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. YER the newly discovered coast
lines was written Bradley Land,
in honor of John r. Bradley.
tho bopafoctor of tho oyrp6

polar gateway to It's sweep OF the
northern ice at midnight. From the
end of the polar night late IN Febru-
ary to the first of the double days and
midnight suns we had forced a trail
| through darkness, blood hardening
temperature and over leg breaking IT.
regularities of an unknown world OF
ice to an area 200 miles from the pole.
The Midnight Sun.
Now we had the SUI Enthusiastically
ut midnight, and it's new glory was
quite all incentive to our life of SHY
ers. Observations on April 3 placed
camp at latitude Sc degrees 81 min
utes, longitude 81 degrees 9 minutes.
In spite Of what seemed like long
marches we had advanced only LOG
miles in nine days. Much Of u hard
work was lost in circuitous twists
around troublesome pressure lines and
high, irregular fields Of very old ice.
The drift ice was throwing us to the
east with sufficient force to give US
some anxiety, but with eyes closed to
danger and hardships the double days
Of fatigue aud glitter quickly followed
one another.
The temperature, ranging between
| SO and 46 degrees below zero f., kept
persistently heal the freezing point OF
mercury, and. though the perpetual
sun gave light and color to b cheer
less wastes, we were not impressed
with any appreciable sense of warmth.
Indeed. the sunbeams seemed to make
the frost Of the air pierce with a more
painful sting.
There was a weird play Of orgies,
seemingly most impressive at this
| time-clouds Of steam rose from the
frozen seas. In marching over the
golden glitter snow scalds the face,
while the nose Is bleached with frost.
The sun rose into zones of fire and set
into burning fields Of Ice, but with
main we breathe the chill Of death.
In camp a grip Of the knife left pain
full burns from cold metal. 10 the
frozen finger the water was hot. With
wine spirits the fire was lighted, while
oil delighted the stomach. In dreams
heaven was hot. the other place was
cold. All nature was false. We SEEM
ed to be nearing the chilled fame OF a
new hades. In our hard life there
was nothing genuinely warm. The
c~ongenial appearances were all decep-
ton, but death offered only cold COM
fort. There was no advantage In sui
eide.
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~ YER the newly discovered coast
lines was written Bradley Land,
~ in honor of John r. Bradley.
the benefactor of the expedi-
ton. AS we passed north Of this land
there was nothing substantial upon
which to fix the eye.
There was at no time q perfectly
clear horizon, but the weather was
good enough to permit frequent nauti-
cal observations. The course was lined
on uninteresting blank sheets, but
there were elusive signs of land fire.
Iqueut enough to keep up an exploring
enthusiasm.
Thus day after day the marches
were forced. the incidents and the po-
sitions were recorded, but the adven-
lures were promptly forgotten in the
mental bleach Of the next days effort.
The night Of April I was made notable
by the swing of the sun ut midnight.
For a number of nights it made grim
faces at us In it's setting. A teasing
mist, drawn as q curtain over the
northern sea at midnight, had given
curious advantages for celestial stag
ing: settling into this haze. we were
unable to determine sharply the ad-
vent Of the midnight sun, but here was
a spectacular play which interested us
immensely.
Now the great bulk was drawn out
egg shaped. with horizontal lines
drawn through it. Again it was press
ed into a basin with flaming fires,
burning behind a curtain of frosts;
blue at other times, it appeared like a
huge vase, and it required very little
Imagination to see purple and violet
flowers.
The change was often like magic,
but the last display was invariably a
face-distorted faces Of men or n
mails were made to suit Il fancy.
We had therefore followed the suns
northward advance-from its first peep
at midday above the south ice of the
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North of Bradley Land.
Amazing Sensations Of
DR.. Cook and His Two
Companions - ~
NINTH ARTICLE]

We should have enjoyed this curious
experience, but with endless bodily
discomforts, combined in aching mus
cles and an overbearing languor, there
could be no real joys from the glories
of nature. The pleasure was reserved
for Il later retrospect.
We nov changed our working hours
from day to night, beginning usually
at 10 and ending at I. The big march
es and prolonged hours Of travel with
which fortune favored us earlier were
no longer possible. Weather condi-
tons were more important in deter
mining the days run than the hands
Of the chronometers.
When the storms threatened the
start was delayed, and in strong blows
the march was shortened. but in one
way or another we usually found a
few hours in each turn of the dial dur
ing which a march could be forced be-
tween winds. 1t mattered little wheth'
err we travelled night or day-all hours
and ali days were alike to us-for we
had no accustomed time of rest, no
Sundays, no holiday, no landmarks OF
mileposts to pass. To advance and ex-
pend the energy accumulated during
one sleep at the cost of u pound OF
pemmican was the one sole aim III
life.
The observations Of April II gave
latitude 81 degrees 20 minutes. longt'
tude 95 minutes 10 seconds. The pack
disturbance of Bradley Land was less
and less noted in the northward move
ment. The fields became heavier. lar
GER and less crevassed. Fewer trou-
blesome old foes and less crushed new
ice were encountered. With the I'm
proved conditions the fire Of a racing
spirit came for a brief spell.
Passing Highest Reach.
We had now passed the highest
reaches Of all our predecessors and
had gained the inspiration of the far
thest north for ourselves. The time
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was at hand, however, to consider ser!,
ously the necessity Of an early return.
Nearly half Of the food allowance
had been used. In the long marches
supplies had been more literally used
than anticipated, and now our dog
teams were much reduced in numbers.
A hard necessity had forced the cruel
law Of the survival of the %fittest, for
the less useful dogs were fed to the
steady working survivors. Owing to
the food limits and the advancing sea-
son we could not prudently continue
the outward march a fortnight longer.
We had dragged ourselves 300 miles
over the polar sea in t~wenty-four days.
Including delays and detours, this gave
an average Of nearly thirteen miles
daily on an air line in our course.
There remained an unknown line of
100 miles before our ambitions could
be satisfied. The same average ad-
vance which we had made on the pack
would take us to the pole in thirteen
days. There were food and fuel enough
to risk this adventure.
Work and Observations.
In the diary Of the succeeding days
doings there appear numerous tabu-
lations of work and observations. In
the new cracks the thickness of the
ice was measured. The water was ex-
amined for life. The technical details
for the making and breaking Of Ice
were studied, and some attention was
given to the altitude of uplifted and
submerged irregularities.
Atmospheric, surface water and ice
temperatures were taken. the barome'
ter was noted, the cloud formations,
weather conditions and ice drifts were
tabulated. There was a continuous
routine of work which does not appear
here. 1t belongs to the specific details
Of the history Of the exploration
which will appear in the later publica'
tion Of scientific data.
This work, like the effort Of the foot
in the daily drive of duty, became
more or less automatic and does not
at any time enter as ar. active part OF
the story. AS we now .un along over
seemingly endless fields Of ice the
physical appearances come under a
careful scrutiny. l watched daily fol-
possible signs of dangerous failure II
strength, for serious disability now
meant q fatal termination.
A disabled man could neither con
tinue nor return. but every eHamina'
, ton gave another reason TO push hi
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Masters Sale.
The State of South Carol
COUNT OF %ARBEvILIE
Court of Common : leas

+ Court of Common : leas
J. L. Pruitt, Plaintiff, against {
Pruitt, Allie L. Clinkscales,
Kittie L. Rush, Defendants.
By authority Of a Decree OF Sal
the Court of Common Pleas for T.
Vile County, IN said State. Maa
the above stated case, viii CITE
sale, at Public Outcry, at Abbeyf1
H, s. G., on Salesday in Febrnara
D. 1910, within the legal hours o
the following described land, to
All that tract or parcel of land sit
lying and being in Abbeville Col
in the State aforesaid, c0nta
TWO (2) Acres, more or less
bounded by f. l.. Reid, Estate q
E.. H.. Edwards and others, being
late residence Of Ms. Mary Ettae
tit. deceased, in the town of
West, 8. q.
Also, all that tract or parcel OF I
in Due West Township, County,
State aforesaid, containing SEW
TY-TWO (72) Acres, more or /
bounded by lands Of M. B. q
scales, A. G. Ciibkscales, G. T. Ha
and tracts Nos. 2 and 8 OF the II
Estate lands, aud known as tracf
Of said estate lands.
Also. all that tract or parcefe
in Due West Township, County,
state aforesaid, containing FlFl
NINE (59) Acres, more Or less
bounded by lands of J. L. Prui
T. Hagan, and tracts Nos. ! and
said estate land, being tract>
thereof.
Also, all that tract or parcel OF
adjoining tracts Nos. ! and 2 Off
estate lands, j. NJ. Beil,'J. N.
and A. G.. Clinkscalesy il contsA
.FIFTY-SEVEN and ONE-Hi
(571) Acres, more or less, and kn
as tract No. 3 of said estate lands.
Terms of Sale-Cash. Purchas6
pay for papers.
r. E. HILL
Master A. c., q.
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.!f Snnn.
Masters Sale
The State of South Caro-
County of Abbeyilies

q, Court of Common Plersl
Building and Loan Association d
beville, Plaintiff, against M|
Adams Reed, Defendants
By authority of a Decree OF 6a|
The Court OF Common Pleas fof 4
vile County, In said State MAD
the above stated case, / will oh
-ale, at public cutlery, at AbbevI|
H., 8. c., on Salesday In Febrna1
D.. 1910, within the legal hou|
sale the following described Ian
wit : All that tract or parcel OF
situate. lying and being In the g
Abbeville, AbbeviIle County,
State aforesaid, fronting on Pin
street One Hundred and Four OF
bounded by said street, by side
and by lands Of Judy Bowie and
ers, with q four room cottage tho
Terms of Sale-Cash. PurchaA
pay for papers.
r. E. Hill,
Master A. Co.'S
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horse Of which he Is Justly proud. He con.
siders our roads somewhat ideal.
Mr.. Geo. Wilson's friends will be gladt to
know he Is on his feet again after having
been In the grip Of the gripp for more than
a week.
Mr.. and. Mrs. H. T. Cheatham left for
their home In Palestine, Texas Monday
We would have taken Henry very much
to task had he brought back a lady less
fair, less charming, and with less grace
and ease Of manner than the one he has
chosen for his "better half" But in our
opinion he has shown good Judgment he
has done we'll, and again we would com.
mend him to the serious consideration OF
young bachelors. Go thou and do like
wise-but don't go to Texas. We have
maids here fully as fair as any in the Lone
Stare State.
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east and west had vanished. 1t was
south in every direction, but the com
pass, pointing to the magnetic POLE
was as useful as ever.
Though overjoyed with the success
of the conquest our spirits began to
change on the next day after all the
observations had been taken and the
local conditions were studied. A sense
of intense loneliness came with a care
full scrutiny of the horizon. What q
cherries spot to have aroused the Am
bition of man for so many ages! End
less fields of purple SHOWS! No life, no
land, no spot, to relieve the monotonS
Of frost, We were the only pulsaune
creatures in a dead world of Ice.
On April %, 1905, DR.. Cook began
the long return march. With fall
weather. good ice and the Inspiration
Of the home run long distances were
at first quickly covered.
With a good deal of anxiety Coos
watched the daily reduction OF tht
food supply. 1t now became evident
that the crucial stage Of the campaign
was to be transferred from the taking
of the pole to a final battle for life
against famine and frost. Early IL
July farther southwark progress be
came impossible. aid in quest OF 1000
-, D@-4D fnfT
Jones sound. On Feb. IS, l9O0, inc
start was made for Annootok. With q
newly prepared equipment the Green
land shores We're reached on April 10
Here DR.. Cook was greeted by Harry
Whitney and anxious Eskimo friends
To facilitate an early return he moved
southwark to the Danish settlement
and reached Upernavik on May Il
1909.
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ors, while the plains represented every
shade Of purple and blue. .
At the North Pole.

shade Of purple and blue. =
At the North Pole.
Through this sea Of color the dogs
came with a spirited tread, noses down.
tails up and shoulders braced to the
straps like chariot horses. The young
Eskimos. chanting songs of love, came
with easy step. The long whip was
swung with a brisk crack, AID all over
there rose a cloud Of frosted breath.
Camp was pitched early in the morn
ing Of April 20. The sun was north
east; the pack glowed In tones of lilac;
the normal westerly air Of shivers
brushed our frosty faces. The surpris.
ing burst of enthusiasm had been
nursed to its limits. and under it a long
march was made over average Ice
with the usual result Of o%verbcariug
fatigue. Too tired and sleepy to wait
for a cup Of tea. melted SHOWS We're
poured down and the pemmican was
pounded with the Ak to ease tho task
of the jaws. The eyes closed before
the meal was finished. and the world
was lost to us for eight hours. The
observation gave latitude SO degrees
46.5 minutes, longitude "a degrees so
minutes.
With the boys singing and the dogs
bowling we started off after midnight
on April 21. The dogs looked large
and noble rs they came along that
day, while Etukishuk and Ahwelah,
though thin and ragged, had a dignity
rs heroes of the greatest human bat
tie which had V G been fought with
remarkable success.
We were all lifted to the paradise Of
winners as we stepped over the SHOWS
| Of a destiny for which we had risked
life and willingly suffered the fortunes
Of an icy hell.
The ice under us seemed almost sa-
cred. When the pedometer registered
| fourteen and a half miles we camped
and calmly went to sleep. feeling that
we were turning on The earth's axis.
The observations. however. gave SO
| degrees SO minutes As seconds. We
therefore had the pole, or the exact
spot where It should be. within sight.
We advanced the fifteen seconds.
made supplementary observations.
pitched the tent, built a snow igloo
and prepared to make ourselves COM
Portable for a stay long enough for two
rounds Of observations.
Our position was thus doubly assur.
| ed, and a necessary day Of rest was
| gained. Etukishuk and Ahwelah ell
| joyed the day in quiet repose, but !
slept very little. My goal was reach.
ed; the ambition of my life had been
| fulfilled. How could I sleep away
such overwhelming moments Of ella.
ton? -.
The Dream Realized.
At last we had reached the boreal
center. The dream Of nations had been
realized. The race Of centuries was
ours. The flag was pinned to the Gov
eted pole. The year was 1908, the day
April 81.
The sun indicated local noon, but
time was a negative problem. for here
| all meridians meet. With a step 1t was
possible to 60 from n part of the
| globe to the opposite side-from the
hour Of midnight to that Of midday.
Here there are but n day and one
night in each year. The latitude was
80 degrees, the temperature -3S.7. the
atmospheric pressure 1888. North.
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actly as instructed but we trust it will be
accepted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Mcneil have moved
into their new home. They were very
pleasantly situated before, living with
their father, but nothing is so pleasant as
reality. The songs of the birds seem
sweeter, the sky clearer, and the sun
brighter. Mr.. and Mrs. Mcneil will be
glad toreceive their friends in their new
home, and we dare say they will meet you
with a smile you had not noticed before.
May their days be many and may their
cup overflow.
There has been considerable sickness In
our community but we are glad that most
Of the sick are convalescing.
Gary Cheatham is again up. She had
pneumonia and we feared the fight might
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WARREkT0H L0CfLS.

The weather has been so very disagree
able this week our citizens have been un-
able to accomplish much except diminish
the size Of the wood pile to a very appre-
lciable extent.
The Warrenton School is again en-
ldeavoring to impress the young idea.
The ideas" nave increased somewhat in
number, there being nine new pupils to
Join their ranks since Christmas.
It is reported that the teacher Of the
above mentioned school left us Thursday
before Christmas ostensibly for his home
lin Troy. 1t is further reported that he
ibid not arrive at his home till Tuesday in
1.-THE Christmas. Now if you ask me where
lhe went and what he was doing l would
lsay, ask him. We have not stated this ex-
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Masters SaIe
The State Of South
County of Abhssilis

J. s. stark ct al, Plaintifn
g Andersen ct I'll. Defen41A
BY authority Of a Decree 3
he Court of Copmou Pleas
Vile County, In said State H
the above stated case, I Wiits6ff|
sale, at Public Query, at Abbp
H., 8. c., on SalesdsydD EebfH
D. 1910, within the legal hoHx
the following described land
All that tract or patceIof Ian
'ying aud beipg In Abbegfli4
in the state Aforesaid bQf3l
FIVE (5) Acres, more or le51
with the buildings thereon Ed
Ing one l25 horse power Gof1l
and q lot Of other maehinG<
what is known as The
FURNITURE FACTORY RLAN
ed by lands OF g. +. Gromeys
Railway CO.. and othefs-pfo8
no bid Of less than FoUR
DOLLARS will betentertaihe
. Also, at the same lime ann
will sell q. lot Of about s8Qsg
first class oak lumber sGItah]3
manufacture Of furniture
Terms Of Saie--One-hak
ance on'a credit Of twelve n1d
cured by bond OF puro4
mortgage ofthe premises
only to the plant proper
braces the land buildings enf
other machinery.
The lumber VIII he sold EaE
Purchaser to pa paper
cording. u. HI43
ING
~ tsatS9SJss
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pei any and all clouds that may gather on

pei any and all clouds that may gather on
his horizon.
There is always trouble in the world, but
it certainly does not seem equally distrib
uted, for some Of us seem TO have much
more than our share.
Mr.. Jos Ferguson had q fall a few days
2 from which he received internal inju-
ries. We hear he is improving satisfactorily
Little Frank Ferguson has been very
sick, but we understand he is also doing
as we'll as could be expected
Speed Ferguson has been up and down
for the past four months. We understand
it will be necessary for him to go to
Atlanta for further treatment. We trust
his trip will prove entirely satisfactory
Prof. R. B. Cheatham came e from
Donalds for O short stay last week.
Mr.. NJ. M. Hall passed through Friday on
his way to Abbeyille. Mr.. Hall has q fine
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o right TO their opinion; so have ydl
don't fall into the error Of suppO6f]
will respect you less for maintasnz
respect you more for turning 20
every lay to match the color ofth1z
your colors in spite Of wind orr
storm or sunshine, It costs the ~
and irresolute ten times the tro
wind and SHUTTLE, and twist, thaS5
honest. manly independence to
ground.
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Without an Enemy.

Heaven help the man who imagines he
can dodge enemies by trying to please,
every every body? If such an individual
ever succeeded we should be glad of it
not that we believe in a man going through
the world trying to find beams to knock
and thump his poor head against, disputing
every mans opinion fighting and elbowing,
and croWding all who differ with him. that
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Ga. are visiting Mrs. Cades parents.
Miss Louise Allen entertained Monday
evening in honor of Miss Lois Wilson OF
Abbeville.
Mr.. Paul Wilson has been doing some
sowing this weekin Montery for his father.
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1t is q cangernu. thing TO take q coue&
icine containing opiatPs that merely
your cough instead Of curing IT,. "a
Honey AID Tar looseDs snd cures the :
aud expelS the poisonou germs, Shu50
venting pneumonia and Consumption
fuse substitutes and take only the
HfAfn-tn nNA IA
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"HE observations Of April IA gave
latitude So degrees 21 minutes.
longitude 50 degrees so minutes.
We were but 100 miles from the
pole, but there was nothing to relieve
the mental strain of the icy despair.
The wind came with the same satanic
cut from the west.
With teeth set and newly %sharpened
resolutions, we set out for that last 1N
miles. Some dogs had gone into the
stomachs of their hungry companions,
but there still remained a sufficient
pull of we'll tried brute force for each
sled, and. though their noisy vigor had
been lost in the long drag, they still
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| he Conquest of the Pole
By DR.. FREDERICK A. COOK

Copyright. 1909, by the New York
Herald Company. Registered In
Canada In Accordance With Copy
right Act. Copyright In Mex
leo Under Laws Of the Republic
of Mexico. All Rights Reserved
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The Conquest of the Pole
By DR.. FREDERICK A. COOK

Copyright, 1909. by the New York
Herald Company, Registered In
Canada In Accordance With Copy.
right Act. Copyright In Mex
leo Under Laws of the Republic
of Mexico. All Rights Reserved
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"e Freish1
and guarantee satisfaction. II
does not come up to contract
not cost you a cent.
Any one wanting Monu!
Toombs, Slab Work or Curling
he pleased TO have them calico
Abbeville, s. c., or at the ed
Greenwood.
Joe F. Edmund
Director Of Agents.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-01-20
BY ALBERT PAYSON TERE4UNE
(copyright b. he AuthOE.)

Priscilla, like most other girls under
the same circumstances, knew 1t per-
fectly well. Hence she was amazed
when Alden called
setween Love ano upon her, not to
Loyalty. nrge his own suit.
but to tell her how brave and good a
man Standish was. Her establishment
reached its climax when the young
man wound up by formally asking her
to marry Standish. Suddenly, by
feminine intuition, she understood the
battle between love and loyalty that
was waging in Alden's brain. She
calmly interrupted his plea for the
captain by asking:
why don't you speak for yourself,
John?"
And Standish's chances Of winning
Priscilla were forever ended then and
there. When the captain heard how
the mission had failed and that Pris-
ella was betrothed to Alden, he was
furiously angry and accused John OF
base treachery toward himself. But
later, when his wrath died down, he
asked forgiveness and became once
more Alden's closest friend.
The marriage Of John and Priscilla
soon followed. Alden later became a
respected magistrate of the colony
and lived until 1857, longer than any
other man who crossed in the May
flower. Standish died 30 years earlier.
having consoled himself by marrying
his first wife's younger sister, Bar
bara, soon after the failure of his
courtship Of Priscilla.