Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-12-25

pie truth Is, that I have never seen the
girl or woman that I could really love,
and though I haven't seen quite all,
you will agree that I have seen many Of
the best. Now, such being my state,
isn't it natural that I should desire to
zee some specimens Of another world
before I die in despair 'a ''''' =.
2" o esrtainly," replied Arthur . and
I sincerely hope that among the. many
good things that we may discover, there
will be q maiden specially fashioned,
and set apart to humble your conceit,
which mot to put in;too strongly, is SIM
ply sublime. When q fellow thinks
he's too good for any girl in creation,
it's time something was done about It,"
"Are we going outside Of creation
then to find our inside worlds" '' .
:" We are rather going inside Of crea-
ton, unless we 60 outside Of ii on the
development theory upon which this
idea Of hollow world is founded.
You see the old notion Of creation is,
that the Divine power made this world
out of nothing. The evolution hypoth-
esis is, that that the world grew and
developed according to the law of the
Divine Power or Force, eternally resid-
ing in all matter. As Tyndall puts it,
In that matter which we in our ignor-
ancs have despised is the promise and
potency Of every form of life,' and as
he might have said every form. Of sun
and world as WELL" ,-9. -
eyes, quite a speech; but the en-
gine needs oil, and I only came up for
a breath of air. Good bye" a. ..
He went, but Arthur's reverie was
broken and his mind followed in the
train of the scientific rather than the
sentimental part of the conversation.
The coast of Maine faded away and was
lost as the steamer bore away toward
Cape Sable. .a' at. l4'e, s
1.-TWO weeks later, the steamers had
passed. through Davis Strait into Bafin
Bay, and on the fifteenth day of De-
cember, 1876. they entered the harbor
of Upernayik. They had not expected
to reach so high latitude during the
winter, but favored by some warm cur
rent or preceding storm, the ice had
opened before them in o remarkable
manner, and they spent Christmas as
near the pole as they had expected to
spend the fourth of July. The winter
was spent at Upernavik, in collecting
supplies OF dogs, furs. sledges and
guides with which to proceed as snring
opened. The general plan was to steam
as far north as possible, by the middle
of August, 1876. and on that date or be-
fore. 10 start several parties over the
ice for the open sea, if the steamers
had not been able 70 enter it. From
the fate Of all preceding expeditions
this was thought to be too much to hope
for, and yet We need not say that against
science and experience they all did hope
for it. Captain Cannon, Of the Hyack,
said that he expected TO have his steam
er on the waters Of the open sea and in
good order. by the middle of June, and
over glass ofJgin in the International
hotel in Upsrnavik, he was heard to ex-
plain that he expected to be exploded
by giant powder by m individual called
familiarity by the name Of Dodd, if he
didn't spend the fourth of next July sail
ing round the north pole with his m asts
pointing straight to the north star. Tho
more sober ones Of the company thought
this was all CANON, yet could not
keep their own imagination from pic
turing some singular successes. The
bare idea Of . strong and sound steamer
on the open polar ssa in June, was
enough to intoxicate- any OF the young
sAsn Of the expedition. z s'gaaah
But the winter went slowly and the
spring came late, and the first Of June
found the, two steamers still firmly
vedged in the ice at Upsrnayik, and the
brightest Of their hopes began to grow
dim. However by the middle Of June
the vessels were free. and blythe frat
Of July had worked their way through
Melville Bay and Smith Sound. around
Cape Alexander, into Van Rensselaer,
Harbor. Here they were met By float
ing ics and icsbsrgs, which lchotsd the
entire strait to such an extent that fur
thsr progress was for che present
deemed impossible. 4 party was here
organized and given into The hands Of
A.. A. L.