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-5\ A LONE HAND. or The Capture of a German Pirate CliAI'TKU 1. John Craiip. marine piigliieer, soiiio- tlnii." of II. M Royal Navy, sat In a wlckor chuir on th<> broad hotel vur- anila. imliilKlng In t^^vâ-  twiUc hut very fommoii annisiinent of wishing 'liat to-day wen' to-morrow. Ilo had fiiiisihcd the coniniiBsion that had brouKhl hini to this now hnlfdnserted port of C'oatzacoaloos, ou tho coast of Mi'xiro. and only awaited tho inail- lioat which would arrive next day. Hi; Rrt-Htly dPRin'd to bt> back in Now York, for his rcslRnatiou had already btcn accepted by the great shipbuild- ing llrni with which he had been em- ployed, and his arningemeuts were all made for returning at once to Eng- land and offering his services to the Mother Country, lie was still young, active, and very strong; the wish In his heart was that he might be pent to the front. Hut his mind told him that his proper plBce was in the gre;ii shipyards on the Tyn»-. where the clatter of ham- merp on steel went on night and day, iiud men strained nerve, brain, and muscle to repair the broken ships that limped In from the .North Sea, and to turn out new steel gladiators, that England's grip on the Seven Seas might not be loosened. He knew that his services would be eagerly v^elcom ed by the Naval board, as he liaa made a name along certain lines of marine construction that (juite belled his youthful appearance. His mind was still occupied witli the contents of the week-old newspapers scattered at his feet, which chronicled the disappearance of a number of Hritlsh vessels plying between /Vus- tralian and Oriental ports and the west coast of the United States. Tea or twelve ships were now long over- due, and there were rumours that wreckage, appearing to belong to Ills Majesty's light cruiser Guernsey, liao drifted ashore at Tahiti. Fears were expre.^sfd that there was still a swift German cruiser at large In the Paclllc. despite a statement by the Admiralty that every Oerman war-vessel had been fully accounlid for except those In German home water^^. This state- ment laid the blame on » severe cyc- lone that had lately raged in mid- raclfic. It was a quiet scene that met his e.'cs a« he looked from the veranda over the luxurious tropical verdure of the courtyard, across the town with its polyglot mixture of old native and modern commercial architecture, to the long (locks and railroad yards that bordered the bay. The opening of tho Panama Canal, the European war, and the chaotic eoiidlilons in Mexico It- self liad combined to reduce the once gnat Irainc through this, the Atlantic port of the Tiliuantepec ship-railway, to a fraction of Its former propor- tions. A single ship was unloading at the docks, a rusty tramp steamer Hy- ing the flag of Holland. Tlie rays of the sun were by now slanting well from tho west, and Crane stood up and shook himself, de- ciding on a Uroll before dinner. He walked down the narrow cobbled wtreets, lined and peopled with the curiously mixed evidences of native in- dolence and foreign lnd\istry, until he gravitated naturally to tho docks, where lie strolled about with an In- terested professional eye on the un loading of the Dutch steamer. Ills habit of close observation and his re lenllve memory of small details had played a large i)are in Ills successful career. He had the typical' (uigineer- Ing mind lliat is constantly on the alert for bi'lter ways of doing things, aTuI iiegh^cts no point, however small, whiih leads to that end. ,So lie \^atclied keenly the work of the gig- antic steel cranes, tlieir tons of metal skeli'ton animated by the sniall human being who sal In a little box on the neck of each, with his row of levers before him. There was something al- most eerie in (lie way tliey swung out over the deck, dropiied a mighty arm throiigli the ship's hatch, grasped a titanic handful of boxes and bales, and swinging back again, deposited them gently on the dock-(loor,l where they were pounced upon by the porters. «lio, like a nest ol' busy ants, Irunbir,! them hack Into the warehouses. As he walked along among the piles of freight, his (|uick eye noted some- thing of intiTe.st, and he stojiped to ex- amine it. It was only a sniall metal band or clamp on the jolnis of a long, narrow, wooden box. It was the shape and construction of these iron bands that had caught his eye. They were admirably deslgintl for the pur pose, and something about them seem- ed familiar to him. They had n peculiar arrangement of small metal claws to engage the wood; and he wa« positive that, sometime and some- where, he had seen them used before The box on which they were used was some three feet siiuare and fifteen feet long, and there wi re about twenty like it In the pile. Hesides ci>rtaln cabbalistic conslginnent maiks, it bore, stencilled in EnglLsh. ilie words, "Terracotta. Fragile." The thought ran llirouph his mind that the boxes i^robably contained oniamonlal c.ol> umns for the palace of some success- ful trader or petty ruler on a coml island of Oceania. He resumed his walk back to the hotel; liut the thought of the iron strap-bands kept coming hack, for his memory could not place their association, and did not like to admit a lapse. The same thought came again next morning as he splashed in his bath, happy that he wou.u soon be sailing north across the Gulf, bound to throw heart, mind, and body into the great war-game; and something, po.'Ssfbly the stimulus of the cold watei, brought the answer like a flash. He had B'-en those strai)s before in the town of Essen, In Germany, where are located the great Krupp gunworks. Many years before while /lUlng Ills llrst billet In a Belgian shipyard, lie had made several trips into Germany, ob- servant, as alw.-iys. It was at the Krupp works that he had seen cars loaded with lioxes carrying those iiecullar band.^j, and had -earned a reprimand from a watchman, or examining them too closely. This explained the strange uneasiness that had affected him oil h-eelng them again. Of course, commercial maniifacturing concerns had undoubtedly come to use them. It was a good clamp for heavy boxes. He put the matter out of his mind, and went down to breakrast. But the Blubborn thing would not stay out. Why had he not seen that strap since the first time until now ? lie had seen hundreds of cargoes un- loaded in all parts of the world, lie had examined the packing of thous- ands of parcels of sea-freiglit, had written technical articles on llie sub- ject; It was one of his hobbies; and never, since he was at I'lssen, had this iiartlcular form of Iron strap passed under his eye till now It was very strange. Then the waiter niipeareil with fresh papers. The mail boat had come in during the early morning; she would sail at noon. lie glanced over the papers, and his sense of un- easiness began to take shape. There was more about the mysterious non- appeuranco of ships in Paclllc waters. The list of the overdue was longer; a boat behmging to on<> of them had b«M)n found waterlogged, its stem torn away, with the body of a sailor, who had evidently been klllet! by a bullet, entangled In Its painter. There were conjectures that a German cruiser had sllpiied lliroiigh the North Sea cordon and Into the Paclllc by uiifie(iuented routes; that she was probably Intern- ing till' crews of suneii vessels on Home remote Island. Hrltlsh niul ,I;ip- anese warsl'.iiH weri' ,courir.g the a ehipelagoes ' r tracs of tli • .«i,p- posed marauder. As Crane ate his lireaUliisl liieso things ke|)t running llirough his niind, and, lingied up with them, tlie in, 'id ent of tile strap Iron bands, which quite refused to slay down. Soon he finished the meal, paid his bill, saw that ills luggage was jilaced in Hi.; null I boat pile, then took up liis hat and struck a rapid gait for th(! docks. The I)ut('h freighter was gone and her slip lay empty. The freight had all been removed to the wni-ehouse be- tween the (lock and Hie railroad DRIVE YOUR COLD AWAY For (-okN in the thout mihI clirst your moot ronvriiienl rcintdy is Vaseline Tr.,rle Maill Capsicum Pitrettum Jtl)^ Contains the active principle of Capsicum (, Red Pej)per. ) Fasy to apply. Wilt not blider the (kin. Sold in iundy tin tubes at ilirin- i»t» and general htorej every- where. Refuiie sufcttifute*. I'ree bonklet on request. CHESEBROUGH MFG. CO. M'onaollditrd) 1680 Chabot Ara. Montrenl tracks. However, a door stood open, and he walked into the cool, gloomy room. There were the boxes an right, piled near the opposite door. He started toward them, but a voice stopped him. It was a Mexican watchman, who had been sprawling on a pile of freight. Ho was a ragged, dirty lit- tle man, but a serviceable-looking rifle leaned against the wall beside him He was saying, "Buenos dias, seiior. Is there something you desire ?' 'I simply wanted to check that pile of boxes before leaving, to see tliat they are all there,' answered Crane readily. 'I beg the senor's pardon. Perhaps he has a permit from the superin tendent ?' "No, I haven't time for that. I must catch the uiail-boat,' answered Crane, as his hand went to his pocket, and came out with a silver peso. The man shook his liead, though he eyed the silver wistfully. 'I am sorry, scnor. Any one entering the v\are- house must have a permit. It is ord- ers." 'Oh, come !" said Crane, as he pulled out four more of the coins "The boat leaves In a few minutes, and I prob- ably can't get a permit and be back In time.' And he Jingled the coins se- ductively. Hut the watchman was firm. 'I am a poor man, senor, with many chil- dren, Wlio am I that I should break the orders of the superintendent ? i should probably lose uiy place." Crane walked slowly down the dock. H(^ had had some experience with l«itiii-American oflicials; he knew that failure to accept a bribo could usual- ly be traced to a larger counter-bribe, or unusual pressure of souk! kind. He sat down on a pile, in sight of the door, but somi^ distance away, and stared at the murky, greenish flood that heaved In oily undulations below him. This thing was getting on his nerves. All his Inclinations were to- ward the mail boat, and a quick voy- age north and east. lint a number of iinfornuMl and exasperating suspicions tugged the other way. As he sat jiondering. i wo men came down the dock from the direction of the harbour-master's ofllce. One was n dapper, alert fellow, In the uniform! of the Tehiiantepec Hallway Com-j pany; the other was a tall, dark man, dressed like a ship's ofllccr in the; freighting or coasting trade. Hut there was something about his gait and carriage that aroused in Crane the i same sensation as those peculiar iron straps liad done. The two turned into' the warehouse, and Crane arose and I sauntered past tlii^ door, tilanclng in,i he saw the tall man standing by the pile of long boxes, evidently checking them off by a paper In his hand. The watchman was talking volubly to the railway olllcial, and Crane (lulckened his iiace till he struck lli(( crowdi^i sidewalk which led to the mail-boat, now ulniost ready to leave tlie dock. .\s lie raced along lie came to a quick decision; and when the Galveston pulled In her gang planks, a few min- utes later, .lohn Crane had alr(>ady iv Irleved his bags, packed tlieni Into a rickety closed cab, and was rattling over tile rough streets to a rather ob- scure hotel on the other side of Hie town. Having (â- ngaged a room, he retired to It, and proceeded to change Into a suit »if lieavy, work-stained garments which he often wore in the rougher work of his C!'lling.With heavy boots ;«)id a battered haf pulled over his brow, he looked verj different, as he Hluiichcd back (o the vvati-rfront, from the spick-and-span young professhmal fiiiii) of Hie morning. The watchman wliiim lie had atleinpl(^d to lirlhe a fi^w hours befor(^ looked at him with- out a fli.'ker of rt:cogiiitiou as he pas- sed tlie wareliouse door. A casual glance Inside assured him that the long l«)xes were still there. He lounged around the docks for a couple of hours, studying the .sh'pplng in th<' liarhour and l(eeplng an alerl eye lor the big seafaring man with the. military bearing. A Hrltlsh fivigliter was taking In a cargo of (â- ivcoa, (dffee, and liardwofwls from the interior; aiu) a refrigerator ship of the I'niKtd Fruit Company's Line, fed by two giant cranes, was making a gargantuan meal on bananas. A few small coastlng-ves.sels were com- ing and going; while a trim white yacht, with gay awnings shading a white-dad group, showed by the Stars and Stripes at her masthead (hat some .American gentleman of lei- sure was sojourning here. Not a suspicious note marred the peaceful activity and tropic indolence of the scene. (To be Continued.) A Delightful Gardeii Freshness chaa*acterizes the Flavor of II S&LADA' i! UPJEI.£k. Bse Chiality Unchallenged for Twenty-three Years* On the Farm "Mother Says We Couldn't Run The Farm Without CROWN BRAND cornMsyrup IT'S dowiirlfjlil scandalous, Om- number of ?0 pound tins I buy. But, a."i Motlier says, we ii:;e it for 'most rverythiiig. "Nothing eke taste..) quite so good on all kinds of Hot Bread, Johnny Cake and diddle Cakes. "Mother uses It for all her cooking â€" for Cookies, Cakes, Ciiigftrbread and Pies. "And I am Blinor.t aibamed to mention the (luaiitily of 'Crown Brand' and bread tli.it ;ny youngsters consume. This syrup certainly is a favorite In my homCv. TIiB 20 potinil tin li ronvflnlnnt and eco?iqmt-al f(ir lioinn ujc aldioiigti /oil ran c»l "Crown Brtnd' In 7. 5 tmi I pound tins ani ,1 roun.l t^lau Ijifl, Ask y<^ir dftati>r. THE CANADA STARCH CO, LIWITED MONTRCAL. CAKOINAI., BnANTrollD, FOflT WILLIAM iliikrn I't â- l.ily ll'liilf" Ciiii S\>uf>â€"ltrii\,tii'i toiu Jiiait>i~' .'â- 'liiicr t>'/iui " JmhikIij ami ih. Home-Grown Feeds â€" The Hasis of .\H Rations. Some men entertain the idea that in order to make a high record with a cow, she must be particularly well bred, fed on specially prepared feeds, and stabled in the most modern stables. Such is not necessarily the case. Many cows, that are a credit to their owners, have attained the pinnacle of fame in the dairy world by having the right blood in their veins, and then converting feeds, such as are grown on the average farm, into milk and butter fat. True, the dairyman plays an important part in securing the best from his cows by his ability to study the requirements of the individual animal, and to com- bine the various feeds into a balanc- ed ration suitable for the dairy cow. The methods of raising calves and feeding high-producing cows, as prac- ticed by a noted Ayrshire breeder, of Norwich, may convince breeders just starting in the business that breeding, careful feeding, and proper attention, are the essentials in building up a show herd. The herd referred to consists of from 30 to 35 animals, in the pink of condition. Individual yearly re- cords are kept, and mature cows pro- duce from 10,000 to 12,000 pounds of high-testing milk during a lactation period. In years past, animals from this herd have won laurels in strong competition at many of the big shows. This herd is housed in a well-lighted, frame stable. Silage forms tho basis of tho ration, and about forty pounds is fed each animal per day. Corn for ensilage is sown (luite thickly, as it is believed more feed, and bet- ter feed, can be gown per acre than if corn is sown with the aim of pro- ducing matured cobs. In filling the silo, tho corn is cut very fine, and it is believed to make better silape than the coarse-cut corn. A few .oots are grown on the farm, and are con- sidered excellent feed for dairy cows. If it were not for the extra labor en- tailed in handling a root crop, a inrger acreage would be grown. Clover hay is fed night and moniini:. The concentrate part of the ratio-i i.'j com- posed of oat chop and 'oran. in o<iuul proportions, the amount fel each cow depending on the milk flow, 'ihe heaviest milkers are given from ten to twelve pounds per day. Two or three pounds of oil-cake or cotton- seed meal, are fed per day. Prefer- ence is given to feeding oil-Ciike one meal, and cottonseed the ne.\t. The cows are watered in the stable, but are turned out for exercise when the weather is favorable. The Milk From This Herd goes to a cendensary, conso(|ueutly there is no skim-milk on which to raise tho calves. When possible, the cows are bred to freshen in the fall, as there is usually more time during the winter for properly attending to the calves and heavy milkers, than there is in the spring and summer months. Whole milk is fed the cal- ves for four or five week.s, after which the quantity of milk is gradu- ally reduced and prepared cnlf meals used. At four months of age, the calves are fed only four pounds of whole milk, and are ciitin ly weaiieil from milk by the time they are three months old. Oat chop, oil-cake, si- luge, and clover hay are kept before Ihe calves. On the above feed, young animals appear to be thrifty. Other breeders in Norwich dis- trict, who have made big milk and butter-fat records with their herds, rely on silage, clover hay, .oat chop, bran, and oil-cake or cottonseed meal, to form the ration. Tho first three feeds mentioned can he grown on al- most any farm, and the quantity of the last three feeds necessary to ba- lance up the ration is not large. Cows, In many iinled herds are raised on a limited amount of whole milk, along with oil-cake or calf-meal and home- grown rmighnge. It is believed that the avorair fe.rmcr with his grade rto.'k can in- crease the returns from his cows by judiciously combining liie feeds grown on the farm with a small (juan- tity of purchased concentrates, rich in protein, to form a balanced ration. The cow is a manufacturing plant, and the finished product will be in keeping with the capacity of the plant and material supplied. For greatest returns, both the plant and raw material must be goocf. In some districts dairymen are raising choice calves without skim- milk, and with feeding only a limit- ed amount of whole milk. Dairymen with a supply of skim-milk have the advantage over those selling whole milk, in raising calves. A good •leal of the success in feeding young or old animals depends on the feeder. Feed- ing stock, so as to keep it in good condition all the time, it is not an easy task. Simply putting the feed in the mangers is not enough, but the animals must be watched closely to see that the feed agrees with them. There are many little attentions given to the stock by a real stockman that â- would never be considered important by an amateur. Yet, it is paying strict attention to details that brings success. It is necessary to know each individual animal in the herd, and endeavor to supply its wants. A variety of feeds to form as near a balanced ration as possible, regularity in feeding, and stdct attentions to details, are items of importance that are considered by the successful stockman. â€" The Farmers' Advocate. producing pork through the ntilization of pasture. â€" Wisconsin Experiment Station. Why Succulence Pays. Numerous scientific trials and com- mon experiences on farms have abun- dantly demostrated the value of add- ing succulent feeds to the rations of farm animals. The beneficial effects of succulence, whether supplied as pasturage, silage, soilage, or roots, are many. Just as our own appetites are stimulated by fruits and green vegetables, succulent feeds are re- lishes for the animals of the farm, inducing them to consume more feed and convert it into useful products. It is reasonable to hold that such palatable feeds stimulate digestion, and it is well known that their bene- ficial laxative action aids greatly in keeping the digestive tracts in good condition. There is no doubt that, for breeding stock, less tense and more watery flesh, a natural sequence of feeding succulence, is more conducive to vigorous young at birth and to their hearty maintenance after bin' than is the condition of hard, dry flesh produced by feeding only dry forage through the winter. The dairy cow gives her maximum returns when she is supplied with succulence. Such feeds tend toward rapid sturdy growth with the young of all farm animals. Some succulent food is especialy beneficial in keep- ing the horse in condition, to which tho thrift of the work horse when turned out to pasture bears witness. But the horse at hard or fast work should receive only a limited allow- ance of these feeds. Steer;, and sheep make rapid and economical gains on pasture, and grass-fed animals are in the best possible condition to mak'> rapid gains when placed in the feed lot. Among the most important con- tributions of the experiment stations arc their demonstrations of the economy of feeding silage to fatten- ing cattle and sheep and of the pos- sibilities of cheapening the cost of .MUST SLAV OR BE SLAIN. Father Vaughan Defends His "Kill Enemy" Advice Strong criticism has been voiced against Father Bernard Vaughan, the famous preacher, for having advised the British soldiers from the pulpit to kill the Germans instead of being kill- ed by them. Several letters of pro- test having been printed in the Lon- don Daily Graphic the following re- ply was sent to that paper by Father Vaughan from Manchestei^ "A clipping from your enterprising and clear sighfjed paper contains let- ters from the Rev. F. B. Meyer and the Rev. J. H. Newsham-'faylor blaming me for advising our troops to kill the enemy instead cf being killed by him. Truth to tell, till \ read Dr. Meyer's letter I had no no- tion that we considered it a 'misfor- tune' to kill Germans. "In my stupidity I had always felt it was a misfortune to miss them; I had no idea that soldiers in war were to be regarded as police on their beat; in my simplicity I was under the im- pression that our troops had gone to the front, not to take up and handcuff the aggressor, but, on the contrary, to wipe him out and do for him. In- deed, in my reading of the situation I had never regarded the enemy in the light of a burglar bent on 'swag' only, but rather as an assassin under or- ders to murder, massacre and man- gle widows and children, leaving them nothing but their eyes to weep with. "Of course if Dr. Meyer's conten- tion is right I must confess to being quite wrong. In other words, if our artillery is not out primarily to find the range for killing our foe. but only to shoot or frightjen black beetles, rabbits and mosquitoes, my advice to kill Germans is altogether out of place. "As for our friend the rector of St. Peter's, Hatton Garden, the Rev. New- sham-Taylor, and his root>ed conviction" that it ill beseems ecclesiastical lips to advise killing Germans, I must make bold to say to him in reply that the only reason that I cun discover for the unseemliness of such advicd is thafr it is unbecoming a minister of religion to speak the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. "Sir, with Joffre and Kitchener, French and Haig, I beg once more to raise my voice reminding my country- men that victory can be ours in one way only, by artillery attrition. And I find that the chief reason why our war lords to-day are so sanguine about peace rooted in triumph over the foe is that our artillery is now better than his. As a plain English- man, I understand this to mean we can kill off the enemy quicker than he us. "If our Nonconformists ministers had only exhorted their followers to' join the colors in the language of Jof- fre and Robert's instead of in the hesitating terms of Meyer and New- sham-Taylor I venture to think we should now still be under the volun- tary system instead of saddled with a compulsion bill. "Sir, unless our troops are out at bhe front to kill Germans let them come home and get killed with us.' They won't have to wait long." SiniTnC FEVER Influenia, Pink â-  Kye, Eplsootlc. Dlstcmpe* nn<l all noao and . „ .. throat diseases iiired, and all others, no matter how "e.xpoge<J." kept from hiiviiiK any of these diseases with SFOHN'B SXSTBM^ PER COMFOUNS. Three to six iloses ofton . iir,> a casp. (.>ne small size bottle euarantced to do so tied tlilMK for brood mures; acts on the blood. BFORITS la BOlil by nil (IruRglste and harnesM phops or I'lmifao- turors. Agpnts wanted. SFOHN MEDICAX. CO., Ch*mlats, Ooshea. ma,, U.S.*. 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