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The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-27
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The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-27
PASSING q the GIaclrr.

According 10 experts Who have
ben studyins the question. the
death aud total extinction Of the pre-
historic glaciers L. only a matter 0f
time. In the Dauphine AlIs seven
TEN main glaciers have heea under
eIoss observation since 1880. and ali
have shTunk steadily duTing the 10
Tiod. some II them - much az hfty
ieet a day
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-27
Arnin.r il,.. nunmarr 81.

Medical m.n are Inclined 20 make
var on the rummage SAL a. . men
ace To health. Il having been proved
20 ~ a ,ouveyor o. contagious dis
ess.s 4 more unsaHitary d~vice Sas
never imagined The stui sent % The
rubbish. much Of the Wearing ap-
par.l has been resuTrectcd from
trash HEAPS oE unused closets. and is
90 No real use to any one The dan
ger - lurkiug germs h. lry real.
aud q s.-ems almost crimiua.ll rcck-
I,ss 70 expos. inROcent children 20 Il.
Women have become - sensible IN
their practice Of good works that tho
rummage sale appears hke al ahaeh-
Tonism.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-27
HEAT PRODUCING FLOWERS
G~aerate suaheieas Heat Co Melt sur
Toandiaa SnoW.

Fuunufag SaoN.
The saldanella or showbeil 81 the
Alps l. a dainty little plant about
three inches hgh. bearing two pend-
ent-tringed wIits or violet bells on
each flower stalk They may often be
found Eith the snow still nrmly fro
Een round the stem. and the question
naturally arises hoW did the bios
SONS. 90 much larger in circumisr-
euce. make their way through. Hot
anists tell a. that the plant forms iis
foWer buds under the snow. and In
the process % breathing evolves -
much heat that the eucircling snoS
Il meitss and tricklv- doSn the
stalk. round Witch d Frequently
freezes again Thus gradually .
dome shaped cavity 10 formed sound
the blossom. and the PROCESS II cops
tinued tiu IN many cases they sue.
coed In reaching the surface.
A modified form % the same heat
producing power MAJ b. noticed In
the foKglove On a Compa raiiVely
ruol day. when little wind II stirring.
a thermometer inserted In the bell
Ike flowers 81 a plant growing In a
shady place Nill frequently register
q Temperature one to two degrees
higher thaa that % surrounding air.
and even more startling results are
obtained from plants "a which q
number - small flowers are congre-
gated together within an outer
sheath or spathe. ss In the arums.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-27
slgnla.aare ~ t.tay

PLAY distinguishes the higher from
the lower animals. and Il siEnines
possibility Of education Fishes do
not play AZ all: the lover mammals
can hardly be taught To play. and
birds are entirely devoid Of the In
stinct Hut the kitten and the lamb
are essentially playing animals. The
human young. hossver. are the true
players. and IN reality Il 10 Play that
develops them into manhood Chill
drea." says br Hutchinson. are
bora little amorphOus bundles Of
possibilities and are played into
shape"
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-27
GOOD JUDGEMENT

10 thu e~-eutial characteristic Of men
and women Invaluable 90 g~o,l
business men AMI nssv-~,ary 20 house.
wives. a Uamau shows Eo-,i tudg
ment when Shs buys Whites cream
vermifaEe fsT her halg. The bs'si
worm meSiirine ever offered o. moth
en- Many insisy-i arr the sensible
mosherz. Whs write expressing theiI
gratitude Coz thu s'-sl hsalth ~ THRU
ehilaFen. which they owe 20 the Us
q Whlte's Cream NrrmifuEe. SID ~
al druggists
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IN THE RACE.
W. A. Russ.

o. ~ VOi~Es - vosssaa COuHiy:
I shall ~ unalsle a. see all ths
I~,opIe Uf the county To ask their
,upInrt for the POSITION uf CLERK
e the Criminal Court, hut U.s.
this nrth,,d &c informing thOss
= h"m | have b-en unable "a 60
hat | ana in thu race "a the iin-
ish. and shall appreciate the vOts
and support Of all Democrats.
Respectfully.
W. HUpHISsos PoOsEA.
bland. April -.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-27

Snow 10 sold On the north u sicily.
and n fetchss about . cent . pound.
n n . government monopoiy. and
the Prinos % Palermo derives the
greater part % his income from q.
TIE saO~ 10 gathered on the moan-
talns IN fslt-cOvered baskets. and -
sold IN the cities fOr rsfFtsoFstina
parposeA -
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MIR. RUSH WITHDRAWS

Owing Ia the inde6niteness Of
the attitude Gov. BrOward has
taken ia regard O. Supt- Fish's
r-signatiun, have decided "a
" iihdraw from the race for Su-
Ierint-ndent. wish TO thank
my many friends Who have 30
kindly profferSd their support.
aud ia retiring. wish "a recon-
mend Prof. A. u. Bolts as . gOOd
school man fully cOmPetsnt for
the POSITION.
Respectfully,
W. A. RUsH.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-27

Thomas TeddeF died very sud-
denly AZ his home in the Clifton
settlement On Saturday. Funeral
services UeFe hsld Sunday after
noon, and the body vas laid n
rest in Lake Dias CemetsTy. The
Services were conducted by Rev.
Bell, Of Kissimmee.
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zs~. ef the slEkwnrm.

The silkwoFm Eirdles the earth -
tween the aftieth parallel 81 norta
latitude and the TrOVie Of Canoer'
being found further south only N
siam ana Cochin China. In other
worda. n lives wbersSsr The NAL
h,rry and other trees on which u
feeds are found in perfection
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-27

tuF said road from the mainland "a
Kew West. and the bbudcd tndcbied-
me-. per milr, and Ia hN su,h rates
Tor freight and pss-agr AZ Stil not
pgryeut the ,uTtsiT q iun Constf acting
aid line of ruiu from earning the IN
trr,-t un d.. i-,uurd ind, biednrss not
cX,ttutur - p'T ,,nt prT annum ana
a .iukiup tuud net exec cdtnF per
cent pr auuum. prov died. tue b'ns
81 md, htsIu,-- ut SAID CoTpoF alton
dstt- uuf rN,yt-ti the a,tual str-t oi
cun.tru,tiun. operating aud quippinr
it, line uf railroad. And. CROWDED
turther. that thr rate 81 freight
aud pa.-agr shall not exceed the
maN imum tate Iu force up t. -NpTil !.
I,ut,. ana T,,agu ,s,.u and aui hOTifs-u
by the FIuTida Railroad tuumi--i"r,
until -u,h time e. the laid t"T tsuTa-
tion shall - Earning = pr"hi rA'red'
inc . pyT cent 80 "a bonded lndCbi-
rdnr-- and -insinr fund not rN'erd'
ing per cent. per aunuui, a. herein
hciOTe pro, iGvd.
S.natur SAM voted f"r thu hill
aud Il pa->.d jhe ~enai' hy ms
iurity # un, ~ &" ~.
The passing "f this Till ~ tn
senate raised n mighty h"Wl
thruughnut the stat. ia" W'-i
Palm Bach Bard oi Trade c"n
d.muiu- % rs uuaulm"u. vote.
TIA, House am'udcd th" hIll T.!
striking cut S.rti"u -. aud g. "
crn"r Br"ward vas saved thu
trouble "i ,ct"ius g. 1t" n"i
wish iu i-!ittIc Ih" magnificent
work If constructing "a" Ny
W.T. eAt,u-i"u. IT, thIs Mr..
Flagl,r D.. deserving of great
crdil. Eut the state Railroad
Cnmmi-.iuu would have been n
high price f"r th" people Z" pay
Ter the extension.
NXX
Thu latest campaign thunder
nov j. llSI mIi,.- oi railway. To- IT,
built 10 \"lu-ia county this YEAR.
The organization" fails tu state
WLr t. r,lug {" build IL. but i
promising "Nrrybo,iy gs'd tat
."l-. u - generally presumed
that Mr. Eirmau- rad will eru-
ploy any competent man, IL" mat
ter how h- stands I-'litirally. The
"thrr road j., "uly ia the minds
1T the candidates.
Respectfully.
CHEIs. -. CUpRINGT'N.
! DcIand. April -.
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FROM 4 GROCERYMAN.
D,YroxA, April -. Isl.


DEAE SIE:-l am glad Ia see
that they 90 one candidate for
Office ia Nulusia county VII" j.
willing {" plac'. him~'.li "n a plat
form and &" detiu. hi- pu-Itlun on
the various natter nav before
the people lu nav "pini"n, the
paramount ls-u' IA this rampaign
IL tht f. at TIL stat" Railroad
Comnh-s,,n. disagree with YOU
OH tao planks "a your platform
Eyrrglsdr drainag' aud the Buck
man bill, hut shall vote for y"u
berau-- you pledge yourself to
supIr,rt thu Railroad Comm lssiOn.
! am a property holder IN Day
tOua anl vas greatly interested
ia thu Grill Bill when II Was
l'efor. thu Legislature last spring.
The entir. "yilmeut vas IA S.-c-
ton :. iur Nhirh Mr.. Sans voted,
and which was afterwards strick-
eh frpm th" Till. nurlu-" you
a cupy Of Section =.
By reading that >.ctr"u are
fully, you will not zee that Instead
81 saying that thu rates IT trans
Portati"n aud fright shall not bs
decr.as.-d until after the rad has
paid = pr cent dividend aud =
per cent sinking fuud uI"n its
boRd'.d debt, II SAYS, shall not
Increase the rate 1T trans
pOrfafiOH HHfii AFTER II has
Ddid the dirid,Rd. which
means that ~ declaring "a forced
dividend. tlv. freight and Ias-'.n-
ger f1s,, ,"u.d Be-. lurrra,..d with
Uut th. run-.ut ul tie Railroad
Commission.
a. thr hat p.ar., to- hIIl and
thr amendment, authurI1i l--u.
ing lSOnd- fer rDust ru"tiuu "t ia"
raiIroas, eluipping. lr.ttrrm"nts,
and fer Gust "f up. rating. such
a thing Vas probably never heard
of b-ture In thu history "f the
country. Then they d."lared that
the taxes should uui 10. any great
er On mile OF extension than
upon any other mil. of Rad, bu,
at the same tim. th.y insist that
dividends b- paid by the ship
Per- and travelling puhll' upon
bonds issued &" cover ruu,trtlr-
ton, equipping, 1T rmrut- aud
Operating eNp.u>'-- ul-.u th" t"-
tai Gust. whatever mt-ht Ice "uy-
cred Ia th,-~r several items.
Under the head 1T f-.tt-rm-nts,
Oh. East east Railway has c"n.
tended frr var that running a
line to AjIautir Beach aud build.
| ing the Continental Hotel Ma q
betterment building the. Colon
NAL Hotel and all at the other
improvements in hotel, aud uth"I
plac.-s YER. lett"Fmrnts, and ar
charged against th. rarnius- ii
tn rad.
1 am ga the rr~r.ry business
here. and shouid want Ia ell uut
IL our only line ui railroad VA,
taken cut uf tn. cuutrul of th'
Railroad Commission max" 4
gOod living nov. hut what cuul,
I d. il the lad W"r,. taken oiI uuI
transportation company. and d
vas allowed {" charge as AM
pric-? I prefer not to give my
name for publication. ia rea
sons which are obvious, hut ! All
with you oil the same, an'l admire
yOur spank. Daytona ALL Civ
you n hands"nie ajority.
Very truly y"ur-.
Il
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Home. Made

Have your cake. mullins, and tea Bis
cunt homemade. They will be fresher.
cleaner, more tasty and wholesome.
Royal Baking Powder helps the house
wife 10 produce at home. quickly and eco
nOmically. 6ne and tasty cake. the raised
hot-bisciit. puddings. the frosted layer.
cake. crisp cookies. crullers. crusts and
mullins, with which the ready-made food
found at the bake-shOp or grocery does
not compare.
Royals the greatest Of bake-day helps
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-27

As . special indu '"m"nt to NEw
THE NEWs will he
sent from the date of subscrip-
ton until January l.. 1917, for -
eents; in blocks of i've suh-erip-
tions seat all Al one time, ID )
addresses, Ella.
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BOOkS CLOSE MONDAY.

The registration bOoks Of the
county clos- "h Monday. Poll
taxes must he paid by Friday,
May 4.
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opiHIsu sT a Brother Edaor.

Frau tu- ,s.,la ItaiI, star. AyTu ~.
4. -. Cuslriugt"n, editor uf the
DrIaud W-,kly New. has an
nuuuc.d hlm-.l, candidate for
th, stat. ~,uat.. Mr.. C,dringtun
has lived iu Nuiusia -uuuty since
boo. rarly I.vh"usl and ha- ,SiIted
The New ever since lN.t,. H.
know "a, resources anil needs ut
his county ~ vii ~ any man IN
rt. \. au r,ilt"r he mas always
conducted fearless and inter.
-sting I.aIE'r. standing up un-
tlinrhinsly rur " hat lee believed
L. le right and r''l,uk ins what he
believed &" lee Nruug. \ nIan Oi
sterling honesty. Trad NI-N- aIsd
bright intellect. D.. will. II elect
~. r,.pr.~.ut N"lu-ia w"rthIly IN
tie. stat. S.uaie. The Star SIN
-.r-ly wishes him -u-,s -.
Hon. &. q. t,sirIngton. 'dItoi
If TnsDrl.N,p NEN>. = anOthei
one "f FiurHia gid and u-'.ful
NV -I,ap-r mcu, VII" u u randi'
dat fur th, ls-gi-latur'.-Talla'
has-er TTue-llpmrTat.
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An OPEN LETTER.
CNo .

(Nu, ..
To ths Il-us,--ratls Vos~r. 90 Volu.is County.
wish Ia express nay heartfelt
thanks b. the many Kind irl-nds
Whn have written So encouraging
ly Of nv battle fer ,h" purIii"a.
tiun of the politir. 81 Nolu-'a
county. Working With thr,r pe"-
I,le is worth while. The tight i,
how on in -ariT'>t, and, With a
continuance If th" same ril"rt>
until the votes ar ra-t and
counted. vi"t"ry sh'uld GROW n cur
efforts.
Their must H. %" lrt-up "a thu
gOd work tn. next thrre week.
IL must H.. continued. Get every
honest voter to Ga" p"lls.
The organization" Is making
every effort 60 Trtain their power
ia the county, and they will us
every power at their command IA
accomplishing their Purp"se.
MN
Their. are rum"Ts Of all kind
Of money Icing put int" th" cam
paign next week. or the week fol-
lowing goOd TailTuad H"ney-
m"ney paid 10y III" Ie"pl" Ter
FAIRS aud freight tariffs. But !
balieye tn" pe"pl" Il N"lu,ia are
too nuch in earnest this year
g. he Influenced hy few paltry
dollars. Of rOuTs", th"r" ar some
who will work" Ca Il o, ralledD
fer u few pieces of silver. There
ar said O. lie several such pr
sons ALREADY AT work, riding
over the rnunty. lSs'k "ut f"r
them.
All kinds &c runners and falls
ho.l- will le circulated ls.i"r'
the campaign j. ended. To- a tight
uf this kind. Oh. mau whu comes
cut against u ring 10 tow county
ar state. must expect ." ls' ma
ligned.
This j. e. reasnn Why it j. 81
difli-ult e. ct g,'-l men &" a-plr''
to uiIice in N"lu~Ia county.
Watch fer the rampaign lie Il J.
al,nut time Ter IL {" hatch "ut
Paw ~ attention To- r'ls'rt- II
trades. rtr. til" I"-"Pl" working
against the ring are not tradli :
oil their frirnd-.
FuIlowing j. S,.'ti"n - nt th"
Grill Bill jlOr tile exten-I"u "i
the Florida East Coast Railway.
Read thu .S.ti"n carefully, and
you will see that Il tunk the ~
tire line at the East Coast Railway
out Of the hands "f the stat
Railroad Com mission. Her u u
80. ; That in liking oT chang inr
the rates foT freight ard passage t'
H. charged ~ the corporation COO
stTuSting sa.d liur oi raiiTaad IRON
the maitland 81 F'loT ala ,o the island
ct Kry West. "a shall - the Guty OF
thu Railroad t'omui--ipu of this stats
To cun-idrT the sCtusi cot 81 con
siTuctioa If the 'ntirr line oi t"Sa
living Sithin the state 81 ti"Tid
la The s.srFtrfff Al trfsTl-trtil I
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Household goods Cor sale BY Ars
RnAOlph Frank.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-27
ELECTION INsPECT0Rs.
Thsss AppsiHted 10 CSuasei the Pri-
maFy On May %.


been appointed To conduct the Pri-
Prrcin,t No. |, Enterprise
mary elections:
4. T. RossetteT,
J ". Padgett,
Joseph Padgett,
a. b. QuackentIO-. clerk.
Precinct No. :, Orange city
a.. ~ IozieT,
e.. ". Scammell,
W II. COLea,
q O. Thursby, clerk.
I'rr,ln,t No 8. Dclsand
D. 2. Oates,
J.f. Adds.
D.. + GTOss,
= q. Wright, IT., clerk.
precinct No. T. DcLeOn Springs
IA. D. L1ngrcn,
til. NeWman,
"a. " PuTsell,
Charles Jones, clerk.
Precinct No. :. BarbcTyiIle
u ]. Bishop,
J. W. Mcbride.
w. "a. stone,
W. A. Mcbride. Clerk.
Precinct No q. Seville
A. A. Ferguson,
] p. MoOdy,
]. r. Newman,
D. ~. l;0binsOn. clerk.
pre, met No. :, OTmOnd
"a Russell.
ID. W. walirOn,
Joe Davis,
Thomas Wiugatc. clerk.
Irerinct No :. Daytona
Henry SchmidL
carl kost,
r. r.. Fitzgerald.
"a l.. BOnd. clerk.
Precinct 40. y Port orange
J. p. Vars,
pa Sparkman,
W. p Johnson,
]. r. Case, clerk.
Precinct No. 10, New smyrna
Marion iSrunsOn,
Gu-tayous splice,
]. " Knapp,
Leo Fisher, clerk.
Prrcinct NO. u, oak Hin
samuel Walsh,
w J. Gardner.
"a. g.. Putnam,
=. W. Hatch, clerk.
Precinct No. u, T0mOka
~. 4. Cone,
James BENNETT,
Jacob Grower,
T. a. Bennett, clerk.
Precinct No. n, GlsncOe-
George FutCh,
n W. Mckenzie,
Moses Manning,
NJ. BenBS q. clerk.
Precinct No. IA. Lake Helen
a. T. Cooley,
T. ] Jenries,
John Hubbard.
J. W. westlake, clerk.
Precinct No. n. Clifton
DawsOa Brown,
JnO. Blaekwelder,
=. a. Tatum.
j. II. Odum. clerk.
Precinct No. u. StetsOa-
A. a. Alexander,
II. e. futTcli,
e.. =. GAilbreath,
! a. Britt, ciTk
Precinct No. a.. Osteea-
J. A. Blauyelt.
John q. f.eoaardJ,
VT. Walters.
Geo. NJ. Carpenter. clerk.
Precinct No. u. Holly Hill
7. n Cove, ST.,
N. 4. OuarteTman,
Vet Cave,
a.. y. wetheTcll. clcTk.
pTecinCt No. ~, PicrsOn-
J. "a bradshaw,
J. A. Harper,
l. ID. Powell.
David I0nes, clerk,
| Precinct No. -. Seabreeze-
Thomas S3ms.
George q. johnson.
A. ~. Fieming.
e.. l. johnson, cleTk.
The committee uill meet on the -
Of Nay, al the eOurt house In Delsan
al go O'Clock p. IN, % canvas q
returns Of primary, declare the TesS
and transact such other b1siness
shall cone before 10.
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edge of the territory, except the fact
that it was an undertaking which
none but the strong-hearted and
brave-minded should attempt.
Much hope was entertained for the
success of the second expedition, for
it was led by John Davis, known
as the most scientific seaman of
the age. This party set forth in
June, 1885. No expense was spared
10 adequately equip the expedition.
In spite of the bright hopes enter
tanned, the crew was awed by the
terrible cold and the suffering that
the journey over the ice entailed.
After three fruitless attempts, Davis
retired. Absolutely nothing was
added TO science or geographical
knowledge of the region as a result
of his labor,
the people OF Holland have always
borne the reputation OF being among
the most daring and persistent of
explorers. Though a small nation
there is not a sea on the rIohe
where their vessels are not to be
found. 1t is not remarkable, there
fore, that in the search for the
Northwest passage, and 3. knowi-
edge Of the polar regions. they
should have been among the fore
most. In 1884 the merchants of
Amsterdam fitted out vessel OF
hundred tons burden, and William
Barents was placed in command. He
returned In the course of e lew
months and reported that the UNDER
taking seemed entirely feasible. The
merchants, VINO had financed the ex-
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work. The latter fitted out an ex-
petition in 1855 and his story of the
voyage is one of the most interest
ing accounts ever written of the
hardships to be borne by those VINO
attempt this hazardous work.
Among other trials which DIR. Kane
underwent was a terrible epidemic
of scurvy which broke out among
the crew. His parry was forced to
abandon the ship and travel over
land TO the Danish settlements.
where a relief expedition finally eff
feeted the rescue.
James Gordon Bennett, the news
paper man. in 1879 sent out what
was known as the De Long expedi-
ton. This party attempted to reach
their goal by going up the western
coast of America, sailing from San
Francisco. They sailed in the jean
cite, which eventually met the same
fate as the vessel in which the
Austro- Hungarian expedition had
sailed. De Long, as well as num-
Der OF others in his party, lost his
life.
One of the most successful expe-
ditions OF recent times was that
which was headed by DR.. Fridtjof
hansen. who attempted 10 reach the
pole in specially constructed craft.
the Fran. This vessel was built not
merely with the idea of withstand
Ing the terrific pressure OF the ice
foes, but It's hull was constructed
so as TO cause the pressure to lift
IL from the Ice. DR.. Nansen's idea
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petition, became enthusiastic, for
from standpoint of national pride
every country has been anxious that
It's flag should be the first to be
planted at the North Pole. A sec
ond expedition was sent out with
the same explorer N charge. 'fhe
optimist, however, was a victim of
his own scheme. The two vessels
conveying the party became sepa-
rated, and the larger one, in which
Barents was sailing, foundered.
Two-thirds OF the party never reach
ed home. Among those who died
IN the winter quarters at Nova Zem-
bla was Barents.
Commodore Henry Hudson. whose
name is intellectually associated with
so much of Americas history, was
the next TO brave the rigors of the
Arctic winter. He sailed In 1907.
and reached latitude OF so degrees
and % minutes. the record up TO that
time. He was shortly followed BIZ
Mr., Knight, the newly elected gov
ernor OF tho Hudson Bay Company's
post on the Nelson river. His voy-
age with two vessels was unusually
disastrous, as both the explorer
and the crews, numbering fifty-fouF
men. persisted,
America has not been backward
In her efforts 10 reach the pole. IN
1890 q New Yorker, Mr, Grinnell,
htted out an expedition at heavy
expense. His expedition was not
very fruitful except that it brought
Df. o. Is, Kane, who accompanied
the party, prominently into the
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was TO drift toward the pole with
the ice. His progress was very slow,
however, scarcely more than a mile
a day. He finally attempted a dash
for the pole on sledges, drawn by
dogs Supplies gave out, and he
had to finally admit failure. His
expedition added much to the gen
eral knowledge of the Polar seas.
Lieut. r. E Peary, of the United
States, has made numerous attempts
to reach the pole and is at the pres
ent time conducting a most promis-
ing expedition III the ship Roosevelt,
a vessel which WAS especially con-
strueted at a cost of s125, 900. 1t is
believed that much will be accom-
plished by this experienced explorer
before he returns
Mr.. Wellman, in his aiTship. hopes
TO reach the pole in a few days or
at most several weeks after he takes
his flight from SpitZbergen.
With the Peary party already on
the way, and the Wellman scheme
fully assured, it seems that Ameri-
ca is about to win the goal which
has baffled the nations of the world
for hundreds of years.
Before this land of the North is
again bathed in the glories OF the
midnight sun, perhaps the Stars
and Stripes will be floating at the
Northern masthead OF the globe. II
so it will mark the defeat, in its
own Businesses, OF that elemental
cold which has been Unsuitable In
its greed for men and gold.