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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1904-3-3, Page 2flOARNIon au)141) GINat:ER PBOVE1>lelerT OF STOCK. To the farmer whet has his land in geed condition to furnish what is necessary for the proper care of Iive stock, and has become .convinced. that it would be to his advantage to make a start iu the work, the next question is, how shall 1 begin? This looks like an easy question to an - ewer, but it is not, as it must be settled with due regard to his financi- al standing and other circumstances connected with his surroundings: If he does not have capital to buy good stock, he at least has time to grow it, so that he must determine which he shall depend upon most in his work. If he decides in favor of time bo will, as a rule, find it the safest plan, as very few siren can go into the market with a sum of mon- ey, purchase freely in any line of stock, and feel entirely satisfied with the result. We hays sees- a good many herds and flocks started .in that manner, and" many proved failures. Those that did not were saved by changing their breeding stock after they had learned to buy what they wanted and not what the other man wanted to sell, To the man who starts in slowly, and studies the busi- ness carefully, there is little clanger of less and good opportunities for doing A PROFITABLE BUSINESS. If the farmer has some ordinary native, or unimproved female stock on h nd, progress is comparatively easy and not at all expensive when tho returns are consihored. He pur- chases or uses the improved sires owned by his neighbors of the par- ticular breed he thinks niost suitable for his purposes. Having made the first cross he should stick to the same breed, selecting each time some of the beat females to add to his flock or herd, and replace others that are not up to his standard. If sires are carefully chosen each succeeding cross will show an improvement, and cases t e amqunt o pan oo er e?<ertions. He got a lob as clergy by the time he has females with four that is..actually lost in the soil is in to a well-known bookmaker, and straight crosses of an improved excess of what is used by the plants, breed, he has animals that are 1 recti- and in maintaining .this fertility we spent every penny of his earnings. in p the furtherance of his pet scheme. catty as useful to the farmer as if want to be able in the first place to In the• course of his _business, too, they wore pure bred. His added cost hold and save from loss this large i1•• and aeon beeoznes worthless. Tho kind of stock a Fanner keeps is there- fore a pretty good habil of the kind of farming he is doing. FERTILITY (?le ORCHARDS. From an article on fruit growing. by ,a correspondent, we take the fol- lowing reznaz:ks qn the necessity of keeping Itp the fertility of the soil in orchards: "We have often heard the question asked as to what would be the best fertilizer for orchards, and I know many cases the answer has been brains. .Now in the use of braina as a. fertilizer I think we would find something more expensive than coin- znercial fertilizer, as we call it. One N .. y. •r...,trta,i',b Hf . iW',wi-.r .� , +. rile (J'reat i lam. Gold Robbery R<A .++++4-H-1.; •i^.i-:-l� �i-i:t..;.i«i�i»t+ One. lovely night in June, just up- on half a century ago..an out et elbow betting -tout, "13i11" Pierce by name, was lounging listlessly about leondor Bridge Railway' Station, "Stand back, there!" shouted a porter, who was wheeling 'something' bulky end heavy towards the -barrier. Fierce "stood back," and at that moment his eye caught sight of the cannot make a free use of their brains object the man had iii charge,; It wa a huge bax, iron -bound and very massive. The tout's quick curiosity was aroused, and, turning to another of the company's employes, ho inquired the nature of the contents. "Gold," replied the individual ad- dressed, `Gare," answered Pierce: "Who're crops. The soil where we grow our ye gotten' at?" trees has been mostly der'ibod from Whereupon the other, indignant at the breaking down of the rocks, and his word being doubted, proceeded to although there is an immense amount explain that the box ,did really, con thin the precious metal.in question, and that it was being sent from: Lou- don to Paris. 'lie` often carry as much as' £100, - thing for us to do is to learn how 000 and £150.000 at a time," ho. to get the most food out Of this soil concluded, "and never a penny• of it's and how to have at all times an been lost in transit yet. ' We're ton ample supply. You have many times careful." been told what kind of food our "Ohl'" said Pierce; and •he walked plants noel, Chemists have told us away, But from that moment his we,want some potash, phosphoric ac- .mina was made up. Soxne day ho id and nitrogen, and of course all would have some of that gold, of thews are required. We find, how- Ho brooded over the matter for ever, something more than this zn , several months,. -and eventually, red- the snit, and the fruit grower calls lining that he could do nothing sing - it humus. le-lianded, he went to a friend, of his THE NAME HUMUS named Agar, a professional thief. >int the latter laughed long and has been applied to decaying plants. loudl , either plants grown upon the soil "Get out, you looney; the thing that have died ,and been allowed to oy' d remain there, qr where we have au- can't atbe done. If h could me and plied manure to the soil, and in many my mates would ha' done it long cases you will find. it is the lack of ago' Ro knew all about it." And Agar left him, and soon after humus that reduces the yield of our went to America where he was due tress. This humus tends to make the to engineer a big bank robbery. soil spongy -like and prevents loss This rebuff, so far from discourag- of plant food. I presume that in ing Pierce, only spurred him to great- mosth f plant food in studying out what they shall use. The soil and the, plant food it con- tains are something like a bank. So long as your deposit is good your checks aro honored, and the larger your deposit the better your credit. We can ace from this that, the soil is a kind of storehouse for plant food to be taken up and used by our train slowed up outside Folkstone, ho was apperently as far frofl his old•. jest aa over, Several threes this. was repeated, Agar . ineauwhile filing at the keys both at. his own house and during the journey. He Made, too, several dup- licate keys, and filed these also in varying fashion under e. powerful magnifying glass. And at last there came a time when his piste:mos and industry were re- warded. ' Forewarned, as usual, by Tester that bullion was travelling by a particular train, and by Burgess that. it would beplaced in 'this van, Agar slipped itt olio again. Tho first key he tried failed, the second likewise, but tho third, a new s one only finished the evening before, fitted beautifully. The massive door swung back, and the gold-filled boxes were ready at his hand. , With the aid of a jemmy and Wedg- es he had brought with him, he quickly, had them open, and that without_ leaving any external mark or injury upon them. Gold Gold to what he judged to be the weight of. the shot was abstracted. The boxes were thee refastened and resealed, the safe relocked, and tho great rob- bery that . had been maturing for so many years was an accomplished fact. At Boulogne the theft was discover- ed-. • The boxes were 'found not to .weigh exactly what • they ought tohave done. The French authorities, 'con- sequently, refused to sign them, And, on being opened, the whole business. came to light. Instantly the telegraph was set working frantically. But in vain. Tho two principal conspirators were by that time safely back in London with their plunder. The first division was made the next day. According. to Agar, he had secured about £2,500 in .coined gold; and of this, he, Pierce and Tes- ter. tools ' &300 apiece, the remaining £700 going to Burgess. The rest of the booty was in the form of bar gold, and this Pierce and Agar start- ed to melt down, taking a house for the purpose at ICilburn. Now, Agar bad a sweetheart, nam- ed Fanny ',lcalr, who frequently visit- ed him. She found herself free of every room in the house, save ono and this not unnaturally roused to the highest pitch her woman's curl- osity. She pried and cried and fusseds and fumed, until at last, in sheer despera- tion, Agar :• told her' all. Thu girl kept her knowledge to herself at that time, but in the end it was through her that the whole nefarious plot came to light. It happened in 'this way: Agar, who could never rest quite even although not in immediate need of money, had embarked on another criminal ven- ture, and prior to setting out .had handed to Pierce £2,500. This sum if ,anything happened to him (Agar). Pierce was to invest. in Consols for the benefit of Fanny Kay. Something did happen. Agar was arrested, tried, arid sentenced to a term of penal servitude. 'Pierce visi- ted him iu prison, and assured hint that his sweetheart should be well looked after while he was "away." This assurance satisfied Agar, and heagreed to seek no remission of his sentence by "rounding" on his ac- complices in the by this time well- nigh forgotten gold robbery. But Pierce, who was a thorough scoundrel, failed to keep his part in the contract. Ho made Fanny ICay three- or four payments, and then "skipped otit" to another part of London. The girl was naturally fur- ious at this shabby treatment, and of plant food there, very few soils contain in available form food more that enough to last 'Lego or three years and give maximum crops. Tho to secure such animals, compared w'th the unimproved stock would have cost him, would be in a little better feeding, the cost for use of im- proved sires, and better shelter than .xianageu to scrape acquaintance amount of plant food. It is really a with one Burgess, a guard on the matter of dollars and cents. The line, .who occasionally had a • "bit chrinist figures out what these ma- on" a horse, and to whom ho gave serials are worth and will say: If one or two good "tips. Bullion, you can save a pound of potash it ]'tette had revs is worth five tensa, and eve p ousty .discovore d, not is usually given scrub stock. This ry pecan infrequently travelled by Burgess' would only be a small part of tho of nitrogen you can WINO fs worth train• . twelve cents, and five cents more for After a while Burgessintroduced the phosphoric acid. The first thing, bine to a fellow -employee of the coin then, is to carry out the idea of. pany, William George Tester, then Prof. Waite in keeping up this supply a goodsclerk at London Bridge, but of humus by growing cover crops and formerly employed a.t Fel: benefit he would roceive •from the im- provement mprovement he had made, Whether the improvement had been made in cat- tle, sheep or hogs the results would be equally good. Meanwhile he had learned the business of caringfor the turning them under, or applying ma- was n- port where the bullion was tran- stock, making the .best selections for aures. The best soils will run out shipped carrying on the work of improve- a''tnr long periods of cultivation. The from train to •steamer. Y g p These three plotted and Planned— ground and at a minimum of cost. ground is, during the greater part of planned and lotted This is the safest plan for the new the year, bare and exposed to the p. It was a for rains and the rains have washed out midable task Pierce had set ltiiz4yelf; beginner, and substitutes time, which how formidable he only realized Villy he has. for money that he does not ;this plant food. The best crop ree- after Tester had explained the . exact have. Ho does not run in debt and I omniendod for this cover 'crop is oats, have to pay interest. The danger is !sown about the first of August and :arrangements in force for the safe th-t b' will not persistently follow plowed under early in the spring. Tho custody of the gold consignments. Tl,o boxes containin the recioti the course FIRST MARICED OUT next best is Crunsan clover, sown I g p s about the same time, but the seed notal, were, it appeared, sealed, is expensive, and in our country it `clamped and carefully weighed be- + 2 . tel d f L' and will shift from one breed to an -starts too late in the spring and •"g is pa it rem on on, ey wore again - other so that his stock becomes mon- hardly gets growth enough in the I weighed the rondtl three �seharate occasions gerlized, and no bettor for practical fall �_ a P purposes than when he first began its Now, we better not spend so much at Folkstone, Boulogne, and Paris. improvement. Or he may get a half- time watching the tops of our trees • They travelled between London In male that looks so good that for a crop of apples, but watch and ;Bridge ,the Foikstin in the guards he decides to breed to him, and a sturdy to find out what is required :van of the mail train; but .not loose greater mistake could not be made, around the bottoms, and then the among the o• ther luggage. On the as the progeny is nearlycertain to fruit will appear in due time in the ,massive they were inclosed in a p g y pB massive steel sato, only three twee tops.' of which were in -existence. These EARL P.OBERTS' HONORS. the in the custody respectively of the Trp,flic Superintendent in London,' Earl Roberts is the only member , of the Chief Clerk at Folkstone, and. who has gained that highest of Brit- of the Captain of the Boulogne pack been neglected, and nature, which nee- ish honors, the most noble Order of et, Obviously 'the first active step he makes mistakes, adapts them for the Garter, with his sword; and the . to bo taken was to obtain impres- erreirsurroundings. The more they only Knight of the Order ever known ; sions of one or' all of these keys. tare neglected the more awmoress they who has also possessed the Victoria I At this juncture Agar returned from areame to man, and better Cross. The latter he won in his first I America with several thousand become become n,to andstathed hardships fitted, and campaign, the Indian Mutiny, and the :pounds in his pockets, and Pierce, thformer in his last, the South African as soon as he heard of his arrival,. privations. Thus the improved hog, show more of the scrub dam than of the half-blood size. It should always be borne in mind that unimproved animals, or scrubs, are strongly bred, as they are the re- sult of their environment. They have if turned loose in the woods, in a few gonerntions becomes a razon- back, the Shorthorn or Flereford as lean, gaunt and muscular as a Texan tong horn, end the mutton sheep gains in speed and activity at the oxpenee of fleece and mutton. The ten- dency of all live stock is to revert to its natural condition when left to care for itself, and the Holstein or Jersey that gave milk nine or ten months in the year, in a few genera- tions dries up as soon as its cald is weaned. It has been the slain of the breeder, added to shelter and gener- ous feeding that has • given us the im- proved breeds of live stock, and made them so valuable as producers of FOOD AND CLOTHING. As soot as trio feed becomes scanty and no shelter is provided, the ani- mal reverts to its natural form, and while 'enabled to maintain itself is unable to do any more. The condi- tions that produced the improvement in the first place must be continued `or all that liars been gained will bo thrown away. It is therefore import- ant that the farmer arranges to pro- vide food and; shelter before starting to improve his stock, for if he• does not he will never realize much benefit from his work, Good live stock on a farm has a moral influence that should not be Ignored. Its ' tendency is to make butter farmers, and to interest the farmer and his family in improving their surroundings. It also de- velops sociability, for good cattle, or sheep, or hogs, will always draw the attention of neighbors. It also acts as et strong incentive for : their, to improve their stock also. Good stock, therefore, Is always doing sols- rsionazy work in it neighborhood and le a benefit to the entire conimubity. A good farmer will not Icing be con- tent with scrub stock, nor• wilt a serub farmer ever keepp imprevod stock. 11 ho starts in, oiie. or. two things will happens -either the fernier improves or the stock 'deteriorates, war. hurried to him, and told him how affairs were progressing This time that astute scoundrel did Several large forests of ce:'•ar trees not laugh or pooh-pooh the scheme. in Europe have been. totally • con- On the contrary, he entered into it sumed by the lead pencil industry, heart and soul. `Xis thief's training and the supply of wood for the man- told him there was now "something in it." First lie did > several day's hard thinking. • Then- ho handed over to Pierce three ` hundred sovereigns, age of the Japanese, is distilled from which the latter. was to despatch to rice and resembles whisky in tiros Folkstone per mail train,- consigned to a mythical "W. Archer." • Agar, meanwhile, travelled down to Folkstone, • and when the gold arrived he was there to claim it—of course as. "Mr. Archer." This enabled him to be present when the bullion safe • was opened; and, needless to say, he took careful note where the key was kept. A little later the clerk left the of- fice for a few seconds. Agar slipped in, took the key from the drawer, pressed the wax he had ready upon it, and the trick was done. An impression of one of the other keys was afterwards obtained through Tester, who found out that it was to•be sent to the maker's for repair, and- managed by an adriot piece of manoeuvring to obtain pos- session of it for a brief period., Hav- ing done this, he hurried with it 'to a beer shop in Tooley Street, where he met Agar, who took two separate impressions at his leisure, thus mak- ing assurance doubly sure. It took seine weeks to cut and file the keys, but at length everything Was ready. Agar slipped unperceived into Burgess' van one ,day when bul- lion was being carried, and hid, be- hind the piles of luggage. Inside the van the conspira.tori had previously placed a couple of portieantcaux fill- ed with. shot, in weight ekttotly cars responding with that of twelve thou- sand sovnreigtee • . But the result on this occasion was disappointing. The keys would hot open the lock.,. Agar triad again and again,. filing' InisiIy at thein all the Way don'ts. Butt in 'vain, ` Whoa the .-- r• -- EUROPE'S CEDAR FORESTS. ufacture of lead pencils is now prac- tically exhausted in the old world. SAFE DISTILLERIES. e Sake, the favorite alcoholic, bever- Z het a are about 18,000 sake distil- lers in Japan, and these produce be- tween then nearly 150,000,000 gel - bons annually. '.Cly A PARADOX, ' "Upon the wagon seat I stay," Tho coal I'nan said, "and every day the bosh wi11 scolds - But still 'I hold My place because I'ia itr the weigh," hurried oft to the South -Eastern Rail- way elempany'a Chios of Police, to whom elle told all site know, Pierce was quickly laid by the hogs. Tester, who had meanwhile Sweden, s also tr Cod and to weds wa a a ,a and extradited, Burgess gave himself up, And ere many weeks had elapsed the entire gang were placed .upon , their trial at the Old Bailey, The result was somethingof a tra- vesty of justice; for Burgess and. Tes- ter, who had had nothing to do with the original inception of the crime, got fourteen years.. apiece, while Pierce, who had so cunningly and successfully plotted to turn them front honest men into rogues, and who had grossly betrayed his friend Agar's confidence into the bargain, received the merely nominal sentence of two years' imprisonment —Pear son's Weekly, CHRISTENING BABY. It is a compliment to a great man to name the baby after him. But what about the baby? Even those parents who insist that their chil- dren owe everything to them will at least concede that they owe it to the child to give it a name that will not be a handicap should it ever make its way or have a business that must be advertised. And to give a child a name that bas already been clapped upon the tiptop pinnacle of fame is to make it the victim of ri- diculous contrasts all its life. , Tho baby's name is most .important. It should be short, simple, sensible -fit to become the nucleus around which an individuality may crystalize. We cannot have too many Johns and Marys, or too few Julius Caesar Jonses and Roberts Buller Kitchener Browns. CAUGHT ON THE SIDE. Camphor has the reputation of, keeping away moths, but should never bo used pear sealskins, as it causes this particular fur to change color, producing streaks of gray and yellow. Pie crust made of rich 'cream in- stead of lard will not hurt anybody's 'digestion. A good many people would use milk more freely if it was not gener- ally skimmed before it comes to the table. Rice is one of the best foods for people with impaired digestion. Few care for it the way it is usually served, a sodden, blue -tinged mess. Cooked quickly, without stiff. ring, it should be white, light, each grain separate, and forms a basis for a good many toothsome dishes. Instead of putties. the plates > that are covered with egg into hot dish- water, thus cooking it on, ,rinse it ofd' with cold or tepid water first. A wornout pan inverted over the flatirons while heating liclds the heat and expedites matters. A 7 -weeks -old puppy made .a nuis- ance crying for its mother every night until some one, thought to warm a brick, wrap it in a cloth and put it inthe basket. The dog cud- dled up to it and went to sleep quietly. If a "gas mantle" is smoky, sprin- kle salt over it aiid hold it in the gasffame and it will be as goad as new. Salt will remove soot from a rug or carpet if used plentifully, and brushed well The following good story is told of tho secretary of a musical society: A gentleman rang his door -bell one ev- combustion. Iron and steel filings and turnings, when mixed with oil, will ignite spontaneously after be- coming carbonized Rice and Eggs -Heat cold boiled rice, add little water, beat in 2 soft, boiled eggs, and sere° hot, with grated cheese over the top. c i ten+ Chicken Pie,—Cook a h c,ken, ides ; rortzovo the large, bones and place it in a baking dish or a small milk pan, 'Thicken the gravy with flour, season with salt tied pepper, pour QVer the chickens and sot aside till cold. IUake some baking powder, biscuit and droll the biscuits close together upon the chicken. Bake till the biscuits are dope and send to the table piping hot. Baiting Powder 13iseuit.—Take a quart of flour and sift . it; mix te or- oughly with the flour one teaspoon- ful of salt and two very heaping teaspoonfuls of baking powder; add a little over ono -half teacupful o1 butter until the butter is reduced to grains as fine as oatmeal. Stir into these ingredients enough cold milk to make a soft dough; add enough flour to enable you to roll out and cut into biscuits. Handle the mat erial as little and as quickly as pos- sible, and bake in a quick oven.. Savory Stow. -Out salt pork into rather small pieces and cook in wa- ter till done. Thicken, with flour' anti season' with poppe, takipg care it Is not too salt, and add a little milk. Have ready Pomo baking pow- der biscuit arranged on a large plat- ter' and pour the 'stew over them. Garnish with hard-boiled eggs and sprigs of parsley. Ginger: Doughnuts.—Two eggs, one cup molasses, half cup brown sugar, 4 tablespoons meltedbutter, flour enough ' to make e soft dough, ' one sa.ltspoon each of ginger, cloves, cin- namon and salt, 1 teaspoon baking' soda. Roll the dough one inch thick and cut into..small circles or rings. Drop .the cakes into smoking hot fat and fry to light brown; drain" and roll them in powdered sugar while shill warm. BOILED COFFEE. When one will have boiled coffee, let, it at least possess the redeeming trait of being as good as the method permits, Let such persons try the following recipe c Put the usual al- lowance of finely ground intro a coffee pot that is clean and sweet (the condition of the pot has much to do with the flavor of the coffee no matter by which method it is made), mix with the white of an ogg, unless clarified at the time of roasting, moisten well with cold water, and if the spout has no cap, stop up with a cork. Place on a hot part of alio range, add half the quantity of boiling water needed (which .should always be 1 pt. less than there aro largo . tablespoon, of coffee), ' boil fast for five minutes, transfer to a. cooler part of the range, let simmer ten minutes, add the remainder of the water,which must boiling, and servo at oncr Persons be of weak digestive 'powers' should not use cream or milk in cot- fee. There is something in the com- bination, so physicians tell us, tl at impairs digestion. Such being the case, even the well should, for health's sake, drink clear coffee, hut most of us hesitate to forego the delights of the palate when no hurt- ful, effects, . aPParon tly, result from indulgence. In lieu of cream, the housewife will find a welcome sub stitute in hot milk. T" EVERY LUXURY PROVIDED. ;A dog's tailor exists in Paris. The tai'or is a woman and in her• recept- ion rooms the dog: has rugs, watt and eoen biscuits to refresh him a ing the trying on process., Here a. the daintiest water .color, pattern • books to choose from, and anything from sealskin to chamois is provid- ed. The a ufacturers Insurance Company. SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT. ife The seventeenth annual meeting of the shareholders and policyholders of the Manufacturers Life Insurance. Company was held in the Company's offices, Toronto, on Thursday, February 4te, at 2.30 p.m. The' report submitted was eminently satisfactory to all interested. A detailed report of the proceedings will bo mailed to all policyholders, but webelieve that the average busy reader will get a clearer conception of the progress the Company is making by having, as it were, a bird's- eye view of its affairs. • Below will be found the figures pertaining to the main features of the business for 1902 and 1903 and the increases; also a comparative statement of the Company's growth since its organization. The growth made in 1903 is well shown by the following table Net Premium Income Interest, Rents, etc Total Cash Income Payments to Policyholders Policy Reserves Total Assets . , ., . , ••••• Applications for New Insurance New Policies Issued Insurance in Force 1909, 1908. $ 1,054,815.72 $ 1;219,435.91 186,074.11 215,852.67. 1,240,889.83 1,435,288.58 316,556.63 366,533.04 3,753,892.00 4,461,800.00 4,406,329.19 5,136,668.52 6,542,336.00 7,764,542.00 6,082,336.00 7,294,050.00 30,152,883,00 34,392,303.00 Increase, $ ,164, 620.19 29,778.58 194,398.75 49,9 76.41 707,908.00 730, 339.33 ' 1,222,200.00 1,211,714.00 4,239,420.00 The Manufacturers Life began business in 1887, and the following figures for four year periods taken from its returns to the Dominion Government will illustrate its remarkable growth and steady progress :— Year. Income From Interest Rents, etc.. Net Premium Income. Total Premium and Interest Income. Assets. New Policies Issued. Assurance in Force December 31st. 1887 , 1891 1895 1899 1903 $ 778. 13,236 89,245 72,018 215,852 $ 27,184 184,106 324,449 510,660 1,219,435 $ 27,963 , 197,342 ' 363,694 582,578 1,435,288 $ 165,732 431,610 ' 1,012,569 1,809,505 - 5,136,668 $2,564,500 2,111,100 3,017,760 3,570,109 7,294,050 $ 2,342,000 7,413,761 10,645,021 . 14,368,286 34,392,303 OF' INTEREST TO TOTAL ABSTAINERS. The death ratio in the Manufacturers Life has always been favorable in both sections, but exceedingly so in the Abstainers' Section. The past year shows a continuance of this favorable experience. The death losses in,the General Section were 75.7% of the expectancy, and In the Abstainers' Section only 41.3% of the - expectancy. The saving this year from low mortality in this 'section is therefore 58.7% as against a saving of 24.3°/° in the General Section, which means much larger dividends for Abstainers. Correspondence is : invited. HON. G. W. RO,OS, President. d. F. c1UNKIN, Managing Director.