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Exeter Advocate, 1906-04-19, Page 2titt-t-eitt.:24:4434,144.;teKiet-tta4Ktittf, tC`ettitt4tA+nkt'tet0eiKi ••• , tE" the trittit, and made it pretty•hot.areund that leteitett • for a, tera.utinlent, enandartn . • — Xc t -at %Val aterittered te stetke the eentette of ituetletietearees end Itnaunene ttil0 streets as eaceettinglY ereetette, end neateetie on the part of a eeendL nty niendterni, vQ wore ^14tte velvetc Iu umi i;e4LEboceil handfuls of eetipee' cash to the intenette- 'neW though respeetfol beggars. • 1 "Then truet Larry etnild ettend It no tonnee, Pea, tutting -teeld o2Mt; covmh'G Ann, lw eauelet her attention =1 ohoolzWs letett4 violorttle in the negative, potnt-ect to the, eteglishritant then to lett-neon,- settleed en hie puffed.out little chest. ninerotiett 1Y, 0-nd eettted, by 4ttatte Matting.o. fettle %etecs atattaewett Aro Lurk 1W:i4t Ina diet Attempt to dr is ianwttling cleat. • I t guise Proved to kV ,So effectively con. from its scabbard. anzetca,Lol mewom stni/Dog and 111N 'astoniehing pantomime was, no wing Woulit ti t withopteltst effect upon, the, othert at .firet •be,d have ree:Witt with treir enraged cries had thee/ ItnOwn he had been P1'7;tied 'aee°unt' thr tlitt -strange actions of one who erionld, tie- c'ottling to tine e'eettedi etettion,' tele eptione of .dintriity; b'ut, 'il hLdetece led ; ono of the edit/posed nnanda,rins Woo* his eize. . , • At leaSt. he was discreet in .1 'r IlargiS, steeling Upt to feelefor its cus, rentembeSed hie 14st. Und through' tuotaey 'u1 Lit a: great light eeldelenly - • • all hie (expansive net an'intent- 4,met.ktt+neatate.ateetieeeettet-f , gible e escaped is lips. ' •"1,Vhat I r•Laery Isterraedet, tdtte 1T1(1in burst uporr , • ' 18-4411-4-vtieieVE-K+A+- I h CHATTERit —(Contirtued). alThe present Emperor is a mere weak puppet in the -skillful hands of the Dow- ager Empress, who, when he dies, 'will tell his place as. she pleases; and, as our friends,the party of Li Hung Change are in dirtet oppositieu to her, you earl see what frightful chances we took when etteeite tele.04,:etteeeket -IsestAnt thenteee.creay Ctiere, hive the royeltseal altantheit ite-tVteee ' papers, "Kai 'Wang was our guide, and none other, I believe, could have conducted us safely across the barri'ers that were Intended to shut out the would-be in- truders. 9 shall not, linger, dear cousin, over 'this part of our adventure—let it suffice that we penetrated beyond those frown- ing walls, Perhaps the first foreigners' , Who ever saw the seerets of the island palace, certainly the only ones who ever laughed to scorn the devices of the Cel- estial's for strict privacy. "Yes, we even made our way to the presence of the unhappy Emperor, -and our astonishing ,arrival gave him such hope -for a newleaseof life that he threw aside his wretched fear of the Empress, and, asserting his royal rights, signed and sealed the. documents that neeant million.s. to Dr. Jack, and for which- the ritieh-American syndicate will still pay milliores to Dr. Jack's widow, fee 1 have saved the papers, and no one, not even t the powerful Dowager Empregs; will dare dispute the royal seal... So mucriefer -Kei Wang and his knowledge Of how. things ehould, be conducted in the lam' of the dragon."' . , _ LarrY had done himself proud thus far, and had almost arisen to heights of eloquence in his burning zeal to tell the selientepoints connected with his edven. ture, so that this brave and deioted women might realize what perils they had'faced ,their endeavor to carry out the tremendous task which they had as- sumed. "It was while we were on our weer back to the barrier, intending to leave the -sacred city irr the- same way- we lead entered it, that we were betrayed by a man in evlione-we had put,. our trust, and . whom Kai Wang afterward de- elareds must have sold out to. ,the party' of the .Dowager Enipre.ss. "So we erttite suddenly Seteup.on.by the guard, and .nverything seemed lost saw Jack in the midst .cif -a dozen; fight - lug like a. here and pilinghis foes . before him in a barricede—tillen Fiewent -down,. and, as I -said before, the Black Flagsrushed in from all sides. with up- raised- swords. , • -"Just at that moment I was knocked • down myself by Kai Wang, who drag- ged me- off as though I were his indivi. 'dill -II -property; but, 1 shallnever forget .the diabolical-shonts that cern° from the pirates who swarmed over -poor Jack's body. "How' the matter of gods managed to ,get -roe out of Peking alive and on board , a steamer ' for Canton I never have de -erne -di but he did it•wenderful fellow. that 'he -is, and here, at' his own house I hav-e• lived,' recovering from my wounds and waiting- for you to coMe- to claim the papers that will give you a, fortune and to -mourn with me over ilia- loss Of the best • fellow in- all the wide, wide world." Poor Larry quite broke down at the, . finish, and great tears trickled dowri his eticeles; stilt Avis maintained her. am -az- "- ing self-possession—the fountain of her tears 'seemed to have dried up, although • her -grief had taken. on that ston'y net' !lite which refuses to be comforted and, find solace In woman's ordinaryeresort. . "The ways of Providence are past finding out, -cousin, and we may never know why God's hand has been So heavily laid upon us. Others -Suffer ' daily juet as bitterly—it is the cdmmon heritage of man to work and woman te weep, but though .1 would give much •tO cry, my brain seems hot 'and feverish, so - that the tears. refuse to flow. ani sure you 'understand. Perhaps 1' may- have • the blessed consolation pf tears when I look upon the spot where my dear /1118- ' hand gave up his life in the endeavor to win the .-smiles of fickle fortune." • Larry Kennedy opened his ineuth to_ speak, but no sound came ,forth—le. , deed, now that his worst fears had been 'realized and he underatood, what mad 'ef4011,e.l.te Padnbrcjn the 'Mind ofkir he began to tieill'elA far t. than When the murderous emissaries of the Dowager Exnprees had assailed hini hip and thigh; for it. was 'ilot his own life that seemed in peril, but. one More preeiotieeeeven that of Avis. et "That would be tempting Providence, My dear girl, end surely no geed eoulti ;tenet of it," he finally maneeedteto saa huskily4 t a "Notwithstanding the peril, I Should be satisfied with nettling less, nor could , 1 know. peace of mind in this world WI did otherwise4 do not underetand wlicti this, Sirenge feeling 1, but some- thiog forces rile to ,deetire what eaki." • "You _ may lose your life," -let pleaded. e.ttrliat le a matter to which- I give little eoneitret• if toy belt te gone life can ,e - never hold liappinees again for me. So I beg ttf you dit not waste time trying to teerstoole He Vide(' at her keenly for a Moment and'rendhis ultimate defeat -in the firm, liiiiof 'her frier,. "Illy :cove, 3 011 are the 1? 12 of yettee tete,he eald, with 'tiuthhea en. thnehtent. rann-r llio th(a. (1(•,,loOra1,o. 11111c,Okill,i,e, WM'," &Ito; Otd i,11140. , "And '1:;111ee you0 4Itta(1.:',e'tm ypinf' ixidifl to t..,,kv ilio ,Itie; vs, (A -A, clown. al at; me it pin :than net kt 1'& 112i bleteered the little iCcril potting It:tee:At latattette "Larry e I -knew you `would stand by "On one condition," he said, cunning- ly," . "Tell me what it is." "That you .go with me to the British consul and .Sea that these papers are placed in his hands. They Insure your Where -et e featune, Jack wrung from e ent t-7ret .-tteaeturi- --Yee • tt. ter teen "Wherever you please, only lete it Le soon," she replied. 4-,-..---.... - CHAPTER Ill. t ' When Avis begged Larry to lose es littlettime as possible in conducting her to the British consul's public office, she had really no idea, that he Was in -a fit condition to force immediate action. Her own resolute bearing- seeMed to have aroused the other to renewed life, and he eyen showed much of his :pris- tine liveliness as he hastened to clap his hands together, . after. the ..Oriehlal fashion, in order to summon a servant, . Kai Wang's presence was needed, for Larry dared not venture upon the street's' of tile Chinese city in his ordinary -dress, since he knew emissaries of the angry Dowager Empress were on the watch- for a fellow about his size-,. tfeticl his knowledge:of thugs and highbinders in general gave him -at least a fair idea as to. what would be done with him should•these chivalrous secret agents of .her • imperial majesty- chance -upon him in Canton's streets. - . ,. As .usual, the maker of images proved himself to be the neate for the e.raer- gency. Larry was told to -follow hien into an adjoining apartment, and when he re- appeared a short time later, Avis would have experienced much difficul- ty', int recognizing tier ettusin , only for the old familiar hop and a skip, by means of which .he injectedhimself in- to the moth. , He was now a full-fledged Celestial,. -and the queue of black hair was so ar- ranged as to completely hide those mis- erable little blond tufts lied projected .alongside. either ear, so' dear to his heart that. Larry would have as soon, thought of yielding -up, his life as sacrificing his whiskers, . There is. always some .weak L spot in a man's armor, arid with Larry it took the • form of a positive adoration for those yellow clutches of hair which. he caressed. so -tenderly, and was wild -enough 'to believe constituted the main force of his claim to ,the title of a -"lady- killer." ' • • ' .. "Will 1 pass muster, cousin?" he de- manded as he went strutting up and down on his clogs and putting on all the airs of a•Mendarin in miniature. ' "AdmirablYtt if you keep from Speak- ing. That would be a fatal blunder, you kreowe'' . "Jnet "ed --stricken. dumb as s000 as 1 leave this room until you 'absolve me. Don't forget no.),V,. bind is ae good girl. How will yeti go—the same Way as you came, cousin?"' asked Larry, once' more dropping his levity. - "Why not?. , My coolies, are, waiting, and they are faithful; yes, .they shall bear inc to the British consul." . - -"And 1 shall be jitsttbehind, seated- in a Japanese jineickshave, where the 'eyes of the people may see arid -admire. I should imagine, by Jove, it isn't, every day they are able to gaze upon,so noble - looking and richIeedressed -a 'mandarin, They'll be rubbing their- noses in the dirt 'before my- triumphal progress. Nolte° this peculiar collar Kai Wang in-, sisted on giving znee-the ' design' -is unique; but ,only , those in the secret know that it' designates the leyalefol- lowers of Emperint, the party of the great viceroy, whioli the dowager seeks to disrupt for her own personal gains." "Are we :to go now? The evening is not far away, ,and Much :needs to be done." • •• Who emit& blame her for being eager, thin breVe soul, who 'had suffered the Most staggering bloW that could -come from' .eutrageoue fortune? . Trite, her hopes did not amount to more than the mournful desire of look- ing upon the spot made sacred by her husband's life blood, but even such • a motive may assume a force that drives all else before it. • Kai Wang, who seemed proild. of his Week, hewed end rankled end emiled ee ite led roe WaY, ' . ' AVie could, not but marvel what was Ike' secret -or this wonderful devotion to Dr. Jack and ell that pertained to his fortunes; it Watt not enough that the Chinaman was also deeply interested in the grand Aoglo-Arnerican concession Whiell , 110:det kill_ 50oteeessfully newel! tittered, though at The dist' of ,t1 -precious life it heeined,,-nor 'yet, that the maker of Idols hetonged to the party of the great Li;• thee° must be something else, "some came more „p,ersonel, that bound Kai Watig to the American with euelitsule lime 'affection. , Who knew better than AVMs what a ,Wonderful power there had been in the peesonailty of her lack? -She- had her- eeif exPerienced it froin the very begin- iltnit a her acquaiatanee with the doe - ter, and had. (teen liiin sway, many people under lite influence of hie stead - !net will. ' , I. ' * 'l'herc ,V(1.54 110 time new Incomidcti' Ai 811011 matters; all would be m de de e in the, future, should Heaven Anita 1 port their enterpriteneeuela teal retitle he Made, .• • ; Penne! lly the lied -figura ventelitel len tiind 1 10 curteltie of ,gergeous ,yellott- 631-O.' 011 1 Iler !dontcoolie benrers were liOutlifW Ol1t,t! mow ffd tip,„Ver4oill 41/41ilor,qi E01•0i#1:a1! ills tuiiii:t iliii'sevey. e. Anil behind Notre: a Theradttetratte en willeit Itarry woe eprawled in 'a Widen LIM mittlit have iiitered cletenity and a buntertate einention in the breeet et ange though the scene,s, arotuld this disguise I :Bless my, eoul I What a might he, Avis -expressed little nurioeitY noble figure ,you cut, nett boy—such cOneerning theme Her own sorrow dignity, such wonderful grace! If his weighed toe heavily upon her heart for highness, the Ernpel•or, could only see amusement to find lodgment there. You, nothing at his diSposal would be Thus they wound in and out, heading refused' for that favored island Section ef the Evidently Lord Beckett had not for, Chinese southern metropolis where gotten thatsthe one weak spot in Larry s European and "American progress had armor was his venity, and he knew how fennerrefeatIta:rtett-"' ettttee. elm-oat:let— ewe' - p010o , Ei!..s",-11,. e titce,loyefthiseontshiezthebeley-7.4.,4tiiN mg 'Water obtained' and 'the ordinary fled the excited little man, though h.e comforts of civilization enjoyedwas loth to accept the hand which the Once Avisl. parted- the curtains and other offered, and, while finally doing eagerly surveyed the scebe spread out so, obeyed the look he received from on one side. They had reached a spot Avis rather than the dictates of his own where a fair glimpse could be obtained heart. of the crowded mart from whenceethey "I don't blame you a bit, my dear' Id had just issued previous to crossing the low; words are cheap enough, Heaven canal that. separated them from„ the knows; let actions prove the depth of EuroPean section, and the spectacle was Iny repentance, -And now Mrs. -Evans, bound to appeal even to her depressed how can I seve you -and your huse' state of mind. ° band 9" It may be conjectured she was not This brought to her mind the recol- sorCer when they left the narrow streets lection of what a calaneity had befallen with their swarming tens of thousands her, behind, and .entered upon brighter "I am in trouble, Lord Beckett, and scenes, where the comfort of , present have come here to ask the consul's as - and future generations was the prime sista.nce." consideration, rather than a stilted re- "He is out of the city forthe present.' spect for dead and gone ancestors. "That, is a misfortune." And finally the coolies lowered- their , "But I represent hirri. meanwhile,- and burden in front of d building, OI'Ver the door of- which 'floated the farnillar flag of Great Britain. ---- Avie, waited for Larry, wile was close at hand, and it was a sight for the gods to see the eccentric and polite.little man- darin assisting the veiled lady from her vehicle* of, Iransportation. . At least one pair of eyes in the con. light in the years that had esince flown, sulate building viewed the highly dra- and his character had taken on a newer matio prodeedingS with considerable polish more in keeping with his post- amusemente ' tion in society. e Thus Larry escorted his tOUSin into the "Now tell pee what has happened ?" public offices where the husiness was •he said, after he had brought her a seat. •carried on. "1 have -lost °my husbandi she re - Fortunately,. Just at this hour there, plied, steadily. • whatever lies in the power Oran Eng- lish gentleman to do, : that you may. e -count .upon." . There was something in his voice let inspire confidence; oece she had feared and ;even hated this man because he prsecuted her with his Mad love ; tut Lord Beckett had evidently seen •et great • chanced to be a dearth pf ship Captains end English travelling merchants_ at the consulate, looking after'their invoices, so tha,t the opportiraity. seemed favor- able for a speedy transaction of the business thathad brought' them hither. ,Once underthe beneficent shelter of that friendly flag, Larry no longer deemed 111 necessary to carry out his part as a mandarin; he even indulged' in a few sly tugs at the ridiculous little yellow tufts of hair that had -worked out from 'behind the disfiguring -queue. The gentleman at the window; etahig, broad shouldered felloev, had riot as yet, and seeing that Larry for some reason was backward about addressing hini, Aids started to unfasten her veil. At this moment Larry glided forward with a stage -like movement, tapped the gentleman silently on the shoulder, and, as' he turned, pointed with hie thumb 'toward Avis, and then made a most pro- found salaam. Avis stood there rooted to the spot. " Thotigh years had passed since last her eyes beheld the owner of that Cape, she h,ad not forgotten that Some of the most painful hours in her existence had been caused through 'his instrumental- ity. "Lord Beckett Plympton 1" she mur- mured, almost unconsciously speaking his name. The -big Englishman's face- grew red- der than ever; he even took . an eager step forward and half extended . his hand, only teelet. it tell :again when he saw. alarm rather than, pleasure -upon the Sad yet beautiful face before him. "Avis—Mrs. Dr. Evans—I am delight- ed to see you again.- You have not -fpr- gotten me; allow me -to hope that with the passage of years you have at least forgotten my madness of, that day, re- mertibering the cause. No one- could. .deplore it More aincerely than ..mYself. I have never been able to atone for such base conduct: -Pray, letehygones .be for- gotteneebe merciful,, be kind 1" She saw • that he was sincere, and what woman can long continue to de-. spise one who has been led to , sin, through .the *madness of his love for tier? ' Besides, there were other reasons eto induce her to accept the truce. . • • Larry had" started back -when he caught sight, of the other's face; alarm seemed to have. swept over the little man; „his recallection of many .stirring scenes associated With milord were "not Suit -os iii4ired confidence in hie friendship, and Larry's first instinctive act was, to try and, 'draw a weapon; but, 'alas! .the mandarin's sword with" which be had been endowedeby the gen- erous KO Wang could not have seen the e light of day, at least since the TaitPingn rebellion, for it was hermetietilly 'Sealed, ten, the scabbard, • and obstinately refused to budge an inch, despite Ins'. frantic endeavors. Then,- to Larry's intense amazement, he -saw Avis hold out her hand, with the! intention of melting friends with this 1 former entente - - He enuid hardly restrain litteiself,. but! was compelled to jump tip and deetel,! being deprived of speech through hie 1 rash Yew, and in' thie way signify his ,dietotproYal of the truce, - e -, -Lord , Plyeapton -appeared to he ein- eere, and his face had an benest, eOri. IMO 1601i, that went furtive'. Than •worde to declare, hitt regret for the past, "I Joiye never forgotten 'that ride on the reciter, plunging down. the Stisquee iterma,•valb,,y, and hew you, tetwed the fire-eating thilion t colettel before the enetienedriVen tossed Iiiin overboard. That smaeh efethe train ended the bust- ineee for roe; it waS on 111' kiln My Path - keened 'when he wae assisted 'to a plane of eahdy, 'Frova that hour 1 have never ei-teted GI reeeetmy ineeeneable foill I If the opportunity ever eame, I deter- mined to prriVit!' 149 yi)1I Malt) ,ioltr hue?, . band how eine( ee my repentance 'wen." "Verhap41. that time hdf-; 004110," t-Aiil imees, loeloing him etraight in the eyes. The other started and seemed shocked. Once he had even vigorously pushed a scheme having for its definite object the removal of this same Dr. Jack, -nor had he hesitated to apply all his ener- gies to carrying out the infamous undertaking. Such -a complete change had time made in his 'character that he now viewed this eatastrop'he with dismay and horror, as it brought to mind the mis- demeanors of the peat so that they stood out in glaring • letters, and ac- cused him of having once conspired to ward the same end.. • (To be continued). CHINA'S BIG BRIDGE. The longest bridge in the world is the Lion bridge, near Saugong, China. it extends five and a quarter miles over an orm of the Yellow Sea, and -it is support- ec'. by 300 huge stone arches. The road- way is seven feet -above the water, and is enclosed in an iron net -work. DELICATE JOLT. Sapleigh "Weally, I— aw neva.h smoke . a cigawette without thinking what a beastly tool 1 am, doncher know:" • Miss Caustique — "And yet some peo- ple.claim -there isn't any virtue in cig- arettes." Bride: "Are you sure' you love me as much as even?" Bridegroom: "Perfect - "And you will never, never love anyone else?" "Never." "And there tsn't anything you wouldn't do to make rile happy?" 'Nothing."' That is, of course, nothing within the bounds of reason." "Humph! I thought so. 1 can see that you are getting tired of me. You've begun to reason." The "bull" is not yet extinct. A pro- fessor at one. of ihe Australian Univer- Mites recently informed his class that "the darkest hour of the day is in the middle of the night, at three o'clock in the morning." On- another occaeion the same professor made his apology for the intricacies of a statement by add. ing, "I, can't give you an easier expla- nation without making it ,more dial - Cult." . . IN some conditions the gain from the use of Scott's Emulsion is very rapid. For this reason we put up ,a lifty.cent size, which is enough' for an ordinary cough or cold or useful as a trial for babies and children'. In other conditions the gain Is , slower—health cannot be built, up In a day. ' In such cases Scott's Emulsion must be taken as nourishment; a food 4ther than a medicine. food for tired and Weak digestions. from As SCOTT ROWNE, Cheiniits, Totosto,lk et, to,414.60. Ali desegalota ADIJLTIERATION Olt COLORING NATTER INPURIMS Or ANT WIND IN 43,6111401V NATURAL GREEN WEL ut ;Arvin Sealed rapid packets.to prosetve Its litany p*cellent qualities 40c. ,500 and 6oic Per 16. .114 At ail ttlroceell 1116111EST AWARD ST. LOUIS 4904. 7+++++++++++.t++++++++++ +- 4. t L t bout Iha Far CALF JOTTINGS. Clover or alfalfa hay is just the thing tor calves Never give rade grain then will be eaten up glean in a few minutes. ' Halterbrealt the calf and avoid trouhle later when you, are to handle her. . , }cep the calf pails ,scrupulously clean. Bowel trouble. starts from filthy pails. Give access to- hay or grass, and na- ture will urge their use. A small grain ration daily will then not injure, - scours Ore the result of either illthy quarters, unclean pails or over feeding. Prevention is better than cure. pehorning Is a surgical, operation and should not be done carelessly. We've seen „blind calves as a. result of careless application of the dehbaning fluid. - Teach.the calf to eat ground oats, oil- meal, or shelled corn by placing some ie the hand •and rubbing on the calf's mouth after it has taken the milk The calves should be. contraed in stanchions when fedi and so fixed that they cannot suck ears. GiVe them liberty after they have eaten their dry feed. - The baby cow needs a little.serripathe- tic care and the exercise of judgment to nialcc it grow without e. stop and become as fine a milker as its mother. The new born calf must have the first milk of the cow as a phyeic. If the cow dies in calViog, give castor oil or flax seed .in whole milk. Clean out the bow- els the, first thing. There is tretheory afloat that the dairy calf must not be fed so as to get fat, lest it becomes a beef animal. 'rhis is devoid of reason and demonstration. Type is not se easily, changed. Make. the calf the family pet.' Early accustom it to lead, a,nd to, be •tethered by it...strap to the hind foot. As a-inae ture cow it will then give no trouble, and will be woleh more eo keep or to eell. Put the tali in a clean, dry, sunny pen. White scours; Or calf cholera, 18 a germ disease . that 'enters the ,ealf ,Through the naval cord -.before 11has dried and healed. It, comes from lying In fitthy pens. • If the calf comes on a- cold day, and you did not give the cow Itherty to lick the baby, the calf may be chilled theough. Getbusy, .flub it dry with hay and cloths and blanket the little fel- low until it quits shivering. At the end of a week skim milk may be 'gradually substituted for the whole milk. Always have .the milk esweet and blood warm—no more, no less. The. young calf can't stand sudden changes ii quality or temperature of milk. Dehorn the 'calf as soon as you take it from the cow. The mew born cell seems to be in sort of a stupor ancl'does rot feel the drug as keenly as after it gets frisky. Of course the cow must net .be allowed to lick 'tho- -head or you will- &tongue her. Feed at least three times a day for a• couple or three weeks. Five quarte of, whole milli a day is sufficient for the Start and the calf should not be getting over seVen quarts at the end of the third - or fourth week. This makes a single' fee 4 ofa- little Over twO quarts, instead I of half a pail.fult a$ filany thinks is nec- essary. Milk is the ,baby's most natural food. Give it to the. calf, also; and as long as you can spare it—three months, at the •least. If you have been feeding .whole change gradually do skirnmilk when the bossy is a merit!' old. Add le teaspoonful Of wheat middlings; slowly increase Ude as the milk ration- becomes - poorer, Uetil it will bear h half pint. FARM NUGGETS: • It is all right to be just a little ahead cf your neighbor With farm work, hfit don't g,et nervous about starting the. Om. Better wait until the 'ground int ready; then push things. Don't werry over lost opportunities. bid you ever step to, Chink that eke' lost" through oversight in not looking ahead. Let the past go. Remember the lesson it has taught. Brace, up .and do Letter next times When the dry spots appear in the early spring „on the fall plowed ground intended for torn, use the disc so as to afford a soil mulch and avoid evapora- tion of moisture before planting time. Do not. fail to test your planter. with , the eeed you intend to use and stay with* it until it drops regularly the number of kernels required in eat% hill., good time to do this is right now, ° Talk up your business. If you've got anything to sell that is good, don't be afraid to let your friends and prospec- tive buyers knew abOut it. The succese- flit farmer IS it gOOd salesman. Good salesnianship le needed on the farm. " the -sowing grass seed it is better to posii too much than too little. The trou- lute, with uiany farniere is that, owing to high pricee of grass ked, they aro In- clined to rsove seed sparingly. No greater migtalte can be mege. Use good, clean seed and plenty of it. Sausie men eultivate soil Merely to kilt Weeds. Tideis wrong. Tillage' eheuld iMprOve "the tittle and fave fer- tility. There will 'then be no weeds. There QV 110110e VVILO contend crops te'le eon. bodily. This 1. n tniotalce. TheY me only the plant kod Contained in the soil, leaving the earth, 10 outward appearance, the came as before. Don't become an old fogy and stiek too long to the beaten track while, the tright, up40-date felloW is taking 11014 of ideas. Look out for improved ine plemenfs. We usually try some of the new things every ,year. Never think orl buying, them ley the wholesale, ba study up those things that we think' will help and try them out,, usually, in a small way. ' :I•eeluelehealteeeNve? ge!,11,-ng -swarms( ,laYs'e•-e now and then is no reason " rortleaving the cows and caltres out in the raw, wind, Nothing is much worse for stock, that have been comfortably housed all m inter than to let them out in a eltillinet spring wind. It will take a lot of extra fled to corrtct such a mistake. • AN EXCEPTION. What men ha's doneman may do, is an old saying; and it covers nearly everything but raising a moustache. • • "Be n sure to agree with the girl's fa, ther in politics," said the experienced, man, giving hints to the young lover. That night, alter he had enjoyed the -Young lady% society for an hour, her father came in, and the youth etarted conversation by asking : "What is your opinion of the Moroccan Question?" "I tem in favor of the open-door policy," said the old gentleman, stiffly "and -- this is your hat, 1 believe?" -• • tap Many a golden opportunity ,has cebee,n wrecked for Want of a genius to throw the switch. Mine CASH In Your Leisure Tillie, If you could start at once in a busi- ness which would add a good round sisal to your present earnings --WITH- OUT INVESTING A Doudia--wouldn't you do it ? Well, we are willing to start you in a profitable ,business and we don't ask you 'to put up any kind of a dollar. 1 Our proposition is -this : We will ship -you the Chatham Incubator and Brooder, freight prepaid, arid. • You ;Pay No Cash ,1.1ntil After 1906 Harvest. • Poultry raising pays. , Peeple who tell you that there is no moneY in raising chicks May have tried to make money in the business by using setting hens as hoteliers'and they might as well have tried to locate a gold mine in the cabbage patch. The business of a hen is—to lay eggs: A s a hatcher and brooder she ss. out- classed. That's the business of the Chatham Incubator and Brooder, and they de !t. perfectly and successfully. The poultry business'properly con- ducted, pays far better than any other ' business for the amount of time and money invested. • ' Thousands of poultry-raisers—Men and v;amen all over Canada and the United Skates—have- proved to their satisfaction thatit is profitable to raise chicks with the ". $o.1— 80 Eggs No. 2-120 Eggs' No.'2:-240 Egg. CHATHAM INCUBATOR AND BROODER. "Yours is the first ineubaton have ' used, and X wish to state X had -62 . chicks ont of 62 egtge. This was nay best lot; truly a ute per cent. hatch. Tani woll pleased with vox incubator• , aenhdiatwbroaocake,r.lw'rdirs. MONAVOIITON, ' "My flrot hatch came eit r_got 170 fine 'chicks from 190 eggs. Who" can beat that for the lirst trial, and 130 early in the spring. I am well 'Pleased with incubator, And if could not get another money could not buy it from me. Every' farmer should have a No. Chatham Incu- bator. W. RAMSAY, DUnn.,1110$ Ont." "The "incubator you furnishse. ll tads works exemedingly well. 14; lo easily • operated, and ordy needs ttbout 10 mientee attention every day., 11. Moceureire 14.100811JAW. Assa.' Thoi Cha,thain incubator and Brooder is -honestly constructed. • Them is no humbug about it., ,Every inch of material its thoroughly tested, the rnacbrne is bpilt on, righteprinciples, the insulation is perfect, therrnometer treliabte, and the workmanship the best. The Chatham incubator and Brooder is simple as well as ecientific in ('on- struction--a woroaii or girl can operate the machine in their leisure moments. Vrvtstip,,y us 00 cash mita' eater 44)06ha Send us your name and address on a post card to -day. We can sUi%ply,, you. (middy front/ OUr tik Muting wareliouscs t Ordigaryouars. don Regina. Winnipeg, ew e3tamnfter. B. ,Montres1.1Ialifax, Chatham. Addreca alt rrespondenee to Chathani. 314 "1 Manson 441upbell Co$,Ysiffinea Deo. CANADA Feet orita at; Cneettsee. Onz, and. Dzenotes Let us quote you prices on ndood Vanutild Mill 'or good Farm Icale.