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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
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Well now gentlemen the South Carolina Conference are
these you has been said elsewhere this the
best town in the State But who tell who knows why only
twenty per cent the population attend religious worship on Sun
day morning? Who tell why less than fifty per cent OF tne
number their Sunday morning VI
you will recognize the fact that Of the total number at
large cent children or other "
attend not communicates
Who can account the fact that sevenfve cent OF our
white population regularly absent themselves from devotional exr
cises In our churches think that fact indicative OF high
state of sprtuaity? Does the very foundations of
have been removed and that only the pillars remain
Tn the pas the Methodist this country has glorious
record but not the structure being D the
Of good from the spiritual welfare OF tne
Church work gathering unwilling dollars that would
cheer given these same good women thought
more of our souls
Do you for missionary work in AbbeVe
Do you that good left matters entirely
the men, goodness and in mercy and
the temporal welfare of the needy or the de
if they gave effort to bring wayward men into the molly
temple that of people would absent 1n
selves from the Sunday exercises =?
you think there not thousands and millions OF people IN
who need the comforting which only our rego
can giveH
If you still missions at home and that the
cities in every part States fully supplied with Chris
attention. would ask what think of caring for the
the million immigrants who land annually upon our nores 10
they attention They with few exceptions are strangers "
our religion.
Why neglect the stranger within our gates why
their homes foreign lands to do that winch we
ect doorn the shadow OF our
homes Here favorable work of Christian
zng cannot Chianze them under the most taVorao
set of to go the OF
these people foreign land accomplish that which we CANNOT o
do not home where
Missions like charity should begin at home Foreign missions
good when the people home not oppressed Du nome
are thousand times better under circumstances
1t is better hold that which good than to release the
substance for the shadow church home to be sachced
injured for speculative purposes abroad then not better to
make all proper effort to keep people the faith
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bowlder of pemmican we crept out Of
the bags. The shivering legs were
pushed through bearskin cylinders.
which served as trousers; the feet were
worked into frozen boots. and then we
climbed into fur coats. kicked the front
out of the snow house and danced
about to start the fires of the heart.
Quickly the camp furnishings were
tossed on the sleds and securely lash
ed down. The dog traces were gath
cred into the drag lines, and with a
vigorous snap Of the long whip the
willing creatures bent to the shoulder
straps. The sleds groaned, and the un-
yielding SHOWS gave metallic ring,
but the train moved with cheerful
pace.
"Unne noona. terronga dosangwah"
(good land out Of sight today, we said
to one another. but the words did not
come with serious intent. In truth,
each In his own way felt keenly that
we were leaving world Of life and
possible comfort for one of torment
and suffering. Heiberg island was al
ready only dull blue haze. while
Grant Land was making fantastic fig
ures Of its peaks and ice walls.
Wave of Mirages.
The stamp Of reality had given place
to a wave of curious mirages. Some
peaks seemed like active volcanoes;
others rose to exaggerated heights and
pierced the changing skies with multi
pie spires like church steeples. Alto
gether this unexpected panorama of
the upper surface Of Grant Land under
the influence Of optical Illusions gave
US conSidera BILE entertainment.
At every breathing spell the heads
turned to the land. and every look gave
new prospect. From belching volca-
noes to smoking cities of modern bus
tie the mirage gave suggestive bits OF
scenes. but a more desolate line Of
coast could not be imagined.
Low wind swept and ice polished
mountains were separated by valleys
filed with great depths Of snow and
ice. This interior accumulation moved
slowly to the sea. where it formed a
low ice fall, glacier Of the malaspina
type. but its appearance was more like
that of heavy sea ice; hence the name
of the fragments from this glacier. foe
berg. which. seen in Lincoln sea and re-
sembling old foes. were supposed to be
the product of the upbuilding of the Ice
of the north polar sea.
Late in the afternoon the land sud-
denly settled as If by an earthquake
The pearly glitter which raised it dark
ened, and "a purple fabric was drawn
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down on the sledges for a short breath
ing spell and fell asleep. Awakened
about an hour later by strong wind.
we hastened to seek shelter. The
heavy hoe upon which we rested had
several large hummocks, and over to
the lee of one of these was found suit
able snow for a camp. Lines Of snowy
vapor were rushing over the pack.
and the wind came with 7apidly In
creasing force.
But the dome was erected before we
suffered severely from the blast. and
under it we crept out of the coming
storms into warm furs.
1t blew fercely that night, but in the
morning the storm eased to a steady
draft, with q temperature Of SO de-
grees below. At noon we emerged.
The snow grays had been swept from
the frigid dome, but to the north there
remained a low black line over a
pearly cloud which gave US much un-
easiness. 1t was a narrow belt OF
water sky and indicated open water or
very thin ice at no great distance.
The upper surface Of Grant Land
was mere line, but a play OF land
clouds over it fixed the eyes on the
last known rocks of solid earth. In
this march we felt keenly the piercing
cold Of the polar sea. The temperature
gradually rose to 46 below in the after
noon, but the chill of the shadows in
creased with the swing of the suns
glitter.
A Life Sappins Wind.
It still blew that light. life sapping
draft which sealed the eyes and bleach
ed the nose. We had hoped that this
would soften with the midday sun.
but instead it came with a sharper
edge. Our course was slightly west
of north; the wind was slightly north
Of west. 1t struck US at painful an
gle and brought tears. The moistened
lashes quickly froze together IN wink
ing, and we were forced to halt fire.
quently to unseal the eyes with the
WdTIulu VI luc uuSoFSiCu hoho' 49,
the meantime we found the nose tip
ped with a white skin. and 1t also re-
quired nursing. The entire face was
surrounded with ice.
This experience brought warm Ian
guage. but there was no redress. II
we aimed to succeed the face must
be barred to the cut Of the elements.
At about o'clock, as the sun crossed
the west. we had reached a line Of
high pressure ridges. Beyond the Ice
was cut into smaller foes and thrown
together into ugly irregularities. An
active pack and troubled seas could
not be far away. according to our sur
misses. The water sky widened, but
became less sharply defined.
We managed to pick way among
hummocks and pressure lines which
seemed ip ossible from a distance.
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and in q few hours we saw from an
unusual uplift Of ice blocks broad,
dark line separating the packs-a tre'
mendous cut several miles wide. which
seemed at the time to bar all farther
progress. We had a folding canvas
boat on the sleds. but in a temperature
Of 4S degrees below zero no craft could
be lowered into water without fatal
results. ALI of the ice about was firm
ly cemented together. and over it a
way was forged to the shore Of the
great lead.
Camp Beside the Lead.
Camp was made on a secure old field,
and over it's huge ice cliffs the crack
seemed like long river winding be-
tween palisades of blue crystal. A
thin sheet of yellow ice had already
spread over the mysterious deep. and
a profusion Of fantastic frost crystals
were arranged in punches resembling
flowers. Through this young Ice dark
vapors rose like steam through a
screen of porous fabrics and fell in
feathers Of dust along the sparkling
shores. Etukhishook went east and l
went west to examine the lead for
safe crossing.
There were several narrow places,
while here and there foes had been
adrift in the lead and were now fixed
by the young ice. Ahwelah remained
to make our snow house comfortable.
In exploring the shore line a partial
" bridged place was found about q
mile from camp. but the young ice was
too elastic for q safe track. The tenn
perature, however, fell rapidly with
the setting sun, and the wind was just
strong enough to sweep off the heated
vapors. A better atmospheric condi-
ton could not be afforded to quickly
thiGken the young ice.
The grcaning ice and the eagerness
to reach The opposite shores kept us
awake for long time. With the ear
resting on the frozen sea the vibrations
and noises pf the moving pack were
not unlike Jose of an earthquake.
Breakfast was served early. and soon
after we wet te on the thin ice to test its
strength. Though the ice was hardly
safe, it did not seem wise to wait long
e1 for the I1estern skies were darken;. ;.
i1g with al wind that might, destroy,
tt new ic1b and eoneest slt fo5 q Z 81 =;
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DR. CboK AZ EE APPR
- AGEN.
come many of the H., ,ors,o,
.,ans Co. . ~ &c '00N0 arctic expdi-
One Dgree In n
,otitrda % rgfeesy2 position vas
ture 95 degps ~ - % ,..aS s,rsr ~
Of the ice ST ineu ~ ..eo,o 80 ,,,s. u. ~,
had passed 'e'oau oa - aono ~ ,oo
crushed by nc ae Ia,s ,.o.
sure. Behir VIZ So L., u p.s
and small ~ - 80 - - ahao~s,,I -
e,,,o.oa ~ ,.;pr iof man 8ing the ac-
had advanced 80. ues.ee ~ go go. W. ~
.noee teo ,Ias ua.S . h. md. was about
But our II n"I-,s.'u,n, Iu ] .,;.. 49,
other aspect ,a.,o ,,,,',n;,.o ~ ror,n;+
ted ourselves ~ -, 80
of coal oil al, 49, ~
tallow were o,- e..Ioto s.ot
the igloo ant ~ Noon oon.oa IT, food
Extra meals :. -.
casion called - ~
and drank al 80 ..oa,,
ings or the ~ s..sre ,Son,
,1 was a. 49, aAoltshsn,' eneI t. But
q" rsa,s " ~ 80 short 1e,, ged.
Of food and f,l-one pound 'o"anee
can per day 'r the dogs. peInni, .h
same for the fn. with just 49, 49, W ~
other things. Fortunately, .aSle a VI
w. ~ ~ .,,a ,kv rr. 80 =. "eh fresh
lands. ''u game
At first no eat hardship
the changed rdne. We flle6p,r",mS,r, we
fciently on t'cold meals q ap aa sut
superauous boy tissue. It useu
longer possible jump on as S ~
for an occasil breathing sl ~ 0'ee CO
we had done'ng the land ~, 80 a.
overloaded slehe drivers mus VIII WIZ
and pull at tbeds to aid tbe> a pusn
and searchee troubled ice uoe1'
easy route. cut here and thera y. n,;th a
the ice ak to pt the passing WIZ tha
sleds.
stripper tie Race.
We are finalFipped for the
Man and dog walk along tod ath. %
er through stcand frost for 49,
elusive pivot. ass or failure do.
pended mostlyn our abilit, y,
transport nouri9t and to keeI m
the muscular sth for a prolor .oa ~
period. 9
As we awokee following md ,rr-
Ing and Ipeeped! the eye port = -
-. u h
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VIVA
over the horizon. merging impercept-
bly, with the lighter purple blue Of the
upper skies. We saw the land, howev-
er, repeatedly for several days when
ever the atmosphere was in the right
condition to elevate the terrestrial con-
tour lines.
All Conditions Favorable.
Everything was in our favor In this
march. The wind was NOT strong and
struck at an angle, making it possible
to guard the nose by pushing mitten
under the hood or by raising the fur
clad hand. The snow was hard. and
the ice, in fairly large foes separated
by pressure lines, offered little trouble.
At the end Of forced effort Of four
teen hours the register indicated twen-
ty-nine miles. -. T. Is.
Too tired to begin the construction
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~, SOLhS Sthc hrovl
we "et atrst lonely but the ext
'eneies olproblem yre soon suffi-
aag to occy every call
'nu stfa ery fiber.
nv" oNpfty was refed to three.
lnu' .nou % ne isolation Eas more op-
'ressi.e hee were the Usual advan-
ages 4o' Jreatg comfortnd progress
II a sma family Of 'woers. The in
'reased Gnber of big Expedition al
Ways ', ehtges the resi- ssibility and
lnncu''ie In the early 4 1T of a polar
'ensuie Is disadvantages eliminat-
u oy tL'survival of II fttest. but
,tter tneast supportingleds return
ne men ? married to eah other and
AN 10 Ter separate. disabled or
lnntteu can be fed tdis compan-
oAs' outl injured or wlk man can
lo' NC = aside. An eiloring ven
ure Is o. as strong ats weakest
nts ;n q cboirro1,,ca off.
:iency. y
The pepna ,diosyncrsbos ond in
. Sways shorih the days
n .;:,l, Du : I'VE all. a n'Aerous par
y qu,eA'y4is1es into clpes. which
.I6 dlW dJ Op L. 81
he leadernd4o tho bost n+oroots of
he problei ir bond W. hnt two
avage copan, mo to W., r., tbis or
luous taS. wa but a pa Of an ac-
usloeu &C frost. l hoed to over.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
Should Christians be Sane ?

Our Saviour His Apostles to the Most Prohtaole
Fields and to Men of the Highest Civilization-Why
then, Should We Repudiate His Example py
Sending Our Missionaries to the Most Bar
rem Fields and to the Least Civilized
People Earth?
The Psamist said that we the fields and plant vine
yards which may yield fruits of increase ,
parable of the vine and the hg tree carried OUT
that figure speech the branches cut off and our
separated and sent to barren fields how snail ne
even live, say nothing of bearing fruit?
Civilization subsata and religion the superstructure he
igion live in barren field The neatne
must first receive degree OF CIVIL
before for religion Civilization ana rehg
ion are two distinct things The religion Saviour CANNOT gro"
and except when planted grated cvzaon e
rial prosperty elevation necessary before the a
our religion would not graft tbeal1ng Dud upon
graft religion upon people VINO are
uncvized and unprepared for it. II would not
the finest would not graft the t
igon and the least cultivated people Ye sf
them fruits Do gather grapes OF thorns
thstes?' H.. -, =,
they went first Greece and Rsthe
tiqi; nor sasss 5sash y ehes par'
Ntrthern sFafopes mt 7Renfrs.- $3.50
pEelare way.fS #SS%1.%: 4 .a ,a1z. . -
5 LIT is frstneeesMF .?-ssA &%
"a emade cIeahX Ill ...E..-. &5 .+5'
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The ole
Party Reduced TO '
! e and Northwar I'd
h Continued-All Con-
hs Are Favorable -
sixth ARTICLEI
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

edging along the northeast,
a warm orange glow on US
hdened our hearts. The tenn
was 63 degrees below zero
barometer was steady and
here was almost no wind. and
Io,l Epal tho Inroo Of M 10
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NOTICE 70 TAXPAYERS! .
For the Purpose of the Public IN the Matte
of Making their Tax Returns, will Visit the place.
Mentioned Below on the Dates Indicated in Scheduled

"A LII RETURNS MUST UNDER OATH, AND ALLPRoP-
returned at its market value
This penalty will be enforced
enforce heretofore has put premium
neglect of the law. - "a
conform the law placed before the
while those who disregard The law come In after
so per penalty will correct this evil sst5;$
requested of their employees after notifying
them and getting statement of their property. ~51sS
will taken by mail unless they before
All transfer Of real estate must De
ported o Auditor
May appointments are as Follows:
Carmel, Tuesday, January 1lth. "a SSI
Calhoun Falls, Wednesday, January 2h --E~>r t,7|
Lowndesvil Thursday and Friday, January 1877
Mccormick Tuesday and Wednesday, Jarnarr
Bordeaux Thursday, January goth. 543
Wellington, Friday, January 2st 81 M:
e Dondslds, Tuesday and Wei%E =
-, 7bnrsday and Fl = q
srsane, Dus7 o.. ~
.
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purple blue.
After Two cups Of tea. watch sized
biscuit. chfp>of~ frQzen meat and a
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
Talk on Missions.
Extract from Mr.. Wilson's Booklet.

Christian people must believe missions The only difference
be the method of raising the and the
which should be spent and the field in which the mis-
sonary work should be done.
While may believe in home Missions it possible for him
mistakes the organization Ladies Missionary Societies.
Aid Societies The gathering of dollars to the
higher the hor and the nobr work of bringing souls to
least of doubtful expedency if not
The manifestation of interest souls would be much
effective strengthening the Church and in promoting kind
of good work.
guidance the Church At her suggestion these
will furnish all the needed money for purpose
The church should spend at home than it spends
abroad For estimated that the white population
The membership is:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-31
VACANT CHAIRS
At LOVE FEAST"
Messrs. Cabell. Mckinley and
Nagle Send Regrets to Nor
folk Banquetters.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.,
NORFOLK. VA. March 3i.--There
will be vacant chairs around the festive
boards At the Republican dinner to be
rendered Nationai committeeman Al
yah IA. Martin and Congressman BIAS
com Slemp In Norfolk tonight.
Whether the deciination Of Royal
CRbeli. Of Richmond; Congressman
Mckinley. Of California, and Secretary
Maggie, of the Department of Commerce
and Labor, has any Significance or 10
merely unavoidable on their parts. re-
mains to be seen. The fact remains.
however that these three big guns
were booked to appear to- night, when
II WAS anticipated that the hatehet
would be buried and the dove of peace
would reign supreme over the wfgwam
Of the g. O. p. In Virginia.
Last night there were rumors that
peace had not yet been declared
Anyhow. II In proposed to have a
real biz feast tonight and both Alvah
Martin and Haseufn Slemp will be
there. II 10 highly probable. and in
fact II IL anticipated, that plans viii
be gone over for some missionary work
to be done among the followers in the
State.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-31
GIVEN TWO FINES
AND 4 JAIL Term
Justice John Imposes Penalties on
Harris and Tells Him He
Gets OFF Light.

Justice Crutchfield dealt severely
with James Harris. q Newport News
negro OF about six feet two and very
stocky build. In police court Thurs
day, when Of1cer Bradley preferred
the charge that the negro had called
to white women on the street and had
afterwards been very disorderly in
the police statfon Wednesday night.
Upon the charge OF interfering
with women on the street the pris-
oner was fined $40: for resisting an
officer like fine was imposed, and
for being generally disorderly he was
ordered to jail for ninety days
The negro had to be dubbed into
submission after reaching the police
station. and His language to the ar
ressting ofiicer was vile.
You are escaping very lightly"
said the court. Tor many . negro has
been killed for less than You are
charged with. When you get out OF
jail go back to Newport News and
stay there"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-31
IRE BROUGHT HERE ]
AID DOING WELL
Three Members Of Stanley Family
Ill From Ptomaine Poison
ing-Now AT Hospital.
ALL WILL RECOVER
Doctors Sanguine That All Who
Have Thus Far Survived
Will Get Well.
WILL RECOVER

Suffering from the effects OF
ptornaine poisoning. caused from eat
ing canned corn and canned behring's.
three members of the family Of MIR,
George W. Stanley. Of Beaver Dam,
Hanover county, were brought to the
Memorial Hospital. I'm Richmond.
there.
william Stanley. four-yea old son.
died - result OF the poisoning. and
six others Of the family were made
desperately i'll. Mrs. Annie Stanley.
Percy Nelson Stanley and Maurice Cor
don Stanley. mother and grandchildren.
were the patients brought here. and
their condition In the afternoon OF
Thursday WAS reported to be improved.
The doctors say that while the suffer-
ers are very sick. they viii rseover.
The Stanieys are prosperous people
Of the county. The canned corn was
put up by Mrs. Stanley and the canned
herring was secured from q country
store. ice cream was eaten with the
meal last Saturday. ana this was made
at the ho,iae.
Shortly after dinner Ali of the family
were taken desperately III and the
four. year.nld- boy died on Sunday. DR..
Thomas Nelson Page. whose SANTA
rum IL nix miles from the Stanley
home, sent his head nurse, Miss 8. III,
Cabaniss, to the home at once and she
remained with the patients until
Thursday. when the others had greatly
improved, and the three who are now
Mt the Memorial Hospital were brought
here.
DIR. Leslie r. Wigs, OF Richmond.
was called 10. the home Wednesday.
He said that he found all Of the family
in a very desperate condition and that
but for the assistance that had been
rendered by DIR, Page and the trained
nurse there might have been more
deaths.
DR.. Wigs IL confident that ptomaine
poisoning was the cause Of the Illness,
but thinks that metallic poisoning COM
bined to make the results more serious.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-31
FORTRESS r[IIs
IRE PROGRESSING
Association for Fertilization Of
Chesapeake Bay Permanently
Organized.
MR.. ouARLEs ELATED
Secretary Of Petersburg Chsmbef
Of Commerce Gets Letter
from Mr.. Tsirnbull..

Especial 10 The Richmond virsinian.)
PETERSBURG, VA, March sl.--The
Petersburg Chamber Of Commerce ia
IN receipt Cf the following letter from
Hon. Robert Turnbuli, relative to the
Weeks bill to acquire the forest pre-
sarva In the Appalachian and White
Mountain system:
Mr.. Edwin l. Quaries,
Secretary Of Chamber Of Commerce,
Pslsrsburg. Va.
Ny Dear Sir:
Your iettsr Of the Ssth instant. send
ine COPY Of the resolution adopted by
the Chamber Of Commerce Of your city.
lust received and carefully noted.
I wrtta to assure you that II will give
ne or~at pleasure to examine this bill
care(ully and to do what can toward
its passage. / viii be glad to have
from the Chamber Of Commercs at any
time suggestions ~ to what can 90
to advance tho interests OF the people
.0f pAl&TGbuYE.
With kind Fegards. am.
Yours very truly,
;S:snsd}H- TU2NsULL-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-31
CAPT. ]. F.. MAYER WILL
TAKE 5000 LONG REST
Veteran Steamship Agent Retires
After Active Service Of Near
ly Fifty Years.

Still spry and active although he
reached the allotted age Of man. three
score years and ten, on the sixth day
OF March Of this year, Captain Jonn
r. Mayer retirss ThurSday from the
service Of the Old Dominion Steam
ship Company after continuous con-
nectfon with the company Of forty
four years and stx months.
For some years past, Captain Mayer
has served AZ general agent or tne
company At Richmond. He will be
succeeded by Mr.. George N. Wyatt,
formerly chief clerk IN the once OF
the company here. MI. Wyatt u a
brother OF Captain Clarence Wyatt.
former commanding ofiicer Of IN.
Richmond Blues.
Captain Mayer says he knssno plans
for the future and with nearly half
. century. OF service to his credit he
thinks Il about time that he was
setting = good long rest.
Captain Mayer entered the service
OF the company IL purssr on the
steamship MakterAa plying between
New York &hd Richmond In septen-
Der. 1895, soon after the close Of the
civil war. AZ that time the compan,
was known a the Atlantic Coast
Limo. being msrxed into the Old Do
rndnion IN January. 1851.
The Old Dominion has : rule thNt
any Of III enpioyss reaching the are
ssrvscs and thst Rwhy Captain.
= pension from the company the rest
Of hia life.
Capitals Mayer u native 81 Nor
folk, but regards Richmond ~ his
real home by reason OF his long resi-
dsncs here.