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The Exeter Times, 1924-1-10, Page 2rm� 3 aAeary t ' " ni,zaaYs't in. t oZ the. river. tits.: xe a de be doro t i. y a Deeds such as thi. .xnus•t tree .t.a'u%rtyp t'�.�+rr -.A on a'nd, dart,- u odzdfii? able cern rti e, ia�> fsT+t favor R. tiie9, , neer . li , a A t e o is s x n .t. e t a o . v w ,.�. t azt'‘)°11,t.1149 u n ip�x's ala a lined c, sailtucle irnd i c1e. il.• �,. loco lifted by c tiiosure to the sa e in :were a�oc"esssly ad9'a;:, ots to t1i 'sue- exneazt of the rii,'oroue climat sass of such an enter rise. It was de era of has otlived, h-€it,:,wiaitezz4e bl cid I to ),zroceed on x: oC• to: the scene x of r,,q chi toil; , cliarr' suns 1. ere •notify the gee:a-Pants oi` the e F , s wiza'te'r's e1siT! blasts,' Charlie b;as l and therehad ti rest age. Boris axis, d.augh• t clwellinS: that thetimeThe < iVed for r ivied ata g rs have grow up to manhood gond j xna'king the soar. 1 ie- t light . literalned the Got! The moon .; zrl;xnYsciad ant their rt that hsahnblo the .4� on, the decline ahsd the tide would `P hsrtX nit'!;zigs� of t"txeir yrauth far at'aer 4he falling midal.iShtl .seem f , The old: man and his laIndly 1, ll ue at ` g.ight ni&tat for wa,r old help este _are still: to be found It re itGlP Perfect x i> i t rorh, ar ein -their iticlws: and w , x. ;4trtala dui fox •an hstng t .r drinzlin rain, a fitt�ang aril, €Oi' tel . yi+u., ihnple, abode, 4Tilling the meager ! r ,n ea ar t l g tl?s,`ghost of the .anotia maligned e its kid; catche-le want fish are ec S a „ n zan? teed, sseangem a hLi3• humble table and meetiaz; c t al,tad :, Naving Ueen ;rreceasrul1y completed vasieizh:i; with chance pedlars and en that ,that the r•ilatiy should leave theshouse ish} ru parties who may lrapp at raitircii;'1it, the treasure seekers. left way during the summer morr]is. �: for the haat, there to await the solemn There:;3s sn;old legend, crebC37isaed'hour. lay time and often r, eesarsee! et�itb ' tiiahznaira,; fiat At about lii•30 our adventurers as '' breath and ne�E � the river iu a shifl,,and under bated tended Lie faanaous pirate Captain I� dd, visit-; ,cover of the night, accenteated by rain zl La Biviere . de portage and there l and fog, they succeeded in conveying Y•y=eft' enormous treasure, Old Simon, i the treasure to the Krouse. After the has long seise been gathered to departure of the inmates the pot of atlhees, was, at the time of aur e byCharlie's and in :gold was taken to. the' cellar where, living cloy with the aid of a lantern and a crow- 1patizy with every feature of the large stone was dislodged,,and st . treasure .*legend. Simon. and bei, a s rife,often reizsarsed ,to the writers the impression of the pot left in the excavation. Laying the Ghosts. Then followed the laying of the ghosts. The .ousting of the infernal spirits with Many weird complaints... The cornet was• used in the cellar to daylight to spy out a hiding place, and Juno)]. advantage. Although shown to r cover of a dark and stormy Charlie urin the day as a mineral - sight, i tl g landed on. eatsplendidsolo in the iijght, they again 15 to c c rod, it played a so o s ieces of•`eight, sacred vessels of gold,' cellar, Such roans and 1amentationS' Pg `and raeea of pearls:" no decent disembodied .mortal could .These steeple old men knew that the lever bear. These dismal sounds below treasure was there. Charlie had. were splendidly exemplified above by strea'ms of gold, He was .troubled with Dicko, who made capital use of the .tIhese, nightmares of, buried'fortunes, lantern and fireworks. From Charlie's sand, one day confided to the hero of description. of hydra -Beaded men and 'oar tale, "Dicke", that'the treasure was ?frame -enwrapped figures which he revealed to him, in a dream, as con- ;.swears he saw leave the premises, et', :ed under his own <house. Would i there was no doubt in the minds of our ,.o make the search? Dicko would. ;heroes that the exorcism had been . ow, Dick() was the owner of. a fix t- I complete What a night! establishment near by and pos- 'Now, to get away with. the swag! A -ed of a; sense of humor, an uniimit- few jewels more or less mattered iit- su i of energy, tie 1371 Y -and a reckless + , to these lucky mortals—but the andon Just necessary for an enter- I proof -reran, the proof! se as. arduous and. lhttmorous as To a small bridge which spans the o T1r `be the delving for buried trea- stream below the house, the two are 'antler Charli "' r e s� ' hon ., house. On one of 1 g is carried their loot, and there "at icko s visits to the Shire -town of the dead of night with the lantern eut, heGon &ded in a kindred: • s isit dimly bn s n g„ they summoned irresponsible as himself, and one 1Charl o Simon, and the neighbors to a worked in a general store, the ; see "what the search' had revealed., story oi' the buried treasure and .1' `ii +ping . out a bowie knife with all quest made by Charlie to searck r th bandon of a, John Silver, Dieko the old :house "She's rte' 1 comoviritee isolt t 0 2 e story of the "long beat"; how their efatl}ers saw the bold buccaneers Sale. ashore in full piratical regalia, uatlasse •crimson sash, red fez, the o er. ''o v i• o the ld ,time en:sensU e f of gibe °Spanish main. They came in Fannin �Pn of the Mari i I , One of the most interesting as well as one of the historic sights of the Maritime Provinces -one that is also a source of large revenue—is the dyke lands, or what areknown locally as the hay marshes. ` These marsh lands extend around the head of the Bay of Fundy, in' Cumberland, Colchester, Hants, Kings and Annapolis " counties of Nova Scotia, and in 'Westmorland and Albert counties of New Bruns- wick. z, wick. While -the term marsh lands is applied to these low iying areas, they name are. far • from being what the: zh<. n implies. Lookingat them from an P eminence they bear the appearance ance of great flit t stretches of prairie lands or meadows, ':covered with rich ,grass, while almost as far as the eye can reach innumerable hay -barns and i ay - stads'dot the landscape. The marshes 'have been brought into . existence by the extraordinary power ( of the tide of the Bay of Fundy. where there is sometimes a.diii`erenc - of sixty feet between thele 1 water at high::: f gold,, jewelry, ones, strings- of 'pearls, all 'must be , en; 'regie. were made in which leaden in- ots were run" and "KIDD" in large baring letters appeared on each brick. hese were all carefully gilded to daz- e the eye, carefully, solicitously wrapped in old tarpaulin, tar -smeared fond sanded..' Empty tin 'tea sample r Boxes" were all beautifully lined with ;Mack velvet and stuffed with cheap Jewelry, rings,' strings of imitation Pearls, sparkling thine. stones and gew. kaws of ninny shades and shapes. These, in tarn, were subjected to the same process of camouflage• as were he`' other items. Wh€z1'.``all complete, the'treasurs was stored in the old cop- e'. pot, tarpaulin,: sand, and hiero rg yphkxb added, and all,made ready for >,is`�d'escent on old Charlie. One item• was lacking, ,a mineral -rod? OnS,+, hap• Py member of the conspiracy suggest- ed a cornet (whether 1B flat or and B; flat, the harmony would be cam- i)lete) and a cornet in its case, was taken along as a mineral rod. Some flreworks were necessary to dispos- aese Captain .IRfdd• and his cat throat brew; but Trifles such as these were artere ba'gatelles • to this enterprising boxn:pany; of treasure seekers: Well, to'get on with my' tale.. On e n ,day in. raid summer, Dlckoand the aforesaid "kindred .spirits" sailed. t we in flailing e Y a f,�„xing boat for Riviere da Portage. y{ter rt t:•rb!!A.�er .zin one-vena:fill tai of p twenty: ui1let7; the.gplleon: arrived' at the mouth se t nori'E.1,E_ i..iAN`rEp ll 't@ ''OME I( ANP t.OU4‹ ?il PoRI-Rf\t t ko i7oughtaaga stoles) is a tree et the "west, Its :.aana- eiian range extends freak the eastern ?slopes of the ll:oeky 1t1oun:tairia in nl berth. throrhgh to the 4040.. of'British GcQlgrnbist,,' It attains the. largest size of stir tree in Canacla•and with the ex oe ition of the redwood of . Califertile is the largest tree on the continent, It :rows • to an immense size frequently eiteeed4nis 6 :feet in diarraeter• and•, 200 feet in height One:ef the' ttallest, Douglass firs on record had as height of 280 feet. In I%ew Garderis,_L+ngland, stands a one>Iiiece fag ;staff 220 flet ,sigh presented by the British Colum- bia, Government. This staff Wee- cut from a Douglas fir 800 feet high. Trees 15 feet: in diameter have been found and a single -tree has been cut that produced 60,000 feet board measuro.< It would'require1,200 logs of the aver- age ,s1ze'.now being cut in many parts- of Eastern Canada to produce Quantity of lumber. Attain Great Aye, The Douglas firs •attain, a great age. They have been found over 790 years old. The majority of -them however., do not reach this age before' they are overcome by wind, Are,`insects or dis- ease. Comparatively;` few are found over•400 years of age. The° tree,. bow ,divot, is remarkably healthy as cons- pared with some. of its associated spe cies and does not'sufer to the samea extent from insect pests and decay- produeing fungi. in 'early life the shape of•the Doug etr bola pears h oyer, u ` and raa3e;cta tcaxr s3bout one half inch beyond. the ivlzi°a` th'e c ne',a'fettheraed ap ace. Differ !t, $tsar kS lthgfrista • botanicgBy thereli, only one aiaocie0 o$ Dougl is. fir there aarfr some marked. differences izx atse and general qualities of the trees growing on interior, mountains as eernparea. with those fauna, in the more moist u11- mate of the coast regions. '1<'he.coast trees reach a: larger size and are more lapid in growth. Such tests go lra.ve beexx made 'indicate the wood of the coast stronger than that of tb,e mann- taro, type; The latter type; however, is a hardier tree, being lose subject to injury by early and severe frosts when grown outside its natural. range. Where It is desired:to cultivate it in Lna.sterg Canada,- the hardier mouutaln type is recommended in preference to the•�co ust .form. Since the Douglas fir has graceful proportions, attractive foliage and good rate of groirtth, it might well be used to a greater extent than at present for ornamental plant- ing.. I This tree at present produces one of Caaada',s most important woods. It is second only to spruce 1n the quan- tity" of- lumber cut. No ether single ' species is furnishing` se .much of Cana• ila's lumber. More, titan . 750,000,000 feet board measure, are being cut each year, ;s.zxdthis :cut will; doubtlessly in.. cx'ease with the. growing scarcity of large structural timber In Eastern Canada' and. as the qualities of the. wood. becomeso more widelyknown. Wood Very `.Durable. to The wood of the Douglas fir is one of the hardiest, heaviest, stiffest anxh strongest of our native woods. It also produces our largest structural • tim- bers. Great quantities are used In bridge building, wharf construction and heavy frame work of :all kinds, The wood is very durable . and large quantities are used for, railroad>ties and mining timber. It is also exten- sively used for the manufacture of tanks, l� silos ad n wooden conduit pipes. Although most widely known as a material for heavy Construction nstructioniise wood has s properties --which' enable it to be used ed in a �vicie variety of ways. It a m ke a s n ecolle t n hard- e w grin„:. floor and when laid in the farm of creosoted blocks,' provides a long - v oa�a?zg; noiseless and dustless pave- , ro x ad a w s. Y It has an exceedingly pleasing figure others who were surrouided b shock - and sY g p o , t ' a tem el es an 1 wh suddenly fid s s c enc, to �i absorbers sd u a rte u an t t so xs n v e ole o the d Y las fir is sharply pyramidal with the lower branches drooping. Older trees have more (sr less flattened or rounded • topped crowns.. In old age it is usually again, close the dykes and resume ff oe of branches for 70- feet or more cropping the land. The periods when and: the trunk is straight with. ver PP ,�g y it is necessux ary to open es or `little taper. renewal oses are widely dykseparaf` The. character of the bark varies P P ed, some of those familiar with .condi- with the age. On youngtrees it is ' tionsgiving fifty years as the intervtab,° thin and smooth and shows those pe - between n, p between floodings. 1 culler resin filled blisters which one grow upon` the also finds on the' true firs. The Do^ The grasses which p g better parts of the dyked lands are I las fir, it might be well to state here, the.English`hay asses, of a super1 superiordoes not belong to that group of trees I �' yearal of hayper called firs' (Abies)of which the balsam quality.: But one crop p � is taken off the land, but farmers fin+.. fir (Abies balsamae) is our most wide after haying excellent ly known species, On old trees the inthe�marshes f 3 g p ertilizers barof the fir becomes very for their cattle. No f k s Douglas as g a of any kind areused opals the marsh `thick and...deeply furrow ed. It has the'. consists 'eaviest• bark of anytree 'nCanada, 11 GAl cultivation h h land,anct'th only e z • in an occasional plowing, on an aver -I so etimes 10 to 12 in ches thick. Th e age once in ten or fifteen years,when1barmakes good fuel,burningreadily A. a single clop of 'oats is sawn; followed but. more slowly .thah �>o.od. once - at .byThe lea es" are flatten grass.Y ed and point - An 1 >I l An extensive market exists for the ed, dark green: above said pale beneath. he are f om '.Fund T r ane to one an e -h lf. ha > town on the Bray of. Y Y don a 3 g hnarshes, ando at goo priaesl : Large.:inches long.:, They are attached more tar :.k•1 .: all r y are to .. - ., ,. � a oun ,t • q Y d he twig but. u e.ntiti d base >or stem permits ge themselves on op- fi• of ul e true firs. The Duds are sharp -pointed and free ram resin. This distinguishes thein. ariatioiis in the shore -line; from the true firs .which have rather of lakes and havers, it is hardto realize blunt or rounded butts covered with that but for the dykes these large resin. areas would at high tide be covered S. 1`he cones are from 2 to 41/ inches i, with water. The valti of the land, long ,: and hang gracefully from the however, was readily appreciated. by 1lranclies. The true fir cones ata' nd. the original settlers, many of whom in erect. The cones are one of the Doug - their native lands had been compelled las flz's best distinguishing features E. to battle against the encroachments of since they nave a iiexibl eta h ee- 3 i - the ;.a a o e' 1 o nt H cl e ',v well these eagly settlers iSPig which is attached. to the base did their work may be; jtidged from s r the fact that at various points the Observant Child, '' original dykes are still in existence 'Period of close two hundred Mother, must I wash my face?" after a• ndi d ales'.”- years. s r „Why can't I powder it like :o•u do? These famous dyked lands are to- y day, as in the past, a great asset to No Bill.. the provinces of Nova Scotia and New "There was a strange man here to Brunswick; and as they continue, de-• see you to -clay, papa," said little Betty. cade after decade, to produce their hay "Did he leave a bill?" crops for home and export consump- "No,. papa; he just had a plain nose." tion, they bear testimony to the energy of` the people Who in the early part of Languages •of ,Britain. the eighteenth century fought;' and In the British Empire therm exist won the battle with the sea for their S00, possibly 1,000 distinct languages. possession. i There are 500 in India: The Natural, Resources: Intelligence< Your alone isyour of the Department of the In- y • yo r goose, arid the terior has issued very interesting interest on it is your golden egg. Take handbooks on Nova : Scotia and New care of the goose anddo not expect( Brunseviek;: copies of which may be that all the eggs will have double obtained on request. yolks. ty in a marvel- °producing hay crops averag'- vnee taken in the ing from two to three tons per acre. ole tlie;'pot and made.alt in the 1 When the soil appears to be deterior-s• darkness. ating it is only necessary to open the d kes allow the tide In .cto flood Daaet e nenY ,h land' .consequenceof q this find, Charlie dug for himself a perfectly good eel ..T lar. He never found the balance of the treasure. Does he' believe, the genuineness of that find? " 4sk hint— (and you will hear the `longest most lurid' and inflammatory vituperation of "Gros At"and Dicko that you have ever had the pleasure of listening to. Q'hey earned it. Pretty Phrase. The Swedes. have a pretty word for the phrase "honeymooning." 'They call it anal -monad, or the caressing month. Eats No Meat. •.The .Arab, who lives. largely on. dates, is extraordinarily wiry and can travel for. days in burning heat that would `kill a meat -fed Inan. A Lofty,: City. Cuenca, a city of 30,000 in Ecuador, lie•s A8,460 feet-"sh• ote the..sea: -Hai Ha!_ aA tsar a, rq Can Wipe Out• Leprosy Viscount Chelmsford, former Vice- roy of India; in"a circular seat out by the British "Empire ' Leprosy Relief, says that leprosy can be wiped out in the British Empire, in three decades. Hundreds are recovering from the disc Jocular Bog—"Hey,Smile t Z heft Y ease under resent curative somebody gives you a speedometer for! a e methods. ,, The: Associatioiz is still in the roses a Christmas gift! p s far organization. If there be one thing upon the earth that mankind loves and admires bet ter than another, it is a brave man— it is a man who dares to look the: devil in :the face ,and tell him lie, 3s a devil,. —.Tames A. Garfield. • Timidity is a -disease of the mind, obstinate and fatal • e - o ` a man once Easil Rattled , .f r ,, y "; persuaded that any. impediment .ie in- Turtle— You: look gloomy. superable, has given. it, with :respeot Rattler—"I aril. 1 just lost. niy to `himself, hacask. ,•t t strength and weight The- bossy said 'I was too e s y which it had not before.—Dr. Johnson. 'tledt"6 '41 'p kraal :lles+ gxxces 'Int i s " rvice of the l)elzrxri xzhent of the Interior 'at :01t4w. says: ' When in Aug.u,,at last .the Am- erican Irstitrite• of,'Minin f and Northern " 1Viotsillurgy'visited tina toile an inspection was made o the silver: and gold mining area Tho rich gold mines of the Kiri land Lake district proved to o a revelation to, a great many, of the vlsito's, .whilo one important feature which the engineers. were quick to observe was that these vastly rich deposits are merely a email spot on the edge of it vast country in which the discovery of mines in;hnultiplied numbers is an: intimate cer- tainty. These men are echooled to measure at a glance the extent of mineral wealth possibilities, and from remarks made it is clear that . the unanimous opin- ion has boon reached : that the mineral fields of Northern On- tario' ars earmarked as likary t+o develop into possibly the richest on earth. Not alone are the proved mines theguide; in reach- ing, each-ing, this `conclusion, but rather'_ is it the enormous area of mil- lions of acres et similar country;'. as yet untouched on which, those in. search of opportunity are lir- ing their gam. E. P. Mathewson, President of 'the Institute, expressed the opinion that, although the 'mitres of Cobalt have produced close t 340,000, 000 040 ounces of silver.et " in his opinion the field will on-. tinue. to produce the metal in important quaxxtiries.,long miter the present miners are dead. This view is supported, by the outstanding success . being achieved in South- Lorrain. Hiding From Life. We cannot evade the terms thatlife h itself imposes: The lin of least re- s istance th oat w e follow y * a twist like a wounded snake, as weary to make '. it lead us only through verdant meads and flowery vales. ` But s aver or later there are,rocks in the pathway, harsh fiere' resistances angles to.'surmount, that are not of our electi:xi, to be over- come. c:oihe. Those,•�vho led easy lives, , z • who of the, safel reclined in Y log, rivals quarter -sawn oal, in beauty. confronted by the ,gyakals;neces v ,s+' It is therefore being used extensive- • alcin•�`T "};sten T1 e a a - a!°_..-1. c sd the wind of advers of a home- and keen. When the to weaklings give up and valorous summon . a 1 been extensively us.ce in Great Britain Confront whatever sax been Fate and on the contin+< *=�°or reforestin The coast type 1 f 1 ly fore doors, panellir sash es - wood The `Douglas fir has attracted con- siderable interest in me Europe and it has dread unguessecl an g i the srank coward that found to the ordeal and seeks to Make very favorable growth, eopecial- as from lions and drago ly in the British Isles, which have a or the black spread climate not unlike its native habitat. wings. The -British Forest Authorities are - Nor can one find a spc using this tree extensively for restock- ed and secluded in . areas : denud•e d that,o g d during the groat figure of destiny will root; follow an., war and the Canadian Government has discover him where he dowers. alreadysupplied'is • them with several l+i.anci5 4'lioahrpson in his glorious s tons of seed for this purpose. , poem imagined the "Hound of Ifeaven persistent on the ;trail;: rid • from -it one: might take the image of °' life itself, in ceaseless ,quest of these who forever strive to hide from it. They would, tell you ,that they are not running 'away from life. On the contrary, they seek life; full andfree and ,glorious. But their'. idea is that life is a progress from, one ;delightful, luxurious sensation to the next, and the minute it ceases to be fun they spurn what it brings and seek ai • dif- ferent amusement. Talk to them of the discipline there is in sorrow and frustration and loneliness, and you are talking a foreign language. " If life; is like that, they tell you, they wish np xaloxe of it. - 'They must, a c'' :l1 costs, 'have . "the roses and the i',tuz.es"; they see no reason 'vrhv, sey should pay in salt tears fq•� tilt. s our, starts But they will never find that "great good, place" they' imagine where trouble never comes. Trouble°was ap- pointed -•that out of stresses and ten- . sionr and torsions' we might acquire a character worth having, a character that will not fail us,in our need; a character that will enable us to ser vie the race and: acquit ourselves" zselves.liice mon, under' the e ornniasdiz vision of g God. 0 in the Words of • she Woods, • A lumberjack with a broken leg was taken to a hospital for treatment: : Af- ter the .'leg her?, been . s et,•.: stile, nurse asked him bow the accident; occurred. Ile replied: "You see, ma'am, it was this way; 1 was skyhooting for the Potlatch Lum ber Company„ and I had only dna ground nhole:. He sent up -a big blue butt and she was a heavy one. I saw her yaw:and yelled to him to give her a St. Croix, instead of wlhich he threex' a sag into her and guned her, and broke my leg." 'Xes;' the nurse replied, "but I don'6 exactly hnzdorstanci." "N•gither do T said the lutilberjaclt "Tho fool xnust have been crazy, 1 Resolve that, a-hateves you do; you will bring the whole, man to it; that you will ding the whole weight of your boing into it; that you will di it in the spirit of a eonquero"r, and so get tit% lesson and power OA of it wh.ioh cornu only to the co:ant/arna, Major` h! .C.;fionls A British ofucerwho was murdered in Northern India recently and whose. ,;may„ death has brought • to. a • climax the stah',of British resentment against the Amir of Afghanistan who had. antler-. taken :to suppress ss :tlie • rnaraudili : , g tribesmen. 'Britain may3 job. Y e forced to use militar ?measures'to rat - . at Y induce Clic Amlr to'fulfiil:his treaty duties.. iT FlN15HEp, Mid, WRGGi.E.(r1OSE? 014 �(E5 : FiN'P i i05"r St Y 1 THINK r . is Ju5r LIKE HER B!T8 ° I. PoN'T' KNOW1 LtRe. iT-: EiUT. IHa `MOiiTH Ti -CAT DOES NOT SEEM i' l6H`i'" ; r 1y s as ° lessons of immitigab' e pain. - • ii. ii