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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03
"EARLY TO BED" OBSOLETE
Benjamin FrankIin's Motto Does Not
Apply to Modern Life in Busi-
ness World.

Early rising hours for students with
classes at s a. m. are recommended in
the annual report of the dean of Co
lumbia.
A sound and time-saving reform,
maybe, for the academic world. But
it reminds us that business of recent
years has tended to begin the day
later and later without, so far as can
be seen, any loss of volume or eff
cheney, remarks the New York Eve
ming World. Time was when city
stores and Offices opened their doors
never later than eight in the morning,
but today a visitor in this city would
find it hard work to transact much
business before nine or even ten. We
venture to say the number of New
York professional men who are at
their desks before ten o'clock in the
morning is not half what it was a gen
Grafton ago. Yet nobody would assert
that less work is done or that brain
workers are lazier than they used to
be.
The obvious explanation is, of
course, that labOr-saving devices, like
dictophones, typewriters, index sys-
TENS, etc, enable the modern business
or professional man to use the time his
father passed in pushing a pen or
studying Iedgers in concentrated, rap
id-fire attacks upon the days work
which dispOses Of it in half the time.
Correspondence the modern way is
far more firing. The tendency is to
begin the days task later and leave
it earlier.
Benjamin Franklin, whom we have
to thank for familiar sayings that hit
US hardest on the score of our late
habits, rose at five, went to bed at ten
and worked from seven to six. Today
there would be little trouble in pre-
pairing a goodly list Of citizens as capa-
bic and successful as Franklin many
of whom rarely show up at their Of
fees before eleven and leave for the
golf links soon after three.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03
Money in coconuts.

The discovery has been made at Co
,Ombo that coconut water, better
known, perhaps, as cOconut milk" "
which has always been considered a
useless waste product, is an excellent
rubber coagulant. Millions Of gallons
Of cOcOnut water allowed to run to
waste on estates can now be made use
Of at a good profit.
The cocOnut water is allowed to fer
nent for four or five days, after which
t can be used without further delay
as coagGiating latex. This is said to
produce a fine rubber, superior to that
procured with the use of crude acetic
acid. The color of the rubber with
acetic acid fermentation is decidedly in
ferior to the coconut water fermenta-
ton. Coconut water is now made up
In bulk and shipped in large quantities
from cocount plantations to rubber es-
tates.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03
ORIGIN or KHAKI EXPLAINED
Dun-colored Cloth So Widely Used for
Uniforms Was Discovered
by Accident.

The dun-coIored khaki so widely
used for uniforms was discovered by
an accident. For many years the Brit
ish troops in India wore a cotton cloth
of a greenish-brOwn, but it always
faded when washed with soap.
While talking over this defect with
some British officers, a business man
from England said that a fortune
awaited the manufacturer of q cotton
drill that would not fade. One of
the officers, a young man, took the
hint.
When he got home he employed
Skillful dyer, and the two began a sys-
tematic search for an olive dye that,
when used on cotton cloth, would not
yield to soap or soda. They spent
years in experiments, but without sue
cuss, and had almost begun to give up
hope.
One day, however, they found among
numerous scraps Of dyed cloths one
that retained its color under the most
severe tests. The puzzling part Of it
was that this scrap had been taken
from a piece of cloth which had gone
through the same processes, but which
had failed when tested. For long
time the experimenters tried to solve
this riddle. The one bit of cloth men,
toned was the only piece that kept its
color against all attacks.
Finally, by the merest chance, they
hit upon the secret. The dye in which
this scrap had been dipped had re-
mained for some time in metal dish
of peculiar kind. This metal, in COM
bination with the chemicals of the dye,
had furnished the very thing needed.
They made the experiment with other
pieces; the dye held, and their for
tunes were made.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03
Iournev Mas Over

The little son of a prominent rail-
way man was playing with the draw
ing-room chairs one afternoon when
his father entered accompanied by a
man whom the child had never particu-
larly fancied
AS the visitor took a chair the boy
demonstrated, Il beg your pardon, sir,
but this is a train of cars"
"Very well, my lad was the answer,
'Tll be a passenger"
But the yOungster didn't want the
grown-up for a passenger, so he said,
where do you wish to get OFF,"
Cincinnati"
"All right" said the boy, this is
Cincinnati"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03
SMART CLOTHES FOOL COPS
fies" to Walk Calmly Past
Them.

A gang of young criminals, with
more than fifty 'burglaries to their
charge, is now being tried. Their mis-.
deeds extended over a period of two
years, and one Of their victims was
the present minister of the interior,
M Malvey.
The burglars are of good families,
and they made a feature of always
operating" in the most scientific man.
ner, with implements perfected in ac-
cordance with the latest thing in bur-
glarious art, and they were always
faultlessly dressed in smart man
abOut-tOwn style.
On one occasion, when surprised
while at work in a fiat, the member
of the gang charged with the opera
ton, escaped to the roof, crawled
from there into another fiat, sending
q woman who was dressing there into
a faint by his sudden appearance, and
then calmly descended the staircase,
slowly walking past half a dozen wait
ing policemen who did not dream of
suspecting that this well-dressed man
was the burglar whom they had been
sent to catch.
From the house of M. Malvey the
gang succeeded in making off with a
large quantity of valuable silver, a
part of which, curiously enough, they
returned in a mysterious manner a
few months afterward.-Paris Cable
to the London Chronicle.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03
Guarding the Bank of France.

There are plenty of ingenious burg
lars in the world, but he would have to
be very ingenious burglar indeed who
should find a way to rob the Bank of
France. The measures taken for guard.
ing the money are of such nature
that burglary would seem to be impos,
sible.
Every day when the money is put in.
to the vaults in the cellar, and before
the officers leave, masons are in attend
ance whose duty it is to wall up the
doors with hydraulic mortar. Water
is then turned on, and kept running
until the cellar is flooded.
A burglar would thus have to work
in a diving suit, and break down a ce-
ment wall before he could even begin
to break into the vaults. When the of.
fcers arrive the next morning, the wa
ter is drawn off, the masonry torn
down, and the vaults opened.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03

In the present war the duke has proved
himself an intrepid general. Even before
Italy had entered the European struggle
he had been one of the first to place him
self at the command Of the minister of
war. He led the Italian army in its drive
on Trieste in August Of last year. This
advance swept across the Carso plateau.
and before 1t Gorilla fell
The Duke of Aosta is fifty-two years
old. His mother was a member of the ia
nous Flemish house of Merode and from
her he inherited large fortune.
A great part Of his income has been cut
off since the Germans occupied Belgium
in which country he owned coal mines and
estates that yielded an income Of $500, 900 a
year. He is an enthusiastic horseman and.
like his brother the Duke Of Abruzzi has
been an eager and extensive traveller.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03
Wonderful Hiob-sneed Enoines,

The past few years have seen won
derful strides made in the develop
ment of the high-speed engine. A
short time ago engines which would
develop their maximum power at
speeds in excess of 1900 or 1000 revO-
lutions per minute were marvels of
scientific design and workmanship.
Today we find gasoline engines pro
duced in this country and abroad
which not only stay together at speeds
of from 5000 to 1000 revolutions per
minute, but which actually develop
their greatest power at speeds in the
neighborhoOd of 5000 turns.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03
WHY NOT INITIATE ANIMALS?
Universal Instinct Teaches Them to
Go Through Certain Exercises
on First Waking.

All the higher animals go through
certain exercises on first awaking
There seems a universal instinct which
teaches that certain stretches, expan-
sions and breathing are necessary at
this time. The movements of animals
on awaking are yawning, deep breath.
ing, expansion and stretching. But
men rarely take such exercises. AS a
matter of fact, man possibly takes
more time, whines more, and does less
than any other animal between the
moment of awaking and standing
erect
Although the stretch has been care
fully explained by science, few know
the real meaning. The stretch ex-
tends the body so that the veins, where
congestion is most liable to take place
and where pressure of blood is weak
est, are so elongated that the blood
flows more easily from the arteries,
where the pressure is strongest,
through the veins back to the heart,
and circulation is equalized and stimu-
lated.
The yawn is similar to the stretch
The yawn is a stretch of the lungs,
while the stretch is a yawn of the
muscles, and both express a hunger
for oxygen. The half hour between
waking and rising should be freshened
by thoughts of joyous things-chuck
ling, laughing, stretching and yawn-
ing.-New York Sun.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03
Rioht Spirit Counts,

Let US keep a right spirit for it is
the spirit that counts. Let Us pre-
tend to nothing that we do not feel,
but feel everything that we ought to
feel. Let US dedicate a few moments
now and then to seeking wisdom for
our trying moments, and then when
the moments come let US apply it as
successfully as we can. If we fail
many times we shall succeed at last,
and then part Of the uIpleasantness
viii be conQuered In time we viii
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03
Hard Winters Of long 400.

Why do most people believe that the
winters were more severe and were at.
tended by heavier snOwfalls in their
childhood days than they are nowi
The myth of the "old-fashioned win
ter" is almost universal, and is another
proof of counting the hits and not
the misses" Heavy snow and intense
colo produce a more lasting impress
sion upon the mind than open, mild
weather. We remember the excep.
tiOnal weather of the past, and forget
the normal weather. In some cases a
change of residence accounts for this
belief. Some parts of the country
have a much heavier snowfall than
others. In any given locality the
weather conditions are usually uni
form.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03
Rather Strenuous.

"That new neighbor of mine told an
acquaintance that / was a jabbering
idiot" said Meeker, $50 1 started out
to make him eat his words"
Good for you" said Naggsby.
Sand did you succeedY
NO." replied Meeker, in tones redo
lent with sadness. HE proved to be
one of those strenuous chaps who
would rather fight than eat"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03
Sure sian.

A minister while visiting his peo-
pie one day in the bush, was asked to
stay for dinner.
While sitting down on the veranda,
a little boy, about five, came round to
him. and after talking a little while,
said:
You can't guess what we are going
to have for dinner?"
The minister said he would give ii
up, after several guesses.
The little boy then said:
ITS roly-poly puddin', know, COS
mothers only got enc stocking on
Weekly Telegraph.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03


1t was reported in Rome that King Con-
stantine Of Greece would be deposcd by
the allies because of his so called pro-Ger-
man sympathies, and the Duke of Aosta, a
cousin of King Victor Emmanuel would
be placed on the Greek throne This de-
cision is said to have been reached at the
recent conference of the entente leaders
in Rome.
This action, according to report, has the
full approval of the Venizelos faction and
will be carried out under the leadership Of
the former premier
The Duke Of Aosta comes of a family of
kings. Victor Emmanuel IL of Italy was
his grandfather, Humbert l. of Italy was
his uncle Victor Emmanuel III, the pres
ent Italian ruler, is his first cousin His
father, Amedeo, duke of Aosta. became
by election, for short and stormy season,
the king of Spain.
For a number of years the dazzling
vision of the Italian throne itself wss held
before the dukes eyes. While his cousin,
the present Italian monarch, was still the
prince Of Naples his health became so i'm
paired that the duke was looked upon by
Italy as the heir presumptive to the
throne.
That this alluring hope came to naught
was bitter disappointment to the Duchess
of Aosta, it has always been said in Eu-
rope. The duchess was Helene of Orleans,
daughter Of the late Count of Paris, and
was one Of the most beautiful women of
the European nobility. Her wedding to
the duke took place in England twenty
two years ago, at time when his pros
poets for crown appeared the most
happS
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03

The duchess, like her husband is enoT-
mously wealthy. She is a younger sister
Of the former queen Of Portugal and sis
ter of the Bourbon -Orleanist pretender to
the French throne She became estranged
from her husband when his prospects OF
ascending the Italian throne began 20
grow dim, and this fact is said TO have
been the incentive for her spending much
time In Africa hunting big game. During
the TurlSish-Italian war in Tripoli she dis
tinguished herself as a Red Cross nurse
and has continued her activities In that
line since the outbreak OF the present war.
The duke and duchess have two sons,
Prince AmedeO born in 1898, and Prince
Aymon, born two years later.
Pictures show the duke CNo. p, the duke
and duchess mo. y and the duke with
Prince Amedeo (No. 81.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03
Proof Positive.

"You can't fish here" said the farn-
er to an angler who was gloomily
making his preparations to quit the
post. Don't you see that sign, No
TrespasSing?"
'Oh, yes. 1 see the sign," replied
the fisherman, but wasn't convinced
that l couldn't fish here until l had
waited nearly seven hours without get
ting a nibble."
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03
Panama Fans Want LEAGUE Teams


Baseball fans in the Isthmus of
Panama are booming that section as
an excellent location for one or more
training camps for the big league
teams. 1t is claimed the sanitary con-
ditions of the canal zone, under the
care and direction of the army and
canal officials, are excellent and that
with the dry season extending from
December to April the major league
ball players could not find a more
satisfactory location for rounding into
shape for their pennant battles. Base
ball is exceedingly popular there and
the teams would be sure of good gates
at any exhibition games that might
be staged during their stay in the
canal zone.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03
The Great Adventure.

The romance of the great towns |!
Do the city-bred ever thrill to it as
we of the small towns? 1 wonder.
Not vulgar bedazzlement with glitter
and swirl-your minor poet or Broad
way dramatist can dish up that emo
tiOn-but the mental intoxfcation of
guessing at the epic sweep of human
destinieS interviewer in these inscru-
table buildings, these teeming streets
[ mean a glamour as of first hearing
majestic symphony, long ago learned
from piano score, performed by full
orchestra; l mean those first weeks Of
our Great Adventure, of the sense and
sound of the city drenching us with
hope and dread; of lifting eyes to the
upper murk shot rOse-pink from the
glare OF bOulevards; of the muffled
road borne vaguely up into remote
brick courts as from spring freshets
laundering in deep woods over the
cataracts of life.-Seymour Deming, in
the Atlantic.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03
Corpus Christi Day.

Corpus Christi kept today by all
Roman and Anglican Catholics, iS
connected with two towns prominent
in the present war. 1t arose from the
dream Of a religious lady at Leige, ana
was formally sanctioned in 1894 by n
bishop of Verdun who became Pope. IL
came to England about 1920, and was
soon made a popular fcte. In Wales
on this anniversary the doorways OF
houses were decked with flowers, the
naidenhair fern being chiefly selected
for the purpose. Previous to the re-
cent Anglican revival Corpus Christi
day was kept at the Oxford college. IL
has been observed for FIVE centuries
in the city Of London by the Worship
full company of SINNERS, who attend
in state their special service at st
Mary Aldermary. But the "Shnners"
who walk in the procession now carry
posies Of flowers instead Of the war
torches" mentioned by Stow.-London
Chronicle.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03
Let Them Go to II.

Visitor in Couruoom-What is this
lawsuit about?
Stranger-The creditors of George
Bump, bankrupt are suing his trustee
in bankruptcy.
Visitor in Courtroom-Are you inter
eSted in the case?
Suanger-Not in the slightest I'm
George Bump.-Life.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03
optlmIst aets Most out Of LIfe.

The Optimist has the power of see~
ing things in their entirety and in their
right relations. The pessimist looks
from limited and a One-sided point
Of view. The one has his understand
ing Illuminated by wisdom, the under
standing of the other is darkened by
ignorance. Each is building his world
from within, and the result of the
building is determined by the point OF
view of each. The optimist, by his SUI
perior wisdom and insight, is making
his OWE heaven, and in the degree
that he makes his own heaven is he
helping to make one for all the world
besides.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03
Friendly Criticism.

Criticus-I say, old chap, what was
your idea of painting that picture of a
fried egg in a hayloft?
Artist-Why. you idiot, that picture
represents a summer sunset in the
Rocky mountains.
Criticus-Well, I don't think much
of the sunset, but the mountains are
certainly the rockiest ever.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03

"Ah, there, Jack - exclaimed the cal
low youth as he slapped on the back
another young man, who was walking
just ahead of hIm.
The young man, who proved to be a
perfect stranger. turned and said: "OId
chap, you have evidently made a mis-
deal. I'm not 4 Jack; my name is
King"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03
Chapel in the trenches.

In one of the French trenches the
men have constructed a small chapel
underneath the earth. 1t is sufficient
ly large to admit 20 men at the same
time. Every effort has been made by
the clever workmen who have built It,.
skilled miners from the district OF La
Loire, to make the underground chapel
difficult of bombardment. The inte-
rior ornamentation has been carried
to high perfection, for a parquet floor,
carpets, candlesticks, kneeling chairs
saved from the ruined churches are to
be found in it. A wooden altar has
been erected in the trench chapel, and
a magnificent French flag the gift OK
an officer, has been hung in it.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03
WHEN IGNORANCE WAS BLISS
How Elderly German Came to Pick the
Winning Number in a
Lottery.

When the old Louisiana lottery was
still running full blast, the barber
slols and cigar stores in most parts Of
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-03

conquer it all. The self-trainIng we
thus give our hearts and minds is the
purchase price of love, appreciatiOn
and succeSs.-Unity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-02-22
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET

BUTTER-Elgin print. 4sc: Elgin. &c: pro-
cess. 25d36c: store packed. sSd3oc.
EGGS-Nearby, 43f44c; Southern, &c.
CHEEsE-New York State, factory, new,
2od21c.
PoULTRY-Livs hens. per h.. &c: roos-
tiers, per H.. l4c; turkeys. per H., 27aS0c:
spring chickens, per h., 25g27c; ducks, per
ID, 2oa22c; geese. per h.. 1sGlSc; keats.
young each, 4Od45c.
DRESSED PoULTRY-Hens. choice. per
h., 22G23c; chickens. per h., :5Q27c: turkeys,
per h.. 30q32c; ducks, per H., 2oQ &c: roos-
tiers, per h.. lie; geese, lSd20c.
GREEN FRUITS-Apples, new, per bbl.
f250ds.50: per box, 81 o0d2. %; California
oranges. 3250d3.OO; Florida oranges. s.. so
s.75 per box; lemons, per box, S3.00H4OO;
grape fruit, s5.OOa3.75.
Dbl. T.O0ds.OO: Western. per "a bu. sack.
50. 75I7 so: sweet potatoes. AOOh5.75; string
beans per basket, {2-5oa $780, peppers. per crate,
s. 50p4.5o: carrots, per box, 81. 25al.50: okra,
per crate, s.. bOI4 90: radishes, mr. 100 s. 90
AGO: cucumbers. basket. s.. son. 90: onions
per 100 ID. sack tl2.O0Hl5.OO: egg plant. $500
$50 per crate: cabbage, 5000 per 100 lbs. !:
beets. per bunch, safe; celery, per doz., Csc
'd1 90: romaine. lettuce. 81 .Ooffl.5O per bas-
ket; lettuce, H.5OdS.O0 per basket; cram
berries. per Dbl. H0Oq6.O0; per box, sl.5Od
tl.bOG2. 90 per crate: Florida tomatoes, 32.5O9
I.o0 per crate: caulihower, California, s.. coz
100 per crate; celery, Florida, percrate, 50 100
d3.75; California, S.0Oa6.GO per crate; new
beets. 81. 5Oli2 90 per crate.
DRESSED MEATS-Pork. small to medium.
h.. l5nl5i4c: heavy. H., I4c.
LIVE STOCk-Calves. tops. 14glihc.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-02-22
CAP'N JACK NOW A DEPUTY
Life-saver coakley, Who's Rescued
200 Persons, Serves Writs.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-Capt. Jack
Coakley, the life-saver of Corlears
Hook, is now a deputy sheriff OF New
York county. Indeed, he has been
in harness for nearly three months,
but the fact escaped publicity hereto
fore. Confronted with the truth yes
terday, he admitted that he was
serving writs for Sheriff Al Smith
and otherwise earning his salary as
a public officer.
Privately Coakley is still a life,
saver. He continues to live in his
little house at the foot OF Jackson
street, his home for more than thirty
years, and also continues to soothe
his soul with a Jewsharp. In the
morning before going to work and in
the evening when he returns he keeps
an eye on the East river and occa.
sionaIly retrieves a fallen child or an
adult bent on suicide.
But life-saving is pretty slow in
the winter" he said yesterday. THE
summer is our big season."
Captain Coakley has saved about
200 persons from downing in his
thirty years OF volunteer effort. In
politics he is a Democratic captain
in the fourth assembly district and
a member of the John F. Ahearn
Association.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-02-22

Although there ID no prospect OF
immediate negotiations for another
British loan in this market, condi-
tions are working in that direction,
and according to the ideas put forth
in banking circles yesterday, the
British government will come here for
moro money toward the end of May,
unless there should be a material
change in the international financial
situation. Great Britain will be com
PEELED to borrow here to finance its
purchases in the United States as long
as the war lasts, while IL will con-
tinue to send more gold to our shores
to maintain stability in sterling ex-
change rates.