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I &lu .ui& $$JW.S E. H. AULL, EDITOR. j I Entered at the Postoffice at New j ierry. S. C., as 2nd class matter. V4 1 ; i 'Friday, August 30, 11)07. .1 Barpn jvon Pilis has been in Sputl Carolina for Severn 1 days. He is on , I of the directors of tho North Germai . Lloy<J, Steamship. Co,, and has coin' } over (d inspect the condition at Char . leston'with a view to locating- a per ( man<mt line, of steamers betweei Tries!, the great Adriatic port o Austria, and Charleston. lie was ii Charleston for several days and fron j Charleston came over to Columbia ii charge.of Immigration Commissionci i 10. J; Watson. He lias dccidod to lo . cate pS permanent line of steamers be ^ tween Tricst and Charleston ant Charleston will he made a distributing point for immigrants who dexiiv to come to this country from I ho old } world. The government is going t< establish an t immigration station al Charlcslon and every facility will b< given for handling immigrants wlu are seeking homes in this country. Ii is very probable that in the near fu tnro Charleston will become one oi the most important immigrant sta lions in the United States. We ar< very glad that the great Lloyd Steam ship Co. will operate a regular lin< between Tricst and Charleston bui we are not so sure that it will be foi the best interest of South Carolins to have all of these foreigner: dumped into our home port. We are glad to see that the blin< 'tigers are no longer sustained iu 'heii illegal business by the public senti mcnti'of the city of Charleston. Oi course, il may be expected that then will continue to be illegal . sa'.e o: whiskey in tlip <jity. of Chariest?! but if a healthy public sentiment i: against this illicit business it will b much easier to keep it under contro and certainly there will not be sucl open violation of the law as has exist ed in Charleston since tho establish men! of the diqpensafy system in tlii state. i 1 , ' . v * . . j . j ,i ;i ; We have referred once or twice t the incorrect spelling of ( Boundnr street. Several id' the rosylent^ hfcv spoken (ol.us about if and we feel thai the vcity council should remove th names which have been placed upo the posts ami haty I lie Oorrect *|>el inn ni' the street pi/l ou.'Tho cost woul be very litlc and il does seem to us i i! is worth while to post the name ol the. streets it is worth while tlui the names be correctly spelled. Om; attejitfion has also been callo to the I act that O'Neal I street i spellpd 4 4 O'Neal,11 is a little r< markablc that the name which is s ianjfijijar to th? people( of Newberr county and which was so much houoi ed not only hue the people of his ow county but by the people of the ci tire ,.stato should so often be sp-llc incorrectly. Certainly the city fat I ers, if it is their purpose to honor th name of' this great man by having street caled for him, should spell hi name correctly. It is really more ii excusable thqt O'Nertll street shoijl he spelled iucorreotly than probahl any other st reel in t lie city. This may he a small matter to soni people lint il yon are going to post th names of the streets at all, and ji that must be done in order to hav free delivery established, it doc seem that it is worth while to hav the spelling correct. TO THE SOUTH POLE. Plans of Lieut. Shackleton's Expod tion to the Antarctic. Lying in the ICast Indian docks j London just now is a small i vessi ( ' which is destined to make histor; f Outwardly she is an inconspicuou odd (looking alYair, but her slorv : full V?f romance already, and befot her' {ultimate journey is ended sh maybe one of the world's most f.r moua ships. Her name at present i the ,JIimrod, but she will soon .lie r< ehri^ened the Endurance, and the if hit owner's dreams are realize the 71'orld will hear from her. Tlve Endurance' is at present bein fHtecj out fyr the purpose^ of makin an Antarctic (rip tinder the comman of Lieut., K. II.; Shackloton, who, "will .be recalled, made the farther poiiro south?82 decrees 1,7 ininutesas one of the members of ,the famou Discovery party. When you first look at the Nimro and still more when you go o board of hcr--you are not very fa\ or ably impressed with her as a sen going ship. She lies so low in the wal ?r and appears, not to speak profan< BKK |:v >' kV : Ii Us ,b . . > ? Iv, such ;i regular tub of a boat that: * one marvels that auy one would dare to uo to sea in her at all. It is only when you meet Lieut. - Shacklctou and encounter her daring commander, Captain England, and her chief engineer, Mr. Dunlop, that you realize that they mean business with the Nimrod. e Indomitable courage is shown in [i their faces, particularly that of e Lieutenant Shaickelton, who has just x .consented to make an exclusive statee ment, in which he fully discusses his _ novel and daring plans. The chief in command of the An, tarctic expedition demonstrates to f you in a few minutes' conversation j that he is thoroughly in earnest. Contact with Lieut. Shackelton for a ( short while gives one the impression that reaching the south pole is a mere matter of course. He is a broad shouldered, tall, squarely built young ' man, whose frame seems to be one of iron, while his countenance has that British bulldog look that seems to mean success in any arduous adven' lure. ' The writer met him recently at the ^ offices of the Antarctic expedition in ; Regent, street, London, and lie has made a statement in which he fully 1 explains why he intends to reach the - south pole. It all seems extremely f simple when you know how. "The south pole, in my opinion, is 2 more attainable than the north, for - the reason that in the southerly dii red ion there are more extensive [ tracts, of unbroken land,";said Lieut, i Shackelton. "In the northerly region , you have open water and ice of a 4 rugged character, whereas around the! south pole there arc immense plateaus of flat land. ' It is for this reason j that we are taking a specially built' ' motor car with us. Some persons l* seem to imagine that we have an idea " of simply landing near the pole and f then driving over in our motor. This ? is absurd. The motor is only an exf, nerynpnt and, is not intended for ridV ing jn titi all. it it ui'er/ilyito. haul s provisions. We have especial sets a of< wheels adapted for certain qnali1 lies of ground; the material of which li the. motor is constructed has been es pecially hardened for low tempera-1 - ture. But w.e are not depending" on a, our*motor car. It will ha^il mpi'tt proj visions that) will ddigs or $ven'ppnies, and qs we shall! only it lover , ground that we have first travelled j 0 and it will only go twentv-llve miles y a day or thereabouts, stopping when ? tjhe ponies stop, it is altogether a practical idea. ? "Another novollv of our expedition " i-; I ho use of ponies instead of dogs. If Wje ;h.\v<* hei>n criticised Jof this, but <t our'i<i</a ^is in' nfv'-opihidn la very 1 good one. These Manehurian ponies s have h.'en thoroughly seasoned to it Stand very low temperatures in their own homes before we take them out, and there is no reason to think they js will not prove very "efficient. "Of course, one thing may be said against bonies and'in favor of dogs? dogs wilj eat dogs, but ponies won't ; (;at .ionics. Perhaps you don't ?atch the .drift of my ipeaning? In an emor11 genoy. with provisions giving out and l" dogs dying, we can feed the live dogs oil the dead ones. But' with ponies l" we cannot resort to this measure. e From a practical point of view, how-' a ever, the ponies will carry more weight, do more work and eat less l* food than any other animals for this il purpose.' 1 j ) ! y i4 por reasons which it is not pormissiblo at present to. divulge. King Ed,e ward VII. Land, at the eastern end e of Ross's great ice barrier, has been uS selected as the base of operations in e place of the headquarters of the Dis,H eoverv expedition at the other end of t, the barrier. In many respects the change will be welcomed by geographers. McMurdo Strait, where the Discovery wintered, was the centre of extensive explorations, lasting for a couple of years, and we will have i- around King Edward VII. Land, which has merely been sighted as a strip of mountainous coast, practicalit ly a virgin Held for explorations. -1 , "The experience of . the various \f. voyages that were made through the pack ice in connection with the Diseoverv expedition went to show that c the Inter the start the more favorable o the conditions, as the pat*k ice is dis? pcrsed by the end of Januaryi and acis cordingly we do not propose to sail *r frotriNew Ze^l^nd till the end of ? the first week-in the new year, d .'fTlnj 'united ' expedition at that .! time . will' probably number twenty? of February, and after landing our " eight members, including a landing '1 party of twelve. King Edward VI I. it Land it is hoped to.reach .by the first it cxplorirg party the Endurance will - return, to New Zealand, apd during ib the rieixt eight or nine months devote as much time as possible to the cond tinuation of her magnetic survey n along the great trade routes between New Zealand and Australia and from i- Australia across the Indian ocean,, t- "A special compass platform will !- be erected at a height of between V~V o thirty an.I forty feet from the deck,1 si and all iron lining in its neighbor-1 hood will be replaced by brass fit-lw tings. Regular magnetic observa- j |h tions will be taken, and ovory 5(J0 in miles the ship is to be swung for do* 5C viation and variation. ; "About the boat herself, she may tli not appear outwardly to be very at- tli tractive, but she has a magnificent m hulL Where a big Atlantic ,, liner w< would be crushed in the ice Hko an iei eggshell the Endurance, with her solid en English oak hull, will x-esist al] pres- fa sure. This has in fact, been proved he time and again. \She was one of the tri best of seal fishing boats and her ice m< record is magnificent. tj( ' The Endurance, lespile her wor.i tr. weary appearance, has a magni- m licent record. She was built at {St. John's, M. E., and it is said that her Ai record as a sailing ship includes tlic e.x capture of 3,)U,U0u seals, tone. hab st made fortunes many times over for hi her owners who operated her previous wl to her purchase by the south pole ex- tli plorers. The Endurance was only re- fv cently caught in some big ice lields, bo inn came through unscmUiied. . ;,| the return of the Endurance for m our party has been fixed for about ? the eighth of Jamiary, lyoi). Against St any possible failure of the ship to keep the appointment the landing parly >\ill be doubly guarded. Noi only are we taking out with us food supplies for two full years, but we will be provided with a lirst class life- !" hi at equipped with a motor engine and 'n capable of carrying provisions to last 01 a party of twelve for two and a half "( months. re "As for food supply, we have stu- " died this question down to the final analysis. Our foods are prepared will: 'V the utmost care. The tins they arc " packed in are of triple thickness a.td ,M an- doubly painted. Every par.iclc m of food packed is of the best. As 1 sufiere.i Irrribly from s;.-urvy on mv I'1 Urst Antarctic trip I know the value of this careful attention to the food i m supply. \\ c 'are gluing y^icticailly j <? without vegetables, as they do 110; keep, carrying only the best meats nl and other eatables. >. K I "With I life exploring party will be s< landed on King Edward VII. Land ai the sections of a carefully planned '2 j living hut, twelve Siberian ponies, a v? team of twelve picked dogs from the j,i lar north we.?jt of Canada and the gj>e," w cially constructed motor car whic, .? will torin novel feature of the expedL ' tion. T s\ "Work will at once be started 'in' f; accordance with a definite program- w nie. While the hut is being erected j, and the winter quarters otherwise put |4 in order fhe closing days of the Ant- << arctic summer will he utilized for establishing a line of depot as far, it is hoped as 150 geographical miles to the soutli.v ... . "The ?>art Vof King,-Edward VII. Land .\t which it is }nSppdt,0 effect a Ua tiding is in about 77,'degress 30 min- tl utes south longittidc''or 7oO geographical miles from the pole. During the it winter the scientific studies for the b pursuit of which the expedition will h he fully equipped will absorb a large ci NATI|NAL BANK Of aim high in your 31 . Where there's a will th^i better way of getting higli opening a bank accouf to system in your affairs, ai}< business methodically insteii ning you. C It will teach y^u credit. Opdn arivaccount wi j ; : DIRECT A. Carlisle. H. C. M( J* A. Blackwelder. Robt. N< Bj. C. Matthews. S. B. Au fue west femy ' , DUE WES1 The ideal place for quiet study, thorough kind personal oversight. Theattendance o facilities. New Carnegie Hall with elega nlcctnc light, steam heat, complete water mate and splendid health record. The verS Heantifnl 'catalogue. -The President's a<We J i ' * . * , . x . tare of attention. "With the return of spring effor ill bo made to extend the line of d its another hundred geographic iles lo the south?-that is, to withi 10 geographical miles of the pole. "As on the Discovery expeditii e party which will attempt to rea< e south pole will be limited to thr< embers, including myself. With i 3 will take six of the Siberian poi 3 and the motor car. It will be dri1 i by a spirit which will work sati ctorily in low temperatures. Qrei ipes are entoriaijied of its value ft action purposes, but it is an exper ent, and the chances of the exped >n's success are far from being cei ed in any such novel means of loc< otion, "The use of Siberian ponies in tli utarctic is also in the nature of a periment, but the hardiness an rength they have developed on tli tterlv cold plains of eastern Siberii liere they are accustomed to live i e open all through the winter, just the hope that the experiment \vi i attended with good results. Wit 1 the minutely careful plans we ha\ rule we are hopeful of success. W. B. Northrop in Washingto ar. Tangled. idies Ilome Journal. Frederick of Prussia had a gret ;inia for enlisting gigantic soldiei to the Hoval Guards, and paid a lormous bounty to his recruiting o ors for getting them. One day tl: cruiting sergeant chanced to esji Hibernian who was at least seve ft high; he accosted him in Knglis id proposed that lie should enlis lie idea of military life and a lar<] unity so delighted Pat that he in ediately consented. "Hut unless you can speak Germn ic king will not give you so much. "Oh, he jaiiers," said the Irisl an, "sure, I don't know a word i erman." '' Hut.'' sai?l the sergeant, "vo in learn in a short time. The kin hows i-very man in the guards. A on as he sees you he will ride u id ask how old you arc; you will sa !7' in German; next, how long ha\ >ii been in the service; you must n ly, 'Three weeks'; finally, as t liether you are provided with foe id clothes, you answer, 'Both.' Pat soon learned his German ai vers but never dreamed of gettir imiliar with the questions. In thr. ceks he appeared before the kit i review. His majesty rode up ini. Paddy stepped forward wi present arms." "How old are you?" said the kin "Three weeks," said the Irishma "How long have you been in tl mice?" asked his majesty. '' Twenty-seven years.'' "Am I a fool or are you?" roan ic king. 4'Both," replied Patrick,'who w nmediately sent to the guard rooi ut pardoned by the king when tl itter understood the facts of tl use. : NEWBERRY S. C ? P g* USINESS METHODS, re's a way, and there's n business ideas than b IT. It will be conducrv d will make you run yot d of your business rui i economy and help yoi th us. 1 ' X>RS: Dseley. T. B. Carlisle. >rrls. Geo. Jolinst6n< 11. Jos. H. Hunte: - 4 ' . - * \LE COLLEGE T, S. C. |! y flM 1 > > ' it i y>oi>k, sweet Ciiristihti influences, al verflowing last year. ; Greatly improv nt accommodations for loo boarde'i works and sewerage, J)elightfu) c ' best advantages for tue least ^inpnit ss till September ist \<'ill be REV. JAMES HOYCE, \ Montreat, N. C. 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