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A GREAT NA VIGATOR.
HOW DE GAMA, oF PORTUGAL DIS-
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83 Banks Next to Columbus Among the
Great Discoverers of History — More
Worthy of Commemoration Than the
Heroes of Great and Decisive Battles.
The world would be poor without
the records of its great soldiers, scien-
tists and navigators. And the latter
though they are seldom emblazoned
with thosenational glories which are
the rewards of. war are frequently
more worthy of commemoration than
the heroes of great and decisive bat-
tles. Among navigators the name of
Vasco De Gama holds a prominent
ranks next to Columbus
among the great discoverers of history.
To sail forth now-a-days
chart and compass is not considered
a feat of enduring renown because the
extension of knowledge has made us
familiar with nearly all parts of the
universe save perhaps those immedi-
ately around both poles. But in the
days when the Mediterranean searwas
believed to be the center of the world,
and when the science of navigation
was less'understood than at present, a
man seized by the inspiration that
there existed such places as India or-
America was a more sublime being
than he who to-day discovers . the
North Pole.
Such a (pioneer was De Gama. It
was he who first sailed from .Europe
to the East Indies and thus opened the
way for that lucrative commerce which
has followed in the wake of his dis-
coveries. Such a feat required more
intelligence, resolution and courage
than any man had ever previously
manifested, and certainly more than
Columbus could fairly lay claim to. In
short Vasco De Gama deserves to be
regarded among the first of great navi-
gators. He was not a Spaniard; he
was a Portuguese and came to be cele—
brated in this way:
Manual, King of Portugal, was sit-
ting one' day in the window of his
palace, overlooking the 1§1urtyard and
thinking who among am." his subjects
was best equipped to lead an expedi-
tion to explore distant lands. The
king had built four strong vessels for
this purpose, the largest of which,
however, was only the size of a modern
fishing smack, being only about 120
tons. But such a vessel was in that
early age considered a triumph of nau-
tical science, and King Manuel was
and was sorely perplexed in an en-
deavor to discover the best man in his
very proud of his exploring flotilla;
kingdom to take charge of the expedi-
tion. While the King was thus turn-
ing over events in his mind it chanced
that Vasco De Gama passed across the
courtyard in the presence of King
Manuel.
“That is the man who will stop at
pedition to Africa, and to whom I
will entrust this one. Call De Gama,”
said the King to one of the courtlers,
“and let him- be conducted before me
without delay.”
The King of Portugal knew his char-
acter well enough to entrust to De
Gama the expedition upon which he
had set his heart, and having conveyed
his instructions to the great naviga-
tor, De Gama set sail from Lisbon,
July 8, 1497. After three months and
twenty-six days they mailed into the
Bay of St. Helena near the Cape of
Good Hope. There they went on
shore and found a race of men very
ignorant, and savage and who wel-
comed them at first, but later hurled
upon them a shower of stones and
ja‘velins. The quarrel was precipitated,
‘it is said, through one of De Game's
sailors evincing a. disposition to go
away fith the newly-found savages,
the Portuguese sailor being particular-
ly attracted to one of the colored
Venuses who was in the party. De
Gama insisted upon the amorous sail-
or rejoicing his expedition, and so a
bottle began in which De Gama and
four of his crew were wounded before
they succeeded in rescuing the impu-
dent sailors. Nine days later they
landed in the Bay of St. Braz after
rounding the Cape and suppressing a
mutiny on board which latter incident
tried the patience of Vasco De Gama
and the disclipline of the crew. Here
they first learned of the existence of
the elephant. Later they went ashore
on the island of Natal. Here again
the sailors who were always bent on
exploring the shore fell in with two
richly dressed merchants of India
and who turned out later to be Ma-
homedan merchants who traded the
rich, fabrics of India to the Kaf-
firs, and with their assistance he reach-
ed the Island of,Madagascar. India,
these merchants told him, lay beyond
the islands of Madagascar some two
thus giving to the
drooping heart of the navigator the
first real assurance that the object of
the expedition would be accomplished.
Continuing his journey for fourteen
days of pleasant sailing De Gama and
Mozambique.
When they saw on shore the tall
spires and m-inarets of a city they at
once concluded that they had reached
a country of as high a civilization as ,
that which they had left. And the Ma-
homedans of Mozambique also regard-
ed the light-complexioned Portuguese
in an equally friendly and appreciative
light. They offered De Gama a pilot
who knew the local seas and who
would point. out the way to India.
1 There was great rejoicing between the
representatives of both civilizations,
but ah! athere was. one awful barrier
permanent friendly inter-
course.- The Portuguese were Catho-
lics, who were infused with a spirit of
hostility to all religions but” their own.
The Mahomedans upon their part were
no less fanatical, believing that
through.. unbelievers'
surest way to Heaven. Thus at tho
aided by
nothing; who sailed with the last ex-,
blood lay the.
very start these two parties each
friendly. disposed towards the other,
were made mutually distrustful and
antagonistic; and as soon as this petty
religious rivalry was discovered the
Mahomedans lay --in ambush for De
Gama’s sailors or sent false pilots to
steer. their ships . into dangerous
places.
Accordingly they sailed away, and
on May 17,1498, Vdsco De Gama pur-
suing the course that had been indi-
cated to' him and whiCh for ever two
centuries all subsequent navigators
have followed, cast his anchors in view
of the south coast of India of the city
of Calicut. The rajahs of India were,
however, so .rich and powerful and so
highly civilized at that time that they
regarded De Gama and his Portuguese
caravels in much the same light as
.the Chief of Police of a. Western city
would now regard an invasion of East-
ern tramps. They would not allow
any oneto approach their courts who
could not bring presents proportioned
in value to the rank and importance
of the personage to whom they were
offered. De Gama possessednothing;
was unable to speak the~language, to
enter into the religious spirit or to
understand the customs of India. ‘
,So . after for endeavoring for .. five
months in vain to gain a footing in
India he set sail for Portugal and in-
formed the King that he had solemnly
taken possession of India in the name
of the King of Portugal.
Titles, money, power, the homage of
the Portuguese and the admiration of
Europe and of the world have reward-
ed Vasco De Gama for the fatigues and
the adventures of his historic voyage,
the quadri-centennial Of which will be
celebrated on May 17. ”Thus a world
was won first for the Portuguese, who
later were driven out by the French
and who in turn gave way to the Eng‘
lish, and who since Clive’s time have
held a tight grip'upon India and con-
fined. to a single nation the immense
wealth and advantages which mankind
would otherwise derive from the en‘
terprlse and adventures of De Gama.
One Way of Catchingn‘nem.
An enterprising photographer. has
lately completed a system by which his
pictures of babies have become famous.
He has discarded all the familiar ex«
pedlents of his profession to persuade
very young children to submit to the
camera, and his scheme has been com-
pletely successful. One part of his gal-
lery has. been fitted up like a nursery.
Around the room at convenient points
are situated cameras, and these are in
charge of his assistants.
The photographer devotes his atten-
tionrto the baby. He tries all the toys
in turn, gets on as intimate terms as
possible with the baby after such shOrt
acquaintance, and gradually lures the
unsuspecting infant into looking his
best. When pose and expression are
satisfactory he gives a signal to one
of his assistants at the cameras, and
the trick is done. Mothers bring their.
babies from all quarters to this tact-
ful photographer. It would be a diffi-
cult matter to find any child who-
would not, after ten minutes’ session
with toys, exhibit some expression that
his parents would be proud of. The
artist catches that expression, and as
many other agreeable ones as possible.
The final delight comes to the mother
when she receives the proofs, not sent
as proofs usually are, but mounted on
a large piece of cardboard, which
makes it possible for her to compare
them simultaneously. This wise man
has left nothing undone which could
strengthen his hold on the babies and
their photographs.
American Arms. .
The success of the Colt experiments,
andwhich John Quincy Adams de-
scribedas “impracticable and even-if
practicable no fair or honest warfare,
was now complete. The idea upon
which they were based was later de-
veloped by the Austrians in the war
with Venice and has since become one
of general application with other na-
tions.
But to America and particularly to
Colonel Colt are due the credit of first
conceiving and carrying out through
State appropriation the project of ig-
niting deposits of powder placed in
harbors for submarine defence. The.
cable used by Colt for this purpose
was the first submarine cable ever in-
vented for conducting the electric fluid.
and also accurately determining the po-
sition of a vessel upon water. so as to
be able to touch off the apparatus or.
the precise time when the moving boat
entered within thedestructlve orbit of
the submerged torpedo. With certain
trifling alterations it is Colonel Colt’s
systemand inventions that are still
used in American Coast and Harbor
defenses.
"'A Tombstone Problem.
A man who went away from home
some time ago to attend a convention
of church people was struck with the
beauty of the little town in which the
gathering was held. He had plenty of'
time,__ and. :while . Wandering . about
walked-into. the village cemetery, It
was a beautiful place, and the delegate.
walked-around among the graves.- He .
saw a monument, one of the largest
in the' cemetery, and read with sur.
prise the inscription. on it:
“A Lawyer and an Honest Man."
The delegate scratched his head and
looked at the monument again. He
read the inscription over and over.
Then he walked all around the monu-
ment and examined the grave closely.
Another man in. the cemetery ap-
proached and asked him:
“Have you found the grave of an
old friend?” _
“No," said the delegate, "but I was
wondering how they came to bury
those two fellows in one grave.”
Father: “You must live within your
income, sir.
Son: “That’s all right, ”governor I'
was afraid ybu were going to ask m.
to live without it.”
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FIRST 0" "'5 KLDWND'IKE
OOLD MININO AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF YUKON.
PRIDE DF- SHARES TO BE ADVANCED IDSIIST3I,1|898.
Mr. Joseph Ladue, the pioneer of the Klondike, and founder of
Dawson City, aided by some of the most conservative and successful finan-
ciers of New York, is operating the strongest company yet formed for
mining and trading 1n the Yukon gold fields.
' To this Company he has transferred placer claims on Hunker and
Gold Bottom Creeks, the “Marguerite” Quartz— Mine, his Saw Mill,
his Timber Lease, that virtually monopolizes the saw timber on the
Klondike, and large holdings of Choice Town Lots in Dawson City.
The Company also owns the S. S.“ Morgan City" now earning $20,000 per
month, and has shipped up. the Yukon several hundred tons of merchandise,
for trade, upon which a. very large profit' 13 muted. The. U. S. Government
reports certify that the saw mill produces about two million feet of lumber
' in the open season, sales price of which is from $140 to $240 per 1,000 feet
according to class. a. . ,
.. CAPITAL on THE COMPANY. J ' ‘I‘i , *
, Preferred Stock, a cumulative, $1,000, 000 .L’
' Common Stock, 4. 000, 000
Total Capital, pct value, 5'10 per share, 55, 000, 000
The preferred stock has a first lien on earnings for its dividend,
and on the assets of the Company for its par value, and after all the
stock of the Company has received 6 per cent, the surplus earnings are
shared pro rata by the preferred and common stock.
Thus the preferred stock practically ofi'ers the safeguards and advantages
of a first. mortgage bond, coupled with an earning capacity as great as that of
the common stock.
The undersigned has obtained a short option on a. block of this preferred
. stock which he now ofl'ers at par, $10.00 per share. This option terminates
' " August 3xst,.1898, after which the price of the preferred stock will be
advanced by the Company to $12. 50 per share.
This' IS the last opportunity to get the preferred stock at par, and
,. in time to participate in the autumn dividend. Shares will be alloted' 1n the
" order subscriptions are received.
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