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The Conquest of the Pole
Copyright, 1909. by tha N.w York
Marald Company, Ragi.tered In
Canada In Acoordanca With Copy?
right Act. Copyright In Mtx
ico Undar Law. of tha R.publio
of Mexico. All Righta Ras.rvad
By Dr. FREDERICK A. COOK $ rinal Dash For the Pole.
? The "Big Nail" Reached at
? Laat and "Old Glory" Un
furled ? Endleas Fielda of
Purple Snowp ? No North.
No East. No West -o- -o
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THE observntlons of Aprll 14 gnve
iatitude JS8 degrw*t? 21 uiltiuie*.
longltude 05 degrees f>2 mlnetex.
We were but 100 tuiles trotu
the pole. but there was iiothing to re
lleve tbe uieutul straln of the ley de
8pair. The wlnd cauie wltb the satue
satanic cut troin tbe weat. There bad
been little drift. but the lee before us
dlsplayed **tgn*? of receut aitlvlty. it
was more irregular. with hu o|H'u craclc
here and there. but the tdeds glided
wltb less frlctlou. and the dreary dogs
mnlntained ? better xpeed under rislng
talls.
Wltb iwth set and newly sharpened
resolutious. we set out for that last 100
unles. Sotue dogs had gone Into the
stomai'hs of their bungry companiona.
but there still rpmaiued a autnVient
pull ol well tried brute forve for eaeb
sletl. nnd. tboiigh their notsy vlgor had
been lost iu the loug drsg. they still
broke the frigid slleoce with no occa
slonal outburst. A little fresb entbusl
nsm from tbe drlvers was quickly fol?
lowed by cunlne actlvlty.
We were ln good trlm to cover dls
tanre economleally. The sledgea were
llght; our bodies were thin. All the
muscles had shriveled. but the dogs
retained much of their strength. Thus
strlpited for the last lap, one borizon
after another was lifted.
In the forced effort which followed
we were frequently overheated. The
temperatnre was steady at 44 degrees
below zero F.. but perspiratlon cauie
with ease and a certaln amount of
pleasure. Larer. however, there fol?
lowed a train of aufferlng for many
days. The delight of tbe birdakln
ahlrt was enanged for tho ehlll of the
wet blaoket
Forrunateiy. at thia time tbe son
was warro enough to dry tbe fura ln
i?Ujut thr*?e da.va If Inabed to the aun
ny aide of the aled. ln theae last days
we fidt more keenly tbe panga of per?
spiratlon than ln all our earil*r ad
venturee.
The nmber colored gogglee were per
tfWrntly uaed. and they nfforded a
prntpetinn ro the eyes which was quite
?i reveJntion. but In aplte of every pre
rautlon our dlstorted. froxen. burned
nnd wNhotvd faees Hned a aiap of tbe
tiardships en route.
We were eurious looking aavages.
Tbe perpetual glitter induced a aqulnt
which dlstorted tbe face ln a reuiark
able manner. The atrong llght refl??ct
ed from the crystal aurface threw the
niuseies about tbe eye Into a atate of
cbronic eontraction. The pupil was
reduced to a mere plnhole.
There aaj no end of trouble at hnnd
In endeavorlng to keep the wlndows
of th?* aaajj open. and all of the effect
was run together in a set exprvaaion
of hardohip and wrinkles which should
Jk? rtilled the borenl squtnt.
This Itoreal squlot ls a pnrt of tbe
ronai't bronse pbysiognomy whleh falls
to the lot of every arctic eiplorer. Tha.
early wiuds. wtth a plerclgg tempera
turc. atart a tiush of scarlet. whJle
JOHN B. BHADT.ET, A>TE* WtlOM BRAD
1-KV I.AND .WAS .NAMEIi.
frei.uent fn.xibites Jeave ngures ln
liMfk. Lnier the burning suu browna
Hie pfeki; ?ub*eu.ueutly atrong wlnda
?*>p the molslure. hardeu the skln and
aattfO open tlssures.
'i'he hard work and reduced nourlab
ment eontract rhe muacles. dlapel tbe
fat nnd leav?? rhe skln to abrivel up ln
folds. The hnprint of the gogjrlea, th??
wt esprextdon of bard lluea aud the
ppPPJkal bl.nk of the euvironment have
rvmoved ull apirltual animation. We
have rhe color nnd the liaea of old
russer applet and would eastly ppa*
ft>r prebiab ric progenitora of inpo.
lu the euforeed effort to apreaaj out
the stlffeued lega over rhe ia?t reeehea
rhere was no l-m-er suilieieut efaergy
ar camplnp tltnes to erect a aima- a>he|.
ter. The silk tent waa preaaed inio
ose. ThoiiKh the rempeiauire wu?
very low when tbe aun waa bijth. Itx
jr.n-enial rays plerced the ailk fabrte
trad reKied aoftly on our browa rl.>**?d
in heary alumher. ln stronjr wludx u
anap .still ueeessary to erect a abelter
pae ?nil a? videld the tent.
Sljruw of Und were still aeen everv
fluy. I?ut rbey were dee?ptlve optleal 11
?iii-i>m and a mer* verdict of fauey.
It eeemed that aomethlog must hap
pen. eome line muat croaa our borlaon.
to mark the Important area loto whlcb
we were proxslng.
When the snn waa low the eye ran
over moving plaina ln brllllant wavea
of eolor t<? danclnsr horlzona. The inl
rapea (urned thlnga topay turvy. |D.
verred iands and queer objects ever
roae nnd fell jn ahrouda of rnyatery.
but all of thia was due to tbe atmoe
pherte magle of tha inldnlght ann.
With a lueky aeriea ?/ daily aatro
ammical obaervatlons our poajfjon waa
tiow accurately flxed for eacb Ma?a ot
tarogreea. Aa we neared the pole Um
lmas;inatlon qulckened. and a reatleea.
?lavaaj hyateric exeUement came over
B* The boya fancled tkey aaw l>eaver
nod seals, and I had a new land under
otoeervatlon frequently. httt orltb a
change ln the direction of lljrbt or an
nltered trend in onr tempernment the
borizoo cleared and we becaine eagar
only to poah farther Into tb?' uiyatery.
From the elchty elghth to ttieelghty
nlntb ttie ice waa ln very large nelda
nnd the aurface waa leaa Irregular. but
ln other reNpects It waa about the
awiaa aa lielow tbe elghty-Meventh. We
nmieed here alao Hn exletisl..n t,f the
rauge of vlsion. We Heeiwd to aee
longer dlstancen and the ice along tb"
borlaon had a lesa angular outline.
The color of the sky and the Ice alao
changed to depper purple bluea. We
had no way of eheeklng tbese Impres
slona by other obaervataons. Tbe en
gerneaa to flnd somethlng unnsunl may
have flred tbe lmaglnatlon. but nlnee
the earth ls tiattened at the pole per
hapa n wldened borlxoo abould be de
teeted.
At 8 o'elock on the morning of Aprlf
19 we osmped on a plctureaqtia old
fleld wltb convenlent bummocks. to
which we conld easlly rlae for the fr?>
quent outlook which we now malntaln
ed. The teut was pltrhed. The dogs
were sllenoed by blocks of pemmican.
In us new enthuslaam waa aroused by
a llberal pot of pea aoup nnd a few
rhlps of froxen meat. and then we
bathed ln Mfe gtving sunbeams. screen
ed from the plerclng alr by sllk
atrands. It was a benntlful dny. and
had our senae of appreclatlon nor kwn
blanted by acrumulated fatlgue we
would hava greatly enjoyed the play
of llght and color in the ever changltig
Bceoe of aparkle.
The Bakimoa were soon loat In n pro
found sleep. the only eomfort In their
hard lives. but 1 reronlned nwnke. M
bad been my bablt on aucceedlng days.
to get nautical observntlons. The lon
gitude calculatioos llned us at 94 de?
grees 3 mlnutea. At noon tbe aun'a al
titude waa carefully set on tbe sextnnt.
and tbe latitude quickly reduced gnve
89 degree8 31 mlnutea? twenty-nlne
mllea from tbe pole.
My beart jumped for Joy. and tbe an
conscloua commotlon whlcb I was cre
atlng awakened Etuklabuk. 1 told blm
tbat ln two average rnarcbea we would
reacb tbe "tlgl ahu" (tbe big nall).
Abwelah waa awakened wltb a klck.
and togetber they want out to a hutn
mock aod tbrougb glaaaea aought for
a mark to loeate ao Important a piae?
aa tbe terrewtiial axla. If but one
sleep beyood It must be seen.
1 trled to axpluln tbat tbe pole wa?
not vUlble to tbe eye: tbat lts posltlon
was located only by a ropeated u?*? af
tbe varloua Inatruments. This entlrely
satlaticd their cqrloalty. and they uor>t
out In burraba of joy. For two hon**
they cbanted and daneed tbe paaslon*
of wlld llfe.
It was tbe first real algn of pleasuro
or rutionnl emotion which they bad
abown for several weeks. For some
time I bad entertalned the fear tbat
we no longer possessed tbe atrengtb to
return to land. but the unbrldled flow
of vtgor dlspelled that Idea.
More aleep waa quite impossihle. We
brewed an extra pot of tea. prepnred a
favorlte brotb of pemmican. dug up a
aurprlse of fancy blsculta and tllled up
on good tbluga to tbe llmit of tbe nl
lowance for our flual feast days. Tlje
doga. which bad Jolned tbe chorus of
gladnesa. were given an extra lump of
pemmican. A few boura more were
agreeably spent ln the teut. and tbeo
we started wltb a new splrtt for flie
uttcrmost nortb.
We were exclted to a fever beat
The feot were llght on thia run. Even
tbe doga caugbt tbe Infectious entbusl
aam and rusbed along at a pace which
made It dlfllcult for me to keep n sutll
clent advance to aet a good course.
Tbe horlxon wna still seercbed for
somethlng to mark the appruacblng
boreal center. but nothing unusual was
ae*u. It waa tbe same expanae of
moving aeaa of ice on wblcb we had
llved for 000 mllea.
But, look big tbrougb gladdened eyes.
the seeue asaumad 8 new glory. There
were plalns of gold feneed ln purple
walls. wltb gilded eraeta. lt waa one
"f tbe few daya ou tbe atormy pack
when all natpre aml led wltb cbeerlug
llgbta.
Aa the day advanced and tbe aplen
dor of auuimer night waa run Into tbe
eontlnued day tbe beama of gold on
tbe surface anowa thickened. wblle tbe
sbadowa of hummocks and rldge*
?pread a line of violet barrlera tbrougb
whlcb a way muat be aoagbt.
From my posltloa a few buadre<t
yarda abead of tbe aleds I could oot
resist tbe temptatluu u> tnm frequently
to see the moveiuent ot the dog trabi
with ita new flre. in thl* iltrntbal
the rolor scheme waa reveraed. ftw
Icy waila were In gold and burnbig c*?i
?ea. while the pluius represented every
abode of purple and blue.
Tbrougb this aea of color the dogs
*aoie wltb a splrited treud. noaeadowu.
tatts up aod sboulders braced to tbe
strape Uk? cberlot horses. Tbe young
Esklinoe. chaotiog aonga of love. caiue
wltb ensy atep. The long wbip was
swung wltb a brlak erack. and all over
there rose a cloud of froated breuth.
Carap waa pitcbed early ln tbe morn?
ing of AprH 20. The aun waa north
east; caa pack glowed lu tonea of lilac;
tbe normal wasterly alr of sbrvers
brushed oor frosty facea. Tbe surpris- I
)i:g burst of enthualesw bad been j
nursed to lts Hmlt. aud under lt a long
tuarcb waa made over average Ice I
with tbe osoal reault of overbearing
fatlgue. Too tlred aod aieepy to walt j
for a cuq of tea. meltad snows were '
pourad down. and tbe pemmican wns
nounded with tbe ax to eaae the task I
of tbe jaws. Tbe eyea cloaed befora j
tbe meat waa finisbed. and tbe world '
waa loat to ua for eigbt boura. Tbe
obnervatiou gave latltude 89 degreea
40.5 mlnutes. longltude 94 degreea 52 '
mlnutea.
With the hoya slnglng and tbe dogs
howllng we 8rarted off after luldulght
on Aprll 21. The doga looked large
?od noble as they came along that
day. while Ktukishiik nnd Ahwelah.
rbougu tbin and ragged. bad a dlguity
aa hemea or rhe great eat hiimau bat
tle whieb had *>fer been fought witb
reuiarltable aueeeea,
We were all ||fled to rtoe paradi*v>f
wlnuers aa we atepped over the snows
of a destlny for wbleb we bad risked
life and wllllugly aiiftYred the torturea
of aa iey bell.
The lee under ua seemed almonr wn
er??d. NVben tbe pedomerer reg|stere?I
foiirteen and a half miles we enin|M?d
and caluily went to aleep. feellng that
we were turnlhg on the eprtir* axl*
Tlie nlmervMtlons. however. gnve HO
degrees 80 inlnutes 4.^ ae<*onda. We
Iberefnre had rhe pole. or Ihe exnel
*pot ubere ?r ahould l?e. wllhin ?|?rhl
We advaneerf ihe flfleen seennd*.
made Hupnleruentnry ?la?>rvailoiia.
nitrfeeal tla* tent, ixtiw a aeaav lgio?
and |?r??i?nr??d to make our*eU.<.* paapa,
fortahle for a atay long euon^U for r wo
rouods of observatlons.
Our poallloti waa ihus doubly asaur
ert. nnd n rwiHwnrr day of re*f waa
galned. Ktukishiik and Ahweiuh ?n.
Joyed ine dny In nn let repoae. htil I
ale|?t very lltrle. My goal was re??-h
ed: rhe amhlijon pf tny life hsd 1**en
fulfllled. How cou!d I sleep away
sneh oTerwIielmlng tiiotnents of ela
tioD?
At last we had reached the borenl
eenter. The dream of nailons hnd l?een
reallE>*d. The raee of renturien waa
otirs. The *tag was plnned to the eor.
eied pnle. The year was 1908. the day
Anrll 21
DR. COOK'8 ESKISIOS PnOTOORAPHED BY
HIM AT THE POLE.
The sun indlcnted local noon. but
time wn? n negatlve problem. for here
all merldlnns meet. With a step It wns
posslble to go from one pnrt of the
glone to tb? opposlte slde?fmm the
hour of midnight to thnt of inidday.
Here tbere nre but one day nnd one
night In eneb yenr. The latltude was
00 decrees. ?he temperature ?3M.7. ihe
atmoapberle pressure 29.S3. North.
enst and west had vnnlshed. It wna
south ln every direction. but the com
pass, polntlng to the magnetic pole.
waa as useful aa ever.
Though overjoyed with the succesa
of tbe conqueet our splrits began to
ehnnge on tbe next day after all the
observatlona had been taken and the
local condltlona were studled. A sen.e
of lntense l^nellneas came wttb s eare
ful aerotlny of tbe horizon. What a
cbeerleaa anot to have aroused tbe nni
bitlon of man for so many ages! End
lens flelda o' purple innwa! No life. no
land. no spot. to relleve the monotony
of froat; W* were the only pulaatlna
ireiitureu In u d aa.il world of lee.
On Aprll 28. ItOS. Dr. Cook baxan tha
lona rHurn march. With falr weather.
good Ice and the Insplratlon of the hqme
run long dtatancea were at first qutckjy
covered.
With a bockI qaal of apxlety Cook
wstehed tha dol|y roductinn of 'he food
supply. It now became evtdent that tha
cruclal itaae of the campalKn waa to he
tranaferrod 'rom the taklng of the pole
to a flnal n.-mie for |lfe asalnat famlne
and froat. Karly ln July farther aoutlj
ward proxreaa becamo Imposstble. and ln
que.t of food he eroeaed the Ptrth of
Devon Into Jonaa aound. <">n Feb. |8. IIKJV,
tha atart waa miida for Annootok. With
a nawly prepared equlpment tha Urean.
land shorea were reached on Aprll 1b.
Here Dr. Cook wai greeted by Harry
Whltney and anxlous Kaklmo frlends. To
facllltate an early return he moved south
ward to the Oanlsh settlement and reach?
ed t'lH-inavIk on May Pt, 1909. The Dan
tah ahlp Hans tCaede took him from
Upernavlk to Denmark
FRENCH MARRIAGES.
All Prpbable Fu|yr? Evanta Arranged
For ln Advinci.
On tba appolqted evepjng I arrjved
at tba given time, and after an ex
ceilent dluner, at wbicb all member*
of both faiullles were preaent. we rfr
palred to the great drawlng room,
where tbe chalrs bad been arranged ln
a semiclrcle about two amall, round
tablea. Present ly two grave old geu
tlemcn. the family notaries. who had
nof peen aecu to smlle durlug tba
wljo|e dlnper. |ook their seats ln frool
of the tables, and wbeo we were a}|
aaaemblad tba eUJer eomrqenced to
read a long nieinotr. whlcb be *b
nouncod be had complled wltb tbe helu
of hla colleague. Then, to my uttei
amaxement, he began to name all the
possesslons of the future bride and
bridegroom?so many bonds and mort
gages, so many bouses, farms. wood
Isnds, pralrles. articles of personal
adornnjeqt, furniture and jewels; the
waye ln whlcb they might be used or
dlsposed of. what woukl bappen in
case no cblldren were born pf fhc
marriage, ln case of dcath of one pj
tbe other of the parties. In fact, al)
(the rolsfortunes. all the most terriblo
and snddest events, had been foreseen,
gnd cold chlljs began running down
my back as I beard eacb new case
mentioned. I was fndlgnant. I posl
tlvely revolted. Wby were mlaernble
questlons of business ailowed to fore
sbadow tbe cbarmlng unlon of tbese
two young people. wbo bad known and
loved eacb other since cblldbood and
whose true and pure affectlon waa in
nocent of all monetary lnterests? Could
not all have been spared them?
The next day I frankly opened my
beart to Jeanne and ber mother. ex
plalnlng tbe sensatlons I had experl
enced the prevlous evening and aay
ing that ln my country, when two per
sons were about to marry, aa long aa
there was love on both sldes and tbe
man was nble to support his wlfe all
such questlons were usually left ondis
cussed.
They both listened to me somewhat
astonished, and then Mme. de R-,
whose great good aense has alwaye
?#qv|oc*d me. replied smlllngly:
"But, my dear, for us marriage ls
pot only tbe joiuing pf two young and
iovlug boarts. We gO fprtber and con:
stder tbe generations t.O epme, t_h?
fouculing of a new famlly-s frome.
Aa every one knows. tbe first years
are ofteu the most dlmcult, aod we
tberefore take procautlons to smooth
tbe patbs of our cblldren by aettjjng
ln their presence all business mattera,
once and forever. and arranglng tblngs
so that tbe new Ufe may develop un
der tbe best of circumstances."?Serlb
ner's Magaxine.
Tha Oldaat.
Three old sports were chattlng after
a coplous dinner. when one of them
aaid. "1 bet |S my name ia the oldeat."
The bet waa immediately accepted.
aad be produced hia curd. reading "Mr
Apel."
?,Ob. de?r $5!" aaid tbe second. ahow
lou his cprd. "1 aui Mr. Adam."
"pflne ia the bet." replied the other.
producing his card. and they could
read "Mr. B. Giqulng" prloted op. |L?
Judire'a Llbrarv.
Not All Thera.
"What klnd of a man la Rodney Mc
Wbba?'
"Ob. he'a the klnd that would p;-p
aent you with tbe aeeond volump of p
took and not know IfV'-HSWcaao Ree
?rd-Herald.
Read aaythlng half an Lour a day
and ln ten years you will be learned -
Kuieraoo.
Heart tofleart
Talks.
By EOWIN A. NYB.
'-?
KXAD THE ADS.
"The flrst thlng 1 do after glanclng
at tbe headllnea of a newspaper or
the lable of eonteuts of a uinga/.lue la
Ia lurn to tbe advertlsetnents."
The s(>eaker was a well known ly
ieuru leeturer.
"Why do you do that?" waa asked.
"I nni obllged to do so if 1 am to
kee|? In lotieh with the world." waa
the reply.
I'reelsely.
Ile who keeps his eyes wlde opeu
for ihe slgnhonrdx that polut the way
ihe world Is going must not overlook
Ihe ndverrlsing pnges.
Ks|i?., lally |h this true of tbe things
Ihai make life worth while. If the ln
Vftnl.ui |s new and pmetleal. if It
MVPM labor. If It minlsters to oornfon.
you will find aa ndvertlsement of It.
Itoppp peptsaM object to large quantl
ties of ailvertlsing. which is a mlstake.
The adverri.slug makes the readlng
niatier posslble. Were It not for the
ndverrlsing y??u would not be able to
I'uy your favorlte maguziue for 10 or
15 eeuts or your newspaper for 1 or 2
eenla.
The ndvertlser "psys the frelght."
"Bet what of the quallty of adver
tlsod articles?" nsks one. "1 have al
ways quesiioned that."
A big mlstake.
Ailvertlsing costs a lot of money.
And the only wny to get rerurus from
It ia to io a large volume of business.
And to do a large business the adver>
tlsenient must be truthful and baeked
ui> by rhe rlght sort of gooda.
It Is easlly aeen that to bulld up u
|H>rnmnent bualneaa there must be
quallty In the thlng offered.
Indeed, It may lie stated thnt the
mere faet that an nrtlcle is wldply nnd
steadlly advertised Is an Insurance on
the quallty of thnt nrtlcle.
Fancy. If you can. what a dull world
thlu would be If all the udvertlsementa
were cut our. It would be llke walk
ing through a buslueaa atreet where
there were no s|gus.
Hudyard Klpllug wnde to a friend
who apnt blm o magatlne wltb the ad
vertlaaiuentii cut out. thlnklng Klpllng
would not care for the latter:
"The next time aeud me the atf
vertUetnenta only. I (>an wrjte my
own storles."
Advertlaomenta pre slgnboards. show
Wlndowa and) apieameu. corublned for
your convenlence.
It not only pays to advertise, bqt \\
pays to read advcrtlslng.
A NOVfcL eURE.
Iu soclologbul experiments the nove|
and effectlve uiethod used ln Mcl\ees
IH)rt. Pu.. to deal wltb drunken muh^
bands |h tbe luteat,
In brlef, It conslst* In maklng tbe
wlfe the treasurer of tbe family.
By glvlng her coutrol of tbe purse
strlugs she is uble to keep tbe man of
tbe house reasonably sober.
Wbeuever a hubltunl drunkard ls
brought before tbe U* al court be is
confronted with this ulieruatlve:
Either he must algu a boud whlcb
glvea tbe wlfe the absolute coutrol of
his wages for one year or go to Jail
for alx montbs.
It Is said few busbauds hesitate.
And tbe polk-e are careful to aee that
they kaap their bonds.
Exi>erlment bus proved tbat the rem
edy Is a good oue, It puta tbe bua
band on his good behuvlor. and lt In
sures tbe fumlly support.
Being dependeiit upon bls wlfe for so
much as a plpeful of tobacco. your
rampant. wlfe t>eatlng lord is very
careful how he treats bls nlmoner.
Few wives. lt Is said. abuse tbelr
prlvllege as purse holder*. If utiytblug.
they are too lenleqt-Just wbat Wl.ht
be expectod,
Already lt bas been demonatrated
that the new depnrture in reform has
gone far to tvduee the number of cuui
plalnts of ubuse and negleet on tbe
part of dtiuking husbuuda.
Elsewbere it ls the o?d way?
Tbe husbitud gets drunk. I>eiits his
wlfe, driveH the cblldren Into tbe
streets. is arrested. Jalled. Tbe family
ls deprlved of support, nnd tbere are
pauperlsm and crime. And tbe man
ls not reforuied.
And many a pqor Wlfa sileufly en
dures nutltreatuient, fearjug to tnake
eoiupluiot lest ?he and her cblldreu
be left de|ieiiilout.
Ilall to the Mdveesport ayatem!
It ls not only effeetlve. but Juat.
If the buabaud Ia unuble sucressfully
to munnge tbe riiiances of the family.
let him turn the business over to one
who u coumetent.
lt wuy l>e aomewbut galllng to bls
self respect to coufess fallutv. but It
Is better than to go to jail ind ruin
bia family.
He may depend upon tbe fumlly
treasurer to glve blm a sqnure deal.
A SON*S 1NGRATITUDE.
Tbe ineatiest man has been found.
Dia naine ahall not Ih? digmfled by
mentlon, but be Mves at Lee's Summlr.
Mo.
This man hnnisbed his morber. ageil
eighty-alx years. from his houie to an
out house ln his lmek yard.
And then he insulted public oplnion
by quotlng Scrlprure in defense of his
uunlial proeedure!
fjpon coniplai!?t pf persons ln Lee's
Bunuult that tbe old jady was being
neglected au offlcer of the Huraanp
?oelety of 8t- yxpja wpnt there tq In
vestlgate.
After he had seen where and how
the mother Uved thla offlcer aaid to tb*
aon:
"I wouldn't treut a dog of udue tuut
way."
Aud thla la what the son aaid:
"We had to put her out of the house
SHE 18 SO OLD SHE CANNOT
TAKE CARB OF HEU8ELK. aud her
PKESENCE in ihe bouae waa UN
BEARABLE. My wife couldn't live in
tbe saine house with her, and. besldee.
my wife la not atrong and wll! not
walt on her."
"Then." reaponded tbe indignant of?
flcer. "I would have given my mother
the house uud taken tbe shed for my
aelf."
Whereupon the nnnatural aon bad
the presnmptloQ to reapond:
"Doean't the Blble aay to forsnke
your father aud mother and cleave to
your wlfe?,?
Which wap llke Sataq quotlng Scrfp
ture for bla owq edlflcatlon.
The Scrlpture8 nowherp order a mpq
to forsake bls fatber and mofbar aw
ihe sense thla man would hpyp R,
On Ibe contrury?
One of tbe posittve lujunctlona of
ihe old book is the plaln one, "Hoqor
Ihy father and thy mother." l
And the aame Scripture declarua
-How sbarper than a aerpent's tooth
ls a thsnkleaa) ehlld!"
Elghty alx and belplesa-tnereforo
tbrust ber out!
One wouders what sort of sruff sucb
a man ls mnde of. Because the moth
ar wbo bore hlro ln agony and tiursed
blm to manbood can no longer care
for berself be tbrusts her into quar
t??rs unflt for a dumb brute, tbere to
dle.
Surely God has patience!
Poor old motber!
One can but bope that her second
cblldhood may have come back to her
and tbat tbere ln the old sbed she may
have smlled and played among her
rags. mercifully unconsclous of her
boy's ingratltude.
R.ADIUN PERSONiriED.
Have you beultb and bope?
Where do they come from. and to
wbom do they belong? Do they belong
to you. and you alone?
^ Who gare you tbese but tbe Great
Source? And they were not given for
your selflsh plessure.
Do you fancy you will nlways have
them If you do uot glve out of them as
fully as they were given you.
Hara you |K?wer. attractiveness?
You got tbese quallties from the
source of power aud sttrnctlveuess,
aud they do uot belong to you for your
self. They were glveu you to glve.
If you do uot snare with your fel
lows. usiug your streugth for herpful
ueas aud your cbarm for vlrtue's sake,
do you imagine you can keep tbese
luner forces?
lt Is lmpossible because lt is opposed
to the inherent nattire of things.
There's radlum, for lnstauce.
What a wonderful reservolr of forces
is u tiuy frngmeut of it: ln lt is sum
nied up the esseuce of llght nud beat
aud heallug. and it glves out these
quallties constantly. losing apparentky
no lotu of lts power. Year after year.
without Hppreclable loss. It senda out
lts marvelous rays.
You should be like radlum.
Only kuow this:
YOU AltB INFIMTELY GREAT
EU THAN RAD1UM.
Because wbeu you seod out from
your aura tbe raya of streugth and
brlgbtuesa aud heallng you uot only
do not lose your power, but you GA1N
jMiwer.
Uoderatand?
Oue side of lt ls stated tbls way:
??To him that hatb sball be given"
that ia to say. If you have power or
virtue aud u*e \\ rlghtly you aball be
given udded |?ower aud virtue,
Aud another side ls stated tbl* wny.
"From bim tbat batb not sball be
tHkeu away eveu that whlcb be bath"
?tbat Is to say. if you bave force of
body or mlud or aplrlt aod you do not
use lt properly U sball be taken frotu
yoq.
The law Itself Ia plaln.
And It ls true not because lt ls In
the Blble; lt Is In the Rlble because It
ls true.
WOC'LD YOU TRADE?
A recent play presents thla aoclal
problem:
Would the average couple of uiiddle
age. If dlvorcea could be procured
wlthout acandal or publlclty. remain
married?
Or. to put the matter peraonally.
would you trade your wife or hus
band If you had the ehanceV
Rather impertinent. you say? Ralh
er. yea. but the coutemplntlon may l>e
worth while.
You have been married. say. flfteen
or twenty yenrs. There have douht
less heeu tliues when you hnve won
dered why you selected your partuer.
of all persone. There have poaslbly
Ikh?u tlmea when. deeply provoked. you
have felt that If some inysterl.uis dls
PPfaPptppfj ??f I>hine 1'rovidence sbould
reinove your inate you would not
mouru aa laaeaap wlrhout hope.
Ilonesl. now? Huiuau uuture ls hu
111:111 uurure.
At the snine Ihne some tnrn of the
domeMlle life would reveal to you the
trcineudous strengih of tbe Ix.iul tlia'.
blmls you together.
The iibseut CUre ls soiiietltuea a good
one.
When the monotony of matrlmony
gets on your tierves. go away for a
few weeks. Durlng the first few days
you may feel an agreeable sense of
freedoin. Then that bond thnt my
terlously binds you to another begins
*0 pull. Your hearsrrlngs grow very
tender.
You ls?gln to reallxe how neoeasary
to your Inie |lfe |s the eomplemeut of
yoqrseif. You are tled together by a
Ihousnnd Jniiniiite tendrlla,
Th?' hablt pf the dual life. k*arj con
Hnne?i |s not enallr ehaken off. Yon
fcwve hved long together aud have be?
come u*ed to eacb other. More thau
you realize, your waya have become
allke.
And there la the paat with Its mem
?rlea: Thluk of the team work, tbe
atrlvlng. tbe planuing. the aaving. you
have done togelber. Together you
have sneceeded or failed. Together
>you have laughed and wept.
Together you have spt through the
long uigbt watchea and looked through
your teara at a little pale face. To?
gether you have turned away from an
open grnve.
Together!
Sharing common bopes and fenra.
Joya und sorrowa. uothlng can blot
out the recollectlons. They are part of
eternlry.
No, madam; your busband may not
be the hero you dreamed of. And,
man. your wife may uot be the model
you wnnted. But?
That other aelf la DEAItHR aud
NEAHElt to yoq THAN ANY UTIJEH
BE1NQ EVER CAN BPJ.
Would you trade'f
If yoq did and theq fold the trqtq
about Jt you would 80on want to
trade baek.
Coruplation,
Tbere was opct, u BJUvlHe cttlten
Who could never rld blmaelf of the
cbllla, but weqt ablverlng tbrougb tbe
hottust days of aumnier. When at last
lt seeined tbat all waa up wltb hlra. bla
good wlfe to eonifort blm said:
"John. you've been a-shaklu' an*
a-sblverln' all yer Ufe. but you'll get
warm over tbere!"
"For the Lord's snke. Mary." aald
the ablverlng man, "don't tnlk so!
Which way do you think I'm a-goin*?"
?Atlanta Constltution.
Muaic Hath Charma.
**So you ?re fond of mu8lc?"
"Yea." unswennl Senator Sorghum:
"I have the hlgbest regard for It.
When you go home and meet a crowd
of conatltueuts there is uothiug like a
braas band to take their minds off the
explanatlous they huve been loowlng
for."?Wsshlugton 8tar.
An Inatanee.
rlnlcker-TIme hrlngs'many stranga
changes. Booker Y?*: tbe boy whose
mother can't tnake him wasb bls neck
grows up to be a rlcb man who goea
abroad for beths.-Harper's Razar.
Ifa fo!l3 to try deaf mutes as aerv
ante; tbey wuo't auswer.
Why SuMer ?
clrH,,r n yT" t^Sgist and get a bottle of Wine of
n,;*? ?6 22W5 are fuU directions for use.
wta^Sf tafi,1"8* h?lf Sintury' Cardui has been
CARDUI
It Will Help You
J34
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AT ALL DET/a STO?."
'2'~7*
The greatest line of heating stoves
produced direct from factory. Mer
chants can save money by writing for
cuts and prices on stoves, pipe and
elbows. A lot of heavy extra large size
double WOOL BLANKETS for $2.50,
worth double the money.
E. C. Nl
Furm'ture nnd Carpets,
FREDERICKSBURG, VA.
??u. i-. Sqntraa, Pra*.
?l. r. Hrllow-, Mwo'y-ai?n(r
The Lancaster Lumber & Building Co., *
ftfflt??^ OCRAN, VA..
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in Oeueral. Alpo Bom snd Box BatJoIr,
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" "A r?*?rei>
^.
Ihe oi.c
rer.iedy s;-ld and
guarantee.j to cure Colds,
Coughs and Lung Diseaseb.
Its wonderful cura'uve qualities are
fecognized after taking the first dose.
Try Indian Tar Balsam for your next
-old; you will be surprised by its prompt action.
I nevei faiis.
On sale at best general stores and dniggists.
PRICE 23 CENTS.
Indian Tar Balsam Co.
BALTIMORE. J||
_ ^avf":.* ?'
THE CREAMOFTHE NEWS.
That's What Readera Get In The
~>-YIRGINIA CIXIZEIM-^
Local, County, State, National
and Foreign?all simmered down.
>
I
We ha*e ix. operauon (besides cur newspaper
department) a maRniflc*nt Job Prmting Depart?
ment, and an* prepared to do work equaJ to any
that cau be done by *ny ofBce ^ tbe state oi
Virginia
Ou* ptiom aw reufe bottom tuid tu&ed on
city rato&
C^Q and ee* us, or wnte Tar aur pt.icek.
Besl Materials. Jtesr Workmanship
m *%vmm is rtA3fc8 a SPattULTv m
^^ invitalJaQa.
i-ener Eeauev t^amptueta,
Note Bes t*, SMppin*? T*gt*
etatementa, Pix^animefv
anvetopee, Beporte.
POeter^ Omtinctioiis
Cbv~a*np WarranxR.
fa ffcct. all wor* a> aie Job Prtnting tlne execuf?af
'Buiiiir oinm mwm \tom mm u
Maryland, Delaware & Virgin a
RAILWAY COMPANY.
Baltimore* Fred -
erfcltaburpr, Nor?
folk aud Kappa
hannock Kive>r Roritea.
Sebeduie in effoct March 11 1W9.
H%I.T?>.. ?|.?C|'A|IA>M?ih A KKKIKI.
?papppapai ie*v* puaiaptaao Piers iia-bt 8t
aa foi ows weaih-i pa-rraiitlniM Pundav l';
L,iS>n' Tuewlay and Tbiiraday 4:0 p. m. for
?Westlaud. Nmlb En<l. Mn, fraeP. W*."e
???? * ,"';n,r,on- Wea-ina. Millenbeek. Me. ry
loin\ Ottoman. Moran. Uu.han. Urbarma
Port, t<b?.r.b. Bowlera waK.8* e>7uf ord2
rnyp?h*niuHsk ?a. m., Naylor* Hole. Hlan.i
PrkL < artera I-a> t. ns. ?u-<-dato?r.. Kaundera,
WHmoiit ? r-?i.!hw8. Port Koyal. PoitCon
wtt> 11 -y Mount. Ilup Yard, HaUliffea Frod
t n?kM>ury.
*-'*hiiu r li-m Ine imSun^avdoea not atop.
?<in Momaaya atea?erwr|ll kavc Leedatown
>ii 1 .>?> j. in.
ItAI.IIIM'W r 1,U|-ailANNO(K.
*teaaa+r iea\<-s HalMnore Wedneadav and
?III. T.' [U"'":\ Q**V>a*. Monaakon
..o< . ?*? *U'r % h'w- *n"'l-?.Ta|.p?han
?JBteaaier leartaai IfcWaam i n Wednesday
wliloialy ? op at laattaapi maike.l. "Jmw,,,y
?Kr .!???.. TAPFAaiANNoCK & M I.TO.
St.Hm.rs l.Mve Frederl.-W^burir Sunda*
BSSLa <5 ? H"y?"*?unt. Port Conway. Port
Koy.l. ln-enlawa. ? iimont. faunder*: Le-d*.
uVn7.^ . w m' Jappahannork 7::*).. m.,
Welll(.r..a,W.??r?.a. Bowlera. Sharpa *.;*> a m
Ray Por,.Wheal,,,,,. w.ter V|,? Woiaaior'*
Merry I'umt 8:30 p. B3? "ttt,m?n M.-rVt,
Ma? n Vorrh B-.d 6 ... m . WeaMand
artiva ... HulurooreTuewluy, Tburrdav and
buturday moinlnm.
TAl'1'AHASKOCK-BAI.TIMORB.
St?-aiue?\ lunve Tappaliannoek 7-*) ? m
Wnre- bowinra. Sharpe !?:;*) a. n>.. ?Itar Port
Wbealion Watervlew. Monaakon ?{."{?aanV
*8teaa<er to Haltimore on Thurs.luy will not
aaopai aTtaavaapaai iiaypon. J
TArrAHANNOlK-NORrOLK.
I.oa- . Tarpnh?nnock. weather permlttlna
Sa.u.da> 2p m..at?.pu-naat WellfortiTw.rV*'
?: ?"*:???;:?* H???r.wbp?ito^ wfte
V lew, Monaakoo. Urlainna. Uurtena. BurbanV
IrvlnMton ?? ,.,m-. White Stone, Mill C.eek
N??nh Kii'?. vvrtiland WI'
J!Wi"+ ?*???*>*?<M e-vo Norfolk Mo..
nn\ 3p m weathei perf ttinir. for Tmpph
ha.no<k. at- p. ln, ^t iMneluya a* above ex
ii.rf. Sf..p,?nirar Howler*. Waraa and Well
f..,.U?r.r,.t,.rt,rr.pt..BHlt1ai..reonTneaday8.
after z p. m. oiiaalll>iK daya.
Thldtlir-e-tahL-abowa the tloie at which
aSfftSLSg ^ *'Jtl~ct'<1 toarrlveatand de
par. rrorn tue^verai wimrve*. but their ar
rlval or dep^rturear tbetimfa atated la not
rT.VaV??r?.fihi #nor d?T ,he ""^pany bold itaelf
ISSSSSSiSS' Uel*y c r "uy ?*????????
onFar;,,.,|^ 5^'.^ ,n B-11""^ unUl 4 P. m
T 'tlr Hia/i.^1 VaMs.VS- Gene?' Managar.
1. MUKDOCH. Oen'l Frt.and Paaa. Agt.
w r? i?vmw . ^ Haltimore. ifd
w. D. 8COTT. Aa-entFroderiekaburp.
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE.
Sclie.luie in J-ffect Saturday. May Witb los
w2fi5SlT*WWF ,*,l'VWn ??'?????? and
??M ler,w.,,uUti-.K at r. p. m . evi'y Monday
"atfMay ??<i SatimUr. for the f.-l o???
?lyf-rlaiMfnira. AkxandrU and Ma.hinjrt e
, '*" ' "^ *?'?"' . Mtl.-tt. ?-ro.fnea. KrSO
I..-bre M?...l.;- l.??.,t t nt.VlC Vo ?T 10
M....ea Ihmhwond. Lanoamer 4 p. m., Klver
tSaaMiSssr* Fi',,u- ^-^^e-sk
*atopaonljp oa aiirnal.
. tr,-* t. w Hth,.r , er i.ittiinr. at 4 p. m . eveir
Munday. W?,in. wlayatuksatunlay f?,r tbo fof
??w1b? rlve^l-wllno.rKjBvtbTOra:
*MMiliiRt??n.Alex*ndrta 4:46p m.,?.yniont
AOrlla. Plney I'nliit. ?fli.tra. LodRe 10 a m
MuDdy i?i?t. Klaajrfa ttioost SasT aCh
1 ort.i Itelin 6 p. m . llaitiOiorv.
?Btou oni >? oaskma,)
aajpll&TSS? "' lw,i,noreon ?*?'*
.J?J*-llii* ??*'? ?bowa the timo at wlueh
dajaxt froaa raa anCaJ wharvei. t,u? thtir
arrivalHorileparture at thotimea atated ia not
KiiarnnttHHl nordoca tho Coiaeany hold iu-elf
::^:;:^;X^,,Ha-v or ?* "TT Th
STKl'IIK\?nN.v ->KO...\fft.. Waahlnirten
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
rrYCaf KAILWAY 00
Plankatauk Ktver L.lue.
Sehedule in vffeet May 2nd 1??
Steamer leaxea I'i.t S t.ltft Struvt **?.*
llaltiinore. eyrv Sunday and Ut-'h^^
^catlier eermlufna-. fr>r r PH-uort mS ^?. **
"aatpaoaa fett. Tipera ? . ShMtwalaf ??.?
V:,, x?"?*?.l.V<lr ee Pomt7:lU Itrrdtn ? - 3.
KUuaarnock 7* Oeran 8:4.V Jaokiml ('r. f^
Stamper*-:?u. Hlantfaa arrfva Kn-ep'm I-??*
Keturnlnaataaaaer mv*, Kieeii. rt r J i'li
tSSwm hrl<1">- Kia'btr PB-wittloa. as
Leave Kree|iort 7 a. ? Itlan *? -m ?
??>??(! Kii?rU x-ak vi. .k .. ? "art-houae
i ruket Hil 10-45 Jaukaona Creea II ?:? Oenl.w
P m. Kilmarnock 1:40. (ira.e Foint 7-aJf
llyrdton?. Hardi K? 3 H.n-evia-is iL . ?
more oarly next moVnintr a*Ul"
Trtartuit- >ablt* atiow? tbn Mm?a .? whi~h
Hf.ainersmay beexptjetod to ar?v? f LT*. h
pan lroin rh?*,.t?v.*Yal wharvea i,?? .. dde"
rlval nr d?par, nre Z STttea. ItJ,^!^
a-uaran-red. nordoea the Comp??s??,,,?,"Sj
Geu. Frelubt and Paaa?nir?r a?>
4 HE.SAPEAKE 9TEAMSU1P f 0.
"CHfcHAPEAKE LINK."'
KLRGANT PASSENOBBMTRAMKRa "COl.
CMBIA" AND "ADQU8TA."
For tnd Point Coratnrt and Norfolk Va.
8teauera le.ve Baltimore daily <?*? ..
"?unda> i at ?.ao p. m... aid arrawYttaftSf!
Oomfort at ?a.m.aadNor"orikVaaS>\1urUnilt
whwieoonneotion ia made eltb i kl lt?n ?*? '
for all pointa ?ouak Rail LLiaa
"VOHK K1VP.R LINK"
LANIA' For WKST PoiNe ~*
Mteauiera leave Baithuore Tueadav Thn?
P.d.tat 7:46a. no , and rt.|.>nm<>ud a ?-o.i!
?>ieanier? rai ai "I inniartaTlfciii .^*,n
ama.Cay Raukand USSR ^,a'' Vlem~
MTKAMXHS LRAVK BALTIMOKK FROM
PIRUS18AND1U LIOHTBT. WHaHF.
ThrouKh tlcket* to all point* may Im ?...
oured baaaatve ohe?k*d and atauni.ml ~~
aj.rv.-d Irom t?i..a',t. Tfckei OffloSa n? ?*|Jt'
ttinori. St.. AKTH UH W Hnui/\w ' **1"'
R J^^jE.erTte'oa^^
ar.o LeeSt, Baltimore. Md. * ****h*
KKITRKN FOSTRR. B J. CH18M
.. "?,j;,'rJ?l ??nawr 0?n PH*seri*..r A?i.?t
I" H. McDANNBL. Aaa't ilan'if|?i^ aUT,"V
DICUMOND, FKEDERIOK8BURO *
POTOMAC R. R.
Schedule in effect Jaauary 4th. 1809.
LEAVE FREDER1CKSBURG. NORTHWARD
6 26 a. m. week daya. locul.
7 06 a. m. daily.
7 21 a. m. daily.
10 29 a. m. daily. local.
1 28 p. m. week daya.
6 SO p. m. daily, local.
7 01 p. m. daily.
10 09 p. m. daily.
LEAVE FREDER1CJCSBURG. SOUTHP/ARD
6 65 a. m. daily. A. C L. train.
b (?l a. m. wavk daya. local.
i 63 a. m. Sunday* only, local
0 36 a.n?. daily S.A.L.S.
li 49 y. ?n. waek davs. local
6 21 p. ui. dalty. A. C. L. traln.
6 6a p. an. daily. local.
* 08 p rn. daily. S. A. L. traln.
daya** "' Wa*hin?t"n **riv?a 11 09 a. rn. week
Arrivala and departuroi not tfuaranteed
F't?-JAytf*' Trmfflc Manaaer.
C. C. Cox. Agent, -??"-.
HHOPPINU FOR LAIHF.M.
Kave rravallna exrenaea and have \nnr
RhopplAK ,ione hv Mra J. p BJaeVlJL
MftM, Claak Mt. Halt|?.?!/ "he "J7p
BPPPP lonch with li.,, bem atorea and c??
^ve our ladl.a money on their purchaaep
lr. all llnea |i ?,,.,? thom p?thinjrextTa.
aamplea sent upon rrqueat.