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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29
REVIEW Of 1909, THE WONDER Y[AR
Discovery Of the North Pole.
Usherine In Of the FIyinq
Age . Progress Made on the
Panama Canal. :: :: ::

ker's affidavits discrediting DIR. Cook
the society prepared to change its YER
dict and to proclaim Peary as the dis
scoverer' of the pole To cap all was
the decision of the University of Co
penhagen that Cook presented no proof
that he had been to the pole.
The one regrettable feature of the
affair is that SO great an achievement
should have been clouded by contro-
versy. This is all the more unfortu-
nate since Peary, the real hero of the
situation, if Cooks claims fall, was
drawn into the dispute and aroused
criticism for time by what We're re-
garded as unchivalrous attacks on his
rival. From the polar fog surrounding
the affair emerge two figures, each SUI
preme in it's own feld-one the verita-S
BILE discoyerer of the north pole, the
other the most astounding and monu-
mental faker in history.
AS for Peary, his fame is secure in
any event His is a romantic and in
spring story-twenty three years of
effort toward one goal, during which
he made eight successive voyages and
faced untold hardships and dangers,
finally to be crowned by complete sue
cess. The achievement and the quail
tiles it revealed not only dignity the
name of American, but that of man.
Nor is this the only polar achieve
ment of the year. On Feb. 10 Lieuten-
ant r. H. Shackleton Of the British
navy-reached a point only III miles
from the south pole. which was much
nearer than either apex Of the; earth
had been approached before that time.
Peary's discovery occurred one month
and half later.
Other Scientific Triumphs.
The year also ushered in the flying
age. The fight of Louis Bleriot across
the English channel; the Rheims air.
ship meet, in which the chief prize
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29
Trapping In Wabash Valley

Trapping is good in the Wabash bot
toms this year, and several fine catches
have been made Irwin Williams the
other afternoon brought to Carmi, Ind,
500 worth of furs which he had trap
ped In three days. His finest catch
consisted of seven minks. The traps
were set near brush heap, where the
animals were seen at play one day,
and the next morning the seven were
found fast IN the traps. The seven
mink hides brought $50. Thousands
OF muskrats have been caught, and
opossnms are also falling prey to the
traps OF the fur hunters. The indus
try IS q lucrative one. and many trap.
pers are making $40 each night
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29
AROUND WORLD IN TUB.

90
Two italians Recently Reached London
on Their Novel Journey.
The two italians who are rolling
around the world in a tub recently
passed through London.
For prize of $4,000 Artillus and
Eugene, Italian artisans, started from
their native town to roll around the
earth in their specially built tub, earn
Ing their living as they went by sell
ing pictorial postcards and exhibiting
their tub. This is a marvellous affair.
fitted with an interior arrangement for
riding, sleeping and cooking. One man
rides while the other rolls him, but
when hills are to be negotiated both
have to push.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29
Comprehensive and Brief De.
scription Of Its Most Impor.
tant Events $. Renowned For
Its Great Accomplishments. ::
Bv JAMES A. EDGERToN.

~ writing histories there is no
end. Everybody writes history
these days except the historians.
They write military campaigns
and court gossip. When the profess
sional historians forget the kings and
warriors and remember mankind they
may begin writing history also.
For the newspaper man to write his
tory, however, is like changing from
the fresh bread that mother used to
bake to the stale variety we sometimes
buy out of the bakeries. To him
everything is ancient history that
happened day before yesterday. 1t is
leaving the living for the dead. But
to write a review Of such a wonder
year as 1909 is sufficiently alive, even
if it is the telling Of an old story.
In one aspect 1909 was itself me-
mortal, a reminder Of things that were.
1t was a cluster of centenaries, an
echo of 1909, "the year of genius" Yet
as events turned out 1909 was more
celebrated in its own right than in
what it recalled. In discovery, in
aeronautics and in political progress it
made it's deep and lasting mark.
Peary Reaches the Goal.
The year 1909 will be remembered
through all the ages as that on which
human being first reached the north
pole. This had been the goal Of ex-
plorers for centuries. On April 6 Com
mander Robert E. Peary, accompanied
by Matt Henson and several Eskimos,
nailed the stars and stripes to the apex
Of the world, and the last great terra
-incognita, OF, rather, aqua incognita,
for the pole is in the midst Of a frozen
sea, was reached. A few days before
Peary emerged with his momentous
news Dr.. Frederick A. Cook, another
American explorer who had been in
the arctic regions for more than a
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29
How to Cure Skin Diseases.

This is the question that has batfied
the medical profession for centuries.
A great many medicines have been ex-
plotted for the cure of skin diseases
without much success. Most of these
remedies were salves or greasy lotions.
While they might give temporary re-
lief they did not have the power to de-
stroy the germ life that causes the di-
sease. You can now obtain from Mr..
Pfefferle the druggist, a clean, vegeta-
BILE liquid remedy for external use that.
will give prompt relief and permanent
~ cure eczema and every form Of skin.
or scalp disease. This remedy, which
is known as ZEMO cures by drawing
to the surface of the skin, and destroy
ing the germ life that causes the di-
sease. It can beused freely on infants,
Mr.. Pfefferle says ZEMO gives the best
satisfaction of any medicine he has
ever sold for the treatment of all di-
seases Of the skin or scalp. "a
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29
A MERCHANT OF FEE.

description of His Rise and His ieno-
G minious Fall. $3.50
- The merchants of Fee are to be
ound all over Morocco In due course
Iii Mahmoud launches out into bust
less On a large scale. He prospers
Exceedingly and presently purchases
! black female slave to assist his wife
n her duties. Ali Mahmoud takes a
house in the Medina quarter of Fee.
overlooking the pleasant olive groves.
in course of time be buys two more
Ties and is fairly set up as house
l0IGer. So
When his first daughter is born
there is great rejoicing. The baby is
Immediately stained all over it's little
body with henna and then smeared
literally with butter and wrapped in
WOODEN cloths. On the seventh day
these. are removed, and the child is
washed for the first time When the
girl has reached her first year her
head is shaved, leaving a little tuft by
which Mohammed could catch her up
to heaven if he were so disposed. In
her seventh year her hair has grown
long again. She is then yelled, and
her proud father sets about looking
ssra husband for her. 1t is still the
4ftom to betroth children from in
fancy. ...."
:: Ali Mahmoud prospers, and, save for
a few domestic troubles, his life runs
smoothly. In the evenings Ali will sit
and smoke in the bosom Of his family.
jOn Thursdays and Saturdays he Wis.
Its his friends They pass the time
in simple games of cards or in listen
ing to the weird efforts of itinerant
musicians. Our merchant gets stout
as he approaches middle age One day
his world tumbles about him. Such is
the uncertainty of fate in Morocco.
he was serving in his shop when
the customer suddenly raised his voice
and cried out that he was getting false
weight. The accusation was terrible,
alAli vehemently protested his in
noeence. 1t was an arranged charge
by an enemy of the merchant, who
phiiosophically bowed his head with
the saying: "Kismet! Mine enemy has
found me, and the serpent requires
milk" The arbitrator are called, and,
having been bribed previously, they
find Mahmoud guilty and sentence
him to the usual punishment melted
iout to givers of false weights. He is
dragged to the southern wall Of the
}city, to place where tall gibbet is
feyected. By the irony of fate it is
I Thin sight Of his own house. A rope
made fast to his right wrist and
;hoisted up until his toes can just touch
the ground Here he is left till sun
set. The idlers jeer at him, and the
:gamins of the quarter pelt him with
stones and refuse At shutdown his
friends carry him home, poor, bruis-
ed and sensGess body. Broken and
disgfaced, this ended his career as a
respectable Merchant. Morocco Cor.
London Graphic.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29

year, rushed forth and electrified all
civilized lands by the statement that
he had attained the pole on April 81,
1908 Skepticism appeared in certain
quarters from the first, but the general
public accepted Cooks word Peary,
whose announcement of his own at
tainment Of the ninetieth degree was
never questioned, added to the doubt
as to Cook by cabling that his rival was
an impostor who had handed the public
a "gold brick" Nevertheless Cook had
his supporters, received university de
grees and honors from king and people
In Denmark, the first land at which he
touched. had an enthusiastic reception
on his return to New York and was
greeted by large and profitable houses
On lecture tour which he immedi-
ately made Of most of the large cities
OF the United States. In the meantime
Peary and his companions published
their detailed charges against Cook.
the chief point Of which was that
Cooks own Eskimos had repudiated
him and said that he went but little
way north and was never out OF sight
OF land Shortly afterward Edward
N. Barrin, Cooks sole companion in a
previous ascent 9f Mount Mckinley,
said in a sworn affidavit that neither
Of them had been nearer than fourteen
miles to the top 81 that mountain. Still
later sea pilot and an Insurance bro
kef IN New York swore that they had
assisted the doctor and Fabricated as
Economical observations covering his
polar trip at the time he was preparing
his records to send to the Copenhagen
university. At this time Cook had for
warded his papers to the Danish sci
entists and mysterionsly disappeared.
! Settling the Controversy.
Meanwhi the National Geographic
society had examined Commander
Peary's records and had voted him a
medal as having reached" the pole,
Tins leaving the question Of Cooks al
legged priority still to be decided. After
the publication Of the pilots and bro
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29

was taken by Glenn Fl. Curtiss, an
American; the exploits of the Wright
brothers, Wilbur circling the statue
Of Liberty and Grants tomb at New
York and Orville ascending to a height
of LOGO feet in Germany, and the cross
country trips Of Count Zeppelin in his
Immense dirfgible, carrying as many as
twenty seven passengers, to say moth
ing Of numerous feats almost as re-
markable by these and other aviators,
have awakened mankind to the con-
seriousness that a new mode Of travel
Is here and that the dream Of the ages
has come true.
Indeed, this makes two dreams that
have come true, for the hope Of reach
ing the earth's farthest north had also
been before mems sleeping and waking
vision for centuries, and now a third
dream Is on the way to fulfllment-
that Of wedding the Atlantic and Pa
cifc oceans True, the Panama canal
had its inception before 1909 and will
reach its completion after 1909, yet it
was during this year that President
Elect Taft visited the isthmus and
formally opened the Pacific end of the
big ditch, and it was during this year
that some Of the most gratifying prog
ress was made on the work and a
definite date was fixed when it would
be finished and thrown open to naviga-
tion
These constitute a trinity of great ac-
cOmplis three Of the greatest
In the scientific and industrial field. It
is a cause not for boosting, but, rather,
for gratitude, that they were all done
by Americans The north pole was
discovered by an American, the aero
plane was invented by Americans, and
the Panama canal IS being built BY.
Americans.
Scarcely less remarkable as engineer
ing feats were the trolley and railroad
tunnels opened under the Hudson river
at New York and the Gunnison irriea
ton tunnel opened by President Taft.
Politically the year has been mo-
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29
Deeply Interested.

Said She-Oh, I'm just awfully In
,terested in baseball have cousin
who belongs)to a college bunch
Said He-Indeed! And what posi-
ton does he play?
Said she-We1l, forget just now
whether he's knocker or stopper.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29
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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29

Take hint, do your own mixing. Rough
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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29
No Backache or Kidneu Pains

IF you have pains in the hack, urinary.
bladder or kidney trouble, dizziness and
lack of energy, try Mother Gray's Aastraii-
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lator it has no equal. At Druggists, or by
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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29
Her one Regret

Her One Regret.
The Bride-Oh, darling, our honey
moon was just the loveliest ever.
The Groom-It certainly was. dear.
est"
The Bride-And have only one re-
greet may never have the pleasure
OF going through another.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29
Shall We Tan Your Hide?

The average Stock Raiser hardly req III
zes the va1us of COW, steer and horse hides
when converted into fur coats, robes and
rugs. Get the new illustrated catalog Of
the Crosby Tristan Fur Co., Rochester, N,
J. twill be revelation to you. And
Crosby pa IS the freight.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29

Her Tongue Wouldn't Slip.
Vera-Oh, Jack, let's stop. / don't
want to go any higher.
Jack-But you won't be able to say
you've been to the top.
Vera-Oh, yes, I shall-Pathfinder.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29

The long indoor life Of winter makes
the blood weak, the system easily
catches cold and disease. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea is the greatest
winter remedy; prevents colds and di-
sease; keeps you well all winter. IS
cents, Tea or Tablets. Pioneer Drug
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29

We pay high price for Hides and
f.urs: Sell guns and traps cheap.
Northwestern Hide and Fur Co, Min
neapolis, MINI SIZE
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29

= It's worth while asking Hickory"
Brand Rubbers and Overshoes. They
are long wearing always giving sat
isfaction. Ask your dealer. st. Paul
Rubber Co. Distributors. 45tf
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29
Solo and Guaranteed by
Eugene A. Pfefferle
last MIGHT He Called.

Last Night He Called.
They had been sitting in the lighted
parlor with the chaperon when he
leaned over and whispered:
Darling
Yves. DEAR
IL
Go on, dear!''
I'm going to propose"
Gracious! This is so sudden.
Going to propose that we go out
on the dark porch and see if we can
sight Mars. You know that planet
IS interesting these days"
And right there and then she In
simulated that he could get his hat
and cane.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29

mentOuS In some foreign countries and
&c least notable at home The chief
event was the dethronement Of Abdul
Hamid II. in Turkey: and the triumph
ofsdemocratic ideals and constitution
government. Scarcely less important
from the standpoint Of progress is the
British budget fight, which may speed
lily result i'll revenue reforms, home
rule for Ireland and the practical aboli-
ton Of the house of lords. In France
the anti clerical NOV ement has gone
on, even though it's former leader
Premier Clemenceau, has been deposed
from power. Other foreign events of
more than passing note were the avert
ing of threatened war in the Balkans,
the assassination of Prince Ito. the
japanese representative in Korea; the
Qualification Of Joan of Arc, the death
of King leopold Of Belgium, a ruler,
who had gained almost as unsavory
a reputation as Abdul Hamid, and the
execution Of Professor Francesca Fer
rer, Spanish liberal, which event
raised a storm of protest throughout
the world and drove the Spanish min
lStrys from power.
The New Administration.
In America the chief political events
We're the transfer Of the presidency
from Theodore Roosevelt to William
Fl. Taft and the passage Of the Payne
Aidilch bill, the first revision of the
tariff III twelve years. From its in
fuence on the future, one of the most
notable features Of the tariff fight was
the development of the '.insurgent''
group of senators and representatives
in tie Republican party, a movement
/ that still exists in the regular session,
although the tariff bill is long since
law. Another outgrowth Of the new
administration is conflict over the
: Roosevelt policy Of conservation of nat
ural resources and is popularity known
as the Pinchot-Ballinge controversy,
consisting in the main of charges that
the secretary Of the interior is per-
hitting valuable coal lands and water
power sites to pass from the control of
the government into that of private
capitalists. The most recent political
event of note was the decision of the
United States circuit court dissolving
the Standard Oil trust.
The year has seen the gradual re-
sumption of prosperity and has been
gratifyingly free from serious natural
disasters or financial failures. The
Cherry mine horror in the United
States and the Monterey food in Mex
leo have been the chief catastrophes.
In the labor world there have been
minor strikes, but no serious disturb
ance except that at McKees Rocks,
Pa. The gravest event Of the year to
! labor was the confirmation of the jail
sentences for contempt of court against
Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell and
Frank Morrison, the three chief Off
Gals of the American federation.
American naval annals have record
ed the completion Of the notable battle
ship cruise around the world, the COM
missioning of the first American Dread
noughts, the Delaware and North Da-
kota, and the reforms which may mean
the practical ending Of the naval ring
in Washington
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29
Aliens Lung Balsana

& Aliens Lung Balsam
will cure not only a fresh cold, but one of
those stubborn coughs that usually hang
on for months. Give it trial and prove
its worth. 2sc, SOC and $i.OO. 4S-51
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29
From Festival to Death.

The year has been rich in celebra-
lions. Centenaries have been held Of
the birth Of Lincoln, Darwin, Tenny
son, Poe, Holmes, Gladstone and 9th
ers and of the death Of Thomas Paine
The Alaska ukon- Pacific exposition,
the Hudson-Fulton celebration, the ter
centenary of the discovery Of Lake
Champlain, the Portola festival and
others have made 1909 gala time in
America
= Death likewise has been busy. 1t is
impossible to give more than a few
names Of famous ones who have pass
ed, but they have belonged to all de-
partments Of human effort-in litera-
tuFe, Algernon Charles SWinburne,s
George Meredith, Edward Everett
Hale and Richard Watson Glider; in
opera and the drama, Heinrich Con-
ried, Coquelin and Modjeska; in the
military and navy, Admirals Rojest-
yensky and Cervera. General Henry c..
Corbin, General e. NJ MeCook and
General O. o. Howard; in public af-
fairs, Carroll D. Wright, Ethan A..
Hitchcock. Governor John A. Johnson
and Justice Rufus w. Peckham; in
journalism, Theodore Barth, Colonel A.
X. Mcclure, Albert Pulitzer and w. NJ.
Lafan; in finance, Henry 81. Rogers
and Edward 81. Hartman; in other
fields, Rev. Theodore Cuyler, Lord Ri
pom, Professor Simon NeWcomb, Will
liam Lloyd Garrison, Baron Tweed
mouth and Cesare Lombroso
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29

description of His Rise and His igno-
~ nninious Fall. 1901
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-14
POE FOUND NOT
GUILTY OF CHARGE
PEACH GROWERS IN VICINITY OF
GADSDEN REPORT THAT THE
CROP WILL BE SHORT THIS SEA-
SON-QUALlTY is GOOD.

Gadsden, May Especial. AFTER be-
ing out II hours, the jury in the Poe case
yesterday returned a verdict of Not
guilty" The case was hard fought by
the state to the end, but the evidence ev-
identity did not impress the jury to the
extent of excluding all reasonable doubt.
Poe was charged with the murder of w.
H. Hawkins last Christmas.
The North Alabama Real Estate COM
pany today filed papers of incorporation
with the probate judge The capital stock
of the company is fixed at $1,000, and the
incorporators are S. e. Jordan, president;
r. E. Grace. secretary and treasurer, and
]. j. Basket, general manager The COM
pany will do a general real estate bust
ness in this city.
AS reported by the local growers. the
peach crop in this section will be very
light. The quality of the fruit promises
to be good, and the demand will no doubt
make the price satisfactory. According
to the estimates made by the growers
themselves, there will be not more than
one-fourth the crop from the local or
chards that there was last year. The
Elliott orchard, which Is the largest in
this part of the state, will be practically
a failure. The output from the Baker,
Showers and Ewing orchards will be less
than % cars.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-14
NEWS OF MONTEuALLO.
Mrs. Palmer Is Recipient of Valuable
Present.

Montevallo, May 13-(Special. Mrs.
Thomas Waverly Palmer, president of the
Josiah Gorgas chapter, U. D. c., was
the recipient recently of an interesting
piece of property for the chapter, a gavel
made of wood from the old Gorgas home,
which L. N. Majors bought In Brierfield
and reconstructed in Montevallo. The
gavel was made for Mrs. d. l.. Wilkinson
and by her presented to the chapter
j. l.. McConougby has returned from a
visit to his children in Atlanta.
The Shivers residence, recently bought
by the Montevallo Methodist church, is
being moved and WILL as soon as possible,
be remodeled for a parsonage.
Mrs. James Alexander Moore is visiting
her parents in Jasper.
Mothers Day was celebrated with ap-
propriate services in the Methodist church
at IL o. clock yesterday. Written invita-
lions had been issued to all the mothers
of that denomination and some others,
and all the Sunday school pupils had been
requested to wear a white flower in
honor of the best mother that ever lived
your own" The programme consisted
of organ prelude, old hymns by the con-
gregation, solo, Mothers Prayer" by
Miss Annie Dee Lampey, recitations by
Misses Helen Wndham, Lily Bowling,
Gladys Hendrick and Master Frank Peter
son, responsive Scripture readings, and
short sermon by the pastor, Rev. r. A.
bowling.
Rev. q. A. Bowling has returned from
a ten days visit to middle and south
Alabama.