was his hope to get his ship, the _Fram_,
into the pack, or rough ice that was being carried along in this
current, and drift with it across the Pole.

He did not succeed in reaching the Pole, but his ship did drift across
the Polar Sea exactly as he had supposed it would do.

It is Mr. Peary's belief that if Andree gets on to the pack-ice, he may
drift southward as Nansen did. Mr. Peary does not believe that any of
the pigeons carried by Andree could live in the Arctic cold, and be able
to fly southward with a message.

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The fastest ocean voyage on record has just been made by the magnificent
North German Lloyd steamer, _Kaiser Wilhelm the Great_.

The speed record has hitherto been held by the _Lucania_, which made the
trip from Queenstown to Sandy Hook in five days and seven hours, but
that great record has now been beaten. At the rate at which the new
German steamer travels, she can make the trip in four days and
twenty-one hours.

The _Kaiser Wilhelm_ does not, however, travel over the shorter route
from Queenstown, but comes the longer way, from Southampton. She made
this trip in five days and twenty hours, beating the _St. Paul_ by two
hours all but five minutes, and on her return trip beat her own record
by thirteen hours.

Boat-builders are very enthusiastic over the speed of the new steamer,
and declare that it is only a matter of time when boats will be built
which will make the trip across the ocean in four days.

The _Kaiser Wilhelm_, besides being such a fleet vessel, is beautifully
arranged for the comfort of passengers, and is considered a model ship
in every respect.

The New York agents were so proud of their fine ship, that on her
arrival here after her first trip, they issued numbers of invitations to
people to visit her at her dock in Hoboken. The people responded in such
vast numbers that the docks were thronged, and the assistance of the
police had to be called in to prevent accidents.

At the time of the great naval review at Spithead, in celebration of the
Queen's jubilee, the _Teutonic_, of the White Star line, was called on
to take part in the review as one of the naval reserve. We told you
about it on page 1,086.

Our country is also taking active steps to secure a good naval reserve.

At the present time there are forty-two vessels on the navy list which
could be used for war purposes in time of need. To make the number yet
larger, the