The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-08

knob in the wall and the curtains slid to
the side. The two corners were fitted up
similarly. In each, on a massive iron
stand, was large sphere constructed of
closely woven steel about three feet in
diameter. Near the bottom was spigot
or cock on which hung a small pail about
five inches deep and two in diameter
| The globe we looked at was empty, but
! when asked to inspect the other we found
| 1t was full almost to the top with bright
| glittering 10 cent pieces.
AN APPALLING TASK.
To say that we were astonished would
| be putting it mild Prudden then adj
dressing Schmidt, said:
| That globe contains 100000 Decent
| pieces which you can have if you carry
out the little task of carrying them across
the room and putting them In the globe
over there according to the following
| directions: There's no difficulty about
putting them in. The globe will be
lowered to any position you choose and
you will drop them in by a small wooden
| chute at the top. You see this cock?
| When a spring at its side is released 100
dimes per minute drop into the small
pail, the handle of which you see fits
into a niche cut on the upper side of the
COCK AS 1t is regulated by weight,
NoCottoAoiisefly' eput very rarely, an extra
piece drops through. It actually takes
about twenty seconds for the dimes to
| come through, so you have about forty
| seconds to carry each little load Of silver
across the gymnasium and drop it in
| to the chute of the other globe Twice
day, at intervals of twelve hours by
a very ingenious device, the machinery
IS stopped for six minutes. You can
employ these twelve minutes per diem
| Nv low
cellar will be at your disposal Your
seconds are not allowed to assist you
| or interfere In any way with the car.
| rage of the money. If you drop any
of them on the floor you may pick them
up, and as long as the 100 per minute are
taken from the one and deposited in the
! other globe you are safe, but failing
IN this respect even once means that
you forfeit the right to continue If
you succeed in emptying the one and
! filling the other globe on these conditions
the money Is yours. But 1t must be
understood that you win nothing unless
you move the whole 100000. You may
choose your own time for starting. In
| case of any question arising or any dis
pute the referees decision will bind us
both. Whatever changes you wish
to make in the room will be acceptable
to me-
After consulting us for some time my
friend agreed to the conditions named
and set the following Monday morning
at 10 o'clock as the time of his start.
Schmidt had hard task before him
and 1 almost felt that the $4,000 was
| not very likely to change hands
I'VE had figured out the task set to
each aspirant for the wealth. First, he
had to move 100 dimes per minute, 5000
dimes per hour, 142, 800 dimes per work
! ing day of twenty-three hours and for
ty-eight minutes, 999,600 dimes per week
The task would be completed in one week
and four minutes. Second, from globe
to globe it was forty-fiye and one-ha' f
feet. The walk works out as nearly
as need be, thirty yards per minute one
mile per hour, twenty-four miles per
day, 16S miles per week Third, he had
to carry about three tons of bullion
in 10000 installments in one week.
SIX DAYS WITHOUT SLEEP.
1.-THE eventful day arrived and a little
before 10 we were all assembled in the
gymnasium. Schmidt was dressed in
f1annels and wore light and easy fitting
slippers. Promptly at 10 o'clock Prud-
den, after wishing Schmidt success,
handed the referee the key which re-
leased the spring and set the machinery
in motion and the silver began to flow
For five days and nights Schmidt's
splendid condition enabled him to stand
the strain without it having very much
apparent effect on him. On the sixth
day we noticed that the deadly, dreary
monotony was fast telling it's tale He
spoke but rarely, but on one occasion
burst out with
This is the invention IF the evil one
| himself, but if 1 live l Will defeat him
Do anything to keep me awake
1 '"rWeIVe hours IL, 90 and last of
the drama was commenced. He strug-
sled on, but was dragging badly rs he
| walked from globe to globe. His pace
| had degenerated into crawl of less than
| two miles per hour, and again and again
| he hung upthe pail just in the nick Of
time. He was slowly falling asleep as
| he walked and if there was not soon a
| change all would be over.
"Prudden was profoundly satisfied that
] the feat would not be accomplished, and
a huge grin irradiated his face from ear
to ear.
MILLER shouted at him: Get on,
Schmidt! Prudden's grinning all over at
you! He thinks you're done for Look
at him.
1.-The charge was electrical. What the
! coffee ana tea had failed to do the mere
| idea of being ridiculed accomplished. He
| pulled himself together and helped him
| self to some grapes and, as ne went
| along, renewed his strength.
1.-The time dragged slowly on. When
| but six hours to go he asked for the tenn
| perature to be reduced, and said to ne:
| I'm afraid, old chap, I'm soon up. 1 feel
| it coming on, but keep me at it if you
can. One of my eyes is already closed
! and I cannot open it. If the other closes
| it'll be for good, as I have no muscular
| power left to open them. My legs are all
| right, but l can't keep my eyelids from
| closing Schmidt kept bravely on. Two
| hours to go. Then only one.
WINS, BUT IN DEIIRIUM
| "'Fifty-fve to go, Schmidt shouted
| Miller; 'fifty-four to go, Schmidt
"But Schmidt was gone wrong again.
| We dosed him with tea and coffee and
brandy. We were-everybody except