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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24
PEARY'S 28-YEAR REC
ORD OF ARCTIC Ex-
PL0RATION.

1831-Entered navy as civil engineer
and began extensive study of arc
tic exploration.
1e86-AppIied for leave Of absence to
visit Greenland. Spent several
months in interior Of Greenland
and upon return announced GER
tain conclusions in regard to the
topography which received much
favor with scientific bodies.
1891-92-Under auspices of Academy
Of Natural Sciences Of PhiIadei.
phia he went to Greenland on
steam whaIer Kite to attempt To-
cation Of northern terminus OF
Greenland. Accompanied by his
wife. Found and named indie
%pendence bay, 81 degrees 81 min.
utes north latitude. Determined
insuIarity of Greenland, for which
he received medals of worlds
scientific societies. Discovered
and named Melville land and
Heiiprin land.
18eS-95-On this, third trip, he discov
cred famous Iron mountain, heard
Of previously through Ross in
1918. Mountain proved to be
three meteorites, n weighing
90 tons, largest on record. Daugh'
ter Mary born to Mrs. Peary on
this voyage.
1996-Made short summer voyage tc
Greenland.
1se7-Made short trip to Cape York
to bring back m%eteorites.
1see-1eo2-Four-year exploration trip
under auspices of Peary Arctic
club, during which he rounded
northern extremity OF Greenland
archipelago, the most northerI>
land in the world, 50 degrees IS
minutes north latitude, ane
named the cape after Morris K
Jesup. Attained 81 degrees Il
minutes north latitude.
19o5o6-Made dash for the pole anc
established new "farthest NORTH
81 degrees six minutes north Iati
tude.
19o8-o9-Reached the north pole OF
April s, 1909.
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- "Do you know of any woman who ever received any
benefit from taking Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Com
pound?"
If any woman who is suffering with any ailment peculiar
to her sex will ask her %neighbors this question, she will be
surprised at the result. There is hardly a community in
this country where women cannot be found who have been
restored to health by this famous old remedy, made
exclusively from a simple formula of roots and herbs.
During the past 80 years we have published thousands
Of letters from these grateful women who have been cured
by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and never
in all that time have we published a testimonial without
the writer's special permission. Never have we knowingly
published a testimonial that was not truthful and genuine.
Here is one Just received a few days ago. If anyone doubts
that this is a true and honest statement of a woman's expert
ence with Lydia E. Pnkham's Vegetable Compound write
and ask her.
Houston, Texas-"WhenI first began taking Lydia E. Pink
sick for three years with female troubles, chronic dyspepsia,
and a liver trouble. I had tried several doctors medicines, but
nothing did me any good.
"FOr three years / lived on medicines and thought I would
never get well, when I read An advertisement of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and was advised to try it.
"My husband got me one bottle Of the Compound, and it did
me o o much good I continued its use. I am now q well woman
and enjoy the best of health.
ct advise all women suffering from such troubles to give
Lydia E.Pinkhamfs Vegetable Compound a trial. They won't
regret It, for 1T will surely cure you."-Mrs. Bessie L. Hicks,
SO Cleveland st, Houston.
Any woman who is sick and suffering is foolish surely
not to give such a medicine as this a trial. Why should It
not do her as much good as it did Mrs. Hicks
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24
Notices Of a Queen.

Her majesty, the queen of Portugal,
pins her faith. it is said, to the follow
ing notices:
Keep out OF doors all you IAN.
Breathe outdoor air, live in 1t, revel
in it. Don't shut yourself up. Build
YOU houses so hat the air supply
Is good. Throw away your portieres
and bric-a-brac. Don't have useless
trifies about you.
Have a favorite form of exercise
and make the most of it. Ride on
horseback if you a cycle if you can
not get a horse; do anything to get
out in the open air.
Don't overeat. Drink little and let
that little be pure. Don't try to
dress too much, yet dress as well as
you are able. Wear everything you
can to make yourself lovely.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24
PEARY WANTS JOINT DEBATE
Will Issue Detailed Statement Ridi.
culing Cooks; Story. -

Will Issue Detailed Statement Ridi-
culing Cooks Story.
Sydney, N. S.-Commander Robert E.
Peary, who is returning to the United
States with the pole," will challenge DIR.
Frederick A. Cook to an open debate if
Cook does not at once withdraw his
claims of having discovered the pole
first.
On his arrival here Commander Peary
will also issue a detailed statement ridi-
culing Cooks story.
According to a close associate of the
returning explorer, Peary will assert
that DR.. Cook knew of Peary's success
before announcing to the world that he
Cook had reached the "big nail" DR..
Cook is aid to have obtained the news
from Eskimos who drifted south from
Columbia, whereupon the Brooklyn ply
stefan, it is asserted, dashed south with
all speed and succeeded in prorlaiming his
discovery just a few days before Peary
flashed his success through the wire
less station at Indian Harbor.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

A test case is to be made in the
New York courts as to what criminal
statute is violated by the offense
technically known as talking back
to the police, and whether arrest and
punishment in the matter are justified
by the law. The question of illegal
arrest is really a serious one, as the
whole matter of personal liberty, up
on which the principles of this gov
eminent are founded, is involved. And
1t may be remarked that the metropo-
lis is not the only city in the country
In which official dignity has an un-
written law of its W
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Foreigners Good. Farmers.

New Orleans, La.-Charles F. Allen,
special agent of the United States inn
migration department, who has Come to
Louisiana to make an investigation of
the foreign agricultural settlers in this
state, declares that much progress has
been made by this class of immigrants in
this section. He states that he has
found, Is a rule, that the foreigners.
whether Italians, Bohemians, Germans or
Poles, are making a success as farmers
or truck growers, and that they are
working hard and saving.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

scalloped, broiled, roasted or con-
cealed within the flaky walls of a
juicy pie or the interior of a Thanks
giving turkey. Open wide your arms
and, for that matter, your mouth
and take him lovingly in. Watch
your calendar and improve each of
the royal months as it flies until flow
cry May, dreariest to the bivalvular
deyotee, comes to wipe away the tears
of weeping April, sorrowing because
with her departure disappears that
true friend of mankind. the succulent
oyster.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

and clans and reckoning you toward
the throne of the undisputed monarch
Of bivalves, the luscious and lovely
oyster? For eight months his being
nant reign will be over us, gentle,
soothing and sustaining. Waste no
time in swearing your allegiance to
this sovereign of the land Of Cock
aigne. who is ready at all hours to die
for you. Seek not to find fault with
his DISCUSSES, which multiply with the
years. Receive him whether he comes
to you on the half-shell, fried, stewed,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24
Mrs. Robert E. Peary.

ney to the north pole, but also of a
remarkably fast sledge trip yer the
ice of the open polar sea.
The dispatch says that the Roose-
welt passed the winter of 1908-19O9 at
Cape Sheridan, on the coast of Grant
Land. The vessel had threaded the
comparatively narrow channels, sew
eral hundreds of miles in length, lead
ing from Cape Sabine to the Arctic
ocean.
This journey is apt to be difficult
and sometimes impossible, but the
conditions we're evidently favorable.
The ship that disappeared in the fog
while the n of Peary's auxiliary
steamer Erik were watching it's de-
parture from Etah made a good pas
sage through the long channels, and
arrived safely on the shores of the
sea, where the explorer was to start
on his sledges for the north pole.
But at Cape Sheridan Peary was not
as far west as he probably had hoped
to be. He had announced his inten-
ton, in the previous year, of making
his sledge route to the pole along
some meridian much further to the
west of his route in 1906, when he
made the highest north attained up
to that time-87 d. 6 m.
On that occasion he was greatly i'm
peded by the rapid drift of the ice to
the east which a little retarded his
progress north, and worse still, car
ried him so far to the east that he had
to make his landing on the coast of
North Greenland, many days march
from the Roosevelt, his base of sup
plies.
On his expedition of 1905-O6 he tried
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

The killing OF three German bal
loonists by Russian guards on the Dor
ders of the cars dominions gives the
common practice of shooting at aero
nauts the dignity of a serious ~interna-
tional question. 1t is time hat some
thing done to impress upon the
people of all nations and of all parts
of nations, the fact that shooting at
balloons is something that cannot be
done without assuming the risk of
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

fit to eat by the time l get home with
them, SO if you will just put them on
ice to keep cool and send them up on
he dumb waiter to my fiat / will be
much obliged" And she handed up
the parcels.
We'll. I'll be -" said the ice man.
HAS Il come to this?" And then. be.
ing too much surprised to refuse his
strange commission, he accepted the
parcels and deposited them carefully
on the most convenient chunk Of lea
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

When the d~isaffected of other lands
are minded to continue here their
disafection and to rail and agitate
and conspire against Republicanism,
just as they had done against mon
archism. says the New York Tribune,
we must regard their coming as an
impertinent and offensive intrusion,
which is permitted, II at all, not be.
cause OF any legal or moral right Of
theirs. but through q carelessness or
= self-confdence on our part which
may ~ more complacsuent thar pEu,
dent or patriotic.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24
s1oo.ooo.ooo Cotton Deal.

Galveston, Tex.-John C. Albritton.
representative of the Farmers Union of
Texas and Oklahoma, has made a con-
tract with Galveston bankers and cotton
factors to handle through this port the
cotton of union members, which EN-.
braces many Thousand farmers who raise
and ship the most Of the cotton Of the
two states mentioned. The value of the
cotton to be consigned to Galveston by
this contract will Is close ft0 $1oo, O0o,.
900. and is one of TIE largest transaa
tons Of its kind On record in cottoz
states
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

Naval officers in Charlestown have
warrant for being incensed at the ac-
ton of a Boston judge, who gave a
youth brought before him the alterna-
tive of enlisting in the navy or going
to Jail. says the Baltimore American.
Navy service is an honorable one, and
the stand taken hat it lowers it in the
eyes of the public to attempt to make
it of a reformatory character for en-
bryo criminals is one which popular
opinion should not approve.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24
ltss Everwhere

The huts Of the poor, the halls OF the
rich,
Are neither exempt from some form Of
itch:
Perhaps a distinction may be made in
the name,
But the rich and the poor must scratch
just the same.
Oh, why should the children OF Adam
endure
An affiction so dreadful, when Hunts
Cure does cure?
All forms Of itching. Price Soc.
Guaranteed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24
On Ice En- Route

her name and address. The ice man
said that number was on his route
and that he was due there in about
hall an hour.
oh, 7 am so glad" she said. @Wil
you take these things up for me!
There are q steak. q salad. = quart Of
milk and some Ice cream. / started
to carry them home myself. but / have
to stop at several places on the way
and It is SO hot the things won't ~
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24
ANYTHING But That.

Little John is the youngest of a
family of five boys, says the Define
ator. One day his mother said to
him: 20, John, isn't it too bad have
MT one little girl? ! could curl her
hair and make such pretty little
dresses for her. Don't you wish you
were a little girl?"
why mother" he said, I'D rather
be most any other kind of animal you
could mention than a girl"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24
Not Qualified for the Job.

Father (impressively)-My son, l
you to be very attentive to your
new teacher. who is a man OF wide
and general information. He can
teach you everything you need to
know" Small Boy (derisively)-"He?
He don't know nothin'! Why, he
even tell who's pitchin' in the
league teams"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24
Halls REIGN OF THE OYSTER
sistent Adorer of the Luscious
BivaIve.

Hail the beginning of hat pleasing
garland of months which contain the
letter "R." Ha! Do you feel the
thrill? Does your mouth begin to wa
ter? Can you not discern your gas
tronomic familiar spirit leading you
away, stated and cloyed. from canta-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

. An unusual example of loyalty is
given by the petition of a woman in
Seattle for divorce because her Eng
lish husband will not allow her to
shoot off firecrackers and display the
American flag on the Fourth of July.
She should, however, assert her indie
pendence in a better way by defyinA
her marital tyrant and periodically
shooting Off the fireworks anyway.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

! If you have an idea it is hot and
humid, read this news item: A bal
st. Louis landed in Illinois after sail
ing all night through cold rain and
sleet and through a heavy snowstorm
for about an hour. Is not this sugges-
tive of the coming time when it will
be possible, with the aid of flying ma
chimes, to find any sort of climatic
conditions desired?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

The Connecticut angler who has
met with great success through sink
ing a large bottle full of live bait, and
fishing alongside the glass prison for
the hungry big fish that become an
gered by humping their noses against
1t. has given a fresh excuse for includ-
Ing the bottle in fishing outfits.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

A decree has been published in
Spain suppressing the privilege of
purchase of immunity from military
service. All will now have to serve
IN the army. rich and poor alike. This
is first fruit of the popular uprising
and is encouraging, as it shows that
the Spanish government is willing to
listen to the voice of the people.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

Labor troubles in this country are
not numerous at the present time, and
there would be fewer of them were it
not for the professional agitators who
make it a business, to stir up these
troubles.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24
SINGULAR and Plural.

Whenever she gets to thinking how
much they're in debt it affects her
nerves." Huh! the way it affects
her husband is singular" How sin
gular?" Just singular, it affects his
nerve: He tried to borrow a hundred
from me to-day.'-Catholic Standard
and Times.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24
AS SEEN BY SCIENTIST
BY CYRUS C.. ADAMS.

BY CYRUS C. ADAMS.
Membe of American Geographical So
ciety.)
Copyright, 1909, by New York Times.) :.
New York.-(Special.)-The fore
going dispatch, though eonden-
sed, tells clearly the leading facts
in the story, not only of Peary's jour
Mrs. Robert E. Peary.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

In this case, SO that other sufferers
from kidney trouble may profit by my
experience"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, N. 7.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24
They Should

MY honest conviction, based upon
my W experience and that of my
friends, is that Hunts Cure will cur
a larger per cent of skin troubles, espe-
cially of an itching variety. than any
other remedy. Certainly those affiict-
ed with any form of itch should try it."
j. o. Moore,
SOC per box, Atchison, Kas.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24
SOC per box.
The ~"Biack-Hand" Business.

Mrs. Bart-My husband got a letter
to-day saying something dreadful
would happen if he didn't send the
writer a sum of money
Mrs. Smart-My husband gets
dunned for his bills, too.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24
1t Keeps Them Off

They are pretty bad this year-no
mistake-and they bite v%iciously. We
refer to Mosquitoes. but a little Hunts
Lightning Oil applied to the irritated
places takes the sting away. 1t keeps
them off if used in time.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

Now that Minister WI Ting Fang is
returning to China again, they are
telling stories about him. Here is
one: A few years ago, in New York,
he was met by a Tammany politician.
What is your Christian name, sir? ;"
the politician asked. At once the Dip
lonat's oriental calm stiffened into
dignity. MY surname is WI"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

It's a windy day when no n beats
the record with an aeroplane. The
a%eroplane and the art of managing
1t are undergoing steady improve.
meDt.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

There is always SO much trouble
about moving the crops that the farm
ers ought to put casters on them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

Sweden has added it's all to the
long list of foreign lands that are hav
ing a heap of trouble this summer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

One nice thing about Minister WI
was the fact that it was almost impos-
stple to misspell his name.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

One of the best signs of good times
Is the activity in the repair shops Of
the railroads. Talk of another car
shortage is about due.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

Tour years ago I
misery with
m b 6 o. Every
movement was n
of pain. Deans Kid
ney Pills removed
the whole difficulty
after only a short
time. Although l do
not like to have my
name used publicly,
i make an
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

When a man has enough money laid
aside to keep him on Easy street the
rest of his days, he ought to give 9th
erS a chance.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

Iha swimmer who failed to swim
h English channel after the sevekth
trial should get an airship.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

The African Diamond Trust has put
up prices. Here is where the heart
less monopolies take advantage again
of the necessity of the o
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24
IMPORTANT TO PUBLISHERS.

IMPORTANT TO PUBLISHERS.
The following preliminary account by
commander Peefy of his successful voy-
age 'e sce north pole was issued on
september 8 by the New York Times
company at the request of Commander
feary and for his protection, as a book
only, copyrighted and exposed for sale
before any part of it was reproduced by
any newspaper in the United States or
Europe, ia order TO obtain the full pro-
lection of the copyright laws. The repro
duction of this account In any form,
without permission. Is forbidden. The
penalties for violation of this form of
copyright include Imprisonment for any
person aiding or abetting such violation.
Copyright, 1909, by the New York Times
Company.
Report on the discovery Of the north
pole by Robert e. Peary, commander
U. s. NJ, copyright, 1909, by Charles
r. Miller, as v~ice-president of the
New York Times Company.
Battle Harher, Labrador, via Wire
less. Capt. Ray, N. F.-As it
may be impossible to get my full
story through in time for to-morrow's
paper, partly as a prelude which may
stimulate interest and partly to fore
stall possible leaks, l am sending you
a brief summary of my voyage to the
north pole, which is to be printed ex-
actly al written.
Summary of north polar expedition
of the Peary Arctic club: The steam
er Roosevelt left New York on July 6,
1908; left Sydney on July II; arrived
at Cape York, Greenland, August /;
left Etah, Greenland, August g.; ar.
rived Cape Sheridan at Grant Land,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

Such of the crops as were waiting
Tor rain may now proceed with their
unfinished business.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

The fool who rocks the boat has
not been heard from frequently this
summer, but victims of carelessness
have Increased to a lamentable extent.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24
The Most Unkindest Gut.

First Guide-Were you yer shot
for deer?
Second Guide-Worse; l was snap
shotted ONCE.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

Some of the summer rnmances dc
not end as happily as the designers
of them expected.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

called a chauffeur. He claims to be
D professor Of aviation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

o many a summer elOpement
winds up in an autumn divorce court.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

Plans are being made for the cleo
IRRIGATION of the more important state
railways of Sweden.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24
A Rara Good Thing.

"Am using ALIENS FOOT-EASE. and
can truly say l would not have been with
out it so long, had 1 known the relief It
would give my aching feet. I think 1t n
rare good thing for anyone having sore
or tired feet.-Mrs. Matilda Holtwert.
Providence. R. l." Sold by all Druggists,
25c. Ask to-day.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

1t does not hurt to hope hat the
cost of living will be reduced.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24
A.rExAs
Out for the sspsst Of Surfer
Ing Thousands.

Rev. G. NJ. Gray, Baptist clergy
man.. OF Whitesboro.. Tex, says:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-24

Bees sometimes fly two miles from
the hive and find their way back with
out difficulty.