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The Washington herald., 1909-10-26

Speaking Of antarctic explorations, Dr.
Ernest +. Wharton. Of san Francisco,
who was seen at the Shoreham. said that
organized efforts 20 explore the antarctic
date from the late POS and early eos.
when Europe was beginning TO think that
there were more uses for Australia than
10 make IL the region Of "Undesirables %
THE naVisators of many nations" con-
tinued DIT. Wharton, showed their flags
of the desOlatc shores OF what they sup
posed 10 be the antarctic continent Our
own Commodore Wilkes. in 1910 and there
abOuts. wrote his name large I'm scien-
tiEc annals by his persistent courage
In investigating the southern polar region.
WITHSTAND still remains on the maps i'm
memory Of that famous expedition Of
which he was the head and 10 its most
trying moments the heart It's journals
were published IN many volumes. and
not the least interesting chapters TO The
readers Of that day were those that
described young Australia and fore
Swallowed young AGStralasian empire.
Save for scientific records, the literature
Of the antarctic is not OF large volume
but it includes az least one romance
well worthy 10 be read by those who
love adventure Cooper's "Sea Lions" a
story which carries its character into
the hair-breadth perils of the icy south
The style is so graphic that the reader
almost feels the antarctic chill"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-20

inner lire Of the German imperial court
state that tho radical differences be-
tween tho kaiser and the crown prince
became evident 20 all Onlookcrs when
the latter was still a boy. AT an early
axe his fathers words and deeds seem
ed to jar on the crown prince. When
h. went TO school he wished to pursue
a different course Of studies from that
mapped out for him by his father
When the kaiser tried 10 arouse has
Youthful interest iu battleships and in
ASsyriau Theology young Frederick
William showed no responsive desina to
concern himself with these matters The
Kaiser, on the other hand, who IS an
extremely stern parent had no tolera-
ton for the youthful follies Of his cid
est boy. The kaiser judged his child
ish fallings with a lack Of charity which
implanted a certain bitterness I'M Fred
criclS Williams heart.
DRINKING BOUTS.
This lack Of harmony between
father and son. remarkable as IL was,
was unknown 20 wider circles unlh
tbo Crown Prince Frederick Nllnam
became "a student al the famous Inl-
yereltv OF Bonn. The kaiser, Ike an
other princcs of the house OF hohen-
zolleru. had been a student at Bonn
during his transition from youth y"
manhood. and he had entered INTO
German university life, and paru,,"-
larlv into the drinking habits OF inc
studonts. with unbounded enthusiasm.
Not sd Crown Prince Frederick VIII
liam Among the students who belong
10 the predominant corps az the Ger
man universities. and particularly az
Bonn. there is "a drinking code To
which am of them. and especially new
comers. must conform with rigid one
dience. The students drinking oouH
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-20

, thinks crude. as for example. decor
atiug noses, ears, arms and legs with
u IS probable that The fear of the
great drain which would Dee caused by
The continual Disappearance OF coin
from currency was cause which led
King IoOpold's government 10 con-
tnue tho truck system of payment for
1 $50 many years. The existence of this
danger was proved by the manner Dob
which the natives used the money
made from brass wire They bent tho
mitakos into rings and the ostenta-
fiOus rich covered themselves win
them tu such am extent that thglr
. limbs became extended, nud their
necks stretched up to almost twice
their ordinary size.
SLAVES AS CURRENCY
slaves were tho gold standard Of tho
natives for years. There Has cuntin-
uaI dealing DOB slaves everywhere Boo
tu. Congo for home use, as Hrll as for
export. and hy retail, in small pur-
lions as Wtll as wholesale. IL was
common thing 90 have live slaves
bro sht 90 market and sold pieccmgaL
limb by limb 90 different buyers.
The white traders. Who were settled
iu central Africa before tho fouuda-
zion of tuu Congo state. did NOT Iu-
terrier. with tUo slave trade. but they
set uu au ab0mluable money standard
of tauir own. ono DOB which bottles OF
KIN took the place ui coin.
Thr representative of tho Neither
lands explained This. and defended Do
40 Oh. Conference of Berlin cine
riIr uf drink" hr suIdt 'Wls uud1uht
lIIl established lu commercial USAGE,
according to which spirit. represented
money Iu ca NaN and were The prIu
luaI Inducements of exchange boo the
Congo NH#IH.' Iu. clufurDuC" rrius
o.. interior. with thg sale of gIu, but it
bias -IuO. boon stamped out
NATIVE TRADING
Protestant missionaries Hc.m to
have boon tna nrst who sIu Do tI rlIse
ma natives by means 0f trade ra.y
acted Goa he natives love uf chatter
and traffic. Their plan WAS chat of
barter They opened stIrva and btr-
tered native cloth. holdH brass Or d.r
knives and AN SORTS pf trade goods Tor
buudIuF materials. food and generally
f1r whatever che natives bad .o ell
uf value "a dirty business. said Mrs.
Gnttau Guinness who paw 10 D. uc-
Used m its commencement "hut one
the natives themselves thorou-h.y enc
HUGE PROFITS
BIG ..tu.monts Fpranr up around tHH
mission stations. ANA tha uIr .uuar..s
uldr With Che natives graN lar e
Agcnts of rubber companiea also tntd'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-20

take place at regular interval with
O kind of military discipline that ls
characteristics Of the race, There lS
drinking captain. and his orders
have 90 Doe Obcyed with implicit suhor-
diuation one OF the drinking customs
consists i'm emptying "a huge flagon Of
beer at one draft
The kaiser M his student days con-
formed tu this rule without question.
and poured this alarming quantity of
beer down his throat with a total dis
regard for the innate vulgarity of the
custom. Crown Prince Frederick WIZ
liam rose I'm rebellion against this fool
ish student tradition. He declared that
he liked TO drink beer and that he
enjoyed the revelries i'm the company
OF his fellow students. but he strongly
protested against being compelled 10
pour an the contents Of "A huge jug
down his throat at one distasful gulp.
He was willing TO conform TO all the
noble traditions Of student life, hut
not 10 this one Objectionable feature,
The students in their wrath appealed
direct 20 the kaiser, and William H.
much perturbed iu his mind by the
revolutionary tendencies Of his eldest
son revealed On this rebellion against a
tradition Of centuries iourneyed 10
Boon 10 enforce obedience TO the GUS
tom that had been hallpWed hN lohE
observance. A sharp quarrel between
kaiser and crown prince ensued, ana
the kaiser gained his point crown
Prince Frederick William consented
TO swallow his hagon OF beer al one
draft but the wrong ranked I'm his
mind and tended no widen the rift be-
tween him and his despotc father
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
subsequently. more difference or
opinion developed between the enc
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-20

pcror and his future successor ON ac-
count Of the lattcrs liking for horse
racing. The kaiser entertaius a strong
dislike for horse racing and only APP
pears on the race course twice a.
year-ouce ia Berlin and once at
Hamburg His appearance ON thes oc-
Casions is due only to the Observance
OF "a custom long established. AM owe
iug to the fact that one Of the races
each day Us tp compete for prize
given by himself To demonstrate his
dislike for horse racing the Kaiser
da-hcs up to the course in a. motor
car. enters the royal box just before
THE race for his own prize starts,
watches tho race. Congratulates the
winner ana departs with the same
speed Tho crown prince not only de-
lights iu horse racing, but at an early
age insisted In taking part in wild
military steeplechases In which De
risked his own neck with a. complete
disregard FOR the value Of his august
person.
This pastimc was intensely annoy
ing % the emperor not only on lbs
own merits, but because IL seemed 60
him To- violate that species of divinity
i'm which his own offspring should be
enshrned lu William IFS estima-
ton it brought the future Ger
man emU,rn. down Co the level OF
jockeys and grooms. and was. in adj
ditiou, "a kind Of slight on the kaisers
own taste. one OF the crown princes
mad riding feats brought him into
direct collision with his father. He
rode mp the steep flight OF stone steps
leading 90 the castle of Sans Souci az
Potsdam. and 10y way of punishment
was sentenced by the kaiser 90 three
days detention in his own apartments.
POOR YACHTSMAN
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-20

special correspondence,
n RUSSEBS. Feb. 10-One OF the
X biggest problems which face
ID Belgium now that it has as
stunned control OF the Congo is
he Introduction Of adequate money
supply into the African dependency.
King Leopold endowed the Congo with
% magnificent monetary system-on
paper he established a gold standard
blt mlntod no gold coin and excepting
h0 currency made from brass wire, he
lll very little money of amy SORT lh
ur.l' i1n
Belgium promises 90 change the
Cong. procedure; 90 make the money
system "a reality ana put as lhu,h
money 1s is needed IN circulation lu lts
ae" .1lony That is a bold prom s',
-"r cash amounting to many millions
H needed.
Tho natives know what money is.
lh0y have never been without cur
N1.r ~ some sort These snt3g.s arc
N. lHH.s They understand me li"
u|e ly the white man. They know
Ail nu.ur DO cash payments OF iHr
tOFnIHm me- tax win secure tcf p.i-
HH'IlN 200 AhNInI HNl Iihh l'"
.'.N IIe determined to have. even li
.h. must work flr h. when King
eH.l transferred che Congo HnNri-
..saI" t1 HUlsIum 40. money m ciI'1i' -
N"n. Including bank notes. sIlFDr n'Uk-
"i copper bore % face value OFT
CORNER ON COIN.
IH" money ckod out by English
nm. HnUn tna state accepted Ha l'sII
"I Hae mot always sufficient I'I
N U..is uf traders lu their dHlIns7
.lH .NH state. Tho government 'i-
N'''H Iu the Congo Insist un Al pi1
u." lnr carriage us wei ts sues
'nE made ln Congo coin or s1frI-
40 times there is NOT enough
101 ooluaFc to be- found Boa Bona
NI HaI. cham once tho governor ui
Congo has had 90 Interfere in of-
I'D prevent "a money crlsia, ANA ni -
'Ha officials to accept French mon-
costly 0htinuhlH from Che French
Hu thc other side 0f fhn 90 hl
river AH "a rulr hohtt ei,
sn coin hHs been kept out of thn
Nl'to II Il is siill 10 DO sept Qua me
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-20
King Leopold Institutes
Model Monetary System

Belgian mint must be busy lor % Ions
time 20 come.
puttIue thc needs OF traders aside
fho 5000 600 or SO left iu the Congo hN
King Leopold win hardly bee "a drop lh
the bucket when the government pay
day comes around. The payroll or ih'
Beleiau Colonial office ls enormous.
The department Of agriculture employs
10000 native Workmcn, there are llu."
natives Boo the public force. 5000 ui-
typs are employed regularly uu Oh"
railway works. boz the shpyaris il
IeopoldyIup alone 500 natives are tl-
gagged. many thousands are engaged
ON the state vessels and waterways,
and there are other great departments
served By muiutudcs OF natives.
LABOR TAN
From Cd careful analysis of the Con
go Budget IL uuurl mat oatl OF 40"
ordinary expenses OF the state como
under the head of what nave n',N
called Services from which the ull'n'
derive at least partial utility. Ihe.'
Services are those in which me h'-
lives work and draw pay tnc Nal'l
al Domain Tor example, the NnlH
iug of which cost the state over >l-l.
600 In 1906 while the natives were Hl'I
HborIue uu Do under Cumpulslou of Ih'
labor tax. and paid boo kind, inc pHhll.
force which costs &l,l00OOh ana 10.
naval service which costs over fi'..
OOO
Fram tha foundation Of tho stat. i'
1905. lts total outlay exclusive ui 'h
fraOrdinlry expenditure, amounted I'D
t..HlHlI 10. Df thls SUM uNor ti'
600 was uaid Go the natives uI OK
pended uu works ol immediate "..
ft t1 them This Was tho actual ''.'
Iu cash to the state. Tho cash Ml
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-20

MIX Feb 11.-Thero exists a.
= ',...,. hostility between Tho Ger
x ,-proror and his oldest son,
- .. crown Prince FrcdcricN
sa, is one Of the most re-
f.atrfcs OF the present criti-
..,r,- boz the Fathcrllnd. Not
o' .fyaIry and even hostility
.a I-ftcr and dls nrr art
,. now. ON the contrary. they
..r .a.iccabIc for many long
,.f fret at present they arc at-
o.. ,t.cn,io0 thHH a-u.l
..-r aa,D an iup1rtrt uo''-
airing 600 t1o crisis ,aru-h
.., d.. many e passing.
d.. ,-. OF do, unhappy traditions
....t .Io...a1rrr. that h.t-
.,.t .........t ...t.,....,
s.. .H''
.euug father nd lnc sou waite
.r. ruylI succession. 100 %
tt. ..r,,ff. .,vIsfs ian
ra.H A.-
fr1st 1Il monai, ma" countries ~
r fhp occupant of the throne and
i. ,.. 81. ,.,fff,. r,r bf.. death
Oh. n"" No..
f stem into JUS 'Aal''H l'''''''''' '''"
,,s'rv between father ANA eldest
boon more marked jon the
" , -
urI house '' i'"'' ..''', "''
... existing dNua t\- The .aI' i..u-
F..f.rigk urcu crown prince
...nent'y was in opposition fo hi7
ahcr william j. "''" %" '". P'
..D elements iu uae country ids'1
- r.grs of future reform Du lhr
or , man who was known
$500.
- tctcst with an nus H'"'N '"' i,-
..nouarr policy counienancea ana
.,tsInad by his imperial father.
.I.or lstcrt bostuit,. al.
-'NI'i.
Ways cNieIeu o''N''' ''' p'''''' M
.r8rd his father To ls notorious thal
Ill.,. la.a.r although he INDUCES Bon
a. worship of ancestry almost TO the
.sme extent as the Chinese, never
.ur.fr- bis father. Emperor Fred'f-
.s but only his grandfather Elh-
rnor william LIN ms pupic speeent-.
nrne the carrier years OF ms Ielku
there were many .lslnie Hiu',.t.iV..7
1is irtlo leeli'k 49," ,.aI'. ~ ,,,-.,,,'
there "eIe ne 80 ~ .a,5fatb
.'-ie'" .l.,-5-4 49, lg" ir5oc,- al
-. ~ oortai, roted CO.
iioN. 49,. 49, ~ deer dlefe,,or ip
aH o.g vViuism IN because he
,icture gloriryiug his faith
Fw,eror Frederick, with "a kind
.tsio FOUND his head.
.-....,..-.,. ....,....r.,
plFtI-l'ENL I'M E'i'-A-'i ~ l'7'
.r,.,- ia tbus primarily. a hereditary
.,.r f.,- M serious differences that
arisen .t various times and still
. batreen the kaiser and his pre-
--,rti,a successsor. But there are
..-g other reasons. Father and son
ss mike a.s two men possibly can
o. M kaiser IL an excitable. tempest
....,s ras-lonate man: the crown prince
E. ....1I,. bllanced and reasonable. The
....a- Is a dreafncr and an ldealist.
... sr5,,u prince As eminently practical
..5 has a profound contempt for an
..rifast8tious OF a fantastic magma
r.n. The kaiser Is deeply religious ana
wace without any tendency toward
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-20

Is Yachting. was unable Goo excite any
enthusiasm in his eldest sons breast
for this nautical form of sport How
clgr ho drove the crown prince In
buy n Yacht On which he could tlle
part iu the races at the kiel regatta,
with The result that tho crown prince.
unable to accustom himself 20 handl-
ing his craft. having neither Interest
nor inclination for the occupation,
came In last iu every race except the
bu. bon which be C1psizcd, owing % a.
total disregard OF AN the rules of
scamanship. The kaiser, who IS keenlF
DESTROYS of raising Watching Co the
same hiuh level 100 Germany as Sc is
iu England. was chagrined beyond
measure by his eldest sons laud'ah-
berry exhibition.
uBAHATIC TASTES DIFFER
similar discrepancies arose In the re-
spsctlyo dramatic tastes Of the kaiser
and the crown prince. The emperor
admircs the serious drama and de-
lights iu seeing plays with "a moral
Heavy operas and solemn plays da
respectable as they are tedious attract
him 60 such an extent that he is cdpd-
bile Of going 90 see them time after
time The crown prince, by way OF
contrast. delights in light oom dy,
musical uantomimos and melodrima
MS visits 10 the llvelest and most
frivolous theatcrs i'm Berlin are rec
corded at frequent intervals during
the winter season. on one famous oc-
casiou Doe dared 90 60 and see an ANTE
military play entitled Jena on sedan,
In which an the abuses and manifold
cJrruptiOus and revolving features uf
contemporary German military ME
were portrayed by the author H0I0r-
Iein. with relentless realism. NeAt
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-20

BIr s0ttirmonts apraur up around tH"
mission stations. ana the uIs 0Har
Undo With ih. natives rraN ar e
Agents ol rubber c0mpsniea also tIad-
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-30

orally embrace the bcs. the market
affords
For many years she did business in
a small store room on the East side OF
Main street but now she has moved
TO the opposite side of the same street
and has the advantages of a large,
well lighted, and well appointed store
room.
Her assistants are polite and atten-
tive. take great pleasure in showing
goods, and their manner of doing so
makes it positive pleasure to do bu-
siness with them.
This store supplies long felt want
of Farmvillc, and i'm our opinion rem
ders it unnecessary that the ladies of
the town or of the surrounding coun-
try should be required longer to CO.,
or send TO other places to supply their
wants in such things as this store has
to offer when they can visit it, make
their selection i'm person, and save the
cost of railroad fares and hotel bills.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-30
MRS.L.L. KEISTER
No. 225 West Main Street.
Headquarters for Dry Goods, Notions,
Fancy Goods and Ladies Goods
Generally.

Mrs. l.. L. Keister began business
in Farmville some sixteen years ago,
and has been actively engaged in it
ever since.
Her store may be said to be wo-
mans Mecca for the town. She early
established a reputation for good taste,
and fair dealing and the ladies' of town
and country 90 to her not only to buy
goods, but to get good suggestions.
With every coming and going sea-
son, she visits in person the larger
business centers, examines carefully
what the season has to offer, and then
selects those things which in her best
judgment are best suited to the wants
of a patronage which she has studied
carefully and well for many years.
She has recently returned from this
seasons trip, and is satisfied that she
is prepared to offer the best line OF
goods she has ever purchased.
Special attention is called to the
dress goods of the season. and in this
connection, would mention that she
has i'm her employment an accom-
plished dress-maker, a genuine artist
in that particular department of work.
Her notions have been selected with
great care, and her fancy goods gen
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-30

mills are located on three of the lead
ing railway lines of the country, the
Norfolk and Western the Southern,
and the Virginian and this means that
they have the advantage of the lowest
transportation rates. They now con-
troll sixty million feet of stumpage,
which is made up OF the choicest quail
ity of yellow pine and hard woods.
This stumpage is being constantly added
to, and no timber of choice kind and
of good location escapes their eye.
During the recent and long continued
money panic their forces were kept in
full employment and the work suffered
no abatement. Their commanding and
capacious planning mill at Green Bay is
supplied with all modern-day conven-
fences and appliances, and is turning
ont daily, finished products Of the fin
est sort. They make a specially of
oak car stock and yellow pine framing
and box boards, and are ready to sup
ply all demands whether the orders
are large or small, and in prompt time.
The section of Virginia in which the
Company operates, furnishes the very
best quality of timber known to the
Southern market, and with experts to
select it they are sure to get the very
best
Mr.. c. j. Shelburne, the Treasurer
and General Manager Of the Company
has made the timber business his life
work, and being in active and person
al charge of the affairs of the Company
means that they are receiving careful
and intelligent attention.
Its President, Mr.. Frank Stevens, is
one of the most accomplished business
man and financiers of the State, while
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-30
The SheIburn
Lumber Co., Inc.
Headquarters Green Bay
Virginia.
Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers in
Yellow Pine and Hard Woods.

Messrs. c. J. and T p. Shelburne
came to Green Bay six years ago and
operated one saw mill for about two
years, and did it successfully.
July /, 1905, Mr.. c. J. Shelburne
organized the Shelburne Lumber Co.,
Inc. with the following officers, Mr..
Frank Stevens, Pres, Mr.. A. Lynch
Ward Vice Pres, Mr.. c. j. Shelburne,
Treas. and General Manager, Mr. }. +.
Taylor, Secretary.
The Company was Incorporated Jan.
/. 1906, and has been doing a growing
and successful business since the date
of its incorporation. The officers in
charge are progressive business men
well known the State over. They have
mastered the details of the work they
have in charge, keep in close touch
with the markets of the world, and are
constantly adding to their holdings
wherevervaluab'e timber may be found.
They are now operating ten saw mills
with aggregate capacity of one hundred
and fifty thousand feet a day. Then
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-30
Onions 10 The Fore.

Treasurer Pauett says Others ma,
stick to- lettuce culture but as for me
and mime we are -oing to grow onions 81
On the 10Th dat of December late in
tHe SEASON he planted Il rows in his
-wien SD feet n length, and has al
ready Sold SIS worth from the patch
and CON identity lpccts torcalize Sl25.
iic bias paid out IS i'm the venture and
Is satisfied with .ae investment
0a recent m rning clad i'm over
abs he rolled wheclbarrow filled
w'h his pets, down our Main Street.
and while the buys guyed him. offer.
n- 10 hire his ne wheel draw. he
"om 0n his wa, rejoicing. and with
i'. ar of ID con lerer.
u'd'ns and uce are touching el-
bows. forging e. me front and victory
already assur