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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-06
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Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11
CR0N4KG Of COCKS
Rooster's Midnight Alarm May
Be Haunt of Soldier?
Historical Events Are Quoted to Show
Effects Of Call at Regular
Hours.

Is the growing Of the cock the
haunt of soldiers?
Philosophers might ask themselves
this question, fools might hesitate long
enough with u ray of intelligence to
remark, ut does look funny" The
cock sounds his first shrill clarion call
ut twelve o'clock, midnight.
His neighboring cock from an emil
nent perch in an apple tree hears 1t
and answers "auwk-er-uk-er-oO-O.'
Then he sleeps again and nn hour
later sounds the second watch Of the
night He sleeps some more. lie
sounds the Gull from the barracks and
his ncighbors join in to make the
duwning welkin ring.
Through this Eastern section, where
eastern and central time changes and
the country Is thiclily settled there is
IN hour difference in the time OF the
midnight growing of the cock within
few miles ride Of the traveller.
Since the war began in Europe and
the nutiOns engaged in that conflict
set the clocks back IN hour for mill
tary reasons, 1t Is said that the cock
has adjusted his midnight growing to
suit the hour by the clock.
Beginning two weeks before Christ
mas the cock crows first ut ten o'clock
ut night and then ut the regular hours
as before until after Christmas eve.
When the Roman empire claimed Its
outposts as the outposts of civilization
and Its armies as legions. the watches
Of the night were sounded by the bu.
gle of the sentinel from his tower sta.
toned wherever the mighty country
had laid Claim to domain. 1t was then
that the growing of the cock seems to
have become connected with the sol.
dlers call of the watches of the night.
'The cock shall not thrice crow this
night before you shall deny me-" 1t
Is mentioned In the Bible to denote
the watches Of the night.
The Christmas festivities In the
early days Of Christianity lasted sev-
eral days, beginning prior to Christ
mas day and the rcvelries OF the night,
in which wines flowed freely, doubt
less led to curfew call which de-
scended to the cock as the other watch
calls Of the soldiers bugle.
In the present world war when the
haunt of the soldier is again world
wide, 1t Is not unlikely that 1t might
exert an influence on the life of the
domestic animal. The horse, 1t Is
claimed by scientists, can scent the
battle from afar and his nature even
feels the approach of war.
Even again the time Of the uni
versul growing Of the cock might be
changed by the effect of the military
change Of the people Of the day.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11
AVOID HEATING OF ORCHARD
Ohio Experiment Station Advises
Growers to Plant Hardy Varie-
ties-Seiect Favorable Site.

Because of the difficulty In heating
peach orchards in winter, horticultu-
rists at the Ohio experiment station
advise growers to avoid such opera
tions by planting hardy varieties and
selecting favorable planting sites. The
exact temperature required to save the
blossom buds In extreme cold winter
weather is not known, as varieties
differ in hardness and the same va
riety may show some variation in re-
sistance to cold from year to year.
Without this knowledge Orchardists
In some cases may waste fuel, while
at other times buds may be frozen be-
cause the fires do not keep the temper
ature high enough. Watching ther-
mometers and keeping fires in zero
weather Is trying work. Spring or
chard heating, however, has long been
considered successful.
On suitable locations peach crops
may be secured annually If hardy va
rieties are planted, these specialists
say. Winter heating Is therefore un-
necessary In such cases.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11
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CULTIVATE TO KILL INSECTS
Wormy Raspberries Are Not Necessary
EviI-Many Can Be Destroyed
by Exposing to Enemies.

Wormy raspberries, still fresh I'm
the minds Of the pickers, are fortu-
nately not necessary evil. Berries
which are infested with raspberry
fruit worms cannot be shipped any
distance. They make the box insight
ly, soon fall apart, and require unnec.
essary work of the housewife.
During the picking season and i'm
mediately after the seasons close the
worms drop to the ground, where,
after about six weeks, they change to
helpless, delicate pupa. In the spring
they transform to small, adult, brown.
ish beetles about one-seventh of an
inch long. Being hungry, they imine-
diately chew elongated holes in the
young, tender leaves, and later make
holes in the buds Often from 10 to
10 per cent of the buds may be de-
srrOyed in this manner.
Since the insects are helpless In the
ground, cultivation In the late full
and early spring will kill many Of
them or expose them to their enemies.
They can be killed also by spraying
with four pounds of lead arsenate
paste to so gallons of water about the
first or second week in May when the
young plants are about six inches high.
1t is important to have all neglected
wild bushes destroyed, for these serve
as breeding grounds.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11
cyclIst Messengers Satisfactory.

One Of the difficulties that has been
experienced by infantry following up
a retreat, has been the quick trans.
mission of reports and the mainten'
nnce Of touch with their tiunking col
umn, writes war correspondent. In
cycliSt training no little time Is de.
voted to perfecting the system Of com
municatlon, and experience has proved
that cyclist messengers are both Il
speedier and more reliable means OF
communication than either telephones,
which have TO be laid, or visual sis.
mailing.
Prior to 1914. there were many who
asserted that cyclists were too vnlner-
able to be of use. 1t has been prov ed
already that they We're wrong, even
though the character OF the war IN
the West has not been peculiarly IA
vorable to cyclist operations, and that
cycllst battallons are and will con-
tinue to be one, of the most important
and valuable arms of the service.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11
FEEDING t'>c Soldiers.

Althouch hr would a great deal
rather be taking part in cavalry raids
"nlt. John G. pegrum, for Is years at
tached 10 the cavalry of the United
States army. Is now putting in some
very hard strokes in the way of com
missary preparedness, so that If an
army travels on its stomach. as it does,
according to tradition. the thitrh
States forces will be able to go very
far indeed. Captain pegram has been
detailed by the war department to rep
resent the cnmmiSSary department At
he camps of the eastern and north
'aStcrn Departments. He has been III
New York for some time cooperating
With the hotel and restaurant men WIZ"
are enliStiMG cooks for the new army
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11

mo, Herbert" she said in a low
tone, "it Is impossible. fear to trust
my future with yOu.'
"And whyT
II have watched your conduct very
closely. 1t lacks the mark Of such de-
v0tiOn as my soul Graves"
"Do l not come to see you four
nights In the week?'
"Yes, but l have detected calcu-
lating seltishness in your nature which
| fear"
"What do you mean2"
You have never yet failed to leave
in time to catch the last bus
But that is only common sense"
II know 1t Is, Herbert, and, there
fore, 1t is not love-
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11
Bio Saving Of Meat.

"The soldiers at Fort Harrison are
going to do some feeding" said II. M.
ronron. Chicago meat packer who was
nt the Hotel SEVERN recently, accord
Ing to the indianapolis News.
Conron had in his pocket contract
to send to the fort 175,OO0 pounds Of
meat. The contract also called for g.
900 pounds of butter and 5000 pounds
Of best Oleomargarine. COnron says
that meat packers are encouraging the
public to set aside n meatess day. He
estimates that the average family will
require two pounds OF meat a day.
"Figure it up" he said, "und you will
find that the American public will save
in the neighh, rhood OF 1O,OOOOOO
pounds of meat every time they OBJ
serve meutlrss day."
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11
EXPERTS AT SHARING FOWLS
Sea Birds Furnish Mon Of St. klIda
With Their Chief oceupatlon--
Method Of Work.

The chief occupation Of the st. Kill
da men Is fowling. The st. Kildans
eat vast numbers Of the eggs Of the
sea-birds which frequent their islands.
in addition to the birds themselves,
which are not only eaten fresh. but
dried and salted for winter supplies.
The cliffs are equally divided among
the inhabitants, and man seldom or
never peaches on his neighbor's prop
erty. Each year the cliffs are por-
toned out anew, the Saxon mod. or
council, assembling for the purpose.
The adjacent islands and "stacks" are
regarded as common property. and are
hunted at intervals by party dis.
patched In one Of the boats, the pro-
ceeds being equally divided among the
entire population. No fowler in the
world Is more expert than the st. XII.
dan. Armed with long rod. at the
end Of which Is a horsehair moose. he
climbs the dizzy heights and snares
the sitting birds at will, slipping the
fatal moose over their heads and drag
ging the fluttering captives to him.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11
BIG PHILIPPINE SUGAR CROP
Modern Machinery, Supplanting Hand
Labor, Results in Planting OF
Immense Acreage.

The Philippines are like most of the
sugar cane growing regions in that the
available labor supply Is comparatively
limited. To overcome this, the tractor
md modern power machinery IS being
Introduced As this does not pay on
the small plantations, the custom is
for one organization to operate scv-
pral hundred or thousand acres, and n
well.organiZcd system Is involved
throughout the year. Lahor-saving tie
vices are employed wherever possible.
The first process In harvesting sugar
'ane Is stripping the leaves from the
stalks. an operation requiring much
time and labor, as this must be done
by hand. A cane knife or bolO Is used
by the native labOrer, who passes the
knife down each side of the cane,
Knocking Off and throwing them into
the middle of the row, where other la
borers pick them up and load them
to be, hauled to the mill.
Sugar cnne milling under modern
methods may be divided into four es-
srntia processes, namely, the eXtrac-
tion Of the juice from the cane. the
Qualification of the juice by boiling. the
evaporation of the juice so as 10 re-
huce the sugar to the crystalline form,
and the freeing of the sugar from
impurities. The most modern ma
chnery for all operations is fast being
installed throughout the Philippine is
lands, and American consumers may
took forward to securing the bulk of
their sugar from these distant dots
on the Pacific, which owe their de-
velopmrnt to American capital and
American leadership.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11
35,ooo,oo0 Documents In One Room

One OF the most marvellous orghnl.
cations in the world Is found in the
new buildings at Kew Of the claims
and record department OF the ministry
of labor. Here the whole work of I'M
employment insurance, formerly nd-
ministered from various towns through
out the United Kingdom, Is directed.
In one room alone 35OOO,OO0 doc
lments relating to workmen's insur-
ance are housed, and even in this laby-
rnth 1t is possible to trace the name
and full particulars of any claim In
two or three minutes. The efficient
working Of an intricate and compl'
Gated system is carried out almost en-
tircly by a staff Of women numbering
over 600,
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11
Sill Owns Ninlet ShoD.

In the French chamber of detItle'
he lawyers ana doctors are most nv
ncruuS: hut one deputy Is Vctf@
lnry, another is.a news agent anoth''
s n miner. another comedian. an
,thor tinenith, aAothcr makes ""'o
on shoes. another is n confectiGn"r
O,hcrs ore professors. and one. who
'cprpspnts Upper GAronne, is dea'''
\ violcts. Time wns--and 1t Is Tong
me ""o-vhcn he sold those sweet
md modest flowers over the counter ~
pcrsnn Now. with Il modeSty equal
% thHt of the violet. he has Withdrawn
himself from So public q position. Rut
lc still owns a siNp alongside the liz"
rl de la Postr in Toulouse, shor
where violets, and only eiolets, are
sold
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11
Proved Re was a Driver.

81 left England political slave;
[ shall return to it fre" woman
remarked Mrs. Pankhurst recently at
~ meeting of Russian SuifragiAS.
"But," she continued. grnveiy, ut Is
not the poSspSSiun of the vote that
counts II is the knowing how to use
It," And in order 10 Illustrate her
eontcution she proceeded to tell the
story of the pedestrian who had nearly
been run over by Il taxi
''Tou don't know how TO drive"
cried the angry man, as be brushed the
mud from his clothes.
"Don't ~ cried the no less infuri-
ntcd driver "lleres my drivers GER
titicatc."
81 don't believe It's yours was the
retort.
"Not mine.' gasped the indignant
driver 'Nhy, bought it from pol
who's .uiIr into the army, and PAD
him for it,"
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11
LIME FOR GOOSEBERRY WORM
It Is Not Available to Use Poison to
Exterminate insects-Lime Good
for Bushes.

If worms are botherlng your goose
berry or currant bushes, do not use
poisOns to exterminats them. Some
morning when the dew is on, 80 over
the bushes with air-slaked lime and
the worms will be most effectively
got rid Of. There is not the danger
of poisoning from the use Of lime as
there Is from the use of paris green
and london purple. The lime is good
for the bushes as well as sure rem
edy for the worms, says one man.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11
Sunnests Decov Soldier,

We have heard OF tin soldiers, but
II has remained for J. Burgess, I'm Of
licer in training ut Fort Sheridan, ILL.,,
to bring to our attention camouflage
soldier Of papler mache. His plan Is
to place large number of these
dummy soldiers beside the regular
troops on the firing line, to serve as
decoys for the Germans. Unable to
distinguish between the real and faxed
soldier, he believes the Germans Will
waste a great amount Of ammunition
on the papier mache figures. In this
instance every hit will be rs good as
a miss.-Popular Science Monthly.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11
FUNSTON AS STRIKE, BREAKER
dian Packers to Proceed on
Journey.

In 1893 Frederick Funston set out
for Alaska on commission to collect
botanical specimens. Today the trail
over ChilkOOt pass Is familiar, but at
that time 1t was known only to Indian
guides and few daring miners who
had followed its devious ways. Funs'
ton with two companions went up the
pass and over to the Yukon, says the
Youths Companion. One incident OF
the trip he describes in his own pic.
turesque language as follows:
"The Indians carried the loads while
we dragged the empty sleds. The snow
fell necessarily for five days, and 1t lay
along our route from 5 to so feet deep
DAY after day we wallowed and strug
gled on as we worked our way grad
ualy upward to the summit of the
range. One cheerful little diversion
occurred on the second day. The low
hrOwed chief packer who seemed tL
have charge of the other Indians threw
his load into the snow and announced
that unless their pay was materially
Increased he and the other packers
would get themselves back to the vii
lage, and thus leave us in pretty
pickle.
"My temper had been at white heat
all day, and without thinking what
might be the consequence of such n
move, ] showed the muzzle Of cooked
rifle into the face of the advisory com
mittee of that strike, and the way the
Most Serene Grand Master Of the
Amalgamated Order of ChilkOOt Sal
mon Biters reshouldered his sack of
beans und tugged along through the
broad expanse of the beautiful snow
shows that 1t Is sometimes good
thing for every well-regulated family
to have q gun in the house"
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11

"Never Mind That" Directed Rhoda.
will be glad to see me. Thank you"
And Jed started down the frosty road.
"JedW
"Yes, ma'am." said Jed, hating ten
feet away.
"You go home, like good boy, won't
you? Promise me that"
II will when I am sure dad has left
the diggings," stipulated the runaway.
every well-and here, Jed. You say
you are hungry. You must take this"
Rhoda had extended her noontide
lunch, done up neatly In a brown paper
parcel. Jed started forward ravenous-
ly. Then he retreated, putting his
hands clasped behind him.
"Oh, no, ma'am!" he demonstrated.
II couldn't do that. Your dinner"
"Never mind that" directed Rhoda.
"It's only a quarter Of mile to the
house, and If get very hungry I can
run home and get bite"
you're good as goldl" declared Jed
huskily, and there was genuine emo
ton in his tones. "Yes, ma'am, I'll 60
homeland stay home."
The next morning, spick and span,
Jed came to school. He was the model
attendant of the day. There was q
snowstOrm that night. When Rhoda,
her arctics In place, started for her
school duties next morning, she was
surprised to find two-foot cleared
track running from the door into the
road along it past the timber stretch
and straight up to the very door Of the
schoolhouse. She glanced approvingly
at Jed during the morning session, but
he seemed insensible to the attention.
"Thank you, jedi" spoke Miss Ford
as, at recess, she passed him at the
door.
"What for, ma'ami" inquired Jed in
nocently.
"The nice clear path you shoveled
for me this morning."
"Why, that wasn't me. Say, did
some one? Why, 1t was him, Of
course !" exclaimed Jed, with q sudden
burst Of intelligence.
sand who Is him p" inquired Rhoda,
curiously.
! '"The man I gave your lunch to"
"My-lunchf" repeated Rhoda, mys-
tilted.
Eyes, ma'am. Oh, that's sol didn't
= lx.bA
your lunch, although l was nigh fam
ished. I gave 1t to fellow who need
ed it ten times worse than l did. ]
reckon"
"Who was 1t, jed" asked Rhoda,
with rising interest.
"a young man, ta4l, dark and hand
some. He's been hanging around the
town for week. Stranger. My broth
ar Bill. who works at the poat eftiHe
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11

Beware the ~ yt-.>li ,r. rs
The "jack-ri.nli rgade>' &no"n la
mliial'ly rs the hG'Iiy man l., Il &e"j
GUS drawback to the industries of III"
United States, because his knowledge
and training arc not based ON the tun.
damentul rules of any craft. Such
men are the banc OF any Industry and
more especially of high grade machine
shops, for their work cannot be re-
lied upon. Doubtless it is a good thing
but the perfect mechanic and high
grade foreman Is the man who knows
everything about methng.-George
w. Bowie, in Industrial Management.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11
LEGUMES BEST FOR ORCHARD
Instead of Idle Land During Summer
Cowpeas, Soy Beans or Similar
Crops Should Be Growing.

Instead Of bare land In winter In
the orchard or after corn and tomatoes
and similar crops, the land should be
covered with legume. Instead of
idle land in summer, legume like
cowpeas or soy beans or other nitro
gen gatherer should be growing on 1t.
Winter vetch Is the best cover crop
to sow.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11
Theory That Doesn't Work.

A great social truth, says the Phil
ndelphia Ledger, was enunciated by
the janitor} of New York apartment
house, who had lost his job, he ex-
planned by his wife's jealousy of the
elevator girls he had employed and
was being sued by her for nonsupport.
"Girls are girls said this shrewd OBJ
server, land you have to pay more at
tention to them than you do to men,"
The theory that women who go into
business should be treated "just like
men" is held by many, especially by
the women themselves. 1t is an excel
lent theory, but II does not always
':Ork.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11
Two
RunaWayS
"
BY @. L. COBB
FNFSS<FS]S<VVSSSSS SSSSSSS~~~~
Copyright, by w. g. Chapman.)

Jed Torkley, runaway, sat snivellng
and shivering on the horse plock III
front of the little district red school,
house. 1t had not housed him for over
a week, nor had the home ROOF. he
had become an outlaw, a castaway, at
least SO regarded by his former school
chums. He was hungry, chilled with
sleeping In haymow and he had got
to the schoolhouse hoping to find some
early arrival who would share MS
noontide lunch with him.
why, jedi Is 1t indeed your
spoke voice always gentle, for 1t be-
longed to the sweetest and cleverest
girl in the county, and that was Rhoda
Ford, whose tutelage Jed had so re-
Gently discarded. To Jed Of the guilty
conscience, however, the accents mag
nified to the tones Of hoarse Meme
sis.
"Let me 60! Don't you hinder me"
shrieked the startled wanderer, for
Miss Ford had seized his arm.
"No, no, jed" she insisted. gently,
II do not wish to detain you. only come
into the room and get warm"
II amt cold' sniffled Jed. I'm only
hungry. Say, has my father gone
away yet?'
II hear he Is leaving on a visit TO
your uncle this afternoon" Miss Ford
apprized Jed.
The lad looked relieved. He eyed
the young schoolmistress gratefully,
though shamefaced.
"You see, I'm sick Of It, this running
away from home" he confessed, but
rather doggedly. II wish / was back
in school, tool"
"Then why not 60 home and be for
given and get righted for new start"
suggested Rhoda.
"Not while father Is there" demur-
red Jed. "Tve heard that he's bent on
about taking off my hide when l 90
show up. If he's gone for a week.
though, he may forget all about 1t by
the end of that time. You see, mother
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11
Orchard StepIadder.

which may be taken from tree to tree
with a minimum amount of labor. The
illustration explains the construction
Of the ladder fully. Anyone using
barrel pump sprayer without a tower
attachment will find 1t particularly val
liable. 1t will enable him to throw the
spray upon the topmost branches.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11
Conserving EnerQy.

The Boss-Hey! What you doin' to
my dog7
The Efficiency Expert have just
figured out the number Of footpounds
Of energy he is wasting In wagging his
tail, so I am attaching his tail to this
small motor. A few kind words will
furnish the fuel.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11
SURPRISED Justice,

In New England town local ce,
Iebrity was brought up before the jus
tice for stealing chickens. The pris'
oner was noted for never telling the
truth when he cou'd help it. and con
sequentIy there was general surprise
when he pleaded guilty. 1t evidently
staggered the justice. He rubbed hi.
glasses and then scratched his head
II guess-Tm afraid-well. Hiram"
said he after thoughtful pause, ~
guess I'll have to have more evidence
before l sentence you."-Case and
Comment.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11
Stamps Spread Disease.

Experiments in the laboratories Of
the University Of Pennsylvania es-
tablish the fact that postage stamps
do carry germs, and may therefore
be classed as a disease-spreading dam
ger. In 48 tests out of total Of 80,
bacteria were found. The fact that
in only two cases were the germs of
q malignant type does not lessen In
any degree the danger that turks In
wetting the gum with the tongue.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11
Shuttjno Out Enulish Sparrow.

Bird lovers say that while other
species will feed easily from board
swung from tree by ropes at its
four corners, English sparrows will
not alight upon it, not even for the
sake of the priced food. This fur
nishes hint that the other birds will
appreciate, for the English sparrow is
an unwelcome visitor at the tables Of
the native birds.-Minneapolis Journal.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11

"I failed tG rca, you by telephone
either at your Office or at your home.
Don't YOU work any more"
"Of course. | work." protested Mr..
Chuggins.
"WhereAbcHts?"
"On a street corner or in the middle
Of country r0ad-any old. place the
ilivver happens to quit on me-"
Catoctin clarion., 1917-10-11
STEPLADDER IN AN ORCHARD
Device Shown in Illustration Is Handy
for Pruning, Spraying and
Picking Fruit.

In spraying trees, picking fruit and
In pruning the orchard it is often
great advantage to have some sort of
portable ladder. Here is the plan Of
one declared to be very satisfactory.
1t works on the principle of a step
ladder that will always "stay set" and