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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-09-09
A Greed For the Discouraged.

| believe that God created me to be
happy, to enjoy the blessings of life,
to be useful to my fellow beings, and
an honor to my country.
| believe that the trials which beset
me today are but the fiery tests by
which my character is strengthened
and made worthy to enjoy the higher
things of life, which believe are in
store for me.
Ibelieve that my soul is too grand
to be crushed by defect; will rise
above it.
| believe that am the architect of
my own fate; therefore
Twill be master of circumstances
and surroundings, not their slave.
will not yield to discouragements;
| will trample them under foot and
make them serve as stepping stones
to success. | will conquer my obsta-
cies and turn them into opportunities.
My failures of today will help to
guide me on to victory on the NOR.
row.
The morrow will bring new
strength, new hopes, new opportuni.
ties and new beginnings. will be
ready to meet it with a brave heart,
a calm mind and an undaunted spirit
in all things will | do my best and
leave the rest to the Infinite.
will not waste my mental ener.
gies by useless worry. will learn
to dominate my restless thoughts and
look on the bright side of things.
will face the world bravely, | will
not be a coward. | will assert my
God-given birthright and be man.
For | am Immortal and nothing
can overcome me.-Virginia Opa
Myers in New Idea Magazine.
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PROGRAM:

PROGRAM:
Music by Cornet Band.
Morning exercises will commence
promptly at 10 O'Clock.
Invocation by Rev. o. Z. Vivion.
Song by Choir and Glee Club.
Welcome Address by Pres. Walton.
Response by w. o. Atkeson.
Music by Band.
Dinner.
AFTERNOON:
Members of Association to meet in the
Circuit Court room promptly at 80 p.
m. for the election Of officers and the
transaction of Association business.
200 p. m.-Music by Cornet Band.
Speech by Hon. d. A. DeArmond.
Song by Glee Club.
SPEAKERS:
John I. Smith writes from Living
ston, Mont, that he will be with us II
possible and address the Old Settlers.
Five-minute speeches will be made
by the following: Vice-Pres. ]. N. Bar
rows, DR.. E. E. Gilmore, Col. Seth E.
Cope, Pierce Hackett, J.. B. Newberry,
w. c. Hedden and others.
The following prizes will be awarded;
and all persons competing must be
present and register with the Score.
tary, who will be found in the north
east basement room in the court house.
Persons who have heretofore received
premiums are barred from further con-
test in same class.
lst-To the white man who has re-
sided in Bates county the longest time,
$500 hat.
2d-To the white woman who has re-
sided in Bates county the longest time,
$500 dress pattern.
3d-To the Oldest man in Bates coun-
ty, fine rocking chair.
4th-To the Oldest woman in Bates
county, fine rocking chair.
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5th-To the first white man born in
Bates county at present resident of
the county, $500 hat.
6th-To the first white woman born
in Bates county at present resident
of the county, a fine carving set.
7th-To the first couple married in
Bates county and living together, two
arm-chairs.
Sth-To the Oldest man born in Bates
county since the Civil War who has re-
sided here continuously since, $500
hat.
9th-To the Oldest lady born in Bates
county since the Civil War who has re-
sided here continuously since, set of
Rogers 1S47 silver teaspoons.
10th-To Oldest man who served in
the Confederate army during the Civil
War, fine cane.
11th-To the Oldest man who served
in the Federal army during the Civil
War, fine cane.
12th-To the Oldest colored man born
a slave and an actual resident Of Bates
county, sack of Power Bros. best
-four.
13th-To the Oldest colored woman
born slave and resident of Bates
county, $l.00 worth of sugar.
l4th-Old fashioned fiddlers contest.
No notes. LIST, So; I'd, 50; Sd, 81.
15th-Old mems foot race $50 feet by
men over 70 years old, LIST, So; I'd, 81;
Sd, 81.
l6th--To the lady 16 or over who
throws base ball farthest: LIST, 81; I'd,
Soc; Sd, 25c.
RELICS F, C. Smith in charge
For oldest relic, 81, second Soc
Best collection of relics So.
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good teacher if they do come little
high. They believe that the best is
the cheapest is as true of school
teachers as any thing else.
The following chairman were ap-
pointed in each township to manage
reading circle work and such other
meetings of teachers as may be nec-
essary:
Mingo, Miss Iva Dale, Sept 25th, Up. m. Nc
Kinley; Spruce, Miss Bertha Angle. Sept. 95th,
s p. m, Johnstown; Deep Water, Miss Lena
Lawson, Sept. 18th, Sp. m Spruce; Hudson,
Mr.. A. W. Conrad, Sept. 18th, sp. M, Rey-
nard; Rockville, Mr.. 8. M. Gragg, no meeting
called; Prairie, Miss Pearl Kemper, Sept. 18th,
Up. m. PspinvIIle; Pleasant Gap. Misc Myrtle
Burch, Sept. 22th. p. m, Double Branch;
Summit. Miss Stella Dale, 22nd, p. m, g..
Center; Grand River, Miss Kate Walker, Sept
18th. . p. m, Altoona; Deer Creek, Miss Flossie
hcRoberts, Sept. a5ih, . p. M, ct Mas Nc.
Roberta home; Mound, Miss Ida Dillon, Sept.
18th. Q p. m, Mt. Zion; Mt. Pleasant, Mr.. A.
L. Ives. 18th, . p. m, Court House; Lone Oak.
Mise Lorelle Boughsm, no meeting called;
Osage. Mr.. L. r Robinson, Sept. slth. 7 D. M,
West School Building. Rich Hill; New Home,
Miss Nellie March, Sept. cath, ! p. m, New
Home School House; Charlotte, Mr.. J. @.
Crosswhite, Sept. 18th. Up. m, Virginia; Elk
hart, Miss Ella McCuns. Sept sand 7 p. m, p.
Valley; East Boone, Miss Ines Asksw, Sept.
18th, p m, Burdstte; West Boone, Mr.. 9. Il
Smith, Sept. 18th, p. m, Msrwin, West
Point Mr.. 7. J. Wheeler. Sept. 9lth, 7p.m,
Amsterdam, Homer. NE n. =. Stewart, Sept,
18th, p. M. Amoret; walnut. Mr.. W. p.
Kinisn. Sept. ISM. p. m. reptsr; Howard,
sprasus, Mr.. Il. o. Marcy. Sept. 1osa, 9 p. m. ,
o. home Of NJ. Haxsy; Howard, Hume, Nj. z.
;. Stewart. no time ut fur meeting.
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Charged With Attempted Assault

The Charles Starr case, charged
with attempted assault upon Dixie
Anderson, a niece of his wife, which
was called at Rich Hill on Monday,
was transferred to Butler on a change
of venue and the date fixed for the
l4th of the month.
The facts of the case, so far as we
can gather them are about as follows:
Charley Starr went over to Rich Hill
on Wednesday and took the little girl,
only about 10 years of age, to the
home of his father, John Starr, in
Lone Oak township, where he and
his wife are stopping. w. A. Allen,
living in east Rich Hill, who was on
the river that day fishing, returned
to town late in the evening and noti-
fled the girls relatives that he had
witnessed an attempt on the part of
Starr to iniure the girl and had re-
sponded to her cry for help and COM
PEELED the man to desist. The broth
er of the girl drove to Stairs home
that night and returned to Rich Hill
with the girl, who swore out a state
warrant for Starts arrest, which was
served by Constable Stangle and
Sheriff Bullock. John Starr, who is
an old and highly respected citizen of
this county, while in Butler Saturday
told a Times man that he was at home
when his son and the girl arrived.
That both were in happy mood and
the girls clothing were not torn or
ruffled in any manner indicating a
scuffle. That after a pleasant even
ing the family retired and about II
o'clock he was aroused by the tele-
phone and some one wanted to talk
to Dixie. That he called the girl and
after a conversation at the phone,
where the girl answered yes and no
and mentioned Butler, she returned
to bed. About two O'Clock he was
aroused and went out to find the girls
brother and another party, who told
Mr.. Starr they were driving to Butler
and wanted his sister to go with
them. The next he knew of the mat
ter was when the sheriff and con-
stable came to serve the warrant on
Charly, when he heard of the charges
for the first time. 1t is very seri-
GUS charge against young man of
good family, who has heretofore
borne mostexcellent reputation, and
the judgment of the people will be
reserved until the final hearing of the
case, when all the evidence is given.
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all been satisfied. Why?"

'Well, boss" calculated the darby,
"den all All wants is if dat fool cow
comes snoopin' round tellin' lies
about me dat you won't believe her!"
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Find Much Water.

AS we neared Cape Sabine the wealth
er cleared somewhat and we passed by
Three WORT island and Cape Sabine.
easily making out with the naked eye
the house at Hayes harbor occupied by
me in the winter of 1901-02.
From Cape Sabine north there was
so much water that we thought of set
ting the lug sail before the southerly
wind. but a little later appearance Of
ice to the northward stopped this.
There was clean open water to Cape
Albert. and from there scattered ice
to a point about abreast of Victoria
Head. thick weather and dense ice
bringing us some ten or fifteen miles
away.
From here we drifted south somewhat
and then got aslant to the northward
out OF the current. We worked a little
further north and stopped again for
some hours. Then we again worked
westward and northward till we
reached a series of lakes. coming to a
stop a few miles south of the Wind
wards winter quarters at Cape Dur
VILE.
From here. after some delay, we
slowly worked a way northeastward
through fog and broken ice of medium
thickness through one night and the
forenoon OF the next day. only emerg-
ing into open water and clear weather
OF Cape Fraser.
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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 tho request OF
Commander Peary and for his protec-
tion, as book only, copyrighted and
exposed for sale before any part OF It
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 artl-
Gle by the New York Times Company.
REPORT OF THE DISCOVERY OF
THE NORTH POLE by Robert E.
Peary. Commander U. S. NJ, Copy
right, 1909, by the New York Times
Company.
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Gets Glimpse of Sun.

At noon of March the SUM- red and
shaped like a football by excessed re-
Election, Just raised itself above the hori-
ION for few minutes and then disap-
peared again. 1t was the first time 1 had
seen it since October l.
now began to feel q good deal Of
anxiety because there were no signs
of Marvin and Borup. who should have
been there for two days. Besides. thew
had the alcohol and oil, which were in
dspensable for US.
We concluded that they had either lost
the trail were imprisoned ON an is
land by open water probably the latter.
Fortunately, on March IL the lead was
practicable and. leaving a note for Mar
vim and Borup to push on after us by
forced marches. we proceeded northward
The sounding of the lead gave Ito
fathoms.
During this march we crossed tba
eighty-fourth parallel and trayersed a
succession of just frozen leads from a
few hundred yards to mile in width
This march was really simple
On the fourteenth we got free of tho
leads and came on decent going While
we were making camp a courier from
Marvin came and informed me he was
on the march in the rear. The temner-
allure was SO below zero
The following morning March IL sant
Hansen with his division north to pio
neer trail for FIVE marches and DIR
Goodsell, according to the program start
ed back to Cape Columbia
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Ship Forced Aground.

We lay for some time in a lake of
water. and then. to prevent being drift
ed south again. took refuge under the
north shore of Lincoln bay. in nearly
the Identical place where we had our
unpleasant experiences three years be-
fore. Here we remained for several
days during period OF constant and
at times violent northeasterly winds.
Twice we were forced aground by
the heavy ice; we had our port quar-
ter rail broken and a hole stove in the
bulwarks, and twice we pushed out in
an attempt to get north. but were
forced back each time to our precari
nus
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Heavy Running Ice.

Finally on September we squeezed
around Cape Union and made fast in a
shallow niche In the Ice. but after some
hours we made another short run To
Black cape aud hung on to a grounded
bit of ice. At last, little after mid
night of September 5, we passed through
extremely heavy running ice into a
stream of open water. rounded Cane
Rawson and passed Cape Sheridan.
Within quarter of an hour of the
same time we arrived three years before
seven a. m, September 5-we reached
the open water extending beyond Cane
Sheridan.
We steamed up to the end OF It and IT
appeared practicable at first to reach
Porter bay, near Cape Joseph Henlv
which had for my winter quarters. hut
the outlook being unsatisfactory, I went
back and put the Roosevelt into the
only opening in the foe being barred
close to the mouth OF the Sheridan riy
er a little north of our position three
years prior
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and we were on our way once more
and across the eighty-ninth parallel.
This march duplicated the previous
one as to weather and going. The last
Few hours 1t was on young ice and &C.
casionally the dogs were galloping.
We made twenty-five miles or more
the air. the sky, and the bitter wind
burning the face till it cracked It was
like the great interior ice gap of
planned of the bitter air. 1t was as
keen as frozen steel.
A little longer sleep than the previ-
Gus one had to be taken here, as we
were all in need Of tt Then on again
Up to this time, with each successive
march, our fear of an impossible lead
had increased. At every inequality of
the ice 1 found myself hurrying breath
lessly forward, fearing that it marked a
lead, and when I arrived at the summit
would catch my breath with relief-only
to ind myself hurrying on in the same
way at the next one.
But on this march, by some strange
shift of feeling, this fear fell from me
completely. The weather was thick, but
it gave me no uneasiness.
Before ] turned in I took an obserya-
ton which indicated our position as So
degrees Is minutes.
a rise in temperature to Is degrees be-
low reduced the friction of the sledges
and gave the dogs the appearance of
having caught the spirits of the party
The more sprightly ones. as they went
along with tightly curled tails, frequent
ly tossed their heads. with short, sharp
barks and yelps.
In II hours we had made 40 miles.
There was no sign of q lead in the
march.
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Macmillan Turns Back.

AT night Marvin and Borup came spin
ning In with their men and dogs steam
ing IN the bitter air like a squadron of
battleships. Their arrival relieved me
OF all anxiety as to our oil supply.
In the morning I discovered that Mac
Millan's foot was badly frost bitten. The
mishap had occurred two or three DAYS
before, but Macmillan had said nothing
ABOUT It In the hope that 1t would come
out all right.
A glance at the injury showed me that
the only thing was to send him back to
Cape Columbia at once. The arrival of
Marvin and Borup enabled me to spare
sumcient men and dogs to 60 back with
him.
On leaving the camp the expedition
comprised l6 men. II sledges and 100 dogs.
The next march was satisfactory as re-
CARDS distance and the character Of the
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Little Trouble in Leads.

South of where Marvin had turned
PACK we came to where his party. had
built several igloos while DELAYED nv
open leads. Still further south we
Iouno where the captain had been held
up by an open lead and Obliged n
camp.
fortunately the movement of these
leads was simply open and shut, and IL
took considerable water motion to fauIt
the trail seriously
While the captain, Marvin, and as
touno later, Borup. had been delayed
by open leads. we seemed to hear q
charm and with no single lead were we
delayed more than couple of hours
sometimes the ice was fast and Arm
enough to carry us across; sometimes
a short cstour. sometimes a brief halt
for the lead to close. sometimes an i'm
provlseo Terry on an ice cake. kept the
trail without difficulty down to ~
tenth outward march
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Supplies Moved to Base.

In the February moon Bartlett went to
Cape Hecla, Goodsall moved some more
supplies from Hecla to Cape Colan, and
B0rup VENT Markham inlet on a hunt
ing trip. On February Is Bartlett left
the Roosevelt with his division for Cape
Columbia and Parr bay.
Goodsall, Borup, Macmillan and Han
sen followed on successive days with
their provisions. Marvin returned from
Cape Bryant on February II and left for
Cape Columbia on February 81. brought
up the rear on February %.
The total of all divisions leaving the
Roosevelt was seven members of the
party, SO Eskimos. 40 dogs and q sledges
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Pass British Record,

We camped ten miles from Crane City.
The easterly wind and low temperature
continued. In the second march we
passed the British record made by Mark
ham in May, 1S76-S2. 2O-and were stopped
by open water, which had been formed
by wind after Bartlett passed.
In this march we negotiated the lead
and reached Bartlett's third camp. Borup
had gone back from here, but missed his
way. owing to the faulting of the trail
by the movement of the ice.
Marvin came back also for more fuel
and alcohol The wind continued, form
ing open water all about US. At the end
of the fourth march we came upon
Bartlett. who had been stopped by
wide lake of open water. We remained
here from March to March IL.
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Bartlett Leads the WaY.

On the last day of February Bartlett,
with his pioneer division, accomplished
this, and his division got away due
north over the ice on March l. The rest
of the party got away on Bartlett's
trail, and 1 followed an hour later.
The party now comprised seven mem
bers of the expedition, IT Eskimos, 1873
dogs and 19 sledges. One Eskimo and
seven dogs had gone to pieces.
A strong easterly wind, drifting
snow, and temperature in the minus
marked our departure from the camp at
Cape Columbia, which 1 had christened
Crane City. Rough ice in the first march
damaged several sledges and smashed
two beyond repair. the teams going back
to Columbia for other sledges in reserve
there
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Borup Valuable In Manv Ways.

Borup not only made the record as to
the distance travelled during the Jour-
ney. but to his assistance and his expert
knowledge of photography is due what
1 believe to be the unequaled series of
photographs taken by the expedition.
= Chief Engineer Wardwell also OF
the last expedition. aided by his as
sistant, Scott, kept the machinery up
to a high state of efficiency and has
given the Roosevelt the force and DOW.
er which enabled it to negotiate appar-
entity impracticable ice.
Mr. Gushue, the mate, who was In
charge Of the Roosevelt during the alb.
sence of Capt. Bartlett and myself, and
Boatswain Murphy, who was put In
charge of the station at Etah for the
relief of Cook. were both Trustworthy
and reliable men. and count myself
fortunate in having had them In my
Saruiro
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Strike Ice and Fog.

From this point we had a clear run
through the middle OF Robson channel
uninterrupted by either ice or fog. to
Lady Franklin bay. Here we encoun-
tered both ice and fog. and while
working along in search of a practi-
cable opening were forced across to
the Greenland coast at Thank God
Harbor.
The fog lifted there and enabled us
20 make out our whereabouts and we
steamed north through a series of leads
past Cape Lupton. and thence south
ward toward Cape Union. A few miles
on that cape we were stopped by i'm
practicable ice. and we drifted back
south to Cape Union, where we stopped
again
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Going Improves on Way.

Again there was a few hours sleep
and we hit the trail before midnight
The weather and going were even bet
ter. The surface. except as interrupted
by infreQuent ridges. was as level as
the glacial fringe from Hecla to Column
bia, and harder.
We marched something over ten
hours. the dogs being often on the trot
and made 20 miles. Near the end Of
the march we rushed across q lead 100
yards wide. which buckled under our
sledges and finally broke al the last
sledge left It
We stopped In sight of the eighty
ninth parallel In q temperature of 20
degrees below. Again q scsnt eileen
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Shocked by Marvin's Death.

We reached Hecla in one march and
the Roosevelt in another. When we
got to the Roosevelt was staggered by
the news of the fatal mishap to Marvin.
He had either been less cautious or less
fortunate than the rest of US, and his
death emphasized the risk to which we
all had been subjected, for there was not
one of us but had been in the sledge at
some time during the journey.
The big lead. cheated of its prey three
years before, had at last gained its hui
man victim.
The rest can be told quickly. Mcmillan
and Borup had started for the Green
land coast to deposit caches for me. Be-
fore I arrived a flying Eskimo courier
from me overlook them with instructions
that the caches were no longer needed
and they We're to concentrate their ener-
gies on the ideal observations, ETC., at
Cape Morris K. Jesup and north from
thera
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First Handicap on Return.

1gloos there disappeared completely
and the entire region was unrecogniz-
able Where on the outward journey
had been narrow cracks. there were
now broad leads. one of them oyer ave
ice.
Here again fortune favored us. and
no pronounced movement OF the lea
having taken place since the captain
passed. we had his trail to follow. we
picked up the old trail again north Of
the seventh igloos. followed IL beyond
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Praise for His Aids.

As to the personnel, I have again been
particularly fortunate. Capt. Bartlett 10
just Bartlett-tireless. sleepless. enthusi-
astic. whether on the bridge or In the
crows nest or at the head of q sIedgs
division in the field.
DR.. Goodsell. the surgeon of the expe-
dition. not only looked after its health
and his own speciality Of microscopes but
took his full share of the field work Of
the expedition as well, and was always
ready for any work
Profs. Marvin and Mcmillan have Sc
cured g mass of scientific data, having
made all the tidal and most of the field
work, and their services were invaluable
in every way.
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Fine Morning for Start.
Few Handicaps Are Faced.

A few hours sleep and we were on
the trail again. AS the going was now
practically horizontal. we were un-
hampered and could travel as long as
we pleased and sleep as little as we
wished.
The weather was fine and the going
like that OF the previous day, except
at the beginning, when pickaxes were
required. This and a brief stop at an
other lead cut down our distance. But
we had made 20 miles in ten hours and
were half way to the eighty-ninth
ma ra11Al