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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-04

Eight Courses of instruction leading to
professional degree of b. S.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-04

she poured out upon us with royal in
difference to price and quantity, as
from cornucOpia that knew no ex-
haustiOn. Her voice rang like a great
silver bell; her smile was many tooth
ed and frequent. She seemed like yell
low sunrise on mountain tops. | never
saw her but | thought Of the Yosem-
7te. And yet somehow | could never
think Of her rs existing outside of
Cypher's. There nature had placed
her, and she had taken root and grown
nightly She seemed happy and took
her few poor dollars on Saturday
Nights with the flushed pleasure of a
child that receives an unexpected dona-
zion.
1t was Kraft who first voiced the
fear that each OF us must have held
PATIENTLY, 1t came up apropos, of course,
of certain questions of art at which
we were hammerlng One OF us com
pared the harmony existing between
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-04
AN ADJUSTMENT
OF NATURE,
Theory of an Artist and How 1t
Finally Worked Out.
BY o. HENRY.
ICopyright, 1906. by Mcclure. Phillips &

ACopyriSht 1906, by Mcclure Phillips q.
Col
In an art exhibition the other dav I
saw painting that had been sold for
$1,000. The painter was a young scrub
out of the west named Kraft. who had
n favorite food and Il pet theory. His
Dabulum was an unquenchable belief
IN the unerring artistic adjustment of
nature. His theory was fixed around
corned beef hash with poached egg.
There was story behind the picture.
so l went home and let it drip out of
a fountain pen. The idea of Kraft
But that is not the beginning of the
story.
Three years ago Kraft, Bill Judlins
Ga poet and took our meals at
Cypher's, on Eighth avenue say
took" When we had money Cypher
got it eff Of us. as he expressed il.
We had not credit We went in, called
for food and ate it, We paid or We
did not pay. We had confidence in
Cypher's sullcnneSs and smoldering
ferOcity. Deep down in his sunless
soul he was either Il prince, a fool
or an artist. He sat at a worm eaten
desk, covered with flies of walters
checks so old that l was sure the bot
tomest one was for clans that Hen
~ Hudson had eaten and paid for
CIPHER had the power in common
with Napoleon Ill. and the google
eyed perch. of throwing a film over
his eyes, rendering opaque the win
dowS of his soul. Once when we left
him unpaid, with ceregiouS excuses. |
looked back and saw him shaking with
1naudible laughter behind his film.
Now and then we paid up back scores.
But the chief thing at Cyphcr'S was
AIilly. Mlly was waitress. She was
n grand example of Kraft's theory of
Ihe artistic adjustment of nature. She
belonged largely to waiting, as Minerva
did to the art of scrapping or Venus
20 the science of serious Irritation
PedeStaled and in bronze she might
'i'" ~ StO'N WIN Ait IlbbltSl VI ltl
heroic sisters as Liver and Bacon En-
Aiyening the World" She belonged to
Cypher's. You expected to see her
colossal figure loom through that rcek-
1ng blue cloud of smoke from frying
rat just as you expect the Palisades to
appear through a drifting Hudson riv-
@r fog. There. amid the steam of veg
etables and the vaporS of acres of
''ham and, the crash of crockery. the
CHATTER of steel. the screaming of short
orders" the cries Of the hungering and
all the hOrrid tumuIt of feeding man,
surrounded by sWarmS of the buzziug
winged beasts bequeathed us by Pha-
raoh Milly steered her magnificent
way like some great liner cleavfng
among the canoes Of howIing savages.
Our goddess of grub was built on
Zines so majestic that they could be
Followed only with awe Her sleeves
were always rolled above her elbows.
She could have taken us three mus
keteers in her two hands and dropped
us out of the window She had seen
fewer years than any of us, but she
was of such superb Evehood and sim
plicity that she mothered us from the
Beginning. Cypher's store of eatables
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Fiity-third Year Opens Sept 14-I5
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Notice.

All persons are hereby warned not to
trust or harbor George William Male, a
minor under my charge, who has left
his home without just cause or provoca-
ton, as | will not be responsible for any
debts he may contract.
st A. j. KoLBFLEISCH.
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"a'NA ~ u
''She will grow fat:" asked Judkins
fearSOmely
"She will 20 to night school and be
come retined:" | ventured anXiouSly.
1T is this. said Kraft punctuating
in a puddle Of spilled coffee with a
stiff foretinger. Caesar had his Bru-
tuS. the cotton has its b0llworm. the
chorus girl has her PittSburgcr. the
summer boardcr has his poison ivy.
the hero has his Carnegie medal. art
has its Morgan. the rose has its
Speak" | Interrupted. much per-
turbed. You do not think that Milly
will begin to lace?"
'One day" concluded Kraft solemn
ly. there will come to Cypher's for a
plate of beans millionaire lumber
man from Wisconsin, and he will mar
ry Milly."
Never" exclaimed Judkins and |
in horror
"A lumberman" repeated Kraft
hOarsply.
and a millionaire Iumberman"' |
sighed dcspairinely.
From Wisconsin," groaned Jud-
kinS.
We agreed that the awful fate seem
ed to menace her. Few things were
less improbabie Milly. like some vast
virgin stretch of pine woods. was
made to catch the lumbcrman's eve.
And well W" knew the habits of the
Badgers once fortune smiled unon
them. Straight to New York they bin
and lay their goods at the feet of the
girl who serves them beans in = bn,u-
cry. Why. the alphabet ITSELF cop-
hives The Sunday ucvSnappr's head
liners work is cut fnI. him
"WinSomc Waitress Wins Wo,ItI,.
Wisconsin Woodsman."
For awhile We felt that NfrIv wos
on the verge of being lost 10 MS
1t was our love of thn uoarriro, ny
tiStic adjustment of ulturo tb,t in
Spircd us. We could NOT .,ivo hcr n,.o,.
to a lumberman doubly acrurscd Inv
wealth and proyiucialiSm We sI,,,d
dcred to think of NIiIIy. with hnr voira
modulatcd and her elbows covered
pouring ten in the marhIr fence If 9,
tree murderer. No, In Cyuh.r's Shn
belOngcd-in the bacon SNAKE tho caI-
bagc perfume. the grand Wagncrian
chorus of hurled ironstone china and
rafting casters.
Our fears must have been prophetic,
for on that same evening the wildwood
discharged upon us Milly'S preordain-
ed ConfiScator-our fee to adjustment
and order. But Alaska and not Wis
consin bore the burden of the vista
ton.
We were Mt our sumner OF hecf STOW
and dried apples when he trotted i'm MS
if on the heels of dog team and
made one Of the mess at our table
With the freedom of the camps he as
Saultcd our ears and claimed fine fol
lOwship of men lost in the wiIds of q
hash house. We embraced him as \
specimen. and in three minutes we
had all but died for one another as
friends.
He was rugged and bearded and
wind dried lie had lust come off the
trail he said. at one of the North
river ferries. fancicd could see
the snow dust of Chilc0ot VET nowdnr
The state herald., 1909-09-17
Top Of the World Reached by Won
derfully Swift Rush Over the
Immense Fields Of Ice.
Favorable Conditions Aid Bold American Ex-
plorer in Realizing the Ambition Of His Life
He Denies Cook Arrived at the Goal.
Notice to Publishers.

The following account by Command
Or Robert E. Peary of his successful
voyage to the north pole was issued
on September 10 by the New York
Times Company at the request of
Commander Peary and for his protec-
ton, as u book only, copyrighted and
exposed for sale before any part of 1t
was reproduced by any newspaper
In the United States or Europe. in
order to obtain the full protection Of
the copyright laws. The reproduction
>of this account, in any form, without
permission. Is forbidden. The penal
ties for violation of this form Of copy.
right include Imprisonment for any
person aiding or abetting such viola
ton. This article is copyrighted in
Great Britain by the London Times.
Copyright. 1909. by the New York
Times Company. This narrative Is
also copyrighted as newspaper arti-
Gle by the New York Times Company.
REPORT OF THE DISCOVERY OF
THE NORTH POLE by Robert E.
Peary, Commander U. s. N, Copy
right, 1909. by the New York Times
Company.
The state herald., 1909-09-17
Supplies Moved to Base

By February q such OF the Cape coian
depot rs was needed had been brought
up to Cape Columbia. the dogs were
rested and double rationed and harnessed.
and the sledges and other gear over
hauled.
-Four months OF northerly winds during
the fall and winter instead OF souther-
ly ones. us during the previous season.
led me to expect less open water than
before. but a great deal OF rough Ice. and
1 was prepared to hew road through
or so. then cross the big lead.
The state herald., 1909-09-17
Denle. Cook Reached Pole.

wireless. Cape Ray. N. F). Sept. O.-Do
not trouble about Cooks story. or at
s,s,sm.nts Tha ayoir viii set,is ITSELF
He has not been at the pole on April
u, 1905. or at any other time; he mas
simply handed the pubic n goid pricK.
These statements are mace anViseoiy'
ana l nave PROOF OF them. When ne
makes . run statement OF ms tourney
over his signature to some geosraphicaI
society. or other reputapie ooay. II 'hat
statement contains the CHAIN that ne nus
reached the pole. ! SHAH be IN posi-
ZION 10 FURNISH matetiai that may prose
saisuhc'y interesting resn,ns i'r .'e puo-
NC. hobEnf T. fEAHi'
Battle Harbor. Labrador tvia Marco
nj wireless. Cape Ray. N. FL. Sept. g.
The steamer Roosevelt. bearing the
north polar expedition of the Peary
Arctic club. parted company with the
Erik md steamed out of Etah ford late
In the afternoon of August IS. 1908.
setting the usual course for Cape Sa-
bine. The weather was dirty. with
fresh southerly winds. We had on
board % Eskimo men, II women. and
odd waIrus.
We encountered the Ice a short dis
lance from the mouth of the harbor
but II was not closely packed. and was
negotiated by the Roosevelt without
serious difr,culty.
- ,.
V'no MUG" ">''
A: We nearer Cape sabine the weath-
T.... 49,, ,s,,nt "a go s,h,no
n,,., oy,, ~, ,..,,h ~ $3.50 nv,
ny ma ns ou. ~ sne ,.,I., V.
". ~, $500 =, ,ao, ~
-. 60. sa.,n. nnr,h thar. u,.
q, ,un, 49, ,ha' ~. ,hn,eh, n, set,
49,. H.. al n.,ar. ,ha .a,,nar,y
Ira h,, ,,,,,. Iatsr .nn.arnnc. ~
.ss ao.,h...r, .,onn.d ,hI.
es ~ w. s,,',,. 80 1870 p,.r ~
49,. 80. 49, .sa,,.rs, ~.
- .,,r, .hnn, ahr..., ~ vic.ori.
t9..r ,n,.. ss,hsr "a a.rs. ics
s,.,.-,, -. .ons ,.n a, e,,.sn ,n,i..
- ax,,,.a .o,,, .or,.u,n.,
=. ~. nor,,,',aa,
.ns =, az. cnrr.r, W. ~orL.d , mn.
sur,Ssr north and stoned again for
some hours. Then we again worked
westward and northward TIL we
reaehes, q series of lakes. coming to
stop q few miles south OF the Wind
wards winter quarters at Cape Dur
Vile.
From here. after some delay. we
slowly worked n way northeastwnrd
through fog and broken Ice OF medium
thickness through one night and the
forenoon of tho next day. only emery
ing into open water and clear weather
Oh Cape Fra ser.
..-u
e"'"s 'es e"o roy
From this point We had clear run
through the middle OF hobeson channel
uhihterrup,eu py s""uI 'ee OF .os' 10
.Aay o" '"eoun-
tereu uo'n ~ ~" u Mhe
wo,Nnk a,os ~ o. prneu-
ehp'e op.n 70
.ne or''"'""" s""'' ~ i"""" ooa
hroo' ,,.
inc ios n'.ea 'ne nnu .naploa US
70 maN. ou. w ."oou's anu We
stenmeo norm .nIousn ser'.s OF Ienas
pah' .hpe .up'o"' anu ".".' rou,n-
wru 'owaru ape en."n, i.w hiloS
ON WA. ,aps We WI. s'opp.u ny ln-
The state herald., 1909-09-17

II was a me morning. Tn. wind OF
the last two days had subsidized, and the
going was the best and most .quabic
OF any ] had had yet, The fioer were
large and old. and clear. and were sur
rounded by pressure ridges. some OF
which were almost atupendouH.
The biggest OF them. however. were
easily negotiated either through some
ercviee or up some huge brink. | set
a good pace for about ten hours
Twenty-Five miles took me well be-
yond the ei.hty.eighth parallel
while I was building my igloon
long lead forward by the east and
southwest OF us AZ u distance OF a few
miles
The state herald., 1909-09-17

Ana II IN no detrartiun from the liv-
lnE 20 say that 20 no single individual
has tho me result been more HiRnhiiy
due than 20 my ffiend, N. late Morris
Their assistance has enabled mo to
tell the last o. the great earth stories.
the story tho world has been waiting
90 hear Tor 500 yearH-ths story OF
tho discovery of the north pole.
ROBERT E- rEAuy.
The state herald., 1909-09-17
Tries to Sound Sea.


South OF where Marvin had turned
back we came To where his party had
built several isloos while delayed by
open leads, sun further south We
found whore the captain had been held
up by an open lead and Obliged To
camp,
Fortunately the movement of these
leads was simply open and shut. and il
took considerable. water motion to fault
the trail seriously.
white the captain, Marvin. and as 1
found .hier borup, had been delayed
by opca leads, we seemed 10 bear a
charm and with no single lead were we
delayed more than coupl. OF hours
Sometimes the Ice was fast and firm
enough To carry uH across. sometimes
short detour. sometimes brief halt
Tor the lead TO close, sometimes an i'm.
proViHod ferry on an Ice cake. kept tho
tran without difheulty down to the
tenth outward march.
The state herald., 1909-09-17

Again thctr was few hours sleep
and We hit the tran before midnight
fhc weather nnd going were even bet.
ter. Tho Hurftc" except M interrupted
by infreaurnt ridguH WA ne level us
the H irlnl ~ G" from itecln to coiu.q.
biz Irl hn-
W. HuHrthinY aver ton
hour tht inH or n IN tho trnt
aud made " milus. hear thu end Of
The state herald., 1909-09-17

came upon Bartlett and his party.
tagged out and temporarily discouraged
by the honrtraeking work OF making
rnnd
7 knew what was the matter with
them They wor. simply spoiled by tho
good going on the previous marches I
rallied them bit. llshtened their Hi.dEoa
and sent them on encouraged again
During the next march We trnyeisi
through thick haze drifting over tho
lee before biting mir from the north.
east ~ the end Of the march We came
upon the captain camped heald. n Wide
open lead with n dense black water sky
northwest north and northeast
Tho next march wnH also long one,
n was Bnrtlettn last hit lie lot him
self out over series Of large old foes.
steadily inerenalns In diameter and
covered with hard snow
The state herald., 1909-09-17

iEloos there disappeared completely
and the entire region was unrecoEnit-
able where on the outward Journey
had been narrow cracks. there wprs
now broad leads, one Of them over nys
miles In width. caught over with young
Ice.
Here again fortune favored uH aud
no pronounced movement Of the Ice
having taken place since the captain
passed. we had his trail 90 follow W..
picked M the old trail again north OF
the seventh iKlooH, followed Il beyond
nnally
Prom here We followed the captains
ufll and on April 20 our Hlrdges
passed up the vertical edge OF the
The state herald., 1909-09-17

A few hours sleep and We we're on
the trail again A. IN. going was now
Practically horizontal. We were un.
hnmpcrod and could travel an long aa
we pleased and sleep aa little ms we
wished,
III" weather was nno and the going
lik" That OF the previous day. except
at the beginning when piehnacs were
required. This and a brief stop nj an.
other lead cut down our distance. Hut
We hnd made 30 miles In ten hours aud
were half way to the "iEhty-ninth
parallel
The lee was grinding audibly In every
direction. but no motion was visible
Evidently II was settling back into
equilibrium and probably naEdng due
northwhtd with It's release from the
wind prsHHuf,
The state herald., 1909-09-17
Presents for estlmos.

AH Tor my faIthfnI EHklmoFI 7 hBvs
left them with ample HupplirH Of dark.
rich walru- meat and hluhhrr for thsif
winter with currnntH. sugar biscuits.
guns. rifles, ammunition. knives hatch
cts. traph otc.
For the splendid four who stood be-
side mo at the pole u boat ana tsnt
each 10 r.auite them for their energy
and the hardship and toll they UNDER
north pole.
ilut all ~ this-thc dearly bought
years Of experience. the magnificent
strength Of tho Roosevelt. tho spion-
dld 'nerEy ana enthusiasm NJ my party
the loyal faithfulnoHa 81 my EHhimoI
could have gone for nRurht but for
the faithful necrHlarieH Of war FUR.
niHhrd 30 Loyalty by the members ana
friends Of the prnry Arctic club
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-25
NO DANCER OF SERIOUS
TROUBLE In Mt xIC0
United Statee Ambassador. Thompson
Telegraphs Pleasing Advices to
State Department.
iay Associated Pressl.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Aug. "a
David Z. Johnson. the United States
ambassador to Mexico has telegraph
ed the state department that there is
no danger OF serious trouble in Mex
CO He says the elements OF disorder
are practically confined to the north
ern states of Mexico and may. as
heretofore, cause local disturbances,
but that the Mexican government rs
fully prepared to take care OF any
condition that may arise. He ACIDS
that nc hurt can come to any foreign
interests in Mexico.
Louis Hostetter, United States con-
sui at Hermosilla, Sonora, Mexico, re-
ports that the stories recently issued
as to the disturbances in Sonora are
misleading and incorrect
He adds that some arrests have
been made OF persons who, while I'M
der the influence of liquor have Gre
ated disorder by yelling in the streets
for some of the political candidates,
but that other than these few m
stances, the conditions are normal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-25
ANTESAL00N LEAGUE
BUSY IN WASHINGTON
Modified Demand Will be Presented
to Congress by the
Leaders.
(By Associated Pr>ss.l

WASHINGTON, ID. C.. Aug. "a
Mere determined and stronger in nGm-
bers. the advocates OF further reitric-
ton OF the liquor business in Wash
ington already are lining up for their
next fight. with congress as the pat
tleground
The international. Order of GoGd
Tempiars has just entered the night
and allied itself with numerc US other
organizations for vigorous campaign
before congress.
The Rev E. c Dinwiddie. national
superintendent of the order, Is en-
gagged in the preparation of a bill,
which is not SO radical as the total
prohibition measure. which the ma
tional legislature rejected at its last
session, but designed to restrict the
sale of whiskey in this city and make
conditions under/which it is sold more
stringent.
The Anti-SaloOn Leagues represen-
tatives here are cooperating with the
Good Templars.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-25

cifsc was placed on a ten per cent
dividend basis and, Southern Pacific
on a five per cent dividend basis.
had hare time convincing my assO-
ciates that the roads could pay such
dividends, but | had come TO fealize
that we were building. not better
than We knew, but quicker than We
knew. It was difficult for me to COM
prehend that the development and re-
turns which followed our construct. ON
work in the west were so enormous
and so rich"
DO you mean 10 put the surplus
earnings into the roads rather than
to turn them over to the stockhold-
ers?" he was asked.
Construction and Development.
Yes, that's about II, he said.
That's my characterization ana
development-and guess the public
and the press are convinced now that
| am not a specuiator.
Mr.. Hartman would not say just
what new undertakings he proposed.
But" ssid he. lit is in my mini 10
open up new territory and TO build
new tributary lines. This means new
settlements and more people,
This attitude he emphasized
throughout his talk on railroad mat
ters. leaving the inference that ne
improvements rather
than increased dividends. In this con-
nection the action of the directors OF
the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
railroads today is significant. Both
met declared only the regular divf-
dends.
Mrs. Hartman, the financier's wife.
the Misses Mary and Carol Hartman,
and Roland. son. accom-
panied him to and returned with him
today. from Europe.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-25
RevOlUTIOHISTS ACTIVE
IN SOUTHWESTERN ARABIA
Turkish Troops Are Nov Marching
20 Hodeids 70 STOP Massacre
and psls-c- 4
rBy Associated P-ess.)

ROME. Aug. IA semi-of,ciai
rcte saws that the Nahdist movement
at Yemen. Southwestern Arabia has
tsker On acute Revolutionary char
scter. the rcvoiutionists indulTing IN
massacre and piilaEe- turkish troops
are nov marching 10 Hodeida. sea-
port On The Red sea
II IL stated that the governor hss
telceraphcd 10 Conssantinopie urKine
reinforcemenfs. Pending their arrival
h. wiH ask for the assistance Of the
British and Rattan varships In M
Red sea.
AZ the request Of he under secrc-
tary Of the foreign once the Ifaiiea
minister Of marine has despatched tne
gnnboaf Volume from AdeB 70 pro
tect italian interests
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-25
Democratic Leaders to OulIiye
GubsrnalofiaI Campaign.
preliminary Conference HlD
Situation canvssseo in Richmond
Last Night. Preparatory to Gath
erino Of the Wsrhorse-mann, Swan
son and Martin to Attend.
CBy Associated Press.)

RICHMOND. VA. Aug 24.-After
strenuous denial during the day that
any conference between the Demo
cratic leaders in Virginia was in con
temptation IL was Learned late tonighs
that several Of the big guns were
siready on the ground in secret ses-
sion.
Il was announced at the conclusion
Of the session that the conference
tonight was only an informal meet
ing for the purpose OF canvassing the
situation and that the real confer
ence win take place tomorrow. The
meeting Is for the purpose az outiin-
ing the eubernatorial campaign for
the fall election.
Present AZ the conference tomor-
row viii he Judge william Hodges
Mann. candidate for governor: Cover
nor Ciarde A. Swanson: United
States Senator Thomas s Martin; j.
Taylor Eilyson. lieutenant governor
and state chairman. ConEressmen
Hay. F1ocd and Cariin and J. y.
Breunanman. secretary. The governor
comes in from the Greenbriar White
Sulphur Springs for the DsrDose Of
attending the conference