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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1916-10-29, Page 6z. \111 `r. a zavo-a:r ao.v<v®o o` tao .•r'i" s r j` '✓ a'sa vvo va va®er®0v`.a o `t``iirr Men anted for the Navy The Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve, wants men for inune. diate service Overseas, >i the Imperial Royal Navy Candidates must be sons of natural born British subjects and be from 18 to 38 years of age. pAy $1.10 per day and upwards. Free Kit. Separation allowance, $20.00 monthly. N' ytk Apply to the nearest Naval Recruiting Station or to the Department of the Naval Service, OTTAWA. a . _st wt s atm The B Or, The Adventures of Captain Fraser CHAPTER IV.—(Cont'd). Fraser agreed with her. He was closely watching the pit -stalls. In the general movement on the part of the audience which followed the lower- ing of the curtain, the master of the Foam was the first on his feet, "I'll go clown and send him up," said Fraser, rising. Miss Tyrell demurred, and revealed an unsuspected timidity of character. "I don't like being left here all alone," she remarked. "Wait till they see us." She spoke in the plural, for Miss Wheeler, who found the skipper ex- ceedingly bad company, had also ris- en, and was scrutinising the house with a gaze hardly less eager than his own. A suggestion of the mate that he should wave his handkerchief was promptly negatived by Miss Tyrell, on the ground that it would not be the correct thing to do in the up-{ per circle, and they were still undis- covered when the curtain went up for the second act, and strong and will-; ing hands from behind thrust the skip- per back into his seat. "I expect you'll catch it," said Miss f Tyrell, softly, as the performance came to an end; "we'd better go down and wait for them outside. I never 1 enjoyed•a piece so much. - The mate rose and mingled with the crowd, conscious of a little occasional •s clutch at his sleeve whenever other people threatened to conte between{ them. - Outside the crowd dispersed slowly, and it was same minutes be- fore they discovered a small but com- pact knot of two waiting for them. "Where the—" began Flower. "I hope you enjoyed the perfor- mance, Captain Flower," said Miss Tyrell, drawing herself up with some; dignity. "I didn't know that I was I supposed to look out for myself all the evening: If it hadn't been for Mr. Fraser I should have been all alone," She looked hard at Miss Wheeler as she spoke, and the couple from the pit -stalls reddened with indignation at being so misunderstood. "I'm sure I didn't want him," said Miss Wheeler, hastily. "Two or three times I thought there would have been a fight with the people be- hind." "Oh, it doesn't matter," said Miss Tyrell, composedly. "Well it's no rood standing here. We'd better get home." She walked off with the mate, leav- ing the copule behind, who realised that appearances were against them, to follow at their leisure. Conversa- tion was mostly on her side, the mate being too much occupied with his de- fence to make any very long or very coherent replies. They reached Liston Street at last, and separated at the door, Miss Tyrell shaking hands with the skipper in a way which conveyed in the fullest' possible manner her opinion of his be haviour that evening. A bright smile and a genial hand -shake were reserved for the mate. "And now," said the incensed skip- per, breathing deeply as the door clos- ed and they walked up Liston Street, "what the deuce do you mean by it?" ., e minded the e what?"d "Mean by mate, who, after much thought, had decided to take a leaf out of Miss Tyrell's book. "Mean by leaving me in another part of the house with that Wheeler girl while you and my intended went off together?" growled Flower, fero- ciously. "Well, I could only think you want- ed. it," said Fraser, in a firm voice. "What?" demanded the other, hard- ly able to believe his ears. "I thought you wanted Miss Wheeler for number four," said bhe mate, calmly. "You know what a chap you are, cap'n." His companion stopped and regard ed him in speechless amaze, then re- alising a vocabulary to which Miss Wheeler had acted as a safety -valve all the evening, he turned up a side street and stamped his way back to the Foam alone. ' Pears For clear, white delicately flavored preserved pears use The ideal sugar for all preserving, Pure carte. "PINE' granulation. 2 and 5 -Ib Cartons 10 and 20-1b bags r'TheAll-PurporseSugar• PRESEsvillg LAMAS PDX: 54 qunitised and pprtata,l Inbela lox' a roil bail trade•ntark. Send to Atlantic Sugar Refineries, Ltd. Power S1t1c., Mon,xetut 70 iteness of his housekeeper, was aiarzn- ed and perplexed at the generous color which suddenly filled the old lady's cheeks "Mrs. Banks made ib herself," he said; "she's very clever at that sort of thing," "There, do you know, 1 guessed as much," said Mrs. Church., beaming; "directly I saw it, I said to myself: 'That was never made by a milliner, There's too much taste in the way the flowers are arranged.'" CHAPTER V. The same day that Captain Flower and his friends visited the theatre, Captain Barber gave a small and select tea-party. The astonished Mrs. Banks had returned home with !her daughter the day before to find j the air full of rumors about Captain 1 Barber and his new housekeeper. They 1 had been watched for hours at a time I from upper back windows of houses in the same row, and the professional , opinion of the entire female element Iwas that Mrs. Church could land her fish at any time she thought fit. j "Old fools are the worst of fools," ! said Mrs. Banks, tersely, as she tied her bonnet strings; "the idea of Cap- tain Barber thinking of marrying at his time of life." "Why shouldn b he?" inquired her daughter. "Why, because he's promised to leave his property to Fred and you, of course," snapped the old lady; "if he marries that hussy it's precious little you and Fred wil get." "I expect it's mostly talk," said her daughter, calmly, as she closed the street door behind her indignant par- ent. "People used to talk about you and old Mr. Wilders, and there. was nothing in it; He only used to come for a glass of your ale." This reference to an admirer who had consumed several barrels of the liquor in question without losing his head, put the finishing touch to the elder Iady's wrath, and she walked the rest of the way in ominous silence. Captain Barber received them in the elaborate velvet smoking -cap with the gold tassel which had evoked such strong' encomiums from Mrs. Church, and in a few well-chosen words—care- fully rehearsed that afternoon—pres- ented his housekeeper, "Will you come up to my room and take your things off?" inquired Mrs. Church, returning the old lady's hos- tile stare with interest. "I'll take mine off down here, if Cap- tain Barber doesn't mind," said the lat- ter, subsiding into a chair with a gasp. "Him and me's very old friends." She unfastened the strings of her bonnet, and, taking off that article of attire, placed it in her lap while she unfastened her shawl. She then held both out bo Mrs. Church, briefly ex- horting her to be careful. "Oh, what a lovely bonnet!" said that lady, in :false ecstasy. "What a perfect beauty! I've never seen anything like it before. Never!" Captain Barber, smiling at the pol- Mrs. Banks looked at her daughter in a mute appeal for help. "I'1 take yours up, too, shall I?" said the amiable housekeeper, as Mrs, banks, with an air of defying criticism, drew a chap from a paper -bag and put it on. "I'll take mine myself, please," said Miss Banks, with coldness. "Oh, well, you may as well take them all, then," said Mrs. Church, putting the mother's bonnet and shawl in her arias. "I'll go and see that the kettle boils," she said briskly, . She returned a minute or two later with the teapot, and, setting chairs, took the head of the table. "And how's the leg?" inquired Cap-; tain Barber, . misinterpreting Mrs, Banks' screwed -up face. "Which one?" asked 11Irs. Banks, shortly. "The bad 'un, said the captain. "They're both bad," said Mrs,Banks, more shortly than before, as she notic- ed that Mrs. Church had got real lace in her cuffs and was pouring out the tea in full consciousness of the fact'. "Dear, dear," said the captain,I sympathetically. "Swollen?" inquired Mrs. Church, anxiously, "Swelled right out of shape," ex- claimed Captain Barber, impressively; "like pillars almost they are." "Poor thing," said Mrs. Church, in a voice which made Mrs. Banks itch to slap her. "I knew a lady once just the same, but she was a drinking wo- man." Again Mrs. Banks, at a loss for words, looked at her daughter for as- sistance. "Dear me, how dreadful it must be to know such people,'' said Mrs. Banks, shivering. "Yes," sighed the other. "It used to make me feel sorry for her—they were utterly shapeless, you know. Horrid!" "That's . how Mrs. Banks'are,"said, the captain, nodding sagely. "You' look 'ot, Mrs. Banks. Shall I open the winder a bit?" "I'll thank you not to talk about me like that, Captain Barber," said Mrs. Banks, the flowers on her cap trembl- ingAs you please, ma'am," said Cap- tain Barber, with a stateliness which deserved a better subject. "I was only repeating what Dr. Hodder told me in your presence." 1 Mrs. Banks made no reply, but created a diversion by passing her cup up for more tea; her feelings when Mrs. Church took the lid off bhe teapot and poured in about a pint of water before helping her belonging to that kind known as indescribable. "Water bewitched and tea begrudg- ed," she said, trying to speak jocul-' arly. "Well, the fourth cup never is very good, is it?" said Mrs. Church, apolo- getically. "I'll put some more tea in, so that your next cup'il be better." As a matter of fact it was Mrs. Banks' third cup, and she said so, Mrs. Church receiving the correction with a polite smile, more than tinged with incredulity. "It's wonderful It a lot of tea is drunk," said Captain Barber, im- pressively, looking round the table. "I've heard say its' like spirit drinking," said Mrs. Church; "they say it gets such a hold of people that they can't give it up. They're just slaves to it, and they like it brown and strong like brandy." Mrs. Banks, who had been making noble efforts, could contain herself me longer, She put. down the harmless beverage which had ,fust been hand- ed to her, and pushed her chair back from the table. "Are you speaking of me, young woman?" she asked, tremulous with indignation,. "Oh, no, certainly not," said Mrs. Church, in great distress. "I never thought of each a thing. I .was al- luding to the people Captain Barber was thinking of—regular tea -drinkers, you know." "I knot r what you mean, ma'am," said Mrs. Banks, fiercely. "There, there," said Captain Bar- ber, ill-advisedly, "Don't you say 'there, there' to rise, Captain Barber, because I won't have it," said the old lady, speaking with great rapidity; "if you think that I'm going to sit here and be insulted by ---by that woman, you're mistaken," • "You're quite mistook, Mrs. Banks," said the captain, slowly. "I've heard everything she said and where the in- sult comes in I'm sure I don't know. I don't think I'm wanting in common sense, ma'am." He patted the housekeeper's hand kindly, and, in full view of the in- dignant Mrs. Banks, she squeezed his in return and gazed at him affection- ately. There is nothing humorous to the ordinary person in a teacup, but Mrs. Banks, looking straight into hers, broke into a short, derisive laugh. "Anythng the matter, ma'a n?" in- quired Captain Barber, regarding her somewhat severely. Mfrs. Banks shook her head. "Only thoughts," she said mysteriously. it is difficult for a men to object to his visitors finding amusement in their thoughts, or even to inquire too closely into the nature of them. Mrs. Banks, apparently realising this, laughed again with increased acridity, and finally became so very amused that she shook in her chair. (To be continued). FOR HEADACHES, BILIOUSNESS CONSTIPATION, INDIGEST N Nearly all our minor ailments, and many of the serious ones, too, are traceable to some disorder of the stomach, liver, and bowels. If you wish to avoid the mis- eries of indigestion, acidity, heartburn, flatulence, headaches, constipation, and a host of other distressing ailments, you must see to it that your stomach, liver and bowels are equal to the work they have to do. Itis a simple matter to take 30 drops of Mother Seigel's Syrup daily, after meals, yet thousands of former sufferers have banished indigestion, ,bil- iousness, constipation, and all their dis- tressing consequences in just this simple way. Profit by their experience, As a digestive tonic and stomachic remedy, Mother Seigel's Syrup is unsurpassed. 2015 TRY MOTH I EL'S SYRUP. • TECH NEN 1,00 SIZE CONTAINS s Dam A9 M2rici# AS 1'55 TRIAL SIZE SOLI: AT 60C PER. SOTrLE. Buckwheat Lice Stock. 1 a for Many farmers in Ontario sowed more than their average of buckwheat this year on account of the impossi- bility of getting on the land ill time to put in their usual grain crops, and from reports received to date it ap- pears that there will be a good sup- ply of this grain throughout the prov- ince. • Buckwheat is, as a rule, considered chiefly as a poultry feed by most farmers nowadays, but with coarse grains lacking in supply it will be necessary to consider the pessible value of all farm crops as feed for stock. Buckwheat compared with wheat as regards its composition stands as follows: Buckwheat, water 12.6; ash 2.0; protein, 10.0nerade fibre, 8.7; nitrogen -free extract*4.5; ether extract, 2.2;—wheat; water, 10.5; ash, 1.8; protein, 11.9; crude fibre, 1.8; nitrogen -free extract, 71.9; ether ex- tract, 2.1 The black woody hulls of buckwheat have little feeding value and are the chief objection to the grain as chop, but the portion of the grain that forms the middlings is rich in protein and ether extract, and has a high feeding value. "The feeder may make liberal use of the floury portions of the buckwheat grain, well assured that they axe valuable and that, usually, they are an economical I feed," says W. A. Henry in Feeds and Feeding. I Buckwheat is rarely used in On- tario as feed for dairy cows, but is something of a favorite in the Mari- time Provinces. If ground and mixed with other concentrates it usually cheapens the ration and adds bluk. It frequently seems to, increase the fldw of milk The Central Experimental Farm has reported two feeding trials in which buckwheat was fed against wheat, to pigs. In the first trial, ground buckwheat was fed against ground wheat, and in this trial 445 pounds of ground buckwheat were re- quired for 100 pounds gain, and 410 pounds ground wheat for 100 pounds gain. In the second trial, one Iot of pigs was fed a mixture of one-half ground buckwheat and one-half mixed meal, and the other lot a mixture of one- half ground wheat and one-half mix- ed meal. In this trial it required 405 pounds of the buckwheat mixture for 100 pounds of gain, and 380 pounds of the wheat mixture for 100 pounds gain. This is a much better show- ing for buckwheat than might be ex- pected, since buckvsheat has a thick, fibrous hull which the hog cannot di- gest. Ground wheat showed an ad- vantage of only about 81/2 per cent. over ground buckwheat, and the wheat mixture an advantage of 61/2 per cent. over the buckwheat. Feeding of buckwheat to sheep and horses does not seem to have been tried to any great extent but there would no doubt be safety in its use in small quantties if mixed with oth- er grains An account of the experi- ence of feeders who have used buck - Wheat as a feed for all classes of live stock would be greatly . appreciated by many who have a stock of this grain on hand. Lengthen the Life of Machinery. Fall is here again and it will not be many weeks until the cold winds from the north will be carrying snow -flur- ries across bhe fields. The leaves will soon drop from the trees and make them, like the fence corners, a very rr t DIG, wholesome, ' -nutritious loaves, of delicious nut - like flavour, downy light- ness and excellent ce ' qualities. keeping cI s, FAm Breads- a es -P ddin -Pas': ie bare shelter for the farm implements and machinery, The life of useful- ness of any machine depends more on the care taken of it than upon the work clone. Farm binders and mow- ers are too short-lived and it is not always the fault of the manufactur- er. Too often the machine stands in the field from the time it is last used in haying or harvest until after it freezes up and in some eases even on through the winter. Snow makes a good covering but a poor preservative for such machinery. The careless plowman leaves his plow in the ground at the end of the field when he un- hitches at night, and one nighb the frost comes hard and the plow is there till spring.. The cultivator, the har- rows and the disk are often found in the corner of the field where the fall wheat was put in and are left there till the snow flies and sometimes un - till spring, and the owner, when he wants to use then next spring, finds them so rusty that they do not clean, incl, decay sometimes has set in in the wooden parts. Rust rots the metal just as gaickly as decay con- sumes the wood. We venture to say that the lifetime of farm implements and machinery could be doubled were they always driven to the implement shed and put under cover when the day's work is done or when the parti- cular job at which they are used is completed, and whenput away were , y e e looked over to see that all nuts were tight and parts in place, and all those parts which are liable to rust covered with oil and the wooden parts kept freshly painted. We saw a wagon a few months ago which was so old that the owner, a man well past middle age, could not remember exactly how old it was and yet largely by good care in being kept under cover and • washed frequently and also treated to a coat of paint annually, it was just as serviceable and looked as well as it did when it left the shop. Put away the implements and machinery as soon as through with them this fall. Ib is a good way to save.—Farmer's 1 Advocate. Selection of Seed Potatoes. 1 Thousands of farmers have suffered heavy losses at various times from fungus diseases attacking potato crops. Weak, spindly hills make breeding places for the disease which would never get started otherwise. These spindly hills are often caused by planting weak seed, the result of carelessness in selecting the tubers for seed. Like begets like, and the sooner persons planting small or dis- eased potatoes realize this the better it will be for their crop yields. Remarkable results have been ob- tained by investigators in seed selec- tion work with potatoes. Intricate methods are not necessary to obtain marked improvement in the ordinary field crops. It is a good plan to go over the field when the tops are about half ripened off and mark with a stake or twig the hills which show ex- ceptional vigor and resistance to dis- ease, to drought or to heat . At dig- ging time these hills can be kept apart for seed. Any of the marked hills not yielding smooth or superior pota- toes should be discarded. Farmers may think it too much trouble to save all their seed in this way, but en- ough can easily be selected to plant a special seed plot each year from which seed for the main crop the lowing year may be obtained. If the fanner neglects to mark the vigorous hills he should, at least, note and keep apart the high yielding hills of smooth, uniform tubers for a seed plot next year, Potato growers will find that it is highly profitable to select their pota- toes for seed carefully and intelligent- ly, as it will mean greater productive- ness, vigor and uniformity in shape and size.—F.C.N. in Canadian Farm. The Effect of Sod on Yields. Practically all of North Dakota was prairie or sod land for countless cen- turies before the while pian came and overturned it with his steel plow drawn by oxen, horses or a tractor, according to the time and place. This state with a population of 630,000 people produced 152,000,000 bushels of wheat in 1915, or exactly as much , wheat as was produced in the entire United States in 1866, the year fol- Iowing the close of the civil war, when the population of the country was 35,000,000. The sod land had within it the elements of fertility to produce this big yield, years after it was first broken up, and the fine grass roots bound the soil particles together and o. blowing.The prevented drifting or a native clovers or legumes had the soil thoroughly enriched with nitrogen, a very essential element in hard wheat, and the decaying roots filled the soil with humus or vegetable material which makes it open and mellow. If land is cultivated too long it loses these essentials of fertility. Every one who wants to keep up yields should plan to seed down the fields to grass and legume crops every few years, for these crops renew the strength and fertility of the soil. Such fields are also profitable when in pas- ture or hay and if the products are fed 1 on the farm and the manure resulting is used to further enrich the land.— By W. R. Porter, North Dakota Ex - Iperiment Station. Make friends with the colts. Pet `and handle them while they are young. Take time to slip the halter_on them occasionally. But don't expect them Colt Sense. to leas right off. They don't know ' what you require of them. Deal gent- ly with them on the start, and the first thing you know, they'll be lead- ing up like an older horse. What's the use of waiting to be yanked I around in breaking a big, strong two- !year-old colt? , Curry and brush them, too, up one 1 side and down the other, clear to the hoofs. It takes lots of time to teach then to be curried if you wait till they I are two or three years old. And then, when you do try to break them in, I you are liable to get kicked. . • 1 Get the young horses accustomed to buckles and straps. It's a good plan Ito lay a light set of harness on them occasionally. But be very careful i not to put a flimsy halter on then 1 that they can break; and see that they never get loose with any straps or ropes dangling about. Yoa don't I want to train the colts to pall back kick, or be runaways. TNDERWEAR should J bea lot of things, but above an else dainty. A little touch here and thereon Penmans has accomplished this. Penmans underwear is chic, it's meant to be—we all like pretty things ---it's soft as fleece, and smooth as a kitten's wrist. That's why every woman in the land likes Penmans. Penmans timitod Paris From the Middle West DETWEEN ONTARIO AND BR1 TISII CoI.>1J11tI31A. • Kama From Pray neem Where Mani Ontario Boys and G.irla Aro Giving; A Winnipeg man was released from jail in order to provide food for his wife and family. , . A number of cattle have died in the rural municipality of Willowdale, Sask., as a remit of blackleg out- break. Drinking in a stable is a ret 1 of- fence, as two Regina men foil/71'5'a to their cost. One million one hundred and eighty- eight thousand six hundred and sev- enty-five dollars has been collected in current taxes in Calgary this year. Fire destroyed the home of Mr. Oclegard, of Richard, Sask., burning to death three children and their mother, C. H. Noble, a farmer north of Lethbridge, expects to beat the world's record with his 1,000 -acre wheat tract, Whilst the mother was using 'coal oil to start a fire, there was an ex- plosion, and the 11 -weeks -old infant of a Yorkton woman was burned to death. Mining men in Alberta are exer- cised over the new Dominion regula- tion which puts a stop to all reining , development in the various Govhrn-' merit parks in the Rocky Mountain region of Canada. {. It is reported that the MaeaSoba Government may call for a referen- dum on the question of adding an educational test to- requirements for voters in provincial elections. The Winnipeg Jitney Association made 300 little hearts very happy last week when they took the orphan children out motoring all afternoon. Masters Fred and Gordon Iiolmes, little Winnipeg twins, have made quite a bit of money for the Red Cross and Patriotic Fund by singing and dancing in their little khaki uni- f Judge Ryan, of Portage la Prairie, has been appointed temporary judge of the Dauphin, Man., judicial dis- trict, Judge Myers, of Winnipeg, last week signed an order for the ex- tradition of Charles Kauffman, who is wanted in Minneapolis on a charge of stealing 100 bags of flour from the Pillsbury flour mills. Charles Pearce, a young marriL„. man, well-known in the Indian Head district, died suddenly last week while working on one of the farms* of H. F. Loveless, . in the Wide Awake district. He was on his way with a butcher knife to kill a ea'g when he dropped dead. TEACHERS' INFLUENCE. Foundation for Improvements May Be Laid in Schools. To the rising generation must we look for many changes and improve - 'mem in our municipal conditions. The children of the present, under the influence of a broad-minded teach- er, will absorb lessons which will later be an enormous influence for good. A recognition of this fact, and of the great dependence placed upon them should be in the mind of everyone en- trusted with the upbuilding of our youth. The extent to which this power to influence children for good is recognized may be gleaned fraressllie number of appeals made to the school teachers for assistance. Every interest working for the betterment of Canada and Canadians lays stress upon the necessity of securing the re- cognition and support of the children. To this already long list has been added a call for the influence of school teachers in keeping of streets free froth litter. To a large extent the children are responsible for this. Waste paper, chewing gum. and candy wrappers are thrown en streets and sidewalks regardless of the untidiness they cause, This littex is carried by the wind, and, blowing about the streets, frightens horses, causing many runaways and sometimes serious ac- cidents. Waste paper also. collects in sheltered places, falls `through grates into basement window open- ings, or accumulates against wooden •7 buildings or fences; a lighted match or a cigar or cigarette stub carelessly thrown aside may fall upon this ac- cumulation of litter and cause a fire: All fires are the same size at the start, and it is the apparently sr 3'1 and harmless fire which sometimes causes the greatest loss, both of property and lives. The school teachers have it in their power to inculcate in their pupils a spirit of pride in the appearance of the streets, and great benefits will accure from this effort on their part.—D. in Conservation, Good Pay, Short Hours. A certain house in a western town; improved so greatly in comfort and appearance that a visitor shrewdly surmised that the son of the hoose, a lazy, good-for-nothing, had turned over a new leaf. He inquired abotit it, "Yee, tier, my son's got a job now," said the smiling old mother, "Gets good money, too. Alt he has to 'do ie to go twice a day to the circus and put his head in the lion's mouth. The rest of the time he has to himself."