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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-06

out into the bay and anchored for Il
few hours. Oonanooi was but one OF
six villages ID which the tribe Ind di-
yided its $50 people for the current
season.
TO study the people, to further en-
courage the game of barter and to en-
Joy the rare sport of yachting and
hunting in mans northernmost haunts
we prepared to visit as many villages
as possible.
la the morning the anchor was'rais-
ed, and the yacht set sail TO a light
wind headed for more northern vii
lagos
Ducks were secured in abundance
Seals were given chase. but they were
able to escape our craft. Nearing
Saunders island herd of waIrus was
seen on Il pan Of drift ice far ahead
of the yacht
Two with splendid tusks were OBJ
tanned and two tons Of meat hlubbeF
were turned over to our Eskimo al
lies.
An Eskimo Widows Story.
Among the Eskimo passengers pac-
ing the deck was 4 widow. who. In
tears, told us the story of her pfe-a
story which offered peep into the
comedy and tragedy of Eskimo exist
ence. She had arranged a den under
a shelter Of sealskins among the AM
Choir chains We had offered her Il
large bed, with straw in it. and a
place between decks as a better nest
for her brood of youngsters but she
refused, saying she preferred the open
air on deck
She had come from American shores
and. as foreign belle, her hand was
sought early At thirteen Ikwa intro
duced her to welded life not strewr
with bluhber. He was cruel and not
aIunvs Truthful
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-06
WRONG IMPRESSION.

Baltimore, Md, Oct. 4,--Dr. Cook,
after reading the copenhagen dis
patch said tonight:
The wrong impression has been
received in Denmark as to what | said
at Washington last night. would
be glad to have the Associated Press
say that shall adhere to the plan tC
have the University of Copenhagen
make the first examination of my rec
ords, but shall ask the university tC
withhold the announcement OF the re
suit Until the records are examined
simultaneously by all geographical so
cieties of the world
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-06
MRS. PINKHAM's STANDING INVITATION:

Women suffering from any fomof female weakness rein-
ved toprompty communicate with Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn
Mass All letters received opened read and answered by
women. woman freely talk Of her private illness
to woman; thus has been established this confidence
between Mrs. Pinkham and the women of America which
has been broken Never has she published testi-
monal or used letter without the written consent OF the
writer and has the company allowed these conf
dental letters to get out Of their possession the hum
dreds of thousands Of them in their files will attest
Out of the vast volume Of experience which Mrs Pink
ham has to draw from, it than possible that she
has gained the very knowledge needed in your case.
She asks nothing in return except your good WILL and her
advice has helped thousands Surely any woman rich or
poor should be glad take advantage Of this generous
offer of assistance Address Mrs Pinkham Of Lydia
E. Pnkham Medicine Co.. Lynn Mass.
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This Fact in addressing Mrs. Pinkham YOU are con-
hdng your private ills to woman whose ex-
penence with womens diseases twenty-five years.
The present Mrs Pnkham, daughter-in-law of Lydia E.
since her decease continued to advise women.
Many women suffer in silence and drift along from bad
to knowing we'll that they ought have immediate
assistance, but natural modesty causes them to shrink
from exposing themselves to the questions and probable
tonng and examination is unnecessary. Without cost
you consult woman whose knowledge from actual
experience is great.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-06

Two girls graced their home. One
was now married. When the young
est was out of her hood. Ikwa' took
the children and invited her to leave.
saying that he had taken TO wife
Ahtah. n plump maid and good
seanlstress
Nance had neither advantage. but
she knew something of human nature.
aud soon found another husband, n
good deal older. but better than the
first. Their life WAS 4 hard one. for
Nordingwah WIS not 4 r0ed hunter,
but their home was peaceable. quiet
and happy. Two children etaivened
/ IL. Both were at her side on the
yacht, Il boy of eight. the only deaf
and dumb Eskimo In all the land and
thin. pale weakling of three
Both had been condemned by the
| Eskimo law of the survival of the fit
| test. the first because of insufficient
| senses aud the second because il was
under three and still on its mothers
| back when the father passed away
| They were not to participate In the
strife of life. l'ut an unusual mother
loved them.
| A few days before the previous win
| ter the Old father, anxious to provide
! warm hearskins for he prolonged
night. had veitturrd alone far up into
the mountains. His gun went off acct
deutally, and he never returned.
| The executor of the brother of Ma.
nee's former husband WAS Kind to
/ her for the long night aud kept fam
| Inc from her door III the summer
day she had been allie to keep herself,
but who could provide for her for
( the night to Gomez Her only resource
was to seek the chilled heart OF her
former husband. and we we're per-
forming the unpleasant mission OF
/ taking her 10 him as wife No >.
When we later saw lkWa he did not
! thank rs for The trouble we had taken,
but we had expected no reward
The speed Of the yacht increased as
the night advanced A snow squat
| frosted the decks, and to escape the
icy air we sought our warm berths
! early. At o'clock in he morning
the gray gloom separated aud the
warm sun poured forth Il suitable
wealth of August rays.
AT this time we passed the ice bat
| tered and storm swept cliff OF Cape
Parry. Beyond was Whale sound, On
n sen of gold strewn with ice islands
of ultramafine and alabaSter. whales
Spouted and walrus shouted. The
grampus, was out early for n fight.
Large focks Of little auks rushed over
on hurried missions
Entering nsefield Gulf.
The wind was light. but the engines
! pulled us along at pace just fast
enough 10 allow us to enjoy the superb
| surroundings. In the afternoon we
were well into Ingletield gulf. and near
ntiblu there was Il strong head wind
and enough ice about TO engage the
eye Of the lookout,
We aimed here to secure Eskimo
guides ard with them seek caribou II
Olrlck's bay While The yacht was
lacking for favorable berth in thu
drift off kanga the launch was low
cred and we sought to interview tn
I1skimos of lttiblu There we're onI.
one woman. Il few children and abou
q score Of dogs at the place. The wo
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-06
DEPENDS upon
COOKS REASON
WHETHER COPENHAGEN UNI
VERStTY WILL WAIVE CLAIM
TO EXAMINE DATA--WRONG
IMPRESSION GAINED.

Copenhagen, Oct. 1.-The an
rouncement of Dr. Cooks willingness
to request the University of Copen.
hagen to waive its claim to first ex.
ANIMATION of his records caused keen
disappointment here.
The rector of the university sail
the university's action would depend
upon the reason Cook gives,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-06
Explorers Own Account
Of His Journey to the
Goal --- Hunting Adven-
lures Among!he Eskimos
FIRST ARTICLEl


all times.
The yacht lodged The icebergs and
dangerous rocks In the fog about
Cape Athol. then turned eastward 10
cross WolsteuhoIme sound.
AS we neared Table mountain,
which guards North Star bay, many
natives came out in kayaks to meet
us Some were recognized as Old
friends. There was Myah. he of many
wives: Oobloiah, who had executed
Angougibsah. styled The villain By
Gibson at Rcdcliffe House, and Pin
coota. husband of the queen. IN whose
family are to be found the only by
brid children of the tribe.
Later, i.nud Rasmussen, Danish
writer. living rs Il native among the
people, came aboard. With him we
got better acquainted during the win
ter.
Late at night Il visit was made to
the town of Oomanooi. There were
seven triangular sealsIin tents, con-
veniently placed on picturesque rocks
Gathered about these in large num-
bprs We're men. women and children.
shisering in The midnight chill.
They were odd looking specimens OF
humanity. In height the men aver
aged but five feet two inches and the
women four feet ten inches, All had
broad. fat faces. heavy trunks and
we'll rounded limbs. Their skin was
slightly bronZed Men and women
had coal black hair and brown eyes
The nose was short and the hands
and feet were short. but thick.
There was not much news to eX-
change. After we had gone over the
lisr of marriages and deaths the lucl.
VI the chase became the topic Of con-
versation.
1t was a period Of monogamy.
Myah had exchanged plurality OF
wives for a larger team OF dogs. and
thare was but one other man in the
tribe with two wives,
Women were rather scarce. Several
r1arriageable men were forced to fore
20 the advantages Of married life be-
cause there were not enough wives for
all. by mutual agreement several men
had exchanged wives. In other cases
women had chosen other partners, and
the changes were made seemingly to
the advantage of all, for no regrets
We're expressed
There was an average Of three fat,
clever children for each family, the
youngest, as a rule, resting in a pocket
on the mothers back.
Dwellings of the Eskimos.
The tent had raised platform upon
which all slept The edge of this made
seat, and on each side were placed
stone lamps, in which bIubber was
burned, with moss as II wick. Over
this was drying rack, and there was
other furniture
On board the yacht there had been
busy days of barter. turs and ivory
had been gathered III heaps in ex-
change for guns. knives and needles
Every seaman from cabin boy to cap
tain had suddenly got rlcn III the gam
Bile of trade for priced blue fox skins
and narwhal tusks
The Eskimos were equally plated
with their end of the bargain. For a
beautiful toxskin of less use 10 Il M
tive than dog pelt he has secured Il
| pocket knife that would serve him half
| lifetime.
A woman had exchanged her fur
| pants. worth hundred dollars, for a
| red pocket handkerchief. With which
| she would decorate her head and igloo
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-06

man talked quickly aud explained at
some length that her husband and
others were away on carbon hunt.
and she told us without a lending ques.
ton the news Of The tribe for n year
After gasping FOR breath like sm0ih-
cred seal, she began with news Of pre-
vious years and history of the for
gotten ages We started back for the
launch. and she invited herself to the
pleasure OF our company to the beach.
An Eskimo Trade.
We had only gone q few steps before
il occurred 10 her that she was iu need
of something. Would we not give her
few boxes of matches in exchange
for Il narwha tusk? We would be de
lighted. said MIR. Bradley, and a hand
full of sweets went with the bargain
Her boy brought down two ivory
tusks. each eight feet in length. The
two were worth $50.
Had we knife to spare? Yes. and
tin spoon was also given just to
show that we were liberal.
The yacht was headed n0rthward
across lnglefeld gulf 1t Is necessary
for deep sea craft to give Karnah u
wide berth. There were bergs enough
about 10 hold the water down. though
an occasional sea rose with sicken
ing thump.
The launch lowed the dory. of which
Nance and her children were the only
occupants.
karnah was to be her future home
| aud rs we ueared The shore we tried to
| locate lkwa. but there was not man
| in town. Five women, fifteen children
| and forty five dogs came out to meet
| us The men were on hunting cam.
| paign. aud their location was not ex,
actly known.
Attahtungwah. Names rival, fat,
unsociabe creature. stood on useful
stone, where we chose TO land. and did
not accommodate us with footing on
the same platform.
A Thrifty Eskimo Camp.
There were five seaIskin tents pitch
ed among the powders of Il glacial
stream. An immense quantity OF mar
Whal meat was placed on the rocks
| and stones to dry. Skins were stretch
ed OH the grass, and general air of
| thrift WAS shown about the place.
Bundles of seaskins. packages of
| pelts and much ivory were brought out
to trade and establish friendly inter-
| course. We gave them sugar tobacco
and ammunition In quantities to suit
I their own estimate of value.
! The fat woman entered her tent, and
| we saw no more Of her during our
| stay. for she did not venture to trade
| as cid the others. Nance was kindly
/ treated by the other village folk. and a
| pot steaming with oily meat was soon
served In her honor We were cor.
! daily invited to partake of the feast,
| but had convenient excuse, Just hay
| ing flushed a meal
| Would we not place ourselves mt
ease and stay for day or two, as their
| husbands would soon return? We were
| forced to decline their hospitality, for
without the harbor there was too
much wind to keep the yacht waiting
Eskimos have no system OF saluta
ton except greeting smile or part
ing look Of regret. We got both ut th'
same time as we stepped into thu
launch and shouted goodby.
| Aboard the captain was told TO pro
coed to Cape Robertson. The wine
eased. q fog came over from the INLAND
ice and botted out the landscape dowf
to about a thousand feet, but undel
this the air was clear.
|
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-06

-E%IIE expedition was equipped at

PE% HE expedition WAS equipped at
Gloucester. Mass. An was ready
"A Oh the evening of July 3. 1907,
Ashore boys were testing theii
fireworks for the morrow of ceiebra-
tinu, but aboard, as our vessel, the
John Il, Rradley. withdrew from he
pier, all was quiet. There were no
visiting crowds OF curiosity seekers.
M toulihg whistles signalizcd our de
parture.
An arctic expedition hud been born
without The usual public b0mbast.
There WAS. indeed. no excuse for
clumor Neither the help of the gov
erIintent nor the contributions of pri-
waite individuals had been sought. The
project was quietly given life and its
expenses were paid By John L. Brad
ley. Its destiny was shaped by the
writer.
MIR. bradley was interested in game
animals OF the north. was interested
in the game OF the polar quest For
he time being the business concerned
lis DULY. II the venture proved sue
ceSstul there would he time enough to
raise The banner OF victory. II it fail.
I'd none had the privilege of heapins
upon us the unlnerited abuse which
usually comes TO the returning polar
traveller
IN brief month all had been pre-
pared for the peculiar mission. We
lad purchased strong Gloucester fish
1tg schooner. fitted with q motor, GOV
cred for Ice and loaded down with
suitable supplies for a prolonged pc
riod
one morning the bold cliffs of Cane
York were diniy outlined in the gray
mist which screened the land. A storm
had carried SO much ice against the
coast that near approach was i'm
possible, and continued winds kept up
u sea which made it equally difficulty
10 land Oh the ice.
In Ice Free Polar Waters.
Though anxious to meet the natives
at Cape York, we were forced to turn
aud set course for the next village
Ut North Star bay. AT noon the sooty
clouds separated. and i'll the north
through the narrow breaks we saw the
steep slopes and warm color Of GRIM
son cliffs resting on the rising water.
Dhrting through the air were count
less guiIiemots, gulls. little auks and
eiier ducks. We were in the ice free
north waters. where creatures Of the
sea find Il marine oasis in midst of a
polar desert
This kind Of coast extends poIeward
10 the lands end. 1t is the abundant
sen life which makes human hahita-
ton just possible here, though land
animals are also important.
The people of the farthest north are
crowded Into natural reservation by
the arctic ice wall of Melville bay in
the south and the stupendous line of
cliffs of Humboldt glacier in the north.
Home of the Eskimos.
Widely scattered In small villages.
the Horthernmost Eskimo finds here Il
good living. A narrow band Of rocky
iHhd between the land Ice and the sen
offers grasses upon which feed ptarmi-
gan, hare and carib0us.
Numerous cliffs and islands afford q
resting place III summer for myriads
at marine birds that seek the small
life Of the icy waters Blue and white
foxes wander every where Seal, walrus,
larWhnl aud white whale snort in the
summer sun, While the bear, king of
the polar Wilds. roams over the sea at
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-06

The Conquest of the Pole
BY DIR. FREDERICK A. COOK

Copyright. 1909. by the New York
Herald Company. Registered In
Canada In Accordance With Cory-
right Act. Copyright In Mex
leo Under Laws OF the Republic
oil Mexico. All Rights Reserved
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-04
WHAT TT WILL. DO.

A woman buys a sewing ma
chine for what it will do; not as
an article of furniture. A man
carries a watch to tell him the
time; not, as an investment of
surplus capital. The same prin-
ciple when one is i'll. We want
the medicine or the treatn mt
which will relieve and cure. The
friend in need must be a friend
indeed, something, or somebody,
with reputation. There should
be no s lesswork N treating dis
ease. People have the right to
knoao what a medicine is, and
what it will do, before they take
it. It must have behind it an
open record of benefit to others
for the same diseases, series
of cures that proves its merit
and inspires confidence. 1t is
because it has such record that
WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION
is bought and used without hest
tation or doubt. It's Good Name
is the solid basis for the faith
the people have in it; and a good
name has to be earned by good
deeds. 1t does what you have d
right to expect it to do. Il is
palatable as honey and contains
al the curative properties of pure
Cod Liver Oil, combined with the
Compound Syrup of Hypophos-
phites and the Extracts of Malt
and Wild Cherry. In Scrofrla,
Anemia, Nervous and Genera,
Debility, Infuenza and Wasting
Complaints, it is to be thoroughly
relied upon Doctor J. L. Car
rick says: 81 have had remark
able success with it in the treat,
ment of Consumption, Chronic
Bronchitis, Catarrh and Scrof.;-
lous Affections. It is of special
value in nervous prostration anu
de1"aved nutrition; it stimulates
the appetite and the digestion,
promotes assimilation, and enters
directly into the circulation with
the food. [ consider it a marvel
Gus success in medicine" Every
dose effective. cit cannot dis
appoint you" Sold by chemists.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-04
Etiquette of Along
the Beach
Prudence standish.

I the abandon of the waves, it is easy to
make acquaintance. People are knock
ed against one another Knocked down
by q wave, and with eyes streaming
with salt water, one lays hold on the
first convenient person for help. Such
aid, however, is not the same thing as
mutual introduction among acquaint-
ances, and does not warrant a continued
acquaintance on land A man under.
stands this. A young girl does not al.
ways discriminate.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-04
JUST A SAMPLE.

For many years DR.. Francis Patton,
ex-president of Princeton University,
wore side whiskers. Whenever he sug-
gested shaving them, there was divi-
sion of opinion in the family. One
morning he came into his wife's dress
ing room, razor in hand, with his right
cheek shaved smooth. elbow do YOU
like it, my dears" he asked eff you
think it looks well, I viii shave the
other side, too. '-Everybody's Maya
zine
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-04
MARVELLOUS.

More than five thousand elephants
year go to make our piano keys"
remarked the student boarder who had
been reading the scientific notes in a
patent medicine almanac. For the
land sakepi exclaimed the landlaay.
" Amt it wonderful what some ami
mails can be trained to do?,- Chicago
News.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-04
FOR A DISTANT HARVEST.

A Kentucky girl whose father was
an undertaken was sent to a fashion
able New York boarding house for
finishing term. One day one of the
girls asked her what business her faith
er was in, and. fearing she would lose
caste if she told the truth, she careless
ly answered, ooh, my father s South
ern planter. ''-Lippincott' IS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-04

Mr.. Justice O'Brien, when attorney
general, was once examining country
woman. and thus addressed her: Now,
Mary O'Connor, tell me all you know, ;
etc. The witness, casting an indignant
look at her questioner, said with asperi-
ty: "Mrs. O'Connor, if you Place,
Petheri''
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-04

Some of the Italian employees of the
mammoth smelter in Shasta County
have queer ideas of English as she
is spoke. :" A recent applicant for at
tention at the company hospital, when
asked what allied him, replied "Sick
finger on foot, and another described
familiar, old-fashioned complaint as
sick in de belt
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-04

mings of New York was once city
editor of the Sun. One Saturday night
it was announced that all the saloons
were to be closed next day. Cummings
called his star reporter, Murray.
ssTom," he said, ego out tomorrow
and find out if the saloons are selling
liquor" It was Thursday when Tom
again appeared at his desk. .3They
Were' he reported.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-04
AROMATIC.

The attitude of many toward the
suffragists appears to be the old axiom
of our school days. "Them as asks
shan t have; them as don t ask don t
want. "-Zangwill.