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THE DRUG PERIL THH V'SK OF OOOAINK IS WIDBSF1VKAI) AS WELL AS Opiuna, Morphine and Other I)?ugvrous Dru^s, and a (Yuftade hi llelng Waned Aglnst Them. Tho widespread use of cocaine, opium, morphine and other drugs of that character is becoming alarming, and active steps will soon be Inaugurated by tho United States Government to stop their wile except for legitimate purposes. There is no doubt but that cocaine, 01 happy dust, as many of the negroes who use it call tho drug, is being used by thousands of negroes and many whites in this State and other Southern States. If its use is not (stopped there Us no telling what harm it will do this section from several standpoints. The Philadelphia Record in considering the "drug peril" from a national view point has the following to say: The tremendous increase in the use of cocaine that followed the pasago of the restrictive laws against opium may be gathered when it is known that in 190 4? before the United States took up the cudgels against the Oriental habit?the importation of cocaine was only 5 8,000 ounces, and of coca leaves, from which cocaine is made, was 53,000 ounces. In 10 05 300,000 ounces of the leaves were imported, but the importation of cocaine had fallen oil to about half what it was the year before because, rather than pay a duty of 25 per cent ad valorem the chemists had started up the manufacture of the drug in this country on a large scale. In 1906 the importation of coca leaves was 2,000,0 00 ounces. By this time, however, manv of the States awoke to the fact that cocaine was a pretty dangerous drug to have sold about the cities and towns without any safeguards or stint, and many of them passed restrictive laws. The passage of these statutes resulted in the shrinkage of the Importation of coca leaves in 1 907 to 1,515,000 ounces, and in 1908 to 683,000 ounces. In 1^908 the importation of cocaine from abroad was only 3,7 92 ounces, valued at $1,108. The use of cocaine in medicine and surgery is, of course, to produce local anasthesis or insensibility. When taken internally its effect is to produce criminals. No drug on the market seems tc have anywhere near such demoralising effect upon the human system, The habitual user IjSoon 'loses all moral courage. Lying and stealing are the least of the crimes ho is ready to commit when under the influence, and, in majority of cases, his nature becomes- brutalized and changed for the worse. ^ one knows just where or when the "cocaine habit" first startod in this country. It is generally laid at tho door of a proprietary powder that was put on the market and advertised as a "sure cure for cold in the head." This powder contained cocaine and belladonna and seemed to produce the effect advertised. Pretty soon the authorities in various States found that certain powders on the market whtMi .. v V, < mvi* 4V/VIVVU like the "cold-in-the-head cure" contained nothing to speak of except' cocaine. The belladonna had been dropped out. It was found, and is still the fact, that these powders were sold to thousands of persons in the great cities and in the thickly populated districts of the South. Nearly all the Southern States have taken drastic measures to prevent the sale of cocaine, but until the Federal government takes a hand by prohibiting the movement of tho drug in interstate commerce, a great deal will be smuggled across the State lines and used. The same may be said of all the other drugs that tho communities would exclude. No matter how stringent local laws may be, if the drugs are allowed on sale without restriction in any of the States, they are bound to find their way into the forbidden terrtory. It is proposed to have Congress pass a law that will force the manufactureros and dealers in all habitInspiring drugs to take out a Federal license, and to make regular periodical returns to tho Internal revenue bureau. Ry /thls means every ounce of cocaine, chloral, etc., may bo traced from tho time it is manufactured until it ** Mtivn icavjiien mo COllBurner, and if the consumer lives In a "closed territory" it is believed I>ossi)le to cure him of the habit by taking from him the means ol continuing it. Tho State Department, through its opium commissioner, T)r. Hamilton Wright, took the initiative in the matter of suppressing the production and sale ol opium for eating and smoking purposes and will lead the fight for the eradication of the other drug habits. "The cocaine and chloral habite are Just as bad in their way as the opium habit," said Dr. Wright, "and we are going to draw up a bill for 6 NKYVH AT OOl'KNHAGHN. (jront HathuslMiu C??mh1 Among AmfricM Thero. A itloitafnh frnm rnnnnhneM Denmark, says that Dr. Frederick A. Cook, the America? explorer, reaoked the North Pole in hie expedition, which has just ended, waa given full credence there, although detaila are lacking of hie Intrepid daah across the ice. A message was received at *he colonial office, Copenhagen Wednesday morning via Lerwick, Shetland ! Islands, announcing that I)r. Cook i had reached the Polo April 21, 1908. This dispatch was sent by a Green. laud otllcial on board the Danish Government steamer Hansogede, which passed Lerwick at noon 1 Wednesday en route for Denmark, ; and read as follows: "We have on board the American traveler, Dr. Cook, who reached the North Polo April 21, 1 908. Dr. Cook arrived at Upernavik in May of 1909, from Capo York. The , Ksyuimaux of Capt York conllrm Dr. Cook's story of his Journey." It is understood that tho Danish consul at Lewick, where tho Hansogede remained for two hours, was officially notified of Dr. Cook's success in his attempt to reach the Pole, but that he was bound to secrecy concerning the extent and nature of the explorer's discoveries. Director Dyberg, head of the Greenland administration bureau, said Wednesday night that ho did not export to recover any further details of Dr. Cook's achievement before the arrival of the Ilansegedo at Copenhagen, which probably would ho Saturday afternoon. The vessel will make no stops on the voyage from Lerwick to Sopenhagen. Director Ryherg proceeded to the American legation and informed the minister, Dr. Maurice, of the legation, that Dr. Cook had reached the Pole. The announcement caused the greatest enthusiasm throughout the city, and many Americans called at the legation to congratulate the minister. ABOUT THE NORTH POLE. An English Astronomer Describes It.s Stirrodundings. Sir Robert Rail, former astronomer of the Royal observatory, now professor of astronomy at Cambridge university, and one of the most distinguished British scientists, i has written the following statement on what the discovery of the north pole exactly means: "Two questions being asked all over the civilized world today are: " 'First, why does any one want to go to tho north pole? " 'Second, how does he know when he's there?' "To answer tho second question, 1 first, the mariner who finds his latitude in tho northern hemisphere to he 90 degrees knows ho can be nowhere else than at the north pole. The astronomer will tell you that to any one standing at the north pole, the sun rises and sets only once a year?six months daylight; six months night; mitigated only by a little twilight at the beginning and end of a period of awful gloom, broken by occasional moonlight or aurora. Tho polo is truly a unique spot on the globe. Cook, standing there, faced due south. Whichever way he looked, ho was more than 20 miles nearer the center of the earth than if lie stood at the equater. His weight was greater than anywhere else on the surface of tho globe. A plumb line in his hand pointed vertically upward to the pole of the heavens around which all stars revolve. Half of the stars he could never see; the other half never went below his horizon and would have been visible throughout the six months of night. Tho famous constellation Orion ever circled around and around his horizon. Tho polar star directly over his head. "The gain to knowledge from Dr. Cook's discovery is inestimable. There is much to learn of tides, currents and the ocean." Proud of Cook. 1 ? * iiauwu.n jinue -juHi woria-wicie , interest in the achievement of Dr. Frederick A. Cook found expression Sunday in the pulpits of New York. The congregation at the First Methodist Episcopal church, in Williamsburg, in the eastern section of Brooklyn, of which Dr. Cook is a member, passed resolutions at morning servvices, extending to Dr. Cook heartiest congratulations and felicitations , upon his splendid achievement. I * presentation to Congress for the sup? presslon of the sale of these drugs to the crenerfil niihlln \V? r?? tJ |, u ?, I V* f T U tl ?* f U , doubt that the law-making power will promptly pass the legislation, . for there Is no greater enemy to j the community than a man who has . become the victim of a habit of this , sort. Ho not only loses the money . that he spends on the drug, but he loses the time that ho is under in, fluence, and impoverishes his fami, 1y. He becomes not only utterly worthless as a citizen, but is likely soon to Join the criminal claM." sOtot WHO iRltD To Do Wivai ouoK Has Dana But * tailod to Do so. TOOK CUUK YtARS mil no nan ne<"oiiipiiNiieti n iircui Work ami the World in Anxiously Awaiting Full Particulars of His Wonderful Discoveries in tho Snow lle^ions of the North. Tho dream of finding the North Polo for centuries lured explorers, scientists, and daring advenutrers. This ream apparently has now become a reality by tho achievement of Dr. Frederick A. Cook, of Brooklyn. Dr. Cooke cabled a laconic message from Lerwick, Shetland Islands, whence he is proceeding to Copenhagen, saying: "Successful. Well. Address Copenhagen." Several days must now elapse before any further information Is available. The Danish Government steamer Ilansgede has left Lerwick, Shetland Islands, for Copenhagen, where she is duo today. Meantime the ship skirts the Danish coast, passing several small points which are being closely watched for further particulars of I)r. Cook. Some of the most recent or noteworthy attempts to reach tho North Pole sire enumerated below. Walter Wellman, an American, loft the Island of Spitzbergen, for tho pole in a balloon, August 15, 1 909. Ills air ship became disabled after he had traveled thirty miles, and ho was forced to return. In 1906 Commander Itohert E. Peary, United States navy, roadbed 87 degrees, 6 minutes, equivalent to about 203 miles from the Polo. Commander Peary Is now In tho Polar regions on another expedition. A relief ship was sent out a month ago to endeavor to pick him up. lie started from Sydney, N. S., July 17, 1908. On September 3, 1905, Capt. Roald Amundsen, a Norwelglan, completed tho first voyago through ttho northwest passage. He left Chrlstlania on the Gjoa, Juno 17, 1 903, and arrived at Herschel Island in tho Arctic Ocean in September of 1905. Ill 1904, Raron Toll, a Russlon, led a Polar expedition party by way of Siberia, but all the members perished from the cold. In 1 903, Frickson, a Dane, headed an expedition and got as far as Saunders Island, where they wore rescued In a destitute condition. In the same year Anthony Fiala, a young Rrooklyn explorer, sailed on the ship America and proceeded further North than the Duke of the Abruzzi. Ills party endured great hardships before they w7ero rescued. The Duke of the Abruzzi made his expedition in l'JUU. In 1895, I)r. Nansen reached 86 degrees, 14 minutes, 011 the vessel Fram, which left Ingor Strait August 4, 1 893. Prof. Andree made his fatal balloon trip in 1 897. He left Tronisoe, Norway, In his balloon, the Eagle, bound for the pole. Since his departure nothing authentic has been heard of Andree. In 1 883, Capt. Delon,? s expedition in the Jeannette was lo>; i.eai lien rietta Island. In 1 892 tlie Greely expedition reached 83 degrees, 24 minutes, and in 1 8 4 5 Sir John Franklin made his disastrous attempt to penetrate from Lancaster Sound to Hehring Strait. At a meeting of the Explores Club, of New York, in October, 1 907, a letter from Dr. Cook dated at Etah, August 26, gave tills information : "I find that I have a good opportunity to try for the pole, and, therefore. T will sl;iv lli>rn n vrr?r? .? f , - ..... "V. V/ (% JUCU . 1 hope to got to tho Explorers' Club in September, 1908, with the recoul of the pole. I plan to cross Hllesmere Land and reach the Polar Sea by Nansen Strait. I hope you can induce some of the members of the club to come and meet mo at Capo York. Here's for the pole with the flag." About the same time Herbert L. Bridgeman, of Brooklyn, received this letter from Cook similarly dated: "I have lilt upon a new route to tho North Pole, and I will stay to try it. By way of Buchanan Bay. Ellesmere Land, over the Polar Sea, seems to ine to be a very good route. Thore will be game to tho eighty second degree, and there are natives and dogs for the task. So here is for the pole. Mr. Bradley will tell you tho rest. Kind re gard9 to all." I)r. Cook's dispatch tells of his success. Ho seems to have acompllshed what others who tried failed to accomplish, and what many brave men sacrificed their lives In vain to attain. If ho has really found an open sea near the North Pole that can be used for commercial purposes he has certainly placed the civilized world under obligations to him and his name is immortalized. I*" .? ! Tf WRECK TRAIN Fiendish * or* ot Some Fiend Near New Castle, Pa. HUNTING *mCKERS Ono Hundred Detectives . Scourinj tlio Country Around New Custel Pennsylvania, in Search of Men o Man Who Ditched the New York Chirugo Train. A dispatch from New Castle, Pa says over a hundred men, all mem bors of State, railrway or privat criminal - catching organizations, were there Saturday night straight ening out a mass of bewilderin clues that may lead to the discover of the person or persons who earl Saturday pulled spikes from a sixty foot rail on the Baltimore and Ohi Railroad, near the siding knowi on train schedules aa Chewton ditching the Royal Blue ilyer, ei route from New York to Chicago killing two persons and injurinj seventeen others. The dead are: Engineer Charle A. Dili and Baggageinaster Georg \Y heatcroft. Clue after clue to those though , to be responsible for the deed wa offered these oflicres, but each let to nothing, or worse, when wa: considered the valuable time con sinned m running down vague ru mors. Bloodhounds wore worn out automobiles, chauffeurs broke speet records and official red tape bo came entangled in the wild rush tc be on the spot when the train wreck era were brouyht to bay. The train ditchers made across the marshy fields in the direction oi Wampum, three miles from the rail road. Bloodhounds used by railroac detectives followed a trail from the wreck scene, but after bringing uj abruptly at a slaughtering pen usee by New Castle butchers at Wampurr the animals lost the seemingly freBl scent and refused to be goaded or any further. Every one agrees that the worii was that of either experienced rail way men or at least persons familial with the operation of the railwaj and its train schedules. All of the injured now at the lo cal hospital will recover it was learn ed. Seventeen persons are beinj cared for at the railway's expense. Late Saturday $44,000 was depos ited at a local bank by railway serv ice men to the credit of Henry Mil lard, of I.afarge, Wis., who lies in jured at the Shenango Sanitarium. Millard carriel a grip from Nev York city containing this amount ir negotiable bonds, securities ant cash, and had plnk.od the satche 11 nU or 11 mini 111 Oin /In.' " * ,,Tl ....vv/. v* wvi*v hi vuc urtj uuilM. YY I1VI tho train was ditched the satche was lost for a time, but discoverer by railway employees. Millard was greatly relieved wher he learned his wealth had beer taken care of. ? A Valuable Recipe* To render wall paper adaptable for washing with soap and water without destroying the colors, make a solution of two parts of borax and two parts of stick lack, shellac, j or other lac, in twenty-four parts | of hot water. Strain the solution through a fine cloth filter and coat the paper with it several times, rubbing tho latter with a soft brush after every application till a brilliant polish is obtained. It is immaterial ,1.1... 4 ...... . ? ..lu uin mv: ph.pur is already pasted on the walls, or still in rolls. Keep the Fields Clean. Farmers had better keep their cotton picked out as ciose as possible, as the 1 hitch Fck Wcutl:tr Prophet says "the equinoctial period commenced on the llth ult. with ! greatest storm danger tho week containing September 17th. This period will extend to the 20th, after which the coast section will bo safe. If the equinoctial storm is centralized it will be as bad as that of August 29, 1892. Present conditions, however, promise that it is like'j ! to break up and go out to sea. Plowed Into Group. Au extra freight train plowed intc a gang of track laborers west cl llalenlmugh tunnel, near Pittsburg Pa., on the Pennsylvania railroad killing four men. A dozen cthen narrowly escaped. Tho n?dso of n westbound passenger train drowned warnings sounded by the enginoe' of the extra freight train. Horses and Dogs Eaten. A dispatch from Berlin, Germany says the official statistics for the second yuarter of 1909 show thai 1,051 dogs have beon slaughtered for food under Governmental inspection and 29,785 horses. "As sure as I say 'Going righl up!"' said the elevator boy, "I gel called down." Tho house painter, even in warm weather, doesn't hesitate to put on an extra coat. Bank OI Conwa 5 CAPITAL STOCK HUKPL08 LIABILITY OF STOCKHOLDER! 3KCURIIT TO DEPOSITORS DIRE Kobert B. Scarborough, H. L. Buck, 2 taorgo J. Holiday, We continue to j ay 5 per cent inter l? it youraccount r tOBKBT B. SCARBOROUGH, I l'RFHIDLNT. " f Bank of % CON W/ y 9 mmi y J? 1 JP Dim tl /A J. A. MoDermott lt jt T. McNeill, D. G. g ~2: tlebaum, Ilal. L. The oldest Hank in Hoi ollna. Associated with, the i f the past decade. Our. pollc ( Vs the "Independent ltopiib lie." 'W to our customer* orery . rea? I ^ tent with sound banking. \V< s 9 A'H' "rni8 an<* corporations. j I). A. HIMVKY, * j ^ Vice-Prssident. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. ) H. H. 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Frederick f'noU Tile Vou'a nnil Pnnrlni- .. # ? .... v . F ^ ,tV( t 1 V uiiu WV/Ut 1U1 &l\ J a p "At the moment when all the world is applauding the conquest of the air, the modest gentleman returns * from the frozen North with tho trophies of a great victory, perhaps the greatest victory that any explorer has achiexed since Columbus braved the dangers of 'the Western seas and discovered the land whose people have now in their turn added to the vision of the earth dwellers. Few people in America knew that Dr. Cook was making any effort to find the Pole. Like Columbus, he held to a new theory, that he could gain the goal in the winter time, and unwilling to face the ridicule which would dobtless have been ^ heaped upon him by other scientists had he made known his plans, he went quietly about his business. Success is his and nobly has he won it." If you expect to get the original uarbolized Witch Hazel Salve, yon must be sure it is DeWitt'a Carbolieed Witch Hazel Salve. 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