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{The Conquest *' * * -' By Dr. FREDERICK A. COOK J Copyright, 1909, by the N;w York t? Herald Company, Registered In jj Canada In Accordance With Copy rijht Act. Copyright In MexJ ico Under Laws of the Republic of Mexico. All Rights Reserved OVER the newlj":- discovered coast ! lines was \vrttten Bradley Land, in houor of John R. Bradley. : the benefactor of the expedition. As we passed north of this land there was nothiug substantial upon j which to fix the eye. There was at no time a perfectly clear horizon, but the weather was j good enough to permit frequent nautl- : cal observations. The course was lined j on uninteresting blank sheets, but > there were elusive signs of land fre- ; Iquent enough to keep up an exploring | enthusiasm. Thus day after day tlie marches ' were forced, the incidents and the po- I sitious were recorded, but the adven- | tures were promptly forgotten in the ! mental bleach of the next day's effort. The night of April 7 was made notable by the swing of the sun at midnight. For a number of nights it made grim faces at us in its setting. A teasing ! mist, drawn as a curtain over the northern sea at midnight, had given ' curious advantages for celestial staging; settling into this haze, we were unable to determine sharply the ad-j vent of the midnight sun, but here was ! a spectacular play which interested us Immensely. Now the great bulk was drawn out ! egg shaped, with horizontal lines drawn through It. Again jr was pressed iuto a basiu with flaming tires, ' burning behiud a curtain of frosts; blue at other times, it appeared like a huge vase, aud it required very little i Imagination to see purple and violet I flowers. The change was often like magic,; but the last display was invariably a face?distorted faces of men or ani-! mals were made to suit our faDcy. I We bad therefore followed the sun's northward advance?from its first peep at midday above the south ice of the | *v rH0 **rrv von* h*/*aiq co. ^ 1 THBOUGH NAB polar gateway to its sweep of the northern lee at midnight. From the - - - I enu or tne poiar nigui iuie iu rcmu-i ary to the first of the double days and midnight suns we bad forced a trail through darkness, blood hardening temperature and over leg breaking ir-j regularities of an unknown world of. ice to an area 200 miles from the pole.' The Midnight Sun. Now we had the sun unmistakably . at miduight, and its new glory was' quite au incentive to our life of shivers. Observatious oil April 8 placed camp at latitude 80 degrees 30 inin-' utes, longitude 94 degrees 2 minutes. In spite of what seemed like long marches we had advanced only 100 miles in nine days. Much of our hard work was lost in circuitous twists around troublesome pressure lines and iiign, irregular neius ui vwj uju n.c. The drift ice was tlirowiug us to the east with suffieieut force to give us some anxiety, but with eyes closed to danger and hardships the double days of fatigue aud glitter quickly followed one another. The temperature, ranging between' 36 and 4G degrees below zero F., kept persistently near the freezing point of mercury, and, though the perpetual sun gave light and color to the cheerless wastes, we were not impressed with any appreciable sense of warmth. Indeed, the sunbeams seemed to make the frost of the air pierce with a more 1 painful sting. There was a weird play of orgies, seemingly most impressive at this time?clouds of steam rose from the frozen seas. In marching over the golden glitter snow scaius tne race, while the nose is bleached with frost. The sun rose into zones of fire and set Into burning fields of ice. but with pain we breathe the chill of death. In camp a grip of the kuife left paiuful burns from cold metal. To the frozen finger the water was hot. With wine spirits the fire was lighted, while oil delighted the stomach. In dreams heaven was hot. the other place was cold. All nature was false. We seemed to be Hearing the chilled flame of a new hades. In our hard life there was nothing genuinely warm. The congenial appearances were all deception, but death offered only cold com- I fort. There was no advantage In sul- j olde. ; WARRENTON iOC/LS. The weatherhas been so very disagree- \ able this week our citizens have been un-; able to accomplish much except diminish j the size of the wood pile to a very appre- i ciable extent. The Warren ton School is again en-' deavoring to impress the "young idea, j The "ideas" have increased somewhat in \ number; there beipg nine new pupils to join their ranks since Christinas. It is reported that the -..eacner of the ' above inentipned school left us Thursday before Christmas ostensibly for his home in Troy. It is further reported that he; did Dot arrive at his horn.: J Tuesday in the Christmas. Now if you ?isk me where be-went and what be was doing I would of lie Pole! * * North of Bradley Land. I * Amazing Sensations of * * Dr. Cook and His Two i * Companions J* * [NINTH ARTICLE] 4 * -l- ?j? $? *! 4* *1* *f We should have enjoyed this curious experience, but with endless bodily discomforts, combined in aching muscles and an overbearing languor, there could be 110 real joys from the glories of nature. The pleasure was reserved for a later retrospect. We now changed our working hours from day to night, beginning usually at 10 and ending at 7. The big marches and prolonged hours of travel with which fortune favored us earlier were no longer possible. Weather condl uous were more iuj))uruiui iu ut-icimining the day's run than the hands of the chronometers. When the storms threatened tbe start was delayed, and in strong blows the march was shortened, but in oue way or another we usually found a few hours in each turn of the dial during which a march could be forced between winds. It mattered little whether we traveled night or day?all hours and all days were alike to us?for w? had no accustomed time of rest, uc Sundays, no holiday, no landmarks or mileposts to pass. To advance aud expend the energy accumulated during one sleep at the cost of our pound oi pemmicnn was the oue sole aim in life. The observations of April 11 gave latitude ST degrees 20 minutes, longl tude 95 minutes 19 seconds. The pack disturbance of Bradley Laud was les* and less noted in the northward movement. The fields became heavier, larger and less crevassed. Fewer troublesome old floes and less crushed new Ice were encountered. With the Improved conditions the fire of a racing spirit came for a brief spell. Passing Highest Reach. We had now passed the highest reaches of all our predecessors and had gained the inspiration of the far thest north for ourselves. . The time [SEN'S SOUND. was at hand, however, to consider sen ously the necessity of an early return Nearly half of the food allowance had been used. In the long marchet supplies had been more liberally used than anticipated, and now our doje teams were much reduced in numbers A hard necessity had forced the cruel law of the survival of the fittest, foi the less useful dogs were fed to tht steady working survivors. Owing t< the food limits aud the advancing season we could not prudently continue the outward march a fortnight longer. We had dragged ourselves 300 miles over the polar sea in twenty-four days, Including delays and detours, this gave an average of nearly thirteen miles daily ou an air line in our course There remained an unknown line oi 160 miles before our ambitions could ho cnti?fiori The same averace ad vance which we had made on the pack would take us to the pole in thirteen days. There were food and fuel enougt to risk this adventure. Work and Observations. In the diary of the succeeding days doings there appear numerous tabu lations of work and observations. It the new cracks the thickness of th( ice was measured. The water was ex amined for life. The technical detail: for the mnkiug and breaking of Jc< were studied, and some attention was given to the altitude of uplifted ant submerged irregularities. Atmospheric, surface water and ic< temperatures were taken, the barome ter was noted, the cloud formations weather conditions and ice drifts wen tabulated. There was a eoutinuou: routine of work which does not appeal here. It belongs to the specific detail: of the history of the exploration which will appear in the later publica tion of scientific data. This work, like the effort of the foo1 in the daily drive of duty, becam< more or less automatic and does no at any time enter as ar. active part o the story. As we now run along ovei seemingly endless fields of Ice tin physical appearances come under i careful scrutiny. 1 watched daily foi possible slgus of dangerous failure ii strength, for serious disability nov meant a fatal termination. A disabled man could ueither con tinue nor return, but every examina tion gave another reason to push In aetly as instructed but we trust it will b accepted. Mr. and Mrs. Willie McNeil have move< into their new home. They were ver pleasantly situated before, living witi their father, but nothing is so pleasant ai a home of your own. Life then begins it I TU Ki,.r?o cnrtr. IVCWilfV. lilC ^WIl^O V'l bliu Mil UO OVV Jl sweeter, tho sky clearer, and the sui brighter. Mr. and Mrs. McNeil will bi glad to receive their friends in their nev home, and we dare say they will meet yoi with a smile you had not noticed l>efbre May their days be many and may thei: cup overflow. There has been considerable sickness ii our community but we are glad that mos of tho sick are convalescing. Gary Cheatham Is again up. She ha( pneumonia and we feared the fight ml,. ' man endurance to the limit of the | strain of every fiber and cell. The hard work which followed, under an occasional burst of burning sunbeams, brought intense thirst. Soup a Luxury. Forcing the habit of the camel, we managed to take enough water before starting to beep sufficient liquid in the reins for the day's march, but it was difficult to await the melting of the ice at camping time. In two sittings?evening and morning?each took an average of three quarts of water daily. This included the tea and also the luxury of an occasional soup. There was wnter about everywhere in heaps, but it was in | crystals, and before the thirst could be quenched several ounces of precious fuel, which had been carried ! thousands of miles, must be used. And 1 still this water, so expensive and so 1 necessary to us. ultimately became (he I greatest bane fo comfort. It escaped 1, through the pores of the skin, saturated the boots, formed a band of Ice under the knee and a belt of frost about the waist, while the face was , nearly always incased in a mask of j icicles from the breath?a necessary | pnrt of our hard lot in life, and we . learned to take the torture pbiloso| phioally. "From ice it comes, to Ice j it goes." like the other elements of .the body, when the pood preacher pronounces the last words "from dust to ust." From the eighty-seventh to the eighty-eighth parallel we passed for two days over old ice without pressure 1 lines or hummocks. There was no dis f cernlble line of demarcation for the ' fields, and It was quite impossible tc determine if we were on land or sen Ice. The barometer indicated no ele vation, but the ice had the hard, waving surface of glacial ice. with only 1 superficial crevasses. The water obtained from this was not salty, but all ! of the upper surface of the ice of the polar sea makes similar water. The ; nautical observations did not seem tc ! indicate a drift, but nevertheless the ' combined tabulations do not warranl the positive assertion of either land 01 ' sea for this area. An Air Line Course. , This Ice gave a cheering prospect. A plain of purple aud blue ran in easy undulations to the limits of vision . without the usual barriers of uplifted I blocks. Over it a direct air line course was possible. Progrt , however, was , quite as difficult as over the irregular pack. The snow war crusted witb large crystals. An increased friction reduced the speed, while the surface, too hard for snowshoes, was also toe weak to give a secure footing. The loneliness, the monotony, the hardship of steady, unrelieved travel were now keenly felt. It is not often that man's horsepower is put to the test as ours was. We were compelled to develop a working energy to the limit of animal capacity Day after day we had pushed along at the same steady pace over plains oi frost and through a mental desert. As the eye opened at the eud of an icy slumber the fire was lighted little by little, the stomach was filled witL liquids and solids, mostly cold?euougl: to last for the day, for there could be no halt or waste of fuel for midday feeding. We next got into harness and paced off the day's pull under the lash of duty. We worked until staud lng became impossible?longer in lighl winds, shorter in strong winds, but al ways until the feet became numb and heavy. Then came the arduous task of build ing a snow house. In this the eyes, uc . longer able to wink, closed, but soon the empty stomach complained, and il i was filled up again?not with things I that pleased the palate, only hard fuel ; to feed the inner fires, while the eai . sought the soft side of ice to dispe I fatigue; no pleasure in mental recre atiou, nothing to arouse the soul fron 1 its Icy inclosure. > To eat, to sleep, to press one fool ahead of the other, was our steady vo ' cation, like tbe horse to tue can but we bud not bis advantage of ai > agreeable climate and a comfortable stable at night. Where Madness Sits. Words and pictures cannot adequate i Iy describe tbe maddeniug inPueuct J of this sameness of polar glitter, com bined with bitter wiuds, extreme coiu . and an overworked body. To me thert ' was always the Inspiration of antiei ! pation ot the outcome of ultimate success, but for my youug savage com pauious it was a torment almost be , yond endurauce. Their weariness was made evident by a lax use of the whif and an indifferent urging of the dogs | They were, however, brave and faith ' ful to the bitter end, seldom allowing ' selfish ambitions or uncontrollable ' passions seriously to interfere with th( I main effort of the expedition. ' On the morning of April 13 a strait of agitating torment reached a break lug point. For days there had been ? i steady cutting wind from the west which drove despair to its lowesi reaches. The west again blackened i to reuew its soul despairiug blast. Th( 3 sun was screened with ugly vapors r and the path was as cheerless as the 5 arctic night. No torment could be worse than thai never ceasing rush of icy air. Ahwe lah bent over his sled and refused tc 1 move. Ills uogs lurneu uuu luuseu iu * quiringly. I walked cvev and stooc 1 by bis side. Etukishuk came near and r stood motionless, staring blankly at the r southern skies. Large tears fell froir s Ahwelah's eyes and piled a little frosl 1 of sadness in the bine of his own shad r ow for several minutes. Not a word J was uttered, but I knew that eacb fell 7 that the time bad come to free tbe fet ters of human passions. Slowly Ahwe ' lah said, "Uuue sinig pa?oo-ah-toni? * i-o-doria ("It is well to die?beyond If " impossible"). :| 0 provo too groat for her frail body, but w , are indeed glad to know she won oul \ Gary, your friends were much concerne f about you, we heard one who is about vo J age and in your school aek concerning ? you. We have never seen the child with J more solemn expression than when sh * whispered, "Is Gary going to get up?" ^ Mrs. Campbell has been very low wih 3 double pneumonia for more than a week v It is distressing to have any member c 1 the family sick, but when the mother c ' five young children sees the little ones an r hoars their distressing cry and is unabl to minister unto their wants we think th * limit of human endurance is not far awaj c We extend to Mr. Campbell our heart-fel . sympathy and we hope the future wi! ? kring days in which the sunshine will die ilhe Conquest 11 V | * By Dr. FREDERICK A. COOK \ ' ^ r/inuMi<ki 19(19. Iiv (he New York ! i i t ""KJ | * Herald Company, Registered In >' * Canada In Accordance With Copy- . right Act. Copyright In Mex- | [ J ico Under Laws of the Republic j i <i> of Mexico. All Rights Reserved ' I THE observations of April 14 gave latitude 88 degrees 21 minutes, ^ longitude 95 degrees 52 minutes. , We were but 100 miles from the pole, but there was nothing to relieve 1 the mental strain the icy despair. The wind came with the same satanic cut from the west. With teeth set and newly sharpened , resolutions, we set out for that last 100 miles. Some dogs had gone into the stomachs of their hungry companions, but there still remained a sufficient', pull of well tried brute force for each ; sled, and. though their noisy vigor had been lost in the long drag, they still IbB ... ; cotrm*m mtit just:: * .,, ; DB. COOK ON BOABD THE HANS SQEDB. broke the frigid silence with an occasional outburst. A little fresh enthusiasm from the drivers was quickly followed by canine activity. We were in good trim .to cover distance economically. The sledges were light; our bodies were thin. All the muscles had shriveled, but the dogs retained much of their strength. Thus stripped for the last lap, one horizon after another was lifted. In the forced effort which followed we were frequently overheated. The temperature was steady at 44 degrees below zero F., but perspiration came with ease and a certain amount of pleasure. Later, however, there followed a train of suffering for many days. The delight of the birdskin shirt was changed for the chill of the wet blanket. The mittens, the boots and the fur stockings became quite useless until dried out. Furs Soon Dried. Fortunately, at this time the sun was warm enough to dry the furs in about three days i( lashed to the sunI ny side of the sled. In these last days wp felt more keenly the nanes of per spiration than in all our earlier ad, ventures. i The amber colored goggles were persistently used, and they afforded a . protection to the eyes which was quite I a revelation, but In spite of every pre. caution our distorted, frozen, burned I and withered faces lined a map of the hardships en route. , We were curious looking savages. The perpetual glitter Induced a squint which distorted the face In a remarkable manner. The strong light reflected from the crystal surface threw the j muscles about the eye Into a state of , chronic contraction. The pupil was reduced to a mere pinhole. There was no end of trouble at hand In endeavoring to keep the windows of the soul open, and all of the effect > was run together In a set expression of hardship and wrinkles which should [ be called the boreal squint. Neoring the Pole. This boreal squint Is a part of the russet bronze physiognomy which falls to the lot of every arctic explorer. The early winds, with a piercing tempera' ture, start a flush of scarlet, while ' frequent frostbites leave figures In black. Later the burning sun browns the skin; subsequently strong winds ; sop the moisture, harden the skin and f leave open fissures. ! The hard work and reduced nourishment contract the muscles, dispel the 1 fat and leave the skin to shrivel up in ' folds. The imprint of the goggles, the 1 set expression of hard lines and the mental blank of the environment have I romnvpd all snirltual animation. We 1 have the color and the lines of old f russet apples and would easily pass > for prehistoric progenitors of man. In the enforced effort to spread out! the stiffened legs over the last reaches t there was no longer sufficient energy ' at camping times to erect a snow shel) ter. The silk tent was then pressed " into use. 1 Though the temperature was still 1 very low when ths sun was high, its i congenial rays pierced the silk fabric 1 and rested softly on our brows closed ' in heavy slumber. In strong winds It ' was still necessary to erect a shelter' ing wall to shield the tent. Optical Illusions. Signs of land were still seen every , day, but tbey were deceptive optical 11, lusions and a mere verdict of fancy.1 It seemed that something must hap-, l1 I Eel any and all clouds that may gather on ] is horizon. i ? There is always trouble in the world,but > it nni4oinlv Hn(iB nnh sApm Pnimllv rilfifHh ' u uted, for some of us seem to have much 1 rr more than our share. a Mr. Jos Ferguoson had a fall a few days e ago from which he received internal inju- i ries. We hear he is improving satisfactorily ' t Little Frank Ferpueson has been very 1 : sick, but we understand he is also doing i a6 well as could be expected i Speed Fergueson has been up and down i cj for the past four months. We understand * e it will be necessary for him to go to e Atlanta for further treatment. We trust : r his trip will prove entirely satisfactory. : { Prof. K. B. Cheatham came over from [l Donalds for a short stay last week. . Mr. M. M. Hall passed through Friday on of the Pole 1 > > The Pole at Last?Amid * Singing of Eskimos and t Howling of Dogs Explor # Das/ikac "R!ri Nail *' * I VA AWCIVIiVV A *%?MMm ^ (TENTH ARTICLE] * 4> < 4? + < i> 4? ?> 4* + ?fr < pen, some line must cross our horizon, to mark the important area into which we were pressing. When the sun was low the eye ran aver moving plains in brilliant waves 3f color to dancing horizons. The mirages turned things topsy turvy. Inverted lands and queer objects ever rose and fell in shrouds of mystery, but all of this was due to the atmospheric magic of the midnight sun. With a lucky series of daily astronomical observations our position was now accurp^^j fixed for each stage of progress. As we neared the pole the Imagination quickened, and a restless, almost hysteric excitement came over us. The boys fancied they saw beaver and seals, and 1 bad a new land under observation frequently, but with a change in the direction of light or an altered trend in our temperament the horizon cleared and we became eager only to push farther into the mystery. From the eighty-eighth to the eightyninth the ice was in very large fields and the surface was less Irregular, but in other respects it was about the same as below the eighty-seventh. We noticed here also an extension of the range of vision. We seemed to see longer distances and the ice along the horizon bad a less angular outline. The color of the sky and the Ice also charged to deeper purple blues. We had no way of checking these Impressions by other observations. The eagerness to find something unusual may have fired the imagination but BiDce the earth is flattened at the pole perhaps a widened horizon should be detected. At 8 o'clock on the morning of April 19 we camped on a picturesque old field with convenient hummocks, to which we could easily rise for the frequent outlook which we now maintained. The tent was pitched. The dogs were silenced by blocks of pemmican. In us new enthusiasm was aroused by a liberal pot of pea soup and a few chips of frozen meat, and then we bathed in life giving sunbfeams. screened from the piercing air by silk strands. It was a beautiful day, and had our sense of appreciation uot been blunted by accumulated fatigue we would have greatly enjoyed the play of light and color in the ever changing scene 01 Bpuriiie. The Eskimos were soon lost in a profound sleep, the only comfort In their hard lives, but I remained awake, as had been my habit on succeeding days, to get nautical observations. The longitude calculations lined us ut 94 degrees 3 minutes. At noon the sun's altitude was carefully set ou the sextant, and the latitude quickly reduced gave 89 degrees 31 minutes?twentynine miles from the pole. My heart jumped for joy. and the unconscious commotion which I was creating awakened Etukishuk. I tolc him that in two average marches we would reach the "tigi shu" (the big nail). Ahwelah was awakened with a kick, and together they went out to a hummock and through glasses sought for a mark to locate so important a placc as the terrestrial axis. If but one sleep beyond it must be seen. I tried to explain that the pole was not visible to the eye; that its position was located only by a repeated use oi the various instrumeuts. This entirely satisfied their curiosity, and they bursl out in hurrahs of joy. - For two hours they chanted and danced the passions of wild life. Sleep Is Impossible. It was the first real sign of pleasure or rational emotion which they had shown for several weeks. For some time I had entertained the fear that we no longer possessed the strength tc return to land, but the unbridled flow of vigor dispelled that idea. More sleep was quite Impossible. We brewed an extra pot of tea, prepared a favorite broth of pemmican, dug up i surprise of fancy biscuits and filled ur on good things to the limit of the al lowance for our final feast days. The dogs, which had joined the chorus ol gladness, were given an extra lump ol pemmican. A few hours more wer< agreeably spent in the tent, and then we started with a new spirit for the uttermost north. We were excnea to a iever ucm Tde feet were light on this run. Evei the dogs caught the infectious entbusi asm and rushed along at a pace whlcl made it difficult for me to keep a suffi cient advance to set a good course The horizon was still searched foi something to mark the approachinj. boreal center, but nothing unusual was seen. It was the same expanse ol moTing seas of ice on which we hac lived for 500 miles. But, looking through gladdened eyes the scene assumed a new glory. Then were plains of gold fenced in purplt walls, with gilded crests. It was oni of the few days on the stormy pact when all nature smiled with cheerinf lights. From my position a few hundred yards ahead of the sleds I could noi resist the temptation to turn frequentlv to see the movement of the dog trail' with its new fire. In this directior the color scheme was reversed. Tbi icy walls were in gold and burning col horse of which he is justly proud. He con aidftrs our roads somewhat ideal. Mr. Geo. Wilson's friends will be gladtc know he is on his feet again after havinp been in the grip of thegripp for more thai o> week. Mr. and. Mrs. H. T. Cheatham left foi their home in Palistlne, Texas Mondaj We would have taken Henry very mucr to task had he brought back a lady lest fair, less charming, and with less grace and ease of manner than the one he hat chosen for his "better half." But in oiu opinion he has shown good judgment hf has done well, and again we would com mend him to the serious consideration ol young bachelors. Go thou and do like wise?but don't go to Texas. We have maids here fully as fair as any in the Lon< ' ore, while the plains represented every shade of purple aud blue. At ths North Pole. ' Through this sea of color the dogs came with a spirited tread, iioses down, tails up and shoulders braced to the straps like chariot horses. The young i Eskimos, chanting songs of love, came I with easy step. The long whip was : swung with a brisk crack, acid all over there rose a cloud of frosted brentb. Camp was pitched early in the morning of April 20. The sun was northeast; the pack glowed in tones of lilac; the normal westerly air of shivers j brushed our frosty faces. Tho surprising burst of enthusiasm had been nursed to its limits, and under it a long march was made over average ice with the usual result of overbearing fatigue. Too tired and sleepy to wait for a cup of tea. melted snows were poured down and the pemmican was pounded with the ax to ease the task of the jaws. The eyes closed before the meal was finished, and the world tttoo lncf tn 11a fnr nirrhf hnnrc fT1iia "UO JVU V IV UO i V4 UVU?w< A 14V observation gave latitude 89 degrees 48.5 minutes, longitude 94 degrees 52 mlnntes. With the boys singing and the doga howling we started off after midnight on April 21. The dogs looked large and noble as they came along that day, while Etuklshuk and Ahwelah, though thin and rnpged, had a dignity as heroes of the greatest human battle which bnd ever been fought with remarkable success. We were all lifted to the paradise ol winners as we stepped over the snowi of a destiny for which we had risked life and willingly suffered the tortures of an icy hell. The ice under us seemed almost sacred. When the pedometer registered fourteen and a half miles we camped and calmly went to sleep, feeling thai we were turning on the earth's axis. The observations, however, gave 8? degrees 59 minutes 45 seconds. We therefore had the pole, or the exact spot where it should be. within sight. We advanced the fifteen seconds made supplementary observations pitched the tent, built a snow igloc and prepared to make ourselves com fortable for a stay long enough for tw< rounds of observations. Our position was thus doubly assur ed, and a necessary day of rest was gained. Etuklshuk and Ahwelah en joyed the day in quiet repose, but 1 slept very little. My goal was reach ed; the ambition of my life had beet fulfilled. How could I sleep awaj such overwhelming moments of ela tion? The Dream Realized. At last we had reached the borea center. The dream of nations had beec realized. The race of centuries was ours. The flag was pinned to the cov eted pole. The year was 1908, the daj April 21. The sun indicated local noon, bul time was a negative problem, for hen all meridians meet. "With a step it was possible to go from one part of th< globe to the opposite side?from th< 1 hour of midnight to that of midday Here there are but one day and on< night in each year. The latitude was AO decrees, the temperature ?38.7, th< atmospheric pressure 29.83. North i5^* - % ; . . i^a.||v' fel' ' THE HANS EGEDE, WBtCH CABRIED DB | COOK TO DBNMABK. east and west bad vanished. It waj south in every direction, but the com ' pass, pointing to the magnetic pole was as useful as ever. Though overjoyed with the succesi * of the conquest our spirits began t< 1 change on the next day after all th 1 observations had been taken and th? 1 local conditions were studied. A sensi of intense loneliness came with a care ' ful scrutiny of the horizon. What i ' - ' - ? nm Cheerless spot I0 uuve uruuocu iuc am bitlon of man for so many ages! End 1 iess fields of purple snows! No life, n< 1 land, no spot, to relieve the monotonj ( of frost! We were the only pulsatinj creatures in a dead world of ice. 1 On April 23, 1908, Dr. Cook begai the long return march. With fai 1 weather, good ice and the inspiratioi of the home run long distances wer< at first quickly covered. Willi a good deal of anxiety Cool watched the daily reduction of th< J food supply. It now became eviden : that the crucial stage of the campalgi ' was to be transferred from the tukinf of the pole to a final battle for lif< against famine and frost. Early ir Tuiv further southward progress be wuv came impossible, aJd in quest of foot he crossed the Firth of Devon iuti ' Jones sound. On Feb. 18, 1909, th< r start was made for Annootok. With t newly prepared equipment the Green 1 land shores were reached on April 15 Here Dr. Cook was greeted by Harrj Whitney and anxious Eskiipo friends 1 To facilitate an early return he moved 1 southward to the Danish settlemeni ' and reached Upernavik on May 21 1909. Ga. are visiting: Mrs. Cades parents. Miss Louise Allen entertained Monday > evening in honor of Miss Lois Wilson o r Abbeville. i Mr. Paul Wilson has l>een doing som< sowing this week in Montery for his father r | Without an Enemy. Heaven help the man who imagines hi can dodpe enemies by trving to please every every body? If sueli an individua ever succeeded we should be <?!ad of itnot that we believe in a man going througl the world trying to find beams to knocl und thump his poor head against, disputinj a right to their opinion; so h*ve ! don't fall into the errorcof' euppodH^^I ! will respect you less for respect you more for turning rBHWB every Jay to match the colorortSH^EH your colors in spits;,of storm or sitashiitei'lfcoste ufe and Ureeolute tw.Smes tisdAtrdde wind and shuffle, ana twist, th&vJ^^H honest, manly independence to -ground. (J (i JQ8teffi,L "T'^j 1 I'Tfll ' VM 663^5^^ nHS I am in the marble so&grenfte^^H necs. I represent Owenj Bretf'flH ble Company, of GreenwoodpJKij^HS down ^"p^nolne uot cost you a cent. . Any one wanting Monas^^B Toombs, Blah Work or Curbing-^HH 1 be pleaded to have them ca1Vtm9|M ALbeviNe^S. 0., or at ; Joe F. EdrataJ The State of South CTu^HH County of Abbeville; 49 the Court of pamon ; All that tracf?r |?arw^ofO^^^Sj i FJV E%)8i8i r with thebctldtogs tfae^eda;#plMM ioe one 125'horse pofrerCBrfaftmM and a lot of other what is known as Also, at tb'? ametlmj^SSM will peH a~ lot of %boat:$fcHH^^B first class oak loruber cofatiMMHHB manufacture of farnit9?^*)?v^HH s anoe on a credit ok tw^ve^ffMrn ' oured by bond of^ ,piRw3HB mnrfornoro nt tha . only to the plant proper, > (traces the land, buildiir^ Tlie lumber will h*eo!d Purchaser to p* Master's Sale?fi| The State of South CaroiBfl Court of Common Pleaa?.^H Building and Loan Associattonef^H bevilie, Plaintiff, against Mb^l Adams Reed, Defendaot. By authority of a Decree of Sal^H the Court of Common Pleas for ville County, in eafd fcftate; iriaAB the above stated case, I wili oflMB -ale, at public outcry, at AbberU^H El., S. C., on 8alesday in February D. 1910, within the legal hoox^H -ale the following described laiu^H wit: All that tract or parcel of jflH situate, lying and being In ttfeCItHI Abbeville, Abbeville County,' in MB Stare aforesaid, fronting on PlnoH street One Hundred and FourdhlJH bounded by eaid street, by side^^n . nil K?? lo Hilo nf Tll^o T)nf?TIn a?u u,y lauwo vi uuvj iMvn?v in era, with a four room cottage thanH Terms of Sale?Cash. PurchaawB B pay for papers. R ;fl " '' Master k. 3 Master's Sile. J The State of Setxth CfuroHxfl I COUFTY QFhABB6VB?^? Court ofO?inmon i J. L. Pruitt, Plaintiff; agaiasfc ;fl Pruitt, Allie, L. Cliokecaje*, M Kiltie L. Rush, Defendafltfj-J^H 3 By authority of a Decreeof 8*JmH| r the Court of Common Pteas/qrrAj^H 7 ville County, iu said St*fcq, m?4eS the above stated case, I will oner -ale, at Public Outcry.-at AbbevtUeB H., 8. C., on fialeeday inFtfbroarvvM 1 D. 1910, witbiutbe legal baurs of JH r the following described l^tykto ffl 1 All that tract or parcel of, 'land BitaaH J lying and being irt Abbeville C6un? in the State aforesaid," contftits|H t TWO (2) Acres, more or teMtp-lM ? t>ouude<i by E. L. Reid, Estate of S| l E. H. Edwards and others, being ?B l?!p rp.sidpiife of M,s. M&rv fktA-P^I itt, deceased, in the town of iH ' \Vect, s. c. . - Also, all that tract or parcel of Ian* i in Due We.it Towosbip} State aforesaid, containing' I TY-TVVO (72) Acres, more or*afl ) hounded by lands of M. CiiiH , scales, A. C. Clinkscales, G. T. IX&gifl ' aud tracts N< s. 2 and 3 of the Estate lands, aDd known aa fasti? I of said estate lands. ' , /jfl Also, all that tract or parcel ofiatfl r T\..? \\7?r,t T??lnakU I Ll uuc ? cat iuwuouip, VWUUV/JJ . State aforesaid, containing FIJET I NINE (59) Acres, more or leM,.a t bounded by lands of J, L. Prjaiti^ T. H?gan, and tracts Nos. 1 and 8 ' said estate land, being tract No, , thereof. Also, all that tract or parcel of adjoining tracts Nos. 1 and S.olfl ' estate lands, J. M. Bell,. J, N.'Nao f and A. 0. ClinkscaJes, contaial FIFTY-SEVEN and ONE-HA] 3 (57i) Acres, more or less, and knoi ' as tract No. 3 of 4?aid estate lands. Terms of Sale?Cash. Purchaser# pay for papers. R. E. HILL,-, Master A.C.. 8. Q 3 . M 1 It is a flangeroun Iblcg (o take aoonxbl^H . Iclne rontnlutng opiate* that merely. BlS - your cough iDBtend ol caring it. n>?B Honey and Ttirlowi-na and care* Um MB 1 and expel* tb$ poisonous gernof, ? yenllng pneumonia and 6onramattjQ|^M