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from the copper-sulphate solution II
should be dipped in mixture of one
pound of quicklime to ten gallons OF
water, this latter measure being neces.
sary to prevent the continued injurious
action of the copper sulphate on the
grain after the smut spores have been
killed. At thrashing time the smut
spores are spread broadcast over the
fallowed land by the wind as fallow.
ing for wheat Is n common practice
in the Pacific Northwest. Subsequent.
ly. when the fall rains occur. these
spores germinate and infect the young
wheat plants as they develop. Hence
seed treatment is not entirely effect.
I've, but generally the copper-sulphate
control gives the better results because
some of the chemical adheres TO the
seed and prevents Infection from the
soil.
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| called out to the Susan B., that was
just running up her sails. At his
word they put out boat for him, and
while he waited he came down the hill
toward me and the dog. that stood
growing over you; and for sure /
thought 1t was the end. But he said !:
Tell that fellow there that I'm not
| going TO kill defenseless man. He
might have killed me once but he
didn't. It's bound to be one Of US
some day or other, but, despise me all
he likes-rm not such carrion as he
thinks me; and If he only likes to keep
| out Of my way I'm willing to keep out
Of his. Tell him when he wakes up
that as long as he gives up going after
what belongs to me-for 1t was my
grandfather's-he is safe. but the min
ute he sets his foot or hand on what
is mine, it'o either his life or mine
And then he turned away and was
rowed to the Susan B., and they soon
sailed away"
with the black flag at the peak, I
suppose, Tom" said I. "Well, that
was fine speech, quite flight Of ora
tory. and I'm sure Tn obliged to him
for the life that's still worth having, in
spite Of this ungodly aching In my
head. But how abou. the poor cap
tain therel Where does all his elo-
quence come in there7 He can't call
1t self-defense. They were waiting
ready to murder US, as you saw. I'm
q frpfi tho n IN hn 10 hn
tween them are all that is necessary
to cook the goose Of our friend Henry
z. Tobias, Jr., without any help from
me-though, as the captain died for
me, l should prefer they allowed me
to make 1t personal matter"
ITS the beginning Of the price,"
said Tom.
THE beginning Of the price?"
ats the dead hand" continued Tom ;
''I told you, you'll remember, that wher-
ever treasure is there's ghost of a dead
man keeping guard and waiting till
another dead man comes along to take
up sentry duty so to say. The ghost
is getting busy. And 1t makes me
think that we're coming pretty near
to the treasure, or we wouldn't have
had all this happen. Mark me. the
treasures near by-or the ghost
wouldn't be so malicious"
And then. looking around where the
captain and the engineer and Silly
Theodore lay. I said:
The first thing we've got to do is to
bury these poor fellows; but where"
l added. ARE the other two that fell
in the water7'
"Oh,' said Tom. "a couple Of sharks
got them just before you woke up."
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CHAPTER VIII.
An Unfinished Game of Cards.

One evening as l returned to the
ship unusually worn out and disheart-
ened l asked Tom how the stores were
holding out. He answered cheerfully
that they would last another week and
leave us enough TO get home.
"Well, shall we stick out the othel
week or not. Tom? I don't want to
kill you, and I confess I'm nearly all
In myself"
"May as well stick 1t out, sar, now
we've gone so far. Then We'll have
done all we can. and there's certain
satisfaction in doing that, sar."
So next morning we went at It
again. and the next. and the next
again, and then on the fourth day,
when our week was drawing to its
close, something at last happened to
change the grim monotony of our days.
1t was shortly after the lunch hour.
Tom and 1, who were now working too
far apart to hear each others halloos,
had fred our revolvers once or twice
to show that all was right with us.
But, for no reason I can give, l sud-
denly got a feeling that all was not
right with the old man, so I fired my
revolver and gave him time for a re-
ply. But there was no answer. Again
fired. Still no answer. was on the
point of firing again when 1 heard
something coming through the brush
behind me. 1t was Sailor racing
toward me over the jagged rocks
Evidently there was something wrong
Something wrong with old Tom,
Sailor?" l asked. as though he could
answer me. And indeed he did answer
as plainly as dog could do, wagging
his tail and whining and turning to 90
back with me in the direction whence
he had come.
"Of we go. then. old chap" and as
he ran ahead, 1 followed him as fast
as I could.
1t took me the best part Of an hour
to get to where Tom had been work.
Ing. Sailor brushed his way ahead,
pushing through the scrub with canine
Importance. Presently, at the top of
slight elevation, came among the
bushes to softer spot where the soil
had given way, and saw that it was
the mouth of shaft like wide chin.
ney fiue. the earth of which had evil
IDENTIFY fallen in. Here Sailor stopped
and whined, paving the earth, and at
the same time l heard moaning un.
derneath.
rs that you, Tom?" called. Thank
God, the old chap was not dead at all
events.
THANK the Lord, It's you, sar," he
cried. I'm all right, but I've had a
bad fall-and can't seem able to
move"
Hold on and keep up your heart
III be with you in a minute" called
down to him.
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call them, and there we were able to
dig him a fairly respectable grave.
Tom and Sailor and l were now, to
the best of our belief. alone on the
island, and lonesomer spot It would
be hard to imagine, or one touched at
certain hours with a fairer beauty
beauty wraithlike and, like a sea
shell. haunted with the marvel of the
sea.
First we went over our stores, and,
thanks to those poor dead mouths that
did not need to be reckoned with any
more, we had plenty of everything tc
last US for at least a month, not to
speak of fishing. at which Tom was an
expert.
When. however, we turned to our
plans for the treasure hunting we
soon came to dead stop. The indi-
cations given by Tobias seemed. In the
face Of such a terrain, naive to a de-
gree. Possibly the land had changed
since his day. Some little of course.
1t must have done. Tom and went
over Tobias directions again and
there was the compass carved on the
rock. and the cross. There was some
thing Notwithstanding which. If 1t
was ever there at all, was there still
for in that climate the weather leaves
things unperished almost as in Egypt.
Sitting on the highest bluff we could
find, Tom and l looked around.
THAT compass is somewhere among
these Internal rocks-if it ever was
carved there at all-thats one thing
certain. Tom but look at the rocks 7"
Over twenty miles of rocks north
and south, and from two to six from
east to west. A more hopeless job the
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mind of man could not conceive. Tom
shook his head, and scratched his
graying wool.
Il go most by the ghost, sar," he
said. "All these men had never been
killed If the ghost hadn't been some
where near. Mark me, If we find the
treasure it'll be by the ghost"
THAT'S all very WELL" I laughed.
"But how are we going to get the
ghost to show his hand? He's got
such bloodthirsty ways with him."
"They always have sar" said Tom,
no doubt with some ancestral shudder
of voodoo worship in his blood. "Yes,
sar, they always cry out for blood. It's
all they've got to live on. They drink
1t like you and me drink coffee or
rum. It's terrible to hear them in the
night"
well. Tom" I remarked, "you may
be right. but Of one thing I'm certain ;
If the ghosts going to get nny one, 1t
sha'n't be you"
We've both got one good chance
against them" Tom was beginning.
Don't tell me again about that old
sucking fish,"
Mind you keep 1t safe, for all that"
said Tom gravely. II wouldn't lose
mine for a thousand pounds"
"Well, all right, but let's forget the
damned old ghosts for the present"
We decided to try plan that was
really no plan at all; that is to say, to
seek more or less at random, till we
consumed all our stores except Just
enough to take us home. Meanwhile
we would, each of us, every day, cut a
sort of radiating swathe, working sin
gle-handed, from the cove entrance.
Thus we would prospect as much of
the country as possible in a sort of
fan, both Of us keeping our eyes open
for a compass carved on a rock. In
this way we might hope to cover no In.
considerable stretch Of the country in
the three weeks. and, moreover, the
country most likely to give some re-
suits, as being that lying in semlcir-
Gle from the little harbor where the
ships would have lain. 1t wasn't much
Of plan perhaps, but 1t seemed the
most possible among the impossibles.
Harder work than we had under
taken no men have ever set their hands
to. 1t would have broken the back Of
the most able-bodisd navy; and when
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jEKRM11ky0TBS

Destruction of grasshopper eggs by
fall plowing, disking. or narrowing Is
recommended when practicable.
Let the brood SOW live out all sum-
mer In the open on succulent pasture
developing bone and muscle.
The real "handy man" about the
farm Is the one who has everything az
hand for the work to be done.
Marketing is one of the many
problems that farmers must solve be-
fore they can expect to get satisfac.
tory profits on their labor and caplta'
in farming.
To control celery blight spray
plants every two or three weeks
with bordeaux mixture, 4-4-5O.
will do very little good after the dis
ease appears.
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CHAPTER VII.
In Which Tom and | Attend Several
Funerals.

III "HlCn ] ON ana ] ACteno several
Funerals.
When Tom and came to look over
the ground with view to finding Il
burial place for the dead I realized
with grim emphasis the truth of
Charlie Webster's remarks-in those
snuggery nights that seemed so re-
mote and far away-on the nature of
the soil which would have to be gone
over in quest of my treasure No won
der he had spoken of dynamite.
"Why, Tom," I said, "there isn't
wheelbarrow load Of real soil In a
square mile. We couldn't dig a grave
for dog in stuff like this" and, as l
spoke, the pewterlike rock under my
feet changed and echoed with a metal
lie sound.
Come along, Tom. can't stand any
more of this. Wen have to leave our
funerals till tomorrow. and get aboard
for the night"-for the Maggie Darling
was still floating there serenely, as
though men and their violence had no
existence on the planet.
WED better cover them up. against
the turkey buzzards," said Tom, two
of those unsavory birds rising in the
air as we returned to the shore. We
did this as well as we were able with
rocks and the wreckage of an old
boat strewn on the beach.
don't think two men were ever so
glad of the morning. driving before 1t
the haunted night. After breakfast
our first thought was naturally to the
sad and disagreeable business before
US.
II tell you what I've been thinking,
sar," said Tom, as we rowed ashore
and 1 managed to pull down a turkey
buzzard that rose at our approach
happily our coverings had proved fair
ly efective-''Tve been thinking that
! the only one of the three that really
matters Is the captain, and we can
find sufficient soil for him In one of
those big holes"
"How about the others7"
swell, to tell the truth, was think
ing that sharks are good enough for
them"
"They deserve no better, Tom, and
think we may as well get rid of them
first"
So 1t was done as we said. and car
rying them by the feet and shoulders
to the edge Of the bluff-George, and
Silly Theodore. and the nameless giant
who had knocked me down so oppor-
tunely-we skillfully flung them in,
and they glided off with scarce a
splash.
Then we turned to the poor captain
and carried him as gently as we could
over the rough ground to the biggest
OF the banana holes, as the natives
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TO THE SHARKS!

Synopsis-The man who tells this
story-call him the hero. for short
Is visiting his friend. John Saun-
ders. British official in Nassau,
Bahama Islands. Charlie Webster.
a local merchant, c, -npletes the
trio of friends. Conver sation turn
ing upon buried treasure. Saunders
produces a written document pur-
porting to be the death-bed state
ment OF Henry P. Tobias. sue
cessful pirate. made by him in 1859
It gives two spots where two mil
lions and a half of treasure were
buried by him and his companions.
The conversation OF the three
friends Is overheard by a pock-
marked stranger. The document
disappears. Saunders, however. has
a copy. The hero. determined to
seek the buried treasure, charters
the auxiliary schooner Maggie Oar
ling. The pock-marked man Is
taken on as a passenger for Span
tsh Wells. Negro Tom catches and
cures a sucking fish" as a mascot
for the hero; It has the virtue of
keeping OF the ghost OF the pirate
who always guards pirate treasure
On the voyage somebody empties
the gasoline tank and the hero
starts things. He and the passen-
ger clash. He lands the passenger.
who leaves a manifesto bearing the
signature, Henry P. Tobias, Jr."
With a new crew. the Maggie Oar
ling sails and is passed by another
schooner. the Susan B. The hero
lands on Dead Mems Shoes.
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a cave, a pirates bones,
a chest and
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
Cure for Rheumatism.

A certain variety Of seaweed, known
IN Ireland as "tope." has been recon-.
mended by a famous physician as a
cure for rheumatism and throat affec.
lions II eaten hot, whilst in some parts
OF England and Wales variety of
seaweed, known as 'laver," has been
IN demand for years as a vegetable.
served with roast meats 1t Is said to
be extremely palatable.
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Critic Coins New Word.

Tired OF the hackneyed phrase, a
gripping story. originated by some
weary critic and eagerly snatched up
by book advertisers. 1t has remained
Tor a Boston dramatic critic to dis
cover new term He has found q
play that 10 "rivetlpS" In it, iutensity
Of interest.
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prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of ASriculture)
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-10-30

from tomorrow night between the
Seminary team and the Davey Tree
Surgeons and good attendance is ex-
pected. The school appreciates very
much the support already received
from the alumni and other towns
people.
The summary: Burr and Burton
Rich IF, Salter and Reed II, Brewster
c, Wilson and Hurley re-, Bentley and
Marsden Capt. lg. Bennington High
Ransom and Pelsue lg, Fradeburgh
re-, Mallory c, Sumer If, Cronin IF.
Score: Burr and Burton 46, Ben
nington High e. Goals from floor:
Rich IL, Salter 8, Brewster, Sumner 4,
Mallory 4, Cronin. Goals from foul:
Rich 3, Salter, Sumner s. Time 90
minute halves. Scorer G. Davis.
Time-keeper, Goyette. Referees: J.
Burns, Mcclure.
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PERU

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Wells Prouty, Monday,
Mrs. d. X. Simonds of Manchester
and Miss Hattie Clark of Brattleboro
called on relatives here short time
one day last week.
M. J. Hapgood delivered eulogy
upon Theodore Roosevelt at the Sun
day evening meeting, in accord with
Roosevelt Memorial Week.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. B. Hapgood closed
their cottage here the first of the
week and returned to their home with
their daughter in New York on Tues
day. F
Mrs. Frank Lord has returned to
her home in Montclair, N. j., after
spending several months at her home
here. Her son, Malcolm Lord, will
remain for some time.
The annual meeting for the election
OF officers of the Ladies' Aid Society
will be held Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. Perry Warren. Work will be
provided by the Red Cross.
Mrs. Alice West has sold her farm
to Harry West and wife who will
move from their place to it soon. Mrs.
West has bought a place in Chester
and is moving her goods there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beach, the latter a
daughter of the Rev. w. H. H. adj
rondack) Murray, made another visit
here last week and provided for the
rental of Mr.. Richardson's Wait place
near the village for the coming two
years with the privilege of purchase.
They intend to add an outside fire.
place and install steam heat.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-10-30
BONNEVILLE

Repairs are being made on bridge
between Bondville and Jacksonville, so
that all travel now has to be done on
the back road.
Michael Duffy was called to Con-
necticut last week by the illness and
death of his brother, Thomas Duffy,
who had been i'll for long time.
Mrs. Josepha Cobb went to the
White Mountains last week in COM
pany with Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Allen
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Torrey. Up
on their return Mrs. Cobb will spend
the winter with Mr.. and Mrs. Allen in
their new home at Guilford.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-10-30
EAST DORSET

Regular meeting of the Mt. Aeolus
Grange was held Saturday, the 18th.
The lecturers hour was given over to
an auction Of boxes furnished by the
ladies. There we're % boxes and sold
for $33.20. The Grange will give an
evenings entertainment with parts Of
the ladies' and mems program given
some time ago. Everybody invited To
attend. There will be dance after
the entertainment, also refreshments.
This will be worth going many miles
to see, Friday night, November 7th.
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RUPERT

Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Haye of
Massachusetts, are visiting 4. +.
Haye.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arley Ryder Of Hud-
son Falls, N. Y, are guests at Albert
Moore's.
The Pastime Club will have an
oyster supper and dance Friday even
ing, October 3lst.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wildwood Of
Rutland, were recent guests of Mr..
and Mrs. P. y. Roberts.
A Halloween social will be held in
the Congregational church parlors on
Wednesday evening, October 29th.
The Rev. Edwin Gorge preached
last Thursday and Friday nights in
Dalton, Mass, at the 25th anniversary
Of the Methodist church in that town.
While endeavoring to stop his team
from running away one day last week
Fred Harwcod had the misfortune to
be thrown under the wagon, the wheel
passing over his left arm and crush
ing il between the elbow and shout
der.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-10-30
WINTER SHORT COURSES IN
AGRICULTURE AND DAIRYING
Courses Announced by College of Ag-
riculture, University of Vermont.

riculture, University Of Vermont.
A bulletin has just been issued an
nouncing the winter short courses in
agriculture and dairying which will be
offered tuition free in the College of
Agriculture, University of Vermont.
Longer and more complete courses are
to be given than ever before. Four
courses are scheduled as follows:
Counsel. Testing dairy products.
November 10 to %; to prepare men to
operate COW test associations, and
supervise advanced registry work and
men or women to test milk, cream,
butter, etc. in milk plans and cream
cries.
Course 2.-Butter making and
creamery management, Nov. rs to
December 5: designated primarily for
men who have had some creamery ex-
perience. Various problems important
to the butter maker and creamery
manager will receive consideration.
Course 3.--Cheese making, Dec. 8
to 20: course in the principals and
practice of cheese making.
Course 4.-General agriculture, Dec.
80 to Feb. ID: this seven weeks course
will deal with, not all but yet very
considerable proportion of the lines OF
agricultural industry pertinent to this
region. 1t is designed for those who
wish to learn the essential principles
and practice Of soil management, dairy
and other feeding, stock judging,
poultry husbandry, vegetable garden
ing, orcharding, forestry, etc.
These courses are offered free of
tuition. The only charges made by
the University are incidental fees of
$500 to $1,000 per course to pay in
part for materials used by the student.
Students may take one or two or all
of these coursres. For further in
formation address the College Of Ag-
riculture, University Of Vermont, Bur
linrton VI
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-10-30
COUNTY NEEDS MISS HUNT
Subscribe at Once for Home Demon.
stratiOn Work

Bennington county is surprisingly
tagging behind in response to the
drive for funds to maintain home
demonstration agent in the county.
Miss Barbara Hunt Of Burlington,
has been doing valuable home DEM
ostration work in this county for the
past 10th months and everyone seems
anxious that she remain here. They
do not appear, however, to realize that
funds are needed and must be had or
it will be necessary to eliminate her
work in this county.
Three towns in the county, Man
chester, Landgrove and Stamford,
have already met their quota. Man
chester has oversubscribed and has
prospects of still getting more money.
In many of the towns extension plans
are already under way for home dem
onstration work this winter but in
these same towns many have neglect
ed n subscribe toward the mainten-
ance OF this work.
Aside from the benefit derived from
this department by re older folks of
the county the. boys and girls have
found Miss Hunts work most inter-
esting. Nearly every town an Ben
nington county has at least one Boys
and Girls Club formed by Miss Hunt,
and many have two or three. Letters
of appreciation from the youngsters
are frequently received by Miss Hunt.
Following is list of the older
people who have shown their apprecia-
ton by subscribing toward the home
demonstration fund. Lists of new sub
scribers with the amount will be pub
lished each week.
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BURR AND BURTON WINS
Takes First Of Series From Benning-
ton High. The Visitors Never Had

Takes First of Series From Benning
ton High. The Visitors Never Had
a Chance.
Playing the same brand of gooe
basket ball that they showed week
ago, the Seminary basket ball team
easily defeated their old rivals, Ben
nington High, 46 to 20, in the Semin-
airy Gymnasium last Friday night
The score at the end of the first hall
is a better indication of the compar-
alive strength of the two teams than
is the final score. The score at that
time stood 90 to 5 in favor of the home
team. The Bennington team out
weighed Burr and Burton and were
good at handling the ball, but they
were slow and could not follow the
pace in the first half after the first
few minutes. Jim" Burns refereed
the first half to the satisfaction Of
everyone except the Bennington team.
Bennington rooters had no fault to
find. He kept things moving fast,
which referee must do to give the
public their moneys worth. Benning-
ton had their own referee in the sec
ond half and he refereed good fair
game, but slowed it up too much.
This gave Bennington chance to re-
gain their wind and make better
showing. The Burr and Burton men
are not accustomed to taking things
easy" fact which is going to count
heavily in their favor when they meet
such teams as Rutland, Troy Confer
ence Academy and the fast Middle
bury second team.
Rich and Salter were in fine shape
and these two boys will be hard pair
for any team to stop. The fact that
Bennington made but one goal from
the floor in the first half, and that by
the center, Mallory, is proof enough
of the fine work of Captain Marsden
and Hurley, the latter having always
played forward position, but substi-
tuted in this game for Davis. Hurley
is bound to make the other men keep
hard to hold their positions
and they are all now aware Of his all
around abilities TO step into any posi-
ton. Brewster at center, while new
at the game, is coming along fast. He
uses his head at all times, Is good ON
defense and good fighter with lots Of
which every center must
lave.
Sumner and Mallory played well for
Bennington, the former missing but
me free throw for basket.
The people who attend the games
must remember the distinction be-
ween hard" playing and "dirty'
,laying. The latter will not be toler-
ted here, but the former will be en-
outraged. II is necessary for the sue
ess Of the team and the game and 10
make a game interesting enough 10
raw crowd.
There will be another game a week