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Exeter Times, 1916-11-9, Page 6WANTED a ` Two thousand Canadians are wanted for the Royal Naval Cart. alien Volunteer Reserve towards manning the now ships of the Imperial Royal Navy. Immediate overseas service. Only men ,i;xf good character and goad physique accepted. Pay $1.10 Minimum per day—Free Kit $20.00 par Month Separa'don Allowance Apply to the nearest Naval Recruit- ing Station, or to the Dept, of the Naval Service OTTAWA ride's am Or, The Adventures of Captain Fraser CHAPTER VL—(Cont'd). "I did the best I could for you," said the other, with a touch of sever- ity. "If I'd treated you as some men would have done, I should just have let you walk straight into the trap." Flower gave an apologetic cough. "I've had a lot of worry lately, Jack," he said, humbly; "come in and have something. Perhaps it will clear my head a bit." "I told 'em you wouldn't be back till twelve at least," said the mate, as Flower rapidly diagnosed his com- plaint and ordered whisky, "perhaps not then, and that when you did turn up you'd sure to be the worse for liquor. The old lady said she'd wait all night for the pleasure of seeing your bonny face, and as for your be- ing drunk, she said she don't suppose there's a woman in London that has had more experience with drunken men than she has." "Let this be a warning to you, Jack," said the skipper, solemnly, as he drained his glass and put it thoughtfully on the counter. "Don't you trouble about me,'' said Fraser; "you've got all you can do to look after yourself. I've come out to look for a policeman; at least, that's what I told them." "All the police in the world couldn't do me any good," sighed Flower. "Poppy's got tickets for a concert to- night, and I was going with her. I can't go like this." "Well, what are you going to do?"� inquired the other. Flower shook his head and ponder- ed. "You go back and get rid of them the best way you can," he said, at length, "but whatever you do, don't have a scene. I,1I stay here till you come and tell me the coast is clear." `` s "And suppose it don't clear?" said f s Fraser. "Then I'll pick you up at Green- I s wish in the morning," said Flower. I c "And suppose they've still aboard?"i said Fraser. s "I won't suppose any such thing," said the other, hotly; "if you can't get rid of two women between now Tipping, quickly i• "it's the only gun worth playing." No objection being raised, the ma barfuul lady drew closer to the tab and concentrating energies of no me order on the game, successfully pia ed hands of un1iarying goodness, aid by a method of pegging which might perhaps be best described 'as dot a carry one, "You haven't seen anything this Mr. Robinson since you were he last, I suppose?" said Fraser, noti with satisfaction that both ladies ga occasional uneasy glances atthe cloc "No, an' not likely bo," said Mr Tipping; "fifteen two, fifteen four, fi teen six, and a pair's eight." "Where's the fifteen six?" inquir Fraser, glancingover. ie ! "Came inside," said Mrs, Tipping to her following. s- I "Ain't you • come to the wrong, le, house?" demanded the red -whiskered an Man, borne slowly back by numbers. y- "1 .don't think so," • said Mrs. Tip - ed ping, suavely; "I want to see Captain Flower," nd "Well, you've come to the wrong • house," said the red -whiskered man, of shortly; "there's no such pian here.' re "Think," said Mrs. Tipping. ng The reel -whiskered man waved tlio ve candle to and fro until the passage a.. was flecked with tallow. "Go away directly," he roared; "how dare you come disturbing people . like f-; this?" "You may just as well be pleasant ed over it," said Mrs. Tipping, severely; "because we shan't go away until' we y,! have seen him. After all, it's got d nothing to do with you." (To be continued). id .,. o r - "Eight and seven," said the lad pitching the cards with the others an beginning to shuffle for the next deal "It's very strange behavious," sa the mats; "Robinson, I mean. D you think he's dead ?" "No, I don't," said Mrs. Tipping, briefly. "Where's that captain of yours?" Fraser, whose anxiety was be- coming too much for his play, leaned over the table as though aboat to speak, and then, apparently thinkin better of it, went on with the game. "Eh?" said Mrs. Tipping, puttin her cards face downwards on the tabl • and catching his eyes. "Where?" n "Oh, nowhere," said Fraser, awk wardly. "I don't want to be drag ged into this, you know. It isn't business." "If you know where he is, why can' you tell us?" asked Mrs. Tipping, soft ly. "There's no harm in that." "What's the good?" inquired Prase in a low voice; "when you've seen th old man you won't be any forwarde • —he wouldn't tell you anything, eve ON THE FARM g The Gas Engine. Few practical farmers would listen g to a salesman who offered them, at any e price, a hand -power feed grinder, The same men will go to town, purchase - a washing machine so large that it would almost stall a one-half horse - my power engine to run it. Do they think where the power to run this ma- t chine is to come frons? (True it is _ that some men run them, but not al- ways). No, they take it for granted r that it is so far ahead of the old method that the wife or hired girl ✓ should be satisfied to turn the the n crank, or work ib back and forth in whatever the prescribed method may rd be. The pumping of water for the stock - in the barnhasalways been considered ✓ one of the most important uses to g which a gas engine could be put. What about some labor-saving device that e would pump water to the house? Then the vegetables could be easily wash- y ed by turning a faucet and letting the water do the work,the butter could be easily washed, he , Blue Monday , would be a thing of the past. Electric light is another eonven- and three in the morning. you're no much of a mate. If they catch m I'm ruined, and you'll be responsible for it." The mate, staring at him blankly, opened his mouth to reply, but bein utterly unable to think of anythin adequate to the occasion, took up hi glass instead, and, drinking off th contents, turned to the door. He stoo for a moment at the threshold gazin at Flower as though he had just dis covered points about him which ha hitherto escaped his notice, and the. made his way back to the wharf. "They're still down below, sir," said J if he knew it." "Well, we'd like to see him," sal e Mrs. Tipping, after a pause. "You see, you put me in a difficut ly," said Fraser; "if the skippe ,, doesn't come aboard, you're goin b with us, I understand ?" g Mrs. Tipping nodded. "Exactly," sh 81 said, sharply. :I "That'll geb me into trouble, if an d thing will," said the mate, gloomily g "On the other hand, if I tell you where - j he is now, that'll get me into trouble dtoo." He sat back and drummed on sortry, as ne stepped aboar "and making free and as comfortable as though they're going to staypa month." Fraser shrugged his shoulders and went below. The appearance of the ladies amply confirmed Joe's remark. "Never can find one when you want him, can you?" said the elder lady, in playful allusion to the police. "Well, I altered my mind," said Fraser, amiably. "I don't like treat- ing ladies roughly, but if the cap'n comes on board and finds you here it'll be bad for me, that's all." "What time do you expect him?" inquired Miss Tipping. "Not before we sail at three in the morning," said the mate, glibly; "per- haps not then. I often have to take he ship out without him. He's been away six weeks at a stretch before now." "Well, we'll stay here till he does come," said the elder lady. "I'll have his cabin, and my step -daughter '11 have to put up with your bed." "If you're not gone by the time we tart, I shall have to have you put off," aid Fraser. "Those of us who live longest '11 ee the most," said Mrs. Tipping, almly. An hour or two passed, the mate itting smoking with a philosophy which he hoped the waiting mariner at the "Admiral Cochrane" would be able to imitate. He lit the lamp at last. and going on deck, ordered the cook to prepare supper. Mother and daughter, with feelings of gratitude, against which they fought strongly, noticed that the table was laid for three, and a little later, in a somewhat awkward fashion, they all sat down to the meal together. "Very good beef," said Mrs. Tip- ping, politely. "Very nice," said her daughter, who was exchanging glances with the mate. "I suppose you're very com- fortable here, Mr. Fraser ?" The mate sighed- "It's all right when the old man's away," he said. de- ceitfully, "He's got a dreadful tem- per." "I hope you didn't get into trouble through my coming aboard the other night," said Miss Tipping, softly. "Don't say anything about it," re- plied the mate, eyeing her admiringly. "I'd do more than that for you, if I could." Miss Tipping, catching her moth- er's eyes, bestowed upon her a glance of complacent triumph. "You don't mind us coming down here, do you ?" she said, languishing- ly. "I wish you'd live here," said the unscrupulous Fraser; "but of course I know you only come here to try and see that fellow Robinson," he added, gloomily. "I like to see you, too," was the reply. "I like you very much, as a friend." The mate in a melancholy voice thanked her, and to the great annoy- anc.e of the cook, who had received strict orders from the forecastle to listen as much as he could, sat in sil- ence while the table was cleared. "What do you say to a hand at cards?" he said, after the cook had finally left the cabisi. "Three -handed cribbage," said Mrs. I the table with his fingers. "Well I I'll risk it," he said, at length; "you'l find him at 17, Beaufort Street, Bow.' • The younger woman sprang excit- edly to her feet, but Mrs. Tipping, eye- ing the young man with a pair of shrewd, small eyes, kept her seat. "And while we're going, how do we know the capt'n won't come back and go off with th ship ?" she inquired. Fraser hesitated. "Well, I'll come with you, if you like," he said, slowly. "And suppose they go away and leave you behind ?" objected Mrs. Tip- ping. 4 "Oh, well, you'd better stay then," ! said the mate, wearily, "unless we 1 take a couple of ,the hands with us. How would that suit you? They can't sail with half a crew." Mrs. Tipping, who was by no means as anxious for a sea voyage as she tried to make out, carefully pondered the situation. "I'm going to take an arm of each of 'em and Matilda '11 I take yours," she said, at length. { "As you please," said Fraser; and in this way the procession actually started up the wharf, and looking back 1 indignantly over its shoulder saw the watchman and Ben giving way to the most unseemly mirth, while the cook capered joyously behind them. A be - dated cab was passing the gate as they reached it, and in response to the mate's hail pulled sharply up. Mrs. Tipping, pushing her captives in .firsb heavily into the cab, followed by her daughter, while the mate, after a brief discussion, clambered on to the box. "Go on," he said, nodding. "Wot, ain't the rest of you cornin'?" inquired the cabman, eyeing the crowd at the gate, in pained surprise. "No. 17, Beaufort Street, Bow," said Mrs. Tipping, distinctly, as she put her head out of the window. "You could sit on 'er lap," continu- ed the cabman, appealing. I No reply being vouchsafed to this suggestion, he wrapped himself up in various rugs and then sat down sud- ` denly before they could unwind them- selves. Then, with a compassionate "click" to his horse, started up the road. Except for a few chance way- ' farers and an occasional coffee -stall, Ithe main streets were deserted but they were noisy compared with Beau- fort. Every house was in absolute darkness as the cab, with instinctive deference to slumber, crawled slowly up and down looking for No. 17. It stopped at last, and the mate, springing down, opened the door, and handing out the ladies, led the way up a flight of steps to the street door. "Perhaps you won't mind knock- ing." he said to Mrs. Tipping, "and don't forget to tell the cap'n I've done this to oblige you because you insist- ed upon it." Mrs. Tipping, seizing the knocker, knocked loud and long, and after a short interval repeated the perfor- mance. Somebody was heard stir- ring upstairs, and a deep voice cried out that it. was coining, and perempt- orily requested them to cease knock- inc. ience which this source of power makes 1 possible. These are some of the more common labor-saving devices, but let ussiblelook at some others that are pos- . Let any man watch a woman pre- paring a meal and he will see the energy she expends is mostly in do- ing countless little things which tire her more by their monotony than by actual work. A dish washing ma- chine will relieve the house -wife of the most disagreeable of all tasks. Why should the country wo- man not have a vacuum cleaner ? Without the engine a small shaft driv- en by hand could give power to a food chopper, knife cleaner, coffee grinder, etc., and do many other tasks in the kitchen. The housewife will insist that the engine must be clean and easybo start. She does not want one that will spat- ter oil all over. 'Many reliable en- gines are on the market and do excel- lent work when used intelligently. Labor is scarce and often hard to get along with; herein lies a possible solu_ tion. Many of our readers will say these ideas are just notions and sound very nice but are nob practical. In the older -settled districts in this new country many are contemplating building large modern houses, while many have done so already, and this question should be given every consid- eration It will pay the outlay many times if so much of the drudgery that rightly drives girls off the farm will be eliminated. Most men will gladly help to do their part if there is a demand for something like this, so be sure and let them know your wishes. Then we will be able (1) to do things we had not the time to do in the pasb; (2) to do work better than is possible by hand; (3) to find more time for the development of a higher tone of I culture.—Farmer's Advocate. Calf Food Must Be Right. The raising of a really good dairy 1 cow depends very greatly upon the way she is fed when she is a young ' calf. Most important among the de - 1 tails is the temperature of the foods. I The most careful experiments prove that some milk is necessary for the I calf before she reaches the age of eight weeks. The food value of this milk may be greatly reduced or even destroyed by feeding it cold. Feed milk warm always, whether it be whole milk or skim -milk. The nearer it is to the temperature of the cow, 102 deg., the better. The calf's stomach curdles the milk, the same as in a cheese -vat in which rennet (a por- tion of the calf's stomach) is placed, provided the milk is properly warmed. With correct temperature and favor- able precipitation of the curd in the calf's stomach, injurious gasses will not be formed. . But• if it is other- wise, poisonous gasses are generated. and putrefaction, more or less severe, often prevails in the intestines. Thus it is that cold milk fed twice a day injures instead of building up, and the calf shivers, humps her back, her coat stares and her paunch is pain- fully distended. As'a.retail: her fu- ture usefulness as a cow is impaired. The coab of a thrifty calf should be smooth, close and shiny, not staring and dull, Success with 'young ani- mals comes from correct and suffici- ent feeding, and it mast be carried on with persistent regularity. MOTH The proof of Mother Seigel's Syrup is in the taking. That is why former sufferers, whose vitality was being sapped by Indigestion, say it is just ex- cellent for stomach, liver and bowel troubles. Thanks to Mother Seigel's Syrup, they are now strong and well. $S EXCELLENT FOR H you are afflicted by Indi- gestion or other disorders of the stomach, liver and bowels take Mother Seigel's Syrup regularly for a few days ; long enough to give it a fair chance to make its beneficial influence felt. Then note the improvement in your appetite, your strength, your general condition. 3015 HEADACHES, BILIOUSNESS CONSTIPATION INDICESTION5 Tltrr.00boille of Syrup contains three times as much as. the 5Oc siac. "That's not Flower's voice," said Fraser. "Not load enough," said Miss Tip- ping. The bolts were drawnbackloudly and the chain grated; then the door was flung oven, rind a big red -whiskered man, Winking h hind a candle, gruf- fly irulu:red ' h t they meant by ib, r:. f( s 11 s THE desolation' and hardships of war, and the worst of winter weather, cannot damp the spirits of our Canadians when the Christmas boxes arrive from "home". As you plan the parcel for HIM who is dear to you, don't forget that Gillette shaving equipment is just as keenly appreciated on active serviceas are sweaters, mitts and "eats". If he already has' a eSarepr,e, send him a generous supply of Gillette Blades, for probably he is sharing the razor with his pals who are not so fortunate. Clean shaving is in high favor among our troops— because it is sanitary—because it makes the dressing of face wounds easier—but most of all because of its bracing effect. The Gillette is best for the job—and the man who has one is most popular in his platoon. Whatever else you put in his Christmas box, be sure there's a Gillette Safety Razor or a supply of Blades. You can buy from your Hardware Dealer Druggist, Jeweler or Men's Wear Dealer—"Bulldogs" and Standard Sets at $5.00 — Pocket Editions at $5.00 and $6.00—Combination Sets at $6.50 up. Gillette Safety Razor Co. of Canada, Limited Office and Factory—THE GILLETTE BLDG., MONTREAL. 217 Butchering Directions. Never kill an animal that is losing flesh is a maxim of good butchers, for the meat is growing tougher and dryer. But it is possible to have pigs boo fat. Give the hogs water but no feed a 1 day before killing. Be sure the bleeding is done before scalding or the skin may be left too red. Scrape it las quickly and rapidly as possible aft- . er scalding. A cold carcass is hard to scrape well. Keep the hog mov- in a barrel. If the animal is left pressed against the barrel the hot water can not get at that part of the the carcass. Scraping is easier when a shovelful of hardwood ashes, a lump of lime, some concentrated lye, or a handful of soft soap, has been added to the water. Scald when the tem- perature of the water is between 140 deg. and 150 deg. After scalding and scraping off the hair, hang up the carcass, carefully re- move all internal organs, strip out the leaf lard. Hany where there is a circulation of cool dry air, until all animal heat is out—from twenty-four to thirty-six hours after slaughtering. There are two methods of curing meat —the brine and the dry cure. For a • warm climate the brine may be safest, but for the highest quality and finest .flavor the dry cure is preferred, for brine destroys some of the soluble•pro- tein in meat, which gives its flavor. A piece of meat that has been soaked, or even wet, is not so good as before. Healthy Hogs Resist Sholera. Hogs are not as resistant to disease at this season of the year as they are in the spring when getting an abund- ance of green forage, and having ac- cess to a wide range It is necessary, therefore, to give them more atter tion and better care to offset season- al conditions and danger from new corn Do nob feed in the same lot, or on the same acre of ground, day after day. This contaminates the feeding places, and also attracts crows, pig- eons, and sparrows which may have been feeding with a cholera infected herd. Throw the feed out in a differ- ent spot each day, thus giving the pigs a clean "plate" from which to eat. The water supply is of much impor- tance to the health of the hogs at this time of year. Old mud wallows are never good, but are not so bad if the hogs can have pure water to drink, but if forced to bathe and drink in the same "tub" serious trouble can be ex- pected at any time. See that they have an abundance of pure water to drink, situated near the wallow holes or feeding places. Pure water will aid materially in keeping the herd cholera free.—E. R. Spence, Missouri. College of Agriculture. 1s packed by automatic machin- ery in strong white cotton bags and cartons at the refinery. This is far safer and more sanitary than sugar packed by hand in a weak paper bag which breaks at a touch. No hand touches LANTIC SUGAR until you open it your. self. Just cat off the corner of the carton and pour out the sugar as you need it. 2 and 5 -ib Cartons 10 and 20 -Ib Bags "The All -Purpose Sugar" 20 LBS. Puure'Carte *SAO, I II go Of THRIVING children prefer the bread you make with Five Roses Flour. Itis stored with the flavor, vitality and easily -digested nourishrri.ent of prime Manitoba wheat. Ntttritiou., : Wholesome Keeps Well ACROSS THE BORDER WHAT IS GOING ON OVER IN TI'IB STe1►TBS, Latest Happenings in Sig Republic Condensed for Busy Readers. TWo California girl students lived on peanuts for three months as an ex- periment Electric fans and running water are provided far fowls on a poultry farm in Missouri. Three daughters of Mrs. Tillie Ber- kovitz of Pittisburg, Pa., gave birth to children on the same day. The Board of Health of New Bed- ford, Mass., announced that a case of beri-beri had been discovered in 'the city. Mrs. Margaret Claire Beubinger, on trial in Newark, N.J., as her husband's murderer, declares she killed him to save her own life, • Detectives investigating the $50,- 000 burglary at the country home of Frank Gray Griswold in Now York, are trailing' a discharged servant, now in Philadelphia. For seven weeks. Eva Booth, of the Salvation Army, has been ill with neuritis at her home, in Hartsdale, N.Y., and there is much anxiety over her condition. North American. fur trappers made • $20,000,000 in the last season, De- partment of Agriculture experts esti- mated to -day. The output -vas 50 per cent. below normal. Dancing is the most popular form of entertainment at the social centres of the Chicago public school system, ac- cording to a report made public by the Board of Education. Jacob Luana, Herman Maki, Henry Antilla and John Luana were fined $10 and costs at Mass City, Mich,, for ac- cidentally killing a hunter, John Tik- anen, on Oct. 19. Tikanen was using a head light, which was mistaken for a deer's eyes. A. M. Trost, night ticketagent at the Lakeu Sl are depot, in South Bend, Ind., was robbed of $1,040 short- ly after midnight. • IIe was on his way to the express office with the money when he was attacked from behind, Henry J. Dorgeloh, assistant cash- ier of the Coal and Iron National Bank, New York, was arrested on a charge of embezzling $20,847.10. Fed- eral authorities and officers of the bank state that the amount stolen really totals $92,000. The Southern Railway Company plans to create a new mortgage of $600,000,000, maturing at various dates prior to October 1, 1999, the in- terest rate to be fixed by the directors according to the money conditions pre- vailing at the sale of each series. Making Butter. Cream is made up of Iittle fat globules in milk. In making butter the fat globules are brought togeth- er into a mass and the milk is remov- ed as butter -milk These fat globules will stick better when just the right heat than if either too warm or too cold`. A good temperature for churn- ing is 58 degrees Fahrenheit. When the cream is the right sourness it churns better than when sweet or .too sour The cream should be•kept at 50 degrees or lower till the day be- fore churning Then warm ib up to 70 degrees or room heat which will bring about the souring by the next day. When the barrel churn is used al- low gas to escape every few minutes at first When the butter begins to come keep a close watch .and stop churning when the butter granules are the size of wheat kernels. Draw off the buttermilk and wash. in the churn repeatedly with cold water till the buttermilk is all removed. Then remove the butter from churn and work it with a paddle. • Add an ounce of salt per pound of butter.—North Dokota Experiment Station. Dairy and Stock. A milking machine is like most oth- er things—it will not run itself. Alfalfa meal has had quite a vogue, but give a cow good alfalfa hay and she will make her own meal. People are really learning sonzh'-‘ thing. There was a good gain this year in the exemption from hog .chol- era. Quality is the main thing in butter and milk, though a full milk -pail is desirable from the dairyman's point of- view. It is becoming increasingly difficult to find help in the dairy, and yet lots of folks seen to think that milk should be as cheap as water ' When' what was long contemptuous- ly known as "flitch" is now selling under the guise of "breakfast bacon" for thirty cents the pound, it may fair•- ly be said the hog is looking up.. Ready to Distribute. Saha rushed to her mother one day in a most excited frame . of . mind: "Oh, mother, we've had the best time! We've been playing 'postman, and we gave every lady on the block a letter." "But, dear, where did ,you geb the letters ?" "Why, we ' found them in your trunk in the garret all tied up with blue 'ribbon!" Methuselah completed nine cen- ter'ie3 and never rode in an aubom0,, Lilo.