second test saw the
elimination Of Daniel.
Meen,s and Cunning continued to lie
until IL the seventh shoo,-cT s. nen
'foert- wrr. = to q Fred Iomlin,
G.assboro, \. J.. won the American
Q teSstonsl champ CT up after he
had ted = III Fred Gilbert, OF Spirit
Lake. Iowa, by breaking 1893 out of eco
4 pets Il thc snoot-oF OF % targets
To.nlia got every target, while Gilbert
lest one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-25
Miss Burns Survives in
Women's Golf Tourney

EVANSTON, H., Aug. 24.-Miss Nj
Ram Burns, the sensational seventeen
year-old Kansas City golfer, survived
another days play in the women $
Western championship tourney at
Westmoreland Country Club to-day by
defeating Miss Louise Fergus, of Glen
View Club, Chicago, and 5.
Miss Jeanette Kinney, of Cleveland,
defeated Mrs. E. Z. Harwood, of Olym-
pia Fields, Chicago, and /. Mrs.
Harry Fisk, Of Aurora, past cham
pion. was eliminated by Mrs. Melvin
Jones, Of Olympia Fields, and 8.
Mrs Dave Gaut, Memphis, defeated
Dorothy Klotz, Indian Hill, Chicago,
and 8.
Mrs. H. 0. Gillett, of Ridge Club.
Chicago, eliminated Miss Marie Powers
Of Glen Oak, Chicago, / UP, and Mrs.
J. " Douglas, Westm oreland Club
disposed of Mrs. George +. Henneberry
Of Glen View by the same score.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-25
ASo-le ills Again
ass+ipton Cup Race
l''sr Victory Yachts


Every in licstion points to R. r. Mar
tin, of the Larchmont Yacht Club, win
ming the up otfere by Sir Thomas
Lipeon for d series of races between
the Long Island Sound and the Lower
Bay Victory class yachts. Tho trophy
original Y was ofFerea last summer. ana
the conditions stste hat it va to 90
to the owner of the fist Victory yacht
that scored two Victories.
Martin scored his first win last yaar.
AS his AlEte is leading in the Victory
division in the series of races that IS
the race week of the Atlantic Yacht
Club, it hardly seems possible that he
will fail to land the cup. He has enc
more race to sail, and the easy way he
defeated his class competitors Tuesday
and again yesterday makes it almost a
foregone conclusion that he will take
home the prize.
Thirty-seven yachts were sent away
yesterday. The wind was south and
fairly strong. The 3o-footers again were
sent over long outside course. The
winner was Nautilus, the property of
NJ. e. Hatfield, which defeated Alice
for first place by ? minutes l sec
onds T. ". Belhnap's Alera. winner on
Tuesday. had to be content with third
place.
combined Lower Bay and Long
Island Sound handicap class was won
on both actual and corrected time by
Peggy, Sound boat, which is the prop
erty of J. K. Birch. Although Frances
was the first boa home in the second
division of the handicap class, the
prize was taken by Avis Alba, the
yawl that belongs to R. G. Cutler. The
yawl was also favored by the fact that
its division had no real windward work
A popular win was registered in the
}nockabout class, when j. Ashley S
Kewpie came home winner over E. T
Supper's Mouse, the most consistent
winner on the Lower Bay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-25
French Sets Ne,c Golf Record
With 65 Score in Competition
laps Face australians
In Cap Matches To-day.

EWP0RT,sR. l., Aug. 2A.-Zenzo
Shinidzu will meet e. O. An.
derson here Tomorrow morning in
the first series Of matches to deter.
mine whether the japanese or Aus
tralasian tennis team will meet the
American defenders of the Davis
Cup at Forest Hills Play win be-
gin at 1870 a. IT. Ichiya Kurnagae,
Japanese captain, will meet 4. 3.
Hawk AZ $50 p. III.
On Friday afternoon kumagae
and Shimidzu viii play Anderson
and Clarence Todd in doubles. hu-
magae will play Anderson in sin
giles Saturday morning and IN .he
afternoon Shinidzu will met Hawk.
Fl. ". Slocum vii. referee. The
drawings were made to-day by Cap-
tains humagae and Peach Of the
rival teams in the presence of Craig
Biddie, chairman OF the local tour
nanent committee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-25
Brennan and Dempsey
Nav Box in Buffalo

Jack Dempsey's next appearance in
the ring will probably be at Buffalo on
November "a. where he will defend his
worlds heavyweight title against Bill
Brennan If the champion decides TO
accept an offer made TO him yesterday
by Charlie Murray, matchmaker for the
Queensberry A. c. Of that city.
Leo Flynn, manager of Brennan, IS
said to have already agreed to the
match. Jack Kearns, Dempsey's man
ager, said last night that he had been
IL communication with Murray and
that the latter had offered him matches
with Brennan, Greb or Bob Martin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-25
Motor Boat in Flames
Sinks D,,rino Trial

DETROIT, Aug. Withdrawal Of
another entry in the powerboat regatta
to be opened here Saturday NAV result
from accident to Fred Schiappacasse's
MISS Belle Isle II which caught fire
and sank in shallow water late vestar.
day while being put through trial naces
The boat was raised to-day and an
effort will be made to have her in
shape for the Gold Cup trials. Miss
Belle Isle II is the old Miss Mime
in 1916.
Entries for the regatta to-day nun
bered eighty five being added tn
the Sallan Trophy race Yesterday
the number Of contestants in thatsevent
to thirtyive. Maple Leaf VII. the
British challenger for the Harnsworth
Trophy, was given her initial run in
Detroit River this mornin.r