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Exeter Advocate, 1906-08-02, Page 6• KAI WANG s A " ' TALE 0 OUTU CHAPTER XXVL Everything now seemed to be about ready for the opening of the campaign. One thing only remained. This concerned the disposal of their ruspieionee in connection with the guide. The fact that Lord'Rackett did not consider his prejudice without some foundation gave Larry • additional strength, and caused him to press the question to a speedy settlement. As a consequence he suddenly con- fronted 'the Mongolian in a dramatic manner, hoping to catch him una- wares, and abruptly said : ."Fancy our meeting again." The heathen Chinese, taken off his guard for once, could not refrain from showing plain . signs ofperturbation, and Larry chose, to look upon . his atti- tudes as most highly significant. Ie treachery was back of it, better that they should meet the trouble here at the start, where it could be con- trolled, than later on, , when dangers surrounded them. One experience of this latter sort had been quite enough for the little man. Larry had teamed to act promptly when an emergency threatened; no one could bask in the company, of Dr. Jack for any length of time and do otherwise. He believed he had the fellow on. the run, and hastened to get in another blow. "It's an odd freak that brings us to- gether once ' more, my good fellow. Suppose you *let me have a fair ax d square look at your face. In such an undertaking as this . one wishes to be quite certain of hie friends, you know." His intention was evident. Indeed, if the words he uttered had failed, his belligerent attitude would have proclaimed the fact that he meant to . enforce his demand. The• Chinaman seemed to hesitate, and Plyrhpton moved a little nearer, not -knowing but that there might be need of his strong arm.. He had seen a native, when cornered, strike' out with a murderous knife, and - Larry offered a tempting bait to any one thus inclined. It was quite a dramatic picture. Avis held her breath, awaiting de- velopments, and only vaguely compre bending .. what it all meaner, beyond the evident fact that porno trouble had come upon the carpet before they were even well started on their enterprise, This element of uncertainty only lasted for a brief minute. The Chinese guide seemed to under- stand that further secrecy was out of the question ; doubtless he realized ,that it was folly for any man to think of 'rubbing wits 'wits a fellow of Larry's accomplishments'; others had tried the same–thing in the past and made a failure. At anyrate, he suddenly turned his face toward Larry, and one of his arms, encased in the' flowing 'sleeve of his Chinese garment, 'went up in the en- deavor to remove his hat ;,for in colder; Peking the natives adopt`, a. headgear such as is seldom seen in the • 'more tropical regions of Southern China. Such an acquisition doubled their re- sources. At the same time it removed the one weak spot in their ranks. Treachery could not harm them now. Besides, this action on the part of the other spoke volumes for hate devotion to the interests of Dr. Jack,. who "seemed to have hypnotized the maker of hea- then gods, so that the influence still remained, even after the cause tad. been removed. Larry could not estop to analyze the whole subject, but he was sure it con- tained much of encouragement for their cause. Hence he rejoiced. Deep down in his heart he believed Kai Wang must have received addition- al information concerning the myster ious prisoner in the palace„ and was urged to come on in order to have a hand in his rescue. Larry would have been delighted could he have been given five minutes' private conversation with the maker of idols. It would have done much toward re- lieving his doubts and fears. Under the circumstances, however, this was not to be thought of. „Kai Wang was with them, and this must suffice, . His coming meant a tower of strength to their desperate cause. -Who knew the devious walks of the Forbidden City better than he, and who, besides Kai' Wang, could .take 'them be- yond the walls, even though wide- awake sentries stood touching elbows upon the ramparts? So Larry's heart beat high with new hopes, :and his oourage surged upward in mighty bound's. He even allowed himsell to indulge in rash dreams for the moment, and fancied he could see Avis in the loving, arms of one who was, as it were, re- surrected from the dead, for, indeed, the person whom misfortune incarcer- a.ted in a Chinese prison might well consider himself as good as dead. This was only transitory—then Larry resolutely thrust all such visions out of his head and gave heed to the condi- tion that confronted . them. . Their guide considered it worth leie. while to • go over their disguises one by one, adding .a little here, and: arrang- ing a garment so that it might appear more in harmony with the style of dress worn . by those whom they might meet beyond' the walls. He must restrain his exuberance and act the part assigned him. Who could blame him it his thoughts wandered back • enviously to the ocea- sion in Canton 'when he rode in such style from Kai Wang's abode to the foreign quarter at Shamien, the obse- quious crowds bowing and salaaming on all sides, as . though he were a prince of the royal blood and carried the peacock feather of authority. That was an event he could never forget, although its .companion picture, when he was fleeing •through the streets in the wise of a n 'tive priest, must' have aroueeeleeemotions of a dif- ferent order. V ie Everything being now in evidence, there seemed to be no reason why en. Larry stood on his• tiptoes, the bet- immediate advance should not be made. ter to see, such Was his great eager- Larry sought the side of his cousin, Hess. Lord Rackett's muscles were set . for action,• and he drewa long breath, such as a man naturally takes ere plunging • into the melee. It was not needed. Larry came down on his heels again —Larry, who .seemed to have been the recipient of a shock that rendered him absolutely speechless, so that at 'first he could only turn and motion toward Plymptor and then point at the guide. Finatlly,e in a ' hoarse ` whisper, he ejaculated "Glorioils i . Good news t it is Kai Wang himself 1" The secret was out. For reasons hest known to himself ,- their' old friend of Canton had desired to keep • his identity secret, arid perhaps might have continued to do so much longer, only for the sagacity of Larry, who edw, suspicious actions back of his demeanor. What his reasons really were foe de- siring to thus hide his light under a bushel none of them might ever know. Undoubtedly Kai ,Wang had good and sufficient cause for doing so; since` he was not the kind of a roan to ate tempt such things :through some petty prejudice or a desire for dramatic sure prises, , In all probability, it was political in its nature. Ile had been under the dis- pleasure ofthe authorities of late, and mu It needs exercise a care as to how he walked, unless he, meant to have his queue cut off. "so short that his head would go with ft. Peesently all Of them were wringing: his hands in en enthusiastic manner that made the old fellow's eyes sparkle u with keenest pleasure. be explained } o ,far as to tell theta v he had left a double, an under- ly, as, it were, to run' his Canton easiness,. tness,. and play the part of Kai Wang, while he journeyed to the capi- tal. Of (,curse, he had Codec in disguise, an th t no mien might know of his iden- tit ; for, while all Chinamen look pretty much alike to foreigners' eyes, they l,ossese, distinguishing traits among theiinr,elv6''iy, Larry wag overjoyed. Ile believed Success WIici about to perola upon their atendard .after all. > g wee " it. Title corning df!; 'Kai Wast °G3Q.> ,)tali ,call, not 0110 Of 1110 land he ilratril- tcif"tui'pad, either, t', fait a° genuine /saver front. en high,, perhaps with the vaguo idea that his presence might give her additional courage but Avis 'had summoned her reserve stock of nerve to the, fore, and was in no . need of assistance in any guise. Indeed, when the supreme test came, and they were compelled to face dan- ger, perhaps death, she might even be in a position to sustain Larry with brave words of hope and courage. .4 It had happened on a pre ious- occa- sion, years before, and there was no reason to believe'her nature had under- gone any radical change in the .,time that had elailsed. • When the massive gates in the walls of the Purple City were closed, and the sentries stood ,thickly upon the walls above the moats, it would seem utterly impossible for anyone to enter or leave the place without the knowledge and permission of those faithful guardians, unless they possessed wings, and were able to soar above the domes and min- arets of palace and pagoda. ` There was one route, however. over which the authorities had no, control. Kai Wang managed it 'for his exclu- sive benefit. Perhaps In times past it had allowed the entrance of such an illustrious pil- grim as the great Li Hung Chang him- self, desirous of a secret interview with the prisoner®ermperor. If so, then tree same Li hung Chang had his eyes bandaged. like all the rest, for this was a rule that could not be broken. Larry knew what was coming•:Lar+ ry, who had been through the mill be- foreand he warned his friends with regard to what they might expect, so that neither Plymptdfa nor Avis were surprised when the guide blandly gave notice that the theta had come to press a soft bandage over the' eyes of each. They had passed through a portion of the natfhe quarter and entered a mo - deet native dwelling that reared its thatched roof; in the shadow of the mall surrounding the' inolosure. Blindfolded, they took hold of nc another's hand,- and alowed Kai W ng to lead the way., f Lord 'Hackett knew, readily enotkgh that they were 'pa ping through mine cell, of underground passage, and he etniled at, the idea of theauthorities he. lieviing they could Itoeti trangera t e- yond the limits of their niysiie city'. i)'esently they stumbled up some Mai ,, and again felt, the refreeititg NAPKIN NOVELTY. Tommy—Could yer lend mother a serviette please, Mrs. Jones, 'cos we've got perticlar company cornice to tea? ;i1fr , 3. etWhoeeleasretellie' faIi1teSC„-`'ad0a' what a serviette is)—Tell yer ma I'm very sorry, but I've sent it down to the tinker's to have a new handle put on it, night air as their bandages were dis- carded, while Kai Wang solemnly de- clared : "Excellencies, you are now within the walls of the royaleForbiddien City.” 0 MO la - CHAPTER XXVIII. The information was just what they expected, still it thrilled thein to hear it. When the Rubicon has been crossed, when their boats or bridges have ,been burned behind them, men are apt to feel a brief sensation of awe .at the very desperate task to which they .have pledged their fortunes and their lives, and then comes a stern 'resolution, to conquer or fall. They had defied the edict of the Chi- nese authorities that no', foreigner should set foot within the territory covers by these walls. Thus far had they come, _,e Presently they would see. As to whether' they might. add the third chapter tp Alexander's laconic message, and conquer,- it remained to be proven. If . an earnest prayer from a woman's trusting heart could have any influence upon the status of affairs), their chances were good. Kai Wang took advantage of this last opportunity to impress several things upon their notice. These were points that were bound to have a distinct bearing upon the game that called for their attention. Then he spoke of weapons. He would be sorry if they were brought. to a point where armed. resis- tance must be shown, knowing what a stir such an event was apt to make in the royal neighborhood, but their pre- vious experience had been a' lesson that must warn them to omit no. means that might add to the success ,of their venture. The showing. was all right. Lord Rickett had seen to this, with the result that both himself and his comrades were literally walking arsen- als. When Kai Wang saw • the martial dis- play his eyes almost popped out of his head, and he held up both hands in dismay at. the possible slaughter that must follow any attempt to interfere with their purpose in the Forbidden' City. . All the same, he was secretly pleased, for his sympathies ran not in the line of those ferocious Black Flags and other fighters front variousparts of the empire between Tongking ' and Mongolia, Kansuh and the sea, who had been brought to Peking in order to guard the imperial city against domes- tic, rather than foreign* foes. It appears to be' one of the tenets of Chinese belief that battles are won chiefTy by noise and the exhibition of monsireita ugly, demons along the fir- ing line: ' True, the war with Japan knocked a littler sense into some of these Chinese, and there has been a great improve- ment since in the personnel of their army. At the same time the old reliance in the efficiency of the ugly demons Is still rampant ' throughout their civil institutions, and maintains 0, firm hold upon the soldiers .from the interior .pro- vinces. Thus many of those whose duties took them to Pelting to guard the palaces of royalty had brought' their' convictions with them, and it`inay be readily assumed that, were a foreigner allowed a chance to snap his camera within the confines of the Sacred City, `he would secure some amazing plc-_ tures, Illustrating Chinese ideas of what a doughty warrior should loot like in order to strike 'terror to the hearts of his enemies. Toward the general run of these chaps, Lord RaNlkett felt only con- tempt. 'Their ancient methods of fight- ing were hardly in line with modern quick -firing guns; and, °should° fortune throw them: into a contest with the heathen lie` would have but little doubt as to the issue. " There was one class, however, of whom he stood in soma awe, or, they, for whoin he entertained a Share of respect. These were the peculiar, tall, muscu- lar mountaineers from the far South -- the ' men who wore no queue, their thick black hair being bunched at the back of their heads' under the odd cov- ering of rice -straw Matti', and who had beeome famous as the Illaclt Flags when Chinese Gordon, of 1hartourn fame, led the imperial forces' against them In the Gaping rebellion, These were the natural fighters of the while empire -the men who, linin amid the mountain crags, inlibibdd til spirit .of liberty; front the„ clear Aire those: lofty retreats, and refused tilt ' 1' slaves. The + FrenchIn Tonglding could n conquer then) and other foreign na- tions will, in time to cense, lidve an Opportunity to feet Ahelr mettle in eta. parieete with Afghan tribes) or nettives of the Philipptne0. G bo COfliinued). +'f'+++'+.+++++++'++°$+' '+++ + + ie T.. About te Farm1 '++++++++4-4-444-+++++++++ POINTS'. iN BARLEY IfUl1VEST. „In harvesp y the rtanef: og securing utangse. cropbarle'in. high-class, +cora clition is :seldom • appreciated. ' Only ° a.. few grov,'eris seem to .r aliee thee,a ,little damage to the .grain just before cutting, oi• while in sliock, will :reduce the tirade several points ;,and haus exclude it frofn the grade d'esire`d by nial,3ters. This re- sults in a reduction of from 5 to 15 cents per bushel, an amount too large to lose through carelessness or neglect. In many instances fanners have ac- quired the habit of cutting their barley before it is thoroughly ripe—that is, on the green order. This, of course, en- ables them to cure their crop before there is any danger of discoloration by mois- ture, but such barley is not easily con- verted onverted into malt and it must, therefore. tbe:.solde foegeeed, only.,, a„� ,:a, The best barley must have a pltiiulp berry, NI/11h a well-developed germ, and be in first-class condition as to germine ating power. It is, therefore, import- ant that barley be allowed to mature thoroughly before it is cut. Next, the crop must be handled carefully after the grain has been cut. In most instances the crop is cut witli the self -binder and the shocks must be well made and very carefully capped, to prevent injury from heavy rains or even from heavy clews. Both are injurious. The dew. tends to bleach the barley, while excessive rains injure its germinating, power. The bar- ley should not remain in the open field any longer than necessary,. As soon as it is thoroughly dried out, it should be carefully stacked, so that the moisture from the outside cannot get at the heads. The common practice cf threshing from the shock should be abandoned, as • there `:are so , many chances Of the crop being injured. When stacked, the barley should remain until it has gone through the sweating process, then it should be threshed an;d marketed, if the price is right; 'if not, properly stored. Concerning the grade of barley le - sired by brewers a moister says: "The difference in the market value of malt- ing barley and feed barley is usually from ` 5 to 15 cents per bushel. It is just as easy to raise the malting grade if the care noted above is given and a large per - cent. will be of sufficient value to receive the highest price. "A farmer may have a ,.grain that looks well to him, but on testiing'it the malster finds it to be lacking in germinating power. This- makes it unfit for malting purposes, and, therefore, it is classed'=as feed barley and sells on thee market for that purpose: All barley failing to give about 95 per cent. germinating power must be classed as feed barley: I would respectfully call the attention of farm- ers to the facts given' above and urge thein to do their part in securing their crop in the best possible condition, as it means higher price to the grower and much more satisfactory results to the consumer.” f 0 t HARVESTING OATS. Iow Is Tho Time To insure your health, by using* 11 The cutting should begin before the oats are perfectly ripe. The graiti wily be better and in case of delay, on ac- count of the weather or bother with ma- chinery, -a little more time will be given to get the grain cut before it is seriously darnaged from getting overripe. The oats are usually left in the field until threshed. One of the essential things is to have them well shocked. If poorly shocked, the rain may cause a. great deal of ..damage. , • Aa, good shock, When. settled, -will turn the' rain well, and the water wile not penetrate so deep- ly. • For speed in shocking, system should be practiced in gathering up the sheaves: The shock should be placed o little: ways from the end of the wind - raw, and the nearest sheaves should .be picked up 'first, so as to hivie thein out of . the way. . A good shock can be -made of eight sheaves and one or two hud- ders. The first four sheaves should be set down two at a time, so as to form something like a square. Two sheaves will then be placed each side and one at each .end. • No counting will be required to determine the number of sheaves, for when the shock is completed, it will con- tain the required number. Press the heads together and cover with at least one well -broken hudder. The head or grain part of the hudder should be turn - in the direction that strong winds are most likely to come from as the 'heads of the .sheaf will settle closely 'o the shock and it will not be blown off Lao easily. In ,case of ti big rain the shock should not be .torn apart to dry, for the sheaves cannot`, be made into a - solid shoclt `again, on account of the shapeless mold of the sheaves from being in the other shock. Should they get another good soaking before the shock is settled, they would be worse off than if let alone 'n the 'first place. Two men should not work together when shocking, for nei- ther can tell just how the other is set- ting his sheaves, and usually less patns will be taken. ° GL3Y LON .URE E N TI3A In play ce .of the �.du�terated , tea$'` of Japan. Sold only in sealed' lead packets, at° 40c, 50c and hoc peer K. At • all giro curs. Highest Award, St.. Louis, no. Therefore, decide • on what you are go- ing to do; get the needed machinery io de it with; then do you all you can with that machinery. Do not get a dozen kinds and only use each a little. Aside from stable Manure, which is probably the best of all manures, there is little other used except commercial fertaleeers. But there is within 'leach of inane' fanners a good fertilizer which can be had for the hauling. The ferti- lizer I speak of els none other than the mud or silt deposited in the beds of our rivers and creeks. Thee sediment is the cream of the surrounding country brought down by the rains and the con- tinual wearing of the earth" surface by the elements. The New Zealand laws regarding the spread of noxious weeds seem rather severe, but the results so far are said, to be excellent. Three of the most troti- blesome kinds, which in that country are the blackberry, sweet briar and this- ite, are placed on the blacklist, and land- holders throughout the ,colony are re- quired to clear their lands. Roads must be cleared up to one half their width, and town or public lands must also ne attended to by the :proper authorities. The penalties for neglect . range from $2,50 to $100. Another section of the law relates to about one dozen other trou- blesome weeds, mostlyimported from abroad in impure grass seed. SALT FOR DAIIIY COWS.' Extensive tests and investigations have been made by .the Wisconsin ex- periment station for the purpose of de- termining the advisability of adding salt to the. ration of dairy cows. _.. As • a result of these trials, it is recommended that dairy cows in Winconsin, be given at least one ounce of salt per day. Ex- ceptionally heavy milkers will require more than this. The uniform results obtained with all cows employed in these trials indicate beyond question that in Wisconsin and in _other regiowis similarly located, salt in addition to that 'obtained in the food is absolutely essential to the continued health of a dairy cow, while producing milk. It is evident, moreover, that the amount of salt which must be supplied directly will vary greatly in different lo- calities,- it being more at high` elevation and at planes remote from the sea. FARM NOTES. Farmers know that the first prelimin- ary to raising good crops is to keep down the insect pests. Xf we have to buy feed for our stock then we should not need to buy fertiliz- er for our land, and we buy fertilizer far our land we should be able to feed our stock from the production of that land. Modern machinery has changed the world's ways; You cannot afford to do without machinery, yet Is is expensive. I 'Mother's Ear A WORO IM MorHtres SAN, WHAM NUMMAN AN INPANTe AND NW THIS MON,' HN Tom COMM, 111,055 THAs' flax, .0011'' stistfliukioN *UI'PLmS roe wino aP s1MilrrM ANN NOVRJ51MRNr 00 11041.#414411t 00* NM A MIAOW GIME IOWAiO OHILD Smyth* kis (Wert le 1001141' 'dlrW4r: ,firth /gar+►+ FEARLESS SWIMMERS. The Natives of Hawaii Are at )Hine in the . Water. • In the water the Hawaiians. are ,abso- lutely fearless. As soon as they can walk, little babies are taken to bathe in the sea, and in a very short.time they are able to swim like porpoises. The author of "IIawaiiari Yesterdays" gives a reminiscence of the courage of the na- tives:- Our a- tives:Our party had arrived in Hilo Bay, and we were all seated upon the plata form of a big double canoe, paddling ashore from the schooner which lay out io the harbor. A throng of natives lined the beach; waiting to welcome their returning teachers. Just •as we were ;entering the surf tllitt rolled upon the, sanely shore, through some accident the canoe sud- denly uddenly filled and sank, leaving us all sitting half -submerged in the shallow water. With a loud roar of "Auevel" (Oh and Alas!) the" assembled crowd rushed as ono man into the waves • and Bore us safely to land. On ane occasion about the same date, a coasting vessel was upset in a violent squall between - the islands of Hawaii Maui. Although the nearest land , was twenty miles distant, the native crew and passengers boldly struck,. out to swim ashore; and several of them did come safe to land after a night and day in the deep. Among the survivors of the wrecic was a poor woman who for severel hours swam with her husband upon her hack; but the poor man died of cold and fa- tigue, -and had to be abandoned at last before the coast was reached. POPULARITY. Parson Parson Snapper—Drunk again, Dan! Dan --I can't help it,'lesson. The routs wull arst me to 'av a drink, an' I dunt loike to offend 'em by sofa' no. They Snapper --That's all nonsense;! q hey don't ask me. Dan•-Mebe not, but you ain't so pap- ier as me. CRIME WE CAN'T CONQUER INSIDE TILE I'RSON WALLS ISa "NO PltEVEN1CIVE, Some of the Most Daring Crimes Are Planned and Hatched - There. If, armed with an order from the Home Office,. you walk as a writer di'l recently, through the workshops of a great -convict prison, you notice with` surprise that ,in a large room, such, for instance, as the tailors' shop, .there area only two or three warders to look after some fifty or sixty convicts, says Lon- don Answers. Now, as all are aware, `the rule of a convict prison is absolute silence, The men niay, on occasion, speak to they warders, and they may chat with the chaplains, but among themselve; they niust not converse. One warder, how- .. ever, watchful as he may be, cannot possibly keep his eye upon twenty or thirty men at once,, and the result ii - that the lull of silence is more honored in the breach than the observance. Besides,,, old "lags" invariably 'have Iearnt how tq talk without moving their lips, and consequently they• constantly converse among themselves without fear. It le a fact, as any old 'convict will tell you if you gain his confidence that soma of THE MOST DARING CRIMES are planned and hatched in prison. To give one instance in point. The murder of a notorious "fence" in White- chapel by the burglar Seaman, wire was. ranged for the crime, was planned by that man in the Southern convict es- tablishment fn. which he served five years. :Quite recently, no longer ago than November last, a case came to light of a robbery planned in prison. Upon a • man charged 'at the Mansion House, with stealing watches in Fenchurch Street was found a,4letter written by a "pal" doing time in Pentonville, and„ smuggled out by one of the discharges. In it oc- curs : the following significant passage: "What price —'s window in Fen . Court; City, the. jeweller's? It would not be a bad night's jgb for two amateurs Have a peep round—',' ' THIEVES "HONOR." For. cool impudence the following ac- count of a prison crinfe will take a good deal of beating: 'Under the guise of a solicitor's clerk, a• criminal, who had served many sentences, but was tempor- arily at liberty, obtained admission to Holloway Gaol to see a prisoner accused of luggage stealing. The too trustfuli thief told the sham clerk where the. plunder was hidden, whereupon the late ter went .off, and at once laid hands on and disposed. of the stolen goods, leaving 'his victim, to regret his confidence at leisure. - Later on, when arrested, the swind- ler vies found to have. done the same trick many times before. But he put hie nose into the lions' den once too often,. and received ' a .long and well -merited' sentence of hard labor. Prison crime has even its amusing ,side. Ten men confined in the local gaol. at Neudorfe in Hungary were found by their gaoler one morning all the worse,' - for liquor; but how they got it no one could tell. Next day the case was ` the, same, but it was not for a, week that W. was discovered that they had made a hole in the flooring of : their prison, and. tunnelled into an adjoining wine -mar - chant's cellar, where they bad consumed more than • _- ONE HUNDRED GALLONS OF WINE. Still more comic was an occurrence at Bathurst, -New Brunswick. A youth named Thihodeau was convicted of sev- eral burgltiries and confined in the local gaol. i'3ut the burglaries still continued, and the whole town was aroused. Every possible- means was used to discover the culprit, but in vain. At last one man bought a bloodhound, end after watching for several nights succeeded in getting on the trod) of the marauder. Imagine his amaeement when the fugi- tive made straight for the gaol, and was caught getting • into it over a want It was Thibadeau himself! This enter- prising. follower of lack Sheppard had discovered a means of getting out, and' had beenmaking raids nightly. Hie plunder was found carefully hidden ung der the floor of his cell. tiifisiuiiiiiitir I I11 t; (I11IlI! IfINHNIt ;A J 1TI1 )EI 6i EN HOURS. City Physiciati=haven't I told yeet ,that sou must come in office liours , at% not so latex i'aafient Yee, but It's the dog's fault, sir. ile didn't bite rile at the right time.