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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-11
The MONKEY versus tEe Rose.

Alfred F'ramptoli. + K, j 3. A.. a
well known Londonef, has written an
open letter. Id which he says:
.The time has arrived when the
royal botanic gardens and geological
gardens should be amalgamated.
THE geological gardens should be
increased In erea to receive the botsln
lie gafdens. 8 I would be great public
benefit 20 have the gardens Of the
flora and fauna side bs side.
Il nonkeA Is a much greater aifrae-
ton than tsy rose ever VIII is tte
zoeii slita gafgIens ere lilusa lllt..s
r0s.iasl hv - milton iisat Hra =
h0tasi .r:sr.sas. and tas.s*es ,isryssl -
inanci.. resllits follow suit"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-11

HARMON in the walrus they let go tue
eost They have big sealskin blo"h
I'D with air, big air bag. anu .nes
let that go, and on that is sort %
soiI four cornered thing maze ol
sea1skin. so that it will hold the wal
rus hack from swimming too fas'.
After getting the harpoon INTO l
walrus they back away. Inc allilu"A
has TO get up every FIVE minutes 10
breathe. and 1t tries to get up on the
ice, and the men then thro" oAs
ivory lance, and they keep on DOING
that until the animal bleeds 10 uea'h.
watched them one day for ABOUT
two hours, getting one big Walrus'
was in my motorboat at the tlple, ah"
7 said II can beat that way; cah
Kill waIrus quicker than the natives
can harpOon them The nrst olilee'
was nj the wheel and DR.. COOK at tue
stern. and had the whole boat WINCH
WIS about thirty feet long. 10 lnJseIA"
| had harp0on. but was going u Try
to kill them with a rife. You must
hit them i'm the head-otherwlse they
kill them with steel bullet. so we
maneurered through the ice unnt we
saw about thirty walrus on pan OF
ice about 200 feet square. L sald 10
my first officer. "Go up on the ice,
We had hpHrd how DANGEROUS tue
WARNS werp-tbat they could easily
kick a plank out of the boat. The
first officer was rather afraid and said,
IF walrus gets in the boat L VIII
hit him with an ax.
said: "They can't catch TINS ooat.
| Go right around and around and l VIII
do the rest of it." There were about
thirty walrus. killed three Of them
and the others charged the boat but
as we went around they could not
catch us. We secured the wounded
walrus. cut them up and put them IN
the dory. We cached the meat for DR..
| Cooks expedition.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-11
HUNTING IN
THE FAR NORTH,
Arctic Sport as Described by
NimrOd John r. Bradley.
HIS JOURNEY WITH DR.. COOK
How He and the Explorer Killed Polar
Bears and Walrus Near Etah-A
Baby WaIrus In a Motorboat-Es-
kimos as Game Protectors.
BY JOHN r. BRADLEY,


By JOHN r. BRADLEY,
Who paid the cost of the Cook expedition.
by courtesy of Recreation Magazine.I
| started some years ago to shoot in
all parts of the world in order to col
lect specimens of game, so L thought
it best to begin at home, in America.
| shot in Mexico. New Mexico. Arizo-
na. the Rocky mountains and up III
Alaska. then went to Africa and the
Altai mountains of northern Mongolia
and Siberia. Then came the trip to the
arctic with DR.. Frederick A. Cook. the
explorer.
If you are going up there right you
must have a vessel of your own and
take chances of losing it going through
the ice The insurance companies VIII
not insure your vessel at any old price.
In my case they said | was going too
far north. You must take the chances
of losing your life as well as your
vessel. for you are navigating through
waters that are not charted. over rocks
| not uiStONfIti anu IIAOhSb ASEoo IL =
days out of seven in the week. Then
when you get the game you must ger
out on the ice or in small boat.
How Eskin1os Kill Bears.
| The Eskimos make breeches out of
| bearskin. and in the winter time they
must kill these bears for their clothing
The dogs run the bears down. and -four
or FIVE dogs hold them up while the
| native lances and bleeds them to death
| You can do it the same way with Il
gun. The dogs run your bears up. anf
then you shoot them That is one way
of doing it. Another way is to go out
| in q small boat and get out on the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-11

starvation, of freezing torture and
blighted hopes that the story Of the
search for the pole has been written.
And it remained for DR.. Cook In
the year 1908 to achieve what had
become TO be considered the impossi-
BILE, to accomplish what so many
dauntless men had attempted, to win
immortal fame by actually penetrat-
ing to the north pole.
And also he played sensational
part In a battle of giants In as pretty
a story of intense rivalry between
strong men as has ever been imagined
by the most romantic flctionists. In
short, DR.. Cook fulfilled the dearest
wish of his financial backer John r.
Bradley, a wealthy New Yorker. who
had registered grim determination
that Commander Robert E. Peary
should not be the first man to reach
the pole. Bradley, millionaire who
has hunted and climlled mountain
peaks with DR. Cook, was confident
that Peary could be beaten to the pole.
Who was the man to do it? That was
the question. Cook? The very man.
thought Bradley-the very man to back
with million dollars in cash for such
q venture.
And Cook made good.
An Account Of the Trip.
During the early part of DR.. Cooks
trip into the unknown. where the one
certainty was the shadow of deaths
grim specter. he met with immense
herds of big game-musk oxen. bears,
etc. His eleven Eskimos and 103 dogs
were in prime condition as In Febru-
airy, 1908, from Heiberg island they be-
gan d tortuous trek over the nysteri-
GUS polar sea.
Averaging from ten to fifteen miles
a day of progress, week after week
passed. Strictest economy In the use
of provisions was practiced. of course.
He discovered large area of hither-
| to unknown land. seemingly many
thousands of square miles in area. and
reached the northernmost limit of
rocky formation From that point there
stretched before him the gray expanse
of the northern polar ocean. dnlling tc
the eye. stupendous to the imagination
but treacherous as the quiyering QUICK
sands that softly aud surely smother
and kill.
0verpowering winds often drove th9
venturers into caverns or temporary
ice huts. The cold was TIE coolest
ever experienced by wa2ae man wha
afterward lived In April Dr. Cooh
was in latitude So degrees 81 minutes
longitude Sc degrees 81 minutes. Nc
more land was 10 be seen. The Ice
pack was moving with the currents
and threatened to sween him far t.
the eastward. Change of direction
therefore, was frequently necessary.
On. on. on into the CHASTITY nortf
plodded man and beast. No more seals
nor bears nor even the minute crea
lures CO the sea were seen. Even thel
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-11
DR.. Cook and His
How His New Theory For Penetrating
Frozen North Won Him lmmOr-
taI Fame - Millionaire
Bradley His BaCkeT.
Nv FREDERICK R. Too1Bs.

M HEN fIss the 5nF, undsrn nsTh t tns
w oceans and across the cont,
nents of the world that Dr..
Frederick A. Cook of Brooklyn had
discovered the north pole it was notiti-
cation of the greatest scientific
achievement of modern times. For
decade after decade daring explorers,
self sacrificing scientists and steely
nerved Adventures of a dozen ma
tions have hurled themselves against
the merciIess ice barriers of the frozen
north in attempts to discover the pole.
Decade after decade the same result
failure-has been the only reward fol
the hardy voyagers who have made
the exploits of the famed hardy
Norsemen" Of old dwindle into tnsig-
nificance. 1t is in words Of death, oil
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-11

prepared our expedition very quietly
and got In on the ground floor"
On his return to North Sydney from
Etah on his yacht Mr.. Bradley stated
the situation. the chances and the
plans of Cook as follows:
From the polar sea there will be
only two sturdy Eskimos and their
dogs to go with Cook. From Files
mere Land three families of huskies
will go with the party, establishing
three stations along the route. Inc
idea of taking more on the Jaunt
across the ice fields does not meet
with our approval for various reasons,
The party will leave 70 north latl-
tude In Smiths sound and from there
will cross Ellesmere Land and try TO
reach the pole by the polar sea. rms
means a journey of over 600 miles,
but for various reasons, which l 40
not care to speak about at present, |
feel convinced DR.. Cook will lard the
pole successfully.
unlike the Peary expedition, DIR.
Cook has taken only two sleds. each
built with roofs, enabling the party
TO sleep in them while pushing tor-
ward. The sleds are equipped with
lamp stoves and other contr1vances.
Two canvas boats also form part OF
the outfit. These will be used In cross
ing leads. thereby saving valuable
time and cutting short the journey
DR.. Cook once accompanied Peary on
pole hunting trip. He has spent con-
siderable time in making preparations
for the present expedition and goes
with every known element of help.
The last word received from DR..
| Cook after the yacht Bradley's de-
| parture was dated polar sea. March
IT." and reached Annootok by special
Eskimo messenger The message sent
| to Rudolph Francke, one of the original
party, who had returned to Annootok
for supplies. was as follows:
"I'll Make Desperate Attempt"
| To the present we have seen nothing of
Croker Land, and | am taking straight
course for the pole. The boys are doing
well. and / have plenty Of dogs. hope
to succeed. At any rate, l will make a
desperate attempt.
| While / expect to get back to you by
the end of May. still 1 wish you to be
ready to go to Acponie, the island of
! North Star. where the whalers' steamers
come, by the 5th of June, and If / am not
4 back go home with the whalers.
Gather all the blue fox skins you can
| These must be our money on the return
| trip. If you can get few bearskins
take them; also narwhal and walrus
/ tusks but do not give too much for them
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-11

seas. The ice hardened as he got to
within fifty miles of the pole, The all
prevailing silence and sameness were
telling heavily on the tenpers of the
men. The Eskiinos quarreled and
threatened to knife one another. The
pail of the hidden pole. Jealous of the
discovery of it's long retreat. was work
ing on the brains of its pursuers.
AT this time but two Eskimos accom-
panied him.
On April q observations showed DR..
Cook that he. was within a few hun
dred feet of the pole. A few seconds
more and he stood upon 1t. the goal OF
scores of the worlds bravest men.
and. planting the American flag, he
claimed for the United States over
10000 square miles Of territory-a
10000 mile section of natures scrap
heap.
News Came From Copenhagen.
The first news of DIR. Cooks discov-
ery TO reach America came from the
colonial office at Copenhagen, stating
that with few Eskimos. sledgiug
party, DR.. Cook reached the pole on
April 81, 1908.
The Copenhagen authorities had OBJ
tanned their Information in a dispatch
from Lerwick. Scotland. which also re-
lated that DIR. Cook was returning from
| the polar seas on the steamship Hans
| Egede. bound for Denmark.
DIR, Cook. who was surgeon Of the
first Peary arctic expedition and who
| il a mountain climber of wide expe-
| rience, dlsembarked from the auxil
larry schooner yacht John r. Bradley
on Aug. q with his supplies at Etah
| on Smiths sound. latitude 10 degrees
north and about $50 miles from the
pole. Smiths sound is at the north
ern extremity Of Baffin bay. His idea
was to winter somewhere in this gen
eral section and early in the spring
| cross Ellesnlere Land and push onward
and northward to the pole across the
desolate polar sea, whence few mer
| ever returned to tell the tale.
Provisions. clothing and ammunition
sufficient for two years were taken
ashore from the Bradley The adven'
turer's party consisted of one other
white man and about dozen Eski
mos. Mrs. Cook. tue explorers wife
accompanied him as far as Etah
A Secret Expedition.
The Cook expedition was largely 6
secret one. Mi Bradley having {
burning desire 70 haze DR.. Cook out
strip PearF 20 the pole insisted thai
no chance Should be taken Of lettins
| Peary get wind Of the venture. Ii
his opinion. peary. who was already
within striking distance of Etah
would hasten his own operations If BIS
heard Of Cooks plans aud probably
secure ali he available dogs at Etah
so that Cock would be unable to star
over the fee en- his sledges. ''Fol
those reasors. says Mr. Bradles 'wt
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-08-25
REGATTA FRIDAY
Yet. Ball Game and All
Kinds of Sports.

The fourth annual regatta of the La
Beau Lac Boat club will be held.
weather permitting, Friday. A special
feature this year will be baseball
game between Barton and Newport in
the morning at 10 a. M, and although
this is Barton's first game this season
it will be mighty fast one. In the
afternoon at o'clock the regatta will
commence in full swing and a grand
stand to accommodate 800 people will
be built as usual on May shore. The
events will be four motor boat races.
canoe singles. doubles and fours, water
sports, tub races, swimming contests.
etc. Everything will be run on time
and there will be no waits between the
events this year. A cordial invitation
has been extended to Newport and
Orleans and to Willoughby Lake. and
all events will be open to all comers.
Boat crews from Newport or Orleans
may ship canoes by freight co Barton
and we will see that they are properly
cared for and will pay transportation
for same. Prizes will be worth con.
testing for and through your patronage
we hope to make this regatta better
than any heretofore. Nothing but bad
weather can prevent a great gala day
in Barton.
REGATTA COMMITTEE.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-08-25
Berry-Weed.

Mrs. L NJ Hubbard S camp "Cookor-
die" was the scene of quiet wedding.
Saturday evening, when Burleigh
Charles Berry and Mrs. Minna Mar
garet Weed were united in marriage.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
A. Alberton Murch of Newport, the
Episcopal ring service being used.
Esther Britt acted as ring bearer.
The cottage was tastefully decorated
with maple boughs, ferns, and noun
tain-ash berries. forming background
before which the ceremony was per
formed. The camp was lighted by
japanese lanterns. At Z 80 the bridal
company, twelve in number, sat down
to bountiful repast, after which Mr..
and Mrs. Berry left for their home ir
South Barton. Mr.. Berry has been
station agent at South Barton for many
years and a man prominent in towr
affairs. Mrs. Berry came to Bartor
in the spring and while here has made
many friends. Best wishes go will
Mr.. and Mrs. Berry for prosperous
future.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-08-25

Miss Rena Revoir has returned from
her home in New York for the fall
term of school. 4
Miss Elizabeth Lewis of st. Johns
bury was the guest of Miss Vera Web.
ster last week.
Miss Mildred Smelling of Sheffield
was the guest of her cousin, Miss Ina
Paige recently
Miss Blanche Stevenson has returned
from several weeks, vacation at her
home in9Lowen. X .s74
| Miss Mabel. Ross has been spending
two weeks in Ottawa visiting her cous-
in, Mrs. Russell.
Mrs. w. M. Wright and Miss
Marguerite Babcock visited in New.
port over Sunday.
J.W. Batchelder and sister. Mrs. May
Shorey, attended campmeeting at
Lyndonville Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Smith of VOL.
cott were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G..
E. Jennings last week. f.
Miss Lucy Wheeler of Irasburg anc
Miss Eta Folsom, were guests at G.
H. Gorham's last week.
A. S. Redfield and family returned
Monday from Willoughby where the,
have been spending ten days.
Harry w. Patterson left yesterda,
/ for Bismarck, North Dakota where h,
has civil engineering position.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-08-25
St. Johnsbury Must Get Different
Water Supply.

Chief Justice Rowell of the supreme
court has rendered decision in the
case between St. Johnsbury village and
the state board of health sustaining
the board of health in its appeal in
chancery in Caledonia county against
the village of ST. Johnsbury. The
state board ordered that the village of
st. Johnsbury discontinue furnishing
contaminated waters of the Pas
sumpsic river for domestic purposes
before certain date. This was not
complied with and suit was brought
and has been carried through the var
ious courts with the result that ST.
Johnsbury must seek new water
supply for domestic PURPOSES.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-08-25
BARTON
Are you ready for the fair?
Remember the regatta Friday.

h0uSluD0T Tile reg dtbd TIUdy.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Winslow spent
Sunday at North Troy.
Frank Hurd of Newport, N. H., has
been visiting in town.
Mrs Eliza Webster of Burke is visit
ing at J. N. Webster's.
School in the River district began
this week, Frank Corley, teacher.
Roy Cheney of Manchester, N. H.,
has been spending a week in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Drew returned
Saturday from North Hatley, P. @.
Miss Katherine Hinton of Westmore
is visiting friends in town this week.
DR.. and Mrs. M. F. Prime are visit
ing friends in Montpelier for few
days. 81
Mrs. Brunnetr of Stanstead,1 p. O.,
is visiting at j. W.. Batchelder's this
week. sFat
c.. E.. Hamblet has moved to his
house recently purchased on Church
street. a.
Miss Elva Cutler of Stoneham.
Mass, is visiting her uncle, A. M.
Cutler.
Mrs. Frances Connor will move to
the tenement vacated by C.. E.
Hamblet
Messrs. King and Nelson were in
Boston the first part of the week or
business.
Miss May Campbell of Burlington i:
home until the first of September fol
vacation.
H. R. Cutler and family returned tht
first of the week from their outing a
Long Pond.
Mrs. j. R. Collision of Elm street il
visiting friends in several Orang'
county towns.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-08-25
Go to Greensboro September 4.

Marathon running, baseball, horse
racing and music by the Greensboro
Bend Cornet band is the program at A.
F. Hills Lake View park in Green's
boro, Saturday September 4, commence
ing at 9 o'clock a m. The Marathon
race will be at 8 o'clock, followed by
the ball game betweec Greensboro and
some worthy opponent, Horse trot at
l O'Clock of which there will be three
classes, farmer race, 3 minute and
2 :22 class, the last for purse Of $50
first two for blanket. All entries close
Thursday, September 2. Marathon
race will be for a cash prize of 500.
distance four miles. A good time is
assured
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-08-25
Wilbur F. Mason.

The death of Wilbur F. Mason oc-
Cured at his home, Thursday, after
an illness of five months. The funeral
was held Saturday at o'clock, Rev.
w. B. Dukeshire officiating. Mr..
Mason was born June IL, 1897, on the
farm opposite the fair grounds were
he has spent the entire II years of his
life. In March, 1879. he was married
to Ellen Wilcox and one sor, Lyman
E., of this place has blessed this union.
Mr.. Mason has been a member of the
Methodist Episcopal church for 25
years and during nearly all that time
has been an officer. Mr.. Mason was a
good citizen. interested in all that
stood for the welfare of his town.
Although conservative in business he
was unusually generous in his gifts for
the work of the church as we'll as foI
all charitable and benevolent purposes
He was genial and honorable in al
his dealings. He leaves to mourn his
death. wife, Ellen W., son, Lyman
E.. and two sisters. Miss Sarah E.
Mason and Mrs. Elsie NJ. Wood ol
Aberdeen, South Dakota.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-08-25
22d Annual Reunion at Willoughby.

Company K, 10th Vt. Volunteers
will hold their annual reunion at Ly-
on's Grove. Willonghby Lake on We'd
nesday and Thursday. September and
2. Business meeting at O'Clock first
day, campfire in evening of first day
All comrades are cordially invited
Comrades. more than forty years ago
you could march all day long with your
gun and equipments, with forty rounds
of cartridges, canteen and haversack
with three days rations. You can not
do it now, but you can hitch up your
team and take your family with a
days rations and meet your comrades,
have a good visit and grasp the hand
of some old soldier who marched and
fought with you SO many years ago.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-08-25
Fair Two Weeks Away.

The fair at Barton is only two weeks
away, and if you have not made plans
to attend, arrange to do so now for
your friends are all going. You know
the price has been reduced to 25c, but
if anything, the quality of the exhibit
tion has been raised. The display Of
stock, poultry and dogs promises to be
better than ever before as the premium
list has been changed and nothing but
the best of it's kind is expected. Some
fair associations are making a big
noise this year of the fact they have
water at their grounds, floral hall,
etc., but with this fair these things
have been in use so long we have
come to think of them as commonplace
with fair grounds. but after attending
one year where these accommodations
are not found we come home and ap-
preclate them. Everything for the
convenience of the public is the motto
here. The wild west show promises tC
be the real thing and no one will want
to miss it-and Cynthia-well, just
come and see.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-08-25

The Catholic Guards will give a So
cial dance and special drill in their hall
Friday evening. Ice cream and cake
will be served.
The annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional Foreign Missionary society will
be held with Mrs. George King on
Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock. AS
new officers are to be elected the men,
bers are requested to attend this
meeting.
Unclaimed letters in Barton post
Office August a.: Harry George,
Littleton G. Hayden. Mabel Lenley,
Mrs. Bertha E. Morian. W. P. Twom-
bly,, Mrs. Josephine Phillips. Please
say they were advertised when calling
for them.
The Crystal Lake garage is being
equipped with power-turning lathe,
drill and planer and is being made
frst-class in every respect. 1t is re-
ceiving quite a large patronage and
will undoubtedly receive large trade
in the future.
All business places in town, including
the bank will be closed on Friday
afternoon at o'clock, on account of
the regatta events which take place
on May shore. Plan to do your shop.
ping in the morning and see the events
in the afternoon.
There has been some complaint about
people breaking the glass protecting
the key to the hose houses about the
village and fire wardens wish to inform
the public this is to he done ONLY in
case of fire. Iptruders will receive the
extent Of the law.
Per order of Wardens
Work is being done to improve the
sidewalks of the village. New board
walks are being laid on High street
and the gravel walks on Park street
leading to the fair grounds are being
cleaned and the grass cut away from
the sides. The fair is at hand and we
are glad to see our village presenting
a neat appearance.
We, the undersigned, wish to express
our heartfelt thanks to the. friends
and neighbors who were so kind to US
during the illness and death of our
dear one, also for the many flowers.
Claribel and Elmo Sheldon,
o. S. Oviatt,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Bocash,
H. F.. Mayhem.
) Some very large granite stones are
beng quarried and shipped out of
town to granite cutting concerns by
John Barnard. One Saturday beat all
previous records, it weighed 1920
pounds net. and with the wagon
weighed 7,430 pounds, making load
of over eight tons and half for the
six horses drawing it. Willard's s team
drew the stone.
A ACelebrity social will be given by
the Christian Endeavor society at the
Congregational church vestry this eve
ming at z :45. All are cordially invited.
Members of the society are requested
to bring the money pledged to be earn
ed and verse telling in what way it
was earned. The regular monthly
business meeting will be held at Z
O'Clock sharp in the church parlor.
The band concert Saturday evening
was well. attended although the cool.
ness OF the evening kept some at home
The usual number of open air concerts
is nearly completed and we believe
the Monitor can truthfully say this
summers concerts have been enjoyec