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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1906-06-21, Page 3KM 6i ++++++++++++++++++++++ About the Farm SU TR CAEB O ' HENS. Whileit 'is desirabie that;laeree 03014 have corn3idcrte1rlo ei erelee and tr° chenco to get ,,some green fangs tired , inseete ete-, irm. summer, it fo net necessary that trey he alloyed to become ,n nuisance and have tlae"range of the farrie,arad ti`ao garden and' destroy more crops than their heads are worth,' writes a cartes" pendent. It ie just as desirable to con- trol hens as it is' to control cove or hogs, or any other kindof 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 pan., then they are let out to have free range. After crops • are well started in the spring, hens that are not allowed to run until thi time of day will do little damage. Th , simply, make a business of foraging, r lazing that there is little time to get into rn chief and they •prac- tically have no time or scratching 'and destroying garden stu enerallyy 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 .000p. Where hens are allowed to . roam ail 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. 1f 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 severaldays and are stale an i 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 gettlrrg started- the chickens are small ander rnust necessarily be con- fined. As they grow older I allow them larger range in the plum orchard,, and, finally, after thecereal crops are gath- ered and the early vegetables gone from the garden, I simply fence against par - den products like tomatoes and cabbage which are 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. Tf 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 'thtink ad- visable. Unless the cockerels are intended` to be sold for breeding purposes, and un- less nless kept for capons or for• roasters, they should have been sold long before this time. In such cases theyo 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 anti, their places filled' with young pullets. 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. THE PUREST! A TALE OP spurtimaN CHNAi. CIIt�i'Td 1B., XVII. (Continued), Some luckless Chinamen by chance *ere in. the way, which was:, a sorry thing for them, as the big Englishman kept his left arm moving with a flail - like, double-jointed action, and when hit fist came in contact with the .cranium of a pigtail celestial, the fellowbowled over very much as, do the pins in an galley when a- well -directed ball etrikee the kingpin in the van. Thus in a measure he was plowing Ilia, 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 he is apt to etzt a pretty wide swath during his, advance. Lord Rackett 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 hurricane , mess directly in the path of the advancing foe, and in the 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 ordercarry to out his littlei s design. The bulwarof 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 sudh 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 Rackett might have let fly at dais disappearing figure as it shot over the side, buthe saw no reasonfor 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 him, 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 Plympton brought up at the rail. 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. 1 This was fine progress. • Now to scatter the remainder of the Chinese crew like chaff before the wind, and sweep 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 w Id have done a flock of sheep. The wretched Menge lens b r little g s aero t e resemblance to . sheep, and evidently placed the utmost dependence on their bell -wether, for when Petoskey vanished from the -scene, with him went the last rfed on withoutattracting a fleet of vestige of their valor. other boats around 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 a fellow 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 deemed .clear ; no living, moving of their funeral after all. objects other than themselves and a 'Besides, the junk hacl been carried be - ,couple of wounded wretches occupied low the city itself, with its floating popu- the deck. ,lation. • Larry surveyed the scene with some This was a feature of the case that little complacency --indeed, truth to tell, never disturbed Plympton a particle, so .tie puffed out his small chest very march as might a pouter pigeon, for such a splendid victory meant considerable an his estimation. Lord . Rackett 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 cut out for me here," he called in a voice of authority. ' been amazed when the lady, whom the, had been instrumental in abducting from her friends.' bent over them, and with the rare skill of an army nurse bound up their harts in a crude but effectual manner, con.5idering the -paucity of material at her command. As for Plympton, there was ,fever minute that he 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 him, the big lean 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. 1n .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 as heexpected, 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 alight so continue to pass on down the stream. ' Thera he cast his eye aloft. There were the big, mat -like straw sails,quite usedess 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' browing, but lead not noticed it particularly of late, which was not strange, considering the series of amaz- Ing adventures through whichhe and his little companion had passed. As he faced around, he believed he caught a faint puff of coop 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 themast 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 pi. 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 to the shore line. I• t may seem strange that all this rack- et and riotous proceeding could be car - a CIJAPTEII 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- dest ley odestley 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 carr, ,out her ins"truc tions to the letter shoild *the occasion have arisen.' Bile 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 carne to that "point.' When she heard what work Lerry had upon the deck she insisted on assis- ting him. nor could .he dissuade her. Oft such material are Anglo-Saxon Women of to-daymade=the cries of the cvonintcled foetnen appeal to their brave yet tender hearts, and with gentle handy /eon - they bind up his wounds, In the , late Sp nlsll-American /eon - "et the dons learn d jrnaily things that �s entered into their d not rc,viou 1 � d p , iifloscephy, and aniollg then' Wo,9 the rivalrous spirit in which most English- alireakirg people treat a fetich foe. • note- wrolehed Chintarrien `vlici peered tenon the deck of the junk, eerithing in Mie torieire of .their wounds, MUM, have 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 self-imposed task made doubly difficult. • Everything considered, .then, Plymp- 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 1Zick to manage the business in hand, and had their enemies teen encouraged by fresh arrivals, the affair must of .necessity have gone heavily against thea,. There was considerable satisfactioer in realizing that they were alive, and with fair chances "of ultimate success ahead of , them, instead of floating upon the bosorh of the dark 'river filled with puree - tures from Chinese knives.. Lord Beck- ett 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 nnfrnatianr strangely in contrast with the despbn- dency that had grasped hire but a short time before.. • The - tiller, bent in • idle Chinese way. \s knocking back and forth in aimless shion when Plyrnpton reached it. 116 had put Ott his hand to clutch. this 4ttdjunct of the primitive steering gear, when he as ;suddenly sprang back as though the deadly hooded head of a preleonntta ,robro hail appeared alongekle the erooked stick. t The cause of thin action woe 'tot far to .seek, for a OM, dripping figurribad suddernlY slept into ,view frena behind the —41 Sparrow—I1al hal what a ,funny place for your hail Pouter --Yes, but whenever I put itl 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,- 6inee there, might be and -probably were others, Well, a miss is as good as a mile, they say, 'although a close shave ie 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 tell at•what instant such a ready reckonere 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 discretipn were ° the better after the 'e'" vindictive 'aldol of his vindret ve attack, when Plympton sent his compliments, and the vicinity of the rudder was again f e from foes. rhaps that 'particular sailor men would stay where he , belonged after this --at least' he hadbeen led to believe that was his place. His coming had given Lord Rackett 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 him, not so much on hie 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, they were all the while °in- creasing thio distance between them- selves andethe,Mwalls 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- parations 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 - elusion. • (To be continued). • "lames," said. a man to his son, who stood mixing' the milk and water, "d'ye sedeWhat I'm a Join' of ?" "''Yes, father," replied James, "you're pouring water into the milk," - "No, I'm not, James. I'rn a -pouring milk into the watere So if anybody axes you if I put water into the milk you tell 'eni no. Always stick to the truth, James. Cheating is bad enough, but ly in' is worse." William --"I consulted a fortune-teller last night, and, after 1 had covered her aim with a dollar, she predicted that la should marry you." Mary --"'ghat a waste' of money! I could have sold you that for n"othing _three m6nths 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, , M�ther's Lar A walla oil Homans, sweat wows auassNa my *PANT. AND eN • THAI Mestu'NI• rant' s 'sol ata roar twit. scorr, %MU4*IGN , r *impost*'►HIM sirakrlrA li JtAflAfelTM rfiNslll esoo tomNai7 ssr •o w Ka1+i A r MOO VH1 H1411$ Os NOVO MOTH*R O CHILD. teed for free *kook. aeon k DOW/silk i ate hhts, :reroute . a r: o g alliireggistM in> THE MOST HEALTHFUL! THE HOOF DELIOIOU VERMIN EXTCRMINATOR. 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"hore 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 discoverand eat one of the dead bodies, as has occurred with us three times in succession.' ,Carbon bisulphide iv 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 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 tapnipst parts of the room, giv- ing it a chance to settle. If exposed on the floor- the, fumed might not reach the top° of the room. A11 animals or poultry should be excluded; and lights, also, until ° the house ` ha=s boon thoroughly aired. The Government furnishes a free bulletin telling of the best ways to use thio agent, which " is well worth the trouble of asking for. a . CAB'E OF SOWS AND P1G8. I would not breed a sow in win1ter until late so that the, pigs would be far- rowed about the opening of spring, ,writes -Mr. S.' R. Fleeeks. Then With proper feedi g One canain 66 days on the pigs fat rowed in Midwinter." Feed tate soW lig' by on corn 'arid wheat' mid• Wings Peet enough t keep lite strong and healthyUntil ,art val ofi s. Con - finite the frame feed and inarea e sliht- ly afetal she lias three tim=es eaeb dev r --�,••���j,�!. ��yt'1 �n�,�-moi /�[ ���,,�� +�AiP7�LO G8EEN i lli .. The Tea that ou elasses° alt' 'jans. Lead Pl 'of1y. 4Oe, ,sec d ebe ear P �' " Iii. y At,' grocers. ]'Highest Award St. Louis, let*. .• COBALT.The=Werkl's Richest Silver Mining Cam THE COLUMBUS OOBALT SILVER CCS., Limited. Authorized Capita .Stock, $ x0,000. Shares $i each. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: MM. RICHARD HA.RCOURT, President, .JAMES TUDIIOI'E, Esq„ M.P.P., Head of Director of the Ontario Bank, and for- the firm of Tudhope Cerrigo Co., Limited, mealy Treasurer of the Province of Ontario DANIEL Shoppsio E4.q., ., Managing OHN FLIETT Esq., Vises -President, Seal Director, Cobalt Ont,. darer of the firm oil lglett, 7Aotrudea. & coy Dir- OSEs'H CIL BUS. Esq„ e•'' Valle Icy nt, �y.e & Janda, Toronto. The.obmpany owns as a, mining claim, free from any encumbrances, the favorpsbly and we1i.known Columbus, Mmes of 40 acres, which has s, G-$oot vein one foot being high-grade cobalt, with good silver value at onlyfour feet depth, located in Coleman Tow*smhtp, n©0.r Giroux Lake in a crest favorai le locaon nearby many of the big paying mines, such as the Drummond, Jac�oba and others, and only a few feet from the famous Galicia timber limit, which is so rich is silver that the government .decided to develop it for the benefit of the publio. The undersigned personally off for sale at par only a limited number of sharer, as it expected thatin a short time it will 'fatly advance. There is now. a full force of miners developing the property. Send for full pa iculars. Mail your order, with marked cheque er impress order, to the order of DANIEL SIMPSON, P. O. Box 129, Cobalt, Ont. Stock sold on the instalment plan. actor of Ontario Bank, SOLICI,TOBS--Clark, McPherson, crease in feed be largely the middlings. Mix them with water until .a very thin slop is made. A little corn soaked untill 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 wall 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. Do no keep 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 matured grass. MILK TESTING IN SWEDEN: A few years ago the Swedish Govern- mentundertook a systematic method testing dairy cows. The Government c&operated with the dairymen, form- ing whet 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 , were 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 Time to Catch His Train. "It took me several months to get used to the spasmodic quivers or small earthquake shocks •so frequent in Cali. fornix," said a travelling man, who, like se many others,' mourns for the beautiful San Francisco that was.In c co 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 about 1 a.m. Four days later I enjoyed the novel • experience el 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 tie San Jose, and it was absolutely necessary for me to catch that, S 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. "Of 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- notinced jolt, which rumbled the• glass- ware,rattled the furniture, and gave my bed such a severe shock that I jumped up expecting another and more sever* shack immediately. "But except for thea one big quake,t strong enoug • to shake things without) doing much damage, . the earthquake; faded away. I waited a minute or so,t and then took my watch from under the, pillow to see what time it was. "Great Scott 1 When I saw the time 11' forgot all about earthquakes in mmy. anxietyto get dressed quickly and . make that train. At 7:80 I as dressed and • Y iing down the hill on Powell street to 1 eaten a car. I stopped in a lunch -roots for a'cup of coffee, caught a slow car, which seemed 'never to hurry,• an& reached the Townsend street depot a 7.58. "Thera was a line at the ticket wine dow, but 1 rushed ahead of every one, bought my ticket and dashed through' the gate just as the 8 o'clock train was pulling aut. I had to rurr to catch the, rear car;"butt fortunately I swung aboard, the rear platform, got to San Jose int time for my appointment and found that • the earthquake had done more dnmegei there than it had in San Francisco, as fifty chimneys had been toppled ever., "That was the first. and only time 1,was ever called by an earthquake, and 1' believe it is the only incident of the kind ever recorded which can be••proved to be absolutely true. If that 'earthquake hada been two minutes later J would have missed' my train and a very big busiet ness deal in San Jose:" WAYS OF SCOTCH JUSTICE, One often hears comments passed, upon, the administration of the law by local. magistrates, but while it may, sometimes leave a little to be desired it ,is not. so glaringly crude as it often was in earlier times. .It is on record that the Montrose. baillle, 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 (real the position he had taken up, and defendedl it with the remark : "It disna matter ; he had nae business there. Half a cretin apaice." 'the same baillie was trying another case in which a difficulty arose regard - ng the non-appearance of a witness. The Court was informed that the wit-, 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 "siker," had never heard that particular form applied to death, * and, thinking it was a legal;' phrase, called out in commanding, = tones : Bring forward the defunct in Which brought dov✓n the house. • UNABLE TO DIFFERENTIATE. Mrs. Jenner Lee Ondogo : "You ,bel ject to your husband smoking in thee house? Why, he smokes the best of; cigars, doesn't he ?" . Mrs. Seldom -Holme : "Yet, but al* cigars smell alike where you get the odor in the lace curtains next day." • Ethel (sweetly Nearer wind, i Albert.dearestl flee tx renal English,, 13u11d04 arid direct from LOnd€s. #e was t`or<erly t�a Duke farea ri 'what *lie Combs to eleat-usi, fat tais AN AN'OtOi.1%1ANIAC i 1 , Qfta •L,