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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-01
DISCOVERY OF THE
NORTH POLE,

II remained for an American to dis
cover tho north pole. Before the Unit
ed States hnd been well explored,
there were expeditions setting sail for
the unknown north. in an effort to
reach tho north pole. but nearly all
the great advances into the Arctic
regions, beyond civilized settlements
have been by Americans. and. at last.
the great end has been achieved hv an
American. With a little pardonable
boasting, we might say there Is moth
Ing much accomplished these days in
which an American does not take
part Perhaps we should soften that
statement with the qualifying remark
that America has como TO embrace
much OF the best talent OF all nations.
DR.. Cooks achievement will bear
good results, II It satisfies the desire
which has existed TO reach the pole.
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WHEN THE FIRST AERONAUT
CROSSED THE CHANNEL.

The statement is made that Bleriot
was not the flrst acronaut 20 cross the
English channel. but that man nam
ed Blanchard on January 10. 1855. ac-
companied by a DR.. Jefferies. after
narrowly escaping death by drowning.
noated in a balloon from Dover 10
near Calais. or course. the achieve
was purely accidental and not TO be
compared with Bleriot's feat. An ac-
count OF the hazardous trip says that
ballast. clothes. provisions, all was
thrown overheard to tighten the bal
LOOM and at one moment both aero
nauts climbed into the cordage and
prepared to cut away the car itself,
saws the Westminster Gazette. They
finally landed safely In the forest Of
Guines. a few miles from Calais, and
were received with great enthusiasm.
being conducted into the town in
coach and six, escorted by the au-
thorities of Calais and an immense
crowd OF admirers. Blanchard was
presented by the French king with
a purse OF $50 pounds, and was award
ed a life pension OF 40 pounds per
anrum. the flag he carried was hung
in the hall OF the Paris academy of
sciences, his balloon was placed on
exhibition In the roomiest OF the Ca
lais churches. and a column was set
up to mark the site of his arrival, at
Guines.
1t was really the presence OF COM
petitor which. in this case as In Bier
lots, spurred the successful aeroDaut
to instant effort Blanchard knew that
Pilatre de Roller was at Boulogne.
awaiting a favorable breeze TO cross
to England He saw Pilatre, his feat
accomplished, and the latter was so
nettled at the march thus stolen upon
him. and at seeing his well founded
reputation at stake, that he made an
imprudent attempt in the following
June, and both he and his companion
were killed.
Curiously enough, Blanchard's first
idea seems to have been a sort Of aer-
oplane. a winged vessel" which he
constructed when only nineteen, and
in which he Is said to have Travelled
a short distance. though this assertion
seems TO rest on the bare statement
of the inventor AT any rate. when
Montgolfier's invention placed a surer
and more immediate method OF aerial
navigation in his hands. Blanchard be.
came an intrepid balloonist. making
over Go aScents ere his unfortunate
accident ian attack OF apoplexy during
an ascent) caused his fall, and sent
him home TO Paris in 1909 a nervous
wreck. He died In the same year.
and some Of the Partisan papers no.
ticed his centenary last March. His
wife shared and continued his hobby,
and also. finally. met with a fatal fall
She was picked up In the streets Of
Paris a mass Of fractures. but is be-
leved to have been stifled by gas from
the balloon before she reached the
earth. This was In 1919.
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that the defendant is insane, held her
for examination In the county court
as to her mental state.
AERO CLUB OF CALIFORNIA
WILL MAKE A BID

Los Angeles. Sept. Through the
Aero Club OF California committee
OF Los Angelans have notified the
Aero Club Of America that Southern
California will make bid for the pro-
posed International Aeroplane compe-
tltion next year. The committee se-
lected from the membership of the
local Aero club began movement to.
day TO raise O fund OF $4,000 to be
distributed as prizes to the success.
full sky pilots.
The letter to the Aero Club OF
america calls attention to the fact
that the lack of rain and wind during
the summer season around Los
Angeles would make ideal conditions
for record-breaking aeroplane races.
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LORD DE CLIFFORD is
KILLED IN ACCIDENT

London. Sept Jack Southwell
Russell. Lord de Clifford, was instan-
taneously killed In an automobile ac-
cident today at Bamber. near Bright
on, His car collided with another We
hicle and turned turtle.
Lord de Clifford was born In 1884
In February, 1906, he was married to
Eva Darlington, who was at one time
on the stage as one of the Gibson
girls" in local comedy.
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ASKING PARDON FOR
A BASEBALL CONVICT

Cleveland. O., Sept, kid" Elber-
field of the New York American club.
is circulating a petition among play
ers and club owners OF the American
league addressed to President Taft,
asking for the pardon CT Tom Taylor,
the old-ume diamond star, who is
serving a life sentence in the federal
prison at Atlanta. Elberfeld has en-
listed the services of Franl, Chance,
manager OF the Chicago Cubs, who
will look after the National leagues
Side of the case.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-01

Thousands OF lives have been sacri-
feed In an effort to explore the dreary
Arctic in the hope Of finding way 10
the extreme northern point of the
earth. we cannot see any good which
has come from the sacrifice, except
In this one case, and that is somewhat
Of negative value. The craze should
now die out and those who have ln-
bored under the spell should turn their
energies and talents TO better purpose.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-01
MYSTERIOUS RISE
OF a LARGE STREAM

Columbus. Ga, Sept, River men
here are mysti1ed at the sudden rise
of the Chattahoochee river. which be-
gan yesterday. Although this immed-
late section is undergoing q drouth.
the river has risen IL feet here In the
last "a hours.
There have been no heavy rains re-
ported at any point on the river and
residents are unable TO assign any
cause for the present stage of the
water
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-01
PERE MARQUETTE DAY
OBSERVED IN MICHIGAN

Macklnac Island, Mich. Sept l.
Pere Marquette. the Jesuit mission
ary whose name Is inseparably inter.
woven with the early history of Michi.
gan and the great lakes, was honored
here today In the unveilinG of $1,000
monument to his memory, The bronze
statue, ten feet high and resting on a
sub-base ten feet In height, represents
the missionary standing erect and
clothed in his priestly robe.
Justice William R Day. OF the Unit
cd State supreme court, and Rev. Faith
er Cunningham OF Marquette college
of Milwaukee, delivered addresses
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KETcHEL MUST GET
DOWN IN WEIGHT

New York. Sept 1,-Stanley Ketch-
el will have to scale within haling dis
tance of the middleweight mark II he
wants to meet Sam Langford in that
much-mooted battle before the Fair
mont club on September goth. This
Is the gist OF a statement made last
night by Joe Woodman. manager OF
the Boston negro. who is alarmed over
the report that he will face a full.
fledged heavyweight when he encoun-
ters Kctchel In the ring.
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FIRST SUICIDE OF A
CHlNAMAN IN GEORGIA

Atlanta, Ga, Sept 1.-The first sui
eide of Chinaman In the state OF
Georgia occurred here last night. This
morning the body of Lee Tong. VINO
has been a resident OF this city for
several years. was found In the hovel
In which he lived. When last seen he
was apparently in good health and as
there are no marks of violence on the
body. 1t is generally believed that he
took poison.
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MYSTERY SURROUNDS AN OKLA.
HOM4 DEATH.

Hollis, okla. Sept. Much mys-
terry surrounds the death OF j W
Sims, sheriff of Harmon county, who
was found dead in bed yesterday from
revolver wounds. Mrs Sims. who was
sleeping with her husband. could throw
no light upon the shooting.
The coroner's jury today returned
verdict that Sheriff Sims was killed
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LITTLE HOPE FOR THE
RECOVERY OF MISS CLINE

New York, Sept. Maggie Cline
the famous actress. is critically III at
a hotel at Rockaway Park. L. l., with
ptomaine poisoning Miss Cline. who
recently Te-entered the vaudeville
stage. violated her Doctors orders. II
is said. by eating clans on Monday,
and that night she attended a party
where she ate Ice cream. With her
is her niece. Mrs Samuel Collins. who
said that little hope Is felt for Mist
Cllne's recovery.
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What was planned to be the most
powerful locomotive ever built proved
to be too heavy 10 pull a load when
given a trial by the Canadian Pacific
railroad at Montreal
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this city. committed suicide early 20.
day by taking chloroform According
to deputy coroner who investigated
domestic and business troubles were
the cause of the tragedy.
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The Health of Your Horse.

The proper remedy for al horse strairs.
sproine or colo is Perry Davis Painkiller.
be prompt and you'll oayc the horse suffer-
lng.sparo yourself trouble and expense
maybe save long time waiting. You ought
10 have bottle ready. The new size bottle
costs 56 cents, one larger, so cents. Be
sure your druggist gives you Perry Davis'.
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ENDED HIS LIFE
WITH cHLORoFoRM

San Francisco. Sept Martin K
Anderson, we'll known TO seafaring
men on the Pacific coast and secre~
tary OF the Marine Engineers union or
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-01

by unknown persons. The authorities.
however. declare a sensational arrest
viii soon be made
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ADVERTISING RATES.
The Evening and Semi-W eekly
Standard.

Il advertisements run more than
once without change, charge following
price peT inch zach day.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-15
The Irish Potato Crop
BY C. K. McQUARRIE. DcFuniale. Fla.

Each year has seen the Irish potato
crop in the South increase in volume,
until now in some sections OF the
southern states the business has as
sumed gigantic proportions, and the
reason of this is that the farmer and
trucker of that section have found it
to be very profitable crop Up IN
til a, few years ago this crop was
confined entirely to the spring pro-
duction of same, but now we ind we
can make fully as good a crop By fall,
as by spring, planting
The essential points in this as in
all other crop production are proper
preparation of the soil by thorough
blowing, the application of the proper
grade of fertilizer and the proper
method of cultivation of the crop
during the growing period.
In the usual crop rotation, potatoes
can follow oats. peanuts, corn, COW
peas or velvet beans, particularly the
latter two, as we want soil full of
humus to take care of our CONNER
cial fertilizer and these two crops
furnish us that in more abundance
than any other crop.
The first stage Of preparation is in
the blowing. This must be deep and
thorough. From ten to sixteen inches
is necessary If one expects good re-
suits. for the deeper the soil is plow-
ed the greater is its capacity for
holding water which is the main
channel through which the plant
roots assimiIate the fertility Of the
soil. If the soil is cloddy and lumpy.
it must be broken up by means OF
harrow. cultivatOr, OF weeder, OF 81
combined, because the seed bed m15t
be Of as dne a texture as an ash heap
TO get best results
After the blowing, the next step in
order is the application Of the fertil-
fzer. for we have not yet gotten tn
the stage of fertility in the southern
soil that We can afford 10 dispense
with the guano sack.
The grade OF fertilizer used has A
very important bearing on results and
we must use a well balanced plant
food to get this, for it Is as necessary
to give a plant food suitable for its
particular composition as it is TO feed
an animal for the work it has to do
let it be mich COW for the milk pro-
duction. or a mule for it's hard days
work in the field
A well balanced plant ration for an
Irish potato crop will analyze about 4
per cent nitrogen, 10 per cent. to II
per cent potash and about 4 per cent
phosphoric acid. This grade of fer
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-15
MISSED
AS MAN LEFT
TRANSFER MAN HANDLED TRUNK
FROM 8. FRiE0's HOUSE AND Is
SUSPECTED OF TAKING MONEY

A purse containing $23 was stolen
from the residence of Ignatius Fried,
the ieweler, yesterday. and a negro
transfer man who gave his name as
General Jones has been taken into
custody and formally charged with
the theft, which, if proven, will make
q case of grand larceny His bond
was fixed at $500 by Chief Sanders
last night and as a result he is lock-
ed up at the city Jail.
The negro carted a trunk from the
residence during the day. Just before
the man arrived the purse was known
to have been IN the house. Soon af-
ter his departure, the purse and
money was missed. All ciTcum-
stances pointed to the transfer man
and he was arrested late in the even
ing. When taken into custody, about
s12 was taken from him by the off
GERS, who searched him at the station.
He denied all knowledge OF the Fried
purse, but exhibited great uneasine5s
when questions were being asked
relative 70 the theft. Generally, he is
known to have a good reputation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-15
SNAPPED An
UNLOADED GUN
IN MAN s FACE
CHARGE AGAINST NEGRO WHO IT
is SAID THAT ENRAGED AT
BEING PUT OFF WHARF,
SOUGHT TO TAKE DIRE VEN
oEANCE UPON ANOTHER ONE.

Richard MCCaSkill, colored, is said
to have snapped a shotgun directly
in the face of John MoSely, another
negro, on Palafox wharf late yester-
day afternoon McCaskill was ar
rested and charged with being dan
gerous and suspicious character. The
charge will be changed to one of as
sault with intent TO murder when the
county authorities get hold Of him.
He was arrested soon after a reign of
excitement on PalafOx wharf follow
ing the trouble between the negroes.
When taken in custody by Special Of
ficer Ray, McCaskill had the shotgun
and some cartridges in his pocket. Il
had them to go across the bay to kill
some Wildcats was his only COM
ment.
Mosely. acting under orders from
his employers on Palafox wharf, or
dered McCaskill, with others, of the
wharf during the day. Crap shooting,
wrangHng and general all-round mis-
chief is INDUCED in by a set of ne
groes who hang around the docks and
it was decided to put on some of
them. This was about the substance
of orders received by Mosely, who
came near getting hurt in the execu-
tion thereof.
The officers state that McCaskill
acted sullen and threatened to come
back again. When he did come back
he had the gun and is said to have
hunted up MOsely at once, exhibiting
the gun and cartridges in the mean
time 1t is charged that he walked
toward Mosely, pointing the gun di-
rectly at DIm and pulling the trigger
The police believe that the only rea-
son he did not kill or wound Mosely
was because he forgot to load the
gun. He had nothing to say about ii
himself.
A number of white men were on
the wharf at the time and they stated
that MeCaskill appeared to be in
| earnest and very angry when on the
| trail of Mosely.
The negro has been in different
| courts and a bad reputation was given
! him by Chief Sanders last night.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-15
RAINS BEAT
THE RECORD
FIRST HALF OF MONTH ALMOST
EQUALS NORMAL RAINFALL
FOR AUGUST AS SHOWN BY
RECORDS.

With the rainfall yesterday. the
amount for the month totalled ass
inches. less than three inches lower
than the normal for the month The
normal for August is officially given
as 7.16, and as indications point TO
more rain before many hours, it IS
a safe conjecture that the normal
will be exceeded for this month cas-
lily.
There was range of 10 degrees
in the temperature yesterday. and at
IL am. the street level thermometers
showed I'D for "a. The weather bu-
reau at that hour reported the tenn
perature at g. The lowest tempera-
ture Cor the day was off1cially re-
ported as II, at a. m.
Closely following the exceedingly
hot weather clouds showed up and
At o'clock the rainfall had caused
the mercury to chase down to 50. or
lust ten degrees cooler than the high =
est temperature of the day. The re-
lief was welcomed by those who
sweltered for several hours, and es-
peciaIIy was the cooler air welcomed
BY scores Of workmen.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-15
FUNERAL Of
]. K. QUARLES
REMAINS OF YOUNG BUSINESS
MAN INFERRED YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON IN PRESENCE OF
LARGE CROWD.

In the presence of a large number
of his lifetime friends, the remains OF
the late J. K. Quarles. who died early
Friday morning, were inferred in st.
Johns cemetery yesterday afternoon,
the funeral taking place from the resi-
dence on East Gregory street. Friends
in large numbers assembled at th
residence and condolences were feel
ingIy offered the beTeaved. Although
il was known that Mr. Quarles was
i'll, most of his friends never thought
his condition was so serious, The
services were impressively conducted
by Rev c. w Gavin.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-15

tilizer is only made by manufacturers
catering to the trucking and progress
i've farming section of the country,
and 1t is difficult to obtain except
near centers of that class of soil
workers. The ordinary farmer can
do his own mixing by getting the raw
materials and compromising them as
he wants them. To get the above
analysis, he would require to use l.
600 pounds of high grade cotton seed
meal Cor blood and bone). 500 pounds
of II per cent. acid phosphate and 400
pounds of sulphate of potash. These
in their respective quantities as noted
if we'll mixed will give the above
analysis, and this is as good mix
ture as anything he can buy any
where.
In applying, this fertilizer should
be broadcast a week before planting
the crop, and mixed thoroughly in
the soil with the most suitable tool
on hand.
In planting, the burrows should be
run three feet apart, somewhat deep
about eight inches or so, the seed cut
in one eye pieces as narly as possible,
leaving the cut piece somewhat thick
behind the eye. If there are too
many eyes on the piece, cut out ali
but the best one. Lay, cut side
down. about fifteen inches apart in
the furrOw, and cover slightly at first
then as the crop progresses keep
working to the furrow, closing up at
the second or third working and
finish of by having a slight bed on
which the row is growing
The variety most suitable for this
section is the Triumph" either red
or white II is particularly adapted
to our soils and always gives good
results.
The best time for fall planting is
from about the middle Of August W
to the first of September, and anyone
With land available will do well tO
put in a crop about that time; 1t viii
certainly pay him to do so, II he
plows thoroughly, uses the proper
grade of fertilizer in sufficient guam
tity, at least one thousand pounds pei
acre, and takes proper care Of the
growing crop.
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Rosin sales. 1888 barrels.
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

New York, Aug 14.-COttOn futuFea
opened easy: August 1920 asked; Sept.
and October u 0S. November 1905 ask
ed; December 1905; January 1901; March
u o.; May 1905 July 1905 asked
Cotton futures closed barely steady.
Closing bids: August 12.14; September
1905; October 1905: November 1905; De-
cember 1908 January 1908, March and
April 1905.
Spot closed quiet, 10 points lower: mid
ding Uplands 1910: middling gulf 1926.
Sales none
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-15

SEARCH FOR
GREIGG'S BODY
DESPITE SHARP LOOKOUT NO
SIGNS WERE DISCOVERED AND
SHARK STORY GAINED WEIGHT.
SOME OPINIONS ADVANCED.

While no organized force was out
looking for the body OF the missing
fisherman, Gregg, yesterday, all
along the water front a sharp look
out was maintained for the remains,
but was unrewarded. Outgoing fish
ing crews will watch for signs Of the
body all along the currents AMI
shores, but there is little hope that
it will ever be recovered.
The sudden disappearance of the
man when his comrades were within
a short distance of him. and the claim
that the water Redeemed as a disturb
ance was noted, all tends to corro-
borate the story that sharks actually
attacked and devoured the body
Varying opinions were heard from
men familiar with the harbor and
who claimed to know something OF
the habits of sharks, and the opinions
was about general that the great fish
did actually take the body under just
as the fishing crew maintained. AT
first there was some doubt, because
of imagination due to excitement, puI
their story seems borne out strongly
now. Speaking of sharks, one OLD
stevedOre said yesterday:
"A shark will attack anything drop
ned from a boat if it is hungry. and
will follow a ship if it is going slow =
| ". but there is hardly any danger OF
being attacked unless the shark Is
very hungry. I remember one time
I was washing decks with salt water
bags. Just as long as the bags held
to the ropes there was no attack from
the sharks. If bag got loose, though.
| il meant a fight with the sharks
which we're thick on all sides. I have
seen them even attack an empty can
which had been suddenly pitched into
the water"
An old fisherman said: Many
times fishing / have caught snapper
and have drawn only the head 10 my
boat. Sharks would cut it as clean az
| if a man had used a Ratchet. | have
/ had to vacate fishing places many a
time. because as fast as a snapper
was drawn up he was nabbed."
"IS that is so, that a shark ate or
even attacked a human body, then
| it changes all previous opinion OF
mine" remarked an old pilot who
said that he had sailed the seas Of
every cline. even spending some
time around New Zealand. In that
country and vicinity there is small
blue shark, possibly not over six feet
| long. Founder fishing is a great
pastime there, and two people are
| always together, one 10 eaten the
speared founders and the other TO
keep off the voracious sharks which
do not hesitate a second to get ur
| to you and take a nip at your leg
In Pensacola bay, though. the sharks
are too timid to be dangerous"
| Fish heads furnish great food for
sharks said an old lighterman, land
I believe the increase of them in this
harbor as the paper spoke OF is caus-
ed by the daily dumping of the, heads
into the bay, for on many occasions
I have watched them fight and scram-
BILE fierceIy That attracts them, +
| anything does. There should be a
| change in the manner of their dis
position
The fate of the fisherman. GREGG
| was discussed with all classes aloue
the water front, in assemblies Of fish
ermen and with boatmen generally.