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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1916-9-21, Page 6"l fir„ rrgagigi TOSIERY that will stand up and look well that's what a man wants. It's an- noying to be everlastingly poking a toe through a sock—" why on earth don't they make 'seri to wear? "--.-Penmans do. Good sox to look at, good to wear —a color, and weight for every purpose. Simply say Penmans for hosiery insurance. Penmans Limited Paris gAllso makers t'nacrwear awl Sweater Coats The ride's Name Or, The Adventures of Captain Fraser CHAPTER I. A pretty girl, stood alone on the jetty of an old-f-tshioned whirr at Wapping, looking down upon the silent deck of a schooner below. No smoke issued from the soot -stained cowl of the galley, and the fore -scut- tle and the companion were both in- hospitably closed. The quiet of even- ing was over everything, broken only by the whirr of the paddles of a pas- senger steamer as it passed carefully up the centre of the river, or the plash of lighterman's huge sweep as he pil- oted his unwieldy craft down on the last remnant of the ebb -tide. In shore, various craft sat lightly on the soft Thames mud; some affecting a rigid upri^_,•htness, others with their decks at various angles of discomfort. The girl stood a minute or two in thought, and put her small foot out tentatively towards the rigging, some few feet distant. It was an awkward jump., and she was still considering it, when she heard foot -steps behind her, and a young man, increasing his pace as he saw her. came rapidly on to the jetty. "This is the Foam, isn't it?" in- quired the girl, as he stood expectant- ly. "I want to see Captain Flower," "He went ashore half an hour ago," said the other. • The girl tapped impatiently with her foot. "You don't know what time he'lI be back, I suppose?" she inquired. He shook his head. "I think he's gone for the evening," he said, pon- dering; "he was very careful about his dress. The ghost of a smile trembled • on the girl's lips. "He has gone to call for me," she said. "I must have missed him. I wonder what I'd bet- ter do." "Wait here till he comes back," said the man, without hesitation. The girl wavered. "I suppose he'll guess I've come here," she said thoughtfully. "Sure to," said the other prompt- ly. "It's a long way to Poplar," she i said, reflectively. "You're Mr. Fraser, the mate, I suppose? Cap- tain Flower has spoken to me about you." "That's my name," said the other. "My name's Tyrell," said the girl, smiling. "I dare say you've heard Captain Flower mention it?" tr awapprasmergeomemormalesomer THE DON JTUAL Fire Insurance Co. of Canada ESTABLISHED 1858 Surplus to Policyholders, - $404,046.07 Losses Paid over - - $8,250,000.00 FARM INSURANCES Our Rates Have NotAdvanceci Consult outatearostAgent and get rate] or writ* P. P. WILLIAMS, Managing Director HEAD OFFICE, a TORONTO 1 J . I "Must have done," said Fraser, slowly. He stood looking at the girl before him, at her dark hair and shin- ing dark eyes, inwardly wondering why the captain, a fervid admirer of the sex, had not mentioned her. "Will you come on board and wait?" he asked. "I'll bring a chair Lip on deck if you will." The girl stood a moment in con- sideration, and then with another faint reference to the distance of Poplar from Wapping, assented. The mate ' sprang nimbly into the catlins, and !then, extending a hand, helped her carefully to the deck. "How nice it feels to be on a chip I again!" said the girl, looking con- tentedly about her, as the mate brought up a canvas chair from be- low. "I used to go with my father sometimes when he was alive, bub I haven't been on a ship now for two years or more." The mate, who was watching her closely, made no reply. He was thinking that a straw hat with scar- let flowers went remarkably well with the dark eyes and hair beneath it, and also that the deck of the schooner had never before seemed such an in- viting place as it was at this moment. "Captain Flower keeps his ship in goad condition," said the visitor, somewhat embarrassed by his gaze. "He takes a pride in her," said Fraser; "and it's his uncle's craft, so there's no stint. She never wants for paint or repairs, and Flower's as nice a man to sail under as one could wish. We've had the same crew for years." "He's very kind and jolly," said the girl. "He's one of the best fellows breath- ing," :aid the mate, warmly; "he sav- ed my Iife once—went overboard after me when we were doing over ten knobs an hour, and was nearly drowned himself." "That was fine of him," 'aid Miss Tyrell, eagerly. "He never told me anything about it, and I think that's. rather fine, ton. I like brave men. Have you ever been overboard after anvhody?" ?rased ehook his head somewhat de- spondently. "I'm not much of a swimmer:" said he. "But you'd go in for anybody if you saw them drowning?" persisted Miss Tyrell, in a surprised voice. "I don't know, I'm s'Lre," said Fraser. "I hope I should." "Do yon mean to say,'' said Miss Tyrell, severely, "that if I fell into the river here, for instance, yob wouldn't jump in and try to save me?" "Of course I should," said Fraser hotly. "I should jump in after you if I couldn't swim a stroke " Miss Tyrell, somewhat taken aback, murmured her gratification, "I should go in after you," continu- ed the mate, who was loth to depart from the subject, "if it was blowing a gale, and the sea full of sharks." "What a blessing it is there are no. sharks round our coast," said Miss Tyrell, in somewhat of a hurry to get away from the mate's heroism. "Have you ever seen one?" "Saw them in the Indian Ocean when I was an apprentice," replied Fra: er. "You've been on foreign -going ships, then?" said the girl; "I won- der you gave it up for this." "This suits me better," said Fraser; "my father's an old man, and he want- ed me home, I shall have a little steamer he's got an interest in as soon as her present skipper goes, so it's j'ast as well for me to know these waters." In this. wise they sat taking until evening gave way to • night, and the deck of 'the Foam was obscured in shadow. Lamps were - lib on the wharves, and passing craft. hung out their side -lights. The girl rose to her feet• "I won't wait ..any longer; I must be going," she said. "He may be back at any moment," urged the mate. "No, 1'd better go, thank you;" re- plied the girl; "it's getting late. I don't like going home alone," "I'll cone with you, if you'll let me," said the mate, eagerly. "All the way ?" said Miss Tyrell, with the air et one bargaining.. "Of course," said Fraser. "Well, I'll give him another half- hour, then," said the girl, calmly, "Shall we go down to the cabin? It's rather chilly up here now." The mate showed her below, and lighting the lamp, took a seat oppo- site and told her a few tales of the sea, culled when he was an apprentice and credulous of ear. Miss Tyrell re- taliated with some told her by her father, from which Fraser was able to form his own opinion of that estim- able mariner. The last story was of a humorous nature, and the laughter which ensued grated oddly on the ear of the sturdy, good-looking `seaman who•had just come on board. He stopped at the companion for a mom- ent listening in amazement, and then, hastily descending, entered the cabin. "Poppy!" he cried. "Why, I've been waiting up at the Wheelers' for you for nearly a couple of hours." "I must have missed you," said Miss Tyrell, serenely. "Annoying, isn't it?" The master of the Foam said it was, and seemed from his manner to be anxious to do more justice to the sub- ject than that. "I didn't dream you'd come down here," he said, at length, "No; you never invited me, so I came without," said the girl, softly; "it's a dear little schooner, and I like it very much. I shall come often." A slight shade passed over Captain Flower's face, but he said nothing. 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Makers of "Lily White" Corn Syraft—B'nson's Core Starck—"Saver Gloss" Lau,,dly, Starch. harassed, and he unlocked the door of AGRICULTURAL INSTRUCTION. his stateroom and stood with the handle of ib in his hand before he Amounts Allotted to Provinces for paused to answer the question in the mate's sleepy eyes. Year Ending March 31, 1917. "It's all right, Jack," he said The allotments to the different pro - breathlessly. vinces under The Agricultural In- "I'm glad of that," said the mate, struction Act, passed by the Domin- calmly. ion Parliament in 1913, has been made "I hurried a bit," said the skipper. for the year ending March 31st, 1917. "Anxious to see me again. I sup- It will be remembered that by the pose," said the mate; "what are you terms of this Act ten million dollars listening for?" • spread over a period of ten years was "Thought I heard somebody ie. the to be divided between the nine pro - water as I came aboard," said Flow- vinces of the Dominion, according to er, glibly. "What have you been up to ?" in- cfaired the other, quickly. Captain Flower turned and regard- ed him with a look of offended dignity. "Good heavens! don't look like that," said the mate, misreading it. "You haven't chucked anybody over- board, have you?" "If anybody should happen to come aboard thio vessel," said Flower, with_ out deigning to reply to the question, I' "and ask questions about the master Miss Tyrell. "Good-bye, Mr, Fras- ; of it, he's as unlike me, Jack, as any er." ( two people in this world can be. D'ye She held out her hand to the mate, I understand?" and, giving a friendly pressure, left "You'd better tell me what you've New Brunswick the cabin, followed by Flower. been up to," urged the mate. Quebec The mate let them get clear of the "As for your inquisitiveness, Jack, Ontario . ship, and then, clambering on to the it don't become you," said flower, Manitoba jetty, watched them off the wharf, I with severity; "brat I don't suppose Saskatchewan and„ plunging his hands into his it'll be neceasaxy to trouble you at Alberta pockets, whistled softly. all." British Columbia slowly. "Poppy Tyrell! I wonder "Poppy Tyrell," he said to hiineelf, f He walked out of the cabin and i at the foot of the con - stood listening ng Ipanion-ladder, and the mate heard him walk a little way up. When he re-entered the cabin` his face had cleared, and he smiled comfortably. ' "I'll just turn in for an hour," he said, amiably; "good -night, Jack." "Good -night," said the curious mate "I say—" he sat up suddenly in his bunk and looked seriously at the skip- per. . "Well?" said the other. "I suppose," said the mate, with a slight cough—"I suppose it's nothing about that girl that was down here?" "Certainly not," said Flower, vio- lently. He extinguished the lamp, and, entering his state -room, closed the door and locked it, and the mate, I after lying a little while drowsily wondering what it all meant, fell a- sleep again. (To be continued). direction that agriculture and home- making take. Loss in Shipping Uncleaned Grain. About 40 per cent. of the cleanings removed from grain at the terminal elevators consists of fine seeds cap- able of passing through .a zine screen containing perforations 1-14 inch in diameter. This means that 40,000 tons of small weed seeds are shipped in western grain each year, on which the grower pays the freight, and for which he gets no return. population, for the encouragement of This represents' a lose of a quarter in ttiof a million dollars which could be scienceeducat. on In theagriculinitiatoryure year,anddomes1913c- obviated if these fine seeds were re - 14, $700,000 was to be divided. Each moved before the grain is shipped. year the amount was to be increased The manufacturers of threshing ma - by $100,000, until 1917-18, when the chines are unanimous in stating that grants under this arrangement will their machines are or may be fitted have reached a total of $1,100,000, at with screens and operated to separate which they are to remain until 1923, a large part of the screenings at the when the ten million dollars will have time of threshing. The remaining GO been exhausted. The sums received per cent. of the cleanings is good feed, by the different provinces for the year , and if it could be retained on the farm ending March 31st next will be as ;would mean a double saving to the follows: i grain grower. At least the fine Prince Edward Island ...$ 30,443.75 ! seeds should and could be removed at Nova Scotia 74,859.28 .t1.1 res ing threshing time, why the skipper has never mentioned her. I wonder why she took his arm. I wonder whether she knows that he's engaged to be married." Deep in thought he paced slowly up and down the wharf, and then wandered listlessly round the piled -up t empties and bags of sugar in the open !floor beneath the warehouse. A glance .through the windows of the of- fice showed him the watchman :lumb- ering peacefully by the light of a solitary gas -jet, and he went back to the schooner and gazed at the dark iwater and the dim shapes of the neighboring craft in a vein of gentle melancholy. He walked to the place where her chair had been, and tried to conjure up the scene again; then, becoming uncertain as to the exact spot, went down to the cabin, where, the locker being immovable, no sa:eh difficulty presented itself. He gaz- ed his fill, and then, smoking a medit- ative pipe, burned in and fell fast a- sleep. He was awakened suddenly' from a dream of rescuing a mall shark sur- rounded by a horde of hungry Poppies by the hurried and dramatic entrance of Captain Fred Flower. The cap- tain's eyes were wild and his face Peaches are the most valued treasure on the pre- serve shelf. Pure came sugar -very "FINE" granulation is best for all preserving. 2 and 5.1b Cartons 10 and 20 -lb Bags 'TheAll-PurPoseSu ar" sera., n red boll trade -mark for a Flit n book of Preserving Labels Atlantic Sugar Refineries Ltd. Poewer i31dg. Saioutre:e1 6:3 • Ma:. ;•In; EASY GOING REVOLUTIONISTS. Little Disturbance in the Capture of Chinese Town. The province of Chekiang, where I was "interned" for four weeks, writes a correspondent of the Christian Her- ald, gives a good illustration of the revolutionary spirit all over China. About 4 o'clock one April morning we were awakened by the firing of three or four guns. I lazily said to myself as I turned over to go to sleep again, "The revolution is on," but I did not really believe that with so little dis- turbance anything serious could have happened. But in a few hours I found that I had. guessed right ; that the tutuh, or military Governor, had been called out of bed by the leading revolutionists and had been given his choice to join tone arm, !.crake, speed regulator and wind- Our special list containing all our them or leave Hangehow. He chose ing crank. Extra powerful spring. Z�fll I the latter horn of the dilemma. Where-, mei 1 parts 12 inicrecord eel pl In on Uses wlr,disaphires uswontratiwgerful money -saving ne tin©g [seers and upon the independence of Chekiang ar needles. which are given on all purchases was declared, the civil Governor was of $1.00 or more, is sent free upon request. Sending for it does not obli= chosen tutuh and proclamations were gate you in any way. posted on the walls declaring the pro ALLEN MANUFACTURING CO. vine independent and that law and DEPARTMENT "WR order must be preserved and looting would be punished. 183 St. Paul St. West. To be sure, during .the. first hour or --- ---_- ----__.T__.____ __ _. _ ..--.._... two the old Governor's yamen or palace was looted by his former body- guard, who, I suppose, thought it was t ,fir u7 f ,Ara :*4.".77:',0,0ms• ' a 0' - tr t Axl their legitimate booty ; but otherwise ' .�'� l s * ?f Imi , there was no disturbance, no blood- shed, only excitement and uncertainty ,for a day or two. After this business' went on as usual, except that the banks were naturally chary about loan- ing money. r She Had Studied the Species. A -maiden lady of uncertain age en.. ' tered a shop with the idea of purchas- ing a parrot. She in'rpeeted several and at last decided upon one of parti- cularly bright hue, "That's a good bird, ma'am„” said the dealer. "But he has one fault. He always grum- bles a lot if he doesn't like his food." The spinster's, faded''eyes brightened. "Then I must have him," she said promptly. "It will be almost like having a man in the house," An attractive girl can always find a lot of men who would "leave home" for her; the trouble is to find one who would tnv home for her .after she married him. 59,209.60 243,212.23 i Sugar Beet Tops for Silage. 301,158.45 Silage beet tops cut and left in piles . '70,767.21 in the field after harvesting the beets, 74,869.76 will make a fair grade of silage when 61,747.22 run through a silage cutter with an 63,732.50 equal amount of corn fodder. At By the aid of these grants agricul- tural education and domestic science that the silage had a somewhat strong knowledge has been greatly benefited 'odor but it was not offensive. The and extended all over the country. i cows seemed to relish it, and did as School buildings have been erected, well as on the regular corn silage, college, buildings have been extended Chemical.analysisshowed that the and increased in number, experienced >ila.ge had practically the same coma teachers of a high class have been , position as clear corn silage. engaged, District Representative and By throwing the beet tops onto a county agents' expenses have been pile of corn and cutting both togeth- met, demonstrations in all branches of,er no difficulty was experienced in agriculture and short courses have ensiling. Enough water was added been liberally arranged, agricultural . to the cut material to give it the pro - instruction on both public and high !per moisture content, and make it schools has been extensively pro- ' pack well when two men tramped it meted, z>,ttuch useful literature has I during the time of filling. The silage been circulated, veterinary science ' kept well. has been benefited, knowledge and practice of domestic science extend- ed, manual training received an im- Oh, Won't They. petus, competitions of many varieties A man. won't wear a thing that helped and initiated and school and makes him look funny just because home gardening greatly developed. In short the beneficial influence of the Act is making itself felt in every it is stylish.,But a woman would rather look lie an organ grindler's monkey than be out of style. Think of Cutting this Fine ....Oho cgra i ABSOLUTELY FREE ` ftt teiross s, 41.N;Na. 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Many fields now left in pature would, if 'they Were properly drained, give b.ris*.r crops of grain, roots or corn, An example of how this has. been worked out is found on the farm of Mr, D. W.. Terrill, Victoria •County, Ont. A twenty -acre field of sloping, springly land had only produced half a crop for many years, and was us-' ually kept under hay or pasture. Dur- ing the summer of 1915 Mr. Terrill had the field surveyed and a plan of'', drains mapped out by the district re- presentative. This plan called for • 500 5 -inch tile costing $13.00, 3,000 - 4 -inch tile costing, $54:00, ' and 1.500 3 -inch tile costing $18.50, or a total cost for tile of $85.50. The digging cost $105.00, making a total of $190.- 50. The cost of hauling and other team work is not included in this statement, but would not amount to a very large sum, This summer I drove past the field ., and there was a very good crop of grain growing on it. In spite of the wet spring, Mr. Terrill was able to work this one time wettest field on his farm by May 10. He said re- garding it, "I know that if it hod not been for the tile the field could not • have been sown last spring, and •L.rom the present prospect we shall more than have our money back next fall from the crop grown this year." Evidence like the above is quite convincing. If all such land would be made to produce what it ie capable of doing when thoroughly drained it would mean a considerable increase in the output of the farms of the pro- vince,—W. C. Orvis in Farm and Dairy. -- Feeding Grain on Pasture The man who is in the dairy busi- ness in a big way recognizes that if his cows are going to yield hint the greatest profits he must feed some grain or meal while they are on pas- ture no matter how luxin'iant it may - +,1; be. The ordinary farmer who only keeps cix or seven cows, these usual- ly grade Shorthorns, on the other hand, usually tries to make his cows get through the summer without any grain. If the pasture is good and the • cow is giving under sixteen pounds of milk per day, this legitimate, but if the cow is giving over sixteen pounds of milk per day it should be feel some grain. Prof. C. H. Eckle-, of the Univer- sity of Missouri, suggests the follow- ing -named quantities of grain with abundant pasture for varying produc- tion: Jersey cow producing 20 lbs. of mills daily.. 3 lbs. of grain 25 lbs. of milk daily.. 4 lbs. of grain 30 lbs. of milk daily.. 6 lbs. of grain 35 lbse of milk daily.. 8 lbs, of grain 40 lbs. of milk daily..10 lbs. of grain Holstein -Friesian or Ayrshire cow producing. 25 lbs. of mills daily.. 3 lbs. of grain 30 lbs. of milk daily.. 5 lbs. of grain 35 lbs. of milk daily.. 7 lbs. of grainl`1r 40 lbs. of milk daily.. 9 lbs. of grain 50 lbs. of milk daily..10 lbs. of grain While this isI, of course, an arbitr- ary rale and variations should be made to suit different conditions and individual cows, -it is in accord with good feeding practice and probably is as good a rule of its kind as has been formulated. For cows of medium production it is usually more economicalto feed silage or seine green crop rather than grain for supplementing short pastur- age. In supplementing pasture with grain it should be remembered that the percentage of protein in the, grain ration need not be the same as for winter feeding. Good pasture is an approximately balanced ration. The. grain ration to be fed with pasture. grass should, therefore, have appro- ximately the same proportion of pro- tein to other nutrients. In the case of extra heavy producers the percent- age of protein in the grain mixhare should be somewhat greater, Utilize Your Horse Power The annual cost of keeping• a horse was found be be $90.40 in Rice Coun- ty, Minnesota; $87,00 in Lyon County, and $75.07 in Norman County. These fit: ices are averages for the years 1904.1907. In Riee County thse charges were as follows: Interest on investment, $5.54;. depreciation, $5,56; harness depreciation, $2,10; shoeing, $1.42; feed, $63.49; labor, $11.88, and miscellaneous;, 40e., making a total of $90.40. These costs have increased. This emphasizes the need of keeping !ler es busy and of having no idlers on the :Faro:. ' An Ancient Guy's Advice, "Nc'vcr brood," said Eirictetus,to hie favorite pupil ; "you sere a. man,ere mein ber,'ea t."a hens"