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Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-10-26

and in a few hours we saw from an
unusual uplift of ice blocks broad,
dark line separating the packs-a tre-
mcndous cut several miles wide, which
seemed at the time to bar all farther
progress. We had folding canvas
boat on the sleds. but in a temperature
of As degrees below zero no craft could
be lowered into water without fatal
results. All of the ice about was tirm-
ly cemented together. and over it
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 Il 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 l
went west to examine the lead for a
safe crossing.
There We're several narrow places,
while here and there foes had been
adrift in the lead and We're now fixed
by the young ice. Ahwelah remained
to make our SNOW house comfortable.
In exploring the shore line partial
ly bridged place was found about q
mile from camp. but the young ice was
| too elastic for safe track. The ten,
perature. however. fell rapidly with
the setting sun, and the wind was just
strong enough to sweep off the heated
vapors. \ better atmospheric condl
ton could not be afforded to quickly
thicken the young ice.
The groaning ice and the eagernes:
to reach the opposite shores kept Us
awake for a long time. With the eal
resting on the frozen sea the vibration:
and noises Of the moving pack were
not unlike those of an earthquake.
breakfast was served early. and soo1
after we were on the thin ice to test it
strength Though the ice was hardl,
safe, it did not seem wise to wait long
er, for the western skies were darken
ing with wind that might destro.
the new ice and compel halt for i
long time.
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-10-26

noon, but the chill of the shadows in
creased with the swing Of the suns
glitter.
A Life Sapping Wind.
1t still blew that light. life sapping
draft which sealed the eyes and bleach
ed the nose. We had hoped that this
would soften with the midday sun.
but instead it came with sharper
edge Our course 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 white skin. and it 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 G o'clock. as the sun 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 way among
hummocks and pressure lines which
seemed impossible from distance
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-10-26
HAS ORGAN IN HER CELL.
Woman Accused of Killing Husband
Finds SoIlace in Music.

Mankato, Minn.-Mrs. Grace Led
better, who is kept in the county Jail,
awaiting the action of the grand jury
OH charge of murder in the first
degree, has installed her organ in her
cell, and passes some of her time
playing and singing. Long conferences
with her attorneys are almost daMy
occurrences, and occasionally she WIS.,
Its her farm, accompanied by the
sheriff and one or more of her at
torneys. She received visit from
her sister, Mrs. Goldie Swandt, of San
born, last week, and the two were to-
gether in Mrs. Ledbeter's cell for
hours. The district court convenes
on the second Wednesday in Novem-
ber.
While Mrs. Ledbeter has plenty OF
company, Frank Smith, accused of the
murder of Mrs. Ledbeter's husband
sees but few. He is spending his time
with his studies, and has learned to
read and write. He always seems in
q happy frame of mind.
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-10-26
A PHYSICIANS EXPERIENCE

''j'ave used it in several cases or tn
hercuar glands of the neck. with ex-
ccllcnt results every time. In one case
it cost me $50. for the girl was put on IT
only until she could arrange to be OPP
Grated. and in n wee. short time an
operation was not needed. | suppose
our records are Just as fine as Of old.
You know my faith in tho medicine"
Eckmans Alternative is the medicine"
referred to. Original of above letter on
file at Ollie" of Eckman Mfg. Co, Phil
ndclphia.
lickman's Alternative is good for throat
and lung trouble and is on sale in
Cresco by p. A. Clemmer and other
druggists. Ask for Booklet of cured
cases.
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-10-26

down on the Sledges for short breath
ing spell and fell asleep. Awakened
about an hour later by a strong wind,
we hastened 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 camp. Lines OF snowy
vapor were rushing over the pack,
and the wind came with q 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 iiercely that night. but in the
morning the storm eased to Il steady
draft. with temperature Of 50 de-
grees below. At noon we emerged.
The snow grays had been swept from
the frigid dome. but to the north there
remained low black line over a
pearly cloud which gave us much un-
easiness 1t was 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 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 4G below in the after.
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-10-26
Shot in Appendix.

Newark, N. J.-When surgeons in
the City hospital examined the appen.
dix cut from Jacob Deis;ler they found
in it % bird shot of No. size.
Deisler admitted that he was fond of
''hasenpeffer," a German dish in
which the chief ingredient is rabbit.
His continued Indulgence, the physi-
clans believe, resulted in Deisler's
consuming a number of shot Shot is
one of the most troublesome appep.
dicitis causes, according to statements
of the hospital physicians.
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-10-26
All Conditions Favorable.

Everything was in our favor in this
march. Tie wind was not strong and
struck at an angle. making it possible
to guard the nose by pushing mitten
under the hood or by raising the fur
clad hand. The snow was hard. and
by pressure lines. offered little trouble.
at the end of forced effort of four
teen hours the register indicated twen-
ty-nine miles.
Too tired to begin the construction
of house at once. we threw ourselves
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-10-26

tions
One Degree In Three Days.
BY dead reckoning our position was
latitude 50 degrees % minutes. longi-
ture 95 degrees IA minutes. A study
of the ice seemed to indicate that we
had passed beyond the zone of ice
crushed by the influence of land pres
sure Behind were great hummocks
and small ice; ahead was cheerful
expanse of larger foes Using the ac-
cumulated vlgor 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
othe aspect Previously we permit
ted ourselves some luXuries. A pound
of coal oil and good deal of musk OK
tallow We're burned each day to heat
the igloo and to cook abundant food.
Extra meals were served when an oc-
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 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 q taste Of
other things. Fortunately. we were
well stuffed for the race with fresh
meat in the lucky run through game
lands.
At first no great hardship followed
ficient.y on two cold meals and used
supertluous 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-
er through storms and frost for that
elusive pivot. Success or failure de-
pended mostly upon our ability to
transport nourishment and to keep up
the muscular strength for q prolonged
period
AS we awoke on the following morn
ing and peepcd out of the eye port the
sun was edging along the nortneast,
throwing warm orange glow on us
that Gladdrned our hearts. The tenn
pernture was 63 degrees below zero
r.; the barometer was steady and
high There was almost no wind. an(
not cloud lined the dome of pale
purple blue.
After two cups of tea. a watch sizeG
biscuit. . chin Of frozen meat and 6
bowider OF pemmican we crept out o.
the bags. The shivering legs were
pushed through bearskin cylinders
which served as trousers; the feet were
worked into frozen boots, and then we
climbed into fur coats. kicked the from
out of the snow house and danced
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-10-26
, OOLOOTINGWAH and lnugito
had been our bedfellows for the
a entire northward run. and they


2A 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 We're at first lonely. but the ext
gencics of our problem were soon sutti-
GENTLY engaging TO occupy every call
and strain every fiber.
Now our party was reduced to three,
and. though the isolation was more op-
pressive. there were the usual advan-
tages for greater comfort and progress
of small family of workers. The in
creased number of Il 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 fitteSt. 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 chain. reduce eff
cheney.
The personal idiosyncrasies and in
conveniences always shorten the days
march: but. above all. a numerous par
ty quickly divides into ciques. 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 part of an ac-
customed life of frost. | hoped to over
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-10-26
WILLIE BOY WASN'T bad"
JOHNSON OF INDIAN BUREAU
TELLS OF RED MURDERER
WHO SLEW SELF.
Has Had Many Close Calls in War
on Men Who Sell
Liquor to
"Lo."

Minneapolis. Oct. 81. - Willie Boy,
whose wild career of crime, ending
with his suicide in the desert has been
the sensation of the southwest, was
well known to William e. Johnson,
chief special officer of the Indian bu-
reau, who is making his headquarters
in Minneapolis while cleaning up the
Indian reservations in Minnesota.
The chase after Willie Boy was led
by B. B. de Crevecoeur, deputy under
Mr.. Johnson, and who has made
complete report of the Indians crimes
and flight into the desert.
"This Willie Boy was half Piute and
half Chimehuevo, and generally was
not regarded as bad sort of chap.
But all the Chimehuevos are inclined
to be vicious. and what they lack in
numbers (there are probably only fif-
ty who can speak the language), they
make up in other ways.
mike Boniface, or old Mike, as he
was called, lived in brush hut just
east of Banning, Cal.
infatuated With Girl.
"His daughter, Lulipe, was about 16
years old and was an attractive little
girl. Willie Boy had been infatuated
with the girl for some time, but Mike
didn't want Willie Boy in his family.
willie Boy, being full-blooded In
dian, was ward of the government,
and after he had killed old Mike and
forced Lulipe to accompany him to
the mountains, my deputy wired for In
structions. I told him to let the state
authorities deal with Willie Boy, but
to help in capturing the outlaw. Ben
de Crevecoeur was out five days with
a posse. Eighty miles east, the posse
found the girls body. She had been
compelled to run until she was tired
out, after which she had been shot
through the back.
Many Bloody Battles.
Johnson's deputies are scattered
over the entire country, and such ad'
ventures as that in southwestern Cali
fornia come so frequently that they
are regarded as mere incidents.
The most trying experiences that
befell Mr.. Johnson in his efforts tc
stamp out the sale of liquor and other
forms Of outlawry in the Indian coun
try, were in Indian territory in 1907
where he began his crusade. Four ol
his deputies were killed, and three
desperately wounded. Mr.. Johnson hal
frequently been assaulted and ever
shot at, but never seriously hurt II
any of the raids. In the Indian terri
tory alone, about 1000 arrests wer'
made, and more than 2,200 seizures o
liquor.
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-10-26
The Bedrock of Success

lies in keen, clear brain, backed by
will and resistless energy.
Such power comes from the splendid
health that Dr. Kings New Life Pills
impart. They vitalize every organ and
build up brain and body. j. A. Harmon,
Lizemore, w. Va, writes: ''rhey are
the best pills | ever used 25c at 2.
A. Clemmer's. 7
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-10-26
A Question to the Point.

"This idea which l have embodied
in my invention" said the genius,
will be an epochmaker."
Perhaps" rejoined Mr.. Dustin
Stax, thoughtfully. But will it be a
money-maker?"
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-10-26

Can't look WE'LL eat well or feel well
with impure blood feeding your body.
Keep the blood pure with Burdock
Blood Bitters. Eat simply, take eNer-
else, keep clean and you have long life.
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-10-26
Appropriate Rates.

What will you give me, sir, for
this article for your paper on the
relation of Mars to the solar sys-
temp"
81 guess we can give you space
rates"
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-10-26

over the horizon. merging impercept-
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 con-
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-10-26
children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
Q a 8 TO oRIA

Hives, eczema, itch or salt rheum
sets you carry. Can't bear the touch
of your clothing. Doan's Ointment
cures the most obstinant cases. Why
suffer. All druggists sell it.
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-10-26
Farmers Attention !

Farmers Attent10n
Wanted at once. 10000 tons of flax
straw at Chester, Ia, by the Atwood
Stone Co., for which the highest
market price will be paid. Haul your
straw now and get the benefit.
L.J. DEWALLE, Local Mgr,
Chester, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-10-26

The Conquest of the Pole
By DR.. FREDERICK A. COOK

Oy UEs I NLAVE-HNINM IA SOVKN
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
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-10-26
One Deeree In Three Days.

come many of the natural personal
barriers TO the success of arctic expedi-
tionS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-05
Producing Corn Without cobs.

Clarion Clipper. A year ago H. J.
Sconce and Taylor Garlough of Cal
houn county purchased a quantity of
seed corn in Illinois. In the shipment
was freak ear, which, instead of the
ordinary cob, was composed of a core
of husk. he grains being neatly
wrapped upon the soft foundation like
peas in pod. Mr.. Sconce was i'm
pressed with the novelty of the kind
and decided to plant all the kernels
found on the freak ear. To his sur
prise the ears produced this fall were
found to be the exact reproduction of
the single ear. He has decided to
plant more this year, and will endeav-
or to improve upon it. He believes
that there is more to it than freakish-
ness. The ears produced this year
yielded as much as those provided with
cob and the kernels were large and
solid. The ears were filed, kernels
even growing among the silk. The
freak ears We're placed on exhibition,
and attracted much attention. AS a
result of this discovery the corn cob
may disappear.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-05
keokuk, Iowa.. February 5, 1909.
He Loved His Mother.

Cedar Rapids Republican,: And
every man who loves his mother is the
son of God" said Msgr. Lenehan in
his sermon on the death of Thomas D.
Healy, at Fort Dodge the other day.
This sentence is one of the most strik-
ing in a sermon which was one of the
most beautiful deliveries before an
Iowa grave. The good father did not
mean 1t this way, but we have often
thought that the love of a mother is
religion enough for any man. We are
willing to risk the man who loves his
mother, whether it is for this world
or for the world to come No dis.
honor can come from such a man and
no harm can come to him, for man
who loves his mother must of neces.
sity, as we'll as of love, walk the ways
OF honor and do the things of right
eousness. 1t is a great thing when
1T can be said of man that he loves
his mother as it was said of Mr.
Healy 1t is the comprehensive ut
terance of a high life. The approval
OF the public is significant and the
benediction of a church is sweet but
the eulogy which Msgr. Lenehan pro-
nounced for Mr.. Healy in the few
words quoted is all sufficient for any
man May every young man in Iowa
strive to deserve to have uttered over
his grave the words Father Lenehan
uttered over the grave OF Thomas D
Healy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-05
Early Trials Of the Rural re,.nho

Early Trials Of the Rural Telenho..
A garrulous old lady might ~.
hung on the line and kept it emnlos es.
for an hour talking about the childreu
with the measles and the chickens win,
the pip During all of which time ~
other neighbor, who desired to sena
in an urgent call for the doctor ms.
stand and wait. THIS caused confus
sion and discomfort among the sus
scribers, because there are times
when man needs the telephone ana
needs it quick, says Harris Dickson
in. Ringing Up Rural America IN
Hampton's Broadway Magazine. For
instance, Milly Hawkins, the red.head-
ed daughter of the dairyman. had hean
talking for one-half hour, when tbe
voice of Dutch farmer broke in.
Hello, central; Want"
Jaw, cut it out, i'd Milly. "Im
using this line"
Put" protested Hans.
mo but about it," said Milly. "rm
talking; you shut up
Il want to speak" insisted Hans
mo matter who you want to sneak
to; keep off. want you to understand
I'm lady"
But will reimburse you, madame
said Hans.
II don't want to be reimbursed; I
| want to talk"
But I must talk" his voice came
in one long yell over the wire Mine
house Is on fire!"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-05

other members of the family; and
naturally he will be much waited
on; in the College for the Blind he
will still have help, but he is taught
to depend on himself And he is
the happier for having acquired in
dependence. He learns to move
about at will; he begets confidence
In himself: he is connection with
others of his kind; his instructors
are those who have made and are
making an especial study of his needs.
1t is quite generally recognized
along all who have given the SUBJ
ject the least consideration, that the
blind person should. for his own
good, be thrown upon his own re-
sources, just as the seeing person,
for his own good, should be thrown
upon his own resources.
Manifestly isolated is not the
proper way to treat those of defect
i've eyesight or who are totally blind.
Give them all the help then need, but
do not, in helping them, hinder
their activities, OR bury their talents.
They have talents which they should
be allowed to use, and which can only
develop by use.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-05
Some Parents Prejudiced.

Then there are parents who fear
that the inmates of the college for
the blind do not get proper care
that there is an insufficiency of
good, wholesome food. Here, again,
they are badly mistaken, for the
pupils get the very best kind of care
and they live we'll; the state sees
that they are well fed.
If this article comes to the atten-
ton of any parents who are making
the mistake of keeping their chill
dren away from the College for the
Blind where they might have the
advantages Of free scientific medi-
cal treatment and free education,
the Gazette hopes such parents will
acquire there from different opinion
of tae institution, and cat on that opin-
ion.
One reason why all blind children
or children OF serious defective
vision should be In the state college
is because in this state institution
the children are, in addition to being
given an education, taught to be
indepednent-to help themselves.
In the home the blind person will of
course, attract the sympathy of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-05
In the Wrong Pew.

Uncle Remus's Magazine: On the
plantation the dairy hands were ac-
customed to do the milking squat
ting down in a primitive fashion until
the owner introduced milking stools
along with other modern improve
ments.
The boy who first sailed forth
with the stool returned battered and
bruised with an empty pail
q done my best, sah,7 he ex-
claimed. Dat stool looked all right
to me, but de blamed COW she won
sit on it,"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-05
The College Menu.

Dinner hour at the college for the
blind is most interesting time. The
students march down stairs to the
lower floor. Arriving at the dining
room, verse is sung, with each stu
dent standing at his appointed place,
which he has found with the ease of a
seeing person Then all are seated
and the visitor quickly comes to the
conclusion that if any student body
ever enjoyed meal it is the student
body at the college for the blind AS
noted above the students are supplied
with an abundance of wholesome. we'll
cooked food, good enough for ANYBODY.
Lest some people may fear the bill
of fare is not good one the Gazette
herewith produces sample menu for
one week. 1t is the bill of fare which
was used during the week beginning
August 80 last. If anything the aver
age bill of fare is better than this
because this was for the first week
of the school year, when the school
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-05
Made EN- Swallow It.

Canton (Mo) News: Folk Demo
Gratis in the house made the Stone
Democrats listen to an eloquent and
long drawn out eulogy of the late gov
ernor before recording their votes for
the party nominee for senator. 1t
must have been like dose of ipecac
to some of the Stone men, BIT. they
took their medicine heroically.