davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-08

face had been the object of my every
effort To attain II had dedicated nv
whole being, physical. mental. and
moral; had risked my life a hundred
times and the lives of those who had
been glad to take the chances with
me; had given all my own money and
the money OF my friends. This last
Journey was my eighth into the arctic
l had spent In those regions nearly II
years out of the % between my thIr-
ueth and my lifty-third year. and the
intervening time which 1 had spent In
civilization during that period had been
mainly occupied with preparations for
arctic journeys.
Had my faith in my own mission
been less intense. / could hardly have
ovcrrldden the Obstacles which fate has
placed In. my path. Though I realized
while at the pole that / was perhaps
missing some sensation which | ought
TO have, my brain was teemine with
thoughts
I'VE arrived at the pole at 10 o'clock
in the morning Of April 6. and we LEFT
there about O'clock In the afternoon
Of April 4 Only by our watches. of
course, could we distinguish the morn
Ing from the afternoon, as the sun at
mat point swings round and round
the heavens at n certain altitude, and
1t Is always daylight at that season Of
the year
During those 80 hours at the pole 1
made the necessary observations for
position, went some 10 miles beyond
my camp and some eight miles to the
right of II. planted my flags deposited
my records, took photographs. studied
the horizon through my telescope for
possible land, and sought for a suitable
place to make q sounding"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-08

The discovery Of the north pole. Com
mander Peary frankly states. was tho
result only OF experience. He says:
1t was experience which permitted
the discovery of the pole-that, and per-
slstence. Prior to my expedition of
1866, even with all my experience. l
had not. the necessary knowledge of
conditions In the central polar sea The
mechanism with which l achieved my
purpose was deliberately prepared, with
every part adjusted to every other
part. and every detail had been tested
on previous expeditions. The designs
for this expedition may not Improperly
be called a work OF mechanical enei-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-08

1000 pounds; biscuit 10 600 hounds. con-
densed milk, 100 cases: pemmican. 3o.
ooo pounds; dried fish, 1000 hounds,
smoking tobacco. 1000 pounds
PERSONALITY OF THE DISCOV-
ERER.
Although Peary has been pursuing his
quest for the pole for 2S years, prac-
ucally little Is known of Peary the
man. Many people imagine him to be
wealthy, This is erroneous. Peary. nm
I'll he received $4,000 from Hampton's s
Tor the serial rights of his story, was a
poor man, His arctic expeditions were
htted out only after the greatest DIFF
iicultics. The raising Of money to him
was an lmpediment often as discour-
aging and difficult as the negotiation of
arctic glaciers. Before the last trip
there had been seven expeditions into
The arctic. Up to 1897. with the as
sistance OF his wife. Peary supplied
two-thlrds of the necessary funds re-
quired himself. Then no was several
thousand dollars in debt.
To his explorations Poary devoted
pretty nearly all the money ho over
earned by his service I'm the United
States navy. by lecturinS and writing.
For his ideal tho explorer and his wife
sacrificed many comforts. Their home
on Eagle Island, Maine. Is merely
&.
Peary lived with extreme economy.
year after year. so that the surplus
savings could be put into the hus-
bands work. Yet uncomplainineIy
they were willing TO endure sclf-sacri-
fee Oncc, to raise a few thousand dol
lars necessary to complete an expcli-
tion. Peary won't on n lecture tour He
spoke los times In Sc days, averaging
two lectures a day. He made a record
in the legtnTp field oil riOo-
This was devoted to the cause of his
quest
Even Peary's last trip was fitted out
only after many hindranccs. Victory
came to him only after he had suffered
to the extreme the humiliatons of de-
feat and had endured dtScouragemcnts
such would have completely dis
heartened many men. On his return
from his seventh expedition in 1906
Peary was encouraged in the prcpara-
tlon of another by Mr.. Morris K Jesup,
who had literally contributed to the
preceding. and to whom tho explorer
was largely indebted for his good ship
Roosevelt. Mr.. JeSup's Offer Peary
says in his story. meant that he would
not have to beg the money in small
sums. Contracts were given for re-
pairs to the Roosevelt. According to
these tho ship was to have been com
pleted by July l, 1907. Then came q
blow to Peary-one after many, but
of now kind. Tho contractors failed
to keep their agreement the boilers
wero installed only in September, and
the trip had to be postponed until tho
following year. What this meant TO
Poary can be realized when one reads
his account of his plans and what the
loss OF time meant.
HOW PEARY FACED HIS LAST
TRIP.
II recognized the fact that in all h
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-08
NZEE H7yD CHILD
0FoNY OFPEAPTT !
eEQULIZ1LLyc i
??gz;s:s: ~
51xsI81S4 11Ss2SS&&.S@

man probability, no matter how 1t
might turn out, II would be my last
II l, failed this time. 1t was final [
was already at an age beyond which
perhaps, with the one exception of Sir
John Franklin, no man had ever at
tempted to prosecute work In the arctic
regions l was getting too old: and I
had to win out now, or yield my dream
and ambition forever. This failure OF
the contractors TO live up TO their word.
and the consequent delay of year.
was a serious blow to me.
"On the day when I reluctantly ad-
mItted to myself that positively could
not sail north that year, l felt much, as
l had felt when 1 had been obliged to
turn back from 81 degrees 6, with only
the empty bauble of Farthest North
instead of the great prize which 1 had
almost strained my life out to achieve.
Fortunately. I did not know that Des-
tiny was even then clcnching her 1st
for yet another and more crushing blow
for nae.
while trying to possess my soul in
patience at the unjustllcd delay. there
came the heaviest calamity which l had
encountered In all my arctic work-thc
death OF my friend. Morris *. Jcsup
Without his promised help the future
expedition seemed impossible.
fol q tlHle L lclt us IL this was the
end Of everything; that all the effort
and money put into the project had
been wasted, Mr., Jesup's death, coming
on top of the delay caused by tho de-
fault of the contractors, seemed at fr5t
an absolutely paralyzing defeat"
Fortunately, however. Mrs Jcsup sent
check for large sum. and other
friends rallied about Pcary When
finally. the Roosevelt was nearly ready
n n q IN hd,~ OF
still in debt An Incident OF that time
is characteristic of the man. A friend
asked him II he was really going to
start In July.
Yes" he replied. :I aup going"
Have you got the money!" tho
friend asked
No" he replied, but I am going"
do you know where you can get the
money!" the friend inquired.
No" he again replied, but l am
And you will reach the pole?" his
friend declared.
81 shall put into this effort everything
there Is in mc-physical, mental and
moral" said PeaIy
The Roosevelt did start north that
July and Peary reached the pole
OF the journey north and the incl
dents of the trip. Peary tells graphic
ally:
Il felt. as VIC steamed northward
from Cape York on the first day Of
August, 1905" he says, that was at
last face to face with my own destiny.
which WAS now 10 have the final word
with me. I felt that all my years Of
work and all my former expeditions
were merely preparations for this last
and supreme effort. 1t has been said
that well-directed labor toward a given
end Is the best kind of prayer for its
attainment. But no man can live for
years surrounded by the great white
mystery Of the arctic without feeling
that within and behind 1t is an Intell-
Gence-watchful and responsive. And
II. standing there with my back 20
the world and my face toward that
mystery. I dared to ask OF 1t the boon
for which I had labored so long, can
any one wonder that I say so?"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-08
Uphold Fever the Most
Easily Prevented Of All Diseases

FIRST discovered In Germany during an
epidemic 1t is very motile, securing
It's movement by means of tiny fila-
mcnts or ilagcllae. 1t does not live
very long outside the human body. and
IS Killed by direct sunlight. and cx-
posure TO high temperature, over 1877
degrees being destructive While 1t
does not live In the soil. it Is very
frequently found in surface well water
IL Is not contagious as arc many other
diseases. not being carried in the air or
clothing, in fact the only way that
the germ can spread its disease Is
through the discharges from the body,
and hence If these discharges are prom
erly cared for. the dangers from the
spread of typhoid are entirely done
away with.
1t is truth. though II is n grewsome
truth that either the water or the food
of every person taking typhoid has been
injected from germ Cor number OF
thcm) which has come from some other
persons body, and that through the
eXcreta-
Now by using the methods that mod
ern science has pointed out It ls pos
sible easily to disiufect the discharges,
and the best ways are as follows.
First. treat all eXcreta with a l per
cent solution of chloride OF lime, and
allow this 20 stand In this treatment
for one hour, and then IL may be emp
| tied into either sewer or cesspool with
out endangcrlng anyone This ] per
! cent solution is made by simply adding
- parts water 10 one part of the chlor-
ide of lime as we buy it at any drug or
sfoccry store. In treating closets and
1f7ndlng outhouscs it Is necessary TO
rs" 'rv chloride OF lime as We
receive It In the cans at the store
without making solution of it as be-
fore mentioned.
Second saturate all the linen from
the body of the patient in a per cent
solution of carbolic acid. and then re-
move the linen and place 1t In l per
cent solution ai the same ACID ana ,let
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-08
-ONzZ4MDEp REARY
~ ARCZZC COSVLIIE

neer;ng. in which the component frac-
tions wero human brains and bodies.
dogs. sledges, ice craft, arctic expert
ence. and perlshable supplies, with the
indomitable will of man for driving
power"
This can be fully appreciated when
one begins to read about the prcpara-
tionS and equipment for the Journey.
the supplies required, and the later dif-
tlcultles OF the north which only expert
ence and ingenuity could overcome.
1t Is interesting to read frsthand just
what 1t meant to fit the last arctic cx-
pedition of Peary's. 1t was a question
not only of experience. but money. Arc
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-08

tic expeditions are costly. When Peary
began his plans Tor his eighth and last
trip into the arctic, the PcaTy Arctic
club. which sent out the expedition,
placed at his disposal the Roosevelt.
which had been specially built at cost
of 100000. New boilers and other re-
pairs We're necessary, however This
meant an expenditure Of $4,000. Lib
cral supplies were needed, at an eN
pense of many thousands. The extent
of these may be gagged by n partial list
which Peary gives. This includes;
Flour 10000 pounds; coffee. 1000
pounds. tea. 500 pounds; sugar. 10000
pounds. kerosene. $500 gallons; bacon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-08

oCHE following was delivered be-
fore the parents class OF the
Third ward, Sunday. jan =,
1910 by Dr. A. n. Hanson on tho
subject of prevention Of Typhoid
Fever"
one of the most important considera-
tions in the line OF health In this sec
tion OF the country is that of typhoid
fever. 1t is of this Importance In two
ways. first. in the fact that the great
est number of deaths are due to
typhold. and second that the greatest
amount of suffering Is due to the same
cause.
IT Is the most easily prevented of all
diseases, and hence 1t has been said
that the prevalence of the typhoid fever
,s taken as the standard of the san!-
,ary intelligence of community.
The epidemics OF the fever In the city
nf Salt Lake are evidence that the au-
,horities in these matters have not the
situation properly in hand In other
places the epidemlcs have been traced
to their sources and it seems almost
criminal that the contagion has been
eIlowcd to be spread by Ignorance as it
has been
There are two ways of prevention IN
this disease; first. care OF those who
have the disease and In the disposisIon
OF the waste matter from their bodies
and second. in the setting up of Inn
munlty In the bodies of the individuals
80 that they are able TO resist the
germs.
The typhoid fever Is restricted 20
the human body. and for this reason
II care is taken II ought to be possibl.
TO stay the spread of 1t. The germ was
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-08

I narration of which Peary has begun
Most discoyerers have left their sto-
ries TO historians to tell. and the result
too often has been inaccuracy or mere
romancing Peary is telling his own
story. so that generations hence our
children will be able to read IL In his
own words. And by the veracIous rec
ord of photographs they, VIII sec
Pe1ry's laborlous struggle over broken
Ice. witness the fcrrying of leads-those
cold switt-howing rivers OF the north
on ice floes, and thrill at the final
drama OF the dash for the pole Sup
plementing Peary's narrative is tho
story OF the camera. For the first time
the initial series selected from the 900
photographs taken by Peary are pub
lished in the current number OF Hump
tons Magazine, by whose courtesy a
number are reproduced herewith.
In the accompanying photograph one
can see the flag flying from a great Ice
pinnacle at the very pole Itself As
some one has said. the dag at this spot
marks not only the courage. the valor,
the bravery and persistence of Amerl-
can spirit. but symbolizes also the un-
conCuerable spirit OF man.
PBARY AT THE POLE
Commander Peary writes of his ar
rival at the north pole as follows.
For moro than score OF years that
mathematical point on the earth's sur
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-08

Foley's Kidney Remedy will euro
any case of kidney or bladder trouble
that Is not beyond the reach of medi
cine. 1t lnvigorates the entire system
and strengthens tho kidneys so they
eliminate the impurities from the
blood. Backaohe. rheumatism. KID
ney and bladder troubles are all cured
by this great medicine. Sohramm-
johnson Drug Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-16
SEA CHAnT ERRORS.

Grave Mistakes Discovered by the
Nornagnctic Yacht Carnegie.
Errors in navigation charts which
are of immense Importance 10 all ship
ping interests on the Atlantic ocean
have been discovered between Ma
deira and Bermuda by the scientific
staff of the yacht Carnegie. which is
making Il magnetic survey of the
ocean for the Carnegie institution of
Washington.
Reports to DR. L. a Bauer tell Of
the discovery that some of the charts
now in use are and 3 degrees out
Of the way. Tho errors are even great
2r than those found on the yachts
trip from New York to England.
The discovery of these errors. which
has been possible only with n non
magnetic yacht built especially for the
purpose. makes it possible to reduce
even further the time of passage of
the Atlantic liners. as the use Of the
corrected charts will insure true
course, which is not now entirely pos
sible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-16
LOCAL GIRL Is LOSER
ON WORD "SIEVE"
An Interesting Spelling Bee at the
Christian Church in
Moline.

Mrs. Robert E. Henry, wife of the
pastor of the Christian church of Mo-
line. has added another laurel TO her
wreath as champion speller. Only
few weeks ago. Mrs. Henry van
quished all her rivals in a spelling
bee held at her husbands church in
which the contestants were compos-
ed entirely of Moline people. Mon
day night about % young people of
Memorial Christian church in Rock
Island descended on the Moline
church Twenty of them participated
in the spelling bee along with 80
from the Moline church.
Almost a thousand words were
used before the class had been spell
ed down. The list of words selected
by Superintendent H. B. Hayden of
the Rock Island schools for the sew
enth and eighth grades was used, and
all of them were words of common
use Arthur Parker pronounced
them for the contestants. Mrs. Hen
ry remained standing after all the
others had stumbled on some word in
correctly spelled. Her closest rival
was Miss Van Horn. stenographer
in the Modern Woodman Office in
Rock Island, who fell on the word
sieve" She and Mrs. Henry battled
for probably 10 minutes before one
of them relinquished the floor.
Later there was a contest of sides
chosen by Mrs. Henry and Miss Van
Island had
ton by winning this contest. Miss
Van Horn demonstrated that she was
no ordinary adversary by triumphing
over Mrs. Henry's class. Refresh
ments were also enjoyed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-16

instances of accomplishment, to me
there is no better sign of improve
ment than the diligence displayed by
employees In taking care Of the multi
tudinOus tasks of routine nature. 1t
was negligence in this respect that
brought the old form Of government
into disrepute. and the correction is
the best sign that the new plan is =
success.
THE red light district has been abol-
ished. \ forward step has been takcn
in simplifying the legal department II
it's organization and getting away
from the bad practice Of employing
extra lawyers at great expense. Plans
have practically been climaxed for the
building of the needed yiaduct. We
have cleaner streets. There has been
a more open method of negotiations
between the city and public service
corporations. Better water rates have
been provided. although the city is
under injunction on this score. Bonds
for the new city hall have been placed,
disadvantageous conditions having
been overcome by the exercise of care
and persistence that probably would
system of government. Arrangements
have been practically completed for
the commencement of work. \ start
has been made i'm the matter of city
Identification by the employment of
an expert TO make plans for future de-
velopment. An advanced ordinance
has been passed and is being enforced
governing street traffic.
There has been increased diligence
in the taking care of street lights. and
the cost of lights has been reduced
against the protest of the company
furnishing them. There appears to be
competition among contractors seek
ing city work. The police and fire de-
partments are no longer in politics
Many undesirable candidates for Pc
sitions in these divisions, men who
would have seo~red places for small
political services under the old regime.
have been kept out of city employ by
means of the civil service. About 30
per cent of the candidates have been
rejected. The civil service clause in
the charter is not quite what it should
be, but despite this weakness. which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-16
MACKAY COMPANY
SELLS PHONE STOCK
Announcement Puts an End 10 the
Talk of a Billion Dollar Wire
Merger.

New York. Feb. 16.-Just 10 please
the public, as it were. the Mackay
companies are going to sell their
holdings in the American Telephone
and Telegraph company, which in
turn controls the Western Union.
With this announcement disappears
the talked Of billion dollar" merger.
and the Postal Telegraph COM
pany. if the promise be carried out.
becomes a more keen competitor Of
the Western Union.
when. several months ago. the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company bought George Gould's
stock in the Western Union, carrying
practical control. it was pointed out
that the Nackay companies held APP
prCximateIy $4,000 shares of the for
mer's stock.
Clearance n. Mackay. head Of the
Mackay companies. was quick 10 de-
ny that any merger had been consum-
mated or was even under considera-
ton. but the rumor would not down.
Now cones the announcement OF
decision Of the Mackay companies 10
sell its holdings.
THE Postal Telegraph system will
continue TO he free and independent.
prepared 10 maintain the competi-
tion which il has furnished for %
years" according to the statement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-16
Today in the Markets

Chicago. Feb. 16-Following are the
quotations on the market today:
Wheat.
May. 1121a. l145s. 1925. 11412.
July. 1885. 1O5. 1885, 1O47s.
September, 9S34. 1000, 9S5s, 1905.
Corn.
May. G75s. GS14, G71a. 6S1s.
July. CTS. 6S94, G77s. GS24.
September, G7a4. 6Sa4. G734, 6S94.
Oats.
May. AIS. 49,. 475s, 4S1k
July. 44l4. 4434. 44l4, 4434
September, AZ. AIS, AIS, 41j4.
Pork.
May. 1882. 1890. 1925. 1885.
July. 1925. 1882. 2315. 1882.
Lard.
May. 1852. 1912. 1852. 12.72.
July. 12.47. 1910. 1245, 1857.
Ribs.
May. 1917. 1910. 12.17. 1910.
July. 1217, 1885. 1915, 12.25.
Receipts today-Wheat %. corn
467. oats 100. hogs $1,000, cattle
5000, sheep 10000.
Estimated receipts Thursday Y
Hogs $4,000.
Hog market opened sc lower. Hogs
left over $500. Light $50 n go,
and butchers $40 a go, good
heavy SIS a $50, rough heavy SIS
a S.95.
Cattle market opened 1Oc higher.
Sheep market opened strong.
Omaha Hogs 10000. cattle $500.
Kansas City-Hogs 1900. cattle
5000
Hog market closed steady. Bulk
sales S.95 9.15, light S.65 n 80.
mixed and butchers SIS a 9.15, good
heavy 300 9.15. rough heavy $40
6S.S5.
Cattle market closed steady.
Sheep market closed steady.
Northwestern receipts-M inneapO-
lis. today PA. last week 449, last
year $50. Duluth. today p, last
week 81, last year II.
Liverpool opening cabIes-Wheat X
lower. corn Is higher
Liverpool closing IS lower.
corn = higher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-16
One of Walker weston,s Hobbies.

When Edward Pa-sOn Weston, the
great pedestrian, isn't traversing the
continent on one of his long walks he
spends much of his time daily in the
Office of Z Broad street broker in New
York. Next to walking stocks IS his
great hobby. ard his knowledge of the
ways of Wall street is second only to
that of the science of pedestrianism.
Mr.. Weston has made practical use Of
his Wall street knowledge many times.
ana it is said that he has been more
than ordinarily successful.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-16
Provisions of a New System
That Had Its Origin In Calves.
ton. Tex. and Has Been Adopted
by Many American Cities. :: ::
By JAMES A. EDeERroN.

81 L has long been said that the weak
est point in American institutions
u is the government of our cities.
While this charge has been made
oy our critics, it will scarcely be de-
n1eu by our. friends. 1t is to obviate
Inls very weakness that the plan of
municipal government by commission
is being adopted. Approximately sew
enty-hye American cities have now put
IN operation the new method, and. in
the main, the results have been highly
satisfactory. As important a munich
pality as Buffalo is now taking steps
TO apply the commission system.
The commission plan had its origin
In Galveston. Tex, just after the big
Hood. This calamity was so stagger
ing that the former city government
admitted itself unequal to the task OF
rebuilding the city and erecting the
sea wall for its future protection. One
councilman proposed that he and all
his associates resign, which suggestion
was followed. Five commissioners
were then elected who were business
men and not politicians, and each Of
these men was placed at the head of
department of the city government.
This was approximately ten years ago,
and the new system. which came to
be known as the Galveston plan.
worked so we'll that other Texas cities
adopted il, and from there it Spreat
rapidly throughout the nation. Thus
the tidal wave which swept over Gal
weston started another tidal wave
which is sweeping the country. It
is one of the traits Of the American
people TO turn disasters into blessings.
and there is perhaps no finer example
of good growing out of seeming evil