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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1916-10-5, Page 2e +.�ceslfrtgr;�;a+swre�rerAw it-Ios IesnrNen OSIERYthat will stand up and look well— that's what a maa'2rants. It's an- noying to be ererfastinglypoking a toe through a sock—" why on earth don't they make 'ern to wear? "--.Penmans do. Good sox to look at, good to wear —a color, and weight for every purpose. Simply say Penman for Hosiery insurance. Penn, arts L invited Paris Also maker,. 0 derwear 9aeator Coats THE LA "'°$E lI ENOCH WENTWORTH By iSABEL GORDON CURTIS, Author of " The Woman from Wolvertons " CHAPTER XV.—(Cont'd). "Who was George?" asked Merry. "George took care of me on the way over on the big ship. I slept in a little bed over his. I hope I will never see George again." "Wasn't he kind to you?" asked Dorene. "Not—very kind." The child paus- ed a moment. "I don't believe George understands little boys—blind boys, I means." "Was George a relative.?" "No. IIe came to the home to take me to America. That was what Father Shannon said." "What' home?" "The home for little blind boys. There were Ieandreds of little blind boys there," "Haven't you any relatives?" ask- ed Merry. "Why, yes, I have my mother. A mother is quite a close relative, isn't she?'' "She certainly is," agreed the actor hastily. "I mean, haven't you any other relative in England?" "There is Aunt Fannie. She is not a real aunt, though. She used to know mother, and sometimes she came bo see me at the home." Dorcas lifted him into a chair be- side the table. Mrs. Volk set a plate in front of him. She had cut the chicken and potato into small pieces. "Can you feed yourself, dear?" she asked hesitatingly. "Why, yes." There was atone of grown-up dignity in Robin's voice. "I have fed myself ever since I was a little boy." There were tears in the girl's eyes while she watched him eat. He was still such a little boyl He had dainty, well-bred ways. Once he apologized as he accepted a second helping of meat. "I could not eat on the ship to -day," he explained. "Things were nasty. Besides, I could not think of anything but meeting mother. Do you think she will be in soon?" Merry pulled out his watch. "Julie, it is half -past six. Run upstairs again and see if Miss Paget has come in Remember, not a word about the sur- prise for her." The child returned in a few minutes "She has just come in." "Oh," cried Julie, "there's ice cream. You have not had any ice cream." "I am not hungry. I want to go to my mother. You see I have been thinking about my mother for years and years." "Do you remember her?" asked Merry. Robin hesitated. "Aunt Fannie says I can't because I was a little baby when she, went away. I think—I re- member her." "Come with me," said Merry. "Don't you believe that I had better take him?" said Dorcas. "Miss Paget may have began to dress." Merry nodded. "Am I spick and span?" asked Rob- in anxiously. "Aunt Fannie said mother is beautiful and elegant and famous. I want her to see that I am nice enough to be her little boy." Dorcas dropped on her knees be- side him. She untied the small bow at his collar and made it into a fresh knot. "Why, you will be her pride and joy." There was a look of tense anxiety in the child's face. "Do you thins: so really? I am more trouble than lit- tle boys who—can see, I can't dress myself all over, and I can't part my hair straight. • I can't always find things. Sometimes," Robin's voice dropped to a whisper, "sometimes I'm scared when I'm alone; I get afraid on the streets if they are noisy." Dorcas laid her face against the !soft cheek and whispered something in the child's ear. Robin's face shone with joy. "I am glad you think so. There is just one thing," 1 his voice had a regretful tone in it, "I wish you had been my mother, I like you.' I The girl held hint out at arm's length for a moment. "I am wishing ! the name thing. I like you!" He took her hand and they climbed the stair which led to the upstairs dressing -room. Dorcas felt an out- spoken terror. She looked back from the head of the stairs. Merry stood watching them. She beckoned him, and he followed with a few springing ' steps. They paused for a moment outside the door of Miss Paget's room. When Dorcad,tapped, Robin.was cling- ing to her hand witha grip which al- most hurt. Zilla Paget stared at them with stilt curiosity. She sat in front of the mirror while the colored maid Emiline brushed her hair. It hung to her waist in levg, shining waves, Her forehead wrinkled for a moment as if in perplexity. She could not sce Robin's face. He was hiding behind Dorcas with his head wrapped in her gown. A sneering smile hovered hor mouth, "This irl a rare pleasure, Miss Went- worth," she said abruptly. "Some- thing uncommon must have happened of make you honor me with a visit. Who is your young friend 1" Dorcas laid her hand upon Robin's shoulder and turned him gently so he ccald face his mother, "This is your little boy," she said in a low voice, Zilho. Paget sprang to her feet with a ery of rage. In a second she fbood at Dorcas' side, She turned the child's face up to her own and stared at it, The sightleas eyes seemed to plead and search for something they did not find, Robin lifted his hands and groped till he,caught his mother's "yam TFIE LONDON MUTUAL Fire Insurance Co. of Canada ESTABLISHED 1559 Surplus to Policyholders, . $404,046.87 Losses Paid over . - $8,260,000.00 FARM INSURANCES We pay full value for Live Stook Losses Our Rates Have Not Adverfeed Consultour Clearest 1 gent and got rates or write 1a D, WILLIAMS, Managing Director FICAo9'9'ICS., a TORONTO fingers. She flung them aside ang- rily. "Don't touch. me!" she cried starch- ly. "Take him out of my sight!" Dorcas grew white to thelips. Rob- in was clutching at her in terror. She put her arm about hien, sheltering him as a mother would have done, • Miss Paget turned her eyes fiercely upon the girl, "Who hatched this in- fernal plot?" she cried. "Who brought this libtle brats to America?" The actress lost control of herself. She dashed up and clown the narrow dressing -room like a caged tiger, "What is the matter?" asked Dor- cas coldly. "It's hell and the devil—and all his angels. That's what'o the matter. What right had you to stick a finger in my affairs? What do you suppose I want of that blind brat? I hate the sight of him. Ile is the image of his father, and good God! how I did hate him! I suppose you and your saintly Mr. Oswald are bent on ruining my career." • Dorcas opened the door and pushed the sobbing child gently into the lob- by. Merry stood outside, where he had overheard the woman', shrill abuse. He took Robin by the hand and led him downstairs. Dorcas re- entered the dressing -room. Miss Paget was tossing through a heap of letters which lay on her table as if in search of something. She picked up a sheet of paper and stood reading it. .A sav- age smile convulsed her handsome face. "I know now who did it," she cried. "That was the revenge he meant, the belly old rater! I'll get even with him!" "You don't want your little boy, then?" asked Dorcas. She turned on the girl in blank amazement. "Want that blooming, batty, imbe- cile Rob Tully's child? Not on your life! He goes back to the asylum where he came from. I can get the law on them for giving him up with- out his mother's consent" "His mother!" cried Dorcas. "You do not act the part of 'Mrs. Ester - brook'!" There war an ugly tone in Zilla Paget's laa,gh. "I have•heard that before. Mr. Oswald was once so corn- plimentary as to tell me something of the sort Now, perhaps you will be polite enough to clear out. And be- fore you go, let me give you a bit of advice, my lady; keep your nose out of my business if you have any re- gard for your own happiness!" Dorcas turned to the door. The woman laughed as she closed it be- hind her. She poured for a minute in the empty hall trying to think of what could be said to the child downstairs. If the woman had struck him in the face, it would have been easier to re- cover from a.tch a blow. Dick came dashing up the stair's. "First call," he shouted hoarsely. She ran down to her own room. Mrs. Volk sat in a low chair with Robin in her arms, cuddling him against her breast and crooning to hint as if he were a baby. She. look- ed up at Doreen with pitiful eyes. "Let me take him, Alice. I have plenty of time to dress after Julie goes out. She needs you to button her frock and fix her hair." Robin did not speak when Alice laid him in her arms. His slender body was limp and quiet. Dorcas had nev- er known any little boy intimately, and she did not know exactly how to comfort him. Ib occurred to her that if she were in Robin's place she would not want anybody to speak of what had happened. She bent down and touched his face with her lips. When the door closed and Mrs.. Volk went out with Julies, he asked in awhisper, "I don't belong then—to the—lady --upstairs, do I?" r alitS Peaches are the most valued treasure on the pre- serve shelf. Pure cane sugar very "FINE" granulation is best for all preserving. 2 and 5-lbCartons 10 and 20 -Ib Bags t'TheAU-PurposeSugar" gond ns a real hall trade•rnerk far a 141.55 book of Preserving Labels Atlantic Sugar Refineries Ltd. Power Aki o. aroatreat 02 May we sand you ,a copy of our new book, "Desserts andCandles"? —practical—helpful—and free. Write for It to our Montreal Office. 221 iv °Mother Says We Couldn't Run The Farin Without WN � c IT'$ downright scandalous the number of 20 pound tins 1 buy. • )hut, as Mother says, we use itfor 'most everything. "Nothing else tastes quite so good on all kinds of lint Bread, Johnny Cake and Griddle Cakes, "Monier uses it for all her cooking—for Cookies, Cakes, Gingerbread and Pies. "And 1 am almost ashamed to mention the quantity of 'Crovrn Brand' and bread that my youngsters consume. This syrup certainly Is a favorite in my home". The 20 pound tin la convenient and economicalfor home use, although you can cot "Crown Brand" In 2, 5 and 10 pound -tins and 3 pound gloss jars, Askyour dealer.` THE CANADA STARCH CO. LIMITED MONTREAL, CARDINAL, BRANTFORD,' FORT WILLIAM. Makers of "Lily White" rte" Cora SPrup—flenson't Cora Starck—"Silver Gloss" Laundry March. "No, dear,” there was a thrill of assurance in Dorcas' voice, "no, you could not possibly have belonged to her. Somebody made a mistake—an awful mistake." "Then—db you know—who I do be long to ?" "Robin," asked Dorcas gently, "d you still wish that I were your moth er?" His arm: clasped convulsively about her neck, and the slim body shook with sobs. "I would like to belong ,'to some- body." "Well," said the girl decisively, "I want you—forever—as my own little boy. Shall we shake hands on ib?" The small fingers were thrust into her own with a clinging grip. That night at the close of the sec and act the audience sat breathlesff for a few moments. "Cordelia,' with her face glowing beneath the rouge, turned in response to "Mrs Esterbrook's" last plea. "Stay with you because you are my mother? How dare you take the word 'mother' upon your lips? Do you know what that word stands for? I wonder if it would be possible to make you understand. Ib means Love -self-denying, strong, tender de- votion; it means faithful wifehood. Have you ever given that? The wo- man who is a good wife and mother forgives and forgets and loves. Be- hind it all stands love, simply love, un selfish love. I believe in God, bub to -day I cannot understand why he should have allowed a woman such as you are to have become a wife and a mother—my mother!" The curtain fell,, Dorcas had reach- ed her dressing -room when she had to turn and fly black bo the stage. The applaiose had grown to a tumult, Zilla Paget stood by her side when the cur- tain rose. She was smiling a stage smile upon the audience, but the glance she turned upon Dorcas was on of malignant hatred. (To be continued). EASY GOING REVOLUTIONISTS. Little Disturbance In the Capture of Ch inese'Town. Loss in Shipping Uncleaned Grain. About 40 per cent. of bhe dleanings removed from grain at the terminal elevators consists of fine seeds cap- able of passing through a zinc 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 whieh the grower pays the freight, and for which he gets no return. This represents a loss of a quarter of a million dollars which could be obviated if these fine seeds were re- moved before the grain is shipped. The manufacturers of threshing ma- chines are unanimous in stating that their machines are or, may be fitted with screens and operated to separate a large part of the screenings at the - time of threshing. The remairyng 60 per cent. of the cleanings is good feed, ' and if it could be retained on tbe farm would mean a double saving bo the . grain grower. At least the fine seeds should and could be removed at threshing time. Sugar Beet Tops for Silage. Silage beet tops cut and left in piles in the field after harvesting the beets, will make a fair grade of silage when run through a silage cutter with an equal amount of corn fodder. At the Wisconsin Station it was found that the silage had a somewhat strong odor but it was not offensive. The cows seemed to relish it, and did as well as on the regular corn silage. Chemical analysis showed that the 'silage had practically the same com- position as clear corn silage. By throwing the beet tops onto a pile of corn and cutting both togeth- er no difficulty was experienced in ensiling. Enough water was added to the cut material to give it the pro- per moisture content, and make it pack well when two men tramped it during the time of filling. The silage kept well. ,.. 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 tiring 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 them or leave I'1angehow. He chose the latter horn of the dilemma. Where- upon the independence of Chekiang was declared, the civil Governor was chosen tutuh and proclamations were posted on the walls declaring the pro- vince independent and that law and order must be preserved and looting would be punished, To be sure, during the first hour or two the old Governor's yamen or palace was looted by his former body- guard, who, I suppose, thought it was their legitimate booty ; but otherwise there was no disturbance, no blood- shed, only excitement and uncertainty for a day or two. After this business weut on as usual, except that the banks were naturally ehary about loan. lug money. She Had Studied the Species. A maiden lady of uncertain age en- tered a shop with the idea of purchas- ing a parrot. She inspected 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. Ile 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.' • Gave Her a Lesson. "Have you any rags to sell?" said the ragman to a thin -looking woman who was standingat her door. "No," replied the Woman, "excepting those I am wearing at the present time. If you want them, you'll have to take me, too." Tha ragman scanned the householder up and clown, and a triumphant smile lurked around his, lips. "I'm very sorry, ma'am." he replied, as he made for the gate, "I'm only buying rags, hot boneflt" Oh, Won't They. A man won't wear a thing that makes him look funny just because it is stylish. But a woman would rather look like an organ grindler's monkey than be out of style. When a man- is looking for trouble few of his friends are too busy to assist him in the search. menonnescsearsoseasserarsam. AGRICULTURAL INSTRUCTION. Amounts Allotted to Provinces for Year Ending March 31, .1917. The allotments to the different pro vince5. under The Agricultural In- struction' Act, passed by the'Domin- ionParliament in 1913, has been made for the year ending March 31st, 1917. It will be remembered that by the terms of this Act ten million dollars spread over a period of ten years was to be divided between the nine pro- vinces of the Dominion, according to population, for the encouragement of education in agriculture and domestic science. In the initiatory year, 1913- 14, $700,000 was to be divided. Each year the amount was to be increased by $100,000, until 1917-18, when the grants under this arrangement will have reached a total of $1,100,000, at which they aro to remain until 1923, when the ten million dollars will have been exhausted. The sums received by the different provinces for the year ending March 31st next will be as follows: Prince Edward Island ...$ 30,443.75 Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec . Ontario Manitoba . Saskatchewan . Alberta 61,747.22 British Columbia .. 03,732.50 By the aid of these grants agricul- tural education and domestic science knowledge has been greatly benefited and extended all over the country. School buildings have been erected, college buildings have been extended and'increased in number, experienced teachers of a high class have been engaged, District Representative and county agents' expenses have been met, demonstrations in all branches of agriculture and short courses have' been liberally arranged, agricultural instruction on both public and high schools has been extensively pro- moted, much useful literature has' been circulated, veterinary science has been benefited, knowledge and practice of domestic science extend- ed, manual training received an im- petus, competitions of many varieties helped and initiated and school and home gardening greatly developed. In short the beneficial influence of the Act is making itself felt in every direction that agriculture and home- making take. ON THE FARM A Few Drainage Pacts. There are thousands of acres of land. in Ontario that is only pr'oduc. ing a small proportion of the amount of fodder or gain it is capable of be= cause of the extra amount of water held in bhe soil. We frequently bear farmer's remark that such and such a field is cold and sour and that it does not produce the crops it shoal(!. After a field is drained the same work 'and. expense will often produce double the yield ib formerly did. Many fields now left in pasture would, if they were properly drained, give hamper 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 -sere 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 ' 600 5 -inch tile costing $13.00, 3,000 4 -inch tile costing, $54.00, and 1.500 3 -inch rile costing $18.50, or a total cost for tile of $85.50. The digging coat $106.00, making a total of $190.- 50. The cost of hauling and other ;team work is not included in this i statement, but would not amount to a very large sum. This rammer 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 had not been for the tile the field could not have been sown last spring, and from the present prospect we shall more than have our money back next fall from the .crop grown this yea." Evidence like the above is quite 859 28 convincing. •If all such land would 69,209.20 be made bo produce what it le capriole 243,212.23 of doing when thoroughly drained it 301,158.46 would mean a considerable increase 70,757.21 in the output of the farms of the pro - 74,8G9.70 vince.—W. C. Orvis in Farm and Dairy. Feeding Grain on Pasture i The man who is in the dairy busi- ness in a big way recognizes that if his cows are going to yield him the ' greatest profits he must feed some grain or meal while they are on pas- ture no matter how luxuriant it may be. The ordinary farmer who only keeps rix or seven cows, these usual- ly grade Shorthorns, on the other hand, usually tries to mala 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 fed some grain. Prof. C. H. 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All l~ offers and or needmetallarts nloicel•Vasa ea sa0btres illustrating our Ono preinlums est witiclt aro givett en all purchases of $1,00 or more, is sent free upon request. Sending for it does not obli• gate you In any way, ALLEN MANUIS AC'I'URING •CO. DEPARTMENT "W" 35 lbs. of milk daily.. 8 lbs. of grain 40 lbs. of milk daily..10 lb'. of grain Holstein -Friesian or Ayrshire tow producing. 25 lbs. of milk daily, . 3 lbs. of grain 30 lbs. of milk daily.. 6 lbs. of grain 35 lbs. of milk daily.. 7 lbs. of grain 40 lbs. of milk daily:. 9 lbs. of grain 50 lbs. of milk daily..10 lbs. of grain While this is, of course, an arbitr- ary rule 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 economical to feed silage or some green crop rather than grain for supplementing short pastur- age. In rupplementing 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 ease of extra heavy producers the percent- age of protein in the grain mixbue should be somewhat greater, Utilize Your Horne Power The annual cost of keeping a horse was found bo be $90.40 in Rice Coun- t', Minnesota; $87.00 in Lyon County, nd $75,07 in Norman County. These (urres are averages for the years 004.1907. In Rice County thse ,.bargee were as follows: Interest on 'vestment, $5,54; depreciation, $5,50; arness dept'eeiablon $2.10; shoeing, 1.42; feed, $03.49; labor, $11.88, and iscellaneousl; 40e., malting a total of $00,40, These costs have increased. This emphasizes the need of keeping horses busy and of having no ichors on tho farm. An Anolonttluy's 0,dviob, "Never brood," atrill Elptotetus to lila avoldte pupil ; "you ,oars a man, re. :.ember•, not a ban." 103 St. Peal St. West, on real, 0.0 or