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Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-30

new record In Arctic attainment. On
each of his dashes over the polar pack
Peary has surpassed his own former
efforts. In 1902, he exceeded his own
best performance in northing by thirty
enc miles, and now dwarfs that splen-
did work by going 1877 miles nearer the
Pole than he had ever before been, and
about thirty-seven miles further than
his closest competitor, Captain Cagni.
II Peary can equal this ratio in anoth-
er dash, the North Pole, the greatest
geographical prize. will be his, for he
has put star on the Polar map show
Ing that he WIS within about 203 stat
ute miles Of the point where the terres-
trial axis breaks the surface of the
earth.
Attraction for Explorers.
The North Pole has been an attrac-
ton to explorers only In recent times
say within the last quarter century.
The early explorers did, indeed, dream
Of reaching 80 deg. north, but that
was only half Of their vision. The
other half included descent on the
other side. In brief, they sought Il
short route to the Far East, which
would exclude the long journey around
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-30
tons, some pieces Of equipment md
Eranklin's Journal.

tons, some pieces of equipment md
Eranklin's Journal.
With experiences such as tl10eo o.
curing far from the Pole 1t l. not
remarkable that polar research was for
years supplanted by more general Arc.
tic field work. Peary has been the
most successful Arctic worker who ever
sought the Pole, yet he has had terri.
BILE experiences. On one of his expedi-
lions across the Greenland ice cap one
Of his party was lost In a crevasse. On
another journey northward the intrepid
explorer himself had to have tee
amputated. After the operation he
went North again and actually reach
ed, laIse as he was and still suffering,
his fartherst 1orthing-S4 deg. II min.
previous to his present splendid Der
fermance.
Terrors of the Arctic,
To reary the Ear North has few ter
rors, yet even he is willing to admit
the terrors are there. Hunger and
starvation" he says, shave played an
Important part in many Arctic expedi-
lions, yet 1t should be remembered that
they have played an equally prominent
part in expeditions in what are consid-
cred more favored regions. Careless
ness or acknowledgement, or inexperi-
ence, or carelessly considered taking
of chances, may make them a serious
menace anywhere In the world. In
GU ~ IN h,rn In, 4
ness, how many Of my readers know
what real hunger is? do not mean
the hunger Of the man who has slowly
starved to death inactive until he Il
semi-conscious and life is but the faint
est spark. Such hunger l have nevte
known.
What l do mean Is the hungl
which a man feels who has for wees
been working to his limit, In the bitii 4
air Of the Arctic regions, on half IA
lions or less, till he Is only q gaunt ma
chine of bones and sinews; the hun
ger Of man whose heart and lungs
and muscles are working overtime,
whose stomach is thin as sheet Of
paper, but whose blood Is still red ans
hot. and every drop of it calling fo
meat
( is the hunger which leads >
jump on bear or musk OK that
lust killed. lift the skin with his
nd fill up on the delicious raw,
neat. without waiting for the
useless luXuries of fire or salt. Tht
hunger which. when dog dies in har
ness, makes a man stand off the other :.
dogs. till he himself has eaten"
He is just as Indifferent to the in
tense cold which seems to freeze the
very air, when tempered steel and sea.
soned oak and hickory become brittle
soft iron becomes as hard as steel, mo
lasses and lard are cut with Ratchet;
petroleum turns white and grows thick
like ice cream, and ones breath turn
Instantly to ice."
In spite of the sufferings Of cold.
hunger and fatigue which beset tho
seeker of the northern apex Of the
earth. Peary has proved that properly
organized expedition composed Of the
right sort Of men may safely reach
high ATTITUDES. and perhaps even tho
North Pole ITSELF
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-30
Something of a Critic.

This story Of Sir Henry Irving is
told by L. X. Leonard of London, now
visiting in America:
I'm producing Henry W. it was
necessary for Sir Henry to ride a
horse, and imagine his disgust upon the
night the play was to be produced to
discover that the horse which was to
fill the part had suddenly gone Of his
feed and could not act 4 whit. Iry.
ing was In stew ever his difficulties,
but finally stage hand introduced a
well known jobmaster? That's English
for llveryman.
"'Beggin' your pardon, Sir emery,
but Hi understands from my friend
that it's a 'orse you wants. New, Hi
ave the very 'orse you needs, the very
one which as been used by that hem
lneut hactor man. Mr.. Beerbohm Tree.
AT the mention Of his great rivafs
name Sir Henrys eyebrows Jumped
about two inches.
Used by Mr.. Tree, Ell? And how
did he act for Mr.. TreeY
"''E hact putty bad, Sir Emery.
Hevery time e 60 hon the stage e
caves groan,' said the llveryman.
Ion, he does, does her said Irving.
Something of critic. / see.'"
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-30
TIPS IN JAPAN.
There the Innkeeper Is Not FORGOT
ten When Guest Goes Away.

There the Innkeeper Is Not Forgot
ten When Guest Goes Away.
IF you hOtelkeepers should ever he
told of the japanese method of tipping.
why we would all have to take to the
woods" said far eastern traveller, il
the New Orleans Picayune. I'm a JAM
anese hotel you give the proprietor til
biggest tip Of all when leaving ana
grade the other tips accordingly.
when your bill is handed to you It
Is customary to wrap up in a separate
piece Of paper an amount approximate
Ing about One-fifth of the whole account
and give that to the worthy innkeeper,
together with the regular amount re.
quired of you by his account, which you
indorse in the folded bill. Then you
wrap up smaller sums in smaller pieces
Of paper and parcel these Christmas
packages out among the servants who
have waited on you.
"This tip to the boniface IL called
chodal, or tea money, and the japanese
explain Its usage after this manner Of
reasoning:
"All hotel charges in Japan are forced
by law to be very low, SO that even the
very poor man who finds himself ON
the road Of nights can get food and
shelter for a nominal sum. The rich
man has to pay no more than the beg
gar
"Since the hotel man could not make
living II this order of things were al
lowed TO exist, without some saving
grace, some recompense must be made
to the hotelkecper for his enforced gen.
crosby. Therefore, 1t is argued, IL q
guest can well afford to give the host
g more than he asks he not
vides for those less fortunate
nself. but he tends himself
he evil day When he may have
beggar's board and bed. It II
ity to the innkeerer, but mere
provision against possible hard
( a man whom the worthy host
believes to be able to afford q generous
chodal leaves the hotel without paving
the same, woe betide him should be
ever return to that hostelry again. He
will get last chance at the communal
bathtub. will get the most drafty room
in the house, and In a hundred ways
be made to feel that he Is the most mis-
cradle of men,"
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-30

in the dark, still hours some one
shouted 'Burglar!"
you don't say?"
"Yes, and then We all rushed out of
our apartmnts and down the steps In
the shadows of corner we saw a
crouching figure"
'GracIous
"And we pumme!ed him until he was
black and blue. Then the lights were
turned on and everybody gave a cheer
that could be heard block"
"How exciting! And it was really the
burglar?"
mo, 1t was the jantor. We had
made mistake. but everybody got the
chance to settle up an old grudge"
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-30

The North Pole" said Commander
sooert e. Peary before starting on his
attest expedition, sis the last great
geographical prize which the world has
30 sffer to adventurous man; the prize
for which the best men Of the strong
est, most enlightened, most adventur-
Gus nations Of the earth have been
struggling unsuccessfully for nearly
four centuries; the trophy which the
grandest nation Of them all would be
proud to win."
Peary's hopes Of the prize are found
ed upon his extraordinary knowledge
of the Arctics. He spent the greater
part Of ten years in his reconnaissance
Of the Great Ice Cap of Greenland.
Having conquered this immense Arctic
Sahara, he turned his thoughts toward
the attainment of the North Pole in
1897.
Following Is the northernmost record
made by the various Arctic explorers:
Peary. April, 1906 81 deg. 6 min.
Cagni. ...... May, 1900 Sc deg. "a min.
Nansen ..... April, 1895 Sc deg. 10 min.
Peary. April, 1902 81 deg. II min.
Peary May, 1900 SO deg. so min.
Lockwood. :. May, 1882 SO deg. "a min.
Mares. ...... May, 1876 SO deg. 20 min
Parry July, 1927 SO deg. As min.
Hudson. .... July, 1907 81 deg. (?)
Now the farthest north falls to
Peary, who, at 81 deg. 6 min, makes a
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-30
nr WINS Polite.

1t was once told to certain king Of
England that Lord Blank was his no.
litest subject. II will test him." said
the King and showed Lord Blank to the
royal carriage, holding the door for
him to enter first, which he did.
"You are right" said the King. "A
lesser man would have troubled me
with ceremony"
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-30

Africa. A northeast passage was nrst
looked for, and then n passage by way
of the northwest. Although the explor.
ers encountered floating ice they do not
appear to have started out with the
same respect for the frozen barrier
they subsequently admitted.
About the middle of the sixteenth
century Edward vi. sent out Sir Hugh
Willoughby to find northeast passage.
1t appears to have reached Nova Fem
bla, and was subsequently lost. Forty
years later Barentz reached - deg.
named
Spitzbt
enceS.
age ac'
son tr -...
Spitzbergen and Nova Zembla, which
would lead across the Pole, but, al
though he failed, he was the first ex-
plorer to get into the SOS of north lati-
tude. He reached 81 deg. north in
1907, and 220 years were to pass before
Parry surpassed this record. when, in
1927, the English navigator reached 50
deg. As min.
The quest of the Pole Is of compare
lively recent origin, If the early at
tempts to effect a northwest passage
are not put In that category. Barentz.
Willoughby. Chancellor and Hudson
were the first to discover the difficulty
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-30
An Eye to the Future,

would you rather marry a lawyers
or a minister's daughter?
"A lawyers. A divorce costs more
than a wedding. Post
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-30
Nerve.

Nerve.
ont even dress me decently.s
I'm going home to papa"
ight," replied Doolits. lyon
y to him also that l need q
myself"
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-30

oman buys fifty chickens to-
turns them loose, she can tell
e Of hers from the neighbors
row.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-30
CHAPTER v.

lie IlOn. anu ANCf. w llITtQ EnlIiDISnn
took possession of the living of Great
Wilton, having been appointed to it by
Lord Avon. And the Rev. Ryle Baum
garten remained, as before, at Little
Wilton.
Changes took place. They take place
everywhere. The most notable one WAS
the marriage Of Mr.. Baumgarten.
That he had been grievously dsappoint-
ed and annoyed at the appointment of
another to the living, which he had been
led to suppose would be his. was bitter
fact. He set 1t down to the caprice of
great men, and strove to live down the
sting. The chief difficulty lay in his con-
templated marriage; and he deliberated
with himself whether he ought for the
present to abandon it, or to carry it out.
He decided upon the latter course. 1t is
probable that he deemed he could not In
honor withdraw now. and 1t is more than
probable that, once having allowed him
self to cherish his hopes and his love, he
was not stole enough to put them from
him again.
Mrs. Dane gave permission readily. As
long as she lived and was with them her
small income would augment theirs. And
within 4 month of Mr.. Baumgarten's dis
appointment, he and Edith became man
and wife.
"You do quite right" warm-hearted lit
tie Mr.. Brice had assured them. 1.-THE
cuttings and contrivings necessary to
make a small income go as far as a large
one render a young couple all the hap
pier. l ought to know; mine was small
enough for many year Of my married
life it's not much else now"
The autumn was advancing when Lord
Avon came down to pay a visit to his
mother. His lordship brought with him
full Intentions to have 1t out with her,
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-30

1t takes mail at least seven days to
60 from Chicago to London.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-30

During Che nineLeenLn century Lue Az
tic regions were fairly we'll charted up
to the eighty-third parallel. and dur
ing the last two decades Of the century
attempts to reach the Pole by various
more or less scientific and novel plans
were made.
These attempts, made at great sacri-
fee of life and at great expense, show
ed that man may get to the Pole. but
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-30

Of negot
and 1t l.
lieved Il
They W,
Arctic G
almost e
had very
ceSSful ::
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-11-21

Mount Pleasant had $4,000
fire that destroyed half of bust
ness block on north side of the
square.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-11-21

Attorney General files custer suit
against parties to alleged combina-
ton of milling interests.
State Treasurer suspends pay
ment owing to lack of cash.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-11-21

Bill Nyc- as may be said Of
others of his ilk still on earth-is
not cited in our universities nor
yet listed in aristocratic literature
as an example to be commended or
initiated and yet he had style
worthy Of the name-and it may
be summed up in manner Of ex-
preston.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23

WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.

Hon. William J. Bryan has been
here, delivered his excellent lecture
and was rendered a reception by the
citizens of North Yakima that was
almost an ovation. But our demo-
cratic friends must not build any
fantastic hopes upon the courtesies
extended their great leader.
The reception of Saturday to Mr..
Bryan was not to the political lead
err, in no sense pledge of fealty to
him, not to the man, great and illus
trious as he is, but TO what the peo-
pie think he stands for The Amer
lean people are alive to the necessity
of properly restraining inordinate
wealth. They believe that these
huge aggregations of capital in indi-
vidual hands are continual menace
to the foundation principals of the
republic and the individual free
dom of the citizen. Mr.. Bryan is
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23

the able promulgator Of these ideas,
but that does not portend that the
voters are willing to accept him as
president. He says that the re-
publican party under the lead of
Roosevelt is now carrying out and
endorsing his views and the ideas
of democracy. That being so. where
in is the occasion for any change?
The American republic is prospecting
as never before under the present
republican regime, and If the DEM
ocracy are getting all they ask for,
in "a political way, from the repub-
lican party, with the present pros
perity added, there remains nothing
for them to squabble after, unless
1t is the salaries.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23
BAILEY'S FATE DRAWS NEAR.

Foreshadowed for months and mar.
rowed down to definite charges
within the last few weeks, the con.
test over Senator Bailey's seat will
in few days reach its climax in
the Texas legislature. According t.
the latest reports the friends of the
| senator are more confident than
ever that he will put his enemies to
rout. 1t is taken as significant of
his strength in the legislature that
a clause calling for the opinion of
the attorney general on evidence in
his possession was stricken from
resolution adopted calling for the
production of that evidence.
The charges against Senator Bail
ey are that during his term as SEN
ator he engaged in financial transac-
tons wherein he represented as at
torney in fact H. Clay Pierce, pres
ident of the Waters-Pierce Oil COM
pany, and that Pierce turned over
to Bailey certain papers, securities
and assets belonging to Pierce and
his associates, connected with GER
tain Tennessee railroad and coal
properties: amounting to s1S.ooo.-
600.
1t is further alleged that Bailey
was authorized to deal with those Sc
curities and assets with the railroad
and coal properties in such manner
as he might desire; that in pursuance
of this authority he entered into
some sort of contract by which
these properties and securities were
sold or disposed of, out of which
Bailey was paid large fees for his
services in such connection, and that
Bailey used his political and official
influence as a United States senator
to enable him to accomplish the re-
suit and to promote the interests of
the oil company.
The adherents of Senator Bailey
contend that he was entitled to act
as attorney of the oil corporation
while acting as senator from Texas
and that there was nothing morally
or legally wrong in his conduct
There has been and still is large
element of public sentiment against
this contention in Texas Basing
their opinion on what has already
been made public, many persons
vigorously declare that Senator Bail
ey has proved himself unworthy and
disqualified for the position of SEN
ator. 1t is evident that should the
legislature reflect Bailey it's action
will meet with widespread disappro-
val.-Spokesman-R Review.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23
To Amend sunday Closing Law.

OLYMPIA, Jan. 1S.-One of the most
important measures that will be intro
duced at this session of the legisla-
ture is a bill to amend the Sunday
closing law 50 that it will apply sim
ply to places where Intoxicating liq.
uors are sold This bill will be intro
duced by Senator Cotterill of King
county and it is understood will have
considerable effect on the proposal to
close the saloons in Seattle on Sun
day
Mayor Moore Of Seattle stated sew
eral months ago that he would ask
some member of the legislature to
take up the question of having such
laws as the legislature did not desire
to have enforced, either repealed OF
amended.
1t has been known for some time
that Mayor Moore had only refrained
from closing the saloons in Seattle or
Sunday on account of the other classes
Of business that it would be neces-
sary to restrict as we'll. and Senator
Cotterill is working with Seattle's ex-
ecutive in an effort to have the bill
changed so that it will only apply tc
places where liquors are sold.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23

The bar Of Yakima county, includ-
ing Judge Rigg, deserve credit and
praise for the action taken at noon
Saturday when they unanimously
agreed to a postponement of the jury
term of court from February to
April 1. The suggestion was made
that this would be the wiser plan, in
view of the Importance of the con-
demnation proceedings of the North
Coast VS.. the Northern Pacific. 9th
erwise this matter would have had
to lie over until the jury term end
ed, and since that might have lasted
until vacation, it might have been
months before the cases could again
be taken up. The court left the mat
ter with the attorneys, who unani-
mously agreed to the change, and an
order was accordingly made. The
action indicates that the attorney
are interested in common with all
other citizens of the county in see
ing the matter settled and clearing
the way for another railroad across
the state
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23
JOKER A HERO.
captain of Koepenick' Receives
Theatrical Offers and Presents.

BERLIN, Jan 21.-All the world,
led by the kaiser. loves joker. So
the new year brought to the cobbler,
William Weight, ''the captain OF
Koepenick," in his prison, an i'm
mense number of letters of SYM
partly, not only from Germany, but
from the United States, France,
England, Russia and Switzerland.
The writers paid tribute to the jovial
genius of the shoemaker, who put
on a captains uniform, forged mil
itary order. marched few of the
soldiers into Koepenick, the sleep.
lest town in the empire, made the
burgomaster a prisoner and looted
the treasury.
Besides the letters, his admirers
sent voight for New Years strings
of sausages, heaps of gingerbread,
geese and wines. But the police,
who have always prosecuted Weight
and prevented him from earning an
honest living. permitted him neither
to enjoy the dainties nor to read the
letters. Evidently thousands Of peo-
pie all over the globe. having
laughed at voight's practical joke,
feel toward him as does the emperor
who said:
"If this fellow is so full Of STRAIT
egg in peace he would be worth 9
battalion in war;"
A wealthy woman living In al
aristocratic quarter OF this city ha
drawn a formal deed which give
the shoemaker an annuity Of $3.50.
I Managers of variety shows ar
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23

More than half mankind over sixty
years of age suffer from kidney and
bladder disorders, usually enlarge
ment Of prostate gland. This is both
painful and dangerous, and Foley's
Kidney Cure should be taken at the
FIRST sign of danger, as 1t corrects IT.
Irregularities and has cured many old
men Of this disease. Mr.. Rodney
Burnett, Rockport, Mo-, writes: Il
suffered with enlarged prostate gland
and kidney trouble for years and al
ter taking two bottles OF Foley's
Kidney Cure I feel better than ]
have for twenty years although
am now 81 years old" North Yaki-
ma Drug Store, A. D. Sloan. Prop.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23

gotten grave. They are entitled to
pity, not to blame.
This DR.. Day, who heaps reproach
on failure and has no word of praise
save for the success expressed in
dollars, is minister of the gospel
of Christ, a professed follower of
the Teacher who proclaimed himself
poorer than the foxes of the fields or
the birds of the air; who declared
service the highest good, and re-
served no exclusive place in heaven
for the rich.-Tacoma News.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23
PAINFULLY EXCLUSIVE.
Reception to Mrs. Bryan Seems to
Have Been Anything butt Public.

Nobody but newspaper man
knows how bad it hurts to be SCOOP
ed" and therefore there are not
many in Yakima who can sympathize
as deeply as the occasion warrants
for the boys who picked up the Sc
attic Times of Sunday morning, and
read the following therein:
NORTH YAKIMA, Saturday, Jan.
19.-The entertainment of Mrs. w.
J. Bryan in the Commercial Club
rooms of this city Saturday evening
was the most noteworthy social event
of the season. The large and spa
cious parlors of the club were beau
tifully decorated with evergreens and
cut flowers. Mrs. Bryan, surround
ed by the officers of the various la
dies clubs, appeared to great advan-
tage, and was most charming. She
talked entertainingly of her trip and
paid especial tribute to the citizens
Of North Yakima for the reception
accorded her and her husband 1t
was near IL o'clock when the party
dispersed. Fully 200 ladies were
present"
The only consolation the Herald
has is that the other papers of this
city are in the same boat. The
one who will be most surprised OF
all, no doubt, upon reading the above
clipping is Mrs. Bryan herself, who
never was within a hundred miles
of North Yakima in her life.