Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-05

and whose representative invited me to
some gentlemen OF the imperial suite.
Inc Nancy was the Duncan's sister ship
anu her equal In every respect. being q
and manned by nine expert whaIemen. Her
deck rose but 2 few feet above the sea and
vas eneircled by a low iron railing painted
smoke smoke s nse she whole outft hull masts.
old tar on the lookout In the crows neat.
a barrel fastened by stout ropes to the
ception to the monotony In black
The captain and master harpooner smoke
English nuently and explained to us the
numerous strange features of the vessel
and armament, Of which latter the harnoon
gun. which was Of the newest pattern A.
tracted special interest
a wooden stock. taking the place Of the
time-honored bowsprit and commanding
both bows as well. It's barrel was four feet
long. with q bore OF twenty inches The
harpoon projected about two feet from its
NOUN. It's rear part being perforated In
order to admit the shackIe Of the whale
nns. while its head was Of triangular shape,
fast by a string until the piercing OF the
wnsle back causes them to spread out and
a asSme transverse position. greatly to the
might yet escape Its fate IL IL wasn't for
tne simultaneous exploding of q nitro-ely-
eer1ne bomb. hidden In the shaft. Toward
CLOCK IN the evening the Nancy sighted
ihe Duncan Gray flying the imperial stan
dard, but was signaled to lay to. Through
spyglasses We observed several whales In
the neighborhood of the Duncan. snout,nc
large quantities OF water high in the air.
ana the kaiser standing at the ships helm,
~ sro r py native sailor. making ready
70 nre. The deck Of the steamer was astir
with the rest OF the distinguished ruesfs
ana her crew. Presently a snot rang forth
from the Duncan. and soon afterwsrd we
were signaled to approach
When we reached the vessel the whale
harpooned by his majesty and Killed by the
explosion had already rolled over on his
side and lay motionless at The surface OF
the sea. which was tinged with Grim SON
blood. All hands were engaged in iashing
the immense carcass lengthwise alongside
crew to assist them in that operation.
Reindeer Shooting.
On our return to Skaaroe the Baron Won
Arnim. captain In the Prussan navy, and
one OF the kaiser's companions on this trip,
told me Of the excellent reinleer shooting
his majesty had enjoyed In the rocky fields
some twenty miles from thu coast . few
days before.
The kaiser had started ont alone, save FOR
feldjaeger, who carried ms guns and pro-
visions into the semi-wilderness Of the Ia
terror inhabited only by rowing bands OF
Lapianders. and almost devoid OF vegeta-
ton. After reaching a marked spot, In the
neighborhood of which reindeer herds were
won't TO frequent, he lay dowa on the rocks
With his spygiass, while his attendant kept
an awful silence prevailed. broken only now
and then by the shrieking OF n solitary
eagle. Suddenly the antlerei heads OF 100
or or more reindeer appeared IN the horizon:
The kaiser took his powerful right hand
out Of the mum and grabbed his gun to rest
II conveniently on the rocks before him.
His frst shot failed. as his fingers were
quite benumbed. but with his second and
third he brought down two ane specimens
OF the fleeing animals. as luck would haN e
II. both provided with magnificent antlers.
AT Hammerfest, a thriving little town
made odious by aIl-prevailing fish and liver
oil smell. We had taken leave of trees and
shrubbery of every description. but as We
were proceeding northeastward to Gees
vaer. the Norwegian health resort, Il look
ed as II we were encroeching upon the
province Of the wonderful arctic summer.
The coasts Of the fjords through which
our steamer passed were covered with
sprouting grass and greens forget-me-nots
and little yellow flowers. at some places
obscured by enormous waterfalls, formed
by the melting snow and ice on the noun
tain tops. that often rise to the height Of q
thousand feet or more.
ern group of islands belonging e Norway,
and arriving at the largest Of the half
dozen. which comprises about 200 acres,
we again met the Kaiser Adler. that had
preceded us from Skaaroe.
The emperor. we learned. was the guest
Of the merchant Lund. proprietor Of the
~ .
sent word to our captain that weather per-
hitting. he was preparing an expedition
to the North Cape. Some Of the pas
sengers. he said. might hire boat and fol-
low in the wake Of the small fottlla, car
rying the imperial party to that point OF
sublime interest under his leadership
on for the North Cape.
We drew lots for places. and. though ]
was not among the winners. my profession
entitled me to a seat a very narrow and
uncomfortable one, in the stout little YES
Sci that started on the journey forty-eight
hours afterward over q smooth and tranquil
sea, kissed by the midnight sun. and emil
vened only in the far distance by whales
and by the luminous electricity escaping
from the ocean.
When. after three hours OF heavy caring
We swung into the bay OF Tunaus. the ma.
5estic North Cape rose before our eyes in
solemn grandeur. giant rock furrowed
and crevice-split. but withal portentous
We disembarked at a small inlet formed
by broken rocks on the west coast and tax
ing our alpenstocks firmly in hand prepar-
which affords a clear view over the limit
less Polar sea, a vast expanse OF water
seemingly uninterrupted by a single island
coast is that OF Spitzbergen, further on lies
Franz Josephs Land and behind that the
much coveted north pole, IL ID supposed.
We kooAo u bttthAf Sfahite phtAf on the
northernmost height in remembrance OF ths
visit Of the three monarchs. Louis Philippe
QSSo), the king Of Sweden and Norway Qsss
and Kaiser William QSeD. This time the
emperor dispensed with the pleasure oI
scaling the mountain. and went instead fol
some bird shooting on the nearest island
south after exhausting the films Of his 10.
OAK on the wonderful views before him
While / watched him at his occupation.
thought Of the sad fate OF one OF his royal
colleagues OF bygone times Christian " OF
Denmark and Norway. 1890 to l69g who
was voted the champion liar OF the age for
telling a French courtier that when VISIT.
Ing his town Of Drontheim he ate dinner a,
midnight and found his mouth without en-.
ploying either a candle or any other KIND
OF artificial light. Henry W. F1scher
SAVED BY HIS NOSE.
IL Wasn't Much In the Beauty Line
but 1t Was the Only One He Had.
Gentlemen" said the man from Cheboy.
gan county. as he leaned back In hin chair