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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1916-8-17, Page 2THE cA.BLEMA. N AN EXCITING PRESENT-DAY ROMANCE BY WEATHERBY CHESNEY CHAPTER XXIV. hound said that his conscience allow - "There was a lorg interval before ed that percentage, but forbade him the answer came. We, the woman to ask for more. Jumping Jehosha- and I, waited for it almost without h t, sir! if I owned a conscience like drawing a breath. At length the man than cent.wouldn't cent. on `each triuisork for ess looked her straight in the eyes, and : tion!" answered: "' 'Yes, Rachel Carrington, I was: " "Did Mrs. Carrington agree to those When Val B. Montague came bo the terms ?" point in his story at Which the Scotch : "With the meekness of an unshorn clerk had admitted that he was pre- ewe lamb! I have hopes from that! sent at the death of Richmond Car- I anticipate that when the day of divi- rington, he paused, and looked round sion comes, her conscience will have the.circle of his shearers. It was a to be consulted, and it will tell her dramatic moment, and both the that it cannot sanction the payment natural temperament rued professional of blackmail ab all! It would please training had made him something of me if that crawling thing got very a poseur. He was tempted, there- badly left in the end." f t la the situation for what it "Well," said Scarborough laughing v3 For Preserving', Use WHITE LILY ITE CORN SYRUP One-third "Lily White" to two- thirds Sugar, by weight. "Jelly White" Corn Syrup pre- vents fermentation and mold— brings out the natural flavour of fruits and berries—and makes much more delicious Preserves, Jams and Jellies than you can make with all sugar. In 2, 6, 10 and 20 round tins —at all dealers. THE CANADA STARCH CO. LIMITED, MONTREAL. 278 Spraying Stables. Even in Summer there. is a certain amount of disease in herds of cattle, and oftentimes contagious diseases have to be overcome, which renders it essential that stables be sterilized. To secure reliable results, the work mast be done throughly, as half mese sures are of no use. The following method, given in, the Cape Times (S. A.), should prove effective in most cases:— • In the first place, remove all man- ; ure, litter, loose, rotten boards and ' other things, and serape the floor clean. Sweep the ceilings and boards and walls free from cobwebs, dust and dirt. Wash the feed boxes, mangers, bails and partitions with hot water containing enough lye or washing powder to move the dirt. Nerub all ! these places vigorously with a stiff? brush. ore, a p y that it did, ceilings and ray the walls was worth. But the expression Wirth "that's what we are going to try bo floors Then spray he saw on one face, the look of plead- do. How did they get rid of you t', , barring the lucky fog and E bichloride ofis mercury sol- ing ol- ing distress which he saw in Elsa's "With a revolver." the luchier orange boat. But I don't t ution (1-1,000) or 5 per cent. carbolic eyes made him change his mind her- i "What? Whose?" came from Scar- wonder now; T know. There was no E solution (not crude). Flush the floors with a saturated solution of iron sul- phate or a solution of chloride of lime (1 lb. to 3 gallons of water). Spray the interior of the feed boxes, "I'll give you the rest as qu'ckly as dare to move. She promised to put a : do, too, See sense in what I say?" j mangers, bails and partitions with the I can," he said. "The man had been bullet through my leg if I did, and I "Yes," said Scarborough. "But we ' 5 per cent. solation of carbolic acid. penres i tat Richmond Carrington's thought she probably would. After- j can't watch the whole coast." eiedly. He remembered that the dead borough and Varney simultaneously. luck about it. He calculated on both man was her father, and that he had "The widow's. She held it over sae the fog and the orange boat; and been,toli hew she loved him. He while Gillies changed the saddle from mark my words, if you don't look out hurried on with hs tale. his donkey on to mine, and I didn't ,to prevent it, that's what Gillies will This is done for the reason that there death, but had not caused it. Mrs. wards she gave the revolver bo Gillies I "No need to. Watch the place ; s danger of poisoning the animal if Carrington took his word for that,to hold,while she rode on ahead. I ; where Gillies keeps his boat—the one ;the bichlori•.<e of�mercury is used for and having done so, dismissed the sub- thought of making a dash then, in , he went to the Ring -Rock in. Miss a spray upon those structures which ject, and proceeded to strike a bargain spite of the fact that Gillies had been Carrington has a boat, too, hasn't she ? ;the animals can lick with their ton - with him." instructed to wing zne if I tried; and Have it handy, night and day, with a goes. The carbolic acid is absolutely harmless if used in a 5 per cent sol "Did he ray how my father died?" if I had been as young as either of ,couple of men m it who know how to : I should probablyhave done it,'row. Now off with you!! I'm here cation. asked Elsa in a low lanes. es. youA whitewash applied to wails, roil - "Yes," admitted Montague reluc- because I didn't really think the worm for the night; but if I have recovered ; . would have the courage topull the sufficiently in' the morning, I'll con- i mss and partitions, will add to the .antly. „ I trive to re orb to you somewhere cleanliness of the shed. To make a 5 `'Then tell me that first, please. trigger. But, sir, I am forty-two, P 3 ,and per ce+ut, solution of carbolic acid use "He said that your father had writ- and I have lived in countries where You can make use of me in any way ten to him the day before, proposing revolvers do occasionally go off, and 1 you like. Sorry I've been Such -a fool one part by weight of pure carbolic „ acid to 20 parts of weber. Add the a place and time where they could know that sometimes a man pulls the over the job you did give me to do. carbolic acid to agall on of moderate - meet and come to terms. He kept trigger, as you might say, thought- l Five minutes later the party had lessly,without meaningstarted. Scarborough ly warm water, stir vigorously, then, this appointment, but Mr. Carrington it, and is sur- g rode with Elsa, ; add enough mare warm water to make didn't. He waited for nearly three Prised afterwards to find that there ; Varney with Muriel Davis, as had up the amount. The solution can be hours, and then decided to go to the has been an accident. I sat where I been arranged. The problem of how Chinelas and find out why he had was. After the widow had got a to dispose of Mona la Mar had been applied by spray pumps, sprinkling quarter of a mile awaysettled bythat lady herself. She said cans, or with a brush. been tricked in this way. On the Gillies follow- : In the mixing and application of bi- roa.d he caught sight of the man for ed her, and his donkey soon caught, that she would wait to see that Mon -1 chlori• a of mercury, it must be re - whom he had been waiting, gave hers up. I watched them till they bague was made comfortable by the membered that this disinfectant is chase. and caught him near the hot were out of sight, and then I walked , Scotch landlady, and then would fol- extremely poisonous when taken in- apring of the Caldeira de Morte." on here. And as I am dead beat, I Iow alone. Elsa gave Scarborough ternally, not only to cattle, but also "What was the object of the capote ; here for the present • I mean to shay.! a hint of the possible reason for this.1 to man. All of the buckets, tubs, and eapello?'' asked Scarborough. 1 What are you going to do?" "I have found out why site said last ; "Which way did these two go?" night that she did not need the dia- pumps, etc. solution have been used in "Mr. Carrington had himself, lug- g applying the solution should be thor- gested that Gillies shauld wear them! asked Varney. • monds now. Do you remember that oughly scrubbed with soap and rinsed It seems that Miss Carrington knew I "They took the road which leads to she blushed when she told us chat she with clean water before being used the clerk by sight, and her father was i Sete Cidades, but I don't know whe- had a reason for not saying at pre- for any other purpose. very anxious that she should not bp 1 ther they struck to it.' sent how it came about that she did The mercury solution mast be used "Then we shall robwith caution about the feed boxes, any chance recognize him. Gillies1 P y follow :not want them?" wore the things to humor this whim, , them there,"said Scarborough. "But "Yes," said Scarborough. "I won- mangers and stanchions for fear ofabl which he admits that he did nob under- ; first we are going back to the Casa dered why.' the cattle contracting mercurial poi-' stand; but afterwards when the meet- Davis."at for? Shouldn't waste time "So did I. To -day she told me. soning by licking the spots covered ing at the Caldeira de Morte had re- Phil Varney told you that her father with it. For this reason it is advis- ing in a tragedy, he was glad for : if I were you. Follow them now, sir!" made his money in cattle ranching; able bo use the carbolic acid solution i his own sake that he had worn them. ; Scarborough explained how Mr. did he know that there was an uncle on the feed boxes and mangers and ' the bichloride of mercury for the . walls and ceilings. To make up the bichloride of mer- cury solution (1-1,000) use one-eigth of an ounce of corrosive sublimate to a gallon of water, or one-half ounce to four gallons. The addition of a small amount of sal -ammonias will cause the corrosive sublimate to about scoundrel I dare say he ie but ie. of advice from me. I've bungled my at an hour an a half's notice o , one gallon of moderate sublimate to He declares solemnly that he had no-' Davis expected to get a bebter read - thing to do with causing the tragedy, I ing of the message on the scratched but he did nob know if he would be ; stone by photography, and Montague able to prove that if he were accused. I sag,n:He had the effrontery to say to the Good! If he succeeds you'll have _^ dead man's widow, in a canting a pull there. The widow knows only Inhabitants of Northern France Re- shuffling whine, that it was `provid- 'the words she heard when she was ential'• that he was disguised on thab at the keyhole, and I don't think Gil- ported to Germany. afternoon. He may be a clever f lies knows more. ? i e to hear a bit Poignant dedails to l fthe depor. f tion in partnership?" (To be continued). r;• TORN FROM THEIR HOMES. hoshaphat; he's a worm, too, sir!" ! job, you will say, so I ought to be 000 citizens from the French towns of dissolve more easily. It is advisable "What happened at the Caldeira dei humble about advising. But as I Lille, Roubaix and Tourcoing by the also to add the corrosive sublimate bo Monte?" said Elsa. "And why was I think the advice is good I'll risk your Germans last Easter, are given in a about one gallon of moderately warm my father trying to avoid Gillies when ! snub, and give it you. Watch the Mr. Davis saw him?„I coasb.' "Because he had tricked him," said 'What do you mean?" Montague; "as served the canting, I "This. If the widow and Gillies find blackmailing blackguard right! Dur- i the stones, they will be in a hurry to ing those three hours whilst the black- I get away from the island of San 8 a m The orders stated that "all mailer was cooling his heels at the ; Miguel, won't they?" protests will be useless and any one redezvous which your father had "I thought of that, and I've made trying to evade deportation will be given, the Iatter was busy hiding the : inquiries,"said Scarborough. "There's pitilessly punished." diamonds. When he met bhe man at , no steamer out for the next five days. The victims in all cases were the Caldeira de Morte, he snapped I "I dare say not," said Montague, chosen arbitrarily by the officer in his fingers in his face, laughed at him, ; "but they won't wait for a sbeamer, charge of the deporting party. and told him to do his worst. The : My ring -master didn't, and they'll go The Yellow Book continues: stones were safe now. At that Gil- by his road. See here. I'll improve "The measure caused the greatest lies admits that he lost his temper,! your mind by imparting some of the anguish and despair among the popu- but your father did nothing but laugh. 'knowledge of local politics which I've lation of the notified districts, while in some cases it led to madness. "Men especially suffered torture at seeing their wives daughters and anger. Then Gillies, seeing that the that I'm talking strictly to the point children of both sexes over the age game was up for the present, wentthey've got conscription, and one of fourteen led away. away; bat before he had gone a hun 1 consequence of that is thab no young "The protests of mayors and other dred yards he heard his name shouted Azorean is allowed to emigrate till officials went unheeded. in a tone of terror. He went back, he has served his time in the army, or "At Roubaix the -Prussian Guard Mr. Carrington was lying on the till he has paid a tax of some forty refused to participate in the raids ground in what appeared to be a fit, : pounds to go to the cost of providing and the work had to be done by the and a minute later the end came, The ' a substitute. Well, there are lots of Sixty -Fourth Regiment from Verdun. man waited a minute until he was ! young fellows who haven't got forty "A large proportion of the young sure that he was dead, and then left I pounds in the world, and have no women taken belonged to the ser - without, looking behind him." I prospects of ever raising it, and yet vant class. When those deported Mantague paused again, and for a : they emigrate. How do you suppose were conveyed to the railway station short time no one spoke. Elsa was ; they manage it? The Yankee orange sobbing quietly, with her head on i ship helm 'em, sir, My great coun- Mona's shoulder, and Mona's arm -en- circling her protectingiy. The Scarborough said:— "And the scratched stone?" "Gillies knew nothing of it. Mrs. Carrington, in my hearing, sir, chaff- ed him for having overlooked it. That woman is clever, sir, but I do not think she has a- heart." "She told him about the stone!" Scarborough exclaimed. "Was tbrat before she made her bargain wibh him ?"- "It was after, sir," said Montague, smiling. "What was the bargain?" Varney asked. "The same which he had proposed to the dead man --thirty per cont., which he pointed out was not, black- mail, bat -a fair commission earned by eminent, and as yet unrewarded ser - French Yellow Book. water containing the sal-ammonaic. The Germans' orders were for the Stir thoroughly, and after all bhe people in certain districts of these towns to assemble in readiness for -- departure at their front doors, and none was to leave the house before There was no actual quarrel, because ' learned lately myself. They've gob your father refused to show anything conscription in these islands. Don't but amusement at bhe other man's fidget man you'll see in a minute try is always at hand to help the cause of reedom, corporate or indivi- dual—at a profit! The would-be emi- grant goes out in a small boat in a fog, or on a dark night, if there isn't a fog; the orange ship, which has been hanging about for the express pur- pose, takes him abroad, and carries him to the land of freedom, for money down if he has any, and if not, for the value of his boat, which, ten to one, he has 'stolen. Since I began to make inquiries in the matber I have heard of a skipper picking up as many as twenty passengers of that sort in a single foggy night. My ring -master seems to have known of that earlier than I did. I used to wonder what his idea was in running away with my ship as he did; it seemed to me a pointless bit of piracy, if prison waited for him when he came back, *ices in the past. The eanctimoniens as of course he musty have known and loaded into the cattle trucks they kept crying: `Vive la France,' and singing the `Marseillaise.' " The Paris Temps affirms in sub- stance that it is now up to the neu- trals to insist upon the observance of the conventions signed by them and by the belligerents. The Bones Were Knitting. It was several days after arriving home from the front that the soldier with two broken ribs was sitting up and smoking a cigar, when the doctor came in. 'Well, how are you feeling now?" asked the latter. "I've had a stitch in my side all day," replied the wounded soldier. "That's all right," said the doctor. "It shows the bones are knitting.'' Many a girl has given up an easy jab at a good salary for the sake of working all the rest of her life for her boaxtl and clothes. ek,,s Leat' �1 ' Win Against the Hessian Fly TO Escape the Manx Attack of the Fly —sow your wheat late. The early brood is most destructive to young wheat and provides for future broods. Your own Experiment Station will tell you this. THE Best Wheat Yields come from plants that enter the winter strong and vigorous. Your own experience will tell you this. TO Win Against the Fly, seed late, feed lA the crop with available fertilizers which will hasten growth to overcome the late start, and secure. vigor with consequent resistance to later broods. Use 200 to 400 pounds per acre containing at least 2 per cent. of ammonia. Acid phosphate alone does not give the necessary quick growth and resistance' to the fly. In Farmers' Bulletin No. 640, U. S. Department of Agricul- ture, fertilizers are recommended to give vigor to late sown crops and resistance to the Ilessian Fly. Write for our map showing best dates for sowing wheat in your locality ; also our Bulletin, "WHEAT PRODUCTION," both mailed free. Soil Improvement Committee OF THE National Fertilizer Association. BALTIMORE CHICAGO Dept. 175 particles have been dissolved, add en- ; ough clear water to make the requir- ed amount. To make a saturated solution of iron suiphabe, as much of the sulphate should be dissolved in the water as possible. The copperas should be put in a barrel or some such thing, the water poured on and the solution al- lowed to stand for a day. The liquid above the sulphate of iron will be the saturated solution, which is to be used on the floors and gutters. Chloride of lime solution is used in the proportion of one pound of lime to three gallons of water. It is a very ' good disinfectant for floors, gutters ' and partitions and can be applied with a brush, sprinkling can or bucket. - Directions for Using Pepsin. Two drachms of Soluble powdered Pepsin (1 to 3,000 test) are sufficient to coagulate 1,000 pounds of milk. Dissolve the pepsin in water in the proportion of three ounces of water for each two drachms of pepsin, us- ing preferably a round -bottomed cup or bowl as a conta'ner. The water must be at a temperature of 105 de- grees F. When the water is added it must be stirred immediately and con- tinuously, or ib will become a sticky mass, very difficult to dissolve. After being thoroughly stirred it is well to pour the liquid from one vessel to an- other to se that there is no undis- solved pepsin adhering to the vessel. It is a good plan to add at first only enough of the water to make a creamy paste. Stir until smooth and then add the full amount of water. A few drops of hydrochloric acid added to the water helps to dissolve the pepsin. Dilute the above in the same quan- tity of water as is used with rennet f extract before adding it Lo the milk. It is advisable to dissolve bhe pepsin I at least half an hour before using. The acidity and temperature of the milk should be the same as when ren- net extract is used. If rennet extract is available it is recommended to use half the usual quantity with half the above quantity of pepsin, mixing the pepsin before diluting with water. Scale Pepsin of the same strength i (1. to 3,000) may be need according to these directions, and in the same pro- . porbion. If either Soluble Powdered Pepsin or Scale Pepsin is of different strength the quantity used must be varied accordingly. For instance, if the strength is 1 to 6,000, only half the qaantiiy should be used. Great care must be observed to keep the stock of pepsin from the I slightest dampness. Store in a dry ; place and keep tightly covered. If it Igets damp it will cake and become in- soluble and useless.—Da,'ry Division, Ottawa. Live Stock Notes. A change os pasture is goof for both the pasture and the stock. If you want to make porkcheaply make use of plenty of clover, alfalfa, rape, or some other form of green feed. Beef raising has come back to its own and the dairyman is not the only man who can show a profit from his farming operations. This is an opportune time to keep all the good females for breeding pur- poses. The outlook for live -stock husbandry never was brighter. The average amount of milk suppli- ed to calves at this ..eason is by no means enough to quench their thirst. See that they get weber besides. The man, or group of men, not showing enough interest in good stock to parchase and look after a good pure-bred sire will not likely make the best, of a sire given to them for no- thing. - Here's the , Way to Succeed in Jamor Jel y � k0 g. lo—Use ripe— but not over- ripe fruit. 2o—Buy St, Lawrence Red Diamond Extra Granulated Sugar. It is guaranteed pure Sugar Cane Sugar, and free from foreign substances which might prevent jellies from setting and later on cause preserves to ferment. We advise purchasing the Red Diamond Extra Granulated in the 100 lb. bags which as a rule is the most econo- mical way and assures absolutely correct weight. 3o—Cook well 4o—Clean, and then by boiling at least 10 minutes, sterilize your jars perfectly before pouring in the preserves or jelly. Success will surely follow the use of all these hints. Dealers can supply the Red Diamond in either fine medium, or coarse grain, at your choice. Many other handy refinery sealed packages to choose from. Sim Lawrence Sugar_ Refineries Limited, Montreal. JOFFRE E HAS 1) I E WONDERFUL WORK ONE IDOL OF FRANCE AFTER TWO YEARS OIL WARFARE. Politicians Have Given Up Trying to Have Any Influence On Him. It niay seem that General Joffre is no longer a live news issue, writes Mr, Herbert Corey from Paris. Some millions of columns have been printed about him, most of which were wrong. The fact is that he is more of a news issue that he ever has been, ex- cept in the first days of the war. He has been tested by twenty-thie, months of fighting. He controls, not merely the army of France, but like - I wise the army of Great Britain. He may not be a great strategist or a great tactician or a successful dip- lomat or any sort of a politician at , all. But as the situation stands to- : day he is the one big man of France. IIe is the man who commands. All {others obey, "Joffre," said an officer who knows him well, "is a big, savage man, who knows his own mind." That might give a wrong impres- sion of Joffre, just as the nickname "Grandpere" the poilus have given him conveys in its turn a deceptive suggestion of softness and amiability. It is quite true that General Joffre likes roses and that he hopes to spend his declining days on a small farm from which he can occasionally go fishing, and that he sometimes gives .s tired soldiers a lift in his motor car, and that he is ordinarily good hu- mored and pleasant in the midst of his official family. But the grand- father part of General Joffre is only skin deep. He attends to his business in a brutally efficient way. He sees to it that others attend to their busi- ness. Believes in Winning. No doubt he makes mistakes. He is not infallible. On the one hand he has to deal with French politicians, all of whom are supremely patriotic, no doubt, and none of whom would for a moment place their personal de- sires, greediness, or enmities above the country's good; and on the other hand he has to handle the army. He has been able to do both by dint of keeping his eyes fixed on the single target. He proposes to win this war. Nothing else matters. He is a sim- ple, single-minded man with a mas- sive jaw. He does not disregard op- position. He smashes it. Observers say that neither de Cas- ,' tlenau nor Petain could fill Joffre's ' shoes. He is not the master of stra- tegy the one is not the master of bat- tle that is the other. But he can drive the team. "Look at him," said an officer. "Ob- serve his force." His cap is down over his eyes. One sees only a great square jaw thrust- ing out beneath the shadow. He walks with heavy, quick steps, shouldering forward in a manner to betray the tremendous physical force of the man. He is a little overweight in front, so that one could not imagine Joffre in a run. But every motion tells of thick, cable -like rolls of muscle and a dominating strength. Upon occasion the death of thousands means nothing to Joffre. In that he is such a general as was. Napoleon. If a given end seems desirable he at- tains it at any cost. Death for an Inch. "Th officer who gives up an inch of ground shall be courtmartialled," he .ordered, when he became aware of conditions at Verdun. After that order was issued there was not another inch of ground sur- rendered.' Men died in their trenches. They were overswept by stabbing masses of German grey. They were blown to bits my mines. But they died on their ground. Before that order was issued confusion had reigned. Organizations were in re- treat. Some were cut off, so that they held their little "fortins" in the midst of the enemy. They held them until they died. The French resistance at this point was only possible because of the brilliant courage of the men. There are grim stories which I shall not repeat of the mannein in which certain organizations were held to their work. "They shall not pass," was the word of the day. That resistance cost thousands of lives, of course. But it saved Verdun. It may be that the officers had a shrewd idea of what General JoiTre meant when he said that the "officer who gave up an inch should be court- martialled." At other tines he liasw not bothered to court-martial men who failed. He dropped them. There is a colony at Limoges of generals "invalided" there for the duration of the war. They failed or they forgot, or they did not think. Joffre takes no excuses. German Parsons. The German Church, like every- thing else German, is admirably or- ganized but the clergy depend on the Government for their daily bread. The oath of allegiance which each clergy- man takes binds him to obedience not only to the Kaiser, but also to the "State." The clergy, therefore, can scarcely" be considered as anything but a department of the German Civil Service. When the money market gets tight it ought to bake the gold cure.