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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1908-11-26, Page 6IR - tteoosaof�oesooscfseimsecfeaatOsecsoc.se coca:ese, Time Heals Most Wcunds 1 A Tale of Love and Di3appo:ntme:t CHAPTER V.—(Cont'd). it man of „un'1 cosmos-ee ee to Tho F.: rl qun' ed as he heard the be continually et his elbow. 1a fat scathing words, and 1,11 his courage he needs a restraining influence, left him.Joel said sig.,itic• ntly. " lieu must moderate your de " What do you mean 1" Harecas- t mands. I realize that I am in your ic asked frigidly. power, but if sou wish to obtain Ileaso do not take offence at anything at all, you must be mcrei- anything 1 sa . I assure you that fol. 1s it is I am advised that 1 1 speak entirely for your good, and, have not long to live, and is it wise, of course, your father's," Joel ad therefore, to drive rte to despera- ded hastily. tion 1 Think!" "I am not so easily offended, Mr. "Ackroyd felt that the battle was Josephs, but I wish you would tell won; lie had asked considerably more than he finally intended to ac- cept. "I have explained my position explicitly. You ni+,;,t increase your offer very considerably. I will abate my demand a little, but we must meet ono another." "Heaven only knows how I shall got it, but I will give you ten thou- sand pounds. That is my final of- fer." "It that is so, I am sorry for you. Things will have to take their moil so." "The Earl turned to his desk and took up the statement that he had prepared for Joel. "Look at this," he said, handing the paper over. "You will see that I am not lying to you. I am heav form temperature il) in debt and don't know which 11 about by any means in his pow- seas known to scientific men thatjust above frcez- way to turn for money." there was every chance of the 1°g-p°int. Ackroyd looked at the figures, but was by no means wealthy, and er. He would prefer that it should world's food supply ii his father's affairs were serious_ be done quietle and that there Pi v being so reduc- and his face fell as he realized their is embarrassed it would delay their would bo nc need for the removal of ed before they grew old that half me it, what you aro hiuti:ig." the conversed. Rebekah was "I have nut ycur father's per-hri ht and animated and Joel could mission to discuss the matter wi:h g you, but I certainly thi.tk you oughttsee the lova-light in her eyes. No, to know that he speculates a good fanc),is at utnot taero�on►ant's passione deal." Ilarecastlo bore his share of the pea at the baso of the stem con- y )ears tato starva- "I was not aware of that," Hare went) or thirty 1 ("ley seas part of his rehire. I, s 'reshtnent was ordered. Ackroyd gen to unite with oxygen. This is .:.d lain dormant, but the mere sug ;ulped down the Lquvr and rose to Lreuglit down to the earth in the E'c,tion of their being a ditficults go. rain, and there it enters into union in bridging off this merriage pro- (To be Continued.) ttith soda or potash, or some other je't had revivified it. He was con- element. t.need that Harecastle must have 4. Now, so long, of course, as men ed that she would not hate centred were few, there was sufficient for A L-1 UIVFRFUL PIM?LE the food of grasses and trees. But made love to feliokah. Ile reawil- her a1 .tions upon him, unless she when the population of the earth had stet with enl ourageineet• This —' grew large, and people began to roasonine wes bad, but he thought 110W IT HA S.tVEI) THE grow wheat and other €rains, the ho' thoroughly understood his store of nitrogen became quickly daughter, and that her pride was WORLD FR0)1 STA It : ATI 0N. used up. equal to his own. Su it was in or- dinary th:ags, but where love is —' TO CONQUER NITROGEN. The Efforts of Scientific Men Have Been Crowned With Com- plete Success. concerned, pride does not }told a Farmyard manure is valuable on - place with such a nature as Re- ly because of the nitrogen it con- hekah's. He felt that his only wen- tains. That, too, is the reason why Fon was his wealth and the Earl's the gas product—made from coal, monetary difficulties. which is a vegetable body—and the It. seems incredible, yet it is a Chili nitrate nourish plants. When, hard fact, easily proved, that the therefore, the natural stores show - civilized world, and England especi- ea signs of running out, scientific ally, has escaped starvation only: men sot about the task of staking Ly the skin of its teeth. In fact, manure—that is, of forcing the ni- had it nr t been for the investi- trogen of the air of unite with some gation of the pimples on a plaut, ether body; and, after much hard The man who sells whole milk sells the worst alight have happened. labor, their efforts, as we stated at about twenty-five per cent, of the All have heard of the experiments tho beginning of the article, have fertilizing ingredients contained in now going on in England and else- been crowned with complete suc- the fodder raised on the faun. Tho where with the "nitrifying bac- cess. man raising steers eel!? from five teria." Examining the toots of In this way the world has been per cent. to ten per ce.,t. In these beans, peas, and clover. a scienti- saved from famine. But it was a -cases then, as well as in the case fie man found that the little pim- close shay‘, for if science had been of scl.ing pork, poultry, horses, etc., there is not removed off the farm more'than fro:n five to twont . Ave per cent. of the fertilizing in gredionts which enter into the com- position of the fodder consumed. Not so, however, when hay or oats or barley, or wheat and su►.nner products are sold, for in these cas- Cs the farmer hauls sff his farm every single pound of fertilizing in- gredients which enter into the com- position of these foddors. Joel did not ,hake the ntietake of thinking that ,nonny was all-power- ful. The great majority of men have their price, and it may gener- ally be adduced to pounds, shillings and pence, but he recognized that Ifarecatle was one of the minor- ity. Ho watched them carefully as rt�tettttteeeeeee••eeet • • • • About the Farr. • • iter•+++••••+••• -•••••se. ROI%B1NG TIIE NHL. The produce of every far_n were far better to be marketed in the form of butter, cream, beef, poul- try, pork, etc., rather than as hay and oats. Tho following tigurea give my reason for this statement says Professor (Ulltlillllgs. The man who sells butter or cream off his farm and with that perhaps Fork and poultry, sells only five or ten per cent. of the fertilizing in- gredients which were required to produce the hay and grain and roots upon which his stock arc fed. castle said quit!:Iy. •'I thought conversation, but his manner was rusted of mullions of microbes, and tion was inevitable.—London An - that he followed your advice upon financial matters." "Ho has done so, and with great benefit to himself, but I have dis- coverer' to -day that he has been plunging on his own initiative, and tries buy these microbes, packed in with rather disastrous results."tion that the marriage should take This inforame;en gave Harecastle place. Not for a ,.foment did he cotton wool, and spread them on food for thought, and lie at once consider whether it would be for the ground as manure. jumped to the conclusion that hero Isis daughter's happiness to marry SAVED FROM bTARVATION. lay the reason of the opposition to a man who did not care for her. his marriage. Ho decided that upon He assumed that Rebekah loved To appreciate the full value of this discovery, it must be remem- bered that twenty-five years ago it listless, and it could be readily seen he also found that these microbes steers. that his thoughts were far away. have the power to take nitrogen ----� -- Joel was rapidly corning to the from the air and give it to the About 14,000,000 bunches of bana- nas aro now annually exported from Jamaica. conclusion that Harecastle did not lose Rebekah. This only aCded to his determine - plant. After many failures, this process of manuri,tg is now a suc- cess, and farrnet s in many coun- the first opportunity ho would go thoroughly into the matter with his father. Ethel Fethorston was rich, him, wanted him. Accordingly she should have hila, if he could bring You can believe every word an honest gambler tells you—but the difficulty lips in finding ono. If in return, he receives a suffi- At 1,000 fathoms below the sur- ciently high price to enable him face of the ocean there is a. uni- to buy barnyard manure, if it is available, or chemical fertilizer, or with the aid of the latter, to grow green crops and plough thein under "And why," the teacher asked, then the soil would be fairly treat - "should we hold the aged in re- co. This treatment is, howeveor spect?" " 'Cause it is mostly the can n mnlyseom eted d from tout. h farrucrhay od the men that has all the money, ' : i�, b). far, the most exacting. A Tommy answered, and the teacher ton of timothy hiss, for example, son. to offer any hotter rea- contains 25.2 pounds of nitrogen; _ _ 10.6 pounds of phosphoric acid and meaning. For a moment he thought that his hope was doomed to disap- Rntointent, and fury filled his ea r t. "1 can't help your troubles," he said fiercely; "I've my own to con- sider. This paper may contain a true statement of your affairs, but that doesn't affect ate. If you have not got it, you can borrow it easily enough. Your .Iewish friend Joel would lend it you for the asking. I suppose that is the only reason you are so friendly with him. Tho Joel Josephs of this world aro not usually received by people like ourself unless there is something yourself it." The Earl looked at the drawer which contained Joel's cheque. Should he sacrifice that 1 What would happen if he were to refuse to give the man anything? Tho money that he had obtained that morning, ho felt he had paid for by his interview with his son. No 1 He roust pay. Ackroyd meant busi- ness, and anything better than that his act of treachery should become known. "Name your minimum." ho said eur;,ly. He had made up his mild to the sacrifice, and he wished to get it over as soon as possible. "Tell me the most you can pay at Inco," Ackroyd asked eagerly. "Twenty-five thousand I.uunds." Ackroyd's heart beat wildly at the amount. It would do. "It is a bargain," he cried hast- ily. The Earl produced Joel's cheque from the drawer, and taking up his pcn slowly wrote his nanmo on the back. "Give me the papers," he said weakly, for his strength was leav- ing him. marriage for a long period. his gloves is the handling of the the people of Europe and America If this was the cause of his op- matter. would die of starvation. position there was a hope that it The I:rirl must be the lever. Un- It was all a question of manure might bo overcome, for of all ills doubtedly Ilarecastle held his fa- for tie land. As everyone knows, lack of money is the one that is thor in great - affection, but Joel the land can grow practically no - easiest overcome and that leaves came to the conclusion that there thing witho:.t its allowance of ma- nure—neither wheat for bread, nor clover to produce beef and mutton, nor potatoes, turnips, fruit nor sworn.` Long ago, when people the least traces benind it. "I think that. I ant quite au fait with your father's affairs. If ho acro to die at she present moment, he would leave a considerable la- bility behind him. You would suc- ceed to the estates, and of course the property would be free from any claim by ycur father's creditors But, perhaps, as a matter of hot Rebekah looked up expectantly, but would be a limit to his obedience. Ho was now inclined to think that there might be tome truth in the P + , reported engagement to Ethelero comparatively tow, the manure Smith—"What is iti•' Mrs, �•f 20 cents a pound for nitrogen; Fethorston• Won't ; cants apound for phosphoric acid ..t the farmyard sufficed. But for l:rowu— A pair of slippers. Ron t P P "If it is so, it must he broken many years past the supply of this I't be pleased 1" Mrs. Smith -- end 5 cents a pound for potash, off,"he said grimly to himself. mat - valuable commodity has been only Yes. What do you expert to get $0.08 per ton. In addition there Lord Harecastle rose lazily and a drop in the bucket of what the from him 1" Mrs. Brown—"Oh, is the value of the -vegetable mat - suggested a stroll on the terrace. land demands. clothing much—a diamond ring, I ter, or humus contained in the tim- suppose, or a now silk dress." othy. Setting this aside, however, it, pounds of potash. To buy these Mrs. Brown—"I have such a love- fertilizing ingredients in the forte iy present for my husband!" Mrs. cf fertilizers would cost at the rate or. you would consider yourself obliged to settle his li•ibilities." "I should naturally pay every- thing that my father owed," Hare - castle promptly rejoined. "I thought you would look at it from that point of view," Joel re- plied with quickly concealed tri- umph. "It is only what one would expect from a man of your charac- ter. I am very sorry to have to bo the bearer of news that roust na- turally cause Jou a deal of worry. i have known you for some time, and if 1 may be permitted to say EU, I have a great liking for you." "That is very kind, Mr. Jo- sephs," Harecastle said heartily. "Your future ought to be a bril- liant one. The only thing you lack is money." "A most important thing," Hare - castle said. "Yes, but one that can bo ac- quired," Joel broke in quickly. Ile thought it wan time to coma to close quarters. "I wonder you have never mar- ried," ho continued quietly. "1 am sure that you would never mar- t) for wealth alone. But if )•cu Aekroed clutched at the cheque � cc old fix your affections upon one and laughed gleefully when he saw i there riches lay, it would be a hap - the name of the drawer. 1py solution of the difficulty." Lord Wolverholmc seized the let- tere in his hands, carefully examin- ed them, and placed them in his pocket fur subsequent destruction. CH APTlat VI. Joel Josephs had confidence in his ewn a',ility to bring this marriage t„ n successful termination, and he determined to tackle Lord Hare - castle. "No time like the present," etas the motto: and he soon f(llow- ed Harecastle to his reem. "I hope I am not bothering you."' he remarked, and took an armchair, without waiting for an invitation. ''Perhaps you know that your fa- ther confides in Inc to a great ex- tent '' "One cannot always order one's affections," Harecastle said coldly. "Quite true, quite true," Joel Raid hastily. "I understand that, but I had hoped that you had funn- ed an attachment that would be in every way suitable.'' "I do not wish to be rude, Mr. Josephs, but you must please un- derstand that this is a subject that 1 do not care to discuss at the pre - rent moment." "As for any financial difficulty, I say---" "Please say nothing. Perhaps you have said more than enough. What you have already told me has given much food for thought. In a day or two I may perhaps ho able t'. giro yen m)• confidence. indeed, 1 shall then be very glad of your no one moved. Fortunately, a great store of gu- "You go, Rebekah," Mrs. Gold -coo was discovered in Peru. But burg said kindly, and the girl ac- the population increased, and the companied Harecastle with a plea - surd that was very ev;dent. Joel Josephs and his sister were alone. "Rebekah is vary much in lova," Airs. Goldberg said with a doleful sigh. - "And she shall marry him," Joel said fiercely. She shoot, her head. "I do not think that he is in love with her," she replied decisively. "That makes no difference. I have made up my mind that they shall marry, and I get my way in the long run." "You art a wonderful man, Joel, but it will be difficult. Lord 'laic - castle is not, a puppet." "But he shall dance to my string," he replied firmly. "Be certain that you do not make it hash of shatters. It is generally better to leave this kind of thing to work out its own salvation. I have a dread presentiment that guano began to give out. There was no way of l.,newing it, and the farmer was faced with bank- ruptcy, when another discovery saved him. That is the fact that ono of the by-products of gas manu- facture. sluphate of ammonia, is ar excellent substitute for farm- yard manure. THEY WANTED MORE. But the population continued to grow. More and more food was re- quired. The sulphate of ammonia began to fall short of the land's needs. The supply could not be increased. And do famine again loomed ahead. "See here, landlord," said an Then came the providential dis- angry tenant, after he had signed revery in Chili of the nitrate of the contract for a year "this house sodium, or Chili saltpetre. But, what is full of sewer -gas" "Yes; that's great as tho store of nitrate is, rt, at I told you."Told me?" Retsina evident that it could not %:.-a eTes. lou asked me if there was slast ninny )cora. No other natural gas ill every roots, and I said there uureo of manure ,s known to ex- ist, and it seamed that by the year trouble trill come if )ou meddle, barley, e maize, potatoes, and even produce of wheat, oats, trouble "I l:ave no intention of meddling, beef and mutton, intik, butter, and as you call it. That is if matters cheese would be reduced to some - ng as i wish there to." Ihint; like one-third of the present "Stick to your own line. You Produce. Of course, long before don't reed never will understand that time theist would be scarcity, women." "An understanding of women is ca f worthe Id -wide war fur nitrate mines. the pusaeasiuu not a necessity in this rase. It is 'That was the catastrophe that with men that I must deal, and I threatened the world. Hate has it flatter myself that I know their been averted 1 This is one of the weak points," he said grimly. o"Look at them," Mrs. Goldberg whole cf sc•ieniee. stnri, s in the said with a glance to the terrace. In the air around us is an a "They indeed make a fine couple.' parently lazy, inert gas called nit - "Hello . Here come the Earl's rogen. Four-fifths of the air con - visitor. Who is the man 1 ��I am eists of this gar, and it is so abun- convinced that I know him, Joel dant that no less than 3,000 tons cried with anintatiunof it float over tery acre of ground. lit ''lowely, do you o?" hhe e said pothem. u it is it most en -sociable body. Only it feel sure I have the plea. l e greatest force at the command acre elf your that I have acquaintance." o the chemist will make it combine "'Indeed :" Ackroyd said coldly. with other elements. And as soon "Then I am afraid that you have es it is wedded it does evcr)•thinR liarecaotle looked up quickly, as'istr.nee.' he wound up with a the advantage of me, for I can't and wondered, if by any chance smile. say that I know you." Joel was aware of the reason of the Harecastle rose as he 'poke, and "My name is Joseph's." Earl's opposition to his marriage the two men returned t•' the hall. "What the Joel Josephs," Ack- with Ethel retherston. Although Joel was not satisfied with the re- royd said with a well feigned start ht had wir,!tcd to he Wiese, he suit of the conversation, but he was of admiration. lb' fight it wise to hear what his glad that. Harecastle ehnuld knew Joel bowed slightly, but he was t isiter had to say, in the hope that . rho Vnrl's difficulties, and he not taken in. "I am indeed pleased to make )our acquaintance," Ackroyd said ernsively. "Yeti might tell me your name.' gr rat rc•rs i� a to him. ' g "Sinclair," he answered prompt - Joel smiled grimly and thought would have at once gone to see liim ly, for he had no wish to help Joel r , g had he not ascertained that he was out of his difficulty. When ho had of the cheque that he ..ad drawn still engaged with his visitor. once cashed the cheque which he held, it would not matter, but in the meantime he must be careful. "Sinclair—Sinclair," Joel said reflectively. Then I must be mis- taken. but I don't often forget a face." Harecat.1e came up with a smile. "I should like to return our hos- pitality. You were a your in need. You won't have a chance of a whisky and soda till you reach town." A servant appeared and the re - "I presume," said the lodger, icily, at the conclusion of the little dispute with his landlady, "I pre- sume that you will allow mo take my belongings away with me 1" "I am sorry," was the icy reply, "but your other collar has not yet come hone from the laundry." Widow—"Well, Mr. Brief, have you read the will?" Brief — "Yes, hut I can't make anything out t f it." Heirs—"Let's have it paten- ted. A will that a lawyer can't make anything out of is a blessing." high prices, hunger, and perhaps it might throw some light on the Leper! that the hint that he let fall subject that ens troubling him. might bear fruit. He was anxious "So I have understood, " he an- to know if the Earl had already ewered politely, 'and I am sure branched to his son the subject of that your assistance must be of I is metria a with Rebekah, and tl et morning. They found that ten was heing '•I)o )on know anything about his nerved in the hail, and to Joel's de- r.flit ire I mean ftranciaily 1" he light tlnrecastle at once took a seat Asked' beside Rebekah. Every little sign "i can't say that I tlo. He makes that pointed to the consummation n an allowance, which is sufici- of his hope caused him keen plea- e:•t f"r my needs- IiP has always sure. The feeling which predomin- 1.:;►t bis aff.tirs to himself. but from ate,' with him was his love for his It re erre made recently, i think he daughter, but there had been added • ' e'v t;• in' to Peralit we to help to it another motive which was well ' " night as powerful. The love of hat - is exc.: Merit from ever- Ile which had animater) him when view. Your fa'.her •es'•,a he fought for his millions at Kim - in its power to get free. That is why gunpowder and dynamite ex- plode. The nitrogen which is part of them awaits only the opportun-, ity to SEPARATE AND LIVE ALONE., Wo roust eat nitrogen to live. Niel eat it in the flesh of other animals,' or in planta. These animals eat it in plants, and the plants get it from the soil. Whence does the soil get its nitrogen 1 Now, although there are 31,000 tons of nitrogen over every acre, neither plant nor animal can get one grain weight of it from the at- mosphere, because it exists there alone. It is then abet the chem-' Jets call "free" nitrogen. In order that plants may make use of it, the nitrogen must herein(' fixed" ,' that is to say, it must become unit- ed with some other body, such as soda or lime. This it is most loth to do. But during millions of years past a quantity of it has been so united. Every time a lightning- fash passes through the air it enrn- tele a Tory small quantity of nitrt,- 1 "After taking three bottles of your wonderful medicine, our baby was entirely well and needed no more medicine. At six- teen months of age she weighed thirty pounds. She hadcriedeight months. night and day, and nothing did her good until we trieU Scott's Emulsion. "—MRS. E. C. SMITH, Villa Rica, Ga. Scott's Emulsion probably saved this child's life. hour doctors had been tried. Score's lwur.slosr seemed to be just the thing needed, and it is just the thing needed by thousands of other children. L's so easily digcstc.l, so pure and harmless, yet most powerful in building up the most deli- cate child or adult. But be SIM! toget SI;orr's EMtutsiorr, there are se tinny worthless and harmful imitations. M.T. DRUGGISTS A toll c''y nt Mn. R,nith • 1.11., snit mesal ,,th.n nt a chat l., est,. rs. a refit sem-..f ams r,.1osG:a ;Iterate?' re. tissuee cb hiree. •1:: ^s .e•ar nv.a rs- ealpe or ',err .55,,.n• mcr.u.,s,ne IAta Meir SCOTT & BOW'4E 126 Wattiesbe Sc. W. Toronto it is evident that the pian who sells hay at from $8 to $10 per ton re- ceives a very small margin over and above the value of hay as a ferti- lizer. With such <t small innrzin, be is not likely to return much ler- , tilizer to the land. If, instead of this the farmer were to feed thitr►- 1'ay to stock of any •nd it must be evident that the resit aro entire- ty changed, so much so that, even if no extra returns were received ehrough this latAcr operation, it would pay better than to continuo belling crude products off the farm, f.,r the ono method means fertility maintained, and the other, run out farms. The case is not serious with the ran who sells potatoes, for witn each bushel of potatoes sold off the farm there is sent away 5.7 cents wort'i of fertilizer. 1f, therefore, a man receives 40 cents a bushel for his potatoes, the margin between the lolling price and the value of fertilizer removed is several times larger than in the cnso of timothy. Tho farmer can, therefore, afford t•, treat his potato fields honestly by applying to them before, and perhaps after, the crop is removed, at least as much fertilizing ingredi- ents as the crop will extract from the soil. With each bushel of oats a fanner sc113 17 cents worth off fertilizin; ingredi+ents. if he re- ceives from 40 to 50 cents per bush- el for his oats he, in turn, can af- fcrd to return to the soil, although 1 e often does not, as much ferti- lizer as the crop removes. In vir- tue of their extra price, oats need not, though they usually aro, bo as exacting on the soil as hay. L',nki-tg over these statements, one cannot but notice that, unless the vendor receives "15 or more a ton for hay the crop is, by far, the gieatest robber of fertility grown JD our pro% in' es, and, yet, this is the crop that in many sections is tho most freely sold. Is it to be wondered that we often trcer of run out farms and poor agricultural ' conditions. There 18 only one sal- vation for this kind of agriculture, and that. is, live stock. Now, if it is necessary turep live stuck or rather have line etnck keep us—it is, at least, equ- ally important that this live stock whether it be cattle, horses, sheep, swine or poultry, be of the best quality, for there is stock that will lose money for the owner. It is a curious trait of human na- ture that man) a loan, who can summon up his courage to buy first-class stork and who will, under the stress of circumstances, pay a fairly large price, will begrudge to those animals every extra ounce of feed the) consume. This will not ha)'. Such profitable classes of stock as Jerseys, Holsteins, Ayr- ehirer, Sherthorns. etc., have all Leen brought to their excellence through feeding, and their real sable consists in the amount of fond they can centime t', advent- ! pee, over and above the amount necoasary to maintain the vital functions.