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THE.CONQUEST OF THE POLE.
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DlltlXf} two days of .wily l.tiix
ter Hi* 1 sled* were forced along
w ith tiuuuruging result*, ami /
on the evening of March -<i
with a isslutiicter ami other method >
of dead re* Lolling for | >• >.'l l i*»i». w<-
were placed at latitude s-l degrees
fi,’{ Miinnli'S. The western lior'zoli re
utahicd |***r*i*tently iiiidlMurl****!. A
brisk storm, it seemed. was gathering,
hut It was a lout: time in coming i
eastward. (in the evening of the gurli l
we pre(>uml for the Mast ami liullt tin*
Itiloo stronger Until usual, Imping that
the horizon would be cleared bv a good
blow on thi' morrow ami afford iis a
day of rest. The long. steady H.an lies,
without time for reeupernlion. bud l«*
Klin to check our etithusliiHlli.
In the daily monotony of bards|il|>
we had h-armal to appreciate more and
more lit** j**\ of lll** sleeping bug ll
was i|i<* only animal comfort with li as
forded a relief l«> our life of frigid**. ,
ami with II w** Irlml lo force upon the
weary body In tin* loiiK marches u
pleasing anlhTpal lon.
11l the everting. after the blocks of
allow walled a dome In which wo could
breathe (pilot air lie blue liauie lamp
sang the Doles of giisiitiiii>llll* al tie j
light*. A heaven given ill ink of lee
water was tilsl indulged In in ipieneli
the I‘hl'onie lllll’Sl. allll lllell lll** proeess
of disrobing began. ofie ill a lime, for
there was uni room for all to act al
once
THE NEW LAND PHOTOGRAPHED
Tea In an Moor.
The fur stuffed I tools Were pulled,
and lie* bearskin pants were stripped
Then half of the body was quickly
pushed into tin* bag. A brick of pom j
lulean wits next lakcn ollt, and lie*
leelb were s*‘t to the grind of tins
bunellkc siihstainc The appetite was
always large, hut a half pound of • old
wh tiered lieef ami liillnvv chunges a j
hungry uum « though!* eiTeciually.
The lea, an Imni In Hulking, was now
readv. and we rose on elbows to. lake
it I mlri i lie inllilel.il e "t i lie warm
drink llie l'ur • oat wllh Its lunsl; of h e
was removed \<*M the shirt, with its
ring of tee ahum tin* waist, comes oil',
giving tla* lasi sense of shivers. Push
ing farther into the hag. the hood was I
polled over the lace, and We were lost
to t In* vv ol id of lie.
T lie warm sens** of menial and phvs j
leal pleasure vvlihll follows Is an In
lets! lug study Tile movement of nth i
el's, the tiling of the till', the noise of
torturing winds, the hlllidlug rays of j
« limitless still, the pains of driving
shows and all the biller elements were
absent I'he mind. Heed of tin* agita
tion of frost, wandered to home and
better times under these peculiar < h
eumstaiucs, there comes a pleasing
srusc with the touch «if one’s own
warm skin while llu* companionship
of tla* arms and legs, freed of tliolr
ctlliihersiiine furs, makes a new dis
enver.v In the art of getting Uext to |
oueself.
In the Heart of » Storm.
«>n Muroh II blew a half gale at
night, lull at noon on the following
drvv the vv hid eased The blight sill!
and rising tomiswaltiro vv wo 100
tempting to remain quiescent. and. |
I hough the west was sun darkened In
thivutelihlg < holds, till- .bigs were pill
to itie sleds and off ihey Went among
the wind -wept liiimmo. k* We had
not gum* many miles before the first
rush of a storm struck us.
Throwing ourselves over the sled*,
w*• Waited tin* passing **! the lev blast
t here was no suitable snow near to
begin tin* creel ion of a shelter, hut a
few mile* northward was a promising
urea for rump and b* this we hoped
in take ourselves after a few nn>
meins' rest. The si |iiu 11 soon spent its
force, and in the wind which followod
g.KsI progress was made without suf
fi ring severely The temperature was ;
41 degrees below zero I', and the ba i
ism icier '.Tvi.Y
*(ins* in moving order, the drivers re-'
ijulred very Hill*' encouragement to
prolong tin* <*tTort i<* a fair day s
march In spite of tin* weaiher \-
th** sun settled in tla* western ghson
tin* wind Increased ||s fury ami for*s*d
us into <-:• ni|* before the gloout was
Ituisln-d a Steady, rasping wind brush
ed the hummocks and plied Up til**
Know in large dunes like the sands of
borne shores.
The snow bouse was not cemented
witli water. The tone of the wind dai
not sis'iu to indicate danger, ami tur
ttierumre. we wore beginning to real
i7.e the great inssl of fuel economy
We therefore did n**t *l<s*iu it pru
dent to use oil for the tire to melt
Know, except lo qUetteh thirst,
Vol particularly imvioli* atsiut the
tsitieme of ilie storm Mini w ith senses
blunted by overwork ami benumbed
Will* Cold. We aulijlU fbe CdUitV'lt of
tfcD fcggs. 1
I
mined Under the Onov*.
Awakened in the course of a few
hours in drifts of snow about nttr feet,
it was non*! that lhe win*! hail lair
rowed holes in the weak »pot-. through
h>* snow w ill Still, we were IkjUiiil
no! to he cheated out of a few hours
sleep, and w ith <*ue eve <>|k*ii we turned
lover. I..iter I was awakened h.v fall
ing snow hhs'ks.
I'oreilig m,v 111-ad out of (In* he in -
e.a-i d hoed, i saw that the dome had ;
been swept away and that vv*- were ■
1 tieipg buriist under a dangerous weigh:
,ul snow. In sonic way I had tossed
nl#< nr sufficiently during al**** to keen
: on to|i of tla* accumulating drift, nflf
j ruy companions were out of sight and
i did not respond t*> a loud full.
After a little search a blowhole w«x :
located, and in response to nnotli**i' call :
in nit* hskiiuo slnmis. Violent effota *
well* mad** to free their hags, but tbe 1
snow h*.*iiled on them tighter with ea* h
tussle.
I was surprise*! a few momenta later
as | was digging their breathing place
open to feel tbelli burrowing through J
the snow. T hey had entered the bag ;
i without undressing and half <*iii**ig*s| .
with shirt ami pants on. but without
feet.
After a little more digging their bonis j
were uncovered, and (hen, with pro- i
teeted feet, the hag was freisl uml
placed on the side of the igloo. Into
ft the hoy s erept ill fllll ill'eH**, except
coats. | tolled out lo their side ill ruy j
bag.
Move on Rcfrtuhed.
Tbe air cam** in hissing* spouts, like |
jets of steam from an engine, but noon j
V«*r noon of the iilflh tin* Ice under
our Heads loigtltened it became pox
! slide to breuilie vvitliuul being choke*l i
with rtoafing crystals. and as the ice
alxiut Hie I'ui lul fill's was broken a Id
i He blue was detected in the vvesi.
The ilogs were freed of snow entail
i gleiiii’iils uml* fed. and a shelter was,
made in which lo melt, snow and make
tea. A double ration was eaten, ahe
. Mien the sleds began to iiiiive again.
Soon the sun hurst through the sep |
| Slating clouds and raised Icy spires ii !
lowers of glitter. T'lie wind then censed
entirely', and a scene of crystal glory
! was la hi over the storm swept fields.
! W ith full stomachs, fair weaiher and i
! a much needisl rest, vvf* moved with in I
sphaiimts anew. Indeed, we felt re
! fleshed ;is one dues after a Cold hath.
The puck had been lunch disturbed
' mid considerable time and distance !
were losi in seeking a workable line ot j
j travel, camping at midnight, we link J
! only made nine miles for it dn'y's'ef'j
fort.
Awakening In time for observation'
on the morning of the Ilrtth. the weatb
or was found beautifully dear. Tie
fog. which had persistently screened
llu* vvesi. had vanished, and land w.-c
discovered at some distance west, ex
tf-mtlng parallel to the line of march
, The oliservallolls placed ‘is at latitud
si degrees 50 minutes, longitude 05
degrees ,'tii minutes.
A Long Coast Line.
In the occasional * lenrln - spells for
several days vve had seen sharply do
j fined laud elands drifting over a U>v\»
band of pearly fog, ami vve had ex I
! poctod to sec land when this veil lifted !
We had however, not anticipated t
see so long :t line of coast. Til** land
as vve saw It gave the Impiession ot j
! iM'ingtwo islands, but our observations !
1 were insufficient to warrant such an :
a-sortlou They may bo islands, they
tuny be a part of a larger land extend ;
111-: far to the west. What was a*e.
of tin* most southerly coast extends
from V! degrees minutes lo Sfi lit*-
ana's .51 minute -, close to the one hut*
tired and second int*ridlau.
Tills land has an Irregular mountain
oils sky Hue. is l crimps eighteen nun
vtn-d feet hlgn and resembles in it
up|x'i' iisi* hes the highlands of liei
Ih"i g island IT it* lowci sln.iv line vva
at no time v isiide.
I ro n X| degrees minutes, extend
Ills lo S 5 tlegrees 1 I minutes, close to
the olio hundred and si'iiiul meridian
J the coast is quite straight, lls nppev
surface v- tlat and musily ic** c:t|ipevi
.rising iu -loop cliffs to aln ut twelve
iiuiiilreil f.s-t The lower surt uv *as so
tmhsiiiioily Mfii that vve were unable
to dcits't glacial streams or ice wails
Both laud- were ho|*elossly burbst
Uinli'i' a*cumulated simvvs
We Wort* **ag*'l to xel foot oil til*
newly ttlscoi clast c ast. fo| wo In
llevcd then, as proved by later e\|H*ri
once, that these were tile earth’s north
erluosi t.vks, lint the pressing nvast
for ratpld ailvaucex in the aim **f our
main mission did not |»*riiiii of <l**
lour* Itesiilul lulls w ere re-etlfoivec
ami «'iiei'gv was harbored l<i press <*n
ward for the pole in ml air line.
Fair Marcbos Made.
Kvcry oltserv*lion. liowevi*y. imlicat
.-it an «*asterly drift, and a westerly
course uiilsi Iw couiinuouxly fi-n-.sl to
(Siitutel Isilauee the uiov»*uo-nl. A *'tir
uilii was drawn over tin* land in ti*>*
atlel LiosiU *■( \iiU'ili ill »nd We vw
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111 K MoN IT Itt.MKKY MOMTOK—THI K.SJtAV, OCT. i>, UMiO.
no more of it. Kay after day we unV
j.iis(iis| along iu desperate northward
efforts. Strong winds and fractured,
irregular i*•»• iii*'rt*u**-d the *lilbcuiii<*s.
ITogivss was slow .
in one way or oilier vv*- innnrf/ctl to
gain a lair march bet wueu atorins dur
lug (*ni h tweiity-fottr hours. In an ». -
ca*ional spell of stillness mirages
spread s. iccns iff fantasy mu f.,r mir
eiipTiiiinnu'iit. Curious elilTs. mid ,
shnpeil iiiountiilns ami inverted ice
i walls were displayed in attractive <*nl
ors. I(is*-*iv encs were made ofleli. hilt
w ith clearer horizon the deception was
detected.
(hi April 5 llu* barotiieier remaiiusl
steady and (In* tiiertnoineter sank.
The vveutleT h**» am*' sett P-i! and ( tear.
i The pin k ticca me a more permit neut
. glitter of color and i**y. At n*»oii Ihere
was iniw a dazzling tigtit. vvhi*- tlic
i siiii at midnight sank for hut a few
; moments under a persistent northerly
i haze, leaving the frosted blues bathed I
in noonday splendor.
Iu flies** days wc made long marches
i The Ic** steadily improved, fields he
| cauie larger ami thicker. I In* pressure
lines less frequent and less trouble
some. .Nothing changed materially
I T'lie horizon moved; our footing was
i seemingly a solid crust of ice. hut it |
‘ shifted eastward. All was in motion.
11l tell vv*- Were too tired to l/llild snow
houses, amt iu sheer exhaustion vve j
bivouacked in the lee of hummocks f
Here tlic overworked body called for
i sleep, but the mind refused to close the
| eve.
Irv a Lifeless World.
There was a weird attraction in Hie
I anomaly of our surroundings which ,
| aroused the spirits. We had passed
Is-yond the range of all life. for
many days vve had nm seen a siigges
ll*.n of animated nature. There were j
lio longer footprints t*> indicate oilier
life; m* breath spouts escaped from I
; I lie frosled bosom of tin* sea.
fven the sea algae of the surface
| waters were no longer detected We |
! were alone, all alone, in a lifeless |
world. We bad route to this mental '
blank in slow but progressive singes j
| As vve sailed from the barren areas o! |
! the Halier folk along th*' outposts of i
civilization the complex luxury of the
i metropolis was lost and the bruin call
; **il for food.
lteyouii. in I lie half savage wilder j
j liess of Hatiish (Jreetilaml. there was i
tin* dawn of a new life of primitive
. delight. Still, farther along, in th*'l
j ultima Thille of the aborigines, the j
i sun rose over tl*** day s of prehistoric j
|oys Advancing beyond the haunts
•if man, vve reached the noonday splen
! dm of thought in times before man's !
creation. '
Vow, as vv e pushed lie.Vniid the lialil
tat of all creatures, ever onward, into I
I In* sterile wastes. The sun sets. Be
\o im i were nigh! and hopelessness, i
i With eager 'eyes vv** searched the
dusky plains of frost, hut there was
no speck of life In grace the purple
| run of death.
In this mhl-|*olnr basin the ice does
l not readily escape and disentangle. It
Is probably In motion at all limes of
Hie year, and in tin* readjustment of
the Melds following motion ami expan-
I s(i>n ihere are open spaces of vvaP*r.
I uml these during most months are
quickly sheeted with new ice.
Measuring the Ice.
In these troubled areas vv *• were glv-
I en frequent opportunities lo measure
j Ice thickness, and from our observ a
j lions vve have come to the conclusion
rtiat ttie ice during one year does not
freeze to a depth of inure than about
feu feet. But milch of the ice of tla*
central pack reaches a depth of from i
twenty to twenty-live feet, and occa
sionally vve crossed Helds ttfty feet
thick. These invariably' showed signs
of many years of surface upbuilding.
It is. very difficult to surmise the
i amount of submerged freezing after
tin* tirst year, but the very uniform
thickness of the antarctic sea ic** lends
; t<> the suggestion that a limit is reach
-1 c*l In the second year, when th** ice.
with Its cover of snow, is so thick that
’j very little is added afterwurT from be
j low .
I ii* Tease in size after that is prop
ably in the main the result of nddi
tlun to the superstructure. Frequent
falls of snow, combined with tie* a!
termite melting and freezing of sum
1 met' and a process similar to the Tip
building of glacial ice, are mainly re
j sponsible for the growth in thickness
j The very heavy, undulating fields
which give character to the miiT polat
I h** nnd escape along the east and west
coasts of Creetdand are then fore most
ly augmented from tile surface.
(Continued in next issue)
M. 15. CA I* IU) I N,
At tv at Law,
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Mt. Vernon, Georgia*
Hamilton 7 Bi rch,
Attorney and Coun
selor at Law,
ricRAE, GA.
(•'nmioal Law &i»d CoilecMotm. l.n'ludmg Kail
mad roil Ckh<‘«, a Specialty.
BLACKSMITH - SHOP.
All kituis Repair Work. Iron
and Wood. Fine line of Bicycle
Material *>n hand. Ilijjh-Grudt*
Repair Work on Bicycles, Sewing
Machines. Guns. Revolvers nnd
(’locks. Sec me before placing
your work ; I will save you money .
Work promptly and n**atly done
J. SELLERS, : : AILEY, UA.
1
5 Unchanging Laws. 8
M . n
Such were the statutes of the Modes and Persians. gj|
oo \\itli us it’s different—we are always changing high-class jg|
* fe/
$ goods for money, and the customer getting goods from my w
place gets the* bettor of the bargain—all the time. ||
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| YOUR OPPORTUNITY |
ALWAYS |
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I d got 11 ii’ host values goes on from season to season when
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£2 von make this store vour regular buying point for
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| Farmers’ Supplies, Dry Goods, Groceries, g 2
§j Clothing, Notions, Hardware and Stoves. |j
Get the top of the market by bringing mo your cotton. f|
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& P. S. —New Home Sewing Machines are still Leading.
j| Have you bought one yet? jj|
jw. fi McQueenJ
(Commonly known as the “old stand-by”)
p MT. VERNON, GA. |
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I'l riTION FOR INCORPORATION.
Slate l»r < »f*Ort»i:» MniitgOllMt v ('nuntv.
I*o ili< Supci jr>i <'onri of said Comity:
111*• )>• till »" '>r W i. Wiilit-‘.liny. R.
K. Diudcu. D u i<l >1 iftl«'i■. (• W.
I’. V Wall* i ;m 'i »’ 1” Widler, and their us-
S‘>ci it< s, sii' i'i"- >is iiinl assigns, nf said
Comity, i»i«*i ;-iM t ami ol iton, (In . said
State. »• M|nvf tally shows;
1. That tin \ ili am* for tht-ins* Ives, their
JM-oriuti rt Itllli •>l|(vi‘*!ii'lS, t<> In ilu-iirjlol at i d.
:uul made ii hotly |> lit if, under tin- minhand
style n) tin Vwio. r-.iol, wan- llouse Corn-:
puny, tm tin- i of twepty yrui*. j.
‘l. 'Hi »t tin- pntieipitl iilti ••• of .-taiil (’oni
! | any shall hi- in tin- town ol‘ JSoperton, Si.it»
i and County at maid, hut perilmm is desire
: t.n transact business eU» whcn-.-in .-aid slit„• «
j tinder ruh - niift i eguht i ions, outdo Ip tlu- ili
reetois and st<»fkholders, when t-v« r suit! pat’- ;
ti<-K may *e« lit so t»* do.
;i. 1 In- nhj.fi of Mil id i-ni poi atimi is pf-I
cm.mi \ fain to itssfil aiil its HUK'liholib'is.
1 The hiihim ss to la* carried on hy -jili'l I
eoporation is storing, w«-il*i»»*4. ami hand
ling cotton genernHv. and tin buying and sell- »
ini; "I l-’ertiii/,er, (.train, (iiofi-nt-s ami otln-i j
1 coinniodun s.
f». The capital s*oek of sai d cm pot at i n
shall h. two thousand dollars (s*2,otHi.ou) with
the privilege <d un-teasing lit*- mime to the
sum of ten thousand d<'Haiti (•£ 10,000.00) hy u
majority vnt* of tin- stock holden*. said stock j
jo* he divided into diaros ot five dollars!
<>.'» U 0) ea< lu Allot ilie amount «»l eapiial *
to la* employed hy them has actually been J
paid in. letitiooers desin the right to
> have tin- subsenptiou to aaid capita* stock
paid 10 money, or propel tv to he taken at a !
tan valuation. |
t» Pcii*'oners desire tin- right to site and
i sued, to ph-ad and he imph-aded, to have
.ml use a i-ouiiii ui weal, t«» make all 1 eeessury
by-laws a d regulation*. Hi.d to do alt and any
* tin r thing* that may he ueeesHurv for tin !
'.uceessfnl carrying on of saiu hnsioeas. in- :
Puling the right to execute notes and bonds !
«. - \ ide* c- t nidi bled tens in* 111 red or which [
aoav In ineu t i d%tn the conduct of tlie afi *ii>
•-t tin- c 1 poi uti *n. and to s* cut s the sa nu bv
m u tgugc s. cm ity -deed or othci form **f In n
under existing aws.
7 Tin -y d« sii. f*»i said corporation to apply
t r . ud mvi-j.it amendments, or tin- andioiity ;
n-apply l a 'and accept amendments to said.
, *dm. fei of ettliei f.irui ot substtntv hy a vme j
•f -I 111 o j --lit y"l its slock out Standing at til i
Tine. Idiey also usk authoi itv for said in-j
eorpeiation »•* wind up its attain*, liquidate j
and disc Mti».ue its business, at any nine it ;
may ih ter mine to do so hv a vote of two thirds .
of its -t ek at tin- time.
S. They »|. Bit" till' the sill.l illCOtpifclßMofl
the right ot renewal, when and as provided bv
The laws of Georgia, .ind tluu it udieall sucii ?
j ofliet lights, powers privilegeM and immune’
I ties ns are n eldent t<» like incorporations 01 I
l*t 1 misMihle under the law* of Georgia.
Wherefore petitioner-* prav t> ho incorpo-;
rated under the .sine and style aforesaid with |
the |H*w.rs, privileges and immunities herein j
set forth, and a** are now. •*1 may hereafter be,
showed a eoi pot ation of similar eliur.ic.ei iui
dvt the Imv* «»t
w. J. Hig Willie fl»v,
I* S. fiind' ii, David Mill- r.
1’ I*. W ili.-i, <i \V. SamiiNMis.
C. T. Waller.
MoneytoLoan
(.hi improvi-d Inrin. tin th*' north
siih- nt .VlMiitgnmi.ry Comity, t< *r
tin- term i>l live year* at Imv rate'
of inter. >l.
Bring ileedv when making appli
. eat ions for loan. \\ rite or ae»- me
at once ii you need money Can
get it for you without the usual
delay.
J. E. 11ALL,
Soperdon, (Jtt.
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<5) (*)
| We have 1
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| :a :>
1 no schemes 1
j|j to |ininmte
I OUR PRICES I
t#) {*)
jp tts they can consist- 0
| are as LOW ently i»e |
I Quality and Service <§
Considered @
A TRIAL SUFFICIENT |
MOUNT VERNON DRUG CO. |
0 JAS. F. CURRIE, Mur. 0
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i Choice Millinery, i
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J The kind that pleases J
the ladies
The season is now on for FALL.
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Jk those attractive __ _ a ~ &
* I have them in STYES *
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% Millinery , Notions , Novelties. %
J MRS. J. L. ADAMS, Mt. Vernon
