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The Exeter Advocate, 1923-3-22, Page 2• BLUE \V.ATE A TALE OF TM DEEP SEA FISHERMEN BY FIiUDE1RICK WILLIAM WALLACB Copyright by the Musson Book Company - - CHAP'TER NINETEEN—(Cont'd,) yet --you and Lem Ring—a proper "You—you must be kep' pretty pair of imps and up to all kinds of busy 'round here?" mischief whenever you got a chance. "I am," answered Frank, "Too busy, Ha, ba, ha! And the worthy cleric. in fact. I can't attend to my book- aughe. until the tears ran: down his keepin' an' th' fish :business,'count o' face, servin' here. I was thin'! in' o' gittin' And in the presence of four skip - someone t' help me in lookin' after •pees, his mother, and Lem Ring, Frank th' store. To run it, in fact' an' give slipped the golden eirclet over his me a chanst in the office," finger slim fier an& murmured the The old Captain nodded eagerly. most sacred of all vows, "until death "Hey you planned on who you're us do part" • gain' t, gilt?er , The tide served at four in the after - "Waal, no, I haven't," replied the noon, and under showers of confetti other slowly, "I was thinkin.', when and blossoms the happy pair stepped ed LA an' I got married, I'd maybe offer down the ornamented gangway d it to you an' keep you near us, but—" on to the barquentine's poop just as "But?" queried the Captain, with the Blue Peter fluttcredy from aloft. a trace of anxiety in his voice. The Lillian, with motor going, chug -- "But ye want me t' wait another gad' alongside; a hawser was passed year yet, an' then, maybe, ye 'won't take a job like this—" "Won't I?" roared the old man. down, and slowly they hauled out of the little harbor, while the crowds on the wharves cheeredand shouted "Jest offer it t' me an' see me snap themselveshoarse. it up! Lord Harry! this is th' sort of 'Slowly the land `glided away; the thing I've' been hopin' would be my crowd dwindling to an indistinguish- jo watchers th r r s Cfr Or 7 sa. 4a `as WHERE PEA -SHOOTERS FAIL They may be all right against soft heads, but not against this." —From the London Evening News, Money From Asters. a whites,- which have been beaten stiff. For the girl who lives in or near Beat during this operation, and add b le Heaven of stares are run up able mob, and the v.*a c exs on a cocoa and beat until the candy will • ar •----' sailing ship feasted their eyes on the a- city of considerable size, cultivatin "Howpanorama of rocky beach, spruce -clad g hold its shape when &sopped from a about Lillian?"us It was Frank hills, and verdure -hidden village of asters for sale is an excellent pin-; spoon. Add vanilla and nut meats and n�rwas anxious 3tther, son, take her' cried the their home. A •string of flags ran upmoney plan, for it requires no capital; mix thoroughly. Drop by spoonfuls h rf and very little space. One expert; on waxed paper, or turn into greased writes that she cleared twenty-fivepans and, cut into squares. dollars in one season from a bed only six feet by seven—a .small part of Delicious Ham Dishes. the yard space, but a part that yielded' Baked spiced ham -1 medium sized such an abundant crop that there were b whole cloves, Captain. "Sink me, but you've got all from the w a s a n on wants t' marry on. I had no good luck!" translated Captain Thom - idea your Company was so big an as,� and he turned to the rail. ef3 r ire An' y a•' li let me. be etorekeep- All right, Captain Galarneau. Let er? Lordy, bo but I feel as proud go all! Hist -away spanker an' mains'l! as a c' ee Witht,Zvo tai',s Set -rt whet Loose th' sails on th' fore. Up jibs • t ! toff. "Farewell and I've dreamed about. Storekeepin'!" anThe Lill an sheered oft "Good-bye, plenty of asters to use at home and to ;ham, ills e, rown sugar, A.id while �%esthaver chuckled to e, give away after all the orders had! Plunge the ham into boiling water for hint; '. and kissed Lillian under the Frankeel Goad -bye, Mrs. Westhaver. ten minutes.. Reduce the temperature lee a a > '�:e of boxes, Captain Den- cried Captain Jules, "Good voyage been filled. The girl who enjoys work- I and •cook below boiling for two hours. ton was hehind the counter and, get- an' safe home!" And the gang bawled ing with plants and who has! some Remove ham from the water and peel ting an to his job. similar good wishes. time to give to their cultivation will) off the skin to near the shank end. It was a hilariously happy family "Wali yer spanker! Well yer find that aster growing is a hobby' Bake one hour, basting frequently party that sat down to supper at the mains 1. Sheet home yer lower fore- that offers many rewards beside the' Westhaver homestead and while the tops'l! Upper tops'l halliards nowt usual "value received." with equal parts vinegar and water, older folk were smoking and gossip- Walk her up!" She proceeded as follows: She fer-1 Take from the oven and rub the fat ing. Frank and his sweetheart stole Frank and his wife leaned over the tilized the plot thoroughly with ma-� surface with brown sugar, insert away to enjoy a lover's promenade an taffrail staring at the land fading nure from the henhouses and planted whole cloves all over the fat part of the moonlight. The smell of the new- away astern. There was a gurgle and the ham at intervals of two• inches. mown hay hung drowsily on the sum- ripple in their wake as the barquen- the seeds thick, in rows about a foot Bake until tender without basting, tine began to drive ahead under her apart. After theplants were well Another most satisfactory method own canvas, and from the sailors established she thinned then)—a pro- for halting is to washoffthe ham well, the muslin up around the cess that is absolutely necessary, since trim and slash in inch squaws, ru'b' inaindeok capstan Dame a plaintive, it does away with the weaklings and yet' beautiful chorus: gives the hardy plants room to thrive with brown sugar and ground cloves, Our sails are unfurled and we're over at a distance of eight or ten inches add a cup of boiling water and bake, the Bar, apart. 1 basting frequently. This- ham is ` Away! Rio! When the plants were a few inches! flavor- and tempting, with the squares And we've pointed her bow to the of crisp •skin separated showing well - Southern Star, And we're bound for the Rio Grande! Then away! Rio! Away! Rio! Sing fare ye well my bonny young girl, For were bound for the Rio Grande! per, if used, should be sprinkled be- tween the lay•ses of ham and potato. Because of the s&lt in the ham added salt will not be necessary. Serve from the bakiig dish. ' Ram croquettes with green peas - 2 O. finely chopped Boiled ham, 2 c. mashed .potatoes, 2 tbsp. cream, 2 tbsp, :butter, 3 egg yolks. Add the finely chopped ham to the mashed po- tatoes. Stir in the cream, butter and yolks of three eggs, well beaten. Mold the ham mixture into pyramid shapes. about a finger in- length. Roll in crumbs, egg and crumbs and fry in deep fat. Serve wi'iih holt canned peas, arranging the croquettes in the centre of the Platter and surrounding them with a border of peas.. mer air, and under the glare of the moan the waters of the Bay shimmer- ed and danced in the silver radiance. Somewhere in the darkness of the spruce forest a night -bird was croon- ing a nocturnal song; crickets chirup- ed, and the strains of t a violin quaver- ed joyously upon the silence of the night from the home of a fisherman, "Isn't it glorious and beautiful, Frank?" "Aye, sweetheart," whispered the other; "but still more so to me now that I have you here an' soon to be all mine own." * * +k rR The'wedding came off on the after- noon of aii August day, which must h been ordered exclusively for the To Dye Yellow. For five pounds of goods '•dissolve one pound of sugar of lead in enough water to thoroughly wet the goods and. in the dame quantity :orf water in an- other vessel dissolve one-half pound of bi-cheemete of potash. Dip the goods well and drain in each alternately until you have the desired shade. Rinse and hang up to dry. - MlInard's Liniment for Coughs & Colds It is estimated that there has been life on the earth for a thousandmil- lion years. The organ of sight is more develop- ed in birds than in any animal. "Doesn't that chantey sound heal- occasion. She loot - ave ed u into his happyface, and ad- oecasion. True, there was a proper P Fundy fog blotting out the landscape miration for each :other was reflected in the early hours, but the •sun -dogs in the eyes of both. soon got to work and ate it up, and "Aye, deari•e," he answered, "an' when the mist dissipated, it revealed 'tis only on. th' water where it really a glorious vista of blue sea and bluer sky. Down at the wharf lay the barquen- tine dressed from truck to rail - in the sea I took you, darling, an' 'teas bright-eoi�ored bunting; her decks scrubbed white, brass shining, painted' on it we first met—a ragin'winter and varnished like a yacht, and with sea. 'Tams th' sea what sent me back hatches tarpaulined and battened to you again—'most killed by it. 'Tis down, and sails bent ready for sailing from th' sea I earn:my bread, an' 'tis with the spring tide that afternoon,! th' love of blue water an' you what The Lillian lay astern of her, and she has kept me to my purposes. Aye! too was tricked out with flags, while 1 Here's a tribute to th' seal" And as ensigns flew from every flag -staff in ; he spoke he tossed a rose into the the village. frothing wake. - It was a general holiday, and - all! They watched it float astern, saw the Long Covers dressed, and shaved,{ the great white gulls whirling above and primped up to do honor to the it, and as arm in arm they stared at wedding of the "young boss" to the i the panorama of spruce -clad hills and lovely girl he had chosen for a wife.' rocky beach, their joyful hearts found All the Cave had met her and ap yet a place for the regret at leaving proved, and Lillian Denton passed the , home and dear ones, which echoed to most exacting critic—even Sally Re-; their ears in the words, of the sailors ford, old-maidish and forty, declaring; singing: that "she was jest all right an' a 4 We singas we .heave to the maidens mighty nice gal.' e leave, The Reverend Mr. Westley officiat- I Away! Rio! ed at the ceremony. He was whiter ., you know at this parting how sadly of hair and a little shakier now, but we grieve, he called to mind the boyhood days of Arid w'e're bound for the Rio Grande! the young man he was about to bind Then away! Rio! in the eternal ties. "Oh, but you were Away! Riot a warrior, Frank. I imagine I see you Sing fare ye well, ley bonny young girl, For we'r'e bound for the Rio Grande! Sing farewell to mother and old daddy - too, Away! Rio! - And you who are dist'ning, it's farewell to you,, For we're bound for the Rio Grande! Then away, love away! Away clown Rio! - Sing fare ye well, my :bonny young girl., For we're bound for the Rio Grande! full on the water, sounds as it should. The sea changes everything, an' 'tis me what owes a lot to it. 'Tis• tender an' 'tis cruel; but, oh, it is beautiful! 'Twos from j f +� Id k' vv�iole boa is re - it laxed, the ironing is done fa9,' nes a quictely, and the end of your )roiling finds you lith untired arms and wrists, if you iron the way. The thumb rest, an exclusive Hotpoint feature, relievee all . strain from. the wrist, and makes ironing an agreeable duty, rather than a weary task. For gale by dealers ,every-, where. "Nide in Canada" by Canadian General Electric Co., Vlialted Heal Toronto high she pinches the middle bud from each one and with a pair of sharp scissors cut off the small stems that grew near the base of the stalk. Re- and serve from the patten at the table. Re- moving the centre bud causes the Casserole of ham and hominy --3 C. plant to branch out and produce nrorer cooked hominy, 3 e. white sauce, 1/4 c. luxuriantly, and dipping off the slen- thopped onion, 1 slice raw liar irz darer stems encourages the growth inch thick. Butter - a baking dish and - of a long, stiff stalk with larger and fill. about two-thirds full of hominy, finer flowers. pour on the white •sauce and sprinkle A short time before the asters were i with ohopped onion. Place the slice' ready for sale, the young gardener of ham on top, dot with butter and made her rounds among the florists bake in a moderately hot oven until and talked business with them. It is' ,the ham is tender. This will require necessary to be beforehand in procur- i about forty minutes. ing a market, because florists will not I Escalloped ham and potatoes -6 handle the blossoms after the yellow ( medium sized potatoes, 2 thick +slices middle begins, to show. Her interviews; were successful, and she had no' raw ham, 2 tbsp, flour, iii tsp. pepper, trouble in disposing of hex whole yield 2 c. milds, Pare and cut the potatoes at two . cents a,Liiece for the better' in thin slices. Dredge the slices of blooms and a cent and a half apiece j ham with flour and arrange potatoes for the rest of them. and barn in alternate ,kayers in a bak- Early in the season she marked., by I ing dish, placing one slice of ham on putting strings round the stems, the I top. Pour on mills sufficient to reach especially vigorous and well -favored • to the top slice of ham. Bak .in a plants and saved the seed from thein moderately hot oven forty-five min - for the next year's crop. At the be- utas or until the ham is tender. Pep - ginning and again at the end of March -'— she sows a few seeds in a box and put the box in a sunny window. When moTHERI �� (The End.) - Dye Qij Wrap, Skirt, Sweater, Curtains in Diamond Dyes browned fat. Place the whole ham on a large platter, garnish with baked' red apple's The bone frame of the average whale weighs about forty-five tons. The Great. Canadian Sweet/neat provides pleasant action for your teeth, also penetrating- the crevices _and cleansing them. Then, too,' it aids digestion. Vse WRIGLEY'S alter eVOSY meal—see how (machteeL- tter you •villin • ha The New Spelling. "Oh, mamma." exclaimed little Gert• rude,. "I can spell 'nothing,' and that's a big word, isn't It?" - "A pretty big one for a little maid your age," -replied her mother. "How do you spell nothing?" "Z. X. 1Yi." "Why, darling, that isn't right." "Yes, it is," said Gertrude, empha- tically, "I said to grandma, What does Z. X. M. spell?" and she said' 'Nothing.' " He who lives, without folly is not as wise as he fancies. Each package of "Diamond Dyes add vanil'l'a and turn, into slightly contains directions so simple any wo- mangreased pans. When cold remove from tint her old worn, bhe pail, cut into squares and: ;Wrap. can dye oil faded dings new. Even If she has Chocolate caramels -One cup of never dyed before she can put a itch' sugar, half cup of light coati syrup, Burly mother! Even a cross, sick fadeless color into shabby ,skirts; half cu» of condensed: milk, 'quarter child loves'£be "Crafty" taste of "Cali - dresses, waists, coats, stockings, capof •cream half cit ilii! three sweaters, coverings, draperies, hang- ' P k" Yornia Fig Syiip".and it never fails' to lies, everything!- Buy Diamond Dyee squames of alvocalate, ane teaspoon of open the bowel's. A teaspoonful today -no other kin' then perfect home vanilla. Follow cooking directions as may -prevent a sick child 'to -morrow. dyeing le guarautood. Just to], your for 'vanilla caramels. If constipated, bilious, feverish, fret- druggietwhether the materia] you Chocolate divinity—Two and one - I fill, has cold, colic; or if stomach is wish to dye is wool or silk, or whetherthird cups sugar, two-thirds cup 'light' sour; 'tongue coated, breath had, ie- itis linen, cotton, or nixed goods.. Diamond - Dyes never streak,' spot; fade, or ram. i the weather is warm enough for plant • - ing in theopen she will setout the ciliLD9s E plants froma the first box and later those from the second one. The p' an will give two early crops besides the regular crop and will prove practical, since early out -of -season flowers cone - mend a high price. Supplying flowers fox weddings and other affairs is even more profitable than selling them to florists, end a wide-awake girl who knows her par- ticular locality and its needs can find other ways of extending her market. A girl who is fascinated by her *ens ture and successful in it niay extend hex patch to include other plants; she may even find: that the avocation ex- pands to a vocation—one worthy of her time and best efforts. - Hoine-Made Candies. Vanilla caramels -One cup sugar ' (white), half cup brown sugar, half cup of light corn syrup, half cup of cream, one cup of milk, quarter cup -of butter, two teaspoons vanilla. 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