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Fiftieth^,Year Ayer, Mass.t,Satuj<iay, March 16.,1918

No. 28. Price Four Cents

LITTLETON insurance Is held,

, covered. so the loss I.H not

\ X c w s Items. ,

Twenty-one of the ,Glrl Scouts, through the courtesy of E. A. Flagg. •who furnished horses and sled, en­jojed a sieighride to Ayer; Tuesday

• night, under thc chaperonage of Lieut. OUve Flagg and Mrs. C.-.K. .Houghton of tho counclL They were royally en­tertained a t ' the~Girls' Club: House.

•1 where a party of tnrty-tlve, .filrl Scouts shared In games, musio and refreshr snarea in BUIUKO, «*".«.« -••" ----r---', nfenta under .the direction of Mrs. Jon­athan Harwood. -

j t -Andrews has-been-trangterred. from DeVens to Fort Sill. Okl., .and Jeft Littleton Tuesday evening. Jlrs.

- The^Xornierfi -Lights- or- .Aurora' Borealls created unusual Interest In the heavens l a s f w e e k . especially on Thursday evening, when the red rays In -particular gave a most beautiful brIllSncy as thes; blended with the yellow and white In semi-elrcular bands from horizon to horizon.

Grade schools closed yesterday for the usualr eprlng vacation.

John' H.' Kimball. Jr., has been at home sick o. few-days. - Glenore Shedd h;i» had a va^i.atlon. occsHlonsd, by the presence- of chicken-

The Pride of Nashobah Odd I.u.lies held a, very successful meeting Morv-day ivenlng...>Iarch: 4, .and Instead uf a siirprlso which was-promised on eve­ning of surprlpe* developed. A JoUj-good time was the outcome. At the next -meeting two candldate.-i will be Initiated. ..

Last month there wfixe 7200 articles made by the I.ittieton surgical dress­ings workers and forwarded to head­quarters. It- ma>- Interest many to know-that th i i w'eek "Thursday after-nobn'they made »7t>-gauze-<ipongt-»-t-^

J e t t JKlLllCtVik AMBOM»j ..........n, "TCndrews a«40mpunylug hlin to Doston.

A son was born Monday. Morch ,11. to Mr and-Mrs. Henrj" Hunt at the Common. : -—---— —-—v---- -.— -—

A son -was born Wednesday, March 18, to Mrs. Cornelius Dalley, at the Common.

The Canip Fire Girls held their business meeting with the guardian. Mrs H.-.F. Proctor, last week Friday afternoon.-' T h e treasurer f o r t h e year Is Elizabeth HIU dnd the In-ooming secretary i s Katherlne Proctor. The vote wns carried to contribute.a years subscrlpUon -Of the Camp Flre Maga­zine to the public library. - ,

George A.. Cook has'received from nhe- Federal Jleser.ve: bank._of Boston an appointment "as chairmiin of thf Littleton liberty loan committee. This committee will be named shortly and win work In co-operation with aie public safety committee. . , .;

L Barteatix .came hear losing his Ute In an accident at. Priest's crpssing last week. He was driving a-span of horses hitched to an «>"»'>• ^^•Sf°.",X waited for a tram to pass.. ,Then d r l v Ing over thc.crossing h e failed at flret to see a train approaching from the opposite direction, and before, he could clear the .track his wagon Was struck

-by the-on-coming engine and practi­cally demolished. -Mr. Barteaux w-as thrown from the seat and rolled over and over on the--ground without re­ceiving even a scratch. The horses

. also escaped 'urilnjured. ,: A lively blaze In Hartwell's mUl on

Mill road' w a s ' discovered eariy last week Friday afternoon ; The men^at work made pronfipt application of .wa. .ter avallalilejiearby,iand at^one time had the Are nearly under control. With a f little Hore help they might have succeeded. But flnding that they were losing In the flght one of the crew telephoned to the flr? department and the hose was soon attached to a hi drant and playing upon the angrj a i d ever Increasing flames. The tow-n ^ t e r won out.- but not until the roof ^ d t h e sScond floor of theo ld section ot the mill, with a year's supply-of barrel hoops Kad been devoured. I\o S i n a k e to machlnei-y. and "» '"^"5

V to the men who worked so vallantlj ^,sresulted. , The "''e '».""PP"sed 'o have

VWllrtnated , from a torch which Mr. ?Srt,well was using to melt the ice

j j S m a belt on the machinery. No

pox.. , . .. . „ Kecent; orders necessitate that a

mllk delivered at f.'amp Devena. gna.'l

dressings und pUioVs.' 160 -eye operating towels.

(Sardner W.- Prouty ,1s -recovering

be pasteurized. Mr and Mrs. Ernest Robinson en-

tertalnedahomlntster two weeks ago and the F. 8. Kimballs entertained thc supply'for last week.

Rev P e . Kattner announces his theme for Sunday morning,,';Can_we win the war through prayer? The sermon will be a challenge to-every thinking, patriotic person, and the preacher w-ould like to see as many soldiers and patriotic men. womerj and children as possible In his congrega-tlon. •>-'-' - Mlss Elizabeth , if. .Dana, of W or-cester. was thc week-end and Sunday guest of the Rev. - V. C. Brown family.

The famous stioVt-horn buir belong­ing to Wilson & Company, of Boston, valued at $2000, was shipped by ex­press last week, Friday to Chicago.

As Mrs. Ethel-W. Dodds was sweep­ing her doorstep o'n Monday thestorm 'door slammed, t h e glass hitting her head and cutting a small artery. , Dr. Christie was called and sewed the laceration. The Injury has caused much soreness. . • ;

The Newtown surgical dressings workers met this week Thursday with Mrs. George H. Kimball. 1

The branch. Ubrary at the West End will he closed for a-week.

Mrs. Sarah. Smith of -VVInthrop. mother of Charles L. Smlth,._ and grandmother ot Mrs. Minnie T. John­son, passed away a t her home Tues­day hlght at the age ot 97 >'«»" ""^ S months.: The funeral w a s held on Friday and the biirlal was made in Westlawn cemetery the eaine day. "Grandma -smith" has been_a freiuent visitor In, the;-Smith and-Johnson homes In years past and loved the rewn and Its people. It ^^as been source of deep regret to her that she could not return for h«r " s u l a r visits the past two. years, but deeUnlng health made- it impossible. She has enjo-y^d every attention from children and grandchildren to the close of her l ^ c f f i U and happy lite.. Active and industrious, she has wrought \yith her nTedle many articles of clothing and household conveniences that are treas­ured as mementos of her .handiwork, but more than these are the .ding ng memories of her Joy and satisfaction In their creation.

f rom'hU recent Operinlpir-und-doln well.

.^Phohlgh.achnnl as well a" the ele-mentary schools will have a vacation next week..

Interesting Reports. A good nuniber of patriotic citizens

braved the elements last Saturday eve­ning' to hear- what was to bo learned from the speakers at thc town hall concerning, the most live topic of the day F B. Krlest, chairman of the public aafety committee, introduced Hon. Chartes A. KimUall. who presldr e d • ' • '

Mrs J M. ' Hartweil. representing the Special Aid society, gave a report of the actlvIUes of that organisation. A H McDonald- presented tho local achievements In .wtll- savings, giving to Littleton tho, credit of baving In­vested more money per capita In thrift stamps and war saving cert flcates than any other town in this v cinity. this, being due to the heavy, Invest­ments of a fciv citizens. Hon. FranK A Patch followed w-ith a, report of tlie tucl committee's work and timely advice, and John H. Hardv. who made the big food drive iast summer; Inter­ested'his audieirce In patriotic, eftorts for food production and food conser­vation, and incldentally the topic of farOT labor. In Une with the above subject was an Interesting talk On Berkshire hog.< by H-"«'. Knights, who Kive out valuable suggestions and made a generous offer to encourage the breeding of these famous Porkers.

N. B. Conant, as treasurer of the public safety committee, reported eU the flnancial receipts turned Into the treasurers ot the various patriotic, or­ganizations In town. „.. .v. .,„.,,

Mrs W C. Brown threw much light upon ihe-united efforts .of our .women and girls in the preparation and ship­ment of large quantities of surgical

'""^«ss*Eilzabeth M. Dana, of Worces­ter, member of the SmIth.-.CoUese tn l t , just returned to this country, iidmira-blv presented the needs of the -i-iUage ai^d country people in France in the way of -social reconstruction. Bed Cross work and various other "nes of service brought into recognition through her observation and experi­ences In France. She Will return soon a n d e n g a g e In Red Cross . " t ^ ' ''^"-^^

The program concluded with the singing Of ''"America;" Although the. haU was not full there was a repre-, sentative audience of KOod size, and the tneetlng Jiud dec.idedjy the. right ring.

Here Men, Spring Hats THEIR SNAPPY NEWNESS WILL STRIKE YOU RIGHT

THE SHAPES ARE CORRECT FOR SPRING THE RANGE INCLUDES ALL POPULAR SHADES

Ifs none top early to select a Spring Ha t - the earlier the better, as long as Guyer hats-for the new season-are-ready. .. -

"Tinely finished; genuine leather-sweatbands-

$3.50 and $4.00

and all the" nu: received wlth;:'a_ Gcorge A. Coo;l(;i| club, announce^? made sbmelntr-f^ latlng to the app: ty loan drive.: ,1». ot twen^-one dolW clally the evenh brougbt uiiiversa,l,(l creased sj-mpatlij'. contingent.-- : i'Sa

.rendered were, ..aneous applause. ^/.Jiresident of the

Jie. program and fct'ory remarks re-. Ichlng of the llber-

)ld cash the iium _ was realized. So­ps entertainment (itlsfaction and In-i'Wlth our soldier

Bros Opposite Depot

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BANK

Do You Know that This is ihe Time to Save?

And the

FITCHBURG CO-OPERATIVE

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Inquire at the store of

/ . / . Barry, Main Street, Ayer

Snpper and Entertainment. The Congregational club, under the

management of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A Kimball and an able corps of work­ers, served as good a. supper in ?h,e vestry on Wednesday evening as. one could wish, and the concensus of opin­ion is that "It couldn't be beat", Ahout «v-enti-?ve people availed. themselv« ^^.^-,

tertalnment given by the Machine Gun Company's trio from Camp Dev­ens who furnished solos, duets and trios of a high order. They had w^th them an expert piano accompanist,

Ii. W. c ; •' ;•;•i•M"';• The women'wrat'attended the club

meeting at M r s ^ l W d C . Hartwell's on Monday, afterhoOfiS found in store for them a rare t r ^ t l h i ihe novel phase of art so: Interesttbgly and entertain-' Ingly presented.bWthe gifted, but un­assuming speoitefc'.Mrs. George E . Brown of' Conoori member of the State Federation'.*rt Committee, who mastered the Kia»ect. "What artists are doing for thftSWar." No attempt to describe dr'rSWSw her paper could do her Justice. S-iOie;,treatment of the subject was Itsilrta: work of art that In its symmet'tW-'and completeness brought 'pertectS*itlsfactior. nnd left with the audie#<*:'lu8t tin- most de-Mghtful Imp'resilofisOf aftotl-.er red let­ter day In the-4Jaiendar ot ISlT-lS.

Mrs. Brdwh'i-jrlntroduction dealt with a generafiiifrt-ey. of ;.rti,si-8 con. trlbutions thr6ag{i"enllstments, flnan­ces etc., In -whWi she lolil of many eminent artUts , # o are making great sacrifices for,; tht 'r ' co""'''-^' '•'",<* "' ferred with prldt^and graiitlcation to the Concord -wOSian who lias given nearlv J9000, t h ^ e c c i p t from s.-tle ot her •palntings-.':.^».PiiInters. sculptors. photographers,-iJichitects, nil are do­liig thejr 'blt-'Ttcpt-TPa'riotioiily.- - - -

Camouflag»r<«;...bluff. has a large place m helpliii^the painter, who fori his idea has followed natures, meth­od of colorlngaialrnals lilie 'he forest I - Q - J or other surrotifiaings in which thej live. Throughiithe efficacy of his brush the painter has produced the Effect of a, ttrWght railroad where there: was a dftdldefl curve, has ^ven, the appearance Jf a. street where there

' - s t r e e t ; , ^ t t carried out-slmllar • - - taintlns„of^.ra.ft M d

Suits Made to Measure AND TO SATISFY

We give a man-exactly what he wants in way of style, fit and fabric at a moderate price.

Our showing of Spring Woolens is a collection of over 500 samples of choice styles of all wool fabrics. Prices wilt run .for Suits—$2^ to $ 4 5 .

Our tailoring department will satisfy the particular rfian or the man who is obliged to have something different from ordinary ready-made, and our very moderate prices will al­v/ays be gratifying.

We wilitake pleasure in showing you our new line of samples for the coming sea-Now is the time to get your new Suit for Easter.' Easter Sunday will be here

shortly and you will want'a new suit for that day sure.

A. G. Pollard Co. THE STOEE FOR THRIFTY PEOPLE

Baroains In Mens FurmsninQS The I^ambcrt «• Moncttc Stock

, «_ • u- \,A Witt-u-all in exceUent condition, aU almost new, fuUy a third off in price -ofFunnaluags and Hats—all in ^J^r^J-"^ .^L^...„„,j. -B^pyc •THE BEST-IttAKERS

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p r i o n s othec^thlSgs. .Testers design ed for enlisting serv-Ke, for the pur­chase of liberty bonds^ind other drives was another topic thoroughly discuss­ed and amply Illustrated.

The large ond important Ineld -Which tlte cartoonist ia s.j .>^kilfuily piactLsini? his art was the lasi division of the speaker's subject.

At the conclusion a rising vole of thanks wa-s extended Mrs, Brown and after singing two stanzas of • -^'aer'^^ in unison. Mrs, Gertrude Houshton ac-companyins. the meetins was declared adjourned. „. • , .„„,

.Miss Marion W. Flagg. vice pres.-dent w-as in the chair, and Miss Cer­trude Sanderson, chairman of tne ar. committee. Introduced the speaker and c-aied upon Mrs. Charlotte Ten­nev and -MtliS Emma E. Tenney for a piino duet, a very pieasinsr i.art of the nrogram. Mrs., Myrtle K. Housinon wa-x voted into membership. Two con­ferences were announced: the civics conference in Wolleston this we«'' f r i ­dav when the members of the State Federation Civics Committee h.id each a oart Miss Sanderson's being the dis­cussion of community camp ser^-lce ind the president-s spring conference Vn Brattle htill. Cambridge,, next week Thursdaj.

SHIRUEY

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$2

5 0 < Hose for 35<^—Hen's fine ca.shmeve _ hose,'black, oxford, natural 35<J, 3 for ? 1

35^ Hose for 35<—Men's fine silk lisle hose, black, tan, gray, navy, -ivhite.

- double sole, toe and hee l . . . . 3 5 ^ pair

? 1 and ? 1 . 5 0 Shirts for 69<^—Fine per­cale and cheviot shirts, stiff and soft cuffs, neat pa t te rns . . . . G9^, 3 for

? 1 . 5 0 and 9 2 Shirts for ?1--Tine madras and crepe, made \rith stiff or., soft cuffs . . . - - ? 1 . 0 0 e a c h

? 1 . 5 0 and ? 2 Pajamas for ^l—Percale madras, ' and cheviot pajamas, neat patterns and plain oolors ^l-.OO

^ 1 Union Suits for 79^—White and ecru, short sleeves, ankle length, all sizes. 34 to 46, light weight 79<>, 2 for ? 1 . 5 0

5 1 5 0 Union Suits for ?1—Medium * .ve-ight. gray, all sizes..'. ? 1 each

5 2 Union Suits for ^ l . S O - H e a v y Aveight : gray, one of thc best know makes ? 1 . 5 0

Other lines of broken sizes, -n-ool and \•o^s-. ted ribbed at a saving of $1 and $2

Men's Night Shirts 59^—Men's C> :ton and outing flannel night shuts, wi'h and without collar • 5 9 * o.ioh

Men's Collars 1 0 < each—Well-known makes, good styles, in both soft and stiff collars l O ^ o.nch

Men's Flannel Shirts 9 1 . 2 5 and § 1 . 5 0 — Gray flannel shirt.s, collars attached, made by best makers ^ 1 . 2 5 and 9 1 . 5 0

Men*s Sweater Coats 9 1 to 9 6 each—.-Ml of this stoek of .sweaters in v.-irious stvles and qualities, marked at one-third off •••• 6 9 i < t o 9 4

HATS Soft Hats in sizes

9 8 < each

all new colors and 9 1 . 5 0 each

^oft Hats 9 2 . 6 9 eaoh

SOFT

Men's $1.00 and :|;2.00 tiyfi. 7 and "Vi*- • • •

Men's $2..=iO Soft Hats. the latest sh.ipes.

Men's.$:5.r)0 .nnd $4.00 Men's :*2.00 Cloth Hats, pretty mi.-vtures

9 1 . 0 0 e.'ieh

News Itcnis. .Sdward J. ~«'.cvens . of TownsenJ

road. Nort:- Shirley, d'ed at two o'clock Thurway morning. Mr. Stev­ens had been in ill heaith tor the oast vear. He hnd held various town ofllces. amoni; tiiem having been se­lectman for eighteen years and was Widely known and respected in Shir­lev and surrounding town.s. The near survivor is a wife. Kuneral services will be held Saturday afternoon at Two from the F,rst P.irlsh Unitarian church. Ilev. H.iward A. Bridgman. D.D.. will orticiat...

Mary Pickfor.! in -K.mchon. the cricket" gi.en Wednesday evening under ihe auspl. .-s of the Girl ^ o u . s . was a line succe^^. I. O. O F hall lie­ing filled with x,,: appreciative audi­ence The Scoi,t,.i soid popcorn and candv darin-- th- evening.

• ThR (• K s...-ietv met Thursd.iy evenihg at tlie h.>me of Mr, and Mrs, •V<'llliam (•oddinu--On.

L-nion .service- wlll be held .it the Universalist church Sund.iy mofning It eleven. S.K .vy school at 12,lf, The pastor, i:<. W. P, Farnsworth, will take fnr hi- subject. "The power ^ ' F>reaching services

seven. 10 for several >ei,rs

It the Shirley In-is accepted o jio,.,-t the Burbank h..s-

rommissioner J. M. Maloney at .i-,er. \ - the re.liiest of thc state police his "ctse was continued until a later il.ite.

Mrs. Klia F. l..iw-rence nnd .Mi.ss Altie I- Ii..w-e attended a session of the .\'.nha I'ast .V.jble Orands associa­tion Tues.iay at Prosperity Ite:^ekah l-od. e at Leoininster,

Sidnev S. Horton, who enlisted in the sanitarv corps of the Cth regt. at Kitchbur.; 'Ui t .March nnd who left, here last fall w-ith the American ex-pe.iitlonary force for France, has ilied In i-rance from natural causes, death being cau.sed l.v meningitis. He pas-sed anav .March T. after a brief illness. His "parents, .Mr. and Mrs, Sidney S>. Ho-ton received an offlcia! notice on Mondnv nisht from the war de;..in­ment. which announced his deatn. He wai a tirst ciass private in the 101st s.\r,itarv'cu!iis. StJtli-div-irton, Private Horton'was twenty-three years of age. He made a hos; of frtends since com--g to Shiriev ar.d attended the Htch-

iiurg Hish s'ch...-l and later attended l.l al Plymouth, N, H.. :,einc active ir, alhle-

a- survivors are his si.ster, Mrs, Ernest J.

I'.ing Hnrton was the to succumb t.' the for-

I acc^-jnt nf the ttppearance of liberty measles in the family,

.Vext w-eek is tpe drive for books for ' the soldiers. It seems as though every

familv would be willing to , give at ;-.ist 'one good book. If they are lelt wich the libriirian sbe will see that they reach their right destination.

.Mrs. Cunningham, Mrs, Lawrence md Mrs, Robbins visited the i-oncord Ked (-ro,ss last week Frid.iy to learn about the w-ork expected of this 1.ranch. It appears th-at for ,..-,me time special attention is t,) be given to sur­gical dressings ar.d clothing for the refugee French and Belgian children, .\t present the drt-t-sings are impossi­ble for us but we can heip with the clothing. The meeting this week was smaller than u.sua! on account of the ineasies and bad e l d s which stiil pre-

' ;ave re-

anci ai; other young men of the town are requested to attend a meeting which is to, be held at the vestry on Sundav afternoon at three 6'clock The mlain topic for discussion 'will be

Our obligations in the present oris s 0 .)Ur community and country.-- Do ;ot fail, be sure to come.

....1 Eight new menibej-s 1 centiv been added to the list a begins to be well underway.

j.-or!:

HARVARD

Ncw^ ItemH. Instead of the debate scheduled for

the meeting ot the Woman's club on Mondav. Miss Anna T. Bristol will speak 'on the activities o'f the Girls' club in .\yer. of which she is resident worker. There will also be a demon­stration bv the Home Economics clul/ of Harvard, a branch of thc Massii­chusetts .Agricultural college, and un­der the supervision of the Worcester V-our,ty I'tl ril: t;ure.i,:.

Holderness sch at botli scho.:.:,-tics. Tile' : .. parentsf; also ,. Town.send, V first Shirley ;• tunes of WLtr

Bath Bobes 9 2 . » 8 aad 9 5 - M e n ' 8 robes, made in b'est .styles, good Pattern only _ «.small assortment... 9 2 . » 8 and 9 5

House Jactaits 9 3 . 7 5 - M a d c double faced fabric and jacquard weaves, ^'^^'=°^^,^^ trimmed •• ' '^

STIFF HATS $1.50 Derbies

-$2rt50-Derbies . . — - • • > ^3.00 Derbies ...: $3.50 Lamson & Hubbard Hats

98<, each 9 1 . 6 9 each 9 1 . 9 8 each 9 2 . 4 9 each

P.rockelma: . forty-l,!*...,ly at his home on „inca'ster, Monday eve-. in his app;irent good > stricken wiile nt the

xxd died two !,ours Mter, ,n L,incaste- February w,is ,1 general favorite l>e;r,g end. -.ved with a

ibi.. .lisposition coupled ii',:a;:tie.s of char.icter,

iiei.i 1-hurs(lay from his .eivi . . . beittg conducted

, H ir,-h. P.urial wai* in ' N . r-i; Village cemetery. ,, ,>;"^ of the deceased , : - -Phe near survivors .. !,. vs — Henry W, an . ' ey and Kdward 1

..ne sister. Miss l.i? ;- i.jincaster.

Gnuuie Xotes. .Vt the last re--'.ilar meetiri- of the

Grange held Friday evenirg. Marc,-. S th-ee more candi.lates j.-.ined the ciass ,ind the "giat-- w-ill be turnei! loose on the ever,.ug of April 12. Ony one tinal chance for you to ge; t,iat appliratlor, :n, ..-t n,.w hef.ire xx is too Lite The -,.mc evenir,--- ..thciai

Stm River. r.r, la-st gaturday evening Mr, and

Mrs Wendell Willard gave .1 birthday partv for their daughter Huth. The -uests were Bernice Walker, of Still P.iver and Irene Price. f:ita Price. Albert Bro%vij, Albert P.ockwood. F'ercv Brown and Iftalph Price, of Lu-;,enburg. Two cakes, with lighted randies, were on the table as Ralph was also celel.r,it;r,g his birthday. The

puss.v-willows place cards

caused much

daughter .w-eek at

CAPS

50c. .Caps V 75c. and $1.00 C.ips

of the unseen. In thc evening

John Bea.h, ha.s been eiigi-dustrial scho.il. tion as enginee pital at Fltchli.iru.

.Mrs. Helen Hishop and Frances are sp.-nding this their home in Last Boston.

About seventy-live attended the sup­oer held Wednesday evening at the Univeri'ail.it church. A flne cntertaln-™ e m - followed i:lvea. to'-Jnen from Camp Devens and local talent.

It la expected that a serv-lce fl.ag In memorv of the boys In service from this town will he raised on thc town flag pole on Sunday afternoon at four o'clock under the auspices of Old Sh Hey chapter. D. A. R. "Public cor-dAlly Invited to be present. Prom­inent speakers will be In attendance.

Mrs /e i ia P.ichardson of l-ancaster road Is reported ns being verj- 111 with the measles nnd Leonard Jubb with chicken pox.

Dana Sander,.<on has started work as a conductor on the Ix>weII, division of thc Fitchburg and Leominster rallw-a>.

Adelard Hamal was arrested at the Aver stntlon r.n t^unday night charged with giving liouor to -tx soldier. The irrest W.IS made by the military police nrd 'he wi.« i r n i g n e d before Deputv

.1 . f the Congrega-1 a regular meetir,g

•i\ -ruesd.ay evenin--', ;• w IS served un.le;-

L ilph S. Wheeler, ;-,. ,loseph H, McClel-li .per. The ladies

':. '<itchen were Mrs. ..S'heeler and Mrs, .ise of the supper

.eting was held, tiie k H. Fowler, pre-

stevenson. Albee An-;;ste.id were appoint-. nmmlttee to prepare f.ir the ensuing year, iieh invrsauieeii - nev, th. w-ho gave nn In-- on thc subject of sm."

BOXBOROUGH

h o n

erliee family attend-little -Paul Wether-

1 last Saturday. Mlss who has spent the rother's family, has

re of Barre camc visit last Saturday,

• ;.• has gone to M.it-...'•ks.

,. illd not make her linton last week on

.1

5

Woni.r, to dn general a stiiftll fnmily. Good to MUS S W. SAPINK. Tel, 31, -t-<

press my npiir.-ciation ,.t th.. niet, who tio

,„\ drew tl;e wood for Though my hrother.

.•> .loing "his bit-' In -: f -.-it oiiI\. thnught to

.1 -hnse 11..t In the .,v ,iv (o hire tliem, SIII n. sJi.vTrrcK. nxiiz.r r.r H a d d a c n n ' ^ F a r n i

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O N E D O U i A R AND FIFTnr CENTS

P K B Y E A R IN ADVANCE

CEORCE 11. B. TliH.NER, rnkllaker

Wo pul>lleh the foUowing Papcra:

Tnmor'K Publlu .spirit, Ayor, M»m.

Tbe Groton LAndsutrk

•nio Popptwrll CUirlott-Advcrtiaer

Tbo Ldttleton Guidon

Tbe Wostford Wordsauin

Tbe Hxu-vard UlUsldo

m e Sbirley Oracle

Tbe Ttawtiwnti-Tocala T b e Brookllne (N. H.) Besoon

Tbe HolUx (N. H.) Bomoi tead

assisted w-Ith. tho servico.. After the service Mr. Fisher w-as cordially greet­ed by his former parishioners.

Miss Carolyn I'utnam Webber will

her eon. George A. Walker, und two gmndsons. Albert and Arthur Walk­er.

I'rivate funeral services were held from hrr iKtf home last .stunday aftor-j ^jv^ her llnal lecture on food conser. noon at two o'clock, Kev, Howard A, vntlon In Abbot hull on Thursday eve-Lincoln olliciating. The l.earers were „;„^. .Mnrch 21. Large numbers have G o r g e .1 , Herbert. Arthur O, ami i ,m.,,jiid theae lectures weekly and Albert Walker, The l.o.ly wins plai.eil ] j.^n,, iiroilted by the demonstratl.on

the tomb a: |.'airvl(.w cemeterv, I i-ivi,,, , , , , the use of cornmeal and other

TlT,'rv were many leriii^s.

IjeaiUlt.il tl..ial of-

"EnleredTu •«con-a^cr«nW"m»ttirTinBB oostofflce at Ayer; Mats.

Satunlay, March 10, 1018.

WESTFORD

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Oentcr.

Weather conditions last .Sunday were pretty'unfavorable for the Iirst of the series of union services at the L'nitarian church. . \ fair auiUence was present, however, and Mr, Hucks­horn gave his hearers a good ser­mon. Car s e n i c e in Lowell was such that the church organist w.i» unable -to come and services were held In the porlors. On account of the storm there was no evening service at thc Congregational church.

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bosworih and baby son are staying iri l.ebanon. N. H., at the home of the former-s inoth­er, for several weeks.

A pathetic' circumstance in con­nection with the death of Mrs. Caro­line M. Walker last week, was the death at about the same time of an <iged sister in Lynn.

April 5 Is the dale scheduled f o r t h e concert and ball at the town hall, un7 der the auspices of Co. L, M. S. G. Poole's orchestra, seven pieces, of Boston, will furnish the music. This Is being looked forw-ard to as one of the pleasant social events of a quiet tieason.

The :^aBhol}ah Camp Flre Girls. Mrs. John P. Wright, guardian, and Mlss Edna Day, assistant guardian, held their first ceremonial meeting' - on Thursday, with Mrs. J. S. Strong, of Ayer, in attemlanee.

A beau'tlfur-buiich of white carna­tions. In memory of Oliver J. Pyne, graced the union-service Sunday, plac­ed- by loylng relatives.

The reading circle under the aus­pices o f - t h e literary and lilirary ex­tension committee of the Tadmuck club, met at the home of Mrs. How­ard A. Lincoln, Monday aftemoon. Continuing the reading of ".Modern contemporary dramatics." the class read Percy Mackaye's three-act drama. "The scarecrow."

• Mrs. John Btirbeck observed Friday of this' week, her eightieth birthday anniversary, with plans for a family dinner party <it noon -n-lth her chil­dren a n d their families, and In the afternoon from three until four o'clock, received other relatives, frlehds and callers. Mrs. Burbeck is well and keeps busy In her pleasant home. -Vine Brook farm, shared w-ith

_her two daughters. Misses Grace and Mary Btirbeck. There .ire three sons. Win. EU and ,Fred Burbeck. -Mrs. Burbeck Is onc of that interesting group of Tower sisters, the daughters of Mr. tind Mrs. EU' Tower. Of this group Mrs. Frances Prescott a'nd Mrs. Charles Pickering helped to cclebrat.e her annlversarj-. In rounding out these eighty years of balanced and suc­cessful living. Sirs. Burbeck has the happy felicitations and good w-ishes of her famliy circle and of many friends, who wish her continued good health and other happy birthdays.,

A prize-speaking contest .scheduled I for about the middie of April, more I definite notice of which w-ill be given later, is under preparation.

Wallace Johnson is teaming the school children to and from Brook­side In place of Charles BiCkneii, re­signed.

At the meeting of the Tadmuck club on -Monday afternoon, at the l'ni­tarian church, the program w-ill bc in charge of the music committee .md will be an organ recital by Miss Caro­line I'recious. Th'ere w-ill be readings by Mrs. Perlev K. Wright and vocai folos hv MIS . (•- A. HIaney. An addi­tional attracuou, through the courtesy of the W, I-, T, i" , -.vill he Mrs. Sydna Kidredge. h.iu^-e moth T, i'. h f . s f ss -o.ox'.-.- :. tonnier.;. wh.j wi;: -;.•••

. \boul Town.

Hon, Ceorge J. Hums. ,d A i e , . visit­ed at thw Old Oaken Hucke: farm on W-c'inesday nnd dellgntfuliy entertain­ed _with reminiscences of ills early home, w-hlch is across '.' tony "Brook from the Old Oaken liucket fnrm. Be­sides reminiscences of Westford. his native town, and .\yer. liis long-time ItWiTe^—Oirhls-retum rrrote-to~Ayrr-h<? took the trail of the Stony IJrook road, past thc home of his birthplace, thence to the electrics at thc unstable road.

I h J Hay .'s«iic~"Electf Ic r(5a(irnbw"In' the hands of a receiver, has recoived perniinalun lo dl.scQntInueJLi^CL_mlles of track on grounds of "not paying" ap paratus. Several bills now- pending be­fore the legislature, if passed, will al­low the towns on the line of these joads to contribute any deficiency.

I'rank W. Banister is sledding wood across Burgess pond and reports the Ice three feet thick, with an added Inch last w-eeli Friday morning, when the registrar showed flve degrees below isero.

The Jlisses Margaret and Mary Haley, w-ho have been spending the w-inter with their cousin. Postm-ister Daniel Hale.v. In Chelmsford I'enter. have returned to their home on the Stony Brook road for the summer sea­son.

Although the birds begin to sing and the' crow to caw--caw. and the pussy-willows to show their w-lllingne.ss for spring, they seem unable with ail these pleadings to thaw winter out of the lap of spring and have it reniain thawed out.

Mlieai substitutes. The women who have followed thc course are planning ; , , hold a food saie on the articles that have been taught by Miss Web­ber. I'he uffiiir will be followecf by a dance for thc benefit of the Ked Cross. -fhe arrangements will be made by .Mrs. John Edwards and Miss Elizabeth Plunimer.

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.hoo! :lomes :

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f e

the W. C. -•Vyer can-etiy of her

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,f the ,:iy ,11

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work,

.\I;s-'r'rosl their -.on,

.Mr,

to return to their '.V. >tt r,; .x--::x" .•

week. _ A .iiimtjcr "f autos were i-. x-.-xx. as ,stalled xrx ;.i,<t .-Jur. l.iv'- .-t..r:u various parts of the tf.-.M; ,i:-t', r,a\i: to remain ..ver night,

.Mrs, Freida Prescott is re!r.-,i.- ox at the telephone ex-chanse .I,;iin>; .'>1: Bosworth's absence.

Perley E. Wright fell fion of wood last week Thursday ; fered a bad ^h:lkln- up an.l i bruise,....

Pnrmcrs' In.stltutc.

The last meeting of the Grange was observed as pa-st masters' night. F. A. Hanscom, a real live one, who has trained himself to give a. self-sacrific­ing light, helped out the past masters with a live talk on California as the pictures lighted up the canvass. Mrs. C. A. Blaney was appreciated as solo­ist. The next.meeting wlil be held on Thursday evening. March 21. The lec­turer's hour win be in charge of Mrs. Clara Greig, Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor. Mrs. Alice Laboutly. Several names were proposed at the last meeting.

The last farmers' Institute of the season w a s held in Lowell last week Thursday. Kalph M. Rutledge spoke on "Market survey work In the L'nited States." Everj- load of produce, whether by wagon or truck going to market Is reported and prices, and the iarmers can have the benefit of these bulletins on application, and have ben­efitted In many ways; This system now has leased wires covering 16,000 mUes. This precipitated a lively dis­cussion.

Justlri C. Richardson, of Lowell, a large market gardener, advocated a pubiic market as a stock company, by farmers. He was emphatic for the pubUc market, being unable to under­stand how- the farmers could afford to chase the city over to sell produce at the present price of gasolene, horse pow-er and man power prices. \ \ hile there was a, nearlj- unanimous feeling tor a public market the law- was quot­ed,' which reads: "Every city and town of 10,000 Inhabitants and, over shall establish a pubiic market." Low-ell has so far compiled a s to es­tablish a sidewalk market, with the sky for covering, which leaks in spots when it rains, and- needs patching, w-hlch would be expensive. In the win­ter this side'walk market is heated with icicles', being the most abundant and cheapest fuel l.ast winter.

•Work ot the high school boys on the farm" was discussed by Stephen Dow. They are the only available re­serve force, there being 5.000.000, high schooi boj-s In this countj-. We start­ed the movement last year w-ith 3500 bovs. This come together had its je.-ilous, humorous side. The farmers looked up on the boys a-s green and destructive, and the hoys looked upon the farmers- .i-s "rUbes," Both thought better of each other before the .season was over. It cost Sll.OOO to put out lt;t>0 hovs iast year,

D, W, cCBrien. of Boston, who has made -Karm help" a study, was the next stjeaker. In New Yt,rk there is a sh..rtage I.f *000 men anrt to meet this emergency the ,state has created twen­ty-one f.irni e.iiployment ..fiices, Miuss-a'chusetts needs farm agents in e \ery city. Over in Worcester, last year, a business h.iuse released "00 men for agricultural purposes, i.aying the dif-f.-rence between farm wages and shop wages, Vermont has demonstrated .:.:.-rest in he;- farmers liy employing a-i agent in Iioston, whose s.,le mis-«i..r ;s to ,serurc hell> f.'r \'erin..r.t f:, :;iers. For .Middlesex cour.ty we m.L v have n slogan, 'i-arn', scr.se

.".n't~r7e"a •.oiTkr-iriii>--r', xvy l.y s- ivinc -.xt the

Thc schools of the town clo.sed on Friday for the spring vacation of orie weck. .

GranltcvlUo.

Jusl as evorj-one were congratulat­ing themselves that spring waa here, thls-'v'lctnlty-was-:vlsHed - by--li-reffular-oid-time blizzard op last Sunday that made traveling dlfflcult and caused people to stick bv thc old lire-side in order to he conifortable. W-e are cer­tainly having some winter.

•The I..adics' Aid society met with .Mrs. Ellsworth Yoik on last Thursday afternoon, w-hen business <.f impor­tance was transacted.

Charles T. Brooks, of <'ity Point. Va., has been spending the pas; few-days with friends in this vicinity. Dur­ing his brief stay here he .«old_ his cottage house and iand on thc west ­ford road to Ai-thur Bri.sson. who has bought for a home.

Word has been received from .lohn J Provost, who states that he likes his new position In -Washington. I>. C very much. Arthur HcaJj-. a chum of his. Is associated witb him in the Quartermaster's department, which makes it pleasant for both of them. _

The members of Cameron circle. C, F of A., held their regular meeting In their rooms on Thursdtiy night with a good attendance.

Mrs. Edward Defoe, who hns been 111 at the Lowell General hospital for the p.ist three weeks, returned to her home here last Mondaj-.

Part of the C. G. Sargent Sons-machine shop here is now- running all night. ' -

At the flrst mass li). St. Citherine s church ia.st Sundav morning the mem­bers of the Holy Name society turned out in large numbers to receive holy oommunlon in a body, and after the second mass the members of the w o ­man's Sodality held their repular meeting. • '

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^ I H E FARM - - ^ I W D THE FARMER

B y . Herbert Quick

JBIiice the dawn ot hlitory the f a n s -

«r , .boa, .been- tb* ,iaan who Buffers

ino»t-j«)m-;-war. - -Al l - . tbat-be -pos*.

c««es .lies out of doora ipi plain sight,

and i s - spo i l of war—bis bouse, his

grain, bfs l ivestock. B a t the farmer

eveiywhere Is a warrior when war

In the -only thing—whlcb-wll l make

.and Jceep btm free—either a warrior

:jor-> ser t . . H e Is somet imes the. . last

to h e a t . u p ; bnt he s tays hot, and In

S J : 'IlM Sw iil ' i

Mllk Produetion and Reproduction Are' Essential• Functions—Rec-

ords Are Lacking.

The essential'fijnctlons of the dairy

cow are mllk production nnd repro-

ducUon. According to L. W. Wing. Jr.,

of the.Missouri College of Agriculture,

tbe most accurate methods of deter­

mining these a r e :

(1) Mil t prodnctlon by means of

the milk «cales and tbe Babcock test;

(2) Reprodtictlon by breeding records.

There Is only a small proportion, of

the 'cows used for'dairy purposes on

tt hlch aucfc records nre kept. This ne-

New AdTCTtlaementa.

EGGS FOR H,1TCHIXG—I have a few settings of W-hite Orpington Ir-ggs: great layers; Owen strain; S1.2.. t<" i-'-MRS. H. P. BARTEAUX. Groton. Mass,

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JEWELRY DIAMONDS

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REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS

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SETTING EGGS FOB S A L E - ^ . C, W'hlte Leghorns and S. C. Buff Orping-tons. • WM. E, CYR. Page St,;.Ayer, ..O-

W.\XTED—Small Washings to do at home. -Write and I wll! call. A. M-LaPLANTE. Oak Hlll. Townsend Har­bor. Mass., R. F. D. "t-.

CVNOB FOR SALE—Oldtown Canoe (White make), good condition: 2 pad­dles and 2 back rests. KO. Inquire of MR.I B. Z. NUTTING. IC Prospect Ptirk W.. Brooklyn. N. Y. - ' - •

WILMOT k CLEAVES . Phone 20

Graduate N'

H A R V A R D , MASS.

„ . . „ „ . . E. C of Music. Boston

Ten years with Aeollap Co.. New York

Agent for Holton Band Instrumento

Plaaos F o r Sale and Rent l y l 3 '

,1 :..ad nd suf-atif .tnd

.Mr. a:..l Mr-' a s t w e e ' r l i ll i ' . l -easier f. r .Mr. -.,ile-:cing fron . h.s oi;-i:e diit,.,-

xL-'a' spent : T ; ; r i : n g i t

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lm>\^ ! i i m

Tlcastant So< ial l.Mniii

The enterlau.rr,.',: hel.l iin.ler th- x,:.-].:"'-S. G,. la.st week f-r 1,1;, .1 pleasant an.l . . : good attei.dar. . x-v Mackey. locate.l . - • ' •-x in charge of so. , . , : •: and tow-n.*! sur,-' , ,,T,-: dressed the gaii.. ; , ,g

icnerget ic speak.-r, w,;; sage, he gave an -.-.-r.-the work imderMkeu i, men during the -oor.t'r.- -inc.- th. has been estnt.)!-,-.e.l .M;in\ c.r, that he reveal..! -.h.iwed -he n the app<.intme:,- x.y (iov, ,M('-a keen, aggressive ,-ind ,-,.:iv.

The .Mendelss, hr, 'iiiarte fiirni,«hed the mi:,':^,,; MKF, .-vening an.l wer.. -v.-;l re

- t h e mee'ting . i.-sed u,-'n ..f "The .sttar ,spar.gl.-.l :;. -comp,ir,ied t.> Ilng-'-r I'e

Down.stair^ o :,iricheon •wirhe.,, . , ike ,ird < offee. witil III nocial hour wx,.-. ..nfoye.l, Th charge ,.f x)x" er,-. rtamment v.e fred W, Martf..:.l I'.ev. How, l.inrolr. Wi;ii,->:i, V. Wright. May a:,.l lidw,., 1 It.r.ey, Th . - e ,n charce of the I'-iicheon were ,Mrs. H, V Hlldreth. .Mr-'. 1 " H-;fkshorn. Mrs H • \ - I-i'.f'f.ir.. .^I'- ^ *- "art-ford. .Mrs. o . V, w-ell... Roudenbush and ,Mrs 1, About twenly .loUnr-- wx, rt-x..7."d for the treasury of the oi L-.-,7. t,, •

ns d.,lln .- \oi:r

Champlon Dairy Cow.

cessltatcs the employment of some

other method of selection. In tbe

breeding of bigh producing animals

through several generations It bas

been observed tbat there are certalii

j h a r a c t c r ^ c s . of, the conformation

which" are correlated:with large.pro­

duction. . These -characteristics are

namely: ' a ) Extreme angular form,

carrying no surplus flesh, Tbut. In good

physical condition.' (2) Prominent de­

velopment of the udder and veins. (3)

The symmetrical development of the

barrel with; Jajge capacity. After one

becomes famlUar -with these eartemal

charactoristlcs.lt Is. possible to select

cows producing 800 pounds of fat per

yenr from those prodtielng 150 pounds.

The difficulty comes In picking the ani­

mal that will produce 500 ponnds of

fat per year compared to the one pro-

tlncing 40(>-pottnds.-—

The selection' of animals by this

method is ratber uncertain. 'Until rec­

ords are kept of more animals or some

other means devised for selection, the

I selection by -type should be nsed and

^ _ ^ _ ^ it Is up t o ' everyobe interested In

COMMON-WEALTH OF MASS.ACHU- (lyjry cattle to become familiar With U. SETTS, Middlesex, ss. Probate Cour.t. '

To the helrs-at-Iaw. next of kin, creditors, and all other persons inter­ested In the estate of VERNAL B.\F.-BBR late of Townsend In said County, deceased, intestate.

Whereas a petition has been present­ed to said Court to grant a letter of ad­ministration on thc estate of said de­ceased to ABBIE A. BARBER of Towns-end In the County ot Middlesex, with­out giving a surety on hcr bond.

You are hereby cited to appear at a Probate Court to be held at Cambridge, in said rountv ot Middlesex, on the l«-entv-ntth day of March A, V. 1918. at nine o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause if any you have, why the same shoirMl not bl- granted,

.\nd the petitioner is liei-eby directed to give pubiic notice tl).-reof. by nub-lishing this citation once in each wee'K. for three ...ncc ^sive iveeks, in Turn.'r-s I'ublic Spirit, a newspap.-r publish..! in .wer, the iast publication to be one d.iv at ie.Tst. before said Court.

•tVllness. i.-harle... J. Mclntire, Ksquire. First Judgo of said ("ourt. this tw.-nty-eighth d.iy of p. bruary in the year ono tliousand nine hundred ,.nd eighteen,

•J, f.jy; y. M, KSTY, Kegister,

•WAEREN A. 'WINSLOW (Successor to -Augustus Lovejoy)

Fire Insurance Agent Farms. Dncll l i igs. Fui-nlture and Mer­

cantile Property Written in . Strong Companies | •

irasntngton S t r e e t - -\YKR.-»tA>sS.; H E I F E R S ^ J F - Q O O O - B R E E O I N G

LEGUME HAYS ARE VALUABLE

Utiliiatlon of Alfalfa: o r Clover Partly

Solves Dalrymjjirji—Proli-leni of Feed.- i

(By G. E. -WEA-VER, TTnlverslty Farm, 8t. Paul, Minn.) .

One hundred and seventy-five pounds

of good alfalfa or clover ba^ Is worth

as much as 100 pounds of the ordinary

grain feeds. With the present prices

for feeds ranging from $25 a ton for

bran to $85 per ton for c om, the aver­

age cost for 100 ponnds of grain Is

obout $2.75. The cost of Its food

equivalent in tlie form of I'ra pounds

ot legume hay is S2.15. This much hay

will produce 200 ponnds of mllk and

effect n saving in feed cost ©f'eo cents,

which is at the rate of 30 cents for

(.tich hundred iiounds,,.

The utilization of such hay partly

j solves the dniryninn's problem In the.se

days of high feed cost and milk In­

vestigations.

Mr. .\id".x F,ii;n l>-,:r.... in..:-e grain c.r,tinning

ot po;; .f fer-

,.;" lho Mi.l.iie.-e-s - ••.xxxxxt .i.ivocated the l';i:sini: ..f

ir,d war:ieil ai;.i:-;-t .lis-r;.- use ..f fertil//..-rs for

let re: f a t 111.

lo.-l

the lar. the :,n-ge tu: ; ; -

.\x the ma.i.-- hv I--. M . i r d . i ; V..C;;] 111 Is

H, i-; ,<k-':;

|.:-;c.- :.:- ;

md the ge ;-/..rs, Jie ais,

!l ,-.-:r, f-W. • , s -tted -xxe .

.-.sr a.ldr-K, l-::ig!is

. K. .\lcl'.;

;il iugh ; ;-ci:^-e.i

ep;; -test

LANGDON PROUTY (Successor to Charles F . ,J ' lagr)

Insurance Agent and Broker Tel, 30 LrrTLETOX, MASS.

iuart • :i e ;: Wes:

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t of :i -titut. .rd, i:

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. .n w,i

V.i-i. : - . i . l u .

ELIZABETH PATTERSON MARINELIX) COSMEmCIAN

i SHAMPOOING, FACIAt and SC.*I.P

MASSAGE. MAJHICURI.VG

Crrnm.. I.otlOD«. Powd»r«. PrrfamK Hnlr Mi»«« «Bd Pln»i Etc.. on Hand

ABeni for Thr Century Comet, nnd ! -( .j]] ,i,, thjs. SpecloHlrt. 0 Ple«»«»« Street, ATr», i Ma.a. Tcl, IOS-4. lySl '

No Stock More Profitable as They Con-

l sume Less Compared With

I Growth They Make.

I No stock pays better to grOw at

' this time tlian young heifers ot good

j bre.t'.ing. They consume less feed cora-

1 par...! w-ith valuable growth than al-

I most any other animal and there sure

will l.e a good market awaiting them

when they begin to be cows. They

.ehould be kept thrifty and doing their

hest, tiiough—and a very littie gi'ain'

ith Frcderic'k 'Whitney) - " " TWO COMBINATIONS ARE POOR

f . i g , \ - | l l a i :

,M;--. . \ ' . ' ' - . .

w. i rker of i , < . « . I I . - f :- t h e

H ; i : - < i r . t -

ea- , ' ( r . t .1" I n r e A i ­r d A , ; ' l i n e s

,\I rs W • W Wheele

Dcoth. Mr=, (-.irolire F., W;i,'-.-

resldent of Ihis vilk-.ge, d;e<l ,,. • • Frid.a.v afternoon at the h..:r..- -i son. (Ieorge A, W-alker. .M-- W, had not live.l in Westford I. , : .

-paratively few years, cmnn.-wlth her s..n's family w h - -botight their I.resent home. . , : Ul.l Walker." who had but - • ; . ngo pa.ssed her eighty-seven:-i •-

day. wns .ilways pleasant t • responsive nnd interested .-ibout hcr. Her husband, .l.^iiu

died three ye.irs .igo

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het '.ker

ll;, \ irlh

M; ,

The ; ltion 1

1- l ' h;s

has ! V on I

H'i- 1

this K::.-

T'-i.i.-i'.i inj :: a g. All sh..

Tl wil­ing dri;; this prov l,usi th

,,, .\1 HI,i;-lell, t. -. :, ,, ,<1 •h;r.! _-radey , •

. -h.. ;, IS -. .-ry ;:i at the :i ; n: . Wanes,: .

• ,.'.i - xx-.x"ii. V. -incest s.. M - . 1 -in . 'onneil, of th. l:

-, a.!, n,is enii-ted in t h - cx, - - , iv . i-.irt Slocum, -V, "i'

•;; , . :; •..as."e.! the exam, uh c,,; .rxi.

i!affe:-y, who hns niri-' -, -M ,\lrs. Ceorge Coug;.-

. 1 the .-aialry and is n , . . . '1, Kort ,-^lociini. Jam* , ' - - , ports that he intend- t.. g.

,--..• ,r.lay. His hrother. .Maf'iev -- : now- in Kranre. ,- ;;,,;,V friemls of Mi.s-s C.la.ly

-. ; : l.e sorrv to learn tha; she i -j,, . . -e. buck bv n f;ill several .la>s te: .-, , ; is now- confined to hcr hon

;.. r.ition mny he necessary bef.' .- ,>.;e to resume work again, . ,-t meetiiig . f -he Olrl Srotif.. j:,':,';; ' , . - .1 on Tue.vlav, Mlss Xelson h e - | , , ; ; ,

- barge. The scouts practised i nu: - g the flrst of the evening, and in | t:. ; th..y are beginning to show im- j , • menl This was followed by a I 'y -,...s« meeting, .Misa Annie Ivo ; ,.,„ re;,«iirei-, gave -he w-ords s h e had -

YmnQis J. Perry Good Cow In Hands of Unlntelliflent

Dairyman Is Most Undesirable

Dairy Proposition.

( MiKIVGF. .md .VTTTOMOBII.Fi

I'.tixnxc!

MNTIN.;

'•y A i . l .

A good row in the hands ot a poor

dairyman is a poorCf proposition than

a poor cow In tlie hands of a good

' - i dnirymnn. Roth are 'very poor com-

and LETTERING j dinntlons. however; a-good dairyman

will not keep a poor COW more tban

one peftBon.

a loiig flght'he Is Uyft^s found stord'

Hy carrying t h e . battle across N o

•Man's :Land to - tbe . f o e , .In the last

g r i p a t m g g l e . " " ~

.This'-war. w a s at'-flrst bard t» tin-,

derstand. No anoed foe Invaded tbe

United' S ta te s . Tbe nlgbt sklos were

nofr ieddened ' b y - tbe burning' byres

and farmsteads of America. No raid­

ing partlefi harried Tts of our cattle or

horses. N o ; sabre-riittleni Insulted

our women. 'We did not tben know

tbat It .monster bad ^ s e n with a

thousand arms .whb could reach across

the seas and take frpm tis three-

fourths of everything w e grew with- '

out our being aware of It, and w b o

could fol low np-fcls -robbery with In­

vasion, subjugation and national

death. .

•What the Imperial German govern­

ment otter-til. 'the farmers ot Amer­

ica in Its ruthless submarine wtirfare

was not tbe lo'ss of profits; hut

slavery to the sabori-rattlerB of P o t s ­

dam, by murdering the people -who

take our products to market. B y

all the laws of civilized warfare com­

merce under a n'euteal flag was free

from any hindrance except the legnl

Interference justlfled by war; but

the Germans not only stopped mer­

chant vesse l s , they s u i t them wi th ­

out warning and without "trace.

Having the right, accordliig to the

laws, of war , to take the sea with

bis ileot and'fight the thing out gun

to guii, but'being afraid to do so for

fear he might lo se his fleet, -or tiB-

Bble to stop tbe .selling of our pro­

ducts to Ills enemltB or to open b i s

own ports to us by fair means, he

declared his Intention to do It by

the foulest methods ever resorted to

In war .

To have submitted would bave oost

US dear In prosperity; but that wonld

have been tho least of our loss . B y

so doing we should have accepted

degradation. We should have a c ­

cepted, a t the behest of a halt crazed

autocrat.In Europe, a lower standard

o f - l i v i n g . In America. -We 'should

have basely yielded up our birthright

as Americans. Peace at such a price

wonld not he peace, but only a pre­

paration for a future revolt against

subjugation Better any sort of war ,

better war-forever than that!

Tbls, then . Is the war In which

we are fighting. -Whenever the tlmo

comes for new sa«riflc«B, let u s re ­

member that we-jBght not only for

tbe liberty of the Brtglans, the

French, the , Servians, ' t h e ' Rtts-

slana, the British, the Montenegrins,

the Rotunanlans, the Italians, but of

all nations, even of tbo Germnn peo­

ple themselves; and moat of al l , for

our own liberties—for our freedom

today! There Is l o s s , and sacrifice

In the w a r ; but there would have

been far more In accepting the Ger­

man terms. 'We should have lost

more in monoy than we shall spend

In the war; and something far mdro

precious than money—our souls!

This is the crndal year of the war .

Our soldiers—hundreds of thonsands

ot them—are In the trenches, and a

million more are ready to go. The

whole burden of carrying on onr own

part In tbe war, and of aiding our

sister nations In arms, rests on the

United States Treasury. Therefore

ever>- cent we can raise and scrape

together belongs to tbe Treasury,

-that our boys may come J l B c k J o u s

victorious. -We can whip the Ger­

mans, not with the money In our

pockets or our bank accounts, but

with whnt we put into tbe Treasury

In subscriptions to l iberty B o n d s !

Never since the Turks threatened:

to overwhelm Europe, perhaps not

even then, was the worid In such

danger as now. Germany Is not yet

defeated. We must defeat her this

year. We must withhold nothing

from the support of the war. Wo

must give our sons. We must bring

forth food in abundance .multiplying

our labor to that end. We must give

Into tbe Treasury of the United

Statea, In subscrlptloos to Liberty

BoBfle. every cent we can spare.

Thi« summer the support of the

•war Is up to the farmers; and Uncle

Sam hns never called upon tbe fann­

ers In va in .

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Alarrn. Clocks Gold Rings

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AYER W. Main St.

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Js Showing Newest Modes in -

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Sll ver" wear Diamonds Pendants Brooches Rings Bracelets^

Scarf Pins Cuff Links Military Wrist Watches ' Gentlemen's Sets of All Kinds

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We are now in a position to put through a few jobs of first-class automobile painting in very short order. But we would advise you to see us at onceif you want prompt-action.

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urrt . . : . for :. -roxn s.-.ni,- to the Umo o. - A ionc, lone im.;," The roll call .hnw.-.l two m'-vibcK .nhfcnt. Th<- rr-h<-.ir.«,il <.n tho r,-inlata watt next on lho i,r<.irram an.l tills w.-iK Kreatly enjoyo.l l.v -ill TllO rom.Tin'lor of the tondor-

' i f/.o- ieit whlc-h w.-m to have t.ikon ' 1 i.irioo on Tiio.«I,-.y ovoning. haK o'er

'„ ! ;,..vtponO(l.

j I'.ov Thoni,-.^ I,. Fl,<her,

1 I horo. N'. H., ar.l . thW parish. oo.-„,.lo,i the pulpit at St

vrilrow'o mission nn Wednesday ovon r.tr. One ot tho larKcst e°"KJ^5'V.',"!]'

some tlmo wcro present.

of Potor.

former vlrar ..t

.Mr. Klsh-"Walker . -onc of her ye.ars she ^'^']„''^>"l'"\'!^'';l i nr'hpVd"the"cio«e attontion of tho poo comfortable he.alth until a;'hor^mHo | or he « to ^^^ . ^^^ ^^

Kcomfortabic health t.ntll a short timo . i>

i c f o r c her death She IB survivod l>y

lo during hts sermon on the •.ho past and prcfont. Res'. Angus Dun ;

\-N:. \ ' . \> ; . \LTH.Or JtA.SSACHU-- - i.r.osex, «s. Probate Court,

,t .If kin and all otheir In-•ix" ostate of GEOROE ^ .

. , , ; - of Aycr In »a|d County.

VMAX K. CLARK the ad-,.t the estate of eald ac-

, . . -s , .nt««-t«T»ld;5ourt for • - , . first account of hl« aa-. on said eetate and applica-., made for a distribution of ,n his hands among the next

<,iM deceased. ' . r 'by cited to appear at a

,,-t, to be held at Cambridgo. , ,nty of Mlddleaex, on the

: <i day of March A. t>. 1918. - k in the forenoon, to J'how

- . vou havo,, why s a i a o c -! not be allowed and dt^-

,.i<. according to eald appil-

• . • ti.iner Is orderedjo «ervc . l.v publKhIng, the oame

UOOK; for three «ucce»»lvc • I . r s Public Spirit, ft ncw»-"".i in Ayor. tfie iMt publl-

..no day, at Ieft»t, before ..Ul hydellre'ring or mailing

opv of thl» eIt*tlon to all - . - Intereeted In the e ' t f t '

" ,,t leaet before.eald Coijrt. . • ..rios J. Mclntlre, Esqulro. . . .r i lVd court , thU twcnly-

"t Kebru.ary I n * ? ' ? , ' " " " ^ • . hundred »na eighteen ,

K. M. BSTT. ,neg ls ter .

: STRONG FENCING FOR STOCK

Where Thlt Improvement Hat Been

Overlooked Ther« l« Sure to Be

Trouble In Herdi . '

Remoiiiiier thnt It takes a good

strong fonce to hold ,<hO' cows and

calves npnrt durln'gTKiS"^'''^"^"*'''

n»nth«. nnrt where thl«-Improvement

Is lacking there Is sure U> be trouble

for yon.

- . . . : ' ' • ' • ; • ' ! < ! *

HapplnSM.

• I u.oed to think It w a s great to disre­

gard happiness, to preai to'a high goni.

careless, dis.lnlnful of I t But now 1

see there is nothing s o great as to bc

capable of hnppincss—to plock It out

of onch mnmint, atidt Whatever hap­

pens, tn find tlint one cau ride as gay

oDd hunynnt on t h e a n g r y , menacing,

tnmolludiis unvos o f l l f e ilS on thOBe

thnt glide and sUmm.er tmder a clear

sky; that ii is not defeat and wrctch-

cdncsi? which rnnics otit of the storm

o f ndverftity, hut strcDgtb and calm-

ncs.s.—Anne Gilchrist*

OF INTEREST TO

WHY WE FIGHT.

*'Y<m are cnlled Into this g r ^

service of your country not only for

the purpose of maintaining t h e Ideals

for which America h a s always ctood

—democracy aud frectlom, and t a

keep the torch of l iberty buni lnS

throughout tbe worid—hut' alao t o r

this more Immediate object, th« pro-J,

tectloo of our national rttJits and that

democratic Instltntlonr banded downl

t o US aa tha result-ot-ti*-T«loi-"«odi-

blood ot our ancestors. TboiM - ara

tbe things for irhlch yoa figbt.''

Prom Recretary McAdotfa Addi-—'

to Men of the KatlOaal Army.

Conjuijal Felicity.

"My 'Wife and I neves argue. So w e

get nlong bcanUfnlly." ' B o w do you

mnnnge I tr ' "When anything goes

wrong I always figiire that ' l l wiui my

fault and she never disagrees With nie."

—Boston Transcript.

Unremitting Industry.

Don't set too muoh store by nnre-

mlttlng Industry. The ant has been

working steadily for 6,000 years and

Is still an ant—Capper's Weekly.

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Advertisementsare-inserted in-all-the-ten-papers-and_,

you get results. the circulation of our ten papers is ten times larger

than that of any other paper-.circulating in the ten towns. This is worth remembering when Advertisers use the col-ums of these papers in advertising.

The subscription books and mailing lists are open ta all advertisers for their inspection, ahd a sworn statement is furnished advertisers when requested.

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Mr. Mark.Scaton, driving the most <lassy automobile In Hopeton, passed

NEW GOUT 01^ MAIL Entire tuntos bf Tamishetf Silver,

Driipped From Neck to Knees.

Warrlor-LIKe Corsage Is Embroidered With Pearls, Brilliants and Flashea"

of Steel—JeWel Headdress.

'' TOWNSEND . C e m e r . . .

A t t h e m o e t i n g o t tl-..-I m p r o v e m e n t societ.v i T h u r s d a y e v e n i n e on , p r e s e n t o n a c c o u n t of I n t e r e s t i n g meet lnj . - w e v e r , - a v e r y p r a c t i c a l i. e r l z i n g " b e i n g g iven i. ' i l c X e a r t ind pica-sli-.i:

'I'>.-.va,-i.;r.d H l l l »-:.! l as t w e e k

ol*?ven A',<;re IJO s t o r m . A n IS h e l d , h o w -i'ev on " H o o v -

.Mrs, S t a n l e y i i r m t t BOiOs

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the pretty home of Mrs. Eunice Blolr, miide a courteous inovemcnt towards l i s cap and bowed podtcly. MreTBIalr. fluttered, smiled uud • returned the greeting!

He was a well-presf n'od bachelor pt thirty' and the richest irian in-towp.. She was lils Junior by somg flve years. She had mnrried a mria of forty when -only,. tw£nty--p'ne, jin.d. .when. he_dled Jie_ left on her hands his daughter, Valerie, t iya form'er wFfe, almost as old as his wife. Mr. BInIr had left both cpm-iortably provided for. They-liad • .set­tled down at Hopeton,-Valerie to b^ come'the frivolous flirtatious belle ot the,-Tillage, the widow allowing her stepda'ugbtcr' the freedom tuid Inde-Iiendence, which she ,should have been Xirudent .enough to use rationally.

Eunice had never- loved Gregory Blalr,, She had told .him so. frankly "When she married him, but she respcct-«d him' and was a'dutiful "helpmeet, 'When. Mark Seaton bekan' to call at the;JBlaIr home there abruptly came to he'r spirit a conviction that-she could 'be very, happy •yvlth 'such a man.

"I have' chosen my fate," snid Valerie one'-daiy to her closest girl lrleod,"so ,1 will whisper a nome and' yon cati guess—Mark Seaton."

Valerie was deft add attractive In the way she-treated Her.admirers. She was'selfish, too, and capahlei of lead­ing on an adorer'In a fascinating way -that had lured many a young nian to .disappointment

Mark Seaton was a shy,-simple-mind­ed^ m&n, not .much used to the ways o f 'womdnklnd, anti apparently 'ratber flattered at'the attention Valerie be­stowed uiion blm. .

"I Just met Mr, Seaton," spoke Va­lerie, appearing from the street and Joining her mother on the porch. -

"Tes; he Just passed the house," ob­served Mrs. Blalr.

"Be stopped bis machine and fairly Insisted tbat I should take a drive across conntry, but I hdve that trou-lilesome party dress to make."

Valerie swept,into the bouSe with ^ her tistial empresslike air. Mrs. Blalr ' drew back In ber chair and a shadow

crossed her fair brow. Then she sighed and then she went to her own room, closed the door and as she sat Hiown-musingly-by-thc-window a tear or two fell from her clear, kindly •eyes .

"He Is too good a man for Valerie," she said to herself. "If only the girl would understand and appreciate blm! If I tbought sbe; would, it 'would not seem so bard to me. |It Is clear that V&Ierle has made some Impression npon blm,,for he seems glad to seize npon. any excuse to join her on tbe fetfeet and to 'come here. Ah, me I"

A little half sob ended the mystify­ing soliloquy and then Mrs. Blalr shook oft the sadness that was beginning to oppress her, and went about her house-iold duties with her usual briskness.

"Mr. Seaton made a queer suggestioa to me," remarked Valerie to her step-

' niother a day or two later. "What was. that3" Inquired Mrs.

Blalr. "He asked me how you felt towards

him. Don't you see, he Is probably .getting ready to pop the question and 'wonders If you might object."

"I am In harmony with anything tbat conduces to your happiness," as­sured the widow.

That same evening Valerie broke forth In bigb dudgeon.

"I'll teach him a lesson!" she tol^ her mother vindictively. "He^c It Is only three days from the dance at jJrampton and he has never even re­ferred to It He just told me he was going to call this evening. Well, he won't find me here. A little judicious discipline wlll give him some train­ing."

"Don't trifle with the honest affec­tions of a good man, Valerie," said Ura. Blair.

"A Uttle Indifference will make him all the more anxious to win rae." re­torted Valerie. "Pli teach him a les­son, and, mark me, hefore another day Is over be will be around with an In­vitation to the dance, for I hinted that I wished to go," . A true prophet wns Valerie. She had not been gone ten minutes that eve­ning wben Mr. Seaton appeared. To tbe surprise of Mrs. Blalr he did not manifest the least disappointment when he learned that Valerie was not at home. The widow set about enter­taining blm as best she might Final­ly his constrained manner changed, as if he was about to free hts mind of a burden.

"Mrs. Blair." he said. "I wonder If X may hope for company to the dance .Saturday evening."

"1 "am sure Valerie would be delight­ed to go.l' she began, wben he intet^ rupted her.

"Oh, I was not thinking of her," he .aald quickly.

"Who, then?" "Yourself, Mrs. Blalr." continued

Mr. Seaton to hla astonished auditor. "I must speak out I htive sought «very,excuse possible to be In your company, bnt wondered If you cared for Bie. Yo'u must havo noticed. Dear'

-ttay-.Tattyrh ope tbat-yon will accept my addresses^'

Spoken like a man, and answered as « 'woman in love only can, with trepida­tion, but a beaming face told that a great happiness hi d come to Eunice Blalr,

• . : : • • • — ^ ' «

I Avsrajje Accidents. • \70men :aro-always the first to b« •'called,npon wherever and whenever an

• 'Accident occurs. Tho average man is lUdeed,. only too glad - to do what he •can, bnt he, doesn't khpw what to do.

'; Minetimes-bnt.often the. only help he V-can render,'1« to rush'to a teiephono

.imd calt ajddctor or ambniance to the scene, antP^ne;-certainly deserves the hl^cst. pralso foe such commendable WpTk, bnt th» average.-,woiiian has It in

Not only Chcmlt, but many oth A French'dressmakers, have -lent-thelr-ear to making a pronounced fashion oat of sliver tissue. Two years ago, observes a prominent writer, we grew escesslvely. .weary.j)f_eyenlag gowns ma.de- of- superimposed pieces of tulie on a metallic foundation, and when the thought'of silver and gold tissue pre­sents itself as'a fashion, we turn" away

lent manner — Bilt wait I This revival of a coat of

mall for women, the warrior's uniform of ancient days which no modem flght­er would touch. Is another and a more pleasing thing tban tbe evening gown of nietalilc cloth;

Entire tunics, iti the twelfth cen­tury fashion, are mad? of 'tarnished sliver dropped from heck to knees, or longer,'oyer skirts of blood red or mid­night blue satin or velvet Except for the costliness of the material, the tu­nics have all tbe simplicity of primi­tive, dressing. Their Introduction Into the early spring fashions bas bronght abont a quantity of sliver used in ey­ery way.

Mme. Simone of the Theater An-tolne in Paris, Is wearing, I hear, a wonderful gown which is being copied for this conntry. It Is'of silver cloth faced with red, hanging in panets ou the grotmd over a slim, tight skirt that clings to the flgure aS she walks. The warrlor-llke. corsage Is embroidered with pearls, brilliants.,and flashes;of cnt steeL To It she-adds a warrior's headdress made of the same jewels as in the 'corsage and moiinted on silver cloth.

•Wherever sliver ctm be,flicked in and out of a frock to enliven It the designer loses no chance of trying out

•her ingenuity through tills channel. When she abondons.the Busslan blouse of gold and bronze metallic cloth, which drops over a skirt of bronze satin, she takes the same material and uses it In bands, cuffs and high, wrink­led collars that enclose the chin Ilice a fence. • , i

It is a strange idem this, bringing out of a new coat ot mall for women as the spring approacfies. Is It a rec­ognition of their first victory toward siiftrage and the fact that they may be counted as^ warriors today In civic, naitional and war'wofk?

w e r o ' r e n d e r e d by H o w . i r d Mor.se. w i t h MLss J t u t h ,Morse , p ia i ; . . . . c c o i n p a n i s t . T h e m a i n s u b j e c t for I1:M us s ion , " H o w c a n t h e p e o p l e of T n u n - o : u l h i l l b e t ­t e r c o n s e r v e a n d e n l ; n i ; o t h e i r t o o d » u p p l y - t h a ( - t h e y - n i u y u - uWt—io-h»t! the . U n i t e d S t a t e s a n d l',.r A l l i e s w i n t h e w a r ? " w a s i)ostiior,..il u n t i l t h e n e x t m e e t i n g , w h i c h is t.) iie h e l d o n T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g , .Mur.-r. i S . T h e m u s i c a l p r o g r a i n wlll i,.- .v. c h a r g e of

in ' W o r c e s t e r t h i s w e e k F r i d a y , Tt i i ' s u b j e c t d i s c u s s e d w a s " T h e d u t i e s of\ c i t i z e n s h i p - I n t h e ruiii l-i iclio.}!. ' " " L e t t e ' r s rece ivot l f rom Hvr,:.\ il!*.-! d r e t h , w h o is' spt-ii.linK ttie w. i i to r in I O r l a n d o . F i a . . ro i jor t t n o \v,.utii..r j w a r m i i n d l i k e su : r . im-r ; n)eri-;ir.» frujri i 6 0 " t o 8 0 ° a b o v o ::i tlii; s h a d o , a l l kii;u>. of e a r l y v e g e t a b l o s , p l o n t y ..r s t i - iw-• b e r r i e s , p e a s , boai-,-, b e e t s ttti.j a l l •AXIV- . d e n - t r u c k - a p loHt ; .—oranwo •.rrt^s tn j f u l l b l o o m w l l h ;: , . ton a i m r;;io f r u : : i o n t h e m a t t h e .siime t i m e , .\',-vorch.t?- j l e s s h o wl l l he K1" .1 '.O g e t b a . l ; ;iv.ii,r,i: I h i s . N e w E n g l a n . I f r i onds .

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ATTRACTIVE SPORTS COSTUME

This It Just the suit for the girl who H QOlno gunning for beaux, for It Is well equipped with holster pockets. Of courao ahe wont need a gun. The whole effect of this Usty costume Is one of readiness for sport it I* fash­ioned of durable Jade dress corduroy that will stand up under the severest usages. A collar faced with French blue satin and Norfolk straps on the Jacket complete the costume.

Fancy Coatees.for House. Very becoming over a black or some

dark-hncd frock Is a black chiffon cloth or marquisette coatee pouching In sacklike manner just above a high waistline and edged with the whitest and filmiest swnnsdown.

811k Jersey Jumpers. Decidedly charming are the silk jer­

sey Jumpers slipped on over perfectly simple plain skirts, and emphasis of outline can be Imparted through the simple means of-a stisli.

-Music** Effects.' Children, the yonng and the 'vigorons,

are more resistaift or find mor© pleas­ure la noises than do the, older and less healthy. Martial mnslc to Incite action, courage anii animal spirits ap­proaches that mild bedlam of the av­erage boy. Ihe rhapsodies of love nnd effete civilization require'soft sooth­ing, gentle and calm mielodlcs. "The supersensitive ears bf .such qnlet far-from-bpld natures are'made fll by the rugged soands of conquering .heroes.—

Mi'S. A r t h u r E a r l i e r .

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pects the Unitarian vestry that been so lorig unused, to conserve cun, ivlll be lighted and, heated, atui the ladles given a demonstratiiin of the kind of meals the men desire to have nerved them in war tinies.

Miss Elizabeth M. Pana. of the. Smith college unit in France, who spoko at the war meetlns in the town hall on last Saturday eveninK. was present at thc Vnitarian Sunday school the next niorning and gave an Interesting and thrilling account of her experiences back of the ilne. not far from St. Quentin. in France. The children were especially. Interested in seeing a real gas mask, and the shoes with wooden soles that all civilians wear, and a bit of the wing of a Ger­man aeroplane brought, down near their unit.

Mlss E m m a E. 'Tenney gave her Mendelssohn lecture with many Il­lustrations In music played by herself hefore ^he Old Boston chapter. D. A. K. at Hotel Brunswick last weeK Wed­nesday and was Very enthusiastically received.

Miss Fannlo A. Sanderson at a Clv­lca conference held by the State Fed­eration, of "Women's clubs In WoUes-

^ ton this 'week Friday, spoke with much Interest on Camp Community service.

The proceeds of the Grange motion olcture entertainment given In the town hali last evening will be used to huy the liberty bond and the proceeds from the box lunch of Isat week will go towards the aid of the French wounded.

Wllllam Grifflths has recovered from a n attack of the grippe.

Miss, Phoebe 'White, who has been a sufferer from neuritis, is again- in normal health.

Our local dealers give encourage­ment by telling us that morc coal is expected. Egg and stove coal will be the next ready for distribution. Har­ry W. Knights received a carload of coal this week.

MSr"ME?ianFl«fcher Cobb- of New­bury, Vt., visited her mother. Mrs. Theodore Fletcher, and brother. % al­ter TItcomb's family, last week, re­turning home last week. Friday.

Mrs. Shepley Z. Cleaves of West Kludge has been^the^ guest of her daughter, Mrs, John H. Kimball, for a week.

Walter H. Boireau is now in at a camp In New Jersey, but expects soon to go across and enter service as meat Inspector. I

The high schoid is soon to have ;i | serv ice. Hag.

Warren Hartweil. who has been studying a t . t h e radio school in ( a m -i>rldge, has been promoted to the po­sition of Instructor.

Vot even the blinding snowstorm .>f Sunday evening couid chlU the ardor of the red and blue cohorts of the i E societv in their attendance c-ini-puign. More than fifty responded to tht church beil. The topic of the iiieitin:^ was, •-MakinK the most of ourselves.^' Leader. William L. God-d i r d .

i n t h e M i d . i l e s e x . l i vo rce p e t i t i o n of M r s . Xe i l i e . \ . t h i s tow-n f o r a d i v o r c e f r . i h t i n d . C l i f fo rd W , She.1,1, has lieen disinisseii, Slu- o support and also asked i. tody of a minor child.

Mary Pickford. in ".Sucii a .'xy.i'' queen," wili be giveii at the tow;-. ,-,,i;. on Tuesdav evening. -March r,', :it eignt o'clock, under the ausiuces ,.r the Girl Scouts. The Kirls will s-.u-.: two numbers of .Scout sonv:s ant. L.irl S c o u t p i c t u r e s wi l l be s h o w n l i i u s t r a : -ing scout activities for developing the health and character of .\nieric:in girls. Candy and popcorn will be -siiU. during Intermission. Come one am: all

To the Eklltor: - D u r i n g the week of March IS., tiie American I.ibtury as.socit.ti.>n -is to conduct a nation-wide book .Inve and tvery person is urned t.. contrii.'.le hoolcs from his private coil b t s e n t t o .lUr s o l d i e r s a n T h o m i l l i o n a n . l a h a l f fun . l i S e p t e m b e r , h a s b u i i t t h i r t v - l J i b r a r i c s , e.)Uii>ia-i'. t h e m , t l l i n e d l l b r a r s s e r v i c e : s u c h b o o k s :is wer," i;..' l l b r . a r i e s a r e t . ,- ; i '^ : i c T t h e s e r v i c e is _ l.eii.-,-br-inches in ;ili V. ,M. i'_. < huts, hosi.iiais, V. W houses and t.. cliaii!:ii forts, posts

Several I h i v e a l r e n . • h a n 100,'K.I c h i s e d , M b o o k s a r e n s u p p l i e d bv f u n d m.ay be • i dn i in l s t e r in i . -ici . t h e i i u b l l c g i f t s of ) iopul , i

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WILLLVM H. FUr .BL-SH

SKIMMEp MILK FOR CALVES

since Most of Fat Has Been Removed

Plants of the Cuthbert Raspberry as ReceWed From the Nursery, "Heeled . , • In," Awaiting Favorable Opportunity t o Plant.

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s e v e n - p a s s e n g e r c a r a n d wi l l o p e r a t e a j i t n e y s e r v i c e b e t w e e n C a m p D e v ­e n s a n d n e a r b y t o i v n s .

A d a n c e Wlll b e h e i d in O d d F e l ­low's ' ha l l - on M o n d a y e v e n i n g u n d e r t h e d i r e c t i o n of M r s . C h a r l o t t e K n o . t f o r t h e bene f i t o f t h e U n i v e r s a l i s t c h u r c h . H e n a u l f s s i n g i n g o r c h e s t r a , t ivc p i e c e s , of F i t c h b u r g . wi l i f u r n i s h m u s i c .

O w i n g t o t h e s t o r m on l a s t S u n d a y t h e e .xerc lses in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e r a i s i n g of t h e t w e n t y - s t a r s e r v i c e Hag a t - St . A n t h o n y ' s c h u r c h w e r e m a d e v e r y b r i e f . T h e s p e a k e r s w e r e S e l e c t -ni t tn C h a r l e s H . W e a r e . J r . . D r . T . K. L i l ly a n d P.ev. R o s a r i o I t i c h a r d . •

. \ t h a n i s l . a n d r y , J o s e p h C r e d i t . J o ­s e p h C h a i s s o n . F r e d M c G r a t h a n d P h i l i p S i d i l a u t o o k o u t t h e i r n a t u r a l i ­z a t i o n p a p e r s ' i a s t M o n d a y . F r a n k . T h o m a s a n d O s i a s C h a i s s o n o n t h c s a m e d a v r e c e i v e d t h e i r flrst p a p e r s . Ail a r e m e m b e r s o t t h e F r a n c o - . \ m e r i -c d n c l u b .

Mr . a n d M r s . J o s e p h P e a b o d y . M i s s E t h e l L . P e a b o d y a n d Miss I . e o n a M. I .ee s p e n t t h e w e e k - e n d w i t j i - M r . a n d M r s . H e r m a n M a r s h a l l , of C l i n t o n .

M r s . E l m e r H , . \ i i e n s p o k e on m e n d ­i n g f o r t h e s o l d i e r s a t C a m p n e v e n s b e ­f o r e L u c v J a c k s o n c h a p t e r . D. - \ . R. . b e f o r e S u b m i t C l a r k c h a p t e r o f E a s t ­h a m p t o n . a n d D o r o t h y • Q u i n c y "Han­c o c k c h a p t e r of G r e e n f i e l d t h i s w e e k .

A s o n w a s b o r n i a s t S a t u r d a y m o r n ­i n g t o M r . a n d ^ I r s - C h a r l e s S t e l i b i n s .

M r . a n d M r s . F r e d P e i s e r a n d d a u g h ­t e r B a r b a r a , w h o h a v e h e e n - v i s i t i n g M r s . P i e r c e ' s p a r e n t s . Mr . a n d M r s . T h o m a s I . . H a z e n . r e t u r n e d M o n d a y t o t h e i r h o m e i n X e w Y o r k clt.v. h a v i n g r e c e n t l y m o v e d f r o m P i t t s b u r g .

. \ r t i i u r C, A n n i s . of H a r v a r d r a d i o s c h o o i . a n d W i i i i a m K, T r a c y . S. S, S. K h . i d e i s l a n d , w e r e in t o w n l a s t S u n ­d a y ,

M a r v .K. l . i v e r m o r e r . e l i e k a h lod'-te wi l l h o l d t h c i r r e . s u l a r m e e t i n i r on F r i d a v e v e n i n g of ^ e x t w e e k in O d d Fel low-s ' h a l l . A t - t h e c l o s e of t h e m e e t i n g t h e r e w-iil b e a c a r d p a r t y .

- \ t t h e c o m m u n i t y w-hist p a r t y h e l d l.n M o n d a v e v e n i n g ftt t h e S e r v i c e c l u h t h e w i n n e r s w e r e -Misses M a d e l i n e 1 o-,;ue G e r t r u d e P r o V o s t . H e l e n e D e s -luoni l a n d M a r y B a d s t i i h n e r . who.se s c o r e w a s lOL'. B o x e s of c a n . l y w e r e p r e s e n t e d t o t h e w i n n e r s .

C o n a n t M;tnninj? . son of Mr, a n d M r s W a i t e r M a n n i n g , of I ' p p e r -Mont­c l a i r , X . J . , w h o is a t t e n d i n g : t h e T a f t s c h o o l in W a t e r t o w n , i' I n g p a r t of h i s spr ini- ' h i s , K r a n d p a r e n t s , -Mr, G- C o n a n t .

1.001.9S

R E P O R T O F T H E C O X D I T I O X of t h e F i r s t N a t i o n a l B a n k of A y e r a t A.yer In t h e S t a t e of M a s s a c h u s e t t s a t t h e c l o s e of b u s i n e s s on M a r c h 4. l i n s .

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t o s e c u r e c i r c u i a -t l o n ( p a r v a l u e ) »20,000,O0

U. S. b o n d s a n d c e r - . t i f l c a t e s of I n d e b t ­e d n e s s p l e d g e d to a e c u r e p o s t a l s a v ­i n g s d e p o s i t s ( p a r . v a l u e ) I'S.OOO.OO

V. S. b o n d s a n d c e r t i f i c a t e s of . in­d e b t e d n e s s o w n -e d a n d u n p l e d g e d i::..,000.00

1SO,000.00 L i b e r t v L o a n B o n d s , - - ' - j

p e r c e n t a n d 4 p e r c e n t , u n ­p l e d g e d . . . . • • • - •

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S t o c k of F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B a n k (30 p e r c e n t o t s u b ­s c r i p t i o n ) • • - . •

L a w f u l r e s e r v e w i t h F e d ­e r a l R e s e r v e B a n k

C a s h in v a u l t a n d n e l a m o u n t s d u e f r o m n a t i o n ­a l b a n k s . ' : ' ' . ; " , . •

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X e t a m o u n t s d u e to X a t i o n a l b a n k s ,

X e t a m o u n t s d u e to b a n k s , b a n k e r s , a n d t r u s t c o m p a ­n i e s ( o t h e r t h a n I n c l u d e d In p r e c e d i n K I t em) 23.4 T o t a l of tw-o p r e c e d i n K

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to c l ieck l.illO.ii C e r t i f i c a t e s o t d e p o s i t d u e In

l e s s t h a n 30 d a y s ( o t h e r t h a n for m o n e y b o r r o w e d l ,_

Cert i f ied c h e c k s 4.^ D i v i d e n d s u n p a i d

T o t a l l a s t four p r eced inK I ten is $l,21i.i.O.'.:i.r.O

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s t a t e d

i fTcpared b y t h e - U n i t e d S t a t e s Depa r t ­m e n t of. Agr icul ture , )

Aljhough the; raspberry •will isuc-ceed on a "ivlde range of soli types pro­vided suitable moisture conditions pre­vail, the best results will be secured only by stadylhig ,tlie peculiar require­ments of, the-dlfterent varieties. A fine, deep, sandy^ipam Is perhaps the most deslraWe'soli for growing rasp­berries, "becanse It js tiianaged so eas­ily. BkiuaUy good yields of some va­rieties will be-setnircd on clay and on sandy soils If . they are well managed. In general, however, though the black raspberries ^eem to do best on sandy soils, they are grown extensively and succeed weir aniong clay soils. Among the red raspberries the Banere does best on sandy types, but the ,Tune pre­fers a d a y BOlh-Other varieties, such as the Cnthbert and King, succeed on a wide range-of roll types. There the^ soil , requlremtnts of varieties are knotvn, they are Indicated In the char-acterlzatloritf given on later pages of this bulletin. ; .

Molsttire.ls Important. The most Important, perhaps, of all

the factors ent.erliig Into the growing, of raspberries Is the moisture supply^ and where there Is the possibility of a choice, the soil, tvhich will furnish an ample supply of inolsture at all tithes, should be eh6s(>n. At no time,,how­ever, should there be wet places In the plantation. Thorough drainage a s . well as a full snpply of molstnre i s essential. '"": ~

Another Important factor Is air drainage. Cold air settles to the low-

of the Royal would not be considered a good plant of the (Columbian.

In case the plants jir,e not to be set. Immediately, they should be heeled In;-that Is, a trench should be dug and the roots placed In It andcovered with moist soil. In order to-wotk the soli thoroughly about the ^roots of each plant it will be necessary to open the bundles and spread the plants along the trench. -Somettmeailtla-dcalraWei to wet the roots, or, I f t b e y are very dry, to soak them for a ,few honra be-f(jre heeling In the plants.

Just before setting It Is •frell to dip the roots of the plants In-a puddle made of clay and water or icow :ma-nure and water. The roots are there­by partially protected from the wind and snn.

Plants affected with crown-gall should npt be set. This disease can be recognized by the knots and swell

- - - t o Make It-Balanced,

Skimmed mllk Is a Uttle richer In protein than whole mllk, but lower In (arbobydratcs. Since most of the fut has been 'removed Iti the cream the skimmed inllk will need carbohydrates to make It a balanced ration for calves.

18. to replace o portloa of tho whcile mllk with sklmme^J mllk, gradually Increase the skimmed milk ,\vlth some; form- of carbohydrates till dll of the whole mllk is replaced by iklmmed mllk. Fine ground meal Is oae of the best carbohydrate supple­ments to be fed with skimmed mllk. Some feeders cook the meal, stir It In the sklm'med mllk and feed It to the cjUt After the calf Is two weeks old Itvvlll cat fine ground meal and If fed small quantities vflll assimilate It. Linseed meaHs also used.

Care shbuld be - taken In feeding calves." They should be tuught to drink from the pall as soon as pos­sible. Nothing but clean vessels shbuld be used and thc mllk should be clean nnd warm.

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,. •SAtfotxtm' oNcig »AJ(D "A Footsore Army Is A-n Army Half Defeated.V I Men In Training Campa In c«ntonmentsr'''tn--ftre Army ana-Navy— suffer-from blisters and sore spots on their feet. Every 'Comfort Ktt" ahould contalnone Or more boxei of Allen's Foot-Base, the antiseptic iwwder to shake Into the shoes, tit freshens the' tired, aching, imartlilB feet nud heals blistere-and-sore 4pota. The-Plattabur^ Camp.MftnuaLadviKi- mtn Ju_iralnln»c-to make dally use of Foot-Kase Sold everywhere,-250.

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CLEAN UTENSILS ARE URGED

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High Grade of Mllk. Cannot. Be Ob­tained if Palls .and Cans Are Not

ThorouBhIy. Washed.

(By E. H. FARRINGTOK, •Wisconsin Ajr-riciiltural College:) ,

M. ft, 8?ira n i .Wish to call your attention

to tjieir stock of

GEMETERY MEMORIALS

which they would be pleas­ed to have intending pur­chasers inspect and obtain prices.

PARK wteavjov '

Ayer, Mass. R D. STONE

Fire insurance Agent 'AntomobUo'aild OonSAood lo&uzaaoe -, iBstlier A. Stone, Tjpcwritiiiit''

•ptLgt/i B l o c k Ayer, Haas.

All efforts to supply, the consumers with sweet, clean milk are liseless If the mllk palls, the, cans, and other utensils are not thoroughly washed and scalded before mtlk. Is poured Into

„o . sv - — , them. Milk sours so quickly and It i s ineSTVhrch'anp'ear "on "the roots andi - so dlfflcult to remove _ lhe .sour odor

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er levels, and plantations situated on laud elevated above the surrounding flelds will not be subject to the ex­treme cold of winter as plantations on the lower levels. '"Winter Injury to the canes may often be avoided by choos­ing a site higher than the surrouncllng country. B^rthennbrc, plantatloiis on the higher elevations are not as sub­ject to frcst Injury In late spring as those not so favorably located.

In the Southern states, a fourth fac­tor In the seiectloii of a site Is of some Importance. If raspberries are to be grown In those states, a northern or northeastern slope Is preferred for the plantation, as humus and moisture are retained better Infields on such slopes than on southern slopes.

For home gardens, the chicken yard Is frequently a desirable place for the raspberry pntch. Poultry keep down weeds and enrich the soil, and do not often harm the berries.

Preparing the Land. The same thorough preparation of

the soil should be given for a raspberry plantation as for corn or similar crops. For the best results the plants should never be set In a field which has just been In sod, but should follow some hoed crop. Land which produced a crop of potatoes the previous year and which has later been plowed and thor­oughly pulverized Is In the best physi­cal condition for settling the plants, and any field on which crops have been grown which leave the soil In a similar condition Is prepared properly for rasp­berries.

Planting, The time of planting raspberries var­

ies In dllTerent parts of the United States, according to local conditions. In general, however, the plants should be set in early .spring In the Eastern part of the United States, but on the Pacific const they shotdd bo set during the rainy season, whenever It is pos­sible to do the work.

Because better plants of the black and purple varieties can be secured In the spring, thnt Is the best season for setting them. Red raspberries. however, mny be set In, the autumn with good success in sections where the winters are mild or where there Is a good covering of snow to protect the plants.

Occasionally when growers wish to set a new plantation they wait a month after growth starts In the spring and use the stickers thnt come 'up during that month In their established plan­tation. If the season Is favorable, this practice may prove satisfactory. If, liowever. a drought occurs soon after, the young pl.ints will suffer severely. Only In sertions where the climate Is favorable is this practice to be rec­ommended.

Handling Nursery Stock. It mnst he remembered that the root

systems of nursery plants-ot tbe dif­ferent varieties vary greatly, and what constitutes a good nursery plant of one variety mny be a poor plant Of an­other variety. Thus the Boyal, a pur­ple variety, rarely makes a s largo a nursery plnnt ns does the Columbian. Consequently a good nursery plant

abont the crown. Such diseased plants are very much less productive than healthy stock.

TIME TO PLOW STUBBLE SOIL

Advantages and Disadvantages of Both Spring and Fall Work Must

Be Considered.

(Prom the'TJnlted States DepartmAit of • Agriculture.)

In deciding the time to plow, the ad­vantages and disadvantages ot both spring and fall plowing must be taken Into consideration.' Heavy' fall rtirhs' Indicate that fall plowing should be done, as the gain of moisture during the winter by the stubble land prob­ably would not equal the loss ot mois­ture taken'by the-weeds In the fall. If only light rains occur, however, the moisture In the soil produced by these rains probably would be more than off­set by the greater quantity of snow lield by the stubble during the winter, and the reduction of the weeds In the crop. Spring plowing wdnld,then be better. The availability of labor In the f a i r and winter wUl Influence the nmount ot plowing done, but a greater effort should be made to do the plowing If there Is heavy precipitation than If the ralnfnll Is light. The only advan' tage In late tall plowing is that the amount of spring labor In preparing the seedbed Is reduced. This advan­tage, however, may be offset by re­duction In the yield.

from the utensils that these should •be washed Immediately atter they are used. -

(1) Milk palls and cans should be smooth, with all cracks and seams

PRETTY HANDY little place <o have around w,hcn you find you need something at a moment's notice' In the grocery line—that ippHea to our store where wo ha\e abojU everything Imaginable Jn thc smal l grocery Ime. You will be surprised at the amount of stock » o carry for your convenience; If you have not paid tia a visit you should do so the next tlmo youjiced somethlnit In our line—It will pay you to Investigate our moderate prices, for the qualltj good sold here.

Our Specialty Is the JEbndUng of tba •Very Best

Vermont Batter and Cheese

EAST lOAIK STREET GBOCEB? •"• J A M E S V E . GKIFFIjr, Proprietor -East Main Stroot Ayor, Mask

•< i i i imi i i i i i innn' t * i ; ; WORLD'S WORST PEST i

The world's worst animal pest • Is the rat.

It csirrles the germs of bubonic i plague and many other diseases ', \ fatal to man.

It destroys annually In the United States property worth $2(X).<KX),000 equivalent to the gross earnings of an army ot 200,000 men.

It eats enough grain on many a farm to pay the farmer's taxes and leave a margin.

Why not join In and fight the rats? You can get valuable sug­gestions as to methods In Farm­ers' Bulletin 896. United States ; department of agriculture, • Washington, D. C. !

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CONTROL DISEASE OF ONION

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flushed with solder. Seamless palls, and cans hnye been .placed ^ n the market '-^ --'-•.'.

(2) •When washing tinware, first rinse off the fllm ot milk on the sur­face with cold water, then wash thor­oughly with wnrm water and cleaning soda, iLsIng a brush, and fiimlly rltise with scalding hot water and place In the sun or some place free from dust to dry.

(3) After scalding, do not wipe mllK tinware with a cloth, but let the rins­ing water be so hot that there Is no further need of drying.

CHAPPED TEATS ARE VEXING

Where Cows Wade Around in Muddy Yards and Pastures, Teats Often

Get Wet and Cold.

Sore teats of any kind are very no-pleasant, both to the cow and the milker. A cow having sore teats ot any kind does not stand still during milking. Sbe keeps moving about and even kicking.

During spring chapped teats are common. The co-ws wade around In muddy yards and even In ponds. In the pasture, tho teats get wet and cold, and If no special attention Is given to the cows, the teats frequently become very sore.

HIGH-PRICED FEED ANNOYING

- D a i r y m a n Depending on Proflt From C o w s for Living Must Knov» Juat

W h a t He Is Doing .

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Br I BBOWN, Ayer

Department of Agriculture to Assist In Fight on Root-Rot—Big

Lessee Recorded.

( F r o m the Uni ted S ta t e s Depar tn ren t Of As r l cu l tu re . )

Root-rot. a very destructive storagd rot of onions, occurs In many states, losses of from 25. to 7.T per cent in white onion sets having heen recorded In the onion-growing districts in the vicinity of Chicago and In northern In­diana. Red and yellow onions are not attacked as seriously as the white Ta-rletles. In order to combat this mal­ady the United States department of agriculture next season Is to assist growers In testing a method of con­trolling the disease with the. hope of putting the method on a practicable ba­sis for commercial use. Specialists of the dcpanment wlll be assigned to the districts affec\ed to advise the fanners and to help in thc Installation and equipment of necessary strtictnris.' ;

Now that the cost of cow feed Is soaring skyhigh and the dairyman Is depending on the proflt from his cows for his living It Is a self-evident fact that he must know what he Is think­ing about Ono thing Is certain, the poor feeder'to the poor cow is not in the race and the sooner he gets out the better, even it he must hire ont to work for the ihan who knows, how to do his own thinking;

to feel Fresh andFit —you must keep your stom­ach well, your liver active, thebowds regular, and your blood pure. Your physical condition" depends on the health, of tnese organs. When anything goes wrong

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Many Small PeUtoes Wasted. There are nearly 120.000,000 - busb­

els of small potatoes wasted fn the United States every year, all of ivhldl could be used In inaklng bread. ' ;

In < Word. Ingenuity, energy; In a word, what-

soerer of strength the man bad In him wUI lie written In tbe trork be does.—Carlyle.

—- P Tall Tree Is Useful.

A tree that Is 100 feet hlgb Is tised as n powerful, long-distance •wireless station mnst In a Central American city.

Immortallxed Pet*. Poets hav} generally,pat their pets

Into their poems. Oray wrote a won­dcrfnl poem on the sad event of hts fa­vorite cat being drowned in the gold­fishes' bowl Cowper chronicled tbe way bis spaniel Dash gathered him b water Illy he conld not reach himself, nnd mnde a charming poem of the sad

RETAIN BULL UNTIL TESTED

Not Good Policy to Sell to Butcher After Two Years' S e r v l c e - ^ a y

Prove to Be Valuable.

After a young or untried bull has been used two y'cars he should not be sold to thc butcher, because he may prove to be a bull of exceptional worth when bis dangbters freshen. Snch a bull bftin can be lent or leased to a mnn with a grade herd for a couple of years until some of his heifers freshen. In this way he always Is subject to recall In case he proves especially val-nable.

a few closes of Beecham's IHlls and avoid any serious illness. '> They are a fine corrective and tonic for the sySton, and a great help in maintaining good health. , A sipgle bo_x"_will prove the remedial value of

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200 years ago by the Dtrtch Admiral F t ^ e r e c n , who cast anchor there ,on an Easter Snnday, whence it 'derlted i t s name. B o fonnd It more largely popnlated tban it Is now But be and his crew must have seen and. marveled at Us bold rock sculpture. Its terraces nnd walls. Its picture wrlUngSi Many of these. Indeed, rival the world

fact of his cat being shut Into a dpiW' - „ - , j r . . cr; whilst B u m i pnt hit collie Lanth^ fanions relics of Meidco and Peru.

while thcy nre strangely-aUtt-CD them la cottteptton and design.

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DIain Street Ayer, Mass.

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(Copyrisht, U18, by the McClure Newapa. .-..:(. per Syndicate.) -:-•^o get up In the morning and make

yftrir nwn mffpp and boll youc-owg egg and make toast for yourself is all very wen._an.d..i:«!d.lor a glrl when she is 81ngle,bnt to have to do t^at sort, of thing ts ,qulte'different when ope; Is. married," Caroline bad said with a very delBnlte air flve years ago on the memorable aftemoon when Horace' Blair had proposed to her, "1 ^doa!t>.in:th«"l8aat mind.living here in

Ayer Variety Store HAS THE LAKOEST STOCK OF

CAMP DEVENS and AYBE ,

VIEW CARDS

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CAMF DEVENS

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ALBUMS?

The.se Albums contain 100 pages

of views and descriptions of

CAMP DEVENS

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T h e p e r - c a p l t a c o n s u m p t i o n of s u g a r fo r 1917, a c c o r d i n g t o t h e D e p a r t m o n t

• of A g r i c u l t u r e , w a s t h o l a r g e s t I n t h e h i s t o r y of t h o d e p a r t m e n t , d e s p l t o t h e a e r i o u s s u g a r s h o r t a g e t h o l a - t t e r p a r t of th© y e a r . F l l l u p o n p a t e n t - p r o c e s s , m o d e r n m i l l e d , w h i t e b o l t e d w h e a t n o u r ; l o a d u p w i t h c a n e s u g a r a n d t h e d e n t a l c o l l e g e s w l l l n o t b e a b l e t o g r i n d o u t m a t e r i a l e n o u g h t o t a k o e a r o of y o u r o r a l d i s e a s e s .

Dr. C. A. Fox, Dentist Bawry B i d s . TeL C e a . Arma, Mmam.

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Succeeaor to ARTHIIR IXNNKR Insnraabe Agent utd Broker

UatB stree* Tnmec'a Bide. A^ER, KASS.

Ralph-H,AVylie DENTIST

Barry Bldg. AifER MASS.

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this two-room apartment now and I suppose you are qnlte comfortable In TfieTSOaramglfOUseTb t fohaye to live" in three or four rooms or to base, to go to boarding'after we: are married "would be really quite Impossible."

Horace fondled the hand be held and looked dejectedly at tbe graceful flnger that Caroline had just permitted him' to measure for the engagement fiag. . "Ypn are a very sensible girl, Car­oline," he said, "and' 1 suppose you are right—" ', ' .. •

"Of conrse, I'm right," she agreed. "At twenty I might have been foolish and romantic. Then I might have sup­posed that I conld be happy, and make you happy on my thousand-dollar-a-' year Income and your salary of three thousand—" ". . "Twenty-eight: hundred." Horace corrected with a sigh.

"With an occasional picture I could sell that would come to no more than forty-five hundred." She sighed and shook her head.

"I'm sorry, Horace, but it can't be done. • I've seen other girls try to do it nnd—well, perhaps they are happy— but we couldn't live tbe way we do. Yon wouldn't want to try. It would mean living in a snbnrb somewhere with an Incompetent maid and wear­ing ready-made clothes—yes, I know I have to npw, but I w:on't always be yoiing. At thirty I would Jpok a mess In a ready-made suit—and we would hove to keep eternally cotmtlng the, money, and if we went to the theater we'd have to sit In the gallery—" • "We've had rather good fun that way, haven't we?" Horace murmured.

"Yes, Horace dear, bnt doing It now is one thing and doing It then is quite another matter. You'll thank me some time for the stand I am taking." '

"Then—yon mean you won't marry me?"

"Not In the least. I simply mean that I can't man^' you till our Income Is doubled"at least!".

Horace took out aii envelope and pencil from his pocket and began to figure. ^

"Nine thousand—that means that I mnst haye abont seventy-flve bnndred."

"i'll relent a littie," smiled Caroline. "I'll marry you when you are making six tbonsand. You can work np to tint—" .-."It may take five years," sighed the unhappy snitor..

"What If It does? We love each other, and we can go on quite nicely this way. You know marriage Isn't something to be entered into emotion­ally."

"You are a very sensible girl." said Horace accepting his sentence grimly. "I think I see your point of view."

And so It was settled and Horace and Caroline began their long engage­ment. There were never any quarrels —Caroline was too sensible for that and never once did she weaken from her wise decision that to' make toast fgr yourself was one thing, but to have to do It for two was another. Even in his most Impatient moods Horace had to admire the lofty ideal that Caroline maintained toward marriage. It was Something that had to be under­taken on a dignified, rather grand scale or not nt all.

And a day or so ago Caroline was still making her own toast and draw­ing an occasional picture that sold, quite content on her small Income and Horace was working on patiently with the concern with which he had begnn, ten years ago, grimly waiting for an­other chance ahead that would bring him the coveted six-thonsand dollar Income. It did not seem then that there would be long to wait, for al­ready he bad reached the fifty-five hun­dred mnrk and he had saved enough to make possible the prospects of starting In life with a rather more pre­tentious abode tiian the suburban cot­tage that Caroline had held In such contempt.

Caroline worked at her drawing board as patiently and eagerly as ever and her ability as an Illustrator had not become Impaired but owing to war conditions, asthe editors told her, there was less demand for. her particular kind of talent thnn In years gone by. When sbe did get an order It meant a smaller check than formerly. She did not filnch at the economies this necessitated. Single poverty was one thing, she Insisted, and married pov­erty another.

Then a day or so ego Horace came to spend his nsnal Snnday aftemoon with her but Instead of hurrying np the two flights of stairs to her apartment when he reached the honse iitbere she Uved In i^Inster sedateness, be hesl-

. tated and- tben walked dejectedly areand tbe block. Again he started to enter and •with a beavy sigh retracted bis steps, arpnnd the block. Mt took c«nslde.rable„conrage.ifln8lly.fotJUta.t9. asbend the steps he had trdd s'o many times and to give bis accus^med knock at ber door. -., _ ,

Hew He Forstatd Weather. At Whitby,, when the mdon is cnr*

ronnded by a halo of •watery dcmds, tbe seamen say there will b e a change ot weather, for the noon dogs are abdnt'. An amusing story is told abott a fisherman In Torquay.' A gale hav­ing taken place dnring the night,- be said be bad foreseen it, as be bad no­ticed a star ahead of the moon towing ber and another astern,chasing, ber: ^' kttow'd 'twas coming :tben, safe enongh," be told {hem an^-Iiondoa Kail. .

.'Bo-weU-dld<Caroline knon blH-eveiy' expression that It wos In vuin that he attempted to dissemble his dejiressldn,

III have fo tell you somi iime," he began, when he ha_d,Bettle<l back in his., favorite wicker chair with Caroline slt-ilng,opposite to him by the window. "If,ever a man had reason to be-dis­couraged I'm that man—Hfier flve

:J!ears. :0h, _Car,olln.eJt jj too cruel-of-feite—-. . He burled his heuU In his hands, and if he had been uuythlng but the every Inch American man that he was he would bave shed a tear or two.

Caroline •was not the young woman-

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to put caressing artis about his neck and assure him that everything was lovely^hether It was or not, and Hor­ace Uked her better because she was not She simply waited for him to tell tbe rest ot'the story.

"I bave "to" teU yoo,'Caroline," be said,*' "becanse I know you wlll feel the b1ow.alni08t.as much as I do. I am sore of your love; If I weren't, I cotildn't endnre this terrible calamity, JtoT-eure^-yod'li—wait—perhaps—five-years more," He •winced as he thonght; pf another long sentence of waiting. •

"it's just our share of the war con­ditions, I suppose. The shipping tie-up^ has knocked our business sky-high. I've been hoping against hope we'd find a way ont .But we've had to close down bne of oiir plants—and tbat means that the salaries of men at the top will have to be cut In half. If I get put and start in.some otber line!I'll have to begin at the bottom—every business in our line Is crippled—It may .mean two or three years after the war ends even before things are back on their feet."

Caroline was still calm. "That leaves yotl with just about twenty-seven hun­dred, doesn't It,?" she asked, and tlie surprising bluntness of' her reply served as a bracer to Horace's wilting spirits.

"Now listen to the seqnal. My in­come has been dwindling. My little money Is all In K. and B. and that is worth about half what it va8 be­fore the war. I've been meaning to tell you. I hated to—but I've got to give up the apartment I'd do niore work but there's no market for It now."

Horace forgot his own tronbles ond was leaning over Caroline Tvith two outstretched amis. "Poor; dear girl," he said. "How you must have wor­ried—and now comes my tale of woe— and even now you aren't crying about It Caroline, youH'e more pluck thnn any mnn I ever knew." He knelt be­side her, looking with Inflnlte tender­ness and admiration into her unflinch­ing blue eyes. "Have yon thought what yon are—dre going to do abont itr

"There's only one thing to do," she said slowly, "ril hnye tp give np this place and I suppose you'li have to live some place cheaper than the Hotel Bradford.'!. .

"Yes. ot course." "Well, why couldn't we both live

here?" Caroline's usually firm voice faltered a little as she made the eug-gestion.

"You don't mean—Caroline—how could yoil? You don't mean that we can be married ? Don't you know what you snid abont making toast and fry­ing eggs for tw<^—you've teld me :so often that yon couldn't—Caroline don't let me hope If you don't really mean It"

'Tve thought It all out"' she snld. resuming hcr calm manner that Hor­ace thought the finest thing he had ever seen In.any,woman. "It is one thing for two persons to Uve separate­ly on two small Incomes—and It Is an­other thing for those two people to live together on their joint Incomes. Don't yon see how simple it Is. It's just a matter of plain arithmetic. We can pay rent for one apartment Inste.'id of for two; we can read by one light In­stead of two, and we don't have to go out to the theater nnd plaoes for nmnsement because we'll be married nnd can just stny home. It's such a simple solution, Horace, that Tm sur­prised we never thought of It before."

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APPLE POMACE.FOR FEEDING

Haa'Viilue Almost Equal to Corn Silage ..—Dairy Farmers Wlll Do Well

to Get Supply.

, Apple' poniace has j^-feedlng value altout equal to good corn slluge. It contalns'a little less fiber, but a larger amotmt of extract mntter and fat. It also lias about the same digestibility. 'Dairy farmers who live near cider

mills would do well to .secure and nave all the apple pomace imwlble. Thc best.way to keep it is to put it in a Sllo, but It'will keep for one or two months In a pile out ot doors. After the sllo has been fllled with corn and has settled, there Is geiieruliy room to put In several tons of apple pom­ace.

"Feeding tests In Mas.<!acliu<;ctts and Vermont have 'given quite satisfac-, tory results. In the Inttcr state the pomace was shoveled Into the sllo, leveled ott ond kept In KOO<I condition without further, care. Tlu- qunntUy fed varied from 10 pounds per day at the start to 35 pounds daily after the cows became accustomed to it.

Possibly the best wny t.> feed It Is to give about 15 pounds cluily with ns much com silage nnd wluit hay-the cows will eat, which will usually, be from 10 to 16 poiinds. In addition, dairy cows In milk sbould have five to ten pounds ot a suitable grain mix-tore.

POWER SPRAYERS ARE HANDY

^utfit Needed for Each Thirty-Acres , Lightness Is Important on

Rough Ground.

A large orchard should be provided with a power sprayer. If tfie~6rchnrd Is considered worth giving good cnre. In n large orchard, generally speaking. It would be best If tbere were a power sprayer for each SO acres at most,.and many of the, besi orchardlsts who are spraying carefully, malntiiin that 20 or 25 acres Is enough for one power sprayer.

In buying a power sprayer, several features should, be considered. In rough land one of -the most Important woul(Jbe lightness. The sprayer should be-,gliort nnd light so that It would be" SonvcDient In turning and running

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FINEST WEATHER IN TROPICS

Climate So Delightful That the Aver-age Person Would Soon Tire

of the Monotony.

The days wcre wonderful, and the alternations ot sun and wind were as exciting as the discovery of the strange Malayan beasts and birds. The sun, rose softly—no breeze inoved cloud or leaf, and even the light came at first moderately, indirectly, reflect­ed from the higher peaks, or bello-grapbed frora the mirror ot a half-hid­den, distant waterfall. In early after­noon—one never knew Just when—the faintest ot breezes sifted down and blurred the lacery of tree-fern shad­ows. The wind was cool and soon strengthened, and by night the air wns surging violently tlirouph the gap. si­phoned from the cold summits down to the hot. humid valleys. Day after day one reawakened to the sense of tropical surroundings from a convic­tion ot a northern nutumn. with the wind full of swirling leaves and the fronds soughing with the same sad cadence as the needles of scented pines of the northland.—William Bee­be, in The Atlnntlc.

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T h e a n n u a l !n»i ,ef t i . .n of t h e C,raxxi:f wil l t a k e p l a c e ,,;. T n e s d a y . .March I','. ' ' h a r l e . s . ' a i i l l l of (-fil.-u i i i i ! l a r m , W a l t h a : ; ] . s l a t e tK , | ,n t \ , ..vill f . j n . i nc t t h e w o r k . Inspec t : . , ; ] will i.t. v i v e n In t h e first a n d ,-ei-,,:u} .;.-:;i .•,.~. '['h--m e n s de;r:-^e t e a m u n ; -.vr.:k t?!,-s econ i l d .-Kiee,

.Mrs, H.«lL'K.,n. wife ,,f I. s o n , w-h»» liny r.et-n -.vith .M H, .\. T h a s e i - d u n n > ; t h e l i a s it.Jl'.e t.) . Jersey w-ill hi iov t h e I . r e sen t , I.i. stm h a s h e e n t r a n s f e r r e d l., Kl } ' : , - - , . Te.\:Ls. .,n t h e staff of G e n . H . J A , - . - , -Mrs. H o d g s o n w-lll j u ln h i m -.xfi.s-.oxx a s !:e is t l e l i n i t e ly s e t t l e d ,

I.ew'l.s D. P u f f e r h a s l .een .- ic e i . t . .1 a-s a i n e n i h e : ' of t h e l i v i n g t l e p a r t m e n : in t h e a v i a t i o n c o r p s a n d wi l l h e p i n t r a l n i n s at o n c e a t C o r n e l i " a v i a t i . . n K r t . u n d s . H i s w-ife, -Mrs. I'liSfev. is t h e e l d e s t d a u ^ - h t e r ..f .Mj- . v.'.xd \lv-Thaye . - .

.Mis.s . ^ n n i e -M, K e r l e v is r e ; , . . r t e . l ,-us nerl t . i is ly i l l . b u t h e r f r i e n d s s i n c e r e l y h o p e t h a t I'.er i m y r o v e i n e n t m a y b.e looke t l f()r a n y da.v.

Mis s i i l a n c h e D a d m u n of S t . m e r v i ' l e s p e n t t h e l a s t w e e k - e n d a n d . .ver .Sunday '.vith f r i e n d s h e r e in H a r v a rti .

K e n t K o y a l is h o m e t h i s w e e k r e -c u p e r a t i n i ; f r o m h i s r e c e n t l l lnes.s .

T h e C o n c r e s a t i o n a l M e n ' s c l u b wil l hol t l a r cK 'a la r suppe i - a n d e n t e r t a i n ­m e n t a t t h e c h u r c h p a r l o r s on .SuntUiv e v e n i n R . . ' .March 17. .Supper wi l l b'e s e r v e d a t .seven o ' c lock . T h e s p e a k e r o t t h e even in ; , ' will b e G u s B . .Schul tz of t h e y'tirm l i u r c i u . w h o wil l itive a t . i l k on t h e " F a r m b a n k t n i ; s y s t e m . " a s c o n d u c t e d hy t h e b u r e a u , -

Enemy Quickly Disappeared. An official ot a railway which posses

through Philadelphia. I am told, was In the habit of expressing his war senti­ments without restraint to his private secretary. Glrard writes In the Phila­delphia Ledger. These sentiments were derogatory to the allies and favorable to Germany. One day nt the end pf a particularly vehement tirade the sec­retary said: "I trust, sir. that whnt you have said docs not represent your real feelings on the subject." "I mean every word of It." said his employer. It was Just after a fire had taken place In a nearby city and the responsibility had heen laid at the doors ot German hirelings whose enterprise the railway man extolled. "Then I shnll be obliged to arrest you," said the secretary, throwing open his coat and showing the badge ot ia secret service ngent. The Indiscreet official is now supposed *o be In a place where whnt he mny have to say In praise of kultur -will rench a severely limited audience.

By Twists Teacher't Word*. A Greencastle yonng woman teacher

In tbe Peru (Ind.) high school a few days ago hnd a vision of her Job leav­ing because of n violent protest lodged against her by n patron. The teachers were nt n meeting when the protest came up. The p'atron accused the teach­er of calling her boy "a scurvy ele­phant." The teacher was dnmfonnded when she beard the charge, and could not recall making any snch remark. The corps of teachers went to work to attempt to unravel the mystery. Final­ly It was solved. The teacher bad told the boy "He was a disturbing element," ana tbeboy mistookwbat^Bbe-saiafor "A scnrvy elephant"—^Indianapolla News.

Habit to Be Avoided. ' The habit ot unkind criticism or pro-mlscno'ns criticism, if yon prefer tbe word, grows by leaps and bounds it permitted to flourish at all. We have ideas In which we take a certain amonnt of pride, 'and those who do not Uve by tbem fall nnder tbe ban of onr displeastire. We bave no rea­son for believing tbat onr ways are better, we merely assume i t and ex­pect others to take the- same line of thonght. iTon see we demand freedom bf action that we tfre not willing to ao-' cord to others.—Btcbange.

G a s o l i n e P o w e r Ou t f i t W i t h T o w e r fo r S p r a y i n g T o p s of T r e e s

o v e r t h e r o u g h l a n d . T h o s a m e w o u l d bo .lust a s t r u e of m u d d y h u u l . Gen­e r a l l y s p e a k i n g , it Is v e r y i m p o r t a n t t h n t a s p r a y e r he l i g h t .

T h e n t h e e n g i n e s h o u l d bo o n e t b a t wi l l r u n a l l d n y a t a p r e s s u r e a s b i g h a s ' i O O p o u n d s . Of c o u r s e , a p r e s s u r e l o w e r t h a n t h i s wl l l d o t h e w o r k , b u t i t a n e n g i n e wil l >;.•[ h o t a n d s t o p n f a p r e s s u r e of 200 p o u n d s w h e n i t I s n e w , w h e n it g e t s old I t m a y g e t h o t n n d s t o p a t a n m c h l o w e r p r e s s u r e . I n f a c t . 200 p o u n d s is a good p r e s s u r e t o r u n n t .

A r e You a D a n g l e r ? A d a n g l e r Ls o n e w h o d a n g l e s , t h a t

is o n e w h o a w a i t s t h e d e c i s i o n s of o t h e r p e o p l e i n s t e a d of c h o o s i n g h i s o w n cour.se a n d m a k i n g c i r c u m s t a n c e s c o n f o r m t o it . T b e d a n g l e r m a y b e f o u n d a n y d n y in t b e o p e n m a r k e t , c o m p l a i n i n g l i e c a u s e n o b o d y h i r e s h i m ,

• o r h e r . a s t h e c a s e m a y b e . O u r m o s t c e l e b r a t e d a n d s u c c e s s f n l l a b o r e r s a s k e d no o d d s of a n y b o d y . T h e y s i m ­p l y w e n t t o w o r k , s o m e w h e r e , a n y ­w h e r e Ihnt olTcred o p p o r t u n i t y , a n d t h e n t h e y h e l p e d to b u i l d u p t h e c o m ­m u n i t y t h a t s u p p o r t e d t h e m . ind s o b e c a m e in l i m e " g r a n d old m e n . " w h o

i til u n d i s c e r n i j i g m i n d s s e e m e d t o h a v e h e o n w o n d e r f u l l y f a v o r e d b y f o r t u n e . T h o y d id n o t d a n g l e , b u t b e c a m e t h e s t r o n g s u p p o r t s u p o n w h i c h l o l k of a w e a k e r so r t le i incd. a n d n o t in v a i n , t h a t v i r t u e w-eyld c o m e o u t of t h e m .

B r o n i l l e k l .Sc-iiool. I n t h e .ml t l -yea r e x a m i n a t i o n s , w h i c h

w e r e hel t l r e c e n t l y , t h e follow-iii'.; r e ­c e i v e d SO i j e r c e n i o r o v e r in o n e . , r m o r e , s u b i e c t s : H a z e l B . H a r d v . M a r ­j o r l e .s. H o u p h t o n . S u s a n C;, ' P r i e M . R a c h e l G, P . y a n . I . lovd I, S m a l l . L i l ­l i a n K, T.-iylor. S t a n l e v H, T u r n e r B e r n i c e -M. W a l k e r .

T h e n a m e of A r t h u r \V. . A r m s t r o n g . U. .S. ar . -ny. s h o u l d he a d d e d t o th.;-roU of h o n o r . •

T h c p t i b l i c is c o r d i a l l y i n v i t e d t-j a t ­t e n d t h e n e x t m e e t i n g ..f t h e L i t e r a r y s o c i e t y . F r i d a y , a f t e r n u o n . .March _;' a t 3,30. .

' ' o m p o s i t i o n for t h o pi-ize t h e m e c o n t e s t m u s i b e h a n d e d in n o t l a t e r t h a n i l a r c h '2^. T h e essay.s m u s t he of l e a s t 400 an t l no t m o r e t h a n 10('0 w o r d s . Thi . s , is ret j iJired w-ork fo r a l l p u p i l s . P r i z e s '.vill he a w a r d e d u.s f . l -l o w s : T'.vo dol la . -s for t h e be.«t ess ; iy in schnr i l . a n d o n e d o l l a r fo r t h e he.st fr.jiii e a c h of t h e o t h e r t h r e e cla .sses .

PROBLEM OF FRUIT GROWING

Possibilities of Country Are Great and Yet Slightly Tested—Plant

Some Trees.

The fruit-growing possibilities of this country are so creat and as yet so slightly tested thnt It is a big ques­tion thnt should be tnk.n up ns serious­ly ns thc country from the Paclflc to tho Atlantic showed, when the call from the governnioni came, what It could do In tbe line of vegetables and wbcat. Do not neclc t to plant trult. make ns serious a study of It ns you hnve of this year's [hinting and the results will be a delightful surprise.

FIX MULCH FOR STRAWBERRY

Covering of Strawy Stable Manure Enriches Soli and Protects

Plants During Winter .

It is the habit of many strawberry growers to cover the plants In winter with strawy stable nuinurc, which an­swers the double purpt.so of enriching the soil and protecting the plants from heaving, which danger of heaving oc-cnrs most seriously in the spring tnon.ths. For home supply plenty-of strawberriofv cnn be grown on ordi­nary soil without the application of any fcrtlllrcrs.

" B e d l s m . " Bedlam Is another example of tbe

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