The Exeter Advocate, 1917-2-8, Page 7ea is an Every -dye 4i ury
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TI -IE STORY OF A LOSS` WILL,
Planting Trees to Shelter Crops.
in, order that soil may do .its best
far -the average farm crop it is neces-
sary that it contain about half of the
Water that it is possible for it to hold.
When saturated heavy clay soil Will
hold 40 pounds of water, and it is
generally agreed that; 18 per cent. of
water in soil is more favorable to
llplant growth. A practical farmer
J needs no .measure or scales to tell
him when his land is in fit condition
for sowing, but many a one fails to
attach sufficient importance to the
necessity for this it 'condition; and as
a result much good: grain and other
seed is sown in mud that allowed it
no chalice of developing into satis-
To any one coming direct from alt
the luxuny. and. beauty of the old Court
above, naturally this little cottage
room looks small and'•poverty-stricke
en, yet those is a pathetic tenderness
about it, too, born: of a woman's hand
—a touch of gentle refinement that
shows itatlf• in the masses of, Old
' World flowers, carelessly and artis-
tically put together, that edam the
one table and the two brackets, filling
all the tiny apartment with their sub-
tle perfume.
The windows, opening to the ground,
are thrown wide open. Outside, the
garden lies panting in the sunshine.
There is the sad lowing as of many
cows in the far distance. All the
land lies quivering in its heat, A
faint, useless little breeze conies laz-
ily into
azilyinto the room, ruffling the ancient
curtains that are >drawn closely to-
gethee in a vain effort to exclude the
sun.
Poor Mr, Norwood,with a raise -
p
worth determination to seem quite
Y 1•
the contrater, is looking the very pia=
ture of misery. He has been dragged
from his sanctum and his beloved
"Airlines, Bodonis, Elzevirs,' to inter-
view. or rather be interviewed by, a
fashionable young man) fresht, from
town, who, though his nephew, is to
him an utter stranger.
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Conversation .fox the, last five min-
utes has been growing more and rinore
languid. Now it threatens to cease
altogether. The host is at his wits'
end, thefashionable young man is
looking distinctly bored. It is there -
fere with a glance full of_ rantu e,
and a nobly suppressed sigh of ex-
treme relief, that Mr. Norwood hears
a step upon thersgravel';outside,,.that
cones quickly nearer.
It- is—it 'must be—Monica, to the
reecuel
Now one of the windows is darken-
ed,: a figure stepping airily from the
bright 4sunshine fieyond to the room
within, pai'ts the curtains with both:
hands, and gazes inquiringly around.
As her glance falls upon the strane
ycong man,'it altees .from expecta-
tion to extreme surprise—not confu-
sion, or embarrassment of any kind,
but simple, honest surprise, visitors at
the cottage being few and far be-
tween, and as a rule exceedingly ill
to look at.
The strange young man returns her
gaze with generous interest, and a
surprise that outdoes her own. For
a full half minute she so stands with
the curtain held back in eithe.r• hand,
and then she advances slowly.
!She is dressed in a gown of Oxford
shirting—very ,plain, very inexpensive.
It has a little full baby- body that
sorneh`ew suits wonderfully the grave,
childish face above it with its frame
of light 'brown hair so like the color
of an unripe chestnut. Her eyes' are
blue as the heavens serious, and very
sweet. One cannot but believe
laughter possible to her, one cannot
also but believe` she has found self
communion on many occasions a solace
ui d a solemn joy.
. "Cteme here, Monica, and let me
nates you known�� to your,cousin,
George Norwood: says ' her :father,
very proudly.. The pride is all con-
eei fated m his daughter. In his.
soul he deems a king would he honor-
ed by such` an introduction.
FOR
HEADACHES, BILIOUSNESS
CONSTIPATION,
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i'dearly all our ininorailments, and (many
of the serious ones, too, are traceable to
` some disorder of the stomach, liver, and
ibowels. .If -you wish to avoid the mis-
eries of infill,,estion, 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
Tthe work they have to
do. ft is a simple matter
SO take 30 drop of Mother Seigel's Syrup
sul`l'y, after meal,, yet thousands of former
eufferrrs have banished indigestion, bil-
iousness, constipation, aid all heir (lis.
tressiog cottsemience.s in just ibis simple
way. Profit by their experience. As ai
digestive fonds and stomachic. remedy,
Mother Seigel'�s., Syycrno .s unu,
surpaed.
HER Fuer
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ASTir&Teter, Sam soittASj3cM
-._ factory crop.
At this, she conies closer, and placesx
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The he s ason cf 191n wspro f
of thee
a small slim hand in her cousin's. 1 fact that in the matter of command.-
" I hot ld have known of course," ins moisture supply tivo paints have
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see says, as though following cnut a to becoins clered nmol ells crsion
certain train of thought "I heardy, p t
you hacl conte to also Coat•t.,, ; and retention of moisture. To at am
"You must • be; good friends with both ends drainage and mulching have
him, Monica," says' Mr. Norwood, to ,be practiced and it is a question
nervously. "He is your only cousin, if anything more or better than drain -
You know—except Julia." age can be made use of or the removal
"Yes;" ---she iS smiling nom—"we of excess moisture from the soil, but.
shall be friends of course. Then in the matter of retaining moisture or
more directly to the main Who is still sue 1 %ins it thereareother menus.
holding., her hand, es though he had P
actually'`forgotten it is in his posses -.than cultivation of the top soil, pos.
sion, "As pay father likes you, it fol- sible of being used: irrigation is one
lows that I shall like you too." of these, and another not very often
"Alli,) says George Norwood, with' 'considered, is the pz•ovision of tree
an answering ,smile that renders his belts' that will help to retain a Ger
face quite:beautiful, "then I owe your anis
„ ph.eie an so - ffect the soil beneficially
easily repay. � i ., of drought.
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tale amount of moisture in the atmos-'
father a debt of. gratitude I shall not
Mr.' Norwood has been gettin • neate i in imes 1 oug t.
g
er and nearez* to file door by tine de In sub -tropical countries, where the
gases. Monica, without seed lets to people are more concerned ie. prevent
notice this says gently: l ing the evaporation of r moisture than
"Go back to your books) p.
apa. 1 in its conservation in the soil, it is re -
will take care off -of --my cousin:" cognized that there are two ways by
At this hli•. Norwood beats a thank-, which loss of water from the soil hap-
ful retreat, leaving the two young I -the'first 1 '" theter
P
ens. n pace wa
,)' absorbed bythe-root diffused through
"'4i'hy did you hesitate just novr?
asks George, suddenly. She has the cell system of stems and leaves,'
seated herself on a very ancient sofa,! and evaporates through the breathing,
and is regarding him- thoughtfully. ' pores of the leaf. In the next place
"When?" water is also lost by evaporation,'
"Over my name." from the suiace of the soil. Both
"Because I didn't quite know what kinds of evaporation: are increased by
doesanot prevent youcou. Yourbbeieinging a perfectto
c°usin `high temperature, dryness of. the at- !
stranger—and a stranger, I suppose,"mosphere or a high wind. In short,'
ought to be called" Mr. Norwood." • evaporation is most rapid in hot, dry
"If you call me that, I shall be un-. weather, and on a windy day, and is
happy forever," says George Norwood,' slowest' in cool, moist weather and
"Besides, you can't, youknow, be -i calm air.
cause I shall certainly never call you In order to overcome the loss of
anything but Monica." 4 eater through diffusion through stems
"Oh, at that rate.1
says she,smiling
and leaves of the"plants, the advant
main. Presently, as he stands upon the' age of shelter belts in the form. of
Pes y p
who take .note of the results of such
pratAice see that their crops benefit
from the Presence of the trees. Shell:-
ening "belts of trees are now neeled
in many parts of Old Ontario, and in
order to maintain comfortable and
safe funning conditions the land own-
ers should start planting' as soon as
possible,
The 'Farmer's home.
A. letter from a farmer appeared in
a recent issue of a farm paper. FIe
risked evhcther farmers have not the
right to remove to town to take life
a little easier; and that their wives
may have some of the conveniences
and facilities that are not available on
the farms. Surely, the farmer has
as much right to all the modern
as any
household con eni nc ; h4
to v e a� as
person, and if his object hi moving to
town is to make life easy for his wife
he is to be commended. But there
are several phases of the subject that
are not to be passed over so lightly,
for the community has an interest in
the matter that the retired farmer
seems disposed to overlook entirely.
To begin at the beginning, the farm-
er has not made the most of his op-
portunities on his farm, or it would
have all the facilities that are avail-
able to him in town. If he has
reached the period of retirement with
money enough to live, on his income
while availing 'himself of all the con-
veniences of the modern village or
city, he surely has enough money to
provide his farm, house with heat,
light, and water systems, to displace
the old oil lam
p) tine woman-loillialg
b
pump and the back -breaking coal
stove and kitchen -range, This would
mean that in the kitchen would be
found hot and cold water available at,
faucets, and a sink for dishwashing,
and, in another:P art of the house or a
detached building, laundry tubs, with
power -operated washing machine,
mangle and gas ironpower-operated
cream separator and churn; and, in thew
house, a bath -room with lavatory and
sanitary closet, All these he could
place in the fafm home for less cost
than to buy or build and equip a home
in the nearby village, -American
Lumberman.
neartn-rug,
ens them upon a portrait that hangs !tree belts obviously cooling and moist -
above the chimney -piece, ening the air and breaking its force.
"What;a charming, face!" he says. The total removing of forest trees;
"What a complexion—and eyes!" from a country that is naturally wood -
"Yes, it is lovely! It is my grand- ed is a mistake from more than one_
mother. Done you? think the mouth point •'of view, a"nd is a sign of too
and nose;'like papa's?" much desire,for, immediate cash re
The very image. says George Nor-
wood. He doesn't think itbat, b;turns through cultivated crops, on the
s
seeing she plainly expects him to sa part of the farmers, without consid-
it, he doesduty his like a man. "It eration for the future. There are few
is a perfect face! But the eyes—e people that prefer a treeless stretch
they are your own, surely." ;of country, as a place to live'. in but,
"Are they, Do you know I never l nearly all, wish to have the benefit of
look at that picture without feeling the presence of trees within view at
bitter,'' She laughs as she says this ;the expense of a neighbor. : » '
in a way : that precludes the idea that , Jae planting, of wind breaks is be
acrimony; of any sort could belong to I
her. "It was the only thing any coming :more general in the North -
grandmother left papa. 1 -le Blade a West because: farmers in that section
particular point of it in his will, that' recognize, at least, the comfort that
it should be given to him. When he resuks from such shelter, while . those
he lifts his eyes and fast -'!'trees, is pointed out by scientists, the
hadcarefully cut him off to a shilling, t
he bestowed upon him an oil -painting; i P"—
wasn't it munificent, The . eldest;
son's portion to be mere ,portraits
while the second and third don's chil-
dren should inherit all!" Then, as re- i
niembrance comes to her, she reddens
and grows for the first time confused.1
I beg your palc'don," she says, softly; `.
"I had forgotten you were the .child`
of the isecond son."
"Don't mi dabout that," says sNor-1
wood. "In my eyes too it was a most;
iniquitous will.
"Papa`was, very glad to get this
portrait of his. mother," says Monica,
hastily. "He1 adored her, She .did
all"' elle knew to make grandfather
destroy his first will, and leave every-
thing, as was only right, to my father.
She gained her point, too, but when
she died, he forgot his promise and
everything, and betrayed the dead, as
you can, see," She makes a mournful
gesture toward the room that so pain-
fully betrays their, proverty.
"My father, es the second son, was
badly treated too," says Norwood.
"Not se badly. By leaving the
property to you, and Julia, the
daughter of his third son, on condi
tion you marry. each other, he.'pi•ovld-.
cd for both the childreneof the younger
sons For me he did nothing. He'
"nevet forgave papa's marriage. You
1 evil! ria t'ry ,Tulin of course?'
She is regarding him seriously, and
he laughs a little and cool's beneath
her gaze..
"I dare say," he says, lightly. "It
would seem a pity to throw away ten?
thousand a year; and it I refuse, she
get's all, and I am in the cold. As
I' am heart-whole,I may as well
think about it; that is if she will have
the goodness to' accept me."
"She will," says Monica, with a
certain meaning in her tone. "If
she refused she would be left penniless
too, it would all go to you, and sheis
font of—" she pause. "I dare say
you will get on very well tog=ether,"
she continues;. hastily. "And as you
ate lieal;t-whole, as you say, 'it really
cannot Much matter,"
"What can't n'iattet'?"
"Your marrying for money."
"And if I were not quite free -self
my heart owned another' tie-•—hotw
then?"
.
sIei with
anxiety
to know
her opinion that astonishes even him•
-
sol£:
"Then it ivoulcl be disgraceful ol",
you, end contemptible," returns she,
serlouoly, hut without liaiste, Perhape.
she think she has spoken too severe-
ly, presently, she smiler up et him
'ireri Softly and kindly. And then
Tramp the Snow Around the Trees:
If no protection has been afforded
the young trees against mice and ver-
min of this kind, it would lie well from
this on keep the snow firmly tr.nnp-
ed around the trunks. Towards
spring when the mice began to get
quite - active and burrow through the
snow long distances in search of food,
,the bark of the young tree is very
likely to suffer if it happens to cone
in their way.' When the snow is
tramped about the stem, the mice are.
more inclined to divert their, channels
where the burrowing is easier, and the
tree is spared. It would be a good
plan after every snowfall to take a
trip through the young orchard and
make the snow firm about the trunks
of the trees. Watch for injury
wrought by rabbits also. Sometimes
a few fresh twigs cut from the
branches and left on the ground will
attract the rabbit and spare the tree..
--Farmer's Advocate:
after a little bit, he says good -by to`
her, and goes out into the gleaming
sunshine, and all the way up to the
grand old Court (that may, or may
not, be his as his will dictates), and
carries into it, not • the. face • of the
cocain who reigns there, and whom it
is expedient, he should marry. but a
soft vision glad with eyes that shine
like sapphires, and sunburned hair,
and a ;smile grave and ,sweet and full
of heavenly tenderness.
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It is a month later. .Thirty days—
as" cruelly short as days will ever be
where happiness reigns - supreme—
have taken tc1'themselves wings .and
flown away.
It is now high noon; already the
day begins to wane. The ' god of
light grows weary; "Tired Nature
halts." ` The streamlets are running
wearily, as though fatigued with the
exertions of the'day now almost past.
It is the earth's siesta—even the
bee flags in his deep and dull mono-
tong. All the morning George Nor-
wood has toiled assiduously after his
cousin at the Court; has followed from
green -houses to conservatories, :to
orchards, the woman he has been
taughthe must marry, if he wishes
to keep up his good fellowship with.
the world to which he has so long
been known. Now, when evening is
descending, he has escaped from his
duty, and has flung himeelf with the
deepest,' interest relief at the feet of
the woman he ought riot to marry,
with whom indeed marriage will mean
sec-ial.. extinction.
(To be continued).
Thought The Colt Was Inside.
Several year's ago there were re-
mote mountain districts where motor
cars were not only -never seen, but
had never even been -beard of, One
day a resident; in such' a district was
very much "astonished to, see 'a large
touring -cal go by without and visible
means of locomotion. His eyes al-
most started, out of his head, how-
ever when a motor` . cycle followed
wake anddisci `i ar ed
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closely 131
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like a flash round a bend in the road.
"Great Scott!" he said, turning to his
eon, "Who'd 'a' :s 'posed that thing
inial a colt?"
If some people were to 'peak their
n,ir,is it wouldn't take therm long.
YE GOODE OLDE DAYS?
Contrast Between The Days of Long
Ago and Present Time.
Yes, so we P
always speak of them.
Butwere they really so good, after
all?
Let us lookthe matter. To-
day into 0
your, travelling is done in a com-
fortable train. In goode old days you
Sat, . blue -nosed and benumbed, on a
stage -coach, which, as likely as not,
broke down.
The gallant highwaymen, we know,
is a romantic figure: But would you
really like `to meet him
In the ,"goode olde days," if you
feasted too well and not too wisely,
you might be fortunate enough to find
a doctor close at hand, but in all: pro-
bability many miles of snow and slush
would separate you from the nearest
leech,
No telephones! No telegrams!
And do you not prefer your: present-
day costume? Of course you dol Do
you not appreciate the many'reeesages
you receive from relatives and
Canadians waptcal for the Royal Naval° Canadian Volunteer
Reserve for immediate overseas service, Only man Of good
character and good physique accepted;
Pay $1.10 Minimum per day—arae•Kite•
$20,00 per Month Separation Allowsin.ce,
is Euperienced risen from 38 to 45, and boys from
1S to 18 accepted for service in the CANADIAN,
NAVAL ?ATROLS for defence of:the Coasts.
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Note: Another prominent Physician to whom the
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Bigger Yields, Better Crops and
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" The big reason for the growthin the consumption of fertilizers
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One last point. The "gay dog" of
the "geode olde days" did not ask a
girl's permission, before he kissed her;
nor was it a vital matter to him
whether he had imbibed too freely or
not.
So be satisfied!
CHARMS THAT CURE.
Curious Health Superstition Current
In Old Land.
One would almost think that the
superstitious age had passed, but the
many races of mankind that we now
harbor in England have, probably,
been partially responsible for a revival
in health charms and amulets,; says
London Answers.
The Belgians have introduced a
very queer' remedy for the relief of
rheumatism' to our .British Chemist.
Wear a little strip of catskin 'heath
your coat' and, so says the Belgian,
you will become immune from gout
or rheumatic pains. Flints for, gout
and bones for neuritis are among their
"health cures."
A well -k own Old English remedy
for rheumatism is to cari;y' a raw
potato in yotir pocket,,. but this latter
belief really has something to be said
in its favor, for the potato plant con-
tains properties which are distinctly
'beneficial to masa, and ,these benefits
can be absorbed through the skin.
Even the rich do not escape the
fascination of health charms.* At the
high-class chemist's shops in London
one may buy sealed bottles.of mercury
in dainty wash -leather cases as "cures
for rheumatism."
Blue beads, not for personal adorn -
hent, but to ward of bronchitis, ora
seen on many a pretty girl. -
But perhaps,' of all health supersti-
tionsthe acorn theory is the most
infusing and incredulous. :an acorn
belt, so 1, customer teas solemnly as-
sured the other day, would protect hint
from attacks of indigestion anti the
like! I1 was to be worn: neat to the
shin, 1•ou nd the wat..t.
Whether the acorn had its virtues
put to the test is not recorded
The National Servle.e ettrti'- were
i di.,ti'ibuted in Calgary hi the 'Boy
Scouts.
2 and E Ib. Cartons -
3Q4 20, 50 and 100 lb. Bags.
From "Ye Olde Sugar Lode" of.grandmother's day,
to the sparkling "Extra Granulated" in your own. cut -glass
.bowl, Redpath Sugar has appeared three times daily, for over
half a century°, on thousands of Canadian `tables.
"Let Redpath Sweeten it."
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Made in one grc�nlthe t