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Prof. French Making Observations.
while the remainder of his body is nearly
the color of snow. So he held his forepaws
in front of his nose, whose color might be-
tray him to his intended victim, and with
his belly on the surface of the ice showed
himself rapidly but noiselessly along with
his powerful rear legs. When he had reach
ed within forty feet of the seal. this black
to PUNK into his hole and swim away out
of danger With two or three mighty
bounds the bear was at the water hole,
where he stuck his nose far down into the
water in a vain search for the dinner which
he had hoped to enjoy. When he realized
that his meal had disappeared, he gave vent
to his rage by loud growls, fierce shakings
of his head and scratching snow and Ice
and throwing them high In the air with his
terrible paws. After this fit of anger he
appeared to feel better. and concluded to
take bath. ducking half his body into the
seal hole and rolling in the snow and kick
ing up his heels in manifest delight. The
temperature appeared to be much too high
for his comfort, for several times after leav-
ing the water hole he stopped to battle
himself In the pools on the surface or the
ice.
The Grateful Shade.
June 23.-The arctic summer is upon us.
Though the night was chill and cloudy, with
a temperature of about thirty-five, The
morning dawned with hot sun and a ris-
ing mercury. One rray judge the pleasant
nature of the weather from the fact that
after breakfast this morning and the de-
parture of one of the boats we sit down
upon the Parry, with coat off and hands
bare to write these words in the Journal.
We even contrive to get in the shade. 1t
is a perfe ctly' calm morning, and not a speck
of cloud is to be seen. The sky is more
deeply blue than even Italy can boast. 1t
Is so still that enc can hear the gurgling of
the little streams of water falling down the
hillside. four miles away. The Lockwood
and its crew are now fully mile away, and
the conversation of the men can be indis-
tinctly heard. while the cries of the captain.
as the rough places are encountered, seem
to US but few rods away. Vision is car
ried relatively as far as sound this clear
morning. The coast of Northeast Land may
be seen for fifty miles. The Seven Islands,
forty miles away, appear but an afternoons
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GOOD WORD FOR AMERICANS.
Given Credit as Being the Kindlicst
Race In the World.

Given Credit as Being the Kindlicst
Race in the World.
From the London Spectator.
Take them as a whole, the Americans are
the kindliest race on the face Of the earth
In spite Of their eagerness, their push.
their desire to be In the front rank at all
times and all seasons, the true American
seldom fails In kindness. He wants badly
to prevent any one getting ahead of him
mentally, physically and morally, but If
his competitor falls in the struggle he will
make untold sacrifices to help him UP. The
rule in American business Is pure cut-throat
competition, carried to It's logical conclu-
sion. You are expected to press and push
every point as far as 1t can possibly be
pushed and pressed, and no one is expected
to consider whether, in making CONNER
cial coup, you will not ruin Brown, Jones
and Robinson. The moment, however, that
Brown, Jones or Robinson actually goes
under he is treated with the utmost gener-
osity and consideration.
The hand which struck him down Is in
stantly stretched forth to help him, and as
much care and trouble are used to put him
on his feet once again as were originally
employed to knock him off them. In social
on his feet once again as we re originally
employed to knock him off them. In social
intercourse this kindness and sunniness Is
specially attractive. The American will
take infinite pains to make the merest
stranger happy. He is courteous and pleas
ant spoken, not like the Frenchman. from
convention. but from the sense Of pleasure
which his instructive optimism teaches him
to diffuse. His optimism has even proved
strong enough to break down the shyness
which naturally belongs to the English
race One Sees no doubt survivals Of 1t In
the American; but in most cases the sense
that all Is for the best in the best possible
of worlds has mastered 1t altogether.
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FEAR IN BIRDS.
1t is the Result OF Persecution md Not
of Instinct.

From the London Quarterly.
This may be fitting place to glance at
the instinct Of fear in birds. Mr.. Hudson
does not accept without more than the pro-
verbal grain of salt the Darwinian theory
that birds instinctively fear man, and that
the instinct is hereditary. We note in this
matter, as in many others, Mr.. Hudson's
capacity for looking at things as they ex-
ist and his unwillngress to square I'M
usual or exceptional phenomena with pre-
conceived ideas and ready made theories.
even when widely accepted by eminent sci
entists. He boldly faces the inexpllcable
and has no fear of being declared unortho-
dox. He objects to Darwin's theory on the
ground that the growth Of an hereditary
instinct Of fear would require more time
than the theory provides for. Instincts
practically endure forever. and are not pre-
sumably acquired with such extraordinary
facility" Shyness in birds, he thinks, Is
the result of persecution. and young birds
learn the habit from their parents. This
by man; 1t may be by other birds. Mr.. Hud-
son often found birds in the desert, to whom
the human form was almost Unknown, shy
er than in the vicinity of human dwellings
Young domestic birds are tanner than old
ones, evincing little II any instructive fear
of man. Suspicion has its root in the
strangeness of object, or in experience
of mans destructive power; confidence
springs out of familiarity, and experience
Of mans kindness. Fear Of man is an as
ISOLATED feeling.
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They Must be Dainty, spotless ana
Inviting to Look Upon.

From the New York Herald.
Renaissance lace spreads and round Dol.
sters covered with the same are the bed
trimmings most in vogue among the wealthy
folk, but there are a host of simple things
which are charming and have the merit
Of being available as well. Splendor may
be desirable but somehow II does not ap.
peal to my sense of disturbances. and
am SO spared the agony of envy many
times
bed. according TO my notion, should be
tempting and inviting. Even during the
day, when 1t is not, Of course, in use, it
ought to suggest rest and a welcome repose.
Hard. wooden looking holsters. which seem
to forbid any approach. certainly do not
contribute to that end, and lace too splen-
did to be handled is hardly a covering which
seems suggestive Of delicious morning
nap
On the other hand, slovenliness is a most
detestable thing. The perfect bed is dainty.
is quiet, Is tempting, is suggestive Of pile
lows that yield to the tired head and Of re,
pose for wearied nerves Even in its day
dress 1t never fails to be restful. It's coveS
Is spotless, its slips are Of the daintiest
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ART IN THE OCCIDENT.
How Colonel Polk Introduced the ViO-
linist to n Western Audience.

From Harpers Magazine.
The following is said to be verbatim ac-
count of the Introduction Of an eminent
violinist to far western audiences:
Ladies and gentlemen" began Col
Handy Polk, the well-known real estate
agent, stepping to the front Of the stage
and addressing the audience. ut is my
privilege this evening to introduce to you
Signor -, the notorious furrin fiddler
who will endeavor to favor us with some
high cla ss and A No. violin playin'. The
signor was born and raised in Italy, where
fiddlin' is not merely fad, but as much of
O. business as politics is in this country
and when 1t comes to handlin' the bow he
emphatically knows whur he is at. He
hasn't dropped into our midst by accident,
but comes under the auspices of the Liter
airy Society, which is payin' his wages and
backin' him to the last gasp. So let 1t be
understood that If you happen to have any
criticisms to offer you are to do your kickin
to the society and not to the signor. I'll
Jest add that If you expect him to swing
the fiddle around his head or play it under
his leg like we used to skip stones across
the swimmin hole when we were little boys
and girls, you may just as well go right
now and git your money back from the
doorkeeper, for the signor hain't that kind
Of a player. That's all l have to say at
present Start her up signor."
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One of the Sleds.

walk OF course there Is no change In the
situation. There Is nothing but ice on the
one siie of the picture Ice reasonably
smooth close inshore and very rough out
side-and mountainous land glaciers capped
but with a fringe of black rocks along it's
sea face on the other. No more beautiful
scene than this sunlit icescape could be i'm
agined nor none more discouraging to the
explorer. 1t seems as If the ice will never
leave the shore. All the winds we have
had have been from the wrong quarter. and
the period of Gains has come upon us with
the highway to the north effectually blocked
by the roughness produced by the spring
storms. WALTER WELLMAN.
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mountains and glaciers. We are not find
ing any Improvement in the road. In fact,
the surface gets worse and worse as we ad-
vance, and our experienced Norwegians
say they never saw such an unfavorable
ice year I'm the Spitzbergen region. The
story of the past fortnight's labors and ad-
ventures will, be found in the following
extracts from our daily Journal:
June 10 Today we leisurely finished
our journey to- the shore and found fine
camping place on the gravel beach. The
men were very glad to get on the dry
ground ag4in, so glad that for the first
time In more than three weeks we aban-
doned the boats as sleeping place and
made our beds on the dry gravel. with the
tents over us. No more comfortable bed
chamber could be desired, and with the
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a SieSfa.

Mr. Winship and the Sailor Iversen. 1t Is
with regret We part company with these
gallant fellows, every one of whom has
proved very useful to us. The Kane is our
smallest and lightest boat, weighing only
ESQ pounds, and the men will not have to
carry sledge, for the boat will hold all
their equipment. We fit them out with
twenty days ration5, though there Is little
probability that they will be more than
ten or twelve days in reaching their deSti-
nation. 1t is needless to say that all the
men are sorry to go back. Every one of
them would like to go on and share the for
tunes Of the expedition, be they good or Ill.
Prof. French has made some observa-
lions here and finds the charts of this coass
very inaccurate. The cape on which we
are camped, which is four or five miles
farther east that the charts show, we have
named Cape Gresham.
June 1.-The men were all busy this
morning writing letters to send back by
the Kane. In hopes that they will reach
Norway by the hands of Capt. Bottelfsen
The Kane party left us at this afternoon
after hearty good-byeS between men who
have learned to value one another's friend
ship, and round of cheers for our depart
ing comrades. Half a dozen of our men
accompanied the Kane for several miles,
and the party of ten made the little boat
fairly dance along the smooth snow of the
shore.
Tea and Coffee.
About the only mistake we made in our
food outfit was incurred through follow
ing arctic precedent. At the very start of
this enterprise we determined to do things
in our own way, permitting the expert
ence Of other travellers In these regions to
suggest and not to dictate. In the matter
of tea and coffee we neglected to carry out
our rule, but accepted the dictum of all
the authorities-about the only point on
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Hard Work with the Lockwood.

which they have been able to agree-that
tea Is the true arctic drink. We therefore
provided tea for dinner and supper and
coffee for breakfast only. Now we wish
We had reversed the order. Every man In
our party likes coffee better than tea. and
we are coffee hungry all the time. The
Americans, though liking coffee better.
readily adapt themselves to tea, but the
Norweglans. who Gre not adaptable to any
thing In the way Of diet, grumble when
ever tea Is Served and down their portion
Of coffee as II 1t were nectar. They even
boil the grounds the second time and drink
the brackish decoction. then eat the dregs
out of the bottom Of the pot. Our expert
ence is that, while tea may be more heat
ing than coffee, as the arctic travellers say
II is, II is better for men TO have what they
want, that which best satisfies them. With
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temperature at 35I-2 degrees F., the high
est we have yet seen 1t, a bright sun and
no wind. We sat out in the open air after
supper to smoke our pipes and cigars and
enjoy the genial atmosphere.
That. supper! Was ever such supper
eaten before? Four large buckets Of rich
venison stew, three or four dozen fine
steaks of the same meat, biscuit and apples
glorious evaporated apples from New
England. rich and savorsome. and large
steaming cupful for every man-and atop
all this our Norwegians as We write are
gathered about the campfire stewing stews
and frying steaks to their hearts and, We
hope, their stJmachs' content.
The Party Separates.
After breakfast June 1G the men are
called together, and announcement is made
of the program of the expedition. The main
patty is to continue on the route already
planned as soon as the state of the ice or
water will permit. The Kane is to be sent
back to Capt Bottelfsen's camp at Walden
Island as soon as it can be made ready,
with twenty days rations' for four men,
and the men chosen for this party are Mate
Sandbu, who Is in charge; Mr.. Heyerdahl,
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We Insure YOUR Life.

In the event of death of the purchaser
after the second payment has been made, the
property purchased is assured to said pur-
chaser's heirs, and will be decided to them
without one dollars additional cost provided
said purchaser is i'm good health at time of pur-
chase and is at no time i'm arrears i'm his or her
payments.
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Cash Prizes.

To the first person completing house at
"Woodmont" Costing not less than SH,ooo,)
beginning before November IS 1894, and
completing same before rlay 1, 1905, we will
give $3.50 i'm gold. To the second person we
will give SIPS; to the third, SHoo; to the
fourth, 500; to the fifth, $50; sixth, $40;
seventh, 500; eighth, $50.
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He Knew His Business.

From Life.
Proprietor-"Why did you tell the lady
you would not return her money II the tie
did not suit?'
New Clerk-"She was buying 1t for her
husband"
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a party like ours coffee is worth its weight
in gold, while we have tea to spare.

n Meuagerie ana Circus.
After dinner, which was eaten in a broil-
ing sun, with a temperature of forty-five
degrees, far too hot for comfort, We had
menagerie and circus combined under the.
great sky of the arctic summer. A big
polar bear was seen about half mile away
making for seal which was lying upon
the ice beside his water hole. Nothing
could exceed the sly skill with which bruin
approached his prey. First he went to the
leeward of the seal.so that the scent should
not betray his presence. Then he picked
his way from behind one piece of high ice
to another, always contrivlng to keep some
screen between himself and the seal Finally
after much maneuvering and peering out
from behind his point of vantage, 1t be-
came necessary for the willy brute to take
the open. The ice bear Is cunning enough
to know that he has very black nose
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Prices and Terms:

Size of lots, rs feet front by HIS feet deep.
Prices, SHoO to 200. First payment only
So; balance I'm weekly payments of per
cent ON all amounts of 5000 and under; ON
amounts above 5000 two=thirds of 1 per
cent.
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blessings Of One of the Elements.

From the Chicago Record.
Teacher-''You may tell us. Tommy, SONG
Of the WAYS in which the element Of nrt
confers a benefit on the human race"
Tommy (who knows something OF his fa-
theirs business methodsi-"When the amount
of the Insurance exceeds the value Of the
stock on hand"
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ATURDAY, JUNE %.
We have now ar
rived at an unnamed
and little known is
land lying between
the m a in ! a N d of
northeast Spitzbergen
end the Rep Island
and are looking for a
reasonably 9 m o o t h
highway to the north.
All sorts of expert
ences and adventures
have we had with ice
and sea and hear and
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Title.

The title to this property has been exanl-
ined and is insured by the District Title lnsur-
ance Company.
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Hot Weather Disoomforts Amid the
Snow and Ice.
THE WELLMAN PARTY GOING NORTH
Coffee Preferred to Tea, Although
the Latter is More Heating.
A DIS AP POIN L ED BEA II

3 Copyright, 1894, by Walter Weliman. All rights
reSeryedD
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A Good Rule.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Keep your troubles to yourself. When you
tell them you are taking up the time of the
man who is waiting to tell his.
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a hard thing to
smash. For centu-
ries the theory was
widely accepted that
wild geese were
hate he'd from bar
nacles. The supposed
fact was authenti-
Gated by such a mass
of testimony that
there was no contro-
verting 1t apparently.
Only within the last
few wears has nat
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The Origin Of Bees Attributed to
Spontaneous Generation.
THE PART PLAYED BY THE DRONE FLY
Something About These Insects
That Resemble Honey Bees.
THE DECAYING CARCASSES

Written Exclusively for The Evening Star.
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improvements.

Avenues have been nicely graded, SUBJ
stantial sidewalks laid, and choice varieties of
shade trees will be planted along all avenues
ON which lots front, and many houses will
soon be building.
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Free===One Years Travel.

We will also give a communication ticket
good between "Wo0dmont" and Washing
tom for one year to one member of each
family building and residing at "WOOd-
mont" by May I, 1895. And in addition to
giving you a building lot and free transport
tation for one year we will also give to
those who are first i'm the race to secure
home i'm this promising subdivision the
following:
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No Interest.

No Taxes. No Interest.
We pay all taxes until purchaser has conn
pleted payment for lot or lots and Deed has
been given for same. We charge no interest
on deferred payments.
No Notes. No Mortgages.
We require neither notes nor mortgages
from purchasers. A plain, simply-worded
"Bond for Title gives the purchaser possess
sion at time of first payment.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-15
ABOUT PEOPLE.
StransersIn tho City AMI WhoelIn: Folks
Abrnn1

S~transersIn tho City AMI WLoelIn: Folks
Abroad.
r. 7. Richardson, Of New Martins
vile, is at the Stanm.
/. IIardman, a Uhrichsyille mer-
chant, is at tho Mcclure.
Miss Ida Grella, Of Bellaire, has been
visiting South Side friends.
John A. Armstrong, jr.. OF Point
Pleasant, is q Mcclure arrival.
Jacob Steiner. of the South Side, is re-
covering after 4 severe illness.
Miss Georgia NJ. Neal. OF Parkers-
burg, is visiting Mrs. Frank Hoffman.
Mrs. Henry Mallick and Mrs. U. G.
Smith, OF Belmont, arc Behler arrivals.
Mrs. Ollie Wilde, OF PHILADELPHIA, is
the guest OF Wheeling relatives and
friends.
C. L. Hornbrook is in New York in
the interest of the Wheeling Corrugat-
ing Company.
Miss Maggie MerrclI, OF Pittsburgh,
is visiting the family OF Harry Foitlc on
the South Side.
Vivian T. Gable, in advance OF tho U.
?. clee club, which appears here on the
eth, is a Mcclure arrival.
Rt. Rev. Bishop George W. Peterkin
is expected to be- in the city to-day, and
will preach in st. Andrews mission
chapel, in the Eighth ward.
L. c. Frame. OF Morguntown; Mrs. D..
a. Bartlett and Mrs. ". &. Kohl, Of
S%istersvillc, who were accompanied By
Mrs. W. G. Kelley, Of Buffalo, n. Y, arc
at tho Windsor.
Yesterday Martin Thornton got his
regular annual sprig Of shamroclis from
the ould sod. 1t was mailed to him, rs
usual, by 4 relative who lives at West
wood Quay, Ireland.
Nj. ]. L. Kurtz, who hustIes for the
firm Of Jacobs & Eisenberg, arrived
home last night IRON n very successful
business trip. lie reports business i'm
proving in some lines.
Mr.. John Eckcr!c, OF Cincinnati, rep
rescnting Il leaf tobacco firm OF that
city, had his first experience in Wheel.
ing yesterday, and he is quoted as being
very well pleased with the town and the
natives. Indeed, so. much so that he
promises TO call again.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-15
THE CONTRACT IS VOID.
So Many Pooplo Construe tho Ordi-
nance to Moan.
THE GARBAGE COLLECTION BIDS
May very Likely invo to DO all Gone
over A~gain-Tho Law Requires n
two.thlrds' Vote or n Majority ut
two Meetings on Different Days,
which Mr.. Becker did not Have.

AftOr all tho talk and all ting proceed
inGa in regard to tho letting Of tho con.
tract for tho collection OF tho garbage
in tho city tho next two years, 1t looks
very much rs II tho letting OF tho con.
tract to Charles Becker Tuesday night
was not valid, or Mt least not complete,
and the question Of awarding 1t would
have to DO voted on again.
Tho ordinance prescribing rules for
the government Of the council contains
n clause which reads as follows:
mo contract on behalf OF tho city
shall be entered into or authorized I'M
less two-thirds Of tho members present
when tho question is put shall concur
therein or unless tho same be c%oncurrud
in at two successive meetings Of the
council, held Oh different days, by ma
jority," etc.
The vote in tho second branch Tues.
day night was L. 10 0, and in tho first
it was u tic, and tho mayor gave the Do
Gliding vote. In neither branch was
there a two-thirds' vote, so that appnr-
emily the council will have to vote again
and give Mr.. Becker another majority,
or other action will haue to be taken.
Tho rule WIS overlooked Tuesday
night, but this point was raised ycstor-
day morning by Councilman ?. I.
Farrell.
The question was also raised yester-
day that the mayor is not a member OF
council, and cannot therefore give a
casting tote on q proposition for tho
adoption Of which the rule explicitly re.
qulres "a majority Of tho members
present" II this position is correct tho
award OF tho contract to Becker did not
V receive u majority.
When tho mayors attention was
called to the above rulo yesterday, he
said he thought tho contract could not
bc signed until the question had been
voted on again.