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CHAPTER \VII. °been only too glad'to invoke the ep-
No doubt Larry Kennedy was just as
susceptible to flattery as the average
�. that
I
first feeling the
Seth C
and g
man,
wept over him was pleasure at the
thought of being deemed a person of
such importance by these high and
Mighty personages concerned in the
plot of the Dowager Empress.
This sensation, however, was only
fleeting; when a man's life is in danger
such things ere apt to lose much of their
glamour. Life was just as dear to the
little dude from London as to the most
favored child of fortune, and as the out -
°rice along the street increased in vol-
ume, he knew his departure from the
house of the idol -maker was to be
marked with more or less red tire.
Little he cared.
His confidence in Kai Wang was so
great that he stood ready to back him
against the combined force of those who
conspired to bring about his downfall.
The Chinese merchant seemed to con-
sider; then the took an observation,
while Larry awaited his decision. Did
Kai Wang tell him to walk forth into
the midst of the howlers he would have
done so with unlimited assurance that
in some mysterious manner the magi-
cian would blind the eyes of the mob
so that they might believe him to be
one of their number.
When Kai Wang returned he declared
the riot had assumed greater propor-
tions than he had at first suspected,
and the chances were he would have -to
allow a search of his building if he
wished to save it from total demolition.
He showed little concern regarding
his own private affairs, but was anxious
with regard to the safety of this friend,
for whom he had conceived so great
and sincere an affection.
"You must escape without delay and
seek the protection of your own people.
My house has sheltered you since the
last moon, but the time has come when
it may no longer afford an asylum to
my friends. Little the world suspects
what strange and mysterious things are
taking place in China—only those
people of the North are allowed to have
a hand in governing our destinies. It
is all wrong, and will bring much
trouble to a confiding people. Now lis-
ten to me, and I will give you directions
how to escape."
It was simple enough.
A 'black robe, a few magic touches
from the resourceful hands of Kai
'Wang, and, Io 1 for the time being
Larry might pass for one of the sombre
priests who daily performed in the
temples where the great joss heldforth.
There was no need of lengthy instruc-
tions.
All he had to do was to keep a still
tongue between his teeth and attract as
little attention as possible.
Kai Wang gave him a few directions
with regard to the interior of the ad-
joining pagoda and then hustled him
to the rear door, which was connected by
means of a passage with the side of the
temple.
Then Larry launched forth for him-
self, leaving to the other the task of
placating the g mob.
Perhaps one might hardly believe,
upon seeing Larry Kennedy for the first
time, that he was capable of doing much i Chinese that Plowed from .his lips pro -
thinking or capable of engineering a pounced him a man of uncommonly
campaign; but that is just where the ' high Iiterary attainments.
careless observer would make a mis- I And Larry, seeing no escape, finally
take. came to the conclusion that his only
Thrown upon his own resources, the chance lay in • descending upon this
little xnan was capable of doing con- ' heathen Chines hip and thigh.
sideralile planning, since all affectation,
which he dearly delighted to indulge in.
under ordinary conditions, was tossed
aside for the serious business in hand. There was a good quality abdtit this
Calmly and . confidently he passed little man exiled from London; when he
along the short, covered way that led made up his mind to do anything he
to the door of the temple. usually plunged into it with his whole
Kai Wang had assured him there was heart, no matter whether the occasion
good reason to believe the place of wor- represented a season of enjoyment or
ship would be untenanted at that hour;some disagreeable duty like that of the
save by the grim figures of the ugly 'present
gods. The way he went at that voluble,
This was a consummation devoutly ; gesticulating pagan was a caution; it
to be wished, as -his situation gave ;would have reminded an old traveller of
Larry more or less uneasiness. I the sirocco whipping along over desert
The shouts still continued, only with wastes, whirling the sand in blinding
increased vigor. clouds,
At least there was one favorable thing I No doubt the fellow was more sur
he could hope would spring out of this prised now -than ever, but one thing was
clamor—any worshipers who might immediately accomplished, to Larry's
chance to be in the joss house at the satisfaction—his prompt tactics had
time would, of course, rush out to die- shut off the Chinaman's . supply of
cover what`a.11 this tremendous hubbub • wind so that the vocal factory closed
meant. for lack of material
Curiosity gets ,many a man into It was a battle royal for a few brief
trouble, but it also occasionally serves seconds, for the combative priest, re -
one well. I covering, somewhat from bis surprise
When Larry pushed his way into the and consternation, put up a fair quality
sacred joss house he found lights burn- of fight, though sadly deficient in the
ing, as usual, on the altar before the knowledge of tactics connected with the
great image that.. represented the ma- ; manly art, which was fortunate for
jesty of creation to the deluded idols Larry, as he was shorter by half a head
tors. •
The interior of the temple was fra-
grant with burning incense,
plause of gallery gods, whereas now the
appeared before a different class of
deities, and, no matter how well he
played his part,
could expect nothing
f fuse
from them i wayo applause.
n the
Softly be moved acrss the floor of the
Vast building, where hundreds knelt at
certain hours in adoration before the
miserable work of human hands, but
which was now apparently given over
entirely to him.
Desirous of reaching a door on the
opposite side, the existence of which
was known to few save the priestly at-
tendants, he brushed past the foot of the
idol, just where a heap of offerings re-
maimed,
In so doing he must have stepped upon
some loose board that had a direct con-
nection with the hideous hydra-headed
monstrosity, for it suddenly began to
sheave and groan frightfully, while
tongues of fire seemed to issue from its
several mouths..
Larry was provoked, but not at all
alarmed.
His ordinary good sense would have
been a safeguard against anything like
a panic, and if that were not enough,
he had examined the mechanism of
these wonderful figures, so that their
abilities were quite familiar to him.
The only thing that gave him cause for
anxiety was the possibility of the heav-
ing of the great idol bringing about an
influx of worshipers or priests, and the
consequent danger of discovery.
Iie had hardly passed the distressed
god when he almost ran into the arms
of a figure clad in a black robe similar
to his own.
The priest had evidently been busily
engaged somewhere in the rear, and,
astonished at the sound, had hurried
round the base, to discover who had the
audacity to stir up the joss.
Perhaps that was his especial duty,
and he was indignant at any interfer-
ence with his prerogative.
Larry had to guess at this.
True, the dignitary of the temple was
not backward about letting him know
what he thought of such a disgraceful
proceeding, but the trouble was, Larry's
education had been sadly neglected, so
that he was not very familiar with Chi-
nese verbs.
He simply knew instinctively that he
was being called down with the choicest
expletives in the lengthy repertoire of a
Chinese scholar, just as any sane nian
may understand when he is being
scolded, no matter whether the tirade
comes in Russian;°-Sanscrit or"Cboci;a*.
Larry was a peaceable chap; he really
wanted no trouble, and would go out of
his way to avoid it, though, should the
crisis be forced upon him he always
toed the mark.
Hence, bent upon propitiating the
angry fellow of the black robe, he
raised his hands aloft after the fashion
Kai Wang had taught tum, and which
was as much to declare that, being un-
der a vow, speech was for the present
denied him.
But even this did not calm the excited
disciple; perhaps something about the
other had ere now aroused his suspi-
cions; be that as it may, he continued to
block Larry's progress, even while
backing before him, and the volley of
CHAPTER VIII.
than his antagonist.
now that grim olcl heathen god must
have enjoyed the little affair 1 Larry
Larry had ere now obtained fugitive fancied the lugubrious groans to which
glimpses of this interior, so that it wast he gave vent had turned into chuckles.
not wholly strange to him—an ordinary; but then, it might he that the supply of
London man could not live in a house air was running short,
of idols next door to the house of joss I Since the affair had unluckily taken
for many weeks without having a natu-, on this serious phase, the only thing
ral desire to know something about the , that could establish Larry's peaceful
peculiar methods of worship in vogue 1 progress was the complete crushing and
there. elimination of the meddler.
So Larry profited by his opportuni- ( Flow he yearned for the othletic abili-
ties, and had found oceasion to obtain • ties of a Dr. Jack, to he able to whirl
an insight into the mystery of mysteries, the,biack-robed fraud into the lap of his
whet a leave him there,htdh the devout believers in the doe -1 idol, andtoo astonished
trines of Confucius; as a usual thing, and horrified for speech.
keep so religiously from the profane Liliputian tactics, while lacking the
eyes of the foreign scoffer. dash and vigor attending the rush of
All `seemed favorable to the carrying giants, may be just as effective, so far
but of his little enterprise,. as results are concerned; and Larry,
Most netors (,rave the privilege of having gotten' the range of his adver-
a full house, but Larry was well con-
tent to waste his talents upon an empty
one.
Circunistaneee alter cases, stride there but one result --the final knockout of the
bed been times in his twat When : he hall, reclplent.
sary, preoeeded to land blow after blow
where it would be most effective.
r
Such vicious treatment Could have
When the pounded priest did even-
tually go over in a heap, Larry, winded
as he was, gave evidence of his intense
satisfaction; just a& the bantam rooster,
after downing his antagonist, alight
leap upon the nearest fence, flap his
diminutive wine, . and crow most
shrilly.
It was an event of some importance
to him.
He did not forget where he was, and
how essential there should be a speedy
exit if he hoped to reap all the results
of his victory.
So, with one last upward look at the
grinning monster before whom this
little battle royal had been fought, he
again loaded' for the door that had been
in his mind at the time lie was halted.
Once outside, he readily found. a Way
to the street.
It wa4, in great commotion.
Hundreds of excited Celestial& were
clamoring in froht of Kai Wang's domi-
cile
had I admitted a the
she h not n f
A yetdyo
mob, but was parleying with thein In
his own inimitable style, agreeing to a
search of hie house from one end to the
other; but the work must bo done,in
order
not to bring down the vengeance
uf the outraged gods,by es respectable
committee appointed by the people.
Of course they would do this, for Iai
Nang had a strange influence over. the
miude, of those who came in contact
w.vith him, so that they were in a mea-
sure afraid of him; and once this was
clone the maker of idols would befuddle
that wretched committee until he bad
them in acondition to believe black
was white, while the ul jc',.it of all this
inteense silieitudo was steadily placing
a, greater distance between the coign
of danger and his own person.
Larry cast one last look atthe scene
of turmoil, and mentally thanked his
lucky stars the was elsewhere than in
the midst of those excited Celestials. A
mob is bad enough even under the most
favorable conditions, and particularly
to be dreaded when composed of ignor-
ant heathens, inflamed by religious
bigotry and hatred.
Then he moved away.
This departure helotnes comparison
with the magnificent position ho had
occupied when posing as a wearer of
the yellow jacket, and drawn in a noble
jinrickshaw; still, he. had high hopes of
passing unmolested through the, narrow
streets of the native quarter, and gain-
ing the European section, where safety
was assured to a peripatetic son of New
York,
He had occasion to rejoice that the
Chinese render a ' certain amount of
homage to the attendants of their tem-
ples, and that his passage through the
street was not apt to be obstructed by
evil -disposed persons, for be it known
Larry had experienced as much fight as
he craved for one night's entertain-
ment, and if given his way would have
kept the peace henceforth.
• Ho missed the Iink-boys, With the con-
sequent glory and excitement attending
his other triumphal passage. through
these same streets; and it was not long
before a certain fact began to loom up i
before him with ` tremendous . farce;
thrre was a strong possibility that he
might get lost in the labyrinth of cow
paths wbich the swarming riatives
called streets.
And the odors! But Larry had by de-
grees become accustomed to their inevi-
table presence, and, being something
of a philosopher, endured what he
could not possibly cures
It might be entertaining reading to
tell how Larry stumbled along once he
lost his bearings, utterly unable to, ask
his way because of the peculiar condi-
lions surrounding him, and wandering
if he were a child of misfortune,
doomed to walk on forever. Ince the
Wandering Jew—but time and space
forbid.
Besides, other events of a more tra-
gig and deeply interesting nature await.
their turn, and these minor matters,
upon which no particular action hinges,
can be readily left to the imagination. •
Larry looked upon his predicament as
anything but trifling, and was seriously
concerned lest he should bring up again
in 'the street where stood the pagoda in
which he had struggled with the priest;
he • had heard of men who were lost in
the desert almost invariably moving
around in a circle, and he did not see
why • the same thing alight not apply in
a city where the miserable streets turned
and twisted in a most confusing man-
ner.
It was in this sore strait that his good
sense and stubborn British nature.
played him a. favor, for he resolved to
keep working to the right, in order to
resist this tendency to bear toward the
left, and keep pushing on—that last
means victory in nine cases out of a
dozen, and with Larry the result was
joyful enough, for he detected a change
in the appearance of things,and sounds
'came to his ears, sounds that must have
their origin in the quarter where pago-
das and kiosks were not- known. and
where, instead, the ringing of church
hells "summoned the few faithful .to
worship on a Sabbath morn.
It was an intense relief to find himself
again beyond the spell of ancient witch-
craft and mummery that held sway
within the region of Canton proper, and
see signs around him that told of civii-
izatfon, enlightenment, progress and
Christianity. After crossing the bridge,
away went the sable -hued garment Into
the canal, and Larry blossomed out .as
himself, in all the panoply of loud
checkered garments, tourist tepee and
divine little side whiskers, while strap-
ped to his back was a bundle which
contained the amount of his present
worldly possessions.
It was easy' travelling now, for his
longue could aid him if necessary.
The hotel was his objective point, the
hotel and Avis, about whom he felt par-
ticularly anxious, since a new fear had
flashed into his head. What if this
lordly Russian, acting in conjunction
With the powerful emissaries of the
Dowager Empress, and suspecting that
the valuable papers might have already
passed into the keeping of Dr, Jack's
wife—as indeed they positively had,
though transferred by her to the secur-
ity of the British consulate's Safe—
what if, under }.hese conditions, the
plotters had conspired to rob Avis, or
to abduct het, after the winning fashion
of Chinese chicanery and trickery, end
she without the aid of a stranger arm to
defend her 1
It made Larry groan to remember That
the atm which had so often andso goy=
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TREATMENT OF GRASS LANDS.
It may be of interest to readers toi
know - the results of experiments from
buy own observation ori grass land,
eN writes Mr. \V. li, .. Unmun1► plots yielded onGilbertRio average somur-
e
22 cwt. or hay, of which 03 per cent.
ivas grass, 10 per cent. clever,,, and the
rest weeds, On a neighboring plot only
superphosphate was pub. on every, year,
and the crop was about the average of
the unniauured crops, half consisting Cf
weeds. In the earlier, years the super-
phosphate gave greatly increased re-
turns, There was plenty of potash in
the soilBut whhlr one
thing
was
being
6
put in three were being taken out and
the result was that the land became
probably more impoverished than if
nothing had been put on. The same
thing happened through the rather
re
cc-
less Use of basic slag,whtch supplied
only phosphoric acid and huitiu On
peaty land slag unlocks the nitrogen
in the soil,- and greatly improves the
character of the herbage but if it is.
continued and nothing put on to take;
the plead of the potash and nitrogen re-;
mox'od tri the crops the land will go i
bathe,
Sulphate of ammonia used by itself ,
differed in its effect from nitrate of
sada.. Even when twice as muchni-,
trogon was supplied in the former salt
than in the nitrate it turned out much'
less effective. When nitrateof soda was
puton it was mostly strong rooted,
deep tufted grass which grew, a good
deal of it being fall oat grass. But :
when ammonia was put on the chief
grass was sheep's fescue, which form-
at GO per cent. of the herbage. The
reason is a curious one. Sulphate of ;
ammonia was held close to the surface
by the humus in the soil and therefore'
shallow rooting to 'make use of it. The
nitrate washed down into the soil,and
the plant root followed it 4 feet deep
whereas not more than 27 inches was
Ric depth of the roots on plots which
received ammonia salts.
On plots getting mineral manure, ev-
erything plants want, except nitrogen,
there is a great development of clover
and yellow vetchling, until it became
nearly half the .herbage of .which there
was nearly two tons to the acre. The
reason was that the clover plants could
get the nitrogen they wanted out of the
atmosphere, and if the other things;
were supplied they got practically a,,
ocmplete manure. • But the grasses were
dependent on nitrogen in the soil and
could not flourish under this treatment,
so that the clover drove,.tlhem out.
LARGER CROPS FROM NITROGEN.
When the plots received nitrogen they
began' to grow much bigger crops. One
which got a complete dressing grew
nearly three tons of hay per acre and
e0 per cent was grass with a little
woed; but no perceptible amount of
clover. 13y increasing the nitrogen big-
ger crops were not with grass up to
96 per cent, and everything else crowd-
ed out, but the grasses were restricted
to about our different kinds, and among
these there were no bottom- grasses.
That was the effect of grass overfeeding
with nitrogen. Whenpotash was left
out there was a difference of half a
ton and a great difference in appear-
ance. The feeding value was much less.
The change of manures affects clov-
ers. When ammonia was stopped on
one plot there was 75 per cent of grass
and 20 per cent of weeds. Minerals .
n ere substituted and there was a great
Increase of clover year by year until it 1
was more than half the herbage. In '
another plot potash was dropped out,
and the clover fell from 20 per cent to ;
5 per cent. Lime greatly increased the
drop of clover, where potash had been
used before' the lime liberated the stored
up potash, setting it to work, and stimu-
lating the clovers. One practical ques-
tion is whether it. is wise to lay down
land for hay every year; cutting it, and
giving sulphate manure; or hay land
one year and graze it the next. From
experience l think it - is ' better to stick
to one thing. -Give certain fields suit-
able manure, and hay them -every year.
When we grow a crop .of hay we en-
courage certeln• tall grasses, which make
Un ver sal y Acknowledged
to be superior to the finest Japan grown.,
CEYLON GREEN TEA
Get a Trial Packet to -day.
Lead packets only. 40e, sec and 6oc per ib. At all Grocers
The Cheapest Bicycle
Per Year.
A Cleveland costs say $60, and lasts easily
10 years. Cost per year $6.00•
A cheaply made bicycle costs say $30, and
lasts 2 years. Cost per year $ig.00.
Not much of a sum in arithmetic to figure
out which is the better investment, is it ?
And if you tide a Cleveland, you have a
beautiful and easy running bicycle during all
that time with no expense except for new tires.
What of your friend who rides the so-called
cheap wheel, and whose investment amounts
to two and' one-half times as much as yours
per year ?
It pays to pay for quality, for quality is
something that is remembered long after the
ally come between this charming woman
and trouble could never again be raised
in bar behalf.
Alas 1 Dr. Jack was no
treachery had laid him low.
With such uneasy thoughts . taking
possession of his disturbed mind, Larry
at length pattered into the hotel, totally
unprepared for the shock that lay await-
ing him there.
(To be continued).
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and ask for Scott's Emulsion
you know what you want; the
man knows you ought to have
it. Don't be surprised, though,
if you are offered something
else. Wines, cordials, extracts,
etc., ofcod liver oil are plenti-
ful but don't imagine you are
getting cod liver oil when you
take them. Every yeah for thirty
years we've been increasing
the sales of Scott's Emulsion.
Why? Because it has aiwa
Ytt
been better than any substitute
for It.
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up the bulk of the crop, but if the next
year we grazed it, the tall grasses would
be kept under by the cattle, and the
dwarf grasses encouraged.
JP it is decided to hay land every year
what sort .of manure should be used?
Farmyard manure no doubt makes the
soil more resistant to drought, and ev-
en chopped straw, by sheltering the
grass in the early spring growths,
starts the growth. But if we are going
to mow every year we must maunre
every year. The poorer the land the less
can we afford to spend on manures. An
expensive manure on poor land is wast-
ed. Unless the grasses are there to take
advantage of the manures, the latter
are not likely to bring a profitable re-
turn. The character of the herbage
must be reformed.
1f we are going to sell the hay we
should naturally use more nitrogen,
than if it is to be consumed at home,
because nitrogen means more growth;
and mineral manures do not always
show themselves in the growth so much
as in the superior feeding value. We
can grow a clover which is nearly
ball clover, but not a profitable amount
or it, but with a large quantity of ni-
trogen we can crop 8% tons to the acre
of stemmgrasses
On pasty ur
ous manures, becau,e we assume that
es we. use lime, basic slag,
and sometimes kainit, but not nitrogen -
the animals will return . us much es
they consume. This is not always cor-
rect. In conclusion, we should remem-
ber the dependence of the clovers en
phosphorus and 'potash, and of the grass
on nttrogen, and the importance cf
watching the classes of herbage before
money Is spent on manures.
DIPPING SIl}EP FOR SCAB.
The dipping of sheep is practised to
free them from ticks and also from
the presence of the scab mite. The
proprietary dips are used for the pur-
pose as a rule, although the bureau
of animal industry still favors the use
or the lime and sulphur dip, although
much evidence has been brought for-
ward to show that it injures the wool.
If applied just after shearing the Sheep,
this result would not follow. Promine
ent among the propri Lary dips are
chloronaptholeum,zennolettm` and Certain.
preparations with tobacco, as the prim!.
pal clement in, their potency, Says, Prof.
Thomas Slittw.
The following is the formula for mak-
ing the lime and sulphur dip: Take
eight to eleven pounds of unslaked Bine
and add enough water to slake the
lime, sift into this three times as many
pounds of flowers of sulphur as there
were pounds of lime at the outset. Boil
the mixture from two to three hours,
addirrt - water when necessary. Pour
the mixture into a tub, vat or barrel
that it may be drawn off through a
spigot without sediment. When using
this dip, it is greatly important to keep
the sediment out of the mixture.
The common form of the infection'
known as sheep scab causes greater
loss to the sheep industry in the United
States than any of the external para-
sites which prey upon them. It is pro-
duced by minute insects, many of which
are too small to be seen without the
aid of a microscope. Usually, however,
if a tuft of wool is pulled out near the
edge of the infested part little moving
objects may be noticed by the naked
eye near the base of the wool fibres, r r;
among the scales adhering to them:
A REVELATION IN TEA.
The Tea trade of the world has un-
dergone a remakable change in the
past few years. Twenty years ago'
practically all the Tea of the world was; •
supplied by China and •Japan. about
this time there appeared an insect in'
Ceylon which attacked the coffee tree
and in a very short time the entire col.
roe plantation was destroyed.
Some enterprising Scotch planters
commenced o menced the planting of tea and the
first shipment made to the London mar-
ket brought the most extraordinary
prices, they developing a quality in the
cup far superior to anything ever known r
in tea previously. These Ceylon teas
rapidly made a foothold in England
until to -day the exports to that come
try amount to one hundred and twentye
five millions pounds annually.
The ''SALADA" Tea Co., commenced
their introduction in Canada and tht
United States packing teas in air•tlgti.t,
scaled lead packets, and both;; theft
black and green teas have made wont
derful progre,se;' American tea drinker*
undine this tea superior to anything
they ever tasted in either the black o
the green teas of China and Japan. Thi
Cuter absence of coloring mafter In theft
n
gLorreenitsej,s says much ,or their health
Ion
fulness and their delicious flavor spealat
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