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The Irish standard., 1909-09-18

copenhagen's View on the Discussion.
Copenhagen, Sept. 15.-Dr.. Cook is
now on his way to New York on the
steamship Oscar II.
H. Interest in the Cook narrative has
been quickened among scientists by
the recent. publication of the news
concerning the .Peary expedition and
of Peary's comment as to the accom-
Enlistment of Cook. The view general
,ly expressed is that Peary's story has
done much to remove the suspicious
which at first were entertained re-
garding the claims of DR.. Cook. ,es.
pecially as to the speed Of his journey
in the far north and observations he
made near the pole. But after. thus
corroborating, assertions made by
Cook, Mr.. Peary BADLY asserted that
DR.. Cook had not been near the pole.
~ = First: Scoring in Controversy.
Friends of Peary then pointed to
the fact that DR.. Cook had only two
Eskimos with him at the pole to bear
witness as to his observations. 1t
wab with glee that the Cook adherents
learned a few days later that, as a
matter of fact, DR.. Cook has one more
witness than had Mr.. Peary, for only
one Eskimo accompanied Peary> ON
his final dash, while the white mem
bers of the party, and even Command
or Peary's faithful negro aid, the COM
panion of his previous farthest north
expedition, had been left behind. :,
|. . Another prop in the Peary support
was removed when the navy depart
ment announced that contrary to the
general belief, the Peary expedition
was not official in any way, and did
not represent any department or bu-
reau of the United States government.
It was purely a private enterprise,
said q naval officer. 'r.
From the facts already known con-
corning the" two journeys, impartial
observers have. extracted the follow.
ing points in the stories of the two
explorers which they say tend to sup.
port the belief that the, explorers
pierced the Arctic north the. same dis
lance, which, Of course, would leave
Cook the winner Of the controversy.
from the standpoint Of those who look
1T the feats as sportsmen, inasmuch
~ he made his exploration first:
COOK. PEARY.
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
CHIEF EXECUTIVE HAS BUSY
DAY IN WINDY
CITY,, 49,
SEES A BIG LEAGUE BALL GAME
Reviews 10000 School Children on
the BouIevards and Attends Com
- msreial Club 'Luncheon-Bank- g
ers' Ball in Evening.

Chicago, Sept. 16.-President Taft
arrived here on his tour of the west
and south, and was given q royal
welcome and a busy day. So great
was the demand for his time that
scarcely a minute was left without
some feast, function or entertainment.
True to- his fan proclivities, the
chief executive gave UP several hours
of the afternoon to a ball game and
saw the Cubs play the Giants, thor
oughly enjoying it. A feature Of the
days, doings that pleased him espe-
cially was the review of thousands Of
school children. From the time he
reached the city the famous smile
never left his face. 80 -. =.
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Former !. c. President Dead,

Newport. R: l., Sept 15.-John. A.
Griswold, SO years old, is dead here.
Griswold was formerly president of
the Illinois Central railroad and after.
ward became chairman Of the board
OF. directors, Of the Chicago Burlington
& Quincy railroad. He was one Of
the founders OF. the Newport casino.
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Minister 8. Eddy. RESIGN,

1: """esSI q = 'T 60uy3 N0UT1HUs
Bucharest. sRoumania, !: Sept. '16.-
Spencer, F: Eddy; of Chicago. has sent
in his resignation from the diplomatic
corps TO President Taft, Mr.. Eddy
il at present United States minister
70 Roumania and Seryia.
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Amundsen Postponss Trip.

Amundsen Postponss Trip.
Christiania, Sept 15.-Capt. Roand
Amundsen,. the Norwegian explorer,
has decided to postpone his. projected
expedition to the Arctic region until
June /, 1910, on account Of delay. in
his preparations caused, by the sener.
al strike in. Sweden.
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
WRIGHT on, Zeppelin ship.

4. ''U"s .s.SHEyS'"s S'tTPs.,e-r-
Frankfort Sept. 1.-THE airship
Zeppelin III left here to fly to Mann
helm. On board as passengers are
Orville Wright, Prince August William
Of Prussia, and the duke Of Saxo-Co-
burI.Gotha., - :
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18

Miss EIkinsi Going to See Duke.
Paris, Sept. 16.-Closely guarding
her movements Miss Catherine Elkins
has left Paris going south in an auto.
mobile. Her friends credit the re.
port that she is en- route to: Italy.
where the Duke Of Abruzzi is.
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
No one aueoeed. h.rrIn.r

No One Succeeds Hartman.
New York, Sept. 16.-No successor
to e: H. Hartman as . director Of
the New York Central railroad was
chosen at the meeting Of the board Of
directors: 10 s -
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COPENHAGEN BELIEVES HE WILL
eEAelE> 70 SATISFY WORLD
OF HIS CLAIMS.
PARALLEL DRAWN FROM STORIES
OF Two Explorers Tends to Prove
They Made Same Trip-Peary..
r.. Gives. Out Another. State.
ment.

Battle Harbor, Labrador, Sept. ts.-
(6y WireIess). Robert e. Peary die.
tated the following statement. TO the
Associated Press for. publications:
~ am the only white man who has
ever reached the north pole. and I am
prepared to prove 1t at the proper
time. ! have already stated publicly
that Cook has not been to the pole.
This ! re-affirm and will stand by it,
but decline to- discuss the details
here. The result Will come out later.
H. have said that Or. Cooks statement
that no had reached the north pole
should not be taken seriously, and that
= have him nailed by concrete proofs
to support my statement. In six
months you probably will get the
whole story. It would not be policy
for me to enter upon a full debate
with the subject as it now stands. To
do SO ! would be giving out much In.
formation Of which other uses could
be made. Intend to wait until Or.
Cook has issued his full authorized
statements. Up 10 the present time
there have been only Newspaper &C
counts Of Dr.. Cooks alleged polar
trip, and those may or may not be
accurate. When Or. Cook has time
to issue complete authorized YER
sion Of his journey Il will be the pro-
per opportunity for me to make public
the information which I have. After
that the Jury-in other words, the
people and the scientific bodies Of the
Worthwhile pass Judgment on the mat
ter, and there will then be- nothing
Left Of Dr.: Cooks case but his own
assertions that he has reached the
north pole. In the meanwhile, 1t Is
my determination not to deal with de-
bates for. the reasons already stated.
"a: a.g:s>a -"Robert e. Peary."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-09

mt us to shame in the part they are
expected to play in the game OF poll
tics, The ell-educated English wom-
on do not exist who cannot talk INTEL
licently on the political situation.
American women cannot. poIitlrs
bores them.
It Is, however, in France that WON
nm has the most power. From the peas
ant ND she takes a more active part In
the affairs of her country than do the
women of any other land. The pros
ncritv Of France is builded on the
amazing thrift OF French woman she
| combines with This thrift a supreme
talent for homemakins. Housekeeping
does not give her nervous proStratloh,
and the brisk cheerfulneSs OF all
French women Is the one thing that
notably strikes the traveller i'll France
whether he comes from America. Ger
many or England. The French wom-
ans business ability Is prr-eminent.
With her thrift. gaycty ana business
ability it is not surprising that she
yields the power h does.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-09

crack. The floor all around the fur
mace chamber ia covered with brittle
shining splinters and particles of glass,
which crackle underfoot at every step.
One Of he men may bring you a mass
OF metal on n blowpipe and ask you
to expend a few cheekfuls Of wind
upon 1t. The pipe takes 10 more blow
ing than a trombone, though 1t lacks
a m~outhpiece, and you may expand
the bubble until it is black and cold.
so fragile that 1t will break into a
myriad pieces If you touch it. The
molten glass is 40 ductile that it may
be spun out into a thread.
At the signal to work the
men, already partly stripped to the
waist, poke their four-foot blowpipes
through the hole Of the crucible oppo-
site to which they work, twisting 1t
round until it has taken up sufficient
of the ropy and viscid glass for one
bottle. The man who is clever at his
work Will, Of course, gather up neither
too much nor too little for the thick
ness OF bottle required; he can tell
without looking through the furnace
holes when he has enough by the
weight added to his pipe. Thus all
around the fiery furnace there are fig
ures moving continually across the lu-
| rid light, most of them dexterously
welding their blowpipes, and balanc-
| ing at the end Of each one the exact
quantity Of vitrified matter to make a
bottle. The amateur would find 1t diff
| ntA H. l1..-n xI~ ,,rltn,, ~, Sc . thn
chances are that it would drop on the
| floor, never to be picked up again.
At the same moment you will see
bottles In all stages OF growth, some
| glittering gold, others cooling dow to
orange or red some in the forms OF
| plummets or dazzling pears. others as
| i~ncandescent bosses threatening to be-
come fragile bladders. 1t is all as
charming as a pyrotechnIc display.
| You will see the black blowplpe twirl-
| ed round, blown down. held up like a
| gun barrel, then. In the form of an In
| candescent lamp globe turned round on
a beeswnxed castlron implement, call
| ed n marler, on whose edge the bottle
| neck ia formed. 1t Is held up once
more, blown into. then shut up in a
| castiron mold placed at the operators
feet somewhat below the level Of the
| ground. This mold Is opened and
| closed by a wire spring. which the
operator presses with his feet, and d.
rectly the red hot bottle is inclosed
he blows from the pipe once more,
| so as to fill it completely.
A man goes round from mold to
mold, inserting a rod into the neck OF
zach bottle, and collecting a trayful
to 20 to the annealing chamber. Here
| the bottles are stacked up for a grad
| ual cooling process which may possibly
| last SO hours. This gives them the
desired strength. The annealing proc
ess is a cure for their natural fragili-
ty, and enables them to stand b test
Of boiling water.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-09

articles are being cooked in the regu-
lation on a stove. The latest
form OF a freless cooker IS that of a
keg as shown herewith. The jacket
Of the cooker is made in the same man
ner is the best liquor kegs of quar-
tered white oak, with the grain run
ming crosswise so that they will not
seep, soak or absorb. 1t has a steel
lid or top which is fastened securely
by n single turn Of the eccentric
knuckle. The cooking receptacle IL
arranged to rest on a steel rim, so
that the can does not come in on
tact with the jacket, thus leaving Il
acuum chamber between the outer
and inner wall. This affords an in
s~ulator. and Is a non-conductor Of heat
Or cold.
The cooking in an apparatus of this
kind is done by schedule. The cook
knows which viands require the long
est treatment, and these are subjected
to the heat of the gas burner or stove
for a slightly longer period than 9th
ers and the schedule tells how soon
the articles will be ready to be taken
from the cooker, although no harm is
lone by leaving them in a longer Pc
Rod.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-09
riley. Partner In s,x. r.,ntinx.

Riley's Partner I'm siEn Painting.
1t may not be generally known that
James Nhitcomb Riley, the poet, was
at one time a sign painter and a good
4one, It is said. His place of business
was 1t Peru. Ind, and his partner was
w. j. Ethel, later for many years an
employee OF the United States Senate.
Riley forsook paints and oils for the
painting OF word pictures. but Ethel
could never get over his fondness for
brush and colors. One Of his duties In
the Senate was to put out h weather
map. On clustering winter days SEN
ators used to find the maps borders
decorated with Genes from tropical
jungles. and when the sessions wer
prolonged and the weather got hot ice
bergs used to surround the map which
told Of depressing heat. Senators used
to make mock bets as to whether 1t
was hot enough to ..melt Ethel's Ice
.bergs."
One day Riley, who had not heard
from his former partner for years, was
= caller at the capitol. vice-President
then senator) Fairbanks was showing
him the sights They stopped In front
OF the weather map.
sEthel, by thunder!" exclaimed RI
ey.
There was q joyful reunion.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-09
WOMEN OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

re-Eminen In Business, French
Others.
The light-hearted italian women are
3 source Of wealth to their country by
their frugality and their not inconsid-
cradle business ability. Their less
light-hearted and less comely German
sisters are miracles of Woodworking
thrift. No one who has lived in Ger
many can fail to have observed what
comfortable homes and what substau-
tial meals the German hausfrau Of all
classes conjures from incomes SO tiny
that the American can only wonder
how they manage to live at all. q
writer in Appleton's says.
It is also interesting to observe that
for her success in homemaking the
German woman reaps her reward. The
German husband may seem to us un-
chivalrous in the minor details of life.
He may talk with brutal disparage.
ment about the female BRAIN" but
when he goes out to amuse himself 1t
doesn't occur to him to go alone. He
takes with him his wife and his chill
dren. That pathetic person whose hus-
band neglects her for the society of
men, for whom our tears flow now so
often In this country, is not found in
Germany.
While the poorest class Of English
women are bad homemakers and while
we undoubtedly learned some Of our
lessons from our English kinswomen,
English women Of the upper classes
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-09
4 GLASS WORKS.
a FiguFehsaA'

AH4aME8H H@a~#8NMH
Process - Dottlenaking-Freaks Of
The nlewpipe.
The process OF matchmaking liz an
interesting one, says a writer. In the
centef of I circular building Is q chin
ney from the top Of which a peculiar
intermittent light fickers. Underneath
the chimney stands a conical furnace
OF brick containing, perhaps, no fewer
than eight holes, which are like fierce
~ elaring suns, and from which pour
expanding broad rays Of orange-color-
ed light. IL your eyes are strong
enough to look through the holes from
which the orange beams OF light
emerge, you zee several hundredweight
of molten metal shining silvery-green
u q many earthen dome-shaped melt
Ing pots.
The nature OF different kinds Of
gia1 . dependent upon the quality
q the raw material called .batch."
put into the melting pots The mass
~ molten metal rot from this opaque,
searthy-looking batch has frequently
- be SKINNED OF impurities; but 1t il
nevertteleos, q problem whence comes
sthat wonderful and enduring transpar-
encywhich everybody likes to see in
Until ne hour strikes for the work
msn % commence operations you may
MA them experimenting for amuse.
Ut y pfoot with the blow-pipe.
6osmenears blown out to the thin.
tfsaue paper bag, which an
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-09

in its work. / always avoided the
former.
IL have never remained in Il draught
when overheated.
Il eat only two meals a day-at 8
a. m. inc 4 p. IN.
After 20 I followed a regular pro-
gram. l retire early. rise a little be-
fore 8 and eat a light breakfast. For
the morning meal l generally order two
scrambled eggs, bread and butter,
mashed potatoes and stale bread and
milk. The menu for the afternoon
meal taken at 4 o'clock. is practically
the same. with the addition Of lean
meats, tomatoes. prunes or apple sauce.
l drink no water with my food. Under
no circumstances would | take a glass
Of ice water. Ice water poured into
the stomach at meal time simply stops
digestion until the water becomes the
temperature Of your blood.
a large part of the human family
dig their own graves with their teeth.
They eat what they should not, they
eat when they should not and they eat
more than they should. and then expect
some doctor with poisonous medicines
to keep them in health. Everything
you eat, drink or chew Is either Il ben
eft or an injury to you. Remember
that. What not to eat is just as i'm
portant as what to eat.
Investigation has taught me that
if you would live long you must put
on the black list all pies and pastry,
oat meal, fat meats OF every kind, cof-
fee, warm bread and in some respects
milk. Too much milk is not good for
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-09
TO ATTAIN OLD AGE.
Rules Followed by n Man M
Lived 1OI ears.

Rule. Followed by n Man "h"
Lived 1OI Years.
There died in Washington th~ "th"r
dny a man, Or. William NJ. starr VINO
had reached the age of lol ana WIN"
retained his faculties TO the last. Alter
the age Of 40 he made Il study OF on
gcvity and ut 1GO he said in IN inter
view
Longevity is assured to al If they
will treat their StumarllS tN'"ulIN.
That is the treatment ! hay" :Ir'"rd'i
mine since was 10 years old. Here
are a few Of my simple rules 10 which
| attribute the years that hay" passed
over nv head without leaving IN"
marks l see upon many younger mon
around me:
Il never ate as much as | could eat.
81 have never drunk int"Ni"ants Of
any kind.
Il have never used tobacco in any
form.
Il have never taken more than half
a glass of ice water at once.
81 never drank ice water after meals,
thus paralyzlng the digestive organs.
Il have never one In water above
nv head. A mans head has no more
business under water than a fish has
out Of it.
81 learned what foods were injur1-
GUS and those which assisted nature
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-09
Leaf by Lent.

Leaf by leaf the roses fall.
Drop by drop the springs run dry
One by one beyond recall,
Summer roses droop and de,
!.ui The roses h!nnm again.
And the spring will guSh anew,
In the pleasant April rain.
And the summer sun and dew.
So. in hours of deepest gloom,
When the springs of Gladness hll.
Apd the roses in their bloom,
Droop like maidenS wan and pale,
We shall find some hope that lies,
Like a silent germ apart.
Hidden far from careless eyes,
In the garden Of the heart.
Some sweet hope to Gladness wed.
That will spring afresh and new,
| When grief's winter shall have fled,
Giving place to sun and dew.
Some sweet hope that breathes of spring
Through the weary. weary time,
Budding for its blossoming.
In the spirits silent cline.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-09
LIONS IN THE BUSH.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Lions were not specially included in
the program Of Abel Chapman, he de-
clares in his book, "On Safari,' when
he first landed in British East Africa,
and although, during his three months
in camp in the wilderness, he heard
lions calling almost every night, yet he
did not see n live lion except on n
single occasion.
It is perhaps needless to remark that
lions do not roar when hunting at
night. 1t would be a very foolish beast
that did so. When the lion hunt was
arranged and my position given me, I
stationed myself in the long grass
about half a mile from the noisy line
Of beaters.
My Somali gun bearer, Elmi Hassan,
lying beside me, pointed into the wood,
saying, "See! two lions! You no see?'
1 c~erainly did not see. Tor some
time l could distinguish nothing 10
ing whatever; out at last, as the lions
came exactly opposite my position,
where the wood was rapidly thinning
out, l saw them.
They were not easy to detect, SO low
md stealthy was their advance. At a
point exactly on my front the W
beasts lay down in two green bushes
that grew within a dozen yards Of each
other beneath the last struggling trees.
l beckoned to my left-hand neighbor,
told him what I had seen, and ar
ranged tina he should advance from
the left, while I went straight in to the
lions In front
Naturally, under such circumstances
one went in with every sense on full
stretch, anticipating and prepared for
any contingency but on drawing near
er and nearer to those two bushes
without seeing a sign Of movement
within, the tension began to slacken.
At twenty yards distance it seemed
impossible that so large a beast as a
lion could be lying in 30 small a bush
without my seeing It. They must, I
thought have slipped away unobserved,
and I was walking on almost careless
ly until within ten yards Of the right
hand bush, when Elmi suddenly seized
my arm, pointing the rife he carried
into the base Of the bush, and Kissed,
"See! see! the lion! Shoot, him
spring."
Once more I must admit hat I could
see nothing. Strain my Eyes as l would,
I could distinguish nothing. Yet Elmi
was so positive that I decided, perhaps
rather recklessly, to fire. .#4.
There was no m%istaking the response,
a growl more savage than ever 1 had
heard in my life before. l saw, through
the smoke from the Paradox. the cleo
| trio convulsion with which the beast
pulled itself together for a spring. That
movement disclosed the position of the
head and shoulder, and before there
was any time for mischief, I sent the
second bullet, and the beast dropped
dead.
While rushing forward to examine
the beast, and in the excitement forget
ting the second lion. I was promptly
reminded by shouts and two rapidly
fred shots In that direction.
Turning, I was just in time to see
this second beast bound out from the
thick covert. l remember seeing her
white teeth as she commenced a growl.
She was only twenty yards away, but
that movement was her last. A Para
dox bullet on the shoulder dropped her.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-09

<" l. thi' No"h l
arms which support two baskets, in
which may be kept needles, thread.
scissors, etc. and materials that may
be needed for the work in hand. Only
women who do much sewing can ap-
preclate o much time and trouble
will be saved by this simpe device
which keeps everything in one place
and within easy each. The chair
can be fitted up inside with any lit
tie improvements which may suggest
themselves to the owners mind, u
as strips or loops on the side to hold
pins, needles or scissors. 1t can also
be used for other purposes than rs a
sewing chair, and Will be especially
convenient for inva1ids or aged peo-
pie.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-09

end and avoid smearing the fingers.
A form of corn-holder was invented
several years ago, but did not meet all
the requirements, as does this latest
type, and fell into disuse. The hold
er described in the cut consists. OF a
trough a little longer n wider than
an ear Of corn and with slots in it's
end walls. Two rods, with knobs with
which to hold them, are thrust into
the ends Of the cob. When eating the
corn the cob a be held by these
handles. and when the ear Is laid
down it can be placed in the trough
without fear hat it will roll of the