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Show HM Tlf'1 IUfr MOST EXCITING RACE THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN HE MOST exciting and nerve racking race the world baa ever Keen," declare Robert E. Peary of the International context for the discovery of the south pole. In which the United States, England, Germany, and perhaps Sweden are to compete for honors. The Antarctic regions are the last mystery spot on zeal In Its quest has the earth end the world-widbecome a colossal sporting event without precedent or parallel, not only Involving lhn Interests of science, commerce and exploration, but also placing at stake the fair fame of each compi ling nation. Funds are being raised by Influential and wealthy patriots all over the continent of Europe, Great Britain and the United States. .Scientific organizations are making paliuiiukliig atudy of the latest and most satisfactory apparatus and equipments for polar expeditions. And the Intrepid leaders of tho muth pule hunt are tba ranks of Hie explorers for the choicest personnel the world ran offer. Commander Ieary la fresh from nailing the stara and atripea to tbs "big nail of the north Capt. Aiuuudsen, who long has been associated with north polar research, la spoken of In connection with a rumored expedition from Sweden, where south polar Interest runs high and rich citizen have offered to help defray expenses should tin Ir nation decide to enter the contest. The current agitation over the south pole Is only the culiuinstlon of over a century of Interest. beginning with the celebrated Capt. James Cook, Lieut. Wilkes, of the United Stales navy, and the continental explorers of the first half of the nineteenth century. No less than right expeditions were fitted out between 18.18 and 1843. It Is IT years since the crusade la England and Germany was renewed for Antarctic exploration. At that time bits of land had been discovered. chiefly near the Antarctic circle, 1,000 to 1,100 miles nr more south of New Zetland, Australia and the Indian ocean, and 600 to TG0 miles south of South America, South Victoria land was known to be a large land mass, but most were merely short of the other stretches of snow covered roasts, and no one knew whether they were fragments of the northern edge of a continent or only shores of Islands. e reron-nolterin- g Lieut. Shackleton snd Capt. Scott were both puzxled by the warm winds blowing from the south snd considerably warmer than the previous Capt Scott wrute: "The warm temperature. southerly winds which we experienced hsve not yet been explained. Even In the depth of winter tl.ia wind had a temperature of Tills In Itself suggests that 10 to 15 degrees." there may he a comparatively warm valley or region somewhere In Antarctica. IJeut. Shackleton's Itinerary of his remarkable dash for the south pole even in abbreviation shows the randitious under which poles are sought and found. Oct. 29, 1908. Cape Royd. Nov. 3 Left Hut point with provisions 91 days. Held up on White Island by a bit Nov. anow-bearln- g 9 sard. Reached Capt. Scott's southernmost Before this point waa reached pony Chinaman waa ahot and a depot of pony meat, 011 and biscuit mads. Nov, 28. Pony Grlsl shot. Nov. Dslicately formed and gently reared, women the seasons of their lives, as maidens, wives or mothers, that the one simple, wholesome remedy which acts gently and pleasantly and naturally, and which may be used with truly beneficial effects, under any conditions, when the system needs a laxative, is Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. 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Unable, nkta vonnda, eolda, and other Ilia Ke end Ho daa. I v-t Mrs. Wise I don's see why that new Some of our first Impressions were He can't millionaire la so popular. made by mother's slipper. even express himself. Mr. Wise No, but he can pay the Mrs. Wlndlow's Soothing Syrup. Earebiidren twininit. auftenathepum. mince In auhmwm.l.a.lie fitiUktUUMh swuistam freight Our Hebrew Fellow Citizens. The signature It Is said that the total number of of prosperity. In not now is the United States Jews leas than 1,600,000, and may reach a There are about total of 3,000,000. 1,000,000 Jews in New York city, on a check Is s sign 180,-00-0 if.4-- iiU, .(jji - j I'll and from receiving (he recognition of the lending aclentlflc societies of ten notions ns llic discoverer of the north pole. And he shares the hopes of his proud countrymen that, hating won the north pole trophy" for the United States he also will prove victor In the International race for the south jiote. Commander Pesry ship Iloosetclt will be used for the United States south polar expedition. and (he personnel of his recent north pole expedition, excepting (he rnimnandcr himself, will lake part In the new expedition. Capt. Ilartlett. the Newfoundlander who ncconipanlcd Peary half way to the pole, has resigned his present post In order to be able to coinninml the new expedition. A check for $10,000, raised by public and presented by Gov. Hughes of New York to Commander Ieary, has been deposited as the Joint contribution of the donors and himself towards the United Stntes Antarctic expedition. "In order, he said, "to enter the stara and stripes for the splendid and manly International race to (he south pole with nur British rottslna, than whom there are no finer foeinen in the world. England will he represented in the dash to the Antarctic reglona by Capt. Scott, of the British navy. Capt. Bcott sails next June, and after wintering In McMtirdo sound will start In October, 1911. on lua land Journey towards the pole, which fte hopes lo reach by the end of December. The American expedition, starting from Its base In Coataland. will do Ita utmost to make good the name month. Capt. Scott, who led the Discovery expedition, the beat expedition ever sent out, will receive a government grant, another from the Royal Geographical society and assistance from many rich snd Influential person. The German south pular expedition has been arranged by Lieut. Kllrhner. of the general staff of the army, under the auspices of the Geographical rorlety. lie la a explorer and was one of the first to reach Lhasa, Tibet, lie has Huruuiicid that he would atari In October f this year If the necessary funds will be tuibui-rlp-lio- well-know- t ' . - ' - Here was the grcntcM of fields for pioneer reFCHreh, and eight expeditious Belgian, Scotch. German. Swedish mid French have brought liotr.o a large amount of crlentUic Information. Six of them- - two English expeditions, led respectively by Scott and Shackleton. the Scotch under coinn.nnd, the Germans under Dryugalskl, he Sweden under I'r Otto Nordeiiskjuld. and (lie French under Dr. fliarrot have discovered new land, and two of these pm ties, those of Scott and Shackleton. pushed their discoveries of Ire capped plateaus and lofty mountains far to the aouth; and one of the smallest of these expeditions practically has proved the xistence of the Antarctic ( out incut In 1904 Ilruce. of the Scottish expedition, discovered Goals land far south of the Atlantic, whose mast he waa able to follow for 75 miles, and believed to be another segment of Antarctica. Scott In 1902 discovered Edward VII. land, which was joined by the great ice barrier of Ross to South Victoria land. All these lauds are considered by the polar explorers to he a part of the Antarctic continent. The south pole la situated on an Antarctic continent somewhat larger than the United States and with an area of 4.000,000 square miles. The role la on a tableland about 10.000 feet high. The glaciers of the Antsrrtle continent are of stupendous size. The great Ice barrier la a glacier 700 miles wide and hundreds of miles broad In places. The presence of a volcano belching out ateam well within the circle of eternal Ice la as much of au anomaly as the presence of an extinct volcano covered with a enow rap at the equator. Mount Ktilmanjmn, in Africa, and Mount Erehiia. which Lieut. Shackleton's expedition conquered, exhibit this marked antithesis. Mount Erebua la one uf a group of mountains of which Mount Lister rises more than 2.000 feet higher than tha volcano. It la probable that the aouth pole Itself la burled beneath as much as 6,000 feet of everlasting Ire. On account of this altitude above sea level Ita neighborhood may be colder than that of tha north pole. llruci-- ' new-foun- in Chicago, and 100.000 in Philadelphia. Several other American cities contain from 30,000 to 80,000 Jews. Throughout the south In the largest towns the Jews are coming to exercise no mean Influence as factors In the business world, and the positions of Influence occupied by many of the people gives the race a power far beyond what might be Indicated by its numbers. It Is said that there are about 3,000 Jewish lawyers and 1,000 Jewish physicians In New York city. Jews own some of the greatest dally papers In the country, such as the . .. ."hlif , v.: Philadelphia Public Ledger, the New York Times, World and Press, the Nov. 30.-PQua! shot. Approaching a high St. and the Chatrange of unknown mountains. Times. tanooga Dec. 5. Started to ascend a glacier 40 miles $5, $4, 83.50, S3 & 82.50 wide and 120 miles long. It was badly crevaased. Boot" 8' So aa Explaining the Soul. 13.00 Dee. 6. Glacier an badly crevaased occupied The following dialogue took place W. L. Douglas entire day covering COO yards. between two very small boys on their shot's are worn Dec. 18. Reached altitude of 6,000 feet on way homo from Sunday school: byninre men tliaa Willie Where Is my soul? glacier other make, any Dec. 26. Reached a plateau after crossing Ira Bobby It Isnt any place; It's just DEOAUSEt falls at on altitude of 9.000 feet. Had left every- air. W. - IZmiglua MZO Willie How onn It go tn heaven ml MJNIliueininl, thing hut food, instruments and camp equipage in 16 tyli fit anil wnr, and minutes air? when 85 at a derot In latitude Its Just degrees otlirr innkiHi minting 3 seconds, and reduced rations to 20 ounces a is.imi tn es.no. Bobby Why. your body goes. too. SUM, Willie Hones and all? man a day. Men dragging the sledges. nml I hnM Bobby Yes. everything but your an tha Inwnt print, Jan. 4. The end is In sight. We can only go qnnllty romtlilernd.ln for three more days at the most, for we are weak- rlethes. tha wnrlil. Fart Color C orlrtl. ening rapidly. Short food and a wind from the In this world tn do what are not We Tha ham W, L HmcIrh nnnieaiid pfh-south with driving drift at a temperature of 47 we wish hut to he tani'NHl on Um-- bottom. Takr X NhI.MIIhCi'. tn do that willing .t- ah rmr rinalvr for W. LlVmurian .linm If Ihry that degrees of frost have plainly told us nr fur mbIn ronr town !. la our duty to do. Charles Mail uolrr(X. it whlrh we are rearhlng our limit airlna full dim Inna Iww in unlrr In mail. Shorn ontrn-t dim from Gounod. lo ihr wmn-- aU ahaigaapmpaid. W. U IXJLl.IJVS, llnxkum, Mora. Jan. 9. Our last day outwards. We have shot our bolt and the tale la: latitude 88 degrees 23 minutes south; longitude 162 degrees east. The wind eased st 1:00 a. m. and at 2:00 a. m. were up and had breakfast. At 4:00 a. m. started south with the union Jack, a brass cylinder containing Calls for more I stamps and documents to place at the farthest south point, camera, glasses and compass. At fiw totul Pronpertuft 9:00 a. m. we were in 88 degrees 23 minutes HYGRAVITY OIL COMPANY aouth. half ninning and half walking over a sur404 story Bids. Log Angalaa, Cal. face much hardened by the recent blizzard. It RELIABLE waa strango for ua to go along. We hoisted hla : PROMPT ASSAYS 'I'I.m';(,vU and huvrr. majestys flag and the other union Jack afterward l.iild, Silrrr and L'olijn-r- . lit; ll.'A. and silrrr and Nniuht. wrtin tm (nlil and took possession of the plateau tn the name fn-- r nmilina AKH4Y (HiliEM CO.. of hla majesty. 1538 Court 1Iim-o- , Urntor, Colorado. Let a saucer of this We staid only a few minutes and then, la king one flag and eating our scanty men! as we delightful food served MISCELLANEOUS went, we hurried back and reached our entnp ELECTROTYPES with cream tell why. In grrat'vaHatr for aalt at tbo lowaat about 3:00 p. m. We were so dead tired that we natraaa ainararan i vm. tiw.1M if.. rNhfl iw only did two hours' march In the afternoon and The Memory Lingers" rantped at 6:30 p. m. The temperature was miYoiirtMltl In in nmiailne onlf I ICTPH nus 19 degrees Fahrenheit. Fortunately for ua 1 EN 8 wunl MHd ft per iinmife for bh rkg. 10c, and 15c. our tracks were not obliterated by the blizzard amliclri. Kitad ou n nan II for bxt iirfiiim. AaMahNUlfts ftladlag gy Indeed, they stood up. making a imil e.isl!y folPuatum Cereal Co , I.td., re Whatever lowed. Homeward bound at last IP for luv. IltoTltHlM. Ib'Nuiitiil Mich Kittle , .. 1 4ih Ju t I r grots may be we have done our best ftOCAl B04l VuriMdO WWn W. UUM ony W. L. DOUGLAS i, Q UMTC OnUbCZi()4XM I- Vi.-XI- a to-da- !. wrtu-lo- drlim-m- MONEY The Appetite HOW TO MAKE IT O L Post Toasties rni-k- i -- i-.'- lr NsR,j |