BUILT BIQ BUSINESS
Vtm Staid Qualities, Ofrmmi
Thrift nmd Indrf Made Poil
tola the Ureal Shoe Biilam of
h r. Mayer float A bo Com
7i Hllntgkrr, Mannfortorrrt
t Mayer Quality Shorn.
Most of us see only the present. Wt
see success only as wo are brought
face to fnoe villi It today How In.iny
cf us ever ruh luck tor 1 1 1 f.uine, tin;
Yttal tilings thut make success possi
ble T
That the key to real business sue
cess Is often based on a sound princi
ple, rather than money, Is bout lllus
trated by the reproduction of the fol
lowing biographical sketch of Freder
ick Mayer, foundor of the F. Maye.
Boot A Shoe Company, reproduce,
from an issue of the German Amerlcar
National Alliance:
Frederick Mayer, founder of the fac
tories at Milwaukee and Seattle now
bearing his name, rnme to this country
from Nlernsteln, I lesson Darmstadt, In
May, 1851, and Immediately proceeded
to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, whore he en
tered the employ of R. Buhm as a Jour
neyman shoemaker.
The spirit that prompted him to seek
Bis fortune In the new world was soon
Z'4$?&r JULES VERMEL
CHAPTER XI. (Continued.)
The storm lusted for ten hours, and
the weary travelers anxiously watched
for the morning. About daybreak Its
fury scorned to have spent itself, and
1 bitterns, accompanied by Hell and Al
tamnnt, ventured to lenvo the tent
They climbed a hill about 300 feet
high, which rommnnded a wide view.
Hut what a metamorphosed region met
their gaze! All the Ice had completely
vanished, the storm had chased away
the winter, and stripped the soil every-,
where of its snow covering.
THit Ilatterns scarcely bestowed a
glance on surrounding objects; his ea-
I Kcr gaze was bent on the northern
responsible for another change, and In I horizon, which appeared shrouded In
black mist.
U62. a year later, he embarked in
business on his own accord, making
boots and shoes to order as only a
German apprenticed artisan knows
bow. Subsequently a stock of goods
was carried and a retail business con
tacted until 1880, when the manufac
ture of shoes was engaged In at whole
Mile to the trade.
The business succeeded from the be
tinnlng and It was here that the staid
qualities of German honesty and per
sistency, together with the knowledge
erf shoe making gained by a strict ner
snan apprenticeship, came to the aid of
a young business destined to become a
(actor In the production of shoes In
America, for it soon became known
that the shoes manufactured by K.
Mayer had qualities not ordinarily
found in shoes, and business began to
expand.
In 1890 the business was well estab
lished, the foundation (irmly laid and
the policy well determined. From that
time on the growth was more rapid.
Factories, additions, morn factories and
more additions were added, until now
the plant occupies a substantial group
of buildings In Milwaukee and Seattle.
The capacity of the present Mayer fac
tories at Milwaukee and Seattle Is ,-
That may very likely be caused by
the ocenn," suggested Clawbonny.
"You are right. The sea must be
there." wna the reply.
"That tint Is what w call the blink
of open water," said Johnson.
"Come on, then, to the sledge at
once, and let us get to this unknown
ocean," exclaimed Ilatteras.
Their few preparations were soon
made, and the march resumed. Three
hours afterwards they arrived at the
coast, and shouted simultaneously,
"The sea! the sea!"
"Ay, and open sea!" added Ilatteras.
And so It was. The storm had open
ed with the polar basin, and tho loos
ened packs were drifting In all dlrec-
tlons. Tho Icebergs had weighed an-
chor, and were sailing out Into the
open sea.
This new ocean stretched far away
out of sight, and not a single Island or
continent was visible.
After a careful survey of the coast,
Hatteras determined to launch the
sloop that very day, nnd to unpack the
00 pair per day, giving employment to ' sledge, and get every thing on board
ever six hundred thousand dollars In
wages, and employing sixty-five sales
men who travel 24 states in the Inter
est of Mayer shoes.
Frederick Mayer died on March 16,
1893. after building up a large and suc
cessful business. He was succeeded
by bis sons, Oeorgo P. Mayer, Fred J.
Mayer and Adam J. Mayer, who, by
rigidly maintaining the policy of the
founder, have succeeded In bringing
the business up to its present magni
tude, where it' stands as a monument
f German thrift and Industry. Fred
erick Mayer was a man of strong char
acter and amiable disposition. lie be
lieved In a square deal for everybody.
He waa popular and had hosts of
friends, especially among the early set
tlers of Milwaukee, who admired him
for the qualities that were responsible
for his success. He was a man of sim
ple tastes, who loved his home and be
lieved in the strict observances of his
duty to God and man. He left behind
blm a striking example of what has, in
At least one Instance, been contributed
by a German to the welfare and pros
perity of this great country.
The leading brands manufactured by
-the F. Mayer Boot & Shoe Co. are:
"Honorbllt." for men; "Leading Lady"
Eboes, "Martha Washington" Comfort
Shoes. "Yerman" Cushion Shoes, "Spe
cial Merit" School Shoes.
Hy 6 o'clock nothing more remalnei" to
be done. The sloop lay rocking grace
fully in the little bay, and all the car
go was on board except the tent and
what was required for the night's en
campment
The savings banks of Germany have
some 19,000.000 pass books out, and
their deposits amount to $3,213,000,000.
Skia Humor 2 ft Years.
"Cutlcura did wonders for me. For
twenty-five years I suffered agony
from a terrible humor, completely cov
ering my head, neck and shoulders, so
ven to my wife, I became an object
1 f dread. At large expense 1 consult
ed the most able doctors far and near.
Their treatment was of no avail, nor
-waa that of the Hospital, dur
ing six months' efforts. I suffered on
and concluded there was no help for
me this side of the grave. Then I
beard of some one who had been cured
by Cutlcura Remedies and thought
that a trial could do bo harm. In a
nrprlslngly short time I was com-
iHetely cured. S. P. Keyes, 147 Con-
virress St., Boston, Mass., Oct 12, '09."
f Pave Cevered with Pimples.
1 congratulate Cutlcura upon my
peedy recovery from pimples which
eovered my face. I ujsed Cutlcura
Boap, Ointment and Resolvent for ten
days and my face cleared and I am
perfectly well. I had tried doctors for
several months bat got no results.
Win. J. Badller, 1614 Susquehanna
Ave., Philadelphia. May 1, 1909."
Special Offarlaat at New York Store.
Clerk Here is something new In
-sharing dishes.
Customer What is Its special fea
ture? Clerk It produces only nightmares
that are perfectly gentle. Judge.
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Take Hail's Family Pills for constipation,
Great Writers' Costly I'cns.
An English firm of collectors has
Just sold for $98 tho last pen u ;ed by
Charles Dickens, but this was lcs3 than
half the sum received years ago for the
pen which tho great author used In
writing his "Sketches by Itoz."
One of the niodt valuable souvenir
pens of the world Is cno tart was u ;ed
y Lincoln when bo was Prmldont. It
Is now owned by Isaac Ueeil of New
York, and the Btock was carved from
the lena box of George Washington.
Mr. Reed also, It la said, owns tho
tjulll of a golden eagle's wing, the
property of Empress Eugenie, with
which the treaty of Paris w.n ginned
U 18&0.
CASTOR I A
For Infants tuid Children.
Ttio m Yea Wm toys Bought
Bears the
l2itatara of
CHAPTER XII.
The sight of the sloop suggested to
Clawbonny the propriety of giving Al
tamontK' name to the little boy. His
proposlt'lon to that effect met with
unanimous approval, and the port was
forthwith dignified by the title of Al
tamont harbor.
According to the doctor's calcula
tions, the travelers were now only
three degrees distant from the pole.
They had gone over 200 miles from
Victoria hay to Altamont harbor, and
were In latitude 87 degrees & minutes
and longitude 118 degrees 35 minutes.
Next morning by 8 o'clock all the re
maining effects were on board, and the
preparations for departure completed.
A quarter of an hour afterward the
little sloop sailed out of Altamont har
bor, and commenced her voyage of dis
covery. The wind was favorable, hut
there was little of it, and the weather
was positively warm.
Toward evening Ilatteras and his
companions lost sight of the coast
Night came on, though the sun re
malned Just above the horizon. Since
the departure from Altamont harbor,
the sloop had made one degree far
ther north.
The next day brought no signs of
land; there was not even a speck on
the horleon.-
At length, ahout 8 in the evening, a
dim, hazy, shapeless sort of mlHt seem
ed to rise far away between sen and
I Bky. It was not a cloud, for It waa
constantly vanishing, and then reap
pearing next minute.
Ilatteras was the first to notice this
peculiar phenomenon; but after an
hour's scrutiny through his telescope,
he could make nothing out of It.
All at once, however, some sure in
dication met his eye, and stretching
out his arm to the horizon, he shouted,
In a clear, ringing voice:
"Land! land!"
His words produced an electrical ef
fect on his companions, and every man
rushed to his side.
"I see It, I see It!" said Clawbonny.
"Yes, yes, so do I!" exclaimed John
son. "It Is a cloud," said Altamont
"Land! land!" repeated Ilatteras, In
tones of absolute conviction,
"Let us make right for It, then,"
said Hatteras.
It was impossible longer to doubt
the proximity of the eoast In twen
ty-four hours, probably, the bold navt
fog began to loso its light nnd then Its
transparency, nnd tho howling wind
was heard not far off. A few minutes
more, nnd the littlo vessel was caught
In a violent squall, nnd swept back In
to the cyclone.
I!ut tho huirlcan had fortunately
turned a point toward the south, nnd
left tho vessel freo to run before the
wind straight toward the pale.
At Inst they began evidently to near
the const. rUrange symptoms were
manifest In tho nlr; the fog suddenly
rent llko a curtain torn by tho wind;
and for nn Instant, like a flash of light
ning, nn Immense column of flamo was
seen on the horizon.
The wind suddenly changed to
southeast, and drove the ship back
again from the land.
As Ilatteras stood with disheveled
hair, grasping tho helm as If welded to
Ms hand, he seemed tho animating
soul of the ship.
All at once a fearful sight met his
gaze.
Scarcely twenty yards In front was a
great block of Ice coming right! to
wards them, mounting and falling on
the Btormy billows, ready to overturn
at any moment and crush them In Its
descent.
Hut this was not the only danger
thnt threatened the bold navigators.
Tho iceberg was packed with white
bears, huddling close together, and evi
dently beside themselves with terror.
For a quarter of an hour, which
seemed a whole century, the sloop sail
ed on In this formidable company,
sometimes a few yards distant and
sometimes near enough to touch.
Tho storm now burst forth with re
doubled fury. The little bark was lift
ed bodily out of tho water, and whirled
round and round with the most fright
ful rapidity. Mast and sail were torn
off. A whirlpool begnn to form among
the waves, drawing down the ship
gradually by its Irresistible suction
All five men stood erect, gazing at
each other in speechless terror. Hut
suddenly the ship rose perpendicular
ly, her prow went above the edge of
tho vortex, and getting out of the cen
ter of attraction by hor own velocity
sho escaped at a tangent from tho cir
cumference, and was thrown far be
yond, swift as a ball from a cannon's
mouth.
It. was 2 o'clock in the morning. .
For a few seconds they seemed stu
pefied, and then a cry of "Hatteras!'
broke from every lip.
On all sides nothing was visible but
tho tempestuous ocenn.
"Take the helm, Altamont," said the
doctor, "and let us try our utmost to
find our poor captain."
Johnson and Hell seized the oars,
and rowed about for more than an
hour; but their search was vain Hat
teras was lost!
Lost! and so near the pole, just as
he had caught sight of the goal!
At such a distance from the coaBt it
was impossible Ilatteras could reach it
alive, without an oar or even so much
os a spar to help him; If ever he
touched the haven of his- desire. It
would be as a swollen, mutilated
corpse.
Longer search was useless, and noth
ing remained but to resume tho route
north. The tempest wns dying out,
and about 5 In tho morning, on the
11th of July, the wind fell, and the sea
gradually became calm. The sky re
covered Its polar clearness, and less,
than threo miles away the land n-t-pcared
in ull its grandeur.
The new continent was only an Isl
and, or, rather, a volcano, fixed like a
lighthouse on tho north pole of the
world.
The mountain was In full activity
pouring out a mass of burning stones
and glowing rock.
This enormous rock in the middle of
the sea was 6,000 feet high, just about
tho altitude of Ilecla.
Can we land?" said the doctor.
The wind is carrying us right to
it," said Altamont.
Let us go, then," said Clawbonny,
dejectedly.
He had no heart now for anything,
The north pole was indeed before his
eyes, but not the man who had dis
covered it
As they got nearer the Island, which
was not more than eight or ten miles
in circumference, the navigators no
ticed a tiny fiord, just large enough to
harbor their boat, and made toward
it immediately. They feared their cap
tain's dead body would meet their eyes
veins. Ills eyes sheine with unnatural
brilliancy, nnd his brain seemed on
fire. I'erfect rest wns what he most
needed, for the doctor found It Impos
sible to quiet him.
Altamont speedily discovered a grot
to composed of rocks which hnd so
fnllen ns to form a. sort of cave. John
son nnd I'.ell carried In provisions and
guvo the tlons their liberty.
Hut Msitffps v.-rv j Id do rMMng 1 11
the exact xHitioii of the lslond was
ascertained; so the doctor nnd Alta
mont set to work with their instru
ments, nnd found that the exact lati
tude of tho grotto was 89 degrees 60
minutes 15 seonds.
Tho DO degrees of latitude! was then
only nbout three-quarters of a mile
off, or just ubout the summit of the
volcano.
When tho result was given to Hat
teras, he had a formal document drawn
up to attest the fact, and two copies
made, one of which should be deposited
on a calm on tho Island.
Clawbonny was the scribe, and in
dited tho following document, a copy
of which is now among the archives of
the Itoyal Geographical Society of London:
"On this 11th day of July. 1861, In
north latitude 89 degrees B0 minutes 15
seconds, was discovered Queen's Island
at tho north pole, by Capt Hatteras,
commander of the brig Forward 1 of
Liverpool, who signs this, ns also all
his companions.
"Whoever may find this document is
requested to forward it to the admiralty.
"(Hlgned.)
"John Hatteras, Commander of the
Forward.
"Dr. Clawbonny.
"Altamont. Commander of the For.
poise.
"Johnson, Hoatswaln.
"Hell, Carpenter."
After the party made themselves as
comfortable as they could, and lay
down to sleep.
(To be continued.)
m &
A Confederate's Description of I'lrU
ett'a (harite at tiettl)ur.
John J. Harnett, a colonel of artil
lery in the Confederate army, and a
participant In the Rreat battle of Get
tysburg, thus graphically describes
General Pickett's desperate charge cw
the Union lines:
like so nianv thunderbolt."!. Th sh-H-to
was terrific; it seemed impossible for
human power U withstand It, nnd for
a moment 1; seemed that It must
sweep everything before It. With what
breathless interest we watchc! tho
struggle! General Lee. locking from
a convenient point, stood calmly look
ing at the struggle. Not an expres
sion of the face or nn action Indicated
that he'had other than hopes of suc
cess. He was ns iniperturbnble as a
rock. What emotions swayed his soul
nt that supremo moment he and God
Rime only knew.
The first line of the Federals was
pierced and they were driven bnck
upon the earthworks near the artil
lery. There the work of death was
renewed with frightful slaughter.
Old Favorites
fly ( nut Sllonm' Mnnlr Hill.
I?y cool Siln.im's nh:u1y rill
How sweet the jl prows'
How sweet tbe breath beneath tue
Of Sharon's dewy rune!
Pickett was sitting on his horpo, Charges of grapeshot were fired Into
when General Wilcox rodo up to him Pickett's men with terrible effect. Han
and, taking a flask of whisky from his Cotk and Gibbon rushed up their re
pocket, said: . serves to help stay the furious on-
"Pickett, take a drink with me. In slaught of tho Virginians. Hall recti-
an hour you will be In hell or glory." tied his line which had been outflanked
"Uo It so, General Wilcox," returned
Pickett, taking the proffered drink;
"whatever my fate, I shall do my duty
like a brave man."
The line being formed, the eillaDt
men on whom were centered a people's
hope of a nation moved out of the
woods.
Firm-faced and slow, a horrid front
they form,
Btlll
on the rlsht. Harrow advanced with
bis left, and almost took Pickett In re
verse. All these movements, made un
der the' greatest excitement, threw the
Federal troops Into the same disor
dered state as their opponents, and
both became mixed In a confused mass,
the only way to distinguish one from
tho other being the blue and gray uni
forms
The fighting became like that of an
as the breeze, but dreadful as ,nfuriated mob- Confederates and Fed
me Biorm. , . u .v,. rinVhod
.... ... . i . i .i
Nothing Interrupted the view of th's muskets, their races distorted wnn iue
ninerb movement. From the cannon- y l maamen. uomniauu ur
covered top of Cemetery hill, along the lpBs; they could not be heard above
Federal lines, the soldiers of the Fed- the din. A clump of trees Just within
I! such the child whixie early feet
The paths of pence have trod;
Whose secret henrt with innueneo
sweet.
Is upward drawn to God!
Hy cool Slloam's shaily rill
The lll.v must decay;
The rose that blooms beneath the hill
Must shortly fade away.
And soon, too soon, the wintry hour
Of man's maturer ime
Will shake the soul w ith sorrow s pow
er,
And stormy passion's rage!
O Thou, whose Infant feet were founA
Within the Father's shrine!
Whose years, with changeless virtue
crowned,
Were all alike divine,
Dependent on Thy bounteous breath,
We seek Thy grace alone.
In childhood, manhood, nge and death,
To keep us still Thine own!
Reginald Hcber.
CASE LIKE CRANE'S.
eral army watched with wonderment,
not unmixed with admiration, the on
coming of those heroic columns, while
the Confederates looked on admiring
ly, hoping against hope that success
would reward the splendid courage
evinced by Pickett's men. When a
the angle wall became the objective
point of the Confederates. Armlstead
resolved to take it. Placing his hat
on his sword he rallied about him 150
men who were ready to follow wher
ever he would lead. Rushing forward
with his gallant band he reached a
gutors might hope to set foot on Its on the coa8t- and yet u ecme "n
untrodden soil. Hut strange as It was.
new that they were so near the goal
of their voyage, no one showed the
Joy which might have been expected.
Each man sat silent, absorbed In hli
own thoughts, wondering what sort of
place this pole must be.
At last sleep overcame the tired men,
and one after another dropped off,
leaving Hatteras to keep watch.
While Hatteras dreamed of home
and fame, an enormous cloud of an
olive tinge bad hegiin to darken sea
and sky. A hurricane was at hand.
The first blast of the tempest roused
the captain and his companions, and
they were on their feet In an Instant,
ready to meet it. The sea had risen
tremendously, and the ship was toss
ing violently up and down on thd bil
lows. Hatteras took the helm again,
end kept a firm hold of it. while John
son and Bell baled out the water which
was constantly dashln? over the ship.
This sudden tempest might well
seem to such excited men, a stern pro
hibition against further approach to
cult for a corpse to lie on It, for there
was no shore, and the sea broke on
steep rocks, which were covered with
cinders above water mark.
At last the little sloop glided gently
Into the narrow opening between two
sandbanks Just visible above the water.
whore she would be safe from the vlo
lence of the breakers. Before sho
could be moored, Duke began bowling
and barking again in the most piteous
manner.
"Duke! Puke!" called Clawbonny.
nut Duke had already disappeared
Duke was barking vehemently some
distance off, but his bark seemed full
of grief rather than fury. He hud
found the body of Hatteras.
All four rushed forward, in spite of
the blinding cinder dust, and came to
tho far end of a fiord, where they dis
covered the dog barking round a
corpso wrapped in the British fHg!
Hatteras! Hatteras!" cried the
doctor, throwing himself beside the
body of his friend. But next minute
ho started up with an Indescribable
the pole; but It needed but a glance cry- an(1 "houtcd. "Alive! alive!
at their resolute faces to know that
they would neither yield to winds nor
waves, but go right on to the end.
For a whole day the struggle lasted,
death threatening them each moment,
Tho next evening, Just as the fury of
the waves seemed at Its highest pitch,
there came a sudden calm." The wind
was stilled as If miraculously, and the
sea became smootit us glnss.
Then came a most extraordinary In
explicable phenomenon.
Vhe fog, wlthour dispersing, became
strangely luminous, and the sloop sail
ed along in a zone of electric light
Must, sail, and rigging appeared pen
ciled In black aguinst the prosphor
escctit sky with wondrous distinctness.
The men were bathed In light, and
their fuccs shone with a fiery glow.
It is a phenomenon." replied the
doctor, "seldom met hitherto. If we go
en, we shall soon get out of this brtl
Hunt glow and be back in the darkness
and tempest again."
"Well, let's go en, eome what may,'
said Hatteras.
"Yes," said a fecblo voice, "yes, allvo
at the north pole, on Queen's Island.
For a few minutes the Joy of recov
ery of their captain filled all their
hearts, and the poor fellows could not
rewtraln their tears.
The doctor found, on examination.
that Hatteras was not seriously hurt
The wind had thrown him on the coast
where landing was perilous work, but.
after being driven back more than once
Into the sea, tbe hardy sailor bad man
aged to scramble on to a rock, and
gradually to hoist himself above the
waves.
Then he must have become Insensi
me. tor ne remembered nothing more
except rolling himself In bis Mug. He
only awoke to conaciouHness with the
loud barking and curessea of Ills faith
ful Duke.
After a little H.ittorus waa ablu to
stand up, supported by the doctor, and
tried to get back to the sloop,
He kept exclaiming. "The pole! ti)a
north pole!
Ho had become quite delirious with
j:dvrorls Started as Minister. fo
Meilen, but Sever Got There.
The experience of Charles R. Crane
with the mission to China recalls the
case of the almost forgotten Nlnlan
Edwards, who started out as United
States minister to Mexico, but never
reached the capital of the sister re
public. '
Edwards bad been United States
Senator from Illinois, and Monroe
near the clone of hi3 second term gave
him the Mexican mission, says the
New York Sun. The country was then
nearlng the end of the so-called era
of good feeling, and Edwards had been
contributing his share to the political
discord of th'at curious time by writ
ing letters signed "A. B." In a Wash
ington newspaper published In the In
terest of Culhoun. These letters ac
cused William H. Crawford, secretary
of the treasury, of corrupt practices
In office, nnd they were intended to
kill off Crawford as a candidate for
president. Calhoun himself was the
subject of similar attacks instigated
by Crawford, but ho easily disproved
them. '
Edwards arranged that after he had
started for hlb post In Mexico the "A.
B." letters should be sent to the
House of Representatives as the basis
of Impeachment proceedings against
Crawford, and it was then that the
authorship of the letters became
known. In ' transmitting them to the
Speaker of the House Edwards avowed
himself their author and added to the
charges already made public others
that were sufficient as ground for Impeachment.
Crawford at the time lay 111 at
b.omi having been attacked with par
alysis al out four months earlier, In
September, and left ln-such con
dition that he transacted much of his
business as Secretary of the Treasury
by proxy. The attack In the House
had been made by Edwards at such a
time as made It difficult for Crawford
to prepare a defense before the polit
ical campaign of 1824 was finished.
His friends rallied to his aid and
asked that Edwards be fetched back.
The House accordingly sent the ser-
geant at-arms after the minister and
he was overtaken near New Orleans.
He came back 1,500 miles to Washing
ton in the custody of the sergeant-at-
arms.
Crawford meanwhile had got togeth
er a mass of evidence on his side and
Edwards completely failed to make
good his charges, so that a committee
of which Daniel Webster and John
Randolph were members unanimously
reported In vindication of the accused
Secretary.
Although Edwards had had a Ions.
honorable and successful public career
as a judge In Kentucky and as terrl
torlal Governor of Illinois, nnd then
as Senator, this affair was his ruin in
national politics. It was known that
Crawford had fought two duels and
killed his man In one of them, and
ntavbe this fact was taken into account
by the public in estimating the qual
lty of Edwards' performance in mak
ing an attack upon a physically dis
abled man and hastening to a distant
land just when his share in the matter
should become known.
At any rate, such a storm of con
tempt broke upon him that he resign'
ed his appointment to Mexico and re
turned to Illinois. He was then under
50, but he took no further part In
national politics, though he had a sort
of vindication at home by his election
as Governor of Illinois. He died less
than ten years alter this affair. Craw
ford, the invalid, outlived him by
about a year.
short distance from their starting Fral gun. and just as ho adjured
The doctor was right. Oreduallv the 1 excitement, and fever burned la Ms
!Sev llrflnltlon.
Scot A Bohemian Is a chap who
borrows a dollar from you and tries
invites you to lunch with him.
Mott Wrong. A Bohemian Is a tel
low who invites himself to lunch with
you and borrows a dollar. Boston
Transcript.
Wrll Ilettned.
"Dad, what sort of- a bureau Is
matrimonial bureau?"
"Oh, any bureau that has five draw
ers full of women s Ilxlnsi and on
man's tie in it." Houston Post.
tlfst We II t.et.
"Well, the proofs are out."
"Of the pole discovery?"
"No; of the book?' Kansas City
Journal.
The lungs of an adult human belnf
have 175,000.000 cell.
point they obliqued to the right and
then' to the left In order to secure cov
er in the undulations of the plain
across which they were moving. By
some strange fatality the artillery
smoke, which had settled over the field
after cannonading, and hung there
close to the ground, lifted after the
Confederate division had got some dis
tance in its journey to death and
glory, and revealed distinctly to both
armies the movement then being made
Marching In the direction of the ob
jective position with measured step
and unfaltering courage, Pickett's di
vision drew nearer and nearer to their
goal without hindrance from the foe.
What did it mean? Was their attack
to be a bloodless victory? These were
questions that sprung Instinctively to
the minds of the gallant men. Oh, no;
for suddenly a cloud-burst of flame,
shot and shell came thundering from
the ridge into the devoted ranks.
There was no wavering, no halting
on went Pickett's men, presenting as
solid and undaunted front as the rock
of Gibraltar. Many dead and wounded
were left by their bravo comrades on
the spot where they fell. There waa
no time for anything but duty, and
that stern duty was ahead of them.
Again and again the Federal batteries
poured forth a rain of shot, shell,
shrapnel and canister upon them In
unstinted measure. Horrid rents,
which are quickly closed up, are made
In their lines as the men press stead
lly forward, a thunder cloud of war
that would not be stayed. The Feder
lis, seeing that they were dealing with
a desperate foe, increase their fire, If
possible, with no apparent effect, ex
cept to mark the tract, over which the
force Is moving with the dead and
wounded heroes.
Never was there a sublirner exhibi
tion of bravery on the field of battle,
Courage was personified in every man
On they went in the face of the relent
less hail of death that was beating
against them. General Armlstead was
seen with his hat aloft fin his sword,
marching resolutely at the head of
his gallant men. Shot and shell
whistled about him, and yet he was
undaunted. His journey was a desper
ate one, but he continued bravely on,
not with the courage of desperation.
but with the courage ot a perfect man
and a gallant soldier.
Don't flinch an Inch, boys," he had
said to his men before starting away,
and they were heroically responding.
The carnage in their ranks was fear
ful to contemplate. It seemed more
like cold-blooded butchery than sys
teruatlc war. That part of our army
not engaged watched the gallant band
In painful suspense. It did not seem
within the limit of human endeavor
that they could ever reach the objec
tive point, so terrible was the slaugh
tcr to which they were being subject
ed. On they went, with every step be
coming more determined. Surely there
never was seen such matchless hero-
Ism. Nothing could stay or check
them. When within a short distance
of the Federal line their wild yells of
defiance were heard above the thunder
ing of their guns. The greatest mo
ment of their lives had come. They
dashed forward In a wild and disorder
ed rush. Garnet t, whose brigade was
In front, fell dead within a hundred
yards of the Union front, sword in
hand. His men rushed madly upon
the Sixty-ninth and Seventy-first Penn
sylvania regiments, who had been
awaiting the coming attack. At this
moment they were brought under the
fire of Stannard's brigade, which was
occupying a small wood in advance
and to th.'! left or the point of Pickett's
attack. Hancock realizing the purpose
of the attack, and always on tho alert
to seize a favorable opportunity, threw
a force on Pickett's flank. Two of
Arnilstead's regiments were frightfully
decimated and thrown Into a disorgan
ized state by this movement. The re
mainder of his brigade dropped into
the rear of th.i center of Pickett's lines.
Armlstead. swinging his sword w.Ildly,
and i-iinhing tioni point to point, urged
his men totwaYii and reached the front
rank between Kemper and Garnett.
In the impetuous rush which ensued
these brigades bei-aiue a compact strug
gling mass of hainan beings, all bent
on bloody work. Pushing forward, as
If moved by some irresistible force su
perior to the individual will, they
threw themselves upon the Union Hue
hill
his followers to "give them the cold
steel, boys." fell dead In his tracks
nleiced with bullets. The death of
this gallant officer marked the com
plete fallvre of tho Confederate as-
sault, and beaten, but undismayed
Pickc't's men retraced their way across
the field, now strewn with their dead
Riding up to General Lee, Pickett dis
mounted and, saluting, said in a voice
tremulous with sorrow:
"General, my noble division has been
swept away
"I alone am responsible, General
Pickett," Lee replied, with that quiet
dignity which always characterized
him.
Why I--e Failed.
A military critic, reviewing the per
sonal narrative of the battle ol
Gettysburg written by Col. Frederick
A. Haskell of Wisconsin, within a
month after the fight, but only re
cently published, finds in it new rea
son to ask the question, "Why did
Gen. Lee fall?"
As h soldier, he avers, Lee Is in
dubitably a far greater figure than
Meade. How could such a leader fall,
in the prime of his power, and wKh atl
army almost matcniess, pracucauy
equal in numbers to the adversaries
whom he had repeatedly beaten? What
brought that proud spirit so low that
he fell into depression and begged that
he might be allowed to resign?
Gen. Morris- Schaff, a graduate of
West Point, and a soldier of long ex
perience, in some of his discursive re
marks In his story of the Battle of the
Wilderness, gives a plausible answer
to this question, probably without hav
ing seen it, as his story was written
befctire the review above referred to ap
peared. Lee's orders in every case to those
in front that day were qualified by
the caution not to bring on a general
engagement. Orders of this kind.
Schaff says, are embarrassing; for a
corps or division commander never
knows how far to push his successes.
Then he adds:
"Their evils had a good Illustration
at Gettysburg. There Lee used iden
tically the same language on the first
day; and when Trimble urged Ewell
to take advantage of the camplete
overthrow of our First corps and fol
low up our disordered troops and
seize the Cemetery Ridge, he replied
that he had orders from Lee not to
bring on a general engagement. Lee's
orders were indeterminate and there
fore hampering; and for that reason,
and on that account, I believe, he lost
the battle of Gettysburg."
Speaking from a military stand
point, it Is quite likely that Gen. Lee
erred from excessive caution, realizing
that he was in the enemy's country,
and that if defeated an energetic com
mander opposed to him might push
him to destruction.
I nheard Melodies.
Caged In the poet's lonely heart.
Love wastes unheard Its tenderest
tone;
The soul that sings must dwell apart,
Its Inward melodies unknown.
Deal gently with us, ye who read!
Our largest hope is unfulfilled
The promise still outruns the deed
The tower, but not the spire, we
build.
Our whitest pearl wc never find; '
Our ripest fruit wc never reach;
The flowering moments of the mind
Drop half their petals In our speech.
These are my blossoms; If they wear
One streak of morn or evening's
glow,
Acceptthem ; but to me more fair
The buds of song that never blow.
Oliver Wendell Holmes.
TREASURE OF THE ZUYDER.
How
ea
Gold and Silver Lost In
Will Be Searched For.
The Dutch await with curiosity the
results of a work undertaken in the
Zuyder Zee. On October 9, 1799, the
English ship of war Lutln sank In
Dutdi waters, carrying with It to the
bottom 30,000,000 of gold and silver in
bars that the British cabinet was send
ing to Hamburg to help at a financial
crisis in the Hanse towns. The cargo,
insured for nearly 25,000,000, was en
tirely lost.
The Dutch govern mnt, urged by
France, tried to recover the wreck, but
a violent storm covered the ship with
such a thickness of sand that it had
to be give,n up. After the restoration
of European peace the king of Hol
land abandoned his rights to his Eng
lish colleague, who ceded them to the
company of Lloyd.
The company made a new attempt
In 1820 and Its efforts were not un
successful, for they drew from the ship
198 bars of silver and 1,200 ingots of
gold, a total value of $2,900,000. Prob
ably francs are meant.
The company of the Lloyd has en-
dety which to-day undertakes the
work with the help of a new appar
atus Invented by an engineer named
Lake. This apparatus is composed of
a floating bridge, at the keel of which
are fixed the instruments for diving.
They consist of a number of pipes
which can pump up in twenty-four
hours 40,000 tons of sand. At the ex
tremity of these pipes one finds the
room of the divers, all bulk of metal.
This chamber rests on indented
wheels placed In action by a motor of
a particular system, in such a manner
that the drivers can remove their room
like a carriage, and roll It at the bot
tom of the sea, which makes the work
easier and quicker. London Globe.
. A Mortar float.
On the gulf and inland waters dur
ing the Civil War much use was made
of mortar boats, so called. These were
simply gunboats 'carrying a rnortar.
This is a heavy cannon, so named on
account of its resembling in shape an
apothecary's mortar.
The first boats that passed Vicks-
burg in the spring of lh62 were a
flotilla of mortar boats. The advan
tage of the short, heavy, bell-shaped
gun is that it can be turned and fired
at any angle of elevation, almost per
pendicularly, indeed.
Mortars are used both on land and
sea. As far back as the history of
modern military weapons, the mortar
has been employed. It Is recorded that
Joan of Arc herself aimed the mortar
guns In her war against the English.
The first thoroughly effective use of
this weapon In recent times was dur
ing the Crimean War. On the water
to guard against the heavy recoil of
tho mortar, the boat containing it is
built usually with broad bottom.
Michael Idvorsky Pupln, known as
the Inventor of w ireless telephony, and
who. according to report, received
$soo. Udii for an invention which Is
used in long-distance telephoning
worked his way up through Columbia
College.
The value of brick and tile products
for 1908 In this country, according
to the United Slates geological survey,
was $108,002,207, a dec rease of If pe?
cent from the value of 1907.
NOISE OF CITY'S STREETS.
no war Afford Some Relief from
the Ear-Spllttlnar Din.
Horse transportation is but one fac
tor in the total passing of the city.
Cable and trolley cars rattling from
side to side, motors with their fiend
ish variety of whistles thread their
way In and out; while the overhead
trolley wires, like the strings of seme
huge, discordant violin, never cease
their vibrations. Thoreau speaks ol
the sounding of tbe telegraph wires,
"that winter harmony of the open road
and snow-clad field." Grateful as that
song may be In the quiet of the coun
try. In the city the noise of tho rackejj
trolley wire above adds a peculiarly
trying factor to the pounding from
the rocking cars below, the Atlantic
s&ye. When corporate officials des're
to economize on traction lines th-fy
not uncommonly equip the service with
poor rails and wheels. The rails ioou
wear away. The wheels assume tho
shape of polygons Instead of circles,
and, as they turn, strike flattened an
feles against the Irregularities of the
Iron rail. This Is a particularly effect
ive method of adding to the total -iohe.
Fortunately, there Is one way of re
lief In sight. Few devices In trans
portation have done more fcr tho quiet
of the city than have the Increasing
use of subways. Though tho reverbera
tion within the subways proper may
be greatly increased, the relief on t!;i
street is marked. Only In our greater
cities and along main trunk ilne.s.
however, does the subway yet exist.
The elevated, so far as noise Is eon
rented, gives practically little ml van
tage over the surface car save for :!i
intermittence of stopping and stariin;;
and the absence of the sound o.' t!ie
tell.
4 II IK On.
"What a nice advertisement for the
personally conducted travel trip-;!" re
marked the Casual (iliservei.
"What Is?" demanded the I'rartlral
Person.
"The fact that the north pole hai
been discovered "hy a Cook tourist."