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land, we had already stored away several
tons OF walrus and bear meat from the
hunting done on the way up, and this store
VIII be increased as fast as may be.
Food for Forty-Two Men.
When our expedition sailed We took with
us a supply OF food large enough to keep
our party of forty-two men alive for three
years. For the seven Siberian ponies we
have enough hay and oats to keep them in
sood condition until We reach the north
ernmost camp, when they will be killed,
each one yielding 500 pounds for dog food.
In addition over 100 tons of dog food were
taken aboard at Tromsoe, Norway to sus-
tain our pack of CANNES. Now all this sup
ply will of itself be sufficient, We feel sure,
to carry us to the pole and over the other
side of the world down to the east coast OF
Greenland, where We shall find a further
supply of food left by the Belgia for our
use. But In case We shall not accomplish
our first dash to the pole, let us see how We
shall be fixed. In the first place, we shall
not have taken all our supplies on the
march-tons Of food will be stored at differ
ent stations along the way far Jack
sons old camp at Cape Flora. Then. IL
need be, the dog food. which includes penn
mcan. dried fish and dog biscuit, is good
enough for the human members of our par
ty to eat. We shall not be driven to the ex.
tremity of making the dog pack self-sus-
tanning through a process of eating itself,
nor shall We come to the limit OF eating
arctic sausage ourselves. We have a large
stock of what would have been impossible
luxuries to any previous expedition of the
kind.
All of these, however, as well as the reg
ular staple food are specially adapted to
arctic requirements, and they have been
put up in the most modern condensed FASH
ion. A full meal may be carried I'm watch
pocket, and it will include meats bread
and coffee. The principle of beef extracts,
tablets, etc, has been carried to soups,
eggs, coffee and many other forms of food
and drink. A good portion of pork and
beans is to be had in a small cracker
shaped tablet. A cup of coffee may be pre-
pared from bit Of kado, or the kado may
be eaten with the same cheering effect If,
during the long night, it becomes necessary
to make a sledge trip between stations or
to go out for extended observations, we
shall carry several meals i'm a coat pocket
and feel sure of satisfactory results. Time
and space would not permit of a list of our
foods, but as one other item let me mention
our stock of ~, 600 eggs crystallized SO that
they are contained in 1,JO0 tins Here
alone are sufficient breakfasts to last our
party three years
Well Looked After.
To my mind one great reason for the
many former failures to reach the pole has
been the perfectly natural result OF at
tempting too great task with too little O
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shore of Norman's Woe on which beats an
Icy shrouded ship with the two occupants
frozen stiff to the mast. But Longfellow
never lived beyond the Arctic circle and
those who may try to conjure up the ter
rors of the north forget that the polar re-
gions, grim and terrible as they are have
no hardships too great to be endured by
those impelled by such motives as are the
members of my party and backed by such
stores Of supplies as guarantee our lives
and a considerable degree of comfort dur
ing our say in the frozen north. For the
Baldwin-Ziegler Polar Expedition prepared
well-we have tons of food for ourselves
the dogs and the ponies, and our guns will
add much to this store. No expedition has
ever gone out with so complete an equip
ment.
Only Wild Game There.
There are only two sources of supply for
an arctic party after navigation closes
the cargo 1t has brought along and the
wild game to be found on the ice pack. So
an expedition in search for the north pole
needs to search for little else The food
which is brought along must be the MAIN
stay of life.
The game, of course, Is supplemental,
but, because fresh meat is necessary to
prevent scurvy among the members of the
party, and also because the hunting itself
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has little chance of escape. With our mod
ern guns there is often danger of over
confidence. On one of our hunting trips
there We're three of us together when We
sighted four bears, a mother and three
cubs, coming toward together. and
single member of the tribe, perhaps the
paternal ancestor, was not far away. We
CHANGED to be on the lee side of them and
they did not scent US until were quite
close to them. We opened fire upon the
group, but only one bullet took effect in
the mother bear. For some reason Letting
wells rifle missed fire. and had it not been
for the quick work of all of us we could
not have gotten out of the difficulty un-
harmed.
The choice parts Of the bear meat we
keep for our own table; the gall spiked
with a bit of cognac, makes an excellent
tonic, and the rest of the carcass is put
away for the use of the dogs Besides bear
and walrus We have captured few seal
and some of the members of the Frithjof
party have had some good duck shooting
The few other kinds of game are unim-
portant and Of little value as food. To be
sure there are elder ducks and some small
birds, as well as a variety of smaller ami
mails, mollusks, etc, but most of these are
to the south of our present winter camp.
The two practical articles of food to be OBJ
tanned outside Of our own supplies are polar
bear and walrus. Before the Frithjof re-
turned from Camp Ziegler, on Alger Is
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supply of food. The problem Of how an
arctic expedition is to feed itself is the
most important. 1 believe that we have
solved that problem. Our tons of food in
condensed form must be multiplied many
times before it is compared with that of
lormer expeditions, and to this We have
added bear and walrus meat in large guam
Titles. Instead of loading our dogs down
with seventy-hve to a hundred pounds
each, as has been the rule heretofore we
shall allow not more than TWENTY-FIVE
pounds to dog. The dogs themselves,
weighing about seventy-five pounds each,
VIII yield, if killed, half their weight in
good dog food. 1t could be shown that my
pack of dogs, 422 in number, would be self
sustaining on steady advance toward the
pole, and that, estimating 100 days for the
march of some 500 miles between our win
ter quarters and the northernmost point of
earth, we should have plenty of dogs left
TO bear US down to the Greenland coast
rms however, will not be necessary The
Ia1thful animals, without which our best
eHorts would be futile, will be well cared
for. They shall deserve all we can do for
them If they carry us where we wish to go,
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Only Two Sources of Supply for the
Pole Seeker.
his EQUIPMENT And WILD GAME
The Ba|dwin-Zieg'er Party Has
Enough to Last Three Years, IS
W \ L r U S MEAT RED

Written for The Evening Sar by Evelyn Briggs
Baldwin, Commander Of the Badwin-Ziegler
Polar Expedition.
Only those who have ventured beyond
the eightieth parallel of latitude can have
any idea of the complete isolation of polar
expedition during the long winter night
You, who may be sitting beside merry
crate fire when you read this, have no fear
of cold or hunger or any other need of
Natures great storehouses of food, heat
and comfort. But once you pass above the
Arctic circle and neglect to return to civ
iliZation before the ice pack closes in, the
truth is crushed upon you-heavily if you
are not possessed of sufficient supplies to
fight a six months night through to the
dawn, seriously even if you have every
thing an abundant foresight could have
provided for a struggle which is too often
fatal because of it's terrible monotony of
severe hardship.
For a night in the polar regions is not
an idle thing, neither is attempt to
reach this "end of the earth a simple voy-
age, a camping and a steady march over a
smooth field of ice. The stoutest hearts
are chilled by the long desolate night,
and crackles. And when the dawn comes.
there is only an encrcling whitenesS of
snow about to dazzle the eyes and the
breaking up Of the vast eXpanse into
chaSms and pinnacleS Of glistening ice
mountains.
1t is a harsh picture which you at home
may see-something like that Of the bleak
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offers a means of diversion and recreation.
this source of food supply becomes an i'm
portant factor. On my previous trips to
Franz Josef Land / had decided that the
western coast of Alger Island was favor
lite feeding ground of the walrus. Here
there is plenty of mollusks and such other
food as the walrus is accustomed to dig up
with his huge tuSkS. | considered il very
fortunate therefore, that our first arctic
camp was pitched on the southwest coast
of Alger Island, and we had not been To-
Gated there long before the truth Of my
former Surmise proven. Large herds
of walrus were in the near neighborhood,
and every man who could shoot gun or
hlrl a harpoon had plenty of sport during
the days following our arrival there. When
we were making our way up through the
Islands of Franz Josef group enc day we
had a sight that made our hearts glad
Right ahead of us was a herd of walrus
forty or fifty all told, diving and plunging
their great black bodies alternately in and
ont of the water. Then they caught sight
of us. but though the sight of greater sea
monsters may have been strange to them
our ships did not frighten them. We,
our part, were wary of venturing against
them except in large force, for the walrus
is fighter. l have seen him tear hole
through the oak bottom of a whaleboat
with little apparent effort We manned
three large boats, and with good men at
the oars and our best harpoons and rifles
in hand we started out. That was q chase
to remember The great bulls made no at
tempt 10 escape until twenty OF the herd
were Slaughtered Meantime they charged
our boats with their tusks and roared
loudly as they fought. Then the remainder
of the herd gave up the unequal contest
and, diving and swimming for a long time
under the surface, got away. One of our
boats followed against wind and tide for
nearly three miles, until, reaching the ice
pack, the herd made a stand. They had
taken refuge behind the shore ice and the
whole lot glared out defiiantly at US from
water hole. Two men worked their way
over the ice and drove the entire herd out
from behind the fragment of an iceberg
and then began a game of hide and seek
which lasted for an hour before we secured
another prize. The walruses dove and
struggled out of one hole into another. and
were SO sikllful in avoiding us that we had
no chance to hurl a harpoon or fire a rifle
with any effect. Finally the herd sep
arated, and we charged one group. out of
which We were able to get four good-sized
animals. One mornings hunt had netted us
tWenty-four walruses, and increased our
supply of dog food by several tons.
Tame Sport Usually.
In nine cases out of ten, hunting the polar
bear is about as much sport as shooting
the family COW, but, if you happen to VEN
ture on a tenth case. beware. The mother
bear will fight hard for her cubs, and if she
gets within striking distance Of her foe he
Evening star., 1901-12-28
Holiday Begging.

Begging schemes of all kinds multiply
during the holiday season, and it is so
common to hear appeals for help from per-
sons on the street that neither the number
nor the character make any impression on
the average mind. The saddest sight. how
ever, is to watch the faces of the little
boys and girls who are met with, and
whose professional appeals for aid sound
mechanical even from their childish lips.
One cannot help but reflect on the effect on
the minds and dispositions of these chill
dren of the course of life which either from
choice or otherwise they lead. If what
they say is false, then their daily lives is
one continual lie. If partially true how the
sensibilities must be blunted and the finer
feelings obliterated. There is also the i'm
portant consideration that the child spends
his days on the street and in consequence
IS prevented from attending school In
other words he is beginning to serve out a
life sentence OF ignorance without being
able to realize the import of the fate that
is before him. 1t is not surprising, there
fore. that the strong arm of the law
reaches out to prevent parents and guar
dlans from abusing their so-called natural
rights by depriving their children and
wards from enjoying privileges of educa-
ton.
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Mr.. Chamberlain i'm Germany.

rom the London Chronicle.
Mr. Chamberlain, at the present time, IN
the object of much popular obloouy and
hatred in Germany. but his unpopularity
does not extend to the palace of the empe-
ror, who has always been one of his hon.
est admirers ever since he had a long con-
versation with him on the occasion of one
OF his visits to this country. Bismarck also
mad a high respect for the statesmanlike
qualities of our colonial secretary, once de-
ciaring him to be clear headed, energetic
and "Zielbewusst," or knowing what he
wanted, and going straight for his object
II was this respect for the father which in
duced Bismarck to befriend the son. Mr..
Austen Chamberlain, when the latter spent
a winter at Berlin in the middle eighties.
For he paid him the compliment of asking
him to lunch with him in the Badziwfll
P4ace and took care that special facilities
should be given him for studying the insti.
tutions of Germany.
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The Result.
From Puck.


Friend-"Did you break your uncle's
will?"
Dooley-"Yes. Proved that the old man
made a million without knowing how to
manage his affairs, because his mind was
overshadowed by an approaching mania for
leaving his money to charitable institu-
tions ---.sss =, -
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vital Question.

From the Chicago News
He-''You are truly the first girl ever
loved"
she-'That isn't the point. Are you sure
will be the last?"
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An Unpropftious Time.

Mrs. Highblower-''You must surely come
to church today. The sermon is on the
dishonesty of business methods"
Highblower-"Then must wait untfl next
Sunday. have an important deal to puf
through this week"
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The Hefress-'You seem to have no OBJ
lection TO him, papa, except that he has no
money
Papa-"No; and I'll even admit that he's
trying hard to get some.''-Brooklyn Life
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OVER $4,000 CHILDREN,s BOOKS,
Previous Records Mt Kann's All
Broken.

Broken.
The Christmas trade was twice over as
heavy as any we had ever known before
The stock-shelves were crowded when the
sale began and every table stood over as
many books as we could pack under it.
Now the stock room is practically empty.
the floor has been cleared under all the
tables and we have barely enough books
left to meet the ordinary demand
This was the resume Of the book trade in
Kann's during the current month tersely
expressed by Miss Belle Morris. the exec
utive clerk Of that department. All about
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How the Mask Was Made.
The Mckinley death mask was made by
application of the most modern methods
known to the sculptOr's art. The features
or the dead magistrate were carefully
The age-herald., 1901-08-07
COTTON MARKET IS DEMORAL|zED
  One Cause Was the Decline in
 Liverpool LOSS OF IA TO f5 POINTS Bad Break in New Orleans Had lts h. fluenoe-WeekIy Reports Show an Improvement In Crop Conditions.
LOSS OF IA TO f5 POINTS


 New York, August .6.-The cotton mar ket started off weak In tone and very feverish with prices eight to thirteen points lower and for the rest of the ses- sion was well nigh demoralized with values at no time up to the opening figures. Everything pointed to lower market, while supporting orders were all so totally lacking
 The cause for this complete change of front on the part of local trade was mainly pronounced weakness in the Liv- erpool market where an advance of two to three points had been expected. Early cables showed unchanged prices but later there was a decline of five to six points under heavy liquidation, bear selling and bad Manchester trade news.
 Local sentiment was additionally infiu- enced by large receipts. fine weather ac- counts, splendid weekly crop statement from Washington absence of demand from spinners for spot cotton in any of the various markets. selling orders from New Orleans, bad break in the New Orleans market and favorable weather predictions. By midday net loss of fourteen to fifteen points was apparent, later increased to sixteen to eighteen points by continued liquidation and scarcity of buyers.
 The weekly government report stated that there had been a general improve ment of cotton since last report, that the plant in the drouth section of the South west was standing the ordeal well and that cotton was being picked over the southern section of Texas and market ed.
 The private crop reports received were quite in keeping with the government statement and did much to dishearten the tired longers. A few feeble efforts were made from time to time to bring about a rally but proved intellectual as buying came solely from shorts and was fmme- diately followed by fresh pressure from both sides. The decline sent August or to 7.10 October to 7.1s and January to 74 The market was finally barely steady with prices net sixteen to eigh- teen points lower. ia ! New York; August 6.-Cotton steady; middling, Sc; net receipts. 1110; gross re- ceipts 22O5; sales. 37; stock. 17O,607; ex- ports to Great Britain, 1449.
 Total today: Net receipts. $500; exports to Great Britain, 114s; exports to France, 3235; exports to the continent, bSS; stock 314,ST
 Consolidated: Net receipts, 9061; exports to Great Britain, 68S9; exports to france, 3235: exports to the continent, 1S,9T.
 Total since September l: Net receipts. I. .453, ,2sS; exports to Great Britain, 3,O0S.- 666; exports to France, 726,S24; exports to the continent, 2,559, ,344.
The age-herald., 1901-08-07
Cotton Letter.

Lee & Co.'S Cotton Letter to H. D. Goth
 ran & Go.
 New York August 6-There was a de- cided change of sentiment in the market this morning. as result of the Liverpool cables. Yesterdays report was very un- favorable. It was so construed here, and great many professionals bought for an advance in Liverpool this morning. In place of advancing, Liverpool declined sharply. There could have been nothing more disappointing in the market. Every one looked for to points advance and instead a loss of 3 to points took place. This was taken to indicate that the trade abroad is not inclined to buy cotton at the moment and the better weather in the South is improving the crop enough to counteract the influences of yesterday s figures.
 It looks very much as though the last bull point had been brought forward and for time at least the prospect of an ad- vance in prices is decidedly slim. On top of the bad Liverpool the days Washing ton report was the most favorable that has been received in some time. As far as present weather developments are con- cerned the situation Is by far the best of the past two months. When the June re- port came out and cotton was selling at cents, we stated that we believed the market purchase for higher prices when January was selling around 760 some time ago, it seemed advisable to take profits and only buy on declines after the weight of the August notices were off the market. But today prices have declined below the level reached when the 10000 August notices were issued, and there seems to be every indication that the supp port necessary to prevent a further de- cline is not to be expected
 With the crop improved, a sagging market would be natural and January may work lower.
 New York Cotton Futures.
The age-herald., 1901-08-07

will not only save you distTesslhs paln and valuable time, but will cost you leso money. There is also a satistaetlon ID knowing that the very best possible treat ment is being given to you by conpe, sn tent physician, who has experlenoe in such matters, and Is capable of cuIlns you in the qe test and most. perlee.e manner possible. I have treated prlFatee ae diseases as a speciality for the past nl teen years in the city or Birmingham anu I am therefore known to a great many But if you are not acquainted with Ine' l refer you with permission to First Nae tional Bank. Alabama National Bank, Jefferson County Savings Bank anu Steiner Bros. Bankers, as to my respon- stbility for my contracts. I cure many patients by mall treatment. Write TOT prices and terms. Address pr. Y. E. Hoi- loway. 1S01n Second avenue, Birmingham Ala
 Office. Second avenue and Eighteenth opposite postoffice.
 Office Hours-s:3O a. m. to 5:SO ?. m Sundays, 10 a. m. to 12 m.
The age-herald., 1901-08-07
IS were as follows:

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Quiet
 Wheat-No. 8 spring. 67@7o1sc; No. red, 701a@71Hc.
 ,Corn-No. ?, 559sc; No. yellow. 56Ac. Oats-No. 2. 351sGp3614c; No. white, ,S71kc {; No. 3 white, 8634@37%c.
 Rye-No. 1. 5611@571sc.
 Barley-Fair to choice mating, 58962c Flaxseed-No. l. $1. .65@1 .67; No. north western, s1. .6501. .67.
 Timothy Seed-Prime, $5.30. Mess Pork-Per barrel, $13. 900D13. .95. Lard-Per 100 pounds, $S. coos. .65. Short Rib Sides-Loose. S.7517. 30. Dry Salted Shoulders-Boxed. 7ss@7sc. Short Clear Sides-Boxed, $S. .30Q8. 10. Whisky-Basis of high wines, s1.29, Clover-Contract grade, $1025. On the Produce Exchange today quota tions were:
 Butter-Firm creamery 141a@2oc, dairy 120161kc.
 Cheese-Steady, 9A@10%c.
 Eggs-Firm; fresh 14914i1c.
The age-herald., 1901-08-07

ness to any extent. New York's opening helped the improvement and the close was firm
 We are inclined to hope over here for strong strike measures which will bring the strikers to reason. Copper shares were flat on the prolongation of the strike The bank of England has bought f30,000 gold in Australia and flo, 900 in Chi- na and half million Is due from India on Saturday.
The age-herald., 1901-08-07
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following real estate transfers have been placed on record in the office of the probate judge of Jefferson county:
 H Knoepfier and husband to Isaac Moses; $130. Emond $40.
 Wesley Ware to Ed and Emma Wood; $50
 F. s. Wilson and wife to c. c. Tothe- row; 5000.
 F. P. and J. D. Chamblee to Toney Scotch; 5000.
 E. c. Kay and husband to Hattie Schwab; sl15O.
 s. F. Norris and husband to E. L. Ad- Ter; s266.67.
 M. E. waldrop and husband to E. L. Adler: s266 67
The age-herald., 1901-08-07
Money on Call.

New York, August 6.-Money on call steady at 2Q2h per cent; last loan at 2 per cent; prime mercantile pa6sr at AZ O per cent; sterling exchanss firmer with actual business in bankers bills at s4.S7B for demand, and $4 S5E04. .85as for sixty days; posted rates, $4. .S6 and $4. SS11a i; commercial bills, s4.s41sQp4.S5.
 Barsilver, 5Sssc; Mexican dollars, 46c
 Government bonds steady; state bonds inactive; railroad bonds irregular.
The age-herald., 1901-08-07
Mra. wInsIow,s soothIna syrup

the best remedy for DIARRHOEA Sold by druggists in every part of the world Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow' s Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING. with PERFECT SUCCESS It SOOTHS the CHILD. SOFTENs the GUMS. ALI,AYS all PAIN, CURES WIND COLIC, and is Twenty-Five cents a bottle.