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EDITORIAL PAGE THE SONNY SOUTH JULY 22, not. Wie SUNNY SOUTH Published Weekly by Sunny South Publifhing Co Buslnefs Office THE CONSTITUTION BUILDING ATLANTA. GEORGIA . ^ Subscription Terms: To those who subscribe to Sunny South only Six Months. 25c ^ One Year, 50c LESS THAN A PENNY A WEEK Esterrd at the peatofflce Atlanta; Ga.,aa aecend-claaa mall matter March 13, 1901 The Sunny Seuth la the oldest meekly paper of Literature, Romance, Pud and Pldlon In the South & It la nous res Jlored to the original shape and will be pabtlohed as for• merty every week Pounded In IS74 It grew until IS99, when, ae a monthly. Its form waa changed am an expert* meat SP It now returna to Ita original formation as a weekly with renewed vigor and the Intention of ectlps* ing Ita most promising period in the past. 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.