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virtue. Shivering. she shook his hand
from her shoulder. "You-you took
advantage of old age and ignorance
and helplessness like that. fiuttered
from her cold lips.
Don't talk that way he grumbled
There's not Il man in this town but
would have done the same.
There's one that wouldn't" she
flashed.
The next morning when Rule went
early to the schoolhouse he found
Florida there alone.
Rule She said, without preliminary
greeting. isn't there sopething about
Travis Bassetts character that you
ought to have told me?''
Rule whitened and fumbled with the
door key. Travis life is good and
upright now, isn't it, Florida he evad-
ed.
Good and upright" she echoed
scornfully. Hes not worthy to touch
your ahoes, RuIe. | wrote mother |
was going to be married in June. She's
told every body. .ird-i-Tm not,
Rule
Cant you let what you wrote be
the truth. Florida 49, The words came
in an eager rush oh, sweetheart, I've
loved You so long! DO you think you
could learn to love me by June
Florida stopped sohbing. You won't
find me hard to teach Rule" she cried.
and Rules arms went around her.
(THE ENID
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Gardening for the Idle.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.

We have heard talk for some years
about the possibility of utilizing va
cant lots in the city by letting the
poor cultivate them as garden plots to
grow vegetables in. The thes; has been
tried on a small scale in a few neigh
borhoods aud the gardens for school
children have done a good deal 10 cul-
tivate a love and knowledge of gar
dening, as well to keep the children
out of mischief. But the difficulty of
protecting the crops in these inn
promptu gardens from theft. well as
the lack of organized initiative, has
served to limit the experiment
Now the mayors committee on un-
employment has found tract of
twenty-three acres north of Elmhurst
and will carry on gardening there as
a means of finding work for men who
have none The land will he cut up
into plots OF one-eighth to one-quarter
of an acre for applicants: seeds and
advice will be supplied by the Long
Island Agricultural School and there
will be trained supervisors to deal with
problems too big for the individual
gardener. An eigth of an acre will
enable a man who knows how to raise
all the vegetables his family can eat
and give him some surplus crops to
sell. A quarter of an acre will enable
a skillful gardener to support his fam.
lily for the summer. at least
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wreck was being cleared from the bodies.
Hits KILN me have TO let the county
do HIT
You shan't have TO, Ambrose" Rule
soothed him. Well get the money to-
gether somehow"
Putting a So piece in his hat he started
to make the rounds of the little town.
But when he stopped at the first group
OF young people, among whom were
Florida and Rassett talking in subdued
tones. Bassett took the hat and handed
back to Rule his gold piece. There's
no need to go any further Rule" he
said. Let me. for the sake of my dead
mother and sister, ease poor old Am
orose's heart, I Will pay for both
caskets."
The day of the burial was cold and
bleak. with snow beginn ng TO fan
W hen the graves were filed Ambrose
knelt between them and refused to
leave
some topcoat and laid it over oil Am
brose's thin one Leave him to me-"
he suggested I'll stay a while with
him and persuade him to go down be-
fore he gets chilled
Wasn't that kind of Travis" Rule
heard Florida Neeley SAYING to Mrs.
Clump as they came down the hill to-
sether. Wasn't that heavenly kind
ness"
You're mighty right" Mrs. Clump
dHsN eIeu mere nam I 1ldnN ike
him.
Two months later old Ambrose glee-
fully displayed 500. 'Bassett made
the railroad she'll out for KILN poor
Emeline and Caraway." he confided to
Florida. He's a rare un, I told him
to take $50. eff he got as much as 500.
but one little S. is all he'd take Said
| needed hit wuss. and he wouldn't let
me pay him nary cent on ther coffins!
That same evening when Bassett
came to Florida her eyes shone with
a feeling a little short of reverence.
I've just seen Ambrose" she smiled.
He thinks you're one of Gods good
angels. Travis
Bassett laid caressing hand on her
shoulder. Give up the school tomor-
row. sweetheart. and marry me. Five
thousand dollars will set us up to
housekeeping. won't it?"
Florda's eyes dilated. You mean
the railroad company paid you that
for Ambrose?
ION the quiet, sure" he laughed.
Florida felt her heart turn to ice. In
flash the man she had thought per-
feet stood stripped of his mantle OF
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TAKING 4 FAMILY
BACK TO THB SOIL
Being the Experiences Of a Gov
erument Clerk Who Sets Out
to Lower the High Cost Of
Living.

1 got my first taste this week Of what
1t means to be a country gentleman"
In other words. was a farmer, with
out any farming to do.
had arranged to take a week of my
vacation. intending to spend a large
part Of 1t working out Of doors. There
had been so much rainy weather, inter-
fering with cultivation, that every
thing was behind. The alternate rain
and sunshine had made corn and vege-
tables grow at an amazing rate. but 1t
had been equally good growing wealth
er for weeds. In fact, the weeds rather
outgrew the corn and vegetables. So 1t
was up to me to get out and subdue
them.
Last Saturday the promise of fair
weather was SO good thought I would
be safe in taking a week off. had not
wanted to use any Of my annual leave
for routine farm work, but things were
in such shape I didn't see any other
way out. I figured on about three days
Of hard work, couple of days fishing
and one day of absolute rest As the
program worked out, It gave me about
every day for rest. I couldn't oven go
fishing, because the river was too
muddy
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soaked earth yielded under the track.
the great engine leaped from the rails
and in three seconds was through the
roof Of the house Of Ambrose Miracle,
which nestled beside the railroad en-
bankment
Old Ambrose was at Reuben stoners
house. high on the mountain. playing
checkers. else he had shared the fate
of Emelfne and Caraway, his wife and
grandchild. buried uncer the splintered
debris of their home and covered with
tons of coal
The little town was filed with horror
at the tragedy. Old Ambrose was like
one craZed.
The wust is. hain't prepared TO bury
EN- he told Rule Gletcher. while the
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Keeping Lee Qustis Busy.

I said there wasn't any pressing work
this week for Lee Custis to do. but
didn't mean to convey the impression
that my farm superintendent had
been loafing on the job. Lee mas Kept
busy clearing brush off some OF our
new land, getting out fence posts and
cord wood and excavating Tor the
foundation for the tenant 'house l am
going to build for him and his wire,
as soon as 1t arrives work on the mousse
will start. 1t isn't going to be an eX-
pensive house, but it will be paiace
in comparison with the hut in Wnlch
Lee and his wife have lived, and they
are as happy In anticipation as cnild
on Christmas eve.
I think l am fortunate in getting
Custis and his wife on the place. he
is good worker and his practical
knowledge of farming will balance
nicely the theoretical knowledge ! have
cleaned out of books. Theory without
the practicability to apply 1t doesn't
amount to much; and am satisfied the
practical knowledge Lee has gained In
proved by mixing with 1t the theories
Of scientific and trained experimenters.
AS theory Is my chief farming capital.
we ought to mako a team that will get
results.
No less important is the fact that
Mandy will relieve Jane of a major part
of household drudgery. She is an ex-
ceIlent laundress and a good, old-fash-
ioned cook; moreover, she is just as
hard a worker as her husband, and
little bit steadier. When Jane learned
that Lee was addicted to the habit of a
Saturday night spree, she was inclined
to balk. thought for time that the
whole project might fall through. for
Jane was very insistent that she never
would consent to have a drunken man
about the place.
Makes Allowances for Lee.
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DIR. Frank j. Goodnow arrived at, San
Francisco yesterday and sails TO-DAY
for Hongkong, China. where he will re.
sumo his post as legal adviser to Yuan
Shi Kai. president of the Chinese re-.
public
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Didn't Even Milk the Cow.

Nor Is the full extent Of my idleness
yet disclosed. There wasn't any press
ing work for Lee Custis to do, so I
turned the milking and caro- of the COW
over to him. didn't get up any morn
ing until o'clock, and one morning
laid in bed until 8. I don't think,
though. I got full enjoyment out of
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turned up potatoes almost full sized.
and. while l am studying up on theory.
get all the practical experience I can.
in the meantime raising some heifer
calves. l feel that in three or four
wears, which would be as soon as finan-
cial and other conditions would justify
nv undertaking commercial dairying,
7 ought to be we'll enough posted to
make success of it,
Boys in Quest of Riches.
lin and Ned, Bud Brown and BUS
ter" Robinson have been excited and
busy this week in the quest of riches.
They read that large sum of money,
several thousand dollars. l think, was
offered for any one who would find a
pair of wood pigeons with their nest
and eggs or young. The boys started
out bright and early Monday morning,
earned and in pocket before the weeks
end.
/ remembered, or thought 1 remem-
bered. Of having read that the wood
pigeon was supposed to be- extinct. and
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that part of it. Contrast with the
hours I have kept the past year was
SO severe couldn't quite keep my con-
science from troubling me. Only on
the mornings when rain was pouring
down was / able to turn over and go
back to sleep.
There was some work I could do. Of
course, but in the main I sat around
and twirled my thumbs. The only ex-
cuse for mentioning this is that prior
to moving to the country thumb twirl-
ing was the only vacation activity l
had ever indulged In. and it seemed
natural and logical summer pastime
Suggestion that the doing of 1t would
make me restless and uneasy would
have seemed preposterous.
Complaining of the weather. however,
comes with rather poor grace, for
things certainly are growing now that
they have start. In late March and
early April 1t looked as II we would
have an exceptionally good year: In
late April and through May everybody
had the blues. Nature seemed to have
gone clean back on the farmer. But
nature somehow manages to even
things up. The promise of mid-June
is as good as 1t was in early April. and.
much more to the point, promises are
now being redeemed. We are getting
from the garden more and better
things than we were getting this time
last year.
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WASHINGTON TO PHILADELPHIA.
ATLANTIC CITY AND NEW YORK.
.'ERICSSON LINE STEAMERS
.T,TI\-J, WATER RDJ-Tr EPnN

'FRICSSON LINE STEAMERS"
ATTRACTIVE WATER ROUTE FROM
BALTIMORE TO PHILADELPHIA.
Through the Chesapeake and Delaware canal
to PHILADELPHIA" Stopping at great
fishing grounds Betterton. also Chester. Pa.
From Washington by B. and o. or W. B., A. 8.
Ry. to Baltimore, thence Ericsson line to Phila
day boats daily and SUNDAYS am. Tickets on
sale at B. and o. and W. B.: A. E: BY
Agent, 1885 F st. NV. for New York. Atlantic
City, Cape May, Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, Long
Branch Albany Troy. points north. Meals 7bc.
Write for guide. CLARENCE sHRIvER, @. r. A.,
Light and Pratt sts-. Baltimore. Nd.
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Potatoes a Surprise.

One day this week we were to have
peas for dinner, and Jane expressed a
desire for some new potatoes to cook
with them. didn't much fancy digging
into my potatoes before they were
ready, but consented to open few
hills, thinking I might find some tubers
my surprise when l turned UP potatoes
almost full sized and plenty OF them as
large as hens eggs
The explanation is that this has been
an unusually good year for early po-
tatoes. All through May. when we were
srumbling about the rain and cold.
potatoes were fairly reveling in the
until the first week in April. and
had not expected them to be ready for
use until after the middle of July. The
theory Is, you know, that If you plant
potatoes on St. Patrick's day they Will
be ready to eat the Fourth of July.
Mine were not planted until two weeks
after ST. Patrick's, and we ate them
more than two weeks before the
Fourth, so I beat the schedule by full
month.
I mentioned couple of weeks ago
that my first planting of string beans
were no further advanced than were
those planted several weeks later. To
all appearances they were not. but
when the growing weather came along
the early planting made up for lost
time. We are going to have our hrst
mess of beans tomorrow. We already
have had beets and yellow turnips. rad
ishes, cucumbers, lettuce and onions.
and my first planting of sweet corn IS
beginning to tassel. Therefore, ] here-
by withdraw all the unpleasant and
unkind things l said about the weather
man.
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VIRGINIA.
VIRGINIA.
RoclrinRham CaunfY. XiHRdnia.

New brick structure thoroughly modern
Public and private baths, hot and cold water
and electric lights in every room. Large new
swimming pool ample dressing rooms and bath
ing suits. Tennis courts. bowling alleys, croquet
grounds, good walks and driveways.
The Massanetta water a specific for malaria,
kidney and stomach trouble. Open June 1.
Address MASSANETTA SPRINGS CO.. INC,
Box 274, Harrisonburg, Va.
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POTOMAC BEACH, VA T,5asr.G, Tg1ns.'y

Rates. 81. so day and up; 81 week and up; Spe-
rial rates to families or parties. Excellent table.
Artesian we'll water Salt water bathing. fish
ing, grabbing, dancing. etc. Take steamer st.
Johns Colonial Beach. Auto and motor boat
meet steamer Write FRANK D. BLACKI
STONE. prop. or call Room 211. McGill bldg
Phone Main 3OO9 for early reservations.
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SPEND YOUR VACATION AT CAPE HENRY.
A quiet place for real rest
Write D. VI WASHBURN. the Sea Breeze,
for rates and reservati lions.
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River Springs Hotel and COTTAGE

Eighty miles down the Potomac, where ther,
10 saltwater bathing. Grabbing nshino ard
INCORPORATING. Sixty five miles by nne auto.
mobile road: DelightfaI summer resort or for
week. parties Chicken dinner. 81. Phone
ISToNE. Proprietor River Springs, Md Ws.h
ington ofbqe. W. BLACKSTONE III l4th .t
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-05-12
THE GRlEEaNSBOROS

On Saturday evening, May l a COM
mittee of young people from the D.
A and S. P l. Sunday school classes
of the United Presbyterian church,
entertained the people. of the Congre-
cation at BRIDES Reception" in
honor Of the ''newlyweds" in the
parish and especially of Mr.. and Mrs.
ColEins's twentieth wedding anniver-
sary Mr. and Mrs. Collins and three
of the young couples, including Mr..
and Mrs Hugh Gebbie, Mr.. and Mrs.
Perley Rutledge and Mr.. and Mrs.
Payson Morse received the guests.
prettiIy decorated dining room of the
church followed by short musical
program, refreshments were serv
Before the company broke up, the o
classes presented Mr. and Mrs. Collins
with a hand tainted ice cream set and
they expressed their thanks in their
| usual happy way. Good nights were
said and the guests left in time to
reach home before twelve o'clock
brought the Sabbath day.
GREENSBORO BEND
W. G. Mcdonald is painting his
buildings.
VIM. Mcdowell of Bloomington
spent Sunday at w. d. Hills.
Thomas Hoskins has purchased new
Ford automobile of j. H. Clark of
Hardwick.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Cushion are the
happy parents of a daughter born
! Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. A J. Daniels spent
Sunday visiting their sons. Bernard
and Leslie. in st. Johnsbury
Mrs. Julia Edwards of Manchester.
n. H is spending few weeks with
friends here and in Stannard.
Chas. Whitcher has bought the
Norris place in Hardwick and will
move to his new home May 20.
Dana Garfield has rented his inter
ests in the Church farm to Ernes
himball and gone to Newport TO work.
R. J. Shurtleff is in Boston and i:
expected to arrive home this week
with car of Metz automobiles fol
which he is agent in this section.
Examinations for free tuition pupil!
will be held at the school building il
Greensboro Thursday and Friday, May
20 and Il, commencing at a. N.
George f. Colby, master of Greens
boro Valley Grange. is preparing ;
minstrel play to be given at NJ. W. A
hall May Is. The proceeds are for TIT
! benefit of the Grange,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-05-12
GREENSBORO

Merl aaHoward is home from Mont
pelier.
MIR. and Mrs. E. C. Kinney of Mont
pelier are at their camp.
Mrs. Lumsden is keeping house for
Geo. Cuthbertson for the present.
Mrs. B. M. Wiley and children have
returned from visit to Waterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hussey Of St.
Johnsbury are visiting his parents.
The town has purchased new fire
proof safe has placed it in the
rk' ice.
Chas. -.rshall and family. who
spent a " days with J. Fl. Barring.
tons f lily here, have returned to st.
John ~.
Rev. E. C. Hayes and family OF
Greenwich Mass, have arrived to
begin their work in the Congregational
church.
Examinations for free tuition pupils
will be held in the school building in
this village Thursday and Friday, May
20 and 81, commencing at 9 a. m.
Mrs. Hattie Silver has gone tc
Springfield, Mass. to spend a few
days and also will stop in Brooklyn,
N. Y. Miss Emma Lindsay is working
in the postofice while Mrs. Silver is
absent.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-05-12
ALL THE ALBANYS

The little son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Celer
Goethe died Sunday evening of tuber-
culosis. Much sympathy is extended
to the sorrowing ones.
Mrs. Waldo Potter and little son.
Hugh. who have been the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. D. r. Cobb for several
days. have returned to their home in
Albany.
Arbor Gay was observed in the
village school Friday. Appropriate
were planted. Several visitors were
present.
The place at East Craftsbury occu-
| has been bought by Mr.. Silver and Mr..
and Mrs Douglass have moved back
into the w. NJ. parsonage.
The Ladies' Aid society will hold a
social at Walter Anderson's Monday
evening, May Fl. Ice cream will be
served, Ladies please furnish as
usual. Everybody come and enjoy
pleasant evening.
EAST ALBANY
James Waters. who recently went to
the hospital to have an operation, has
returned much improved and with a
prospect of complete recovery.
A very pleasant evening was enjoyed
at the home of Mr.. John Simon on May
9Th when relatives and neighbors con-
gregated in view of having a short
entertainment and to remind Mrs.
Simon that it was her birthday. Each
did their best to have good time and
each felt we'll paid for coming. A set
of nice dishes was presented to the
mother by her son, John and daughter,
} Margaret
In addition to what was printed last
week in regard to the death and burial
? of Mrs. j. Il. Wilcox we might add
that the work Of taking care of the
: mother. who bore her suffering sc
patiently to the end, devolved mostly
upon her two sons, who cared for her
necessarily day and night Age OF
: deceased, Al years.
Card of Thanks-To those who SC
2 kindly remembered US in our late
affliction and in appreciation of the
. tokens of flowers and other things W.
. wish to extend our sincere thanks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Uriah Dingman,
J j. II. Wilcox,
J Almon and Harry Dingman.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-05-12
FROM IR1ASBURG
MRS. r. A. FIELD. LOCAL EDITOR

Curtis Healey spent Sunday with his
wife in Holland.
Mrs. P. c. Templeton spent Friday
in st. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Alex Freehart has been quite
Ill the past week.
F. M. Sears is having new hardwood
floors laid in his house.
H. B. Chamberlin is entertaining his
mother from Wells River.
A hter was born TO Mr.. and
NJ rank Dion Friday, May Z.
Mrs. J. C. Houston of Bloomington
visited her son, Walter, over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hermon Healey of
Barton spent Sunday with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Healey.
Raymond Wells has moved his
family into John Burkewitz's house
and will work for Carroll Powers.
Mrs. C. M. Baldwin and children of
West Derby have been spending a few
days with her father, Chas. Fisher.
Ferdinand Mason has finished work
for o. J. Shepherd and gone to keep
ing house in the VIM. SanvilIe house.
A social dance will be held in the
! town ball on Friday evening. Saw
yer's orchestra will furnish the music.
G.. L. Dodge of Orleans is thoroughly
remodeling the buildings on the farm
he recently purchased of Alfred Aiken.
The Chandler mill started running
on full time today after being shut
down for a few weeks for the log
running.
Rodney Abel is moving from the
farm he sold Geo. Kennison to the
Frank Hancock place now owned by F.
O. Wells.
Miss Florence Tinker and brother
Otis and D. A Brahana were ir
Orleans Saturday to take postoffice
examination,
Miss Ruth Watson and friend, Miss
| Grace Annis OF North Troy high schoo
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Carol
Powers, over Sunday.
Remember the M. f. Ladies' All
society meets at the town hall tomor
row Thurs lay) Dinner will be servet
at noon. Ali are invited
George KennisOn has moved to The
farm he purchased of r. o. Abel ant
George House is moving into thG
Chandler tenement vacated by Mr.
Kennison.
The Irasburg Cornet band will Civ
their first open-air concert of tn
season next Saturday evening, wealth
err permitting. Come out and Civ
them a royal welcome.
!. Miss Lillian Phelps Of Niagar
Falls. N. Y, temperance lecture
t will give a lecture in the town hal
: Thursday evening at 8 o'clock unde
, the auspices of the w. c. T. U. Thi
is great subject and Miss Phelps is
/ great lecturer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-05-12
GLOVER COMMUNITY CHURCH

The pastor was called to Waterbury
Center Friday to attend the funeral of
former parishioner.
Miss Lillian Phelps will give a
lecture in the church Monday evening
under the auspices of the w. C. T. u.
Miss Phelps has wide reputation as
speaker and she should have large
audience. There will be no admission
charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. O. Freeman from
Waterbury Center accompanied Rev.
Glenn Douglass home and remained
over night, attending the Mems class
social.
The social of the Mems class was
much enjoyed. Among the entertain
ing events of the evening was the
giving of two recitations by J. O.
Freeman, one parody on barbara
F'ritchie. the other, "Going Down
East to Get Wife,
On Monday the men met at the par
sonage to plan for work at the church.
The subject Thursday evening will
be, Three Photographs in a Letter. -
Reference, third epistle of John.
There will be social for the Junior
League from 7.3O to 9 Friday evening.
There will be the usual Sunday ser.
vices.
On Sunday evening Glover band will
furnish music.
At the executive meeting arrange.
mentS were made to hold the Pre-
Memorial services with the West
! Glover church. Those desiring to &c
and having no conveyance will be
provided for if they will apply to R.
E. Davis. The Y. P. C. A. will go in
a team together.
The mems choir will meet for re-
hearsal at 0. G. Miles's on EFriday
evening. Mr.. Cowles of Barton viii
| be present to assist them
WEST GLOVER
| Mrs. Bertha White visited at hel
fathers last week.
The Willing Workers have had some
papering done in tine parsonage.
Harley Leland of Lyndon Institute
spent the weekend at his home.
Mrs. Lampman has been spending
few days with Mrs. Emma Skinner.
The shadow social held at the hal
was success. Cake and coffee wa.
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith spent Saturday
with their daughter, Mrs. A. A
Webster.
Mrs. Lampman, who has been away
has come to spend the summer witt
her daughter, Mrs. Ella Stevens.
0. ~ Calderwood has bought farm
in Sheffield and moved his family
there. We are sorry to have them G,
away.
Some of the friends of Mary Duttol
met at her home May 9Th. A pleasan
evening was spent in honor of he
birthday.
The annual meeting of the Barton
Glover School union will be held in thu
school building at Barton Tuesday
May Is, at 10 o'clock a. m.