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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31

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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-31

Big Wheat Crops Canada.
See this land of now. Swift & ].
Burnett, Gainsboro, Sask, Canada.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-05
/ooLooTINGwAH and Inugitc

0oLooTINGWAH and Inugito
had been our bedfellows for the
entire northward run, and they
had gone through many danger
Gus and hard experiences together. We
therefore felt more keenly their de-
parture than the going of the first six.
We were at first lonely, but the ext
gencies of our problem were soon suf1-
GENTLY engaging to occupy every call
and strain every fiber.
Now our party was reduced to three.
and, though the isolation was more OPP
pressiye, there were the usual advan-
tages for greater comfort and progress
OF a small family of workers. The in
creased number of a big expedition al
ways enlarges the responsibility and
difficulties. In the early part of a polar
venture this disadvantage is eliminat-
ed by the survival of the f%ittest, but
after the last supporting sleds return
the men are married to each other and
can no longer separate. A disabled or
united dog can be fed to his compan
ions, but an Injured or weak man can
not be put aside. An exploring ven
ture Is only as strong as its weakest
member, and increased numbers, like
increased links in a chain, reduce eff
cheney.
The personal idiosyncrasies and In
conveniences always shorten the days
march; but, above all, a mero par
ty quickly divides into cliques, which
are always opposed to each other, to
the leader and to the best interests of
the problem in hand. With but two
savage companions, to whom this ar
duous task was but a part of an ac-
customed life OF frost. l hoped to over
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-05

down on the sledges for q short breath
ing spell and fell asleep. Awakened
about an hour later by a strong wind.
We fastened to seek shelter. The
heavy foe upon which we rested had
several large hummocks, and over to
the lee of one of these was found suit
able snow for a camp. Lines of snowy
vapor were rushing over the pack.
and the wind came with a rapidly In
creasing force.
But the dome was erected before we
suffered severely from the blast. and
under it we crept out Of the coming
storms into warm furs.
1t blew iercely that night. but In the
morning the storm eased to a steady
draft. with a temperature of 80 de-
grees below. At noon we emerged.
The snow grays had been swept from
the frigid dome. but to the north there
remained a low black line over a
pearly cloud which gave us much I'M
easiness. 1t was a narrow belt of
water sky and indicated open water or
very thin ice at no great distance.
The upper surface of Grant Land
was a mere line, but a play Of land
clouds over it fixed the eyes on the
last known rocks Of solid earth. In
this march we felt keenly the piercing
cold of the polar sea. The temperature
gradually rose to 46 below In the after
noon. but the chill of the shadows in
creased with the swing of the suns
glitter.
A Life Sappins Wind.
1t still blew that light. life sapping
draft which sealed the eyes and bleach
ed the lose. We had hoped that this
would soften with the midday sun.
but instead 1t came with a sharper
edge. Our curse was slightly west
of north; the wind was slightly north
of west. 1t struck us at a painful an
gle and brought tears. The moistened
lashes quickly froze together In wink
ing, and we were forced to halt fire.
quently to unseal the eyes with the
warmth of the uncovered hand. In
the meantime we found the nose tip
ped with a white skin. and 1t also re-
quired nursing. The entire face was
surrounded with ice.
This experience brought warm Ian
guage, but there was no redress. If
we aimed to succeed the face must
be barred to the cut of the elements.
At about 6 o'clock. as the u crossed
the west. we had reached a line of
high pressure ridges. Beyond the ice
was cut into smaller foes and thrown
together into ugly Irregularities. An
active pack and troubled seas could
not be far away according to our sur
misses. The water sky widened, but
became less sharply defined.
We managed to pick a way among
hummocks and pressure lines which
seemed impossible from a distance,
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-05

and In q few hours we saw from an
unusual uplift of ice blocks a broad,
dark line separating the packs-a tre-
mendous cut several miles wide, which
seemed at the time to bar all farther
progress. We had a folding canvas
boat on the sleds, but In a temperature
of 4S degrees below zero no craft could
be lowered into water without fatal
results. All of the ice about was irm-
ly cemented together, and over it a
way was forged to the shore of the
great lead.
Camp Beside the Lead.
Camp was made on a secure old field.
and over its huge ice cliffs the crack
seemed like a long river winding be-
tween palisades of blue crystal. A
thin sheet of yellow ice had already
spread over the mysterious deep. and
a profusion of fantastic frost crystals
were arranged In punches resembling
flowers. Through this young ice dark
vapors rose like steam through a
screen of porous fabrics and fell In
feathers of dust along the sparkling
shores. Etukhishook went east and /
went west to examine the lead for a
safe crossing.
There were several narrow places,
while here and there foes had been
adrift in the lead and were now fixed
by the young ice. Ahwelah remained
to make our snow house comfortable.
In exploring the shore line a partial
ly bridged place was found about a
mile from camp. but the young Ice was
too elastic for a safe track. The tenn
perature, however. fell rapidly with
the setting sun, and the wind was just
strong enough to sweep off the heated
vapors. A better atmospheric condi-
ton could not be afforded to quickly
thicken the young ice.
The grooming ice and the eagerness
to reach the opposite shores kept us
awake for a long time. With the ear
resting on the frozen sea the vibrations
and noises Of the moving pack were
not unlike those of an earthquake.
Breakfast was served early. and soon
after we were on the thin Ice to test It's
strength. Though the ice was hardly
safe, it did not seem wise to wait long
er, for the western skies were darken-
ing with a wind that might destroy
the new Ice and compel a halt for a
long time.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-05
''ATTENTION !"

Friends Now is the time to build. Never will you
be able to buy lots to build on as cheap as you can now.
Get busy and secure a desirable location at a low figure while
they are within your reach. Estimates gladly furnished.
Hildreth and Pacific Avenues PHONE Il
HOLLY BEACH. NEW JERSEY
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-05


owe the horizon, merging impercepti-
bly, with the lighter purple blue of the
upper skies. We saw the land. howev-
er, repeatedly for several days when
ever the atmosphere was in the right
condition to elevate the terrestrial n
tour lines.
All Conditions FavorabIeL
Everything was in u favor in this
march. The wind was not strong and
struck at an angle, making it possible
to guard the nose by pushing q mitten
under the hood or by raising the fur
clad hand. The snow vas hard, and
.he ice, in fairly large foes separated
by pressure lines, offered little trouble.
At the end of a forced effort of four
teen hours the register indicated TWEEN
ty-nine miles.
Too tired to begin the construction
Of q house at once, we threw ourselves
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-05


COPENHAGEN.
come many of the natural personal
barriers to the success of arctic expedi-
lions.
One Degree In Three Days.
BY dead reckoning our position was
latitude 80 degrees % minutes, longi-
ture 95 degrees IA minutes. A study
of the Ice seemed to indicate that we
had passed beyond the one of ice
crushed by the influence of land pres
sure. Behind were great hummocks
and small ice; ahead was a cheerful
expanse of larger foes. Using the ac-
cumulated yigor of man and beast, we
had advanced a degree of latitude in
three days. Our destination was about
AGO miles beyond.
But our life had assumed quite an
other aspect. Previously we permit
ted ourselves some luXuries. A pound
of coal oil and a good deal of musk OK
tallow were burned each day to heat
the igloo and to cook abundant food.
Extra meals were served when an &C.
casion called for it. and each man ate
and drank all he desired. If the stock
ings or the mittens were wet there
was fire enough to dry them out. But
all of this must now be changed.
There was a short daily allowance
of food and fuel-one pound of pemmi-
can per day for the dogs. about the
same for the men, with just a taste of
other things. Fortunately. we we're
well stuffed for the race with fresh
meat in the lucky run through game
lands.
At first no great hardship followed
the changed routine. We filled up suf-
hciently on two cold meals and used
superfuous bodily tissue. 1t was no
longer possible to jump on the sled
for an occasional breathing spell, as
we had done along the land. With
overloaded sleds the drivers must push
and pull at the sleds to aid the dogs,
and | searched the troubled ice for an
easy route, cutting here and there with
the ice ak to permit the passing of the
sleds.
Stripped For the Race.
We are finally stripped for the race.
Man and dog must walk along togeth-
err through storms and frost for that
elusive pivot. Success or failure de-
pended mostly upon u ability to
transport n~ourishment and to keep up
the muscular strength for a prolonged
period.
As we awoke on the following morn
ing and peeped out Of the eye port the
n 49, .
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-05
Polar Party Reduced to
Three and I'd
March Continued-All Con-
ditions Are Favorable ~
sixth ARTIcLEl
sixth ARTIcLEl

sun was edging along the northeast.
throwing a warm orange glow on us
that gladdened our hearts. The tenn
perature was SO degrees below zero
E.; the barometer was steady and
high. There was almost no wind, and
not a cloud lined the dome of pale
purple blue.
After two cups Of tea, a watch sized
biscuit, a chip of frozen meat and a
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-05
Wave OF Mifsaas!

The stamp of reality had given lace
to a wave Of curious mirages. SPINE
peaks seemed like active volcanoes:
others rose to exaggerated heightsl and
pierced the changing skies with multi
pie spires like church steeples. Alto
gether this unexpected panorama of
the upper surface of Grant Land under
the influence of optical illusions gave
US considerable entertainment.
At every breathing spell the heads
turned to the land, and every look gave
a new prospect. From belching vplca-
noes to smoking cities of modern bus
tie the mirage gave suggestive bits of
scenes, but a more desolate line of
coast could not be imagined.
Low wind swept and Ice polished
mountains we're separated by valleys
filled with great depths Of snow and
ice. This interior accumulation moved
slowly to the sea, where 1t formed a
low ice fall, a glacier of the malaEpina
type, but its appearance was moro like
that of heavy sea ice; hence the name
of the fragments from this glacief, foe
berg, which. seen in Lincoln sea aid re-
sembling old foes, were supposed to be
the product of the upbuilding of the ice
of the north polar sea.
Late in the afternoon the land sud
denly settled as If by an earthquake.
The pearly glitter which raised tIdark-
ened, and n purple fabric was drawn
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-05

Prompt and careful attention to Real
Estate and Law business on Five Mile Beach.
Fire Insurance placed in reliable COM
panies.
office In Ocean villa WILDWOOD, NJ. }.
or TIT Drexel Building, Philadelphia.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-05
The Conquest of the Pole
By DR.. FREDERICK A. Cook

Copyright. 1909. by the New York
Herald Company, Registered In
Canada In Accordance With Copy
right Act. Copyright In Mex
leo Under Laws of the Republic
of Mexico. All Rights Reserved
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-05

bowlder of pemmican we crept out of
the bags. The shivering legs were
pushed through bearskin cylinders.
which served as trousers; the feet we're
worked into frozen boots, and then we
climbed into fur coats, kicked the font
out of the snow house and darced
about to start the fires OF the hear.
Quickly the camp furnishings we're
tossed on the sleds and securely hsh-
ed down. The dog traces were gath
cred into the drag lines, and with a
vigorous snap Of the long whip the
willing creatures bent to the shoulder
straps. The sleds groaned, and the I'M
yielding SHOWS gave a metallic ling.
but the train moved with a cheerful
pace.
"Unne noona terronga dosangvah"
good land out of sight today wesaid
to one another, but the words did not
come with serious intent. In ruth,
each in his own way felt keenly that
we were leaving a world of life and
possible comfort for one of torment
and suffering. Heiberg island WIS al
ready only a dull blue haze, Yhile
Grant Land was making fantastic fig
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10

BEAUTIFUL. view; all modern conveniences;
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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10

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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
sALEsMEN and SOLICITORS WANTED

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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
ROOMS AND BOARD OFFERED

DEvIsADERO St, 1925. corner. o'Farren-NiceIy
furnished front room, with board; running
water; gentlemen; $2T. 90.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
FREE PARE

FOR A NEW BIG JOB
LASSEN COUNTY
HANATERNEN WTCKFRS
p hammernen. long job.---.-...---....s6 .s67 30
= nuckers- long job.----.------sG0 to S67-5O
coed CAMP NEW WORK
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10

- Iaborers. long Job. near city 50 day.
MEN TO TAKE CONTRACT.
Gang ~ men 10 take contract for drilling rock.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
RoosIs AND BOARD WANTED

and room for girls, ages is
and past, 13 and past. in nice Jewish fam
lily. where they can receive mothers care;
please give reference and state terms. Box
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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
BARBERs AND suPPLIEs

WE furnish barber shops complete with better
goods for less money than any one else We
ask less down and less a month than all other
dealers and give you the QUALITY The
safe OF the BARKER SANITARY CHAIR for
the last two years speaks for itself Seeing
is believing. and you can the BARKER
CHAIRS ia almost every shop Don't believe
what others tell you; look where they are
used.
Vibrators sold for $40 down and 81 a month.
Several BARGAINS in second hand chairs.
JAMES BARKER. INC.
Phone Franklin 1899. "a Turk st.
BARRIERS We Offer some EXCEPTIONAL bar
gains in second hand BARBER CHAIRS.
Ten No. 14T KOKEN hydraulic pedestal
base chairs in dark brown leather
These chairs are all in EXCELLENT con-
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We also have a few Beminghaus and Koch's
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il you are not ready TO buy chairs at pres
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small deposit NOW
See these bargains at once; DON'T DELAY;
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BARBERS' SUPPLIES
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10

FREE FARE
FOR THE MINES
COAL MINERS
afACHfNE MINERS
10 coal miners. good wages and fare returned.
? more machine miners good mine. north,
$3.50
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
UNPAID WAGES coLLEcTED
ROOMS TO LET-Fur. and Uufur.

KNOX. 443 Pine-Sufts, liens and attachment
time checks cashed: debts collected everywher
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-03-05
MONUMENT RAISED TO HORSE
If Inscription Is Correct, Animal De- served Tribute Paid by Crate
 full Owner.

There are some very curious monuments to animals scattered over the countryside The one with the most remarkable story crowns Farley Mount, near Winchester. Underneath it lies buried, as an in scription on the exterior records, ga horse, the property of Paulet St. John, Esq, that in the month of September, 1133, leaped into a chalk pit 25 feet deep a-fox-hunting, with his master on his back. and in Octo- Der, 1134, won the Hunters Plate on Worthing Downs, and was rode by his owner, and entered in the name of Beware Chalk Pit" This inscri ption, which is a copy of the original, was restored by the Right Hon. Sir William Heathcote, Bart, in 1870. A duplicate is in the in- terior, which is provided with three seats intended for the acconanoda- tion of wayfarers.-Wide Awake Magazine.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-03-05
MAINE HUNTING STORY.

Dan Chaplin of Cornish went fox hunting one day recently in the vi- cinity of Traitor mountain. His hound got on a trail and chased a red fox for some time, and when within range Dan saw the fox had gray squirrel in his mouth.
 He shot the fox, which released the squirrel. It then ran up small bush. The hound after making sure that the fox was dead made a leap for the squirrel, which was probably stunned, and captured it. The case is unparalleled in these parts.- Lewiston Journal.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-03-05
THE AUcTIoNEER's HOUR GLASS

An auctioneer of Philadelphia col- lects all sorts of objects pertaining to his ancient calling. He has, among other things, an interesting set of auctioneers' hour glasses The auctioneer, a century or so ago con- cluded sale not by saying Going -going-gone" and rapping the counter with his hammer, but 1t was his better method to turn up a free running glass toward the end of the bidding, and to end the sale ire vocably when the sands ran out. This saved confusion and dispute. The auctioneers' glasses in the Phil adelphia collection are picturesque. One is of tortoise shell and mother of pearl. Another is of amber and gold. A third is of teak and ivory.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-03-05
RELICS OF EARLY CHRISTIANS
Discoveries of importance to Anti quarians Recently Found on the
 Blue Mile.

Early Christian remains have been found at Wad-el-Hadad, on the Blue Nile, the chief interest in which lies in the fact that this is the first time such relics have been found so far south. A number of graves were found containing skeletons, with feet to the east. Round the head of each was quantity of pottery con- sisting of bowls and jars, all in a good state of preservation. On one of the bowls is a Coptic professional cross, and the same emblem is scratched inside the lips of the jars, where it is associated with two other Christian emblems, the fish and the palm branch. On the neck of one of the jars is a mason's mark, and an- other of the jars, which are of red ware, has spout as well as handle. A comparison of the pottery with that found on Nubian sites between the first and second cataracts makes 1t probable that 1t should be dated in the seventh or eighth century, A. D. The pottery has been sent to the Khartoum museum.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-03-05
IS HALF AMERICAN.

Miss Monchcur, daughter of the Belgian minister, Baron Noncheur, who made her debut in Washington society this winter, is as much American as Beige. Her mother was a Miss PadcIford of Baltimore, and she has passed a great deal of her time since the death of her mother with her maternal gand- mother in Baltimore. The Padel- lords are very wealthy and quite handsome, and little Miss Moncheur resembles them in appearance very much.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-03-05
GLAD ANYHOW.

q beg your pardon. 1 thought this was MT. Dingly."
 q am Mr. Dingly."
 'Then l am glad to find that l was mistaken in thinking that l was mistaken"
 "Hey?"
 q say when I thought I was mis- taken 1 was mistaken in thinking l was mistaken, and being mistaken in thinking 1 was mistaken when l wasn't mistaken, l was glad to find l was mistaken when 1 thought l was mistaken, because l wasn't mistaken :: or, rather, 1 was mistaken when l thought l was mistaken, and so l couldn't have been mistaken; well, at any rate, I'm glad. Looks as if we were going to have snow, doesn't it ?"
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-03-05
ELEVATOR FOR A CAT.

A woman who lives on the third floor of a Brooklyn boarding house sends her cat out for an airing each day in the simplest way imaginable. At the same hour every morning the neighbors see her lower tabby from the window to the back yard in a small basket.
 The instant the basket touches the ground the cat jumps out and cele- brates her freedom in ways cats have. The woman hauls up the basket.
 An hour or SO later she lowers it again and the cat, without being otherwise reminded that time is up, scrambles in and the basket ascends.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-03-05
TEA-GRoWING IN CEYLON.

Randy is the center of the tea growing industry. Profting from the lesson when the coffee industry was pestilentially ruined, the plant CTS have established an agriculture experiment station at Peradeniya. The contents of these Royal Botanic gardens might well have been grown simply for show, so beautiful are they, but they bear a vital relation to the scientific side of the tea and rubber resources of the island, some- what as the experimental station at Honolulu of the sugar planters does. The corps of scientists stationed at Peradeniya work year in and year out to prepare against and ward off the pests of tropical agriculture.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-03-05
CRUELTY OF FATE.

It was the first week of the glad new year, and the jokesmith had just let out a large, opcn-faced sigh. 'What's the matter, dear?' asked the wife of his bosom, after theman- her of her kind.
 'I have just thought of first class leap year joke" he answered, and now I've got to wait four long weary years before 1 can unload it.
 GNin- r@GIG.
 '1'm just going out to see a man, my love-"
 "Scotch or Irish. Jim, dear?"