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COOK REITERATES CHARGES. Again Alleges Rival Took His Sup plies.-Declares That He Has Proofs. On Board the Steamer Oscar II, at Sea, Sept. 17, via Marconi Wireless Telegraph to Cape Race, N. F.-"Tell the people of America to have the fullest confidence in my conquest of the pole. I have records of observa tions made by me which will prove my claim. I shall be glad again to set my foot on American soil.'' This was tihe brief message Dr. Frederick A. Cook to-lay asked the Associated Press to give to his coun trymen as he nears home on the steamer Oscar II, due to arrive at New York next Monday. Dr. Cook discussed freely with the Associated Press correspondent to day the assertion of Comiander Peary that he (Cook) had never reached the North Pole. When -he departed for the north, Dr. Cook said, he left a depot of pro visions at Asnantok, north of Etah, in charge of Rudolph Francke and several Eskimos. Francke had in s.Qructions to go south aboard a whal er and return later. This he did, but missed the returning vessel, owing to a slight illness. He was then taken d2ooard Peary's ship, the Roosevelt, and proceeded north. "Commander Peary found my sup ply depot at Annantok," Dr. Cook continued, "and the Eskimos in charge told him that I was dead, which they then believed to be true. Took Chaege of Depot. "Peary placed two men in charge of the depot, Boatswain Murray and another, Harry Whitney, the New Haven hunter, also remained there. Murphy had orders not to search for me, but was told he could send Eski mos northward the following spring from the >relief depot. "When I returned from the pole unexpectedly, Harry Whitney was the first to see me and to tell me what had occurred. Whitney was placed in rossession of the facts concerning my journey to the pole on the condition that he would not inform Commander Peary or other men of them. At the same time the Eskimo who had ac companied me north were told to maintain the strictest silence. "When I went into the depot there was a dispute between myself and Murphy, who delivered to me written insfructions he had received from Peary, although he himself could neither read nor write. These in struetions showed me that he was making a trading station of my depot the contents of which had been used in tra'Eng for furs and skins. Kept Murphy in Dark. "On one occasion Murphy asked me abruptly, 'Have you been beyond 87?' But I was determined not to let: Peary know of my movements and replied evasively that ,I had been much farther north. From this state ment has been concocted the declara tion that I had said I dhad not reach ed the pole." Dr. Cook declared that n(lner Harry Whi-iney 's nor his (Cook's) records are on board the steamer Roosevelt and that, therefore Peary 's information concerning him emanated from Boatswain Murphy who knew nothing of his ruovements. Dr. Cook said also that she had made arrange ments for the two Eskimos who went with him to the pole and Knud Ras mu.ssen, whom he met in Greenland, to go to New York and confirm the story of his discovery. Dr. Cook is thoroughly enjoying his rest aboard ship after the stren uous days at C'openhagen. He spends a long time daily in writing and in conversing wit-h the American passen gers, who all have been formally pre sented to him by Benjamin True blood, president of the American Peace Society of Boston. Impresses Passengers. All the passengers are impressed by the sincerity of Dr. Cook as indicat ed by his conversation with them in iregd t'o his discovery of the pole. He says that he is now p)repared1 to lay these proofs before a competenit bo{dy i~n America. Dr). (Cook e!xpressed asonis21hm_t that t,he news oIf the discoveryx of? the pjle had created such a sensatj' and is anlxousl to :earn what' 4per e e Ia ra.:ions Commainder Peary' has made to minimize his exploit in order that he may formulate replies to them. li is his hope that he will arrive in New York before Commander Peary gets there. In a lecture in the saloon of the steamer, Dr. Cook, wit-h t-he aid of a map -drawn by an engineer, gave an outline of his route to the pole. "The journey was5 nothing r:eally v4iuderful.' he said. "'I used no .ew dlevices orV inventions. I had, huwever. every ne ce4sary~ instrn nments. but kept these of pure neces "The reso for my\ 51uccess is that I returned to the primitive life--in fact, became a savagze, sacrificed all -inforts to the race for the pole." The loin aiter n:t was utniized by Dr. Cook in writing. He used a primitive st one writing desk and lay prone while at work with his manu script. Meanwhile the Eskimos sewed and sang. The temperature in the snow hut was i nrely above the freez ing point. Polar bears abounded, making exits from the huts dangerous. Regular Attendance. Regularity in anything we do is of vast importance, whether it be church work, house work or business of any kind. No matter what our life work is, to make the -best of it we must give tfhe best of ourselves to it. Just so in missionary work. We must be regular in our attendance at our monthly meetings or we can't keep in touch with tte work. We must give our president .the sympathy and encouragement she needs to carry on the work. I fear, too, often she feels like Isaiah when he exclaimed, "Of all the people there was none to help." We look to 'her as our leader, but we must be willing to follow if Ishe makes a success of the work. As 'we begin to negleet the "assembling of ourselves together" our interest in the work begins to flag. We find if we :.tay away one time it is easier to stav away next time. and as soon as we think the work can be carried on as well without us, we forget that we are the losers, for we miss the blessing that Christ himself promised, for He says, "Where two or three are met together in My name there am I in the midst of them.'" Then as we don't know what was done at the last meeting we don't know what to ex pect at the next, so we begin to think, I am almost afraid to go. The pres ident might ask me something I don't know, or might ask me to sing, read something, or pray and oh! me, I just could not do it. So I will just pay my dues, that will do just as well. But soon the dues will stop. It is not long then till she forgets she ever was a member. "Tremble, ye women -that are at ease. Be troubled, ye careless ones." I think if we knew what a burden it is for t1he president to carry on the work when the mem bers of the society have not interest enough to even come to the meetings, we would try hard to be in our places every time. "Rise u-p, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye care less daughters.'' Let us work for the Master. "While it is day, for the night co-meth when no man can work." We know not how soon .the night time of rest will come to some of us. Think of the work finished the Master gave us to do, and of hearing from his own lips, "Well done," or "She thath done what she could,'' that will be joy enough to pay in one hour all we could do in a lifetime. One other great disadvantage of neg lecting our meetings is, the president thinks maybe it is her fault; she thinks some one else could make the meetings more interesting, so the members would enjoy coming, so she tiinks at the next election I will let some one else try t'ha-t can fill my place better than I can, for I do kve the society and the work, and have tried so hard to do my best for the Master. She goes to the church with a. heavy Iheart, begging for guidance on the way, though she has told the. Master often in the last month how she wants a-nd needs his help. Then, as she remembers .the faithful few* who are alwyas there, it cheers her' heart and lightens her labor of love, as she sees first one and then another take their places. It is hard to get ready sometimes. We all know, still by beginning to plan in time we can do it most of the time, get close to the Master, get on your 'knees at the foot of the cross, a,nd ask him to open the way, and the way will look clearer or rather the sense of duty will be. stronger than ever before. When we think the work abroad depends on the women at home, the faiithfulness of the scattered auxiliaries it ought to make us anxious for each one to do her share. If we can 't go we must send. Christ. while on earth said: "Go ye, therefore. and teacih all nations baptizinig them in the name of the Father and of the Son and Holy Ghost." "'Teaching them to observ-e all thingts whatsoever I have comn manflded Vou ad 10. I am with vou awarvs, eveni unto the end of the world.' If we neg!eet .:he great prV1 ilege (o has 1i lven us of help i ng the glorious w irk on he will raise up oth er workers, for heC said "'Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess. that Christ he is Lord of all." A Household Word. Two erenIemen found themselves traveling togethier in a Pullman. One wvas a stranger in that part of the coutryv: the other appeared :to be well ae(luainted with every district passed through. "You app:ear to know the coutntrv pretty well sir?"' quer-ied the strang "'Yes. I do,"' replied rthe other, "my name is a household word throughout this district.'' The stran ''Xeu e mavor of a Jarze toWn. peihaps?"' "No.'' "High sheriff, then ?' "No. "Member of parliament?" "No.? "A director of this railway, per haps?" "Well," said the stranger impa tiently, "who in creation are you, then?' "I'm John Smith,"' was the calm reply.-Tit-Bits. NOTICE LAND SALE. We will sell to the highest bidder on te 25th day of September, 1.009, at eleven o'clock a. m., at Little Mountain, S. C., the Simeon Miller Home Place; will be sold in two tracts. Tract No. 1 containts 100 acres, more or less. Tract No. 2 contains 90 acres more or less and bounded by lands of B. L. Miller, I. A. Miller, Wm. Mettz and others. 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