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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1906-6-21, Page 3++++ ):4) Th'STA+m+o+0-fns-o+*+o'I o+o+o+o+o, KAI NO; A TALL OP SOUTHERN CHINA. - f-4-3 f+i1-fi +'i0E+0.4t.#3Qf♦3QE k4 44:(-4 f +30+f4+3Cf+3 E n+a+-3.i4 iA'+3 + CHAPTER XVII.—(Continued), , been amazed when the lady, whom they Sarno luckless Chinamen by chance were in the way, which was a sorry thing for them, as the big Englishman kept his left atm moving with a flail - like, double-jointed action, and when his fist came in contact with the ,cranium. of a pigtail celestial, the fellow bowled over very much as do the pins in an alley when a well -directed ball strikes the kingpin in the van. i'hus in a measure he was plowing his. way through all obstructions, intent only upon accomplishing the duty in hand. When such a man directs his whole endeavors to reaching a certain end ho is apt to cut a .pretty wide swath during his. advance. Lord Rockett certainly did. Petoskey saw him coming, and knew he had about reached the end of his 'rope for the present. He was a soldier, and had learned the art of deserting his entrenchments. The first duty was to embarrass the enemy as much as possible while cover- ing his own retreat. Thus he suddenly sent hencoop and buckets whirling in a hurricanemess directly in the path of the advancing foe; and . in the semi -darkness Lord Rackett had about as much as he could manage to avoid sprawling over the numerous rolling objects that bumped against his shins. These few seconds were valuable to the diplomatic count, and, in fact, they were just what he depended upon in order to carry out his little design. The bulwark of the junk was but a few feet away, and an energetic man could reach it easily enough with a single bound. Doubtless the spirits of the vasty deep were calling to Petoskey just then; he may have even heard the mermaid voices such as proved so seductive in the ears of ancient mariners. At any rate, the man evinced a most decided fancy for immersion that was certainly not founded upon any sud- denly contracted religious fever. Lord Rockett might have let fly at his disappearing figure as it shot over the side, but he saw no reason. for wasting ammunition in this reckless way. Since the bold Russian had accommo- -dated himself to the conditions; and ac- complished just what was most earnest- ly desired of hila, what was the necessity for putting a bullet somewhere within the limits of his anatomy or crippling his wing? He would need both arms to gain a landing. So Plymptonlarought up at the raii. He had plainly heard the great splash that betokened the arrival of the man - frog in the water, and could even tell about where he might be at the time, from the series of wavelets that marked his course. This was fine progress. Now to scatter the remainder of the Chinese crew like chaff before the wind, and swcep them over the side. Larry was already engaged in this laudable task, and had succeeded in rounding up several of the followers of Confucius, just as he would have done a- flock of sheep. The wretched Mongolians bora no little had been instrumental in abducting from her friends bent over them, and with the rare skill of an army nurse bound up their hurts in a crude but effectual manner, considering the paucity of material at her command. As for Plympton, there was never a minute that lie was not in it. He knew it was imperative that they should get ashore with all speed, and while Larry had been about the busi- ness assigned hhn, the big man had taken hold of a setting pole with which he was vigorously probing' the water alongside, in the hope and expectation Of reaching some stable foundation through means of which he could push ashore. In this endeavor he seemed to meet with continued disappointment. Plympton was, however, a man of fer- tile resources ; when one idea failed to pan out as favorably es he expected, it was his way to turn and utilize other methods. The end and not the means, was his motto. Hence he wasted no more time with the pole that was too short, but slam- med it on the deck with a growl of dis- gust. They were floating with the current, and unless something was speedily done to counteract this insidious influence they might so continue to pass on down the stream. Then he cast his eye aloft. There were the big, rat -like straw sails, quite useless in their clewed up condition ; could they not be utilized in some way in order to bring about the desired result? It was a bright thought. But even broad sails need wind of the right sort in order to carry the craft on. Was there such a disturbance of the air ? Plympton plainly remembered that some time before he had felt a night zephyr blowing, but had not noticed it particularly of late, which was not strange, considering the series of amaz- ing adventures through which he and his little companion had passed. - As he faced around, he believed he caught a faint puff of cool air ; it was not much, to be sure, but possibly all that would be required once the big mating sail had been dropped. Next he sprang to the mast to dis- cover where the ropes lay and how they were to be manipulated. Plympton was something of a sailor— that is, he had at various times owned yachts and sloops, and knew about as much as the average amateur nautical man. What was better and more to the point in the present case, however, he had. been on junks before, and the little stock of knowledge thus obtained was likely to prove valuable to him now. Whether he unfastened the ropes or used his knife upon them, the sail came down with a rush and a roar. The vast area caught the zephyr at once, as was evident in the turning of the boat. All that was required now lay in the line of a steady hand at the tiller, by means of which the junk could be turned resemblance to sheep, and evidently to the shore line. placed the utmost dependence on their It may seem strange that all this rack - bell -wether, for when Pe oskeY vanished et and riotous proceeding could be car - from the scene, with him went the last ried on without attracting a fleet of vestige of their valor. other boatsaround them ; but the Chi - Panic -stricken, they chased hither and nese are a peculiar people, apt, to mind thither about the deck, and the, advance their own business to an extent that may• of either Larry or his big comrade in take . them past serenely on the other any direction sent one or more over- side of the highway while afellow is board in hot. haste. ' being despoiled by thieves, doubtless A little more of this hustling and the acting upon the principle that it is none coast seemed clear ; no living, moving of their funeral after all. objects other than themselves and a Besides, the junk had been carried be - couple of wounded wretches occupied low the city itself, with its floating popu- the deck. , Larry surveyed the aerie with some little complacency—indeed, truth to tell, be puffed out his small chest very much as might a pouter pigeon, for such a splendid victory meant considerable .in his estimation. Lord Rockett was more sensible, knowing their victory was not yet won. "See how Avis is getting along—then look to the wounded wretches. I have other work Out out for me here," he called in a voice of authority. CFIAPTER XVIII. Larry was only too glad to have some one along with him capable of handling the tiller, of assuming command and giving orders ; for being himself mo- destsby nature he did not feel capable of undertaking such a part unless abso- lutely compelled to do so. Accordingly he paddled away on his short legs to the cabin, where he found Avis on guard, watching the window eagerly, ready to carry out her instruc- tions to the letter should the occasion have arisen. She received her cousin gladly, and was apparently well satisfied to know there would be no present necessity for heroism on her part -not that she would have shrunk from, the perfor- mance had it come to that point. When she heard what work Larry had upon the deck she fnststed onassis- ting him. nor could hedissuade her. Of such material are Anglo-Saxon women of today made—the cries of the evounded foemen appeal to their brave yet tender hearts, and with gentle hands they bind up his wounds. In the late Spanish-American eon - alien This was a feature of the case that never disturbed Plympton a particle, so accustomed was he to depending upon his own powers. Indeed, more than likely, if the truth were told, he was grateful at heart that their little circus on board the drifting junk had been without witnesses, for all the chances seemed to indicate that had. a fleet of officious sampans fluttered around them, the occupants must, through the ties of race and religion, have sympathized with the coolies who were being worsted on board, and as a result our gallant rescuers would have found their selfimposed task made doubly difficult. Everything considered, then, PIMP - ton saw no reason to regret the fact of their strange isolation. It had taken all of their resources. backed by the ever -welcome auxiliary of luck to manage the business in hand, and had their enemies been encouraged by fresh arrivals, the affair must of necessity have gone heavily against them. There was considerable satisfaction in realizing that they were alive, and with fair chances of ultimate success ahead of them, instead of floating upon the bosom of the dark river filled with punc- tures from Chinese knives. Lord Raclt- eft seemed to think so, for he moved to- ward the rounded stern of the junk, in order to grasp the steering gear, with a light step and an air of animation strangely in contrast with the despon- dency that had grasped hind but a short time before. The Miler, hent; in the Chinese way. was lnoe,king hack and forth in aimless fashion when Plympton reached it. He had put otit his hand to clutch Incl the dons learivd many things that this adjunct of the primitive steering ,tad not previously entered into their gear, when he as suddenly sprang back philosophy, and among them was the as though the deadly hooded hoed Of n chivalrous spirit m which most English- poisonous cobra, had appeared alongside *nerd&g peaple treat n fallen foe, the: crooked Stick, TiroSst wretched Cllinninen who gasped The cause of this nation was not far to Fipon the deck of the junk, writhing in seek, for a grin, dripping figure hied mus Mte torture of their wounds, t have suddenly shot into vieW troth behind the Sparrow -Hal hal what a. funny place for your hall Pouter—Yes, but whenever I put it on my head, it falls off. • stern, and the gleam of a knife as it sliced the air told how eagerly the yel- low -faced native had aimed to take his life. He had been overboard, and had clambered up to his present position without trouble; this was a significant fact, since there might be and -probably were others. Well, a hiss is as good as a mile, they say, although a °lose shave is apt to send a cold shiver down one's back ; and Plympton, being a man, of un- bounded nerve, knew just what remedy was needed for the present disease. His revolver had never left his hand, for he could not tel at what instant such a ready reckoners might be needed, and when a man has use for such a tool he wants it very badly. So that the ambitious Neptune, who had come up as it were out of the sea, had little time to figure on whether valor or discretion were the better .after the absolute failure of his vindictive attack, when Plympton sent his compliments, and the vicinity of the rudder was again free from foes. • Perhaps that particular sailor man would stay where he belonged after this—at least he had. been led to believe that was his place. ' His coming had given Lord Beckett something of a chill. In imagination he could see all the other natives who had jumped over- board clinging to the sides of the junk, gleaming knives clasped between their teeth, only waiting for a favorable op- portunity to strike and spare not. The prospect was so filled with grim suggestions that it alarmed iihii, not so much on his own account as for the others, who, chancing near the rail might fall victims to a waiting blade. Accordingly he called Larry and bade him bring his cousin to the stern, giving both sides of the boat a wide berth. He had already brought the tiller hard ales, and such was the influence of the air that the boat drifted in toward the low shore, evidently a rice field, and which could be faintly discenrned through the gloom. Once alongside the bank, a landing could' be made, and then the boat sent adrift In such a way.that it would take. time and patience on the part of any who climbed aboard to make the shore a second time. Plympton believed he was able to ac- complish this readily enough if given half a chance. They drifted on, gra- dually closing the gap existing between them and the shore, and yet in their impatience it seemed as though precious minutes were being wasted while this went on, minutes that were fraught with momentous consequences to them. Besides, theywere all the while In- creasing creasing ,Tie distance between them- selves and the walls of the city, and their task of returning would- be made the more difficult; indeed, even Lord Rackett was a little. appalled at the trials and tribulations likely to fall to their lot while endeavoring to make ig- norant and bigoted natives understand what they. wanted ; and, as for Larry, he would likely pray for the friendly comfort and -guidance of the astute Kai Wang, if only for a short half hour. All of them breathed a sigh of relief as the boat approached land, and pre- paratiens were made for quitting the junk with as much expedition as possi- ble, no 'one being in the least sorry that the tragical voyage had reached its con- clusion. (To be continued). "James," said a man to his son, who stood mixing' the milk and water, • "d'ye see what I'm a doin' of ?" "Yes, father," replied James, "you're pouring water into the milk." "No, I'm not, James. I'm a -pouring milk into the water. So if anybody axes you if I put water into the milk you tell 'em. no. Always stick to the truth, James. Cheating is bad enough, but lyin' is worse." William -"I consulted a fortune-teller last night, and, after I had covered her ralm with a dollar, she predicted that I should marry you." Mary—"What a waste of money! I could have told you that for nothing three nllinths ago." And it sometimes happens that a wo- man imagines that she hasn't any faults because people are too polite to men- tion them to her. Mother's Ear A WORD IN MOTNRN•• RAN, WNRN NUR•INO AN INPANr, AND /N TNR MONTNI THAT COMB SENORS :IMT, SCOTTIs EAWLSION •UPPURii TNR MATRA orRNAIOTN AN* NOUN1NMSNT •O NNORR AAr /!AM rms 014L -H'e Or taOrm MOfHtRAso CHILD. Seed for fret eimwte. SCOTT & BOWN*, Chediisty Toronto, Orfiarle. soc. sad $t.oe; ell dris;rpsti, About the Farm ++++++++++++++++++++ +t SUMMER CABE OF BENS. While Ala desirable that hens should have considerable exercise and a chance to get some green forage and insects, oto„ in summer, it is not necessary that they be allowed to beoome a nuisance and have the range of the farm and the garden and destroy more crops than their heads are worth, writes a comes- pondent, It is just as desirable to =- trot hens as it is to control cows or hogs, or any other, kind of stock. Neither do I believe in having large runs fenced in for farm poultry. Small yards are all right, but, one can get along, even without small yards;. and keep hens healthy and in good condi- tion. My practice is to keep the hens con- fined to their coops until about 4 Pam, then they are letout to have free range. After crops are well started in the spring, hens that aro not allowed to. run until this time of day will do little damage, They simply make a business of foraging, realizing that there is little time to get into mischief and they prac- tically have no time for scratching and destroying garden stuff generally. We have practiced this method of handling form poultry for years and find it en- tirely satisfactory. Another point to be considered in this system of handling hens is the fact that the eggs are all laid in the coop. Where hens are allowed to roam all day, it is a difficult problem to get all the eggs. The hens steal their nests and the eggs cannot be gathered regularly, and, consequently, cannot be depended upon for private customers. When laid in the coop they are all gathered every day. If one will stop to consider this point, he will see that much is saved from the eggs alone. Many farmers do not receive the highest price for their eggs simply because these are not gathered fresh every night. They find nests full of eggs, some of which have been laid several days and are stale and undesirable for eating. No one can get a fancy price for such. HANDLING GROWING CHICKENS. It is a little more difficult to control growing chickens than the laying hens, because they really need more exercise. However, early in the season when crops are getting started the chickens are small and must necessarily be con- fined. As they grow older I allow them larger range in the plum orchard, and, finally, after the cereal crops are gath- ered and the early vegetables gone from the garden, I simply fence against par - den products like tomatoes and cabbage which aro readily destroyed by chick- ens, then allow the growing chickens a free range. Most people make a mistake In not separating the young pullets, intended for winter layers, from the cockerels and putting them in their winter quar- ters until late in the season. They ought to be separated, surely as early as September. If they are allowed to run in their summer quarters until November and are then put into winter quarters, my experience is that it takes a long time for them to get accustomed to their winter quarters. They rarely lay as well as they do when placed in winter quarters earlier, even though confined more than one would think ad- visable. Unless the cockerels are intended to be sold for breeding purposes, and un- less kept for capons or for roasters, they should have been sold long before this time. In such cases they can be al- lowed to run until one wishes to put them up for fattening for market. Hens that have proved unprofitable, and those that have reached the age limit, should be disposed of every fall and their lace young s filled' with our pullets. P Many people make a mistake in not providing enough grit for poultry in the summer time. They seem to think that as long as young chickens and old hens run out of doors, even for a portion of the time, they can help themselves to all the grit necessary. VERMIN EXTERMINATOR. The best method of exterminating rats is by the use of carbon bisulphide. The fumes from this are heavier than air, and thus its tendency is to settle down instead of rising, as do most gases.-- It is cheap, and safe to use when its properties are understood. Put about a tablespoonful into the mouth of each rat hole In the cellar and close up the entrance tightly with an old bag ; do not go near the place for a while, say twelve hours, with a lighted lamp. The fumes are a sure but painless death when thus ,confined. This is surer than trapping and more humane than poisoning. We are in no danger of losing the family cat by hav- ing her discover and eat one of the dead bodies, as has occurred with us three times in succession. Carbon bisulphide is also the cheapest and best way of rid- ding the farm of woodchucks. Close each 'hole with a big stone or sod. It is the surest and most popular method f f ridding seed peas and beans of weevils. It, is also valuable for ridding poultry and stock houses from lice, always re- membering in using it for this purpose to expose it in shallow vessels located at the topmost parts of the room, giv- ing it a chance to settle. If exposed on the floor the fumes might not reach the top of the room. All animals or poultry should be excludetl, and lights, also, until the house has been thoroughly aired. The Government furnishes a free bulletin telling of the best ways to use this agent, which is well worth the trouble of asking for. CARE OF SOWS AND PIGS. I would not breed a sow in winter until late 50 that the pigs would be far- rowed about the opening Of spring, writes Mr. S. R. Hawks. Then with ppo feeding my ed the pigs farrowed in dwlnter. Feed the sow lightly on corn "and wheat mid- dlidgs just enough to peep her strong and healthy until arrival of pigs. Con- tinue the same feed and increase slight- ly until she has three times each day what she cafes to eleen up, het the it - THE PUREST! THE MOST HEALTHFUL* THE MOST DE L I OIOUSIt CEYLON GREEN TEA. The Tea that outclasses all Japans. Lead Packets only -40c, 50c and 60c pap! 15. Atall grocers, Highest Award St. Louis, 1904. COBALT -The Wcrid's Richest Silver lining Garp THE COLUMBUS COBALT SILVER 00., Limited. Authorized Capital Stock, $450,000. Shares S1 each. BOARD Or DIRECTORS: HOE. RXCl3ARD HARC0UIET, President, JAMES TUDITOPE, Esq,, M.P.P., Head of Director of the Ontario Bank, and for. the firm of Tudhope Oarrige Co., Limited, rawly Treasurer of the Province of Ontario Orillia. DANIEL Simpson, Esq., M.E., Managing JOHN rLIETT Esq., Vice -President, Iliad Director, Cobalt Ont. of the firm of Vett, Lowndes & Co., Dir. JOSEPH COLUMBUS. Esq,, Explorer, eater of Ontario. Bank. Halloybury, Cut. SOLICITORS—Clark, Mo1?herson, Campbell k farvis, Toronto. The oompauy owns art a mining claim, free from any enoumbranoes, the favorably and well-known Columbus Mine of 40 acres, which has a 5.foot vein one foot being high-grade cobalt, with good silver value at only four feet depth, located in Coleman Township, near Giroux Lake, in a most favorable location nearby many of the big paying mines, such as the Drummond, Jacobs and others, and only a few feet from the famous Gillies timber limit, which is so rich in silver that the Government decided to develop it for the benefit of the publio. The undersigned personally offers for sale at par only a limited number of shares, as it is expected thatin a short time it will greatly advance. There is now a full force of miners developing the property. Send for fun particulars. Mail your order, with marked cheque or express order, to the order of DANIEL SIMPSON, P. 0. Box 129, Cobalt, Ont. Stook sold on the instalment plan. crease in feed be largely the middlings. Mix them with water until a very thin slop is made. A little corn soaked until soft for the little ones, after they begin to eat, is well, but is more inclined to fatten than to grow. In the meantime feed liberally of the middlings and there will be no check to growth. In my opinion there is no other feed so good for pigs or so near the same as their mother's milk. Donotkeep hogs in too close buildings, they require ventilation. Almost any kind of house that is dry will do, give plenty of straw for bedding, but change it every ten days. If possible, have something green for them. They will eat almost any growth ; never let them have access to natured grass. MILK TESTING IN SWEDEN. A few years ago the Swedish Govern- ment undertook a systematic method f testing dairy cows. The Government co-operated with the dairymen, form- ing what is known as control societies, whose function is to keep records of the amount of milk and fat that each cow produces and the amount of feed con- sumed by each. _ In 1904 there wore over 200 control societies in operation in Sweden. Since the introduction of these societies there has been an average increased produc- tion of milk per cow. The average pro- duction per cow in 1900 was 3,139 lbs. of milk, in 1904 2,539 lbs. The increased production has been produced by a de- crease factor to consider. CALLED BY AN EARTHQUAKE. Late Sleeper Awakened Just in Tirne to Catch His Train. up expecting another and more severer shock immediately. "But except for that one big quake,; ;strong enough to shake things without! doing much damage, the earthquake; faded away. I waited a minute or son I and then took my watch from under the, pillow to see what time it was. "Great Scott 1 When I saw the time It forgot all about earthquakes in my anxiety to get dressed quickly and.makef x] Y g that train. At 7.30 I was dressed and flying down the hill on Powell street to catch a car. I stopped in a lunch -room for a cup of coffee, caught a slow car, which seemed never to hurry, anclf reached the Townsend street depot at 7.58. "There was a line at the ticket win- dow, but I rushed ahead of every one, bought my ticket and dashed through; the gate just as the 8 o'clock train was` pulling out. I had to run to catch the rear car, but fortunately I swung aboard the rear platform, got to San Jose in, time for my appointment and found that the earthquake had done more damage/ there than it had in San Francisco, as fifty chimneys had been toppled over., "That was the first and only time V was ever called by an earthquake, and I believe it is the only incident of the kind ever recorded which can be proved to be absolutely true. If that "earthquake hail been two minutes later I would have missed my train and a very big bush ness deal in San Jose." r i WAYS OF SCOTCH JUSTICE. One .often hears comments passeth upon the administration of the law byi local magistrates, but while It man sometimes leave a little to be desired it is notso glaringly crude as ft often was in earlier times. It is on record that the Montrose baillie, after hearing the evidence in a breach of the peace case, fined both the accused and all the witnesses "half a. croon." The witnesses naturally resented this decision, but the baillie, with his mind made up, refused to budge from the: position he had taken up, and defended( it with the remark : "It disna matter; he had nae business hre Half a croona. apaice." site." te trying another ' was baillie The same Y g case in which a difficulty arose regard- ing the non-appearance of a witness. The Court was informed that the win ness was defunct. The magistrate who was a self-made and highly successful business man, and who had gained elevation to the bench solely on account' of his command of "Miler,' had never heard that particular form applied to � death, and, thinking It was a legalt phrase, called out in commanding! tones : "Bring forward the defunct 1"1 which brought down the house. "It took me several months to get used to the spasmodic quivers or small earthquake shocks so frequent in Cali- fornia," said a travelling man, who, like so many others, mourns for the beautiful San Francisco that was. "In the early part of December, 1904, I was visiting San Francisco for the first time, and the first earthquake shock after my arrival proved a pretty severe jolt along ed Four days later I enjoyed about 1 a.m. y j y the novel experience of being called by an earthquake. "I had a very important engagement in San Jose, fifty miles to the south, and there was a train leaving precisely at 8 a.m. by the Coast line from the sta- tion at Third and Townsend streets. This train reached San Jose shortly be- fore 10. "My appointment., very important for me, was at 11. There was only one morning train to San Jose, and it was absolutely necessary for me to catch that 8 o'clock train, yet I relied upon my habit of always getting -awake early, and so did not leave a call with the hotel clerk. "0f course I overslept. At 7.22 on that morning -the date was December 15, 1904, and the quake of that morning can easily be verified—I was fast asleep in my bed in the St. Francis. At 7.23 there came a distinct and very pro- nounced jolt, which rumbled the glass- ware, rattled the furniture, and gave my bed such a severe shock that I jumped UNABLE TO DIFFERENTIATE. Mrs. Jenner Lee Ondogo : "You ob-i ject to your husband smoking in the house? Why, he smokes the best of: cigars, doesn't he ?" Mrs. Seldom-Flolme : "Yes, but alb cigars smell alike when you get the °dot in the lace curtains next day," AN ANGILO-MANIAC Ethel (sweetly} --Never mind, Albert.dearestl He's a real English Bulldog, end direct from . London. He was formerly owned by the Duke of Clarence,