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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1916-09-15, Page 67 71/..:047:NTA CHOOSE ag l.D S E c .THE PE1k& theHABIT THAT LASTS A LIFETIME Sold at the Best Stores. L. E. Waterman Company, Limited„ Montreal. Booklet on Request �Jd TME C;/ MEI LLMAN AI`s EXCITING PRESENT -DAV ROMANCE BY WEATHERBY CIIESNEY CHAPTER XXVII.—(Cont'd.) "Exactly what I say. I offered a partnership once before, and for cer- tain reasons withdrew my offer as soon as it was made. Her subsequent be- havior led me to believe than those reasons were no longer operative, so; at Furnas the other day I renewed my, offer. She accepted it, and it was not' till the day before yesterday that I' discovered that she had deceived me. I had been shamelessly duped, Mr. Scott ; swindled in fact ; and I think that I am at this moment the happiest biped in the island of San Miguel. I don't except the two younger lovers, Varney and Scarborough." "Then. the fraud was not serious ?" asked Scott, laughing, Montague became very grave. "It was, sir. I was led to believe that I was offering marriage to a lady who, if not absolutely penniless, was at any rate not rich. She is prepos- terously rich, and she has been aware of the fact for three months. She had not the slightest need of my assist- ance." "But it seems that she had need of you." "She is good enough to tell me that she has ; and on the evidence she of- fers I am inclined to be vain enough believe the statement. As I told you just now, I am the happiest unfeather- ed animal in the island. But of course it is on false pretences," "Well, I shouldn't let that worry you," said Scott, laughing. Montague sighed profoundly. "I don't." he admitted dolefully. "That is what I find somewhat dis- tressing. I am marrying a rich wo- man, and if I were ashamed of myself on that account, I should think better of my own character, But Jehosha- phat, sir 1 there is no room for any emotion but joy in this contract ! I can't feel sorry. I could jump up now and kiss that waiter ! Jehoshaphat 1 Wouldn't he stare !" "Do it," said Scott. "No, sir ! I should make myself ridiculous, and Mona dislikes my do- ing that more than is necessary. Have I I told you that the repairs to the Sea - Horse are finished, and that she will be ready for sailing the day after to- morrow ?" "What are you going to do with her? Sell?" "No, sail." "But you won't stick to that kind of life now 1' "Why not, sir, if I like it and my wife likes it ? We are going to finish the tour as advertised, and be married at the end of it. After that we shall probably go into the same line of business on a larger scale. I think of having a fleet. I don't consider be- cause my wife happens, fortunately or unfortunately, to be rich, that there is any reason why I should be idle for the rest of my life. Besides, for the present tour I am under contract to my troupe." "You are losing one of them, aren't you ? Varney's wedding is to -morrow." "Quite so, and a very charming bride he is to have. But you are wrong in thinking that I shall lose him. The honeymoon is going to be spent on board the Sea -Horse ; Varney will per- form as usual ; his wife will be use- fully employed in learning the duties of a chaperon ; and at the end of the tour they will return to San Miguel, and Phil will grow pine -apples in part- nership with his father-in-law. The idea is quaint, perhaps. I am given to understand that it was the lady's. "Muriel Davis proposed to go on tour with a circus company, and on her honeymoon, too !" cried Scott. "Im- possible ! And as for chaperoning you and Mona, why, she doesn't consider, you respectable." Val B. Montague smiled. "I am told that she was somewhat prejudiced against us," he said. "She has chosen this method of testing the truth of her theories, and her father agrees with me that it is a very sen- sible method, too. She is a very charming girl, but between ourselves, I believe her father thinks she will make a better wife to my excellent friend, Phil Varney, when she has Iearnt that between the inevitable right and the inevitable wrong there lies the vast country of the debateable. Many excellent people live in that country, whose coats are neither ;of a pure and heavenly white nor of an impossible black, but a hard-wearing respectable shade of grey ; but she does not, or will not, know them. Her eye at present can see only crude black and white ; Mr. Davis hopes that un- der our tutelage she may learn to ap- preciate the artistic values of the half- tones." "Which is. Phil—black or white ?" asked Scott, with amusement. "He started black, and then became impossibly white, I believe," said Mon- tague gravely. "The honeymoon will probably teach her that, he is a very serviceable shade of pearl grey." "You'll be a funny ship load," said Scott. "What a pity Scarborough has to go to London to arrange about that clerkship. You could have found room [. z yn§ustti2 for another honeymoon couple, couldn't you V' "Easily, As It is, Miss Carrington is eoming.wiW. us." "What !" "Sha, will be Monate gut for. the reriiainder of the tour. The girls ,ktave become, great friends, I am happy to say.' When we have gene 0r4u0 our advertised programme of West Coast ports, we shall run up to London, to be present at Horace..Scarbolrouglea marriage. I hope to arrange,. to have my own celebrated on the, same -day," Scott regarded the Yankee ,eirbis- man with a look of amused admiration. "You're a rare head :for detail, Mon- tague," he said. "Of course all this is your arrangement. But you've forgot- tenone person, haven't you ?" "i think not, sir. Who ?" "Mrs. Carrington." "I did not forget her. When I heard that she had recovered fitoln..her chill, I went to Sete Cldades and offered her the post of wardrobe mistress on board my schooner, and cashier in the circus. I have an immense admiration for that woman's strength of mind and business capacity. However, she re- fused. I learned subsequently that some of the ladies who will be with; me an the Sea -Horse would not have been pleased if she had accepted," "Miss De la Mor, for instance !" queried Scott. "I naturally consulted Miss De la Mar before ,going to Sete Cidades at all. I had her full permission. She considered herself •entirely capable of managing the widow." "What is the widow going to do for a living ?" "I am not in her confidence, sir, so i cannot tell you. But I don't think we need worry. Before she came to this island she managed very well on an income which was officially re- turned, I believe, as nothing a year. Have you observed her dresses ? They are not those of a woman who dines off a crust habitually. I don't know where she means to raise funds for the future, but I have no doubt at all that she will raise them. I have an im- mense respect for that woman's abili- ties, sir. However," Montague added, rising, "we will leave the question of her future livelihood for the widow herself to settle. I want you to come with me to the circus now. We are giving our last performance in Ponta Delgada to -night, and I have adver- tised that it is for the benefit of Pam- pas Jos, the Revolver King, who is to. be married to -morrow." "A bottle of fizz first !" cried Scott. "Bumpers to the three pairs . who are going into double harness." ,,' "I am with you sir. A health tt Pampas Joe and Muriel Davis 1" "To Val G. Montague and his leading lady !" "To Miss Elsa Carrington and the Cableman !" The End. THE SWIFTEST FLYER. New Type of Machine by the British at the Front. A new type of aeroplane now be- ing used by the British at the front has already accounted for 27 Fokkers, according to a . statement made by Baron Montagu. C. G. Grey, editor of the Aeroplane, gives the following description of this new aerial "de- stroyer": "These small fighting machines are distinctly a British product, first be- ing introduced by the Sopwith Firm a year or so before the war, and from that first experiment they have been developed and fitted with more and more powerful engines, until to -day the British scout biplane is the fast- est thing in the world, except a pro- jectile from a gun. The German Fok- ker monoplane is `'a fast destroyer, but its success is limited to some ex= tent." Mr. Grey concluded as follows: "The improvement in the British aeroplanes may eventually have a considerable effect on the air de- fences of this country, for the im- provement in aeroplanes must neces- sarily be more rapid than the im- provement in airships, and conse- quently it is quite probable that new types of destroyer -aeroplanes may be introduced which will make it al - Do ALL your preserving with Pare cane. "F NE" granulation; High sweetening . power. Ordeal by name in' original -packages. 2 ami 5 -lb Cartons. 10 and 20-14 Bags Fre This Book of printed alld gummed labels for fruit jars. if you will cut a red hall trademark from a Lantic bag or carton and send it to /Atlantic Sugar Refineries, Ltd. rower Bldg., iflontreal 25 most impossible for airships to get away from this country, if they ever reach it. Improvements in climbing, speed, and power of aeroplanes have been so great that they can now reasonably be expected to outclimb an airship, and the speed of the best aeroplane has always been superior to that of the best contemporary air- ship. So that with these improve- ments in the organization of the de- fencestations, it is not unlikely that even the most improved German air- ships may find it too expensive to continue to annoy the British Isles." MANY PATENTS APPLIED FOR. Idles for Offence and Defence Being Daily Svolved. War produces inventions. The Patent Offices of the French Govern- ment has received many applications for papers covering the rights on various inventions of French soldiers at the front. Taking the hint from the enemy's infernal machines, and evolving ideas for offence and defence from their daily contact with the foe, the poilus have offered some interesting models for use in warfare. "The Moving Trench" is what a soldier in the Champagne sector calls his model of an armored barrier on rollers, adaptable only for level ground—in which the defenders push forward the bulwark toward the en- emy's trenches, thus saving them- selves from exposure to machine gun fire. An other has perfected a model of an "amored wheelbarrow," which consists of a carriage on one wheel, of : the general shape of a barrow, with its sides extended up quite high and protected by steel plates. In the V-shaped apex a machine gun is plac- ed. The contrivance may be pro- pelled by a strong soldier or by a small engine.. "Showers of ,fire" provide for the release of numerous small balloons filled with explosive gases, which burst 'automatically- by time fuses. They are so weighted that they do not rise more than 10 feet above the surface of the ground. Another idea was evdiently a re- sult of a perusal of "Michael Strog- off," by Jules Verne, as it employs the principle of floating explosive and volatile fluids on water .against en- emy positions n-emy'positions and then igniting them. BRITISH SHELLS BEST. "Prematures" and "Blinds" Are• Now a Negligible Quantity. Mr. Lloyd George told the British House of Commons recently that at the battle of Loos, owing to the large number of "premature" shells the firing with high explosives had to be given up. Since. then there had been an enormous improvement. Now "prematures" were a negli- gible quantity, "blind" shells were getting fewer .and fewer and in a very short time the ammunition fired from the British ;guns would be the best in the whole area of the war. Mr. Lloyd George was able to show that the steel helmets supplied to our men had been the means of saving thousands of lives. He expressed a hope that a further protection would be forthcoming in the shape of body shields. y d rwen 1t THERE are certain words in our language which sum up a number of qualities, and express them tersely. "Class" is one, "Effi- ciency" another, "Penmans " still another. This last one when applied to underwear` means all the good things you want in tho underwear you buy for yourself. Don't forget --Penmans. Penmans Limited Paris tit ka lita. 1ftia„ attraes alit rits^'Cc em'e • 3 ^l-.Cx""nemaw al,,• Et LACK • EEP a cF. F. Dalley Co. of Canada Ltd., Hamilton, Ca=iada ES 2 TAN EAT 1 F' f ` , f� � `r l.,,,.ltn lea ON THE FARM Washing Mlllc Cans. The Inatter of washing cans by city ' dealers, while only a small part of the daily operations, is a very important One. 'Many different methods are used, by various dealers in caring for th9 cans after the milk is removed from them. Some of these methods are as follows ; 1. Returning the cans unwashed. 2. Rinsing with water (either hot or cold). 3. Rinsing out by means of hose with either hot or cold water, This is quite common at some plants but is not satisfactory. 4, Rinsing out with hose and then steaming with live steam. 5. Washing the cans out by means of washing powder and hot water and a hand brush, then rinsing. 6. Same as 5, with an additional rinsing with boiling water or steam- ing, 7. Cleansing by means of machines of various kinds. One of the simplest of these ma- chines is "a jet machine, by.. means of which sprays of cold and hot water and of 'steam are successively forced into the can. Some of these simple machines also have dryer attachments, by means of which a draft of dry air is forced into the cans. Another type of machine is the brush machine, by means of which the cans are brushed out with washing powder and water and then rinsed. They may be steam- ed after washing by a spray of live steam. Some of the largest machines are fitted with powerful pumps, and the cans, in an inverted position, are run through the machine and sprays of soap and water, rinse water, hot water and steam are successively forced into them under considerable pressure. After being thus washed and sterilized they are also dried in the modern machines. Injustice to the farmer the dealers should give considerable attention to this question of washing the cans. If the cans are allowed to go back un- washed to the farmer it is a very dif- ficult and often an impossible task for him, with his facilities, to clean them. Even a rinsing witn cold water is better than nothing, though of course it is not satisfactory. It does not matter what method Is used, so long as the cans are well cleansed and steellized. The drying of the cans is also an important factor. Not only does this leave the can in a ranch bet- ter condition, but 3t will also preserve its Life, as it helps to prevent rust. It is also important that the cover be thoroughly cleansed and sterilized as well as the can. Ib is not a good plan to put the cover onto the can until the latter is dry, When the covers are not put back on the cans immedia- tely, the cans should be kept in a clean place where there is no dust or con- tamination. The covers should be placed tightly on. the cans before they are returned. Some of the large dealers who oper- ate country stations not only wash the cans in the city, but also rewash and sterilize them when they arrive at the country plant. This is owing to the fact that the covers may be removed from the cans during the trip back to the country and thus the cans may be contaminated. Considerable experimenting has been carried on by the Dairy Division in regard to sterilizing cans. Bacteria counts were made from cans receiving ordinary washingand rinsing. The re- sults showed that the cans cdntaine from 300,000 to 18,000,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter, with an average of 4,600,000. To 10 gallons of milk put into one of these cans there would be added more than 100 bacteria per cubic centimeter, as an initial contamination from the can alone ; that is to say, that is the least number that would be added. With a little steaming these same cans could be rendered prac- tically sterile. One dealer who had recently in- stalled a modern washing machine had some tests made by his bacteriologist on the results obtained. From the ptle- liminary tests made less than 200,000 bacteria were found to the can and no undesirable types. Before the machine was installed, counts from the old one which had a much less efficient steam- ing device, ran as high as 20,000,000 bacteria to the can and some were un- desirable. Of course the large dealer must have a machine that will do good and rapid work, but the main result to be obtained is a clean, sterile and dry can regardless of the machine used. The main means to accomplish this Is thorough cleansing witlt.washing pow- der and water, rinsing, sterilizing with live steam, and rapid drying, then toyer the can" and keep it from con- tamination, --IT, S. Dairy Division. Envy and jealousy make people do a lot of foolish things. Sometimes a pian who pretends to love Ms enemies lops back an his best friends.