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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02

which we are about to leave, is COM
prised of four skin tents. called tupiks
by the Eskimo.
1--WE will then transport our food
and other supplies to Point U1ass by
means of twenty-five dog teams, We
expect to be in position to make the
dash to the pole by February. The
country here is alive with game. We
have 200 dogs. magnificent brutes.
Never in all my experience have /
been so well satisfied with the spirit
of the CANNES as on this voyage. If
1t is possible to reach the pole these
sturdy fellows are certain to take US
through.
What's Meat For Dogs.
ITO feed the dogs we took thirty
tons of whale meat aboard at Labra-
dor. Many strange scenes are enacted
on the deck OF the Roosevelt, and one
can imagine what it means in the
way Of noise and echoes with 200
dogs and thirty Eskimos with their
women and children all taking up a
position on the deck Of the craft"
1t was at Etah that Peary fell In
with Rudolph Francke, the only other
white man who accompanied DR.. Cook
on the first part of his expedition.
Peary landed coal and supplies for
the relief OF DR.. Cook. "who had not
yet returned" He also sent Francke
home. at the latter's request, ON board
the Erik.
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Warned by Previous Fail
ures, He Made the Most
Careful Preparation Possible

~ OR weeks the scientific world
had waited breathlessIy. hoping
@ daily to hear from Peary. He.
like Cook, was overdue, having been
away from his permanent base longer
than was anticipated, and, like Cook.
he pushed onward with dogs and Es-
kimos.
His great determination and init
mate knowledge of polar conditions
were looked upon as his chief assets
In his advance on the pole.
1t is admitted that a freak of ma
ture alone prevented his reaching the
boreal center on his last previous at
tempt.
Peary planned to make his dash in
the summer months, while DR.. Cook
advanced in the late winter. He made
his dash upon the same general theory
which he advanced upon the occasion
Of his first attempt. This was sim
pie and set plan to keep on trying
along the same line until success or
death was met. Peary figured that
each attempt put him nearer to the
pole and that he learned more and
more about the general conditions
along his course at each effort, and
should he adopt a new route all this
knowledge would be lost. With each
trip bringing him nearer and nearer
to his goal. those interested in arctic
exploration felt certain that success
would meet the naval commander in
this, his supreme effort.
The American Route.
The general route lay up through
Bafln's bay. Smiths sound, Kenne-
dy's channel and Robeson's channel
into Mares sea. In 1S94-95 he nearly
reached the seventy-eighth parallel, on
the west Greenland coast. In 1S9S-99
he turned back only after reaching
land close to the eightieth parallel, on
the east coast of Ellsmere Land. In
1900 he took the east coast of Griu-
nell Land and reached the eighty-sec-
ond parallel. The northern coast OF
Grinnell Land was skirted in 1905-06,
and winter quarters were made at
Cape Sheridan, Grant Land. He
moved past Cape Hecla on the west
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possible. This experience and that In
the storm camp on the way north
taught Peary that polar ice on the
southern side of a lane moves slower
than that nearer the pole and also
travels east. Both he and Cook put
this discovery to good use later.
Peary's Route.
This year his route, like that Of Dr.
Cook. lay in general way from Grant
Land northwest. He gagged his jour
ney as an archer gauges his aim in a
strong wind. Commander Peary plan
ned to head for a newly discovered
island northwest of Grant Land and to
strike north from there. He figured
that this would give him leeway in
which to drift should lanes OF water
again impede his progress.
Peary in going through Baf1n's bay
worked against the drift of the ice and
not with it. The old notion of the
pole was so surrounded by an uncon-
querable mass of grinding ice that it
meant the destruction of any ship or
human being to attempt to pass
through or over it.
Sailed July IL, 1903.
Peary sailed from Sydney on the
Roosevelt, his stanch arctic ship built
to Withstand enormous pressures OF
the ice, on July II. 1908 In the cargo
were large quantities OF looking
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make this lead-that is, Lue r1snty-
fourth parallel-instead of the north
coast of Grant Land (S3 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 1 probably shall do volun-
tarily what 1 did involuntarily last
time-that is. retreat upon the north
coast of Greenland Ga 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 Crocker 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-
kino dogs. Man apd 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 a 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
that very region must present the best
obtainable material for the personne
of a serious arctic party"
His Previous Record.
Commander Peary has stood in the
foremost ranks of arctic explorers 70,
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 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 OF
Greenland, penetrated as far north as
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His Independent Discovery
of the North Pole SiIences
ALI the Scientific DOubters

m s If to silence the croakings of
A the scientific Doubling Thomas
1 A 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 attachments came the electric flash
which, translated into the vernacular,
became, "Stars 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
8. 1909, and consequently reached the
coveted goal nearly a year later than
DE-. 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 Z, 1908, to join his
exploration steamer Roosevelt at sgd
ney, Cape Breton, for the dash to the
pole. The vessel was admirably equip
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quently, for the collie loves a caress
as much as he does his breakfast. Give
him a short name and use 1t often.
Speak it softly with the caress and
harsh with a rebuke. Whenever you
approach his yard or kennel call him
to you by saying Come" You may
accompany this with his name or with
a whistle, and you must be careful to
give him the same whistle always.
This Is his next lesson. He will soon
learn this, and soon you will have the
most difficult lesson of all to give
This is to teach him to obey. When
you say Come" he must come to you,
and he must know that he is compelled
to come whether he desires to do so
or not.
Just here you and your pup will have
your first battle. and if the victory is
yours you are well on the way to sue
cessful training. If he refuses to come,
go after him and bring him to you.
caressing him for some time. Then
try it over again. Never let him feel
that he is having his way, but avoid
making a clear issue with him yet, for
he must know punishment first. and
you must know what form of punish
ment will suit the individual dog best
Some day, after you have taught him
what Come" means, he will deliberate
~ run from you just to testyou. Keep
your patience now and be willing to
take two or three hours of just here.
1t is worth it. Try as before to bring
him by caressing, but he is likely to
set his head on disobedience, so you
must punish him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02

Anthrax is a contagious and fatal
disease. An animal so afflicted may,
without having shown any sign Of
disease, drop down in the pasture and
die in commissions in a very short
time, or an animal may be apparent
ly well at night and be found dead
in the morning. 1t stops feeding or
Eliminating a few hours before death.
1t is then taken with chills and
fever, and IL it's temperature be tax
en- 1t will be found to be exceeding
ly high. The treatment for anthrax
is useless. The only thing to do Is to
prevent the balance of the herd from
becoming affected. This is done by
vaccinating them and injecting vac
cine under the skin with a hypoder-
mic syringe, the results of which are
very good.-Dr. David Roberts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02

latitude 50. In iS94-5 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 skirted
the north coast of Grinnell Land and
made an attack on the pole from Cape
Moss. This was the expedition which
reached what was at that time STAR
thest north"
The earlier work of Peary was d.
rected toward a 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
year it was with the purpose of trying
for the pole. He spent four consecu-
tive winters in high ATTITUDES, first on
one side of the channel and then on
the 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 6 de-
grees, or $50 geographical miles.
The next winter and spring QS00-
1900 he used Fort Conger as his base
and crossed over to Greenland and fol
lowed a route previously traversed in
studying the coast. In latitude SO de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02

If there is a more profitable breed
ing animal on a farm than a good
SOW / have not found 1t. says q writer
in the Breeders Gazette. Chicago. She
has not the habits or makeup to inter
est all stockmen. So long as the world
cannot be fed without pork the SOW
and her product will be objects Of IN
terest to the farming world.
1t is a sad commentary on the meth
DDS Of swine growers that 80 per cent
or more of pigs narrowed perish In In
fancy. 1t is not reasonable to suppose
such cutting down OF the legitimate
profits of the business is necessary.
Like too many other losses in stock
growing, it is largely preventable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02
Alfalfa For Sheen.

Alfalfa and sheep go together Just
as naturally as ducks and water. Al
falfa as a feed has proved beyond
doubt that It Is far ahead Of any other
roughage for sheep. All over the west
alfalfa is an indispensable factor In
winter feeding. and so well do sheep
thrive on it that eastern farmers are
taking 1T up after waiting fifty years
for the west to set the pace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02
TRAINING A SHEEP DOG.
The First Essential IL to Teach Hin
to Love You

The First Essential Is to Teach Hin
to Love You.
If there - anything that q shepherd
needs help about 1t is training a sheep
dog, says Professor Arbuckle In the
American Sheep Breeder.
You want your dog to come to you
as a pup not over two months old, SIS
you want him to know no other master
than yourself. At two months he will
learn his name and pick up simple les
sons. 1t will be well for him to go
where the sheep ere, but you must
not try to teach him to herd them,
nor must you let a eve with a lamb
get close enough to make q pass at
him. He must not be frightened with
sheep.
The first lesson is to teach him to
love you. This is easy. II you are
gentle with him and will pet him fire.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-23
tragic Tale Of a Tr,,.d;.

'he awlulcst and tho f".n,.
n sn.,. "",t ever lived through" said
" " 'pnshtly English actress was whnn
no,. w" wen known London ncto,
manasef' whose name doro no,
a,aulse oas was doing Tremendous curs.
,he e"e on a darkened stage. He Ind
"uuiehce spclbound with his
N''"us defamation, which. OF courso
nn, s u'dh't know depended largely
,non "'s ample mouthful of false
.e'n, . AT the very climax of his blood.
."au''lle maledictions the entire dento,
ou''ecuoh dropped out suddenly in the
.1 ''.'''eh' cement OF the moment and bound.
,u. ~ .n'o some obscure hiding place. The
""seui''hs mighty voice died down to
"n m ulil'teiligihle humble ar he groped
ao'u' ifantcally In search of the miss.
,Ns 'ilastlcators. We were all too helm
'e'S from laughter to be Of much heir
III ''lis critical situation At last. afte,
what seemed like half an hour of the
niost hysterical suspense, the stage
manager located the teeth with the nil
Vi dark lantern and restored then
" 'he frantic star, who clapped then
INTO his mouth and began cursln,
again with redoubled earnestness.
never knew what the audience thought
una no one ever dared to ask the acto
manager. New York World.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-23
FLATHEAD RESER.
YATION IS OPENED
REGISTRATION JULY 1s-AuG. s
Nearly Half Million Acres Land In
Northern Idaho

The opening for entry OF Indian
lands in the northwest has attracted
wide interest even in this section OF
the country, and word has been re-
teived that registration dates will be
from July II to August 5.
About 100000 acres in all of un-
r. served and non-mineral lands will
be open for entry. which includes
agricultural and grazing lands OF the
Flathead Indian reservation and the
Couer dAlene Indian reservation in
northern Idaho.
Applications for registration must
be sworn to at the point designated
by the government for each reserva-
tion, which are as follows:
kalispiel, Mont, for the Flathead
reservation.
Spokane, for the Spokane reserva-
ton.
Coucr d'Alene. Idaho, for the
Couer d'Alene reservation.
The drawing by lot plan, adopted
by the government for disposing OF
its lands will prevail in this instance
and drawing will begin at Couer
d'Alene, August 8. The appraised
value of the lands ranges from $1.25
to 81 per acre.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-23
Quicksilver.

Inc ore from which quicksilver Is
obtained Is brilliant red rock known
as cinnabar. When Of high purity II
Is actually vermilion In color. CHINA
par Is the original source Of the mig
ment known commercially as vermil
Ion. 1t is compound Of sulphur and
quicksilver and in order to separate
The latter from the sulphur the rock |.
roasted. Passing OF in the form of 9
gas, the mercury is afterward con
densed and flows out In fine stream
Ike continuous pencil of molten sill
yer. Like gold and silver. mercury l.
occasionally found in native or pur,
state. Sometimes the miners picl
penetrates II cavity that contains /,
cupful or more Of the elusive and beau
tiful fluid. Miners suffer much from
the poisonous effects Of the quicksilve
fumes. Extreme cleanliness is the bes
safeguard for workers in this danger
ous occupation. Use is also made Of
sort Of lemonade which serves to a Ger
tain extent as an antidote. a stron
acid taking the place Of lemon juic
in the composition Of the drink.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-23
BURLINGTON BUY.
ing REAL ESTATE
PROPERTY ON SEVENTH AVENUE
Looks Like Line from Hudson I,
Greeley Is = Fact

On Friday afternoon the Burling
ton railroad company purchased two
pieces of property for right of way
at the corner Of Sixth avenue and
Fifteenth street. c. s. Miller owned
the corner property and after nam.
ing his own price was given . Bur
lington check in payment.
The line from Hudson to Greeley
will no doubt enter Seventh avenue
about Fifteenth street and then int
the city over the street railway
tracks, provided the council will
grant them this concession. 1t is
also rumored that the line from Hud-
son will be electric and that ulti-
mately all the lines of the Colorado o
& Southern in the state will be op-
Grated with electricity instead OF
Cteam.
Within very few days the Union
Pacific will give out some news that
will be the greatest surprise of the
last six months to the people of
Greeley.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-23
Must k.,p In. cvrt.in, up.

"In London 1t is strictly against the
law for the driver Of any public con.
veyance to allow the curtains Of his
vehicle to be pulled down." said man
who has visited the English metropolis
by day or night the windows Of cabs
hansoms, carriages, or what not. wheth
er drawn by horses or propelled by
electric power. must be SO open tc
public inspection as to allow plair
view Of those occupying the interior
A closed rig wouldn't get a block be
fore London bobby would nab itl
driver and hale him to magistratet
office. where he would get no mercy
The law is based on the theory tina
closed vehicles lend themselves easil
to the commission Of robbery or mul
der and that they may also assist
criminal to make his escape. ."-Balt
more American.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-23
Avoided the Conventional.

"It is II wonderful story, says TIL
publisher to the new author. Whos
manuscript has just been accepted
but YOU have failed In one importan
feature. You do not describe the wa!
the heroine was dressed when the her'
f3rst met her You'd better write III
paragraph about her clothes, but Try
to avoid the conventional
The ingenious author, knowing 'n'
samepess OF costume descriptions II
the best sellers and also knowing no"
to make an appeal to the FEMININE
heart. wrote:
"Heloise tlo.ted toward nm saipe'
In a 5000 dress, Il $3.50 hat, WIN
sos. rs mantila over $31o lace coat
Chicago Post.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-23
The Goreons.

The Gorgons were creatures OF Greel
mythology. mentioned by Homer an'
Euripides as being of peculiarly abhor
rent aspect Their hair was composed
Of serpents. their bodies covered Will
scales and girdled with reptiles will
heads erect. vibrating their tongues
threateningly, while the hands OF th'
Gorgons. adorned with sharp talons
were OF brass. The gaze OF the mon
sters was deadly. all upon whom the!
6xed their eyes being turned to stone
One of the three terrible sisters was
conquered and beheaded by Perseus
and as he took flight in the air Ell route
for Ethiopia. holding the severed heat
In his hands. the drops OF blood whict
fell from it became serpents, whict
ever after infested the sands OF LYDIA
New York Telegram.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-23
SEELY LAKE ASA
SUMMER RESORT
FORMAL OPENING THURSDAY
Garth NJ. Conner Leases Grounds and
Lake for Ten Years

The resort at Seelys lake will
open Thursday night next under an
entire new management Garth M.
Conner, formerly a contractor and
builder, has leased the place for ten
years and expects to spend great
deal OF money to fix up the surround
ings and make the place popular.
1t will be formally opened with a
full orchestra and dance in the pa
vilion on Thursday night. Workmen
are now engaged making extensive
repairs. Twelve new boats will be
added for rowing and fishing and
new bathing beach will be INSTALL
ed.
Fifty tables will be placed in the
grove for the use of picnickers, or
all who wish to spend Sunday at
the lake. There will be no dancing
on Sundays. Several amusements
will be secured and luncheon and
soft drinks will be sold on the
ground.
At the present time the only road
available to reach the lake is tc
turn straight west from the Eaton
road about two miles north of Gree
ley.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-23
Game Homo with = nride

Fred Good has returned from the
sunny south, where he has spent
the winter. and surprised his many
friends by bringing bride. who ii
a charming southern girl. ..Professor
Good has been teaching the last year
in the conservatory OF music at Mar.
ion, Ala, and is home for a short
visit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
c. M. Good. After their visit here
Prof. and Mrs. Good will return tc
the south, whore they will make
their home.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-23
WILL LAY CORNER
STONE OF CHURCH
THE NEW ST. PETERS CATHOLIC
Program Has Been Prepared for the
Significant Occasion

AS already stated by the Tribune,
the cornerstone of the new ST. Pet
cr's Catholic church. at Ninth avenue
and Twelfth street. will be laid next
Sunday Father Casey has arranged
, program with the usual pomp and
of great significance to all Catholics.
Bishop Matz will conduct the ere
monies and will also deliver SER
mon at the morning services Both
morning and afternoon the music
viii be under the direction OF Prof.
Kendel of the Normal. with St Pet-
er's full choir and Miss Lottie Walsh
as organist.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-23
A CHILD DROWNED
AT FARMERS SPUR
FELL INTO IRRIGATING DITCH
wO-Year-Old Son Of MIR. and Mrs.
Charles SnOdgrass

Leslie, the 2-year-old son of
Charles Snodgrass, the blacksmith at
Farmers Spur, was drowned in an
irrigating ditch at 4:3O Saturday af-
ternoon. 1t was the same old story.
The child wandered away from the
doorstep to lateral which was only
a few yards away and fell in. The
mother missed it few minutes af-
ter and found it lying face down.
ward and floating in the water. The
child could not have been in the
water long and it is thought that If
doctor could have been procured
there would have been a chance to
resuscitate the little one.
This makes the fourth child that
has been drowned in this district
in the past ten days and emphasizes
the dire necessity of providing some
kind of a system to protect the little
ones where bitches run close to the
dwellings, whether in the country OF
intowns.
The mother and father of the
child are both deaf and dumb. Thi'
was the fourth child, all of whom
can hear well and talk plainly. Tn
mother claims that the child wa
not gone over three minutes and al
though the neighbors worked on tn
little one and removed the water b.
rolling they were unable to revive
| it.
On Sunday the funeral service:
were conducted from Macy's under
taking parlors, Rev. R. ]. Hunter
| LII hn of ni ting nlnrpXman
The Greeley tribune., 1909-06-23
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
an, HARRY JACOBS, DECEASED.

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
OF HARRY JACOBS, DECEASED.
Notice is hereby given, that on
Monday, the I'd day of August, A. ID.
1909, being one of the regular days
of the July term of the County Court
of Weld County. in the State or Colo
RADIO. |, J. Smith Johnson, admin
istrator of said estate, will appear
before the Judge of said Court. pre-
sent my final settlement as such ad-
ministrator, pray the approval OF
same. and will then apply to be
discharged as such administrator.
Al which time and place any person
in interest may appear and present
objections to the same If any there
be.
Dated at Greeley, Colorado, June
10, 1909.
]. SMITH JOHNSON,
Administrator of the Estate of
Harry Jacobs, Deceased.
DELPHI E. Carpenter, Attorney for
Administrator.