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    THE 3EMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
t Wtiktm t THIN PEOPLE
fwOL
By RANDALL PARRISH
A
The Namur of Rotterdam
Ship of Mystery.
8ynopols GeotTry Carlyle,
master of sailing ships at twenty-sir,
Is sentenced to 20 years'
servitude In the American col
onics for participation in the
Monmouth rebellion in England.
Among the passengers on board
the ship on which ho is sent
ncross nro Roger Fairfax,
wealthy Maryland planter; his
niece, Dorothy Fairfax, and Lieu
tenant Sanchez, u Spaniard, who
becamo acquainted with the Fair
faxes In London, Carlyle meets
Dorothy, who Informs him her
uncle has bought his services.
Sanchez shows himself an enemy
of Carlyle.
CHAPTER IV Continued.
In the Intensity of my feelings I
must have unconsciously spoken wus ueing greeted on all sides with
aloud, for a shaggy head suddenly nenrty handshakes nnd words of wel
popped out from the berth beneath conlo
where I lny, and Haley's interested
voice asked solicitously:
"Dy, thar; whut's up, mate?' Ye
was muttcrln' 'way thar f.n' uot dls
turbtn' mo none, till ye got tcr tnlkln
'oout sum teller called Sanchez. Then
I sorter got n bit interested. I know'd
thct cuss onct," nnd he spat, as
though to thus better express his
feelings "Tho d d ornary pirate."
I laughed, my whole mental mood
changed by this remark.
'Do you refer to 'Black Sanchez?'
Ive heard of him; were you ever In
.
Wus II" ho laughed grimly. "I
nod eight months of It, mate, and a
greater demon never Balled. Tho
things I saw done yo'd never bcllevo
no human bcin' could do. If ever thar
wus two people In ono skin, sir, it's
thet Black Sanchez. When he's playln'
off fer good ho's as soft nn' sweet gccms to bo all right. What do you entirely banish from mind Haley's de
an a dandy In Piccadilly, nn' when marn of the vessel?" ascription of that buccaneer bearing n
be 8 rcnl he B like n devil In hell."
"Wero yoa a prisoner or did you
ail under him?"
"Both, fer the matter o' thet. Ho
give mo tho choice tcr servo er walk
the plank. I wus eighteen, an' bed
fcn o' mother nt Deal."
-I see; but later got away?"
'Ay, I did they chuckling over tLo
recollection. "But I lied tcr wait
eight months fer tho luck."
"I hnd a shipmate once," I observed,
Interested in his story, "who claimed
to have seen tho fellow: ho described
him as being a very largo man, with
intensely black, hawkllko eyes and a
heavy black beard almost hiding his
face."
"Mnybo ho looked like thnt when ho
eaw him, but ho ain't no bigger mnn
than I am; ho won't weigh as much
by fifteen pound. Fact is ho mighty
seldom looks tho same, for tliet's part
o' his game. I've Been him in nil sorts
o' disguises. It's only Ids eyes ho
can't hide, nn' thar's been times When
I thought they wus tho ugliest eyes
ever I saw. Ho'a sure nn ornnry dovil,
nn' when ho gits rand, I'd rather bo
afront of n tiger. Besides flghtln's his
trade, nn' no wcnkltn' nln't goin' tcr
control tho sort o' chaps ho's got tcr
handle. Most of 'cm would murder
him In a minuto If they dared. Oh,
ho's bad oil right, but ycr wouldn't
exactly think so, Just tcr look nt him."
"What, then, does ho really look
Uko?"
"Oh, a sorter Bwnshbucklln' Spanish
don tho kind whut likes tor dress up
an' piny tho dandy, no's got a pink
an' whtto complexion, tho Cnstillan
kind, yer know, an' wears a lUtlo mus
tache, waxed up nt tho ends. I henrd
ho wus about forty-flvo; I reckon ho
must be thot but ho didn't look older
than thirty."
, Haley dropped off to sleep, but my
mind continued to wander until it con-
Jured up onco again this West Indian
pirate. His nunio and tho story of
his exploits had been fnmlllnr to mo
over Blnco I first went to sen. While
Snly ono among mnny operating in
those haunted waters his resourceful -
ness, daring and cruelty had won him tho anchored vessel,
an infamous reputation, a nnmo of No evidence of life appeared on
horror. In those days, when tho curso board, although everything looked
of piracy mndo tho sen n terror, no shlpshapo nlow and aloft, and a rnthcr
ordinary man could over hnvo buc- extensive wash flapped in tho wind
cocded In attaining Buch Bupremncy forward, bespeaking a generous crew.
In crime. A moment Inter my eyes mado out tho
Black Snnchez and Hnloy pictured nnmo painted across tho stern Nn
him as a dandlfl&d, ordinary appear- mur of Rotterdam,
tag Individual, with rrhlto and red Fairfax leaned far out across the
complexion, a Bmall muBtnche and rail as wo swept in closer, but tho
Hashing dark eyes a mero Spanish Spanlurd exhibited no particular In-
gallant, without special distinction,
"Why, thnt description, strangely
enough, fitted almost exnetly this fel-
low on board, this other Sanchez.
Tlio suspicion which had crept into
my mind wob bo ubaurd, bo unspcak-
ably silly nnd impossible thnt I
laughed nt myself and dismissed the
rrnzy thought. Chuckling over It
finally fell uslccp.
CHAPTER V.
Tho Namur of Rotterdam.
The brig, With ull sails set and fn
ored by u fltrong wind, drew rapidly
CopyrlQtit, by A. C. McClurg & Co.
In townrd the point of landing. The
Brent majority of the prisoners re
mained on dock, chained together and
helpless, yet surrounded by armed
KunrdH, while the few who hod already
heen purchased by passengers hum
bly followed their new masters ashore
the moment the gnngplnnk touched
the soil of Virginia. There wore nve
of us altogether thus fuvorcd, but I
was the only ono owing allegiance to
Roger Fairfax". The rude landing
wharf along which we lny was already
densely crowded. Altogether It was
a bustling scene, full of change and
color, the air nolay with shouting
voices, the line of whurves filled with
a number of vessels, either newly ar
rived or preparing to depart. It was
with no small difficulty we succeeded
In forcing our way through this Jos
tling throng until we attained to an
open spaco ashore. I followed closely
behind the three composing our party,
Roger Fairfax and Sanchez, with the
laughing girl between them for pro
tnrtlnn. Falrfar was evidently well
knovvn to a number nresent. for ho
We boarded the Fairfax sloop. The
baggage was transferred. I worked
with the Fntrfnx servants nnd it cut
mv nrliln to tho mi Ink. Out In the bnv
j wn8 cnt to tho wi,ccI.
Not nnother sail appeared across
tnnt surface of waters, not even a flsh-
Crmans boat, the only other vessel
v8Di0 niong our course being a dim
outino close in against that fur-away
iietuinnd toward which I had been In-
structcd to steer. I stared nt this ob-
JcCt at nrst )CHevlng it a wreck, but
flnnliy distinguishing tho bare masts
of a medium-sized bark, evidently rld-
,B nt nud,or only tt few hundred
ynrds off shore.
Tno Spaniard presently pointed out
to Fairfax tho position of tho bark,
surciy n strange plnco in which to
npi,nr. t,fititennnt." snlrt Fnlrfar.
nnrk rlinrpd and vcrv heavily snarred.
mi. Snnnlnnl twisted his mustache
i)Ut erhihlted little interest, although I
hIs tt-0 waa ur)on the craft
"rwMp.nv Dutch I slmnld khv " he
nnsWorcd slowly. "Tho beggars seem
qulto nt homo there, with all their
washing out. Not a usual anchorage?"
N. nnr nnrfipninriv Rnf anp
Travers, ,nco ,8 , , tho bend
"I Had Eight Months of It, Mate."
We'll put up with him tonight D n
mo, Snnchez, I bcllevo I'll hall tho
fellow and find out what ho is doing
In there."
Snnchez nodded, cnrclcssly striking
flint and Btcol in an effort to relight a
cheroot.
Wo enmo about slowly. Tho dls-
tanco to bo covered was not great, and
In less than ten minutes wo wero
1 drawing In townrd tho high stern or
terest In tho proceeuings. a nunureu
feet dlstnnt I held tho dancing sloop
to mero steerage-way, while Fulrfax
hailed.
A red-fneed man with n black beard
thrust hlshead up abovo tho after
rail and nnswered, using Kngllsh, yet
with a ralut accent wnicii wnB not
I Dutch.
"Wo ran down to see If you wero
In nny trouble. This Is n strnngo
plnco to anchor. What tiro you
Dutch?"
Tho fellow waved his hands in
gesture Indicating disgust.
"Dnt's eet. v('ro ov Rotterdam
you sec zc nnmo ov ze sheep. But
ve not sail frutn thar dls time no.
Ve cum hero from zc Barbndoes," he
explained brokenly, "wlz cune sugar
an' hides. Vo vait hero for our agent"
"But why anchor in n place like
this? Why not go on up to the
wharves?" '
"Vye not? For zlr I no trust my
crew ashore. Zay Vest Indy niggers,
an' vud run nvny ven ze chanco cum.
I know vat zay do."
In spite of my efforts the two ves
sels were drifting rapidly apart. Dor
othy appeared at the door of the
cnblu and stood there gazing In sur
prise nt the bark, while the moment
he caught eight of her Sanchez went
hnstlly forward, removing his hat with
so peculiar a flourish us he approached
as to cause me to notice the gesture.
Fairfax waved his hand to me to
resume our course. Shortly after he
crossed the deck to the wheel. There
he stood watching the bark for some
time.
"What do you make of her, Car
lyle?" he asked finally. "I believe that
fellow lied."
"So do I, sir," I answered promptly.
"Whatever else he may be, he's no
peaceful Dutch trader. That fellow
got his accent from south Europe. If
lie was loaded with cane sugar and
hides for market he wouldn't be near
ly bo high out of water. That bark
wos In bnllast or I miss my guess. Be
sides if he was a trader where was
his crew? I tell you the men on board
that hooker had orders to keep down."
"I believe you are right," ho admit
ted frankly. "There Is something
wrong there. I'll tell Travers and
hnvo him send a runner overland to
glvo warning below."
CHAPTER VI.
Tho Mysterious Sail.
Where I leaned alono against tho
rail my eyes followed tho Spaniard In
doubt nnd questioning, nor could
I
slmllnr name. Yet, In spite of my ua
conscious desire to connect these two
together, I found it simply impossible
to nssoclnte this rather soft-spoken, of-
fcmlnato dandy with thnt bloody vil-
luln-
N wns already quite dusk when wo
flnnliy drew In beside Travers' wharf
and made fast. Our approach had
been noted and Travers. himself -a
white-haired, white-bearded man, yet
still hearty and vigorous, attired in
white duck wus on the end of the
dock to greet us, together with nu
mcrous servants of every shndo of
color, who immediately busied them
selves toting luggage up tho steep
path leading townrd the house, stand
ing conspicuous nmld a grove of trees
on the summit of tho bank. The oth
ers followed, four fellows lugging with
difficulty nn iron-bound chest, tho two
older men engaged in earnest conver
sation, thus leaving Sanchez apparent
ly well satisfied with the opportunity
alone to nsslst the girl.
Except to render tho sloop com
pletely secure for tho night, there re
mained little work for us to perform
on board. Tho four of us passed the
early evening undisturbed smoking and
talking together. So the time passed
quickly, and it must hnvo been nenrly
midnight before wo brought out blan
kets from tho forecastle and lay down
in any spot wo chose on deck.
It was a fair, calm night, but moon
less, with but little wind stirring, and
a slight hnzo in tho nlr, obscuring tho
vision. Tho others must hnve fallen
asleep immediately. At last, despair
ing of slumber, nnd perchance urged
by somo premonition of danger, I
aroso to my feet and moved Bllently
aft.
My stnrtlcd eyes caught a gllmpso
0f a speck of white emerging from tho
black shadows) the spectral glimmer
0 a Bnuill snn, Tho Btraugo craft
swept past, so far out that those on
board no doubt believed themselves
beyond sight from tho shore, bending
apparently for a point of land, which
i vaguely remembered ns Jutting out
i to tho northward.
Alone In the darkness, Carlylo
battles against tremendous odds.
Ho gains the upper hand, vic
tory seems assured, and then
but read about It for yourself In
the next Installment of this un
usual story.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Qncj for Discipline.
.j understand there's n tendency to
tirop yo, aye, sir,' In tho navy."
"That would never do." "Of course
not. It's ono of tho traditions of tho
service. If that sort of thing wero
encouraged It wouldn't bo long boforo
n no' would bo saying 'Yep' to nn
admiral." Blrmlughnm Ago-IIerald.
u6e for Broken Glass.
Thero is n uso even for broken
glass. Somo of it 1b ground Into Una
n powderllko pnrtlcies and used for vn
rlous purposes. Somo Is melted and
mado into now glass objects.
NEW PURE-BRED CALF CLUBS
Distinction of Having Largest Organi
zation In United States Claimed
by Wisconsin.
(Prepared by tho United States Dcparti
mcnt of Agriculture.)
Wisconsin claims tho distinction ol
having tho largest boys nnd girls' cnltj
club In tho United Stntes. The WInnci
huso County Calf club, organized b;
the county agent, already has U
members.
It is being bncked by tho bnnks, thq
county superintendent of schools, thd
rnuntv ncent. the secretaries of tha
breeders' associations, tho ofllclnls ol!
the County Fair association and thq
Ptnte leaders of young people's clubs.
Any boy or girl can become a member
of the club by owning nnd caring for n,
pure-bred or hlgh-grndo heifer calf or
a pure-bred bull calf. Tho banks nro
furnishing credit to any of the Junlore
A Good Pet for a Calf Club Member.
who need funds with which to pur-
clinso their calves.
The new calf club project is being
promoted In conjunction with the pure
bred sire campnlgn. The 100 cnlvea
now being fed by the boys and girls
were secured from 'Winnebago county
breeders.
DEMAND FOR DAIRY PRODUCE
Bureau of Markets Will Furnish Plans
for Stimulating Greater
Consumption.
(Prepared by tho United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The bureau of markets of tho de
partment of agriculture announces thnt
it la prepared to furnish local organi
zations complete plans for campaigns
to stimulate the consumption of dairy
products in cities. A campaign at Se
dalln, Mo., was conducted in February
through the co-operntlon of the chnm
ber of commerce, the women's division
of the council of national defense, tho
state college of agriculture and other
local organizations. Last year cam
palgns conducted by the department to
encournge the use of dnlry products
were held in Boston, Detroit, Des
Moines, Minneapolis nnd St Paul. At
Des Moines nftcr a week's campaign
the demnnd for milk became greater
than dealers wero able to meet. At
another city a denier who was market
ing about 850 pounds of cottage cheeso
each week Increased his sales to 850
u day, nnd In other cases much
skimmed milk that had been going to
waste- was converted into cottago
cheeso and found a ready market.
INDIGESTION CAUSES SCOURS
Calf Affected Ha3 Been Overfed, Been
Given Milk That Waa Sour, or
Palls Wero Dirty.
When tho calf gets scours It is an
Indication thnt something 1b wrong
with tlio feeding. It has either been
overfed, been given milk thnt Is sour
or cold, been fed sweet milk one meal
and Hour tho next, or the pulls or
troughs are dirty. Indigestion Is tho
cause of scours, so in treating tho
troublo tho first thing to do Is to cor
rect tho conditions thut brought on
Indigestion. Then give n dose of cas
tor oil In milk and follow with tho
formalin treatment This .consists In
giving ono tnblespoonful of formalin
solution, mnde by adding one-half
ounce of formalin to 15 ounces of
water, In ench pint of milk fed. Only
half tho usual amount of milk should
bo given nt a feed for a few days,
when tho amount can be Increased to
normal ngaln. Thero nro other rem-
i edlcs but this has been highly rec-
I ommended.
TEST COW FOR TUBERCULOSIS
Law Makes It Commpulsory In Dis
trict of Columbia Bio Decrease
of Disease Noted.
(Trepnred by tho Unltod Statea Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
In tho District of Columbia it is com-
pulsory to test dairy cattle for tubercu
losls. The law was passed in 1000.
During tho year which followed 1,701
eattlo In tho District wero tested, nnd
10 per cent wero found to hnvo tubor
culosls. In 1018, 1.200 cattle wero tested
and loss than 1 per cent wns found to
have tho disease. Since 1014 not mora
thnn 2 por cent of tho dairy eattlo In
tho District hnvo boon found to be diS'
eased. This lllustrntos what systematic
effort will do In tho tuberculosis Agar.
PURPOSE OF A SMALL FLOCK
It Is Primarily for Eggs and Thereforo
Fowls Should Be Fed With This
End In View.
(Prepared by tho United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Tho actual purpose of keeping a
small flock of fowls Is primarily for
egg production. Consequently they
should be fed with this end in view,
Practically every housewife has it
qunntlty of table scraps, vegetable
peelings nnd "leftovers" that can bd
utilized by feeding to hens. Supple?
mentary to such feed, however, a grain
nnd dry mnsh should bo provided In
order to produce the best results. BJ
Purebred Fowls of General-Purpos
Type Are Best Adapted for Backi
Yard Flocks.
Bupplylng the fowls with nil avallabU
table scrups it will usually cost frott
50 to 75 cents n year per fowl foi
grain nnd other feeds. A good eg$
laying ration should consist of thf
following: Three pnrts corn meal nn4
one purt beef scrap mixed togethei
nnd fed In a dry-mnsh hopper to whlcl
the fowls will have access at all times,
In nddltion to this a scratcli ration
consisting of equal parts cracked cort
and oats should be fed twice daily
When no table scraps are available i
will take about one quart of scratct
grain Cally for twelve to fourteet
fowls. However, this can be reduce
when tnble scraps .are fed and n cer
tain amount of natural green feed
Buch us grass, Is avnllnble.
In providing the fowls with a suit,
able house it should be remembered
that the essentlnls of such a building
are fresh air, dryness, sunlight nmj
sufficient space so that the fowls will
not be crowded. Usually each fowl
should be allowed four square feet oi
floor space. If available, scrap lun
ber from dry-goods boxes, etc., can bt
utilized to construct such a house. Thq
cost will bo considerably less time
when lumber is purchased. If sufft
clent lumber Is not available for tht
entire house a rough framework well
covered with ordinary roofing or tni
naner will answer the immedint
needs.
When the heavier fowls (Plymouth
Rocks, Wynndottes, Rhode Tslnm
Reds, etc.) are kept all females should
be disposed of nt the end of their see
ond year, Inasmuch as In most caset
they will cease to be profitable nt the
end of that time.. The lighter breeds
(Leghorns, etc.), however, can bo prof
itably kept as long ns three yenrs. Bj
disposing of the hens In this way a
part of the flock must be renewed enct
year. Consequently, considering thai
the percentage of cockerels and pullets
is usunlly about the same, and thnt
n certain percentage will die before
reaching mnturity, it is customary to
hatch more chicks each year thnn
there are hens In the flock.
Overfeeding kills more chicks thnn
underfeeding.
Little nnd often is n good feeding
rulo for newly hatched chicks.
Eggs for incubntor hatching should
bo fresh, tho fresher tho better.
This is tho time of year when poul
try quarters need to be mode safe from
rats.
Ducklings should bo ready for tho
green duck mnrkct at from ten to
fourteen weeks of age.
A good, well-regulated Incubator will
hntch eggs with far more certjilnty nnd
do It moro cheaply than can bo dono
with hens.
Much of tho troublo often found In
brooding chicks is duo clone to feed
ing too early, or In excess during the
first fow days.
Scales on chicken's legs aro caused
bv u mite. This mite can best bo con
trolled nnd disposed of by tho uso of,
henvy black crudo oil.
.
In tho location of the poultry house.
K It Is impracticable to select n soil
that Is naturally dry It should bo mado
dry by thorough underdralnage.
PHOSPHATE
Noth,nfl Llke Plaln eitro.phosphat.
to Put on Firm, Healthy Flesh aw
to Increase Strength, Vigor
and Nerve Force.
Judrrlnrr from the countless Drenaratlon
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thin people llcshy, developing arms, neck
and bust, and replacing ugly hollows and
angles by tho soft curved lines of health
and beauty, there aro evidently thousands
of men and women who keenly feel their
excesslvo thinness.
Thinness and weakness are often dus
to starved nerves. Our bodies need mora
phosphate than Is contained In modern
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the organic pnosphate known among drug
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a general improvement In tho health.
Nervousness, sleeplessness and lack of
energy, which nearly always accompany
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eyes become bright, and pale cheeks glow
with tho bloom of perfect health.
CAUTION: Although bltro-phosphaU
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