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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1906-5-3, Page 2Quality. The care of the eyebrows is part of the general care of the forehead. They must be heavy. They must be dark, but not dark enough to be menacing; and hey, must be level. Physiognomists at- tach a distinct ifnportanee to this par- ticular feature of the face. The nearer the brows approach each other without joining over the nose the more the character is serious, deep and solid. The further they are set apart, the charaeter.loses force and solidity. When they actually join they denote intensity that runs to jealousy, and vary often to craft. A slender, delicately arched tine shows modesty,' tranquility, and delicacy of mind. Slender and straight eyebrows indi- cate an open and gay character, Short and much arched, and when they are particularly heavy, they show a courageous, enterprising and go-ahead character. !Jugend i "You ought to knowbete ter than to order a pearl necklace when. you know'. how Int fixed." ".Wirer i Why, john, do you think 1 want overt',. body to know how you're need?" +,++++++-++++++++t+++++ 1 " ... Abso About the Farm t.+'+.++++♦.4++++*4+++#+++ BROOD SOWS AND PIGS. Feed the sow lightly for a few days before and after farrowing. A purely grain -fed hag is never comfortable. The stomach and bowels must be rea- sonably distended by bulky food, given along with a nutritious ration. Turnips or roots of any lUnd are a valuable food for the sow during the winter. They produce an active condition and this Is especially important for the brood sow. Do not keen her on a corn diet. Corn should form only a very small part, at the most, of her ration. A small amount can be fed in conjunction with mid- dlings or bran to supply heat. The sow about to farrow must have a shallow bed of finely cut straw or chaff. Pigs are often caught in the hol- low of a deep bed or become tangled in the straw and are crushed by the mother. It is well to place a fender in the sow's stall so that she cannot crush the pigs against the wall. Care should be • taken that the sow is not placed where , there is much noise or excite- ment or she is liable to kill the pigs in trying to protect them. Do not keep the little pigs confined on a board' floor. They will, become crooked legged and deformed if thus treated. Let them run out of doors on pleasant days. Get them out of the nest and matte them run about, for If they do not get exercise they will become too fat. When feeding have a trough that is low enough for them to get their noses in and drink with the sow for in this way they will soon learn to get their own living. Do not place their corn in a trough, for they will eat too fast and will not chew it. It is better to scatter the grain around on the floor where they will have to pick it up and thus .take more time. If pigs are fed In this way, they are getting about two-thirds of their diving from the feed trough by the time they are old enough to wean, and instead of weaning being a revolution it will be an evolution. Wean the pigs when eight or ten weeks old. Piece in a pen that is not close to the sow, for they will forget her sooner if they cannot hear her squeal- ing. ,Give extra care so es to avoid any check in growth. Give skim milk and middlings, a little at a time, and often, as the pigs have been used to taking their food at will. Q,o not feed the sow rich food until the milk flow has been checked. It -s always best to let her depend on pas- ture and water alone for food. And if given good pasture and plenty of fresh water she will soon regain her lost flesh and will need no extra food. PUSFIING EARLY LAMBS. It is an excellent plan to have some small pens in or near the shed. As fast as the lambs come, they can be re- moved with the mother, to these pens, where they can be eared for much bet- ter than if compelled to remain with the flock. An old-fashioned teapot, with a round spout, on which one can put a rubber nipple, is convenient to carry milk •from cows that have recently freshened, and feed the little lambs, as they seem -to require more than they are getting from the mother•. The teapot is also very convenient to set on the stove, or hold in hot water, to heat -the • milk for immediate use. Care and attention• must be given all the little details. Fix a little creep that the lambs can goihrough. As fast as they are large enough to take out of the pens and put with the flock with their mothers, they can be allowed to go into an adjoining pen, or room, where they can be fed some grain. Bran and fine middlings, that has been sweetened a little with -rrn.nulated sugar, are excellent. As soon as they begin to eat, leave out the sugar and add oats to the other feeds. Feed only as much as they will eat each half day and clean the" trough each time before putting in a new sup- ply. Lambs are very fastidious and will not eat if there is the least bit of dirt in or near the feed. Put some clover lar' 1 where they can pickit over. Change that which has been picked over for it fresh supply often. Continue to feed both iambs and ewes grain asdong as they are retained in the sheds. If a regular and reasonable supply of roots can be given the ewes, it will help them to give a larger 11 use Purity CEYLON NATURAL GREEN TEA IS SUPER- IOR TO THE FINEST JAPAN TEA GROWN. Lead packets only. 40c, 5oc and 6oc per ib. At all Grocers IIIGIiEST AWARD ST. LOUIS, 1904. amount of milk and consequently push the lambs along faster. After the sheep are turned out to grass and are brought in at night it is a good plan to keep up the grain feeding, leaving out the mid - tinge, if necessary, and feed the bran and oats. If it is desirable to market the lambs early they can be crowded right along until they have attained the weights that the market requires. To one who has not followed this practice the re- sults will ' be surprising. I know in- stances where lambs have gained a Pound per day, after the first month to the time of marketing. FINISHING STEERS. After being fed. all winter on dry foods, which to a certain extent become monotonous to the fattening animal. steers will frequently eat but little else when •turned suddenly upon fresh pas- ture. Unless they are kept off the grass for all but brief periods during the first weeks, there will be a checking of growth due to ,ttue• fact that the sucou- tient grass has disordered the digestion of the animals. At the same time they will consume more of the fresh palatable grass, and will not eat enough of strong nitrogenous or fat producing foods. This calls for careful regulation of the diet of the growing steer when first put upon green pasture. . They should be allowed enough nalatable mixed feed to take the edge from their appetites, so they will not feed heavily upon the grass when turned out. It has been found that a good feed of mixed grain, early in the morning, followed by some dry roughage will serve :this purpose best. If the steers are then turned upon the pasture they will not overfeed on the green forage. At this time the con- centrated meals and ground grains are not as good as properly mixed whole :grains, for' the reason that if these are fed in addition to the already extreme- ly laxative fresh grass, the animals will be checked in growth. A balanced ration cannot be said to be furnished by early spring grass alone. This early growth is largely succulent grass containing practically no nitrogen or any. fat producing mat- ter. For this reason considerable corn with some dry alfalfa hay or some of the smell grains, should form a part of the morning ration. The well mixed feed composed of grain, such as oats, bailey, rye and corn, is. at this time, to be -preferred above one formed chiefly of corn. PREPARING TEAMS FOR WORK. Horses just taken up after a long rest do not need much grain at first, but the quantity should be increased, little by little, as time advances and amount of labor increases. We should remember that the system is not in a condition to digest and assimilate much feed at first, but that the capabilities will increase, gradually, as the system requires, to maintain it under the increased effort required to perform the extra arnount of labor. Increase in capabilities in feeding and capabilities for labor can be developed slowly at the same time under: judicious management; but a horse that has been idle any great length of time cannot be transformed suddenly from the "soft, flabby condi- tion to a hardened condition capable of sustained effort' and .endurance. The man who really has a love for his horses and seeks to give them a chance to perform !their part without injury to themselves, as well as in -a manner that will be a profit to himself, will study their needs under varying conditions, as well as the character of each indivi- dual horse so as to be able to meet the different requirements as they present themselves. Such a man is alert, never allowing the harness to gall, or for lack of proper adjustment. He will not worry one horse or put him to a disad- vantaae beside the other. It is too often the case that the owner and driver of the horses need educating and !training first. When failures and losses are met with, many find tate man behind the team is responsible. SURE CURE. "How. did Blenits overcome' his in- somnia?" "Easy enough. Got a job as night watchman." 0++0++0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0♦0++0+0 7 R` +• 3 •i"f$`A+tet-?-+K i -A 0+A+ 040.4-A+ fgi 0+):Etti-f + f+ E+3 + E+ CIIAPTEr VI. reaches the uttermost parts of the earth KAI WANG; 9a, eee 3,9 A TALE OP SOUTHERN CHINA. That remarkable man, ' Kai Want:, who cunningly devised the wonderfully ugly images hefore which half of the Chinese swarming millions daily pros- trated themselves, had long since inas- tered the English tongue—indeed, save for an occasional lapse into the flowery style of his people, he used better gram- mar than many whose lives had been spentwithin the confines of old Lon- don. In fact, the Oriental pagen hard been around the world, connected with the English and American embassies, and discovered a thousand facts connected with his country's backward position is the race of nations. Perheps he had also learned that poor old China would never amount to a row of pins until her people began to :cognize the truth, and 'think less of their gods and their dead ancestors, oc- cupying their minds more with the pre- sent and future conditions. Sone people may even be so unchari- table as to question the genuine nature of Kai Wang's desire to lead his people in better ways, but it must be remem- bered that the Mongolian race does al- most everything from the opposite standpoint taken by Christian nations, and, seen through Chinese spectacles, Kai Wang's procedure was the most rational in the world; he believed that by making his idols more and more hideous he could by degrees smother the desire for worship. Larry had argued in vain—Garry, who, recognizing the perverse nature of john Chinaman, believed the Celestials adored ugliness even as other nations worshiped beauty, and that by the time the genius of his friend produced a masterpiece of hideous deformity, before which all Other monsters must hide their dimin- ished heads in shame, the Chinese em- pire would rise up as a man and plunge deeper into their .idolatry because of It. And Larry had long since concluded that a native of the Flowery Kingdom was about as tough a specimen of the genus homo, when it came to argu- ment, as could be found. 11e now turned the search -light of his intellect upon the elucidation of the new problem, and inhis most diplomatic manner besought Kai Wang to relieve the suspense by which he was well-nigh overwhelmed. Thus adjured, the master mechanic of the idol manufactory broere the myster- ious silence that had brooded over him since Larry's homecoming, and pro- ceeded to pour out a tale that might have made a Munchausen blush for envy. Larry knew how to sift the sand for shining particles of precious gold, even as might an experienced Balieret miner, and by thus reducing to plain English the magnificent court language which the accomplished Kai Wang dispensed by the yard, the result might be sum- med up briefly as follows : Kai Wang had a visitor during his absence. This in Itself was not so strange, for there was seldom an hour of the day that the front office of the god -maker was not occupied by some representa- tive of a Chinese trading company de- sirous of holding a monopoly of a cer- tain brand of brass or china deity in favorite use among the communities of their section—indeed, many a time since Larry's secret advent under that hospi- table roof a clash had occurred between rival claimants, and once It had even been necessary to call in the imperial police to quell the disturbance, which threatened to wreck the stock In trade of Kai Wang, and have the offenders haled before the yamen, or court of justice. Fancy this thing in the presence of such an assemblage of gods as, the most famous joss house in all China could not boast; evidently there are times when reverence is due the graven image. and others when the great joss only represents so much money in- vested In more or less precious metal. This visitor who dropped in upon Kai Wang was no ordinary individual; he came not to spend his hoarded teals for a monstrosity that was tvarra.nte,i to scare all lesser devils from out his domicile, if properly propitiaited. When Kai Wang first mentioned the feet flint his caller was a Russian, Laery's ears became more than ever alert, and his nostrils dilated mach after the manner of the thoroughbred war-horse as it scents the "well remem- bered odor of battle smoke. Just then, after his recent experience In the Forbidden • City of Petting, a Ilussien acted upon Larry as the sight of a Bead is said to Influence the valiant Irihbrrren who visit Donnybrook Pair; he bad an overpowering desire to hit herd. Instinctively he knew who this Rus - sign was, end thought he could sus - peel, the motive of his visit. "Thank fortune he turned up just, an hour boo late, since the va.lrmbJe docu- ments. signed and sealed by the wretched Emperor in due fashion, were being snugly dcpo nfied in the safe of ..the British consul's office at that iden- ticsi time. So much for The sloutlthounds of Pe - kip g. If had taken Thorn as long to traetc Leery to the house of Kat Wang in Canton AA Avis Consumed in her jour -- nay from London through the Suez, Canal, around India and the Straits of t bnlacr.'a. up the China Sen. In this re - spent they bear some resnmbkince to large ,of nirr own wonderful defectives Imoeon4nme so mutt time in pursuing nn ignie feline% and quibbling over minor tnoinite that ronnern may their' could retail at a praflt to the villages in ere they discover. that he is a badly - wanted individual.. Th"e diplomfutic representative from !the land of the Neva knew what manner of reputation Kai. Wang had among his fellows as a shrewd, up-to-date man of the times, and Instead of brusquely de- manding whether it was true that the other sheltered a wounded foreign devil:, he beat around the busts, ap- proaching the subject half a dozen ;times much as a lightweight boxer might dance up to his antagonist and then drop back again without ar exchange of blows; because the coveted oppor- tunity was hardly ripe. By degrees the Russian became confi- dential, onfi dential, and sought to sound Kai Wang as !though desirous of ascertaining just where his sympathies lay In the diplo- mattc battle that was on between the party of. the Dowager Empress and that represented by Li Hung Chang and the puppet Emperor. But Kai Wang refused the bait, know- ing full well where Count Petroskey's sympathies lay, since the Empress favored the Russians, while the pro- gressive party, led by the grand 'old viceroy, lately home from his triumphal tour of the world, was dead set mean cultivating more intimate relations with the Anglo-Saxon race. Baffled after a long periodof fencing, the representative of the Czar finally found himself compelled to grow bolder. He hedged himself in with rare cun- ning, so that there was always an avenue of escape, and then he launched forth. Kai Wang actually showed signs of emotion when repeating the wonderful story of how the present Emperor, having outlived his usefulness in the eyes of the potent power behind the throne, might some day in the near future be secretly deposed or disposed of—it mattered very little which—and a new Pharaoh be placed upon the throne. who would not know Joseph—otherwise Kai Wang. A wise man usually gets 'n out of the. wet, and it behooved the rich maker of premium gods to foreswear his allegiance to the fortunes of Li Hung Chang, now on -the downward grade, and form a new alliance with those in the confidence of that remarkable wo- man whose word was really law in the vast provinces of the empire. Startling as this announcement might seem, ft was, as wise Kai Wang well knew, but the forerunner of the supreme demand up Lo which the astute Russian led by graduated stages. When he believed the proper time had arrived to spring his mine, he did so with a considerable display of fire- works. He informed the merchant that sus- picion had been aroused concerning his loyalty—that it was even said he had been in league with those who were arrayed against their real sovereign, the Empress, and concerned in an attempt that had been made some time in the last moon to smuggle the prisoner Em- peror away, so that he could head an insurrection against the authorities. Kai Wang's experience as an aide to the great English fighter, General Chinese Gordon, during the famous Tai -Ping rebellion, had made him an authority in such weighty matters. Finally, it was also suspected that he had been harboring one of the base con spirators, a dangerous foreign fanatic, who would set all China by the ears if allowed his own sweet will, and whom the authorities . desired to suppress, smother, cause to disappear. Then came the demand—would Kai Wang prove his loyalty to the Queen Dowager by delivering up the body of this pernicious mischief maker, to- gether with what seditious documents he might perchance have upon his per- son, so that the seeds of iebellion might not be scattered broadcast and bring about serious disasters? About this time it may be assumed there was a smile that was childlike and bland upon the disguised features of the little wearer of the yellow jacket. Larry could appreciate a joke, and he felt greatly flattered at the discovery that he was an object of so much solici- tude to this high and mighty represen- tative of the Great Bear. The recollec- tion of the precious papers that reposed so snugly within the consulate safe gave him still more solid: satisfaction; they might do with him as they pleased, physically; but his work could not be disturbed; he felt very much as did Bismarck when his enemies at home began to disturb him, even to hostile threats. "They may hang Bismarck, but I am content if the rope will only bind united Germany closer to the Prussian throne," he boldly declared, to the admiration of a patriot -loving people. Kai Wang refused to commit himself —the yawning trap was too evident, and he was ready to meet 'the enter - Maley; indeed, long ago he had dis- counted this very climax. He solemnly declared his enemies had prevaricated; some rival house desired to injure his great and ever-growing trade in the favorite forty-five cash family gods which, thanke to hitn, had been placed at such a low figure that it eyrie now passtirle for each andevery ltnitschold to have one or a dozen, of these beauties in every room, His actions ware ever open and above board to an uteri—he had of latebeen honored by the presence under his roof of a powerful, though slightly wen - trio mandarin from one of the provinces about Kwangsl, who was more deeply concerned with regard to the purchaee of a cargo of household gods which he 01','e •441iiy '°` • eae�a`St WHO SAID "RATS dynasty; indeed, it was quite imrnater- ial in his section who reigned, since one ruler cost them in tithes and taxes just as much as another, and they had never been fully recognized since the "long- haired" rebels overran the . southern cou, `!hetntryB,ussian being unable to accom- plish his purpose either by cajolery or threat, finally retreated in disgust, but Kai Wang never for a moment sus - peeled that in so doing he gave up the quest. Russians are not built that way—they seem to . possess some of the persistent qualities that mark the pursuit day and eight of the gaunt, gray wolf of the Si- berian steppes, once upon the trail of game. The leader of Cossacks was sure to be heard from again, nor would he leave the habitation of Kai Wang unwatched. "You have returned — the news is communicated speedily to His Excel- lency. Perhaps this night there will come to my humble abode a swarm of miserable vermin who live by the knife; but what need have I to fohr when my watch deg never sleeps—the electric current which charges every window and door so that no man dares seek an entrance twice. But as for you, my illustrious brother, perhaps it is even lime you sought the • protection your flag will throw about you." Which was a gentle way of intimating that Kai Wang ,doubted his ability to hold out longer against the combined forces of the opposition, and would be relieved if Larry were able to take his future into his own hands. "Yes," declared the sapient and shrewd little mandarin, "I shall have to skip by the light of the moon; but re- member, oh wise and sagacious Kai Wang, I go, not because this Russian blunderer inspires me with such a thing as fear, since I have only contempt for his lack of sense; but my promise is given to stand by Dr. Tack's widow, and even, if necessary, to aid and abet her in the mad design of entering where angels fear to tread the inner sanctuary of the walled city of Peking —so that she may weep over the spot where those devils of Black Flags wound up the earthly career of the noblest Roman of them all, prince of good fellows and bravest al the brave." Larry was improving—a little more study of Oriental methods and he could give odds to the most seductive•a4fat- terer whose lips had ever come in con- tact with the Blarney stone. Whatever the purveyor to the wor- shiping demands of a credulous public thought of this bold avowal, he made no sign, nor did Larry doubt that when the time for action came, bold. Kai Wang, Gordon's old aide, would be sound as willing to dare all in the ser- vice of Dr. Jack's widow as he had been to accomplish, great things for that hero himself. Larry had not studied him these weeks for naught. Though disdaining to show any haste in the matter of de- camping, the little dude was quite ready to make a change in his Chinese address. He had heard such arnazing stories of these adroit. Celestial thieves and. thugs, who could steal a sheet from under a man without arousing the sleeper, that he believed he would rest easier if surrounded by people of his own race. The disguise was removed, and Larry was as happy as a schoolboy at being again free to stir his thoughts by sun- dry affectionate. forays in the direction of his ears; nobody would ever suspect vhat agonies he had suffered at being deprived of this privilege, and also the chance to suck the head o.f,his cane. He had made a small package of his belongings, and was ready to accept; tai Wang's guidance, for the merchant tad solemnly promised to spirit him away without the knowledge of those pies who might be about, when the ilence of the night was suddenly broken by a chorus of shrill cries in front of the epository of idols, and the clamor was of such a nature that it was easy to be - eve an angry mob had taken posses - ion of the narrow street. (To be continued). WHAT EYEBROWS REVEAL. Character is Shown by Their Shape and 44andinb xn the' ease,that the orhninal1 his iurisdiotlott, then in any change of throat Coughs A tickling in the throat; hoarseness at times; adeep breath irritates it;—these are features of a throat cough. They're very de— ceptive and a cough mix— ture won't cure them. You want something that will heal the inflamed membranes, enrich the blood and tone up the systems . .°. . Scott's Emulsion is just such a remedy. It has wonderful healing and nourishing power. Removes the cause of the coughand the whole i system s given new strength and vigor ,',• ,dead for fro :mph SCOTT & 13OWNE,, Cbembtt 7'o v:to, O,tt. ,hoc. sed, r. ac . .411 dr u,1j iser PERSONAL POINTERS. Interesting Gossip About Some Promi nent People. Tho King of the Belgians makes only one appearance at public worship in the course of lihe' year. This is on the day which commemorates his accession to the throne. Mr. George Summers Grifllths, who was well-known on the Oxford Circuit and in the Criminal Courts in London, England, for many years as "the blind • barrister," has just dicot. About twenty- five years ago ha became totally blind RS the result of a gun accident, but stuck bravely to his profession, going on circuit regularly, led about by his clerk. A good story is told of Lord Iveagh. He was once travelling through -Ireland with the Lord -Lieutenant., and Iwo rail- way carriages were reserved al a . cor- 'iain station the one for the Lord -Lieu- tenant and the other for •the distin- guished brewer. The porter, sticking the "reserved" label on the first carriage, remarked reflectively, "An' that's for ]•Iis Ex.," and al :the second carriage, "An' this is for his XX." As a boy of fourteen Mr. Thomas Burt, who has just been retur„ed to the House of Commons, went to work as a Mapper -boy in a colliery at Hazelwell, in Durham; at led. a day. Promotion to Lhe position of donkey elriver brought an extra 2d. "My name was two or three' miles from the pit,” he said, in a chapter of biography, some years ago. "I had to gel up at four in J.he morning to walk the distance; and the work was so tiard during the day that I may really say that i spent my whole time abso- lutely between work and sleep. A resident Irish landlord with an es- tate of 30,000 or 40.000 acres, many. quaint stories are told of Lord Antrim's devotion to his home affairs. Someone in great trepidation once told him that somebody else had seen the earl driving three cows along the road. and the asked for Lord Antrim's authority to contra-. dict a story so derogatory to his dignity.; "The man was under a misapprehen- sion," replied Lord. Antrim; "1t was not three cows, but two cows and a bull." CROWN LIFE INCREASES CAPITAL Progressive and Prosperous Canadian Company—Low Premium Rates and Liberal Policies. Steady and substantial progress rs Shown by the Annual Report of the Crown Life Insurance Company which has just been published. The Crown Life has now nearly $4,000,000 of high class insurance in force upon its books and the total surplus to policyholders. including the insurance • reserve fund maintained in accordance with the Gov- ernment Standard, amounted, on De- cember 31st last, to $802,479.00. The financial position of the Crown I ife is now being, further strengthened. by the introduction of a large amount, of additional cash capital, which will enable the management to materially improve the Company's business with j roflt to all concerned. The object of the Directors from the first has been to._ make the Company a success from the policyholders' standpoint, and this in- crease in cash capital, will specially pro- mote the interests of . the policyholders of the Company. The Crown Life policies are indisput- able from date of issue and include guaranteed loan, cash surrender and paid-up values. There are no restric- tions .in regard to. residence, travel or occupation. The premium rates of the Crown Life are lower than those charg- ed by most other companies. The officbrs of the Crown Life are: Col. The Hon. D. Tisdale, P. C., K.C., M.P., President; Sohn Charlton, 14 Vice -President; H. M. Mowat, IC C.,, 2nd Vice -President; Randolph Macdon- ald, Chairman Executive Comm.i.ttce,, Charles Hughes, A.A.S., Managing Di-' rector and Actuary; H. T. Machetl, M. L.R.C.P., Edin., Medioal Director A, H. Selwyn _ Marks, Secretary end} Treasurer; William Wallace, Superin teudent of Agencies. HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO. An agency for the Crown Life in Mist district offers a splendid opportunity; for an energetic and reliable man. MOREdd.1�7 1 1111d1101 MIND AAIS I A t tC`ht The Cook. -"Will you an' al' Master tonne yer own egga Int' nxornt►1j pra nla'arx.2 no clock 1 do bo havin' in the kLl4lbcKt in WWI