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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15
How to Grow Artichokes.
TOWNSHEND.

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The winter term Of Leland and GRAY
seminary closes this week and the
spring term viii begin Tuesday, March
%.
Mrs. f. F. Lindsay and son, Floyd,
of BrattlebOro came to Harmonyville
Monday TO visit her mother, Mrs. Henry
Dutton.
Mrs. f. t. Randall, after spending q
few days with her sister in Rutland,
where she went when able after the
operation she underwent at the Mary
Fletcher hospital i'll Burlington, came
home Tuesday.
There were % ladies present at the
Red Cross society meeting Wednesday
afternoon, which was held as usual with
Mrs. w. NJ. Sparks. 1t is encouraging
TO have the interest keep up so well. All
who can are asked to try to be present
at these meetings as there is a lot of
work on hand to be done.
The regular meeting of West River
Grange Monday evening had an unusual
~ large attendance. The new service
flag with four stars for the enlisted
members, who ere Hayden Marsh, Ray
mond Phillips, Joe Cecil Snow and 10
seph Palmer, was displayed for the first
time, also the new national flag. All
members answered the roll call with
verses of original poetry which were
heartily applauded, many Of them being
most. witty and humorous. A discussion
OF gossip as detriment to the progress
Of Il country village followed, \ pub
lie meeting Of the Grange, when Mis-,
Swift VIII be present TO talk upon / ms
Economics, Will be held in short time
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15

1t is an excellent plan to prepare
the soil for planting as needed rather
than to fit the whole garden at once.
Ii the work Of fitting the ground is
done with team it will not always be
feasible to follow this plan. Ground
that has not been used for gardening
purposes should, in every ease where
it is possible. be put III condition vita
a team, as the ground should be eat
up with 3 disk or cutaway harrow
Thoroughly refining the soil as deeply
as it has been plowed, thoroughly mix
ing the manure with the soil.
Distribute Hand Labor
1t is, of course, possible to do the
work Just as well by hand, but a con
siderable amount Of labor is involved.
For small areas. however, this method
| is the only practical one. When the
| garden is to be worked bv hand il is
especially desirable that the spading be
done as early as possible, rs the soon
e1 it is done the easier it will be to
get the ground in condition The
ground should be worked down only
as needed, as this will distribute the
labor; and as the rough ground vii!
dry off quicker than that smoothed
down, it is possible to get on the
ground sooner il left in the rough than
when well worked down. 1t is extreme
" desirable TO get such crops as early
peas, early potatoes. and early cab
bage plants in as soon as the GROUND
is dry enough, and it is often possible
to get these crops planted week o.
two earlier by following Ibis plan.
WelIsifted coal ashes, unlike wooC
ashes. have 70 fertilizing value, but ar,
. useful in tightening soil. Lime vii
tighten soil and at the same time cor
rect acidity
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15

The winter term Of Leland and GRAY
closes this week and the
spring term VIII begin Tuesday, March
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15
lime for Seeinn Annointed-

Our eyes are holden that we cannot
see the things that stare Us in the
face until the hour arrives that the
mind is ripened; then we behold them
and the time we saw them not is like
q dream-EmerSon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15

Daniel Crowley spent Sunday al home |
He is in the navy and is studying at the |
radio school at Harvard.
William Speno and Nelson r. Brom-
ley were in Brattleboro Tuesday to be
examined for the draft.
The Helping Hand society met with
Mrs. l.. p. Fuller Monday evening.
They are doing Red Cross work.
Mrs. A. NJ. Corser has been appointed
assistant town clerk, and the dog taxes
must be paid to her before April /.
Miss Laura Braley has been spend
ing two-wceks' vacation at the home
of her mother, Mrs. r. II. Braley, on
West hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. DeCamp have fin
ished work at +. t. Blood : and moved
Wednesday Westminster West. where
he viii work for Seymour Minard.
\. NJ. Corser started Monday on the
road for the w. S. Quimby Co. of Bos-
ton, dealers in high grade teas and cof-
fees. He will be at home over Sunday.
Mrs Robert Hinkley, who is with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Crowley,
does not leave until the middle Of next
week to join her husband at Cleveland
Ohio.
The drive for books for the soldiers
: and sailors Will be on next week. Any
one having books is asked to leav,
them at the town hall. All are askeC
t to give interesting books, something
. they particularly liked themselves. Som
. of the strong minds Of the country ar
! i'm the service and should have GOO
reading matter. Some of these book
|. will 90 across to the front, others t
:, camp Libraries in this country.
Congregational church Rev. Theodor
/. !. Poclman pastor. Sunday Services
% 1915 a. m, subject of sermon, Thirst
- m, church school session; I p. IN
K Christian Endeavor meeting. Topi
e Making the Most of Ourselves. Leade
n Miss Florence +. Toilette. At the pa
a. tors home: Tuesday. p. m, Christia
Endcavor social; Thursday, 4 p. N
e Junior Christian Workers; $50 p. II
.. prayer meeting; SIS, mission stud
10 class.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15

The first problem in preparing the
land for garden that has not been
used for this purpose is TO remove all
dead weeds sticks, stones, bushes and
trash Of any sort. Briers and bushes
should be dug up by the roots SO they
will not sprout again
Good drainage is essential to a sue
eessful garden. If the land is not well
drained, this should be corrected as
the first step i'll making the garden.
Tile drains may be used or the land
may be hedded by blowing it in long,
narrow lanes, leaving the middle fur
rows rs drainage bitches. IN the case
of gardens spaded and worked by hand
the same results may be had by bed
ding up the soil. Vegetables will not
thrive in poorly drained soil no mat
ter how much care is given them.
Break Soil Early.
Flowing or spading should be done
| at the earliest possible moment, in or
! der that III sections of the country
whore freezing occurs the soil may be
subjected to freezing so that ii will be
broken up BY the action of the frost
and be mellow and friable when plant
ing begins. Nothing aids in the prep
aration OF soil, and especially stiff
soils, like freezing and thawing. 1t Is
especially important that ground in sod
be plowed in time so it will freeze aft
er blowing and the grub worms and
other alternating insects and worms
may be destroyed
Where severe freezing is sure to oc.
cur after the blowing is done littl,
harm viii be done by blowing tn,
ground while wet. Otherwise the groune
should not be plowed until fairly dry
or elods will result.
The ground after blowing should b
allowed to remain rough until needed
Lime is Important.
1t is an excellent plan to make a
| application OF air-sIaked lime or grount
. limestone to the freshly plowed soil i
order that it may have time to eorrec
acidity before planting time arrive.
the manure should not be applied Wit
the lime, as loss Of nitrogen will occu
= under these circumstances. Tire lin
e should be applied and become nike
q with the soil before the manure Is al
piled. The manure should be Of a goo
+ grade, stable manure either from horst
d or cattle preferably. Manure that h
e1straw bedding material mixed with
is best and should be applied at IL
e rate of p or 80 tons per acre or fro
$ 500 to 400 pounds per square rod.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15
PKol EssloNAL CARDS

G. AiDRICH, NJ. D. Hours l2g TO
40, 20 s. Office phone ib5.W: house, l6S.R
y ray work a speciality.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15
This l917 home gardening) cam

tbs tI5I7 nome gaIdenAlgJ CalH-
paign : s stimulated, 1t IS es-
timated, the planting of from two
hundred to three hundred per cent
more gardens than had ever be-
fore produced food IN the United
State5.-From annual report CT the
United States Secretary Of Agricul-
ture
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15

green or bunch onions they may be
pulled at any time after they are large
enough, otherwise they should be al
lowed to grow until they reach matu-
rity If the onions start to throw up
seed stalks these should be removed, or
the seed will be formed at the expense
of the bulbs.
How to Grow Artichokes.
The Jerusalem artichoke will grow
in any good garden soil and should be
planted in hills 3 TO feet apart each
way, with three or four small tubers
in hill. Plant as soon as the ground
becomes warm in spring, or about the
same time as early potatoes. The eul-
tivation IS similar to that for pota-
toes, and the tubers may be allowed
70 remain III the ground during the win
ter and dug as needed.-C. S. Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15
How to Grow Onions.

Onions can be produced on almost
| any good garden soil, and constitute
one Of the standard crops found in al
most every garden. The usual plan in
/ the home garden Is TO plant sets IN
rows far enough apart tn suit the
method Of cultivation to be followed.
| The sets need not be more than or 3
inches apart in the rows.
Onion sets may be planted IS soon
rs the ground can be worked and be
fore frosts are over. Some kinds may
be planted in the autumn. The potato
or multiplier onion can be planted
from sets in the autumn and will pro
duee excellent carly green onions.
Onions may be grown from seed
either by starting the seed in the hot
bed and transplanting to the open
ground or by drilling in rows directly
IN the garden. With good soil and
proper care it is possible to produce
goodsize bulbs from seed in a single
/; season.
, Onions require frequent shallow cul
tivation, aud il may he necessary to re
: sort to hand work in order to keep the
crop free from weeds.
Ii ii Is desired to use the onions Il,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15
Putney's Share $500.

A nationwide drive is being made
this week for Armenien and Syrian Re
lief funds. Circulars describing the
work, and envelopes for contributions
are being distributed by the children
in town.
Two million people are starving of
which four hundred thousand are or
phans.
Putncv's share in this relief work IS
5000. Contributions may be sent to
Mrs. +. 5. Harris, who is special treas
urer; or presented at either church
Sunday morning.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-25
BRITISH GOVERNMENT
HELPS PAY FOR BREAD

There has been much misunder-
standing about the bread program In
England. 1t is true that the English
man buys loaf of bread for less than
an American can, but IL Is poorer
bread, and the British government is
paying S20O.OOO.000 year toward the
cost of 1t.
All the grain grown In Great Brit
ain Is taken over by the government
at an arbitrary price and the imported
wheat purchased on the markets at
the prevailing market price. This is
turned over to the mills by the govern
ment at a price that allows the adul-
terated war bread loaf OF four pounds
to sell at Is cents, the two pound loaf
at 9 cents and the one pound loaf at 8
cents.
In France, under conditions some
what similar, but with larger ex-
traction, the four pound loaf sells for
16 cents.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-25
NEED BIG HERDS
Eur0pe's Meat Supply Must Come
From America.
Warning Nations Have Depleted Live
Stock at Enormous Rate, Even
Killing Dairy Cattle For Food.

American stock breeders are being
asked to conserve their focks and
herds in order to meet Europe's tre-
mendous demands for meats during
the war and probably for many years
afterward
The United States food admins
tration reports that American stock
raisers have shown a disposition to
cooperate with the government in in
creasing the nations supply of live
stock.
Germany today is probably better
supplied with live stock than any 9TH
er European nation. When the Ger
man armies made their big advance
into France and then retreated vir-
rually all the cattle in the invaded
territory - approximately 100000
head-were driven behind the German
lines.
But In England-where 2,4OOO0O
acres Of pasture lands have been turn
ed into grain fields-the cattle herds
are decreasing rapidly. One of the
reasons apparently is the declining
maximum price scale adopted by the
EHSllSn as IOllOWS. For september,
$17.76 per 100 pounds; October, SIT % /:
November and December, S16.0S; jan
larry, S14.40. The effect of these prices
was to drive beef animals on the mar
ket as soon as possible.
In France the number of cattle as
well as the quality have shown an
enormous decline during the war.
Where France had 14,SO7 900 head of
cattle In 1913, she now has only 49,
341 300, decrease of 1876 per cent.
And France is today producing only
one gallon of milk compared to two
and one-half gallons before the war.
Denmark and Holland have been
forced to sacrifice dairy herds for beef
because of the lack of necessary feed.
Close study of the European meat
situation has convinced the Food Ad-
ministration that the future problem
of America lies largely in the produc-
ton of meat producing animals and
dairy products rather than in the pro-
duction of cereals for export when
the war will have ceased.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-25
A MESSAGE OF CHEER.

Here is a message of courage and cheer
which an anonymous writer has sent out
to the world, and which may be read with
profit by all who wish to serve their
country.
Review your work for 1917; review it
carefully and without thought of self
Justification You will find mistakes If
you didn't you would not be human
Study these mistakes, how they happened
what led up to them, and, most of all, how
they can be prevented in the future. Figure
where you could have made your work
more efficient, where you could have made
a little stronger effort in s. me directions
and a little less in others Tn this way,
retrospection will pay you, for without the
desire or resolve to profit, retrospecfio1 Is
of no value.
AS the period for inventory draws near
ne who is wise will take IN inventory of
himself; not an inventory filled with self
pity and excuses, but one taken under the
merciless spot light of truthful analysis.
Others can often detect the surface faults,
but when its 4 question of probing below
the surface for bare facts, a man himself
alone can tell if he has given the best that
is in him to his work
The year lies all before you; time again
offers clean page on which To record
another year of your life. Resolve now to
keep this page clean--to have recorded on
it only that which is good and true; t. have
the only marks on the page those O; honest
work and conscientious endearor-
Shadows of the war may be cast across
this page as the year goes on, but we arc
here entering 1918 with confidence---.tct
with the blind optimism of those who feel
that this war is sideline with us, but the
confidence that is bred of faith in our coun-
try, its leaders and its people. Let us all
cooperate toward the end that whatever
sacrifices our government may ask, we will
make them cheerfully, with the result that
even if the year may not be prosperous, we
shall at least go through it with the ines
Unable satisfaction that we have done our
duty.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-25
CAILLAUX'S INFAMY.

That Joseph Caillaux, under arrest in
Paris for alleged reasonable practices, in
tended after arresting President Poincare
and others, to institute a new regime in
Paris if he succeeded in gaining power, IS
very evident from the testimony Such
power would have limited the powers of
the Senate and Chamber, but would have
preserved the outward appearance of re
publican form of government
The Giornale d'Italia continues to pub
lish details of the documents found in the
safe deposit box in Florence bank, rented
by Caillaux in the maiden name of his wife
wife.
Under the scheme credited to Caillaux
the Chamber of Deputies would be COM
PEELED to approve bill giving absolute
power to Caillaux He would then have
dissolved both houses, France would make
a great effort to obtain a military success,
after which popular referendum on a
peace treaty would be taken
This sketch of his situation, according
to the Italian newspaper. was found in a
document which gives the names of Sena.
tors, Deputies and Generals who would be
called to collaborate in a ministry, should
he have become premier again. The docu-
ment shows, according to the newspaper.
that Cailaux was to begin by arresting
President Poincare and all the recent
political leaders.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-25
WORLD DEMOCRACY.

The British labor movement, in its mem
orandum of labor's war aims, has declared
that whatever may have been the causes
of the outbreak of the war, it is clear that
the people of Europe, who are necessarily
the chief sufferers from its horrors, had
themselves no hand in it. Their common
interest is now so to conduct the terrible
struggle in which they find themselves en-
gagged, as to bring it, as soon as may be
possible, to an issue IN a secure and lasting
peace for the world
Whatever may have been the objects
for which the war was begun, the funda-
mental purpose of the British labor move
ment in supporting the continuance of tie
struggle is that the world may herceforth
be made safe for democracy
Of all war aims none was so important
to the peoples of the world as that there
should be henceforth on earth no more war.
Whoever triumphs the people will have
lost, unless some effective method of pre-
venting war can be found. AS means t
this end the British labor movement relies
very largely upon the complete den1ocratl
zation of all countries; on the frank aban-
donment of every form of imperialism; )"
on the suppression of secret diplomacy and
on the placing of foreign policy, Just as
much as home policy, under the coneroi OF
popularity elected legislatures; on. the alb
solute responsibility of the foreign minister
of each country to its legislature, on such
concerted action as may be possible for the
universal abolition of compulsory military
service in all countries, the common limita-
ton of the costly ornaments by which all
the people are burdened, and the entire
abolition of proht-making armament firms
whose pecuniary interest lies always III war
scares and rivalry in preparation for war
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-25
EXTRAVAGANcE COSTS BLOOD.

Basil p. Beckett, of the British treasury,
has this, among other things, to say of war
savings in Great Britain:
1T was not until January, 1916, that the
British nation really tackled the war
savings problem. It is most refreshing to
see that in eighteen weeks of war the Uni
ted States advanced to the point that the
British nation had reached after eighteen
months. The entry of the United States
into the war has practically eliminated such
value as past savings possessed for pro-
viding goods and services for the war.
Everything now depends on new savings,
and the United States, I am sure is not
going to be behind hand in producing new
savings.
THE story of the work of the National
War Savings Committee in England and
Wales is one of which we are rather proud
subject always to our confession that we
were very slow in starting on this neces-
sary work. In one sense, the whole cam
paign of the National War Savings Com
mittee can be summed up in the statement
that it has preached by all means in it's
power the gospel of goods and services. 1t
has adopted all sorts of eXpedients to bring
home to the people the economic arguments
outlined above to show that the war must
be paid for out of new savings; that every
cent of private expenditure which is not
really necessary for health and efficiency
involves a diminution of the goods and
services available for winning the war.
Extravaganza and waste are treason IN war
time. In the words of Mr.. Lloyd George:
Extravaganza costs blood---the blood OF
heroes"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-25
MAKING MEATLESS
DAYS PERMANENT.

In the meatless menu there is a fer
tile f7eld for developing new and nour-
fishing dishes, according to E. FL. Niles,
writing In the Hotel Gazette. who be-
lieves that the present shortage OF
meat and fats VIII not end with the
coming of peace, but may grow more
acute and continue for five or six
years. thus making 1t worth while to
develop menus of grain, vegetables
and fish on q more or less permanent
basis Meat can be replaced by cereals
and other protein foods. or may be
served IN very small portions as fla
voriag for other food In making up
sue..u.css menus this author finds Or
american Creole and southern cuisine
q broad field for Investigation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-25

That the German soldier is not entirely
satisfied with the trend of affairs in the Ger
man empire is indicated in Dispatch which
says that an appeal is being circulated
..mong mutilated German officers and sol
diers having the iron cross, asking them to
return the crosses as protest against the
fact that number of "home warriors and
leaders of the Fatherland party are wearing
the same insignia. From Berlin alone thir-
teen hundred crosses were sent to the war
minister the 49, ~, tne appeal appeard.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-25
FACE the FACTS

EFT face the facts. The situation q critical.
fought asfsss threatens Hungry ss men sSs
at their best; nor hungry nations France. England.
and Italy are going hungry unless we feed them.
Wheat savings-They must have wheat It is the
best food to fight 1t is the easiest to ship We
alone can spare it to them BY saving just little
DOR those wh0 ara our battles And
to substitute another food just good
The Corn of PIenty-Corn is that food There's .
surplus of it. Providence has been generous in the
hour Of our need has given Us corn IN such bounty
loads corn. Five hundred million bushels and
learn to appreciate It. Was ever patriotic duty made
so easy? And clear?
Americas Own Food-Cornl It is the true American
Our forefathers adopted the diet and conquered
hen For great SECTION OF OUR s G9u n i
fought it, history tells. Now it help America
win a world war.
Learn M isnt one fed IT,
It's dessert It's nutritious; more food value in it,
Vegetables It's good to eat how good don't
know until you've had corn-bread properly cooked
corn? About how good It is? About the many
delicious ways of cooking it? And what you miss
Of it's uses:
There at least fifty ways to use corn meal to
make good dishes for dinner, supper lunch break
fast. Here some suggestions:
HOT BREADS DESSERTS
Boston own bread Corn-meal molasses cake
Hoecake Apple corn bread.
Mullins Dumpings.
Biscuits gingerbread.
Griddle axes Fruit gems.
Corn-meal roquettes. Corn-meal Ash balls
-1eat and corn-meal dumplings.
The pes are in Farmers Bulletin $685. Corn
Meal as BOD and Ways of Using It," free from the
Departmer OF Agriculture.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-25

enough vegetables fer home use. but
a large quantity to sell. Ny friend
gave me a hat full OF new potatoes
the other day. which came from the
first experiment. and they We're ex-
cellent. IL we could only conserve
in the everyday things of life we would
save lot.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-25

u. S. Census Bureau estimates the aver
age death for males is 1872 years; for
females, 400.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-25

Lincoln highway, beginning at New
York City and ending at San Francisco, is
about one-third finished.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-25

European factories each week make
about 100000 pounds of artificial but
ter with cocoanut oil as base.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-25

Gamers of the United States will have
to fill close to 100000, 900 tin cans in a
year to feed our army and navy.