The Columbia register., June 17, 1904, Image 3

I LIFIWERI ALU
If llf wer all.
What war the rvcomptnM
For all our tsars?
Tha troubled toll
Of all tha loug drawn rttra,
Tha atruggle to lumlri
The fining abov
War acarva worth while
If Ufa waro all.
If Ufa war all.
What war It worth to Ural
To build on pain.
Ho aooa to Utra
Our building waro but tain,
And then to pita
To aomo vsgua nothingness
War ararra wort while,
If Ufa waro all
Ufa la not all, ,
I do not know the plan!
I only know that CJo.l la food
And that hla strength austalna,
I onl know that ha la juati
Bo la tho atarlou, aongless night
I lift ray faca and trust
And God my aplrtt wttotia bear
LI fa la not all.
-Le Aagelea IlaraM.
ELVIRAH'S TREASURE
rp IIR cood barque, Bell Brewater,
II waa on hundred and twenty
seven days on tho voyag be
tween Baa Francisco and Boston. Cap
tain Btarbuck waa much pleaaed with
the reaainga of bta log, but to Zenas
Handy la the forecaatle, the trip bad
seemed an interminable one. It bad
oemed ao until Hatterfts waa Blghted.
Then tho watchc fairly flew, whether
the wind blew fair or foul. Then bla
mind perceived tho urgent necessity of
furnishing aorae plausible reaaon for
lila return after twenty year a of al
most allent abaence. Of course, there
waa tho conventional and aeutlmental
one of "seeing the old place again."
hut In hla case It seemed hardly suffl
dent Had hla return been actually whim
leal, ho might have been Icaa embar
raased for an excuse. But dominated
aa ha waa by a motive, powerful
enough to aend him hon.e before the
bast, which motive muot remain hla
absolute aecret, at leaat for aomo time
to come, ha felt that It would not do
to be ambiguous or mysterious. He
had nothing to brng about, nothing to
how for those many yeura of toll and
adventure. Nothing but a scrap of a
yarn overheard In the wild remoteness
of Big Bluff Canon In the Duckwater
Range.
How vividly the acene returned to
ttlm. The rude ahanty with Ita rough
tar and a table or two, tho half-score
of rougher men, miners now but likely
enough for any Job promising money,
from poker to piracy. A wiry, gray
bearded man waa speaking.
"Yen," be aald, "Just over yonder by
tho big boulder where that quiet pool
la, 'Zeke Fuller cleared up twenty
thousand In three weeks, and then lit
out lively for Cape Cod, and by Jinks!
a twelvetuouth later I met hlin In
Frisco with i fine brig he wna part
owner of. I wasn't worth an ounce,
lnt he set 'era up aeveral times and
lent me a hundred for old times', sake.
8a Id he bad t'othorjialf the awag bur
led In bla cellar to home. Queer cove,
Zeke Fuller. 'Lowed aa he'd never
trust no bank."
Zenas had nearly dropped bla glass
at the atory. Captain Fuller had gono
down In bla new brig the "Two Nug
gets" off Turks' Island, on bla way
back to New Bedford that flrat and
only voyage of hia beautiful v easel.
Sarah bad written him about It many
yeara ago, but never a word bad coma
to him of the finding of tho burled
gold, and hla alster would surely have.
reported that to him, aeeing that ho
bad broken off a much approved match
with Elvlrah Fuller, and run off to the
Golden State; on tho foolhcadedneaa of
both steps aba bau never omitted to
tax him In ber few lettera. n waa
returning for the sake of Elvlrah and
the treaaure. What he meant to do
be could not decide, his brain waa top
ay tarry between marriage and rob
bery. Hence the Belle Brewater fair
ly burnt the wind aa ahe flew along
homeward.
Twenty years would mnke aome
change in Wlngtult, but not much. Tho
elms would be larger, the houses gray
er, but the folks he had known would
be the samo, a matter of a score of
years would only show on tho bablea.
Uncle Josh, at 80, would look about
the some aa he did at CO, a wrinkle or
two more and a shinier Sunday coat
He would meet him before he could
reach bla slater's.
"Wall, I declare! It's Zenas! Been
gone a long time, but yor look 'bout
the same. Come back after 'Vlrey,
bay? Hat Hal Made some money,
eh? No? Wall, aorry, boy, but better
not tackle 'Vlrey. No, no," and ao
forth.
And Aunt, Mercy would be as bad,
only worse to escape. She would In
sist on his going to meeting, and re
peat texts that she thought applicable
to his forward condition. For even hla
reputation was as poor as bis purse,
at least In their eyes; but oh, how ten
thousand dollars would improve It! He
bad to smile while the Belle Brewster
was careening past Highland Light,
and his plan of action was deferred to
the occasion and bis ready wit
"Why, it's Zenas!" exclaimed his sis
ter, as she opened the door at his loud
knock. "For the land's sake! where
d'you come from?' Just In time for
upper." '
Sarah was always undemonstrative.
The remains of the evening meal were
on the table. She bustled about get
ting something ready for him to eat
Her husband came in, and ahe intro
duced him to Zenas.
'8poa, Sarah, yoo eaa keep me
for a few weeks r aald her brother,
ever hla beach plum Jelly.
Her face lengthened.
"Might If we have a room to spare.
You know we take summer boardera
now, and It's only the la at of August"
"Wall, nobuddy aver want that
coop over the kitchen." commented her
husband.
They do, too, John. Mr. Btubblns
little boy slept there and ahe paid four
dollar a week for him."
Joha lit hla pip bellows like.
"Oh. well." aald Zona, somewhat
grandly, "I'll pay you four dollars,"
and pulled out a roll of bills, rather
bulky but composed mostly of ones.
"Maybe you might want to get ome
thlng, here's five dollare."
"The room does need a baaln and
pitcher and a cot bed. I'll go down
street to-morrow and get them."
Nearly every one In town waa de
lighted to aee Zenaa, if only for the
novelty of soma gossip. They plied
him with questions and afterward
mauled his somewhat ambiguous an
swer unmercifully. Elvlrah came In
at mall time and greeted him with the
Injured love and garnered primness of
twenty year, and the practical com
mon aenae of 40. She looked comeller
than ever, thought Zenaa In hla ma
turer vialon, and feeling that bis own
rugged frame and ruddy face were not
unhandsome, he endeavored to awaken
aome of her old regard for him by a
auavenesa to which he had been un
accustomed alnce their parting.
But Elvlrab waa untmpassloned and
extremely matter-of-fact and it waa
these characteristics rather than any
thing romantic connected with their
former engagement that bad kept her
Ingle. Then ber good looks made her
the belle of the village, but ahe waa
one of thoae strong-willed maidens who
can play any game of forfeit with
out ever making a mistake.
The daya went sleepily by. The gos
sips had loat all intereat in him alnce
they had found him to be pennllesa.
No native bad ever returned to Wing
tutt possessed of even a thousand dol
lars unless supplemented by an unlim
ited amount of boasting and Import
ance. Zenaa had nettber, hence the
deduction waa obvloua and certainly
true. They were equally positive that
Elvlrah would not receive him back
Into favor.
Zenas never let a day go by without
spending a few minutes at that lady'
comfortable abode to saw a board for
her. to look at her Evening Transcript
to prune a tree he could alwaya find
some excuse even if he had to go fish
ing for one, a couple of tautog or lob
atera won him many a smile. But after
all, she waa not deeply Impressed.
"Seems to me," she would remark to
Ginger, her cat, "he 1 mighty more
interested in the house, and I don't
believe the place would aupport two of
ua anyhow."
Nevertheless, she liked him to come,
and her enjoyment to Zenaa' eager eyes
once came so near to positive favor
that he broached the happiness of their
old engagement
"That' all over and done with," ahe
raid tartly, "and we'll be better
friends If you don't refer to it again."
"I came a long ways to be told that
Elvlrah."
Yes, and It took you a mighty long
time to get started back. What made
you como, anyhow? Reckon It wasn't
Just love?"
"Just you. 'Vlrey."
"Stuff!" The tone and demeanor
could not be gainsaid.
Zenas departed crestfallen.
However, she let him take charge
of her cranberry picking, which
brought tbem together more or less all
day. It also gave him an opportunity
to get in the cellar, where aome of the
berries were to be stored. It was diffi
cult for blm to mask hia interest In
the floor while Elvlrah was with him,
but she had no sooner gone upstair
than he began a speedy investigation.
The dark cement exhibited no sign,
but at the foot of the stairs was an
oblong flagstone, hollowed by the foot
steps of a century.
Th next day he placed a small crow
bar in the cellar, and when Elvlrah
was on the bog, he made an excuse
to 'go to the house. Entering by the
slanting hutch doors he shut them
after him. The old excitement was
upon blm. He pried up an end of the
stone. Nothing appeared but the solid
gray clay. He could see half the
length, three-quarters and still noth
ing. The perspiration began to start
then he desperately stood the stone on
end against the wall. There appeared
a narrow cavity, he stooped down and
pressed hla hand upon a leather bag.
Then fear came upon him and he
quickly replaced the stone, sweeping
some dust Into the crevices he had
made in prying. He put his bar on top
of a beam, opened the hatch door and
after a drink and wash at the well
went back and gave out the checks to
the pickers as coolly as he could.
October's brilliancy faded Into No
vember's dlnginess. Sarah's boarders
bad long since returned to their city
homes, and Zenas' had a more comfort
able room. The delicious, tranquil
days glided by, enhanced by the rest
ful business of the ending harvest
Elvlrah 'was greatly pleased with
the way Zenas had managed things.
He had saved her many dollars by his
handlness. The screener had been
cleverly repaired, the barn door could
now be opened without the entire ex
penditure of hex strength and breath,
and in numberless other ways he had
demonstrated . his usefulness. But It
did not take him long to learn that her
self-sufficiency and Independency, sup
plemented by a rural hand of parsi
mony, made It well nigh impossible to
draw her friendliness Into a closer
bond of union. He knew that his only
defect In her eyes was poverty, that
she suspected him of coveting the
property more than the owner. But
however hard It may have been at one
time to distinguish where the main at
traction lay, Zenas love had dot
grown so that he would gladly have
married Elvlrah had the ten thousand
dollars been burled In his own cellar
Instead of her. If after the manner
of ber rare she wss disposed to frugal
ity yet ahe waa thoroughly good.
As ahe atood smiling on the flag
stone, looking around at the well filled
cellar, ber appearance was so plump
and comely that the heart of Zenas
quickened. And her pretty feet and
light beneath them! He heaved the
box of cranberries he had Just brought
In on tho pile.
"Elvlrah," he exclaimed ardently,
"will you have me?"
"No, I won't" she snapped. Bbe had
Just computed that the berries before
ber at twelve dollars per barrel would
be six hundred and eighty-four dol
lare, and It flashed Into her mind that
Zeuaa had made the same calculation
Juat prior to hla sudden proposal. Bnt
to be Just Zenaa bad had no thought
of berries. Ills glance may have drop
ped momentarily to ber feet but that
was Involuntary.
"I could Improve the place a lot,"
be said, wiping his forehead. "There
la plenty room for another bog."
"Yea, Munguason can make that for
a dollar a day. No, thank you, Zenas,
I like you pretty well, but 'twon't
pay."
(She picked up ber akirts and ascend
ed the stairs sighing because be was
not owner of a dozen shares in the
Old Colony.
Her refusal and then his discharge
because the work of harvesting was
all done made him resolve on a more'
violent course the end of which he
could not foresee, but some of the
recklessness of his Callfornlan life bad
returned to blm. Elvlrah's houM was
a comparatively large two-story build
ing and during the summer she occu
pied an upstairs chamber. A mild fall
postponed ber removal to the first floor
later than usual. One eight she was
awakened by a dream or a sound, she
knew not which. But she was thor
oughly awake and presently her acute
hearing detected a sound from below.
Bbe could neither locate ic nor account
for it but a third "click" sent her
downstair to Investigate the back
door fastenings. The old decrescent
moon gave a glimmer of light She
found the doora properly aecurod and
waa about to return when she heard a
slight noise in the cellar. She glanced
toward the low door; the small pane
therein was faintly luminous.
Elvlrah was not at all timid, but the
light startled her. She crossed over
cautiously and peered into the pane of
glass. Then ahe waa almost surprised
Into a shriek. A dim lantern revealed
Zenas lifting the flagstone into place.
On the lower step were six baga about
th size of a pearmaine apple. One
was open and its contents glistened
yellow. Gold! Her knees weakened
and her tongue seemed to swell and
gag her, but her eyes acquired new
powers of vision.
Zenas secured the open bag, placed
them all In a grain aack, and departed
therewith by the hatch, which he
closed very carefully. She watched
him from the shelter of the geraniums
In the kitchen window until he dis
appeared in the shadow of the barn.
It came upon her suddenly there bad
been a treasure burled In her cellar,
and her friends and lover had discov
ered and stolen it AH the sly and
self-satisfied remarks of her father con
cerning his wealth were now made
clear. "He would show her something
when he got back." But he never
came. This was what his distrust of
banker and daughter bad done for
him. A thief had stolen the gold from
under her very eyes. But she could
rouse the neighbors and apprehend
him. She tore upstairs and' began to
dress hastily. But what then? Would
she be happy? She paused with her
skirt over her bead, then threw it upon
a chair and went to bed again.
In the morning ahe arose with red
eyes. She stayed indoors without a
glance at the morning train as it thun
dered by to Boston. Zenas was aboard,
gone from her again, this lime with
both her wealth and affection. At 11
she went to the postofflce for the mail,
and ran plump into Zenas. She start
ed visibly and read confusion In his
face.
"Dreadful glad to see you, Zenas;
thought you'd gone to Boston." They
were walking under the tall, bare elms.
"I want you to fix a new hinge on the
cellar hatch."
Zenas paled a little.
"Gone to Boston! Why, 'Virahr .
"I was afraid you had, Zenas," she
said with averted face.
"I don't know where I'll go, Tlrah,
if you turn me away."
"I'll never turn you away."
"But will you have me, 'Virah?"
"Suppose I might as well, Zenas,
and stop your fussing." They turned
Into the lane to Elvlrah's. "I never
did think I wanted you so much till
this morning, Zenas, when I thought I
saw you on the train." She looked at
him coyly or slyly, and he kissed her a
trifle awkwardly, with a guilty rather
than an enraptured look. At the house
Elvlrah regained her ordinary demean
or and Zenas appeared outwardly at
ease and happy.
SoHhey were married at Thanksgiv
ing and everybody rejoiced with them
and declared It a good and proper
match. A close observer may have
found moments of abstraction in Zenas
or a curious Interest in burled treasure
on Elvlrah's part One night Elvlrah
awoke her husband. -
"Zenas," she said, "I've had a queer
dream."
"It won't pay," said Zenas, sleepily.
"A dream! A. vision! I could see
right through that flagstone In the cel
lar, and there lay six little bag that
'.I seemed te know were fall of gold!"
an said lmpresalvely.
"Yon don't believe If true, Elri-
: raur
"It won't take long to find, out
Zenaa." Bbe got up and put en her
Uppers and shawl.
"You ain't going now " be said In-
credulously. ,
"Wght now." She took the lamp
and disappeared with a determined
tep; and without desiring hla com
pany, or assistance.
Zenaa composed himself for ber re
turn. In ten minutes sh appeared
lampleaa and breathless, Her ahawl
waa heavily weighted and ahe dropped
It on the bed.
"There it la, Zenaa. I've got it" ahe
aid panting.
"You don't sayf Sure enough H His
enthusiasm was somewhat lame. He
hefted a bag. "Curious, 'Vlrah. It
should take so many yeara to hatch out
that dream V
"Looks like, Zenaa, as if I had to
wslt for you to come. Eh?"
"Maybe. Guesa If you'd found It
afore, I wouldn't be here."
"Maybe not" Her bright eyes
clouded a little.
"I mean." said Zenas, hastily, Td
found you married to some big gun."
"Maybe!" said Elvlrah, a trifle curt
ly, as she thoughtfully contemplated
the gold.
"Vlrah!" broke out Zenas, earnest
ly, "fore God, I'd love you Just as
much, treasure or no treasure!"
And his tone waa so sincere that El
vlrah kissed him and deferred satis
fying ber curiosity until the following
morning. Waverley Magazine.
DAQUERRE'8 PROCESa
IU In trod action Into America Gave
Impetus to a New Bnalnesa,
As soon as Daguerre's process be
came well enough known In America
for practice, aclentlfic men and, in fact
"all aorta and condltiona of men," at
tempted to produce the wonderful pie
turee. Many home-made and very
primitive kinds of apparatus were em
ployed In the experiments, including
the cigar box with a spectacle lens. If
the operator succeeded In producing an
Impression that could be seen; it was
carried about and shown as a great
success.
There were several claimants for
making the first portrait by the pro
cess. A Mr. Walcott made the claim,
and Joseph Dixon, by letters and other
evidence, claimed that the flrat pic
ture waa his, for which, it was said,
Mrs. Dixon sat with powdered face in
full sunshine 15 minutes.
In March, 1840, Messrs. Walcott and
Johnson opened a gallery in New York,
and announcing their readiness to exe
cute portraits from Ufe, solicited pa
tronage. This was the first daguerreo
type gallery in the world. Other places
were soon opened. The daguerreotype,
although considered desirable as a cu
riosity, was not popular, on account of
the length of time required for a sit
ting, which varied according to the
time of day and the strength of the
light It was seldom attempted on a
cloudy day. The sitter must have full
command of his expression and remain
perfectly still for from one to three
minutes to be successful In getting a
likeness distinct enough to be recog
nized.
The daugerreotype was made on a
pure metallic silver surface. After be
ing perfectly cleaned, and made sensi
tive with a rouge buff, it was coated in
a darkened room with the vapor of
iodine, then placed hi the camera, and
exposed before the sitter through the
lens. It was still kept from the light,
and placed over the fumes of hot mer
cury, where the Image developed.
Century.
We Number Many People.
A recent consular reDort elves In
teresting immigration figures. From
1818 to 1903 S5 years the number of
immigrants was 21.2C5.723. or the
equivalent of one-fourth of the 'total
population to-day. Of all this number
tne united Kingdom, which Includes
the heavy Irish Inflow, contributed 82
per cent; Germany contributed 24 per
cent; Austria-Hungary, Italy, Russia
and Poland furnished 21 per cent But
these last named countries in 1003 fur
nished 68 per cent of the immigration.
Europe has sent us 03 per cent of our
immigration, the Western HemlsDhera
4 per cent and China and all other
Asiatic countries, Oceanlca and Afri
ca, 2 per cent The heaviest Immi
gration of IriBh in one year was In
1853, when 162,649 came. The next
largest from Ireland was in 188S, when
73.513 came. Last year onlv S5.300
Irish came. The highest figures for
the English were 82,394 in 1882. In
1854 215.009 Germans came and in
1882 250,630. From 18G6 to 1873 the
German immigration averasre 120.000
a year. Last year it was only 40,086.
Its decline in the last ten rears ha
been marked. The incoming Italians
last year reached their highest figures,
being 230,622. They passed the 100,
000 mark in 1900 and what numbers
they may attain can only be guessed
at for the tide is running high and
chiefly from Southern Italy and the
islands. Last year the Russian immi
gration amounted to 136,003, while
from Austria-Hungary there came 200,
Oil. The immigration from the Scan
dinavian peninsula and the northern
parts of Europe, which we have al
ways considered the most desirable,
has so fallen off as to cease to be
much of a factor in the comparison.
Indianapolis News.
Unjust.
"All a man cares for Is a good din
ner," said the cynical woman.
That's very unjust" said the mild
mannered one. "My husband will miss
his dinner any day for the sake of
looking at a baseball game." Wash
ington Star. ;
if I
Religion.
From oat oar darkness, wrong and
agony,
O Being Infinite,
With bambla hearts, we lift our hands to
thee
And Dray to the for Hrht;
W feel, through all oar Infidelity,
There la eternal right
We feeL above our aelfishnesa and crime.
The mists that clood oar eyee,
That like an everlasting San aablime
Thou ahinest In th akiea;
And, glimpsing that veiled glory, we
would climb
To some sweet paradise.
Despite oar greed and sensuality,
Our aelnshnesa and strife;
Despite our narrownesa and bigotry,
Oar Inmost eonls are rife
With glimpses of the truth divine, that
we
Shall gain eternal life. ,
We are material, and swelled with pride;
Oar wayward feet are aet
In paths of Bin; thy truths we have de
nied; Thy precept w forget;
Bat although for the moment turned
aside,
Lord, spare thy people yet
We stretch Imploring hands to the for
light
Oh, hear us while we pray,
Conduct as back unto th vathe of right
The ever upward way;
And lead us from our groping through
the night
TJnto the better day.
Denver News.
The Story of One Japanese.
In a little booklet "How Missions
Pay," from the pen of the Rev. Dr.
J. W. Laughlln, the story is told of
the work accomplished by Joseph
Hardy Neeslma in Japan. He writes:
A hall century ago a boy was born
In the Japanese emnlre. Et some for
tunate providence a copy of a Chinese
translation of th Bible fell into his
hands.' Soon a glimpse at a map of
the United States gave him a desire
to see the new world." but Japanese
law forbade emigration and he was
compelled to run away. He stole on
board a ship at Shanghai and worked
his way to Boston, where he came un
der the influence of JoseDh Hardv. a
Christian philanthropist who offered
to educate him. He entered college
and became a Christian. He took Mr.
Hardy's name. He finished his college
course with honor and went back to
Japan to become the first native evan
gelist of his race. He collected money
with which to erect the Deshisha, the
first great Christian school of the em
pire. He used to say that he could
have been nailed to a literal cross with
less suffering than he was compelled
to endure while at work upon that
school. But by no tempting offer of
personal gain could he be Induced to
turn aslde from his course as a mis
sionary, and when he died there wer
hundreds of young men and women all
ever the empire, who testified to the
influence which the life of Joseph
Hardy Neeslma had upon them."
Court cay Begeta Lore.
Probably nlneteen-twentietha of the
happiness. in this world you will get
with the children at home. The inde
pendence that comes to a man when
nis work Is over, and he feels that he
has run out of the storm Into the oniet
harbor of home, where he can rest in
peace with his family, Is something
real, it does not make much differ
ence whether you own your house or
have one little room in that house, you
can make tnat little room a home to
you. You can people it with such
moods, you .can turn to It with such
sweet fancies that it will be fairly lu
minous with their presence, and will
be to yon the very perfection of a
nome. Against this home none of you
should transgress.
You should always treat each other
with courtesy. It is often not n ritffi.
cult to love a person as It Is to be cour
teous to him. Courtesy Is of greater
value ana a more royal grace than
some people seem to think. If you
will but be courteous to each other vnn
will soon learn to love each other more
wisely, profoundly, not to say lasting
ly, than you ever did before. Preshv-
terlan Banner.
The Tragedy of Success.
The tragedy of sufferinir is often ter
rible, but It is nothing to the tragedy
or success. Not indeed, that all suc
cess is tragic, but perhaps It would h
true to say that all success Is at least
dangerous, and most of it tragic It is
always a menace to the hi&rhpr lifA
and often its destruction. And so the
quest for it is one of the most pa
thetic things in the world; it Is as If
a man were to strive, by every means
and with what speed he may, to com
pass his own ruin.
The Honest Man. , 1
The honest man will follow the
beckoning hand of truth at any and at
all ' coat He will be true to the
prompting of hla conscience no mat
tor what the world will say. 'Having1
no authority higher than consdenco
and reason, recognizing no master for
his mind higher than righteousness,
no lord of his soul higher than love,
accepting no sovereign greater thaa
God, th boneat sun In every clrcum
eUace of life prove by tie nstiiity cf
hi action, the simplicity of hi life
and the scrupulous cleanliness of hi
influence that in all God's creation
there 1 none greater thaa ha. Rev.
J. I Levy, D. D.
nil Tarorlta Bcrlptnre Faaaafs.
Dr. Max Nordau. upon being asked
by a certain English magazine a to
hi favorite text of Scripture, gave
the following reply:
"The Bible haa been my constant
companion alnce my early childhood.
The effect of the Word upon me have
been different at different tlmee of my
Ufe, but I have never ceased reading
It Job, Ecciesiaate nd the Psalm
occupy the highest rank in my estima
tion, and the psalm I prefer to all oth
ers 1 the nineteenth, on the fragility
of human life. I know this psalm.
Ilk many others, by heart and I quote
It very often."
The Day of Prosperity.
Receive every Inward and outward
trouble, every disappointment, pain,
uneasiness, temptation, darkness and
desolation, with both thy hands, a a
true opportunity and blessed occasion)
of dying to self, and entering Into a
fuller fellowship with thy self-denying,
suffering Savior. Look at no Inward
or outward trouble In any other view,
reject every other thought about it,
and then every kind of trial and dis
tress will become the blessed day of
thy prosperity. That, state Is best
which exerdseth th highest faith In
and fullest resignation to God. Win.
lam Law.
BLOODY WARS OF ANCIENTS.
Death Were More Noaerona When
Amies Fonght Hand to Hand.
In ancient times, when men fought
with battle-axe, a words and spears,
and with bows and arrows, it was
necessary that armies should come to
very clos quarter In order to get
within rang. An open field was usu
ally chosen, within which both armies
lined up In mass form to oppose each
other. Then men entered the fray like
a lot of ravenous wolves. The battle
was decided less by skill than by sheer
brute force and the power of numbers.
Defeat then meant annihilation. There
were no means for covering retreat.
When the. battle began to turn, th
enemy was already at the heels of the
vanquished and In a position to cut
them down without mercy, while yet
frenzied with the fury of the fight. It
was not Infrequent then that half the
numbers engaged were killed. One
hundred thousand Persians fell In a
day before Alexander. Hannibal slew
at Cannae, 216 B. a, forty-eight thou
sand Romans out of .sixty thousand.
In the great battle In the' Valley of
the Marne, In October, 451 A. be
tween the combined Romans and
Goths, and the Huns under Attila, the
allies slew the Invading barbarians at
the rate of one hundred thousand a
day for three days. That was the
bloodiest battle In history. That bloody
Job stands pre-eminent as an Instance
of Justifiable homicide. It saved Eu
rope from savagery, and rescued civili
sation. It Is estimated that Caesar's wars
cost more than two million lives. His
war bulletins did not report a long list
of wounded and a short list of slain.
They were death-lists so many killed.
The number of wounded was Insignifi
cant When firearms were Introduced tac
tics were changed, and armies were
no longer hurled bodily upon each
other, staking everything upon the Is
sue; but for a long time the firearms .
were primitive and would not shoot
very far, and the tactics were but a
modification of the older and simpler
methods of hand-to-hand fighting.
Woman's Home Companion.
Large Enough to Connt
."The longer I live," observed tha
cashier of a bank downtown, "the
more I realize the Importance of llttlo
things. Here is a case In point," he
continued, referring to a letter he had
Just received. "A few weeks ago I
had two callers in my office, one an ex
citable, elderly man, a big depositee
and the other the president of a manu
facturing concern and the writer of
this letter. This manufacturer left
and soon afterward the excitable man
discovered that someone had taken his
hat He stormed about the place until
one of the clerks suggested that per
haps the manufacturer had taken It
by mistake. The excitable man de
manded his address and started out to
hunt him down and give him 'a piece
of his mind.'
'The other day I read a letter from
the manufacturing concern and was
astonished to see among the names of
its officers that of my excitable caller
as vice president My curiosity was
aroused and I made some Inquiries.
Now I learn that the excitable man.
was so pleasantly received when he
called for his hat that his anger cooled
at once. Then he got to talking about .
the manufacturer's business and the
money he was making. A few daya ,
Inter he Invested heavily in the con
cern and was elected Its vice president
And all because of that little mistake
about a hat" New York Press. !
Very Cooling;.
Sharpe The Japanese never get ex
cited. One of their maxims Is: "Keep
cool."
Whealton No wonder there are ao
many Japanese fans.
Occasionally men die of thirst, but
more often they drink themselves to
death.