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Exeter Advocate, 1906-05-10, Page 6- titii:teitt:t+Ktsfteftl-tttli4g+te14-A-014-A+X(+3:ii+04-t;E+A.C4:441-4.-Ki+KiettXt+ CHAPTER VIL• been„ only, too glad to invoke, the ap- plause of gallery gods,' whereas now he appeared: before • a ,differept • class, of deities, and, no matter how well he played his pert, could expect nothing from them in the Waty 'of applause. • - Softly he moved aeross the floor of the vast:building, where hundreds knelt af certain hours in adoration before the miserable. work of tiuman hands, but which, was now apitatecntly given over entirely to him. , • Desirous of reaching: a door, on the opposite side, the existence of which was known to few save the priestly at- tendants, lie brushed past the foot of the idol, just where a heap of offerings re- mained. In so doing he must have stepped,opon some loose board that had a direct con- nection with the hideous, hydra-headed monstkosity, for it suddenly began to heave and . groan frightfully, while tongues of fire seemed to iSsue from its several mouths. . Larry was provoked, but not at all alarmed. His ordinary good sense would have been a safeguard against anything like a panic, and if that were not enough, he had examined the mechanism of these wonderfid figures, so that their abilities were quite familiar to him. ' The only thing that gave him cause for anxiety was the possibility of the • hefty-. ing of the, great idol: bringing about an influx ef worshipers or prie,stsetand the consequent danger of discovery. • He had hardly 'passed the distressed god when he almost ran into the arms of a figure clad in a 'black robe •similar to his own. The priest had evidently been busily engaged, somewhere in the rear, and, astonished at the sound, had hurried round the base, to discover who had the audacity to stir up the joss. Perhaps that was his especial duty, and he was Indignant at any interfer- ence with his prerogative, Larry had to guess- at this. True, the dignitary ef the temple was pot backward about letting.. him know what he thought of SUQ,h a disgraceful proceeding, but the trouble was, Larry's education had been sadly neglected, so that .he was not very familiar with. Chi- nese verbs. He simply kne,vv instinctively that he was being called down with the choicest expletives,in the lengthy repertoirg ot a Chinese scholar, just as any sane man may , understand, when heetis being scolded, na matter whether the tirade comes in ftuselaineSanscrit or -01100i*• . Larry' was °a peaceable chap; he really wanted nol trouble, and would, go out of his way to avoid it, though, should the crisis be forced 'upon him he always toed the mark, • Hence,* bent upon propitiating the angry fellow -. of the black robe, he raised his thands aloft after the fashion Kai Wang. had taught.ihirn, and which Was as much to declare that, being un- der a vow, speech was for the present denied' him. , 13ut even this did not calm the excited disciple;„ perhaps something about the other had ere now aroused his suspi- cions; be that as it may, he continued to • block Larry's progress, even while ba.oking before hire, and the volley of time, that he was capable of doing much , Chlnese that Slowed from his .lips pro - thinking or capable of engineering a 'flounced him a Man of uncommonly *campaign; but that is just where the ;high literary attainments. carelees observer would make a. mis- 1 And Larry, seeing no escape, finally take. , - ' [came to the conclusion ,that his only Thrown upon hip own resources, the chance lay in descending upon this little Mari wee e apa,ble of doing con, !heathen Chinees,hip• and thigli. sideeable planning, since all affectation, which. he -dearly delighted te indulge in ,under •ordinary conditions, was tossed '‘ -aside for the serious business in hand. ' There was a good quality abut this Calmly ' and confidently he passed little man exiled trent London; when he along the short, covered way that led made up his mind to do anything he to the door of the temple: lusually plunged into it with his whole Kai. Wang had assured him there Was heart, no matter whether the Occasion good reason to believe the place of wor- 'represented, a season of enjoyment or ship would be untenented at that hour ;some dieagreeable duty like that of the . . save by the` grim figures of the ugly 'present gods . ' ` The way he went at that voluble, . This wase.a consummation devoutly gesticulating pagan was. a caution; it to be wiehed, tie his situation gave ;would have reminded an old traveller pi- • Larry more or less uneasiness. ItIte sirocco whipping along over desert The shouts still continued, ,only with , wastes, whirling the sand in blinding , increased- vigor. , 'clouds No , At least there was one favorable thing , doubt the fellow was more sur- ' 1 4 he could • hope would spring out,of this prised now -thareever, but one thing was clemor—any Worshipers who mit 'irternediately accomplished, to Larry's f4 chance to lee'lli the, joss house at hhe satisfaction—his prompt . tactics had time evould, of 'course, rush nut to le- i shut off the Chinaman' s supply of • cover whet.all this tremendous hubbub wind so that the vocal- factory closed meantfor lack of material. - . . , , . Curiosity gets many a mart into It was a battlehoyal for a few brief trouble, but it deo oecasionally serves seconds, for the combative priest, re one well.' ' . "(covering somewhat from, his surprise When Larry punhed his way into the . and consteimatione put Up- a lair quality sacred jos 8 hOuSe he found lights burn- ' of fight, though sadly deficient in the Inge as usual, on the altar before the knowledge of tactics conneeted with the great image - that represented 'the ma- manly art, which was fortunate for jesty , of creation to the deluded idola- Larry. as he was shorter by half a head tore. than Ine antagonist . The interior ,of the temple was fra.- .1' How that grim old heathen 'god must grant with burning incensehave enjoyed the little affair l • Larry Larry had ere now obtained fugitive fancied the Itig,ubrions groans to which glimpsee Of this interior, so that it was the gave vent had turned into -chuckles.. not wholly strange to him -an ordinary 'but then, lt might he that the supply of London rearritellidertritelfeeein a house air was running short.- . of idols next door to the hOUSe of joss Since the affair had; unluekily taken ' for Many weeks without having a neinon this serious phase, the only thing rat 'desire to know something about the that could . establish Lairy's peaceful peculiar methods of worehip in vogue progiiessmas the complete crushing and thereelimination of the meddlei. Go Larey profited by, his 'opportune. Ilow he yearned for the athletic abili- ties, ank,ited found oecaston to obtain 'lice of a Drjack, to be able to whirl an insight into the mystery of mysteries, the black robed framtinto the lap of his which the, o evout believers in the doeidol, and leave him there, too astonished . trines offt nfucius as ,a usual,thing, and horrified for npeech. , keep no eligiousfy from the Profane Liliptitiart tactice, while lacking the eyee at thMj foreign eeofferdash, and vigor aerating, the rush at 'All 'seemed, favorable to the carrying giants, may be just as effective, so far out of his ili tle enterprreeas reettlte are concerned; end Larry. &fest no g erave the privilege of•thaving gotten tite range of his adver- t! full hoti e;,. but 1.4try Wae well con- ' fiery, iproeeeded 10 land blow after blow tent to we fee hie talent, uperi tin entpty Where it wonid be meet effeetive. one. '4101 vicious treatment could have Cir4--ntritstswes alter ettles, einee there I.Rit one result—the final knockout of tile bsd been,. times In his past when hs had reciVent.• No doubt Lenity Kennedy was just as eleseeptilele to flattery as, the average man, and the very OA feeling that swept over • him was pleasure at the thought of being deemed a person of such linpertance by these • highn and mighty personages concerned in the plot of tho Dowager Empress. 'This sensation, howeyer, was only • fleeting; when a man's life is in danger such things tire apt to lose much of their glamour. Life was just as dear to the little dude from London as to the most favored child of fortune, and as the out- cries along the street increased in vol- ume, he knew • his departure from the house of . the idel-maker was to he marked with more or less red fire. Little he cared. e His confidence in Kai Wang was so great that he: stood ready to back him against the combined force of those who conspired to bring about Ins downfall. The Chinese merchant seemed to con- sider; then • he took an observation, while, Larry awaited 'his decision. Did Kai Wang ten him to walk forth, into • the ahlst of the howlers he would have done so with unlimited .assurance that M some mysterious manner the magi- cian would blind: the eyes of the mob • so that they might believe him to be one of their number, • - When KM Wang returned he declared the riot had assumed' greater propor- tions than he had at first suspected, and the chances were he would h.avetto allow a search of his building if he wished to save ft from total demolition. He showed little concern regarding his own private affairs, but Was anxious with regard to .the safety of this friend, for whom he had 'conceived so great and sincere an 'affection. "You .must escape without delay and seek the protection of your own people. My house has sheltered you since the last moon, 'hot the time has come when it may no longer afford an asylum to my friends. Little the world suspects what strange and mysterious things are , taking place in China—only those people of the North are allovated to have a h,and in governing our destinies. It is all wrong, and will bring much trouble to a confiding people. Nr # lis- teneto me, and I will give you directions how to escape." It was simple enough. A black robet, a few magic touches from the resourceful hands of Kai -Wang, and, lo I for the time being Lariey might pass for one of the oenebre priestswho daily performed in the temples where the great jois held forth. There,was no need of lengthy instruc- tions. •• •sea All he had' to do was to keep a still • tongue between his teeth end attract as little ' attention as possible. Kai Wang gave him a few directions with regard to the interior of the ad- joining pagoda and thenhustled him to the rear door, which was connected by means of a passage with the side of the temple. , •' . • Then tarry launched forth for him- self, leaving to the ether the task of placating the mob. Perhaps one might hardly believe, upon eeeing Larry Kennedy for the first e CHAPTER VIII. When Um peundeel peIcet (IN oven- tttaily go over ha a heap, Lamy, winded C13o w13 gave ovideneo of beg intense satisfaction; juot ae tho bantam reoeter, atter downing his larg.tagoniTA, Knight leap upon tho neareet fence, nap hie diminutive. winze, and. crow reost hUy , was an event ell heonle impoetaneo o fie did not forget whegeh wae, •and kw essential there should bo a61 -way belt, if he lenied .to map, all tlio rea1t9, of hie victory. • , So, with. One last upward, iooli:e.t, the gi1nxun n&n r before whoxu- this little battle royal` tied been fought, lie tie; door that tiled .heee in his mind at the time he was halted. ' Once"oulede, lie readily ft:mad a WaX to the street.. ,It wee, irt greet commotion.. • Hundreds of excited Celestialwere ,clamoring front 01 Kai Wang's domi- cile. "As yet he had net admitted any of the mob, but was parleying withthem in his own inimitable style, agreeing to a seareh of his house from one end to the other; but thk . work must be done, in order -not to being down the vengeance of the outraged god tett by tu respectable committee appointed by the people, Of course they evueld do this, foreKal Wane had a strange influence over the mind's o1. those who caille in contact • with hen, so that they were iii a Inca - :ewe afraid of him; and once this was, done the maker of idols would befuddle that ' wretched committee until he had them in it condition to believe black Wits white, while the olejed of all this inteense• solicitude .eete steadily platting a greater, distance between the colgu et danger and his own pereon, , Larry cast, one la.st, look at theeseene of turmoil, and mentally thanked his lucky statrs he was elsewhere than in the midst of those excited Celestials., A mob Is bad enough even under the most favorable conditions, and particularly to be dreaded when composed of ignor- ant heathens, inflamed by religious; bigotry and hatred. t Then he moved away. ' This - departure held no comparison with the inagnificeet position he had • occupied when posing tie a wearer of the yellow jacket, and drawn in a noble jinrickshaw; still, lie had high hopes of passing unnielested through the narrow streett of the native• quarter, and gain- ing the Europeansection, where safety was assured to a peripatetic son of New York. • He had occasion to rejoice that the Chinese render a certain amount of homage to the attendants of their tem- ples, and that his passage through the street was not apt to be obstructed by evil -disposed persons, for be it known Larry had. 'exporienced as ranch flght as he craved for one night's entertain - Ment, and if given his way would have kept the peace henceforth. , Ho nalesed the link-boyst With the con- sequent glory and excitement attending other telemplial paSsage: through these's-am streets; and 11 Was net long before a certain fact began to loom up before him with • tremendous force; there . was 'a strong possibility Met he Might get lest in the •labyrinth *of cow paths which the swarming natives called Streets. . • . •And the odors 1 But Larry had by de- grees become accustomed to their inevi- table presence, and, being something of a philosopher, endured....what he could not possibly 'cure. It might be entertaining reading to. tele how Larry stumbled along oncd he lost his -bearings, utterly unable to ask his way because of the peculiar condi- tions surrounding him, and wandering if he were a child of misfortune, doomed to walk on forever, like the Wanclerfng Jew—but time # and apace forbid. .; • Besides, other events of a more tree, gic and deeply intereeting nature. await their turn, and these minort„matters, epon which no particular action hinges, Canthe readily left, to the imagination. Larry looked upon his predicament anything but ,trifling, aikl 1I serioysfy• poncerned lestshould bring,up again the street where stood trie,r pagoda in, whtch he had struggled with the priest; he had heard of men who Were lost in the desert almost invariably moving around in a circle, and he did not see why the•same thing might not apply in a city where the Miserable' srreets turned and twisted in a most confusing man- ner. ' It was in this sore strait that his good sense, and. Stubborn British nature played him a favor,* for, he reeolvedt to keep woraing to the right,. in order to resist this tendency to bear toward the left, and keep pushing on—that last means victory in nine cases out of et dozen, and with Larry the result was joyful enoughefer he detected a &tinge In the appearance of things, and sounds came to his ears, sounds that must have their origin he the quarter where Pago- das and, kiosks were not known, and Where, instead, the ringing of church bells summoned the few faithful to worship oh a Sabbath morn. ° It Was an intense relief to find himself again beyond the spell of ancient witch, craft- and mummery , that held sway within the region of Canton proper, and SPC signs around him that told of civil- ization, enlightenment, progress and Christianity. After crossing the bridge, away went the sable -hued garment into the canal, and Larry blossomed out as himself, in all •the panoply of loud- checicered garments-, tourist topes and divino 1ttte side whiskers, while strap- ped to his back was a bundle, which contained the (mount of his present worldly poesessions. It was easy ` travelling now, for his tongue could aid him if necessary. The 'hotel was his bbjective Point, the hotel and Avis, about whom he felt par- ticularly anxiottS, since a new fear had flashed into his head. What if this lordly - Russian, acting, in conjunction with the powerful emissaries of the Dowager 'Empress, and suspecting that the Valuable papers might have already passed Into the,,, keeping of Dr. Jack's wife—as indeed they „. positively had, though transferred by .her to the emir. ity of the British econ'Alate's safe what if, under these conditions, the plotters had conspired to 'rob Avis, or abduct her, after the winning faeltion of Chinese chicanery and trieltery, and she without the aid of a stranger roaet ts defend her 1 It made Larry grhan to remember that Whieli had so often and, so koy. ! • „ ._ • universally Acknowledged I About the Farm. I +++++++++f+++++++++44+ TREATMEN`g OF OBASS LANDS. 4 'may be of. intereSt to ,reader5 tou kuoW'ethe reeuits of experiments 4.01)11. 11/Y vv.n‘ " olmervatiton- •on grass land, rites Air. W. ft. oiwort:, tionfatur. dit . plots yielded on the average genial 22 .eseit. ot hay, of , which 63perr000nin,h1t3", 1.Tsst Is. ()i 4110xPrea4' heeilgt114 bcolitZt etiperphospintle.Wrae put on- every. year, ti•nd toe.ertv was about the average of Iii WItuanured ceops, half consisting weeds. •, In the earlier 'years' the super- phosphate gave greatly increased re- turns. There was plenty of potash in the soil. But while one thing was being put in three were helps taken out and the result was that the land became probebly, more impoverished titan if nothing had been put 'owe' The -same thing Iiiippened through. the Other reck- less use of basic slag, which supplied cnly phosphoric acid and lieee. On peaty land slag unlocks the nithogen In the soil, ancl greatly improVes the .character of the herbage but if it ie continued and nothing put on to take the place: of the potash and nitrogen re- moved tn the crops the land will go back.sp• hate of ammonia used by itpelf differed in its effect from nitrate of , soda. Even when twice as Much ni— trogen was supplied in the former salt (ban ha the nitrate it tented out much' less effective. When nitrate of soda wits ; p.uthon it was mostly strong rooted, deep hilted grass, which grew, a good deal of it being fall oat grass. But: when anunonta was put on the chief 1 grass was sheep's fescue, which forth - e • GO per cent. of the herbage. The reason is a curious wee. Sulphate of ammonia was held close to the surface by the humus in the soil, and therefore shallow rooting to make use of it. The nitrate washed down into the soil tancle the plant root followed it 4 feet deep ' whereas not moretthan 27 inches was tth depth •of the roots on plots which; received ammonia gaits. t On plots getting mineral manure, ev- erything plants vant, except nitrogen,: there is a great development of clover and yellow vetchling, until it became: nearly half the heritage of which there was nearly two tons to the acre. The reason vvas that the clover plants could get the nitrogen they' wanted out of the: .afinoSitliere, and if the other things, were supplied they got practically a: omelet° manure. But the grasses were, dependent on nitrogen in the sell and, could not flourish under* this treatment,; so thee the olover drove Ahem out. LARGER CROPS FROM NITROGEN. 1. 'When the plats received nitrogen they', began to grow much bigger crops. One, which got a complete dressing grew - nearly three tons.- of hay per acre and. PO per bent was grass with a little w oed; but, no perceptible amount of clover. By increasing the nitrogen big- eger crops were not with , grassup to 06 per cent, and everything else .crowd, ell out, but the;grasseswere restricted, to about our different kinds, and among. these there were no , bottom grasses. That was the effect of grass overfeeding with nitrogen. When potash was left oute.theree was a difference of half a. ton anda great difference in appear— aoce. The feeding value was much less. The change of manures affects clov- ers. When ammonia' was 'stopped on one.plot there was 75 per cent of grass and 20 per cent of weeds. Minerals W ere' substituted and there was 'a great increase of clover year by year until it was more than half the herbage. fn another plot potash was dropped out, and theeolover fell tram 20 per cent to 5, per cent. Lime geeatly increased the crop of clover, where potashhad been, used before the lithe liberated the stored up potash, setting it to work, and stime. tiding the clovers. Onepractical gees - 1 lion is Whether it is wise to lay down . land for tett' every year; cutting it, and i giving sulphate Manure; or' hay lend' one year- and 'graze tt the next. From experience I think it is better to stick to one thin•g.Give certain fields suit- able menure, and hay them every year. When we grow a crop of hay we en- courage certain" tall grasses, which rnake to be uperior to the finest Japan grows, 'CEYLON GREEN TEA • Gel ti Trial Packet to -day. Lead packet. wily. 40c, sea and Onc per lb. At all Oro ers -,,, • ett ally dome between this charming woman and trouble could never again be raised in her behalf. Alas 1 Dr. Jack was no more— treacherite had laid him .low. With such uneasy thoughts taking peeeeeeelon of 'his disturbed mind, Larry at length pattered into the hotel, totally unprepared for the shock that lay avait- ng there. „ . (To be .continued). mulsion When you gip to a drug 'store and ask for Scott's Emulsion you know what you want; the man knows you ought to haVe IL Don't be sUrprised, though, if you are offered something else. Wines, cordials, extract!, etc., of cod ,liver oil are plenti7 ful , but don't imagine you , are getting cod niter oil when you takii thim. Every year for thirty years we've been Increasing the sajes„ of Scott's Emulsion. Why'? Because It has always been better tlartl any substitorite for lt. Sondl for free Wilmot, SC411* & BOWNE. Choral*** " Toronto, Ont.' *001 and$1.00. AI1 iirmattlita A Cleveland costs say $6o, and laas easily 16 years. Cost per year Soso°. : A cheaply tna.de bipycle costs_ say_ U0,an, lasts 2 years, Cost ,per year $1.5.ob. Not much of a sum in arithmetic' to figure - out which is the better investment, is it? And If you ride a Cleveland, you have beautiful and easy running bicycle during- all that time with no expense except for new tires. . What of your friend who rides' the so-caPled cheap wheel, and whose investment amounts to .two and one-half tithe's • as much as yours per year? It pays to pay for quality, for quality is something that is remembered' long afterthc. price is forgotten. * • fl Cleveland Bicycles in. both. Cushion Fil..3pie and Itigid Frame..Models are made. and guaranteed..by the Iiirmarisimmerm• Canada Cycle and !ilotor "Co, LIMITED I" Makers of the World's. Beet Bloyelessu, :TORONTO jUNCTION, u CANADA' an up the`bulk of the crop„ ,but 11 1.110 next, year we grazed it, the tall grasses would be kept under by the cattle,. and the dwarf •grasses encouraged. If it is decided to hay land every year what sort .of manure should be used? Farmyard manure no doubt makes,.the soil' more resistent to drought, and ev- en. chopped straw, by sheltering , the glass in the tearly 'spring growths, starts the growth. But if we are gotug to mar .every year we must rna.unre every year. The poorer the land the less' can we afford to spend on manures. An expensive manure on poor land is wast- ed. Unless the grasses are there to take advantage of the manures, the latter are not likely to bring a profitable re- turn. The character of the herbage rnitet be reformed. , If we are going to sell the hay we should naturally use more nitrogen, than Wit is, to be consumed at home, beVause nitrogen tricims more growth; and mineral mitnuree do not always show therneelves in the growth so much as in the superior feeding value. We can grow a clover which is nearly half clover, but not a profitable amount or it, but with a large quantity of ` ti ogen we cant crop 3% tons to the acre stemmy grasses. - On pastures we tise lime, basic slag, and sometimes kainit, but not nitrogen - teas manures, hecaup,e We. aSsurne that the animals will return us much es they •Consume. This is not ahvays cor- rect. In nonchtsion, we should remern. her the ,dependence of the clovers en phosphorus and potash, and ol the grass on nitrogen, and the importance cf vva,tching , the elasses of herbage before money Is spent, on manure.;. DIPPINO SHEEP FOR SCAB.. , The ,dipping of sheep is practised to free them from ticks and also kern the presence of the scab mite. The proprietary dips are used for the pur- pose tie a rule, although the bureau of animal industry still favors tile U60 Or 'the Mlle and sulphur dip, although much evidence has been brought for., ward te'ShOW that 11, Injures the wool. If applied just after shearing the sheep, this result would not follow. Prevain. ent among the proprietary dips are chloronaptholcum, zenoieum and certain preparations with tobacea as tlie princi. pal element irt„ their potency, says Prof. Thom*); Shaw. e.A The following is the formula for mak- ing the lime and sulphur dip: Take eight to eleven pounds of unslaked and add enough Water to slake the lime, sift inte, this.•three times as many pounds of flowers of sulphur • as there e were pounds of „lime at the outset. Boil th:e Mixture from two to three hours, additift- water when necessary. • ?oar Ilia mixture into a tub, vat or barrel that it may be drawn off through a Spigot without sediment. When using this dip, it is greatly important to keep the sediment out of the mixture. , The common form of thd infection known as sheep scab causes greater loss to the sheep Industrie., in the United States than any of the—external para- sites which prey upen therm Itis pro - diked by 'minute insects, many or which are too small to be tseen without the aid of a microscope. ,Usually, however, If a tuft of wool Is pulled Out near the' edge oft the infested' part little moving objects may be 'noticed by the naked eye neer the base of the wodl fibres, rr„ among the scales adhering to them: immo A REVELATION IN TEA,. The Tea trade of the world has un- drrgone a remakable change in the past few years. Twenty year; ago practically all the Tea of the world *LW supplied by China arid Japan.. About this time there appeared an Insect in Ceylon which attacked the coffee tree and. In a very •short time the entire cob fee plantation was destroyed. Some enterprising Scotch planters commenced the planting of tea and the first shipment made to the London Mari, ltet brought the Most extraordinary prices, they developing a quality in the e cup fateattperior to anything ever known in tea previoUsly. These Ceylon tee, rapidly made a foothold itt England Until to -day the exports to that oolln. try ainount to one hundred and twenty., five millions. pounds annually. The "SALADA" Tea Co.,' corn' menced their introduction in Canada and ths United States puking teas in air.tigliti sealed lead packets, and both,/ theft flack and green teas have made won. derful progress; American tea drinker*. finding this tea superior to anything, they -aver tasted in either the Week o4 the green teas of China and Japan. Till leiter abeelice of coloring tostter 111 1 11(11 teae seye melt ‘,Or their health fulness and their delicious flavor speslai for itselt ,eteteeeiieseeteateee,.. ete,