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Or, The Adventures of Captan Fraser
CHAPTER I. i carefully to the deck.
A. 'pretty girl, stood alone on the i "How nice it feels to be on a ship
jetty of an old-fashioned where at {again! said the girl, looking ean-
Wapping, looking down upon the tentedIy about her, as the mate
silent deck of a schooner belay's. No !brought up a canvas chair from be -
smoke issued from the soot -stained !low. "I used to go with my father
i sometimes when he was alive, but 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 sear -
let flowers went remarkably well with
the dark eyesand hairbeneath
i be a it,
"Mother Says We Couldn't
Run The Farm Without
ON THE FAR
cowl of the galley, and the fore -scut-
tee and the companion were both in-
-hospitably closed. The quiet of even -
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 and also that the deck of the schooner
last remnant of the ebb -tide. In had never before seemed such an in-
shore, various craft sat lightly on the viting place as it was at this moment.
soft Thames mud; come affecting a "Captain Flower keeps his ship in
rigid uprightness, others with their good condition," said the visitor,
decks at various angles of discomfort. somewhat embarrassed by his gaze.
The girl stood a minute or two in "He takes a pride in her," said
thought, and put her small foot out,Fraser; "and it's his uncle's craft, so
tentatively towards the rigging, some there's no stint. She never wants
few feet distant. It was an awkward for paint or repairs, and Flower's as
jump, and she was still considering it, nice a man to sail under as one could
when she heard foot -steps behind her, wish. We've had the same crew for
and a young man, increasing his pace years."
as he saw her, came rapidly on to the "He's very kind and jolly," said the
jetty. - girl.
"This. is the Foam, isn't it?" in- `IIe's one of the best fellows brcath-
quired the girl, as he stood expectant- in,," said the mate, warmly; "he say-
ly. "I want to see Captain Flower." cd my life once—went overboard after
"He went ashore half an hour ago," me when we were doing over ten knots
said the other. an hour, and was nearly drowned
The girl tapped impatiently with himself."
her foot. "You don't know what :' "That was fine of him," said Miss
time. he'll be back, 'I suppose?" she Tyrell, eagerly. "He never told me
inquired. 1 anything about it, and I think that's
He shook his head. "I think he's i rather fine, too. I like brave men.
gone for the evening," he said, pon- ; Have you ever been overboard after
dering; "he was very careful about his ' anybody?"
dress." ( Frased shook his head somewhat de -
The ghost of a smile trembled on spondently. "I'm not much of a
the girl's lips. "He has gone bo call : swimmer," said he.
for me," she said. "I must have ; "But you'd go in for anybody if
missed him. I wonder what I'd bet- ; you saw them drowning?" persisted
ter do." Miss Tyrell, in a surprised voice.
"Wait here till he comes back," said "I don't know, I'm snre," said
the man, without hesitation. i Fraser. "I hope I : hould."
The girl wavered. "I suppose he'll j "Do you mean to say." said Miss
e
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IT'$ downright scandalous, the number of 20 pound •tins I. buy.
, But, as Mother says, we use R for 'most everything,
"Nothing else tastes quite so good on all kinds of Hot
Bread, Johnny Cake and Griddle Cakes.
"Mother uses it for all her cooking—for Cookies, 'Cakes,
Gingerbread and Pies.
'And 1 am almost ashamed to mention the
quantity of 'Crown Brand' and bread that my
youngsters consume. This syrup certainly is
a favorite in my home":
The 20 pound tin is convenient and economical for home
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The master of the Foam said it was,, I "I suppose," said the mate, with a mated, much useful literature has
and seemed from his manner to be 1slight cough—"I suppose .it's nothing been circulated, veterinary science
anxious to do more justice to the sub- about that girl that was down here?" has been benefited, knowledge and
ject than that. I "Certainly not," said Flower, vio- , practice of domestic science extend -
"I didn't dream you'd come down I lently, He extinguished the lamp, ed, manual training received an t-
here," he said, at length. and, entering his state -room, ceoeed !Pallet competitions of many varieties
"No; you never invited me, so I the door and locked it, and the mate, ! helped and initiated and school and
came without," said the girl, softly; after lying a little while drowsily 1 borne gardening greatly developed.
"it's a clear little schooner, and Dike !wondering what it all meant, fell a- I In short the beneficial influence of the
it very much. I shall come often." :sleep again. Act is making itself felt in every
A slight shade passed over Captain: (To be contineed). !direction that agriculture and home
Flower's face, but he said nothing. ` i making take.
"You must take me back now," said !AGRICULTURAL INSTRUCTION.
Miss Tyrell. "Good-bye, Mr. Fras-'j
er." ! Amounts Allotted to Provinces for
She held out her hand to the mate, { Year Eliding March 31, 1917.
and, giving a friendly pressure, left The allotments to the different pro -
the cabin, followed by Flower. vinces under The Agricultural In-
The mate let them get clear of the struction Act, passed by the Domin-
ship, and then, clambering on to the lion Parliament in 1918, has been made
jetty, watched them off the wharf, }for the year ending March 31st, 1917.
and, plunging his hands into his ! It will be remembered that by the
pockets, whistled sc,,tly,terms of this Act ten million dollars': on which the grower pays the freight,
"Poppy Tyrell," he said to himself.,spread over a period of ten years was and for which he gets no return.
slowly. "Poppy Tyrell! I wonderThis represents a lose of a quarter
. ! to be divided between the nine pro -
why the skipper has never mentioned vinces of the Dominion, according to : of a million dollars which could be
her. I wonder why she took his arm.
!population, for the encouragement of obviated if these fine seeds were re -
1I wonder whether she knows that ha's ! education in agriculture and domestic moved before the grain is shipped.
engaged to be married." ! science. In the initiatory year, 1913- The manufacturers of threshing ma -
Deep in thought he paced slowly j 14, $700,000 was to be divided. Each chines are unanimous in stating that
up and down the wharf, and then i year the amount was to be increased their machines are or may be fitted
i wandered listlessly round the piled -up ; by $100,000, until 1917-18, when the , with screens and operated to : eparate
r a large part of the screenings at the
time of threshing. The remaining 60
per cent. of the cleanings is good feed,
and if it could be retained on the farm
would mean. a double saving to 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
i 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.
:•
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 zinc
screen containing perforations 1-14
inch in diameter. This means that
140,000 tons of small weed seeds are
j shipped in western grain each year,
guess I've come here," she said Tyrell, severely, "that if I fe�i into empties and bags of sugar in the open ;grants under this arrangement will
thoughtfully. 1 the river here, for instance, you floor beneath the warehouse. A : have reached a total of $1,100,000, at
"Sure to," said the other prompt- j wouldn't jump in and try to save ' glance through the windows of the of- l' which they are to remain until 1923,
ly. 3 me?" fice showed him the watchman dumb- when the ten million dollars will have
"It's a long way to Poplar," she i "Of course I should," said Fraser T ering peacefully by the light of . abeen exhausted. The sums received
said, reflectively, "You're Mr. ; hotly.. "I should jump in after you ;solitary gas -jet, and he went back to r k]ie different provinces for the year
Fraser, the mate, I suppose ? Cap-; if I couldn't swim a stroke ' the schooner and gazed at the dark ! ending March 31st next -will' be as
tain Flower has spoken to me about j miss Tyrell, somewhat taken aback, ! water and the dim shapes of the I follows:•
murmured her gratification. !neighboring craft in a vein of gentle prince Edward Island $ 30,443.75
"I should go in after you," continu melancholy. He walked to the place 'Nova Scotia 74,859.28
d the mate, who war. loth to depot
you."
"That's my name," said the other.
"My name's Tyrell," said the girl,
P h where her chair had been, and tried
smiling. "I dare say you've heard from the subject, "if it was blowing a•
Brun-wick
to conjure up the scene again; then, Quebec New Brad
Captain Flower mention it?" i gala and the see, full of sharks. becoming uncertain as to the exact Ontario
slowly. He stood looking at the girl sharks round our coast,"said spot, were: down to the cabin, where, Manitoba
"Must have done," said Fraser., I "What a blessing it is there are no
Miss
before h at h dark h d h' 11 somewhat of a hurry to get
•
e' ore im, her c ar air an shin- Tyre , in somew a
ing dark eyes, inwardly wondering away from the mate's heroism. i
why the captain, a fervid admirer of , "Have you ever seen one ?'
the sex, had nob mentioned her. I "Saw them in the Indian Ocean j
"Will you come on board and wait?" I when I was an apprentice," replied I
he asked. "I'11 bring a chair up on bracer.
deck you -will."
i .
i
'll "
The girl stood a moment in con- 1 "You've been on foreign-going
ships, then?" said the girl. „ "I won -
sideration, and then with another faint der you gave ' it up for this.
sat is , 1
from Wapping, assented. The rnate . "my father's an old man, and he want -
sprang nimbly into the catlins, and ed me home. I shall have a little
then, extending a hand, helped her ;
steamer heis got an interest in as
so 1
fit's jest as well for me to know these .1
• waters."
!evening
In this wise they sat taking until
gave way to night, and the
deck of the Foam was obscured in
shadow. Lamps were lit on the
wharves, and passing craft hung out
their side -lights. The girl rose to
her feet.
j "I won't wait any longer; I must
be going," she said.
"He may be back at Any moment,"
urged the mate.
"No, I'd better go, thank. you," res
plied the girl; "it's getting late. I
don't like going home alone."
"I'll come with you, if you'll let
Me," said the mate, eagerly. •
"Al] the way ?" said Miss Tyrell,
with the air of one bargaining.
"0f 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 oe 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 rip at the Wheelers' for
you for nearly a couple of hours."
"I must have :missed yon," said Miss;
it?
Tyrell, eereinebr. 4'At`
nnoying, isn't
a
reference to the distance of Poplar I "This suits me better " d Fraser •
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the locker being immovable, no each
difficulty- presented itself. He gar. -
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 rmall shark sur-
rounded by a horde of hungry Poppies
by the hurried and dramatic entrance
of • e,aptain Fred Flower. The cap-
tain's eyes were wild' and his face
harassed, and be unlocked the door of
his stateroom and stood with the
handle of it in his hand before he
paused to answer the question in the
mate's sleepy eyes.
"It's all right, Jack," he said
breathle-sly.
"I'm glad of that," said the mate,
calmly,
"I hurried a bit," said the skipper.
"Anxious to see me again. I sup-
pose," said the mate; "what are you
listening for ?"
"Thought I heard somebody in the
water as I came aboard,", said Flow-
er, glibly.
"What have you been up to ?" in -
/aired the other, quickly.
Captain Flower turned and regard-
ed him with a book 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 thin vessel," said Flower, with_
out deigning to reply to the question,
"and ask questions about the master
of it, he's as unlike me, Jack, as any
two people in this world can be. D'ye
understand?"
"You'd better tell me what you've
been up to," urged the mate.
"As for your inquisitiveness, Jack,'
it don't become you," said Flower,
with severity; "het I don't suppose
it'll be necessary to trouble you at
all."
He Walked out of the eabin and
stood listening at the foot of the com-
panion -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 ail hour," he
said, amiably;. "good -night, Jack."
"Good -night," said the curious mate.
"I say—" lie sat tip suddenly initis
bgnlses ttd,looked seriouslyper.
at;the >�lii l`
"Well?" said the other
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A Few Drainage Facts.
There are thousands of acres of
land in Ontario that is only produc-
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 the soil. We fregiientiy hear
farmers remark that such and such a
field is cold and sour and that it sloes
not produce the crops it should. After
a field is drained the same work and
expense will often produce double the
yield it 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 -acre field of sloping,
springly land had only produced half
a crop for many years, and was r?s
wally kept under hay or pasture: Dur-
ing the summer of 1915 Mr. Terrill
had the field surveyed and a plan oe
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 $100.-
50. The cost of hauling and other
team work is not included inthis
statement, but would not amount to a
very large sum.
This ;simmer 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 year."
Evidence like the above is quite
convincing. If all such land would
be made eo produce what it is 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 Farni 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 him the
greatest profits he must feed some
grain or meal while they are on pas-
ture no natter how luxuriant it mays
be. The ordinary farmer who onl;k
keeps rix 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 fed some
grain.
Prof. C. II. Eckler., 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 milk daily.. 3 lbs. of grain.
25 lbs, of milk daily.. 4 lbs. of grain
30 lbs. of 3nilk daily.. 6 lbs. of grain
35 lbs. 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 milk daily.. 8 lbs. of grain
30 lbs. of 'milk daily.. 5 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 is1, 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 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 mixture
should be somewhat greater.
There may besuch a thing in the
world as pure unselfishness, but no-
body seems to be aide to locate R.
An attractive girl n,an alwa.ye find
a lot of men -who would "leave home"
for her; the trouble is to find one who
mulct; say hoar tier .re eftgr,, she ,
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