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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-10-14
ITS THE SAME OLD STORY"
Shown Peary's Statement and
Map-Eskimos Respect Pledge.

Cleveland, o., Oct. 13.-"lt is the
same old story" said DR.. Cook, when
he was shown the statement issued
by Commander Peary, together with
the map accompanying it.
Il have replied to the points raised
dozen times" he continued The
map published by Commander yPeary
in itself indicates that the Eskimos
have respected their promise made to
me that they would not give any in.
formation to Peary or his men.
The Eskimos were instructed not
to tell Mr.. Peary, or any of his party
of our trip over the polar sea. They
were told to say We had been far
north. They have .ept their word.
Mr.. Whitney has said that, during
the cross-eXamination conducted by
Commander Peary and others of his
expedition the Esiimos did not un.
derstand the questions put to them or
the map which was laid before them.
Their replies to the questions put have
been twisted to suit perverted inter.
est.
Il will not enter into any argument
about the matter, but | will bring the
Eskimos to New York at my own ex-
pense and they will prove, as did Mr..
Whitney, all that | have claimed"
DR.. Cook would not consent to 60
over the details contained in Mr..
Pearys statement any further than
thiS
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-10-14

Pittsburg, Oct. 10.
Another record crowd was present
today to see the fifth of the world
series of championship games he
tween Pittsburg and Detroit. Adams
and Gibson were in the box for Pitts
burg, while Summers and Stanage
were on the firing line for Detroit.
D. Jones' of Detroit hit the first ball
pitched and made home run. But
this was all Detroit could do in this
session. With three men on bases in
Pittsburg's half of the inning, sum
nlers walked Abstein. forcing in
Byrne. This one run was all that the
pirates could acquire. as Summers
Immediately pulle dout of the hole.
In the second inning Detroit failed
to score. while Pittsburg annexed
one on Gibson's single. Adams sacri
fee and a wild pitch by Summers.
Detroit also failed to score in the
third while Pittsburg again made one
when Clark walked and Wagner sin
gled on hit and run play.
Neither side scored in the fourth
or fifth. T. Jones for Detroit got a
two-bagger in the fifth but could not
score In the same inning Clark for
Pittsburg hunted safely and stole sec
Ond, but was left on bases.
In the sixth Detroit tied the score.
cobb and Crawford scored on Cobb S
single, Crawford's double and Wag-
ner's wild throw to first on Delehan-
tvs roller Pittsburg did not get a
look in during the session.
Schmidt succeeded Stanage for De-
troit in the seventh. = Detroit failed
to score in the seventh.
Pittsburg scored four in her half OF
the seventh. Byrne an Leach sim
gied and Clark hit a home run into
the bleachers. Summers hit Wagner,
who stole second and third and scored
on Schmidt's error.
In the eighth Detroit scored one
when Crawford hit a home run. In
the eighth Willett succeeded Sum.
mers as Detroit's pitcher.
Pittsburg scored one in the eighth
on Wilson's double and Gibson's
single.
Neither side scored in the ninth.
No Game in Chicago.
Chicago. Oct 13.-The Sox-Cubs
game was again postponed today as
it was too cold for base ball.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-10-14
JAR FULL OF CASH.
Shenandoah Workmen in Moving Build
ing Find Treasure.

Shenandoah, Oct. lbs. l. Roscoe
and ]. c. Pierson were engaged in
moving the house of Mrs. Frank Pratt
southwest of town. when Mack Alley
one of the workmen, found jar OF
money hidden. He told Mr.. Pierson
and they emptied it out and counted
q and found 101 silver quarters, S25.25
mostly old coins, and then he took the
money to Mrs. Pratt. II is supposed
that Mr.. Pratt placed the money there
before his death, four years ago.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-10-14
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.
Little Daughter of Farmer Near
Sharpsburg Killed.

Sharpsburg, Ia, Oct. 1S.-The D.
year-old daughter of William Cavner,
living two miles east of this city, was
fatally burned when she opened the
stove door to put in some paper,
which caught fire, and her clothing
was burned from her body.
Her mother was in the yard and
the screaming child ran out too late
for the mother to stop the flames.
The child died in about three hours,
prompt medical attendance being OF
no avail.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-10-14
VAIL TAKEN TO ASYLUM.
Mans Mind Wrecked by Loss of $13,
900 Mansion.

Boone, Oct. 13.-George Wahl. a
wealthy frmer whose $4,000 country
was destroyed by fire Satur-
day and who cut mis- throat and wrist
Sunday in an attempted suicide, was
taken before the insanity commission
crs this morning and adjudged insane.
He was taken to Clarinda. His mind
is completely wrecked His daughter
who is i'll at the old home of pneu-
monia. is in a critical condition.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-10-14
Huntino License to Women.

Iowa City, la. Oct. 1S.-Mrs. l.. w.
Dean. wife of DR.. Dean, and Miss
Alice Kubichek, daughter of Wesley
Kubichek, a gunsmith, have taken out
licenses to hunt in Johnson county.
Miss Beula Riggs of Lone Tree has
also announced her intention of be-
coming a nimrod.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-10-14
Great Masonic Meetinu,

Clinton, Ia, Oct 13.-Oct. 10, 20,
81 and % are the dates OF the annual
autumn consistory meeting of De Mo-
lay consistory A. A. S. r., one of the
largest and most important Masonic
bodies in the state, as we'll as the
oldest consistory organization.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-10-14
Girl Attempts Suicide.

ADodale, Ia, Oct. 13.-Miss Minnie
Pratt, a 17-year-old daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. John Pratt, who live near
this place, attempted suicide by shoot
ing herself just over the heart with a
rifle 1t is believed to have been the
elimination OF lovers quarrel. Lit.
tie hope is entertained for her recov-
-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-10-14
CAIRNS KILLED BY TRAIN.
Father Witnessed the Tragic Death
Of the Boy.

Burlington, Ia, Oct. 13.-The T.,
P. & W.. accommodation train. arriv-
ing here at o'clock yesterday after
noon, ran over Will earns. well
known resident Of La Harpe, just
across the river. and cut his body in
two earns leaves Il young wife. His
father was on the train and witness
ed the accident.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-10-14
Road Show Goes Broke.

,Marshalltown, Ia. Oct. 13.-After
having been out a few weeks and
struck bad weather most of the time,
Roland & Clifford's The Minister'S
Daughters company, closed here and
left for Chicago where the members
will join other companies. The man.
agement claims that the title Of The
piece proved unpopular, and failed to
attract the amusement going public.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-10-14
BIG SUM TO CHARITY.
Will Of Mrs. Nelson Morris Gives
100000 to Institutions.

Chicago, Oct. l3.-Under the terms
of the will of Mrs, Sarah Morris, wild
ow of Nelson Morris the Chicago
packing house magnate, who met her
death in an automobile accident on
the continent Sept. l6, 1t was an
nounced today requests of nearly $500,
0O0 are made to charitable institutions.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-10-14
SHOT FOR CONSPIRACY.
Frenchman is Put to Death in Spain
To-day.

Paris. Oct I3.-Prof. Francis Coe
Ferrer was shot to death at Barcelo-
M early today as the result of his con-
viction by court mertial for compli-
city in the July revolution, accord
Ing to DISPATCHES from Barcelona.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-10-14
GOES TO DETROIT.
Well Known Iowa Minister Called To
Larger Field.

Marshalltown, Ia, Oct. lS.-Rev.W.
Z. Pitner, widely known Iowa Meth
odist pastor. recently appointed TO
the charge here, has been appointed
pastor of the Cass Avenue church in
Detroit, Mich
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-10-14

following statement of Command
er Robert L. Peary. which he
Submitted, together with the accom-
ranying map, TO the Peary Arctic club
In support of his contention that DIR.
Cook did not reach the north pole.
is now made public for the first time.
The statement and map have been
copyrighted by the Peary Arctic club.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-10-14
Bed Men To ottumwa.

Cedar Rapids. Ia. Oct. 1S.-ottum-
wa gets the next Red Men conven-
tion, according to. vote taken this
inorning.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-10-14
iSSUESL0NG PROMISED STATE
MENT IN NORTH POLE
DISPUTE.
GIVES STORY OF THE EsKIMOs
Quotes Interesting Narrative in
Support of His Claim to Be-
ing Only Discoverer of
Top-o f-WorId.

Entered according to Act of Con-
gress, in the year 1909. by the Peary
Arctic Club, in the Office of the Libra
rian of Congress, at Washington,
u. CT
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-10-14

Signed Statement of Peary, Bartlett,
Mcmillan, Borup and Henson, in Re-
gard to Testimony Of Cooks Two
Eskimo Boys.
The two Eskimo boys, Itook-a-shoo
and Ah-pe-lah, who accompanied DIR.
Cook while he was away from Anora-
tok in 1908 and 1909, were questioned
separately and Independently. and
we're cornoborated by Panikpah, the
father of one of them tl-took-a-shoo).
who was personally familiar with the
first third and the last third of their
Journey. and who said that the route
for the remaining third, as shown by
them, was as described to him by his
son after his return with DR.. Cook
Notes OF their statements were
taken by several OF us, and no one of
truth
To go more into details: One of
The boys was called in. and, with
chart on the table before him, was
asked to show where he had gone
with Dr. Cook. This he did. pointing
out with his finger on the map, but
not making any marks upon it.
As he went out, the other boy came
in and was asked to show where he
| had gone with DIR. Cook. This he did.
also without making any marks. and
| Indicated the same route and the
same details as did the first boy.
| When he was through, Panikpah,
The father of LtooklaJshoo,l a Very in
/ telligent man, who was In the party
! Of Eskimos that CAME back from DR..
| Cook from the. northern end of Nan
| sens strait, who is familiar as hunt
er with the Jones Sound region, and
who has been in Commander Peary's
various expeditions for some fifteen
years, came in and indicated the same
localities and details as the two boys.
Then the first boy was brought in
again. and with a pencil he traced on
the map their route. members of our
party writing upon the chart where
according to the boys statement, they
had killed deer. bear, some OF their
dogs. seal. valrus and musk oxen,
The second boy was then called IN
aud the two Went over the chart to
gether. the second boy suggesting
some changes as noted hereafter
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-10-14
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PITTSBURG TAKES .
THE FIFTH GAME. .
Making It Three To Two In .
Worlds Championship /.
Ball Games. .
1. j. i j. j. !. !. i. X i. i. + !. :,
Score by innings.

12345 s 9--R.HE.
Detroit al 0 0 0 0 2 . l o. 6 !
Pittsburg II / 0 0 0 4 l 0--S 10 2
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-10-14
INTRODUCTION BY peARY.

Some OF my reasons for saying that
Or. Cook did not go to the north pole
viii be understood by those who read
the following statements of the two
Eskimo boys who went with him, and
who told me and others of my party
Shere he did go Several Eskimos
who started with DR.. Cook from An
cratok in February, 1908, were at
Etah when | arrived there in August,
1908. They told me that Dr. Cook had
With him. sitter they left, two Eskimo
boys, or young men. two sledges and
some twenty dogs. The boys were
Ltook-asIoo and Ah-pe-lah / had
known them from their childhood
One was about eighteen and the other
about nineteen years of age
On my return from Cape Sheridan
and at the very first settlement |
touched (Nerke. near Cape Chalon) in
August, 1909. and nine days before
reaching Etah, the Eskimos told me,
IN general way, where DIR. Cook had
been; that he had wintered in Jones
Sound, and that he had told the white
men at Etah that he had been a long
way north, but that the boys who were
with him, I-took-a-shoo and Ah-pe-lah,
said that this was not So The Eski-
mos laughed at DIR. Cooks story. On
reaching Etah, | talked with the Es-
limos there and with the two boys
and asked them to describe DR.. Cooks
Journey TO members of my marty and
myself. This they did in the manner
stated below.
GSigned) r. f. PEARY.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-07

ulers OF the air" Hence, under the burning
"oius oI eloquent men and the piercing rays
ol the sun and singing of insects a decree of
liberty was born:
Inc vote on the declaration was taken at
dDout O'Clock on the afternoon of Thursday
and, while it was an intensely warm dav for
rhHauelphia, 1t certainly was, politically
speaking, cold, clammy day for London
"hle the document was not signed on July
4, 1t nad the same moral and executive effect,
since the delegates voted for the action and
ordered 1t engrossed on parchment On August
the sheepskin copy was presented and all
the incidents relative to the signing together
with the several comments of members bear
on the sessions of August 2, when all save two
members subscribed their names to the pro-
nouncement that I'VE hold these truths to be
seif-evident. that all men are created equal"
1t was largely due to trivial statements that
the delegates were aroused to the spirit of
unity, and these apparent remarks led the
members to cheerfully subscribe their names
to warrant of death Imprisonment. The
oftquoted humor of Charles Carroll needs to
be corrected. In the past we have been told
that when Charles Carroll of Maryland stepped
up to sign his name to the engrossed document
he said: The British will be looking for all
OF US, and so they may have Trouble in find
ing me will put down my address," and he
signed Charles Carroll of Carrolton Tradi-
delegates
laughed heartily, and one gentleman spoke out
loudly. There goes some millions of property"
To indicate that this very wealthy colonist
was not at all times at ease financially the fol-
lowing letter. written by him two years before
the declaration signed, attests 81 must
have the money, and speedily, for 1 am quite
out of cash. However, delay of a few days
will make no great difference" This demon
strates the theory that millionaires too often
get into close financial quarters
Mr.. Carroll demonstrated his fearless, patri-
otto impulse prior to signing when he in rs
wrote to member of parliament these sting
ing and rebellious words
Your thousands of soldiers may come but
they Will be masters of the spot only on which
they encamp. They will find naught but enc
mics before and around them. If we are beaten
on me plains we will retreat to the mountains
and defy them. Our resources will increase
with our difficulties. Necessity viii force us to
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-07
MONEY IN FOX FARM
Maine Man Finds Animals Can
Be Easily Raised.
Pelts Always in Demand at Good
Prices-HoW Rearing of Reynard
Is Managed by a Typical
Dowp-Easter.

Bangor, Me.-Elijah Norton of Dover
finds foxes a more profitable crop
than potatoes or hay, and so he long
ago quit planting and hoeing and
moving, and is now devoting his en-
tire attention to raising the sharp
eyed and bushy-tailed little animals,
whose fur is in great demand always
and everywhere. When Norton began
raising foxes it was an experiment;
now he has the business fully estab-
lished on highly profitable basis,
and his sunny hillside farm on the
bank of the Piscataquis is known as
the best paying piece of land in Maine
The Norton fox farm is not the first
in Maine, for foxes had been success
fully bred by man on Heron island,
Boothbay harbor, years before the Do
yer enterprise was thought of. When
Norton got ready to go into the fox
business he visited the Heron island
farm, and one on Prince Edward is
land, in the Gulf of ST. Lawrence, to
get points, and also to buy some
breeding stock. Then he started in
to beat the original fox farmers, and
he has succeeded.
Being an old hunter and knowing
the ways of foxes, Norton at the out
set recognized the fact that to be
healthy, and thus profitable. his stock
must be contented, and to insure this
happy condition he so constructed and
arranged his Enclosure as to dispel the
idea of captivity-which foxes cannot
endure. He built fence 16 feet high,
OF a heavy and specially woven wire
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-07

Carroll was last to yield to the scythe Of
death November Il, 1882, age SO.
Even the anxiety of the old gentleman who
was to ring the bell in the tower of the state
house hurried the passing of the declaration.
since he had stationed below his little grand.
son, who kept impatiently asking the delegates
about the declaration. And when the glad
moment had arrived the lad cried forth the
tidings, Grandpa. ring the bell! We are
free!" Hence, from the voice of child came
the proclamation of liberty.
The bell he rung was not, as Is pub
lished, cast in England it was constructed of
the metal of bell made in London, but our
liberty bell was nodded and cast in Philade-
phia by Cass & Stow, in March, 1853. The in
scription it is ancient indeed, and is found
in the Bible-Leviticus 25:16.
The truth is always welcome; hence let us
correct number of misconceptions regarding
the day. The art of telegraphy was not
known to those early sires; news did not
speed across the continent in the twinkle of
an eye, or Massachusetts on July would not
have prayerfully sought in church and cham
Der the passage of the Virginia resolution"
They would have known that the deed was al
ready done on the 4th. And if the art of pho
Biography had been known to the "boys of rs"
copy of Independence hall that memoir
able fourth day of July would show flag
with union Of the crosses of SITS. George and
Andrew on blue field" and not the stars
and stripes" as shown our modern oil pro-
auctions. And when Washington, on July in
New York City, had the declaration read to
all the soldiers in arms. the stars and stripes"
not the banner of the day, since our
Irry emblem was not devised until nearly
year after the enactment of our bill of free
DOM"
Where Jefferson's first or original draft of
the declaration may be is not known. He
Etically admits this in letter written later
in He. He copied the original, with its cor
rections by the committee. a number of times.
and mailed some to several people. one copy
going to Richard Henry Lee. others to his
home and friends. but the one that was pre-
pared on parchment and Aligned on August 2,
1776. is safely slowed away in a large steel
safe in the vaults IF the department OF state
at Washington.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-07

to keep the foxes in and to keep other
animals out. Six Enclosures thus
formed cover about one and a half
acres of ground and in each of them
is kennel built of pod and set deep
into the earth serving as a nursery
and as den for the foxes in winter.
At first few of the foxes escaped by
burrowing down under the fence, but
Norton stopped this by carrying the
wire down from four to eight feet to
the solid ledge. The whole farm has
been allowed to grow up with rank
grass and weeds, so that it resembles
the native haunts of the fox in the
wildwood, and Norton's stock does not
seem to realize that it is living in
captivity.
On the farm are common red foxes
from the woods of Maine, blue foxes
from Alaska; silver grays from Prince
Edward island, and blacks from Ohio.
The reds are the commonest and least
valued of foxes; blues are worth
more, but the silver grays and the
blacks are the aristocrats. AS a mat.
ter of fact, the black and the silver
gray are the same breed, a silver gray
being a black with sprinkling of
gray hairs. The black fox pelt fs
among the most valuable of furs. fine
specimens frequently bringing $500 to
$500, while in several instances as
high as $1,000 to $1,000 has been paid.
Norton had not been long In the
business when he made the impor-
tant discovery that it is possible to
reproduce black and silver gray foxes.
Naturalfsts say that these rare specf.
mems are simply freaks of nature, be-
ing liable to appear among the COM
mond reds at any time, while their
progeny is more than likely TO wear
the plebeian red coat Norton has
discovered, however, that by inbreed
ing it is possible, in the course of
time, to eliminate the red and pro-
duce the genuine black variety. He
bought an Ohio black fox, paying 5000
for 1t, and this he bred with a COM
mon Maine red, then bred their
progeny together, and SO on. Thus
far he has met with flattering success.
and he feels confident that his suc-
cess will continue. Last year he sold
a pair of black foxes bred on his farm
for $500. and now has a family of
four, which he values at $1,000.
The foxes are fed with scrans of
meat, bread, milk and the like and
are all in good health. In summer
time they need to be watered. but in
winter they quench their thirst with
snow.
When Norton wants to capture one
of his foxes he simply pokes his bana
down into burrow, to which Shelf.
they fee when any one approachaa.
and pulls the animal out. much 90 80
would take an apple out of a bag Ar
of his 50 foxes seem to know bin,
dogs know their master. and al 60 q
ing tire they frolic about him I;ta ~
many kittens. The beauties Of ts ~
colony are pair of twin blacEs -,
ten weeks old. coal black with tba
ception of snowy white at RI. "a
OF their tails. fat. fluffy and az n,a Fps
tul as kittens.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-07

eXertion, until, tired of combating in
vain against a spirit which victory
cannot subdue, our enemies will evac-
uate our soil, and your country retire.
an immense loser from the contest.
No, sir! We have made up our minds
to blde the issue of approaching strug-
gle, and though much blood may be
spilled, we have no doubt of our ulti-
mate success" After reading these
lines we no longer hesitate to believe
that Carroll would eagerly put down
his address, so that they may not
hang the wrong man."
The convention contained 26 law
yers, 6 physicians, merchants, Z
farmers, 3 soldiers, 1 printer, 2 states
men, 1 minister, l surveyor and 2
shoemakers. among them four
brothers, John and Samuel Adams and
Richard Henry and Francis L. Lee.
The statement that Jefferson was
the youngest member of the conven-
ton is wrong. There were six who
were his juniors, and the boy men,
Der" was Edward Rutledge of South
Carolina, and he was 20 years old,
while the oldest was James Smith of
Pennsylvania who was Sc years old.
They did not sign by roll call nor by
colonies. as is often published. but
rather by volunteer and inclination.
John Hancock signing first, Samuel
Adams next, Phil Livingston follow
ing, Robert Treat Paine fourth, with
Thomas Hayward last, or number Sc.
John Morton was first to die. date be-
ing April, 1777 (age so, while Charles
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kind, and doing
it quickly. JEFF
ferson, in relat-
ing the in C i
dent, laughed,
since the really
mere summers
lay in C i d e n t
aided in giving
us freedom.
Delegates for
cot the dignity
of the occasion
a n d removed
their coats, and
t h i S only in
creased the DOS
sibility of at
t a C k by the
"stinging sol
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-07

HERE is an old Latin say
ing which says: The
voice Of the people is the
voice of God" and no bet
ter evidence exists in
proof of this phrase than
the American NJ a ma
Charta - the Declaration
of independence. In this
document are enumerated
a few Of the truths which
struggling humanity has