Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-24

occurred before the goal was reached.
THE first place was gained by Snow
Shoe Dave which soubriquet he was given
by his many admirers and prize No. / ac-
corded him. r. and G. easily won the sec
ond and third places. respectively, and re-
ceived the corresponding rewards
Foot and Sled Races.
"All hands now repaired to the quarters
where the victors were complimented. ic-
cessful bettors congratulated and new
wagers laid in the coming foot race. This
took place at II am, and excited fully as
much interest as the s. S. race. Three of
the six contestants came in neck and neck
for the first place, and in the second trial
the first money was won by our lusty chef
de cuisine, H. second and l.. third. This con-
test was undoubtedly the most spirited.
owing probably to the fact that a bottle of
ardent an item included in the first
prize.
Next on the program was the dog team
race, to sledge two miles and return, be-
tween two members of the Fort Conger
Dog Driving Association, Jens and Fred
erick. After an absence of twenty-eight
minutes they came tearing into the sta
ton, Frederick holding a slight lead. Jens
attributes his failure to internecine war
fare melted among his team by the bel
ligerent procliv:ties Of 'Ritenbenk'-his king
dog The rifle match was now the order
of the day; large number participated.
H., JtllS anu u IIldUe tIle llTSl, SeCOLu anu
third best scores respectively.
1T was now p m and the interchangeable
cooks announced dinner. We sat down to
bounteous spread the table grooming I'M
der good things. A splendid evening was
now spent, during which the prizes were
distributed, a few very pleasant remarks
made by our commander and the flowing
bowl passed around, and thus ended the
coolest. but by no means the least enjoy
able Thanksgiving day that has ever been
celebrated"
A Candidate for Office.
Politics and the hunt for office were not
unknown in the little arctic community, as
the following will show:
ITO the Editor Of the Arctic Moon: AS
Grnnell Land is a reorganiZed territory of
the United States and having territorial
form Of government, a delegate from this
territory is to be elected, who Is to take
his $50 at The opening of the Forty-sev-
enth session OF Congress. The undersigned
offers himself as candidate for the office,
on the following platform:
Il am in favor of reaching the north pole
by balloon, liberal appropriation for the
purchase of lime juice, compulsory educa-
ton, unlimited emigration, a hundred and
sixty acres of land, one musk OK and two
EsqulmauX dogs to each actual settler. l
am also strong advocate Of woman's
rights, but tn ere is good in rights with
out the women. l am prepared to chaw'
1t is plump and will stand without being
propped up. CONNELL.'
An Exciting Incident.
I'VE would call the attention of those
philosophers who are continually preaching
of the degeneracy Of the times and looking
to the days of ch!valry and ancient history
for heroes and the exhibition of great cour-
age to the following circumstance which
occurred recently in our own community
No bright page in the history of Rome or
Greece can dim its luster
"A few days ago a small party were TAX
ing their daily constitutional over the two
mile course to Dutch Island. They had not
proceeded far when by the dim, uncertain
light they saw pack of Notwithstanding
animals emerge from the Specter-like hum
mockS of ice and approach at a terrible rate
The situation was taken in at glance; each
member of the devoted little band saw a
terrible death staring him in the face for
the horrible ferocity of a pack of hungry
wolves is we'll known. and resolved to sell
life as dearly as possible One is at once re-
minded of the little Spartan band at old
Thermopylae. Our party had no suitable
arms, but its Leonidas in stentor-lke
tones, shouted Draw your jack-knives and
resist the terrible onslaught With bleached
face, but stone heart, each man produced
his insignificant weapon and braced himself
for the hand-to-hand encounter A mo-
ment of terrible suspense, during which you
might have heard gum-drop, and Gypsy
COoney ana ola MAJOR. ana others of
fourfooted pets were fawning about them
The brave party had forgotten that the
Esquimaux, with a troop of dogs had
started out in advance of them
Incidents and Accidents.
Introducing No. of Volume 1, the editor
wrote:
I'VE present with this, our second number.
supplement, rendered necessary by start
ing story without measuring it's LENGTH
The Moon chronicles several incidents and
small accidents to members of the party,
and then says:
ION the 9Th instant there was a partial
eclipse of the moon. Our namesake bore
1t bravely and came out unmpaired Not
anticipating any such demonstration on the
part Of Luna, we were quite taken aback.
One realized wildly on this occasion the
amount of light the moon possesses. The
eclipse commenced about 10 am, and end
ed about 4:30 pm, local time
THE Moon" speaks in high praise Of a
performance Of the Lime Juice Club at
the Dutch Island Opera House. for lone
night only" Admission to the dress circle
was one pound Of tobacco, general admis-
sion one-half pound and the hayloft free.
George W. Rice was manager, H. S. Gar
diner treasurer, and Prof. Schneider leader
of the orchestra. The program included a
great array of vaudeville talent and the
programs were got up regardless For the
benefit Of the stylish audience it was an
nounced that dog chariots might be ordered