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He took the crucifix.

but they kept their cutlasses
sheathed. for their first glance as sea-
men now they were aboard warrant
ed her abandoned. They paused a mo-
ment TO listen, and heard nothing but
the groans of the aching heart of a
forsaken ship, and the sympathetic
gurgle Of water.
Lift the mainhatch covers" says
Crystal. land tpd out what she's got
In her hold"
He turned to the door of the deck
house; four men accompanied him.
What surprising object was that,
which. having instantly taken Crys-
tails rye. had brought him to a halt
the Others initiating him, one or two
with an unconscious clutch at their
cutlass hits?
Upon a couch or sofa was spread
the flag of Portugal, and upon it re-
posed the dead body of a child of
about five or six years old; large
crucifx with the figure of the Re-
deemer in silver rested upon the
child's breast. secured to it by two
pieces of silken cord.
Crystal and his men stood by its
side and gazed. Did ever pirates
eyes encounter so holy a sight?
Its a child" said Crystal, casting
an uneasy look round the berths as
though he had expected the mother to
step forth.
What woman's gone and left it?"
grunted pirate; he was Madison of
the squint.
ITS girl" said Crystal.
What's she got on her breast?'
said man.
Take it in yer and" exclaimed
one.
by thunder" roared Crystal. mo
one here disturbs it. That's the COM
rass .he little un's steering its road
home by. If it were all gold and pre-
cious stones 1t should be left there" +"
This was an outbreak of sentiment.
responsibility and emotion which
somewhat nstonished the men. who
witnessed, on sudden in this SCARED
disigured seaman. the expression of
an honest, sturdy British merchant
captain. 1t was n quickly-fading
ghost, and the looks of the privateers-
man reappeared in Crystal. as he
rounded from the body.
search the cabins" he shouted,
and Dear hand"
In the course Of about half an hour
Crystal put off from the abandoned
ship, and arrived on board the brig.
He went up to Pope and his report
was 10 this effect: Her manifest and
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The Two Captains
BY W. CLARK RUSSELL.
Copyh.hi p. +. lsp. b d. Meada aCo

papers were in Portuguese, and he
could make nothing of them.
She'll be from the West Indies"
said Pope. looking toward her. From
DemeIara. believe"
From Demerara going for London
Dismastcd in a heavy squall. Aban-
doned by all hands, who left behind
them little dead child with silver
cruciGx upon its breast. That's how
read her story" says Crystal.
Did you bring that crucitix OFF,
says Pope, looking at the square
mans buttoned up bosom.
No" answered Crystal with sar-
castle glare at Pope. while he threw
open his coat. exposing a long red
waistcoat Neither would you
"Oh damn it." cried Pope, with one
of his arch laughs, lis it a dead child
that's going to put ye off the scent,
John? I'll go aboard"
During the greater part of the day
the pirates were employed in bringing
eff the more valuable and useful OF
the commodities in the Portuguese
SHIP. Al tNO DtilS, HNt " tloSh, tilC
briggs manhatch was closed and the
boats belonging to her hoisted but the
briS's topsail was still kept aback.
The pirates went to supper in the
'tween-deoks, and Pope aAd Crystal
watched the topsail schooner that had
now dwindled into the size Of child's
toy.
The devils don't like these t-ans-
ferring jobs" said Crystal. Strange
that we should have fallen in with
nothing in the shape of cash aboard
her"
"Her people took 1t away with
them" answered Pope. Il would not
be locked up alone in her through the
run of a middle watch with that child.
1t seemed to smile as looked 1t has
not decayed."
Suppose it had been alive?" says
Crystal. You'd have brought her off
and made a daughter of her."
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Il would not have child for that
old mans wealth." said Pope, with an
inclination of his head toward the
Earl in the stern. rs it boy? He
drags your name through the kennels,
and the parish buries the representa-
tive of my honored family. He sinks
into the mould scarecrow Of rags
and Sores Is it a gill;"
He was proceeding; Crystal was
grinning as though he was in fury,
then observing that his looks had
checked Pope who still continued to
regard the melting sail. the square
man said: Il hope they left the
crucifix on the childs breast"
by this hand" answered rope, "it
has been added to the other stock Of
piunder in my cabin"
"A curse upon your want OF heart,
them" says Crystal behind his teeth.
After a short. fierce laugh at Crys-
tails face, which was as hard as a
curse, Pope roared out. "Grindal,
send the Earl's crew aft"
The Earl's crew came aft quickly,
and, with their skipper, ranged them
selves little abaft the mainmast.
Pope wheeled his face toward the
bows and said in hard, sharp. steady
voice, ANY of you men changed your
minds? Who among you will join my
hag?"
Not one" says Pope. after pause,
running his gaze over them with a
Rn1I faint ~ =
"Grindal," he shouted, turn all these
men into the Portuguese boats. Off
with ye." he roared. You'll find good
accommodation IN that hulk"
He pulled out a cigar and lighted
IT with his ingenious machine of
springing fame. While he puffed the
Earl stepped up to him.
Il beg that you will let me accom-
pany my crew. sir" he said.
NO, my lord."
But why, sir-but why?" cried
the old man. why should l not be
suffered to share the fate of my men,
whatever it may prove?"
Bring the boats to the gangway
Tumble em in. Grindal Crystal. see
them safely over the side"
And with as lofty carriage as my
lords. Captain Pope. putting at his
cigar, walked right aft. leaving Earl
FitZgibbons entreaty unanswered.
The Earl stood fixed to the deck;
his CONSERVATION was heart-shaking.
Father of mercy. the pirates were pro-
ceeding on their voyage! They were
bearing him away alone Whatever
was to be his fate at their hands? He
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Ex,erience With BroiIers.

From the Farmers Review: To be
candid, ! wish to say my experience
along this line is somewhat limited.
However. l will give what little
know and trust it may be OF benefit
to some brother poultryman. In the
first place, we must have the right
kind of breeding stock. Now it IS not
what variety we like the best, but the
variety that finds the most favor In
the market. We must raise what the
consumer likes the best. ! believe
the White Plymouth Rocks or White
Wyandottes make the best broilers;
for the reason that their pin feathers
DO not show as badly as do those OF
their darker-coloreG cousins, and
therefore present nicer appearance
when dressed. Now, after having
nothing but good healthy birds in
our flock, we begin saving eggs for
Matching about the first of February.
and. as soon as we get enough to
fill the incubator we start it going.
We have been reasonably successful
with the incubator and much prefer it
to the hen.
The next thing in order is to sec
that the brooder is in good shape
We have an old house with stove
in it, so we can fire up in severe
weather. There is where we put the
brooder, cover the floor of the brood
er with sand, and, about u hours be-
fore taking the chicks out of the in
cubator, light the lamp and heat the
brooder chamber up to about 95 de-
grees. After the chicks are two weeks
old the temperature need not be over
So degrees. We have found that it is
best not to feed anything for at least
36 hours, then give light feed of
rc"ed oats and little sweet skimmilk.
For feeding the milk we use tin
can with hole punched about half
an inch from the top. Fill with milk
and inyert it in saucer. This makes
an ideal drinking fountain. 1t is best.
in my opinion, to feed rather sparins-
ly the first week. Then feed five or
six times a day till they go to market.
Rolled oats, wheat and cracked corn
are my main feeds, always feeding
corn the last thing before they go to
roost.
l throw chaff from the barn floor
onto the floor of the room and scat
ter wheat, and. once in while, lit
tie millet seed into it. This will give
the chicks exercise. which they must
have to be healthy and strong. We
have heard it said Don't let the
chicks have all the water they will
drink" My experience leads me to be-
lieve that they should have water con-
stantly before them. A little pcunded<
charcoal and grit is also very essen
tial In eight or ten weeks we should
have 2 or "a pound broilers, and they
should be marketed at once. There is
good money in the business, but to
run it on large scale requires con.
siderable capital. This we do not all
possess; but we can all raise a few
nice juicy broilers for our own table
and maybe a few besides.-Charles L.
Niewold, Logan County, Illinois.
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CHAPTER X.

The Pleasure Crew Are Transferred.
Nothing log-worthy in narrative
of incident and excitement happened
this day. The weather was moderate
and the brig rolled with foaming cut
water toward that spot of ocean
where Captain Pope hoped to fall in
with the Spanish ship from Cadiz, the
Madre de Dios.
At sunrise seaman on the fore
yard reported a sail almost right
ahead about point on the starboard
bow. Crystal was working away with
the glass when Pope came on deck.
Anything good for us there, dye
think. Crystal?" says Pope, in u voice
of sudden elation.
She's the Madre," answered Crys-
tai. "I'll tell you her story. Pope: TIE
crew from the start knew that an
English pirate was on her track, and
they mutinied, butchered the officers
and made of with your fifteen thous-
and pounds"
"Ha, ha, ha," laughed Pope, again
bringing his glass to bear upon the
vessel ahead. Indeed Crystal was
rarely humorous.
In about three-quarters of an hour
the Gypsy was within easy sight of
the forlorn green craft.
What is that ship, gentlemen"
said Lord Fitzgibbon, stepping out of
the companion-way.
''She seems to be an abandoned
ship" answered Pope, giving the
Earl one of his politest bows. He
then said to Crystal: Arm your
selves and go on board of her, sir.
with eight men. Thoroughly over
haul Ler and report all that may be
good for u.s."
Crystal struck the ship at her miz-
zen channel plates, and all but one,
left to tend the boat as she rode to
her scope of painter. scramble, over
the tall green side. They were armed,
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Housing Geese.

From the Farmers Review: There
Is probably no fowl or animal on the
farm that requires as little shelter as
geese after they reach maturity. Give
them straw or something of the kind
to sit on and they appear to be COM
Portable even in the coolest weather.
An open shed Of almost any descrip-
tion. that will keep out the snow, is
an ideal place for the breeding of
geese. They should never be con-
fined in a close building. For the
young goslings different place is
needed. Mine are nearly all hatched
with hens. AS fast as they get out
of the shell l take them in a covered
basket and place them near the
kitchen stove. They are such large.
soft, clumsy things that they are
often crushed in the nest, if not re-
moved at once. When they are all
out and we'll dried off, I place them
in an ordinary coop with the old Ler.
If 1t Is early in the spring and the
weather is cold, it is generally bes
to leave the hen with them until
they are two or three weeks old, but
later in the season, as the weather
becomes milder. discard the old hen
entirely after the goslings are three
or four days old. They are then kent
in dry place and shut up at night
in a coop that is rain-proof. use
the ordinary A-shaped eoops. They
shed the rain well and are easily
made. Goslings should be well shell
tered from rains until their backs are
well feathered out. Alter that your
troubles are practically over with
them. Turn them out where they can
get plenty of grass and water with
feed of meal once a day, and you
can almost see them grow. NV ex-
perience is confined to the Toulouse
variety, and I have found them yery
hardy and easily raised. They are a
profitable fowl for the farmer and
should be more extensively raised
Harvey H. Huggett, Columbia Coun.
ty, Wisconsin
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Selecting a Bull.

would not buy bull today to use
in a thoroughbred herd unless knew
his ancestors back three or four or
even five generations. do not sim.
ply want to know what his dam is.
Succeeding generations OF his dam
may show improvement. but not from
her own qualities alone. 1t comes
from her inheritance. and that inher-
itance will very often in the bull come
from three or four generations back
v. L. Fuller.
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One on the Doctor.

Some men have funny notions"
she said. There's my doctor, for in
stance. He's always telling he I'm
foolish to make myself uncomfortable
by wearing corset. Yet one lot day
when he was just dying for little
sympathy l told him he was foolish
to wear a silk hat and deserved to
suffer. He hasn't been the same to
me since"
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Simple Livinq.

Some women have achieved the
simplicity of living, while other
women talked about it. They have
reduced their servants to one, rid
ded their homes of encumbering tri-
fles, declined to change their furni.
ture with the changes Of fashion. and
then. in simple but artistic heme.
have entertained their friends sim
ply, giving their friends more of
themselves instead of the achieve.
ments of a chef. n
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Illicit Oleo Makers.

United States revenue officers re-
Gently raided an Illicit oleomargariue
factory in Chicago. 1t was found in a
barn and was being run by three men.
They had been selling the colored pro-
duct as creamery butter, and had OBJ
tanned quite trade. A good many
restaurant keepers had been buying
it as creamery butter.
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Valuable Food,

Oil-cake is the most valuable form
of food for stock. Three pounds of oil
cake are equal to ten pounds of hay
or five pounds OF oats.
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Agricultural CoIIeqe Cows.

1t it with pleasure that we note the
addition of twenty high-bred cows to
the herd Of the California Agricultural
College. This will give them thirty
cows In all, representing the three
breeds, Holsteins, Jerseys and Guern-
seys. Lack of good cows is one of the
chief deficiencies in the equipment of
many of our agricultural colleges. In
the past the appropriations have been
SO small that the funds have been
barely sufficient to pay the charges
OF the instructors and keep up the
buildings. The live stock departments
have been the last to receive atten-
tion. Probably this could not be help
ed. But it is hoped that the day of
inferior herds at the fountain head of
our dairy instruction is passed. There
are several other colleges that need
better dairy herds than they have at
present. The students should have
before them the best types of cows
and abundant opportunity to see the
good and bad points of the various
dairy breeds. 1t is not enough that
one dairy breed be represented. All
dairy breeds should have their repre-
sentatives at the agricultural college.
Otherwise the student will have
one-sided education in this regard, and
he will go from college prejudiced in
favor of one breed and against an
other
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Dairyinq in EnuIand,

According to reports from Eng
land the English dairyman is making
slow progress in his efforts to supply
the demands OF the home market.
This applies to butter, cheese and
cream. The latter is said not to be
extensively used, except in the west
of England, where 1t is found on the
tables OF the wealthy and well-to-do
class Some OF the leading thinkers
on dairy subjects are urging the Eng
lish dairyman to abandon the idea
of supplying any but the highest class
Of trade. They would leave to the
Canadians and Australians the sup
plying of the demand for cheap pro-
ducts. They would have the English
COW devote all her energy to turning
out cream, milk and cheese of the
finest quality only. 1t is claimed that
of the entire product of English
cheese more than four-tifths is Of in
ferior quality. and that cheese of rep
utation-Stilton and Wensleydale-
are made in such small quantities that
they are found on the tables of the
middle classes only at Christmas time.
The trade in cream especially should
be worked up to popular basis.
Unhealthy Surroundings.
At medical convention recently
held in England the COW and her sur
roundings came in for discussion in
relation to the public health The
doctors pointed out some things that
should and some things that should
not be. One Of them said that in
many of the stables the cows had too
little air space per cow This should
not be less than 500 cubic feet per
COW. This would be a space ten by
ten by eight feet. Also the COWS
should not be permitted to stand with
their heads to dead wall, that is, a
wall without openings of any kind.
1t was better to have them face the
feeding racks. 1t was said that in
some parts Of England it is common
to see drinking ponds located at the
lowest point in the yards, and in such
location it was impossible that they
could escape having washed into them
at every rain much of the droppings
from the cows. This had been the
case with some ponds for generations,
Good and healthy milk could not be
made from such water.
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1t is almost impossible to viii,
cream unless it is thoroughly chilled
and at least twenty-four hours old.
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Invention Of Seoarators.

J. u. Monrad in New York Produce
Review says: Professor harrington
writes in the Farmers Sentinel Mil
waukee. Wis. an article on the evolu-
ton of the separator as follows: One
OF the first applications of this princi-
pie To cream separation was made by
Massachusetts man in about 1879.
He placed graduated glass tubes filled
with milk in pockets something like
those now used in the Babcock milk
tester and whirled these tubes in a
machine constructed for the purpose.
After whirling about twenty minutes
the thickest of the cream was meas
nred in each tube. This machine was
designed to be used as cream tester
for milk 1t was, however, a pattern
for the first commercial cream sep
arators, which were constructed on
the same plan, excepting that pals
holding fifty to sixty pounds of milk
were substituted for the glass tubes :
1t seems Professor harrington over
looks the fact that it was Prof. c. J.
Fuchs of Germany who suggested the
use Of centrifugal force in testing
milk as early as 1859 and that in 1864
Antonin Prandtl of Munich expert
mented with raising cream by placing
small cylindrical vessels with milk in
an ordinary centifuge. Furthermore,
1t was, according to Ed. Burnette.
about 1870 when Rev. II. F. Bond OF
Massachusetts made his experiments
with two glass Jars attached to spin
die making 200 revolutions. Let us
give the honor where it is due, that is.
to Germany, not only for originating
the idea, but also for the first use of
a separator (crude as it was) in a
commercial creamery"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-08-13
EMPORIUM, PA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 49, 1903
Fatal Accident,

Harry Cleveland, whose parents re-
side at Bells Run, about nine miles from
Port Allegany, was the victim of fatal
accident last Sunday night at the En-
poriuni Junction. He was employed
as brakeman on a west-bound freight,
and had left his train to deliver a mes
sage, when a car on which there was
no light and whose approach he did not
see, in the prevailing darkness struck
him, the wheels passing over both legs,
horribly mangling them. He was taken
to the trainmen's Office near by and DIR.
Smith summoned, but owing to his
extremely weak condition, reaction
being awaited, an operation was not at
tempted. He fingered about two hours
and surrounded by his physician, the
Rev. Metzler, who, at his request, had
been sent for, and large number of
his sympathetic and true hearted fell
low workmen, he passed away. 1t was
truly pathetic scene and its impression
must long abide. Deceased was about
% years old, and had been employed
as brakeman for nearly a year on the
run from Remove to Kane. He enjoyed
the esteem of all the boys who speak in
praise of his many manly qualities.
His father arrived soon after his death
and the remains were taken to Bells
Run for burial.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-08-13
His WaY of II

Master Earl McDougall, son of Alex.
McDougall, visited Portage Falls last
Sunday. Everybody knows Earl, and
especially some of his unique traits of
character. One of these is his perse-
verence to obtain money, and his anx-
iety to spend it. 1t is useless to say
that he is "dyed-in. .the-wooW Demo.
crat-a chip off the old block in this
particular-but, Notwithstanding, there
is not thing that will quench his de-
sire to 'loosen' when he's got it, and
so it was at the Falls. He purchased
of everything in sight until he had but
ten cents left, and as he was ascending
the steps of the car, the last "speeler''
on the list presented button photo of
"Teddy'', and true to his nature Earl
out with his ten cents and made the
purchase. He said he didn't like him
very we'll, but he was pretty good look
ing, and that ten cents was getting hot
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-08-13
The New Presbyterian Church.

The laying of the foundation facing
stones of the new church is about com.
pleted. They are beautiful stones and
artistically laid We are told that it
would only costabout fourteen hundred
dollars more to face the entire building
with them, instead of brick. This
would make it one of the most beauti-
full churches in this section of the State,
and add greatly to the beauty of the
town, besides harmonizing with those
fine old maple trees and the stone
Episcopal church across the street.
Our townspeople, who are ever gener-
GUS in church matters, have watched,
with admiration, the magnificent strug-
gle the Presbyterians are making to
build their church, from the youngest
member in the Sunday School to the
Oldest member in the congregation,
and would be glad to contribute directly
or indirectly to this added cost, if given
the opportunity to do so. ~
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-08-13
Baptist Church Notes.

The pastor will begin a series of
seven sermons next Sabbath morning:
"The Seven Covenants of the Bible" {"
The Adamic; the Noachic; the Abra-
hamic; the Mosaic; the Deuteronomic;
the Davidic the New. It will be con-
tinuous. connected disposition of the
Bible from Genesis to Revelation.
The Evening Evangelistic service
will consist of Sparks from my Study
Anvil, ,""Startling Soul-Stirring Truths
from Life" "Wide-awake heart to
heart talks" The services are one
hour only. Morning II to 12. Even.
ing 7:30 to $50.
The Bible School meets at 1915 and
all children who are not attendants
elsewhere are cordially invited to meet
with us. G. E. Crandell, Supt.
The Y. P. S. @. E. lso extend a
warm welcome to all to meet with
them Sunday evening, 6:3O. B Ohm.
sted President.
The Wednesday evening prayer and
praise service is largely attended, but
as there are several vacant chairs, we
shall be delighted to have them oc.
cupied by YOU. If you come once,
we know that you will come again.
The pastor Rev. Pugsley was warmly
welcomed last Sunday by very large
congregation.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-08-13
A Contemplate Trick.

Some miscreants sneaked into the
back room of Mr.. Taggarts drug store,
Saturday morning, and stole most of
the Candy Kitchen Clubs candy, which
they had made for the afternoon sale;
much to the regret of their many Gus
toners who think there is no candy
quite so good as what the girls make.
AS the proceeds from the sale of their
candy goes to the new church building
fund, it was particularly c)ntemp-
tible steal. The PRESS will have an
eye on the watch for these persons and
if we catch them their taste for candy
will be spoiled for some time to come.