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"JENNINGS'
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cause 1t is made out Of the best ma
terial that can be bought. We have
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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-08-15
Spiced Peaches

Scald together one pint of
vinegar. three pounds Of granu-
Iated sugar, two ounces stick
cinnamon, and one-half ounce of
cloves tied together ID a cloth;
and pour over seven pounds OF
the fruit. Allow il TO stand for
twenty-tour hours; drain off the
syrup, scald again aud pour
over the fruit. letting Il stand
another twenty-iour hours. The
third and last time, boil all to-
gether until the fruit is tender.
kim out the fruit and boil the
syrup til quite thick, and pour
over the fruit, which should be
placed 10 glass lars, and seal.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-08-15

II Il happens tia, water must
be used that ~ clear and pure
and nothing better than water
containing enough soil or other
soiid substance 10 make IL
cloudy i. a. hand. this dirty
water can be easily made clear
with powdered alum. y table
spoonful OF alum nav be slowly
sprinkled into a large barrel OF
the water. the water being stir.
red slowly while the alt n -
sprinklcd ID. \ teaspoon OF
alum will be enough for a large
bucket OF water. In Il few
hours the alum will cause all the
IN pure particles to drop To the
bottom of the vessel. when the
water will be found a. clear and
nearly ~ fresh IA pure spring
water.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-08-15

At FIRST though. this seems
such i simple thing 10 do that il
Gems almost unnecessary 10
give i receipt. While it - ;rue
that eggs will be boiled II drop
ped into boiling water aud boiled
rapidly Tor five minutes, il -
also true tina, they will DC tough
aud indlgcstiblc. Put the eggs
INTO war water: bring slowly
10 the boiling point and keep
them at this temperature Tor
twenty minutes. Then III, aud
drop them quickly INTO cold
water ara remove the shells.
This prevents the yolk OF the
eggs becoming dlscoiored ana
when boiled 10 this way they
wi. no, harm the mos, delicate
stomach.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-08-15
a soil improver

many times the price OF a few
bushels oE seed; aud il reseeds
itself.
Cattle, horses, hogs, and sheep
eat /. with great relish. as il
comes on when ali other grasses
are IN the scar or yellow leaf. aud
grows througaout,he fall, winter
and spring. aifording i bogntiful
pasture during that time.
II ~tlI i'm prove cropped land by
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-08-15
Some Apple Receipts

r.
several apples and ..,cc ross
wise ID medium ssxe slices. FRY
IN no, butter and x,rink,e sugar
over them. This - aorxrener.
hrcaksas; dish.
"Fpe
hour. then serve.
..,.r.
,..sru.u 49,. - "a 49,
-.
-. -...un -.
..m.a - h.
~a...s ,-.s e..
=,
1rea"ea APP'e@ sc any
good ART apple selecting them
o' UNIFORM SIG. "aso An" re-
move inc cores ma the eaE'acs
with white sugar. bake uattl
well done and set aside ,c cool.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-08-15

Ink status NAV De removed
from linen quite successfully by
dipping the article 10 pure melt
ed taliow. The ;allow will ab.
sorb the ink aud after washing
the stain will have diSap-
pcareG.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-08-15
Little Hints

\ partially darkened, wei. ven
,ilated house will be cool and not
troubled with flies.
Brush the bottom crust OF a
fruit pie with the white Of an
egg and i, will 20, be soggv.
Mating and ba m boo furniture
car be nicely cleaned by using
arm water salt and a brush.
Have plenty of shade. Quick
growing vines should be planted
where they will do the mos,
good. If trees are lacking.
90 ho, days sprinkle the un-
carpeted floors with water,
which absorbs the intense heat
add has a cooling effect.
OCCASIONALLY burn a piece oil
zinc or old rubber IN the stove
to decompose the SCOT that gath
ers IN the chimney.
Try rubbing dry corr starch
over grease spots on woolcn
fabrics. Brush and repeat the
process till the spots are re.
moved.
Clean the sewing machine first
with kerosene; and then, after
wip,ng all the paris TIA; r az
e~essible. thoroughly OIL with ma
chine OIL.
/! the Kitchen ad osn- the lir-
Jag rooms. scr that the doors
leading from this Dor into the
others are KEEP, closed while the
kitchen il heated up.
Flies wil. leave u room OF their
own accord ii the room be dark.
ened. with the exception oil leav-
ing a little sunlight At an open
door or window.
Remove all drapcries, carpets
and heavy aangings during the
san c months. These are
suggestive OF warmth. Lock cool
and you will feel cooler.
Where ice il unobtaluable
neat can be kept fresh and
sweet i! kept i'm merscd IN bat
ltermilk. When ready TO cook
the meat IL should be well
krinsed
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-08-15
Winter pastures.

Nc amountof freezing will kill it.
Il - admirably adapted to al
most any kind of soil and il
worth ~
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-08-15
growing yearly

If given the land IA October.
Bur clover aud Bermuda thrive
beautifully together Do
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-08-15

Help your son. by giving
hin i subscription to the Gazette
O will lead him 10 success,
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-08-15
BUR
CLOVER
SEED
R.r -inrar v,atxau ,Ia r,,nt

Bur clover makes the finest
and surest of all
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-08-15
the same ground,

thereby lengthcning the pasture
season 10 l. months.
Very little, il any, preparation
of the ground - necessary for
the no wing of bur clover.
During the sunmc and fall il
/ good time 10 SOW the seed.
Seed for sale at 500 per bush
el ID any quantity by
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
: 1zF G4rgAlV5yzg oNeecszxzD .uD 1fszszzD

Not q bit, was Raymonds Sonie-
what jqhilant reply, sI like the sea.
Long voyage?
Three years"
Umph,,s commented Raymond. a
man ought to get enough bytilatttinle-'ss 2
Then he paused. Sap, captain III 9
went ON, cant get UP on the deck ?
It's little close, down here; sbesfdessI
guess there's some work that ] could
be doing. Ihate to be idle, you know. =
Come on then, urs sed the captain.
you've got tho right stufffin YOU sss i
He led Raymond up through tlie
hatchway and across the deck to~ tia
stern of the ship, where he pointed TO
q lot Of rope that lay tangled there
You coil that up good is'hos said biunt-.
TX. and IetsIne tell you right now that
this ship is going to be- a hell orr a
home to you accordin' howxyou obey
With that parting shot he retired to
the cabin Raymond, alone - in the
stern, tugged away at the rope trying
.toecoil 1t ina sailor-like fashion. but
he was making poor work of it, and it
was evident to him that the ship was
going to- be hell whether he obeyed
or not. He had hoped when he first
came on deck that some opportunity
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for immediate escape would pressnt. It.
self but now it was clear to him that
the chances. for escape were exceeding
iy slim. The fog had lffked on the bay,
and ahead he could sec the pinnacle
lights, and could hear the crunchfnS
and strafnlng OF the tow lines. as a
tug boat chuSged and churned the
water In its efforts to ssv ing the Mary
Lee into the middle sof the bag
He toiled att the.s rope and gazed
eagerly nrst at tn o lights that tvyfnizIed
toe the starboard OF the ship, on ths
mi litary prison at Aleatraz Island; then
he turned his eses vsit equal eager
ness toward the port side Where
-tVinklsd myTfadss OK lights that ran
up and down the hi Hss of san francisco
like so many strange, nocturnal pro
scessions- Soon there came to his ears
til sound OF ttmbling. SURF. and rozir,rs
straight ahead he sawethe nj ght pierced
by two black pronontories about the
base Of which the surf heat nofsIIv.' 4 :
ifsin protest against entering the silent
bay. Between the back promontorias
was a neck of-water over which thars
hung a dull, gray curtain OF mist. Rsv-
mond knew that It was the farc.s,s an
trance to San Francisco harhar-ta.
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some one move Z restlessly in bunk
above him, and a voice cried out pit
eously:
.sMy wife; My babies. Oh, God, what
will become of therIi' The cry died
away in a long, agonizing groan
.Hellb, there. Who are you, and
what's the matter?" Raymond called
through the darkness. He was an
swered only by another groan that
ended in heartrending sobs.
Then he heard something snap4di-
feetiy in front OF him, and match
fickered and dared up, showing the
figure of a sailor sitting on a keg about
ten feet away from the hunks. He was
big and burly, red-faced and dissi-
patcd looking. A long chain ran from
a ring in a stanchion TO a ring around
the sailors leg. AS the light went out
the sailor got up. ratified over RAY
monds bunk, and sat down unsteadiiy
on the edge of it.
I'VE all seem. to be up ag'inst
trouble" he said in a voice. thick and
husky.
what has happened %, muttered
Raymond, partly to himself and partly
tostfic sailor.
wat has 'appened. Dye want to
know? I'll jest tell We for the fun o
it, The sailors breath was strong
with liquor. Yer shanghaied-that's
w at ye are; an so Is the etfeller IN the
bunk above ye. Squint Connors lurec
ye along the water front, an Bill
Hicks bumped ye on the back o the
nut with a piece of lead pipe, jest hard
enough TO let ye fall easy. They die
ii diff'rent with yer sobbin' pal--tley
give him a swig out of a flask, an he
careened right over like he was water
logged. Now ye are both able seaner
on board the Whaler Mary Lee, bound
for three-year cruise in the Arctic
Up to that moment Raymond's mind
had been like a powder magazine
inert, Ineffective, quiescent: but it re-
quired only a spark to set loose all Its
latent force. At the sailors words al
that had happened, from tho time lie
had been summoned by the lnanag ging
editor OF the Globe into the private
Office up to the time he had received
the blow on the head, flashed like
lightning through his mind, and for filt
first time he fully and bitterly realized
his awful predicament
My God.,' he exclaimed, srasping tlt
sailor by the sleeves, how long have
1 been hcrc?,
Jest three hours
And when do we sail?" he asked
excitedly.
Right away. Hear that ecrunchin''
They're weighin' anchor. Wen be ou'
o the bay in a hour"
Some of the fire and ginger that hai
made Denny Raymond the best polio,
news reporter in Boston now ASSERTED
itself. he sprung to his feet. GIVE
sD6 q match, he demanded, I'm going
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25

on deck and make the captain put mo
ashore"
f'.Aw, forgit that Gull" said the sailor
as he thrust Raymond back against the
bunk. NO good to see the cap'n; SO
5 lest sit down an be kind of sociable." !"
!. He fumbied about in his pocket, found
piece OF candle, lit it and stuck it on
top Of the l1eg. It's a. good thing to
see who a man is talkin' to- he COM
mentcd.
The sailor sat silent for minute and and
put ye ashore Huh, the devil hissclf
couldn't make him do that. He's a
regular .helI-roarif' ole frc-eater--
that wat the capsn is. If We tried to
buff him he'd knock We cold with a
belayin pin; an If ye promised him
money he'd tell yethat ye didn't have
none. and he'd curse ye till yer hair
stood on end for stryin to bribe a
i honest man-that's wat kind of ole
hypocrite the cap n is
you and the captain don 't4seem to
be the best OF friends, remarked Ray
moiid with a quick glance at the long
chain.
'Friendsp' shouted the, sailor. jump
ing excitedIy to his feet. Friends!
WY, I'd kill him II 7 had half chance.
I ain't forgot how he treated me like
t&A<
He near starved the crew with rotten
food, an when set up a howl ag' inst
it he threw me in the ships hold an
KEEP me in irons Tor FIVE days, Jest like
he's got me now for gettin' drunk an
calm him .smuggier an threatenin'
to peach on him to the revenue Off
Gers,
Raymond readily saw that the sailor
was jnst drunk enough to be talka-
tive Momentarily he forgot his own
predicame1t. His Inherent nose for
news had begun to manifest itself.
he captain a ggler- what's lle
smuggling? he asked quickly.
For answer the sailor attIeds hissway
over TO an old chest and took out some
thing that rcsembled huge cprkscrew
Then he knelts down beside some logs
and began to work the thing into the
end OF one of them. 'Lookee," he ex-
claimed, as he suddenly jerked out a
plug or wood about five inches in di-
ameter. Now put your paw in there
Raymond inserted his hand, and when
he drew 1t forth again there was some-
thing dark and sticky clinging to his
fingers
That's opium prepared opium, = said
the sailor, an there's q duty Of SIS =
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
Y 1aaeT n
REEVES

1vsv'' the man growied, as he shufied
on You better git close to the oulid-
ings- or you'll break yer legs ialiin
over the chains and anchors on the
sidewalk ahead Of US"
Suddenly the man stopped in front
of a dark psssageway that led be
tween two diiapidated looking shacks.
lie dropped the baggage to the ground
and turned sayagely upon Raymond
The latter's hand instinctiyely went to
his hip pocket; his revolver was not
there: he1had left it in one of the suit
cases. He heard a stealtlfy step behind
him, but. before he could wllirl around
he received crushing blow on the
back OF the head. 4 binding light
flashed before his eyes as he sank, limp
and helpless. to tho sidewalk. He
thought that he heard q voice callipg
some one TO drag him in out of ne
street; then the world seemed .to, SWIM
away from him into the -whirling, evan
escent fog.
When the first feeble ray OF return
ing consciousness crept into his brain
he became sensible of an awful aching
al the back of his head. lie put his
hand over tho spot and found a lump
there about the size of an egg. Also,
he was very thirsty. cold weak. IIe
lay quiet for a long time, wondering
who he was, where he had come from,
where he was going. He realized, in a
way, that his mind was in a frigiltful
muddle. FinallSbe sat up and tried to
gather the tangled thread Of his
thoughts. DARKNESS was all about him,
but there came to his nostrils the nau-
seating. odor OF fish and hemp and tan
He felt in his pockets for match.
They were absolutely empty. Then he
realized that his trousers were e.s-
tremely baggy and ofzvery coarse ma
terial. They We're held in place by a
piece of rope bound tightly about his
waist. Tie upper part OF his body
seemed very stuffy and uncomfortable.
Mechanically his hands slid up to his
chest and neck, and his fingers told .ilisn
that heswas swatl1ed in aslleavy shirt
of knitted wool such as sailors aud
longshoremeG wear. just then he heard
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25

nE managing editor OF the Bos-
ton Globe called Denny Raymond
into the private Office.
Denny" he said, YOU know
what has happened over in the orient
two Russian battleships and four crlis-
ers sunk in The outer harbor OF Port
Arthur By a couple % Japanese torpedo
boats. That means that big. black
war-cloud win hang oyer the western
world for-weIl. no one knows just
how long. The Globe intends TO send
a war correspondent to the front from
its own staff. VIII you go?'
Denny Raymond's eyes sparkled.
sewiu ] gog' he exclaimed, why, l.
But the managing editor stopped.
him. That's all right. old man." he
said, pleasantly, I can tell what you're
going to say from your eyes. Get your
duds ready. tx up your money matters
with the cashier, and take the first
train that YOU can catch for Frisco.
From there YOU VIII so 10 Peking.
where you viii present certain papers
that ! viii give you TO Minister Congcr,
who VIII give you letters Of identif-
cation that viii enable you TO set
within the lines Of belligereney."
Five days later. Raymond, covered
with cinders and desert-dust but as
blitAe as a lark, climbed out OF the
overland limited at Oakland pier and
boarded q ferry-boat for San Fran
cisco He had a certain reason for
being in a particularly happy frame
Of mind The Manchuria, the big Pa
cific Mail steamer. was to leave for
the Orient on the following day at
noon. FEguratveiy, Raymond had had
his eye on that steamer ever since he
had taken the train at Boston. The
fear of missing it On account Of some
blizzard, snow avalanche or failure to
make proper train connections had
caused him five days OF mental misery.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
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WoEEE2, E F1sAzzyes- ,

Golden Gate. In a little while the Mary
Lee would pass through Il cut into khs
open sea; and then
He shuddered as he thought of e
Men had gone suddenly away undsr
similar circumstances and had never
been seen or heard OF more. Whae
would the Globe think had happened7
What would happen? he kept asking
himself. Suddenly his eyes caught two
bright lights that seemed TO stand out
in front OF all others on tho Frisco
poSite the ship: and as he looked ae
them a mad desire 1eaped up within
him He rose cautiously. went 70 the
stern, and gazed down at tho white
line OF foam that followed thu ship, and
at the pieces OF driftwood that turnblsd
about there. like so many human forms
struggling helplessly in tho water. It
made him shIver. He went back 10 tbs
pile OF rope and calculated the di5tance
between the ship and the two bright
shore lights 1t might be a mile: ~
might be three He shook HIS head
Yoa-sc a fool X you try it." he mutter-
ed Then second later he exclaineds
You're fool if you don't"
with his eyes fixed upon the cabin
and upon the shadowy forms at the
bow OF the ship, he began slowly to
unlace his shoes. Then he -crept eau
tlously TO the bulw arks on the port
side and looked down again at the
water and across at the two lights.
For q moment he shrank back. then
shook of the feeling OF fear that had
seized him, kicked his shoes from bis
1eet' let his trousers drop to the deck
and tore the sweater from his back
and flung IT from him. In another in
stant he was standing naked on the
ouswarks He hesitated just long
enough to take a deep breath. then
plunged himself down into the dark.
silent waters OF the bay
Hs camc I'D about 100 feet away
from the Mary Lee lie was a good
swimmer. and be struck our with a
bold, strong stroke. There was a tide
sweeping gently in from the ocean
ana shoreward- He thanked God that
II was not sweeping the other way
tpat Il Was not going toward the open
. sea and the ship from which he had
plunsetl- strange silence that
sooeneo him seemed to hover over the
oeaom OK the water. The gentle rip
pie OK tile small waves also seemed TO
sf9l2per encoura gifSly to him, and ns
iAeaSted them, and piowed on and on,
nhIli ne thought Il seemed an eternity.
Al times, as lie began to breathe
narQer, little salt water would get
into his mouth, and then he would
SPIT - out, and, having cleared his
mouth OF it. he would RON over on
his back and rest his aching arms and
legs oy alternately foating and swim
mlng gently along on the tide. Once.
as ne was resting In this manner his
nnlnu became possessed OF an awfui
rear. He had looked toward tho Gold
en- Gate where tho Mary Lee stood out
p1-cA against the ocean fogs and ths
Ncnti1usd on Inside 7RxAs
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Of relief, he lit q. cigarette and faced
the forward deck Of the ferry boat,
Needless OF the stiff breeze that whip
ped his long overcoat about his legs
like q loose sail and blew the sparks
from his cigarette back into his face;
for it felt good TO he out there in the
salty. misty air Of san Francisco Bay
after the long ride across the continent
in stuffy smokers and sleeping
Alternately, he gazed at the receding
lights OF Oakland city and at the thick,
gray mist ahead into which the boat
was fast speeding. Soon the foghorn
began to give out its moUrnful cry Of
Inc Frisco night Of fog-cold, damp
ana clinging-so the watcher at the
bow Of the boat told him.
After awhile the boat crunched into
It's slip and Raymond pushed his way
through the crowded, noisy ferry build
Ing.
Continental, Royal. Winchester!
Grand" chorused an ear-splitting band
Of hotel ~barkers" lined up at the exit.
Russ House. Russ House.y yelleds a
etentorlan voice in his ear, and the
next instant one of Raymond's suit
cases was Jerlzed from his hand and
he saw a man making off with it to-
ward the dim outlines of a bus. He
caught I'D with the fellow and sent
him fat with vigorous right-hander.
81 guess you mean Rough House. %
he said with a grim smile, as he
picked Up his coveted baggage and
made his way toward the long streak
OF light that showed weirdly through
the foG-wrapped city. tt was Market
street. Hanged # 7 don't walk il: /
need the exercise he exclaimed. as he
took q fresh hold on his baggage. AT
the first corner a man shambied out
from the shadows of a building.
Say, parJner, carry yer grips for
two bits. Where dye want TO go?p
TO the Palace, wherever that is re-
eponced Raymond, passing them oyer
All right, sir, jest foller me and
Uol be there in Jiffy- 49,.
The man swung round the corner
with Raymond close at 'llis heels. The
street was exceedingly dark and for
Bidding, and Raymond had walked but
n few blocks when he began 10 cxper-
tcncc a feeling OF oistrust toward his
companion. Things did not look iust
right. There were too many groS shops
and cheap coffee houses, with dark pas
sageways between that led TO sailors
iodging-houses above them. Through
the fog there came at times tho nearby
splash OF water; and looking in the di-
rcctfon whence the sound came lie
could discern dinly the tall. black
masts Of ships that groaned at their
moorings-
wores greet that you could fnd," re-
marked Raymond sarcastically
Gwen, I guess 7 know the quickest