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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-22
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
February IL. 1909

spiritual magnets to draw us to theft
height. BY contemplating them we
unconsciously grow like them. No one
can measure the moral force Of one
Lincoln centenary.
All men are In substantial agreement
as to their verdict concerning him.
The only difference is in the degree Of
their praise. There is no sectionalism
In his appreciation. The south could
not spare his gentle memory more
than the north. Never was Il victor
less like conqueror. 1t is as impossi-
Bile TO feel resentment toward him as
toward a dead father.
We grow like what we love. 1t is
this fact which lends such a beautiful
significance to the universal regard
for Lincoln, that makes so inspiring
the widespread celebration of the CEN
tcnary of his birth. A nation which
builds itself around such an ideal
will not only have a new birth of
freedom" but will have new birth
Of peace, of manhood and of nobility
that will place it in the forefront Of
the nations of all time.
1t will be an inspiring spectacle
when at the same hour on Feb. - as
semblies in all parts of the nation
turn their faces toward the tomb at
Springfield. 1t may well be that this
ceremony will become worldwide and
that Americans in all parts of the
earth will join the celebrators at
<c,ll ,,, nj. l.xf
Mr.. Lincoln's utteranccs with their
faces toward his place of rest. Among
he eminent Illinoisans who form the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-22

New York has never before wit
messed such a spectacle as may BE-
seen every day at Broadway and Ninth
street 1t is here that l.. T. Cooper,
the western stomachologist, who
claims that stomach trouble is at the
bottom of all chronic i'll health, is meet
ing the public.
1t would be difficult to estimate just
how many people call to talk with
Cooper during single day. The store
where he is holding forth seems 10
have become the Mecca for ailing peo-
pie in New York, and the amount Of
medicine he is disposing of is enor-
nous In addition to what he sells
himself, druggists generally through
out New York are handling his pre-
parations in unlimited quantities.
a leading druggist said recently:
The public seems to have lost its
mind over this man Cooper. Person
ally, | don't know anything about his
medicine. We had nothing to do with
his coming to New York and he has
until recently sold his preparations en-
tirely through one company. l sup
pose he thought New York was like
one of his western towns and every
body could be supplied from corner
drug store. He woke up about week
ago and put it on sale everywhere.
Since then we have been selling it.
don't know how long this demand
will last, but | have never before seen
anything like it."
In an interview Monday afternoon
Cooper said: Il am not making any
wild claims for my medicine. All, 1t
does is to stimulate the gastric juices
and regulate the digestive organs. but
! people do not realize how splendid
their health would be if only their sto.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-22

of him that the passage of the years
will permit. let us have libraries full
Of books about him, but never let him
be removed from the plain people that
he loved and that loved him. Almost
anybody can be an aristccrat, but it
takes one Of Gods own great, tender
men to be perfect democrat. 1t is
this quality that makes Lincoln so
alive In the hearts of the millions, and
the man that robs him of even a part
Of 1t will in that far do him to death.
Make the birthplace farm as splendid
park as you like, but keep the little
old one room cabin on it as remind
er. Retain enough of the hardships to
show what they were. We men who
have to carve our way In the world,
who have to cling to principles ard
choose right from wrong, who have to
pass by temptation and who have to
keep our hearts sweet through trials
need all Of the example of Lincoln to
help us on. The man who robs us OF
even the humblest part of that inspir-
ing story is a friend neither to Lincoln
NOR to us. We want to feel that he
was such Il man as we are, or at least
such man as we may become. he
was our big brother, and we see the
way he did things and then know bet
ter how we may do them. He was
great not because remote, but because
so close. He was so common he be-
came the most uncommon man in our
time. He was so human he grew al
most divine. He was so meek he
seems king of men. He was so poor
he has all the riches Of our love.
1t is such a man whose centenary
we celebrate. There is scarcely one
in all the broad land who will not
participate in word or deed or
thought. There are no classes in the
appreciation of Lincoln. Labor loves
him because he was a friend of labor
and himself toiled with his hands
The black man loves him for free.
dom. The north loves him as a lead
er, the south as a native son and q
true friend. Culture appreciates him
for his great intellect, his literary
quality and his high soul. The COM
mon people cherish him as their OVID
child. The nation reverences him as
| It's preserver. The whole race of man
| prizes him for his large heart and his
loving kindness. He was a human
| lied Interpretation of the Golden Rule,
an incarnation of the sermon on the
mount.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-22
April Is. 1868

farm. It will be in the hearts of the
plain people, who loved him while on
earth, who love him now and ever viii
love him as their true friend They
have not means or time to travel to
distant shrines nor eloquence to voice
their appreciation, but by their own
firesides and In their own hearts they
will tell in simple words of their faith
and trust in this plain and unassum-
ing man who was one of themselves
They are the final arbiters of all mems
fame, and be who is secure in their
regard Is established for the ages.
One of the features of the centenary
at Springfield will be the meeting of
those who knew "Old Abe" and who
can give history first hand. We have
so much secondhand history in the
world that this will be an improve
ment. If we could only have conven-
ton of those who knew Julius Caesar
or Charlemagne or Oliver Cromwell,
how many errors could be corrected!
An experience meeting Of the friends
Of Shakespeare would likewise be
worth going miles to attend. We new
er appreciate an Immortal till he gets
out of reach. While he is ON earth we
say, "Oh, yes, old So-and-so-everybo
knows him"' But 200 years after he is
dead the world discovers that it does
not know him, but wishes 1t did. 1t is
fortunate that we have taken this
great interest in Lincoln while some
of those who used to meet him behind
the grocery stove and argue politics
, and swap stories with him at the post
Office are still on earth. Otherwise we
should be in the same deplorable state
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-22
BELLINfS BEST OPERA.
Norma" Was Kissed at First-The
COMPOSERS Death

Bellini was born in Sicily. He died
what strange circumstances. in 1875.
Baron Ayme d'Aquno wrote to friend:
II rode out to call on him: but. as uSu
al. the gardener of his house refused
to let me in. Later on in the day there
was 4 heavy storm, and at about D
o'clock | once again tried to see him.
AS no one answered the bell l pushed
against the gate, and It gave way, so
got into the house. | found Belini on
n bed, abandoned by all. AT first
thought that he was asleep. When
touched his hand, it was quite cold, for
he was dead"
4 curious letter is published. written
by him when his Norma was Kissed
at the first representation: Il have just
returned from the Scala Would you
believe 1t? Norma was Kissed l no
longer recognized the friendly Milan
csc. who received with enthusiasm and
delight the I'll Pirata. la Straniera.'
La Sonnambula.' l have deceived my
self. have made great mistake. Al
my progenitors have been wrong. All
my expectations have been Illusions.
But, assure you from my heart, there
are morsels in it that | shall be proud
if / can ever excel Did not the Ro-
mans hiss L'Olympiade' of the divine
Pergolesi? In all theatrical produc-
lions the public is the supreme judge.
The public will reverse its judgment.
1t will recognize that Norma is the
best of my peraS."-Argonaut.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-22
A BRILLIANT SHAM.
Paris Under the Rule of the Third
NapoIeon

Napoleon.
Never was there so pleasure loving
and so easy going court, and seldom
has there been one which was exter-
naliy SO splendid. The emperor spent
money like water and thereby produc-
ed prosperity for the time and with
it popularity for the government.
Hundreds of millions were lavished
upon Paris, much of it being wasted,
yet none the less with. the result that
the city really deserved its title la
vile lumiere. In these days it has
gone to seed and grown Shabby, but in
1869 everything seemed fresh and
new and brilliant and imposing. The
army was rotten to the core. Yet the
emperor's cent gardese were splendid
soldiers to the eye. Society was no
less demoralized. yet its gayety was
eXhilarating. These were the days
when it was said that good Americans
when they die go to Paris. The en-
peror conferred distinction by recog-
nizing any foreigner. The empress set
the fashions for the world. 1t was all
a sham, but it was thoroughly mag
nificent in its way. 1t can best be
understood at present by reading 10
las early novels. by recalling some
chapters of Daudet's lie Nabab" and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-22
Rank Foolishness.

when attacked by a cough or a
cold, or when your throat is sore, it is
rank foolishness 20 take any other
medicine than DIR. Kings New Discov-
cry" says c. o. Eldridge, of Empire
Ga. 81 have used New Discovery
seven years and know it is the best
remedy on earth for coughs and colds
Group. and all throat and lung troubles
My children are subject to Group, but
New Discovery quickly cures every at
tack" Known the world over as the
king of throat and lung remedies. Sold
under guarantee at all druggists. Sc
cents and 81. Trial bottle free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-22
ME hour when q great white
soul comes to earth should be
held In perpetual memory. The

HE hour when great white
soul comes to earth should be
held In perpetual memory. The
soil his foot first presses is
hallowed ground. Time and place are
never so sacred as when they mark
the advent of those sent of God to help
men. They form the links thst bind
heaven and earth. They lend an added
ulster to every time and every place,
just as one who wears the human form
worthily confers nobility on all of the
sons of men.
Abraham Lincoln made every one In
human guise more precious. He re-
minds us of our better selves. He was
symbol of the homeliest and common
est, yet of the highest and rarest hui
man things. We cannot think of him
without becoming more loving. more
charitable and more true. There is not
an element in him that does not make
one better to contemplate. The pure in
heart can read all of his life without q
blush, and the gentlest and most timid
can view his every decd without a
shudder Lincoln had goodness with
out self righteousness, spirituality
without cant. intellectually without
degmatism and power without tyran-
ny. He had most of the talents with
none of their abuses. There are many
great men we can admire and respect,
but Lincoln we can love.
He was born a hundred years ago
this year. 1t IS fitting, therefore, that
the land for which he lived and died
should honor the event as it has hon
'ored but one other of its sons. We
have not enough of the supreme souls
that we can spare the example Of one
1t is not for their sake that we canon
ize them, but for the sake of all the
rest. They do not need our praise, but
we need their stimulus. BY uplifting
them we uplift ourselves. They act as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-22

by remembering Jacques Ohenhacb.
whose opera bouffc was the most char
acteristic production of an empire
which itself was ,bouffe. That shall
low and yet catchy music was Il tonal
sheer. Every libretto was mock at
the old time virtues of chastity and
honor and courage Harry Thurston
Peck in Roollman
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-22
For Burns and ScaIds.

Salubrin is as invaluable a remedy
as for other injuries, if used as direct.
ed, especially if applied Immediately
when it will generally heal without
leaving a scar. All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-22
1909 1909
The Lincoln Centenary

The Nations Tribute TO
"a Great White SOUL" a
"Humanized Interpreta-
ton of the Golden Rule"
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-11-11
THE NEW LAND PHOTOGRAPHED.


breathe quiet air, the blue flame lamp
sang the notes of Cas'gonomical de.
tights. 4 heaven given drink of ice
water was Grst INDUCED in TO qucnch
Che chronic thirst. anal then the process
of dI,ro.irr lrrgu ono af a timo for
flnr. v..s mat r,,,.p, C,r Yl fl, met ,t
,r,o
I'" In on -FOUR
The iir Nuaeu hoH.s We're pulled,
ana tine bctwkln pants were stripped
Then hnlf o.! The body was gu.c6ly
pushed Ito ihp lar. 4 brick of p.u..
ml.on WAS nn.r rr.ap .rr and iaa
t,nth ,,.., .,, g., ,.. .,..,l ,f ,ni.
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a. Ways i'' E'' ''"' .. "''' i'''" VI '"''
N''"'''' ".'' "'u '""'" 'N".ll' f"
hnng'y Wns thoughts cAct'n'iIE.
The tea, au hour IN making, was now
ready. and we rose on elbows To- take
1t. luder ihe inuupncc Of The warm
drink the Fur coat with it's mast. Of Ice
was removed. Next The shirt. with its
ring of ice aI,oul fine whist. cougos off
piylYp the last sense Of sbiyors Push.
t,c t.,,b,r frto. ,,, ,,,c cha h,od n.,,
rTl,.I ,yo,. ,,o c,ao an1 NO., ,,.ro r,s,
70 81, .,yor.,l NJ leo
mn, oorn, soneo ~ ,no,,ol md ,n,s.
icoI nlcosu,a which folrovs is an In.
,orsting sr,dy ,rha ,nnvoc,ont 80 9TH.
or, IN. .ting of tho ain I'M, noiso oe
t,rturing winds tho blindinr r,vs NJ
a hnorrrss SIM tbn r,ins If drivirr
SHOWS and on fba hi,tpr olomonts w,ra
absent mo MIND rra,a ,f rho orit,.
tion - frost wandered to homo ana
berter Times updor those poculior cir.
cumo,oncns. tbaro comes nlooslng
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-11-11
In the Heart Of Q Storm.
New Land Sighted. Mid
Polar Basin a Lifeless
World e < <
......,,, rr,srVr-f II
EIGHTH ARTICLEl
a&s3e%o*e@oSsTS*o'so%e%st

mcnts' rest THE squat soon spent its
force. and IN The wind which followed
GOOD progros, was made without sui
fcrng severely. The temperature was
II degrees below zero +, ana the ba.
romgfcr 300,
once m moving order, the drivers ro-
an'rcd worry U,tc encouragement to
prulou. abe effort to a fair days
march ll spite Of the weather As
'nr SUD- settled IN the western gloom
.no wind increased its fury and forced
us into camp Before the gloom was
finished steady raspiDc wind brush.
.a ,ao hummocGs and piled up ,b.
snow m large dunes like the sand. u,
homo shores.
Ihc snow house was uut comn..u
with water The tone OF ,le wind d.0
not seem TO indicate l3u-yr auG, FUR
tnurmoro. we were ho-.Hu.ne tn rpoE
i2c the great need CO.. .u.l economy
We therefore did not dunm it pr"
dent 90 use oil for ihe ano la mr''
Snow, except 90 qonoh .lat
Not particularly aaN'.us about the
outcome Of the -,mrm ANA Wu. senses
bluutcd hy oyprWurE and lgl1uh'd
with cold, We sought i.a comfort Of
the bags.
Buried urasr The Snow
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-11-11

Awakened in the course Of a few
hours by drifts Of snow about car feet,
it was noted that the wind had bur
rOwcd holes in the weak spots through
the snow wall Still. we were hound
not to be cheated out Of a few hours
sleep, and with one eye open we turned
over. Later was awakened by fail
ing snow blocks.
Forcing my head out Of the ice IN,
cascd hood, ! saw that the dome had
been swept away and that We were
being buried under dangerous weight
Of snow. In some way ] bad tossed
about sufficiently during sleep to keep
on top Of the accommodating drift bur
my companions were out of sight and
did not respond 10 a loud call
After littlc search "A blowholc was
located, ana IN response 10 another call
came Eskimo shouts. Violent efforts
were made TO free their bags, but the
snow settled on them tighter with each
tussle
was surprised few moments later
as was digging their breathing place
open TO feel them burrowing through
the snow, They had entered the bag
without undressing and half emerged
with shirt and pants on. but without
feet
After little more digging their boots
were uncovered. and then, with pro.
tected feet. the bag was freed and
placed on the side Of the igloo. Into
II the boys crept in full dress. except
coats, ] rolled out TO their side in my
bag
Move on Refreshed.
The air came in Kissing spouts, like
jets Of steam from an engine, but soon
after noon Of the Goth the dee under
our heads frightened. 1t became pos
sibe to breathe without being choked
with floating crystals, and as the ice
about the facial furs was broken a lit.
lie blue was detected in the west.
The dogs were freed Of snow entan.
clements and fed, and a shelter was
made in which TO melt snow and make
tea. A double ration was eaten. and
then the sleds began to move again.
Soon The sun burst through the sep.
arating clouds and raised icy spires III
towers Of glitter. The wind then ceased
entirely, and a scene Of crystal glory
was laid over the storm swept fields
With full stomachs, fair weather and
a much needed rest, we moved with in
SEPARATIONS anew, Indeed. we felt re
freshed as one does after a cold bath.
The pack had been much disturbed
and considerable time and distance
were lost in seeking a workable line OF
travel. Camping at midnight, we hat
only made nine miles for a days ef
fort
Awakening In time for observations
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-11-11

log, winch nNu peISlSleuuy sVltthSu 1
the west, had vanished, and land was ,
discovered at some distance west, ex- .
tending parallel to the line Of march. !
The observations placed us at latitude .
81 degrees so minutes, longitude 30 :
degrees 80 minutes,
A Long Coast Line.
In the occasional clearing spells for !
several DAYS we had seen sharply de-
fined land clouds drifting over low
band of pcarly fog, and we had ez-
pected to see land when this veil lifted. |
We had, however, not anticipated TO
see 50 long line Of coast The land
as we saw 81 gave the impression of
being two islands, but our observations
were insufficient 20 warrant such ah
assertion They may be islands; they
MAY be part Of q larger land extend
Inc far TO the west What was seen
~ the most sbuthoNy coast extends
from SO degrees 20 minutes TO 50 de-
aIoos 81 minutes. close to the one hun
dr,d and second meridian.
This land has an irregular mountain
Gus sky line. ls perhaps eighteen mum
u''" I'e' ,''-" '.." ' .'''', ',-'..'
"I.l'.' ,.'', '.,.,. ,,,.,. .,....
NJ, ~. ,i,,., ,.,.m,,
rr.v, ~ a.grr,s o2 n,r.,-.os. cy.a.l.
iu.. to 81 drsrpps II minutes. close to
hc one hundred and second meridian.
sI... ......f g.. ..rsEf, .rr... .lt LIS .rUFfpn
surface Us Cat and mostly fee capped,
RISING I'm steep cliffs 90 about twelve
hundred feet The lower surface was SO
Ndl~,ig'ty seen Chat we were unable
T 60 detect glacial streams ur ice walls,
Both lands were hop''essiJ buried
under accumulated SHOWS.
/ We were clgpr 90 set foot ON tho
/ newly discovered coast for We hc.
/ lieycd then, as proved by later expert.
/ Cncc, that these We're the cauh's r,ilH.
/ ermost rocks. but the pressing need
for rapid advances in the aim Of our
main mission did not permit Of de-
/ tours Resolutions were REINFORCED
| and energy was harbogcd TO press on
ward for the pole In an air line.
E.i, M,rrLo. Mazda
r,,..,,. o,,sa,,o,ion bocoror inaioo+.
., -. 1,Ir. ,,,d - u.os,o1,.
gu al '"''e' ~ N''i,' "uu . -. 49,, -
courSe must pe cohti'uouS'S ioioeu ~
counterbaIahce the movement cur
tain was drawn over the land in the
afternoon Of March 81, and we saw
no more Of It, Day after day we now
pushed along In desperate northward
efforts. Strong winds and fractured,
irregular ice increased the difficulties.
Progress was slow,
In one way or other we managed TO
gain n fair march between storms dur
ING e1c6 iWenty.iour hours. IN an oc-
casional smell of Stiffness mirages
snreod screens of fantasy ont for orr
entertainment Curlous cliffs odd
shonod mountains and inverted ice
wills wore dlsnloved I'm attractive col
ors. Discoveries werc made often hur
with clearer horizon the deception was
detected,
on April 3 the barometer remained
steady and the thermometer sank.
The weather became settled and clear.
The pack became more permanent
glitter Of color and joy. At noon there
was now a dazzling light, while the
sun at midnight sank for but few
moments under persistent northerly
haze leaving the frosted blues bathed
in MONDAY splendor.
In these days we made long marches.
The ice steadily improved. Fields be-
came larger and thicker, the pressure
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-11-11
In a LifeIess World.

There was n weird attraction in the
anomaly OF our surroundings which
aroused the spirits, We had passed
beyond the range Of all life. For
many days we had not seen n sugges-
ton Of animated nature. There were
no longer footprints TO indicate other
life; no breath spouts escaped from
the frosted bosom Of the sea.
Even the sea algae Of the surface
waters were no longer detected. We
were alone, all alone, in n lifeless
world, We had come to this mental
blank in slow but progressive stages.
AS we sailed from the barren areas Of
the fisher folk along the outposts of
civilization the complex luxury OF the
metropolis was lost and the brain call
ed for food.
Beyond in the half savage wilder
ness Of Danish Greenland, there was
the dawn Of a new life of primitive
delight, Still farther along, In the
ultima Thule of the aborigines. the
sun rose over the days Of prehistoric
joys. Advancing beyond the haunts
Of man, we reached the MONDAY splen-
dor Of thought in times before mans
creation.
Now, as We pushed beyond the habi-
tat Of all creatures, ever onward. into
the sterile wastes. the sun sets. Be-
yond were night and hopeessness.
With eager eyes we searched the
dusky plains Of frost, but there was
no speck OF life to grace the purple
run of death.
! In this mid-polar basin the ice does
CONTINUED on page 49,
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-11-11
The Conquest Of the Pole
BY DR.. FREDERICK A. COOK

Copyright. 1909, by the New York
Herald Company, Registered In
Canada IN Accordance wish Copy.
RICH, Act. Copyright In Mex.
leo Under Laws OF the Republic
of Mexico. an Rights Reserved
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-23
GOV. MARSHALL NAMED
INDIANA EXECUTIVE HAS PRESl-
DENTAL BEE, SAYS DEPEW.
Senatorial Committee Considers AdviSa-
bility of Changing Time of IDau-
guration to Later Date.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. is. 49,
Gov. Marshall of Indiana was informally
named here today rs Democratic can
didate for the presidential nomination IN
1912.
The governors name was brought for
ward in a hearing before the Senate com
mlttee on privileges and elections on a
resolution proposing change In the day
of Inauguration of President from March
t to the last Thursday in April. Presl-
dent MacFarland of the District of Co
lumbia commission was reading from
messages of governors of states adyo-
eating the proposed change. Speaking
of the inclement weather of March 4
last Gov Marshall's letter said:
perhaps that condition was not en-
tirely an unmixed evil for it may have
inspired some timid soul not to be can
didate for the presidency"
Commenting upon the expression, MI
MacFarland said that nevertheless Gov
Marshall was in favor of it.
and also a candidate interpolated
Senator Depew.
He is not timid SOUL hurriedly in
teriected Senator Fletcher.
Senators Burrows, Depcw, Gamble
Frazier, Johnston and Fletcher were
present at the hearing, and all appeared
to favor the change of date.