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is composed of clean, whole B76 young \t, blended right and ngs the fragrance to your table. A LONE HAND; OR GREEN Il The Capture of a German Pirate CHAPTER IL.--(Cont'd.) About. an hour later there was an- other call: 'Officer of the watch! Look- out station, sir. I have to report smoke south-south-east.' 'Very well. Report again in fif- teen minutes.' A bell clanged in the engine-room, and the ship slowed down to half- speed. Soon the look-out reported again: 'Steamer south-southreast, "hull down as yet; seems to be bearing north-east to cut across our wake.' The speed of the Cocos dropped to bare steerage-way, and her course) changed to due south-west. Crane fetermined to have a look outsides and hurried to his ventilator. It was now full daylight, just on the brink of sunrise. The deckhouse cut off his view to the south-east, and he could not seen the strange steam- or. There were, however, two new developments in 'sight. A telescopic steel wireless mast had risen from the deck, and flaunted its aerials High above the smoke-stacks; and. in the bow a crew of men were stripping the false deck planking from abovesa sort. of cockpit, in which was mounted Ba twenty-pounder rapid-fire gun. Some activity of the same sort seem- ed to be going on in the stern of the . vessel, but he could not see clearly. #0 Probably another gun was mounted there. Three officers stood on the bridge with glasses levelled. Soon one of them climbed the ladder on one of the smoke-stacks, carrying a telescope and a small megaphone. Presently he called down te the bridge. "The ship is a battle-cruiser, color dark blue, three fumnéls and two fighting- tops, forward turrets very high Looks like the Japanece cruiser In- dumo.' and is heading this way.' The captain seized a bell-cord, and them were piled in the outside tier of to move about i immediately the ship gathered head- way and slipped Crane . thought it expedient to get back .to his chamber before any one entered the hold. : He just reached his telep in time to hear a message which the wireless operator was reading to the captain, in which the commander of the Indumo ordered him to heave-to at once, - + ""Ask him by what authority he away a thick layer of packing until reaching 1f would halt a neutral vessel on the * high 'seas, engaged in its own busi- mess," said the captain. range." The engine-room bell jangled again, and the hum of the engines rose toa still higher note, ; few minutes later came the mes- sage, "Heave to instantly, or we will tom the heaviest battleship afloat. ! meanin fire on you." & "Very good; no reply," said the cdptain of the Cocos. ed Crane, and the voice of the.look- out over the 'phone, "A large shell the war-vessel that had been preying long has burst about half a mile astern. on the shipping of the Allies in these warning, The range seems to be ten or eleven miles. : Another shot followed, then another, and the lookout reported them as fall- ing about the same place. "We are out of range of her heay- fest guns," thought Crane and in ite of himself, it was with a certain | feeling of relief.. Then he logged the ed of the vessel, counting the vib- ations of the racing screws with diffi- lity, and was amazed to discover iat she was rushing through the at the rate of come thirty- )¢ knots, or nearly forty miles an hour, = He realised that the Cocos was beating the cruiser by at least eight miles an hour, and would soon be lost to sight. The "phone was now useless, for the sharp, whip-like crack of the wireless came from aloft con- tinuously, and Crane guessed that the Cocos's captain had ordered his oper- ator to "break up communication" by sending out into space a meaningless jumble of dots and dashes to prevent the warkship from calling possible cgnsorts to her help. into the south-west. where the war-vessel had fifst been sighted, and by three o'clock she had taken up her course northwest again, while the Indumo presumably pursued her to the southward of the Hawaiian Islands. { - | intervals the lookout: reported, _in color, and flying the British Jag, i than he expected. About five o'clock that afternoon, Crane gleaned the information large freigh about five th tona burden, two fu | was crossing the bows some four miles | ahead. The Cocos kept to hi se; the British freighter ploughed on into] the south-west, bound probably from San Francisco to Sydney by the Samoan route. Darkness came on, |and Crane awoke from a doze--for "his rect had been broken by the war- ship's chase--to note that 'his com- pass was acting strangely. The ship was' evidently circling south-ward| | again; soon she straightened out on]. a due south course at increased speed. |. Nothing came over the 'phone save | routine orders for running the ship so after an hour or so he decided to slip up to his lookout station" and recon- coitre. He looked out on a deck that was Clover--A Soil Renovator. Practically every variety of clover ; is considered by farmers to be a soil No more shots were heard, and Crane napped while the ship sped on He awoke in | mid-afternoon, to find that the Cocos was swinging a wide 'circle to the south-east, doubling on her course, and crossing, her former tragk near almost dark, Two shaded lights were directed on the rapid-fire gun in the bow, which a crew of men were busily preparing for: action. He was cer- tain that the Cocos was following the British freighter; but what for? renovator. Tt does not require four leaves in order to bring luck to the farmer growing' it, but clover and riches go hand in hand. Thiz may seem" 'an absurd statement to make, when the price of clover seed is con- i Surely she did not intend to attack that massive vessel with this little igun and 'her small 'crew.. Many, sidered, but, even at the present. high price, a farmer would hardly be justi-1 fied in curtailing to any great extent twhich nitrogen is absorbed and stored merchant-vessels themselves mounted; the: amount of clover seed to be sown a light gun of two in these troublous, Per acre this spring. There is a con- times. "Such an attack might succeed; | siderable . variation in the amount of but it would be a desperate hazard,|Ted clover seed sown per acre, séme and did not harmonise with the meth-| farmers obta'ning a good catch from odical and scinetific methods of the five or six pounds of seed, while others, j Prepared for the, different clovers, and material to give it a start, after which it is able to lok after itself, and re-| turn more to the soil than it takes out. "Where clover' has been successfully grown, there is usually sufficient bact- eria in the soil. These minute organ- isms which appear on the roots-of the plant are essential to the growth of clovir, as they are the means by in the plant'and soil. If there is rea- son to believe that the soil is deficient in these may be supplied by treating the seed with nitro-culture Just previqus to sowing, A culture is y be'secured with full directions for CH APTER I men he was watching. sow from eight to ten pounds perusing, from the Bacteriological De- As Crane aftended to his rough chart, and snatched -a bite of food, his mind was running ona matter that 'had been present as an under-' current in his thoughts ever since he came aboard, but which the pressure of events had hitherto kept in the' background. The. sight of that twenty-pounder ' rapid-fire gun had brought it to the fore. This was the question of thie contents of these long ironstrapped boxes. In looking over the freight he had noted & pile of Suddenly he felt the Cocos make an abrupt change in her course, and the lights of the freighter hove in sight over the larboard bow. Run- ning 'two knots to her one, the Cocos overhouled her rapidly and silently. A file of men came across the deck, raised the hatch-cover, and dropped into the hold. ~ Crane- dropped as quickly from his ventilator, but there was no time to regain his enclosed chamber. He had perforce to re- main in his original hiding-place on top of the freight. . He had taken the {acre in order to ensure a good stand. The amount of seed to sow depends somewhat on soil condition, prepara- tion of seed-bed, and vitality of the seed. 3 arg It has been noticed that, where clov- ers can be successfully grown, and a liberal supply of seed is used each year, the land is gradually increasing in fertility, and increased fertility-- other things being equél--means larg- er crops and consequently more money in farming. Many farmers are mak- ing a practice of sowing a large acre- partment, Ontario Agricultural Col- lege, Guelph. The Method of Seeding. For the successful growing of clov- er, a good deal depends on the seed- ing operations. Clover seed is_small, yet it must Sonfain sufficient" plant food in itself to develop the first roots and lehves. - These leaves myst. reach the surface befor the tiny plant can confmence draw ng food from 'the soil, or 'atmosphere, If the seed is buried too deeply, the tender growth never Then, 'She has sighted us,' that were bound with similar iron bands, but had not had: time to look into them. He did not dare to work broken the filament in the neare. outside just now; but the long boxes clectric-light globe. This had "no were near at hand; they formed the heen moticed and it left the corner | roof over his head, though three of , any one forward; also he had carefully small square cases near his chamber precaution to place some boxes so as| to screen him from observation by, age with clover, each spring, than succeeds in. reaching the surface and is wag. formerly the custom, and it is be-{lost. ~ A rough seed bed is not con- lieved that' the average amount of , duclve to giving the seed a good start, 'seed sown per acre is also increasing as it has a tendency to dry out more during recent years. Where three or or less, and the small seed lying near four pounds of seed was considered, the surface does not secure sufficient freight forward, Getting out his| into full" speed. tool-kit, he began to investigate the py, box just over his head. First he bored four holes in a square, some | eight inches apart; then with a nar-| row saw, and with little more noise than the gnawing of a rat, he be- gan to cut out the section of board. The tough wood took time and pati- ence,' but it yielded at last, and the | little square dropped.-out. He pulled he reached a hard surface. His ex- ploring fingers told him that this was| "Take all a smooth sylinder, about a foot in monster like he time' you can, while we increase diameter, like a-- column, but not] cogniced e terra-cotta. The light of his lant- ern flached into the opening. "cylinder was made of steel, and his | mind flashed as quickly to the prob-' able explanation of sending to the bot- | The smaller boxes must contain shells for quick-firing guns. - The purpese | of -this voyage to Salina Cruz must' peaceful 'way southward with her, crease 'the amount of nitrogen, make Soon a deep, faint detonation reach- have been to receive this consignment' gleeping ¢ ) of ammunition, and to transport it to waters. She might be a powerful sea-going submarine, making her base| a horrible death through no fault of live stock: at some unfr Pacific. 3 It was with the livelie't emotion equented island in mid- that Crane realised that he had made handle of his revolver, and his muscles €d to clovers. his home in the heart of a magazine of high explosives, which, should it happen to be set off by accident or by a hostile shot, would scatter the ship like scum over the face of the water. But this thought did not occupy him long. There was a fatalistic rtreak in his eup, a bulldog determina- , Hon to 'hew to the line, let the chips Sg - IDEA your head is dull and heavy, and good for nothing, wit with you, probably all that is n FOR THE CH AND LIVER - : . commen | your tongue furred, and you feel hout knowing what' is really the eeded to restore you to health and vigour is a few doses of a reliable digestive tonic and stomachic rem- edy'such as Mother Seigel 's Syrup. Te beneficial is its action upon the st tone and healthy activity to'these im you to gain new stores: of vigour, vitality MOTHER ward and the hatchway ladder, as quite gloomy. anded a view of the open space for- men filed down. One of them stepped to a corner, lifted a board in th efloor, seized a long lever, and raised it up- watd. Instantly two of the large steel plates on the forward bulkhead separated, rolled apart, and left a wide-open doorway. Through this could be seen a triangular room, orward into the prow, and brilliantly lighted. « In the centre of the room sof a glittering steel a 'huge gun. Crane re- it instantly as a torpedo: tube of the latest type, not fixed in The: position like the older tubes, but work-' gen, 8 Ibs. of phosphoric acid, and 34 in a g on a semicircular track, and cap- ble of direction' like' a coast-defence mortar. He at once realised the g of the whole manoeuvre. | These fiends meant to slip 'up beside | the huge freighter ploughing her i rew, and let loose upon her one of the*hideous devil: fi Boxes. zh from the Suddenly, - without all these inoffensive, ur suspecting fellows would be hurled to their own. His blood ran cold; then it boiled up, and a.red mist sprang before his eyes. - He grasped the "strained for a leap to the floor. would how. He get some of 'these devils, any- bon touched his brow, , the'unruly surge of passion. , avail would be the sacrifice? , might kill two or three, of the crew below. might rave many others his head and watching hi' the i But just in time the cold hand of many of the obstacles standing in and chilled the way of securing and r taining a Of 'what 200d catch, for one year at least, can He be overcome. possibly four, mands that certain soil conditions be if it is to give maximum re- | ws The rest would granted kill him, then ealmly step over the turns, bodies and complete their task. He, soil could not save the British ship now; but with his present knowledge he, He was therefore free sufficient, 8 Tew years ago, six or moisture to start life. | n comparative safety. |iseven pounds is now aimed at, and bed in fine tilth, less risk is involved. Through a small ¢revice: he com |many'farmers consider it profitable to. The method of seeding is also import- sow as high as ten timothy and alsike. Clover Roots Add Humus to Soil. The clovér plant is valuable to the farmer because of its ability to take 'nitrogen from the atm ere and "store it in the soil in ghch a for | that plants can utilize it. To pur- | chase' this valuable plant food as a fertilizer, would come very expensive, | "much more so than securing it through buying clover seed, even at the pre- vailing price. Plowing under a three- | ton crop 'of green clover is claimed to return to the soil about 401bs. of nitro- pounds along with | Ibs. of potash per acre. i : i wi | I btill be in a better condition fora succeeding crops than if any crop, oth- er than a legume, had been grown. i Clover roots add humus to the soil, in- the. soil more friable, and open it.up, thus allowing fora freer passage of air, = Besides being a soil builder, clover, either as pasture or cured for |" "hay, is valuable feed for all classes of If the aim is to increase the fertility of the soil at least ex-| rath- | the acreage devot- | pense, it is advisable to increase, er than decrease, True, there are difficulties in the' way of growing clover successfully | year after year, but it is believed that The clover plant de- * These conditions are: that be sweet and properly p of hay is harvested, the soil With a seed ant. Sowing the clover and grass seed from a seed box, attached be- hind the drain drill, is the practice most in vogue, but some farmers are trying other methods which, while pro bably taking more t'me, are proving satisfactory. It is claimed that by sowing behind the drill, the small seeds fall in the furrow made by the drill, and, when a stroke of the harrow is given, the seeds are buried too 'deeply: This difficulty is believed to be partly overcome by turning . thi spouts of thé grass-seeder to sow be- fore the hoes of the drain drill, but are brought close to the surface again | 5 have easy access to available sential owing clovers, is more or less op , and every effort sho e to find the cause of glover not growing satisf: "on his partid cular farm, If ble, ritake the : conditions right, then seed bed in the spring, 0 t good seed. --Farmers'. Advocate. rere mieens A' Ye Blind 7° A large firm in Aberdien, says Pears son's Weekly, recently engaged as of - fice boy a raw country youth. Ii was part of his duties to attend ithe telephone in his master's 2 When first called upon to answer the bell, in reply to the usual query, * you there?" he nodded assent. Agai the question- came, and still again and each time the boy gave an answer.) ing nod. When the' question cam for the foprth time, however, the boy, losing his tmper, roared through thd "Man, 'ye blind 7° I've béen nod! 'din' me head off for the last half hour-" | Not That Sort. Helen--Do you love me, dear?: Jack--Dearly, sweetheart. Helen--Would you die for me?; - Jack-~No, my pet. = Mine 1s an'une dying love. At. the Chemistry Examination. Professor--Can you tell me: what will happen to gold when it is left un- covered in the air? Student--It will be stolen. "What was the idea of putting that old bore, Blokely, on the list of speak- ers at the banquet?" "Oh, that's all right. We put him last on the Kst. We want the party to\break up some time, don't we?" - a ' IH Sh "Now Johnny', asked the gentle- man who had consented to take the class, "what does this fascinai story of Jonah and whale tea us?" "It teaches us," said Johnny, whose father reads practical articles on practical people, "that you cannot. when the harrow is used. Even with keep a good man down." " ne Hho OO 4 of the family fro: n Mothers! ge RRR RX RRR RR aches and pains : age, are lessened when you use this old and trust-worthy remedy-- Sloat ay plenty,