The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, August 08, 1905, Image 5
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.
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