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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-10
SEEKING FUNDS
FOR EXPEDITION
National Geographic Society
Unites with the Feary Arctic
Club in Work.

Washington. Feb S.--Tle directors
Of the National Geographic society to.
day accepted the invitation 20 jo.r
with the PearY Arctic CLUB In starting
an expedition In search Of the South
Pole. provided sufficient funds can he
raised. The campaign for funds Will
be undertaken at once.
Commander Peary. who is it, New
York, was notified Immediately II the
action OF board OF managers.
Captain Bartlett. who was n conf
mand of the Roosevelt, which Peary
used in his successful trip to thu
North Pole probably VIII have charge
Of the expedition into the Antarctic
regions. With the execution OF Com.
lnander Peary. the members Of ths
expedition will he the same as those
who returned last year from the Nor'h
The Roosevelt. including complete
equipment. is practically in readiness
to be stored with provisl MS and sta-t
on the search of the only big g'a' u
the globe which has not ver been
reached.
Before the Geogra phic society makes
final decision. there viii he con-ultl'
tions with the members OF the society
to find out whether the project VIII
receive SUFFICIENT financial assistance
to warrant the undertaking. II Is nj
felt that the money should be taken
from the funds of the society, but u
ia believed that no difficulty Will Na
experienced in raising sufficien;
money.
THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED
After tho meeting this afternoon. ia
board OF managers adopted this res
olution
The National Geographic society be-
lieves that il is of great importance %
science that tidal. magnetic and met
geological observa tons shall he obtain
cd AT or in the vicinity OF Coats LAND
during the same period that the British
expedition under Captain Robert 7,
Scott. r. N, is making similar ohser-
vations on the other side OF the Antarc-
tic area, 1.S0 miles distant. and al the
same time that this recently discovered
land shall be explored.
THAT the society Is ready 10 accept
Mr. Pcary proposition that it shall UNI
dertake Jointly with the Peary Arctic
club an expedition to the Antarctic
regions as outlined above, provided that
the board of managers, after consulta-
don with the members Of the society.
nnds that the project will receive SUI
ficient financial assistance to warrant
the undertaking."
NO SPIRIT OF RIVALRY.
1t is thought probable that the eXpedi-
tlon may be ready to set sail from New
York where the Roosevelt Is now lying.
as early as July.
No spirit of rivalry to the British at
tempt to reach the South Pole is being
manifested, II was declared. In the
American expedition. The latter will
travel over territory hitherto entirely
UNEMPLOYED. while much is known
especially from Lieutenant Shackleton's
work, of that on the other side of thu
Pole, where he reached a point less than
100 miles from the goal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-10
NO SPIRIT OF RIVALRY.

For mild. easy action Of the bow
els, IA single dose OF Dosns Regulett
is enough. Treatment cures habituM
- cents box. ASK
your druggist Tor them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-10

No little store" ever commenced to
get big until its advertising started to
outgrow the store.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-10
BROWNSVILLE.

Bessie f.. Smith of Newport, y. r.. We're
married here Feb. :. by the Rev. G. A.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-10
REVIEWS ATTACK
ON COMMISSION
Continued from pnge one)

solicitor and acting forester McCabe
was In honor and in duty bound 10
WO on which to make the IMP wnile IN
their report they account FOR only w.
a-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-20
His Game Won.

In campaign In Kansas some years
ago, when the tariff was made domi-
nant issue, an old German was run.
ming for county Office in central Kan
sas. He didn't know enough about the
tariff to talk about 1t two minutes.
More than that, he didn't care much,
for 1t had nothing whatever to do with
the Office he wanted anyway. But the
voters were much excited over the
question and seemed to think that
every candidate should be able to dis.
cuss the problem from A to lizard.
So this German and his campaign
manager invented q successful subter-
fuge. When the German got up at the
meetings to talk he would say: Now,
shentlemen, l viii talk nit you about
der tariff. It is like
Just then his campaign manager
would interrupt: "Why, John. you
have only Eve minutes to talk. You
cannot do yourself justice In that
length Of time on the tariff"
'Then / won't talk about dot tariff"
would be Johns inevitable reply, and
he would 60 on to tell that he wanted
certain county Office, and so on. His
game won, and he was elected.-Kan.
sas City Journal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-20
Thu Mammoth Cave Rat.

The cavern rat found In the Man,
moth cave is Of soft blush color,
with white neck and feet 1t has
enormous eyes. black as night, but
quite unprovided with IN iris. These
eyes are perfectly insensible to light,
and when the experiment has been
made Of catching cavern rat and
turning it loose in bright sunlight 1t
blunders about, striking itself against
everything, is unable to provide itself
with food and finally falls down and
dies. In its native depths. however.
It Is able to lead a comfortable enough
existence, as its enormously long whisk-
ers are so extremely sensitive that
they enable it to find its way rapidly
through the darkness. The principal
food Of the cavern rat consists Of q
kind Of large cricket Of pale yellow
color and, like most other cave dwell
ers, itself perfectly blind.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-20
Tho IiIies.

Two thousand years ago 1t was sup.
posed that water lilies closed their
flowers at night and retreated far IN
der water, to emerge again at sunrise.
This was Pliny's view, and it was not
impeached until the English botanist
John Ray in 1858 first doubted its
vcracity. The great lily Of Zanzibar,
"r of the srandest Of the lily family,
ans its flowers, ten inches wide. be-
tween II in the morning and 5 In the
afternoon. They are of the richest
royal blue. with from $50 to 200 golden
stamens in the center. and they remain
open four or five days. 1t Is not gen.
orally known that there are lilies that
have nocturnal habits-night boomers
as well as day boomers. They are
very punctual timekeepers, too. open
ing and closing with commendable reg
ularity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-20
AIexan0ria Gazette.
TUESDAY EVENING. SEPT. 20
Presence OF Mind.

A visitor to an insane asylum was
walking In the grounds when man
came ND to him and entered into con-
versation. After walking about for
some time. discussing topics suggested
by the. place. the two set out on q tour
Of inspection. the man, apparently an
official, inviting the visitor to 90 over
the asylum. at length they reached
the foot Of flight Of steps, up which
the guide led the way. and at the top
the visitor found himself out upon the
roof, a height of more than q hundred
feet from the ground AS they gazed
below his companion startled him sud-
denly by proposing to see who could
Jump farthest toward the grounds!
Not until then had 1t dawned upon the
visitor that bis guide was mad. Mer-
cifully he was man of ready wit, and
his wit saved the madman's life. ooh,
anybody can jump down." said the WIS.,
itor. LET us so down and see who
can jump to the top" The mailman
thought it a good idea, and, retracing
their steps, the two began their jump
from the earth instead Of from the
roof
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-20
Tho Mind During Sleep.

During Sleep" says an authority on
mental subjects, 1.-THE workings Of the
mind are under no control, and yet 1t
seems to have wonderful faculty OF
building up and arranging scenes and
incidents. I remember once having q
vivid dream Of going into q house the
furniture and inmates of which be-
longed to the middle ages. So clear
was the dream that | had 20 diff
Guilty in recalling it, and then as |
went over each detail Of dress. armor,
1ewelry, ornaments and other objects
seen in my vision realized that every
thing had beheld was historically
accurate-that is to say, that probably
in q fraction Of second my mind had
conjured up scene to construct
which, with the same faithfulness to
detail, while awake would have taken
me several hours"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-20
Bunyan's Wicket Gate,

In the village Of Elstow there Is
abundant material that Is visibly asso-
ciated with John Bunyan. The isolat-
ed church tower contains the very
bells in the ringing Of which Bunyan
rejoiced and afterward trembled.
Above all there must be mentioned the
wicket gate which figures early 10 the
story Of Pilgrims Progress" The
wicket gate Of Pilgrims Progress" Is
commonly represented as garden
gate or turnpike gate, but really the
term denotes a small doorway cut out
Of a large door. Concealed behind a
tree at the west end of Elstow church
Is just such a small doorway In the
broad wooden surface Of the great
door. Through this lowly opening
Bunyan must often have passed when
q boy.-Harper's Weekly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-20
The Use of Continents.

In an article on the use Of condi.
ments the London Lancet. the fore
most British medical publication, says:
"The classic experiments Of PawloW
have shown how important is the role
of the condiments in diet, how 1t Is
they improve appetite and increase d.
gestive power. Mustard. pepper and
salt, used, Of course, In sensible
amounts, assist the appetite. give a
zest to food and partly by reflex action
as well as local action stimulate the
flow Of digestive juices and insure
healthy assimilation. Even vinegar IS
known to have softening effect on
tough fbers, and hence its use Is JUST.
fed in so many instances"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-20
Wheat Docs Not Grow Wild.


The existence of names for wheat In
the most ancient languages confirms
the evidence Of its great antiquity and
of its cultivation in the more temper
ate parts Of Europe, Asia and Africa.
From the evidence adduced by bota-
nists Of high standing 1t seems highly
improbable that wheat has ever been
found growing perslstenty In a wild
state, although it has often been as
serted by poets, travellers and histo-
rians. In the odyssey" for example,
we are told that wheat formerly grew
in Sicily without the aid of man. Do
dorus repeats the tradition that Osiris
found wheat and barley growing pro-
miscuously in Palestine, but neither
this nor other reputed discoveries OF
wheat growing wild seem at all cred
ible, seeing that 1t does not appear to
be endowed with the power OF per-
sistency except under continued cul-
f11rn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-20
Goals of Fire.

II thought" said ne, that those PEG
pie treated you so badly, and now see!
They invite you to their reception.
Shall you go?
why, certainly" said she. Their
inviting me showed they harbored nc
grudge against me for the way they
treated me."-New York Press.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-20
MEETINGS.

A general or called meeting of the
&c MT. VERNON
RAILWAY COMPANY will be held at
the principal office Of the company ut
Mt. Vernon. Virginia. on WEDNES-
DAY. September u. 1910. ut two O'Clock
p. m, for the purpose of considering
proposed agreement with the Washing
ton-Virsinia Railway Company;
sept5 I'd Assistant Secretary.
N Stockholders of the WASHINGTON,
ARLINGTON & FALLS CHUCH RAIL
WAY COMPANY will be held at the
principal Office Of the company ut MI.
Vernon, Virginia. on WEDNESDA Jay,
September u. 1910. ut two-thirty o'clock
p. m. for the purpose Of considering
proposed agreement with the Washing
ton-Virginia Railway Company.
sep5 I'd JOHN w. RICH, Secretary.
NOTICE of the first meeting OF the
: subscribers to the capital stock Of
THE r y r a l. II MES DEVELOP
MEM COMPANY, Incorporated.
The first meeting of the subscribers to
the capital stock of THE RURAL
HOMES DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.
Incorporated, will be held ut the princi-
pal office OF the company in the Alex
andria National Bank building. Alexan-
dria, Virginia, in the Office of c. L. Nicol,
Attorney, on SATURDAY,, September
a, 1910. ut 200 p. m, for the purpose OF
organizing said company and for the
transaction of all business that may
properly come before said meeting.
-LLENNELLYN JORDAN, President.
II. C. ALLEN, Secretary. sep9 Wv
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
IN MEETING.-Thc annual meeting
of the directors and stockholders Of the
HARRIS & SHAFER COMPANY will
take place THURSDAY. September %,
1910, ut p. M, 1T the office of the Com
pany No. l23 south Royal street, Alexan-
dria. Virginia.
BY order of the president.
Z. ALLEN HARRIS, Secretary.
sep I'd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-20

AN OLD NURSE.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup is the
prescription Of one Of the best female
physicians and nurses in the United
States, and has been used for fifty years
with never-failing success by millions OF
mothers for their children. It relieves
tho child from pain, cures diarrhoea.
gripping in the bowels, and wind collie.
By giving health to the child 1t rests the
mother. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-20
Tho ENGLISH Pheasant.

It is claimed that the pheasant OF
the English preserves can trace Its ped
igree directly to the brilliant bird OF
the same species in Japan. About the
middle Of the nineteenth century q
few live pheasants were brought from
Japan and crossed with the common
species. The result Of this was, 1t Is
said, that q new race Of birds was in
troduced, and the beautiful pheasant,
with its iridescent plumage, was pro-
duced and naturalized as On English
bird.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-20
The Majors Value.

Major Bunks," said veteran, twas
a pompous chap. The boys had a good
deal Of fun once over his exchange.
1T seems that on a very dark night
q stalwart Confederate took the major
prisoner. This fact, together with the
narrative OF the prisoners return to
camp, was signaled to headquarters
tersely:
"'Major Bunks. captured during
night march. exchanged later for two
plugs tobacco"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-20

Be sure and take bottle OF Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarroeha
Remedy with you when starting on your
trip this summer. It cannot be OBJ
tanned on board the trains or steamers.
Changes of water and climate often
cause sudden attacks OF diarrhoea, and
it is best to be prepared. Sold by W..
f. Creighton and Hiehsfd Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-20
Concitiatory.

Head Waiter (dignitied and pompousl
Have you ordered. sir? Despairing
Patron-Yes. ordered porterhousa
steak half an hour ago. and wish
to apologize for my rudeness. With
your permission l will withdraw 1t as
an order and renew it as suggestion.
Chicago Tribune.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-20
SWift,a Sarcasm.

my brethren" said Dean Swift in
a sermon, "there are three sorts Of
pride-of riches, of birth and Of tai
ents. I shall not now speak Of tha
latter, none of you being liable to tina.
abominable vice."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-20
Good and Evil.

Nothing Is truly good to man which
does not make him just. temperate,
courageous and free, and nothing can
be evil to man which does not give
him the contrary Observation-Disclosures
Aurelius
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-20
COMPARISONS.

Small Tommy-My pas awful smart.
Little Elsie-What does he do? Small
Tommy-He's q mechanic and makes
locomotives. Little Elsie-That's moth
ing. My pas commuter and makes
two trains every day.-Chicago News.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-20
SioniIcant SiunaIs.

'Do you not see the handwriting OF
the wall:" asked the foreboding friend.
"No." replied senator Sorghum; the
headlines ~ :iIr newspapers ans
enough for =: Washington Star. /
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-20
A TeIItale Touch.

'Ts it true that sightess people can
tell the color of things by touch?
some one asked q blind man.
occasionally, yes" came the an.
swer. '1f, for instance, touched a
redhot poker I could tell It was red"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-20
Wall Answered..

ooh, no; don't claim to be any dif'
ferent or any brighter than the bal
ance of mankind. l expect | shall mar
~ some fool woman some of these
days"
IF you ever marry that's the kind Of
a woman you will marry, all right
Rochester Union.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-20
She Got Il.

He (ime 1870 p. inland you VIII
think Of me when am gone? SIN
(suppressing q yawnl-IIl try to q
you'll ever give me an opportunity,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-20
Doctors Arc Moro Thorough Now.

A physician at o dinner In Denver
sneered at certain Biblical miracles.
LAZARUS" be said. was raised from
the dead, and yet don't see any dead
folks being raised in our time"
mo-" said q clergyman, an eminent
Biblical scholar. with n smile. Mod
ern medical science has progressed too
far for that, eh ?"-Washington Star.
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1910-01-21
Comet Grows q New Tail

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. s10.- A
straight and slender tail has been
discovered trailing behind the nu-
cleus of Halley's Comet according
to dispatch received at Harvard
Observatory today from Prof. E. B.
Frost OF the Yerkes Observatory.
The tail is faint one as yet, about
ten minutes in length and has an
angle OF So degrees.
Halley's Comet may now be seen
through small telescopes as sort
OF blue-like faint nebulae. The
tail however, is too faint to be
caught by anything except high
ly sensitized Photographic plate.
The comet Is in the western sky
in the early evening but later in
the week the moon probably will
become too bright to permi! a
sight of the celestial visitor.
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1910-01-21
To W ar with an Aeroplane

indianapolis, Jan 17.-The fate of
Nicaragua may be settled by man
with one arm, who left Indianapo-
lis to night in chartered baggage
car carrying dirigble balloon and
an aeroplane which he intends to
use in assisting the cause Of the
Nicaraguan revolutionists under
General Estrada. He is Il. NJ.
McGill, an aeronaut from Dayton,
Ohio.
McGiN is under contract with
General Estrada to go to Nicaragua
and assist the revolutionists by
dropping explosives from the
skies into the. camps Of the enemy.
He refused to- divulge his plans
except to say that he will go to
New Orleans, where he is to meet
the representatives of the Nicara-
guam insurgents, and from there
across the Gulf to the little re-
public.
McGill has had about five years
experience as balloonist and is
parachute jumper.
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1910-01-21
The Golden Rule Store

The new firm which succeeds the
Bunce Mercantile Co. formerly w.
H. Fletcher's store, has incorporat
ed with capital stock OF $4,000.
w. W. Hughes is president, Richard
Thorp vice president, Eugene Col
lier, secretary. MIR. Hughes comes
from Sheldon where he recently
sold a thriving business, the other
two are well-known Marshall gen
tlemen and need no introduction.
This will make strong firm and
they will no doubt let themselves
be heard from. They have named
their store The Golden Rule Store
-"do unto others as you would
have them do unto you.n
A grocery department win be
added and the store will be con-
Quoted as first-class department
store. Success to them.
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1910-01-21
Church News

The Odell Ave. Presbyterian
church has inaugurated new plan
that OF having series of talks
on Sunday evenings. Joshua Bar
bee spoke at Sunday nights meet
ing on "Rehgion practice not a
theory
e. w. Allen, secretary OF the For
eign Christian Missionary Society ;
H. P. Williams OF the Philippine Is
lands and A. F. Hensey, mission
ary from Africa are giving address,
es and showing views ait the Chris
tian church today (Friday,)
The Cumberland Presbyterians
will have their usual services Sun
day. Sunday School at $50, preach
ing morning and evening, Chris
tian Endeavor at $50.
J. 8. M. Huff will address the
meeting at the Odell Ave. Presby-
terian church Sunday evening.
Subject at Christian Science SER
vice Sunday at II a. m. TRUTH.
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1910-01-21
Circuit Court

Court excuses DAME, Bixler on
account of sickness. 90
j. l.. Smith attorney Of Mexico,
enrolled as a member Of the Mar
shall bar.
Divorce suit of Lucy vs.. Jacob
Flora dismissed.
P. H. Koenig VS.. Irvine Williams,
attachment, dismissed at cost of
plaintiff.
H. M. Harvey VS.. Jas. Long, de-
cree for Harvey.
VIM. Paris VS.. James Morrison,
damages, dismissed by Plaintiff.
Marshall Acetylene Co. VS.. ]. L.
Neer, damages, settled and dis
missed.
Missouri Valley College vs. E. D.
Pearson ct al, injunction, defendent
file motion to strike out part of
the plaintiffs petition.
v. T. Ballard VS.. w. F. Maroon,
appeal, dismissed by plaintiff.
Joseph Jacoby, vs.. Marion Sparks
note, Judgment for Plaintiff for
$s4O.
]. A. Fink VS.. Geo. Browning,
note, settled and dismissed.
Edward McDonough We. c. E.
Winslow, appeal, settled and dis
missed.
o. E. Swinney VS.. Cbas. Mccoy,
appeal, dismissed by plaintiff.
Aultman & Taylor VS. Ed Pruett
note, judgment by default.
G. W. Robertson VS. ]. F. Vaughn
note, judgment for Robertson for
1920 and attorney fee.
A. C. Potter VS.. C. & A. Ry. dam
ages settled and dismissed.
Henry Hinton VS. c. & A, Ry dam
ages, dismissed by plaintiff.
Louis Mills VS. Mo. Pac. r. r.
damages, judgment for plaintiff for
$500 by agreement.
Court adjourned to Saturday
morning.
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1910-01-21
A Bad Fire.

Mayor Page had the undivided at
tention of our citizens at 2.15 a. m.
Thursday morning when the water
works whistle and firebell aroused
our people with fire alarm. Two
gentlemen on the square seeing the
blaze turned in an alarm anG soon
had the fire department on the
scene but too late to save the
building. q.
MIR. Page occupied a residence on
North jefferson belonging to Mrs.
Mary Hicks and 1t is supposed that
1t caught fire from defective flue.
He WAS home by himself and had
q narrow escape as no didn't wake
up till some fire fell on his bed
and the roof ready to cave in.
He was able to save only a little
dinning room furniture and some
silverware. All but two rear rooms
We're destroyed.
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1910-01-21
A Square Deal for Saline

In report issued by the State
Bureau OF Labor Statistics for sur
pius products for 1908 our county
is poorly rated and as the 1909 re-
port is nearly ready for publication
We want a square dea, this time
for Saline.
The surplus products report is
made up from railroad and trans
portation companies reports of
shipments. AS much Of our grain
leaves the county by small boats
along the river and by the Wabash
across the river it will only be ne
cessary to mention this fact to
the department 20 have It correct
ed.
But we want the assistance of
everyone Of our readers in getting
our yield per acre of corn, wheat
and oats correct, so we ask you one
and all to write US a postal card
at once giving your name and ad-
dress; number of acres of corn
wheat and oats and number of
bushels per acre-nothing else. We
will figure up the average and send
these cards in bunch to the Board
OF Agriculture and they will certain
~ heed the figures. Make them as
correct as possible and send 20 the
Marshall Republican at once.