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The Ability to “Go the
Distance”
TOLERABLY accurate analogy can
be drawn between horse racing and
human life—within certain limits.
In both, training, deprivation, con
trol, courage, endurance and en-
ergy are indispensable factors. We
can imagine neither a man gaining
a great achievement or a horse
winning a great race without these
qualities. And a great many of
of them, in both instances, hinge
on that one word—endurance.
Without it, the other merits are
often present in vain. The horse
racing fraternity has another and
probably a more graphic synonym for it. They
call it ability to "go the distance.” In other words,
a horse that can "go the distance,” so conserves
his energy and speed that at the gruelling finish
of a race he is almost as strong as at its start.
When the weaker animal drifts to tlie background,
exhausted by his unwise earlier efforts, this game;
and hardy racer comes to the front and wins the
purse, lie has “gone the distance.” He is not a
"quarter-horse,” which means one that can make
surprising speed in a race limited to a quarter of
a mile, but is unable to undergo the strain and
terrific demands of a protracted struggle. When
we get down to the last analysis of men who are
lifted above the ordinary level, we will generally
find them apportioned in one of the two classes—
those able to “go the distance” and those merely
* quarter-horses.”
The latter may be flashy, spectacular, winning
much applause bv a display of superficial talent.
Sometimes this class includes the very precocious
boy who later fails to redeem the promise of his
youth. Or the human “quarter-horse” may be a
man whose surface brilliance excites our admira
tion to the extent that we wonder why he never
really accomplishes things worth while. The an
swer is plain to the man who does not accept
things on a cursory appraisal. He “cannot go the
distance."
He may start out side by side with an indivi
dual of quiet, plodding, seemingly commonplace
disposition, and make the latter's efforts to stay in
the race appear awkward and amateurish. But
watch the two. Later you will discover the quar
ter-horse wobbling and uncertain in his move
ments; when inequalities come in the road, he can
not meet them with the easy stride of his more
prosaic companion; the least jostling of the other
competitors throws him out of his gait and causes
him to lose ground : when the heart-breaking fin
ish comes, you will find him hopelessly flounder
ing in the rear, either totally exhausted*by his
strenuous earlier efforts or unfit by nature or tem
perament for a duel with the soberer, more judi
cious and stronger thoroughbred.
Yet there are many instances in the historv of
horse racing in which quarter-horses have develop
ed into those fully able to “go the distance.” The
same applies to men and the struggle for wealtii
or. distinction. That is why we have enlarged on
this rather unique subject.
We do not mean to assert that every man of
shallow brilliance and low mental and physical
vitality can be developed into ability to compete
with the man more fortunately endowed by hered
ity or environment. But the percentage of those
who can is sufficiently large to warrant an efforl
in each case. [ hat is, of course, always provide i
that the man who is a “quarter-horse” has the
•are genius of humility which recognizes his own
deficiencies, there is reason to believe that few
enough of them are that far stripped of conceit.
The prescription is as simple as that applied
to the development of the promsing but uncertain
horse. Study, self-control, economy in phvsic.nl
vitality, strictest attention to hygienic modes of
living, observation, much and carefully discrimina
ting thought, and as much determination as the
will is capable of conceiving and the body of ex
ecuting.
Rather formidable work, it is true, It is in
finitely preferable to the humiliation and loss of
self-respect, which accompanies the realization that
talents and ambitions have been lavshed in vain,
or misspent as the spendthrift recklessly tosses his
little jingling all to the winds in the fatuous belief
that he is displaying himself as a great man. More
over, is anything accomplished in this world with
out work of the hard and continuous sort? A
great many men, apparently, accomplish wonders
by simple process of the will, so great is their tnen-
tal power and versatility. But it may be accepted
as a final conclusion that no game really worth the
name is obtainable without application and self-
denying labor. The other sort is of the “quarter-
horse” variety, sure to display its true caliber in
the long run and reflect abasement on its pos
sessor.
Wprk—incessant and intelligent work—is the
main ingredient. The phrase has all the sound of a
platitude, but there are some platitudes that his
tory recognizes as cardinal and that the world is
never tired of hearing; and the above is one of
them.
IS Carelessness Increasing?
E HEAR a great many lay and pul-
T T 1 ^ pit sermons now on the theme of
m M M cheapness of human life, in the
sense that carelessness is on the
increase. It has been asserted that
recklessness is responsible for a
large percentage of the deaths on
our annual rolls, and that a little
more caution and a little less hurry
would work infinite changes for
the better. Incontestably, Ameri
cans are somewhat guilty of this
vice of carelessness more so. per
haps than the people of any other
nation. We are so big and young
and new, as a nation, and so confident of our
might and ingenuity that we are apt to forget the
minor lessons that should go with these qualities.
We are sometimes willing to be careful only af
ter we have paid a big price for the lack of that
quality, in the shape of some frightful disaster,
which furnishes a nine-days’ sensation for the press
of the country; and local instances of less promin
ence are so numerous as to require no specifica
tion. The worst feature of this sort of deathbed
repentance is that it is rarely genuine, and as soon
as our horror-stricken minds settle down to the
normal, we slacken up in our vigilance until an
other and perhaps a severer jolt comes to remind
us of our shortcomings.
The Boston Budget publishes the following
reflections, which should inspire some though.c
among those who realize that there is a kernel of
truth at their basis: •
Here, for instance, is dynamite, which, no doubt ex-
redites work in building and other directions, that is
handled as freely as if death did not lurk in its track.
We frequently hear about its being left where children
unacquainted with its destructive power can get hold
cf it, and numerous frightful 'accidents result from its
falling into infantile hands. This lack of fores*ght in
placing.lt where it can harm no one is almost criminal,
and the persons who are responsible for this want of
precaution should be held to strict accountability by the
law. And not only are children in peril from this ex-
flosive, but ignorant laborers are intrusted with its car
riage who know little or nothing of its qualities, nor how
it may be the agent for the destroying of life and prop
erty. It has been carried through towns and cities inse
curely packed, and there are those who say that this
practice is still continued, though regarding the truth or
falsity of this statement we have no actual knowledge.
The trouble is that we are blind or inattentive to the
tanctity of human existence, and, like nature, to borrow
an idea from Tennyson, we are careful of the type yet
negligent of the single life, and we pay little or no at
tention to the means which will preserve mortals from
instant extinction.
Automoblling is a glorious sport, but those who fol-
iow it do not always exercise the skill that should be
used in its pursuit. There are too many people who do
not familiarize themselves with the proper way of man
aging an automobile before they attempt to run one, but
with time and experience we shall hear less of disasters
through the want of intelligence in using this new horse
less carriage. In all new devices for travel there are
generally casualties at first, but they cease to be fre
quent when the skill born of study becomes nearly uni
versal. It is an easy thing to manage aa automobile
after you know how, and there are still accidents caused
by the thoughtless driving of horses. The reckless we
always have with us.
Undoubtedly, “the reckless we always have
with us." A tendency in the other direction is-,
however, discernable and we believe that within
a comparatively short time the people of this coun
try will learn to view both their work and amuse
ments in a more conservative and thoug-htful vein.
When that day comes, there will be such a mini
mizing of carelessness as will cause the newspa
pers to go on a still hunt for material of a melo
dramatic nature. The only danger is that while
that day is in process of arriving, we will have to
pay a high price for our new national and indivi
dual virtue.
Reforms, as a rule, begin with the individual,
and it is along that line that we must work in
hedging human life with greater protection
against the innocent carelessness of itself.
Leaves from an Otd
Scrap Book
By A GEORGIA COLONEL.
N the old scrapbook I find
the following list of the
Tennessee generals who
were kiBed In the war:
I. Gteneral Flelix Zolll-
koffer, who fell at Mill
Spring, was the second
general who was killed in
the war. He formerly
edlted a Whig paper in
Nashville, and was at one
time member of congress.
His family reside in Nash
ville
2. General Robert Hatton was profes
sor of an institution of learning in mid
dle Tennessee. He fell a the second bat
tle of Manasses. His family reside at
Liebanon, Tenn.
3. General James Rants was killed at
Stone river. He lived at Nashville,
where his family still reside.
4. General Stearns, of Franklin, was
killed at Tullahoma in a skirmish July
1883. He was a physician. He had 'been
in the Mexican war, and at one time re
sided In California.
5. General Preston Smith was killed
at Chickamauga. He was a resident of
middle Tennessee, and previous to the
war a law professor.
6. General Stahl, of Memphis, fell at
the battle of Franklin. He was a native
of Pennsylvania, but emigrated to west
Tennessee from Illinois, and was teach
ing school when the war broke out.
7. General Cater was killed at Frank-
11* He was a resident of middle Ten
nessee, and a professor In one of the col
leges of the state.
8. General John Adams was killed at
Franklin. His family reside at Mem
phis.
9. General R. C. Taylor, of Memphis,
was the last general who was killed in
the war. He fell at West Point, Ga.,
last spring.
SOLDIERS IN THE RAIN.
A war correspondent, writing from the
camp near Fredericksburg, April 15,
I863f says:
■'Yesterday all <th tents in the brigade
except three flies to a company, were
sent to the rear. It is unnecessary to
state that during the night it began to
rain and has continued throughout the
day. as this is presumed us a matter of
course, and five hundred dollars reward
might be safely offered for an instant
where If did not 'begin to rain immedi
ately after tents had been struck pre
paratory to a movement. On all such
occasions the heavtns invariably mani
fest their sympathy for the poor and
unprotected soldier by shedding copious
showers of tears in the shape of largo
and thickly fading drops of rain as a
fit prelude to what he may expect fre
quently during his tentless campaign.
Neither mode of baptism ‘sprinkling,’
■pouring’ or ‘emersion’ would convey
an idea of our present drenched condi
tion, but the three combintd in the su
perlative degree, with a cold shivering
sensation running up and down our
backs at a double-quick, may somewhat
approximate to it. All our surplus bag
gage, i. e„ things that we. could not
carry on our backs, were yesterday*" also
sent to Richmond to be stored during
the campaign under direction of the
Brigade Q. M. Whether we shall ever
see any of it again. Judging from past
expe-ritnee. Is extremely doubtful. Th©
men have to frequently lost their hag-
gage in this way that most of those
who wtre fortunate enough to have an
overcoat or extra blanket held on to
them, preferring t,q throw them away or
destroy them in, case of a movement,
than send them off.”
A WARTIME RAILROAD.
The following bit of "railroad news.”
taken from the old scrapbook will be
read with some Interest in this day or
groat railroad development, it was puti-
lished in a letter from Huntsville. Ala.,
date June 18. 1863.
“Railroad travel between Sbelbyville and
Wartraoe is quite an annoying curiosity.
The distance, 8 miles, and railroad time
taken to travel It. an nour and a nalt
and two hours. A friend wishing to go
south at the same time with ourselves,
left Shelbyville on horseback. 20 minutes
after the train had left, and made the
best time to VVartrace. where the soutn-
ern connection is made. The rails are
so worn, and the bed of the road is in
such bad condition, that it 13 not con
sidered proper to run the cars raster
than five miles an hour! As the locomp-
tive approaches within a mile of the snel-
byvllle depot, a down grade is encoun
tered. the locomotive disconnects itself
from the cars, trusting their advance t»
the declivity of the grade, and runs
ahead to the engine house, where it is
switched off the main track In time to
let the cars following pass on to the
depot."
AN ATLANTA BALL.
One of the most remarkable clippings
that I find In the old war scrapbook is
an account of a ball in Atlanta. The ac
count of the affair was written by the
Atlanta correspondent of the Macon in
telligenoer. The account of the ball was
as follows:
‘‘On taking possession of Atlanta, the
Yankees celebrated the event by a grand
hall, at night, at the Trout House. The
corresponiTent of the Macon Intelligencer
gives a sketch of the scene. He says:
"General Sherman and staff and his
corps and division commanders patroniz
ed the affair. About a dozen women oi
the town, not a decent lady among them,
attended the thing. But what was want
ing |n white was made up in niggers
They mingled, oh! how they mingled.
Black and brown, white and gray
‘They began the dance with the lancers
Along' the Highway
By FRANK L. STANTON
J
IN THY DEAR EYE8.
I.
I know, my dear, the way is long and
lonely,
With scarce a star in all the
shadowed skies;
But Love is with us, and I see heaven
only
In thy dear eyes!
II.
The Love, my dear, that every bur
den lightens,
When o’er my way the storm re
vengeful lies;
But all the gloom with grace and
glory brightens
In thy dear eyes!
Here’s a good provincial literary
item: “Our literary society now has
ten books and ten acres in cotton.”
OLD TIME PHILOSOPHY.
Satan may not be as black as he’s
painted; but he’s still black enough
to creep up mighty close to you on a
dark night.
The mortgage never comes due so
fast as on a rainy day; for it’s then
a fellow's afraid to open the door—
expecting to hear the sheriff say,
“Good Morning!”
The reason Trouble doesn’t come
singly is—it’s afraid it won’t be able
to finish us quick enough single-
handed.
Poverty has lots of poor relations,
and the Lord knows, it nweds lots of
company, for consolation.
THE GOLDEN HARVEST.
I.
Away with all the sorrow—the grief
that makes us sigh! f
We’ll reap a golden harvest, believ
ers, by-an’-by!
Bear well the noonday heat—
The bitter storms that beat;
There’s rest for all the weary, and
the resting time is sweet!
II.
Away with all the sorrow—the grief
that glooms the years!
A star there Is in heaven that glim
mers through our tears!
The sorrows and the sighs
Make rain around the eyes,
But the morning breaks in splendor—
the light is in the skies!
A FELLOW FEELING..
“You don’t look literary” said the
poet.
“No,” replied the book agent, “I’ve
been trying to make a living selling
your books!”
OF BETTER DAYS.
We’re singin’ still, along the ways.
That bright, sweet song of better days,
And, ’spite of all the wrath and
wrong.
The world is brighter for the song!
TOO CLOSE!
“De worl’s rollin’ mighty close ter
de hereafter.”
“Yes; an’ dat accounts fer dat
warm feelin’ in July!”
FORWARD!
Nor flood, nor fire can stay the march
The glowing century makes;
A rainbow spans heaven’s azure arch
For every storm that breaks!
LITERARY NOTE.
He only writes one book a year;
But brethren that’s a plenty!
Withhold your praise these summer
days.
Or else he may write twenty!
Battle of »Stono Ferry
One of the Revolution's Bloodiest
By HELEN HARCOURT.
Written for THE SUNNY SOUTH
Dr. Osier Plans 'Book Exploiting His Peculiar Views
m
Z'h
r M F Dr. William Osier, the
11 eminent surgeon of Baltl-
I more, had been seeking for
I the best method to secure
free, copliou s and sensa
tlonal advance advertising
for his forthcoming treat
ise, to be called “The
Frlsls of Forty Years," he
could not possibly have hit
upon a better course than
the one he pursued the
other day. The doctor - has
been called from his long
and successful labors at Johns Hopkins
university to become reglus profeeeor of
medicine at Oxford, England, and In a
farewell address to his fellows at the
Baltimore seat of learning he declared
that he had two pet obsessions regarding
man. 5
"The first,” he said, “Is the compara
tive uselessness of men above forty years
of age. This may seem shocking and yet,
read aright, the world's history bears out
the statement. Take the sum of human
achievement In fiction, In science, In art,
in literature, subtract the work of the
men above forty, and, while we should
miss great treasures, even priceless treas
ures, wo would practically be where we
are today.
“My second idea l s the uselessness of
awn above sixty years of age, and the
Incalculable benefit it would be In com
mercial. political and professional life If,
as a matter of course, men stopped work
at this age.’’
The doctor even suggested that the 60-
yea r-old chaps ought to be chloroformed.
TREATIES TO SUPPORT VIEWS
The publication of these views In the
newspapers next day brought down upon
Dr. Osier an avalanche of ridicule, ac
companied by column after column of
authentic Inst fences wjhere men had
achieved great things after they were
forty years old and (also after they’ were
sixty. The surgical expert did not re
tract, however, except to say that his re
marks about chloroforming were only a
joke, but he made the further announce
ment that he wag soon to bring out
a treatise supporting his views. No ope
supposes that the doctor or the dootor’s
publisher lilad an eye on the advance ad
vertising that would be secured for this
treatise by the farewell address, but the
result ls just the same. Hundreds of
thousands of men over forty are waiting
for that treatise now who would proba
bly never have heard of It otherwise, and
they will pick It to pieces when they get
It. At present they are declaring that
anything like a scientific demonstration
of the doctor’s views la Impossible, and
that even to attempt R is unworthy of
a man of Oils scientific eminence. No
doubt he will marshal a great array of
flaots In support of his notion, but no
less an imposing array of contradicting
facts can be raised up against him. The
outcome Is certainly 8. matter for Inter
esting speculation
As Dr. Osier ls himself 56 years old, it
Is also Interesting to imagine wHat the
Oxford university professors wilt think
of the addition to their ranks of a man
who must be presumed to believe him
self “comparatively useless”—unless, in
deed, Dr. Osier considers himself one of
th© exceptions that prove the rule—and
who also considers many of them to ,be
absolutely useless and fit only tor Instant
retirement from the practice of their pro
fession.
FOND OF A JOKE.
Dr. Osier Is fond of a joke and a good
story teller, but he ls not fond of being
the butt himself. One day at his clinic
an Irishman, with an odd growth on his
chin was brought before him.
‘‘What’s the matter with your chin?”
asked Osier.
“Just as I xpeoted," replied the Irish
man. “You don’t know what is the
mttter, and so you have to ask me. I
came to you because I was told you
would know, but it l 3 a waste of time
and money. I’ve been to see the best
doctors in the oountry about it, and most
of them knew what it was anyway, even
(Continued on Last Face.)
quadrille, in which General Sherman leu
off with Mrs. Clements for partner. His
vis a. vis. General Howard, had one or
Mayor Jim Calhoun’s wenches as partner.
One of §herman's Staff danced with one
of J. E. Buchanan’s nigger women that
he took there himself.
“Several respectable negro women, who
were invited and sent after, in carriages
with Yankee officers for escorts, refused
to go. and freely expressed their disuse
to the insult that was offered them. They
looked on it as an indignity to be
asked by the enemies of their country, to
associate with the while women who at
tended the ball.
"The negrq women were feted and toast
ed and monopolized the attention ot tne
entire crew of Yankees; and in fact some
of the sympathizers who have affiliated.
They waltzed, schottlsclied. polkacd and
danced until everybody was tired ana
drunk, and the odor became unendurable,
having scented the house until it became
almost untenable. Tiley kept up the sat
urnalia until morning, and were then seen
lovingly tottering home. In many linked
pairs of ivory and ebony,” ■
INCONSIDERATE.
(From Harpers Weekly.)
A lady who complained to her milk
man of the quality of milk. he sold
received the following explanation:
“You see, mum, they' don’t get enough
grass feed this time o' year. Why,
them cows o’ mine are just ■ as sorry
about It as I am. I often see "’em cryin’
—rpg’lar cryin’, -mUm—because they feel
as how their milk don’t do ’em credit.
Don’t.you believe It,.mum?”
"Ob, yes,
customer; "but _ ... , _ .
dee that they don't' drop their tears into
our can.”
I beHevie it,” responded his
I wish in future you'd
N previous gapers we have
seen how Moultrie, and his
his brave band, in tneir
log fort on Sullivan's is
land. defeated the Britisn
fleet and saved Charleston
from what seemed to many
inevitable capture. Among
those who held this opin
ion was the last man wno
should have done so, or at
least have acted upon it.
Major General Bee, tne
nominal commander of all
the Continental troops in the south. So
convinced was he of the futility of resis
tance that he ordered Colonel Moultrie,
who had manned the fort op Sullivan's
island, aye, and built It, too. before Bee's
arrival, to abandon the fort and make no
attempt at defense. The gallant Moultrie
refused to obey this order, and was up
held in his refusal by the plucky gov
ernor Rutledge, who was his more imme
diate commander. The battle was, fought
and won. while Lee looked on from
safe distance.
Within six months of this famous bat
tle of Fort Moultrie, General Bee was
recalled to the north and Major General
Lincoln was ordered to take command
of the southern troops of the United
States. General Lincoln reached Charles
ton in December, 1779, and at once com
menced active operations against the
enemy, who was in full possession not
only of Savannah, but of almost the «n
tire state of Georgia. Collecting his forces
Lincoln marched toward Savannah
Reaching the west bank of the river, ne
detached General Asche. with two thou
sand men, “one-fourth of his army, and
sent him across the river. Asche ap
proached Brier Creek on the third ot
March, and suddenly found himself sur
rounded by a large body of British troops
under the personal command of General
Prevost. The surprise was as complete as
it was Inexcusable and disastrous, and
resulted in the loss of almost the entire
detachment.
THE BATTLE OF STONO.
Lincoln, crippled by this misfortune-
was forced to fall back to his base at
Charleston. Nothing daunted, he rapidly
recruited his little army, and by the mid
dle of April had collected 5,000 deter
mined patriots. Leaving Moultrie, now a
general, in command of Charleston, witn
ordqjs to watch for Prevost, and should
lie appear, endeavor to keep him occupied
around the city, Lincoln began his
march for Georgia once more. But thl-
time his route lay by the way of Au
gusta. Lincoln's second expedition be
gan its marctr on th© 23d r,g -Vuri!
Meantime, as he had anticipated, Prevost
had determined to attack Charleston
while Lincoln and the bulk ot the small
American army were out pf the way.
On the 1st of May. the Britjsh general ap
peared before the city and demanded its
sui render. Needless to say. with such a
man as Moultrie in command, the reply
to this summons was a Dold denance.
Happily for the small American force
left to defend Charles'on, General Lni-
coln had received warning of Prevost’s
approach, and hastily retraced his steps.
At Stono Ferry he found a large force
of British, and resolved to attack ’hem.
On a closer approach, however, Lincoln
discovered the enemy tj be greatly su
perior to his own little army both in
numbers and in artillery, so that lie dared
not take the risk of at: attack. It
happened, that while hesitating as to
the beet course to pursue, an order ar
rived from Prevost, detaching a portion
of the Stono Ferry forces for active ser
vice elsewhere. Colonel Maitland, the
British' commander, did not dare to dis
regard the order, though he felt sure it
would not 'have been given had Prevost
been aware of the presence of the enemy.
The detachment,therefore, marched away.
Under these improved conditions, Lincoln
decided to return to His first plan, and
attack the post.
Maitland, with his front protected by
breastworks, Ilfs flanks resting, the one
or. a morass, the other on a ravine, felt
secure from defeat in spite of his de
pleted force. The ground in front of the
British intrenchments 'was level, and -a
short distance from them, covered with
lofty pine trees, the Americans formed
In line of battle in Che shelter of the lat
ter. Lincoln had ascertained that the
Highlanders, who were the best and most
experienced troops in Maitland's com
mand, would be placed to attack his left
flank, the British colonel knowing ’ha*.
It was the custom for the Americans to
place ttielr rawest troops, on the left. It
was a shrewd move on Maitland's, parr,
b'ut . In' Lincoln he had met his match.
The latter - reversed the rule, and quietly
detailed his own veteran continentals
to his left flank, where they would face
the Highlanders. Butler led the conti
nentals. "and Sumner th© militia.
It was the 20th of June, and Che weath
er was hot and oppressive. The Ameri
can troops had had lcng marches and
scant fare for many exhausting davs.
The heat of the day was anything but
exhilarating, although there was ■uni’
relief in the light breeze that just stirred
the Treetops. and moved Che leaves of
the low bushe-s. But. nothing daunted
by fatigue, hunger or heat, the brave
band of patriots marched forward to at
tack an enemy who had been resting for
many days, who were well fed and well
eloChed. and moreover 'Were protected by
strong intrenchments. The stirring ”01!
of the drum mingled with the shill tone*
of the ty©, and the stern words of com
mand. as, driving the Pritish pickets be
fore them, Che little army marched stead
ily on, as calmly as though on parade.
Not a sound came from behind those
frowning breastworks, not a voice was
heard, not a sound betokening life. It
might well have been a deserted post.
But the banner of England, which years
of cruel oppression and rank injustice,
had taught the colonists to hate, hung
from the flag pole in heavy folds, and
well the devoted patriots knew what
lay below and beLind it. General
Lincoln had given strict orders that net
a shot must be fired by his troops, but
that the double quick bayonet charge
alone must be relied on. He had tested
its efficacy many a time. Steadily, with
shouldered arms, and fixed bayonets, the
Americans advanced toward the enemy.
Not a shot was fired, not a man of them
all, raw recruits though most of them
were, wavered in that steady forward
march. On, still on, in perfect align
ment, though the suspense was fearful,
moved the Americans, until tiney were
within 10 yards of the works.
Then, like a sharp pistol crack, the
silence was broken behind those frown
ing walls, by one word, "Fire!" On the
instant, artillery and musketry poured
forth a veritable sheet of flame on the
advancing ranks. Almost stunned, hut
unflinching, t-lie intrepid patriots march
ed steadily on, even the recruits, under
fire for the first time, keeping step as
calmly as the seasoned continentals. But
instead of obeying the orders of their gen
eral, and advancing at the double qiiick
in a bayonet charge, the wtiole line halt- !
ed ana began to fire. For half an hourj
a perfect blaze of volley was kept up j
by the Americans, and at the end of that|
time the British were forced to retire
in disorder. Meantime, Lincoln, brave
and collected, though deeply disturbed at
the disregard of his order to charge, was
straining every nerve to stop the firing
of this men, and at last succeeded.
HAND TO HAND.
Then came a sudden and ominous pause
in the conflict. Silence succeeded to the
crackle of musketry and the roar of
the artillery. IJncoIn was reforming
his troops under cover of the pine forest,
and preparing, for the deadly bayonet
charge. Maitland was rallying his men
and getting them into fighting trim again.
Then came the tug of war. The patriots
marched out into the open again, the
order to "Charge bayonets!” rang out
clear and stern, and the troops rushed
forward as one man, with fixed bayonets
lowered to the charge. But again they
were met by the same galling sheet of
flame, carrying in its midst a veritable
storm of leaden hall. Again the lack
of habitual discipline showed itself. The
soldiers halted, and began to return t*he
compliment of bullet for bullet. In vain
their frantic officers ordered and plead
with them. The sturdy backwoods sol
dier could not forget his life long habit of
firing, at his enemy. For over an hour
an incessant peal of musketry rang out,
with an accompaniment at short inter
vals. of the deep roar of the British ar
tillery.
At length, to tihe dismay of Lincoln, the
joy of Maitland, Prevost was descried,
rapidly marching to the relief of his de
tachment. As we have noted, Moultrie
had not been able to detain him before
Charleston, and here he was, just at
the wrong time for Lincoln. He had
heard the heavy firing coming from the
direction of Stono Ferry, and at once re
traced his steps to that point at a double
quick march.
General Lincoln, despairing of success
In the face of these fresh troops, at
once ordered a retreat. To cover this
movement, Pulaski’s cavalry was ordered
to charge on the British of the fort,
who, cheered by the approaching rei"n-
forcements, were preparing to pursue ttie
Americans. The bugles sounded, and the
gallant squadron swept forward at a
swift gallop, with uplifted sworts, and
fierce shouts. It was not the famous
’Vebel yell,” but It would have been, had
they known how to sound those soul-
curdling notes In those early days.
Maitland, seeing at a glance, the im
minent danger that threatened his men,
ordered his ranks to close compactly.
(Continued on Last Page.)
15he Busy World
Preliminaries looking to peace nego
tiations between Japan and Russia
have practicaly been concluded and the
respective embassies will assemble at
Portmouth, N. H., next month. The
czar has finaly concuded to send M.
Witte at the head of the Russian
embassy. This fact is believed to indi
cate that the Russian desire tor peaca
is sincere.
From all over the country come re
ports of killing heat. New York, Phil
adelphia, Boston, Chicago, Baltimore,
Pittsburg and oi"ner large cities are
suffering from high temperatures which
are causing large numbers of Heaths and
prostrations.
RINCE AND PRIN
CESS ARISUGAWA
of Japan, who havv-
been highly honored
in England, wer© er-
tained at York
house, formerly the
residence of th©
prince and princess
of Wales, during
their sojourn in Lon
don. Prince Arisu
gawa., accompanied
by Marquis Ito, was
Prince Arisugawa in London in 189 7,
when he represented the mikado at the
jubilee. He was educated at the Naval
college at Greenwich, served as a mid
shipman on board the Iron Duke and is
an admiral in the Japanese navy. Prince
and Princess Arisugawa had a splsndid
reception on their arrival in London.
They began a busy round of duties bv
attending a garden party given by the
Japan society in the Royal Botanic gar
den, where they were accompanied bv
Viscount Hayashi and other members ot
the Japanese legation. In the evening
the prince and princess dined with the
king and queen at Buckingham palace.
King Edward taking them to dinner
T H E L BARRY
MORE, who is re
ported engaged t >
marry Harry Gra
ham, late of the
Scots Guards. Brit
ish army, and for
mer private secreta
ry to Lord Rosebery,
is a talented member
of the celebrated
Drew family of act
ors and the only
daughter of the ’ate
Ethel Barrymore Maurice Barrymore.
and his wife, George Drew. She is a.
niece of the society favorite, John Drew.
Though American born, Miss Barrymore
ls partial to England, the birthplace of
her father, and is a great favorite in
high English society. The young wo
man is only 35 years old. yet ha-- met
with marked successes on the stage.
Nine years ago she was first given a
small part in a company in which her
uncle was the star; later she achieved
success in the wonderful run of "Secre,
Service" and was then given one of the
principal characters in Irving's "Taming
of the Shrew." She has been starred
during the past few season- by Charles
Froliman. She is now visiting among the
English nobility.
HE oldest rabbi a
the United States,
Rev. Bernard Ros-
senthal of Chicago,
has been honored
with the degree of
doctor of divinity,
wt^ich was conferred
on him by the Jew
ish Theological =emi-
nary of New York.
Rabbi Felsenthi!
has an Internation
al teputation as a
Dr. Rosenthal philosopher and the
ologian and as .i Hebrew scholar. For
seme years he has been retired from th^
pulpit and at present lives with his fam
ily at 4535 Prairie avenue. Dr. FeLen-
thal ls 83 years old and has been a res-
idem of Chicag > for almost fifty years.
During his half century of life In Chi
cago ne has i> en the founder of two
Jewish reform -hurdles. He is the au
thor of standard works on Hebrew gram
mar.
OBERT W. BROW'S
newly elected grand
exalted ruler of the
Elks, has been af
filiated with Louis
ville Lodge No. 5 of
that order sin -e
1887, and it has been
through his efforts
that the fraternity
was enabled to bu Id
a magnificent home
in that city costing
upward of 820,000.
Robert W. Brc.vn He is a Kentuckim
by birth, about 10 years old, and for
twenty years ha been a newspaper man.
The only public office Mr. Brown has
ever held, was t’.at of private secritarv
to the mayor j the administration of
Charles- P. Weavr. He Is managing ed
itor of the Louiville Times.
■''* OVERNOR GEO. F_
CARTER of Hawaii,
who succeeded Gov
ernor Dole in 1903,
is en route for Oys
ter Bay for a brief
discussion of Hawai
ian afairs with Pres
ident Roosevelt. Al
though he was born
In Honolulu and has
spent most of his
thirty-six years on
the islands. the
Gov. Carter young governor is \
graduate of Yaband has many friends '
in the east. He enthusiastic in his be
lief in the future reatness of Hawaii and
is anxious to imess the president with
the importance ©radical change- in 'he
government. Aing other matters be
wishes the five yr lease clause on gov
ernment lands reived in order that In
vestors may be couraged to take up »
residence on the Operties.
A HARBOR SRTH MILLIONS
(From The Mripolitan Magazine.)
Where life wastnsafe in Mexico ten
years ago it Is t*y safer than in the
city of New Ycc and an admirable
system of city arrtiral police has been
established thrcliout the land that
might well be tlOUvy of any country
on earth.
Where disease rked and epidemics
were prevalent t most modern sani
tary systems ha\Men established and
the peril eradica- A nation bred 1?
Ignorance is beii*tili£htened by com
pulsory education-lie government hav
ing assumed con* of all the schools
In order to insu homogeneity In the
method of educa
teachers. Railro;
and facilities for
Ing Improved.
and instruction of
■e being extended
portation are- be-
rt of Vera Cruz
has, - at a cost of ^°°0.000. been made
*nto one of the* ! »t harbors In the
world, and its mi! r magnificent stone
quays shame the 1 «y water fronts Of
New York.