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Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-01
Efficiency Of Sammy's Kit.

It may sound strange to American
ears, accustomed as they are to den,n-
citations of our national unreadinc>S.
says Leslie's Magazine, to hear that
the American soldiers equipment is
conceded by military authorities to b"
the finest of any army in the world.
Thus ii is that Sammy will go to
France (or to Russia or Mcsopotnmia
or wherever the fateS decree) carrying
on his person the most complete, most
adaptable, lightest, hanGeSt and most
thoroughly efficient living, working
and fighting outfit of any Sol,iicr on
earth. not excepting either our enemies
or our allies. The personal equipment
of the American infanlylnan (and we
take the infantryman hccHUSe hc is
ho,h the backbone of the army and the
bulk of i) represents American bust
ness efficiency and applied common
sense in It's highe: practical mn!les-
tation. Each detail of every tin,p@t
article, even The most in>"n,h Mt
strap or lace, is the result of scientific
study and experiment.. Sumv things
about our army may not be above
friendly criticism, but when it come;
to the design Of the individual soldiers
outfit the United States army has 40
peer.
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Exeunt ScarecroWs.

One Of the many improvements re
suliing from permitting women to rul
the farm instead of to waste out thcil
lives cooking for the tllresher crew i
said to he the substitution, on Long
Island sound ut least, of tailors' mod
els for scarecroWs. 1t is not likely
that crows can distinguish a we'll
dressed man from an ill-kempt one
but no matter how the dear girls
slump around when they are by them
selves, they do like Il man who dresses
up well. BESIDES, the models undoubt
edly improve the appearance of the
place more than the scarecrows do
For one thing, Il man with good
clothes Is not expected to engage ac
lively in the farm work one in his old
clothes is out of place idling until the
evening chores are done.-Butfalo Ex.
press.
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Was He Really StupId7

A young foreigner was being tried In
court and the questioning by the law
yers on the opposite side began.
"Now, Laszky, what do you do3"
"ven?' asked Laszky.
"When you work, Of course" said
the lawyer.
IVY. work"
IT know" said the lawyer. "but
what atf'
"At bench"
"Oh!" groaned the lawyer. Where
do you work at a benchT'
"In factory"
"What kind of factory?'
"Brick."
"You make bricks"
mo, de factory is made Of bricks"
"Now, Laszky, what do you make in
that factorya"
Eight dollars week."
"No, no! What does the factory
make"
II dunno; lot Nv money, I think"
"Now, lstenl What kind Of goods
does the factory producer"
"Oh," said Laszy,. good goods"
II know, but what kind OF good
goods?"
1.-THE best"
"The best Of whatT
1.-THE best there H."
"Oh what?'
"Of dose goods"
"Your honor" said the LAWYER u
give up."-New York Sun.
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CONFUSING CITY OF CAGNES
Tourists Find II Advantageous to
Learn to Distinguish From Similar
Name-Cannes.

American and English visitors to the
Riviera soon come to know Cagnes by
name, according to Harper's Magazine.
It Is a challenge to their ability to pro.
nounce French-a challenge that must
he accepted, II you are In the region
of Grasse or Nice or Antilles. TWO
distinct tramwny lines and several
roads lead from Grnsse to Cannes and
Cagnes. Unless yoH are very careful
you may find yourself upon the wrong
route. Once on the Cagnes trmnwny,
or we'll engaged upon the road to
Cagnes, when you had meant to go to
Cannes, the mistake takes hours to re.
trieye.
At Nice chnnffeurS and cochors love
to cheat you by the confusion of these
two names. You bargain sor the long
trip to Cannes. and nre attracted by
the reasonable price quoted. In a
very short time you are at Cagnes. The
vehicle stops. Impossible to rectify
your mispronuncinton without a sub
stantial increase Of the original sum
of the bargain Antilles Is between
Cagnes and Cannes. Cagnes Is nearer,
and 1t Is always to Cannes that you
want to go. Spell the name or write
II on a piece of paper If you are TO be
sure that you will be taken west In
stead of east.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-01
WARFARE TO C.E DIFFERENT
Armies Of Future Wili Have Strong Ar.
tiIlery ana Few lr f7ntrymen, Each
Heavily Armed.

The ara; cf tie future will have an
immense equipment in artillery; the
infantry will BE few in number, hut
heavily armed, each man with ma.
chine gnn, caralln Of holding q width
of front tha, ot!.NrWiSe would need
company arin"G With rifles. Trench
warfare ,,t any rate on the scale that
has be,a Witnessed in France, will dis.
appear, for the nirplane will Over!eap
the trcncheG and Substitute a war of
movement for var of fixed posi-.
tions, says II. SiGclDotham in the At.
lantic.
The airplane vii, be used, not only
as at present far reconnaissance work.
signaling ranges to the artillery, for
raids on c0mmGi icationS, and for
bombing Il rrtr.9ting army, but also
for the transport, ON Il large scale, of
infantry. On" can &asily imagine air
planes sufficiently large to carry 80 or
even 100 iliant"Imen. A hundred
such planes could transport an army
of 10000 with incredible rapidity to
any point behind the hostile line de-
sired by the general in command. Such
movements viii make trench lines OBJ
solete. The whole Frt of war will
have to he rewritten from its elements.
The devc!n1I2"nt Of the uses of the air
nlane will c.au~' the strategical and
tactical Gr,'c;l lOu Of In" war, from
game comps. .HtiNcly elementary, like
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it?" he laughed ."Well, then Wed pet
ter put in to the first island we ind"
ayes" said Vera, "that's what l
thought Of doing. It won't matter
whether it's oak or pine trees, ana
their Imagination will supply the
blasted part" ....
II can supply the blasted part with
out any Imagination" remarked Jerry
with some vexation. Here's mother
having fit over the young pirate"
"Yes, my mother was beginning to
be bit anxious, but l told her
thought I could find him, and hope
she won't worry. laughed so when
overheard that pirate scheme, l came
pretty near being branded as spy.
Oh, think the imagination of boys Is
lovelyl just wish they didn't lose
It."
"But suppose" he said, ut should
90 on leading them on such wild
goose chase as this2'
"Men will be always led by imagina-
ton, and will always be going on wild
goose chases. l only think that II
they kept the boys imagination they
would go on finer quests"
Jerry stared wonderingly at the
girl. Then he fell to thinking. She
had said something that made him
think.
They explored the two small islands
quite thoroughly, but there was no
trace of the bold buccaneers. Jerry,
who wished to prolong his stay with
Vera, was for starting on still further
cruise several miles away, but she sng'
gested the boys might be home by this
time, and they had better turn back.
Jerry discovered his supply Of gasoline
was low, and reluctantly changed his
course.
.Tm about starved, too. aren't you?"
he asked.
swell think 1t must be about din
ner time. Perhaps can be first aid
this time. l put up a lunch for the
boys, and If you'll reach for that bas-
ket-"
Jerry reached for it, and they be-
came more chummy than ever over the
sandwiches which Jerry declared were
the best he ever had In his life.
Much to their surprise they found
on arriving the boys had pot returned.
Vera determined to start out alone to
a spot they had not visited. She re-
membered little rocky cove further
down the shore on the mainland. She
put up light on the boat. and start
ed out. Nearing the place she heard
a well-knOwn voice raised In cry OF
distress. A sorrier, more forlorn pair
of pirates were never seen. They had
clambered along the rocks to an iso.
lated point, and the rising tide had cut
them Off from the shore just as they
had concluded to try to swim for
safety. Birch Parks had fallen on the
slippery rocks, and either broken or
put out of joint bone in his ankle.
It was so badly swollen Vera could not
tell. With the help Of Teddy he was
lifted into the boat, groaning with the
pain.
' No one seemed to be at hand when
they landed, and the Carr home be-
ing nearest, they carried him to the
house and hastily informed the Parks
family.
As soon as possible car appeared
with Jerry and his distracted mother.
After the first meeting with her boy.
she stopped and stared at Mrs. Carr.
"Mabel Thurston she cried. "And
here you've been living right near me,
and l didn't know!" And she flew at
the little woman, and hugged her.
When Jerry and Vera came back
from their wedding tour they brought
gold watches to Birch and Teddy.
"If 1t hadn't been for those pirates"
they said, I'VE wouldn't have found the
treasure"
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Worlds Greatest Weavers.

The ancient Indians of Peru are now
regarded as the worlds greatest weav-
ers. This noteworthy revelation in the
history of textile art is the result of
the critical examination of many rich
and beautiful tapestries and other fab
RIGS executed by the gifted ancient In
dian population Of Peru. Though
buried three centuries or more In the
sandy desert after being made with
primitive handloOms and other weav-
ing implements, these wonderful fab
rics are now found to be superior to
those turned out by the automatic
looms of the great mills Of today. The
primitive Peruvian handloom consisted
Of two sticks, one ut the top and one
at the bottom.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-01

(a) Gut out the borers and then apply
a wash such as concentrated lime sui
phur, or an alkaline wash made by
adding caustic potash to soap and wa
ter until thick creamy mixture Is
formed. This wash should be applied
as far up as the lower limbs and re-
newed once in three or four weeks.
The first application should be made
early In June; (b) the most satisfactory
method is to kill the borers by means
of Il wire, after having found their bur-
rows.
If the trees are looked after once
a year, say in the fall or early spring,
great many valuable trees can be
saved.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-01
Motor Driven Barges Success.

A train of bnrgeS driven by motor
traction recently reached the Regents
canal with loads of coal from the Mid
lands in England. These were the
first motor barg"> to navigate the Eng
lish canals for amy distance, aud the
beginning Of development WEirh the
board of trade is watching with in
terest. In their Journey "a 30 lalr'
rom tanuock Chase to St Georges
harf. Kings Cross the motor ban Ees
Nuyigatcd seven different canals, ana
managed all the locks with ease, leav.
ing the horses en- the towpath painting
after them in vain. Tie motive power
= II small motor driven by a mixture
of paratlin and petrol. This is fixed TO
the stern, and can he transferred from
one barge to another in few minutes.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-01
The Zodiac.

The earliest astronomers, who We're
probably the shepherds and htldSmcn
of the old Sumerian civilization, note0
that the sun appeared to make the
circuit of the heavens in enc year. This
Is merely an appearance, due to the
revolution of the earth around the SUI
every - months. SO they divided the
belt of sky through which he appeared
to travel into l. divisions. One for
each division or constellation was
named for something which they
fancicd its shape indicated, as, Aries
the ram; Taurus, The bull, and so on
This belt of II considerations is called
The zodiac, from the Greek word Zoon
an animal. Various supcrstitions grad
uully grew up; among them, that each
part of the body was under the inhu
rnct of certain constellation, it in.
tlU"nctd that part Of the body. No
sensible person believes any of this
o,d-time superstition that the position
of the heavenly bodies in these constcl.
!ntons affect either the body or plant
life.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-01
Drum Major Necessary.

Indispensable is the drum major of
n rural brass band, and the envy of the
small boy Is he as we'll. This func-
tionary is about as serrlceabie as
ligurehsad on a battleship, writes Zlm
In Cartoons Magazine, yet his duties
nre bf Sond estimation In keeping the
tuhas and trombonos from stumbling
into mud puddles ard guiding the al
legged musicians past refreshment en-
porlums. His success rests on the ex.
tent OF his ability to twirl the stick
over thrce-story buildings and catch 1t
behind his back on its descent. lie IS
to the band what the monkey Is to a
hand-organ All eyes are upon him
while the ears feast on the music. Big
city bands often roam about the streets
unescorted by drum major and feel
not at all discommoded by his absence.
but country band would not deem
Itself fit to be seen on parade without
this distinguished nppendage.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-01
CONTROL FRUIT TREE BORER
Cut Out Insect and Apply Concentrated
Lime suIphur-Look After Trees
SemIannuaIly.

There are two kinds of bOrers In
fruit trees, the rOund-headed and the
flat-headed The round-headed bOrer
probably does the greater injury to in
tested trees, but the tlat-headed is the
more common and therefore on the
whole does more injury.
There Is no absolutely sure method
Of controlling these horers inasmuch
as It is impossible to prevent the par
ent borers from laying their eggs on
the trunks of trees, and once the borcr
Is inside the tree it is difficult to get
It. However, the following treatments
will be found of considerable value:
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Two Bold
buccaneers
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By HI AKERs
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
downright. 1917. by w. G.. Chapman

yNrUNSV5SFV3SsO3osV ~V9osV2~'
Copyright, 1917. by w. @. Chapman
Jerry Parks had taken notice OF
Vera. He liked her voice, the way she
spoke, her firm, swinging walk, ana
the straight gaze Of her gray eyes. But
things had not gone much further than
a few words between them, which came
about through his helping her to res
cue q floating oar. Talk about Amer
lean democracy! Well, at summer re-
sort it's about as easy to establish So
clal relations between the cottagers
and a clearinghouse keeper as 1t Is
to get lady's maid on the calling hst
of the duchess of Parchester. Veras
mother took summer boarders IN Or
der to be able to live through the WIN
ter when there were not any. she
had "seen better days." and the re-
membrance Of them had made her
careful to instill into the mind Of her
daughter the fact that she was not
to allow herself to be patronized by
the cottage set" The bitterness OF
her own ostracism caused her to lay
rather an undue stress on her ADVICE.
But Vera did not seem to even nave
to repel patronage, she was simply ig-
nored by the social leaders. Still this
did not in the least trouble her. The
social swim was not with her burn
ing ambition. and she was too busy
helping to run the house, and keep
track of Teddy, particularly adven-
turous, small brother to have time to
be unhappy.
When Jerry broached the subject OF
Veras attractions to his mother, a
fashionable matron Of the exclusive
set, she gave him such hard. cold,
emphatic settler on any attempt at
social recognition In that quarter that
the young man went off by himself to
ponder over the prose and cons of the
situation, and whether after all the
so-called "best society" was not In
need of hurry call" treatment, and II
TRANSMISSION Of blood were not neces-
sary for it's continued existence. Re
bellion was rising In his soul, but his
mothers teaching from the time he
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attention TO SPRAY PUMPS
Farmer Should Go Over All Parts,
Cleaning Them and oiling-
Shelter While Idle.

Are you taking care of your spray
pump? Go over all the different parts
of the pump, cleaning them off and oil
ing them. Unless this precaution Is
taken your pump will be out of order
when YOU will need it. The spray ma
terials rust the metal parts, and they
soon become useless unless they are
cleaned and oiled when the season Is
over. Don't fail to keep the pump,
and all other machinery under shelter
when not in use.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-01

was a little lad was not without its
influence. Perhaps after all this girl
was not well-bred enough to fit In with
his people.
Small boys as a general thing are
exceedingly democratic. A common
object brings them together on the
same footing. True there are some
times small snobs who are the fruit
of the training of the big snobs; but
no wholesome, ordinary boy Is born
snobbish. Birch Parks, and Jay Ben
son We're Of the latter class. They at
f1llated cordially with Teddy Carr
whose adventurous spirit not only at
tracted them, but made him kind Of
leader
1t was through the small boys that
Vera came to know more of Jerry
Parks. He was especially popular
with them all, and some of the stories
about him that came to her ears made
her think she would really like to
know him better, even If he did be-
long to the cottage set"
Teddy Carr was always promptly on
hand for luncheon, so one day when
he did not appear 1t was opined that
something rather unusual was detain-
ing him. Vera took the small row.
boat, and started out to search. A
slightly sprained wrist made the ham
ding Of an oar rather painful, but she
was not the sort to be kept back by
personal hurt, so she went on. She
was making for one Of the little is-
lands in the bay when she heard the
chug, chug Of a motor boat. II was
Jerry Parks launch, and the next
moment he was beside her.
"Ship ahoy" he called out. Then
he noticed the bandage around her
wrist. "Had an accident?" he asked.
"Oh just little sprain. turned it
yesterday"
"And you're trying to row with
that !" he exclaimed. "Now don't do
1t. I'll give you tow right away"
And he shut off the engine and started
up for the rope.
She stopped him with: "No please
Tn looking for Teddy, and may be
gone quite a while"
"And I'm looking for Birch. I'll
bet my hat they're together, and we
might as wei, join forces. I'll give
you a slack line, then you come in
here"
It seemed quite useless for Vera to
demur. He declared he was "frst aid
to the injured" and almost lifted her
into the launch.
II believe / know what those small
sons of Belial are up to-" he said after
Vera was comfortably settled. "They
have turned bold buccaneers, and are
searching for treasure"
81 think" added Vera, "by what !
gathered yesterday, It's buried treas
ure, and it's located on desert island
under O blasted oak"
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Chicken Not an Animal.

A chicken raiser cannot be COM
PEELED to keep his chickens In an In
closure, but he Is answerable for dam
ages If the injured party brings SUIT.
Although the supreme court gave ap
exhaustive opinion on one occasion,
declaring a goose to be an animal and
so under the protection Of laws pro.
hibiting cruelty to animals, 1t has
never held a chicken to be an animal.
and so the chicken Is not amenahle to
laws governing the taking up Of ami
mails II they trespass on neighbor's
property. The laws, as they are now.
are vague as far as damages from
trespassing chickens are concerned.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-01
ORCHARD FOR FRUIT SUPPLY
One Acre of Carefully Selected Varie.
ties Will Be Found Sufficient
Plan in Fall.
clemson College BulletinD

Clemson College Buletfn.)
Is your home orchard furnishing
succession of fruits with surplus for
canning? If not, plan now to estab-
lish during the fall and winter an or
chard of this kind. A home orchard
of one acre of carefully selected fruits
and varieties is usually sufficient to
furnish generous supply of fruit
throughout the season, and a canning
surplus for winter.
BY planting in fall and winter more
time is had for the thorough prepa'
ration of the soil, time is saved, trees
will become well established before the
growing season and the conserved
moisture lessons the per cent Of dead
trees.
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a MnNaI Dinner Bell.

A camp cock whose only means OF
calling the IL, ;nherS of his party was
pounding on i pan with knife han
die was unable to make them hear
when they W, :" fishing or hunting at
any considerable distance from the
camp. One uf the party to whom he
compliance thercupon made what he
called a "klr!h.o.'
The "kepan' was merely a piece of
well-seaSonch oak plank two inches
thick, six inches wide and four feet
long. Through the center he bored a
hole. passed II rome through it and
suspended tie plank from the branch
of a treO, i;!r cook "raDg" the in
strument by striking it with malet
first on one side and then on the
other.
The man Who made the "klepalo"
had seen similar cuntrivanccS in small
Bulgarian villages. where they are
used instead uf church bells to call
the people to worship. A test of the
instrument Used Ivy the campers
showed that in ordinary weather con
ditions it coul;l be heard two miles.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-01
RUBBING II In.

An organiEt in Welsh cathedral re.
emily scored over the dean and clap
ter. The authorities had attempted lC
tiSpace him. but he obtained an In
lowing day the unrepentant organii
greeted the entrance of the bishop and
clergy with the well.known tune
Fixed in His Everlasting Seat"
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-01
SLOW TRAVEL IN MANCHURlA
Better PROGRESS Is Made In Winter
Than In Summer by Anticipated
Methods.

Although 1t is much easier to reach
Manchuria now than 1t was ten or tif'
teen years ago, the man who would
travel in the interior of this primitive
part of China, as soon as he leaves the
few railroads must rely upon means
that were standard century ago.
If 1t is winter he will rnttle over the
frozen mud in cart drawn by three
horses. At night he will stop at an Inn
where he must supply his own bed and
a large part of his own food, unless he
is willing to be satisfied with a little
boiled corn. The walls of his room
will be of paper and eyes will peer at
him through holes hastily punched for
the purpose. In the morning his dr'v'
er will awaken him Lefore daylight and
start him on another long day of jolts
and freezing.
In the summer travel is easier and
pleasanter but also much slower. A
boat may be taken upon one of the
rivers. 1t will crawl along between
pleasantly shaded banks and green
fields, every little while coming to rest
upon a sandbar, so that progress Is uE'
believably slow, even going down
stream. Against the current the boat
IS laboriously poled and dragged with
heavy ropes.
BY these means the traveller may
penetrate into region where changs
is unknown and the principles Of Con
fucius still rule. He will meet natives
who have never seen watch or rail.
road train, although they nominally
belong to one of the Oldest civiliza'
tons; he will see the squnlnr and dirt
and disease that 90 with ignorance.
The fact will be forcibly brought
home to him that modern progress
travels over good roads.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-01
Catherine Lona on Blessing.

Catherine, who lives in the same
town with numerous relatives, was
wont to remember them all separately
in her prayer each night. A few nights
ago she was especially tired and sleepy
and when she began to enumerato
them, evidently the task looked hard,
for she ended up with sand bless ev'
erybody In the telephone book"
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-01
ATTENTION TO BUSH FRUITS
PRUNING Should Not Be Done Until
Fruiting Season Has Closed Ex-
cept to Remove Old Canes.

(By LEROY CADY, Associate Horticul-
turist, University Farm, st. Paul,
Mimi
Remember that the fruit of rasp-
berries, blackberries, etc, Is borne on
wood of last years growth, hence prun-
ing should not be done until after the
bushes are through fruiting except to
remove dead or old wooC and to thin
the canes.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-01
Narcoiipsy.

Ever wonder what the matter was,
after eating, when that drowsy feeling
overcame you? When you felt you'd
give almost everything for little
sleep? Joe Kelsey of the city health
division has discovered what that Is
1t is narcolpsy. And narcolipsy re-
suits from 'motor deficiency" Of the
tomach-Toledo News-Bee.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-01
PEfGcG.

"Nir. pubwnite talks In his sleep and
It is causing Mrs. Oubwalte great corr
Germ"
"That shows she's true woman"
"Exact'y what ] WAS telling Dun
waite. Sh' = p"phthiy worried because
she van't un,i, rStand whot he Savs.'
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-01
Always Has an Explanation.

Mother love is the supreme affec-
tion among mortals. If the alarm
clock Is lullaby to her boy she cred
Its him with having an artists ear
for music.-Toledo Blade.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-01
Testing Damp Sheets.

A simple test for damp sheets IL
the following: Place mirrorsbetwcen
them for few minutes. If the sur
face clouds over, discard the sheets
and sleep between the blankets.