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TIIE ILLUSTRATED REE. September 11, lfKHi J for thirty feet along the deck head fore most. Smith, seeing that the mate and hla companions were about to revive, went beck and finished thorn. It took but a few seconds to do this In style. Smith etood up and waved his hand. "I'm the captain of this boat," he yelled In triumph, "let every man come forward end swear allegiance to me. I'm the cap tain of the Sarah Margaret, and my name Is Constitutional Smith." They came forward to a man. Most of them were In sympathy with him. But he had hfen watching- the crew for several days and he picked out two or three bus piclous characters and had them bound. They were probably the henchmen of Cap tain Jenks. Then he had Jenks and his mate and the other combatants placed In irons and left upon the deck, where they could be watched. Two hours later all hands had a feast on deck. A rude table was constructed of some planks and around the outside were placed the viands. The new captain was blowing1 the crowd at the expense of the 6hip. To make the feast all the more sug gestive, the unconscious form of Captain Jenks was lifted upon this table. At the close of the feast, when all hands were feeling happy, one man, raising his glass on high, dashed the contents of it In the face of Captain Jenks. as- Jenks nneo had done to Billlngton O'Koefe. The members of the crew followed suit. Smith held hU band. Captain Jenks groaned and opened his ryes. "Where am I?" he asked. "What has happened to me? Was It a tornado or a thunderbolt? What the devil Is the mat ter?" Smith dragged him off the table and propped him up In his own teamer ohalr. Jenks looked up at him with terror in his eyes. "Help! Help!" he cried feebly. "Help!" The next day Smith approached the pilot. "Do you know," he asked, "Just about wh?re we can ran across the Isle of Swat?" The pilot shook his head. "The Isle of Swat?" he said. "I never heard of It." Smith nodded and drew forth a piece of paper and a pencil. He Jotted down a couple of figures. "You make," he said, "for that there latitude and that there longitude. I don't know anything about 'em myself, but I guess you know a thing or two. You bead It straight for that point and I guess we'll Just about make for where we're going to. See?" The pilot saw and headed It accordingly. Twenty-four hours later the pilot touched bis cnp. "Land dead abend!" he said to Smith, "and she's fetched the point you gave me." Smith took the glass and peered out over the bow. "Sure enough," he said, "that must be the Island of Swat." "We'll anchor as far in as It's safe." he said to the pilot, "I've got to land thero and see what like It Is." He still had some faith In the assur ances of Billlngton O'Keefe. That night they drew well in toward shore and an chored. After they had done so. Smith had a heart-to-heart talk with his crew. "Now. see here, you fellows," he said, "you do the fair thing by me and I'll do the fair thing by you. This here Is a hos tile Island that we've come to, but the natives all know me and I know them. They'll treat me well, but nobody else can land. You fellows have got to He out here until I give you the word to go. I'm going ashore. I'm going to leave the pilot In command. I may want to go back with you or I may not. I'll signal you from shore. I may want you to take a bit of a cargo back to Monroe. I don't know. I can't tell. But what I do want Is your promise to stick to me. Stick to me and Til stick to you. I've rescued you from Captain Jenks. I've been square to you. Will you be square to me?" "We will!" yelled ths crew. "firog all 'round!" commanded Consti tutional Smith. The next day Smith paid a visit to Cap tain Jenks. "Jenks," be said to that gen tleman, with a smile, "I Just wanted to tell you that my name Is Constitutional Smith. Will yon believe me, or do you want me to prove It?" "No," replied Jenks feebly, "don't don't prove It. I believe you." "You you made a bit of a mistake," aid Smith. "I made a horrible mistake," said Cap tain Jenks. CHAPTER XIV. Blrnnra Wood Coiua to Dmifnane, When Billington O'Keefe, with the aid of his friendly natives, had disappeared from the Island of Swat, the Inhabitants of Swat wondered for about nine days what had become of hlin. His aides, fonr. Ing for their personal safety, did not di vulge the reason. The Akoond never In quired. He waa. satisfied with the turn affairs had taken. Ho had first believed with the rest of h's subjects that thero ytna something s'lptirm-tural nhout this white man of the colled serpent; he had expected nothing more nor Icbb than that O'Keefe would be his Immediate successor. He had stared ruin In the face. And then he had at the last maintained his suprem acy and his rival had disappeared. It was II right, thought the Akoond. He was glwi to let wall enough alone. And tl Tropic, a sturld, simple lot they did not caxo. That Is, they did not enre for a time. But little by little they missed the benefi cent inlluence of Oh Keefe, as they called him. They realized, as they had realized ninny times before, that O'Keefe was the benefactor of their kind. O'Keefe while he was there had changed their lot, which was a hard one, to a life comparatively easy and comfortable. Things went well for a wevJc or two, and then the inhabitants of Swat licgan to pine for the man of the Colled Snake, They needed the guidance of a born, leader and an intelligent man. They had begun to taste civilization, and they liked It; they wanted more. "Oh Keefe! Oh Koefo!" was tho cry. "Where Is Oh Keefe?" Now Hilllugtem O'Keefe had evolved, with reference to Constitutional Smith, a great and glorious scheme. In tho few months that O'Keefe had !ccn uway from Mon roe he had suffered the tortures of a life time. He had conic Into contact too nviny times with brutal strength and unrelent ing cruelty. He had determined to get even with the man who had set the wheels In nntlon. He wanted to put the screws on this man Smith. He wanted Smith to Preserving Time Advice ARMER8' Bulletin No. 303, Just Issued by the Department of Ag riculture, gives Information of value to the housewife who puts up fruit preserves' and Jellies. Tho author of the pamphlet Is Miss Maria Pur lo ,the lecturer on cemkery, while Prof. Conn of Wesleyan university contributes data regarding bacteria, yeasts, formonta tion and molds, the enemies of canned goods. The bulletin wa3 Issued In response to many requests made to the department for information on the subjects discussed and sets forth In detail the proper method of preserving fruits as determined by seter tlflc Investigation. The methods In many case3 are at variance with those In pen. eral use, which are based only on experi ence and household tradition and the adoption of the new processes will result In a considerable saving In frulta now lost through fermentation, etc. The time-honored Idea that canned fruit and preserves worked and spoiled becauso air was allowed to reach them Is erroneous. The investigation of scientists, particularly those of Pasteur, have shown that bac teria and other microscopic organisms are responsible for the trouble. This has been proved conclusively by sterllzing tho fruit thoroughly and then closing the opening of the bottle or the Jar In which it was confined with cottun only. Fermentation does not then take place, because the bacteria and yeasts to which such changes are due could not p:.3 through the cotton. While nearly all the bacteria require air, some kinds do not so that the exclul n of air from a sealed can 1b Ineffectual if some of the latter species are permitted to remain In the fruit. Bacteria and yeasts, says tho bulletin, exist in tho air. In the soil and on all vege table and animal body, but although of such universal occurrence, the true knowl edge of their nature and economic Im portance has been gained only during the last forty years. The rapid Increase of bacteria under favorable conditions of moisture, warmth and proper foxl la as tounding. It being estimated tint one bac terium In twenty-four hours can produce 17.000.000 similar organisms. Yoasts grow less rapidly. Temporatute is nn Important factor In (hi growth of bi.th, hut the different sp?cle grow best nt different temperatures, some thriving at a temperature even as hlsh as 12." degrees. Almost all bucter'a. however, are killed If exposed to th? tem!rr.iture of boiling water for ten or fifteen minutes. Thf spnre-produe lug variety, on the other hand, requires boiling for nn hour or two to InRure their complete destruction. Fortunately those species are not found In the fruits usually canned, which contain little nitrogenous material, so that lKtlllng for ten or fifteen minutes Is sufficient to destroy the bacteria and ye.ists and pre serve tho fruit for at least a year, If properly seolrd. Absolute sterilization, therefore, Is the secret of successful fruit canning, accord ing to Miss Parloa. But this must be ap- , piled not only to the fruit, but also to the Jars In which !t Is scaled nnd to all uten sils used In the proou'S. Stewpans, spoons, strainers, etc., should be boiled ten or fifteen minutes. Tumblers, bottles, glass Jars and covers should bo grndunlly heated and boiled for a like pe riod, whilo tho straining cloths used In making jelly require even longer. Great attention should be paid to the kitchen Itself, which should be thoroughly cleaned and dusted with a damp cloth be fore beginning operations, and the cloth ln;r of the workers and tho towels used should be clean, so(as to eliminate as far as possible the danger from mold-sKreH, which are found in dust and adhere to such materials. Miss Parola urges the use of accurate proportions of sugar, fruit unci water In canning fruit, all of which for the different fruits and berries are laid down to suit the varying conditions. She recommends tho use of a syrup gauge in order to de termine the preclso quantity of sugar in the syrup. She gives three methods of preserving, her preference being In the order named: First, cooking lliv fruit in the jar In an oven; second, cookLng the fruit In the Jars in boilin? water, and third, stewing the fruit hefore It Is placed In the jars. Minute directions are given for canning raspberries, blackberries, curruuta, goo- htirries, blueberries, cherries, grapes, rhu barb, peaches, pears, quinces, crab apples, plums and tomatoes; for preserving many of those and strawlterrles, ami for making fruit purees and marmalades, boiled elder, cider apple sauces and fruit Juices and syrups. A long chapter Is devoted to jelly making and to telling why, apparently under the most favorable conditions, the house-wife finds the product will not "Jell" or harden, and at other times will candy or ncqulro crystals. Mis I'arloa gives a relent Ifle explanation of the principles of jelly mak ing, and says tlie, woman who similes it carefully will llnd the key to unvarying suc cess In this branch of preserving. "in all fruits, when ripe or nearly so," she says, "there is found pectin, a carbo hydrate, somewhat similar In Its properties to starch. It Is because of this substance in the fruit Juice that we are able to mako Jelly. "When equal quantities of sugar and fruit juices are combined and the mixture Is heated to the boiling point for a short time, the pectin In the fruit gelutlnlzes tho n r.ss. It Is important that the Jelly maker Mould understand when this gelatinizing agent Is at its best. "Pectose and pecUise always exist In the unripe fruit. As the fruit ripens, pectaso acts upon the pectose, which Is Insoluble in water, converting it into pectin, which is soluble. Pectin is at its best when the fruit Is Just ripe or a little before. "If the Juice ferments or the cooking of the Jelly Is continued too long, the poet In undergoes a change and loses its power of gelatinizing. It Is therefore of the greatest Importance that the fruit should be fresh. Just ripe or a little unripe, and that the boiling of the sugar and the juice should not be continued too long." Miss l'u r hia culls attention to the varia tion In the quantities of suar, uetd, pectin nnd gums In the composition of the differ ent fruits, and gives in their order the fruits best adapted for Jelly, as follows: Currant, crabapple, apple, quince, grape, blackberry, raspberry and peach. The varying- amount of moisture nnd of sutar contained in the same fruits under different seasonal conditions plays an im portant part in jelly making, but this can be regulated by the use of the syrup gauge, by which the proper amount of sugar can be determined. Crystallization can also be prevented by the. use of the gauge, which, together with the proper care against too violent boiling, Miss I'arloa considers will do away with all uncertainty In Jelly mak ing. Directions are given for preparing the different kinds of jelly, the several pro cesses necessary und the methods of cover ing and keeping It. He-commendations are also made for packing Jellies and canned and preserved fruits for shipment und linel ing a market for home-made goods not needed at the farmhouse. German Army Discipline The noted soldier unel historian, Thuo dore Ayrault Dodge, was educated In Hcr lin, and at a dinner party, apropos of Uer mun military discipline, he once said: "The German seililier must never uppenr In public except in uniform. Kven whi'n ho is on furleiugh he must not, under any cir cumstances, wear civlllun dress. "Well, Swartz, a young lieutenant of cav alry, during my residence In llerlln was one day engaged in some adventure' or either and put on to disguise himself a suit of black cloth. Dressed in this suit he wan passing down nn uiifrceiuented street when he came luee to face with his colonel. "Detected In so grave a misdemeanor, Swartz proved himself the possessor of a resour. ful mind. He said to the colonel, in a bass vole-e, different from his own: " 'Can yeui tell me, sir, whe-re Lieutenant Swartz lives? I am his hrothe-r from the country and I have come to pay him a visit." "The colonel rertdlly nnd politely gave tho reeiulreel Information nnd passed on. The lieutenant congratulated himself on his ewape. He hurried home nnd put on his uniform. uty lite thut afternoon c.nlled him before the colonel again. He saliiteel with confidence. The colonel re garded him oddly. " 'Lieutenant Swartz,' ho said, 'I wish you'd tell your brother from the country that If he pays yon another visit I'll put him in close confinement for ten days.' Philadelphia Record. 15 have a taste? of what he himself hail suit fcred. He knew thut if he himself hud aU tempted to Ball again with Heildwenthy Je'nkins in the Saruh Margnre't he weiulet be utterly annihilate. 1. It was his' purpose! that Smith should take his place. Met knew that If Smith did survive the furr of Captain Jenks that he eemld neit Vscarta ' the battle with the Akoond, who would broeik ne rivalry. An ordinary man would have delivered Smith up to Justice, but O'Keefe was different. He felt that ulti mately Smith would be delivered up ti Justte-o anyway, and In the meantime ho perferreel that his pcrsemal veugeaue'e bo wreakeel iion the strong-ni m man. He had so arraiiK-'el bis scheme that If Smith did escape brfeire he reached the- Ve. sei ho Woulel probably be r.e'i.e-el by the eitlle'cra Of the luw; If he' were not, that Captilu Jenks woulel re-ekein with him; unel If by any hook or crexik he escapes! the wrath of Je nks, the' Ake aid and his gting would finish him up in style'. It was not a bad scheme this eif HlUliitem O'Keefe, But the one thing that he did not know was that down In the Isle of Swat tho peo ple were calling constantly und ycnrnlnxly upon the name ef "Oh Keefe, Oh Ke fe." The natives ef the Is, and of Swat had ob serveel the "Sarah Margaret" wh.'ti, pur suant to the orders ef Ceiuslltutlonat Smith, she had imehoie'el Jast outside. The Akoond eent a number of his warriors elown upin tho bench tei make a lu.stlle showing, and they slood there, drawn up in battle niriy, ns a small boat nppreiaehi'il the rhore. There was some'thlm? about this army that distinguished It from eitheT armies. Inter It will itpp' tir Just what this was. Sufllcn it to say that but one either army In his tory or tleilon bail niaele the strange show ing that this army did. The boat el row nearer. A big man In the bow set shading his eyes and glancing anxiously toward the group upon the shore. But he elld neit falter. The boat c.ime on. Suddenly freim thos- on chore there camo a wilil shout of recognition of welcome, of gladness. "Oh Keefe!" they yelled. "Oh Keefe. Oh Kee'fe has runic again." Their i-houtH attrncte-d others, and tho populace rushes! pell mell down to the berach. Ceinstltutioniit Smith. In the little boat, was somewhat dazei. He had been some what feazed by the peculiar appearance of the Isle of Swnt. For above It, and about flfte'en feel higher than the ground, there hung a thin, bWck cloud. It waa this cloud that puzxle'd Smith. As he drew nearer this cloud seemed to undulate; here and there it swooped elown tuwuvil the earth; he-re and tlwre It rose mueii higher. But -the strange thing was that the In habitants of Swat, ineiuding every soldier In tho army, waved la his lund a good sized bough covered with green leaves. Smith hod mistaken this peculiar demon stration, at first, for a fresh growth of small trees upon the shore. And he notlcul that where this shouting, howling, laughing mob stood the thin, black cloud had dlsappenred. Kver and anon. In their fre-nzy of delight, the Inhabitants of Swat smote their fae-es, their arms and breasts, and those of their fellows. 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