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THE GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY is STILL DUBIOUS

Washington, Special.-The follow
ing resolution was adopted at the
meeting of the board of managers of
the National Geographical Society
held at Hubbard Memorial Hall as
an introduction to the reports of DR..
F. A. Cook and Commander r. E..
Peary, to be printed in the magazine
of the society:
"We print herewith the reports
of DIR. f. A. Cook and Commander r.
E. Peary announcing the discovery Of
the North Pole April 21, 1908, and
April 6, 1909. Before the society can,
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John Wallace Sentenced.

Darlington. Spccial-John Wal
lace was Wednesday afternoon SEN
fenced TO be hanged Friday, Decem-
Der 10, for the murder of John
Grooms, at Lumber last July. motion
for new trial having been withdrawn
by Mr.. I. +. Stokes. who represented
the defendant by appointment of the
court.
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DRIFTED BY THE STORM

Port Arthur, Tex, Special.-Water-
logged, dismantled and with Il e decks
barely above the water, as sle was
being towed by the Guffey Company
steamer Winifred, the Kate Flore,
Capt. Whitney, from Mobile to Cuban
ports, limped into port Friday with
what was left Of the crew in the
throcs of starvation. OF the crew of
seven which sailed from Mobile, Fri
day night five are in the hospital
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however, accept the conclusions of
either Commander Peary or DR.. Cook
that the North Pole has been attain
ed it will be necessary that the scien-
tific records and data of each explor-
er be carefully examined by its
committee on research or by some
body or commission acceptable to the
board.
"The society takes this position,
not from any distrust of the personal
integrity of either explorer, but be-
cause of the many calculations that
enter into the determination of the
pole.'
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Nightwatchman Shot From Ambush.

Bolton. Special.-L. V. B. Simmons,
a watchman. while attending to his
duties at Makatoka. one of the camps
of the Waccamaw Lumber Company
was shot by some person in ambush.
He is not seriously injured, though
p bird shot took effect. principally
in the right leg. Sheriff Knox made
an investigation, but no arrest was
made.
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INSURANCE TAXES
Amount Received By Each County in
the Distribution.

Columbia, Special.--Commissioner
McMaster last week issued a state
ment on the collections of "Add;-
tional license fee," based on pre-
miums collected by the insurance conl-
panies licensed to do business in
South Carolina from the six months
ending June 30,1909. The amount is
$5O.4lS.7l.
The following is the statement of
amount of this fund going to each
county according to the term of the
act of the General Assembly:
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COTTON CROP NOTSO GOOD
Most Unfavorable Report Issued by
the Department of Agriculture at
This Season of the Year in Many

the Department of Agriculture at
This Season of the Year in Many
Years.
Washington, Special-The most
unfavorable report on the condition
OF the cotton crop issued by the
Department of Agriculture at this
season of the year for many years
has just been made public. Financial
and weather conditions combined to
make the report unfavorable.
The official report indicates that
on September 25 the condition of the
cotton crcp was only 5S.5 per cent.
OF normal, as compared with 63.7 per
cent. on August 25, 1909; 69.7 on
September %, 1908, 67.7 on Sep
tember 25, 1907, and 67 per cent.
on that average for ten years Oh Au-
gust 25, 1909.
After the announcement by the
Department of Agriculture of the
figures recording the average for this
month, DIR. S. A. Knapp, chief of tho
cooperative demonstration work for
the Department of Agriculture in the
south, after the conference with Sec
retary Wilson, said that the serious
falling of in the figures, especially
for Louisiana and Mississippi. were
due to two conditions. One was the
excessive rainfall in the early part
OF the cotton crop season, followed
by serious drought and the second
was the failure of cotton planters to
obtain advances on their crops from
bankers. The latter reason forced
the planters to dismiss a consider
able part of their labor at time
when the boil weevil was a most seri-
GUS pest.
DR.. Knapp Gives Reasons.
DR.. Knapp stated that another rea-
son which induced falling off in the
general average of Louisiana, was
that there was practically 30 per cent.
less of acreage in cotton thIn in pre-
vious years.
The boil weevil did serious damage
during the past year in the southwcs-
tern quarter of Mississippi.
"In my Judgment said Knapp,
1.-The really serious trouble, which
applies to all of the cotton States,
was brought about by the excessive
rainfall in the early part of the sea-
SON and the excessive drought in the
latter part. In some of the States
planters scarcely could obtain water
enough for their live stock. This
was particularly true of Texas and
Oklahoma. What is known as the
New Orleans storm, which passed IN
through portions of Louisiana and
western Mississippi, blew out i'm
mense quantities of cotton and served
seriously to detract from the excel
lence of the crop.'
Secretary Wilson declined to make
any statement regarding the figures
given out by his department. He
said that he could talk about the
wheat crop, about the condition of
cattle in the west and about almost
anything else but cotton He said
that DIR. Knapp knew more about the
cotton crop from practical observance
of conditions in the south than ary
other man in the department. anG he
had nothing to add to the statement
made by him.
Comparisons of conditions by
States on September 25 and the TO-
year average follow:
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Special.-Thousands of people jour
neyed Thursday on patriotic pill
er,mage. The battle-ground of King S
Mountain was the shrine Of their
seeking. Here in the presence of the
official heads of North and South
Carolina two United States Sena-
tors and two Representatives in Con-
gress-besides others prominent i'll
the officialdom of two States, official
dedication was accorded the King s
Mountain monumental signal recog-
milton by the Congress of the United
States of the valorous part played in
the war of independence by the SOL
diers of the south.
1t was day of many features. Pre-
sided over by Gov. Marin f. Ansel of
South Carolina, the exercises of the
morning which were prolonged into
the afternoon were entirely interest
ing. Undoubtedly they were to the
audience gathered from a vast ex-
panse of many counties in two or
more Commonwealths. For never be-
fore did such an audience, of whom
the majority stood the entire time,
listen for three hours and half to
constant making of speeches without
the slightest exhibition cf restless
ness.
Never had lonesome Kings Noun
tain been host to such a concourse.
For a day or two in advance strag-
glers had been coming in wagons,
harbingers of the hosts to follow.
From CASTOR, from Cleveland, from
York, from Chester, from Spartan
burg, from Mecklenburg, from Nc
Dowell, from Cabarrus, from Ian
caster, from Union, even from Bun
combe they had come. the earliest ar
rivals pitching camp by the roadside
and in the woods in true pioneer
fashion.
Before dawn an endless stream of
carriages and buggies and wagons
were rattling and rumbling along the
winding ways. Three roads, that
from Kings Mountain, that from
Grover and that from Yorkville had
been put in excellent condition by
public appropriations and private
subscriptions inspired by civic pride.
Contributing most brightly to the
animation Of the occasion was the
delegation of Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution from Charlotte, from
Yorkville and other places. The
Charlotte delegation, of course, in
cluded the delegates who were there
attending the North Carolina Con-
gress of that organization. 1t is
doubtful if ever before so many rep
resentatives of feminine culture. re-
hnement and loyal patriotism climb
ed breathlessly the cliff which the
plateau overtops.
Seven companies of the national
guard of North and South Carolina
were present. Friday they reproduced
the battle of Kings Mountain with
the deathless cartridges. One of
these companies is from North Caro-
lima, the Dallas company, under the
command Of Capt. A. l.. Bullwinkle.
The others are respectively from
Rock Hill. Fort Mill, Columbia. Corn
wall, Yorkville and Spartanburg. In
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Insurance Commissioner.
l.. NJ. G..
New-York tribune., 1909-10-20
DiUidend Notices.
IIr a.. o. cLAFLIN COMPANY.

TlBE H. D. CLAFfIN COMPANY.
Corner 81 Church Worth Streets
York. October goth 1903
The auaTferl. Preferred stocks will be
psid November 1909 books viii
!. n October 23Id. 10 a. M
wednesds.. November 3rd i0f1
u. X FORCE. Treasurer.
Gs:s: AMERICAN EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK
- BiOacRaS. Aew York
October 10 1893
p rleetlug the bank
le.e dss. semi -aunusl dividend FIVE 80 PER
f'tssSI che rauita, stock declared
Rn5er Let proNo stockholders ~ record az close
irsless October 18th. 1863
EDWARD BURNS. Cashier
New-York tribune., 1909-10-20

Con 6s ........120
5000 Reading Gen As. 99$
1000 do ........ 80
1000 do ......... 99Ie
1000 Rio G West 1st.. 95ls
1900 st L Ir Mt & So
Gen 5s ... .109
200O do Ref As. s...... S7h
5000 do ....,..... 81
1000 do Riv & G As. SSi.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-20
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE

For time the afternoon smash the mar
ket for stocks the Consolidated Exchange was
poor Prices in numerous instances ruled
from g TO Y Of point under the Stock Exchange
quotations. though covering of shorts impaired
more ,steadiness at the closing. Early in the day
there was a tendency TO bid for the standard
issues, number Of which touched higher figures
than were reached on the other board. United
States Steel sold high 90. a Of a point
above the high point attained on the other ex-
change. Later it dropped 90. which was Il Of
point under the low of the other board. Deal
ings were a heavy scale throughout the list,
the total sales for the day amounting TO 1176sO
shares, distributed among 6ftyfive different issues
y feature the enlargement of interest in a
number of the speciaties. notably the Interborough
shares, common and preferred; Southern Railway
common, Rock Island common, Denver & Rio
Grande. and Wabash preferred. Detailed opera
tions follow.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-20
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

Speculation in the market for outside securities
continued fairly brisk and in the early session o.
velOped considerable frmness on what looked p
De good inside buying. In the late afternOo-
however. realizing by traders brought abOuta
slight reaction, although the general undertgns
was firm. Nevada Consolidated was under goo-
support on the excellent condition Of the pTOpeTU
and the outlook for dividend, which is expected
shortly. Cumberland Ely ruled steady, Greens
Cananea was in good demand at an advance 0f
about u. Union Mines continued to be one Of
the active features. The silver issues were
slightly irregular, NipissinS maintaining 6rm
tone. Ely Consolidated moved up about Sc, bur
later reacted Sears-ROebuck made further sd-
vance Of more than points to new high mark
Chicago subway. on buying for inside account
rose more than point, with partial reaction
Manhattan Transit was strong and active Bouis
were dull
New-York tribune., 1909-10-20
BALTIMORE STOCKS

'odd lots, tseus cents per sha8,.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-20
FEDERAL INNING AND SMELLING

The Federal Mining and Smelling Company has
ISSUED its annual report for the year ended August
? le9. The income account compares as Follows.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-20
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

10000 I. & n Unified As 99i.
Total sales Of bonds, S. iI3. 500
New-York tribune., 1909-10-20
EKPoRTs o. MERcnANplsE.

week sraea or u 81 e 7ss sI2s7a ioe si2 20 6ss
tino, January as 5oesl aoElss.5s6 siIOi5s73
New-York tribune., 1909-10-20
London. Oct "a. p. m.-The market for Ame1i-
an securities weak. Last quotations follow

FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Cau money in
London. "a a pa per cent; open market discount
rate for short bills 37s per cent; long bills as
per cent; Berlin discount rate. = per cent Paris
discount rate, , 9-l6 per cent. Paris exchange on
London, % francs "a centimes Berlin exchange
On London, 20 marks ii pfennes. Bar gold 17s
%,
FOREIGN SEcURITIES-Br British cunsols for
money S2ls per cent; for the account So.
French rentfs. 9S francs
New-York tribune., 1909-10-20

INDIANAPOLIS UNION RAILWAY COMPANY
Indianapolis. Indiana, October II. f9ap
Bonds Wanted for Sinking Fund
THE INDIANAPOLIS UNION RAILWAY CON-
PASY OF Indianapolis. indiana will receive sealed pr
posals for the sale OF Nineteen Thousand noi'a-,
S1eOOo0O) of It's First Mortgage Bonds at the o-ca
of the Fidelity Trust Company. In the City OF Phiaf-
phis. OF prior to the first day OF November IS0s
Bonds offered at the lowest price, exceeding
and accrued interest. will accepted paid for
should bonds OF different holders be offered az
same price, the number OF bonds taken from each
shall be on pro rata basis. nearly practicshs.
in proportion to the whole number OF bonds Offered.
". T. CANNON Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-20
Financial Elections.
Financial Meefings.
:
NOTICE or 4 SPECIAL MEETING OF
STOC X KHOLDET2s OF
RFTHIFTIFG STFFT FNE PORATInN

REIHIEHEG STFFI CORPORATION.
a Epeofsi meeting of Stockholders Bethlehem
Steel Corporation Ril bc ned ~ principal ONCE
5fS Broad Street. Newark. New Jersey Friday NO
'euhNr = lsa - O'Clock for the following pUr
poses. viz IL 70 authorize the deposit pledge
ssthlshen steel Corporation ~ the whole part Of
ifs holdings subsidiary
guaranty Bethlehem Stecl
~ the payment principal proposed
issue Of Rive
sinking Fln6 Gold Notes Of Bethlehem Steel Company
10 transact other business may legally
before the ug
Tor Tho purposes meeting. the books the
salssl corDoration both pre-
common viii closed O'Clock r. n.
Mondsy, OffobcI -. Ril he opened 10
O'Clock A. n. saturday. November g. 1909
Dated. New York Ciiy October Is 1903
s. a. JONES Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-20

T 5s ss
New-York tribune., 1909-10-20
GOVERNMENT BONDS.

The following shows yesteI Says closing quota
tions for government bonds. compared with Mon
New-York tribune., 1909-10-20
INACTIVE STOCKS.

The following the last actual sales and the
closing quotations for stocks in which there We're
no transactions yesterday the New York Stock |
~
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-07-01

diers OF the air" Hence. under the burning
words OF eloquent men and the piercing rays
OF the sun and singing OF insects. decree OF
liberty was born.
The vote on the declaration was taken AZ
about o'clock on the afternoon of Thursday.
and. while II was an intensely warm day for
Philadelphia. II certainly was. politically
speaking. cold. clammy day for London.
While the document was not signed ON July
4. IL had the same moral and executive effect.
since the delegates voted for the action and
ordered II engrossed on parchment. On August
the sheepskin copy was presented. and all
the incidents relative TO the signing together
with the several comments OF members. bear
on the sessions of August 2. when all save two
members subscribed their names TO the pro-
nouncement that I'VE hold these truths to be
self-evident. that all men are created equal"
II was largely due to trivial statements that
the delegates were aroused to the spirit OF
unity. and these apparent remarks led the
members to cheerfuly subscribe their names
TO a warrant OF death or Imprisonment. The
oft-quoted humor OF Charles Carroll needs TO
be corrected In the past we have been told
that when Charles Carroll OF Maryland stepped
up 10 sign his name 70 the engrossed document
he said: THE British will be looking for all
OF us. and so they may have no trouble In find
ing me I will put down my address" and he
ton has II that the audience OF delegates
laughed heartily. and one gentleman spoke out
loudly. There goes some millions Of property"
To indicate that this very wealthy colonist
was not at all times az ease financially the fol-
lowing letter. written by him two years before
the declaration was signed, attests. Il must
have the money. and speedily. for l am quite
out OF cash. However, a delay OF few days
will make no great difference" This demon
strates the theory that millionaires too often
get into close financial quarters.
Mr. Carroll demonstrated his fearless. patri-
otto impulse prior TO signing when he In rs
wrote 20 a member OF parliament these sting
ing and rebellious words;
your thousands Of soldiers may come, but
they will be masters of the spot only on which
they encamp. They will fnd naught but enc
mics before and around them. II we are beaten
on the plains we will retreat to the mountains
and defy them. Our resources will increase
with our difficulties. Necessity will force US TO
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etable Compound had helped her. and
/ tried It, and after the third bottle
was cured. Mrs. ALvENA SPERLINas
II Langdon Street. Chicago, Ill.
II you are i'll do not drag along at
home or in your place OF employment
until an operation is necessary, but
build up the feminine system, and re-
move the cause of those distressing
aches and pains by taking Lydia X
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs.
For thirty years IL has been the stan
dard remedy for female ills, and has
positively restored the health of thou.
sands of womenwho have been troubled
with displacements, Inflammation, ul-
ceration. ibroid tumors, Irregularities
periodic pains, backache, bearing-down
feeling, fiatulency, Indigestion, dizzi-
ness, OF nervous prostration. Why
don't you try itf
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Carroll was last to yield TO the scythe OF
death, on November IA. 1882. age SO.
Even the anxiety of the old gentleman who
was to ring the bell In the tower OF the state
house hurried the passing OF the Declaration
since he had stationed below his little grand
son, who kept impatiently asking the delegates
about the declaration. And when the glad
moment had arrived the lad cried forth the
tidings, Grandpa, ring the bell! We are
free," Hence from the voice OF child came
the proclamation Of liberty.
The bell he rung was not, as is pub
Iished, cast in England; It was constructed oil
the metal of a bell made In London, but our
liberty bell was nodded and cast In Philade
phia by Cass & Stow. in March, 1888. The In
scription on Il is ancient indeed, and Is found
in the Bible-Leviticus 25:l0
The truth is always welcome; hence let us
correct a number OF misconceptions regarding
the day The art OF telegraphy was not
known to those early sires; news did not
speed across the continent in the twinkle OF
an eye" or Massachusetts on July would not
have prayerfully sought In church and cham.
her the passage OF the Virginia resolution"
They would have known that the deed was al
ready done on the 4th. And II the art OF pho
Biography had been known to the boys OF 20"
a copy OF Independence hall on that memoir
able fourth day of July would show nag
with thirteen stripes. alternate red and white
with a union Of the crosses OF SITS. George ana
Andrew on a blue field" and not the stars
and stripes" as shown on our modern oil pro-
auctions. And when Washington. on July In
New York City. had the declaration read to
all the soldiers in arms. the stars and stripes
was not the banner OF the day. since our
starry emblem was not devised until nearly
a year after the enactment Of our bill OF free
dom"
Where Jerersons first or original draft OF
the declaration may be is not known. He
practically admits this in letter written later
In life He copied the original, with its cor
rections by the committee, number OF times,
and mailed some to several people, one copy
going to Richard Henry Lee, Others to his
home and friends, but the one that was pre-
pared on parchment and signed on August 2,
1916. is safely slowed away in large steel
safe in the vaults OF the department OF state
at Washington.
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exertion. until. tired OF combating In
vain against a spirit which victory
cannot subdue, our enemies will evac-
uate our soil, and your country retire.
al immense loser from the contest.
No. sir We have made up our minds
TO bide the Issue OF approaching strug-
gle. and though much blood may be
spilled. we have no doubt OF our ultt
mate success" After reading these
lines we no longer hesitate TO believe
that Carroll would eagerly put down
his address, so that they may not
hang the wrong man"
The convention contained 26 law
yers. 6 physicians. 9 merchants.
farmers, 3 soldiers. printer, 2 states
men, minister. / surveyor and 2
shoemakers, among them -four
brothers. John and Samuel Adams and
Richard Henry and Francis L. Lee.
The statement that jefferson was
the youngest member of the conven
ton is wrong There we're six who
we're his juniors. and the boy mem
Der" was Edward Rutledge of Soutf
Carolina. and he was 26 years old
while the oldest was James Smith o
Pennsylvania. who was sc years old
They did not sign by roll call nor b!
colonies. as is often published, bu
rather by volunteer and inclination
John Hancock signing first. Samue
Adams next. Phil Livingston follow
ing. Robert Treat Paine fourth. witt
Thomas Hayward last. or number 81
John Morton was first to die, date be
ing April. 1871 (age $50, while Charlie
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printers errors are always funny.
said Gen. p. p. Parker of the Arizona
G. A. r., land I'll never forget one
that was made over a Memorial day
sermon some years ago in Phoenix.
The Monday morning report OF this
sermon began:
1.-THE Rev. Dr.. John Blank creased
the pulpit on the occasion'-and so on
'Graced,' Of course. IL what was
meant"
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a4<Hy/vo ~
Re<<S QUILL

kind. and doing
II quickly. JEFF
ferson. in relat-
ing the incl
dent, laughed.
since the really
mere summers.
LAY incid ent
aided In giving
us freedom.
Delegates for.
;ot the dignity
of the occasion
and removed
their coats. and
this only In.
creased the pos
sibility of at
tack by the
"ailnRing anil.
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operation. I had
already had two
operations, and
they wanted me TO
go through a third
one. / suffered day
and night from in
fammation and q
small tumor, and
never thought Of
seeing a well day
again. A friend
told me how Lydia
T.. Pinkham's Veg
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A ResoureefuI Mind.

What would happen II comet
should manage to hit this whirlins
sphere Of ours!" asked the imagina-
tive man.
81 don't know" answered Mr.. Fan
son, "but I'd be in favor Of offering 10
an engagement on our home team"
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meant
sunburnt Eveljds.

Who does not know the misery Of sun
burnt eyelids-that crinkly and burning
condition of the skin! Isn't it worth a
great deal to know that DR.. Mitchelps
Eye Salve applied to them upon retiring
will effect complete cure before morning.
On sale everywhere. Price IS cents or BY
mail, Hall & Ruckel. New York City.
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THIRD
OPERATION
PREVENTED
By Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etabIe Compound

Chicago, III. "I want 70 tell you
what Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound did for me. i was 80 sick
that two of the best doctors in Chicago
said I would die IL / did not have an
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HeIearned Better

81 never spoke cross word to my
wife but once"
"Honest?-
"Honest. Once was enough for
mine. thank you."-Cleveland Leader.