WHAT INSPIRED PEAFSY
Beading Dr. Kane's Arctic "Explo
rations, Says Boyhood Chum.
FIRED HIS EARLY IMAGINATION
Judge E. C. Reynolds Pictures the Ex
j plorer Curled Up Before the Fire
j place Devouring the Old Volume.
! Natural Leader as a Boy.
' Judge Edward C. Reynolds of South
Portland, Me., who Is one of Com
mander Peary's oldest and most inti
mate friends, having been his compan
ion in boyhood, recently told about the
arctic explorer's early life and what
led him to seek the north pole. He
Bald:
"I have at my house a copy of Dr.
Kane's book on arctic exploration, pub
lished, I think, about 1855 or 1856,
which, I believe, was the first inspira
tion Commander Robert E. Peary re
ceived for exploration in the arctic
regions.
: fit is even now. in the light of all
we know and in these days of fine il
lustrations and good printing, an ex
cellent volume. The old woodcut pic
tures of Eskimo huts and their sledges,
of the dog teams and the vessels stuck
In the ice floes, are even now interest
ing, to look upon, and I can just pic
ture to myself Bert Peary, as I have
always known him, curled up before
jtbe fireplace with this book in his lap
nfl reading of tbfcse remarkable ex
periences of almost the first among the
-arctic explorers. I don't imagine that
he- then had any idea that he would
be an explorer himself in those re
gions or that he would one day come
home with the honor of having discov
ered the north 'pole, but because this
volume once claimed the attention of
Commander Peary and fixed his
thoughts upon such things I prize it
highly.
Natural Leader as a Boy.
i "I think I first remember Bert Peary
"When we were about six years old. He
was then living with his mother at the
Jiome of Freeman T. Evans, in Pleas
untdale. Mrs. Peary and Mrs. Evans,
whom every one called. 'Aunt Eliza,'
were great friends, and when Mrs.
Peary cauie to live at'Cape'Elizabeth
after her husband's death she very
.soon made her home with Mrs. Evans.
k '-"Bei t Peary was at my home almost'
as much as he was at his own. In
fact, as boys and young men our rela
tions were almost as close as those of
hrothers,-an( I believe 1 know him as
fvcll as I would -a brother.
"We went " to school together for
many years, played together, and led
by him, for he was a. natural leader;
-we roamed about all of : this country
near our homes, always seeking the
i. life in the open and the adventures
"which boys seek. I recall especially
that he was very fond of skating.
That" was a sport which we 'both en
Joyed, and we passed many hours to
gether upon the ice in the winter time.
3He was always daring, courageous and
energetic. From the earliest time it
seemed that Peary had an Inclination
to seek those things pertaining, to the
sciences or natural history. He made
collections of snakes, which he knew
all about, and often I have seen him
catch them and snap off their heads
with a quick jerk of his arm, a trick
pone of the other boys cared to do.
Had Mania For Birds' Eggs.
"He had a mania for the collection of
tjirds' eggs when we were about ten
j6t twelve years old, atid he made as
.fine a collection as any I ever saw. I
think he had about every kind of
egg that could be obtained in. these
regions. That was before it was re
garded as a crime for a boy to rob
bird' nests. I. made a collection, too,
but mine was not as good 'as Peary's,
for he had a natural aptitude for such
things., He was very observing of
.birds and animals in the woods and
made a study of them, which as a boy
I have always! thought was!, quite, re--markable.
It shows, if nothing more,
that from the earliest time be had a
.decided Inclination for the pursuit of
the natural sciences, and since then he
has shown the world how well devel
oped this faculty was.
"I was at, Washington in 1884; as
-clerk in the lighthouse department,
and I - remember very . well, the first
time I called upon Peary there. He
was, then a civil, engineer in the nayy
and had been for three years or more.
I don't just . recalf where his room
Was at the time, but when I went to
ee him I found him on the floor at
work upon something. I asked him
what it was, and he. saidr 'I am mak
ing a sledge. I have studied those of
arctic explorers, and I think I "can
make a much better sled .than any of
those they have used.'
"He then told me that he intended
to go to the arctic . regions . and , that
he was saving up, his leaves of ab
sence for that purpose and intended
to take three or four . months , and
make an ' expedition to Greenland. I
attempted to discourage him, bat he
said that he intended to make the
trip and thought that there were great
opportunities there for a man of de
termination.
Peary Feared No Danger.
"Commander Peary some years later.
when he had become more or less
famous, always used to come to my
home and call upon my father, of
whom he was very fond, , My fatber
always argued with him about the dan
gers and uncertainties,, .the lack. of.
financial return and the profitless work.
as he regarded It, that Peary had,'un-
dertaken.
: t.Wbx. Mr. Reynolds,' Peary would
ay, 'there is no danger absolutely no
danger. I have never been afraid for
a single moment in the arctic. If a
man takes good care of himself and
Is not afraid, there Is nothing to fear
whatever. And the atmosphere there
is inspiring. There is so much to
learn that it drives you on to do al
most anything.'
" ;: Read Dr. Kane's Explorations.
"As I have said, I firmly believe that
the book on . Dr Kane's explorations,
which belonged to Mr. Evans, with
whom he lived as a boy, fired his
youthful imagination and has had as
much as anything else to do with his
persistency in this direction. This
book is well thumbed and bears the
evidence of having been read many
times. How many winter evenings
Bert Peary curled up before the fire
place with this book before him and
followed the daring explorer in his
dream through the regions -of eternal
ice and snow no one knows. Today he
has learned much more than Dr. Kane
ever knew about that region, but I am
sure that he would read this book to
day with as much interest as he did as
a boy."
Commander Peary's purchase of
Eagle isle, in Casco bay, where his
summer home is now located, is char
acteristic of him. Judge Reynolds
when asked about it said that Com
mander Peary said he wanted Reyn
olds to do down to Harpswell and try
to buy the island. "1 want it be
cause no one can land upon it. It is
a difficult place to reach, and there Is
a mysterious charm about it that ap
peals to me strongly. Buy It if you
can, and some time I'm going there to
live."
Judge Reynolds purchased the Is
land for him, and the man who sold It
had a deed of.it which had been in
his family from the time the land was
granted by the Georges to the earliest
settlers.
MEETING OF PRESIDENTS.
Great Showing of Mexican Military
When Taft and Diaz Meet.
The Mexican government proposes
making an effective display of at least
the numercial strength of its army.-
upon, the occasion of, the meeting of
Presidents Taft and Diaz at El Paso,
Tex. The Mexican war department
announces that the military demon
stration will surpass anything of its
kind in recent years and that between
8,000 and 10,000 soldiers will escort
General Diaz1 to-the border and remain
there until his return from El Paso.
Every branch of the army will be rep
resented. It is believed that the government
has taken - advantage of the occasion
to make a military demonstration for
the benefit of . the revolutionists. . who
are referred to as Reyes' agitators.
The different detachments of the army
will give exhibitions and participate
in maneuvers en. route from the capi
tal northward. T
General Trevirio, the most highly re
garded commander of Mexico, will be
In charge of the troops. He is making
great preparations to impress the dis
contented natives with the power of
the service.
It is announced that the United
States will be represented by about
3,000 soldiers, under command of Gen
eral. Meyer of the department of Tex
as.., Accompanying. President Taft'S es
cort will be three military bands, one
of which will be the mounted band of
fifty musicians known as the White
Troopers' band. Mexico's army will
not furnish any band, but there will
be four other bands with General
Diaz's party on the journey to the Rio
Grande.
According to the program for the
entertainment and reception of Presi
dents Taft and Diaz, there will be
three dinners for these distinguished
officials ou Oct. 16 in El Paso, Tex.
This program Is announced by Ignaclo
de la Barra, congressman from the
City of Mexico and brother to the
Mexican ambassador to the United
States. - ;
NORTHCLIFFE'S WARNING.
Believes Germany's Warlike Prepara
tions Do Not Warrant Optimism. ;
Lord Northcliffe, who passed through
Portland, Ore., recently on his way to
San Francisco, said. In an Interview re
garding the peace of Europe: ' '
"We have the fapts that Germany
has refused to discuss her vast arma
ments, that the whole of her ship
building yards, are. engaged, in . naval
construction, that scores of. her lead
ing writers make no secret Tot', her in
tentions, that she has on previous oc
casions made unprovoked and sudden
attacks on other nations and that the
vessels she is building are designed for
commerce destroying purposes and for
fighting with an enemy-that is near at
hand. I "
, "We know also 'that the kaiser has
said in a public declaration that the
future of Germany is on the water.
In the face of these significant facts
I fear, that any foolish optimism is
greatly to be deprecated."
Movement, to Reforest Boston Harbor.
. A new movement is being organized
to .support the plan to reclothe the
Boston harbor Islands with the sylvan
beauty ; of, which they ' were robbed
centuries "ago when the trees were cut
down. The Metropolitan Improve
ment league is the moving factor, and
leveral Institutions, including Harvard
college and the Institute of Technolo
gy, are represented In the renewed
expression of Interest.
Testa of Chain For Panama Canals
. In government tests at Washington
samples of the chain to be used on
the., gear, of the Panama canal locks,
withstood tensile tests of 153,000
poundsutQ. the, square inch., before the
metal parted. - - , . ,
GIRL'S HUGE ESTATE
Miss Mary Harriman personally
Manages 33,000 Acre Farm.
DAIRY HAS HER SPECIAL CARE
With Three Hundred and fifty Regis
tered Cows, It Already Is a Paying
Concern Directs Work With Char
acteristic Energy and Skill Likely!
to Become Greatest Woman Farmer.
When an arrangement for the man
agement of the late Edward E. Harri
man estate has been completed Miss
Mary Harriman, the dead railroad
, magnate's eldest unmarried child, will.
become the greatest woman farmer in
i the United States, If not In the world.'
She now virtually has control of Ar-
aen iarm, consisting of 26,000 acres.
Close r by Arden, N. Y..J her father
quietly acquired before his death other
tracts amounting to 19,000 acres. The
exact locations of these tracts is not
now publicly known, as title to them
passed In the name of a corporation'
with which Mr. Harriman was not
known to., have been connected. - For?
reasons of their own .members of the,
family do not care at this; time to re-;
veal the holdings. This information
however, will necessarly be made pub
lic with the appraisal of the estate.
There are now under actual cultiva-:-tion
at Arden approximately 3,000
acres. The bulk of the huge farm is;
waste land. Most of thfa. or about
12.000 acres, will be donated by Mrs.:.
Harriman, as was the wish of her hns-;
band, to the state of New York for a
great public park.
Park Lands Heavily Wooded.
These acres are heavily Wooded arid;
contain several lakes of marked nat-T
ural beauty. This will ' leave Miss I
Mary Harriman at Arden alone a farm :
of 14.000 acres to care for. Altogether' :
she will have supervision of a farm of.
33.000, acres. - --,-...-.."!
Already she has taken bold of the,;
task with characteristic Harriman en
ergy and skill. She is directing per-'1
sonally the unfinished work of "road-:
making, the terracing of - hills, land
scape gardening, etc., just as had beenr
planned by herself and father Jointly.
In a smart trap drawn by a high step--ping
cob she daily drives over the
MISS MARY HAKBIHAN.
farm, giving instruction In detail to the
foremen - of nearly- 4W men now at
work. " -
A dairy company, a corporation with
a capitalization of $100,000, has her
special care. It is now a paying con
cern, and it is Miss Harrtman's desire
to increase its dividends fox the com
ing, year, , Toe dairy, products are de
rived from 350 registered cows. The
butter is sold every day in, bulk in
New York city under contracts.
Never Cared Much For Society.
On the 3,000 acres now under culti
vation a variety of 'crops are raised.1
The principal ones are corn, oats,
wheat and - rye. . Considerable, truck
gardening is done, too, onions being, a
specialty of this branch, of .the. Arden
farm , productions... it is said -to .be
Miss Etarrlman's. Intention to tiring at
least another thousand acres at Arden
under cultivation this year. '
. Miss Harrtaian, from . early girlhood
has. been extremely fond of . country
life. She has never cared 'particularly
for society.; Although reared in the
circle "of. the Four Hundred, she has
preferred to. devote herself to a more
serious career. For several years she
has actively participated to settlement
work in New -York-city. . Among, her
most notable charities' is the ferryboat
in the East river. New. York, for con
sumptives. ;t , ,
- In. face and form she is a really
beautiful young woman.' Her com
plexion gjpws with robust health. Her
accomplishments are many.; She is
both a musician and a linguist' It Is
said that she even has "learned to con
verse in Japanese. She is twenty-five
years old, but does not look to be
twenty. ' , , ,
T '': -The Conquest of. thai North.
The dark north rubs bewildered eyes '
y Aa back her. ice. banked curtains ron,
.As crushed the sphinx ol ages lies
j The stars and stripes wave o'er the pole.
What stories could the northern lights
i flash on the passing- human scroll
Of heroes battling through the nights
. To win the shadow of the polel
i What hopes as over blue. Ice plains -Bleeding
and hungry, sick at soul.
They strained their eyes and scorned their
pains .... ,. ... ...
And, battled, turned far from the pole!
What tragedies when,- side, by side, :
Men shared , the. last lone rarnered dole
And, Franklin-like, clasped hands and
. aiea, , ., .
Martyrs to science and the pole!.
At last attained, the nations rise -"-
To .cheer, the, triumph., at the goal,. .
To 'thunder to the liatenfntr akips
The 'stars and stripes wave o'er the pole
rercy snaw in urocKton (Mam.) Times.
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