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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-18

crust which was to hold down the unruly
deep for 80 many months thickencI anu
closed.
During the last days Of brief sunshine
the weather cleared, and at noon ON Octo,
ber - everybody sought the Freedom of
the open for hast glimpse of the DYING
day. There was a charm OF color ana
glitter but no one seemed quite happy as
The sun sank under the southern ice. Ion
II was not 10 rise again for IFS days.
The Lskinos took this as signal TO
enter u trance of sadness. in which the
bereavement Of each family and the dis
comfort Of the year are enacted in dra-
Datic chants or dances. But to us tle
sunset OF 1907 was inspiration for the
nnal work in directing the shaping Of the
outht with which to begin the conquest
OF the pole at sunrise OF 1908.
Most expeditions have had the adyan-
'tase Of the liberal hand Of government
or OF an ample private fund. We were
denied both fayors. But we were not en-.
numbered with a cargo of mislits devised
by home dreamers, nor was the project
handicapped by the usual army of nov
ices, for white men at best must be re-
garded as amateurs compared with the
expert efficiency Of the Eskimo ia his
own environment. Our food supply con,
tained only the prime factors OF primitive
nourlshment. Special foods and laboI1l-
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to carry 1t for three months without hope
less destruction requires an amount Of
energy which stamps the polar venture
with failure
Selecting a Boat.
Sectional boats, aluminium boats, skin
floats AID other devices have been tried.
but to all there is the same fatal objec'
uon of impossible transportation. 1t
seems rather ODD that the ordinary fold
Ing canvas boat has not been pressed into
this service.
We found Il 10 fit the situation exactly,
selecting twelve foot Eureka shaped
boat with wooden frame. The stats,
sprcaders aud hoor pieces were utilized
as parts OF sleds. The canvas cover
served as ioor cloth for our sleeping
bags, Thus the boat did useful service
for hundred days and vas never IN eyI-
deuce as u cumbersome device,
When at last the craft was spread aud
covered, in it we carried the sled, In il
we camped, in it we sought game, the
meat OF which took the place of exhausted
supplies. Without il we too would not
have returned.
Preparation os the staple food supply
is of even greater importance Than means
Of locomotion. To the success of pro
onged Arctic enterprise in transit sue
cessiye experience is bound to dictate a
wise choice of equipment, 5ut II does not
often educate the stomach.
From the published accounts of Arctic
travellers il is impossible to select n sat
isiactory menu for future explorers, and
l hasten to add that perhaps our expert
ence will be equally unsatisfactory TO
subsequent victims.
Nor is it safe to listen TO scientific ad'
vice, for the stomach is the one organ OF
the body which stands as the autocrat
over every other human sense and passion
aud win not easily yield to foreign die
tates.
The problem differs with every man.
Ii differs with every expedition and II Is
radically different with every nation.
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Fourth InStaln1ent
THE CONQUEST OF THE POLE.
BY DR.. Frederick A. Cook.

Axi7A Copyright Herald Company. x
In Copyright Act
Vi als Copyright Republic Mexico
lNaNWA Righss W
Etorms now up force and frequency that was
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thus when De Gerlache forced Sorv~
gan food into French stouschs he leaSae1
'hat there was nStioauiity h. kastrs.
Ionicp
III (his respect, as In Others | was
helped very mucn by tie people who were
TO line up my forces. Tho Eskimo 10 ever
hungry, but his taste is normal. Thilxa
OF doubtful value Ia nutrition form 10
part IN his dietary. Animal food, near
and fat is entirely satisfactory ia
steady diet without other adjuncts. His
iood requires neither salt nor sugar, asr
s cooking matter Of necessity.
Quantity is important, but qualify sp-
Plies only TO the relative proportion ut Ia >
with tins key 10 the gaslrouonics of oue
lockers pemmican was selected as rus
staple food, which also served equally
well for the dogs.
| We had an ample supply of peai u ica "A.
made by Armour, of pounded drief beef.
spnnkled with few raisins. some cur.
rants and small quanuJy ot sugar. IL.
mixture was eemented together VIVA
heated beef tallow and run INTO tin GALA
containing six pounds each.
lhls combination was invented by an
American Indian II has been used bs.
fore as part of the long list Of foodstans
in Areuc products, but with Us il wss
the whole bill Of fare wnen away trsa.
game haunts.
Only few palate surprises were car.
ried and these will be Indicated in r.s
narrative OF camp life. The entire WIN.
Ter and night were spent win bn,y,
hands. under dIreepoa OF ESSias and
Caucasian ingenuity. in working out Iss
clothing aud camp comforts wiraout
which we could not Invade the forbiddes
mystery of the polar BASIN
Although We did not follow closeiy
either the routes or methods of our pred
ecessors, we are, nevertheless, douhly in
debted TO tkem, for their experiences, In
Guiding their failures. were our stsppilx
stones TO success
| h,nA If.nslL ~ IA. y q .. A
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NO ANXIETY FOR WINTER.

With larder fairly stocked and good
prospects for other tasty meats, we were
spared the usual anxiety of winter
without winter supplies, and Erancke was
just the man to use this game to good
effect, for he had way of preparing
our primitive provisions that made our
dinners seem quite equal To a Holland
House spread.
In the middle of October fox skins were
prime, and then new steel traps were dis
trlbuted and set near the many caches.
By this time the Eskimos had all aban-
doned their sealskin tents and were
snugly settled in their winter igloos. The
ground was covered with snow aud the
sea was nearly frozen over everywhere.
Everybody was busy preparing for the
coming cold and night. The temperature
was about 20 degrees below zero. Seve Q
storms were becoming less frequent aud
the air. though colder, was less humid
and less disagreeable, An ice fort was
formed aud the winter sledging was he
gun by short excursions to bait the loS
traps and gather the foxes.
All these pursuits. with the work Of
building and repairing sleds. making dog
harness and shaping new winter Go.hing,
kept up lively interest while the great
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kayaks few wairuses captured
boats hunting confined the quest seal through
the young ice
similar quest being followed every village from Annoo
ok Cape York. But all activity would be limited
a open spaces prominent headands
The of the real hunt changed from the the land
We had caribou The little gathered
during the and elder duck bgged later disappeared
when used steady diet We procure hare ptarman
reindeer for had yet learned relish shy,
verlke substance which is characteristic of all
Guns and ammunition distributed the winds
were easy enough to allow to venture out sought
neghborng hills Francke with gun on
shoulder
The combined results gave long ptamgan two rein
deer and sixteen hare AS upper slopes the game
forced down the we could still hope to hunt in
the feeble light of the early part of the night.
-;a NO ANXIETY FOR WINTER
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SYNOpSISOf CHAPTERS PRINTED

his thrilling siOrn Ihe Conquest o. ae f0
"Wednesday, September D ffeaefH a.
Bradley p0Va9 10 o
III. egHp"en' neeaea I0r e
.
mrote story Of Eskimo sve ha
He ho nome ge mo
dreary etenee ho d"eAs 20
mo " "dde l"o"
and, res Tor he Q evdEatoh
r BIadey ms party
uergp in thoirp fhai ddSh
tnGrendnd search
iuther horh Dr. CooS
GG Cape A"e"nd a"d 0" f0~a Cape
ndrrdu wth Etdh
Annoook sastpoi O. cdilt
described to Edh
then phich he selected tho base tor
is the
IL describes Ae cork Of
uinter qsarfe description Of mar0ha hunt
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End Fous,h t.ssslssas As.
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BUILDING OF SLEDS ONE OF THE FIRST
TASKS TAKEN UP IN THE EVENING
How the Wood and Iron Were Selected and Dog Harnesses
Were Made of Canvas Instead of Leather to
Guard Against Canine AppetteS 9a.
Lack OF the Usual Liberal Government Appropriation pya.s s
Was Made Up by Unceasing Energy of Wei
A!E!@. Experienced Hanos ;sassusna
Out in October.

to carry 1t for three months without hope
less destruction requires an amount Of
energy which stamps the polar venture
with failure
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FRANCKE'S ABILITIES AS A CHEF GREATLY
ADDED TO COMFORT OF WINTER CAMP
Many Holland House Spread Cheered the White Men
Who Had Not Acquired Relish for the Flesh
of Marine Mammals.
PREPARED FOR THE COMING
Dscoyersr Describes the Winter Menu Which Included Supply OF Penn
fis n,ican Brought from lionle-What Pemncan
9iy ynfF{ Is Made Of.

Copyright 1909 by the New York Herald Company.
Registered iu Canada with the Copyright Act
Copyright of the Republic of Mexico
Rights Reserved.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-06-02
The Desert Tortoise.

One Of the most interesting reptiles
of California's great desert Is the des-
ert tortoise. A writer in Suburban
Life says: II have found as many as
twenty Of these hard shelled fellows
that we usually associate in our minds
with the thought Of water in the very
heart of the desert, where the water
was exceedingly scarce. Yet when you
pick them up they generally void two
or three large spoonfuls Of liquid. Dis
section shows that they each have two
large water sacks on the back, and
these afford them their water supply.
They are great travellers and can walk
faster than we should imagine. They
are also good climbers. I have watch
ed one for hours climbing up and
down the rocky sides Of a desert
mountain. He could wriggle himself
up to rock almost as high as he was
long. Raising himself on his tail end,
he would use his head as a hook,
then claw with his right leg until It
had secured good hold, then, with
what seemed to me extraordinary
strength, he would lift himself up and
wiggle his body into a secure posi-
uOn."
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D0|NGS AMONG BEMIDJpS
COUNTRY NE|GHBORS
Live Correspondents of the Pioneer
Write the News from Their
Localities.
Wilton.


Mrs. Mary Moore is quite ill
with a cancer and stroke of
paralysis.
Misses Oma and Nora Hannah
took state examinations at the
Wilton school last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Rogers and
family visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
B. H. Major last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merton Smith of
Nymore visited Mr.. and Mrs. B..
H. Major last week, returning
home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Dahl and
sister-in-law, Miss Scion of Will
ton, were visitors at B. H. Majors
Monday morning.
The dance given by Mr.. and
Mrs. William Erhart Saturday
night was largely attended and all
report good time.
Mrs. Allen Tell and son, Fred
Teske, and Bert Hopper were
visitors at Mr.. and Mrs. B. H.
Majors last Sunday.
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years and a marked progress in
getting them graded to the stand
ard is shown by having the first
graduating exercises.
The following program will be
given:
Orchestra
Opretta-A Merry Company.
Cadets-David Larson, Sydney
Olson, Laurence Weeks, Lenard
Sogal, Helmar Erickson, Elwood
listed, Edward Johnson, Fred Hen
derson, Erick Norelt, Esther Swed-
berg Charley; girls-Agnes
Eagen, Marion Sogal, Josephine
Sogal, Esther Maus, Tressa Maus,
Fern Minnick, Elsa Lundquist,
Bernice Henderson; policemen
Luther Bang, BERTHE Fuller,
Kenneth Weeks.
Orchestra.
Invocation-Rev. T. w. How
ard.
Class Prophesy-Abe Sogal.
Class POem-Emil Larson.
Presentation of the Class gifts
Helen Minnick.
Presentation of diplomas-Pres
Of Board c. L. listed.
Class Roll: Emil Larsen, Helen
Minnick, Abraham Sogal, Esther
Swedberg.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-06-02
ACTION IN DITCH MATTER
POSTPONED TO JUNE 9TH
Injunction Asked Against the Compile
ton of State Ditch North of
Deer River.

The matter of the application for
permanent injunction preventing
the further construction of state
ditch in Itasca county, known as
State Ditch No. 81, was presented
to Judge Stanton in district court,
yesterday afternoon, and the judge
continued action in the matter until
June 9.
This case is the outcome of the
construction of a state ditch, thir-
teen miles in length, which drains
, land north of Deer River, the drain
age to flow into Curry brook, four
miles north of Deer River.
A number of farmers living along
the brook claim that the brook is
not of sufficient size to carry the
over flow from the ditch without
inundating lands on the sides of the
brook, and Alexander T. Reed, one
of the farmers living on the brook,
made application, through his
attorneys, Thwing & Rossman of
Grand Rapids, for temporary
restraining orders pending the
hearing for permanent injunction
stopping futher construction of the
ditch. This temporary restraining
order was issued and the plaintiff
was here yesterday, accompanied by
W. A. Rossman, his counsel, for the
purpose of being heard in the matter
of the injunction.
John Kohler, the contractor who
has been building the ditch, was
also here to be heard in the matter.
Work on the ditch has been nearly
completed and if permanent in
junction is not secured Mr.. Kohler
will 60 ahead and complet the
ditch as soon as possible.
Messrs. Rossman, Kohler and
Reed returned to Grand Rapids
yesterday but will be back in Be-
midi on the 9th inst. TO appear be.
fore Judge Stanton in the Injunction
proceedings.
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PRISONERS OUT ON BOND
Court Postpones Passing Sentence on
Men Accused of Contempt.

Court Postpones Passing Sentence on
Men Accused of Contempt.
Washington, June I'm the case
Of former Sheriff Shipp and others of
Chattanooga, Tenn, charged with con-
tempt of the supreme court of the
United States, the court postponed
the passing of sentence to permit the
prisoners to file petitions for rehear-
ing. The cases, therefore, go over
until next term, the prisoners remain
ing out on bond.
The corridor outside the courtroom
was densely crowded with persons
filled with a desire to get view Of
the six principals in the unusual case.
Only few, however, were able to
get inside. as the space was almost
entirely taken up by attorneys and
congressman, including the delegation
from Tennessee.
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SpOOner and Baudette.

JuuC L.
Bids for clearing the Spoone,
school grounds will be let this
evening.
James A. Matthew returned
from his trip down the line on
Saturday evening.
County Commissioner H eli c
Clementsen returned from Bemidi1
the last of the week.
A. B. Carr will conduct shoot.
ing gallery on the vacant lot be-
tween the Lyceum and Miller
Bros. at Baudette.
c. L. Martin arrived from
Michigan on Wednesday, Mr..
Martin is in the employ of the
1tasca Cedar Company.
The council OF Baudette has
appointed Oscar Clauson C. E.
of St. Paul to superintend the in
stalling of the water works and
Sewerage system, which is to be
installed this summer.
The Spooner public schools will
celebrate the first eight grade
commencement on June 4th. The
public school of this place has
only been in existence for two
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S0lWay.

JuAC 4.
F. H. Jackson lost a valuable
horse Monday.
Roy Luce was in Bemidji on
business Tuesday.
Ray Dickinson IS painting his
residence this week.
Alex. Forbes made a business
trip to Bagley Monday.
Oscar Peterson of Azure was in
town on his way to Shevlin.
Mrs. c. M. Peterson was at
Bemidji Monday visiting with her
daughters.
Alfred Plat has been in town a
few days visiting with his friends.
The dance Saturday evening
was largely attended. Everybody
reports fine time.
Miss Edna Peterson was down
from Bemidji and visited with her
parents over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnnie Sullivan
OF Bemldji are visiting with his
parents here this week.
J. Hayes is moving on his farm
west OF town, where he will do a
little farming this summer,
Mrs. Robert Neving was in town
Tuesday on her way to Bemidji,
returning on the evening train.
O. A. Sine was in Bemidii be-
tween trains Monday, Gilbert
Baglee taking his place in the
store while gone.
Dannie Sullivan has the con-
tract for digging a cellar under
the saloon. He has a large crew
of men at work. He expects to
finish the job this week.
Miss Nora Henderson of OUR
ing, MIMI, and Nels Arbougan of
Solway were married Sunday. We
wish the young couple long and
happy life.
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Biggest Picnic OF the Season,

Next Wednesday afternoon.
June 9, the Presbyterian men will
give a trip down the Mississippi
river with supper at the Electric
company's dam. The first boat
will leave the city dock at I o'clock;
afterwards boats leave every hour
until $ o'clock thus giving every.
one an opportunity to go: either
to spend the afternoon or just in
time for supper. One ticket en-
titles you to the round trip and a
good supper. Secure your tickets
early. ~
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AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCOR
PORATION OF
Bemidji Pioneer Publishing Company.
State Of Minnesota,

State of Minnesota, g..
County of Beltrami. 3D.
and severaiiv sworn. each for himself de-
poses and under his oath certifes: That
they are respectively the President and Sec
pany. corporation organized and existing
u ~ M; ana by virtue of the laws OF the State
of minnesota.
the office Of said corporation, in the City OF
Bemidji., Minnesota. at q special meeting Of
the stockholders of said corporation, duly
amending Article III of the articles of in
corpora alton Of said corporation. So as to in
crease the capital stock of said corporation
half thereof shall be common stock and one
half thereof shall be preferred stock. and to
provide the rate Of dividend which such
OF issuing such stock, at which meeting
stockholders Of said corporation owning and
representing Ing 100 shares out Of total of III
Ill shares being the total number of shares of
stock of said corporation now issued and out
standing. the following resolution was unani-
";REsOLVED that Article III of the ar
ticles Of incorporation of this corporation be
amenoed so as to increase the capital stock
there9f from from $1,000 to $4,000 and SO as to
common stock and one-half thereof shall be
preferred stock. and that said preferred
stoG 70 Of THIS corporation shall bear and draw
which dividend shall be cumulative. and
which dividend shall be paid before any
dividend is paid on the common stock of this
read as follows:
ARTICLE III.
Section /: The capital stock Of this cor
poration shall be forty Thousand dollars
CS4o.O00). and the same shall be divided into
Iour h nun r sharesof the par value of one
One half of said stock shall be common
stoc aga thereof shall be
mated upon the certificates thereof. and the
same shall bear and draw an annual dividend
OF eight per cent, which said dividend shall
be paid before any dividend is paid on the
common stock of said corporation.
section2 2. Said stock shall be paid for in
such h. manner and at such times as the Board
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said Presi-
dent and Secretary of said corporation have
Of said corporation this 9th day of May,
1909. -
4: Kaiser.
eth day OF May, 1909.
f NStaFy Public Beltraml G GG?unty;
MY Commission expires Sept. 10, 1910.
State of Minnesota,
Department of State.
hereby certify that the within instrument
was filed for record in this office on the
2sth day of May. A. D. 1909 at q o'clock D. M,
and was duly recorded in Book R3 of
incorporation on page 46a.
julius A. Schmahl,
Secretary of State.
29413
Office Of Register of Deeds,
Beltrami County. Mimi. I
l hereby certify that the within instru-
ment was filed in this Office for record on the
18th day of May, A. d. 1909 at 2 o'clock D. M,
and was duly recorded in Book of Mis-. on
on page 500.
J. O. Harris
Register of Deeds.
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Workman Crushed to Death.

st. Paul, June 2.-Crushed and
mangled almost beyond recognition
and with almost every bone in his
body broken Pearley Holmes, EN-.
ployed as an oiler by the St, Paul
Crushed Stone company, is dead at
the city hospital. While attempting
to repair belt on an engine Holmes
was caught in the machinery and
pulled through an immense pulley
used to lift large pieces of stone
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Eighth Grade Exercises Tomorrow
Evening.

The commencement exercises of
the Eighth grade of the Bemidji
schools will be held at the City
Opera House tomorrow evening,
beginning at SIS sharp.
All those who desire to attend
should be on hand promptly at 8:15
%. m.
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ENDS LIFE WHILE ASLEEP
Strange Version Of New York Wo.
mans Death.

New York. June 2.-That Mrs.
Edith Cunningham, who was found
dead in an alcove dressing room,
smothered by gas, committed suicide
while in a somnambultstic state was
the remarkable theory advanced by
Coroner Hamburger.
George A. Cunningham, the hus-
band, to whom the woman was mar
r1ed less than year ago, while not
acquiescing in the coroner's theory
admitted that his wife had been a vic
tim of somnambulism for many years.
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Bandits Hold Up Merrymakers.

Denver, June 2.-Four masked high
waymen held up crowd of thirty
merrymakers at the Tavern, a resort
at Petersburg, ten miles from Den
yer, and made away with more than
$4,000 worth of diamonds and 5000
cash. The robbers escaped on horse
hack.
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GUESTS BADLY FRIGHTENED
Fire in Chicago Hotel Results ir
Many Narrow Escapes.

WdHy VarTOW ESCAPES.
Chicago, June I'm a fire at the
Stockholm hotel several persons were
overcome by smoke and were carried
to the street by fremen and police
Many other guests narrowly escaped
injury. The hotel is a six-story brick
building. The flames started in a
restaurant on the first floor. The
whole structure was soon filled with
smoke. Frightened guests rushed for
the fire escapes, which became
blocked, causing several persons to
drop from windows
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nal Company.

nal Company.
Indianapolis, June 2.-Charged with
having committed criminal libel in
publishing articles alleging that there
was corruption in the purchase of the
Panama canal by the United States
Delavan Smith and Charles R. Will
Jams, owners of the Indianapolis
News, appeared before Judge Ander-
son in the United States court of this
district resisting the effort of the fed
eral government to remove them for
trial to the District of Columbia Stu
art Mcnamara, assistant United
States attorney for the District of
Columbia, made the government S
opening statement. He said the de-
PENDANTS had published in their news
papers charges that syndicate com
posed of G. P Taft, Douglass Robin
son, William Nelson Cromwell, j. Pier
pont Morgan and others bought from
the old Panama Canal company the
securities of the canal company for
about $12,000,000 and that by use of
influence in the high places of the
government the syndicate was enabled
to unload the Panama property on
the United States for about $40,000,'
900. thus wrongfully taking an enor
nous profit. Mr.. Mcnamara asked
that Judge Anderson, sitting as a
committing magistrate, make an order
removing Messrs. Smith and Williams
to the District of Columbia for trial.
Ferdinand Winter, for the defend
ants, maintained that the indictment
is defective on it's face; that the Of
Tense alleged was not one in which
defendants could be removed from
their own United States district to an
other for trial.