Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 338, 13 October 1909 — Page 4

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Kasalafc G. Leea Editor Ckarlcs K. Morsao . , . Maaaatlas Editor Cart Berafcardt AaaoUte Editor W. R. !........ New Editor. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS. la Richmond $5.00 per year (In advance) or lOo per week. MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS. One year, tn advance $5.00 Six months. In advance 2.60 One month, in advance 4 RURAL ROUTES. One year, in advance 12.50 Six months, in advance 1.S0 One month, in advance 25 Address chang-ed as often as desired; both new and old addresses must be given. Subscribers will please remit with order, which should be given (or a specified term; name will not be entered until payment is received. Entered at Richmond. Indiana, post office as second class mail matter. IV. IK REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET. Mayor DR. W. W. ZIMMERMAN Clerk BALTZ A. BESCHER Councilmen-at-Large OSCAR C. WILLIAMS GEORGE J. KNOLLENBERG HARRY C. WESSEL ED. THATCHER Councilman, First Ward ALPHONS WEISHAUPT Councilman, Second Ward JESSE J. EVANS Councilman, Third Ward H. H. ENGLEBERT Councilman, Fourth Ward WILLIAM H. BARTEL, JR. Councilman, Fifth Ward E. E. KING Councilman. Sixth Ward HENRY C. KAUFFMAN Councilman, Seventh Ward FRANK WA1DELE Councilman. Eighth Ward JOHN T. BURDSALL ABOUT CRANE The controversy, by no means settled as yet, concerning the minister to China, Mr. Crane, seems uncalled for up to the present time. - The Washington correspondent of the Record-Herald, who, like all clever correspondents, is "on" to official proceedings of the state department, contributed to his paper a short paragraph, mentioning no names, In regard to the policy of the State Department toward China and Japan. The outgrowth of the affair was, that the state department, instead of passing the affair up as entirely without foundation, was indiscreet enough to acknowledge that this was its policv, by publicly reprimanding Mr. Crane. This not only had the effect of making Mr. Crane persona non grata, but also made known the official policy of the United States. Such bungling, fortunately, does not ' often occur in the state department. In this case it savors even of some petty bureaucratic jealousy. This seems al! the more possible because of some unpleasantness and total lack of co-operation between the department and Mr. Crane. - Up to this time, the American foreign affairs have enjoyed the reputation of being well handled. Whether the Crane incident is an exception or the present rule, it does not speak well for the service. " Surely tact and discretion were not prominent in the affair. THE NEW PURITAN The governor of Indiana has coined a anew phrase, which seems to have possibilities. "The New Puritan," which he pictures, is a man to be looked forward to, in the hope that America Is producing this new specie? of ideal. t v "The new Puritan, said Governor Marshall, "will not be a cruel ascetic machine who thinks the heavens draped in black, but wilt have the great characteristics of painstaking Intelligence, stern conscience and unyielding will, as did the Puritans of three centuries ago. The new Puritan must combine the splendid qualities of this manhood with a recognition of the advancements in science." Out of the melting pot of America, we hope to see a new and sturdy com poslte, not pessimistic, but optimistic not full of negative virtues, but full of virtuous action; a temperate man with his fighting Instincts under control. - Theodore Roosevelt is the most strlk

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la also the embodiment of the newj Paritanl8m. Not perfect at least in; negative qualities, but splendid in ac-. tlon. It is to be observed that Amer-' lean life is undergoing a new growth,'

of which a spiritual rebirth is the most marked attribute without a corresponding growth in the outward form of worship. What this will produce 'f undisturbed, is a matter of speculation. What we all hope is, that it will ex ceed the words of Governor Marshall, while following the spirit of his utterance. The historical significance of the Puritan, outlined by the governor, is the Anglo Saxon as affected by Christianity, in regard to civic and social progress. DISCOUNTING FATE There Is no disputing the fact that the modern man has to know more than did his ancestor in a similar position. For this reason, the man who has not a sufficient preparation, or as some term it, education, to hold down the job be would like to have, labors under a delusion that Fate is against him. TJfere are plenty of quotations which would come into good play at this juncture, but neither Shakespear? nor Schiller will avail save to point out that it all depends on the man himself. At no point is this more to be seen than in the very instances in which the college boy is dismissed from college because he has flunked. The opportunity was there and well you know it was not Fate. We are about to speak of the Y. M. C. A. Night School. Despite the usual prejudices in soma places against the atmosphere sometimes encircling the Y. M. C. A., it wi?I not do to deride nor to patronize it by assuming things to be existent in its environment which are only by hearsay. And it is not a matter of muc'a surprise to have the same man who 1 railing against Fate and circumstances, tell you that be will not go to night school because it is under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. There is only no way to get ahead in this game called life, except to oe ready to go ahead. This the night school can do and discount Fate. In the courses outlined, the studies of English, Arithmetic, Writing and Spelling; Mechanical Drawing, Bookkeeping, Shorthand, First Aid to the Injured and Automobile, appear. We are informed that these things are taught by men who are authorities in their line. Altogether, it would seem that for the young fellow who wants to get ahead and is really in earnest about it, the night school is a particularly good thing. The reason for the suc cess or failure of such a project is simply whether the young men who need this sort of thing can see the opportunity when it comes. If they can not, a night school forced on them would do no good. TWINKLES (BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.) Sordid Reasoning. "I have no doubt." said the earnest citizen, "that posterity will know me at my true worth." "Yes," answered Mr. Lobrow. "But what's the good of neglecting your own business merely to help some future publisher to material for his biographical dictionary?" Perfection. Men revel in much wordy strife And say the same things o'er and o'er, There's nothing perfect In this life Except, perhaps, the perfect bore. An Attractive Idea. "If all the money Dustin Stax had were changed into silver dollars it would take him years to court it," said the statistician. "What a splendid idea!" exclaimed Miss Cayenne. "The enterprise wouldn't do anybody any particular good. But it would keep him out of a great deal of this high finance mischief." Fortune's Whims. "Where did you git de hand full o change?" asked Meandering Mike. "It was forced on me," answered Plodding Pete. "A lady up de road sicked de dog on me. I had to steal de pup an' sell 'im in self-defense." A Question of Art. A man once went to a problem play, And there was fashion in glad array. The things they said on the mimic scene Brought many a blush to his cheek, I ween. And he shouted "boo!" in the British way, And the others about him in fierce dismay Chided him sore for his guileful heart. And said, "Be silent, oh, fool; that's art!" So he steadied his nerve and he learned to speak . . , The language of those who boldly seek To bring new thrills to the public mind By methods sturdier than refined. The self-same story he simply told. They shuddered and said he was rudely bold. "But it's art!" he cried. They exclaimed, "Nay, nay! "It's only art when they make you pay." Of the twelve million acres under cultivation in Burma, eight million are devoted to rice.

THE CONQUEST OF BY DR. FREDERICK COOK.

Copyright, 1909, by the New York Herald company, registered In Canada in accordance with copyright act. Copyright in Mexico under laws of the Republic of Mexico. All rights reserved. THE observatious of April 14 gave latitude 88 degrees 21 miuutes. longitude 95 decrees 511 ruinates. We were but 100 miles from the pole, but there was nothing to relieve the mental strain of tbe icy despair. The wind came with tbe same satanic cut from th. west. There bad been little drift, but tbe ice before us displayed signs of recent activity. It was more irregular, with an open crack here and there, but tbe sleds glided with less friction, and tbe dreary dogs maintained a better speed under rising talis. With teeth set and newly sharpened resolutions, we set out for tbat last 100 miles. Some dogs bad gone into tbe stomachs of their hungry companions.; but there still remained a sufficient pull of well tried brute force for each sled. and. though their noisy vigor had been lost in tbe long drag, they still broke the frigid silence with an occasional outburst. A little fresh enthusiasm from the drivers was quickly fol- j lowed by canine activity We were in good trim to cover distance economically. The sledges were light; our bodies were thin. All the muscles had shriveled, but tbe dogs retained much of tbeir strength. Thus stripped for the last lap, one horizon after another was lifted. In the forced effort which followed we were frequently overheated. The temperature was steady at 44 degrees

below zero F.. but perspiration came gjtude calculations lined, us at 94 dewltb ease and a certain amount of . grees 3 minutes. At noon the sun's alpleasure. Later, however, there fol- , titude was carefully set on the sextant, lowed a train of suffering for many arjd the latitude quickly reduced gave days. The delight of the birdskin go, degrees 31 minutes twenty-nine shirt was changed for the chill of tbe miles from the pole, wet blanket. j My heart jumped for Joy. and the unFortunately. at this time the sun conscious commotion which I was cre-

was warm enough to dry the furs in about three days If lashed to tbe sun ny side of tbe sled. In these last days we felt more keenly the pangs of per-1 spiration than in all our earlier ad-; ventures. The amber colored goggles were persistently used, and they afforded a protection to the eyes which was quite a revelation, but in spite of every precaution our distorted, frozen, burned and withered faces lined a map of the hardships en route. j We were curious looking savages. : Tbe perpetual glitter induced a squint which distorted tbe face in a remarkable manner. The strong light reflect-, ed from the crystal surface threw the muscles about the eye into a state of j chronic contraction. The pupil was , reduced to a mere pinhole. There was no end of trouble at hand . In endeavoring to keep the windows of the soul open, and all of the effect j was run together In a set expression of hardship and wrinkles which should J be called the boreal squint. j This boreal squint Is a part of the russet Dronse pnysiognomy wmca isus to the lot of every arctic explorer. The early winds, with a piercing tempera ture, start a flash of scarlet, while town a. BBATO.ET, AFTXB WHOM BRADLET LAND WAS KAKED. frequent frostbites leave figures in black. Later tbe burning sun browns the skin; subsequently strong winds sop tbe moisture, harden the skin and leave open fissures. The bard work and reduced nourishment contract tbe muscles, dispel the fat and leave the skin to shrivel up in folds. Tbe imprint of tbe goggles, tbe set expression of bard lines and tbe mental blank of the environment bave removed all spiritual animation. We bave the color and tbe lines of old russet apples and would easily pass fcr prehistoric progenitors of man. In the enforced effort to spread out the stiffened legs over the last reaches there was no longer sufficient energy at camping times to erect a snow shelter. The silk tent was pressed into use. Though tbe temperature was very low when the sun was high. Its congenial rays pierced the silk fabric and rested softly on our brows closed In heavy slumber. In strong winds it was still necessary to erect a sheltering wall to shield the tent. Signs of land were still seen every day. but tbey were deceptive optical Illusions and a mere verdict of fancy. It seemed that something must happen, some line must cross our horizon, to mark tbe Important area into which we were pressing. When the sun was low the eye ran over movinir plains In brilliant waves of color to dancing horizons. The mirages turned things topsy turvy. Inverted lands and queer objects ever rose and fell in shrouds of mystery, but all of this was due to the atmospheric magic of the midnight sun. With a lucky series of daily astronomical observations our position was now accurately fixed for each stage of progress. As we neared the pole tbe Imagination quickened, and a restless, almost hysteric excitement came over w -ue boy? fancied ther.sair. bearer

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ODservatiou frequently, but with a chanr in th Hifw.rin n k- , ! altered trend in our temperament tbe ! horizon cleared and we became ea.r ! I only to push farther into tbe mystery. From the eighty-eighth to the eigbty- : niuth the Ice was in very large fields and the surface was less irregular, but In other respects it was about the same as below tbe eizbty-seventh. We noticed here also an extension of the range of vision. We seemed to see longer distances and the ice along the horizon had a less angular outline. Tbe color of the sky and the ice also changed to deeper purple blues. We bad no way of cheeking these impressions by other observations. The eai gerness to And something unusual may have fired the Imagination, but since , the earth is flattened at tbe pole per- j baps a widened horizon should be de- j tected. j At 8 o'clock on the morning of April 19 we camped on a picturesque old field with convenient hummocks, to which we could easily rise for the froquent outlook which we now maintain- j ed. Tbe tent was pitched. The docs j were silenced by blocks of pemmican. ! In us new enthusiasm was aroused by a liberal pot of pea soup and a few chips of frozen meat, and then we bathed in life giving sunbeams, screen e)j from tDe piercing air by silk strands. It was a beautiful day, and bad our sense of appreciation not been blunted by accumulated fatigue we would have greatly enjoyed the play of light and color in the ever changing scene of sparkle. The Eskimos were soon lost in a profound sleep, the only comfort in tbeir hard lives, but I remained awake, as had been my habit on succeeding days. to get nautical observations. The Ionating awakened Etukisbuk. I told him that in two average marches we would reach the "tigl shu" (tbe big nail). Ahwelah was awakened with a kick, and together they went out to a hummock and through glasses sought for a mark to locate so important a place as tbe terrestrial axis, if but one sleep beyond it must be seen. I tried to explain that the pole was not visible to the eye; that Its position was located only by a repeated use of j the various instruments. This entirely satisfied their curiosity, and they burst out In hurrahs of joy. For two hour tbey chanted and danced tbe passions of wild life. It was the first real sign of pleasure or rational emotion which they had Bnown f0r several weeks. For some timr I had entertained the fear that we no longer possessed the strength to retnm to iand. but the unbridled flow of vjgor dispelled that Idea, More s!eep was quite impossible. We brewed an extra pot of tea. prepared a fav0rlte broth of pemmican. dug up a gnrprjse of faucy biscuits and filled up on good things to the limit of the al lowance for our final feast days. The dogs, which had joined the chorus of gladness, were given an extra lump of pemmican. A few hours more were agreeably spent in the tent, and then we started with a new spirit for the uttermost north. We were exciled to a fever heat. The feet were light on this run. Even the dogs caught the Infectious enthusiasm and rushed along at a pace which made it difficult for me to keep a sufficient advance to set a good course. The horizon was still searched for something to mark tbe approaching boreal center, but nothing unusual was seen. It was the same expanse of moving seas of Ice on which we had lived for 600 miles. But looking through gladdened eyes, the scene assumed a new glory. There were plains of gold fenced in purple walls, with gilded crests. It was one of tbe few days on the stormy pack when all nature smiled with cheering lights. As the day advanced and tbe splendor of summer night was run Into the continued day the beams of gold on the surface snows thickened, while the j shadows of hummocks and ridges spread a line of violet barriers through which a way roust be sought. From my position a few hundred yards ahead of tbe sleds I could not resist the temptation to turn frequently to see tbe movement of tbe dog train with Its new fire. In this direction the color scheme was reversed. Tbe icy wails were In gold and burning colors, while the plains represented every shade of purple and blue. J Through this sea of color tbe dogs came with a spirited trend, noses down, tails up and shoulders braced to tbe straps like chariot horses. The young Eskimos, chanting songs of love, came with easy step. Tbe long whip was swung with a brisk crack, aud all over there rose a cloud of frosted breath. Camp was pitched early in the morning of April 20. Tbe sun was northeast; tbe pack glowed in tones of lilac; the normal westerly air of shivers brushed our frosty faces. The surprising burst of enthusiasm bad been nursed to its limit, aud under it a long march was made over average k-e with the usual result of overbearing fatigue. Too tired and sleepy to waii for a cup of tea, melted snows were poured down, and tbe pemmican wa pounded with the ax to ease tbe ta slot the jaws. The eyes closed befor the meal was finished, and the work! was lost to us for eight hours. Th observation gave latitude 89 degree 46.5 minutes, long! rude 94 degrees Zmlnutes. With the boys singing and tbe docbowling we started off after midnigiv on April 21. The dogs looked larg and noble as they came along tha day. while Etukishuk and Ahwelab. thouKb tun." ai;u iari. nail a dijenlt as heroes of tbe greatest human bai tie which had eTer been fought -wit!-remarkable success. 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life and wiinugly suffered the tortu.-es of an icy hell. The ice under us seemed almost sacred. When tbe pedometer registered fourteen and a half miles we camped and calmly went to sleep, feelinc tbat we were turninsr oa the earth's axis. The observations, however, gave S9 degrees K) minutes 45 seconds. We therefore bad the pole, or the exact spot where it should be. within sight. We advanced tbe fifteen seconds, made supplementary observations, pit-hed the tent, bni!t a snow isloo and prepared to make ourselres comfortable fr a stay Ions enough for two rounds of observations. Our osition was thus donbly anred. and a nvessary day of rest was gained. Eruklsbuk nnd Ahwelah enjoyed the day in quiet refuse, but I slept very little. My poal was reached; tbe ambition of my life had heen fulfilled. I!w conld I sleep away such overwhelming moments of elation? -i s&v : 4 axtfV V DR. COOK'S ESKIMOS PHOTOGRAPHED BY HIM AT THE POLE. At last we had reached the boreal center. Tbe dream of nations bad been realized. The race of centuries was ours. The flag was pinned to the coveted pole. The year was 1908, tbe day April 21. Tbe sun Indicated local noon, but time was a negative problem, for here all meridians meet. With a step It was possible to go from one part of th globe to the opposite side from the hour of midnight to that of midday. Here there are but one day and one night In each year. The latitude was 90 decrees, tbe temperature 38.7. Ihe atmospheric pressure 20.83. North, east and west had vanished. It was south in every direction, but the compass, pointing to the magnetic pole, was as useful as ever. Though overjoyed with the success of tbe conquest our spirits began to change on tbe next day after all the observations had leen taken and the local conditions were studied. A sense of Intense loneliness came with n careful scrutiny of the horizon. What n cheerless spot to bave aroused the ambition of man for so many ages! Endless fields of purple snows! No life, no land, no spot, to relieve the monotony of frost! We were the only pulsating creatures In a dead world of ice. On April 7i. 130S. Dr. CooK beiran the lonr return marcli. W.ith fair weather, good ice and the inspiration of the home run long distance were at first quicKly covered. With a Rood deal of nnxisty Cook watched the daily rwluction of the food supply. It now Iwaiw evident that tne crucial stanre of the cam;alKn was to be transferred from ths suing of the pole to a final battle for !!fe aRainst famine and frost. K;irijr in Ju!y further southward progress itt.?.tnt Impossible, and in quest of food lie crossed the Kirth of Devon into Jones sound. 'n Feo. 18. 1909. the start was made for .tnotok. With a newly prepared n(iip'nc:it the Greenland shores were rcvhfd or; April 15. Here Dr. Cook wa crested by Harry Whitney and anxious teJlt!ir.o rrfentij. To facilitate an early return !m rr.oved southward to the Danish settler:K-!i. e.rA reached Upemavilc on May S4, Th Danish ship Hans Egedo took Da: a-am Upernavik to Denmark, MASONIC CALENDAR. Saturday, Oct. 10 Loyal Chapter No. 40, O. E. S. Stated meeting. All persons having bills against the Fall Festival, and people to whom awards are due, should file their bills before Friday, this week. 113t PALLADIUM WANT ADS. PAY. WESTCOTT HOTEL CIGAR AND NEWS STAND , Fine Cigars, Tobacco, Candies, ! Chewing Gum, Newspapers and Magazines. Open all night.

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lums Gathered m From Far and Near Making Better Citizens. From the Haverhill Gazette. New York city has thrown open its first public trade or vocation school. It is not to be a trade school that will turn out journeymen, although the aim of It Instructors will be to make graduates as proficient as possible in their chosen branches of manual labor. The view In New York is that a boy of fourteen is incapacitated for shop work by his ordinary school training, and he must be taken under these conditions and trained for the vocational work that is ahea. He must be given non-vocational training In line with his aspirations for at least one-fourth of his time, and then trained under conditions which approach as nearly as possible to these which are encountered In actual shop work as wage-earners. The launching of trade school enterprises by public school systems throughout the country is to be attended by the application of the theories of manual training and trade school instructors. The idea of inculcating respect among American youth for labor with the hands will have a' development within the next quarter of a century that will exert an influence for the better in every department of industry. Art Commission Needed. From the Milwaukee Free Press. That Milwaukee is fully awake to the gold bricks in public art and architecture which, in common with most American cities, it has bought during the unenlightened past, is evidenced by the demand for a municipal art commission, which wa heard by ii st legislature. Unfortunately the law providing for the appointment of such a commission was recently held defective, and the city will not have a supervisory art body until the law has been revised. South's Growth in Population. From Charleston News and Courier. The growth of population in the south during the decade just ending has been little short of marvelous. Fortunately, too, the growth has been in the smaller towns, for while the larger cities have increased their population rapidly, their percentage of growth has not been so large as that of tbe smaller towns. It is estimated that thirty-four southern cities, which In 1900 had a population of 1,250.280. now have a population of 2.125.000. This estimate is very conservative, and In CtfDM OMER G. WDELAR Feed and Seed Store Phone 1679 33 Sond Slxli St Resources

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a'.l probability far below what the act ual census will show. This is aa Increase of 70 per cent, and in the list of cities were included five In South Carolina. There are several citlea which will show Increases of from 100 to 200 rer cent., these cities having been in the 10.000 class in 1900.

Passing of "Colony. From the Toronto Mall and Empire. Officially, the terms -colony" and "colonist" are now no more. The un-der-eecretary for the colonies declares that be no lontrer employs these desle nations. When sneaking of Australia, for example, his department refers to the commonwealth." and when alluding to the various subdivisions of the commonwealth it speaks of the "state. This Is a satisfactory change. But it does not go far enough. Why should the department In London, which deals with the affairs of the great dominions be still called "the colonial office?" That bureau should bear a more appropriate title, as, for example, the office of the over-sea dominions. The Word of Explorers. . From the Birmingham Ledger. Peary has complicated the whole business of exploration. Heretofore the explorer's word has been taken by everybody. From the day of Marco Polo to Stanley and Livingston In Africa the world has accepted the word of the explorer. Now Sven Hedllii'wlll have to prove what he saw tn .Thibet and Peary will have to prove his 'own story of finding the pole. We can't thank the bad-tempered fellow for disturbing the custom of ages. WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT of Hand Painted China, showing new things that will certainly please you. Portraits in Oil. Water Color, India Ink and Septa. Special attention will be given to picture framing. Hand colored post card for five cents each. Richmond Art Co., 14 N. 9TH STREET. "7he Store for Things Beautiful." DR. L S. CHENOWETK Dentist. Now on vacation ; will be Id New Offices In Murray Theater Bldg.. Oct. 15. Cor. lOtb ft Mala Sta. Time For tfcrdy Sin3 Fred H. Lemon & Co. Florists and Decorators.

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