THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1913 EVENING EDITION.
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T WO men rldliiK up tho heights)
illHtnountcd, loft tliolr hornet),
mid walked continuotiHly to
tho top. The scone before tl'oni wax
one that tried tholr hoiiIb, a grout
clrclo of troopa, hero and there a
battery of guns; In tho center a
low riinilillng building of adobo, at
which their lire wuh directed.
"It Is no use, llonlinin," mild the
elder of tho two. "Wo can't do It,
To try to get In now would bo cer
tain death1. You have donn your
best to get assistance; you can do
no more."
"Smith," replied the other, "I am
going In. Travis sent mo for help.
It Is right for you to turn, back;
but I cannot. I will report tho re
sult of my mission or dlo In tho
attempt."
Putting a whlto handkerchief In
hl hat brim and fastening It there
ho mounted the splendid cream-colored'
horse. The two men clasped
hands and looked Into each othur's
eyes for a moment, and then Uon
ham rodo down toward the be
leaguered fort. Smith saw him
reach tho Mexican lines and spur
his horse on. He was apparently
unnoticed for a time, and then the
tiro of hundreds was turned upon
him. Bending low In tho saddle,
ma a and horse seemed to lly over
the ground. Hundreds of bullets
must have whizzed past him; but
ho seemed to have a charmed life.
On and on ho went, and tho lire
ugalust 1)1 in grew heavier. Hut
now tho men of tho garrison had
seen tho whlto handkerchief, which
hod been agreed' upon as a signal,
and a cheer went up. Tho gates of
the fort swung open. The horse
went, faster. Smith saw horse and
rider reach the fort, and tho gates
swung to behind thorn. They had
gone unscathed through the entire
Mexican army.
Tho Alanvo at San Antonio, ori
ginally built for a mission, had been
taken by tho Texaus In their efforts
to gulu Independence from Mexico, j
Garrisoned by a few men under Col.
William llarrett Travis, It was mir-
roundeii: on February 2,'l, 1S30, by
an arm,y variously estimated at
from 3,000 to 8,000 men, under
General Santa Anna.
With his forco of 150 Toxans,
among them Colonel Howie, David
Crockett1, frontlersmnn and ex-niom-
lor of Congress, and James Hutler
Donhr.ni, a friend from boyhood days
of Colonel Travis, the last named
initio n gallant light agnlnst over
whelming odds. .Messengers had
been dispatched to summon aid, and
finally Travis sent his friend out to
bring assistance. At his first des
tination his appeals were of no avail,
and ho rode on to Oonznles. There
ho found that Captain Martin nnd
thirty-two men had gono to tho ns
slstnnce of tho besieged men, fight'
Ing their way Into the fort. So he
returned.
Threo days nftor Honhnm's ride
tho .Mexican army mndo a general
assault. NA1I but six of 'the bravo
garrison were killed, and these, sur
rcm!irlng on condition of parole,
were butchered In cold blood. The
Mexicans lost 1,000 men. On April
21 tho Mexican army overtook Gen
eral Houston and his army of 780
men. at San Jacinto. Tho battlecry
of tho Texans was "Iteuiember tho
Alamo!" nnd t!:o enraged men of
tho llttlo army cut tho Mexican
force to pieces, killing 030 and cap
turing nearly al tho rest. Thus
Texas won her Independence.
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battle raged was Betlleil nliottt 1740,
and in 1800 it became the county
seat. It holds the oldest Lutheran
college In America, and likewise the
oldest Luthornn theological sem
inary. Today tho valley is a boun
tiful natlonnl park, with tho lines
of battle marked by six bundled
monuments, flvo hundred Iron tab
lets, one thousand markers, and hun
dreds of cannon. Ohserva lon tow
ers enable the visitor to see the
Btiroundlng country.
It Is a curious fact that neither
side hnd intended' to light at' Get
tysburg, General Meado nnvln;; de
termined to mnko n stand at Pipes
Creek, llfteen miles distant. Hut
Leo's troops, coming Into contact
with a body of Union cavalry near
Gettysburg. July 1. 1S03, precipita
ted tho battle, and both armies
hurried to the scene. The Federal
I wops wero forced back, retreating
through the village, and took poal
hn on Cemetery Hill, just beyond.
At one time In his inarch toward
Gettysburg, Genoral Leo was within
,i few miles of the main rnunnni
'Ion stores of the Federal army,
.vhlch, hnd ho known It, he could
nslly have captured. ,
Hoth sides suffered tremendous!
losses. Of an tinny of 75,000 Lea
lost 13.000 killed, wounded and
raptured, and Mendo 23,000 In killed
and wounded out of 90,000. In
Pickett's charge, out of llfteen regi
mental commanders, ten were killed
and llvo wounded. One regiment
lost ninety nor cent of Its mombors;
of 1,500 olllcers and men 3,393 were
left on the field.
FORKKT NOTKS.
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Xo. l. GiriTYSIU'lUJ
GKTTYSnuim was tho high
water murk of tho Hobolllon,
and Pickett's charge was. tho
high-water mark of Gettysburg, Ju
that terrific engagement or tho third
day the advance of the Confederates
Into northern territory was effec
tually checked, and tho question of
the Confederacy maintaining a posi
tion In northern territory was set
tled. Leo turned south with his do-
footed and broken forces, and as tho
booming of tho guns of Gettysburg
died down tho Confederate cause
fbbed away.
When the battle started more
than two hundred cannon hurled
shot and shell across a lovely green
valley with yellowing grain' Holds.
The carnage and the roar and snioko
of guns continued until tho Confed
erate gunners began to run short of
ammunition; then, on tho third dav.
camo a lull, n wn an ominous
silence. Down from the ono hill
surged a lino of gray, and another.
and another. Tho Confederate for
cos charged on across the valley, and
sun tno I-ederal batteries reserved
their lire. The supreme moment
wus at hand. North and south hung
upon the Issue with drawn breath.
Then as tho gray army mounted
the opposite hill, rillos and cannon
thundered ngain, line nftor lino
broke and fell; but still the charging
body 'of the Confederates kept on.
They captured the first Federal out
works, and staggered on toward tho
second. Hut tho I'niou lire had been
too deadly. No human bravery
could withstand such losses. Tho
sray lines fell back, leaving most of
their men dead upon tho Hold. Thus
with the third day of tho battle of
dettysburg over tho climax of tho
war was past.
Tho llttlo town round which tho
Thero are nearly six thousand pro
fessional foresters in Germany who
ore associated with various tech
nical societies.
The University of Washington has
secured the use of two sections of
land on tho Snoqualmlo national
forest In connection with Its forest
ry courses.
A tool used to fight fires on the
California forests combines a rake,
upude and hoe. It Is compact,
so that It can bo carried on horse
back, and weighs less than 5 1-2
pounds.
In an Increase In timber sales this
year and a decrease from the re
ceipts from timber trespass ns com
pared with Inst year, natlonnl forest
officers seo a growing use of the for-
osIh and respect for tho federal for
est.
Tho national forests of Chile cover
ibout 7,000,000 ncreB.
The forest service of India has
demonstrated that teak wood grown
In plantations is Just as strong as
tniu grown in tno natural forests
Bven tho well protected forests o
Germany are by no means Immuno
iroin flro, and tho Prussian fire
protection system makes use of look
out towers and telephones.
.Much so-called silk nowadays Is
made of wood. Germany produces
more tnan ono mil on nounds o
this cellulose silk, worth $1,500,000
A ton of wood worth $10 yields
oiiuioso worm 520, nnd this
elluloso yloldB silk worth $850.
Army bayonets now form a
;art of the emergency telonhono out
lit of forest rangers used chlolly In
lighting fires. This cmorKoncv lino
consists or 'small Instrument!! and a
oil of fine copper wire. Tho wlro
is attached to tho nearest tclcphono
line, tno bayonet is thrust Kito tho
nolst ground nt the othor or l. nnd
.'ith tlio circuit thus coinp'' ted tho
rnngor can talk with hoaiiquurters,
report his position nnd summon holn
oi tiro nmuurn u necessary.
AN OLD RECIPE
TO OMEN Hi
Common Garden Sago ami Sulphur
Makes Streaked, Faded or Gray
Hole Hark anil Glossy
at Once,
Almost ovoryono knows that Sago
Tea and Sulphur, properly compound
ed, brings back tho natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded, streak
ed, or gray; also ends dandruff, Inch
ing setup anil stops falling hair.
Yenrs ago tho only wny to get this
mlxtnro was to mnko It at homo,
which Is mussy nnd troublesome.
Nowndays wo simply nsk nt anv
drug storo for "Wyeth's Soko and
Sulphur Hair lleniedy." You will
get a largo bottle for about 50 cents.
Hvorybody uses this old. rnmmin re...
Ipe, becnuso no ono can posslblo toll
Hint you darkened your hnlr. ns it
does It so naturally and evoniv. vnn
dampen a sponge or soft brush wtth
It and draw this through vour hnlr.
taking ono small strand at a tlnm?
by morning the gray hair disappears,
and urter another application or tu'n
your hair becomes beautifully dnrk,
uiicit ami glossy and you look yenrs I
younger.
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TRY the Speed Shells this season;
they get the load to your bird
quicker than any other shells you
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lead angles bother you less
you get more birds.
The speed of these shells is due to
the steel lining to the way it compresses
the smokeless powder and keeps all the
punch of the explosion right behind the
shot, where it belongs.
Exclusively a Remington-UMC idea
' and it is right.
Get Remington-UMC Steel Lined Speed
Shells of the livest dealer in your section.
See that the Red Ball mark is on every box
of shells and metallics you buy.
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Was every cent wlsoly spent? Would tho llttlo fragments
ot fortune, tossed after trllles, total a dollar, or two, or five?
Which would you rnthor havo now, tho trifles you bought, or
the coin you nald for them? 4,1 t
Now look ahead a year: Will your nrcsent habits causo a re
petition of last month's spending, until tho yonr Is gono?
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you building? To what oxtont Is a bank account shaping your
future? j
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Interest paid on TJuto DcposKH.
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' I; I'laiingaii, Viee-Presldent,
It. F. Williams Cashier.
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