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Smyrna times., 1909-06-02
canoe capsIzed; TWO brown.

Pittsburg, Pa, May 31.-Clarence e.
Roth and Samuel P. Higgins were
drowned in the Allegheny river at
Aspinwall, a suburb. when the canoe
in which they were padding capsized.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-02
servant leaves AII to MIstress.

Chicago, May 31.-Because she was
kind to her Servant, Miss Mary Sy-
non, a public school teacher. has been
paid $500 out of the estate of Mary
O'Donnell
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-27
FOR SALE Vacant Lots

OVSS0AAS oS~VS
 $1200-1-4 block, corner ietN
 and Poplar; terms to suit pur.
 chaser. as
 31000-2 choice building lots 7ol
 40, Gibson add. block of
 paved street and car line:
 5000 each.
 $300-Lot 50x15e; Wiley Jones
 addition. tz
 350o-Lot 1 l.7 acres; Meyers
 addition. s'1
 3100 Each-Lots g and 10, Blk
 f, Barney's add; owner leav- ing town. s10-Cash a1d &1o per month, will buy choice of several building lots, situated in de- sirable neighborhoods and convenient to business. $600-Two lots 50x150 each; Senyard and Holde1ness add. 4500-Lot 50x150; Hanf's add. $60-Chetca building lots in En- terprisa add. 325-ChoAoe building lots sn suburbs of city. 915o-Lots 6. 6, 2 and 8. .u Monks Western add; will os sold for 315o each. s60Q-lot 10A&300, Meyers sur vey. near Rutherford Park
 add.
 tl2,000-13 acre track of land conveniently located in South east part of city, suitable for manufacturing site or city ad. dition; this property is 2 bar. gain. Timber Lands ! l4O0-acres hardwood, 50 per cent oak. balance hickory and ash: ? 1-2 miles from rail- road; net price s20.0o per acre.
 lO00-acres, containing 5000 1t hardwood, such as gum, oak and ash; 2 1-2 miles from
 railroad; net price, $6.50 per acre.
 1s00-acres, 1-2 second bottom
 and 1-2 upland; heavily tim bered, with white oak, over cup and ash: price, $14.00 per acre net.
 90G0 acres hardwood and pine; milk on land and in operation; situated on Cotton Belt Rail- road; will be sOlI at bar gain.
 100000 feet pine stunpage !n
 Saline county, 2 to miles from railroad; write for price. ST. .500-Entire holding of mill- ing interests, including 12 to 15 million feet yellow pine
 and hardwood. about 75 per
 cent hardwood, 25 per cent
 pine; 2700 acres land, 1050 of
 which goes with timber, bal
 ance from 2 to 10 years; tim
 Der removal right; this prop
 erty Is easily worth $10.000
 more than is asked for 1t. ! 40,000-acres virgin timber. lying
 in Phillips and Desha coun- l ties: will sell on reasonable terms.
 560O-acres hardwood and cy- /, press. all connected, in Lin-
 coin and Desha counties; ap-
 ply for prices and terms.
 $160-40 acres in sw nv sec. s-
 All; 2 miles west of Kearney
 Ark; suitable for fruit ana vegetables. / ,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-27
FOR SALE HOUSES

s2250-2202 South Cherry St. A good desirable. modern res idence; Owner has fixed price to insure quick sale. $1150-1201 East Fifth avenue; Cottage 4 rooms and hall; water and sewer connections; good repair; will sell on monthly payments. $1500-1203 East Fifth avenue; Cottage, rooms and hall; water anI sewer connections; will sell on monthly pay ments.
 $1250-1921 East Fifth avenue; Cottage with 4 rooms, hall, front and back porches, and summer kitchen; good repair; 1; will sell on monthly pay ments.
 s1500-707 Texas St.; rooms; i; good repair; desirable neigh borhood.
 $2250-415 East Second avenue; 3 rooms. ? story in good re- pair; nice location for room- CTS.
 s3500-515 East Sixth avenue: 1U rooms, ? story, on paved street and car line: within four blocks of Union Station s45e-511 East 18th avenue; 5 room cottage.
 s725-521 East 18th avenue: j $1500-523 East Sixth avenue: room cottage; conveniently located as to school and room cottage, new and a bar churches.
 gain.
 s1200-l201 South Cherry St; 4 room cottage; water mad sew craze.
 S60O-908 East 18th avenue: } room cottage; newly built; must be sold.
 Farms 312,O00-3S0 acres, 160 in culti- vation, 200 timber, alluvial bottom, protected by levee; we'll improved and stocked. s2500-so acres, 30 in cultiva- tion. 50 unimproved. suitable for fruit and truck; 2-story dwelling. barn. smokebouse and well.
 a900-49 acres, 25 in cultiya- tion 1 1-2 miles from railroad station; Broom dwelling stable and barn. $3000-s0 acres, 65 in eult1va- t1on; 3 tenant houses. 2 barns good orchard; 1-2 mile from Macadam road. $1000-120 acres, 40 cleared balance cut over; can be easily cleared: bargain 10, right man.
 31300-S0 acres fine bottom land above overflow, partly deadened and ready for clear ing; 2 bargain If taken a once.
 $2SOO-S2 acres prairie farm Dewitt, Ark; has room chard; suitable for rice cul ture.
 near Olena, 5 miles north c dwelling, barn and fine or
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-27

There is more catarrn in this sec- tion of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local disease and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,, Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally Y m doses from 10 drops to teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood and mu- cous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for cir culars and testimonials.
 Address: F. J. Cheney & Co.,, To- leJo, Ohio.
 Sold by druggists, 1oc.
 Take Halls Family Pills for con- stipation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12

ped for such an expedition, and the ex-
plorer was confident of success.
IF I have ordinary good luck" he
said just before his departure, my
friends in New York may take it for
granted that l will make my final dash
during the coming winter. If l should
Eeach the pole in the winter of 190S-09.
which is the hope of my life, you
will hear of my triumph between Aug.
10 and Sept. 10, 1909"
The explorer arrived at Cape York,
Greenland, July 81, 1908. On Aug. IL
the Roosevelt was at Etah, which
point she left Sept. 26. He had a good
supply of Eskimos, dogs and provi-
6ions.
The last word from Peary prior to
his message was received Oct. Z, 1908,
from Harry Whitney, a wealthy resi-
dent of New Haven, Conn, who was
left by the expedition at Etah in charge
of Peary's provisions. He said that
the Roosevelt left Etah on Aug. 10 on
its northern journey.
Some idea of the course the explorer
took may be gained from his plans as
he outlined them before his departure.
His idea was to reach the pole by the
American route" a way which he
himself had studied and developed
during his former expedition. The ad-
vantage of this route is that it allows
a base of supplies approximately 100
miles nearer the goal than the SpitZ-
bergen case, its chief rival
The advantages of the route ap-
peared from Pearys trip in 1906 when
he attained the northernmost point
hitherto reached by man-S7 degrees
6 minutes at the forty-ninth meridian
of west longitude. This was on April
81. The commander on his present
expedition hoped to follow the path
taken three years ago.
Caught In Ice Drift.
Comparatively smooth travelling he
then found until he reached latitude
50 degrees IL minutes There he en-.
countered a terrific storm which held
him prisoner while the ice drift car.
Tted him seventy miles to the east
These handicaps and the constantly
widening lanes of water and increas
ing roughness of the ice, together with
threatened failure of supplies forced
Peary to turn back on April 81. when
he had reached latitude 81 degrees {
minutes. To have gone further would
have meant sure death by starvation
at this point Peary put up flags and q
brief record Of his achievements and
started back for Cape Morris Jesup.
Concerning further plans for bis aG
vance on the pole, Peary said
There is no doubt in my mind but
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12

latitude g. In 1S94-5 he reached the
seventy-eighth parallel on the west
Greenland coast. In 1889 he went to
between the seventy-ninth and eight
eth parallels ON the east coast of Ellis
mere Land. In 1900 he reached the
eighty-second parallel on the east coast
of Grinnell Land. In 1866 he sl1irted
the north coast of .Grinnell Land ana
made an attack on the pole from Cape
Moss. This was the expedition which
reached what was at that time far
thest north"
The earlier work of Peary was d.
rected toward n more complete survey
of Greenland than had ever before
been attempted. This was the essen
tial aim of his work prior to 1898.
When he started for the arctic that
wear It was with the purpose ofstrylnG
for the pole. He spent four consecu-
! tive winters in high ATTITUDES, hrst on
one side of the channel and then on
tho other. but when he came back In
1902 he had not fully accomplished all
he wished. One great trouble was that
he could not force his ship far enough
north to establish winter quarters
where he wanted them. From the vi
cinity of Cape York to the north end
Of the passage along the coast OF
Greenland the distance Is about de
grees, or $50 geographical miles.
The next winter and spring Q899
1900 he used Fort. Conger as his base
and crossed over to, Greenland and fol
lowed a route previously traversed il
studying the coast. In latitude sS de
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12

make this Iead-that is, the eighty
fourth paralleI-instead of the north
coast Of Grant Land (83 degrees north
latitude), my point of departure, with
fully loaded sledges. If this is done
it will shorten the route by nearly 100
miles and distinctly simplify the
proposition.
"On the return march in the next
expedition l probably shall do volun-
tarily what l did Involuntary last
time-that is, retreat upon the north
coast Of Greenland "a course diagonal
~ with the set of the ice) instead of
attempting to come back to the north
coast of Grant Land (diagonally
against the set of the ice).
, Features of Plan.
'The main features of my program
are, first, the utilization of the Smith
sound, or American route. This
must be accepted today as the best
Of all possible routes for determined,
aggressive attack upon the pole.
"Second.-The selection of a winter
base which commands a wider range
of the central polar sea and its sur
rounding coasts than any other posi-
BILE base In the arctic regions. Cape
Sheridan is practically equidistant
from Croker Land, from the remain
ing unknown portion of the northeast
coast of Greenland and from my Near
est the Pole of 1906
"Third.-The use of sledges and Es-
iimo dogs. Man and the Eskimo dogs
are the only two machines capable of
such adjustment as to meet the wide
demands and contingencies of arctic
travel Airships, motor cars, trained
polar bears, etc., are all premature,
except as q means of attracting pub
lie attention.
'Fourth.-The use of the hyper
borean aborigine Ghe Whale sound
Eskimo) for the rank and file of the
sledge party. 1t seems unnecessary
to enlarge upon the fact that the man
whose heritage is life and work in
that very region must present the best
obtainable material for the personnel
of serious arctic party"
His Previous Record
Commander Peary has stood in the
foremost ranks of arctic explorers fol
nearly two decades. He was born al
Cresson Springs, Pa, in May, 1856 He
entered the navy in 1881. His first
polar experience was acquired in 1886
when he made a reconnaissance OF
the Greenland inland ice In June
1891, he sailed from New York on the
Kite and, making his headquarters al
Mccormick bay, on the west coast CT
| Greenland, penetrated as far north al
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12
COOK 5 EXPLOIT.
A Second Daring American
Arctic Explorer Has Reach'
ed the Top of the World

that the big lead encountered in poth
my upward and return marches IN my
last expedition and which was also
observed by me in 1902, although
closed at that time, is an essentially
permanent feature of this part of the
Arctic ocean. This lead extends west
ward from Cape Morris Jesup, the
most northern point Of Greenland, in
the general neighborhood of the
eighty-fourth parallel, toward Croker
Land, and forms the line of demarka-
ton between the heavy, rough, nearly
motionless ice embayed in the great
blight between Cape Jesup and Crock
er Land, and the less heavy, more mo-
bile ice of the central polar sea, NOV
ing steadily from the ice encountered
areas north of Boring strait, across
the pole toward the north Atlantic in
a broad stream between Cape Morris
Jesup and the northern point OF Franz
Josef Land
81 have little doubt of my ability to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12

gRees 80 minutes, after leaving the
land, he encountered broad streak of
open water which could not be crossed.
He then turned back. In April. 1901,
he proceeded from Fort Conger in a
northwesterly direction toward Cape
Hecla. This was to have been his
point of departure from Grant Land.
His dogs gave out before he got there,
and a third spring was permitted to
pass without improving the opportu-
nifty so temptingly at hand. In 1902
the latter programme was repeated.
with little better fortune Peary actu-
ally got out of the ice fifty or sixty
miles from the ocean. On April 81 he
was In latitude "a degrees II minutes,
the highest attained on this side of the
pole. He then found so many openings
in the ice, however, that further ad-
vance was fooIhardy.
That Commodore Peary had a very
clear idea of what the discovery of the
north pole would mean to the discov-
erer, the country he represented and
to men of science is indicated by a
statement he made on the eve of his
last expedition. He said:
1.-THE attainment of the pole spells
national prestige. For three centuries
some of the best men in the best coun-
tries have devoted their lives to this
quest and without success. The CON
quest of the north pole is the last great
geographical prize which the world
has to offer to adventurous man. For
that reason l feel by every right that
this great country of ours should be
the winner. Once won there will be no
future challenge. To the first conquer
or belongs the spoils and the glory.
Entirely regardless of any intrinsic
value, the discovery of the pole will be
as distinct milestone in the history
of the globe as was the discovery of
America by Columbus.
'The efforts which have been car
ried on for the past 300 years to find
the pole have resulted in securing a
very large amount of scientific mate
rial and information and of greatly
widening our geographical horizon.
Still more important information is yet
to be obtained from the remaining
great unexplored area aid particularly
in this case in connection with the
polar sea, the photography of which is
entirely unknown. And yet. without in
any way desiring to detract from the
value of such work and results. | feel
that the great meaning of this con-
quest lies not in these. 1t is rather a
matter of national sentiment, and the
fact that the north pole is a trophy
which the proudest nation in the world
will be gad to win and wear looms
very large to me-"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12

The Nashville Tennessean asserts
that while Taft will attend all the
banquets designed for him he will do
precious little eating of the rich viands
set before him. President Mckinley
adopted the same course. He nibbled
a little at the public dinners, kept up
a pretence of eating, but really made
but slight inroads on the elaborate
menus prepared for his delectation.
Taft and Mckinley early learned the
lesson that health and strength lie in
plain diets and moderate eating.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12

Four hundred cases OF typhoid fever
in one small district in New York has
lead the health officials to placard ev-
cry house in that territory with in
structions as to how to avoid the dis
ease. Especial stress is laid upon the
avoidance of any food or drink that
has been used in part by person i'll
with fever, and the immediate de-
struction of all waste matter. Ty-
phoid is easily communicated and yet
easily prevented by the exercise of
common precautions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12
LAND FOR SALE

We have for sale 1,43O acres; i'm
provements; rents for 80 bales cot
ton, $4,000.
1900 acres, highly improved; water
grist mill and cotton gin; good resi-
dence, $4,000.
125 acres, improvements. We make
you present of this for $3.50.
200 acres fine land; rents 8 bales
cotton, $4,000.
977 acres first-class land, rents for
10 bales cotton, $3,770.
4S5 acres, rents for 5 bales cotton;
not much of this land is open; timber
good, $4,000.
2O2 acres, a splendid place for
$1,000. More than fifty other bargains
in lands. Cali on me at Allison Furni-
ture store, or phone 597.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12
SECONDS
His Independent Discovery
of the North Pole Silences
All the Scientific DOubters
A S If to silence the croakings of
NJ the scientific Doubling Thomas

as If to silence the croakings of
~ the scientific Doubling Thomas
Il es who had been rending the at
mosphere with their pessimistic
refusal to credit DR.. Frederick A. Cook
with his greatest of modern geograph-
zeal attainments came the electric flash
which, translated into the vernacular,
became, sStars and stripes nailed to
the north pole" The signature to this
wonderful message was "Peary," and
that was enough to make it of su-
preme Importance.
Peary discovered the pole on April
6, 1909, and consequently reached the
coveted goal nearly a year later than
DR.. Cook. He did not find any traces
of Cooks expedition near the pole
Peary's Last Trip.
Commodore Peary left New York on
his last trip on July 7, 1908, to join his
exploration steamer Roosevelt at Sgd
ney, Cape Breton, for the dash to the
pole. The vessel was admirably equip
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12

The increased cost of living, the
revive the almost lost housewives art
revive the almost lost housewives are
of darning Perhaps the future form
of proposal will be: 'Will you darn
my socks?' and the proper answer
yes, my darling, l have a diploma
from the school of darning"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12

The highly pampered cats of this
country, it is now officially declared
have become too lazy to kill rats, and
hence the enormous increase in the
number of the disease carrying
rodents. If the cats are too lazy to
kill rats they are certainly not toe
lazy to raise a - of a fuss on back
yard fences at a. m. The hook worm
don't seem to have effected their ca
pacity in that direction.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12

The Dalton Citizen wants the Gov
ernor to buy the Chattanooga property
on which the option has expired
whether the state has the money tc
pay for it or not. And if the Governor
borrowed the money the first ones tc
mount him about it would be the very
papers now clamoring for him to dc
that very thing. Little Joe" is going
to do what is right in a lawful way
the only way any governor has a right
to proceed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12

The Washington Post is heartsick
over SO many modern discoveries. It
yearns for the time when we knew
more about a few things and less
about everything than we do to-day
1t confesses that ignorance lends en-
chantment to life in a considerable de-
gree
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12

Gov. Fort, of New Jersey, has the
right idea about laws regulating the
.i4uor business. The law as it exists
should be obeyed in every place" he
declares, land if it is not right it
should be changed or repealed by the
Legislature. Defiance of law leads to
anarchy"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12
IS YOUR
MONEY
INVESTED
WELL

Next to having money, the most
important thing Is how to take care
of it-how best to invest 1t.
A Banking Institution of this KIND
cannot only care for your financial
interests in a careful, conservative
way-giving you abundant banking
facilities in every department q. nm
ance-bCt can also give you valuable
aid and advice about investments and
securities. Open an account with
the Bank of South Western Georgia 8
Savings Department and enjoy the
advantages that accrue
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12

The rights of men are gradually be-
ing established on a firmer basis
The Supreme Court of New York has
just held that wife has no right to
expect the privilege of spending more
income. The average man will hail
this decision with inexpressible Joy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12

The awful quietness of Mr.. Bryan
is disturbing the Republicans at pres
ent," according to the Columbus Led
ger. To tell the honest truth we
thought the entire public was greatly
enjoying it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12

Lilly Langtry is going to write her
memoirs and promises they shall be
told Just as it happened" The Nash
vile Tenneseean thinks the next Attic
expedition will not have to carry any
thing beyond one copy of these mem
OirS
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12

Gossip is a fine safety valve, de-
clares the Cuthbert Enterprise. Does
the Enterprise mean to innsiuuate that
the ladies would burst if there were no
such safety valve?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12

All honor to the Eskimos and the
dogs, sings the Washington Post And
especially to the dogs that they eat.
Without them there had been no pole
discovered and no controversy
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12
;536,674.12

STATE OF GEORGIA,
Sumter County:
Before me came c. NJ Council,
Cashier of Planters Bank, who being
duly sworn, says that the above and
foregoing statement is a true condi-
ton of said Bank, as shown by the
books of file in said Bank.
C. M. COUNCIL, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 10th day of September, 1909
E. B. EVERETT
Notary Public s. Co., Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12

Halley's comet will become visible
about October l. That will be legit-
innate excuse for changing the topic of
conversation
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12

The Chicago woman who is suing
her husband because he played the
devil" probably thought it an intrusion
on her own private role
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12

Cook is still being decorated in
Denmark. Peary would probably like
to decorate him in a different fashion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12
He Had One.

I'm introducing a brand-new inyen-
tion-a combined talking machine, car
pet sweeper, and a letter opener" said
the agent, stepping briskly into an Of
flee.
Got one already answered the
proprietor. I'm married.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12

Judge not that We be not judged
will probably apply just is well in the
Hartman case as in any other.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12
DESERVES A DECORATION.

Meals on his shirt-front tack.
Give him jewe.led collars.
Built a thousand dollar shack
On thousand dollars.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12
N. NJ. DUDLEY, Cashier.
Statement of the Condition of
Planters Bank

Located at Americas, Ga.,atthe close
OfBusiness September 1, 1909.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12
The Settlement.

f'Well, they are divorced"
"Amicably, / trust?"
Yves; he got the custody of the
dosa and she got the rubber plant"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-09-12

Americas, Ga, September, IL, 1909