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By the time Ricketts, and his men got the
companionway hatch off and reached the
foot of the companion stairs, the greater part
of the ward-room furniture had been piled
before the door and wedged in between the
door and the bulkhead opposite so solidly
that it formed an almost impossible obstacle
The wild movements of the vessel which,
the engineroom sounded, was rolling in the
trough of the sea, seemed to hamper the
movements of the robbers. The cabin party
could hear them come tumbling down the
companion-stairs, and it sounded as though
they had all crowded into the narrow space
before the cabin door.
Commander Brant. in the meantime, while
with his voice he directed the operations at
the barricade, had gone forward and forced
the door that led into the engine-room. The
engine-room was deserted. After stopping
the machinery, Gamble had abandoned his
post to ascertain what was wrong. Com
mander Brant called to one of his men and
posted him at the door of the engine-room,
with orders to "sing out" the moment any
of the robbers came that way.
Brant reached the companionway, after his
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hold. One day, when times had been unusual
ly hard, and the cat, of course, unusually hun
cry, lady visitor called. The cat was on the
window-sill, blinking respectfully, when all at
once she became very alert. She softly Jump
ed down from her perch and crept steaithliy
along the floor nearer and nearer to the visi-
tor. She did not stop when she reached her,
but carefully mounted the BACK Of the chair,
and before any one could Interfere made
spring and snatched off the visitors hat, which
was decorated with plump bird, as natural
as life. There was general outcry at tins
daring attack, and Kitty was run down IN
the corner and the hat rescued The cat made
no objection. for at the first bite she discoy-
cred that she had been defrauded OF meal,
and retired in great disgust at the imposition
An Alabama cat, named Scrapper, long the
terror of all the other cats and dogs in the
neiphborhood. recently met his match in a
turtle. Discovering the queer creature tax
inq leisurely promenade in the woods, Scrap
ner. leaped on its back and clawed away at
Gvely rate. The turtle seemed to rather enjoy
the performance so Scrapper changed his tao
tics. He was not long in discovering the place
where the turtles head came out, and he sat
down to watch that spot Presently the turtle
Sscrspper made grab and missed. This was
reneated three times. and then the turtle,
Leepinp his head safely inside the shell, put
ont his feet and started to crawl away. Then
Scrapper caught foot of the turtle with his
10th and the fight began in earnest. The tur~
tfs nuIIed and struggled but finding itself be-
;ng SrS hauled away, put out its head and, with
sns q snnck snap, caught one of the cats hind
sset Yin; in its vise-like jaws. Scrapper pulled,
hit t' and scratched. and doubtless would have
called the fight of, but the he turtle held on in
a !" GOOD hold on the turtles head and then
Che turtle would have withdrawn if he could
Rmt he couldn't, and in short time the vic
torious Scrapper was limping home with the
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There were but two modes of approach for
Ricketts,. One was on a level with the cabin
deck, being the door leading aft out of the
engine-room. The other was the after conf
panionway, and this, perhaps because it was
the most direct, the robbers had chosen.
The door at the foot of the companion-stairs
was stout one, but it could not be expected
to hold out against any vigorous assault.
Commander Brant had calculated that it
could be made to Withstand the robbers on
slaught for several minutes-an minutes,
even, at this juncture, would count; for, as
he entered the ward-room, having succeeded
in his design of disabling the steering gear,
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The Ten MutinGerS

There's the pursuing vessel" exclaimed
one of the marines
A steamers smoke was plainly visible to
windward. Even while they looked, the Ven
ture rose on wave, and, from the altitude
thus attained, they were enabled to get dis
tinct view of the pursuing vessel.
At the same instant that this discovery
was made, Commander Brant came up from
the hold, looking hurried, but cool, and hands
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he could see the pursuing steamer rapidly
drawing closer to the Venture.
"Stand by to barricade the door!" he direct
ed, as he closed and locked that means of
entrance.
Everybody knew exactly what was to be
done. Mutineers and loyal marines worked
together. The followers of Lofty Rankin and
Thaddeus Mcpherson seemed to court the
appreciation of Commander Brant.
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CHAPTER xxx.
THE BATTLE FOR THE VENTURE.

OMAIANDER BRANT heard Ric-
ketts and the men at work upon
the hatch when he came up out
of the after hold, and knew what
that meant. The robbers were
,bout to storm the cabin.
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Stories

Chicago lived family composed Of
mother, three children and cat,
and the family being comparatively
poor, the cat frequently went hun;
CRY. But it was a loyal animal and
L i L r Il. h,.auo-
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were heard at work at the hatch over the
companion-stairs.
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ITO be continued.)
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turtles head in his mouth as trophy of his
hard-fought battle.
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beds should be fairly moist and fri.
able, or made so by watering, and
spaded up to the usual depth with the
Incorporation of any fertilizer of the
nature OF manure, before drenching.
Mineral fertilizers may be applied in
spring.
The bed thus prepared and raked
over is drenched with the solution at
the rate of one gallon to each foot
of surface; a bed so feet long and
six feet wide would accordingly re-
quire 800 gallons of the solution and
use IL to Is pounds of formalin in its
preparation. So heavy an applica-
ton will need to be applied at inter
walls of few hours so that the liquid
is equally absorbed by all parts of the
bed soil. After treatment which
should be made before freezing wealth
er begins, the beds are to be left
without disturbance until spring, when
prepared for seeding.
A thorough trial of this method of
treating old and badly diseased tobac-
CO beds, is recommended It should
result in keeping down bed rot and
damping off as we'll as black root in
the plant beds.
A. D. SELBY. Wooster. o.
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OSCAR KLONNE
SAUK CENTRE, minnesota

Of the plant bed SOIL III early Spring
the results are possibly as favorable
as could be expected, since the eff
cheney of the formalin drench has
been thoroughly proved on green
house lettuce upon the rosette
(Rhizoctonia) infesting them To
overcome the disadvantages of the
spring applications. is now the OBJ
ject. 1t is believed that fall appli.
cations of a stronger formalin solu-
ton will be desirable.
While steaming the soil will prob.
ably be effective upon tobacco beds,
few growers are so situated as to
practice the steaming without first Sc
curing a steam boiler and bed pipes
for that purpose.
1t is more convenient to apply the
formalin solution, since only a
sprinkling pot with rose) will be
Needed in addition to the chemical.
The formalin Gao per cent. Tornado
hyde) may be obtained of local or
wholesale druggists, and in carboys of
100 pounds, may be purchased at a
cost of II to Is cents per pound,
f. o. b., with added charge for con-
tainer. In smaller lots the cost is
much higher. Growers may arrange
to purchase the carboys.
Before annlvins the solution the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-02-21
TREATMENT OF TOBACCO
PLANT SOIL FOR BED ROT
Fall Applications of Formalin Have
Proved ar Aid to Keeping Down
the Disease.

Last spring the writer inaugurated
some small experiments to test the
effect of solutions Of formalin Gao per
cent. formaldehyde) in water, as .
drench upon old tobacco beds to de-
stroy the bed rot Rhizocotonia. In
this work strength of one and one.
half pints formalin to. so gallons Of
water was employed, and the appli.
cations were made just before sowing
the seed. This caused delay in seed
ing the plant beds, as the formalin
must be allowed to evaporate before
the seed is soWn, and was somewhat
disadvantageous
The results were doubtful in some
cases, and decidedly favorable in Ger.
tain old, infested beds at German
town. In one instance the differ
ence between the treated and untreat-
ed portions of the bed was very de-
cided, amounting to very great saw
ing i'm plants. estimated at about four
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-02-21
BLACK SHEEP OF FAMILY.
Merely Literary, While His Brother
Attained Baseball Eminence.

Merely Literary, While His Brother
Attained Baseball Eminence.
Let's see," said the man who had
been away long time, ''you had two
boys, didn't you?"
yes" replied Pat They would av
been three ay thin. but one was born
a girl"
II remember now. Tom and Andy
you named them, after Thomas Jeffer-
yes"
AS I remember Tom he was very
bright little fellow. I never knew so
much about Andy"
'Ah, but that Andy, He's the boy.
He led the big league twict in battin'
and now he's managing club in Mis-
souri, and has contract fer five years
at terrible big salary. Me and his
ma can't get over being glad we never
made Andy go to school but let him
play ball in all the corner lots of the
neighborhood. And all the neighbors
have his pitcher in their parlors. They
are proud of him. He gets more salary
than member of the cabinet at Wash
ington."
That's fine am glad to hear that
Andy is doing so well. But what about
Tom? | always had an idea that he
was going to turn out well"
mo Tom Amt amounting to much.
He was more for wastin' his time goin'
to college and that. He's only the
chief lit'ry adviser or something like
that for one of these concerns that
prints books. But thin you know they
saw there's a black sheep in nearly
every family"-Stafford (Kan) Cour-
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DIGGING FOR KAURI GUM.
New Zeaianders Find 1t an Industry
Highly Profitable.

New Zeaianders Find 1t an Industry
Highly Profitable.
Many New Zealanders find it profita-
bic to dig for hidden treasure. That
for which they dig. however, is not
gold or Captain Kidd's ill-gotten
wealth, though it has a dull yellow
color. 1t is kauri gum, resinous sub
stance which is the product OF the
kauri pine tree. The gum can be Sc
cured from the trunks of trees while
they are alive, for it protrudes In
Jumps, but it is especially profitable to
dig for it in the soil about the stumps
remaining after the trees have been
cut down Some times chunks weigh
ing as much as 100 pounds are taken
up from the ground
Digging for kauri gum is profitable,
for the gum is used in the manufacture
OF varnish and apparently it is one OF
those products of nature whose place
can not be filled by anything else
which has been discovered. In tact,
the price has gone up rs per cent With
in the last year because of the great
increase in the demand. It has been
found that it can be used in certain
enamel paints, and this has had the eff
feet of bringing the demand up to
point above the supply.
The kauri pine is a magnificent tree.
It rises as straight as a needle to q
height of from $50 to 200 feet and at
tains at times a diameter of fifteen
feet. 1t is noted for its dark, dense
foliage and is much used for masts OF
vessels constructed for the British
navy.
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Chance in the Word "Idiot."

Idiot is word with curious his
tory In Greek "idiotes" began by
meaning private individual, as op'
posed to the state or to state official;
then it meant a non-expert or slayman
and finally an ignorant man or an awk-
ward fellow. 1t was left for English
to carry the meaning further to mental
deficiency. In Piers Plowman" an
idiot" is an ignorant person, and as
late as 1893 it could mean a person
who knew only one language. Wyclitf
and Jeremy Taylor used 1t in the sense
of "layman," and the latter also in
that of private person" and a pro-
fessional fool" or jester was at one
time an idiot" too.
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Proof of Plant Memory.

Plant memory is a problem for the
inquisitive botanist. In 1901 a plant
allied to the squash and pumpkin was
taken to New York from the Desert
of Sonora. in Mexico. and since then
it has been kept-without watering
in a strange climate $500 miles from
home. During the six weeks of rain
in the desert the plant grows its
leaves and flowers and perfects its
seed. Then it dries up and leaves
only a water-6lled gourd, which a
thick, hard shell seals against ami
mails and evaporation. The transplant
ed specimen still remembers the rainy
season of six weeks 1t wakes, sends
out rootlets, stems and leaves and then
dries up again until the following year.
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FIVE CLASSES OF MULES.
Prices of the Different Grades Run Up
to $3.50.

Prices of the Different Grades Run Up
to $3.50.
MANY persons do not know what
constitutes the five classes Of market
able mules known as cotton mules,
lumber mules. railroad mules, sugar
mules and miners. Cotton mules are
most numerous. They range from
thirteen to sixteen hands high. and
may be of various builds so long as
they are smooth. They sell at $75 to
$165 apiece.
Lumber mules are large. heavy
honed and rugged for use in big lum-
Der camps. Their price ranges up to
$3.50. The railroad mules are similar,
but need not have so much weight.
They are SIS to $40 cheaper. They
are used in grading and hauling.
Sugar mules are lighter. They must
be smooth, with small head and neck
and small bones Their price is from
s65 to $210.
Farm mules are the culls rejected
from the other classes. Levee mules
are used near steamboats, and docks
for the heavy work. The miners are
the hardest class to supply. They
must be either dark bay or black
color. White and sorrel mules arc
never used. Where the miners have
long shafts, in the Pennsylvania coal
region, especially, they say white
mule resembles ghost and frightens
the other mules beyond control.
The government buys all classes of
Missouri mules, but never a cheap one.
and the examination of mules for the
public service is rigid.
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Gold Coin Heave Powders.

The most scientific Heave Cure
and for all cases Of short wind,
chronic roaring coughs, etc.
Plummer, Mimi, Sept. 9, 1906.
Gentlemen:-I think your goods
are all right and a neighbOr of mine
bought two packages of Heaye Cure
and he told me that those two
packages honestly were worth S25
to him.
Respectfully yours,
Olaf Tande.
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chummy Antagonists.

Though Spooner, Foraker and Till
man throw jayelins at one another IN
the senate chamber, they are chummy
on the outside and fond of exchanging
stories. It has even been intimated
that an occasion they arrange dram
attic situations for presentation at the
proper time. ~
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Makes Hens Lay.
Gold Coin Stock Food Co., St. Paul
GentS:-I was notified by MesSrs:
BabcOck & Bucklin that they had
your Stock Food on hand and l got
a pail of your famous Egg-a- Day
Poultry Food. My hehs have never
before laid as many eggs as they
did IN the montS of October and
November. Will recommend it to
my neighbors. My stock is mixed
lot of RIown LeghornS Buff Leg
horns and White LeghOrns, crossed
by the full-bIOOded Buff Cochin
ROSTERS. l am just keeping them
for the amount of eggs they lay.
Frank e. Fisher, New Rockford,
N, ID.
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Doubles the Milk Flow.
Gold Coin Stock Food Co., st.
Paul, MINI.
Gentlemen:-I am feeding your
Foods regularity and can see it i'm
proves my stock. The ones / am
feeding the stock food to are Show
ing it. l have fed the Cattle Food
to my mich cows and they have
almost doubled in their milk. |
am well pleased with your Foods.
The Hoof Ointment is doing good
also. The horse never lImped after
the first week used it, and l can
see the hoof grow since l started
using it.
Yours truly,
J. M. Coyne, Graceville, MINI.
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Electrical Signs Bring Money.

Electrical supply companies now
have very considerable source OF In
come in the retail Of electric signs and
similar advertising devices. These
These companies find It profitable TO
do this, in view Of the fact that they
also reap a profit in the matter OF sup
plying the current to operate the same.
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Gold Coin Condition Powders.

Gold Coin Condition Powders.
For sick Animals. A hish-cIass
medicine for levers and acute
diseases.
1t cures quickly because it is
compounded so as to regulate the
kidneys; open the sweat pores, cool
the blood. quiet the nerves, regu-
late the heart action, and do these
things quickly which should be
done to every sick animal at the
commencement Of any disease. 1t
will ward off almost any disease,
and if continued according to direc-
rectiOnS will CURE.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-02-21
Horse Tonic Saves Feed

Horse Tonic Saves Feed"
Golden Coin Stock Food Co,
st. Paul, MINI.
Dear Si?s:-I can speak hirhIy re
garding your "Horse Tonic" Last
spring. when work started in, in
stead of increasing the feed (corn
and OATS | bought 25lb. pail of
your Horse Food and used it as di-
rected, and my horses did just as
well as other springs when L IN
creased the feed. | consider that
your Horse Food saved me a great
deal of feed, and saved money. l
am your customer.
Emil C.. Benin.
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Buys in Ton Lots.

Gold Coin Stock Food Co.
Gentlemen:-I wish to state
that | bought 1000 pounds of your
Cattle Food, and also some of the
Hog fattener. | had 100 head of
cattle and about POO head of hogs
in the feed yard. did nOt think
there was any preparation put to-
gether that could possibly give the
results your food did on both cat
tie and hogs. l never had cattle
do better and keep on an even feed
and gain like this BUNCH. The
finish it put on my cattle was far
above my expectation.
A. w. Farrer,
Neville, Iowa.
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FreeThese delivered the
Minnesota Agricultural School, books most of the
Agricultural Schools.
Call at ening The Feeding
and Management of Live Stock" free.
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What Gold Coin Poultry Food is For

formation
banks
gape chicken
weaknes for I Cent
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old beds. Other instances gave ap.
parent gains of a less marked char
acter. In treated beds at Wooster the
common damping off fungus of green
house plant beds (Pythium), occur
red to limited extent but not the
bed rot (Rhizoctonia).
Owing. to the water filed condition
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-02-21
Blackjack, Mlnn.

l Got 81 EGGS From Nine Hens
in Four Days.
Blackjack, Mlnn.
received your Food some time
ago and will say it is o. K. I gave
it to my hens and they lay we'll.
From 9 hens 1 got "a eggs in the
first four days-they are not sick
now. am feeding my hogs and
calves. There was one calf that
was dainty and would not eat until
l fed it Gold Coin Cattle Fattener;
Low she eats fine. hair looks we'll.
1t can't be praised too high.
Yours ever,
Arthur Lebanon,
Box No. s.
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The largest stock Gold Foods
Many taking advantage of this Free Trial Offer You
We guarantee you profits Gold Coin
scientifically prepared from Roots Bark Seeds and
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-02-21
What Gold Coin Horse Tonic Does.

their of grainofeed to aid Digestion
the
colts
health Made barks and herbs.
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Will Always use Gold Coin.
Monticello, Num-, Sept. Il, 'O6
Gold Cola Stock Food Co, st.
Paul, Mimi.
Gentlemen:-The photo is Il
picture of 9 pigs that fed pals
Of your Hog Fattener to and
butchered at months old. and
they dressed 23O lbs. | consider
your Stock Food the very best
there is made, for l can get the
best results from Gold Coin than
any other, and l have tried 8 other
kinds. l am feeding q pigs at the
present time and will buy more if
[ can find them. l shall alw VS.
use Gold Coin Stock Food.
Respectfully yours,
G H. Riehl, Monticello, MINI.
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Gold Coin SPAWN Cure.

For durable spavins. Quickly
reduces all soft Swellings, as "Bog
SPAWN" Blood spawn, swollen
joints, etc.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-02-21
What Gold Coin Cattle Food is For.

Feeds For eenGd Coin Cattle
appetite;
prevent and n
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How Made 500 Extra Profits
on 100 lbs. Gold Coin Foods.
Gold Coin Stock Food Co., st.
Paul. Mimi.
Gentlemen:-LaSt spring l.,
tried your Gold Coin Stock Food,
on my brood sowS, and this fall
used them for fattening my stock,
and | can honestly and sa ely say
that the 100 pounds has made me
at least 500 in money. l was
greatly surprised and pleased. l
had tried several other kinds, but
with Indifferent success. I can see
by simply examining your Foods
that they are of higher quality
than any ever used before.
Yours truly,
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Gold Coin Louise Powder.

Gold Coin Louise Powder.
Kills Lice, Ticks, Lice on
Poultry, Pidgeons, Dogs, Cats,
Stock. Also Plant Lice, Moths,
etc. etc.
Cold and distemper Cure.
A specific for DiStemper in
young and old horses. Quickly
cures coughs, colds, etc.
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Builds Up Rundown Horses.

Builds Up Rundown Horses.
MonteyideO, Finn, July p, 1906
Gentlemen: ] see we are coming
towards the enc Of ourStock Food
You Ii + send US five 2olD.
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Gold Coin Healing Oil.

For barb wire cuts, nail injuries,
burns, scalds. fresh cuts, wounds
on man or beast.
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To Introduce Gold Worm PodersWe will givea sample
free whose troubled with
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-02-21

Herbs which animals able to
which you supply them These scientific give your
stock chance do You only put tablespoonful
Food" in the regular feed harpns the appetite purs
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Your Animal Foods are Alright.-Judge D. B. Searle
Lake View Farm, st. Cloud, MINI.
Importers Of Shorthorn Cattle

A1rI8ht.-JUdSe u.
Lake View CloudM
Importers Shorthorn
Gold Coin Stock Food Co. Paul
Geuemen-I telling that found
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that FOOD like which appetite and makes the
will
raSeS profit.
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their
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