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WANTED HYDE'S SALARY. Former Statistician's Wife Told To Wait Till Probiig Was Done. Secretary \Viscn ha= determined not to take amm a?11 .vacation during, the progre.- he :nvetig atio'n he *cebrated.:...:.::. aftwich h Cc . THE POPE'S ANNIVERSARY. Second Year me Pis' Elevation to Throne is Celebrated. 1:r.- 14 slnk celebrated ..:'r,ater \vhich he received ''~~- '( c1eur age. hi aud.ience. Durig the day :nessage< of congrat:t:aiant vere received at the Vatican from the heads of nearly all the s:ate: of Europe and from the Catholic church dignitaries of America and other parts of the world. Notwithstanding the onerous na ture of his official duties and an un disguised yearning for a glimpse of his native hills the Pope continues in good health and spirits. Just now he is keenly interested in the efforts to bring about peace in the far East, and has given directions that he be kept constantly informed of the prog ress of the negotiations about to be gin at Portsmouth. PEARY AND THE POLE. Daring Enthusiast Persists in Effort to Uncover Arctic Mystery. Commander Robert Edwin Peary began his work as an Arctic explorer in 1886, and ever soinec that time has devoted nearly all his time to it. He is a civil engineer in the United States navy. Commander Peary went to Green in 1886, and ever since that time hais that continent at that time When he went again, in 1891, he wintered on the west coast, and in the spring went diagonally over the ice cap to a point on the nort-heast coast of Greenland never before visited. As he was yet on the spot on July 4, 1892, be named the great indientation of the continent which he found there "Independence Bay." Prior :o this venture Jackson's own explorations were never made; he made a special study of the traits of the Eskimos around Inglefield Gulf, and estab lished particularly friendly relations with them. The next time .he visited the Arctic. in 1893, it was to stay two years. Mrs. Peary accompanied him on this occasion, although she returned to t'he United States the following sum mer. It was only a few wceks after her arrival at the site chosen for the winter camp that first year that Mrs. Peary's only child was born. Peary made trips to the northward from~ Anniversary Lodge, in White Sound, in the spring seasons of both 1894 and 1895. Furious storms and inadequate - supplies thwarted his effort on t'he first occasion. On the second, with two companions, he tramped up to Independence Bay. on the north shore of Greenland, and came back with onliy one dog and no food. The explorer felt that he had been baffled only by insufficient fi nancial backing. In 1896 and again in 1897 Peary wentr worth and returned the same season. On the former occasion he brought down some small masses of iron believed to be of meteoric origin, and in 1897 he brought an immense block of the same character. said to contain nearly ioo tons of metal. These meteors had been found at Cape York in the spring of 1895. Before his next start, in 1898 Peary visited England, where he received much attentrion from geographical and other scientific societies. To that trip is due. perhaps, the gift of the ship Windward, then owned by Mr. T-Trmeworth. and recently used by Jackson for an expediton :o Franz iosef Land. very fruitful. but they served two excellen-t purposes. The existence of his winter camp gave N:-n a ref:ne after the latter, with one companion. worked his way southward after his record beating achievement -f T80: (reaching lati tnde 86:14 on the ice.' and inene ed the fate of the re:'lrning W.d a e. Pi inen rton wa, rhe .:i l C(I :ill"-. T C"l 1):. r.i" early spring came, to :tart over ie ce pack north of the continent with dogs and sledges. But the ice pre vented the Windward from going more than ;o miles above Cape Sa bine, and th'e latter staved from Au us" t8. i88. to August 2, 1S99. All :luring the autumn, winter and .pring sedge parties wcnt oit in varI' s lirections. Much geographical data. i,'r the perfection of maps. was thus secured, and a great deal of game shot. The most important of all these ventures was a journey in sledges from the ship up to Fort Conger. on Lady Franklin Bay. This is on the west side of Robeson Channel. and though visited repeatedly since that time, December. 1898. it had then been deserted ever since Greeley's party left in 1883. While on the way Peary was overtaken by a severe storm and one of his feet was frost bitten. When he got back to his ship again it was necessary to have sev eral toes amputated. This experience unfitted him for any attempt to reach the pole. and none was made. The Peary Club sent the Diana up in 1899 with food and mail, and she returned two or three months later, preceded by 'the Windward. Etah, on the Greenland side of the channel, and not far from Littleton island was the site of Pearv's camp in 1899-1900. From this pi he made sledge journeys to Cape Sa:bine. where Stein was win tering with the intention of exploring Ellsemere Land. Peary trea-ted him very graciously and offered him prac tical encouragement. Tn March Peary quartered himself up at Fort Conger. having in the meantime made extensive deposits of food at various points along.his line of retreat. This post he found almost as convenient a base of operations as that which he had hoped -to est'ablish at Sherard Osborn Fjord. It was within a few miles of being as far north. Starting from Fort Conger with his faithful negro servant, Henson. and five Eskimos on April 15. 1900 Peary crossed Robeson Channel on the ice to Greenland. He pursued the plan of sending back his Eskimos with their sleds as fast as the provis i.ons loaded upon the latter were exa hausted, so that early in May he had with him 'only one strong team, one Eskimo and Henson. Skirting the north coast. Peary reached dhe cairn left by Lockwood in 1882-then the furthest north reached by man-on May 13, 1900. He rounded the north ernmost point of Greenland, in lati ode 83:39, a few days later. This by the way,. is the northernmost land yet trod by human feet. Peary here pushed out upon the ice, in the hope of reachin.g the pole. Eleven miles further north, in latitude 83:50. he found so wide a streak of water that he could not cros's. Tha-t settled his fate for 1900. Turning back to the land, he followed the coast on ea ' ward. 160 miles beyond Lockwood's "furthest." and within a degree of In dependence Bay, visited by him seven or eight years before. rhe survey of the north coast was thus rendered more complete than ever before. Geographica-1 expert-s regard this ser vice as exceptionally valuable, Fort Conger was reached in safety on July 1o, almost three months from the departure of the explorer. To open up communication with Peary in 190o the Windward was dis patched northward. Mrs. Peary went with the ship. It had been planned to have the vessel return before the cold weather, but the season was not fav orahle. On the way up the Windward stopped first at Etah, and then push ed onf to Cape Sabine, where Peary mnamned there, or rather in Payor Har bor. close by. from August 15 until July 3, 1901. Satisfied by the experience of a pre :ious year that the ice pack north of Greenland was not solid enough to encourage fresil ven-:ure. Peary de cided that his attempt in the spring . f 1901 should be m:tde from Grant .and, on the west side of Roheson Charnel. Hle would :nake Fort Con Ler his prelinmnary ase agaii. and ek tO leave the land at Cape -ecia. ,:!id to he :h nor-Ihernm.ost pint nit and in the va-; archipelago west of G,r eelandl. Late in the winter. wref,ore, instead of staving down near his ship. Peary was quartered it Fort Conger. On April 5. 1901, he tarted with Hiensoi. one Eskimo. .wo sledges and twelve dogs for the icinity of Cape Heci-.. On reaching he vicinity of Lincolr Bay. he found :he conditions of the men and dogs was such that he was obliged to turn >ack. Late in April he started south :ard and arrived at Cape Sabine on iis birthday. \lay 6. Then both the rlief ships and the Windward return ed to lower latitudes. Mrs. Peary 1ming home on her hu"hand's own ,hip. In the spring of 1902 Peary started nver the frozen Arctic Ocean from Cape Hecia, on the north coast of Grant Land, in an attempt to reach he Pole. Each day's march was very arduous on account of the broken condition of the ice and the vast pres sure ridges crossing his path. His general course was deflected to the xest by the character of the ice. At his farthest camp, in latitude 84 de ;rees 17 minutes N.. the polar pack became impracticable and further ef forts to advance were given up. He had attained the nearest approach to the Pole in the American Arctic. Commander Peary was elected presi dent of the American Geographical society in 1902. Why Some Farmers Fail. The Drover's Journal explains the cause as follows: In every agricultural community there are prosperous farmers and husbandmen who appear to be on the decline financially. We have in mind a young man who bought a m8o-acre farm and assumed a mortgage of $5,ooo payable in installments in ten ears. He was the son of a thrifcy farmer and married the daighter of a wealthy neighbor. He was not worried about his irmterest or pay ments. as he knew that he could ob tain financial asistance a-t home if necesary. He had received a good business education and came to his task with all The experience that he had acquired while assisting to op erate his father's estate. He had money enough to buy agricultural implements, horses and cows to op erate a dairy farm. His crops were always put in in season and thorough ly cultivated. He carried his milk to a creamery and raised all his calves. He produced a good many hogs, and after three years appeared to be sell ing hogs and cattle every month in the year. All the stock on his farm appeared thrifty and his dairy herdi increased in quality and quantity of produc-tion. Lowplces on the farm were tild and by judicious management of fer tilizers the land yei!ded increased crops annually. From the first inter est and annual payments were met from the resources oi the farm.and in stead oi extending the loan before the final inst-allment was due he had purchased and paid for an adjoining eig'hty acres. This achievement was accomplished by skillful management of his estate, a study of what kind of farming was best adapted to his land and carrying out all his plans with strenuous perseverance. Contrasting with this example of successful agricultural operations was a neighbor wvho had inherited an aricining 3oo-4acre farm, of equial fer tility and productiveness. This wealthy farmer's son had no natural talent for agrictlture, and after living on his inherired estate for thirty-four years, died actually poorer in person al property than when he came into posesion of his patrimony. With the resources of a splendid farm at his omand 'he neglected to improve his opportunities, and instead of leav ing a large bank deposit account to be distributed among his heirs, he left the estate incumbered with debts Success in agriculture depends as much on resourceful management as in the fertility of the soil. One man is always seeking more knowledge appertaining to his profesion, and so operates his land as a business propo sition that he achieves a brilliant suc ess ,while an-oher man, environed with greater uportnities for creating wealth by neglecting to improve his chances, scores a signal financial fail ure. Season Tickets Via. C., N. & T.. The C.1.umbia. Newberrv and Lar ,-.l TiCS a c Cke: to :;e ii l wing points, liii ted until 'ct(ber 31st, 1903: Ashevjille. N. C. S7.o5 Alexander 7.35 Arden 6.75 Biltmore 7.0o Erevard 7.90 Flat Rook 6.30 Fletchers 6.65 Hendersonville 6.40 IHot Spr.:gs 8.oo Murphy 11.1.0 Saluda 6.oo Swannanot 7.35 Trvon :.6o Waynesviiie 7.80 Lake WVaccamaw 9.30 Wrightsville 11.70 Carolina Beach 11-55 Georgetown 8.30 Conway 10.10 Isle of Palms 7.90 Sullivans Island 7.90 Waterloo 1.95 Cross Hill 1.95 Glenn Springs 4.45 Spartanburg 4.10 Greenville 4.05 Parties wishing to purchase tickets to points beyond Spartanburg will please notify me before the trains are due, that I may arrange to have tick ets ready on their arrival. Fcr schedules or further informa tion phone or write, J. W. Denning, Agent. Just received 2car loads of Buggies. I car load of Wagons. and a lot of up-I to-date and first, class Harness. Allito behad at HEASONADLE PRICES at A T. BROWN. 16 A UG EXCURSIC FROM NEWE ------ T OLD POINT, VA. VIRGINIA BEACH," OCEAN VIEW," CAROLINA BEACH, WRIGHTSVILLE BEA( MYRTLE BEACH, Through Pullman S1 No. 53 Direct to Norfoll a. mn. August 17th. Tickets Limited to rei August 3!st, 1I905. ATLANTIC C For Reservations or a W. J. CRA J. W. "I' o Be.st C)i e FIFTH ANNUAL ATLANTA, GA. The New York of the South. - VIA C. N. &L. and S.A. L. R'YS,. Mtiond1:ay, July 31st, 1905. 0.9 0 OUND $2.oo QOTi Longer Return Limit than Ever Before. DON'T Miss it. r orget l;. Rn30 11 5--.i3 R2t10-F818t c' !1 ui I iUI -! i LUa u C Gt LEAVE. ROUND TRIP. Little Mountain 8.00 a. m.. . . 2.25 Prosperity . . . 8.15 a. m. . . . $2.00 Newberry . . 8.30 a. m. . . 2.00 Kinards . . . . 8.50 a. i.. . . 2.00 Arrive at Atlanta at 3.00 p. in.: R e turning, special train will leave Atlanta at 9.00 p. "m. Tuesday, August 1st. Tickets good to return on regular trains up to and including Seaboard train No. 32 leaving Atlanta 1.C0 p. n. Thursday, August 3d. For further information and tickets; call on any C. N. & L Agent or J. W. DENNING, Ag't, Newberry, S. C. Share In the Saving! We are offer ing our entire stock of Ham mocks for one fourth off the regular price. Call and see. them. UST 16 ~N RATES ERRY, S. C., }$9.00 eeping cars on Train , arriving Norfolk 7.00 urn on any train until ~OAST LINE rny information write IG, Gen Pass. Agent, Wilmington, N. Cs. DENNING, Agt., Newberry, S Cr.