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aroiyiicu1 the i crners
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Mil BELMdE ENWGOTT
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DODD. MEAT and COMPANY".
CHAPTER IX Continued.
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"Is it? Well, no, they didn't tell me
that," admitted the visitor, "or Td not
started so late. You see, I come up on
a schooner. This here lake boatln'
ain't in my Hue. I'm deep-water,
am."
"So I should s'pose," said Mr. Par-
low. "How'd you git up here, any'
way?"
"The war," said the visitor. "The
war done it Couldn't git a good berth
in any deep-water bottom. So I thought
I'd try fresh-water snllin'. I tell you,
niatey, I been workin' as quartermns'
ter's mate on the old Cross and Cres
cent line, a-scootin' 'cross to Naples
from X'Tork there and back goln
on ten year."
"What did you leave your boat for?'
asked the carpenter curiously.
Vhe was sunk. There's things hap
penln' over to the other side of the
ocean, mate," said the Injured man
earnestly, ''that you wouldn't believe
no, sir! The Cross and Crescent
line's give up business till after the
war's over, I reckon."
"lou'd better not encourage him to
talk any more, father," interposed Miss
Amanda, 'coming into the room again,
"The best thing lie can do for himself
is to sleep for a w hlle."
"Thank ye, ma'am," said the sailor
humbly. "I'll try."
Darkness came on apace. The sky
had become overcast, and there was
promise of a stormy night more
snow, perhaps. But Miss Amanda
would not allow Carolyn May and
Prince to start for home at once.
"Watch for your uncle, Carolyn May,
out of the front-room window, and be
all ready to go with him when he
comes along," said Miss Parlow.
When Uncle Joe came along, Carolyn
May ran out and. hailed him from the
porch.
"Wait for me, Uncle Joe! Wait for
me and Princey, please! Just let me
get my mittens and Prince's harness
and kiss Miss Mandy."
That last she did most soundly, and
in full view of the man waiting in the
white road.
"Oh, Uncle Joe, I've got just the won
derfulest story to tell you! Shall we
harness Prince up again, or will you"
"I can't wait for the dog.'Car'lyn
May. I'm in a hurry. You oughtn't to
be out in this wind, either. Gefaboard
your sled, now, and I'll drag you my
self," Mr. Stagg interrupted.
CHAPTER X. .
A Salt-Sea Flavor. -
Swiftly Joseph Stagg trudged to
ward home, dragging Carolyn May be
hind him. ' '
"Oh, dear me!" exclaimed the little
girl with exultation, "we're all so ex
cited, Uncle Joe!"
"I can see you're all of a-twitter,"
he returned absent-mindedly. "What's
the matter?"
"Oh, you never could guess I" was
Carolyn May's Introduction, and forth
with, In breathless sentences, went on
Swiftly Joseph Stagg Trudged Towards
Home, Dragging Carolyn May Be
hind Him.
to tell of her discovery in the snow
and about the old sailor now lying
asleep on the Parlow couch.
Of course, when Carolyn May ar
rived at home, the story had to be told
all . over again to Aunty Rose Ken
nedy. ' ,
"A mighty plucky youngster, this
Car'lyn May of ours," Uncle Joe re
marked. "What do you say, Aunty
noser
"She is, Indeed, Joseph Stugg,"
agreed the woman. -
Carolyn May insisted on going to the
Parlow house herself after sclioo! tlie
next afternoon to Inquire about her
"sailor man."
When she hud been kissed bv Mis
Amanda, and Prince had lain down by
the kitchen range, the little elrl rto.
mended,
"And do tell me how my sailor man
Is, Miss Mandy. He got such a bump
on his head !"
"Yes; the man's wound is really seri
ous. I'm keeping hlni in bed. But you
can go up to see him. He's talked
lot about you, Carolyn May."
The sailor lay In the warm bedroom
over the kitchen.
Carolyn May prattled on gayly and
soon had her "sailor man"- telling all
about the sea and ships, , and Vthey
that go down therein. ,
"For, you see," explained Carolyn
May, "I'm dreadful cur'ous about the
sea. My papa and mamma were lost
at sea." ' , '
"You don't say so, little miss!" ex
claimed the old fellow. "Aye, aye,
that's too bad."
Miss Amanda had disappeared, busy
about some household matter, and the
little girl and the sailor were alone to
gether.
"Yes," Carolyn May proceeded, "It is
dreadful hard to feel that it is so."
"Feel that what's so, little miss?"
asked the man in bed.
"That my papa and mamma are renl-
ly drownd-ed," said the little girl with
quivering lips. "Some of the folks on
their boat were saved. The papers
said so."
"Aye, aye !" exclaimed the sailor, his
brows puckered into a frown. "Aye,
aye, niatey ! that's alius the way. Why,
was saved myself from a wreck. I
was In the first oflicer's boat, and we in
that boat was saved. There was an
other boat the purser's, it was was
driftin' about all night with us. We
come one time near smashln' Into each
other and wreckin' both boats. There
was a heavy swell on.
"YeC pursued the sailor, "come day
light, and the fog splittin', we never
could find the purser's boat. She had
jest as good a chance as us after the
steamship sunk. But there it was! We
got separated from her, and we was
saved, whilst the purser's bont wasn't
never heard on again."
'That was dreadful !" sighed the lit
tle girl.
"Yes, little miss. And the poor pas
sengers! Purser had" twenty or more
n his boat. Women mostly. But there
was a sick man, too. Why, I helped
lower his wife and him Into the bout
fore I was called to go with the first
officer In his boat. We was the last to
cast off. The purser had jest as good
chance as we did. k
"I guess I won't never forgit that
time, little miss," went on the seaman,
seeing the blue eyes fixed' on his face,
round with interest. "No! And I've
seen some tough times, too.
The ship was riddled. "She had to
sink and it was night. .
"There was a sick man I told you
about, little miss. He was a wonder,
that feller! Cheerful brave Don't
often see a feller like him. Jokin' to
the last, he was. He didn't want to go
in the purser's boat, if there was more
omen or children to go.
"We told him all the women folk had
left the ship. So, then, he let me lower
him down into the purser's boat after
his wife. And that boat had as good a
chance as we had, I tell you," repented
the seaman in quite nn excited manner.
"Oh, dear me!" exclaimed Carolyn
May. "My papa and mamma might
have been just like that," she added.
"Of course, we don't know whether
they got off the steamship at all."
"Aye, aye !" the sailor said. "Pretty
tough on you, little miss."
Miss Amanda had come back into
the room, and she stood listening to
the old man's talk. She said :
"Carolyn May, I think you had better
go downstairs now. We mustn't let
our patient talk too much. It won't be
good for him."
So Carolyn May shook hands with
the old sailor and started downstairs
ahead of Miss Amanda. The latter
lingered a moment to ask a question.
"What wus the name of the steam
ship you were wrecked on?" she asked.
"The one you were just telling about."
"She was the Dunraven the Dun
raven, of the Cross and Crescent line."
replied the mariner. "Didn't I tell you
war. Detore, ma am?"
Save on the Sunday when Prince had
killed the blacksnake, Miss Amanda
had not spoken directly to the hard
ware merchant in all these hungry
years. It rather shocked Joseph Stugg
now that she should do so.
"Will you come In?" she urged him
her voice rather tremulous.
There was a moment of absolute si
lence.
"Bless (net Yes!" ejaculated the
hardware man finally.
!'I assure you, Mr. Stagg," Miss
Amanda said hurriedly, "it la no per
sonal matter that causes me t5 stop
you In this fashion."
"No, niaam?' responded the man
stlflly. ' "
"I want you to come in and speak
with this sailor who was hurt," she
finally said. "There Is something he
can tell you, Mr. Stage, that I think
you should know."
The big rocking-chair by the window,
In which Miss Amanda's mother had
for several years before her death
spent her waking hours, was now oc
cupled by the sailor.
"This is the llttlo girl's Uncle, Ben
jamin," Miss Amanda said quietly. "He
will be interested in what you have nl
ready told nie about the loss of the
Dunraven. Will you please repeat it
all?"
'The Dunraven?" gasped Mr. Stags,
sitting down without being ' asked
"Hannah"
"There is no hope, of course," Aman
da I'arlow spoke up quickly, "that your
sister, Mr. Stngg, and her husband
were not lost. But having found out
to
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"We Nigh Bumpdd Into Each Other
After the Dunraven Sunk."
CHAPTER XI.
Will Wonders Never Cease?
Again It snowed all night.
It was on the nest day, and at noon
time, when Mr. Stagg was returning to
the store, that a most astounding thing
happened.
Mr. Stagg was walking briskly to
ward Suurise Cove in his big felt snow
boots, such as all men wore In that lo
cality, nnd was abreast of Mie IVrlow
shop and cottage-whlch he always
sought to avoid looking at when he
nearu a door open and close.
It" tried not to look that way. But
las car told him instantly that the per
son who had come out was Miss Aman
da, rather than her father. Knowlne
this, how could he help darting a
glance at her?
Miss Amanda stood on the porch
looking directly at him.
"Mr. Stagg," she called earnestly, "I
must speak to you."
that Benjamin was on the steamer
with them, I thought you should know.
I have warned him to be careful how
he speaks before Carolyn May. You
may wish to hear the story at first
hand."
"Thank you," choked Joseph Stagg.
He wanted to say more, but could not.
Benjamin Hardy's watery eyes
blinked, and he blew his nose.
"Aye, aye, mate !" he rumbled, "hard
lines for-a fact I give my testi
mony Tore tne consul when we was
landed so did all that was left of us
from the Dunraven. Me beln' an un
lettered man, they didn't run me very
clos't. I can't add much more to it.
"As I say, that purser's boat your
sister and her sickly husband was in
had jest as good a chance as we had.
We nigh bumped into each other soon
after the Dunraven sunk. So, then,
we pulled off aways from each other.
Then the fog rolled up from the Afri
can shore a heap o' fog, mate. It
sponged out the lamp In the purser's
boat. We never seen no more of 'em
nor heard no more.".
"And were Hannah were my sister
and her husband In that boat?" queried
Mr. Stagg thoughtfully.
"I am sure, by the details Benjamin
has given me," said Miss Amanda soft
ly, "that your sister and Mr. Cameron
were two of its passengers."
"Well, it's a long time ago, now,"
said the hardware dealer. "Surely, if
they had been picked up or had reached
the coast of Africa, we would have
heard about it."
"ft would seem so," the woman
agreed gently.
"You never know what may happen
at sea, mister, till it happens," Benia
min Hardy declared. "What became of
that boat"
He seemed to stick to that idea. But
the possibility of the small boat's hav
ing escaped seemed utterly preposter
ous to JUr. Stagg. He arose to denart.
Miss Amanda followed the hardware
ueaier to the outer door.
"I'm sorry," she said simply.
"Thank thank you." murmnrprl .Tn.
seph Stagg before she closed the door,
TT .
ne went on to town, his mind
strangely disturbed. It was not his
sister's fate that filled his heart and
orain, but thoughts of Miss Amanda.
She had deliberately broken the
silence of years I Of course, it might
be attributed to her interest in Carolyn
May, only, yet the hardware dealer
wondered.
' (TO BJ CONTINUED.)
(rrcpared by the United Slntos Depart
ment or Agriouuure.j
In the purchase, and -selection of
mta fnr seed farmers are warneu 10
be careful of grain that has been
hlem-hed hv the sulphur process. This
process Js now uswl extensively by
commercial, grain dealers to give oats
of Inferior quality a bright, clean np
. i . i
pearance. In experiments numucu-u
by the specialists of the United
State department of agriculture, It
was round taut in neany ewvr sim
ple of sulphur bleached oats there
was a great reduction In the germinat
ing power. The largest reduction was
In a sample which germinated 07.5
I-er cent before treating and 0.5 per
cent nfter treating, or a total reduc
tion In germination of S3 per cent
caused by sulphuring.
Too much ntteution cannot be paid
to tho quality of seed for the same
amount of time, labor nnd money hi
required to sow a Held of oats, wheth
er the viability of the seed be high or
ow, and the product will be influ
enced directly by the percentage of
germination of the seed. A casual
observer is probably tnoro likely to
be misled as to the true quality of oats
than of any other grain for seeding
urposes, because oats that have btjen
sulphured present an attractive ap
pearance; therefore special care must
!. be taken to ascertain whether 'this
appearance is duo to bleaching by sul
phur or whether It Is natural.
Feed Oats Not Good for Seed,
It is not an uncommon practice
throughout the smaller oat-growlng
areas for farmers to use for seed,
oats that have been purchased for
feeding purposes, especially when
these oats appear to be of good qual
ity. Frequently very poor yields are
obtained from feed oats, because these
oats may have been sulphur bleached.
Seeiinien generally buy their oats
under contracts, stipulating that such
oats shall germinate not less than a
specific percentage, and further that
they shall not be sulphur blenched,
This provision, of course, safeguards
the farmer when he buys oats from a
seedsman who states that such oats
are suitable for seed. However, as
there is no general regulation govern
ing oats handling in intrastate trans
actions which requires that sulphured
oats are to be labeled as such, tho
farmer generally Is without protec
tion and often sows oats that have
been sulphured.
Process of Bleaching.
Two processes are In use in bleach
ing oats; known as the cold process
and the warm process, the only dif
ference being that in one case steam
is used to moisten the grain and In
the other cold water Is used. As the
moistened oats fall from the top of a
tower they pass through sulphur
fumes which .come In contact with
every kernel. After the oats have
passed through the bleaching . tower
they are usually run In a bin and al
lowed to stand over night when they
are cooled or dried as necessity may
require.
fill : iS?-.:-5l '
111-' iMIBlSPilfa: '
Relieved.
At Camp Dodge one night a Swede
was on guard duty. Being new to tho
business, time dragged slowly, but
finally the officer with relief pnmp
along. The Swede said : "Halt." They
halted, and next he sulil? whn
dat?" 'The officer replied: "Officer
with relief." The sentry, after wait
ing several minutes In a vain attempt
to recall to mind what ha should say
brought forth this startling command :
"Dismiss yourseifs and be reconciled."
Needless to say the stillness of the
night was broken by a roar of innrh.
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SIRUP WILL REPLACE SUGAR
Novel Scheme Being Carried Out in
Nebraska Community Demand
Bigger Than Supply.
(Prepared by tho United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
A scheme to utilize a part of the
sorghum crop for making a sugar sub
stitute tor ftuman food Is being car
rier! out in Douglas county, Nebraska.
In one community, through the efforts
of tho local county agent, six farmers
co-operated in purchasing a small
Why Swift & Company Handle
Poultry, Eggs, Butter and Cheese
Swift & Company went into the pro
dues business because they saw a
crying need for the kind of service they
were equipped to perform.
The produce business was in chaos.
Collecting', transportation, preparation
and distribution was hit or miss,
with delay, deterioration and loss on
' evcry hand.
The farmer was at the mercy of an
uncertain, localized market. Ha had
no way of reaching through to the
people who needed what he was
raising for them. There was no prem
ium upon improving his ttocks, for
grading was lax or lacking.
The consumer had to accept produce
that, as a rule, had no known respon
sible name behind it. He had no wr.y
of knowing how long the eggs or tha
butter he was buying had been lyinf;
around in miscellaneous lots in the back
room of a country store. Much of the
poultry was not properly refrigerated
before shipment or properly protected
by refrigeration in transit.
Swift & Company's initiative brought
system to this chaos. Their organiza
tion, equipment, and experience in
handling perishable food products were
already adjusted to the task. Their
refrigerator cars, branch houses, cen
tral points, far-reaching connections,
trained sales force, supplied just what
was demanded.
Now the farmer has a daily cash
market in touch with the nation'3
needs with better prices. Standardi
zation makes better produce more
profitable. More consumers arc served
with better, fresher, finer foodstuffs.
Nothing suffers from this save
inefficiency, which has nj oiaim upon
public support.
Swift & Company, U. S. A.
r ,.
. Daily Thought.
Whatever chance shall bring we
will bear with eounnlmitv Tanim
niches are a disgrace to him who
hath kinsmen in want.
Set In Their Way.
Will Meddle, the efficiency sham.
is trying to teach the hens to lay
square eggs so they can be Backed
to better advantage, but Is not meet
ing much encouragement from the
old-fashioned hens.
J- e
Javanese Orchids.
There is a very Interesting orchid
tn Java, the grammatophyllum, i
t rin flnwofa t9 ...uit. -
...o VL WU1UU 0j,en at oncej
mm mey aiso all wither together.
ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE IWEs'lT.
nen your biukm pinch or your Coma and Bun.
Ions ache. Ket Allen' tw.p... ML ""5 "u.n
At Work in a Sirup-Maklng Mill.
sorghum mill, and secured the services
of an experienced sorghum-sirup mak
er, Although the elrup made at this
mill is being Bold at S1.25 tn si nn.
gallon, present indications are that
the demand cannot be met. Five
sorghum millg are now in operation iu
the county.
r i uow ur&
Vaiim Granulated Eyelids,
A UUI inflamed by expo-
E sure to Sun, DiijI and Wind
lAc; quickly relieved by Murine
V CS EyeRemedy. NoSmarting,
v . J"8t ye Comfort. At
Your Druggist! or by mail 60c per Bottle.
For Book ot the Eye free write - h a
Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
New Motion-Picture Camera
A motion-picture camera has b'
Invented for taking portraits wWtl
are separated and mounted in tBt
form, the appearance of motion be
imparted as the pages of the boot
are turned rapidly.
Hat Not Learned Life's Lesson.
A man who has lived and has
grown tolerant toward others doff
not deserve to meet with tolerant
himself. Turgeniov.
Not So Bad After All.
A lot of people forgot that today
the fatal tomorrow about which tM
were . so worried. Wilmington Jo"
nal.
Irritating Cough8
, he
5
T . . . . . . ..nCili
jruiuimy treat cougna, colds, - flu' "V , j
bronchitis and similar inflamed and '"'"i,
conditions of the throat with a tested rciW
P. N. U.
No. 8, 1919