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Home My WebLink AboutExeter Times, 1916-7-6, Page 6*es cage. • ,., THE C BLMAN 'II AN EXCITING PRESENT-DAY ROMANCE BY W FAT 1-I C R B Y C H B S N BY Mentioned the name of Manoel flet and lila .daugthcr hail taken him to nardo. I said I hada good reason see the ger c:f Furnas. which make for not telling you where you could one of the show pee of the islanr. of ; find him; the senhor sees :that I had; San miguel, tehey had tal•cn .food with' I do not know myself.". - ahem, and made a day cif it, end. it Scarborough stepped back from the. \Nail while they were lun�lt'ng under a i little door, and came nearer to the tree by the roadside that Galles -had pedx'ao. passed. 'He 'tvirs riding a donkey in 1. the universal fashion of ,"It would be to your profit to the iHlands, ti know?" he asked meaningly, perched sideways, and holding on to _..ft'," "Certainly, sonher, I should present the eros hare of a great woolen'. CHAPTER XVIII.--•(Cont'd.) "Not at all," sfild Varney, unbhash- ingly-he kenw that his friend was S chaffing him—"I've got a little capital, you know; my mother's money d6dn't go in the smash. Mr. Davis says that with a few more glass -houses for the pines, and an energetic inanagere to look after them, the trade with the Covent Garden can be worked up in a few years to something pretty big. I'm going to supply the glass houses, ! and fill the billet of energetic manag- er, on a partnership basis. There's nothing monstrous about that; it's a mere business arrangement, and the suggestion came from him. What do you think of it?" "When is the wedding?" was Scar- borough's answer. Varney laughed. "You've put your finger on the weak spot," he said. "'We haven't settled that yet, because we didn't feel justified in doing so without consulting Muriel en the sub- ject first. I'm pretty sure she likes. me, but she's got to swallow a lot of prejudices, which she thinks are prin- ciples, before she can be expected to marry a fellow like me. I haven't' dared to ask her yet, and Davis thinks I had bettatr wait a bit." "He has swallowed his prejudices, it seems." "Oh, he hadn't any, Curiously en- ough, I'm rather a favorite with him. Anyway, he's keen on the scheme; but of course if Muriel says no, it won't come off. That's down in our agree- ment." "You've got an agreement already!" "Yes, in black and white, Now, about you, old man ? When's your ' wedding coning off ?" "I don't know," said Scarborough. "Like you, I haven't dared to ask yet. That's our yenta, I think:" They had arrived at the wine -shop which Mona had described. Through the open front they saw a long counter running across the breadth of the shop; behind it were half a dozen great barrels and leaning in pictur- esque attitudes against the red wine of the district and smoking maize - husk cigarettes. "Walk on a bit," said Varney, "Don't go in yet." They went on &few yards, and then Varney said: "I fancy I have met your Scotch - man. Can you describe him?" Scarborough gave him the descrip- tion which Mona had given before Varney came in, and added: "You came across him during the time he was Carrington's clerk, I sup- pose?" "No, I've met him in the island. It was your speaking of John Knox a while ago that made me think of it. I won't waste time in telling you about it now, but if we don't find our friend upstairs studying theology, I think I can give a guess where we can put a hand on his shoulder. - Let's go back and ask for him. Got any- ti d my bill. The few things he left in his thing in your poeket, in case there s xoom will not repay me for what I a row?" ,. spent on his meals. He had a dainty and titzht trcixsers;. With a maize t "My fists,:, said Scarborough, stomach, and would not dine on basal- and, "I'm pretty handy with minty„ too." has and beam as we clo. I lied. to blty husk cigarette between his lips, and e said Varney,"but if Miss Carrington chickens and fresh meat: for pun pillow covered with a` piece of bright right,hes the sort O f chap wile daily," complained the edrao, indi iso p 1 - p . g #night carry a gun for emergencies. nanny. She was anxious that you shouldn't Scarborough represented ai siinle. It . a surely get hurt, and I feel absurdly respell- amused him to lees% that the the- and was•ans�vexed� with r y Bible for see`ng that you don't. Neth- ological, Seotehman was something of Bones dins, senhor. in to do with me of course; but 1 an epicure, and refused odorous salt But there was something in the a'c- gecd and lupin beans; he hated thene cent with which, the words were silo- da'' - p "I don't believe there's the slight ken th.rt merle .the pine grower say both himself, Also it gave him an ad- i framed saddle, which rested on two straw pads. Ile dressed like a peas- ant of the country, in, a blue blouse carpet under him for u seat, he look- ed the part to perfection, Davis bail- ed him with a ;"Viva!" as he passed, est risk," said Scarborough. "And if there is, we've got to take it? Right you are! Come on." CHAPTER XX. The two young men went into the yenta. An animated discussion, which was in progress between the proprie- ded respect for him as an antagonist; sudden.y: , , for to insist on getting his daily 'rhos uman isn t what he pretends chicken or steak in a place like this to be. I'ni' going to speak to him• must have meant a struggle, Scar- I in interested in curiosities. • borough knew. Moreover, he had not Ile got up :ancl followed the man, even paid for them, It was a small and was away for about half an hour. thing, but it indicated that Andrew When he returned 'he told them with Gillies was a man of some force of great glee that, he had met a real orr- character. emit. • . tor and three men, who were leaning "We also are anxious to fiird him," "er I thought the fellow , wasn't an over the counter, was broken off sud- he: said to the defrauded` and indign- Aa ' he said. 'Iles a Scotch- denly at their entrance. Varney ant padrao. "Take us upstairs and man, though what he's doing masquer- stayed near the door, to watch the show us his room." ading in that get-up, I cant imagine. street, in case the inn had some other "Certainly, Senhor. It is just as be If he were an American or a journalist I should say he was studying the exit, which the man they were seeking left it." might think it prudent to make use of The room was almost exactly as suddenly.. Scarborough went to the Mona, had described it, bare save for counter and asked ire Portuguese fel- a litter of books on the table, and a the Senhor Manoel Bernardo, the; pile of English newspapers On a chair name which Mona had been totld to • by the window. Put almost as soon use. ! as they entered, Varney smothered an One of the loafers laughed, ani the exclamation and pointed to &thing landlord frowned heavily. (that was hanging on the hook behind "The Senor Manoel Bernardo," he' the door. It was a long blue cloak, repeated, sullenly. "What do you i and near it on another ehair Nis a know of him, Senhor ?" large stiff hood. "Very little," said Scarborough, Scarborough turned to the padrao. smiling. "But I have come to improve "Did these things belong to Senhor my acquaintance. Will you tell me where I can find him?" "No, Senhor." Scarborough shrugged his shoulders. "Doubtless you have a reason for re- fusing," he said quietly. "I have. A good one," said the Pe- know shy they have of drao, and the loafer who had laughed . moved." before did so again. "How many days is it since he ask- frontal headache, loss of appetite and "Then," said Scarborough, "I and ed for them?" may even become afflicted with adis- my friend will go upstairs to the room°Seven or eight, senhor." tinc'tive eczema. Unless the operative. which he hires from. you. I shall be Scarborough turned to Varney, and takes a rest in time jaundice may was a three-foot concrete walk from obliged, and it may save us all some in a low tone of excitement, said in supervene, with decided danger of life. trouble, if you will show us the way," English: "We've found our hooded p g house to barn and in the estimation As he spoke, he moved towards a woman Phil!" And then again in You will like its Fine %'ranlat on Buy your sugar in hese coat 2' or 3 -Ib.. cartons, which you can place directly on your pantry shelves. Tust cut :off the-, corner and pour out the sugar: as you need it. • „.0 t a ;.c, c•a•. 1`. comas aiaoaia IOand20-lb bags for house- sir -e • comities Pure Cate F.�atra Quality Granulated getatereseede Joirsur YwcNtvhg��lretotbuiri1 g I 2 and 5.1b Cartons a e �Zl-�'ur osE Sugar" 10 and 20.11 Bags F g MIEVINEIMMISMIW A Cement Walk to•the Barn. .Qn the majority .of farms no provi- 5 feet wide and double length for hone stalls is 7 feet from edge of Bron is made for a dry walk from manger to end of stall. Manger for habits of the people with a view to house to barn, although the distance, cow and horse stall should be 2 feet writing a book, and had •adopted na-whether it be long or short, must be 6 inches to 3 feet wide. Box stalls tive costume .and was so as to. get''a traversed many times a day.. On for hospital' or maternity are best if closer view; but! don't think he's eith- seedy soil it is possible to make and 8 feet by 10 feet or 12 feet by 12 feet, er. What, do you think he and j keep a fairly satisfactory earth walk, Peed alleys should be at least three have been talking about?" but in the clay districts the walk cute feet wide, wider if possible. (To Ile continued.)- • up every spring and fall and is stop Silos.—Build to feed. 30 poundal a - -_—i py after every rain. No one parti- day to each head. Make the height MUNITION MAKERS SUFFER cularly desires to tramp through mtid two and one-half to three times the •when going to work or coming to diameter. Build small diameter 'and Handling of Explosives Gives Rise to meals and yet thousands of families high rather than wide and low. Pro- •• Diseases. living on the farm must do that very vide feed for at least 180 days. thing. Blocks of wood or old boards. A silo 12 x 30 feet will hold 67 tons The high pressure under which the are sometimes thrown down to walk and feed 15 to 30 cows 180 days. Bernardo?" he asked. production of munitions has had to be on but at best theyare y "No, senhor, they are my wife's," performed •in Great Britain has are only a tem- A silo 14 x t3o feet will 180d ays tans How do they come to be here?" brought with it destructive maladies. pp or getarx displaced. angement andA psoermanent on break and feed silo 14 x 42 feet will hold1148 "Senhor Bernardo was interested in These are particularly noticeable • in concrete walk is within reach of most and feed 45 to 50 cows 180 days tons the national costume, and the padrona connection with the manufacture of farmers. The gravel can be hauled A silo 16 x 48 feet will hold 236- tons brought these for him to see. been o nrot high explosives. Thus in handling in the winter when the teams are not and feed 60 to 70 cows 180 days. trinitrotoluol after a prolonged period busy and experts are not required to , one becomes drowsy, suffers from lay the walk. Any handy man could Better Bodied Butter mix the gravel and put it down in a short time. On a farm recently visited there small door in the side wall, and signed to Varney to close up. This time it was the landlord who laughed, and said: "You can go up if you like, but he Portuguese to the innkeeper: "Did Senhor Bernardo ever wear these?" "The capote and capello?" said the man, laughing. "No, senhor; he isn't there. Are your friends of his ?" would have been mocked bydren in the streets if he had." the chil- "I don't think we can claim that "Nevertheless he did," said Scar - areanxious to meet him." " said Scarborough. "But we borough to himself, and then added axe veryaloud: "There is one thing more. "So ani I, SenhorDoes Senhor Bernardo speak Portu- Scaxborough looked at him sharply. geese well?" "He owes you money ?" he asked at "yes, senhor." a venture. "Well enough to be mistaken for a "Sim, senhor—a month's, rent of my native of the islands?" room and other things. He left me "No, senhor, not well enough for suddenly three days ago, without pay- that. When he came to my house ing his bill, and I have not seen him first he knew only his own English since. We were talking of him when tongue, and Spanish, which he'said he had learned•to help him in his busi- ness in London. But a Portuguese can understand Spanish if it is spoken slowly, and can make himself under - you entered, as possibly the senhores may have gathered from the fact that Pedro" he indicated the Ioafer who had laughed,—"was amused when you '15774 T7d--1113 Is but another word for "insured" when it refers to jams and preserves. Molding and fermentation are impossible when the jars s are securely sealed with - PURE REFINED PARAFFIri E Parowax keeps the container air -tight. When you have the jars securely parowaxed your preserves will be the same when you open them as they were the day you put them up. Best of all, Parowax is most convenient to use. Pour melted Parowax over the tops of jelly tumblers and they are made air -tight, dust and germ proof. FOR THE LAUNDRY—See directions on Parowax labels for its use in valuable service in washing. At grocery, department and general stores everywhere. THE IMPERIAL OIL COMPANY Limited BRANCHES IN ALL CITIES stood in return; so we were able to converse. The Senhor Bernardo is clever, however, and very soon he was able to speak Portuguese without making it sound like Spanish; but no, not as well as a native of the islands." Scarborough nodded, and then held out his hand. "Many thanks for your courtesy, Senhor padrao," he said . "You have helped me more than you know, and I hope you will get your money." The man bowed, with the natural politeness which is instinctive with the islanders of the Azores in all ranks of life. "I am happy to have been of ser- vice," he said. "If the senhor finds Senhor Bernardo, perhaps, in the course of conversation on more impor- tant things, he will remind him that my bill is still unpaid." "I will if I get the chance,' said Scarborough, laughing When they were in the street again and on their way back to Montagu's house, Scarborough said to Varney: "Now, Phil, you don't understand the lingo, so I shall have to tell you what the padrao and I were talking about. But first—where did you see Gillies?' "In the geyser country, near Fur- nas," said Varney. "How and when?" ' "The day before yesterday. I was there with Muriel and her father." He went on to explain that Davis In a few instances death has been .The people who buy the higher grades of butter are people who are familiar with the quality of food. They appreciate , butter that will resist' 1 of the writer it added many' dollars warm temperature ancV will hold rte to the value of the farm. One could wants of the consumer should be close- explosive. go to the milk -house or barn in coin- Tetryl throws off • a slight dust, i fort, oven in the wettest season. The ly studied by the producer, and when which unless times recautions are they desire butter of a partic_ulartax- y p , walk also aided in keeping di gt from taken,leads to troublesome eczema. tura, color or salt, the producer should being carried into the house on the sugges- Another- medium inimical to health : men's t immediately fall in with the is the varnish with which the wings ' boots. ' The walk was about five tion as though he were an individual g inches thick. The bottom four inches trying to increase his tinkle cater - and bodies of aeroplanes are treated. was made of one part cement to eight to by Tetra-chlorethane enters largely into l parts good gravel and the top inch was ing their demands• the preparation of this varnish, and The sooner that the small cream - this throws off a noxious vapor. which ''one was blocked off in three-foot one part cement to three parts sand• i cries which are receiving good raw produces drowsiness and loss of ap- material awaken to this fact the bet - petite, and if work is persisted in, squares, except where the wagons ter it will be for them. If we are go- ultimately was in six ineh t ing tions and cjaundice, oma. In r l thise sole • i an al - crossed and there it There is always a danger j s one ofto cthe good qualities in butter - t native varnish has been discovered a of frost heaving a concrete walls; but cept this excessive overeun ! making, and let it be recognized next vor which is free from the evil do ti !this can be largely overcome by good to fla, we should then change the • 1n Building a walk, • a directly traced to the handling' of the shape because it has a good body. The di &mage. tuents ; but it • has not come into' trench i dug about four inches wi►]er general use for the simple reason ..than is desired, and four inches deep. that there are insufficient supplies of the necessary ingredients to meet de- mands. emands. DUKE'S GARDENERS. • system of scoring, and insteadof hav- ing the texture or body follow flavor, Two by four scantlings are then story- we should have overrun follow flavor, ed in place and raised one inch from then to texture, color and package. the bottom, to hold the concrete .until This, to me; would be ridiculous, for it sets, then they should be removed. the strrrple reason that the consumer e4 should be does not want • any more water and e Th cement and gra' Three Employed on the Eaton Estate:! �nothe trenehughly �xe An irono gwooden Exempted. block may be ewe.' to pack the con - Three married men employed on the i trete. A thin iron may be put across Duke of Westminister's Eaton gar- i di to divide dens have been exempted condition -tit into blocks. . This can heved' ally at Chester. It was stated th�ti threte t has se• the walk: every three feet Frequent - the duke wanted every available man a ly heavy iron is used to cut the blocks liberated from the gardens and. only! when e concafter they have partially set. Either the necessary labor retained. Of the a method is practicable.: The expense original staff of 50, 30 had left for : of a walk for the average farm is not service. Their places were kept open ; great. �'llren the distance is one and wages paid, less the army pay, ; hundred yards, about eleven cubic making a yearly liability to the ! yards of gravel, three cubic yards of duke of £4,34d. The head gardener' sand and fifteen and one-half barrels said secure he othehadr unslobaurc.cessfEglly tried to of cement would be sufficient to put in Baton gardens ; a permanent walk. , If the farm team: were opened to the public for six j are used for hauling. the gravel and xl should be a fair laced months eat• ,h year, and during the; sand, $1.50 per y_ past 20 years admissions for viewing , price for that material laid clown at the gardens and hall had resulted in ' the farm. The price of cement var- £16,00 for charities. The duke had fes, but at $1.60 per barrel the total lent the hall as a military hospital,1 cost for cement, gravel and sand would and the demand for vegetables was I not exceed $45. It would only.cost a, heavier than ever. Lady Arthur few dollars to - mix the concrete and The cost would be con helped in lighter work. They had a , saderably reduced, if no account was valuable ,natio collection - of bulbs, which taken of beaming. Many buildings werea nal asset. are less than 100 yards apart, while others area greater distance. The Visitor to Prison—" Do you really cost wauld be lessened or increased think there is honoramongthieves ? Prison Chaplain—" NO, no, my dear sir ; thieves are just as bad as other people." Grosvenor, hospital nurses, and others 1 lay the walls. teeeteda • re're olI r;nlrt, Opinion. The Cheery Optimists 111. I expect the Navy will he op next week." --London accoxidingly. Even if it does cost fifty or sixty dollars to put down a per- manent walk that will keep the feet dry and cleii when going to and from the 'barn, .those whohave so invested their cash claim it was money well spent. A permanent walk may be a trifling thing, but it greatly improves the appearance of the farm home.— Farmer's Advocate, When Building Barns. Floors and Gutters. Plat layer of concrete 4 to 5 inchesethick on well drained cinders or gravel, and have the sub -base 6 inches thick. All stall floors should have a slope of one-quarter inch to the foot. Feed- ing floors 1 inch to 50 feet. Gutters should be 8 inches deep next to cow, 4 inches deep on the al- ley side and 16 • inches to 18 inches wide. Finish all floors with a wood- en trowel so that concrete will be left rough and there will be little danger, of animals slipping on it. Cow Stal]s: Have•dairy cow • stalls ;l feet 6 inches wide, 4 feet 8 inches in length from edge of manger to gutter. Single horse stalls should be salt in the butter than is necessary and he wants a good body. He is the final judge and must be pleased.—Ex- tract from address by P. 11. Kieffer. Salting Hay. As a ,- rule when hay has been well saved there is not much advantage in salting hay, but if for any reason it is a little damp or has been much dam- aged by rain before being stacked or mowed away it is usually an advant- age to add salt to it. The salt has three functions: it checks heating, prevents the growth of molds and fungi, and makes bad hay more palat- able. • A certain amount of heating in the hay after it is mowed away is desir- able as it is considered to make the PAST ...CENTURIES ARE DISCLOSED • SIB AUREL STEIN RE -EXPLORES • a'' DDSERTS Discovers Copper Coins and Wooden Books Along Routes of Ages Ago. Sir Aurel Stein, who has just re- turned to England on the conclusion of a' two and a half years' journey • through Central Asia, undertaken by order of the. Government ofIndia, says • the London Express, made some fas- cinating discoveries in Eastern Turk- estan, westermmost China, the Pamirs, Russian Turgestan and aloin ire Perso Afghan border. 7 After crossing the Chinese Turkes- tan, Sir Aurel Stein made his way as rapidly as possible, toward the desert found the .dried-up Lop Nos, visiting' on his way a sand -buried c 1d site in the Taklamakan desert. Finds Ancient Orchard Among the discoveries at this des- ert site was a large ancient -orchard, still showing with uncanny clearness the elaborate arrangement of ,,fruit trees and •vines carried -..over trellis; all dead: The settlement hacl been abandoned close to' seventeen 'hun- dred years ago, and the river' which once - carried water td it now loses itself in the sand. • Perhaps the most important dis- covery was the tracing of the ancient route of the Chinese; and of the numerous ruins along that part of int'.. which lay through a .dried-up delta: It was by this route that the Chinese, in the second century after. Christ, conveyed all their silk to Central Asia and the far off Mediterranean. The numerous pieces of exquisite Chinese silks and brocades found in the cemeteries will open up a new chapter in the history of textile art. Old. Caravan Melte Ii ,that part of the desert which was waterless in ancient times .for a distance .of some 150 miles he was able with accuracy to track the route of the ancient caravans by finds of coins and other small objects acci- dentally dropped. In one place the direction in which a convoy had moved was clearly marked by hun- dreds of copper coins strewing the salt encrusted ground, which had re- mained untouched for at least sixteen hundred years. The Huns Of Old During another portion ' of his travels Sir Aural explored for a dis- tance of 250 miles a further seoev? s of the armed fortified border fine by which the Chinese had endeavored to protect their westernmost marsh ,3,,, in Kansu against ancient Hun raid,', From the ruins of watch' towers',.' found in continuous succession along the wall he recovered' intact numer- ous written records on wood dating from the first century before and af- ter Christ. His travels involved more than eleven thousand miles of marching over mountain and desert. SIGHT FOR THREE MONTHS Operation Will Enable Blind Soldier to See for Short Tiilre Only. An Australian soldier, blinded in-,, the war, has been told by his doctors that they can perform an operation which will restore his sight, but that the effects of the operation cannot last more than three months, when he will become totally -blind for life, says London - Opinion. The soldier is hav- ing the operation performlxiik and meantime he has mapped out every hour of the three months during • which he is to enjoy his slight. There are certain relatives and friends in Australia he has planned to see, also certain places chiefly associated with his boyhood days. The time con- sumed in the voyage hone—for the hay more relished by the stock, but • operation must be performed there— if it is improperly cured—the heating he bitterly grudges, but be has grown will be excessive and may result, in- accustomed to accepting the inevit- deed, in spontaneous combustion. As able; however poignant. He says his a rule. from 10 to 20 pounds of salt is first glance will be at the face of the used to every ton of hay. It the hay • nurse by whom he has been tended, is a little damp when stored away or whose 'appearance has been minutely if it has been injured by rain salting described to..him. I think this gallant is well worth considering. The pros- fellow's brief respite from blindness,• pests are that a lot of the hay -making with its possibilities, and the remorse - will be done this year in anything but less advance of the doom of darkness suitable weather. • upon him again, is as moving and tragic a story • of the war as I have heard. Grain for Hogs on Pasture The pig is a pork -producing ma- chine, and like other machinery; is moot profitable when run at full capa- city. A pig's stomach is so small that it will not digest enough alfalfa alone to make a profitable growth. ,Pigs cannot produce the best gain when on pasture alone or when on pasture supplemented by only a small amount of grain. Tests show clearly that two and one-half te. three poundn of grain ' daily per 100 pounds of live weight of the, pigs produced not only the greatest gain but the greatest pro- fit. The higher the price of grain, the smaller the•,profit in favor of the heavier ration. Matrimonial Ideas "Why do you object to my marry- ing your daughter ?" "Because you can't support Mr in the style to which she 'has been ac- customed all her life." "ISaw do you know I can't ? I can start her on bread and mi]lk;• same as you did," ee It seems to me I'd like to go Where the bells don't ring nor the whistles blow Nor clocks don't strike nor gongs don't sound ` . -' 4"es.. ' And where there's stillness all around. Not real stillness but 'jest the trees' Low whispering, or the hum of bees, • Or brook's faint babbling over stonesd!.. In strangely, softly tangled tones, • Sometimes it seems to me I must Just quit the • city's din and dust And get out where the sky is blue ,And say "How does it seem to-you." —Eugene Field. A miser is known by the money he keeps. ' Agreed to—" 1 am doing my best to get ahead," asserted Collie, " Well, you certainly need one," assented Dollies Lawyer---" So you want to make a case of it 2" Client ----"Yes. I offered to tscttlo it by fair means, .an' he wot�lcle't. i;o I deckled I'd hire a lawyer an' have him took into count." .-r