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Evening journal., 1921-05-27

potato-'batata' They are not much
like Irish potatoes except in the way
they grow"
How do they grow? On trees?"
asked the little boy.
Now, jamie, who ever heard OF
potato tree7" laughed his mother"
Haven't you ever seen the farmers
digging potatoes out OF the ground ?"
"Oh. yes. OF course have" ad-
mitted jamie. "But there never seem
to be any plants in the field where
they are digging."
mo. they let the plants die down
before the potatoes are dug. Potatoes
have TO get ripe as well as any other
kind OF vegetable. although In some
countries people eat them while they
are still unripe; but potatoes that are
not ripe are not good for people any
more than green apples are"
"Why do you say 'unripe,' mother?
why don't you say green potatoes7 ?
Isn't there any such a thing as a
green potato?'
'Yes. but green potatoes are those
that have not been we'll covered with
earth; the light gets TO them and
makes them green, and they are Bit
ter and unwholesome."
"Ten me Just how potatoes grow
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dear mel What a noise that stylish
looking trumpet madei SO much that
some OF the youngsters came running
to see what the matter might be.
"Nothlng's the matter" said Doris.
only the trumpet works and that's a
good thing" Come on. now. Helen
and Jane and let's hurry back to the
others" Taking Helen by the hand
to make sure she came with them.
Doris slipped her other hand IN
Donald's arm and they hurried back to
where the pageant Vas to begin.
And what do you suppose had hap
pened In that little time Donald and
Doris we're gone? More people from
the village had come-and more and
more and more TIL the great yard
seemed TO be overnowing with folks
and the principal OF the school and his
assistant. who with a committee OF
students had charge Of the money. mad
TO get new and bigger basket TO put
the money in. There was just so much
that the basket. the girls and boys
had meant TO keep II In wouldn't hold
Il ALI When the children saw tha
they we're happy you may be sure ans
II was a gay little pageant OF flower
that, with Donald trumpeting at tn
front, marched around the big lawn
i Everybody had such a good time tina
they planned to have another paeean
sometime soon. And as for the hungr
girls and boys across the ocean-wel
can't you guess how pleased they ar
going 10 be7
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more than we like to walt and wait for
dinner when we are about starved AFT
er school Donald had a tiny printing
press and he made simple invitations
on green paper. Each child in the
school had ten invitations TO give out
and Donald promised to print more II
that wasn't enough. The invitation
said:
Come to the Spring Festival OF
Flowers at open House on the
afternoon OF Saturday next. Bring
all your money and be ready to
give II away. No charge for the
festival"
we want every single person in the
town TO have an invitation" said
Donald, so don't give 'em just to your
cousins and aunts-give 'em to svery-
bodyi"
Then the whole school began watch
ing the weather reports.
But the weather man must have
been friend OF the hungry little folks
across the ocean. for Saturday dawned
clear and bright and sunny-exactiy
the ideal sort OF day for a festival.
All the school children we're up be-
times for there we're many things 70
be done and a thousand and one little
things TO be attended to at the last
minute. Making paper costumes for
every child in the school was found to
be too big Job for one weeks time
so by Wednesday Il had been decided
that Instead OF having everybody dress
up and 90 TO an awful lot of work.
each class should make a flower ban
ner and then all the girls wear ribbons
in their hair with a flower and the boys
wear a paper flower in their button
holes. That was a much better plan.
The class in art design helped plan
the banners and they were every bit
as beautiful as the children wanted
them to be. The honor OF carrying the
banners was given by vote OF each
class 10 the two folks the class wished
to have that honor. Donald was to
lead the pageant OF flowers as Il
marched through the yard and garden
and he was TO play on a trumpet Just
as the leader OF a pageant ought to
play.
But in spite Of all the planning
something went wrong. Nobody, not
even Donald himself. remembered to
hunt up a trumpet and just when the
children were all ready 20 march,
Donald remembered. where was
that trumpet they had talked Of us
J ing2"
Il think there is one In your fathers
study" suggested Donald's mother
: He had Il in a play one time. II
b looks pretty but 1 don't know whether
D Il makes a noise OF not. co find Il
D son. and Il will have to do"
e Donald. with Doris at his heels
dashed OF to the study. Yes. ther
l. was a trumpet pretty trumpet jus
d the sort for a pageant; but would
o make a noise?
y She and Donald ran out to the ter
}; race above the garden. Donald pufe
o his cheeks out just like the old fox q
y the story and he blew and blew-anl
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%JUniOr Cook
COOKING YOUNG BEErs

ACt-f0 Rf-GAo
This time OF year the fresh young
vegetables are coming into the market
and how good they do taste.
Wash punches Of young beets. II
the tops are in good condition. cook
those with the beets as they are splen-
did green's.
Pour boiling water TO about a pint
or more over the beets and boil briskly
TIL tender which ought TO be in about
30 minutes. Test with a fork 10 be
sure they are tender.
Plunge into cold water to loosen tho
skins.
Rub on the skins and cut free from
the stems and leaves which are 20 be
used.
Put the tops. and the beets into a
saucepan.
Sprinkle with 1 teasponful salt
Add 1 tablespoonful butter and 2 OF
water.
Bring TO boil and serve at once
This second cooking Is merely TO re
heat them and to season.
II any are left after the meal. cover
with vinegar and serve as a pickle OF
a salad the next day.
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q POTATOES =

were good to eat They still grow
wild In some places-Mexico, for one
place. But the wild potatoes are not
as large nor as well-fiavored as the
cultivated ones. Early explorers
found potatoes in South America and
in the seventeenth century took some
over to Spain. From Spain they spread
to other countries. but they were not
considered much OF food. People
cultivated them in their gardens as a
kind OF curiosity. They were pretty
good food for cattle and pigs. people
thought, but as food for human be-
ings-why. the radish was considered
much betterl
FINALLY, a man by the name Of
Hawkins, slave-trader. took some
potatoes to ireland. The Irish people
found out that potatoes were very
good TO eat, and they began to raise
more OF them than any other Eu-
ropean country. II the wheat crop
failed, as It did once in a while. pota-
toes could take the place OF bread, 80
people did not suffer from famine. SO.
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the top lengthwise. but should be in
the center OF each part In which the
ball Is contained.
The making Of the tree will be the
hardest OF all the parts. but as stated
before. should not bother a great deal.
It will probably be easier TO make the
cut outs on the piece before the form
ing is done. so It is suggested that you
get the stock out to its rectangular
shape, make the saw cuts. sink the
blade In piece and brad the parts to-
gether. being careful that the brads
are placed In such manner that the
whiting may be done without injury
to your pet jack knife.
Do not try to get the piece perfecti,
smooth. Instead. leave It with tbs
ridges that are naturally made wher
carving a stick similar to this. II vii
be noted that the piece Is not exactl,
round like a real tree would be. Th'
reason for this Is that as the piece 4
, to be fastened to the base with screws
and two should be used, Il was made
slightly larger one way TO provide
( room for them.
r In placing the tree In position, you
E will note that the directions call for II
I 10 be located at an angle OF about 40
2 degrees with the front OF the box. II
|. will be found much more convenient ~
- use II the blade is In this position
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- - - MS lunCn one udys JUST Acfc
mashed potatoesl could live on
themi" And he took a portion that
was more generous than polite.
IF you lived on nothing but pota-
toes you wouldn't grow up into big,
strong man." said his mother. as she
helped him to a piece OF meat.
IT wouldn't7 Why not?" The lit
tie boy looked surprised.
Because potatoes do not contain all
the things that are necessary 20 make
you grow" answered his mother.
They have lots Of starch in them, and
we need q certain amount OF starch,
but they do not contain much nitro
genous substance. which we need also.
But II we eat something else with
them, like meat or cheese or milk, po-
tatoes are very good food"
How In the world do people find
out all those things?" asked jamie.
by studying. When you go to col
lege. you will probably study chemis-
try, and then you will learn what many
things are made Of"
why do we call them Irish pota'
toes7 Did they grow nrst IN Ireland 2
mo, they did not They grew wilt
In South America, and It was a lonl
time before people realized that thel
Evening journal., 1921-05-27

~ ORIS and Donald were twins
who lived In the great house near
the edge OF the town. story books
~ sometimes say that when a boy
or girl happen to be very rich and
live in a lovely house and a great big,
beautiful park-like yard. then they
must be very hateful and cross and
selfish, and everybody must dislike
them very much. That certainly
wasn't true about Donald and Doris.
Perhaps the difference was because
the twins always walked to school like
everybody else; and they wore exactly
the same sort OF clothes and had about
the same spending money. The only
difference anybody could notice was
about their yard-and even that was
a nice difference for the twins seemed
so anxious TO make the other boys and
girls understand that the wonderful
yard with It's terraces and gardens and
pool belonged TO all the boys and girls
as we'll as TO Donald and Doris. And
that certainly was pleasant
Whenever there was to be an enter
tainment Doris mother would say tc
tho teacher, Miss Helen, can't you
have II at our placer" And Donald'i
father. the minute he heard OF ano
plans would say. you all come ovei
here and I'll have balloons and cand,
for everybody" You can see wha
nice neighbors such folks would be!
So nobody was surprised when th'
folks in school began talking about thu
famine sufferers that things turned ou'
Just as they really did.
1t started one Monday morning. II
assembly the principal told the boy
and girls about the many, many boy
and girls In other countries-not onl,
in Europe. but In many countries o
our world-were hungry all the time
Have you ever been hungryf" h
asked in the middle OF his talk.
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firmly, ia think somebody ought 10
do something. about 1t and do It
quickly"
THAT is exactly what I think too"
said the principal. and he was much
pleased with Donald's wise answer.
Those boys and girls in many lands
are Just 50 very hungry that 1 am
sure we want TO do something about II.
The question is what shall we do?"
Lets have a festival" suggested
Helen, Of the sixth grade, people like
festivals. and they will pay TO get in
and then we can send the money 10
the poor children who are hungry"
yes" added Doris. only let's not
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around the town. All the costumes
we're to be OF paper so that nobody,
oh. nobody should spend a bit OF
money that ought TO so in food for
the children far away. And II any
body had paper at home they were
to use that instead Of buying new so
as not to waste penny. not a single
penny.
II you have ever helped get up fes-
tival you know what fun those boys and
girls had that week. II was decided tc
have the party the coming Saturday
and get the money as soon as possible
n folks are hungry they don't want to
wait a week or two for a meal any
Evening journal., 1921-05-27

- He holder and cutter described
in this drawing is designed to
~ hold In a definite place the com
- mon ball Of twine used 80 much
in the home. and 20 provide a convent
ent means OF cutting on the amount 1t
Is desired 10 use.
The holder Is designed to hold a
single ball, but II Il Is desired to bave
two balls OF different colors. the house
may be easily heightened TO accom-
modate the second ball. There should,
however, be inserted In the house a
cross partition, otherwise the balls
would soon become tangled.
A study OF the details will enable the
worker 10 proceed without difficulty,
and as the project Is presented by
means OF an assembly drawing. detail
drawings and a picture drawing. no
trouble will be encountered in knowing
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the relation Of the different parts to
each other.
Two OF part A will be required. They
are alike. but It win be learned from
a note on the drawing that In assem-
bling them. they should be so placed
that the small holes will be on op-
posite sides OF the center OF the box.
This is required to provide a means Of
quickly knowing which end goes In
front and which behind.
While none OF the pieces will be DIM
cult to make, the top and the tree will
require the most work. The small
braces for the support should be cut
with care to insure a good ft Of the
top on the frame OF the house. The
small hole bored in one side Is for the
twine to come through. II two baili
are to be used, the location OF thu
holes should not be in the center o
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ask them to pay just so much. like
nifty cents or twenty-five cents. be-
cause I know they will want TO pay
more. Let's have It a festival and
everybody bring as much as they pos
sibly can and then we'n all have a
beautiful time"
"Of course. mother'n want you TO have
II in our yard" added Donald.
So starting at that minute, the plans
we're made. II was decided 10 have Il
a spring flower festival and have each
class In the school represent some fav-
orite fiower-buttercups, sweet Will
liams, volets, May apple blossoms and
all the lovely flowers that we're then
bursting into bloom In the woods
Evening journal., 1921-05-27
Some Thoughts of Wise Man
Born May 25, 1sOs, oiled April 27. lss2.l

Emeon-Born May 25 ioO Died April ~ 1881
$ a o fs and
studies
life The great American philosopher
perhaps
your TO a
you
howl
post
inspired all noble
humble
full that would make good notices
us a few Of them;
Is health"
It
Of going point and shortest but
outa
life he had
never ser
the thoughts could
htchng
having
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sprouts and makes the new plant
Sweet potatoes grow in the ground.
too. but their plants are vines, and
run along the top Of the ground, while
the Irish potato plant stands up like a
bush"
"In what countries do potatoes
grow?" jamie asked.
Almost anywhere" his mother an
swered. Even way up North. In the
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cold countries. they try to grow. al
though the potatoes are not so good
as those grown in mild climates"
well, It's time for me to go back
70 school now. Thank you, mother
dear. for the potatoes and the nice
story about them. like one almost
as well as the other" Then, having
paid the storyteller with a loud kiss.
jamie dashed away TO school.
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puZZlcCOrncr

DOUBLE ACRoSTIC
The first and last letters will spell
be names Of two boys.
1. The topmost point.
z. A city Of Hawaii.
3. One OF the United States
4. Nourishment
s. a country Ia Africa
6. A College student.
Z. A GEM
ENIGMA
am composed OF Is letters.
Ny s-2-1s-7 is ready money.
My B-S u another word for since
" while.
Ny s-s-1 lights the day.
Ny 12-1o-4-11 Is a trial.
Ny whole = a State
ANSWERS
DOUBLE AOR0STI0
P-inndcl-E
H-onoluI-U
I-IHnoi-S
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MAssA A0HU EFT rs
6-2-13-7 cash
SO as
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WHAT'S MY NAME-T0A
Evening journal., 1921-05-27

Potatoes are the enlarged places In
the roots OF the potato plant. "rubers.'
these enlarged places are called. Scat
tered all over the potatoes are little
things like buds. called eyes, which
the farmers use for seeds. When they
plant potatoes, they take some OF the
old ones and cut them up into pieces.
being sure that every piece has al
least one eye In It. It Is the eye which
Evening journal., 1921-05-27
FRIENDS

FKlENDS
- HERE never was fellow
Il Had so many friends as /;
49, They're different. too. from peo-
pie.
For they mostly jump and Fly.
The tiniest Of corners.
Even holes and little cracks.
Are homes for some | love most,
Tho | only see their backs.
The spider owns a knot-hole.
And the little water-bug
Keeps close within his crevce.
Where he's very warm and snug.
But others. like my ant-friends.
Co parading round all day.
In search of bits Of biscuit
That | scatter in their way.
Therere martins and the sparrows
In the pear tree near the door
The redbird. always singing,
As he did the year before.
It's lovely just to wander
Every day from place to place.
And know some friendly creatures glad
To see your friendly face.
WOULD BE GOING TOO FAR
A child with a pa and a ma
Who are as kind as my parents arc
Would be very ungrateful.
When he gets a whole plsteful.
To ask for the mamalade jar.
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because the Irish were the nrst peo-
pie to realize that potatoes were good
food. they have been called Irish po-
tatoes."
"Are they as good food as wheat7"
asked jamie.
mo, they are not But they can
take the place OF wheat for a while"
Sweet potatoes aren't much like
Irish potatoes. are they? / wonder
why they call them potatoes?"
Sweet potatoes we're known Ions
before Irish potatoes" said his mother.
"The word potato comes from the ma
tive South American name for sweet
Evening journal., 1921-05-27

AsHED potatoes againl" said
jamie. as rosy with his walk
from school, he sat down TO
his lunch one day. II Just love
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-26
EAST RUPERT

Aaron Coyev Of Manchester Center
took dinner at B. Ladd's last week.
James and Carl Hill were home
with their parents the latter part Of
the week
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Towsley and
son Schuyler and family took trip
to Wiliiamstown Sunday
Alr. and Mrs. Gordon Harwood at
tended dance at her mothers at
Manchester Center Friday evening.
Edgar NJ. Hill Of Providence is
spending few days with his mother.
Mrs. y. I.add and his brother. Earl
H. Hill.
Mir. and Mrs. O'ConaGf and daueh.
ter, Clara Of Berlin, n. Y, we're in
town Saturday calling upon their olu
neighbors and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Danfogth and
Miss Nellie Danforth motored 10
F.' '''.'''g 'nnt week IT. DO some shop
ping and attend to other business.
FRANK Dantorth and son, Myron Of
Brattleboro, were in town visiting his
father, brother and other friends Sat
urday and Sunday and returned to
their home Sunday afternoon.
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sHAFTsBuRY


Mrs Bernie Twitchel was IN Ben.
lnington one day last week
Sheldon Harrington was in Bennng
ton Saturday on business.
Ms Josephine Carey of East Ar
neton spent several days last week
with her friend, Mrs. G. l.. Hulett
Homer Harrington OF Bennington
spent the week end with his grand.
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Sheldon lar
fingten
Truman Martin and sons, Robert
and Dewey Of East Arlington syeat
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Clerl Saunders.
Paul Martin. who has been Ill for
the past week at tie home OF his
sister, Mrs. Clark Saunders. is re
ported 70 DO better
Mr.. and Mrs, Earl White and chill.
dren and Mrs Emeline Barney Of
North Be'lington were guests Sun
dag o. M. and Mrs. Hea 0arney
MIR, and Mrs. Raymond. Waite and
Mr.. and Mrs. Alec Schneider OF Sun
derland spent one day recently at the
home OF Mr. and Mrs. William Waite
Mr.. and Mrs. l.uman White and
son, Louis and Mr.. and Mrs. George
( White and daughter Of North Ben
nington called on MIR and Mrs. Henry
! Barney Sunday
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BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village and
Advertisements.

A boys bicycle for sale very cheap.
Call at the "Y". F."
Rummage sale Thursday and Fri
day at ia Main street. 1872
Coming Friday and Saturday De
ception". Opera house.
Mrs. DR.. Brunei will be at Mrs.
Fred Rusell's 70S Main street Thurs
day. Tel. 53S-14"
Mr.. and Mrs w. S. Boynton, Mrs
B. G. Slade and Miss Flora Murphy
motored to Greenfield Tuesday.
Alice Calhoun in THE Matrimonial
Web and "Torchy's Big Lead, a
Torchy comedy. Harte theatre to-
morrow
Alice Lake in "The Infamous Miss
Revell' and episode IA OF The
Avenging ALTON featuring Ruth Ro-
land. Harte theatre today.
The Lotus Quartette of Boston
travels all over the east and has many
return engagements. They sang at
the Teachers Convention in Rutland.
One of the teachers said every pupil
in the High school should hear them.
Tomorrow night at the First Baptist
church. Admission so cents.
| An act of pure vandalism was per-
formed at the Desert Saturday which
threatened to cut short the tenure of
the high school upon this field. One Of
the sand screens was spoiled The
damage done was small but the in
convenience was very great. The
guilty parties are known and a repe-
tton of the offense will cause
stronger measures to be used. Mr..
Rooney is perfectly willing to have
his field used for football field but
he viii tolerate no abuses of the
privilege. 1t is up to the general
public particularly the younger ones,
to see that no such actor vandalism
occurs again.
Several Bennington citizens are
planning to attend the meeting of the
Greater Vermont association held in
Rutland Thursday afternoon and eve.
ming and Friday morning The meet
ing is an invitation affair and Is
called for the purpose of ain open dis
cussion of the problem presented by
rapidly increasing state expenses in
Vermont and consequent higher tax
rates Gov James HARNESS, Secre.
tary of State Harry A. Black, State
Auditor Benjamin Gates, Commission.
er of Agriculture Ebert II. Brigham,
Commissioner OF Education Clarence
II. Dempsey and Commissioner Of
Highways Thurman W. Dix are on
the program as speakers Thursday AZ
Iternoon and evening
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COULDN'T FOOL THIS KID.

Johnny paid his FIRST visit to a farm
the other day All bis life he had
lived in the heart OF a great city, and
when he suddenly came in sight Of u
haystack, he stopped and gazed ear
hestly at what appeared to him new
brand OF architecture.
"Say, Mr.. Snitlb7 he remarked to
the farmer. pointing To the haystaek,
"why don't they have doors and win
dows ia it?r
doors and windows" smiled the
farmer "'l'hat amt a house, Johnny.
that's hay
Don't try to josh me, Mr.. Smith y
was the scornful reioinder. Don't
you suppose know that hay don't
grow in Jumps like that?
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we Island Home.

The original home Of the pnca fam
liz ON Wye island. Queen Anne county
passed at a recent sale Of the estate
OF William i. paca the last male de-
scendant OF Governor William pacA
to an owner not connected with the
family, for the first time since long
before the Revolutionary war, The
Wye Hal farm of 36I acres, with the
paca mansion, brought S04aO an acre,
The purchaser being John klnnamon.
Governor paca one of the signers OF
the Declaration of Independence ard
later q federal iadge is buried near
the farm. 4Ccnuryllle Observer.