'our fami- GET rr Tools. IHsH. r now that nef it of th& price, will The mill :tory, so w& for . r:. or a iJli lis year, or you? Why not _ own a No. 1 Drawing Knife? You need one. the best only" $LOO 3.50 IS large and our case by ONLY Hmmmm mmimtii •I. J-MINEI^ OWNER AND MANAGEB AfHOltE PAPER FO:r" H|»Iii^^EOPI^E-^AIIEi HOME PRINT YOLUME*Xiy ^ BBHVAKl)', NORtl CAROTA, SBFEEMBBR 10:i909. NUMBER*37 REACH NOJTfl POLE American With an Eskimo Party Gains Npiftenunost Point SUCCESS OF DR. COOK. American Has, It Is Reportcd, at Last Reached the Gdal Long Sought By Explorers of the Frozen Ncr^ . Land.' ^ Washington.—Dr. Fred A. Cook, an American" explorer, has/ according ta" telegrams ..received from him, suc ceeded in reaching the Norta pole', that goal \q attain which so many lives have been lost and so. mucB money spent. " .. - , ... % - ^ DR. FREDERICK A. COOK. Accompanied by a few Eisklmos and with a dog team Dr. Cook reached the pple on .Jt -has baen many months since he started out on his ventursome journey and at one time it was rumored that his expedition had perished. The brave American, however, has battled against almost insurmountable ob stacles, suffering great hardships and experiencing danger, and has at last claimed for the United States tha discovery of that portion of the earth’s surface which almost ev ery nation of the world at one time or another has'tried to locate. The observatory at Brussels has received the fdllowiDg telegram from Dr. Cook, dated Lerwick, Shetland Islands, which confirms the report ot Dr. Cook’s successful exploration: “Reached North Pole April 21, 190B. Discovered land far 'north. Return to Copenhagen by steamer Hans Eg- ede. “Frederick Cook.*’ ,The .American officials at the ob- Bervatory state the dispatch is sure ly authentic, and that the north pole has been reached for the first time by an American. event of national and possibly inter* national Importance.' If the ^ns outlined by members of the Arctic Ckib are carried out, the w^lccune Dr. Cook will receive in New York wUi be an ovation in which-the city,"state and nation will take part, wMe prom inent explorers—Oook*a former rivals —from all* parts of the globe, will gather to pay their personal tribute to his achievement . Story Corroborated by Officials. . Washington.—Maurice P. Egan, the United States minister at Copenha gen, hM tele^aphed the state de-. partment that Dr. Cook’^ reported discovery of the North Pole has been corroborated^ by " Dergaard Jensen, Danish Inspector of Ncrtb Greenland. Dr. Cook In Georgia, Atlanta.—Dr. Frederick A. Cook, the firrs t man to discover the. North Pole, Las lectured in Georgia apd will probably do so again in Atlanta and other southern, cities next year un^er the Alkahest Lyceum System. That the people in this section will hear this noted explorer once more seems almost a certainty. DEAL PROBABLY OFF. What Discovery Means. For the first time in the history of the world an accurate chart of the globe may now be made. Dr. Cook’s discovery will • finally settle the ques tion of the earth’s elipticity—whether or not there is a flattening of the surface at the poles. A vast field for meteorotDgical, ti dal and magnetic research is opened by the discovery of the pole. Ob servations must be made there before a full comprehension of nature's laws and processes can be had. The pre valent view among philosophers has been that there was no land at the pole. Dr. Cook’s effort has disjheoved this theory. The vafue^of the dis covery in terms of money probably is nothing. As a scientific achieve ment its value is incalculably great. And finally, that the great goal that had defied the efforts of explorers through the centuries and whose path way was strewn with the bones of the most' intrepid travelers of all the great nations. of the worl<^ should be first reached by an American, is a triumph that will be -patriotically acclaimed frorri the St. Lav^ence to the Rio Grande and from ocean tp ccean ' ^ - It Is Said Georgia Cannot Purchase Chattanooga Terminais. Atlanta.—Georgia will not purchase the^ 87 acres near Chattanooga for Western and Atlantic terminals at this time, at any rate. Under a decision rendered by At torney General Hart at the request of Governor Brown, it is held that the money now in the stato treasury can not be used for this purpose, because the mopey was raised by a specicii tax levy for the support cf the com mon schools. Therefore, unless the options on the Chattanooga property can be extend ed unUl the state has the money for tliis purpose, tlie deal will be olf, and the chance to acquire the land will have passed. Large Pension for Widow. Anniston, Ala. —Mrs. Arteminica A. Connor, 72 years old, widow oT An drew J. 'Connor, has been awarded a pension of $112 per month, begin ning with April 8, 1907, the date of the death of her husband, by the Uni ted States government for services rendered by him in the war with Mex ico. Mr. Connor was a confederate veteran, having served in the confed erate army during the Civil war. Preparing an Ovation. New York.—preparations are _ al- i^ady afoot here-tO make the home coming of Dr. FretSerick'A. .Cook — —" 'f:——-T" -■ Seven Little Ones Cremated. New York.—The remains of seven children - were found in the ruins of St. Malachy’s home, a Roman Catho lic institution for the summer care of orphan children, which was de stroyed by fire. They were huddled together in one room on the second floor, having been overlooked in th^ struggle to escape. The little bodies were burned beyond description. ^ . - Governor Brown Turns' Down Prison Commission’s Finding, Atlanta.—Governor Brown has re fused to pardon or commute the sen tence of Olin Pharr, 'former cashier of the Citizens’ bank, of McRae, Ga., who is serving a four years* sentence for embezzlement of $^5,000, although the clemency has been recommended 4)y the prison commission. Strong personal appeals by the friends of Pharr have also been made to *the governor in behalf of the con victed man, but the governor believes it would not be the part of wisdom to interfere in the sentence, and^ so Pharr very likely will have to serve out the full term for which he was sentenced to the penitentiary. , _ SPERRY. IS RETIRED. Admiral-Carried Atlantic Fleet Around World. W'ashingtcn,—Rear Admiral C. S. Sperry has been placed upon tl^ re tired list of the United States navy, having reached the age of €2 years The admiral, whose last important sea'’Command was that of the Atlan tic fl^et wbich he brought from San Francteco to Hampton roads, is now engage^ In conference at the New port war college and -will continue there untfl be bas completed special work he has mapped ^ COQO IfflADS fBNVENTtON. Jliere ynfl Md in Asheville, N. C„ on OctoBier^5, 6 and ^7,1^09. a convention which will be of as ^ j ^ i , . . ^4. XI. oi - XI. I good roads that make mis possiDie. much importance to the Southern ^ -ux • ing ten to a hnndred times as many tonrista as it is doing at present. The tourists want to come and drive and motor throngh the state, bat we have failed to give them the Appalachian section of the country as any t)f the i^any conventions that haye be^n h^d in thai; city. vThi6 will be a ‘Good Roads Qon- Vention whose otAct and purp:i^ is to stimulate and ways aM means for the co^striiction of two to three hundred toiles of improved roads throughout tfe^^uthem Ap- palacluan monnti^ns, with connect ing macadam roads extending down into jhe f^iedmon^ region. At the present time a large* area of our mountain region is praie^cal- ly inaccessible tO the tourist and pleasure-seeker aiid during certain months! of the year is inaccessible to the people, living in the-moun^ tains. It is to remedy this evil and to make all parts of the mountains accessible at all t|mes of the year that this eonven^on has bsen call- It will be held tinder the auspices of the North Carolina Good Roads Association, the East Tennessee / ■ Good ItoadS'Association, and the North Carolifta Geological and Eco nomic Survey. Special invitations have been sent out to the govern ors of South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and Vir ginia ; to the m'ayprs of the leading cities in the Piedmont sections of these states; to all the county com missioners of the mountain ^coun ties ; to the presidents of the boards; of tzude and ohainJbord of comment in the leading cities of the Pied mont and mountain regions of the states mentioned aTjove. It is not only the people of the Southern Appalachian states that are interested in this movement, but people* from the the extreme south, throughout the North At lantic states and the middle west are interested in seeing this won derfully beautiful mountain coun try accessible for coaching parties. V The Southern Appalachian moun tain region is most richly supplied with those natural attractiions that are demanded by tourists, but we lack the one great necessity that will make these, natural attractions available, namely—“Good Roads.” The tourist’s' trade is a most vi tal asset to many European coun tries, and the American tourist is adding a very large amonnt to this income of those countries. A con siderable part of this could be bro’t into the Southern Appalachian country if this section would do its part toward making its natural at tractions accessible. ^ A German statistcian gives these figures regarding the lvalue of the tourist trade to certain of the Eu ropean countries. Switzerlarid entertains during the year 3,000,000 visitors, who spend $30,000j000. Italy, the Riviera and Spain between them recieve $50,- 000,000 trom their visitors. The various great capitals receive $25,- 000,000 by entertaining their vis itor^, 900,000 of whom visit Paris, 600,000 visit London, 500,000 visit Berlin and 350,000 visit Vienna, ete., over the continent. The sea side and lake resorts receive up- w’iai:ds of ■$16,00,000 from their vis itors- ^ ^ ^ The interior districts of England, France, Italy, Switzerland, Ger many and Holland are accessible, even to the most remote villages^ I over roads with hard surfa^jes, and this" accounts in part for the pop ularity of these coimtries to tour ists. North Carolina Bhould be attract Considerble thought is b€^g giv:- en at the present time, by public- spirited men North Carolina, to the possibility of the-XKmstruction of a-eystero of improved highways across North Carolina, iwrth and south and west, not only for the advantage of tourists coming into North Car^ina, but also th4t OUT own people may be able, with greater facility, tx? reach different portions of the state. We want the mountains connected with the sea shore, and want all the beautiful and scenic sections, of tHe state ac cessible at all times of the year, we we want the points o'f historical in terest connected by improved roads, so that any one who wishes may be able to visit these places. There is, perhaps, no one thing that will pre serve the history of North Carolina to such a great extent as the making of the historiQal points accessiWe to the tourist, which will mean that they will be constantly written up? Coaching and automobiling for pleasure is not a fad of short dura tion, it is a form of pleasure that will be in vogue for generations and generations. Such pleasure trips, however, will not^be ‘taken over poor roads, but parties will select those sections of tL^e country that are trarversed by good roads. When we have our system of good roads throughout the state we should be able to attract tens of thousands of tourists into* the state that are now going to the White Mountains of New Hampshire, the Berkshires of Massachusetts, the A4irondacks of ^ew York, and to Swittzerland, Northern Italy and France. From a business standpoint it would be a most profitable invest ment to construct these roads, if only for the benefit of the touiist, in as much as the money which they would bring into the sections traversed by the roads would, in a very few years, more than pay for the whole cost oi construction. With the construction of these improved roads throughout the mountainous counties it will be no trouble whatever to find capital ready to construct hotels and inns at variolas points along the line of these improved roads. A farmer living in their vicinity will find a ready market for his products. Before the convention, the High way Engineer of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey will spend a month traveling around through the mountains giving talks on good roads, taking up. with the county commissioners the question of the improvement of the roads in their counties, and will map out approximately different routes where improved roads can be con structed ; so that these routes can be thoroughly discussed at the Con vention. If you are interested in the con struction of good roads in the Southern Appalachian fountains, plan to attend the convention on October 6th and 7th, at Asheville* N. C. Coniity Government*. Repsesentative—G. W. Wilson. Clerk Supmor Court—^T. T. Loftis. Sheriff and Tax Collector—C, C. Kilpat rick. . ^ TVeasia»r-—Z. W. Nicholb. Register of Deeds—B. A Gillespie. Coroner—Dr;. W. J. Wailfe. Surveyor—A. L. Hardin. Commission^—W. M. Henry, Ck*n;, G. T. Lyday^ W. fe. Gallowsy. - ■ Superintendent of Schools—T^jG. Hen derson,' Physician—& Goode Cheatham. Attorney—Gash & Galloway. Town GoveHunent>. Mayor—W. E. Breese, jr. Board of Aldetmen—^T. H. Shipman. J. M. Kilpatrick, T. Mitchell, A. H. King, Ei W. Carter. Manhal—J. A. Galloway. _ Clerk and Tax Collector:—T, II. Gallo way. Treasurer—T. H. Shipman. Health OflSter—^Dr. C. W. Hunt. Attorney—WwW. Zachary. Regular meetings^First Monday night in each month. Prof(^onefore the 5th day of September, 1910, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re covery. All persons indebted to said estate will please makeLimediate payment. This 30th day of August, 1909. ^ MA?Y M. AIKEN,. Administratrix of J. P. Aiken, decea?ed^ A Hurry Up Call. Quick! Mr. Druggist-^uick!—A box of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve— Here’s_.a quarter—For the love of Moses^ hurrj! Baby’s burned him self terribly—Johnnie cut his foot with the ax6—Mamie^s scalded—Pa can’t walk flrom piles—Billie has boils—and my corns ache. She got it BQd soon cored all the famHy. It’s the greatest healer on earth. Sold by Allison & Macfie. ' Administrates Notice. Having qualified as administrator of the estate of the 1^ C. M. Moore, of Transyl vania county, deceased, this is to notify all persons paving claipis against said estate of ^id deceased td exhibit' them to the undersigned on or before the 6th day of August, 1910, cs: this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons in debted to said estate will please make im mediate settlement. 'This the 6th: day of August, 1909. P. C. MOORE, -Administrator. Entry No# 2555# Mrs. Elizabeth Galloway enters and claims 46 acres more or of land on the waters of Toi^way river. Beginnin|f on a stake in line'" of lot No. 775, runs east- wardly with the line of said lot to a st^e of the Mill lot, tb^ with line of same so as to cover all the vacant land on the west side of Elizabeth Galloway's homestead to the Wood land. Entered Aug. 30,1909. B. A Gil^ESPIE, Entcry Xaker. Sub