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The Russellville Democrat., 1889-05-16
CHAPTER srxTu.


Il am glad. . said Mr.. Ingram. "that
so wise and just decision was made.
1t will relieve you OF the disagreeable
duty OF hanging US and you will also
escape the trouble of arranging any
technical difficulties that are almost
sure to arise when two mon attempt to
execute six. Now suppose. as this is
simple strike. and | believe il Is the
first that has ever arisen on board a
ship. you will have no objection to sub
NIT the matter to arbitration.
None In the least replied the Cap
tain.
"As you are SO good as to agree to
this it becomes us to make like con-
cessions. We will give you every ad-
vantage. / will act for the crew and
the Mate viii act for you presume
that is satisfactory to YOU"
Perfectly. But who is to be the
third man?"
That we concede entirely TO you.
You shall choose him, That, you see,
throws the majority of the arbitration
committee on your side. Choose any
body but yourself, aptain.n
Mr.. Ingram said this with frank
air that was very charming. The
Captain frowned and scratched his
head. The proposition certainly looked
magnanimous, but as there was no one
for him to choose but one OF the crew
he looked obviously at the Mate, who
was 50 bewildered that he seemed able
to make no suggestion.
Look here" said the Captain.
Come into the cabin for few mo-
ments. Perhaps we can adjust this
difficulty without appointing o third
man"
Mr.. Ingram bowed gravely and fol-
lowed the Captain down the companion
way, the Mate remaining outside by
the direction OF his chief.
Now" began the Captain, ''who are
you any how? You are not a common
sailor"
NO" said Ingram, 81 am lawyer.
am rather an expert yachtsman and
am merely here on vacation
"Ah, see. The crew have retained
you"
Exactly"
Then you are quite willing to
chuck up their case and take a re-
tainer from me providing it is big
ger one than the one you are receiv-
ing?"
THAT is what we are here for,
Cap"
Then consider it settled Now,
what can you do for me?'
II will at once show the men that it
is really mutiny. You see, they
signed articles. A man must keep his
contract.
But il it is mutiny, the men will
drop me overheard. "
'@Oh, we won't decide it TO We .
mutiny. You pick out the other arbi-
traitor. and the mate and | will settle
the matter"
"All right" Sid tho Captain.
Here's your fce"
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-05-16
Barnum's First Hippopotam US.


THE first hippopotamus ever seen in
this country said Tody Hamilton,
"was brought here by Mr.. Barnum
II was about twenty-five years ago
Mr. Bar I'M wanted one the worst way
and had been on the lookout for one for
man years, when he heard that some
natives in South Africa had caught
big fellow in pit and that it had been
sold TO German dealer in wild ami
mails. The dealer got and offer OF $780,
900 for it and the offer was accepted.
Ten thousand dollars was TO be paid
when the brute was safely placed on
board the vessel that was to bring him
over; another $4,000 was to be paid
when he arrived here. and the remain
ing 5000 at the expiration OF three
months in case the brute lived. He ar
rived here in good condition and was
the center of curiosity for several
months. But he was so big and clumsy
and required so much room that Mr..
Barnum consented to rent him To a man
named Berry, who wanted to take him
around the country exhibiting him
Berry paid 1900 week for him and the
venture was so profitable that he clear.
ed $50, 900 in one year. y. \. Sun.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-05-16
a Natural-Born Almanao

Brown County has prodigy in the shape
Of a n-year-old boy with a talent for days
and dates. Roy odenweller, son Of Mr.. s.
P. 0denwelier, OF Industry township, is
the infant wonder. Give him any date in
any month of this year, last year, or next
year, and he can at once tell you the day
of the week upon which 1t falls or has
fallen. For example, ask him on what day
OF the week the 18th Of October 1889, will
fall, and he will promptly answer Thurs
day" which Is correct And SO OF any date
of last year or the year to come. How he
arrives at tho solution he does not know.
Numerous gentlemen of undoubted YER
acity have repeatedly tested his strange
power. The little fellow is bright young
ster but does not exhibit any unusual pre-
cocity beyond that peculiar gift He says
that beyond the three years-the current,
the last and the next he can not give cor
rect answers. Next year he will lose all
power over 1883, with which he is now
coversant, and his mind viii grasp that OF
1891, OF which he now knows nothing. He
has no rule or method nor does he know
how he arrives at the true answer; but is
certain that he is correct when answering.
Chicago Tribune.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-05-16
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The Russellville Democrat., 1889-05-16
useful AND SUGGESTIVE.


Washing faded carpets in strong
solution OF salt water will restore their
color.
For sore throat cut slices Of bone
less bacon, pepper thickly. and tie il
around the throat with flannel CLOTH
Battle sprain with arnica diluted
with water, and bandage with soft fan
mel moistened with the same. Asprain-
ed wrist thus treated win grow well
and strong in a few days.
Never join the ends OF thread in
knitting by tying knot. Lap the ends
three inches or more together, and
knit the distance with double thread,
leaving both ends on the wrong side.
"A writer in home journal states
that, after being troubled with heart
burn. wakefulness. Indigestion. etc, he
adopted the practice OF eating apples
with each meal. 1t cured him entire
ly, his weight increased in two months
from 1870 to 100 pounds, and he felt
stronger in proportion.
Eggs and Apples. Pare and slice
apples, fry them in little butter, take
them up and stir in beaten eggs In the
proportion OF three or four eggs to a
pint and half of the fried apples.
Melt a little butter in the pan, put in
the eggs and apples, fry, turning over
once, and serve hot Good Housekeep-
ing.
Broiled Salt Pork. Gut the pork in
thin slices, lay them on hot gridiron,
and when they begin to cook dip the
slices into cold water, return them TO
the gridiron, and SO continue until
they are sufficiently freshened. When
nicely Drowned take them up on hot
platter. add little butter, and serve
very hot
To bleach ivory handles of steel
knives protect the steel with coat OF
wax or paraflin and set the handles in
a solution OF chloride OF lime one part,
water four parts, for day. more or
less; then wash the handles with clean
warm water, wipe and dry. II salts
factory, warm the metal part and wipe
off the wax or paraffin.
An excellent way to make a pclat-
able dish OF the remains of ham is as
follows: Take one and one-half pounds
OF ham. fat and lean together. and chop
very fine. Boil large slice OF bread
in one-hah pint of milk and beat it and
the ham well together Add an egg
beaten, put in mold and bake rich
brown. This is also nice sliced cold. =
Household
Milk is one OF the best medicines
Beat tea rarely contains more than a
fourth of the nutriment of milk, and
raw beef juice is only equal to it in the
nutritive scale. In diseases of the
stomach milk is invaluable, and if the
patient finds it too heavy, lime. soda
or potash water may be added, or he
may take skim milk, which is deprived
Of the fat or whey, which has no curd
and is very easily absorbed. In con-
sumption milk is an essential article Of
diet, and in Brights disease it forms an
important part of the treatment In
fact we may almost say with the coun-
try minister, who took it as adjunct to
chicken grill, milk is good WI a
things. The Hospital, England.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-05-16
CHATTER FIFTH.

AS the two officers appeared on
deck, Mr.. ingram moved respectfully
forward to meet them. the rest Of the
crew staying in the background.
"Mr. Ingram" began the Captain,
II presume that you are aware of the
fact that on shipboard the Captains
word is law"
Il will admit that for the sake OF
argument, but without prejudice?"
VERY we'll, then" the Captain says,
'or, in other words, the law is, that this
is mutiny. 1t will, therefore. be my
painful duty to hang you and the other
five gentlemen who compose the crew
unless you at once ase your mutinous
conduct"
j. Marston Ingram bowed low and
answered:
II win present your decision to my
comrades and inform you OF their re-
ply"
After short conference. Mr.. Ingram
turned 10 the Captain and said:
II beg to state respectfully that the
men refuse to accept your decision, and
also refuse TO be hanged"
"Re(HSet" cried the Captain. "Oh,
this is mutiny. ! thought so before,
but now am sure Of it. However.
am willing TO make any reasonable
concession. II they prefer to walk the
plank 10 being hanged, l will accom-
modate them
The impression | gathered from
their conversation was that IL was not
SO much the method they objected to
as to the result However, shall be
pleased TO submit your alternative to
them.
He again turned TO the men, and the
discussion this time was longer one.
Finally he came back and addressed
the Captains
''As thought the men refuse, also.
the alternative, They are, however,
willing to admit that this is a mutiny
on one condition
What is that?" asked the Captain.
That is that they carry it out as a
mutiny. They leave it for you to de-
eide whether il is mutiny or simple
strike. II you decide that it is a strike
things viii go on as they are until one
side or the other comes 70 terms. II
you decide that it is mutiny, then
they will act as il it S0ere a mutiny,
They will proceed at once TO tie both
yourself and the Mate up in a hard
knot and they will then drop you
overheard We will withdraw for a
few moments to await your decision. "
They did not have long to wait The
Captain came forward and said:
II have carefully considered the
question in all its bearings and taken
note Of several points that before es-
capped my attention now decide that
! this is a strike
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-05-16
CHAPTER FOURTH.

The next day, as the chronomcter
showed that the ship was sixty-five
miles from East Main street, Port
Huron, the Mate approached the Cap
tain and said after the usual salute of
AYE, aye, sir"
II fear we are going to have trouble
with the men,
What makes you think SOP" asked
the Captain.
That fellow Ingram seems to have
baneful influence on them. They
have just made q complaint about the
food"
What's wrong with that?'
well, you see, sir, on the menu to-
DAY there was raw oysters to begin
with, as we always have before the
consomme, They growled because the
oysters were common raw oysters on
ice and not on the half she'll"
The Captain frowned.
Il thought you ordered oysters on
the she'll" he said.
I'VE generally do. But this time
we neglected TO have them that way,
although they are perfectly good"
Still a sailor is accustomed to hav-
ing them on the half shell, and OF
course we must exESct some growing
when they are not. Order the men
aft"
The men came sulienly aft. and any
one at all practiced in their ways could
see in moment that there was going
to be trouble.
Now then" cried the Captain,
"swab off the decks, will you?"
Not man moved.
whats this?" cried the Captain,
angrily. This is rank mutiny."
mot So" said j. Marston Ingram,
stepping airily forward and making
low bow. mot so, Captain. We are
merely on strike"
'fOn striker shouted the Captain,
ION strike! Why, what's strike at
sea but a mutiny?"
Perhaps they are somewhat SINH
lar" said Ingram, speaking with great
Difference. ut is a legal point that
we, as members OF the Seaman's
Union. desire to have settled. We call
it strike. You may call it mutiny
if you wish. We simply assert our
rights as working men not to work.
You can hire others if you choose.
We respect the law too much to inter-
fere."
How in thunder can hire any body
out here in the middle OF the lake?"
"Ah! that is your affair, not ours.
The Captain and the Mate retired to
the cabin TO consult on the novel stu
atition. II the trouble was simply a
strike, they would have to succumb
II it was a mutiny, then it would be
their duty TO string up the half-dozen
men at the yard arms. The Mate was
certain that this was the thing to do in
all respectable mutinie5, although he
believed that in some such cases it was
fashionable to make the men walk the
plank. The Captain said "pshaw, and
held that that was only done by pirates.
After discussing the matter for some
time. they agreed that the fuss was
really full-grown mutiny, and they
proceeded on deck to do their duty in
hanging the men.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-05-16
CHAPTER SECOND.

The good ship Blue Peter stood out
for Lake St Clair. She passed the
island in safety, caught the tide all
right, and Delayed herself straight out
into the lake. Captain Golfer came out
OF the cabin and cast his weather eye
around the horizon.
''Mr. Jones'" he said, "there is
squnll coming. How is the barome-
tere''
Down answered the mate.
"How low?'
about ten miles. We left it down
in Detroit"
An ominous black cloud was slowly
rising In the west. The ship lay in
dead calm and was blowing through
the troubled waters with the speed OF
a race horse. The Mate hoarsely
piped all hands forred. The last sailor
now appeared in nice suit of boating
flannel and came forward adjusting his
eyeglass.
Now, sir" cried the Mate, what
might your name be?'
u. Marston Ingram" was the re-
ply.
We'll, then, Mr.. Ingram, get aloft
there; lay out on the main brace, stand
by the peak halliards and see TO the
Glowing away OF the spliced pinnacle
on the forred yard-arms. Jump lively
now"
AYE, aye, sir" said Ingram, moth
ing daunted by the terrible order,
which made the cheeks OF the hardy
sailors blanch as they heard it given.
They knew that the Mate was down on
the new man.
Ingram ran swiftly up the rope lad
ders known on shipboard as the COM
panion ways and walked out on the yard
arms He speedily clewed away the
pinnacle In manner that showed that
he was an expert seaman. This ought
TO have satisfied the most fiendish Mate
ahoat but il did not satisfy the Mate
Of the Blue Petar.
Come down" he yelled through
his speaking trumpet Climb up the
oft mast and clew the pinnacle there. 4"
There were ominous murmurs
among the crew at this brutal com
mand. for In all their experience they
had never known the same man to be
asked to clew more than one pinnacle
at time. The Mate paid no attention
20 the growls other THAI casting Il
menacing look at the men.
The storm was now al its height.
The ship rolled so that the tips Of the
yard-arms touched the seething waters
on either side, 1t was such a storm a
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-05-16
STRIKE OR MUTINY?
A Thrilling and Simply Awful Tale
of the Sea.
CHATTER First.

CHAPTER FIRST
The good ship Blue Peter, writes
Luke Sharp, in Detroit Free Press, lay
at her offing at the wharf in Detroit.
Dayy Jones, the mate, sat on his lock-
er and was evidently in very bad hui
NOR. Ever and anon he rose and paced
the deck impatiently. The ship was
ready to sail, but one OF the crew who
had been hired for the long voyage to
Chicago had not yet presented himself
The tide was ready for business and the
Mate was anxious to get off so as to
catch the trade winds that blew across
Lake St. Clair. Mr. Davy Jones used
language with reference to this delay
that would not look we'll in print, and
any how it has nothing to do with the
plot OF this Clark Russellian story.
just as the patience and the vocabu-
larry OF Mr.. Jones were both exhaust
ed, dapper stranger came down First
street and approached the Blue Peter
Behind him came a colored lad, who
carried very handsome. valise The
stranger was tall and extremely we'll
dressed. He wore gloves and his cuffs
and collar were spotless white. A pair
OF gold-rimmed eyeglasses were astride
his nose, and connected with them was
thin gold chain that was fastened to
his vest As he saw the Tuning Mate
he said:
"Ah! How-de-dom
Look here cried the mate as the
dapper young man stepped aboard,
this is not a passenger vessel.
ut is the Blue Peter, is it not?n an
swered the young man, as he tossed the
boy quarter. You are the Mate,
presumean
well, what of it?" answered that
official. What If an, the Mate?"
Il merely wanted to know, you know.
] have shipped on this boat as an able
seaman. and would be much obliged
TO you il you would ring for the bell
boy to show me to my room"
1.-The deuce you have!n cried the
Mate. who had nearly tainted with
establishment. You have kept us
waiting, then, and we will very likely
miss the tide"
II am sorry for that. said the sailor.
"But. you see, had to have a shave,
and so was kept waiting for my turn.
couldn't begin voyage to Chicago
without a shave, you know
The Mate, in surly manner, had to
admit that such a proceeding would
have been quite unprecedented, and at
this moment the cabin-boy approached
and took the sailors yalise, intimating
that his room was all ready for him.
The Mate muttered to himself as he
saw the sailor disappear. 1t was evil
dent that he did not like the cut of his
jib, as landsmen say.
IN take the starch out OF that fell
low before we get to Chicago, see if
don't. y said Mr.. Jones. addressing his
locker.
Thus you will notice that trouble
looms right up at the end of the very
first chapter, but you may bet largely
that the dapper young man is going
to come out all right. They always
do.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-05-16
BEFORE SHE CAME.


Before you came, my sweet colleen,
We knew not what this life was worth;
But lived in fancied happiness
In our small paradise on earth,
Where Love held both In sweet duress,
Nor dreamed that greater JOY had been
Before you came.
Before you came-a child most fair
There was no sunshine such as now
To light our way; nor such sweet fiow'rs
To stud the park. and II endow
With beauty new TO eyes like ours,
That sought these beauties everywhere
Before you came.
Before you came, sweet babe OF mine,
We dreamed OF you yet knew you not),
Still wondering II, out OF space,
Some unborn ray, by Love oegot,
Would shine and show thy cherub face
To us-so watched we for the sign
Before you came. ,..
Before you came3 All was II thuss
Were you not always with US dear'
Methinks 0t may have been q dream)
That you were never far from here,
But found us out, like some star CLEAN,
In years gone by. TO gladden. US
Before you came.
Franklin w Lee
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-05-16
FINAL CHAPTER.

T e men growled little but they
accepted the ruling OF the arbitrators-
The Captain said gently to the Mate
after the trouble was over:
See here. you lubber, if you ever
ship a lawyer again I'll stave in your
booming thick skull with a marlin
spike. Don't you know that If a law
yer got into Paradise there would be
trouble right away!"
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-05-16
CHATTER TIIIRD.

At this moment j. Marston Ingram
did something that is never done on
ship-board or off except in thrilling
novels like this one.
When the ship made her second dip
on that side he nimbly caught the end
of the yard-arm and was carried aloft
amidst the rousing cheers OF his com
rades. He clewed up the pinnacle and
slid down on deck along the main jib
boom taut sheet
The Mate muttered to himself:
'Foiled. foiied?" Crashing his teeth,
he took fresh chew OF tobacco. an
uusailor-like vice to which he was ad-
dicted, and went into the cabin.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-05-16

A GOOD average of character is better
than lower level OF character; but good
average OF character Is never reached by a
man who is satisfied with a good average.
Only the man who persistently strives to be
at a high level of conduct will reach the
plane of the average well-doer. An average
is made by the balance between the slips
and the successes. The slips will come Of
themselves. The successes are result of
effort He who aims no higher than an aver
age, will be sure to fall below its. s.
Times
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-05-16
Rocked on the Crest Of the waves.

The landsman, tourist or commercial
traveller, speedily begins, and not only be-
gins, but continues, to feel the extreme of
human misery during the transit across the
tempestuous Atlantic. But If, with wise
prescience, he has provided himself with a
supply Of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, bis
pangs are promptly mitigated, and then
cease ere the good ship again drops her
anchor. This is worth knowing, and thou
sands OF our yachtmen, summer voyagers,
tourists and business men do know 1t.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-05-16

Is quito common on the lakes. but 1t is
never seen in the tropics or in the
ocean anywhere.
"Aye, aye, sirm shouted back In
gram, and watching his chance, he
slipped of the end OF the yard-arm in
70 the smothering surf A cry OF
horror arose from the men.
HE prefers death to staying on
board this ship" said one of the men.
ITO be continued right array.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-05-16
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The Russellville Democrat., 1889-05-16

WHAT In creation have you got ali those
chromos hanging in the garden fort" asked
the lady OF the house of her gardener.
'Sure, mum, thiIn's out of the seed catty-
logs, an put 'em in front of the seeds
when plant 'em, so they can see fwhat kind
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The Russellville Democrat., 1889-05-16

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as water puts out fire, and is Just as harm
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The Russellville Democrat., 1889-05-16

THERE is tide in the affairs of men
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The Russellville Democrat., 1889-05-16

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