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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-17
The Two Captains
BY w. CLARK RUSSELL.
Copyright byP.F b. Mead Co

slowly on to the briggs quarter, then
astern, number of her people shak
ing their clenched fists at Crystal, and
bowling oaths and curses at him in
ecstasies of helpless wrath.
$50 amen to them" said Crystal
And after casting another look at the
boat, and sweeping the horizon with
his vision, he babe the fellow who
had read the newspaper on the cap
stan to keep Lookout, and heavily
sank down the comfanion-steps.
Just as he entered the cabin, pope's
servant came out of his late masters
berth
"Have you stitched him up?' Gays
Crystal. -.
He's ready for launching, sir" was
the mans answer.
The fellow knowing Crystal and
fearing him had worked nimbly, and
there, secreted in a hammock, on the
floor Of the berth, with couple of
shot secured in the clews at the foot
of the corpse, lay all that was mortal
or the heroic lrlshman, captain Rich
ard Pope.
Il want no fuss" says Crystal. mo
prayer, Nothing of that sort"
The stern window was opened, that
window through which a former own
er of this brig Of curious adventures
had thrown himself into the sea to es-
cape the gibbet.
Pick him up with me-" continued
Crystal.
They lifted the body, bore it to the
window, and, pointing it feet foremost,
dispatched it to the ooze.
Thus ingloriously terminated the ca
reer of Captain Pope. An Irishman of
a hundred crimes, of many villainous
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EXPERIMENTS WITH A CORPSE.
Gruesome Scene Enacted at University
of Glasgow.


John Evelyn, who lived In the time
of Charles H., records in his diary an
instance in which girl, hanged for
felony, was revived and lived to marry
and become the mother of numerous
family. A strange scene was once en-
acted at Glasgow university. To that
anatomical theater was brought the
body of a murderer who had been
hanged for an hour, but whose neck
had not been broken. A gaivanic bat
terry was applied to the body by DR..
Ure of the university with startling
results. In the first experiment every
muscle OF the body was Immediately
agItated with conclusive shuddering
movements, the legs were thrown out
with such violence as to overturn one
of the assistants. Next full, labored
breathing was produced. A third ex.
pertinent sent every muscle of the face
into fearful action. rage, horror, des.
pair, anguish and CHASTITY smiles united
their hideous expression in the dead
mans face. The onlookers for the
most part fed in terror from the the.
alter; one swooned. The concluding
trial caused the corpse to point with
his fingers at each of the remaining
spectators in turn. Then tney dared
do no more. DR.. Ure, in celebrating
upon the phenomena, believes that they
might have brought the man to life
which he considered undesirable in q
murderer and which perhaps would
have been contrary to law. "a.
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"Pasteurizedr MIX.

"Your note on this subject reminds
rne," writes a provincial doctor to the
Westminster Gazette, 'of an incident
within my personal knowledge. The
corporation Of certain city invited
tenders for supply of milk for a
special purpose, and amongst other
tenders received one In which 1t was
stated that the milk supplied would
be 'Pasteurized.' This applicant was
not successful, and when pointing out
afterwards to one Of the officials of
the corporation in question the su.
periority that this treatment gave
to his milk. was told that this had
been taken into consideration. but that
the committee who decided the mat
ter had been officially assured that,
as the milk Of the successful appli-
cant was obtained from CRASHED cat
tie, 1t was also 'pasturlzed.' SO there
was no difference between them!"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-17
Formation of Fruit Buds.

During the early part Of the season
growth, increasing in size, and there
fore in productive capacity, forming
new buds to replace those which are
removed by fruiting, and which will,
by and by, If properly nourished, bear
fruit themselves. Every bud is capa-
BILE under favorable conditions of de-
veloping into fruit bud. If it has
not these favorable conditions 1t may
remain dormant or only produce new
twigs.
During the latter part of the sea-
son, say after the first or second week
of July, trees which are going to
fruit the following season are trans
forming buds (which were primarily
leaf buds) into fruit buds. This proc
ess continues as long as the foliage
remains on the trees. Consequently
long, fine autumn is favorable for
good set of fruit buds. But care
full orchardist does not trust altogeth-
er to nature to supply the favorable
conditions for the formation of fruit
UuuS. ne WduIS crop every year,
and he is aware that, unassisted by
his skill, nature cannot be depended
upon for this. In some very favorable
fall the poorly managed tree will set
an enormous crop of fruit buds, using
up a great part of the available buds.
We know that where a tree Is over
loaded 1t will not make sufficient wood
growth to supply material for new
fruit buds, and that these conditions
are not favorable for the production
of fruit buds for the next season;
consequently we have of years. The
work of the skilful orchardist Is to
SO maintain the balance between the
wood growth and fruit production that
he may have fruit buds each year.
II we are to have an annual crop II
is evident, that the tree shculd be
handled in about the same hammer
each year. Manuring and pr 4ning
should be done annually, also spray
ing, whether the trees are bearing or
not, for unless we protect the foliage
and have it healthy and vigorous uM-
til late in the season we cannot Is.
pend upon good set OF fruit buds
j. e. Orr.
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qualities, of many generous and TO
mantle virtues.
Now it so happened that when the
frigate that had chased the Gypsy re.
turned to the two vessels she was con-
voying she fell in shortly afterward
with his Majesty's ten gun brig Turk.
The vessels were brought to a stand
and a lieutenant of the Turk in re-
Spouse to signals went on board the
frigate: he was then told that a
pirate brig named the Gypsy was in
those waters and that she had been
on the lookout for the Madre de Dios;
having missed her, it was presumed
that she would proceed to the pirates
happy hunting ground in the Spanish
Main. AS the Turk was bound for a
West Indian Station she was re-
quested to keep a sharp lookout for
the brig, to ascertain from passing
ships if anything resembling her had
been sighted by them, and to COM
municate to other men-of-war the
news of such ship being in those
seas.
Four days later the Turk spoke
Inns. corvette Saxon. To her she
gave the news she had received from
the frigate, and from the instant of
the Saxon filling upon her main-top-
sail bright lookout was kept aboard
of her for any floating fabric rugged
with two masts, and carrying square
sails even to the height of skysail
! poles.
This communication of men-of-war
was to prove Crystals doom. How
! could it have been otherwise? A ten
gun brig had gone before the Gypsy
and was heralding her: to the pres
sure of shining heights she was scour-
ing the plain like another Camilla,
+, bugling her alarms over the sea, and
| Crystal ambled in her wake without
intellect enough to suppose that the
news and character of his brig Lad
passed ahead of his flying jibboom.
| In the ensuing days they sighted sew.
eral sail, one of which was a large
full-rigged' ship that might have
proved the Alnwick Castle, but she
was hull down, and showed only from
the tacks of her courses, and curios.
ity was no longer passion in that
brig. Then came the fourth morning
and one bell, which is half an hour
after eight o'clock in the forenoon
watch, found Laura and her cousin
sitting at the cabin table at breakfast
while the man who could read stumped
the planks of the quarterback In
charge of the little fabric.
After breakfast, Crystal lighted his
pipe, took Pope's telescope from its
brackets in the cabin, and went or
deck. His eye was Immediately taker
by the marble brightness of the sails
of ship about two points on the lee
bow. Crystal pointed his glass at the
ship on the lee-bow: he was an ole
sailor and could not mistake; by kel
hoist OF topsail, by the squareness Of
her yards, by the ut Of the clews tc
the yard-arms, he knew her at once
In the lenses to be British man-of
war.
He was Disconnected; he turned 9
shade pale; the glass sank with his
hand, he turned to the man who was
Keeping a lookout and said, "She
looks to me like British frigate OF
!, corvette"
\ If that's So" answered the man
hadn't we better UP hellum Will,
times allowed us?"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-17
The Mare and the Foaf.

q Mares after being bred should not
be worked for few days, after which
they may be worked right up to the
day they foal, providing you have the
right kind of work for them to do,
writes John Gardhouse. They should
not be hitched to any very heavy
loads, or on to tongue that will
strike them in the side, and they
should not be backed when heavy with
foaL After fall blowing is done and
you have no further work for them,
do not tie them in the stable and let
them stand without any exercise; that
is too sudden change. Let them out
in The yard for exercise every after
noon, unless very stormy. A few
weeks before foaling, feed a little
faxseed along with boiled oats and
bran. Never allow the foal to run
after the mare when working. AL
ways keep it in a loose box, well
bedded, and with plenty of light,
but no holes which it can get it's
head through. Always give the foal
little feed when you take the mare
out Unless you are working long
distance from the barn, it will pay to
take the mare in during the forenoon
and afternoon, giving her drink and
handful Of oats, and let the foal
suck, thus helping the mare and also
the foal. When the foal is weaned,
feed it often with good clover hay,
chopped oats and bran, and all the
milk it will take. Winter well the first
winter. Many foals arc allowed to
winter around straw stacks and on
poor, dry feed, and are very little
heavier in the spring than when
weaned In the fall,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-17
kiIIinq Hawks.

The usual way of getting rid Of the
hawk Is to use good gun, trusting
1t toe the hands of some man that
knows how to shoot straight. An
other way is to set up a pole not far
from the poultry yard, and make 1t
in every way suitable resting place
for the hawk. II he has an eye 20
business he will now and then light
on the top to rest and lay hts plans
for catching fat fowl. After visit
or two pEsce a common steel trap on
top Of the pole. The chances are that
the hawk viii make one visit too
many. IA
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-17
HOW Zoe alton Affects Grain.

At the Tennessee station a good
nany varieties of wheat have been
tried and among them some that had
done very well on other soils and in
distant parts of the country. Rela-
live to this Prof. Sorle says:
Some varieties that have made poor
yields and cannot be regarded as of
any value for culture in Tennessee
have a remarkably high protein con-
tent for one or more years. In 1900
Rice wheat contained Pip per cent
of protein, the average for four years
being 1928. Blue Straw Fultz, Beech
Woods Hybrid. Valley and Rural New
Yorker No. all had between 16 and
II per cent of protein. Some of these
varieties are regarded as poor for
milling purposes and low in protein
in sections of the country where they
are quite extensively grown, and these
facts lead to the conclusion that eli
matte and soil conditions have a de-
cided influence on the protein con-
tent.
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HOpT1C1II 1IPFl
Peach 3ree PRUNING.

Some OF our readers may ask why
orchardists make so much Of pruning
the peach. The answer is that the
peach tree develops very rapidly and
sets more fruit than 1t can bring to
proper size at maturity. Its roots
cannot take In all the food that its
leaves can elaborate. The best time
TO prune the peach is doubtless be-
tween the time when growth has
stopped in the fall and before 1t starts
In the spring. We think that Febru.
airy is considered about the best
month In which to prune. The charge
is made by the most successful of
our peach growers that most of the
farmers or even orchardists that grow
peaches do not prune their trees
enough for the best results. The
trees therefore are allowed to form
large number of branches, and on
these branches to set an enormous
Number of peaches, far more than can
be developed to size that the market
Will pay a good price for. In addi.
uon, the branches are so close and
thick that the peaches never get the
color that the buyer wants, and they
have, as general thing, too much
acid In them to be palatable. 1t
takes sunlight to change this acid
sourness into the sweet flavor of the
fully ripened sunburned peach. When
trees are allowed to set too full the
fruit is half-starved from the time the
blossoms open till the ripe fruit is
ready for the eater. The greed for
a big crop results In the production
OF large quantity that no man cares
to use. 1t always pays to produce
peaches that are ideal in the mind of
the consumer. Speak of peaches, and
he has in his minds eye a fruit two
inches through, yellow or creamy
white, delicious in flavor and falling
free from the stone. That is the kind
every man, rich or poor, is willing to
pay good price for. 1t is mistake
to assume that the rich only purchase
our best peaches. The poor man
would rather have a peck of good
peaches than two pecks of poor ones.
After the tree has attained a good
development of branches each fall 1t
has also sent out its roots deeper
and wider in the soil. Then cutting
away part of the top leaves the root
system greater than the top in pro-
portion. This is what will supply
the remaining branches with an abun.
dance of sap out of which to manu-
facture large and most excellent fruit.
Even then too much fruit will be set
to give the best result, and thinning
should be practiced. 1t seldom pays
to thin apples, but we think always
peaches. This work should be done
in the early summer before the stones
are fully formed. The peach growers
that declare that some of our trees
grow ten times much fruit as they
should. both for the good of the tree
and the good of the market, are prob
ably right. In addition to the ques-
ton of market Is that of the vigor
OF the tree. A tree that overbears,
weakens itself for the production of
fruit buds that same year, for these
are the buds on which must depend
the succeeding years crop.-Farmer's
Review.
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CHAPTER xxllI.-continued.

Y
He ordered the cat.n-man to bring
his breakfast on deck, and cloth was
laid upon the skylight. While he was
eating Laura came out Of the cabin
and stood opposite to him. She was
as pale as dead body, and her beauty
had that sort of droop and lusterless-
ness which you observe in the plum
age OF glorious birds wnen they
sicken.
Have you breakfasted?" said he.
cannot eat" she answered. ooh,
cousin, why did you kill him."
He stared at her in silence with a
dark frown, chewing his food like a
Eliminating bull. She was afraid of
his gaze and said with a change of
voice and even of manner:
Now that / am under your protec-
ton you will tell me what you mean
to do"
Yes" he answered, 81 will tell
you. When the brig is clear of those
villains" says he, with a sideway
drop of his head, 81 will steer you to
your fathers house. We are now
lying straight course for Kingston,
Jamaica. You shall be sent ashore
with communication from me to
your father, who will come on board.
II he refuses to help me / shall know
how to manage single-handed. Mean
while you will be safe, but shan't ex-
pect you to thank me-"
The captains servant came from
the cabin to attend to Crystals wants.
He said to him:
Make a neat job of the corpse, and
take care to double shot it; Wen bury
him through the cabin window, you
and me alone"
By this time the armed seamen of
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Possible Exclamation.

There's one thing in the Scriptures
that puzzles me-" said the old doctor,
"and that is how to account for the
longevity of the ancients."
"Of course. this is merely theory
OF my own" rejoined the parson, as
merry twinkle appeared in his of
eye, but the fact that there were but
few physicians In those days may
have had something to do with it."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-17

weak, was short of breath and was
troubled with floating after eating.
and my limbs were badly swollen.
One doctor It'd me 1t would finally
turn to BrigSt's disease. was laid
up at one time for three weeks.
had not takeS Doan's Kidney Pills
more than thrte days when the dis
tressing aching across my back dis
appeared and later all the other symp-
toms left me-"
For sale by all druggists. Price so
cents per box. Foster-Milburn Co..
Buffalo, N. Y.
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the Thetis and the men who had joined
them from the body of the pirates had
eaten their breakfast. and were
smoking their pipes about the little
caboose. When they had made an
end and returned to their stations,
Crystal began to sing out. The long
boat was to be got over and provision
ed and watered, she would accommo-
date all that were to go in her.
Soon the boat was swayed out and
lowered; the brig lying hove-to. Casks
of bread, a quantity of cheese, and
other matters along with plenty of
water were put into her; the mast
was stepped, the big lug made ready
for hosting, the rudder shipped. The
hatch cover was then lifted, the arm
ed men stood round, and Crystal, put
ting his foot on the coaming, shouted
down:
Below there! Up with you, all
hands; but two of you at time"
When this was said Grindal and
three OIL four pirates, all of whom
were in liquor, came and stood in the
light under the hatch, and the boat
swain called up, What are you going
to do with us?"
'The long-boats's ready for you
alongside" answered Crystal.
Are we to be sent adrift?" said the
ugly ruftian.
eff" roared Crystal, you give me
the least bit of trouble"-and here
again he swore dreadfully-'I'll sweep
the 'tween-decks with these guns; I'll
butcher every mothers son of ye."
Then spoke the true pirate; it was
no longer Captain Pope, but the devil
incarnate, and his own men stared a
little wildly at the figure of that saw
age seamen with his scar, and his
frown, and his face of fury, and mis-
cooked and leveled pistol.
Come along!" said Grindal, and he
and another came up the ladder
Into the boat with ye!" shouted
Crystal.
A couple of the armed seamer
sprang to guard the gangway. Grin
dals companion dropped into the boat
the boatswain turning and swingins
off on his great hairy hand, with which
he had grasped the bulwark rail t.
say: "Aint you going to let us havt
our share Of the booty?"
eff you ask me another question
you are dead man." answered
Crystal and he approached him by
stride or two and again covered him
and all who looked expected to SCI
the weapon spout fire, ana the mai
drop.
Drop he did, but into the boat, yer,
much alive as might be gathered b,
his curses.
In this way the pirates were got u
ont of those 'tween-decks-alw always 4
twos. and one pair had to disappea
before the next brace were allowed +
come up. Their scowls. their dee
hoarse mutterings, their murderou
glances We're of no use: they needle
but to look at Crystal to read death
pltiless and instant, in his face.
Cast of, up sail, and away wit
ye." roared Crystal. ''If you're nc
astern of us in a minute I'll fire int
you and sink you alongside"
Those of the men who had the
senses hoisted the big lug. Grindal |
the sternsheets grasped the tiller. TIL
water stopped greasily betwixt th
two craft. and the long.ooat whicl
though deeply laden. SIN showed
fair height Of side, giided of. BILE
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|()F THE. DAY1
A Friendly Tip.

Gould you suggest anything that
might improve my poem?" asked the
party with the unbarbered nair, as he
pocketed the rejected manuscript.
Sure" replied the editor. IF 1t
were mine / would cut 1t down about
one half, and then"
yes" interrupted the versemaker,
"and what would you do then?"
I'D burn what was left" continued
the blue pencil manipulator.
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She Wasn't Very Good At EnoIish.

There's strange man at the door,
SIR" announced the new servant.
What does he want?" asked the
master Of the house, impatiently.
Begging your pardon, sir" replied
the servant, shade of disapproval
manifest in his voice, che wants a
bath, but what he is asking for Is
something to eat."-Stray Stories.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-17

!: 'Tis love that makes the world go
round" whispered the pretty girl as
she nestled closer.
"Yes," sighed the young man as he
glanced at the time, "and it seems to
make the hands of the clock go round.
too"
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Siberian Riusrs.

Exploration of the Yenisei and Obi
rivers of Siberia. which empty into the
Antarctic ocean near Nova Zembia,
has shown them to be navigable to
ocean steamers for distance OF
nearly 1000 miles.
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ut has been my dream OF joy supreme
| To ride in plush and velvet splendor
| Parlor car for swell tailender
Platform fenced with swell brass fender
On the Regular Limited Train
Electric bell right under your nose
Porter to come and brush your clothes
Grub in the diner the best that grows
A downy bunk for nights repose
On the Regular Limited.Train
Chorus
Biff! Bangi a mile minute
No other method of travel is In it
Iwant to go ripping, skipping and tipping
Away on the Limited Train"
These lines are not original with me-
They are taken from a tuneful little
ditty sung in George AIDES comedy.
Peggy from Paris" The jingle danced
through my brain the other day as we
lay on the siding at Prairie Junction,
or some such place, to let the Santa
Fe's west bound California Limited
go by. 1t was a gorgeous train of pal
ace cars, and behind the plate glass
observation windows beauty and fash
ion and youth and old age were lolling
among the luxuriant cushions, some
visiting, some reading, some pleas
antly doing, some making wreaths
or cigar smoke. some gazing dreamily
through the windows at the passing Of
cities, and fields, and forests and riv-
ers.
stood on the rear platform of the
last car of our train and watched the
California Limited as she faded away
toward the golden west. And I
thought of the difference between
travel now and travel in the
days of 40, when 1t took the
gold-seeker half long, weary
year, filed with all kinis OF hardship
to travel the distance that Is now
covered in three days. thought Of
the slowly moving wagons, the dust.
the stones, the jolting, the thirst, the
hunger, the inconsistencies, the snail
like crossing of plains, the laborious
climbing of mountains, the weary
DRAGGING weeks, the never enuing trail.
In these palaces that had just giided
by were people going to the same
place to spend the winter months
where the climate is perpetual sum-
mer. And they were not to endure
single hardship on the journey.
When night came they were to lie
in beds whose soft embrace makes
sleep luxury-and in the day time
the velvet cushions of their seats were
to be made deeper still by pillows
and they were to spend delightful
part of their time in the gilded and
glittering dining car, where every
dainty that ever tickled the palate is
cnticingly served--in short, they were
to have on the trip all the comforts OF
home-and of the best kind of home.
stood there and watched them pass
out of sight while my soul was con-
sumed with envy. But derived some
consolation out of resolving that some
time l, too, would see California, and
Ipromised myself that If / ever did go
there it be would be over the Santa
Fe.
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