Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-20

contain inexhaustible mines Of all the
precious ores and gems, to be peopled
with monsters and fairies. gorgons and
houiis.
Long before the Christian era these
wars We're waged. these voyages and
travels undertaken, IN part accomplish
ed, abandoned and renewed again and
Yet again through centuries In the face
OF every peril, with pcrsistency that
Is almost beyond comprehension.
From out Of the shadows come the
stories OF Assyrlan hosts, the wealth
and glories OF Babylon and Nlncveh,
OF Darius and Cyrus and XervNes, OF
Palmyra and the more than queenly
Zenobla Of Egypt the reservoir or hu-
man learning and knowledge, the keep
er OF the Sciences the granary OF the
world, the home Of the star-eyed sor-
ceress OF the Nile, legends OF the mar
ehHllng and movements OF vast armies
and fleets. If battles and slaughter be-
yond crcdulity TO believe. OF the birth
and growth and prosperity the decline
and death and decay Of nll--all this
wealth aud glory gone. leaving scarce
trace OF Its existence. And yet the
busy marts OF those great cities and
scores OF others unnamed did exist In
all the activity and hustle and excite
ment. with all the cares and All the
pleasures or great emporiums.i Inhabited
by people immersed IN the ordinary af-
fairs OF life as we are, and animated
by the same general motives.
What was the cause or all this ruin
ana Destruction IL was brought about
through infinite phases by the mex
oroble laws which govern and control
commerce and trade.
Passing over intervening centurleB
what lncXhaustible stores Of material
for history and FOR romance are afford
cd In the more authentic period and
events Of the Punlc wars.
Tho adventurous Phoenicians. mer-
chants and traders through generations
launched their galleys. which would
now be ranked aE ocean tramps," for
voyages 10 unmapped coasts and found
ed Carthage Az a trading post. Loo
Gated by the shrewd instinct Of trade
ere long a prosperous and enterprising
city arose upon the southern shores
of the Mediterranean, guarded by the
pillars Of Hercules. The sails OF her
trading vessels We're spread 10 the
winds Of every known sea and were
furled In every accessible port. while
her caravans, with careenlng ships Of
the desert" penetrated to and beyond
the equator. and like the merchants Of
Galveston. traded In the interior"
The growing greatness NJ war-like
but unmaritime and inflicted Rome
was threatened Rome or Carthage
must fall-both armed for the conflict.
and they began that enthralling life
and death struggle. lasting through
century, participated In by warriors
and statesmen whose grandsires were
yet unborn when the tocBln first was
sounded, ana which terminated left the
victor the painting but proud mistress
OF the world.
Blot out the history OF those wars.
| What blank would be lett In history,
! IN song. In story. We can scarce Inn
aElno history without Hannibal and
his great adversary Scipio, without
! Fnbiua ana hts tactics of mixed caution
| and daring, which yet bears his name
| aud saved his country without that no'
! BILE Roman who with unhnchlng nerves
| thrust his arm into the flames ana held
| the Charred stump before his watching
/ tCmptcrH as unanswCrnhln testimony Of
| his mcOrruptihle fidelity TO honor,
| story which has been told and n lesson
| which has been taught 10 succeeding
! generations of sons and daughters TO
] their elevation
blot out that war and Hannibal and
| there would be nothing left to CORE
| spnud with the picturesque crossing
! of the Alps" by the armies of the great
! Napoleon, ami thu rushing train which
| now bursts from the bowels OF Mont
| Cents like mad volcano would lose
| all it's poetry.
| II was Romnn Jealousy and apprc-
| hpnAlun OF Carthage commerce and
| trade which brought ON the wars 70
| which have alluded which Afforded
! he opportunities which made SO many
/ names immortal IL was the require
mcnts NJ commerce and trade which
| demanded and evolved the genius
/ which tunuelled the Alps and now
| makes II possible To accomplish In u
. fDw hours under serRcUnta direction
the muneuvors which taxed the highest
| capacities NJ two OF the greatest COM
! unaudera That the world has ever pro-
I duced.
il il the proud boast OF the "mis-
| ucss OF the seas" that IN every minute
of the twenty-four hours the deep boom
OF the sunset gun which statutes the
furliug OF the cross Of 81, George AZ
the close of day IA heard as the shnd-
uws OF night gather about her forts
which belt tho world-uor IL this an
idle boast born of vain concelt
England. centuries after Rome had
threatened Carthage centuries after
| Greek philosophy and reached ITS acme
ana fixed standard which IS yet a
measure, England, naughty England.
seems to have been Inhabited by peo-
pie compared to whom our own Coz
mauches, In all their pristine glory
would have been clnsscd with weak
/ lyueed fOps and dudes, but even thon
the germ OF the Instinct Of trnde,
though but as q mustard seed, was
implanted in their nature, and we find
that they carried ON "a llttle commerce
| In tin" with commercial travellers from
cities within the straits OF Gibraltar.
John Bull then had "tln" and with
Increasing diligence he had been col
Letting and boarding 1t TO this blessed
day. until Il "a said that now the great
bull, Of the wealth of the world, or To-
equivalent In some form Of security Is
vaulted within the radius OF the shadow
Of the spire of ST. Peters Cathedral
! What are the mysterious and all com,
pclliug laws which In 80 short period
have elevated those erst-while bar
harians 20 be the bankers of all the
world? That IL u question, gentlemen
which I submit 10 YOU for an answer
for u vs. commercial problem.
The navy OF Great Britain approx
mately equal IN equipments with the
combined navies OF all other nations
and probable surprising all In enicicey
rs maintained and uurtured almost viii
ont calculation na 10 cost, with unatlnt'
ed hand she lavishes her sterling
garnered from the four quarters OF the
globe. and II we hut look through ant
beyond the romance and sentiment OF
"Rule britannia" and Hearts OF Ook.
we unNeil the practical fact that tn,
vast sums of money eNpended-all tn,
skill and geniaus that 20 20 make thai
grand creation, the British navy, q
means aud method employed To main
tain an efficient police for the escor
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