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i ilt m m v juulujuat lailkjuwl 4 1 the acton fkeb press pao 3 ihe fatal spark i by dorothy arno baldwin the mouth of the wtong strtam and river and he pureuera were almost im mediately lost to sight quickly bmdni shore babahoowerea his canoe and concealed it in the woods well back trom the stream then keeping a sharp lookout vu guard against surprise he scrubbed the soot from his face- and changing into other clothes which he harttaken with him when lie first started trom his camp to go out to the settlements the men had evident ly not seen him turn aside but he could not tell at what moment they might 4jetumonhistraundjhis nerves tingled w m- b the strong wind sweeping through the rivet channel caught his canoe and swung it ut of the rushing curremvbob palme thrust bis pole savagely among the irocm to anttsbort to secure a bnld befdrfe the pole could touch bottom another i gust bad itwlrled the light craft around t to face upstream and bob glancing back the way he had come stood trahsfijibd a look of horror spreading over liisface rocks rapids and the gusty wlnid which momentarily threatened his- canoe with destruction were forgotten ashe watch ed the dense cloud of smoke that was pouring up over the forest the next instant he had driven the boat again tatothe current and foot by foot was fighting his way back against the mad little stream r it was ty heartbreaking business this creeping at a snails pace after the fiery monster that leaped and raced licking up the timber with terrible speed the fire wardens would have sighted ft long before this and would have called help from the lumber camps and the nearest settlements but even with motordriven canoes to cross the lakes no adequate faddy of men could reach- the scene in less man two or three hours inevitably much valuable timber would be destroy ed but this meant little to bob beside the fact that if he had guessed its location aright the threatened region was the one comer of earth he most loved vr and that he was responsible for its destruction the north woods had always held a great attraction for bob bvery summer since early boyhood he had camped and tramped in the maine forests and fished in the innumerable lakes and streams living on intimate terms with the deer andtheother denizens of the wilderness he had built log camp for himself near clarks carry a wild beautiful bit of the river and he had hoped soon to be able to buy a large tract of the sur rounding forest land in order to save it from the lumbermen who had recently come into possession of it and who bob feared would strip it as he had seen other fine regions stripped for the sake of gain now it was being stripped in far more thorough fashion because the boy him self hdd neglected to carry just one more tnapotfiisif waterto throw over the out- i door fire by which he had cooked his dinner he had thought it was safe enough but now he remembered having seen one last curling wisp of something steam he thought at the time rising fromtheembe the season had been fellow thought of the material loss the loss in dollars and cents by the state law whoever was responsible for starting a forest firermust pay in full the owner oft- the land for everything destroyed to do this would take more money than bob i had or ever hoped to have he would gladly have tried to pay however if by so doing he could restore the lost beauty and life but to turn money over to the lumber company thus helping them to exploit other timber lands as they would soon have exploited this was unthinkable he would not- do it- is there any guess as to how the fire started bob ventured to ask- with assumed carelessness xh somebodys lighted match thrown into a brush heap i spose replied the man who had spoken before theres plenty o ways it started froana camp fire a second man spoke quietly but with an odd note in his voice adding i saw it myself game warden baker was with me for an insfcand bobstood rigid unable to movejthen he lifted his eyes to the speaker the fellow whose hair about the forehead had been singed and frizzled until it resembled a negros was not looking at him but was staring off through the trees apparently oblivi ous of thoseabout him its a trap flashed through bobs mind he suspects and hes waiting for me to give myself away a moment passed before the boy real ized that he must be as unrecognizable as his- companions through the grime and smoke that erifcrusted all their faces but he had received his warning if the man had seen the fire start lie must have been near when bob left the spot and it was quite likely that he had seen him also freshmentiscome in tor keep-watch- until all danger that the fire would break out again was past and there was no further need of him here others soon joined the group and bob took the opportunity to slip away unobserved he had gone scarcely twenty paces however when some one hailed him and looking back he saw the fellow with the frizzled hair coming after him mind if i go with you companys good at a time like this again bob sensed the trap his iden tity wassuspjected if not known but he dry there iwais- a strip of dead grass not far away and with the wind to fan it it was easy to see how the blaze had started and leaped to the resinous ever greens as bob poled around the- last bend that lay between him and the are his worsttearsw confir driven by the fitful wind the flames had spread in both directions from his camp fire and for half a mile or more along the rlghvbank of the river stretched a smok ing waste of charred stubs where a short time before had been luxuriant forest the flames were eating their way with incredible speed into the heart of the woods with a lake miles distant the first obstacle in their path beaching his canoe and seizing his ax bob plunged into the woods and tore his way through a place where he might head off the fire a crew was already fighting it having come in jrom the lake and bob took his place among them chopping away the underbrush and felling trees to make a breach in the forest while others dug trenches across the path of the flames the heat was intense and the smoke choked and blinded the men blackening their faces past all possibility of recognition now and then some one shouted ah order but for the most part they worked in grim silence straining every energy in the desperate task again and again w driven hblr tn npan new at theteast sound 7 as time passed the tension relaxed tout there was no peace for bob in the forest where always before he had found it he had betrayed his best friend he was an alien there where he had- before been most at home what he had done he could not undo he could never repair the hatrrf he had wrought though he paid to the last farthing and why shoujdl he pay to those who would only spread they eat a variety of plants including did not intend to be caught so easily which way jou going he asked over by palmers place thats your way isnt it im cutting over to musquacook evaded bob- i cant go along with destruction looking at the matter broadly it would be for the greatest good of the country if instead hie should put his money into lumbering operations of his own carried out in accordance with the most enlightenened ideas of scientific forestry in which profession he had trained himself surely that was for the greatest good of the greatest number even though he himself wa3 branded a thief the word came to him with a shock that was- what he was a thief while the hours slipped by bob sat immovable on the margin of the stream seeing nothing hearing nothing the sun set stars glimmered in the tree bordered lane of sky above him ami peace entered the mans soul as he made his decision a few days later his long journey to the settlements over at last the boy stepped into the lumber companys of fice and asked for mr dexter his son was in the office and bob saw without consciously noting it that the latters hair had been scorced about his fore head i set the fire at clarks carry mr dexter that is it spread from my camp fire bob began abruptly as soonas he was in tire presence of the big man here is my personal check which re presents my entire bank account it is not enough to cover the value of that timber but i will give you the rest if it takes my lifetime to earn it wjratfsthis whavthismr ter ejaculated you say you set that fire it spread from my camp fire my son says it spread from his a moment or two passed before bob could understand the simple sentence and appreciate his release xes lewis dexter was saying i saw it go id built a noon fire at the foot of clarks carry i thought it was out and had crossed the river to speak to warden baker who was looking over t te lines there when we both you r vtnvmore than sorry hls companion replied bob glanced at him as he mumbled a goodby and caught a strange look in the eyesthat were fixed uponhim he turned abruptly away in the direction of musquacook stream meaning to swing but later to the river where he had left his canoe he felt certain tjia he would be followed although the older man made no move to prevent his going if he could reach his canoe ahead of any pursuers he felt reason ably certain of outdistancing them in the swiftflowing river enough to enable him to take refuge in some one of the unfrequented streamsthat poured into it from the wilder forest regions there he could hide to travel thereafter only by night when aided by the moon which was then near the full he could make his escape by river to the border towns although bob was constantly on the alert to cattch any sound of pursuit he heard nothing to increase his anxiety nor when lie looked back as he some times did from behind some dense growth did he see any sign of a human being if he had been recognized ioqn would be waiting for him at his camp and along the rivw knowing that for him to attempt to break out through the forest without first returning for his gun or provisions would be practical suicide the sight of his canbe in the place a fearful load to carry on your shoul- ders i know that said bob simply ive been carrying it too until now and i tell you it meant something to me i love eveilinehxjtthlsrwildernessj rr mr dexter nodded so do we he said earnestly then smiled at the look trenches which one after another the fire leaped as if they had not existed and it was not until the end of the second day that aided by reenforce ments they wore able to check the con flagration and at last bring it complete ly under control if the dexter lumber company awer get hold o the feller that started that- therell be something dolnl remarked one of bobs black vlsaged companions when the tired crew had wakened from the first good sleep they had been able to snatch the remark struck like a blow on bobs consciousness throughout the desperate battle against the flames the sense of his personal loss and the real ization of the physical anguish brought upon the wild creatures whose home was in that area had driven out all other houghjt it was nesting time baby birds by the score by the hundred were i being destroyed the frantic parents unm able to save them often meeting horrible death- as well young rabbits squirrels aih the little animals that could not escape as easily as could the deer which they had seen fleeing madly before the terror wpre perishing in the awful furnace splendid trees that bad taken seventyfly e years or more to grow dis appeared almost in a breath he had caused all this no sentence toy law eould have increased bis overwhelming nse of guilt or deepened bis raftering now tor the first time the young 7 74 saw flames dart up in some dry brush close by my old fire we made time across the river but the wind had driven it into some dead firs from which it spread like a demon heavens man be thankful you werent responsible what buw bekt men aces gahden chops injurious attacks by blister beetles xm potatoes and beans have been reported during the second and third week of july in montreal quebec winchester ber wick vanleek win monkland -hurdd- man8 bridge and fort francis ontario according to the entomological branch of the dominion department of agri culture there are several species of blister beetles in general they are softbodied smoothbacked harrow elongated beetles fromlibout to an inch in- length with distinct heads the most common species causing in jury in eastern canada this- year are gray grayishblack or black j in color these beetles are widely- distributed throughout canada and the jjnlted states east of the bock mountains they occur at irregular intervals in sudden swarins sometimes in great abundance bo queries ou wear a very old- faahlcnedrooat in the office clerk yes it is out of date i bought it the last time igot a raise potato bean particularly the blossoms tomato carrot mangold cabbage corn onions and garden flowers they also feed on pigweed rajrweed and meadow- rue the beetles usually become abundr ant during the month of july the eggs are deposited in the ground in the late summer or fall by the females in the clusters of from 80 to over 100 they hatch in two or three weeks the larvae feed on grasshopper eggs in thlsway they are beneficial to man however it la in the adult stage that they cause a great deal of damage to the plants on which they feed they devour the fol iage and blossoms and frequently de foliate the whole plant they usually feed in colonies moving slowly across the field destroying the plants as they go as the adult beetles are very active they are somewhat difficult to control paris green or arsenate of lead have been found to be effective against this pest and if the infestation is severe it may be necessary to repeat the spray as the insects which are killed are soon replaced by others flying in from out side paris green should be used at the rate of 4 pound to 40 gallons of water adding pound of fresh lime to pre vent foliage injury arsenate of lead is best used at the rate of 1 to 2 pounds to 40 gallons of water the poisons should not b used in the control upon plants suoh as- beans with edible parte exposed in this case a pyrethrum spray should be substituted this is made with 1m ounces of pyre thrum powder in a gallon of water which when used as a spray would probably km the insects without injuring the iiuman beings who might consume the sprayed products for small gardens many of the insects can be destroyed by beating them from the plants into a pan containing water with a little coal oil on the surface it is interesting to note that most blister beetles contain a substance known tmfkes9iku the boss as canmiurldlu whlclrhas- the property- rnoney made by kellogg in of blistering the skin hence the name blister beetles the spanishfly of commerce consists of the dried bodies of certain species of blister beetles freezing helps export on bobs face iknbw what you are thinking youve taken it for granted that because we are a lumber companyr our affection for the woods goes only as far as our pocketbooks and that we shall ruin the future usefulness and beauty of every spot we touch on the contrary my son and i shall spare no pains to protect the natural beauty of the country wherever we operate and so to carry on the work as to improve rather than despoil the fotests we were talking as you came in of the chances for reforesting the burned district by the way youre a trained forester i understand and the man for us i should say from all i have been able to learn of you will you undertake supervision of the werk well then as bob gave his eager assent lets tear up this check get down to business a wizard in glass where he had left it high on the shore was reassuring still for some time he held back in the shelter of the bushes scanning the- river and its shadowy banks seeing no ope he at laststep ped boldly out launched his canoe and pushed off downstream bob had covered some miles when the speeding current swept him close to one bank of the river and he was startled by a shout from the edge of the tree line two men were eating their lunch high on the ibank their canoe drawn up behind a rock invisible from up stream u why dont yer wash yer face the boy in the boat did not turn his head and the swift water swirled him on out of earshot but for the first thne he was reminded of his appearance the fact that the had come all this way by water without stopping to wash off the uncomfortable coating of soot and grime was enough to arouse wondesand comment if nothing more glancing back as he was swept around the bend he saw the men pushing off in their canoe he had n fair start but they steadily gained upon him and he was forced to pass one stream up which he might have fburjd shelter if he could have suf double twist the river maa just before musquacook came brawling into it was in his favor however swiftly exohanring paddle for pole he forced his canoe into travellers come many miles to see the glass flowers in the 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canada in 1931 is sued toy the dominion live stock branch intentions to increase production are indicated not so much in the fact that store cattleputchases were some 10000 more than in the previous year and the heaviest since 1928 but more because of a very marked curtailment to the liquid ation of cows and heifers despite an crease sale over the previous ye ofj some 23400 cattle of all kinds there was a decrease in the number of cows and heifers of 33655 head or of approx imately six per cent a retainer a father and his little tooy were having a discussion on legal matters what is a retaining fee asked the boy his father replied a retaining fee is a fee paid to a lawyer before he will undertake to do any work for a client oh replied the boy like putting a shilling in a meter before you get any gas w jit see the show window-pf- the nirtions mingle with the two million delighted visitors seize the spirit that grips and thrills experience the enthusiasm that permeates this gor geous 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cheane or money order without delay to canadian national exhibition toronto william inglis h w waters president general manager canoe trips in canada lakes and rivers provide numerous attractions opportunities for an enjoyable vacation almost unlimited filing up the evidence ii hammond why does mrs meekly continue to live with her husband when fieiently outdistanced his pursuers the he beats her so often catobageobhe wants a divorce and her lawyer has advised her to get as many beatings to her credit as possible before going to court worm exterminator is acceptable to cnlldren and it does its work surely and promptly i- when barley saves money in feeding beef steers when the price of barley is equal- to or lower than the cost of a good meal mixture it is economical to feed to beef steers according to studies carried out by the dominion experimental station at lennoxvllle quebec the results obtained at lennoxvllle during the past four years show that the gains in beef cattle fed a grain mixture as compared with a smllar lot fed barley as the principal grain made practically the same gains but that with barley at 1931 prices a saving of of ft cent per pound was effected with barley as the principal feed the ration per steer was 12 pounds of hay and 20 pounds of oatspeasvetch ensilage per day with a grain feeding at the rate of 4 pounds per head from january l increased by 1 pound per day as from the first of each following month until the end of tbe feeding season in may he requirements for a suc cessful and satisfactory trip by canoe suitable water picturesque country and- an excellent summer climate can be found almost any- ladwv in canada the in numerable lakes and riversmake the choice of trips almost ui one can travel for hundreds on any of the great rivers ing from lake to lake and por where rapids impede or heights ventv having decided upon kind of trip to be made whether one requiring much effort and ex perience or one quite free from rapids and portages the canoeist has only to select his route easy of access although railways and the auto- mobile have provided a means of rapid transport there are countless places in the quiet of the forest out of reach of either it is such places approachable only by canoe that invite the adventurer to par take of the wonders of nature the railways and the development of good roads have however made the majority of canoe routes in canada easily accessible and one need not travel far from the majority of canadian cities before reaching the embarking point of an enjoyable trip forest beauty in certain charts one may follow the streams for a long summer outing and never see a village or dwelling yet civilization lies so close that return is easily possible waterfalls rapids large and small lakes of singular beajity hidden deep in the forest and islands covered with pine and spruce trees are among the interesting features encountered en route in some places one may travel hundreds of miles without meeting obstacles of any icihd there is a remarkable contrast be tween the conventionality of modern life and the dull naturalness of life in the great forest where one may relax amid the beauty of natural surroundings a strange appeal of imagination comes to one while fol lowing the routes of the historic explorers and contentment prevails amid the constant change of beauti ful sccnerv fish and game in abundance canadian lakes and rivers ofc renowned for the variety and a of t jfish brook and take trout are numefous7uielatteir- often weighing from fifteen to thirty pounds while other species of fish are plentiful eastern canada is well provided with waterways well suited to travel by canoe canal systems rivers large and small rapids falls lakes stillwaters and all the requirements for an enjoyable canoe trip await the devotee of the paddle whether it be a cruise through a well settled region or an adventurous journey through the wilderness the canoeist will find an almost unlimited number of lakes and streams the waterways of western canada in days pone by assisted materially in unveiling the mystery of the great country between lake superior and the pacific ocean- radiating from lake winnipeg are routes of romantic interest nestling among the mountains of the coast are many beautifuu lakes also streams that wind- through the hills where spbrt for the angler and hunter may be found free information the national development bureau of the department of the interior at ottawa has prepared a series of four booklets entitled canoe trips j copies of which may be had by our readers free of charge the series covers the maritime provinces que bec ontario and western canada further detailed information is avail- able to those who requuhjpecuo data on any particular trip v i- m ltw rlsfe iffa miii