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on THE MARCH 5000 FEET ABOVE THE SEA.

on THE MARCH 5000 FEET ABOVE THE SEA.
From his iRloo We proceeded sgain by
double banking about three miles further
before we were obliEsd to camn. After this
we dispensed with igloos, They took too
much timo to construct. and our work was 80
fatiguing that We could sleep 10 any place
where we could lie down.
THE FIRST MARCH ON THE TRUE INLAND ICE.
So the work went on. much to my discour-
agement. with double banking and utter dis.
regard OF hours OF rest. until the 10Th. | had
been led to believe. as the result Of the recon-
noissance made the previous fall. that after
the first slope had been surrounded u nearly
level route could be found. 1t seems that the
deceptive light Of the autumn days had misled
Astrup and Gibson. and | found that l must
DRAG my sledzes and their loads up one snow
Slope and down another for q distance Of about
fifteen milos before reaching the easy grad ual
slope Of tho true inland ice. At last. however.
on the 18th. having ratified merrily down the
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cinsicns The snow surface became harder
hnh harder. the aneroid and the sledges both
iLo,cated a gradual descent. and after elk
hpurs marching we came. upon ilr,n. marbles
LIE surface. showing evidence OF most violent
,Mind forces and scored and carved unit. 1t
hours later. land was sighted to the north.
west. and after another two hours ! called q
aa,'' with n record Of twenty miles for the
On The las. day OF May we had advanced but
h,s hIiies when. as we rose nrto tho crest OF u
* Gunrding mountains and the great basin OF
s s,shs T; h.,n, I.schaIcing into It. flashed into
forming tho limit Of tho great giacior basin.
j;;ss Is we had been at Humboldt. but a tribe
IT neccssaryto defect SONS ten miles to the
eastward TO avoid the inequalities of the
SS 'ss!S'S' cut ,nsi the "n ISs ,1s sr sns,rc irsSiSS IS
i had been my good fortune to look down
from the serene heights OF the inland Ice
ginciers In tho woril. .iacoGshnvn. Tossnka.
tak. ant Great knriak., 1t was with stranEe ieel-
i9s, Of / s a9S'd SanaYy ' liys., m !Ssssif y ap .Hs , ,ai.
nway from my feet to Tho great, glacier
stretching no into Wasbiustoni ilann11. and tie
dark mountains guarding tho distant shores
might vanish. and leave me with ohly the I'M
ofoASh leo horizon OF previous days.
WEATHER wARM AND CALM.
The weather being so clear and our location
80 favorable Tor observation, | mRdo no ut
teh,rt 70 advance further. but ed ut once
anu ceSLn observations Tor determining posi-
lions and the lcarines. Of tho land. Iii this
camp we remained thirty-six hours. with II
continuance OF the most perfect weather.
warn. CLEAR. and. what was most unusual.
calm. For two or three hours, nt midday my
thormometer IL, the sun registered -. and
advantage, was taken OF this TO thoroughly dry
and ar al our clothing. and for myself to
enjoy tho luxury q u snow hath.
bluhs OF the great Ietermann glacier basin. I
Kept away due east. parallel with n series OF
gigantic crevnsses, most Of which we're covered
with snow. though in places drifts had fallen
In. exposing the blue-black depth OF the
idea from the walls OF these cletts in the
leo Of the Gradua! change from the surface
snow to nevo and thence totrue homogeneous
leo. but my efforts were thwarted by incrusta.
tons OF line snow upon thh sides OF the cre-
frost crystals ana even %icirlc.. Tho ten miles
detour to the eastward enabled me to flank all
tho rrevasses, and ngl lin ! took up my course
Osborne rs fortunately rs l had weathered
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which sometimes nearly upset us. and sting
ing as was the driving snow. we were deprived
Of the satisfaction Of feeling that We were suf-
fering from the cold. rs our fur clothing kept
us in moro than a glow OF warmth. Slowly wa
struggled up tho slope. frequently stopping to
turn our backs to the wind aud get our breath.
and at last came in sight OF the upper igloo.
BURIED UNDER SNOW.
1t Is impossible to describe my feelings OF
discouragenen ont ct the sight that met me. The
igloo was almost completely buried In the
| snow. Its occupants had not been able to ex-
pose themselves to the wind. The dogs. rest
less always in wind. had fought with each
other and chewed at their harnesses and
traces till half Of them were loose and run
ming at will about the sledges and provisions.
The rest OF the dogs were half buried in q
huge drift which had formed about them. and
as l got nearer I saw that three out OF the
twonty were victims OF the dread plblukto. or
dog disease. and were already nearly dead. As
the wind was still blowing with such force
TINT it was impossible to do anything. Gibson
and myself crouched in the leo OF the igloo.
and while waiting for the storm to cease
learned from DR.. Cook that they had been I'M
able to get out OF their shelter. and. in fact.
hnd had all thcy could do to save it from de-
struction br tho resistlsss sand blast OF the
driving sncw: that several tins OF provisions.
set In motion by tho dogs. had been swept
down tho steep slope into tho glacier below.
and that the dogs had eaten o. destroyed
everything left that they con!d get at. Fortu-
nutely this lat:cr item was not large. as all OF
my stores were in substantial tins.
As soon as tho wind ceased. l had the dogs
that were tas; to dig out. the frozen tanGlo OF
their traces TO unioosen. and then the other
dogs to catch md rcharness. As Gibson said
niterwarj. You may talk about tho sport OF
lassoo'n- wild steers in Texas. but 1t docs not
COMPARE with rounding up half a dozen
Eskimo dogs" Tho usual mode Of procedure
was to ontlce tho dog ny Iudiciously thrown
morsels of meat to within reach and tlion
mako a rarid grab for him.. throwing the fur
Glad body upon him and forcing his head Into
thu snow rs quickly az possible. This. |! skill
fully done. and practice rapidly taught US.
could usually 10 accomplished without recciv-
ing more than two or three bites. With ono or
two OF tho dogs. however. II was different
Those 1t was necessary to double lasso and
choke into insensibiiity before the harness
could DO replaced.
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ing IT. from shifting. and seemed to very
materially ease tho blows, in passing over tho
INSTRUCT. Inc DELAY incident to the accident.
however, shortened our march, and this. with
the gradually Decreasing nrmnpss OF tho
snow surface. left us with oniyten miles to our
credit.
Fl~ouNnrnING THROUGH DEEP SNOW.
On our ncNt march the snow rapidly iccnne
iing. bus rs ws mat with no accident ". Were
able to cover ffrnrn niles. Tho next day ths
snow was oven wor1" than before, the sIc,l0es
sinking In i nearly to rlir cross lars. and his.
t~"gctL"r viii, the Ipgra!" from tie iinmhoIIt
BASIN. made the hauling 80 heavy TINT after a
few hours ms dogs refused absolutely to work
A. thn wcathe' f""mri rather threatening
here. we made nur ,thir! igloo. and whiiu.
Astrup was Engaged IN this. I tried to stuiy
easily. III" result Of this was The construction
OF an imrrun pti sloign from an extra pnir ~
ski and Tho transfer to 1t Of about l2O pounds
At this cnrnr NO commenced our regular
slelgc ration with Il daily allowance of butter
and l%iohig's extinct, At inf, camp also ons OF
Hi'lcId D AID Isi 70 ii" others % ! s T,sslSs; c %ms
dog" Tho following day the continuance 0f
snow compelled us 10 resort to double bank
ing. and the ond Of the dny found us but three
miles ahead Of our last camp.
Astrup and myself ato our dinner in silence.
and were glad 10 lose ourselves IN SLEEP. The
morning found us reirHshel and with u new
work and no end Of trouble >! could gain ten
milos should 10 satisfied To my agreeable
surprise the next camp found W. fifteen miles
hap or hitch throughout the march. We
were now, evidently at tho top Of, Il. Q
grade. and could soon expect ~ slight
toward the basin ri, the Peterrnann Fiord.
Tho next day proved the truth Of those con-
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~ WALL
miles over O snow surface which every now
and then. as we marched along. settled slight
" beneath our weight. with II sound TeminI-
Ing, IN calm summ days op the beach ut
SeahriGht or Long Branch. ORION long white
. .4,ns Snls Sea " ycs, isnfs SUM- by 'H Tns n nna Way Day.
S%t% 1 !, ". r S;ios %;s ,l',s ND SosS Mill ID
were, obliged to buckle, down and helm
the dogs IA day. but, nrineipnll y | think, be-
twenty miles again. Tho next day. however.
we one. more got IN the wi m. and closed our
record that night with twentyandi half miles.
land being, visible TO- The northwest. north. and
north northeast all day. The m"ra' effect OF
very perroriiLie both on ourselves and our
dogs: At tines tn" latter would Of themselves
break into :. trot, and we Ind been marching
morriIy as l." Kept along bcsiie tho sloise.
During this march tho sun sermed unusually
polling MS 10 throw of all outer garments.
GooD GOING 5000 FEET ABOVE THE SEA.
The following day WAS bat u repetition Of
the last, and We skipped merrily along ON our
feet, the land mountains visible IT, the moth
west nearly all tho time; Atthe close OF this
m I'nH sH avn 1 mn'lc o N N tw SnG hyI mi IL - anh tn Ms
%%"rntsi a "Hs'aci"s and wwSSuiIiI have plain
sailing FOR the rrst of our journey, Both our
selves and our dogs were In the best of con
hiiion, and our supplies We're ample yet for q
lon. advance. Tho temperature had become
81 liigi that, nj tins camp ! seized The orpor-
tunity Ia takc another refreshing snow bath
nni discard NV dosskin and dccIsEin suit FOR
my Reserve suit OF soalskin. Tho record OF
June 2i IL best told hy my journal
'aicp. in kitchen last night With no cover
ing. This morning. AS No started, heavy white
clouds covered IA" entire ky. except u narrow
ribbon ~ blue sonth. and southwest. My
course was northeast true, Int land apl,ear-
in.; to the northwest. north. and northeast.
soon after starting | changed tho course an
hour later 10 east true. Ihp loom Of tho land
extended all the way round I" tho east, hut,
torinnately Tor ny spirits. 4. high icecap Is
top icr-rapped land, Tho entrance tna ford
with preciritous hlack shores lies north north
west true from us. As Wa advanced TO the ga st
driving snow came M from The southw ct.
shropdlnG tho Ice with that shadowiess light.
Invisible. ! kept on. however, stili ko'rinG my
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Tracy Made Awful Threats.

Ann Tracy is suing William Tracy in the
Supreme Court. Brooklyn. for n separation on
tho ground OF i'll treatment. The couple were
married twenty-four years ago. The plaintiff
SAYS In her complaint that her husband has
been established, in n prosperous business
mainly through her efforts. and that he has
harsh Eni tyrann,r"i e"mIuc,. This Is WHAT
he IL alleged to have said 10 her or one occa-
SIGN:
gin TO KICK ] will kick Unit | kick you to
death. will Kill You. | will put you in tho
stove and bnri you ~. VIII X ,ock you down
stairs and dash your brains out"
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lt-ns ~ Next Seai's budget.

The Board Of Estimate and Aprorionment
listened yesterday to the plea Of Louis j.
Hcintz. Commissioners Of street Inn, roycments
ofihe Tw"nty.thiri and Twcu,y-iuurth wards.
who wanted S4uU,Uu" for III : dcitr'n}ent next
year instead Of silO.-uo. the nuil appropriated
thin year. After IN. hour argument no got
S54!i.Oi2. Mr. IlcintH sand that II ir found tho
Appropriation sufficient he would raise the
WAGES Of day l~aLogcI, from sl,7j toS2 4 day.
To CommiSsiunrr Brennan WAS allowed 3d..
lIO.uS,,. 80 for the DrlnItlent OF Street CleaAs
inG, an increase OF rla7 900 over last year,
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lost an entire day 10 repairing and relashinr

lost an entire day In repairing and relashfnG
II and restoring it's load.
The next day we were able to advance etx
miles. and then were meeting q source OF Nm:
noyance and delay which we had not, counted
dark and cloudy weather. and a rapid rise Of
temperature nenrly to the freezing point. re-
suited in that worst OF alt possible conditions
made the siedges drag as II loaded with lend.
The dogs, which at other times could take
10th sledges a.org at q good pace. were now
OF Astrup and myself. the one pulling and the
other pushing at tho UpstanGers. seemed to
have no eject. Under these m stances
nothing cou,d be done except TO wal. for a fall
Of teEEerature, and this did not occur for two
days. The time. however. was utilized In over
hauling tie siedses and loads. and throwing
avail Articles and material which o"r previous
experience showed us could 10 spared. Tho
total weight thus !e!t behind am ounted to
some seventy-tve pounds.
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The. first drop in temperature was eagerly
seized upon to advance again. and with Astrup
aud myself assisting. and with all tho dogs. at
In, advancing six and n quarter miles. The
following day tho going was much better. but
before the land. this time in reality the shores
OF Sherard Osborne. rose into view ahead Of
us, and once more / found myself compelled
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-09-21
SHORT NOTES.

AMONG the few women who have at.
tanned distinction as composers Of
music, the gifted daughter of the
English Bishop of Gloucester, Miss
Frances Ellicott, deserves prominent
place. as her works include every form
of intricate musical composition.
Mrs, DORA Il. MILLER, a well-known
school teacher of New Orleans, has
patented blackboard eraser or rubber.
1t is a small contrivance worn on the
hand while working at the ackboard,
and is considered SO practical and use
full that the inventor has been offered
s., 900 for the patent right.
RENAN says: "A woman will never be
more than an indifferent sort of man.
She must remain what she is, but she
must be pre-emincntly what she is. She
is different from man. but not inferior,
A perfect woman is equal to perfect
man, but she must be perfect after her
own fashion and not after mans fash
ion. She differs from him as negative
electricity differs from positive, that is,
in direction, not in essence. The mega
tive and the positive make up the per-
feet whole which asks for nothing
more"
THE late Prof. L. Bischoff, the dis
tinguished psychologist Of Munich, was
it appears, fond of insisting on the in
tellectual inferiority of women to men
a fact which re attributed to the rela
tive Gghtness of the female as com
pared with the male brain. AS the re
suit of laborious research he had fount
that while the average weight of ;
mans brain ic 1850 grammes. won
ans only weighs 1,25o grammes Th'
fair sex must have felt itself ampl!
avenged when, on the ungaliant pro
lessons death. his brain was found b
weigh only 1,s45 grammeA
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-09-21
Drinking in the Capitol.

Everybody knows that while it il
supposed to be prohibited, the sale of
intoxican4s goes on all the time in both
the restaurants during the sessions of
congress, and that besides that the
chairmen of several senate and house
committees although this practice is
more common at the senate end of the
capitol than at the house e.dD keep a
private bottle or even q demijohn in
their committe rooms for the benefit of
themselves and their friends. Senators
and representatives, SSitlr the excep-
tions mentioned, ars drinking at the
capitol every day, and .very hour of
every day, during every session. But
the fact, of cour.e, is that this drink
ing all goes on quietly behind screen,
so to speak, aid that very, very few of
them drink 20 excess. The wine and
liquor list can be had for the asking in
the restaurants, but liquors are very
apt to be- served in teacrps, and wines
as quieSly as possible. Senators and
representatives themselves, the news.
pape. men and others rho are hatit.
ually about the capitfl, know very
we'll that the drinking IL going on, but
Il is all so unobtrusisyly done tina,
strangers at the capitol would not de-
tect it. 1t is, of course. because it is
done in moderation tina. its effects do
not appear publicly, except in rare
cases. Philadelphia Record.
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Pacing back and forth in the dim 81
lence Raymond Lane vowed, then and
there, with Gods help, never to touch
the accurscd drink again.
Right here we will say that he never
did. The wings of purpose, enfeebled
by desire, grew strong and uplifting
once more, and as the years went on
the young man mounted, with unfail-
ing vigor, higher and higher in the path
of purity and noble endeaTor.
AS tired little Bess said goodnight to
her mamma, she added: "Oh! | forgot
to tell you that Uncle Ray has just
come home, and he's splendider than
ever, though didn't see him much.
He Rugged me ever so tight and told
me was precious little girl, and thas
my wings had begun to grow already,
What did he mean by that, mamma?'
But sleepy Bess was too near delight
full Dreamland to wait for an answer.
Helen A. Butler, in Union Signal.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-09-21

Mrs. Norton, of Grand Rapids, Mich.
was left a widow, some years ago, with
three children and no property but a
sandy plot of ground. Her husband
had moved to Grand Rapids from New
York only short time before, and she
was stranger in strange place; but
she had brains, energy and resolution
She began to cultivate flowers for sale
Her business increased, and she added
the raising of lettuce, and took he,
children into partnership. Last year
her son sold twenty tons of lettuce,
none of ii less than twenty-three cents
pound. The family have summer
residence on the lake and live in ease
and prosperity, when less wise and
energetic mother might have let them
sink into pauperism. Benjamin Frank
lin well said that the best mother is
she who, in case of need, can be both
father and mother to her children.
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--------------------------
TEMPERANCE BREVlTiES.

THE London Lancet notes the dis.
covery in st. Petersburg of the fact
that the drinking of petroleum is a cure
for drunkenness.
FRANCE, once SO sober, is now at a
loss to know what to do with her
topers. Cheap bars and absinthe cas-.
lily explain the increase of alcoholic
madness.
QUEEN VICTORIA is mentioned as
sending among other presents to the
king and queen of Denmark, on the oc.
, casion Of their recent golden wedding
cele bration, "a casll of Lochnagai
whisky, twenty years old"
II KNOW a man. said eli Perkins
who was mcaner than dog This
man and dog went into a saloon to-
gether, but the man got beastly drums
while the dog kept sober and went
home like a gentleman.
In an attempt to defend the moderate
use of alcoholic stimulants promlncn;
English physician really indicts it, for
he says: Mix all liquors with food
which shields the tissues from it's con
tact and aids its safe dispersion through
the circulation"
QUEEN LILIoUKALAN'- of the Sand
witch islands, is an earnest patron OF
temperance reform. She pays the Ii
! cense fee for coffee house opened in
her capital city by the Woman's Chris.
tian Temperance union. and has ban
ished wines and spirituous liquors from
her table and receptions.
SIR WILFRID LAWSON, in recalling
the hard names that have been anC
still are hurled at temperance reform
ers. reminds them. in his usual happy
style, that fanatics are earnest mel
in minority, and a faddist is one who
knows something more than the rest OF
the people"
SOUTHEASTERN Kentucky, once the
scene of wild brawls, raids and terrible
debaucheries, is fast becoming entirely
changed by the determination of some
of its best inhabitants. Many coun,
ties have prohibited the sale of liquor
and emigrants of good character are
buying the rich farming land. TEN
perance, education and religion havs
gone hand in hand.
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POISON IN SMALL DOSES.
The Pcrils of Tampering with Alcoho'io
Stimulants.

The Pcrils of Tampering with Aicoho'io
Stimulants.
That the immoderate use of intoXi-
cants and stimulants is injurious to
health says Rev. Jesse Gilbert, and un'
favorable to longevity, admits of no de-
bate. That moderate drinking has a
like tendency many will question, and
yet we believe such TO be the case. In
the first place it is not easy to decide
where moderate drinking begins. The
one insensibly glides into the other
There are ten million drunkards in the
United States, and of these one million
die off every year. If their ranks were
not recruited, in ten years the race OF
drunlards would be extinct. But the
ranks are filled up. Whence come the
new recruits? Certainly not from the
total abstainers; from the moderate
drinkers every time. The peril OF
what is sailed moderate drinking lies
in its tendency to cross the line and be
come drum aenness. If, however, this
peril is escaped, we still believe tina
even the moderate use of strong drinl
is a physical evil ever tending to i'm
pair the vital forces and to diminish
the expectation of long life. Alcoho
is a poison, and poison in small doses
may not be fatal, but certainly canno
be wholesome. Alcohol Injuries anC
disfigures the blood globuies and pre-
vents the proper elimination of carbon
In hot climates the most moderate ust
of alcoholic stimulants has been founC
to be decidedly injurious. Dr. Moseley
in his work upon tropical diseases
says: 81 have ever found from my owl
knowledge and custom, as well a.
from the custom and observation o.
others, that those who drink nothing
but water, or make it their principa
drink, are but little affected by tn,
climate, and can undergo the creates
fatigue without inconvenience. -
Christian at Work,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-09-21
A Noble Girl.

Nellie Sunmergirl-We've been en-
gagged over week, George, dear. Don't
you think we ought to break it?
George Indemand-Break the engage
ment! Why, love, are you tired of me
SO soon?
"N-no; but don't you think ought
to give the other girls some chance at
you, Seeing you're the only man herep'
Boston News.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-09-21
a Man of Parts.

Western Man-That's Judge Boom
shaker-hc's got the greatest record OF
any man on the Nebraska bench.
Eastern Man--For learned and for
chile decisions, | presume?
Western Man-You bet!-he granted
Ill divorces in 1850 minutes, by the
watch.-Pucli.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-09-21
Malicious.

An author reads his latest farce to
the manager of theater, who listens
sadly without saying a word. The
author says: Il wish to call your at
tention to the fact that at this joke l
have written: Here the duke laughs. ;"
Manageable does, Ell? Lucky duke!
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-09-21
Sliillful Accountant.

Monsieur Calino was boasting of the
skill of friend of his who is an &C.
countant in bank.
why" said he, I've seen him take
a great package of ten-dollar bills, and
count them off like lightning, and never
make Il mistake"
What! Never any mistake at all?"
well, never of more than five or ten
ccnts.'-Youth's Companion.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-09-21
He Knew Their Weak Point.

Newly Elected Member of Congress
Ito committee Of the Women's Suf.
fringe Association)-I will present your
bill, ladies, before the house, but you
must remember that every voter must
be twcnty-one years old, or over that
age, to vote.
Middle Committee Woman Jagged 65)--
On, dear me, girls, we never thought OF
that; we had better let it go for few
years until we are old enough.
Fittings.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-09-21
No Change.

Wife-There, dear, saw the doctor
and he said you were to take five grains
of quinine three times day,
Husband (anXiously)-Didn't he say
anything about whisky?
Wife-Yes. He said you could keep
right on with chat. brooklyn Life.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-09-21
Didn't Want 20 Wait.

Willie Schabbe-Mamma, when can /
have new suit?
Mrs. Schabbe-When your papa gets
some new clothes, Willie, you can go
with him and get a new suit.
Willie-Can't have new suit when
you get new dress?-Puck.